The sharp deterioration of the situation made this acting commander, who has always been brave and good at fighting, even after a hundred battles, he couldn't help but be scared into a cold sweat. He already knew that he had made a mistake in deployment, and he did not expect the US army to counterattack so quickly, and he knew what kind of danger this division would face if he did not open the gap as soon as possible and rescue this division.

But most of the troops in his hands are still behind the enemy lines deeper, and even the 37th parallel is breaking through to the rear. Especially his old unit, the first-class main force of Erye, an army that has always been known for fighting tough battles, the two divisions of the main force are further apart, and there is even a regiment, which is still south of the 37th parallel.

At this time, he has no troops in his hands except for one deployment and an army on another node. And this army was also very far away from the area where Li Ziyuan was besieged. The Volunteer Army does not have the ability to march fully mechanized like the U.S. Army, relying on troops that march on two legs. Let's not talk about whether it can be drawn out over there, but it can be drawn out, and the daylily will be cold when it arrives.

Fortunately, although Li Ziyuan disobeyed the order before, he changed the deployment of the corps headquarters without authorization, and did not build a blocking position on the front line of Jiade Peak. It also avoided the more dangerous situation of the division falling too deep behind enemy lines. And Li Ziyuan, the army commander, has been following this division.

Although Li Ziyuan doesn't know him very well, he has been famous for a long time. Knowing that Li Ziyuan has mastered the ability of the troops, it is definitely not ordinary. And when he was on the battlefield in Shanxi, he was famous for his courage and good at capturing fighters. With Li Ziyuan here, the mood of the troops can be stabilized, and as long as the troops are stable, there will still be a chance.

The acting commander, who breathed a sigh of relief, asked Li Ziyuan on the telegram about the plan to break through. As a result, Li Ziyuan's callback, even if he was thundering, he couldn't really do anything with Li Ziyuan. At least now it's Li Ziyuan scolding his mother on the radio, and he can't do anything. If you want to deal with it, you have to wait for others to stand out.

As for Li Ziyuan's callback, the reason why the acting commander was furious was very simple. Li Ziyuan said a paragraph in his reply, asking the Corps Department not to command indiscriminately, as long as the Corps Department can do it, they will not highlight any problems. If the Corps Department is still stubborn, then they are really dangerous.

This callback almost didn't make the acting commander who was as hot as fire vomit blood. They are in danger together, and they are all caused by their own indiscriminate command? There are still two divisions of his old army, which are still trapped in the deeper depth of the enemy's army, and they are breaking through to the rear in the direction of the 37th parallel.

But this general, who is usually as hot as fire, has maintained a rare big belly at this time. For Li Ziyuan's remarks, it can actually be regarded as a backcall, and he did not do any investigation. Just called back Li Ziyuan, and the other two divisions of their army will be sent to respond to the breakthrough with all their might, and the breakthrough plan will be drawn up by the army itself.

In fact, Li Ziyuan didn't care too much about whether he called back or not. After discovering that Shi Cangli had been occupied by the US and South Korean troops, Li Ziyuan took over the command directly. He Sanliang did not express any objection to Li Ziyuan's approach, but on the contrary, he consciously performed the duties of chief of staff.

Among the two armies of the United States and South Korea, Li Ziyuan adopted a force to strengthen all the bazookas and recoilless guns to pin down the US troops. In particular, the more than 20 tanks equipped by the US troops in this unit made it impossible to have much impact on the breakthrough. At the same time, all the vital forces that broke through the main encirclement were put on the South Korean army.

From the telescope, Li Ziyuan noticed that the US-South Korean coalition forces occupying Shicang at this time had just arrived, although the speed of advance exceeded his expectations. It can be said that the foothold is still unstable, and even the fortifications have not yet had time to be built. If they don't launch a breakout operation at this time, then when they gain a foothold, it will be almost impossible to break through.

Li Ziyuan smashed the first round of plate axes on the Han army, which made the Han army, which was already very poor in combat effectiveness, really unable to bear it. However, the commander of the ROK army who cooperated with the US military this time was a graduate of the Japanese Army Non-commissioned Officer School. After personally supervising the battle on the front line, and shooting several officers who were ineffective, he actually withstood Li Ziyuan's first counterattack.

But Li Ziyuan did not give the South Korean troops of the unit a respite at all, he concentrated more than a dozen anti-aircraft machine guns, as well as almost all the mortar fire, covering the attacking troops to immediately launch a second round of attacks. He gave only one order to the main attacking troops, to open a breakthrough channel for the whole army at all costs.

And after receiving the order to open a passage for the whole division, the regiment commander and political commissar who were responsible for opening the way for the whole army. Faced with an opponent who suddenly became stubborn, after the first round of attacks was repulsed, immediately organized a second round of attacks to immediately follow. Even in addition to the direction to the north, even the main attack and assist were not deployed.

The three battalions, armed with rifles with bayonets, attacked almost in unison. An attack was repulsed, and subsequent attacks immediately followed. However, the offensive of the avant-garde regiment was round after round, but the South Korean troops in front of them, under the command of US military advisers and the supervision of officers, as well as the US artillery and air support, were also desperately resisting.

The U.S. military reacted quickly, although under the pincer of Li Ziyuan, it was slow to reinforce the South Korean army. But in the shortest possible time, artillery support was provided. Less than five minutes after Li Ziyuan's breakout battle began, several US bombers rushed over. *And solidify*, and poured wildly towards Li Ziyuan's position.

And a regiment in charge of blocking the attack behind it had also started a fierce battle with the US army that was rapidly pressing over this side with the tank as the lead and trying to outflank Li Ziyuan's two wings. In the face of the US army, which had an absolute superiority in firepower, the regiment changed its tactics of moving defense on the south bank of the Han River.

This time, it can almost be said that not an inch of land is conceded, and every meter of position will have to be repeatedly contested before the final ownership will be decided. Despite the fact that the opponent concentrated dozens of 105* guns and five planes desperately aimed at them, the hastily built field fortifications poured firepower. However, the regiment never took the initiative to retreat more than half a step in the midst of the blockade.

Time passed little by little, the breakthrough gap in front of it was not opened for a long time, and the US troops behind were constantly increasing their offensive efforts. At the same time, there were more and more enemies on both flanks. Since Li Ziyuan joined the Red Army, he has never faced such a dangerous situation.

Although the rest of the command was already very agitated. But Li Ziyuan seemed unusually calm, when He Sanliang's deputy division commander asked whether to change the direction of the breakout, or directly disperse the breakout. Li Ziyuan replied to him in one sentence, the goal remains the same, and the direction remains the same. If you make up your mind, you will definitely be able to fight.

As for the increasing casualty figures reported from the front, Li Ziyuan just said lightly: "Tell a few regiment commanders and political commissars that I don't want their casualty figures, I just need to break through and the position behind." For us now, casualty figures are of no use. ”

Li Ziyuan's calmness made the expressions of the cadres below settle down slightly. And the main attacking force in front of the whole army, which opened a gap for the whole army, constantly rushed and killed a reinforced regiment of the South Korean army in front of it. Ignoring the US planes in the sky and the constant tank fire from the US troops on the flank, they launched a stubborn attack.

The shells have almost all been emptied, and even * have been basically depleted. Fighters, who could only fight with infantry weapons in their hands, continued to fight fiercely with the enemy under the leadership of commanders at all levels. The battle lasted from noon to dusk, and the regiment suffered two-thirds of the casualties and almost all of the combatants.

In front of him, the South Korean army finally couldn't bear the attack force that had gone crazy, and was completely defeated. Even the desperate efforts of officers and U.S. military advisers did not contain the collapse of the South Korean army. The attacked troops, with inferior forces and absolutely inferior firepower, were directly and completely dispersed.

The attacking troops paid a heavy price and finally forged a hole in the enemy's position, which was 1.5 kilometers wide. After the opening was torn open, Li Ziyuan threw the last two battalions along the open passage and withstood the counterattack of the enemy troops on both flanks. Commanding the main force to adopt the method of cross-cover, regardless of the fire blockade of the American army, passed through the last blockade line of the enemy in Shicangli.

And three hours after they rushed out, they broke through the small force of the American army many times along the way with the starry night, and desperately rushed to meet the other division. At this point, the troops under the command of Li Ziyuan basically broke away from the encirclement of the US army. In the process of the breakout battle, although Li Ziyuan's troops suffered a lot of losses, they opened the channel for the breakout after all.

Not only did not a single wounded be left behind, but in the process of breaking through, more than 200 South Korean soldiers and more than 100 American troops were captured, plus a batch of supplies that had just arrived from the American army were captured from Shi Cangli. Before leaving, the remains of all the martyrs who died were buried as much as possible.

At this time, He Sanliang's troops relied on capturing from the South Korean army and the US army, and almost all the remaining troops had been reequipped with American weapons. Although the ammunition is insufficient, relying on the captured weapons of the US and South Korean troops, each soldier can basically reach 60 rounds. This is already equal to the base amount of ammunition carried by each rifle as stipulated by the Volunteer Army Headquarters.

The rifle has also been changed from the original Chinese formal and Type 38 rifles, and almost two-thirds of them have been replaced by American-made M half automatic rifles, M 3* and *. In this battle, the Soviet* had exhausted the last bit of ammunition and had blown it all up by the time of retreat.

The U.S. military, with its deep pockets, is too rich compared to the volunteer army. Its combat units are moving forward, and the transport trucks and transport planes in the sky behind them can deliver supplies to the front-line combat units in a timely manner anytime and anywhere. Although this is only a unit interspersed behind the Volunteer Army, it is at best a battalion-level combat team of reinforced battalions.

Plus the main force of the commander of the second division of the South Korean army, as well as a part of tanks and self-propelled guns. Upon arrival, however, the airlifted ammunition and munitions were piled up. After Li Ziyuan broke through, he had already moved more than 20 miles, and after Li Ziyuan was captured, because he couldn't take it away, he set fire to the smoke produced by two or three hundred trucks, which can still be seen clearly.

Even after Li Ziyuan broke through, there were still nearly 5,000 troops. But the rations of the US and South Korean troops captured in Shicang are still enough for each soldier. It's just that after the seized rations were distributed, no one had time to eat. The fighter plane is fleeting, and this is the right way to go.

At this time, except for the US military planes in the sky, Li Ziyuan had no large number of enemy troops in front of him. But completely breaking out, this does not mean that he has completely escaped from danger. The U.S. military marched mechanized, and the speed of advance was far beyond the ability of the two-legged volunteer army alone. In addition, they have already received reports that many troops encountered enemy airborne troops during the transfer.