"Division Commander Liu, our artillery regiments are all ready, just waiting for your order!" A regimental commander said. Liu Hai looked at the other two regiment leaders, and the other two regiment commanders also nodded! "Very good, the offensive will begin at nine o'clock tonight, and at seven o'clock, the 124th and 117th Divisions of the 42nd Army will soon launch an attack in Heguli, northwest of Hengcheng! We have already observed, the terrain there is not very conducive to defense, the artillery of the second regiment must destroy most of its defensive positions within half an hour, open the way for the troops to attack, remember, the attack should be covering, destructive, and match the attack time of the troops, and strive to let the troops charge behind your shells! Bangs said. Don't worry, Master Liu! The second regiment commander said immediately.

"Immediately at nine o'clock is a frontal assault, covering the artillery fire as a regiment! The attack needs shells to clear the way for the troops, and the commander of the first regiment hopes that your artillery will not disappoint me! Liu Hai said to the head of the regiment. Please rest assured, Master Liu, we will be able to complete the task! "The head of the regiment also expressed his position!" Very good, the third regiment commander, your task is to cover the 66th Army, or is it so steady, accurate, and ruthless! Be sure to let the opponent suffer heavy losses in the sudden attack, so that as soon as the troops rush forward, they have already won the victory! Bangs said. Commander, I understand! The third head of the regiment said. In that case, I won't say more, everyone will watch my flares together, and then attack! Bangs ordered! Several regimental commanders took the order and left.

"Three regiments, wait a minute!" Liu Hai shouted and said, "Your attack on the enemy's 118th Division is the main attack, and in front of the 18th Division's main attack direction, there is a "Ya" shaped intersection where two roads converge, and this is obviously the only way for the South Korean soldiers who are good at fleeing for their lives to escape once the attack begins. If we want to destroy the enemy more without striking a rout, we must send troops to intervene and block this "Ya" shaped intersection. The intention of the headquarters was to send an entire regiment to intervene in the army, contrary to the ironclad practice of interspersing small units. It was 25 kilometers from the starting line of the attack to the zigzag junction, and the interspersed troops had to insert themselves into place and occupy the junction before dawn in order to truly block the rear road of the 21st Regiment of the 8th Division of South Korea. Therefore, after your covering mission is completed, you must push the artillery regiment forward to the front of Hengcheng, block the artillery fire at this "Ya" junction, and block this road for me before the interspersed troops arrive! "Yes! Guaranteed to complete the mission! The third head of the regiment said without hesitation.

"Division Commander Liu, the attack is going to be in another hour, are you ready for artillery fire?" Deputy Commander Han asked on the phone. "There is no problem, I have already arranged everything, and when the offensive begins, I will return to the front line to observe, and carry out precision strikes according to the needs of the troops at any time to ensure that the attack goes smoothly!" Bangs said. "Good! It's up to you! Deputy Commander Han said. Deputy Commander Han, I want to organize the companies directly under each regiment and follow me to the front line to strike at the enemy's possible artillery positions as needed, yesterday I saw a crater on the position, as if there was a 105th Artillery Regiment of the South Korean Army in the Hoengseong area, I want to take it out, if we don't kill him, I'm afraid it will be extremely unfavorable to our attack! Bangs asked. Yes, the Fifth Division is now under your command! ”

"Fire!" The commander of the 2nd Regiment gave an order and first opened the prelude to the counterattack in Hoengseong, and rows of shells under the command of the 2nd Regiment commander smashed into the positions of the South Korean Army. The 117th Division took the lead in the charge, and under the cover of the artillery fire of the 2nd Regiment, it successfully broke through the position of the 8th South Korean Division, and the 124th Division on the left flank also successfully broke through the position of the 2nd Division of the South Korean Army.

At the same time, the 66th Army on the right flank also began to attack, under the cover of artillery fire, successfully broke through the position of the American army, the artillery of the commander of the third regiment was very accurate, but also very fierce, almost one covered, the American troops on the position were killed and wounded, all the fortifications and pillboxes were also torn off more than half, the attack of the 66th Army gave the American army a surprise blow, the American soldiers also fully carried forward the spirit of the South Korean soldiers' escape, as soon as they threw down their weapons and ran back, 66 Jun did not even have the time to take a breath, Immediately after the attack, the pursuit began! The attacks on both flanks were very smooth, and the 118th Division of the central attack also began to attack, and the entire Hengcheng was in chaos, and the Americans never thought that when they attacked, the other side would suddenly counterattack, and they didn't even have a chance to make a phone call, so they began to flee south in a whole system!

"Report to the commander, as soon as the counterattack began, the 18th Division rushed towards the positions of the South Korean army. The 353rd Regiment on the left flank broke through the defensive positions of two companies of the South Korean army within an hour. The 2nd Battalion of the 354th Regiment on the right flank captured the blocking position in front of it in only half an hour and annihilated a reinforced company of the South Korean Army. The 352nd Regiment took advantage of the fierce fighting between these two regiments and quickly advanced behind enemy lines. "Report to the commander that the mission of the 120th Division has been completed, first of all, to open the Sunji Peak and the 800 Heights held by the 8th South Korean Division, so as to ensure the safety of the flanks on the attack route of the 18th Division." "Report to the commander, the 3rd Artillery Regiment of Division Commander Liu has moved forward and is shelling and blocking the scheduled "Ya" junction! "Well, that's good!" Deputy Commander Han didn't say anything.

"Where?" Liu Hai held the binoculars, compared the map while observing, and tried to find the opponent's artillery position, Liu Hai knew that the enemy was in chaos now, if he didn't find him quickly, the 105th artillery of a regiment would open fire in a while, and the attacking troops would definitely be blocked by fire! Looking at the bangs, he suddenly figured out that there was only one place in the entire Hengcheng where this artillery regiment could be placed! Liu Hai judged the South Korean artillery regiment in Hoengseong according to the terrain and distance, and immediately built a reinforced battalion of the directly subordinate companies organized by each artillery regiment, and took advantage of the current chaos to tell them to quickly break through, pass through the defense line of the South Korean army, and rush in to kill this artillery regiment! This temporary reinforced battalion, under the leadership of the company commander directly under the regiment, was quickly inserted! When the three companies rushed in, they quickly rushed to the place indicated by Liu Hai, but when they arrived at the place, they were surprised to find that all the equipment and artillery of this artillery regiment were there except for cars, but there was not a single soldier!

"Except for the three regiments, the artillery regiment of the fifth division is all concentrated on the front of Hengcheng to attack with full firepower!" After Liu Hai heard the report, he angrily threw the telescope to the ground, really underestimating the combat effectiveness of the South Koreans, they were really invincible when they ran, and they wasted time in shelling before the attack! However, Liu Hai didn't know that this counterattack set a new record, that is, this counterattack was the most captured in the entire Korean War, especially tanks and artillery! The two artillery regiments concentrated their firepower to launch an attack on the front line of Hoengseong, and under the attack of the two artillery regiments, the Hoengseong finally could not hold on, and under the attack of the two divisions, it was soon unable to hold on, and the US army and the South Korean army abandoned their positions one after another and retreated southward!

"Division Commander Liu, the enemy has collapsed!" The company commander of a regiment directly under the company ran to report to Liu Hai happily. "No, notify the artillery fire to extend and launch an artillery bombardment into Hengcheng!" Liu Hai said, "There must still be enemies in the city, because the US military cars are still there!" "U.S. military cars?" The first company commander asked strangely. Bangs picked up the binoculars from the ground and handed them to the company commander! The company commander looked through the direction of bangs with a telescope, and sure enough, he found a lot of US military cars, some of which had been destroyed, but there were indeed a lot of US military cars! "I'll go and inform the head of the regiment right away!" The first company commander said. "Also, tell the 118th Division not to storm into the city, let them continue to destroy and pursue the American and South Korean troops on the defensive line outside, the fortifications in Hoengseong will cause heavy casualties, and I will kill those fortifications with artillery fire! Tell the second regiment to push ten cannons over, you and I will attack together, and we will use the cannons to name them! ”

"Major Voss, are we retreating?" said a lieutenant in the U.S. military. "Nope! We still have a chance, there are many fortifications in Hengcheng, we can hold on, as long as we hold on, the troops on the periphery can come over to reinforce, now there are people running everywhere, the Communist Party must think that we have also run, and we will be able to surprise them when the time comes! The U.S. military major said. The major was not wrong, the Topyeong-ri area south of Hoengseong is known to have eight to nine battalions of the US 2nd Division, one division of the 24th Division, and one French battalion, and if we attack the enemy for a day and night and cannot resolve the battle, the British 27th Brigade in the Icheon area, the 6th South Korean Division, and the 38th and 7th Divisions of the US 2nd Division near Wonju can come to their aid, and the 5th and 8th South Korean Divisions and the 187th Regiment of the US Airborne Forces will also respond. In this way, if I can't eat it, it will become a war of attrition, and even the Hongchuan to * li road will be controlled by the enemy, then I will be in an extremely disadvantageous situation!

"Okay!" said the second lieutenant of the U.S. Army. "Company Commander, have you been informed?" asked Liu Hai. "It's all been notified, and all ten cannons have been transferred!" The first company commander said. "Okay, you guys come with me!" Bangs said.

The attacking 118th Division was notified, but it was still a step too late, and a battalion of troops rushed in. The American major, who had been waiting for a long time, with the help of fortifications and excellent weapons, caused a lot of casualties to the one who rushed in, and finally had to retreat! The mutation in Hengcheng shocked Deputy Commander Han very much, and he never thought that there would be someone on the other side to stay and hold on!