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Then He Daming continued the topic that he had not finished talking about.

"Commander, and all the other leaders, the current situation of our volunteer army on the eastern front is not optimistic.

Because of the previous battle of Chipyong-ni, our volunteer army on the eastern front did not take the area immediately, which gave the US Joint Forces enough time to adjust their defenses.

As you can see, the U.S. 9th Army has already established a corresponding defense line in the Wonju area.

It is now difficult for our volunteer troops on the eastern front to launch surprise attacks on the Lizhou and Wonzhou areas, and the advantages we had previously gained in Hengcheng have also disappeared.

At present, there is only one option available to our Eastern Front Army, and that is to retreat northward in full.

We must retreat to the "38th Parallel" area and build a new defensive line there before the US Joint Forces launch a full-scale attack on our volunteer army on the eastern front.

When Army Commander Wen Cheng heard what He Daming said, he took a deep breath and asked, "Deputy Division Commander He, according to what you said, then our previous third battle was in vain, and these lands along the 3th parallel were occupied in vain? Are we just going to give them back to the US Joint Forces? I'm afraid that's not appropriate."

In response to what Commander Wen Cheng said, He Daming expressed his own opinion.

"Commander, it's not that we want to give up, but we have to give up. You can see that the area south of the 8th Parallel is almost entirely plains, which are easy to attack but difficult to defend, and are very suitable for large-scale armored group operations.

At present, our army has no other effective anti-tank equipment except explosive packs and blasting tubes.

In addition, our army has a very fatal weakness, that is, it does not have air superiority, and the enemy's military aircraft can act recklessly in the air above our army.

In addition, since there are no shelters in the plains, our every move is exposed to the eyes of the US coalition forces. The US coalition forces have trucks, and we can only rely on our legs. This alone is already incomparable, so it’s not that we don’t want to retreat, but we have to retreat. ”

After hearing He Daming's detailed explanation, Army Commander Wen Cheng changed his mind and agreed with him.

"Okay, I see."

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After the military meeting, Army Commander Wen Cheng immediately contacted Cheng Hua, the commander of the temporary command of the Volunteer Army on the Eastern Front, via walkie-talkie.

After the call was connected, the voice of the operator came from the other end of the line.

"This is the temporary headquarters of the Volunteer Army on the Eastern Front. Where are you from?"

Wen Cheng: "I am Wen Cheng from the 40th Army. Please help me take over the command."

The operator on the other end of the phone: "Okay, Commander Wen, please wait a moment."

One minute later, Cheng Hua's voice came from the other end of the phone.

"Commander Wen, what's wrong? Has something changed on the front line?"

In response to the inquiry from Commander Cheng Hua on the other end of the phone, Wen Cheng immediately reported to Cheng Hua everything that He Daming had said during the previous military meeting.

Cheng Hua on the other end of the phone was surprised after hearing Wen Cheng's narration, and immediately asked, "General Wen, how come your statement coincides with what Zhisi said?

Zhisi just gave me a new round of combat orders, but I didn't expect you to take the initiative to tell me about this matter. Where did you get this information?"

Wen Cheng saw that Cheng Hua on the other end of the phone had misunderstood and thought that he had reported to a higher level, so he quickly explained.

"Commander, I have not contacted Youzhisi. These are all conjectures and assumptions of He Daming, the deputy commander of our 120th Division."

Cheng Hua on the other end of the phone was even more surprised when he heard the news. He couldn't help but think to himself: Is this He Daming a worm in Zhisi's stomach? He can actually guess their thoughts and plans?

However, he was instructing Wen Cheng on the other end of the phone.

"Commander Wen, it seems that Comrade He Daming, the deputy commander of your 120th Division, and the commander of the Zhisi have the same idea.

The latest combat order issued by the Volunteer Army Headquarters is to have the entire Eastern Front Volunteer Army withdraw from the Eastern Front battlefield in an orderly and proactive manner, move towards the 38th Parallel with all their strength, shrink their positions, and reorganize a new line of defense on the 38th Parallel.

In addition, your unit is currently located in the north of Yuanzhou. I order your unit to take on the task of covering the entire Eastern Front Volunteer Army and to ensure the orderly evacuation of all units of the Eastern Front Volunteer Army. Is there any problem?"

When Wen Cheng heard Cheng Hua's order, he immediately said, "Okay, Commander, don't worry, I know what to do."

Soon, the order to retreat northward issued by the Volunteer Army Headquarters was passed on to various volunteer army units on the eastern front.

All the volunteer troops on the eastern front began to retreat in an orderly manner to the north of the "38th Line" area, moving towards Hongcheon, while the 40th Army in the Wonju area took on the defensive mission to cover the orderly withdrawal of the various volunteer troops on the eastern front from the battlefield.

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After the failure of the Dipingli siege, Cheng Hua, the commander of the Volunteer Army on the eastern front, made a self-criticism to the Volunteer Headquarters.

He believes that there are three fundamental reasons for this failure.

First, he did not know the total strength of the U.S. troops in the Dipingli area and the configuration of their weapons and equipment. He blindly adopted some basic information from the reconnaissance company and asserted that the troops in Dipingli were insufficient. This was an extremely inaccurate statement.

The second was that the operations were too chaotic. He let the 42nd Army command different divisions to fight in a mixed manner. Not only did they lack communication capabilities, but they also lacked unified coordination and organizational capabilities. They were completely fighting on their own, which resulted in the serious consequence of 1+1 being less than 2.

Another point is that when attacking Dipingli, a 42nd Artillery Regiment was originally equipped to provide fire support, but due to interference and bombing by US military aircraft, it did not reach Dipingli as planned.

This resulted in the Volunteer Army having no heavy firepower support when participating in the Dipingli siege, which increased the difficulty of the attack.

Of course, the biggest reason is that the volunteer army on the Eastern Front did not have air superiority, and every attack could only be fought in the dark at night.

This brought certain difficulties to the entire combat operation, coupled with severe logistical supply problems. Therefore, considering the above conditions, the failure of the Volunteer Army on the Eastern Front in the Battle of Dipingli is understandable.

Of course, what he regretted most was not adopting He Daming's suggestion at the combat meeting.

If we had followed He Daming's advice and deployed three to four divisions to encircle and suppress the enemy, we might have been able to capture Diping directly and change the current embarrassing situation.

Unfortunately, it is priceless to have known it earlier. Now that the war is over, what he has to consider is the issue of subsequent retreat.

However, he felt that he should talk to He Daming alone when he had the chance, as this guy had a unique strategic vision.

As the volunteers on the eastern front gradually withdrew, the 50th Army and the 38th Army on the south bank of the Han River on the western front also began to withdraw to the north bank of the Han River.

The first phase of the fourth campaign to resist U.S. aggression and aid Korea was declared over.