Join the top ace army at the beginning of the War to Resist US Aggression and Aid Korea

Chapter 36: Taking Seoul, the US Army Retreating, He Daming's Worries

At this time, the British Green Tiger Regiment stationed in Bugak had not yet realized that they were about to encounter the most powerful team on the battlefield between North and South Korea.

Soon, the 358th Regiment, which was ready for action, took the lead in launching an attack on the British Green Tiger Regiment in Buguli.

This sudden attack caught the British army off guard, but an ace is an ace after all. Soon under the command of Captain John, the British troops of the Green Tiger Regiment began to launch an effective counterattack relying on the terrain.

Chu Yun, who was watching the battle at the front line, saw the British army's response and couldn't help but secretly admire the talent of the commander of the Green Tiger Regiment. You know, if it were the South Korean army, it would have already begun to collapse.

However, he had made a promise with the deputy division commander He Daming that only victory and not failure were allowed, so he ordered his three battalions to intensify their offensive posture.

While the 359th Regiment was attracting enemy fire, Li Ling of the 358th Regiment went around to the back of Buguri and launched a fierce attack from there.

Originally, the British Green Tiger Regiment was struggling to cope with the 358th Regiment, and when it was ambushed by the 359th Regiment, it was unable to withstand the attack for a while.

John, the leader of the Green Tiger Regiment, had no other choice but to use his tanks to cover the front line of the 358th Regiment and try to allow the entire Green Tiger Regiment to retreat southward.

But he underestimated the determination to win and the belief of the volunteer soldiers of the 358th Regiment.

I saw these Xiafei tanks just rushed into the defense line of the 358th Regiment.

The volunteer soldiers of the demolition squad, holding blasting tubes, fearlessly rushed towards the British tanks. Even though they were hit by several bullets, they did not stop and shouted: "Long live the volunteers, down with the American imperialists!"

They rushed straight towards the tracks of the British tanks. With loud explosions, these British tanks that served as the breakout force were completely blown down.

Without the tanks leading the charge, the British Green Tiger Regiment's plan to break out completely failed.

Finally, under the joint attack of the 358th and 359th Regiments, the British Army's ace unit, the Green Tiger Regiment, was completely defeated, the regiment commander John was captured alive, most of the British troops were killed, and the rest were all captured by the volunteers.

However, in this siege, the 358th Regiment suffered heavy casualties, with nearly one-third of its men lost. This made He Daming, the former commander of the 358th Regiment, extremely sad, as these were all his former brothers.

With the defeat of the British Army's ace unit, the Green Tigers, the entire Bugoli fell completely into the hands of the 120th Division. If the South Korean and American troops retreating from the second line of defense in the north wanted to continue retreating south, they had to first get through the 2th and 120th Regiments of the 358th Division guarding here.

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As the Volunteer Army gained momentum on various battlefields north of Seoul, the entire US-China Joint Forces' defense line north of Seoul completely collapsed.

After hearing the battle report from the front, the commander-in-chief of the United States Army, Mike Ash, was so angry that he threw his pipe away and couldn't help cursing: "Are these guys on the front line all good-for-nothings? How come we lost again and let the Volunteer Army break through again? If this continues, are we going back to the early days of the North-South Korean war?"

He immediately contacted Matthew, the commander of the 8th Army, by phone.

The call was connected, and Matthew's voice came from the other end.

"Commander-in-Chief, what can I do for you?"

Mike Ash: "Matthew, what are you doing? You just took over as the commander of the 8th Army and you suffered a defeat. Seoul is going to be lost, do you know? Seoul is lost, do you know what it means?"

Faced with Mike Ash's questioning on the other end of the phone, Matthew, the front-line commander, did not take it seriously. He immediately explained to him and stated his combat intentions.

The more Mike Ash listened, the more interesting he found it, and the more at ease he felt.

"Okay, Matthew, let's follow your plan. Hehe, you are worthy of being a graduate of West Point Military Academy. You are quite capable."

After the call was hung up, Mike Ash felt a lot more relieved.

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In order to cooperate with the combat plan of Matthew, commander of the US 8th Army, Mike Ash finally made the decision to abandon Seoul. It should be noted that this was a very helpless decision.

At this time, Li Chengwan, representing the South Korean government forces, also cooperated sincerely with the US Joint Forces and continued to retreat southward.

In order not to give the Chinese People's Volunteer Army and the North Korean People's Army any advantage, the US-led coalition forces set fire to Seoul before leaving, burning some supplies and major facilities.

Due to the defeat of the US Joint Forces, the Volunteer Army successfully captured Seoul at 1 pm on January 4, capturing this large city with a long history in the entire North and South Korean battlefield.

However, after taking Seoul, the volunteer army did not satisfy with this fruitful result. Instead, they continued to pursue the fleeing US Joint Forces southward.

By this time it was already January 1th, and the Volunteer Army had gradually recaptured the important port city of Incheon. In just eight days, they had advanced the entire front line by nearly 8 kilometers and successfully crossed the 8th parallel.

At this time, the 40th Army had successfully captured Suwon City. That night, a combat meeting was held at the military headquarters. All cadres at the deputy division level and above attended the meeting, and He Daming was naturally among them.

The basic content of the meeting was to discuss the plan of taking advantage of this momentum to continue pursuing the US Joint Forces southward.

At the meeting, Army Commander Wen Cheng spoke first.

"Everyone, this time our volunteer army units performed very well. Not only did we capture Seoul, an important city in South Korea, but our army has also successfully captured Suwon.

I think we should take this opportunity to continue to expand our victory, advance to the Pyeongtaek area in the south, and directly force the US Joint Forces back to the Busan area and completely defeat them. "

Wen Cheng's words aroused the support of the commanders and political commissars of the 118th and 119th Divisions. They all clamored to continue to expand the results of the battle and expressed that their troops were willing to take the main attack.

At this time, He Daming, the deputy commander of the 120th Division, was not happy at all, because he felt that they had fought too smoothly this time.

The situation was a little different from the previous two battles. In the previous two battles, the US military, on the one hand, underestimated the Volunteer Army, and on the other hand, did not know the strength of the Volunteer Army, so it suffered two major losses in succession.

In this third battle, he could clearly feel that the U.S. military seemed to be intentionally or unintentionally tempting their volunteers to go deeper, which was not a good sign.

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