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[346] The People's Army encircled Daejeon, and the 24th Division suffered heavy losses and fled south

"The Jinjiang defense line has been lost, the 24th Division has suffered heavy losses, and at this time, it is impossible to recapture the defense line, and we need time to reorganize." Major General Dean reported to Lieutenant General Walker with a trembling voice and a heavy heart.

Lieutenant General Walker held a flattened portable tin flask in his left hand, his hand trembled a little, and he tried to pick up the glittering flask several times, but in the end, he gave up.

Walker squeezed the lid of the flask tightly, shoving the flat flask into the pocket of his crumpled combat suit.

"Daejeon, next, garrison Daejeon!" Walker's rugged, thick eyebrows were pressed low against the brow bone, serious and emphasized.

"The Far East Command will do its best to reinforce us, and from a logistical point of view, we will have no problem holding it for as long as we want. Dean, you have to withdraw the 24th Division as soon as possible for reorganization, and immediately start to carry out urban defense operations in Daejeon according to the follow-up defense! Walker ordered.

Although Daejeon has a population of only 130,000, it is the sixth largest commercial city in North Korea, the capital of Chungcheongnam Province, and the second largest place in central Korea after Seoul, where Syngman Rhee also set up the provisional government. If Daejeon is lost......" Walker was silent for a while, he seemed to imagine the consequences of Daejeon's loss, and he couldn't help but shudder.

"Gentlemen, Daejeon is 160 kilometers from Seoul and 200 kilometers from Busan, and if we lose this transportation hub, then, Busan, may well become the second Daejeon!" When Walker said this, he was extremely anxious, and he couldn't help but raise his voice and emphasize.

"However, Daejeon cannot be lost under my command! Because the 25th Division and the 1st Cavalry Division of the Eighth Army had already landed in Busan, and the vanguard of these two divisions was coming towards us in the direction of Jinju and Daegu, which was only 100 kilometers away from us! ”

General William-Dean said gloomily: "General Walker, you are talking about a straight line distance, in North Korea, a ghost place where there are more bugs than ants, you have to make three turns to even climb a mountain. I calculated that this narrow mountain road from Daejeon to Ogaoka is at least 200 kilometers long, and it is very unsuitable for the rapid movement of large mechanized corps. ”

Walker pretended to be calm and said, "It's okay, right now, we have time." Those crazy KPA troops are currently blocked by our outer defensive line north of Daejeon. They want to repair the bridge on the Jinjiang River that we blew up, and complete the sufficient supply of supplies and reinforcements, I think it will take at least two weeks. Until then, they will continue to use night raids and harassment. Although this tactic is annoying, it does not pose a threat to Daejeon, which is currently heavily garrisoned. Unless they are replenished, they won't go south to fight us! ”

After speaking, Lieutenant General Walker smiled and encouraged: "I will go to Daqiu tonight to arrange for the follow-up troops to come to reinforce, I hope you will not relax and serve the United States loyally in your own posts." ”

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Because the Korean People's Army obtained a detailed defense map of the US military from the Chinese side, the first battle of the Daejeon General Offensive was fought so beautifully, and the main force of the KPA has now successfully crossed the river, began to seize advantageous terrain, excavated civil fortifications, and confronted the US 24th Division north of Daejeon, entering a positional battle.

Comrade Kim Il Sung stood in the headquarters with his waist straight, raised his hands with confidence, and made a gesture on the map hanging on the wall: "Of course, our original intention was not to confront the enemy and fight a war of attrition, which is not cost-effective!" Just last night, more than 2,200 soldiers of the 18th Detachment of the 1st Infantry Corps had entered the mountains and began to advance in a roundabout way to the south of Daejeon! This is the key to our victory and defeat in Daejeon! I think that at the moment 18 detachments have arrived at their destination! ”

Cui Yongjian, deputy commander of the People's Army, could not hide his excitement and uneasiness, and elaborated: "Each of these soldiers carried only 1.5 rations of 150 rounds of ammunition, three days and nights of rations, and each of them carried a mortar shell. Their goal is to insert behind enemy lines and cut off the road from Daejeon to Daegu and from Daejeon to Geumsan! Completely block the passage of the US 24th Division to the south! ”

Jin Richeng nodded heavily: "At present, the third division has crossed the river from Dapingli, and after liberating Rucheng, it has entered the northwest area of Daejeon, and the second division has also completed crossing the river from the north of Daejeon." This means that our encirclement of Daejeon has been preliminarily completed! ”

Jin Xiong, commander of the First Army Corps of the People's Army, said with emotion to the KPA officers attending the meeting in the General Staff: "Without the detailed deployment map provided by the Chinese comrades, it would have been very difficult to complete the targeted deployment of troops so quickly. This map saved us at least a week! The speed of our offensive has increased, which means that the enemy is more unprepared and the defenses are weaker. ”

Comrade Kim Il Sung raised his head and said to the officers: "Then it is decided, and on the morning of the 20th, we will launch a general offensive in an all-round way." This is a siege of the fortification, and I don't think it needs to be launched at night. It is also impossible for US aircraft to be exhaustive and deliver air strikes against our attacking forces in all directions. Moreover, once we rush into the gap in the Daejeon defensive circle, the US planes will not be able to distinguish between friend and foe at all! ”

In the KPA headquarters, the fists of all the officers were clenched.

The operational seminar in the KPA High Command continued in this way......

At dawn on the 20th, the People's Army, which had successfully completed the encirclement of Daejeon, finally launched a full-scale joint attack.

As the KPA deployed in the 1st and 2nd Divisions northwest of Daejeon deployed with Chinese-aided second-hand howitzers began to hit the US positions with roaring firepower, the KPA infantry began to attack the US defense line desperately. Shells are exploding, and lives are being harvested.

The battle continued into the evening, when Major General Dean, who remained at the headquarters of the 34th Regiment of the 24th Division, began to realize that the situation was not good.

"Damn! These Yankees have no intention of stopping at all! According to the intelligence of the command of the Eighth Army, they came out from all directions of Daejeon and had already surrounded Daejeon! Jules, the commander of the 34th regiment, shouted loudly. At this moment, the sound of gunfire was getting closer and closer, and everyone in the command headquarters was raising their voices.

Dean yelled, "Who can tell me! The positions in the north-western direction are still not in our hands! ”

The commander of the 34th regiment, Zhu Ersi, shook his head in frustration and shouted in a hoarse voice: "The command system has been paralyzed!" We can't get in touch with the front-line positions at all! Three hours ago! A report was sent from the defense line of Samchon-dong in the north that the North Korean tank had been discovered, and it was no longer possible to contact them! ”

"Damn it!" Major General Dean scolded fiercely.

At this time, the People's Army, which had completely broken through the outer defense line of Daejeon, was in full swing, and the various companies that had suffered heavy casualties in the battle were briefly reorganized, and then continued to follow the filled reserves and advance towards Daejeon City. The siege of Daejeon has developed to the stage of urban street fighting, and white-hot battles are being staged everywhere in the streets of Daejeon.

After a fierce struggle in his heart, Major General William Dean finally ordered with a black face: "Colonel Jules, you personally take the 104th Company of the 34th Regiment and the gendarmerie to reinforce the defense line of Samchon Cave to the north!" ”

Jules was stunned when he heard this, and then, he took a sip of the Tennessee cigarette he was chewing in his mouth on the ground, and without even returning the military salute, he strode out of the headquarters without saying a word.

Major Albert, the combat staff officer of the 24th Division, watched Jules's lonely back disappear outside the command department, and couldn't help but question: "General, does it still make sense to do this?" ”

Dean stood tense in place, squeezed the belt around his waist tightly and said, "Any army officer must always have a heart of stone. One of the jobs is to send soldiers to places where you think they won't survive. Albert, it's not easy, it's a fucking cruel and merciless errand. ”

After speaking, Major General Dean ordered with a gloomy face: "Albert, tell the communication company to stop contacting all positions, and give me arms!" Plus, you organize the manpower of the command and prepare for an anti-tank battle! ”

Albert shouted with a bitter face: "General! This is not Stalingrad! We don't need to stay any longer! Is it worth it for us to consume with these northern Koreans? We are Americans! Not North Koreans! We don't deserve to die here! ”

Dean looked at the young pastry graduate in front of him in surprise, and he suddenly realized that the young officer was telling the truth.

Since the outbreak of the Korean War, Major General William Dean was urgently appointed as the commander of the 24th Division of the US Eighth Army, and it has only been 20 days since he led the 24th Division to this peninsula where birds do not.

But in the past 20 days, Dean has not found the infinite charm of the new official who took office and issued orders to the thousands of troops to advance or retreat. Suffering successive fiascos, Dean's mood is gloomy, he wants to prove himself, but he has unknowingly lost his capital.

Dean stared at Major Albert for a moment, before he struggled to squeeze a sentence out of his throat and said, "You're right, Albert, it doesn't seem to make sense...... Follow me. ”

Dean rushed out of command with Albert, found a truck, and left in a southeasterly direction.

He left only one sentence for the command, and all of them entered the evacuation preparations and broke through in the southeast direction.

Dean didn't know that the road southeast of Daejeon had been blocked by the 18th Detachment of the People's Army over the mountains and mountains.

The rout of the 24th Division, which began with Major General Dean's decision to retreat, evolved into a battle to break through to the southeast.

The next morning, the Battle of Daejeon finally came to an end after 24 hours of fighting.

The U.S. and South Korean forces lost a total of 32,000 officers and soldiers and more than 220 artillery pieces of various types in this battle! More than 20 tanks, more than 1,300 cars, and countless other equipment and supplies, according to the statistics of the People's Army, just the weapons captured from the warehouses are enough to equip a division!

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