The Bright Sword of Changjin Lake becomes stronger

Chapter 178 The Seventh Regiment approaches the front line on the south bank of the Han River!
1951/1/13

U.S. military airfield
"After the fall of Seoul, this is how our surrendered soldiers greeted the Chinese army, right?"

MacArthur slowly walked out of the cabin with cold eyes, looked at the senior officers who came to greet him, and snorted coldly.

"General, we don't want Seoul to fall, but the defense line has completely collapsed, and the Chinese army is about to encircle it..."

Major General Dole, Chief of the Allied General Staff, explained with a slightly red face.

"Your Excellency General, the Battle of Seoul was the final result of our poor decision-making, and I am willing to take responsibility."

"It's very windy and snowy here. General, please go to the headquarters to discuss it in detail. We happen to have a new battle plan to report to you."

Li Qiwei suppressed his dissatisfaction and whispered.

In December, when he first took office, he immediately succeeded Walker as the commander of the Eighth Army, and also became the commander of the Allied "ground forces", with unlimited glory.

But before the new officer's three fires were finished, he was stunned by the Volunteer Army's third battle.

The front line of defense collapsed, Seoul, the capital of South Korea, was lost, and countless elite members of the South Korean Capital Division were destroyed.

"General Ridgway, I hope your battle plan is exquisite."

MacArthur took a deep look at Ridgway, then picked up his pipe and walked towards the headquarters.

It's not that he doesn't give Ridgway face, but that he knows President Truman's thoughts and obviously wants Ridgway to take his place.

But now that he has lost the third battle, Li Qiwei has been disgraced and is temporarily ineligible.

"Shit! This bastard ruined the entire Eastern Front Army at Changjin Lake, and he still made a bad face for me."

"When the next battle is won, the position of Commander-in-Chief of the Allied Forces will be mine sooner or later!"

Li Qiwei cursed in his heart, but with a friendly smile on his face, he followed to the headquarters.

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command room
"General, since we fought with the Chinese army, they have launched three large-scale battles."

"The staff and I carefully studied these three major battles and finally discovered a huge weakness of the Chinese army."

Ridgway handed the battle report to MacArthur and said with a smile.

"Oh? What weakness?"

MacArthur became interested, took the document, and asked.

"General, have you noticed that no matter how fast the Chinese army attacks and how brilliant the results are, they will definitely retreat within a week at most."

Li Qi said with a smile.

"Oh, it's not surprising. The logistics of the Chinese army are not as good as those of Britain and France during World War I."

"Ox carts, donkey carts, and even human transportation were used to transport supplies to the front lines with great difficulty."

"What's more, our army has absolute air superiority and can bomb their logistics routes at any time and cut off their supplies."

"If they don't retreat for seven days, they will run out of ammunition and food."

MacArthur thought for a moment and couldn't help but smile.

Insufficient logistical support and backward weapons are among the reasons why he looks down on the Chinese army.

"Not only that, most of their operations are concentrated at night, and they cannot hide during the day, so as to weaken our air superiority and artillery superiority."

"Our soldiers suffered terribly under the attack of these 'ghost troops'."

"But soon, we will make these 'ghosts' pay."

Li Qi slightly pinched his chin, a trace of murderous intent flashed in his eyes.

"General Ridgway, tell me your battle plan."

MacArthur put down the document, looked at Ridgway with some interest, and said.

"In order to deal with the Chinese army, I developed a set of 'magnetic suction tactics'."

"When the Chinese army launches a large-scale attack, we don't have to rush to a decisive battle with them and try to avoid their edge."

"However, our army has to drag them as much as possible, so that their troops can go deeper, the battle line can be stretched, and they can fall into the quagmire of a tug-of-war."

Li Qiwei looked at the battle map and said proudly.

"After a week has passed, we will assemble heavy troops, surround the Chinese army that has been dragged down, and annihilate them in one fell swoop while they are running out of ammunition and food."

MacArthur's eyes lit up, he understood instantly, and he answered first.

"The general is wise, but there is a key point in the 'magnetic attraction tactics', that is, you must withstand the Chinese army's attack in the early stage and drag them to fight slowly."

"If, like the third battle, the defense line completely collapses, the initiative in the war will become the Chinese army's."

Li Qiwei said and sighed slowly.

If the US military had the fighting will of the Chinese army, it would have been possible to delay it for [-] days, let alone seven days.

But many US troops are really addicted to surrender, and the US military even openly allows surrender under certain conditions.

"Don't worry, I will send a telegram to Mr. President to explain the situation and ask the country to mobilize more troops and heavy weapons to the Korean battlefield."

"Under absolute fire suppression, no matter how elite the Chinese army is, they will fall on this frozen soil."

MacArthur smoked his pipe, hesitated for a moment, and spoke slowly.

"Thank you for your support, General. I will do my best to defeat the main force of the Chinese army and avenge my previous disgrace."

Li Qiwei looked at MacArthur with some surprise and quickly assured him.

He didn't expect MacArthur to take the initiative to support him. After all, he was still eyeing MacArthur's position.

"General Ridgway, China is the second child in the red camp. It is an emerging power with a population of hundreds of millions. It is a lion that has awakened."

"In the three battles on the Korean battlefield, it has shown its fangs, allowing the world to recognize the Chinese Army again."

"I have a hunch that China will become the hegemon of East Asia in the future and further challenge the global hegemony of the United States."

"So, we must interrupt their national destiny, break their backbone, and make them bow to us like the decadent Qing Dynasty!"

MacArthur said, slamming his right hand on the table, and his eyes covered by sunglasses revealed a hint of ferocity.

"Yes, sir!"

Ridgway immediately stood up and saluted MacArthur.

They may have a feud, or they may be rivals.

However, they are also American generals, the glory of the US military, and "national heroes" who harbor the dream of American hegemony.

"The rest of the tactical deployment will be left to you, General Ridgway."

"For the long-term greatness of America, we cannot lose."

After MacArthur finished speaking, he straightened his back, picked up his pipe, maintained the pride of a legendary general, and turned around to leave the command room.

"Have Major General Almond and Major General Milburn come to the command room to meet me!"

Ridgway watched MacArthur go away, his fighting spirit surged in his heart, and he shouted loudly.

"Yes, sir!"

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Soon, the commanders of the three major US military groups gathered here.

Li Qiwei first explained the "magnetic attraction tactics" to the senior officers, then grabbed the baton and pointed at the [-]th parallel mark on the combat map.

"It is precisely because of the problem of supply lines that the Chinese army can only stick to the [-]th parallel and cannot continue to advance closer."

"We need to launch a large number of small-scale raids to undermine their morale and allow them to take the initiative to attack in order to implement the 'magnetic attraction tactic'."

Li Qiwei said.

"General, what if the Chinese army doesn't fall for the trick?"

Major General Almond frowned slightly and asked.

"Then we will continue to launch attacks, eat away at their effective forces, and fight a protracted war with them." "Anyway, we have a large number of fighter jets and bombers. As long as we rely on air strikes during the day to attack and retreat to the position before evening, the Chinese army will be helpless."

Li Qiwei smiled proudly.

"The general is wise, but given the poor logistics of the Chinese army, in the long run, they may freeze to death and suffer more frostbite than casualties on the battlefield."

"If they don't launch a strategic offensive early, when their morale is low and their numbers are severely reduced, it will be our turn to launch a general attack and defeat them!"

Major General Milburn widened his eyes and said excitedly.

"Go and take the first step. I will ask the South Korean special agents to cooperate with you. The Chinese army will tell me as soon as it takes action."

Li Qi slightly curled his lips, and his mind began to imagine the scene in which he defeated the enemy and returned to the United States like a hero.

"Yes, sir!"

Almond and Milburn said in unison.

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Soon, under the cover of aerial firepower, multiple groups of U.S. and South Korean troops rushed near the [-]th parallel.

At the beginning, Shisi strictly ordered all troops to strengthen their concealment and try not to fight with the US and South Korean troops during the day.

But later, the US and South Korean troops became more and more arrogant and began to penetrate into Seoul.

Wu Qianli couldn't stand it anymore. After getting the boss's consent, he led the Gangqi Regiment to ambush a large number of American and Korean troops.

Later, the U.S. and Korean troops learned the lesson and specialized in bullying the volunteer scouts and North Korean guerrillas.

As soon as they encountered the troops of the Gang [-]th Regiment, they directly called for air support and ran away immediately.

After the seventh regiment had gone far away, they appeared again and continued to eat away at the effective strength of the volunteers and the Korean army.

What's even more terrible is that through extensive infiltration and reconnaissance, the US military seems to have discovered that the Volunteer Army does not have the ability to counterattack across the board.

According to Shiji's idea, the volunteers should rest for a period of time and wait until support and logistical supplies are in place before launching a large-scale attack.

But after Li Qiwei mastered the intelligence, he immediately sensed a fighter opportunity and immediately adjusted his order and ordered a full-line attack.

1951/1/25

U.S. General Ridgway commanded the U.S. First Army, Ninth Army, Tenth Army and the Korean First Army and Third Army, a total of 20 troops. Under the cover of the air force and tanks, he launched a full-line offensive.

Faced with a large-scale offensive by the US military, Shiji mobilized the main force and engaged in frontline operations.

At this point, the fourth battle to resist U.S. aggression and aid Korea broke out!

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Gang [-]th Regiment Headquarters, command room
"Brother, I said that the American devils would be serious sooner or later, and now they are really coming."

Wu Wanli clenched his fists and looked at Wu Qianli eagerly.

"Granny, these American devils have been biting everywhere like mosquitoes lately, and they run away after they sting them. I'm almost bored to death!"

"Now that there is finally a big war, we have to teach them a lesson!"

Yu Congrong slammed the table, his eyes filled with the desire to fight, and said loudly.

"Captain, our artillery battalion's mortars are wiped every day until they reflect."

"When can we fire up the cannons and blow up the American devils? Let the barrels of the cannons warm up."

Lei Gong lit the Camel cigarette, took a puff and said.

"Hmph, do you think I don't want to go to the battlefield?"

"Seeing the continuous artillery fire on the front line, I wanted to grab my gun and go to the position."

Wu Qianli smiled and shook his head and said helplessly.

"Captain, according to the intelligence we have, the situation on the front line is not optimistic."

"The U.S. military is well aware of our weaknesses, has increased its bombing intensity, and has indiscriminately bombed our supply lines."

"In addition, we have just reached the [-]th parallel, and the battle line is too long, so the logistics and supplies can't keep up."

Mei Sheng sighed and said slowly.

"According to this situation, Shiji can either launch a strategic counterattack, severely hit the main force of the US military, and bring the war into a stalemate, waiting for the follow-up troops and supplies to catch up."

"Either... we can only abandon Seoul, retreat backwards, reduce logistical pressure, and reorganize the army to fight again."

Wu Qianli held his chin and thought for a moment.

"Captain, we finally conquered Seoul at the expense of countless comrades!"

"If we just give up like this, won't the blood of those comrades be shed in vain?"

Yu Congrong was a little anxious and said quickly.

"The great man once said that you don't have to worry about the gains and losses of a city or a pool. The main thing should be to destroy the enemy's effective strength."

"People live in the city, but people die and the city dies."

"Retreating is actually the safest way. It depends on Shiji's choice."

Mei Sheng glanced at Yu Congrong and said very calmly.

"Shiji will definitely choose the first option."

Wu Qianli looked at the battle map and said firmly.

"Commander, the strategic counterattack is extremely risky. It would be great if it succeeds, but if it fails miserably, our army will suffer a devastating blow."

Mei Sheng looked at Wu Qianli with some surprise and said.

"The military is an extension of politics and ultimately serves politics."

"The instructions from above are to talk while fighting, and to use fighting to promote talks. If we abandon Seoul and show weakness, the country will become passive diplomatically, and the Soviet side may even reduce its aid."

"So, we must fight this battle and remain undefeated."

Wu Qianli smiled helplessly and said.

Historically, the Fourth Battle was fought very fiercely.In particular, the Battle of Topying-ri was the first disastrous defeat of the Volunteer Army in the Korean battlefield.

The battle in Topingli gathered four main divisions from three armies, more than 3 men, in an effort to encircle and annihilate the U.S. reinforcements battalion and a French battalion in Topingli, plus an artillery squadron and a tank squadron, a total of 4 men. .

But Tuipingli could not be captured for a long time, and the eight regiments that participated in the direct attack suffered more than 5000 casualties.

Only the three regiments of the 40th Army that participated in the attack suffered 1830 casualties, and almost all the officers and soldiers of the 359rd Battalion of the 3th Regiment were killed.

Battalion Commander Niu Zhenhou refused to leave the position littered with the corpses of his soldiers during the retreat, and was eventually dragged down.

When Meng Zhuohua, the commander of the 357th Regiment, reported the casualties of the soldiers to his superiors, he burst into tears due to extreme pain.

Relatively speaking, the US military's casualties were much smaller, with only a few hundred killed.This is the difference between human sea tactics and fire sea tactics.

This battle had a great impact on the strategies and tactics of the Volunteer Army, and also had a great impact on the psychology and morale of the commanders and soldiers of both armies.

The Battle of Topyeong-ri was a turning point in the Korean War.

After that, the U.S. military no longer feared that the volunteers would be interspersed and divided, and no longer retreated as soon as they saw the volunteers interspersed. Instead, they began to dare to build a ring defense for defense.

Usually, as long as the US military survives the night, it can break through under air cover during the day.

"Now that I have come to this world, I will never let the tragedy of the Battle of Topying-ri happen again!"

Wu Qianli clenched his fists and secretly made up his mind.

"Report to the head of the group, there is an urgent call from Shisi!"

At this time, a staff officer hurried to the door and shouted loudly.

"give me!"

Upon hearing this, Wu Qianli quickly took the telegram and took a closer look.

"The Seventh Regiment immediately mobilized and stood ready at the frontline position near the south bank of the Han River, ready to fight at any time!"

　I checked the information for a long time before I figured out what to write next. If it was harmonious, I would be so angry.
　　
　
(End of this chapter)