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This made He Yuzhu realize that the U.S. military may have anticipated the Volunteer Army's next move and was preparing to occupy Yingfeng Mountain first. If this place was occupied by the U.S. military, it would mean that the 180th Division would be completely trapped and would have almost no chance of turning the tables.

When he thought of this, he immediately found his division commander Jiang Chao and reported the situation.

"Commander, it's bad. American troops have appeared at the foot of the mountain. We must occupy the advantageous terrain before they capture Yingfeng Mountain."

After hearing what He Yuzhu said, Jiang Chao immediately took out his binoculars and observed carefully. After confirming that what he said was correct, he immediately ordered the 338th and 337th Regiments to quickly occupy advantageous terrain and ambush the US troops at the foot of the mountain.

After receiving the escape order from the 180th Army radio station, the 60th Division, which was besieged on Jiade Mountain, was commanded by its commander Zheng Degui to break out in the direction of Yingfeng Mountain.

The 113th and 180th Divisions simultaneously engaged nearby U.S. troops.

Fortunately, the 113th Division acted quickly and occupied the advantageous terrain first, and used the high-pressure strategy to directly thwart the US military's plan to occupy Yingfeng Mountain.

The 180th Division also burst out with amazing combat power and directly broke through the encirclement of the US military. They all evacuated to Yingfeng Mountain and met the 113th Division that was there to support them.

Zheng Degui, who was covered in dust, immediately found the commander of the 113th Division, Jiang Chao. Without having time to communicate with each other, they commanded the troops to retreat to the rear in an orderly manner.

When the U.S. 8th Army saw that the fat meat in its hands was about to fly away, it immediately mobilized the U.S. 7th Division and the U.S. 24th Division to encircle and intercept the 113th Division and the 180th Division. However, the 112th Division had already ambushed in the mountains and was waiting for the opportunity, which made the U.S. military's interception operation useless.

Subsequently, the 113th Division and the 160th Division withdrew from Yingfeng Mountain under the cover of the 112th Division. Finally, all personnel withdrew from the US military encirclement and returned to Hwacheon safely.

When the commander of the 60th Army, Weijie, saw the members of the 180th Division who had escaped death, he burst into tears and hugged the commander of the 180th Division, Zheng Degui.

After a brief rest in Huachuan, the 38th and 60th Armies withdrew directly to the north of the "38th Parallel" for fear of being surrounded by the US Joint Forces again.

This time the 38th Army perfectly rescued the 60th Army. The 180th Division was originally in the process of being organized, but with the support of the 38th Army, it only lost more than 2000 people. Such losses are still within an acceptable range.

However, just as the 38th and 60th Armies were preparing to retreat, they received the latest telegram from the Volunteer Army Headquarters, ordering them to go directly to Cheorwon to support the 63rd Army.

So they changed their retreat direction and headed towards Cheorwon.

Speaking of Iron Triangle, it is the logistics supply hub of the Volunteer Army. A large amount of strategic materials are stored in it. Moreover, this location is extremely close to the Volunteer Army headquarters. It can be said to be the heart of the Volunteer Army.

If Cheorwon fell into the hands of the US military, it would mean that hundreds of thousands of frontline troops would become wild children without parents to take care of them.

Therefore, there must be absolutely no room for error.

Lee Chi-wei, commander-in-chief of the US Joint Forces, also saw the importance of the Iron Triangle's location and immediately ordered the 8th Army commander Van Fleet to mobilize a large number of armored and mechanized forces, totaling more than 5 people, and deployed 1500 artillery pieces of various types and 350 M46 tanks. With the fire support of the US Air Force, they pierced Iron Triangle like a sharp sword.

Currently, only the 63rd Army that broke through the encirclement is stationed in Cheorwon. Due to the heavy losses during the previous breakout, the total number of troops in the 63rd Army is less than 2, and they are also carrying wounded soldiers, and they are short of ammunition and weapons.

They had been holding on to Cheorwon since May 5. The Volunteer Army Command issued a death order to the 21rd Army, requiring it to hold on for at least half a month so that other corps would have time to send troops to provide support.

After only five days of holding out, the 63rd Army suffered heavy losses, with more than half of its personnel lost. Now there are only less than 1 volunteer soldiers still struggling to hold on.

It seemed like it was about to be lost, but fortunately the 38th and 60th Armies, which were the closest, were marching towards here quickly.

With the cooperation of the 38th and 60th Armies, the Volunteer Army launched a two-pronged attack.

The American Joint Forces, attacked from all sides, were caught off guard. Commander Van Fleet never dreamed that at this point in time, there would be volunteer troops available to reinforce Cheorwon.

After the 38th and 60th Armies joined, the 63rd Army, which was originally at a disadvantage, quickly turned the situation around.

In this battle, the soldiers of the three armed forces directly killed nearly 1 U.S. coalition troops, but they also suffered heavy casualties, losing nearly 2 people.

The casualty ratio was close to 1:2, and they were the defending side.

The enemy commander Van Fleet saw that with the addition of two armies, the Iron Triangle, which he was determined to capture, had become as solid as an iron barrel. He had no choice but to give up this strategic goal and all his troops began to retreat in an orderly manner.

The Battle of Iron Triangle ended with the withdrawal of the US military.

Next, the Volunteer Army and the US Joint Forces fought against each other, but they were evenly matched and there was no absolute advantage or disadvantage.

On June 6, the Chinese Volunteer Army and the North Korean People's Army finally blocked the US Joint Forces in Golangpuli, Cheorwon and other places near the "10th Parallel".

Afterwards, both sides entered a short period of rest and recuperation, and the Fifth Campaign to Resist U.S. Aggression and Aid Korea officially ended.

However, the final outcome was extremely unsatisfactory for both sides, as the US-led coalition forces' attempt to establish a new line of defense in the heart of North Korea was thwarted.

The Volunteer Army suffered heavy casualties due to insufficient preparation time, blind aggressiveness, and excessive strategic depth.

Both sides also entered into a short rest period in tacit understanding, and no large-scale battles were carried out. They were mainly positional offensive and defensive battles involving small units.

As for He Yuzhu, who performed outstandingly in the fifth battle, after the army commander Liang Xingchu directly reported his military achievements, he was awarded the first-class individual merit and the second-class collective merit. He was promoted again and was directly promoted to the company commander of the guard company. As for his former superior Liu Fusheng, he was transferred to the artillery battalion as deputy battalion commander.