The two regiments lined up in a row seemed to be a tragic arrangement, but in fact, this method could equally disperse the enemy's forces, so that the US Seventh Division had to disperse, and then attack from all directions, and the truth that eggs could not be put in the same basket was understood.

In the face of the discussion of the leaders, Xia Yuan calmed down, and when he was still thinking, Division Commander Zheng said: "Then divide the troops into two routes, one will stick to Eagle Peak, and the other will stick to Jiguan Mountain, and use a regiment from Jiguan Mountain to contain the US Seventh Division, the Pseudo Sixth Division and the First Marine Division, and we will concentrate our efforts to deal with the US 24th Division." ”

Otherwise, if it weren't enough to say that Division Commander Zheng could be the division commander, such a choice that the palms and backs of his hands were meat, Division Commander Zheng calmly issued the next battle plan.

Senior Commander Zheng looked at Xia Yuan, he knew in his heart that this kid had not completely explained everything, Senior Commander Zheng sighed in his heart, and said: "For the time being, let's decide first, it's still early before dawn, ten minutes later, restart the second meeting, you all go back and think about it carefully, in addition to this method, what other methods are not, ten minutes later, the conference room will be assembled." ”

After a pause, he said to Xia Yuan: "Xia Yuan, follow me." ”

Xia Yuan stood up and followed Master Zheng to another room, Master Zheng handed Xia Yuan a cigarette and said, "Taste the smoke in your hometown, what is the difference between the smoke of the Yankees." ”

Xia Yuan lit a cigarette, and with the smoke slowly rising, his heart relaxed a lot.

"Commander, do you have something to look for me?"

"There's something I'm looking for you."

Master Zheng nodded, stared at Xia Yuan with his eyes, and said, "Are you hiding something from me?" ”

Xia Yuan was stunned for a moment, hesitated for a moment, and then nodded.

Division Commander Zheng smoked a cigarette and said: "Actually, I can think of your thoughts, you want the 180th Division to retreat, but you are worried about something, worried about something uncontrollable to happen, so you are hesitating, hesitating that the 180th Division has retreated, whether those things will happen." ”

Xia Yuan raised his head and looked at Master Zheng, he didn't expect Master Zheng to see his psychology so clean and thorough, what he said was similar to what he thought.

He wanted to get the 180th Division out of the predicament, but he was also worried that letting the 180th Division withdraw from the battlefield too early would lead to some unforeseen events.

So he's hesitating.

Choosing Eagle Peak is not a foolproof strategy, but it is a double perfect method, Eagle Peak is not the first choice, he can completely persuade the division commander to retreat with the 180th Division and get out of danger.

After getting out of danger, no one knows what happened next, not even Xia Yuan.

There is a high probability that this will be the case, the US 24th Division, the puppet 6th Division, the US 7th Division, and the 1st Marine Division will go all the way north, go straight to Hwacheon, cut off the route of the Ninth Corps' westward retreat, and cut off the 20th and 27th armies of the Ninth Corps on the eastern front, and it will not be the 180th Division that will be surrounded, but the 20th and 27th armies of the Ninth Corps.

On the 24th, the 20th and 27th Armies of the Ninth Corps had just withdrawn from the Eastern Front and moved from east to west, towards the Pyongkang-Jinhua-Cheorwon Golden Triangle area.

Master Zheng smiled and said, "Don't be too surprised, there is hesitation in your eyes, Lao Duan and they all found out, but they didn't say it, in fact, they refuted you, they just wanted to guide you to say it yourself, but you didn't say it." ”

Xia Yuan said in a calm voice: "Division commander, if you say that the sacrifice of the 180th Division is exchanged for the safety of the two troops, are you willing to continue to stay on the position with the 180th Division?" ”

He raised his head and stared at Master Zheng.

Division Commander Zheng was only stunned for a moment, and then said: "If it is really as you said, then I will stay on the position with the 180th Division." ”

In fact, Division Commander Zheng's answer was expected, Xia Yuan knew that the military headquarters of the 60th Army understood the army in the corps's letter of 'all armies covering the retreat of the wounded' as the 60th Army, and the ancestors always thought about dedication, not running for their lives, so the 180th Division would stay on the position and continue to lease land.

"Division commander, in the direction of Hwacheon, there are the 20th Army and the 27th Army of the Ninth Corps, Hwacheon is their only way, we are retreating now, the US 24th Division, the 1st Marine Division and the 7th US Division will be able to go north unimpeded, and take Hwacheon, as soon as the road to Hwacheon is blocked, they will be blocked in the east, and there are still a few Korean army divisions in the east, once blocked, they will be fish and meat on the sword, and they will be slaughtered."

Xia Yuan's voice was solemn, and his brows were furrowed.

It's a secret he didn't tell.

Standing in front of the map, the Corps commander must have thought that the 20th Army and the 27th Army of the Ninth Corps were still on their way to the west, and Hwacheon was the only way for them to pass, and only the 180th Division was left to block the attack, and they could only hope for the 180th Division.

If the 180th Division holds it, the 20th and 27th Armies will be able to pass safely.

If you can't hold it, the consequences will be unimaginable.

If the two armies of the Ninth Corps are surrounded, then history may really be rewritten.

Master Zheng's expression froze, he quickly walked to the conference room, his eyes were fixed on the map, Xia Yuan followed him, Master Zheng looked at the map, and asked, "How do you know this." ”

"As I saw in the documents of the US military, the ROK army was chasing the butt of the Ninth Corps, and the US 7th Division, the puppet 6th Division, the 1st Marine Division, and the US 24th Division were to seize the time and go all the way north to cut off the road for the Ninth Corps to move westward."

The man who carried the blame naturally had to be handed over to the US military, in fact, whether there was this information or not, only Xia Yuan himself knew, Xia Yuan continued: "They learned our mobile intersperse, and even interspersed with mechanized troops, including encirclement points to send reinforcements. ”

During the period when the 180th Division was completely encircled, the US troops took advantage of this trick to besiege the 180th Division and ambush the 179th and 181st Divisions in an attempt to reinforce them.

"Surround the point and send reinforcements."

Division Commander Zheng smoked a cigarette and fell into deep thought, he realized that the 180th Division might really become fish and meat, and the US army would definitely not eat the 180th Division so easily, and even used the 180th Division as a bait to attract the 179th Division and the 181st Division.

As for what Xia Yuan said, Master Zheng upheld a half-believing attitude, preferring to believe it rather than believe it.

He needed to check with the Corps about this, but they had lost contact with the Corps.

Master Zheng immediately realized that maybe he had to prepare for the worse.

"Division Commander, in fact, your plan is quite good, one sticks to Eagle Peak, and the other sticks to Cockscomb Mountain."

Xia Yuan was silent for a while, and after thinking about it, there is no good way, what Master Zheng thinks is already the best way.

Master Zheng smoked a cigarette, looked at the map with his eyes, and did not respond to Xia Yuan, he was also thinking about whether this plan was feasible.

There was silence for more than ten seconds before Division Commander Zheng spoke: "Eagle Peak is facing the US 24th Division, if you really want to block the attack at Eagle Peak, it is very difficult, we can't stop the US 24th Division." ”

Xia Yuan knew the changes in the future and said, "Division Commander, we don't necessarily have to block the 24th Division of the United States. ”

"Huh?"

Division Commander Zheng looked back at Xia Yuan, "If you don't block the 24th Division of the United States, what are you still fighting at Eagle Peak?" Just let them go. ”

Every battle fought by the volunteers is of extraordinary significance, and meaningless battles are generally not fought.

There are many things that cannot be said, the US 24th Division went all the way north without intervention, and it took a few days to defeat Hwacheon, and only to meet the vanguard of the 20th Army of the Ninth Corps head-on, if the 180th Division intervened, it would take longer for the US 24th Division to occupy Hwacheon.

Xia Yuan understood this, but he couldn't tell Master Zheng, he just said: "Division Commander, even if we lose the entire 180th Division, we can't resist the steel torrent of the 24th Division of the United States, we just need to contain them." ”

He volunteered again, and Mao Sui said to himself: "Commander, I will take someone to fight Eagle Peak!" Not too much, one company is enough. ”

"A company is blocking at Eagle Peak, and you are facing a complete twenty-four division, and you may occupy all your positions in one day."

Division Commander Zheng shook his head, looked at the geographical location of Eagle Peak, and said: "The width of Eagle Peak is too large, and it requires at least one battalion of troops, and a company is not very useful, hitting stones with eggs." ”

Xia Yuan retorted to the division commander and said: "Division commander, since I can take people to touch the foreign devil's station and drive the material vehicle out, I can use a company to complete the task of blocking the enemy, and the location of Jiguan Mountain is also very important, division commander, I can make a military order!" The enemy wants to take Eagle Peak unless they step over my corpse first! ”

Division Commander Zheng looked at the division commander, not knowing what he was thinking, he had never seen such a determined look, the same as those soldiers who were about to die.

He didn't want Xia Yuan to go, Xia Yuan's vision and strategy had been revealed, maybe he could play a greater role by leaving him in the division headquarters.

But only Xia Yuan understood that he had already told Division Commander Zheng all the information he knew, and the role of staying in the division headquarters was very small, and what Xia Yuan was really powerful about was his own combat effectiveness, which was comparable to the powerful combat effectiveness of a company of the U.S. Army.

He is more suitable for the front.

"Division commander, don't hesitate, one more minute now, one more minute of risk, the scouts can't pass back the information, all the ferries on the Han River are very likely to have been occupied by the US army, the 180th Division will wait until tomorrow night to cross the river, the risk is too great, and crossing the river tonight is the last chance."

Xia Yuan glanced at the time on his watch, it was already early in the morning, and there were only four or five hours left before dawn, after dawn, the great counterattack of the US army on all fronts would begin, the direction of the Volunteer Army was precarious, Chuncheon fell, Chenghuangtang fell, and the situation deteriorated further.

"I'm going to report to the military department."

Commander Zheng already had a lot of information in his hands, and the risk of staying on the south bank of the Han River was too great, and he thought to himself that maybe he could convince the army commander.

Ten minutes have passed, and the chiefs came in one after another, Deputy Division Commander Duan and Chief of Staff Wang were the first, Chief of Staff Wang glanced at Deputy Division Commander Duan, they were not surprised to see Xia Yuan, this was a space for the two of them to be alone, the old Duan was the first to find out that Xia Yuan was concealing, I don't know for what reason, but he didn't ask in detail, and now it is estimated that he has already told Master Zheng.

Division Commander Zheng is contacting the army commander by telephone, and the reply he gets is still 'blocking the enemy on the spot', the current situation is already very grim, and the commander of the 60th Army has no troops to use, and the 180th Division is currently facing many problems, but it can still be stabilized, and once they retreat back, I don't know what chain reaction will happen.

Division Commander Zheng said: "Army Commander, the problem is that the 63rd Army has retreated, and the 24th US Division and the 2nd Han Division can go north unimpeded, and Chenghuangtang, Zhiyanli and Mapingli will face the possibility of losing their position." ”

Commander Wei was also very embarrassed, and said: "Lao Zheng, I can understand your feelings, but the problem now is not to retreat, but to cover the transfer of the wounded, the wounded have not retreated, you have retreated now, what should I do with the wounded, the wounded of a whole division!" ”

Master Zheng opened his mouth and didn't say anything for a long time.

Commander Wei's voice came out of the phone, "Lao Zheng, the Corps has lost contact, I'm more anxious than you, how is the Corps, is there a safe evacuation, we don't know about this, in such a situation where we don't know, let the 180th Division retreat, the risk is ......"

Commander Wei was silent halfway through speaking.

Senior Commander Zheng nodded heavily, and the question asked by Xia Yuan earlier really appeared.

Xia Yuan listened with a complicated and gloomy expression, everything that should have worked hard has already been done, but the mission they are carrying is heavy, and they are not allowed to leave the wounded and retreat alone, they would rather sacrifice themselves than leave the hope of life to others.

There is no doubt that the 180th Division chose to continue to stay on the south bank of the Han River, and Commander Wei said: "The current situation is quite stable, and let the 540th Regiment strengthen the defense of Jiguan Mountain, and be sure to hold on until the evening of the 24th, Lao Zheng, you must know that if we hold out for one more day, it means that some of the seriously wounded can be transferred to the rear, I understand your difficulties, the military headquarters is also difficult, and at present, the only troops that I can mobilize in my hands are your 180th Division." ”

In this regard, Commander Wei also felt a deep helplessness, the corps did not issue an order to retreat, and lost contact with the corps at the critical moment, not to mention that the 180th Division could not be contacted, and their military headquarters could not be contacted.

Chief of Staff Deng of the Military Department looked at Commander Wei smoking all the time, and said: "Army Commander, let the 180th Division withdraw, the 63rd Army is retreating, the US troops are attacking their rear along the road, and the 180th Division is being pinned down by the US 7th Division, and if they don't retreat, it will be over." ”

Commander Wei was distraught, took out the cigarette in his hand, and said: "Lao Deng, my mood is the same as yours, I also want to withdraw the 180th Division, but the key question is what is the situation of the Corps, whether the wounded of the various units have been transferred, and whether they have successfully withdrawn to our army's position." ”

After a pause, Commander Wei said: "The 180th Division seems to be fighting to block the attack, but in fact it is holding back the enemy's northward movement, and the enemies around the 180th Division include the US 7th Division, the 1st Marine Division, and the 6th Han Division, as well as the US 24th Division and the 2nd Han Division of the 63rd Army. They retreated, and the unhindered American troops went all the way north, who would stop them? ”

(End of chapter)