Siheyuan: Back to 50 years ago, Shazhu joined the army

Because this time the US military learned to play to its strengths and avoid its weaknesses, making full use of its mechanized response capabilities, powerful logistical output and air fire support on call to deal with the attacks of the Volunteer Army and the North Korean People's Army. They didn't fight you head-on, but played a war of attrition with you, taking advantage of the Volunteer Army's weak logistical supply.

This also shattered the Volunteer Army's plan to defeat the main force of the US Joint Forces in one fell swoop.

The two sides directly entered into a protracted war. At this time, the Volunteer Army Command was deeply aware that the US Joint Forces were an extremely tough nut to crack. After mobilizing three corps of hundreds of thousands of troops, they only achieved the result of killing 20,000 to 30,000 enemy troops. This was not what the Volunteer Army Command wanted to see.

To this end, the Volunteer Army Command directly adjusted its combat plan and no longer confronted the US Joint Forces on the western front head-on. Instead, it turned around and mobilized troops to directly attack the South Korean troops in the eastern defense area.

Because the South Korean army is far inferior to the US Joint Forces in terms of combat equipment and combat capabilities.

Afterwards, the three corps immediately turned their guns around and launched a large-scale attack directly towards the eastern defense line guarded by the South Korean army, which turned out to be weaklings on the battlefield.

In just one day, the Volunteer Army defeated all of them and the eastern defense line was completely lost.

This news made the US military commander Qiwei Lee furious, but no matter how angry he was, after all, it was the South Korean army that made the mistake, and the United Nations forces did not choose to stand by and watch them die.

Subsequently, in order to respond to the loss of South Korean positions on the eastern front, the US Joint Forces immediately dispatched four armies with nearly 4 divisions to launch a full-scale counterattack. The mixed task force composed of motorized infantry and armored tanks served as the vanguard, and under the cover of the US Air Force, the troops were directly divided into three routes.

The roads from Seoul to Yeoncheon, from Chuncheon to Hwacheon, and from Hongcheon to Linji all advanced northward.

At this time, the Chinese People's Volunteer Army and the North Korean People's Army, due to the lack of intelligence and effective reconnaissance means, did not discover the rapid counterattack of the United Nations Forces and their combat intentions in the first time. When they discovered it, it was too late for large-scale transfer and defense.

Some troops had not even entered the defense circle, which led to multiple defensive loopholes in the volunteer army troops on the entire eastern front.

The advance team sent by Van Fleet, commander of the 8th Army of the United Nations, seized this opportunity and directly used tactical penetration and strong mobility to separate all the volunteer army units.

The isolated 27th Army exchanged fire with the attacking US 2nd Division and 178th Airborne Regiment, as well as the South Korean th Division on the Lindi Highway, and the two sides fought fiercely.

The commander of the 27th Army, with his outstanding command and dispatch, blocked the enemy on the Lindi Highway and quickly covered the main force's retreat to the rear.

The 63rd Army discovered the movements of the U.S. troops at the first opportunity, and in order to prevent being surrounded by the U.S. troops, it chose to retreat directly.

As for the 60th Army, because its position was too far forward, it was surrounded by the US 7th Division, the 1st Marine Division and the South Korean 6th Division in the area on both sides of the Han River north of the river.

After a night of fierce fighting by the 60th Army, the three main divisions under their command finally carried out sniping in batches in order to respond to the US military's attack.

The 60th Division under the 179th Army was stationed in Shicangli, the 181st Division was stationed in the Mapingli area, and the 180th Division was stationed in the Jiade Mountain area.

In the early morning of May 5, the US Joint Forces mobilized firepower to besiege Shicangli where the 26th Division was located, and Mapingli where the 179st Division was located.

Due to the large gap in strength between the two sides, the US 7th Division quickly captured Mapingli, the US 24th Division directly captured Shicangli, and the South Korean 60th Division occupied Jiguanshan and directly surrounded the 180th Division under the th Army.

At this time, the 38th Army, led by Commander Liang Xingchu, had rushed to Huachuan and built the first line of defense there. The 60th and 179st Divisions of the 181th Army, which had just suffered a defeat, also directly joined the 38th Army that came to support them.

The commander of the 60th Army, Weijie, went straight to Liang Xingchu of the 38th Army.

"Commander Liang, this time you must help me rescue the 180th Division no matter what."

Liang Xingchu was quite surprised to hear Weijie's words, and immediately asked him,

"Captain Wei, what do you mean by that? What do you mean by we must rescue them? I will definitely rescue them if I can. If I can't, what can I do? Are you going to let my brothers in the 38th Army die?"

Weijie was obviously startled when he heard Liang Xingchu's words. Then he cried and begged Liang Xingchu.

"Liang, I know my request is excessive, but I beg you to save them. The 180th Division is made up of the sons of my 60th Army and is also a good seedling for our Volunteer Army. I don't want to see them trapped in the enemy's encirclement and captured by the enemy."

When Liang Xingchu saw Weijie, who was known as an iron man, showing this attitude, he immediately comforted him.

"Captain Wei, please don't be like this. The order given to me by the headquarters this time is to rescue your 60th Army. I will do my best to rescue your 180th Division."

When Weijie saw Liang Xingchu agreed, he immediately showed a happy smile. Then the two of them shared the topographic map of the area and the currently known intelligence. All cadres above the division level participated in this temporary combat seminar.

At the meeting, the main cadres at the division level and above of the 38th Army and the 60th Army held an intense discussion, focusing on how to rescue the 180th Division which was trapped in the encirclement.

According to the news from the 180th Division's radio station, the entire 180th Division was now trapped in the area around Mount Jiade, surrounded on all sides by various combat divisions of the U.S. Joint Forces. The U.S. military was not in a hurry to attack at this time and directly cut off the water source and supply.

Within two days, the entire 180th Division will collapse due to lack of water. Currently, the situation of the 180th Division is already quite bleak, as it has repelled three enemy attacks in a row.

At the meeting, the commander of the 60th Army, Vijay, put forward his own operational concept.

"Everyone, I think we should have the 38th and 112th Divisions of the 113th Army cooperate with the 60th and 179st Divisions of our 181th Army. A total of four divisions should retake Mapingli, which was occupied by the 7th Division of the US Army, and Shicangli, which was occupied by the 24th Division of the US Army. As long as we take these two places, the escape route of the 180th Division to the north will be opened."