Soon, Shiji determined a new battle plan: the main forces of the 3rd Corps and the 9th Corps were transferred and quietly moved eastward to attack the South Korean army on the eastern front.

The 19th Corps and other units were responsible for containing the main force of the US army on the Western Front and providing a chance for victory in this campaign.

After the order was issued, all units of the Volunteer Army went into action.

At the same time, there is not the slightest awareness within the UN forces.

Even the ROK Army's Third Army is in a dispute with the US Tenth Army over the issue of defense demarcation.

The reason is because, next to the road in the southwest direction, there is a place called Gomazhi.

It was originally a small place, but it was next to the road, which was a supply line for the South Korean army.

This place is a high ground stuck on the side of the road, and if you occupy this place, you can block the road, so that the South Korean army in the county area will be cut off from the back road and lose supplies.

So for them, this place is a very important pass.

These guys aren't all stupid, and they see the importance of this place.

So the South Korean army sent a unit to build a defensive position here to defend the high ground.

But in this way, the US 10th Army stopped doing it, and sent people to drive these South Korean troops away.

Because the nearby area is exactly the junction of the South Korean Army and the US 10th Army Defense Zone, and this place in Wumazhi happens to be zoned within the US Army's defense zone.

When the U.S. military learned that the South Korean Army had entered its own defense zone to build positions, they began to drive them away.

Because the U.S. military is unwilling to mix with them, there have been many previous battles in which the North Korean army disguised itself as the South Korean army, and there were even incidents in which the volunteers disguised themselves as the South Korean army launched a surprise attack on the American army.

Therefore, the U.S. military does not want to mix with them at all, so the defense zones in various places are very clear, each performing its own duties, and each guarding its own defense line.

This is also a helpless move, because the US military cannot distinguish between South Koreans and North Koreans at all, this is originally a nation, and no one can tell the difference when they change their clothes.

Of course, there are U.S. military advisers in the South Korean military, but the advisers are only at the battalion level, and those who can speak English are limited to mid- and high-ranking officers.

Moreover, this war has been fought for nearly a year, and many of the Northern Korean army have also learned English, even many soldiers of the volunteer army have also made up for English.

So if there is a small force in front of the U.S. military wearing South Korean uniforms, they can't tell whether it's real or not.

Therefore, it is more effective to defend separately and not mix together.

Therefore, these U.S. forces do not allow the South Korean army to build positions in their own defense zones.

As a result, the two sides began to quarrel.

The South Korean army suggested that the place was very important and that troops needed to be stationed there.

But for the US 10th Army, this place did not matter.

Because this road is a supply line for the South Korean army, not the 10th Army of the United States, and their supply route is a different road to the west, so this small section is actually insignificant to them.

That is, when the defense area was first demarcated, the person in charge wanted to save trouble, and a line was drawn over, and this place was divided into the defense area of the 10th Army.

From a military point of view, in fact, this place should indeed be garrisoned by the South Korean army, after all, it is safer to defend oneself by oneself in their own retreat and supply lines, and they cannot hand over their lifeblood to others.

For this reason, the two sides almost fought, and the South Korean army did not dare to offend the US military, so they complained to Major General Biles, the commander of the 10th Army.

Major General Biles only briefly understood the situation, and when he learned that this place was in his own defense area, Major General Biles gave a simple and crude order.

"Why are the Han troops in my defense area, please let them out!"

So these South Korean puppet troops were bombed out by the U.S. military, and after driving them away, the U.S. military did not deploy troops to defend this place that they thought was insignificant.

There is only one patrol team, which patrols this section of the road.

At this moment, they did not know that it was this small loophole that became the key to the rapid defeat of the South Korean army.

It was precisely because of this small mistake that they paid an extremely heavy price.

The South Korean army was still somewhat aware of the movement of the volunteers, and they learned that the main force of the volunteers was gathering in the north, so they temporarily stopped the offensive operations to the north.

In this counteroffensive, the South Korean 3rd Army Corps has been very active and has been continuously advancing northward.

With the support of the US troops next to them, their progress was relatively smooth, and the KPA units against them were not opponents at all, and they were defeated and retreated.

The battle line was pushed all the way to the line of the Zhaoyang River, and they found that the main force of the People's Army was gathering in the KPA defense area on the north bank.

However, they didn't know that it was the main force of the Volunteer Army that was ready to attack them, and they naively thought that the Volunteer Army was only here to reinforce and prevent them from breaking through the positions on the Eastern Front.

It is no wonder that they think so, because at that time the main force of the Volunteer Army had just been repelled by the American army and was in the defensive stage, and now it was they counterattacking.

The South Korean army never dreamed that the volunteers would be ready to launch a counteroffensive in such a short period of time, and their target was this group of South Korean puppet troops.

Under the orders of the headquarters, the main forces of the 3rd Corps and the 9th Corps went to the Eastern Front in an intensive manner.

And this time, the purpose of the Volunteer Army is to deal with about four divisions of the puppet army plus one part of the 10th Army of the US Army.

That's right, it's to kill chickens with a knife.

Of course, in fact, a division of the South Korean Army, to be precise, should be called a division, usually more than 10,000 people.

Such a strength is far more than a division of the Volunteer Army.

A division of the U.S. Army has a strength far exceeding that of a division of the Volunteer Army, so under normal circumstances, it is a division of the Volunteer Army against a division of the U.S. Army, and even then it can't take advantage of it, because the firepower of the U.S. Army is too strong.

The South Korean army, on the other hand, is relatively weak in combat effectiveness, and although its weapons are also good, it is still completely no problem to use one army against one of their divisions.

Inside the headquarters of the 9 Corps

Commander Song pointed to the map and said: "According to the boss's instructions, we must quickly intersperse the encirclement towards the rear of the enemy army, and strive to wipe out all the three or four divisions of the Korean army on the front line, or at least defeat them all." ”

"The first thing we have to deal with is the Han Eighth Division at the front, as long as we defeat them, we can quickly open the gap."

"Our plan is that two divisions will be responsible for pinning down the US 10th Army on the flank. Prevent them from reinforcing to the east. ”

Commander Song said that his gaze fell on the division commander and said: "Your division, responsible for interspersing from here, attacking the Han Eighth Division from the flank, and then attacking from the front with the strength of two divisions, and striving to defeat them in one fell swoop." ”

"There is a small place called Wumazhi here, don't look at this place as small, but according to the information we have obtained, this is an important pass to guard the road, as long as this place is taken, it is equivalent to cutting off the retreat of the Han Eighth Division."

"We must seize this place, isn't there still a heroic ace Gang Seventh Regiment near our legion?"

"This task will be handed over to them, send a telegram to tell Qianli, let them intersperse the past, and seize Wumazhi!"

"Yes!"

…………………………

The telegram was soon reached by the Gang 7th Regiment.

In the regimental headquarters, the backbone officers have already been assembled,

Wu Qianli took out a map, spread it on a big stone next to it, pointed to the map and said: "This is the defense area of the Han Seventh Division, and the task of the friendly division is to make a detour to their flanks and rear, cut off their contact with the US Tenth Army, attack them from the flank, and cooperate with the main force of our army to defeat the Han Seventh Division, or even completely annihilate it." ”

"As long as the Han Seventh Division is killed, the defense line of the United Nations Army will be torn open, and they will definitely be defeated at that time."

"And the task of our Seventh Regiment is to intersperse the past from here and to intersperse here."

"Five Horses!"

Mei Sheng glanced at the map, immediately saw the importance of this small place, and said, "The superiors should want us to cooperate with the friendly forces and cut off the supply line of the Han Seventh Division. ”

Wu Qianli nodded and said, "This battle is very important, whether we can defeat the Han Eighth Division as soon as possible depends on whether we can occupy this Wuma Confrontation." ”

"As long as this place is taken, the enemy's rear road is cut off, and the morale of the army will inevitably be in chaos, and the subsequent battle will become much easier."

"If you can't take it? That's trouble. ”

Yu Congrong asked, "Grandma's, I'm afraid of a ball, Lao Tzu has been waiting for the war for a long time, when will you go?" ”

Wu Qianli said: "Tonight, after dark, set off immediately. ”

"Yes!"

…………………………

In the evening of the same day, the time for departure came, and the warriors immediately began to assemble and stand by.

Wu Qianli set off with the soldiers of the Seventh Regiment according to the order, and that night, after a rapid march of more than 30 miles, he stopped, and according to the preplan, he hid in a nearby mountain forest and continued to hide and wait.

Wu Qianli looked at the south and said: "The front is to the Zhaoyang River, according to the instructions of the superiors, we will cross the Zhaoyang River tonight, and then quickly intersperse behind the enemy." ”

"Destination, Wumazhi!"

"This time we're going to go behind enemy lines, and we're probably going to face a very strong enemy, so we all have to be mentally prepared."

"It is necessary to complete the tasks assigned by the superiors, occupy Wumazhi, and cut off the retreat of the Han Eighth Division."

Pinghe said: "Isn't it just a roundabout! We're familiar with this. ”

Yu Congrong sneered and said: "It's just a group of Korean soldiers, it's not a big deal." ”

Lei Gong reminded: "Don't be careless, this area is the junction of the defense area of the Eighth Division of the Republic of Korea and the US 10th Army, we may encounter the puppet army, or the US army, depending on the specific division of their defense area." ”

Wu Qianli nodded and said, "Lei Gong is right, once you are behind enemy lines, anything can happen, so we must be vigilant." ”

"Everything is task-oriented, and we have only one goal, that is, to complete our mission at the lowest cost."

Wu Qianli said this because it was just the best wish.

In fact, everyone knows in their hearts that the task is the most important.

If you encounter danger, even if you pay a lot of casualties, you must do your best to complete the task.

Yu Congrong hurriedly responded: "I know, you can rest assured, let me take the lead this time!" ”

Wu Qianli said: "Forget it! I'm still here for this, and I'm not at ease when I hand it over to someone else. ”

"And handing over the big guy to Lei Gong, I'm more at ease."

Yu Congrong glanced at Wu Qianli, and said angrily: "After talking for a long time, you just don't worry about me." ”

"Congratulations! That's right! ”

Wu Qianli and others then talked about some details.

In the end, Wu Qianli said: "Rest in place and hide, no one is allowed to act without authorization." ”

"I was refreshed enough to start moving at night."

"Yes!"

……

Soon night fell again.

Wu Qianli took the lead in setting off with the soldiers of the Seventh Regiment.

Since they were one of the farthest troops, the time of departure was naturally the earliest.

The fighters who had reconnaissance in front had already explored the route in advance.

Wu Qianli led the soldiers to cross the Zhaoyang River from a shallow place in the river according to the route given by the superiors.

The troops then followed a mountain path and quickly crossed the way south.

Wu Qianli led the soldiers over the mountains and mountains, and marched all the way.

At three o'clock in the second half of the night, Wu Qianli came to the side of the road with the sharp soldiers.

Wu Qianli observed the surrounding terrain, raised his hand and pointed to a high ground in the distance, and asked, "Look, is there Wumazhi?" ”

Wu Jin glanced up at the terrain in front of him and said, "It looks a bit like that." ”

Wu Qianli observed the surrounding situation and found no trace of the enemy, so he said: "Get closer and observe carefully." ”

Then Wu Qianli led the sharp soldiers and approached the high ground.

At this moment, two headlights appeared on the road in the distance.

"Concealment~!"

The soldiers quickly hid in the grass on the side of the road, and one by one lay on the ground, motionless.

Fortunately, this area was overgrown with weeds, and it was night, so it was easy to hide.

There was not one, but three, with one jeep followed by two trucks.

The three cars drove over slowly, and Wu Qianli guessed that this should be a patrol of the enemy.

Fortunately, this patrol team seemed to be fishing, and slowly drove over the road, without careful inspection, let alone finding Wu Qianli and them.

After they had gone far, Wu Qianli led the people to continue walking forward and came to the vicinity of the high ground.

The terrain in the vicinity has been firmly imprinted in Wu Qianli's mind.

Wu Qianli observed the surrounding terrain and said, "That's right, this is it." ”

"There's a bend in the road ahead, and the angle of the bend is the same as on the map."

"The location of the highlands, the distance from the road, is also the same as marked on the map."

"There is also a hill over there, which is also the same as marked on the map, and the direction and angle of the road are also correct."

"This is Wumazhi!"

"We're here!"

Wu Jin said with a smile: "The most important thing is that there are no enemies here. ”

Wu Qianli was also very worried along the way, and the biggest worry was that there would be heavy enemy guards here.

But now there is no need to worry, because there is not a single shadow of an enemy soldier above.

"Send someone back to join the big army, and get them to come over as soon as possible."

"Yes!"

"The rest of me will go to the high ground with me."

"Yes!"

Then Wu Qianli took Wu Jin and others to the high ground, and several people climbed up cautiously.

"There really isn't a single one!"

Wu Qianli nodded and said, "It's really the enemy who helps us!" ”

Wu Jin pointed to the side and said, "There are actually fortifications built on the hillside over there, but it seems that they have not been completed. ”

When Wu Qianli heard this, he immediately walked over, and sure enough, he saw trenches, as well as equipped firepower points, foxholes, or something.

Wu Qianli observed the terrain and said, "This is the best defensive position to hold the road." ”

"But there is no garrison here, aren't these fortifications built by the enemy?"

Wu Jin said: "These fortifications were not completed, as if they were only halfway built, and then suddenly stopped. ”

"That's even weirder!"

Wu Qianli was also puzzled by this.

Where would he have thought that the South Korean army was originally preparing to garrison here, and they all began to build fortifications.

As a result, the U.S. military quit, and they had to say that this was their defense area, and finally quarreled.

The arms couldn't twist the thighs, and the puppet army was eventually driven away by the American army, so there were these half-built fortifications.

Wu Qianli didn't know that there would be such jokes, so naturally he couldn't think of these.

Since he couldn't figure it out, Wu Qianli didn't bother to think about it.

"Forget it~! Whatever! ”

"With these fortifications, which have been built for more than half of the time, we can save more trouble."

"A few of you will carefully check it first to see if there is anything that needs to be further strengthened, and when the main force arrives, immediately reinforce the fortifications."

"In addition, we had to dig a tunnel on the anticline position."

"Then find a way to open all these trenches and tunnels, so that absolute safety can be guaranteed."

(End of chapter)