Everyone informed Deputy Commander Duan of the division commander's decision, but his opinion was still that it was best to stick around and wait for help. For the current terrain, it was much better than crossing the river. It was better to give up the favorable terrain here and choose to break out.
Not only will the advantages of the terrain be lost, but there will also be many uncontrollable factors.
Deputy Commander Duan was still holding a large document bag in his hand at this time. Commander Zheng asked: "Old Duan, have you burned the documents I asked you to burn?"
Deputy Commander Duan sat down on the stool and said, "Burn them all. There are a few important documents in this bag. Keep them for now."
Commander Zheng took the large file package from Deputy Commander Duan and opened it. There were many copies of the telegrams in the past two days. He said resolutely: "These are burned. Just keep a small map for breaking out.
Once the enemy sees one, all our plans will be revealed."
Deputy Commander Duan said: "Okay, I happen to still have half a can of American lighter fuel seized in my pocket, so I'll take it out and burn it now. I understand, and I agree to break out. Commander, I'll be back as soon as I go. I'll be there soon."
Back."
Not long after Deputy Commander Duan's buttocks touched the stool, he stood up with the documents in hand.
At this time, Commander Pang handed a briefcase to Commander Zheng. There was a line in English on it: Air force packages, which means Air Force document packages.
Deputy Commander Duan was curious, so he grabbed it and opened the zipper. There were several pieces of paper inside, all with foreign characters.
Teacher Zheng smiled and said: "Hey, old Duan, do you understand? You must read it."
Deputy Commander Duan said: "I don't know foreign writing, so there's no way. Xiao Zhou, look at it, what's written there."
The Air Force document package was captured from the US military P51 fighter jet shot down by Xia Yuan, Yang Nanzhen, Wang Huzi and Wu Liang. In addition to operational precautions and troubleshooting drawings, there was also a US military offensive strategy map.
As a general who has fought hundreds of battles, Master Zheng was very skilled in the drawings. He took it and took a look and understood it immediately. He said: "Old Pang, where did you get this?"
Commander Pang replied: "Division Commander, four of my men shot down a US military fighter jet this morning. They should have found it from the plane. The pilot is dead. I can't understand it either, so I'll give it to you quickly."
Commander Wang pushed Commander Pang and said excitedly: "Okay, Lao Pang, your infantry have caught up with the anti-aircraft machine guns. Tell us how to fight. I can tell the soldiers when I get back."
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Commander Pang chuckled and said, "It was the first battalion's machine gun company that fired with machine guns. I'm also curious about how it was done, but according to the young soldier who sent the documents, it was the first company commander who led them to do it."
"First company commander?"
Everyone was surprised.
"One battalion and one company commander of the 538th Regiment."
Mr. Zheng was looking at the document and it sounded familiar.
Deputy Commander Duan immediately thought: "Xia Yuan, is it Xia Yuan?"
"Yes, it's him. The former commander of the first company died, so he will lead the first company, division commander, and deputy division commander. Haven't you seen him? This guy is very good at fighting. He bombs enemy artillery positions, collects supplies, and attacks fortresses.
, when it comes to intercutting, it’s all top-notch.”
Captain Pang felt a little emotional for a while, "After so many years of fighting, this is the first time I have seen such soldiers. I heard from the wounded in their company that not only was the company commander a powerful gunman, he could also kill enemies from a long distance away."
It’s a machine gun bunker, and it can throw grenades very well. That guy can throw grenades as artillery shells.”
"Hahahaha, this kid just left the division and he did such a big thing for me. He has made a meritorious deed again!"
Commander Zheng laughed loudly. He had fully understood this picture and understood that the enemy planes' first task was to continuously bomb the forward troops of the 180th Division. After disrupting the forward troops, the infantry was then allowed to cooperate with the attack, just like silkworms eating mulberry.
Ye Ban gradually swallowed up the 180th Division.
At this time, the radio station had resumed operation, and they received orders from the military headquarters.
At about 10 o'clock in the morning, the 60th Army issued a new combat order to stand still and wait for reinforcements, with troop support on the sides and rear.
The situation on the battlefield was quite unfavorable for the 180th Division. The US 24th Division captured Jiancun, the US 7th Division broke through Xishangli, and the 1st and 2nd Battalions of the 536th Regiment of the 179th Division south of Wukou were
position, and then occupied Mapingli, cutting off the retreat of the 180th Division, and surpassing the flanks and rear of the 180th Division, moving forward to Zhiyan Village, and Tanganli continued to invade north. The Sixth Division of Han occupied Jiguan
Behind the mountain, they also continued to attack north, forming a siege on all sides of the 180th Division. Commander Zheng was convinced that the 180th Division was surrounded by enemies on all sides, and quickly reported the situation to the military headquarters.
The decision to break out to the south was rejected by the military headquarters. Currently, there are only two routes left for the 180th Division to choose. One is to retreat from Dongli to Mapingli, and the other is to break out from Yingfeng. Retreat to Dong.
It is impossible to walk out of the cave. So far, there has been no movement from the 179th Division. According to the news sent back by the scouts, the retreat cave has also been occupied by the US military.
Choosing to break out from the retreat direction is not a correct choice.
After much thought, Commander Zheng planned to try to break out from Yingfeng.
At the headquarters meeting of the 538th Regiment, Commander Zheng once again emphasized his arrangements for a night breakout to everyone. At three o'clock in the afternoon, Deputy Chief Wang of the Operations Section conveyed the breakout mission to each regiment.
The specific strategy is to divide the division into two groups to break through, with the 538th Regiment as the vanguard, the division-affiliated group and the 540th Regiment at the rear. During the meeting just now, the 539th Regiment was attacked by fierce enemy artillery fire.
, suffered heavy casualties, dispersed many companies, and some rushed to enemy-occupied areas to fight guerrillas. Now there are only more than 400 people under control, which has been temporarily reduced to a battalion, with the first battalion commander Zhou Fuxin as the battalion commander, leading
The team went all the way, passing through Hongji Ridge and approaching Yingfeng.
Political Commissar Han of the 539th Regiment detached another company and divided it into six groups to find the scattered personnel to return to the group.
The battery seemed to have lost a lot of water. As soon as the radio's work light came on, correspondent Xiao Yi immediately told the division commander. Commander Zheng asked them to send a telegram to the military headquarters immediately for instructions. After repeated studies, the division headquarters decided to break out to Yingfeng.
Perhaps there is still a company of them holding on, please ask the military for approval.
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"Commander, it's connected! It's connected! The 180th Division radio station is sending a message!"
Suddenly the correspondent called excitedly.
Everyone from the military headquarters came over immediately, and Commander Wei immediately said: "Copy it quickly!"
The air was a little solid, and only the beeping sound of the radio kept ringing. After the telegram was copied, the translator translated it and handed it to Commander Wei. Commander Wei took the telegram in his hand, read it for a long time, and said: "
Convene a military meeting immediately!"
The matter is of great importance, and the army chief attaches great importance to it, and it may be related to the fate of the 180th Division.
The meeting was very short. Considering that the radio signal of the 180th Division might be interrupted at any time, Commander Wei immediately told the positions of the 179th Division and the 181st Division. After analysis and decision, the 179th Division after a day of attempts,
The enemy's defense is very solid and seems indestructible. It is obviously impossible to open a gap from the outside of the retreat direction. The most important thing is that the 179th Division faces two enemies. One is the US 7th Division.
, the other group is the 1st Marine Division.
Facing the defense of the two divisions, the 179th Division's progress was very slow. It was basically impossible to break this turtle shell.
In other words, it would be difficult to respond to the 179th Division from the direction of retreating from the cave, unless the 180th Division broke through from the inside.
However, after careful study, the current situation of the 180th Division is already quite serious. It has been without food for several days and is short of food and ammunition. The 7th U.S. Division and the 1st Marine Division are both the ace divisions of the U.S. military. Even the complete 179th Division
If the 180th Division could not open the gap, how could the 180th Division open the gap?
Therefore, this road is impossible.
Commander Wei and the others discussed the plan to go south that had been rejected by them before.
Even more undesirable.
Although the enemy's forces in the rear are loose, the situation of the 180th Division is not good, and the rear is deep into the enemy's belly. In order to support the US 7th Division, 1st Marine Division, Korean 6th Division and US 24th Division on the front line, the road behind the enemy's rear may be
Once everything has been opened up, if we really want to go south, the enemy's mechanized troops will have room to play.
Also the most critical point is that the 180th Division was without food for several days, and the span to the south was very large. How could the soldiers travel such a long distance and continue to fight?
The plan to go south was abandoned again, and in the end the order requested by the 180th Division could only be considered.
This seems to be the final plan of the 180th Division.
As soon as the meeting ended, Commander Wei stood up and immediately called to the correspondent: "Tell them that the Military Commission has agreed to break out of the 180th Division to the northwest and assemble at Yingfeng. We must emphasize again that across the highway to the north of Mapingli is
Our army's position, I will arrange troops to meet them when the time comes!"
The correspondent used the most skillful technique to tap the Morse keys... But this situation did not last long. The correspondent suddenly found that he could not find the radio signal of the 180th Division.
"Oops! Commander, their communication has been interrupted again. They must have encountered some situation, but I can be sure that I have sent the order you want to convey."
Commander Wei breathed a sigh of relief and said: "You continue to search for them, hurry up, and be quick!"
The 180th Division meant that the battery of the radio station in the clubhouse was dead again. Fortunately, the translator Zhao Guobang recorded Commander Wei's message as quickly as possible and handed it to Commander Zheng.
The military headquarters agreed to their order to break through to Yingfeng.
At this moment.
Shiji!
The radio station and the phone were calling like crazy. The commander was holding on to the square table, motionless, with a face as stone as stone. The noisy phone did not interrupt his thinking, and his eyes were fixed on the large-scale map on the wall.
"Hey, hey, hey! Okay, I'll tell the general right away."
"Why are your troops still here? Hurry! Hurry! The enemy is almost catching up!"
"What? No matter how fierce the artillery fire is, you have to hold on for me! You have to create a gap to let the follow-up troops pass through first! That's right! You must move quickly, and you must not give the enemy a chance to seize the tail!"
Several operational staff members were shouting into the microphones...
This is a headquarters command post transformed from an abandoned gold mine tunnel. Compared with the headquarters of the US military, it is not that luxurious. It is really a world of difference.
Several radios and telephones were working continuously on four wooden tables. This was probably the simplest headquarters in the world at that time. Like the command post of the grassroots troops, there were just a few ammunition boxes stacked in the open space.
It is used as a chair for everyone to sit or rest.
There were several telephone wires hanging on both ends of the wall, used to hang military kettles.
There was no cheese bread, big fish or meat, and no red wine. There were only a few boxes of compressed biscuits and cold water. This condition was completely beyond the imagination of the enemy. They would never have imagined that their biggest enemy, the headquarters of the Volunteer Army, was so crude.
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It is here that the general directs the most brutal war in the world. He is competing with United Nations Commander-in-Chief Ridgway in a battle of wits and courage. What they are competing for is the commanding skills that both sides have learned over time in the battlefield, and the courage and courage to annihilate each other.
The general stood quietly in front of the map, unmoving, with a face as hard as stone. His thinking eyes were particularly sharp, and he was changing the situation in the eastern and western hemispheres little by little, and thus changing the whole world.
As early as May 22, as soon as the front-line offensive of the Volunteer Army stopped, Van Fleet, commander of the U.S. Eighth Army, launched a rapid counterattack. The 1st Cavalry Division and the U.S. 25th Division continued to attack the Volunteer Army's outer defense line.
Then, he ordered Almond's 10th Army Niuman's vanguard task force to insert into the rear of the retreating volunteers.
The heavy armored detachment of the Niuman Vanguard Task Force is all mechanized. The infantry does not need to walk at all, but rides motorcycles. It only took them three hours to cover more than 20 kilometers, seize the ferry bridge, and ambush in Shaoyang in advance.
The crossing north of the Yangtze River cut off the connection between Commander Song's Ninth Corps and the 180th Division, which had just won the battle on the eastern front.
The follow-up troops of the US Army immediately followed up and outflanked the 27th Army and the 12th Army that were stranded near the 37th Line in one fell swoop. In this way, the right flanks of the 15th Army and the 60th Army on the center line were completely exposed.
By May 24, the 12th Army headquarters and two divisions under its jurisdiction, the 27th Army and the 180th Division of the 60th Army were intercepted and cut off south of the 38th Parallel by the US military.
The U.S. military learned and used the Volunteer Army's tactics to intersperse, divide and encircle, which completely broke the bonds between the various units of the Volunteer Army. However, many of our army's ace troops who have been on the battlefield for a long time in China are still bravely blocking and breaking through tenaciously. Most of them have surprises.
He broke out of the U.S. military encirclement without any danger.
Many of the troops that broke out were temporarily confused when being pursued by the enemy, but the troops still made strides forward.
Ridgway kept sending telegrams to the commanders of each army, urging them not to slack off and pursue the victory. Of course, Almond of the Tenth Army also received such telegrams. In addition, he had been rescued by Ridgway before. Taking everything into account, he was able to
I have been trying my best to chew on the hard nut of the 180th Division.
The four divisions fought hard for almost a week, and the progress was still slow, but they also completed the encirclement of the 180th Division.
An hour ago, the general ordered the eight armies to deploy across the board to block the attack, and then the position was stabilized. But now, the fierce offensive momentum of our army and the US military has once again presented a confrontation.