The headquarters of the 25th Regiment of the US Army was also brightly lit.

Angel was talking to Li Qiwei on the phone, "General Li Qiwei, according to your tactics of luring the enemy into depth, we deliberately let the enemy's 402nd Regiment on the Eastern Front break through two lines of defense and occupy Meihuali, and now Captain Cotter uses the pillbox groups around Meihuali, plus two tanks, a cavalry company, and an infantry company, to encircle Meihuali, and more than 1,000 people of the enemy's 402nd Regiment cannot escape!" ”

Ridgway praised happily, "Colonel Angel, you are all good, tell Captain Coater that the enemy will soon come to rescue the enemy's 402nd Regiment, and the trapped enemy must not see any hope, and the battle must be resolved as soon as possible to annihilate the enemy." ”

Angel echoed, "General Li Qiwei, what you said is too right, the enemy knew that after we surrounded the enemy's 402nd Regiment, the Chinese army that surrounded us quickly launched a fierce attack, what I am most worried about is the independent regiment of the enemy's 77th Army on the northern front, they are all crazy people who are not afraid of death, just now they blew up our two tanks, they have broken through the first line of defense, and now they are engaged in a fierce battle with our army in the second line of defense, although our fortifications are strong, but they can't help but consume for a long time, their soldiers are endless, and a number of people have died, Then another batch came up, and if it continued like this, it would be a matter of time before the second line was lost. ”

Li Qiwei said with a straight face, "Colonel Angel, you have done a good job, as far as I know, the independent regiment of the enemy's 77th Army, known as the 'Tiger Regiment', as you can see, this 'Tiger Regiment' from the regiment commander Xu Weiguo to the commanders at all levels of the battalion and company below, and then to the soldiers are all warriors who are not afraid of death, they are not madmen, they are the bravest soldiers, and they are worthy of our respect and learning. Your soldiers will not panic, even if the enemy breaks through the second line of defense and attacks Tosin-ri, it is impossible for them to destroy our cross-defense system in a short period of time with only the light weapons in their hands, you can use the streets, houses, pillboxes, hidden bunkers and other fortifications criss-crossing Tosin-ri to achieve their division and counter-encirclement, as long as you hold out until dawn, I will immediately order the 25th Infantry Division and the 7th Independent Infantry Division that have been cruising around Tosin-ri, Do you understand my tactics of attacking the five regiments of the enemy's 44th Army deployed on the outskirts of Tosin-ri and thus counter-encircling all the Chinese troops in the Tosin-ri area? Colonel Angel. ”

Angel said loudly, "General Ridgway, I understand, you are really a military genius, no wonder everyone thinks that you will replace General MacArthur as the commander-in-chief of the United Nations forces in the Korean theater, thank you, General Ridgway, so far, I have been able to hold Toxinli, all thanks to you, the greatest help you have given me is to help me regain my self-confidence, give me the courage to defeat the Chinese army, because of you, I firmly believe that Toxinli will never fall." ”

Li Qiwei said solemnly, "Colonel Angel, war is a school, and the Chinese army is not only our enemy, but also our teacher. There is an old Chinese saying, 'Blue out of blue is better than blue', which tells us that students can also defeat teachers, so, Colonel Angel, good luck! ”

Meihuali, a very small natural village, long from east to west, short from north to south, there are about 20 farmhouses in the village, all of which have been transformed into military fortifications by the US military, the roads in the village are all hardened, two kilometers west of the village, there is a village, which is the real Toxinli, much larger than Meihuali, Wang Peng hid in a private house in the middle of the village, at this time he knew that he was too light on the enemy, and he wanted to make a meritorious start, and was in a hurry to take down the Lixinli. When the Leopard Regiment easily broke through the enemy's first line of defense, Zhao Juezheng, the company commander of the first battalion and the second company of the 303rd Regiment, once reminded himself that yesterday when they attacked the enemy's first line of defense, they sacrificed hundreds of soldiers, and almost all of them died under the powerful firepower of the enemy's tanks and bunkers, and they didn't even see the face of the American infantryWang Peng never thought that the surrounded U.S. troops would dare to use the dangerous trick of 'luring the enemy into depth' until he attacked Meihuali, because Meihuali was too difficult to fight, the defense system was extremely strong, and the cross-fire was also more flowering, and what was even more annoying was that the U.S. military actually shouted in very awkward Chinese, "Defend Toxinli!" "Wang Peng was more convinced that he had attacked Xinli, paid a tragic price of nearly 300 people, occupied Meihuali, and asked the correspondent to return to Shuangjingli to report the victory, the correspondent just left, a large number of American infantry and cavalry appeared around Meihuali, and two tanks, surrounded Meihuali, then Wang Peng suddenly realized, knew that he had been tricked, and the enemy skillfully used it. The Leopard Regiment's combat style known for its speed made Wang Peng unconsciously think that some abnormal places were normal, the enemy should be soft when it should be soft, and hard when it should be hard, and used psychological warfare to the extreme, Wang Peng regretted that he should not forget the warning of Commander Wu Xiangsen when he was about to fight, and the actual commander behind the Xinli was likely to be Li Qiwei, Wang Peng began to organize death squads to break through, and more than 20 death squad fighters just rushed to the entrance of the village, and were swept away by the enemy's tanks and heavy machine guns, which was miserable. Then they scattered their forces, took advantage of the enemy's fortifications and turned to the defense, waiting for help.

In the regimental headquarters of the 303rd Regiment of the Shuangjingli position, army commander Wu Xiangsen, commander of the 303rd Regiment Pang Lixue, commander of the 408th Regiment Zhang Wensheng, commander of the artillery regiment Miao Qing, and guard company commander Liu Yizhang were studying the rescue plan.

Wu Xiangsen's expression was extremely serious, and he analyzed, "Now in the Shuangjingli position, the strength of our two regiments is about 2,300 people, the strength of the US army on the eastern front is about more than 1,000 people, and there are five tanks. ”

"Report to the army commander, the transport brigade and the third cavalry company have just transported more than 300 rounds, a total of more than 700 rounds, enough for 24 artillery pieces to fight for more than eight minutes in a row." Miao Qing didn't dare to slack off, and hurriedly replied.

"Miao Qing, this time you asked the gunners to aim at the southeast corner of the enemy's position, that is, the place where Fengweili and Shuangjingli meet, where the enemy's forces are relatively weak."

Then Wu Xiangsen instructed Zhang Wensheng again, "You lead the 408th Regiment to storm the enemy's position in front of Shuangjingli, and I will personally lead the 303rd Regiment and the guard company to break through the enemy's first line of defense from the southeast corner, and then break through the enemy's second line of defense and go straight to Meihuali." In order to rescue Wang Peng, Wu Xiangsen did not hesitate to make a desperate bet.

Liu Yizhang saw that Wu Xiangsen was about to risk himself like the attack in the ancient capital, so he quickly stood up and asked for battle, "Commander Wu, I know that you are anxious now, and you can't wait to fly to the plum blossoms, where there are more than 1,000 of our soldiers in urgent need of rescue, but you are the commander of the three armies, you can't rush into the tiger's den, Yizhang is not talented, and is willing to take the initiative to ask Ying, fight on your behalf, gallop to the plum blossoms to rescue the brothers of the 402nd regiment, and you sit in the crested head to command the overall situation." ”

Wu Xiangsen did not hesitate to refuse Liu Yizhang's invitation to fight, he said sharply, "Yizhang, you fight for me, its courage is commendable, but this is too risky, you have not fought a tough battle, and the defense in Xinli is impregnable, you dare to fight, and regard death as home, this kind of fearless heroism is known to the whole army, but participating in the battle and commanding the battle are two different things, this rescue operation is related to the life and death of the 402nd Regiment, or I personally went out, you and Pang Like stayed in Shuangjingli as backup. Wu Xiangsen didn't know in his heart that Yizhang was out of concern for his own safety, so he proposed to fight instead of himself, this mood is understandable, but to rescue the 402nd Regiment in danger, unless Xu Weiguo, other regiment commanders are really not good, Xu Weiguo can't do without the crested position, only he personally went out, so he categorically vetoed Liu Yizhang's request to fight.

Seeing that Wu Xiangsen was so stubborn, Liu Yizhang obviously had no confidence in his combat command ability, so he said sincerely, "Commander, I know that time is precious, please waste a few minutes to listen to my advice before making a decision." ”

"Okay, Yizhang, you speak quickly!"

Liu Yizhang said confidently, "I suggest that the target destroyed by the artillery regiment is still the front of Shuangjingli, that is, the enemy's eastern front, and the target of the previous attacks remains unchanged, and let the commander Zhang Wensheng lead the first battalion of the 408th Regiment to storm the eastern front, giving the enemy the illusion that the main force of our army is still on the eastern front, Commander Pang Lixue led the 303rd Regiment plus the 2nd Battalion of the 408th Regiment to storm the southeast corner of the enemy's position, and I led the 3rd Battalion of the 408th Regiment, the guard company and the cavalry company of the artillery regiment to attack the northeast corner of the enemy's position, with a feint in the middle. The two wings are the main attack. ”

Miao Qing asked in surprise, "Yizhang, since the two sides are the main attack, why don't the artillery hit both sides and hit the middle, isn't it a waste of shells?" ”

Liu Yizhang said with a smile, "Commander Miao, you're right, I just want to waste shells. There are two reasons for this: First, in psychological warfare, the enemy knows best that our army is short of artillery shells, so he believes that we will never waste artillery shells, and the enemy will break through from that direction even if our artillery shells are accurateThe second and second flanks are attacking the main attack instead of breaking through from a point, and they are also using psychological warfare, and our 77th Army is the second general offensive in Xinli, in the eyes of the enemy, we have not changed except for increasing the number of attackers, they believe that as long as the most capable independent regiment is resisted, we will have the confidence to be invincible, and we just want to break the enemy's confidence, after our two wings break through, our army's attack in the other three directions must be more resolute, and we will impact the enemy's front line at all costs, and it is best to break through the first line of defense, even if they can't break through, they will not be able to distinguish themselves to deal with Commander Pang Lixue and meAt this time, in addition to the enemy's encirclement of the troops in the plum blossoms, the enemy's entire second line of defense is basically nothing, Pang Lixue and I are one again, attacking the plum blossoms, Wang Peng, the head of the regiment from the inside to the outside, so that in the local that is, the plum blossoms to achieve counter-encirclement of the enemy, completely annihilation of the plum blossom in the United States, we and Wang Peng's 402 regiment in one, let the enemy lift a stone to shoot their own feet, at this time we can attack the enemy from the inside line of the Xinli, just like Sun Wukong drilled into the belly of the iron fan princess. All of our adjustments, especially the change of guard of the front-line soldiers, must act in secret, so that the US military cannot find out that we have changed formations. In addition, I also want to emphasize one point, and the most important thing, that is, Commander Wu must sit firmly in the command headquarters, and Commander Wu is also the key to the success or failure of my tactics, that is, Commander Wu must supervise the other three positions. After Liu Yizhang finished speaking, he looked at Wu Xiangsen and waited for Wu Xiangsen to give an order.

Miao Qing and the other three regiment commanders nodded after listening to Liu Yizhang's tactical arrangement, this is what Sun Tzu said in the Art of War, 'Soldiers, treacherous!' They also looked at Wu Xiangsen, to see if he had the courage to let the fledgling Liu Yizhang take on the heavy responsibility, Wu Xiangsen had mixed feelings in his heart, but time is an order, and he couldn't hesitate for a moment, he slapped the table and said loudly, "Yizhang, I approve your request to fight, you will do what Yizhang said, I will sit in Fengtouli to coordinate and command the other three battlefields, and an hour later, that is, at eleven o'clock in the evening, the artillery will carry out artillery bombardment on the Eastern Front as a signal, and at the same time launch a third general attack on Toxinli!" "Yes!" The three regiment commanders saluted Wu Xiangsen and immediately set off to prepare for battle, Wu Xiangsen arranged for Liu Yan to act with Yizhang, Yizhang did not agree, he smiled and said, "Commander, I am not by your side, let Liu Yan stay, I am at ease on the front line!" Liu Yizhang's breezy appearance brought Wu Xiangsen an inexplicable surprise, he knew that only the mentality of lifting weights lightly could not panic, and Liu Yizhang's future could be expected!

Wu Xiangsen still held Liu Yizhang's hand tightly and said affectionately, "Yizhang, you must come back alive!" ”