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Chapter 476 Unable to retreat!

On the evening of the 26th, the [-]th Army was divided into two groups. The division headquarters, the [-]th Regiment, and the [-]th Regiment broke out from the Chenghuangtang-Zhiyanli area to the north.On the other hand, the [-]th Regiment headed west, that is, to the west of the City God's Hall, and agreed to meet at the foot of Yingfeng Peak after dawn.

Among them, the [-]th Regiment, which was fighting northward, served as the pioneer regiment, planning to kill a bloody road for the right army at the cost of killing two battalions.

The company that stayed behind to be in charge of the rear explained even more that if they wanted to catch up with the large army, they had to step on my corpse and sacrifice the entire company.

At dawn, the right army and the left army joined forces at the foot of Yingfeng.

However, on Eagle Peak, what awaited them was not the support of friendly forces, but the enemy's heavy machine guns, heavy artillery coverage, and bombers bombing in turn.

The [-]th Division was severely blocked by the US military halfway, and communication was interrupted for a while.The military headquarters of the [-]th Army could not contact the [-]st Division at all.We can only send people through the enemy's position to pass orders verbally. When all the [-]st Division received the order, it was already dawn.

What was more desperate than being surrounded was the isolation and helplessness. The [-]th Division held the last division meeting and decided to abandon the breakout from Yingfeng and disperse in small groups to break through in all directions.

Can live one, is one.

They burned all the documents, destroyed the radio station, and self-destructed the cannon. Since then, the [-]th Division has been completely scattered in the mountains and forests.

Chased and intercepted by enemy planes, artillery, tanks, and armored vehicles, the chief of staff of the 50th Regiment led a team of [-] people and miraculously succeeded in breaking through. What's even more incredible is that they brought back more than ten prisoners.The second team, led by the head of the [-]th regiment, led a team of more than forty people, and they also broke through the encirclement, and they were the only team that brought back the combat map and documents.

Then, the third, fourth, and fifth division commanders, deputy division commanders, chiefs of staff, and directors of the political department belonged to the division command units, but they were fiercely chased and intercepted by the enemy. The sky hovered above their heads, and tanks and armored vehicles were in hot pursuit. She, the division command unit lost all combat effectiveness, and could only disperse to find bunkers. Finally, relying on almost negligible weak firepower, in the desperate situation, the heads of the [-]th Division returned to the front of our army with sporadic forces.

However, he hasn't seen the director of the Political Department, Director Wu for a long time.It turned out that the team led by Director Wu was blocked in a narrow ravine. Under the indiscriminate bombardment of planes and cannons, it was a miracle that they survived. So they gave up the idea of ​​breaking out and went up the mountain to fight guerrillas. one year.

During the year-long guerrilla operations in the enemy's rear, due to various reasons, there were serious attrition and dispersal. Director Wu was captured by the U.S. Army and became a prisoner. one of.

According to post-war statistics, the number of casualties and missing persons in the division was 640, and less than 4000 people returned to the position, including the wounded.

Coming from the future and being favored by the teacher again, since he can make a decision, Xia Yuan will never allow such a situation to happen again.Why did you choose Yingfeng as the battle location instead of Tuidongli, Mapingli, or Zhiyanli? This has to take into account what will happen in the future, especially the turning point when the [-]th Division broke through, and the restoration of the relationship with the Third Corps communication.

It was the Third Corps that resumed communication, and an order to stop the attack on the spot and cover the retreat of the wounded made the [-]th Division completely lose the last chance to retreat.

Xia Yuan stared at Yingfeng, thinking about how to allow the [-]th Division to complete the task of blocking the enemy and retreat safely. If breaking through the enemy's rear was not considered, Yingfeng was obviously the best choice.

"Eagle Peak is located between the Town God's Hall and Zhiyanli. It is a huge mountain that the enemy can't get around when going north. The Eagle Peak can reach Shicangli, our volunteer army's position, to the north, to the Town God's Hall to the south, and to the east. In Zhiyanli, Mapingli, and Tuidongli, there are huge rolling mountains to the west."

Xia Yuan, who was standing in God's vision, was very clear.

The [-]th Division cannot retreat!

At least until the 27th!

The [-]th Division was surrounded by the enemy, not because there was a mistake in the decision-making of the command, but because Shiji made a big move.

Xia Yuan knew about the fifth battle, and he also said before that the reason for the fifth battle was that the enemy might organize a landing operation like the Incheon landing here. The volunteers wanted to resist the enemy's attack in the absence of a navy and air force. A landing operation is almost impossible.

The person in Shiji was the first to think that the U.S. military might carry out a landing operation plan like the Incheon landing for the second time. After the pursuit of the fourth battle, he strongly advocated launching the fifth battle.At that time, many people in Zhisi opposed it. They advocated abandoning the fifth battle and fighting in the rear. After all, the US military that proposed at that time might implement a landing operation plan similar to that in Incheon had no intelligence basis at all. It can be said that, Totally guesswork.

The fourth battle seemed to be a victory. In fact, the "big pursuit" staged in the later part of the fourth battle suddenly exposed the weakness of the Volunteers. It is obviously the best choice to gather the front line of defense of the Volunteers, shorten the logistics transportation distance, stick to the position to block the enemy, and wait for the logistics supplies to be in place, instead of starting the fifth battle immediately after the fourth battle is over.

Not only was the great pursuit staged in the late stage of the fourth campaign causing heavy casualties to the Volunteers, but also the most critical point was that the fourth campaign consumed a lot of supplies. On the premise of consuming a large amount of supplies, the fifth campaign began immediately. Very reckless behavior.

What's more, the U.S. military's second landing in Incheon was completely conjectured by him, without any intelligence as the basis.

That one finally convinced the others, and the fifth battle began.

In the first episode of "Iron Burning", the first episode of Fengqi Cheorwon-ri No. 17 minutes, MacArthur's memoirs recorded in detail that after the second battle, MacArthur had already thought of using radioactive materials to cut off the logistics of the Volunteer Army from Manchuria to North Korea. The supply route, the so-called radioactive material is the nuclear bomb.

It is also recorded below that if it is allowed to be used, MacArthur will implement a landing in the upper part of North Korea, and at the same time cooperate with the airborne troops to surround the Volunteer Army. Without logistical supplies, the Volunteer Army will starve to death or surrender.

It can be seen how horrific Zhisi's analysis of the battlefield situation is. The fifth battle is bound to be fought. He really follows other people's ideas, gathers up the defense line, and blocks the attack on the spot. Once the US military implements the second Incheon landing again, the waist When the enemy directly threatens the troops on the front line, their defense line will be retracted again and again, and they may return to the starting point of the first battle.

Only by standing in the sight of God can one understand how terrifying that person is.Regardless of whether it is MacArthur, Ridgway or even the future Clark, he is not worthy to lift his shoes. The reason why he was able to fight back and forth with the volunteers is entirely due to advanced weapons and equipment, absolute sea and air suppression, and extremely fast logistics supply routes and joint operations of more than a dozen countries.

It can be said that they have Wang Zha, four twos, and four tips in their hands.Nothing, the poor and white volunteer army, under his leadership, has carried out five battles successively, which made the volunteer army famous all over the world, and made all the countries in the world, including the United States, dare not underestimate this newly established army. year country.

"So, the [-]th Division cannot be withdrawn yet."

When Xia Yuan spoke, his voice was heavy, and he didn't understand the true role of the [-]th Division until the real crisis came.

In fact, it is the same as the original thought. The real purpose of the [-]th Division is to contain the enemy.

The purpose of containing the U.S. Tenth Army is to not affect the following Cheorwon and Hwacheon blockades.

"Can't withdraw?"

Everyone followed closely and were a little puzzled. If they didn't retreat, judging from the current situation, the [-]th Division might be surrounded by the enemy, and there was even a risk of being annihilated.

Master Zheng stared at Yingfeng and said: "The geographical location of Yingfeng is good. If you don't consider retreating from Dongli-Mapingli, it is a good way to retreat from Yingfeng. Yingfeng can go north directly to Shi In the warehouse."

Shicangli is the headquarters of the [-]th Army, and there are no troops of our army there. Thinking about it carefully, if the [-]th Division is really surrounded by the enemy, our army may not send troops to respond.

Xia Yuan nodded. What he thought was the same as Mr. Zheng thought. The 24th Division can't withdraw now. If the [-]th Division has retreated, then the U.S. Seventh Division, the U.S. [-]th Division, the Pseudo Sixth Division, and the First Land Zhan Division will not be hindered. The division will travel unimpeded all the way north until Hwacheon.

Huachuan is currently the garrison of the [-]st Division, and the [-]st Division will be fiercely attacked by the enemies of the four divisions.

Xia Yuan stared at Huachuan. The famous Huachuan blocking battle was an encounter between the Ninth Corps and the [-]st Marine Division. Command to empty completely.

"The reason why we can't retreat is very simple. We want to contain the U.S. military and prevent the large U.S. forces from continuing to attack north. Eagle Peak is our best choice at the moment."

Listening to Xia Yuan's voice, everyone turned their gazes to Yingfeng. Those who did not have God's vision clearly did not realize that the [-]th Division actually decided the future fate of the Ninth Corps in this war. If the [-]th Division If you retreat, history will change. It is no longer the [-]th Division that is surrounded by the enemy, but the Ninth Corps.

"Master, you can't lose the Eagle Peak. This is related to the fate of my [-]th Division."

Xia Yuan's voice was a bit dignified. He thought about everything clearly, collected all the battles that would happen in the future, and immediately came to the conclusion that the [-]th Division could not retreat.

The orders issued by the superiors are not groundless, and each order has its own reason for existence.

Everyone looked at Xia Yuan with some doubts, and Deputy Division Commander Duan said: "Based on the current situation, the 24th Division doesn't have much strength to stay and continue to block the enemy, and you also said before that there is still one on our right wing." With the existence of Mei [-], once they reach the City God Hall, our last escape route will be cut off."

Teacher Zheng shook his head: "Actually, there is a route from retreating from Dongli to Mapingli. If the US 24th Division did not go north to occupy Zhiyanli and Mapingli after occupying Chenghuangtang, we could retreat through this route. It was a big detour, bypassing the enemy's main force."

Everyone is looking at the problem from the current perspective. The US military’s map is indeed more detailed than theirs. Every road and valley is very clear, especially there are several routes to the retreat cave, which makes them feel a little more relaxed.

Chief of Staff Wang said: "As long as we let the two regiments strangle these two routes, we still have the power to fight. Even if we lose, we can retreat smoothly."

Master Zheng nodded.

Looking at Yingfeng, everyone seems to be aware of the role of Yingfeng. Occupying Yingfeng can strangle the US 24th Division along the highway below Yingfeng Mountain and occupy Zhiyanli and Mapingli. Needless to say, its geographical location.

"But we also have to consider a question." Deputy Division Commander Duan said again: "The U.S. military can fully deploy on the road. We are short of food and ammunition. Can we cut off the U.S. military with mechanized troops?"

Everyone fell into silence again. The current firepower of the [-]th Division is completely at the end of the crossbow. The frontline battles also rely on the terrain, so that the enemy tanks cannot come up. They can only conduct shelling and infantry charges on the battlefield. Infantry charges are not How afraid, I am afraid that in the US military's infantry and tank coordination, in the absence of heavy firepower, volunteer soldiers often have to organize a squad of soldiers to form a death squad to take on the task of blasting enemy tanks.

As for the U.S. military fighting on the road, so far, their ammunition consumption is very serious, especially the consumption of bazooka shells. The bazooka of many companies have basically become fire sticks, which are useless. At this time, go to block the road The consequences of the mechanized forces of the US military can be imagined.

Worry appeared on everyone's faces.

Xia Yuan also couldn't solve the gap between the two sides. He only knew that if the [-]th Division didn't retreat, the Huachuan blockade might be even more tragic.

"It would actually be better if we fought positional warfare. Although Yingfeng's geographical location is good, it is too close to the road, and this is the place where the US 24th Division must pass through to attack. If we put our troops on Yingfeng, let's not talk about the US 24th Division. Division, the frontal US Seventh Division will occupy the Jiguanshan position."

Chief of Staff Wang put his hands on the positions around Jiguan Mountain, and said: "At that time, this area will be occupied by the US military, and we will only have Yingfeng."

The faces of the crowd were solemn. The reason why their [-]th Division has not been wiped out by the enemy is that the volunteer soldiers fought tenaciously and bravely. With a depth of two hundred kilometers, from Jiguan Mountain to the front line of the [-]th Division, they have a very large room for maneuver.

If the position is compressed and the defense area is closed on such a Jiguan mountain, I don't know what chaos will happen.

This is the advantage of the two regiments being lined up, and it is not easy to be wiped out by the enemy's heavy firepower at once.

(End of this chapter)