"Please rest assured, commanders, I, Xia Yuan, have issued a military order here and will definitely stop the US 24th Division and block it outside the City God's Hall!"
Xia Yuan's eyes were firm and he cheered up.
Teacher Zheng lit a cigarette and asked, "Who else can do this besides you?"
Xia Yuan thought about it and shook his head.
Deputy Commander Duan said: "Xia Yuan has a lot of experience in operating behind enemy lines, and he is also the most suitable to lead his company to penetrate behind enemy lines. He even drove out more than a dozen trucks of supplies from the enemy's station. Others would not be able to come, even me.
It may not be possible to achieve this level.”
Everyone thought, it was really like this. Just seizing a large amount of supplies from the US military was not something ordinary people could do.
It would have been impossible for anyone else to lead a dozen people like Xia Yuan to the foreign enemy camp and drive out a truck full of supplies.
After thinking about it, there are not many company commanders like this in the division.
"Then this matter will be left to Xia Yuan. Do you have any objections?" Teacher Zheng held a cigarette, and the slowly rising smoke floated in front of his eyes, and his eyes could not be seen.
Everyone nodded without any objection.
Master Zheng looked at Xia Yuan again and asked, "When do you plan to take action?"
Xia Yuan looked at the time and said: "Tonight, the earlier the better, we have to cross the Han River tonight. If we can't cross the river during the day, we will be discovered by the US military planes. There may be stick soldiers or soldiers at the ferry by the river.
U.S. Army."
"Time is pressing, so it's decided." Commander Zheng nodded and asked Chief of Staff Wang: "Whose company is the closest company to the division headquarters?"
Chief of Staff Wang said: "The company closest to the division headquarters is the 8th Company of the 3rd Battalion of the 539th Regiment, but it is still a certain distance away from the division headquarters. It will take two hours at the latest to get here."
Teacher Zheng muttered: "Two hours."
Xia Yuan's eyes moved slightly and said: "Commander, we can't make it in two hours. We have to cross the river and reach Qingpingchuan Highway in the shortest possible time. We can't make it in two hours."
"Then don't move the troops here. If the 540th Regiment is still north of the Han River, let the 540th Regiment send a company to cooperate with Xia Yuan."
Deputy Commander Duan gave an idea, and everyone listened and agreed unanimously.
Chief of Staff Wang said: "Just let the reserve company stationed at Chenghuang Hall go up."
Commander Zheng pondered for a moment and said: "Call the leader of the 540th Regiment and tell him about this matter. Notify the reserve company at Chenghuang Hall and cooperate with Xia Yuan's actions at any time."
"yes!"
The meeting ended like this.
The fate of the 180th Division has not been changed, but the opportunity to change the fate of the 180th Division has been in Xia Yuan's hands. The main reason why the 180th Division was finally besieged was that the US 24th Division completely blocked the retreat of the 180th Division.
The road made it impossible for the 180th Division to retreat through the retreat cave and unable to retreat through Eagle Peak.
Arriving at the entrance of the division, Xia Yuan said to the division commander before leaving: "Division commander, you also need to contact the corps commander. Yingfeng is related to the safety of the 180th Division, and a force must be sent to the foot of Yingfeng Mountain to take charge.
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Teacher Zheng asked him: "Don't you have much confidence?"
Xia Yuan shook his head: "Commander, I have issued a military order. I will try my best to prevent the US 24th Division from moving north. However, the battlefield is not limited to the US 24th Division. Once the US 24th Division begins to attack the 180th Division,
Outflanking from the rear means that the enemy chose the 180th Division and gave up the opportunity to go north. The road from Chenghuangtang to Retreat Cave is open and a huge gap. Even if I block the US 24th Division
, but there are also the US Seventh Division, the Pseudo Sixth Division and the First Marine Division, not to mention these three divisions, the enemy also has a Pseudo Second Division that can be mobilized."
Commander Zheng's eyes moved slightly, and he immediately thought of the key, and said, "Are you worried that even if the US 24th Division is stopped, these divisions may continue to dispatch?"
Xia Yuan nodded and said: "Yes, all our troops are retreating north now. The US military has an unimpeded path. They can deploy troops and generals to deal with us at any time. If the US 24th Division stagnates, the Pseudo Sixth Division will
We can also continue to go north to assist the U.S. 24th Division in continuing its northward attack. Moreover, the 1st Marine Division is attacking Chunchuan from our left flank. I guess Chunchuan will not be able to hold on for long."
Commander Zheng said: "According to the news from the scouts, although the 179th Division in the direction of Chuncheon retreated, they retreated to the outskirts of Chuncheon and set up defenses outside Chuncheon. We have to believe them. It is impossible to hold on for three or two days.
The problem is, maybe we have completed the task of blocking the enemy by that time."
Xia Yuan smiled bitterly: "What I'm worried about is that the 179th Division won't be able to hold on until then, just like the 63rd Army."
Commander Zheng may not know another reason for the retreat of the 63rd Army. The most critical reason for the retreat of the 63rd Army is that his flanks were exposed, which caused the 63rd Army to be attacked on three sides and had to abandon its position and retreat to the rear. Another layer
The reason was the Cheorwon Blockade.
In fact, the crooked confrontation between the enemy and us at the 38th Parallel in the entire Fifth Battle was like black and white pieces side by side in a straight line, from the west to the east. At the end of the Second Battle, our army could no longer organize a more violent attack, and retreat was inevitable.
Yes, the white stone in the north is the first to retreat. As soon as the white stone in the north retreats, the black stone advances, and then it can threaten the white stone on the other side.
As a result, the entire volunteer army's defense line fell like a domino. The Sixty Army on the left wing of the Sixty-third Army originally had three divisions to defend the defense line. As a result, in the second stage, Shisi stepped up his attack on the five Korean divisions in the east.
During the offensive, the 179th Division and the 181st Division of the 60th Army were mobilized eastward to reinforce the 12th Army and the 15th Army, leaving only one 180th Division in the defense line originally deployed by three divisions.
The 180th Division could not cover the entire position even if the three regiments were spread out. This led to the widening of the gap between the 180th Division and the 63rd Army. The Pseudo-Sixth Division took advantage of the gap and moved in from the joint position to the deeper areas.
Interspersed here and there, the left wing of the Sixty-third Army was exposed.
This chapter is not over yet, please click on the next page to continue reading! As soon as the right wing of the Sixty Army withdrew, the enemy faced by the right wing army advanced northward, threatening the right wing of the Sixty-third Army. The Sixty-third Army was surrounded by enemies on three sides.
Withdraw, all three divisions will be surrounded.
Due to various reasons, the retreat of the Sixty-third Army was inevitable.
Commander Zheng did not hear the implication of Xia Yuan's words. He was thinking about whether the 179th Division was as Xia Yuan suspected.
But it feels unlikely. The combat effectiveness of the 179th Division is still very good. Although the 60th Army and the US Army have fought against each other for the first time, the 60th Army is also a trump card in the country. It has fought against the Japanese, reactionaries, and bandits.
, has done agriculture, built his hometown, and is almost omnipotent. He is still very confident in the 179th Division.
Looking at Commander Zheng's expression, Xia Yuan scratched his head and didn't know how to explain to Commander Zheng that tomorrow the U.S. military would really turn its offensive and attack the Volunteer Army's positions in a frenzied manner. The 180th Division was facing them.
A unit of the enemy's US 7th Division penetrated to the rear. The attack of the US 7th Division will not be the same as that of the 1st Marine Division.
However, the 179th Division faced the 1st Marine Division and its ace division. The 179th Division was unable to resist the ace division's massive attack, and Chunchuan fell very quickly.
Xia Yuan felt that it was better not to tell the division commander about this matter. The fall of the 179th Division only blocked the retreat route of the 180th Division from Chunchuan. However, Chunchuan was not a good retreat route. The retreat from Chunchuan was to retreat to the eastern front.
, and at this time, various regiments of the Volunteer Army were moving closer to the Golden Triangle. A large amount of supplies had been accumulated in Tieyuan of the Golden Triangle, and they retreated to the central part to replenish supplies and take a short rest.
To retreat to the east, we still have to go west. The route is too far. In addition, the 180th Division still fought tenaciously without food for three days. The soldiers were so tired that their eyes were dizzy. Many soldiers suffered from night blindness due to malnutrition. It was so severe that they could not see during the day.
Less than that. Let alone engaging in long-distance mobile combat, you may not need to be killed by the enemy, but you will die of exhaustion first.
After bidding farewell to his division commander, Xia Yuan rushed to the No. 1 company station without stopping. He wanted to tell instructor Shao about this matter.
Instructor Shao was sitting on the bed smoking a cigarette. When he saw Xia Yuan coming, he quickly got up and asked about the situation.
Ma Daguo, Lao Yang, Chen Lie, and Tan Zhanbiao also woke up and followed instructor Shao to greet them.
"Company commander, what's going on? What did the teacher ask you for?" Lao Yang asked quickly.
"We're leaving!"
Xia Yuan said quietly.
Everyone was startled and set off again. They had just arrived at the division headquarters and they hadn't had a good rest yet.
However, they did not ask any more questions this time. They only saw instructor Shao nodding to Xia Yuan. All of this was said without saying anything. The guys quickly ran to the shed to pack up their weapons and equipment. After packing up their weapons and equipment, they ran away immediately.
Come out, the eleven soldiers have gathered.
Ma Dage, Chen Lie, Lao Yang, Tan Zhanbiao, Liu Tiezhu, Sun Changgui, Wang Xiaoliang, cooking squad leader Lu Guangnan, cooking squad soldier Zhao Songming, machine gun company Fu Weiquan and Si Jize.
Most of the soldiers in the cooking squad have sacrificed their lives, but the backbone of the company has been preserved. They are all people with great fortunes, but they all know in their hearts that they are still together now, but they may be separated tomorrow.
Everyone knew it, but he seemed very calm.
Not long after they had just gathered, Commander Zheng led the soldiers from the reconnaissance squad to find them. "Here are some dry food that our comrades got. You can take them on the road to eat."
Xia Yuan took a look and said, "Master and Deputy Commander Duan haven't eaten canned food for a long time, right?"
Teacher Zheng smiled: "You are still thinking of us. It's great if you have this kind of heart. We are not hungry. Unlike you, we don't waste our energy sitting or lying down. You still have to cross the river and
If you have to go on a journey, how can you do it without eating enough?"
Xia Yuan shook his head: "Commander, I know the situation at the division headquarters. A truckload of supplies can't help much. Many wounded people need nutrition. They need this food more than us. Commander, please give this food to them."
"Take it as you are told." Master Zheng said, "These foods are given to you through everyone's negotiation. Your task is much more difficult than ours."
"Commander, we are all Deputy Commander Duan and the others. These rations must have been saved by Deputy Commander Duan and the others."
Mr. Zheng said nothing.
Xia Yuan understood in his heart and said: "Commander, these foods should be given to the wounded. They need this more than us."
Teacher Zheng smiled: "Now you are starting to educate me. These rations are theirs for a week. That's it. They rely on drinking water to satisfy their hunger every day. The squad leader of the cooking class is named Xu, and squad leader Xu gave it to them.
They hid the food and secretly sent it to the hospital. Every day we competed with the cooking team."
The big guy turned his head and looked at the cans in the hands of the soldiers who were seeing them off. They were cans that many soldiers were reluctant to eat. Although they seized a lot of cans from the front, many soldiers in the rear needed cans. They used one can as two
It is enough to eat dry food every day and still have some food in the food bars.
But they didn't expect that before the mission started, the division commander personally brought people and food to them.
And these foods are eaten by the chiefs.
Everyone was very moved.
Wang Xiaoliang suddenly said: "Chief, our task is not difficult, these foods are still for the chiefs!"
Everyone spoke one after another.
Master Zheng was filled with emotion, "What lovely soldiers, they all give in to each other with these foods."
Xia Yuan deeply agreed and said: "Yes, so, Commander, it's better to bring these foods to the wounded. When we get to the rear, I will take them to seize the canned food from the US military."
"Can it be done?" Master Zheng asked.
"Commander, it's easy to get some food, but the quantity won't be too much. If a company wants to eat and drink, a cart of cans will be enough, or even more. But for a division, a cart of cans is obviously not enough."
Xia Yuan said.
Master Zheng looked at him silently.
Xia Yuan shrugged and said, "Teacher, I will try my best to make more cans."
"Do what you can. Don't be reckless. There is a division of American troops in front of you. I will have these foods taken back."
Teacher Zheng sighed slightly again and said, "You, I didn't intend to let you go. You are more suitable to work at the division headquarters."
Xia Yuan smiled and said: "Commander, actually at first I thought I was suitable for the division, but after thinking about it carefully, I am still suitable for the front line. That is my battlefield."
Teacher Zheng didn't say anything else. He patted Xia Yuan on the shoulder and just said softly: "Come back alive."
Xia Yuan calmed down the expression on his face and nodded heavily: "Try your best."
Commander Zheng left without saying anything. His steps were obviously a little heavy as he left. In the distance, Deputy Commander Duan and Chief of Staff Wang were waiting for Commander Zheng. Seeing him coming, Deputy Commander Duan looked at the soldiers.
Holding the food in his hand, he said, "Didn't he want it?"
"He is very smart." Commander Zheng said: "He immediately guessed that these foods were our rations, and refused to take them no matter what. He spoke so loudly that all the soldiers in the company heard them and shouted that they didn't want them."
As he said that, he smiled bitterly: "This soldier is smart, but it's a pity that he doesn't stay at the division headquarters."
Deputy Commander Duan smiled and said, "Commander, he really likes the front line."
Commander Zheng shook his head: "That won't work. The role of this guy staying at the division headquarters is much greater than staying at the front line. When the battle is over, I will definitely transfer him to the division headquarters."
Everyone nodded.
Chief of Staff Wang asked: "What about these foods?"
Teacher Zheng raised his head and said: "Send him to the hospital!"