Chapter 40: The Worst Incident of the Fiftieth Army!
The battle in Gwacheon lasted for more than ten days, and after more than ten days of fierce fighting, the enemy and us fought back and forth around several hills, and the losses on both sides were extremely heavy. Pen & Fun & Pavilion www.biquge.info
Every day of the battle is extremely fierce, but the second-line position of the 50th Army is still immovable, now they have held on for nearly a month, the US army has lost thousands of soldiers, and the loss of the 50th Army has reached more than 6,000 people, it can be said that the battle for the south bank of the Han River has been carried out to an extremely tragic moment, and now the 112th Division has also been connected with the US army, which also means that the all-out war on the south bank of the Han River has begun!
We have confirmed everything from whether we can fight or not to whether we can defend it, we can fight and we can defend it! The bloody battle of the 50th Army on the Han River for more than a month is the best illustration.
But they are now also facing new problems, not only the lack of food and clothing on the south bank of the Han River, nor the shortage of food and ammunition, but that spring is coming, and the Han River is already facing the danger of thawing!
The thaw of the Han River means that the 50th Army and the 38th Army may be cut off at any time! Once the frozen Han River thaws and the bridge is blown up, it will be difficult for them to cross the river, and at that time they will really fall into a battle to the death, so the problem now is not only to defend their positions on the south bank of the Han River, but also to be ready to retreat and defend at any time!
On this day, the headquarters of the 50th Army also held a meeting to discuss countermeasures!
"Comrades, the current situation is like this, Zhiji orders us to keep an eye on the situation on the Han River at all times, so that our whole army can retreat!" Cai Zhengguo introduced.
"The current situation is also very complicated, the superiors did not order us to retreat, so it is particularly important to grasp the timing, and there is also the fact that the US military has obviously attempted to strengthen the offensive these days, after all, we have been blocking them here for a month, and the US army is also in a hurry!" Zhao Jianying said.
"In the frontal offensive, we can also shrink our positions and garrison the main defensive zone! The most critical bridge on the Han River, once the river thaws and the bridge is bombed, it will be difficult for us to retreat! Xu Wenlie said.
"I don't think the U.S. military will blow up the Han River Bridge!" Lu Hai said.
"Why?" Zeng Zesheng asked.
"The thawing of the Han River is not only our side, the US military is also worried about the thaw of the Han River, so that they will not have many tools to cross the Han River, and it will be difficult for their heavy equipment to pass through the Han River, but they are worried that we will blow up the Han River Bridge in order to prevent them from crossing, so how will their tanks pass?" Lu Hai analyzed.
"But all our troops are here, and the U.S. military may be in a hurry at any time, after all, it is the strength of an army and a division, and if they are mad and blow up the Han River Bridge to encircle and annihilate us, it will also be a trouble, so we should be prepared in both directions!" Lu Hai said.
"What preparation?" Zeng Zesheng asked.
"It's very simple, that is, on the one hand, we strive for the instructions of the Shiji to shrink the defensive position, on the other hand, we let our weaker combat forces withdraw from the Han River one after another to build defensive positions on the north bank of the Han River, once the Han River thaws, to ensure that most of our large forces retreat past, and we continue to leave elite forces to block and continue to delay time, in this way, we can not only ensure our vital forces and the possibility of continuing to block, but also delay the US army and cover you to build positions, Also, the flank positions of the 112th Division will not be exposed! Back then, we had enough of Tang Enbo's suffering, and we absolutely couldn't let the 112th Division suffer from the enemy because of our own retreat! Lu Hai said.
"We will report this point to the Zhi Division and ask for instructions, but the danger of the Han River thawing in the past few days is not so great, we have to communicate with the 112th Division and continue to block the US army!" Cai Zhengguo said.
"Yes!"
"Lu Hai, Chen Liang, if the Zhisi passes, I am ready to use the two of you to take on the task of blocking, and you will also cooperate with the 112th Division very effectively here, and cover us to continue to build a position!" Zeng Zesheng said.
Chen Liang immediately stood up, and the two saluted: "Yes!" ”
After the meeting was dismissed, Lu Hai and the others went out of the position but suddenly found that because of the meeting, there were a lot of officers and soldiers gathered in the valley and on the slopes on both sides, not only that, but there were also some soldiers on the mountain carrying red flags, and all kinds of company flags and battalion flags fluttered on the top of the mountain, Lu Hai suddenly frowned and said: "What is this?" ”
"The deputy commander will give them a speech in a few moments to encourage the soldiers to overcome difficulties and continue to persevere!" Chen Liang said.
"Something will happen if you do it like this"! Saying that Lu Hai returned to the military headquarters again, Cai Zhengguo saw the two of them going and returning, and immediately said, "Do you two have anything else?" ”
Lu Hai saluted before he spoke: "Deputy Army Commander, I suggest that the next encouragement meeting be canceled immediately and all the troops be withdrawn from hiding, not only that, but I suggest that the military headquarters be transferred immediately!" ”
"What's wrong?" Cai Zhengguo frowned.
"The encouragement meeting is not so urgent, you have seen the will of the soldiers to resist, gathered so many people, and also waved red flags, and some even deliberately fought for flags, although it is a manifestation of high morale, but it is very easy to be exposed to the US military planes, I am worried about the US air raids!" Lu Hai said.
"Isn't there no plane! Don't worry, you have not been in our army for a long time, you don't understand the work we need to do, we have to listen to the specific situation of the soldiers and their psychological conditions, in order to encourage them to continue to fight hard, the next task will not be easy, it will be very hard, so this is a must! Cai Zhengguo said.
Lu Hai's face was solemn and silent for a moment and said: "I know all this, but if you come in this way, you may be exposed to danger at any time, I suggest that you transfer the headquarters immediately after the meeting!" to keep you safe! ”
Cai Zhengguo nodded and said: "This suggestion is indeed necessary, I will immediately transfer the headquarters as soon as I finish the encouragement meeting!" ”
Lu Hai saluted at this time: "Since this is the case, we will also go back, and Guochuan will continue to hold on!" ”
Cai Zhengguo patted Lu Hai on the shoulder and said, "You are a fierce general, work hard, and have a bright future!" ”
Lu Hai nodded, and then Chen Liang said goodbye and left, not long after Lu Hai left, the encouragement meeting was also held as scheduled, after Cai Zhengguo's encouragement, although the soldiers were very hard, but they were determined, but the situation that Lu Hai expected did appear, that is, two US reconnaissance planes passed here!
After learning that a large number of Chinese troops were concentrated, the U.S. military was not stupid, and quickly deduced that there was an important command organ of the 50th Army in that position, and it was also the headquarters of a division in Buqiao, and soon the U.S. Army was also ready to attack the military headquarters of the 50th Army by air, and at the same time the U.S. Army made a new deployment, that is, once the hand of the air attack, immediately send additional troops to attack the defensive positions of the 50th Army, and launch a large-scale offensive under the condition that the command system of the 50th Army could not be restored in a short period of time after the destruction of the command system, and capture the forward positions in one fell swoop!
Not only that, but many of the US military's listening stations have also been turned on, and they are also preparing to use feints to test the forward positions, so as to find out where the information is concentrated and better determine the location of the headquarters of the 50th Army!
This War to Resist US Aggression and Aid Korea is conspired just because of the bombing of Comrade Mao Anying!
After the mobilization meeting, Cai Zhengguo was about to transfer the military headquarters, but he suddenly heard the situation of the front line being violently attacked by the US military, Cai Zhengguo also put down the matter of transferring the military headquarters at the moment, turned on the radio and telephone to contact the front line, and under the surveillance of the US army, he quickly determined the location of the 50th Army, or the position where a large number of Chinese soldiers were concentrated during the day!
Soon, three U.S. bombers began to take off and fly into the darkness, and Cai Zhengguo didn't know all this, nor did he know that the danger was quietly approaching, and this people's warrior was still in the command headquarters and the combat staff continued to draw up a new combat plan to face the sudden danger of the U.S. military!
At the front line, Lu Hai's position was also hit by US artillery fire, Lu Hai picked up the phone and said: "Deputy commander, our front-line positions have been heavily shelled by the US military, and the forward observation post has learned that a large number of US troops are gathering at the forward positions!" ”
"Now that the enemy situation is unknown, you hold your positions and don't attack without authorization!" Cai Zhengguo said.
"Yes!"
Lu Hai was about to put down the phone, but he suddenly felt that something was wrong and said again: "Commander, have you transferred the military headquarters?" ”
"There is no military urgency for the time being, I must keep the communication between the military headquarters and you unimpeded!" Cai Zhengguo said.
"Commander, the U.S. military rarely launches night attacks, this attack is very strange, you quickly transfer the military headquarters in case of accidents!" Lu Hai said urgently.
"You know the current situation, it will take time for our military headquarters to be transferred, and once there is a disruption in communication between us and the front, you know what will happen! Now that the sky is falling, I can't transfer the military headquarters! Cai Zhengguo said.
Lu Hai still wanted to say more, but Cai Zhengguo had already hung up the phone, and several people began to draw up new combat plans and countermeasures on the map, Zeng Zesheng and Xu Wenlie went to Zhisi for a meeting, and now that the 50th Army has been handed over to him, he naturally has to take responsibility, Cai Zhengguo drummed for a while and said: "Inform the troops at the front, tentatively return fire, and see how the US military reacts!" ”
"Yes!"
However, just as the combat staff officer had just picked up the phone and had no time to dial it, a rapid and sharp whistling of an airplane suddenly sounded in the sky overhead!
"Lie down!"
This was Cai Zhengguo's first reaction, and at this time, the combat staff officer next to him swooped down and pressed Cai Zhengguo under him!