Xia Yuan was stunned, his whole body was cold and a little stiff, he staggered and sat on the stool, his eyes still showed an incredible look.
The plan was rejected and we had a new retreat route.
His mind was buzzing.
He has tried his best to make changes, but still cannot change the fate of the 180th Division.
Deputy Commander Duan looked at Mr. Zheng, and Mr. Zheng looked at him, and then looked at Xia Yuan sitting on the stool, stepped forward and said: "Xia Yuan, your overall view is no problem, but as far as we currently know,
Judging from the information we have received, what you said did not happen."
Xia Yuan looked at Master Zheng. He wanted to say that he came from the future and knew everything that happened in the 180th Division, but he was not sure what would happen.
Probably no one would believe it.
Deputy Commander Duan looked at the secret telegram sent by the military headquarters, sighed, patted Xia Yuan on the shoulder, and handed the secret telegram to him.
Xia Yuan quickly read the contents of the secret message and put down his arms dejectedly.
It seems that it really cannot be changed.
Is the 180th Division in a dangerous situation now? It is dangerous. It is basically surrounded by the enemy, but the 180th Division is not in absolute death at all. To the east of the 180th Division, the 179th Division is still resisting, and to the north,
There is also the 181st Division. If the 180th Division is really in danger, it is best to break out to the north, because the 179th Division and the 181st Division can be responsible for the response, and to break out to the south, although the enemy's rear strength
It was empty, but once it broke through to the south, it lost the support of friendly forces, and everything had to rely on the 180th Division itself.
Once it is surrounded by the enemy again, the 180th Division at that time will truly be in a desperate situation, with no possibility of survival.
The military headquarters also had intense discussions for a long time, and decided to reject the idea of the 180th Division breaking out to the south, and asked them to retreat in the direction of retreating to Dongli, and to retreat along the direction of retreating to Mapingli.
The 179th Division was dispatched to respond, and the 180th Division was not entirely without a chance.
There is no doubt that Xia Yuan chose to break out from the south because he stood in God's vision and knew the next development of the 180th Division.
But the commander and others looked at it from the perspective of the 180th Division. His idea of breaking out to the south seemed relatively stupid. With the 179th Division and the 181st Division, the 180th Division was not completely trapped.
In desperate situation.
Xia Yuan didn't say anything for a long time. Master Zheng said: "Xia Yuan, a guess is always a guess. Without practice, we will never know whether the guess is correct. The chief and others also have their considerations in issuing such an order. Your thoughts are also
Very good, we broke out from the south, caught everyone by surprise, and even planned several breakout routes, including guessing the enemy's route."
"These are all good. The only flaw is that we did not take into account our lack of intelligence about the enemy. Once the regiments start to break out and the telephone cannot be set up, we can only transmit orders through the communications troops."
Commander Zheng looked at Xia Yuan and saw the understanding in his eyes, and continued: "The time when the order is delivered cannot be guaranteed, and we lack intelligence about the enemy. These two points are very fatal, but looking at the high ground on the map, there may be
The enemy's garrison strength is in one company. This is just speculation. You cannot guarantee that the enemy's garrison strength on every high ground is in one company."
Xia Yuan's inference is very optimistic. In the eyes of Deputy Commander Duan, Commander Zheng and all the commanders at the division headquarters, it is indeed the case. Xia Yuan has gone deep into the enemy's rear and has known the enemy, but only two or three of them.
U.S. troops on the mountain.
Once a large force enters the enemy's rear, the path they have to take and the mountains they pass through are not a small number. Can there be a company of US troops on every hilltop? Xia Yuan took all his speculations for granted.
Including the enemy's encirclement of the 180th Division, as if the enemy would really do this.
Commander Zheng and the others did not completely follow Xia Yuan's inference, but regarded Xia Yuan's inference as the worst plan, and went south as a plan after the 180th Division had no way out.
Xia Yuan was silent for a long time and nodded.
Now that the military headquarters has issued the order, he can basically judge that the possibility of the 180th Division going south is almost zero, unless Commander Zheng and the others see that the 180th Division indeed has no way out, but if it really comes to that point,
Is there still a way out for the 180th Division?
He thought about everything that was going to happen and thought about countermeasures.
The entire division was blocked in the area south of Jiam-ri and was so tightly surrounded that it was impossible to get out. Even their retreat route, the Han River defense line, was assisted by the remnants of the U.S. 7th Division and the Korean 6th Division.
After determining that the 180th Division could not move south, they could only follow the orders of the military headquarters and move back to the cave.
Commander Zheng moved the headquarters to a ravine. The location just now was too close to the enemy's artillery fire coverage, which was very dangerous. Stray bullets don't have eyes, and they may fall at any location. Who knows when?
It may fall on the command post.
Before departure, Commander Zheng reported to the military headquarters on the radio the battles and casualties from early morning to now, and once again made suggestions to the military headquarters: "I want to lead the troops to break out. The division command post has changed three directions so far during the transfer.
, the enemy has also surrounded us from all sides, and everyone is extremely tired, not to mention the combat troops in the front. We cannot continue like this, not anymore."
Commander Zheng still received no response, as if he had lost contact with the military headquarters.
Suddenly, there was lightning and thunder in the sky. Many people mistook the huge thunder as enemy artillery fire, and fell to the ground in alarm. Then, there was a heavy rain on the ground, and the military uniforms were soon soaked through.
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I haven't eaten for such a long time, and the remaining heat in my body was taken away by the icy heavy rain. The soldiers carried iron weapons like light weapons on their backs, which made it even colder. Some people swayed in the queue, as if it was raining.
He was about to fall to the ground in a moment. When the people behind him saw this, they immediately helped him up and encouraged him to cheer up.
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It really rained all night long.
Fortunately, when Yuwu first arrived, Deputy Commander Duan arranged for two groups of elite soldiers to explore the route and leave markers along the way. Every night before, the enemy planes bombed continuously. Tonight, the enemy planes were powerless.
For everyone, this is a good thing.
The strong wind swayed the forest trees, the raindrops hit the leaves, making a crackling sound, and lightning intertwined in the sky, and the whole world lit up in an instant.
Apart from the sound of wind and rain, there was no movement in the world.
Xia Yuan walked at the front of the team, turning on night vision and responsible for clearing the way, looking for the marks left by the soldiers. The rain was pouring down, and the rain was like splashing water. His hat was soaked, his cheeks were covered with rainwater, and his whole body was cold. Even he felt
It was unbearable, not to mention Commander Zheng, Deputy Commander Duan, Chief of Staff Wang and Director Wu from the headquarters. The queue was very long, and everyone encouraged each other as they walked.
Commander Zheng said: "The long march of thousands of miles begins at the feet. We have just begun. We all need to hold on. Back then, our Red Army soldiers wore straw sandals and single clothes to climb snow-capped mountains and cross grasslands. Today we are happier than them.
We also have cotton clothes."
Hearing what Mr. Zheng said, everyone felt excited.
The spirit of the Red Army inspired the volunteer soldiers all the time during the War to Resist U.S. Aggression and Aid Korea. No matter how strong the difficulties they faced and how difficult the conditions, the soldiers still gritted their teeth and persisted. The Red Army can do it, and so can they. Commander Zheng is right, they
The Red Army is much happier now than it was back then.
Xia Yuan gritted his teeth, and endless fighting spirit surged in his heart. No matter what kind of difficulties, he would do his best to ensure the safety of more soldiers.
Deputy Division Commander Duan's lips turned purple and he was leaning on the ground using a branch as a crutch. Radio correspondent Xiao Yi passed by him carrying a large luggage roll. Deputy Division Commander Duan patted him and said, "It's Xiao Yi, right?"
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Xiao Yi changed the luggage roll from her left shoulder to her right shoulder, took a closer look, and said in a hurry: "Huh? Deputy division commander, I'll go up quickly and put up the radio station as soon as possible."
Xiao Yi replied: "No, it rained heavily just now. I have two big pieces of the battery in my hand. I'm afraid it will get wet and it will be over."
He looked at his palm and said, "I guess there is water in it. It won't be too much. It shouldn't be a big problem."
Deputy Commander Duan said: "Okay, let me take you there quickly. Where is Lao Zhao?"
Lao Zhao is the translator Zhao Guobang.
Xiao Yi said: "He is carrying an electric coil behind his back, deputy division commander, see you later."
Xiaoyi ran forward quickly, ran to the mountain, and set up the radio.
Everyone arrived at the ravine safely and settled down at the division command post in the ravine. Suddenly, there was a loud sound of gunfire. Judging from the sound, it should be not far away. Everyone put down their work and continued to monitor the gunfire.
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Deputy Commander Duan said: "Did we encounter the enemy again? They came so quickly. Was there a misunderstanding with the friendly 181st Division?"
Commander Zheng stood on a boulder, observed with a telescope for a long time, and said: "It is not impossible. The military headquarters emphasized on the radio that there will be troops coming from the rear of our division to respond. If it is the 181st Division, it will be
They should have taken advantage of the heavy rain and no enemy planes to bombard us, so they came to pick us up."
On this day, they received three orders.
At about 2 o'clock in the afternoon on May 25, two regiments went to the mountains behind Mapingli to organize defenses. One regiment occupied Jiazhi Mountain to block the enemy. It was not until 23 o'clock in the morning that Commander Zheng commanded the 538th Regiment of the 180th Division to move.
Arriving at Xiafangdong, west of Xishangli, the 539th Regiment and its division commanders withdrew to Mingyueli and Jiuchidai Mountain. The 540th Regiment withdrew to the line from Jiguan Mountain to Beipei Mountain. As long as the troops did not retreat for the time being,
Facing the enemy's attack, the division headquarters personnel of the second echelon were arranged to retreat first.
At about three o'clock in the afternoon, the military headquarters issued another order. One regiment carried out the transport of the wounded who had not yet evacuated from the military hospital, and the other two regiments occupied Jiade Mountain to continue the task of covering the transport of the wounded. At this time, it started to rain heavily again.
The 180th Division liked to endure hunger, exposure to rain, and exhaustion. Moreover, there were a large number of wounded who needed to be evacuated, and they had no time to take care of themselves.
At about five o'clock in the afternoon, the military headquarters ordered them to defend Jiguan Mountain, Beipei Mountain, Jiade Mountain, and Mengde Mountain, and coordinate with each other from east to west. At this time, the US 7th Division from the attack direction of Chunchuan occupied Seishang-ri of the 179th Division.
, retreated to the Dongli position; the Korean 6th Division, which attacked from Jiangcun in the west, occupied the Jiguanshan position of the 180th Division; the US 24th Division, which attacked from Chenghuangtang, occupied Dutai Peak and the rear of the 180th Division.
The village position.
Deputy Commander Duan said: "It would be great if this is the case. There must be a misunderstanding due to the heavy fog. The bugler lost contact. We must find out. It will be troublesome if we fight an accident."
The military headquarters rejected their plan to go south and gave them an order to retreat from the cave. They needed to get in touch with friendly forces first.
"Teacher, let me go and take a look."
Xia Yuan stood up and said, leaning on a cane.
Commander Zheng rejected him flatly: "No, you are still injured and have difficulty moving. I have asked the bugler to go and investigate. Just wait."
The first bugler who ran over came back to deliver a message to the division commander. He was so hungry and had no strength to run that he couldn't run anymore. He passed the baton to the three messengers in less than five minutes.
, the third messenger ran back to everyone desperately, panting out of breath: "It's over, it's over, division commander, it's not a friendly force, it's an enemy. The first battalion of the 539th Regiment started fighting first.
Commander Wang asked me to give you a message, please rest assured, Commander, he can hold it steady."
What!
After hearing the reply of the ordering soldier, everyone was shocked. After hearing this, Master Zheng's head exploded. He did not expect that the enemy would come over so quickly.
Deputy Commander Duan, Chief of Staff Wang and others were also stunned. After thinking about it, they turned to look at Xia Yuan. His first guess had come true. He retreated from the cave and really encountered the enemy.
There is no room for them to think too much about classification. The top priority is to make a quick decision. We don't know the number of enemies coming and their firepower configuration. So does the enemy understand our situation?
The pouring rain gradually turned into drizzle, and the fog dispersed a lot. The cover provided by these natural barriers to the troops was about to disappear.
Commander Zheng took two steps beside the marble and wiped the rainwater from his face with his right hand. Suddenly, he waved his hand and said decisively: "While the 539th Regiment is facing the enemy's attack, let the large luggage and the wounded pass through first."
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Deputy Commander Duan also reacted and said hurriedly: "Yes, yes, go and convey it quickly."
After receiving the order, the two soldiers quickly ran to the baggage train behind them.
"Xia Yuan, you also retreat." Master Zheng turned his head and looked at Xia Yuan again, his eyes lingering on his legs for a while.