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The 358th Regiment led by Chu Yun is worthy of being the ace main force regiment of the 120th Division.

In just less than an hour, the 358th Regiment successfully captured the artillery position on the unnamed hill two kilometers behind the Bainiu Hill.

In this operation, the 358th Regiment killed more than 299 South Korean soldiers, captured more than 200, and seized dozens of howitzers.

Chu Yun then quickly commanded the artillery company in the regiment to operate these 155mm caliber howitzers to turn the muzzles and prepare to bombard the South Korean 9th Division on Bainiu Hill.

And 40 minutes ago, the 359th Regiment, led by its commander Li Ling, and its three battalions formed a V-shaped attack towards the rear of Bainiu Hill.

At this time, there were only two companies of the South Korean 9th Division stationed in the rear position of Bainiu Hill. Faced with the three battalions of the 359th Regiment, they were caught in a bitter battle for a while.

At this time, at the temporary regiment command post of the South Korean 9th Division on Bainiu Hill, the commander of the 1st Regiment, Kim Dae-chuan, and the commander of the 2nd Regiment, Lee Sung-jae, were discussing countermeasures.

"Captain Li, what should we do? These volunteers are really like mad dogs. Three more battalions of troops have appeared behind our army.

At present, there are only two companies of our army stationed behind Bainiu Heights, and we definitely cannot hold the position with such a small number of troops.

In my opinion, why not just transfer two battalions from the front to assist in the defense."

Li Chengzai smiled bitterly when he heard Jin Dachuan's battle suggestion.

"Captain Jin, I'm afraid it will be difficult to deploy troops there given the current situation.

As you can see, there are a total of 9 battalions attacking us fiercely right in front of our Bainiu Hill.

We only have five battalions here to hold on. If we send two battalions over now, I'm afraid that it will lead to insufficient manpower at the front, weakening the defense line and allowing the enemy to break through our frontier positions."

When Jin Dachuan heard what Li Chengzai said, he shook his head helplessly. He knew that what he said was true, but the current war situation was urgent and he could only argue with reason.

"Captain Li, your suggestion is certainly correct, but if we don't immediately transfer two battalions to guard the south side of Bainiu Hill.

That would mean that the southern defense line would be handed over to the Volunteer Army. When the Volunteer Army attacked from both the north and the south, our army would surely be defeated and we would certainly not be able to hold the Bainiu Heights.

Although dividing the troops now is not a good idea, it is also a helpless move and we have no choice but to do so. "

The head of the Second Regiment, Li Chengzai, naturally understood that what Jin Dachuan said was true. After some thought, he sighed.

"Okay, Captain Jin, I'll listen to you. I'll immediately transfer the third and fourth battalions over there and let you command them to guard the south of Bainiu Highlands."

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After the temporary meeting, Kim Dae-chuan, commander of the 9st Regiment of the 1th Division of South Korea, immediately dispatched soldiers from the rd and th Battalions and rushed to the south of Bainiu Heights.

The 359th Regiment, which was about to rush to the south of Bainiu Hill, was restricted in its offensive due to the fire suppression of the 3rd and 4th Battalions that arrived later.

At this time, Xu Shijie, the commander of the 119th Division located north of Bainiu Hill, keenly discovered that the enemy's defense line north of Bainiu Hill seemed to have loosened slightly.

He realized that the South Korean troops in the north must have split up, and it seemed that the 120th Division led by He Daming was already in the south of Bainiu Heights.

To this end, he immediately ordered the entire division to increase the intensity of the attack. The volunteer soldiers of the 119th Division were like chickens with blood, and launched a more fierce attack without fear of death.

This doubled the pressure on the three battalions of the South Korean 9th Division stationed in the north.

He Daming, who was behind Bainiu Heights, stood on the commanding heights, holding a telescope, observing the combat movements on the front line.

When he found that Li Ling's 359th Regiment was trapped by the enemy on the mountainside, his brows were furrowed, for he knew that this battle must be resolved quickly.

He immediately called the 360th Regiment and asked the three battalions under its command to continue fighting and capture the Bainiu Hill as quickly as possible.

At this time, after the 358th Regiment captured the artillery position on the nameless hill, it immediately turned its guns and operated the howitzers to fire towards the south of the Bainiu Hill.

At this time, the soldiers of the South Korean 9th Division never dreamed that one day they would have to endure the bombardment of their own artillery positions.

With the roar of these howitzers on the artillery positions of the 358th Regiment, the South Korean troops south of Bainiu Hill soon suffered heavy casualties.

Taking advantage of the heavy fire suppression, Li Ling, commander of the 359th Regiment, successfully broke through the firepower network of two battalions under the South Korean 9th Division, and successfully climbed onto the Bainiu Heights at 6 pm on the 1th.

After breaking through the defense line on the south side of Bainiu Hill, the entire 359th Regiment pushed forward like a whirlwind and reached the center of Bainiu Hill.

When the news of the fall of the southern part of Bainiu Hill reached the ears of other troops of the South Korean 9th Division fighting in the north, the morale of the troops was greatly disrupted and their combat effectiveness was reduced to only one tenth of what it was.

The 119th Division also took the opportunity to attack the north side of Bainiu Hill. Under the pincer attack from the north and south by the 119th and 120th Divisions, Bainiu Hill fell into the hands of the Volunteer Army.

The two regiments of the South Korean 9th Division stationed here were completely wiped out, the commander of the 1nd regiment, Li Chengzai, was killed, and the commander of the st regiment, Jin Dachuan, was captured.

At this time, 15 kilometers behind Bainiu Hill, the commander of the South Korean th Division, Kim Jong-wu, and the chief of staff, Park Jung-xi, were leading the rd Regiment to rush to Bainiu Hill for support.

But as luck would have it, they were stopped by Zheng Yue's troops from the 118th Division.

The two sides engaged in a brief exchange of fire, and without any surprise, the 9rd Regiment of the 3th Division of South Korea was completely defeated at the cost of more than 500 soldiers' lives.

At this time, South Korean 9th Division Commander Kim Jong-wu and Chief of Staff Park Jung-seok led the remaining two battalions and fled rapidly towards Seoul.

On the way to escape, Jin Zhongwu spoke his true feelings to Park Zhengxi who was also in a state of embarrassment.

"Staff Officer Park, it seems that there is a capable person in the 40th Army. He was able to see through our army's intentions so early. Especially his operation was so perfect.

I guess our White Bull Highlands must have fallen by now."

When Chief of Staff Park Jung-seo heard what Kim Jong-wu said, he looked at him with a complicated expression.

“Commander, it’s not an estimate, it’s already fallen.

Because just now I sent a messenger to contact the 1st and 2nd Regiments on Bainiu Hill, but did not receive any response, which means that Bainiu Hill has now fallen into the hands of the Volunteer Army.

I really didn't expect that the 40th Army is more terrifying than I imagined. Compared with the 42nd Army that we fought before, the combat effectiveness and strategy of the two are very different. I really don't know what kind of people their commanders are like.

It was truly a well-planned plan. According to my calculations, the enemy must have seen through the fact that our army was short of manpower and launched the battle in advance. They also anticipated that our army would send reinforcements and placed a division of troops on the route that the reinforcements had to take.

Let alone our 9th Division, even if Seoul sent an army over, I don’t think they would be able to defend Bainiu Mountain.”

When Jin Zhongwu heard what Park Zhengxi said, his eyes flickered and he sighed softly.

"Hey, Chief of Staff Park, forget it, don't think too much. Let's go back to Seoul first and reconsider the plan later. However, we must win back next time after this failure."

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