January 13, 1951

U.S. military airfield

"After the fall of Seoul, this is how our surrendered soldiers greeted the squadron, right?"

MacArthur slowly walked out of the cabin with cold eyes, looked at the senior officers who came to greet him, and snorted coldly.

"General, we don't want Seoul to fall either, but the defense line has completely collapsed, and the squadron is about to encircle ...... in a roundabout way."

Major General Dole, Chief of the Allied General Staff, explained with a blushing face.

"Your Excellency, the Battle of Seoul is the final result of our poor decision-making, and I am willing to take responsibility."

"There is a lot of wind and snow here, please go to the headquarters to discuss in detail, we just have a new battle plan to report to you."

Li Qiwei held back the dissatisfaction in his heart and said in a low voice.

In December, when he first arrived, he immediately succeeded Walker as commander of the Eighth Army and became the commander of the Allied "ground forces".

But before the three fires of the new official were burned, they were stunned by the third battle of the Volunteer Army.

The front of the defense line collapsed, the South Korean capital Seoul was lost, and countless elites of the South Korean capital division were buried.

"General Ridgway, I hope your battle plan is exquisite."

MacArthur gave Ridgway a deep look, then picked up his pipe and headed for headquarters.

It's not that he doesn't give Ridgway face, but he knows President Truman's thoughts, and obviously wants Ridgway to take his place.

However, now with the defeat of the third battle, Li Qiwei has lost face and is temporarily disqualified.

「Shit！ This bastard buried the entire Eastern Front army at Changjin Lake, and gave me a stinky face."

"When the next battle is won, the position of commander-in-chief of the Allied forces will be mine sooner or later!"

Li Qiwei scolded angrily in his heart, but with a friendly smile on his face, he followed to the headquarters. ……………………

Inside the command room

"General, since we fought with the squadron, they have launched a total of three large-scale battles."

"The General Staff and I carefully studied these three major battles, and finally found a great weakness in the squadron."

Ridgway handed the campaign report to MacArthur and said with a smile.

"Oh? What weakness?"

MacArthur was intrigued, took the paper, and asked.

"General, have you noticed that no matter how swift the attack of the squadron is and how brilliant the results are, they will definitely retreat in a week at most."

Li Qi said with a smile.

"Oh, it's not surprising, the logistics of the squadron are not as good as those of Britain and France during World War I."

"Ox carts, donkey carts, and even human transport, make it difficult to get supplies to the front line."

"What's more, our army has absolute air supremacy, and can bomb their logistics routes indiscriminately at any time to cut off their supplies."

"If they don't retreat for seven days, they will run out of ammunition and food."

MacArthur thought for a moment, and couldn't help but smile.

Insufficient logistics support and backward weapons are one of the reasons why he looks down on the squadron.

"Not only that, but most of their operations are concentrated at night and concealed during the day, so as to reduce our air superiority and artillery superiority."

"Our soldiers have suffered under the onslaught of these 'ghost troops.'"

"Soon, though, we'll make these 'ghosts pay.'"

Li Qi pinched his chin slightly, and a hint of murderous aura flashed in his eyes.

"General Ridgway, tell me about your battle plan."

MacArthur put down the file, looked at Ridgway with a little interest, and said.

"In order to deal with the squadron, I developed a set of 'magnetic tactics'."

"When the squadron launches a large-scale attack, we don't have to rush to fight them, try to avoid their edges." Look at the book

"But our army has to drag them as far as they can, so that they go deeper, the battle line stretched, and they get bogged down in a tug-of-war."

Li Qiwei looked at the combat map and said proudly.

"After a week, we will gather heavy troops, surround the dragged squadron, and annihilate them in one fell swoop while they run out of ammunition and food."

MacArthur's eyes lit up, and he understood in an instant, and took the lead in answering.

"The general is wise, but there is a key point in the 'magnetic tactics, that is, you must withstand the attack of the squadron *** team in the early stage and drag them to fight slowly."

"If, like the third battle, the defensive line completely collapses, the initiative in the war will become the squadron."

Li Qiwei said, sighing slowly.

If the U.S. military has the will to fight, let alone seven days, it is possible to drag on for seventeen days.

However, many US troops are really addicted to surrender, and the US Ministry even openly allows surrender under certain conditions.

"Don't worry, I will send a telegram to Mr. President, explaining the situation, and asking the country to mobilize more troops and heavy weapons to the Korean battlefield."

"Under the absolute suppression of firepower, no matter how elite the squadron is, it has to fall on this frozen soil."

MacArthur smoked his pipe, hesitated for a moment, and said slowly.

"Thank you for your support, General, I will do my best to defeat the main force of the squadron, and I will be ashamed."

Li Qiwei looked at MacArthur with some surprise, and hurriedly reassured.

He didn't expect MacArthur to take the initiative to support him, after all, he was still staring at MacArthur's position.

"General Ridgway, China is the second leader of the red camp, an emerging power with a population of hundreds of millions, and a lion that has awakened."

"In the three battles of the Korean battlefield, it has shown its fangs and let the world re-understand the Chinese Army."

"I have a hunch that China will become the hegemon of East Asia in the future and further challenge the global hegemony of the United States."

"Therefore, we must interrupt their national fortunes, break their backbones, and make them bow down to us like the decaying Qing Kingdom!"

MacArthur said, slamming his right hand on the table, his eyes hidden by his sunglasses revealing a fierce light.

「yes，sir！」

Ridgway immediately stood up and saluted MacArthur in response.

They may be at odds, or they may be competitors.

However, they are also the generals of the United States, the glory of the US military, and the "national heroes" who cherish the dream of US hegemony.

"I'll leave the rest of the tactical deployment to you, General Ridgway."

"For the sake of America's enduring greatness, we cannot afford to lose."

MacArthur straightened his back, picked up his pipe, maintained the pride of a legendary general, and turned to leave the command room.

"Let Major General Almond, Major General Milburn, come to the command room and see me!"

Li Qi watched MacArthur walk away, and his fighting spirit surged in his heart, and he shouted loudly.

「yes，sir！」 ………………………………

Soon, the commanders of the three major armies of the US army gathered here.

Li Qiwei first explained the "magnetic tactics" to the senior officers, and then grabbed the baton and pointed to the 38th parallel mark on the combat map.

"It is precisely because of the problem of the supply line that the squadron can only hold on to the vicinity of the 38th parallel, and cannot continue to move closer."

"We're going to launch a lot of small-scale attacks to demoralize them and get them to attack on their own initiative so that we can carry out the 'magnetic tactics.'"

Li Qiwei said.

"General, what if the squadron is not fooled?"

Major General Almond frowned slightly and asked.

"Then we will continue to attack, eat away at their living force, and fight a protracted war with them."

"Anyway, we have a large number of fighters and bombers, as long as we rely on air strikes during the day to attack and withdraw to the position before evening, the squadron will have no choice."

Li Qiwei smirked.

"The general is wise, with the poor logistics supply of the squadron, in the long run, I am afraid that they will freeze to death and frostbite soldiers more than casualties on the battlefield."

"If they don't launch a strategic offensive sooner, when their morale is low and their attrition is serious, it will be our turn to launch a general attack and crush them!"

Major General Milburn's eyes widened and he said excitedly.

"Go and take the first step, I'll get the South Korean special agents to cooperate with you, and let me know as soon as the squadron makes a move."

The corners of Li Qi's mouth hooked slightly, and his mind had already begun to reverie the scene of his victory over the enemy army and returning to the United States like a hero.

「yes，sir！」

Almond and Milburn spoke in unison. …………………………

Soon, under the cover of aerial fire, many U.S. and South Korean troops broke through to the vicinity of the 38th parallel.

At the beginning, Shiji strictly ordered all units to strengthen their concealment and try not to engage the US and ROK forces during the day.

But later, the US and ROK forces became more and more arrogant and began to infiltrate in the direction of Seoul.

Wu Qianli couldn't stand it anymore, and after getting the boss's consent, he took the Gang Seventh Regiment to ambush a large number of American and South Korean troops.

Later, the U.S. and South Korean troops learned well, and specialized in bullying volunteer scouts and Korean guerrillas.

As soon as they encountered the army of the Gang 7th Regiment, they directly called for air support and immediately ran away.

When the 7th Regiment had just gone away, they reappeared and continued to encroach on the living forces of the Volunteers and the Korean Army.

What's even worse is that through a large number of infiltrations and reconnaissance, the US military seems to have discovered that the volunteer army does not have the ability to counterattack on all fronts.

According to Shiji's plan, the volunteers should rest for a while and wait until support and logistical supplies are in place before launching a large-scale attack.

But after Li Qiwei grasped the information, he immediately keenly smelled the fighters, and immediately adjusted the order and ordered an attack on all fronts.

January 25, 1951

US Army General Li Qiwei commanded the US First Army, the Ninth Army, the Tenth Army, the First Army of the ROK Army, and the Third Army Corps, totaling 200,000 troops, and launched an offensive on all fronts under the cover of the air force and tanks.

In the face of the large-scale offensive of the US army, Shiji mobilized the main forces and threw them into the front line to fight.

At this point, the Fourth Battle to Resist US Aggression and Aid Korea broke out! …………………………………………

Just the headquarters of the 7th Regiment, in the command room

"Brother, I said that the American devils will be serious sooner or later, and now they have really called."

Wu Wanli clenched his fists, looked at Wu Qianli eagerly and said.

"His grandmother's, these American devils have been biting everywhere like mosquitoes lately, and I'm almost annoyed when they run away!"

"Now that there's finally a big war, we need to teach them a good lesson!"

Yu Congrong slapped the table, his eyes were full of desire to fight, and he said loudly.

"Regiment commander, the mortars of our artillery battalion are wiped back and forth every day, and they are all rubbed to the point of reflection."

"When can I open a cannon to blow up the American devils, so that the cannon chamber can be warmed up."

Lei Gong lit a camel cigarette and said after taking a puff.

"Hmph, do you think I don't want to go to war?"

"Looking at the artillery fire on the front line, I can't wait to grab my gun and touch the position."

Wu Qianli shook his head with a smile and said helplessly.

"Commander, according to the information we have, the battle on the front line is not optimistic."

"The U.S. military is well aware of our weaknesses and has stepped up its bombing efforts and indiscriminately bombarded our supply lines."

"In addition, we have just hit near the 38th parallel, and the battle line is too long, and the logistics and supplies are a little unable to keep up."

Mei Sheng sighed and said slowly.

"According to this situation, Shiji will either launch a strategic counterattack and deal a heavy blow to the main force of the US army, so that the war will be in a stalemate and wait for the follow-up troops and supplies to follow."

"Or...... I had no choice but to abandon Seoul, retreat backwards, reduce the logistical pressure, and fight again with the whole army."

Wu Qianli pinched his chin and thought for a moment.

"Commander, Seoul has been conquered by us sacrificing countless comrades!"

"If you give up like this, won't the blood of those comrades be shed in vain?"

Yu Congrong was a little anxious and hurriedly said.

"The great man said that it is not necessary to care about the gains and losses of one city or one pond, but to destroy the living forces of the enemy."

"The people are in the city, but the people are dead and the city is dead."

"Retreating from the army is actually the safest way, it depends on how Shiji chooses."

Mei Sheng glanced at Yu Congrong and said very calmly.

"Shiji will definitely choose the first one."

Wu Qianli looked at the combat map and said firmly.

"Regiment Commander, the strategic counterattack is extremely risky, and it is naturally good if it succeeds, but once it fails, our army will suffer a devastating blow."

Mei Sheng looked at Wu Qianli with some surprise and said.

"The military is an extension of politics, and it must serve politics after all."

"The above instructions are to talk while fighting, to promote talks, if we abandon Seoul and show decline, the country will be passive diplomatically, and may even make the Soviet side reduce aid."

"Therefore, we must fight this battle, and we must not be defeated."

Wu Qianli smiled helplessly and said.

Historically, the Fourth Battle was fought very fiercely. In particular, the Battle of Topyeong-ri was the first crushing defeat of the Volunteer Army on the Korean battlefield.

In the battle of Topingli, four main divisions of three armies, with more than 50,000 men, were gathered in an effort to encircle and annihilate a reinforced battalion and a French battalion of the US army in Topingli, plus an artillery squadron and a tank squadron, with a total of 4,000 men.

Ke Pingli could not be attacked for a long time, and the eight regiments that participated in the direct attack suffered more than 5,000 casualties.

The three regiments of the 40th Army alone took part in the attack suffered 1,830 casualties, and almost all the officers and men of the 3rd Battalion of the 359th Regiment were killed.

The battalion commander Niu Zhenhou refused to leave the position covered with the corpses of his soldiers when he retreated, and was finally dragged down.

When Meng Zhuohua, the commander of the 357th Regiment, reported the casualties of the soldiers to his superiors, he was so painful that he couldn't cry.

Comparatively speaking, the casualties of the US troops were much smaller, with only a few hundred killed. This is the gap between the tactics of the sea of people and the tactics of the sea of fire.

This battle had a great impact on the strategy and tactics of the Chinese People's Volunteers, and also had a very great impact on the psychology and morale of the commanders and fighters of the two armies.

The First Battle of Topyeong-ri was a turning point in the Korean War.

Since then, the US military is no longer afraid of the interspersed division of the volunteers, and no longer retreats at the first sight of the volunteers, but begins to dare to establish a ring defense for defense.

Usually, the U.S. military only needs to survive the night, and during the day it can break through under air cover.

"Since I have come to this world, I must not let the tragedy of the Battle of Tohei Sato be repeated!"

Wu Qianli clenched his fists and secretly made up his mind in his heart.

"Report to the head of the group, Shiji urgently!"

At this time, a staff officer hurried to the door and shouted.

"Give it to me!"

When Wu Qianli heard this, he hurriedly took the telegram and looked at it.

"The 7th Regiment immediately moved forward and stood by the frontline positions on the south bank of the Han River, ready to fight at any time!"