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"The Second Tank Division reported that the assault column broke through the enemy's first line of defense and entered Xianyanli. Our tanks, with the cooperation of the infantry, destroyed 35 enemy tanks, and the rest of the tanks retreated south."

The report sent by the 50th Army has not been synchronized on the map by the staff, and the computer is beeping again.

"The 112th Division reported that it had broken into Namyang City from the north and the east. The battle was progressing smoothly and a large number of South Korean prisoners had been captured."

Check the time, it's 10:50 p.m.

In the direction of Dongducheon, the 25th Mibu Division felt that the defense was careful enough and safe enough. The two regiments were close to each other, with pre-built fortifications, sufficient lighting, and even night-vision rifles.But in the face of such a violent assault by the Volunteers, the defense line of the 1th Meibu Division was shaken in less than an hour.

Oh, the 25th US Infantry Division now has only 2 regiments, and his third regiment, the 24th Infantry Regiment, an infantry regiment composed of all blacks, was sent away on the second day of the fifth battle.

Just after 10 o'clock in the evening, the 25th Meibu Division welcomed a round of salvos from the Chinese army's rocket launchers.

After one round, about 10 minutes later, it was the second salvo of rocket launchers...

When the shelling was over just now, the U.S. military, who quickly got out of the anti-bunker hole and put on light and heavy machine guns, was seriously injured by the bombing.

But what made the 25th Meibu division feel more hurt was the rumbling sound from a distance-it was the sound of a tank engine.

As a mechanized infantry division, the US 25th Division now has 2 "Sherman" battalions and 1 "Pershing" battalion. What can be fought on the front line tonight is 1 "Sherman" battalion and 1 "Pershing" battalion. "camp.Now that the Chinese tanks are coming up, let's face it.The US tanks drove to the edge of their own line of defense, the cannons were aimed, and when they were about to fire with the help of flares, a row of shells flew in the dark.What disturbed the U.S. military was that this row of shells was much more powerful than the T-34. Not only were the "Shermans" shot one by one, but the "Pershing" was also repeatedly penetrated face to face.

"Send a report to the Second Tank Division. After breaking through the position of the 25th Meibu Division, the armored column will attack westward, cooperate with the 149th Division to encircle the 2nd Meibu Division, and the 148th Division will complete the task of pursuing forward."

In Zhisi, Mr. Peng and Ye Ting really wanted to let the tanks of the Second Tank Division continue to move south. There were heavy howitzer battalions of the US Army everywhere from Yangju to Uijung.However, the rule of "guaranteeing that we can control the battlefield area after the battle" agreed by the General Staff and Zhisi before the war cannot be violated, and the tank should not rush too recklessly.

"All troops should boldly intersperse and attack according to the predetermined combat plan." Mr. Peng continued to send a telegram to the staff, "This battle will leave the U.S. military breathless for three to six months, so obediently return to the negotiating table to negotiate peace with us. "

Chapter 168, total retreat

On the morning of June 6, Li Qiwei woke up in his official residence in Tokyo.

As the commander of the United Nations Army, Ridgway inherited the luxurious mansion that MacArthur bought when he was in Japan. From his house to the emperor's residence, there is a road that may be the best in Kyoto. In the past, the emperor would come to MacArthur's official residence to pay his respects.However, Li Qiwei only took over the post of commander of the United Nations Army, and was not interested in the titles of Governor-General of Japan or Supreme Emperor, and never asked the emperor to come and chat.But today seemed a little different. From the window, he saw a car parked in front of the mansion. Two or three Japanese had already got out of the car, but they did not move. They all stood patiently by the car, as if they were waiting for something.After careful identification, Li Qiwei found that it was the car of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Japan.

Ridgeway, who was dressed neatly, walked to the work area, and the secretary immediately sent a telegram, which was sent by Van Fleet from the Eighth Army Headquarters.After browsing the first page, Li Qiwei turned pale, and turned to ask the secretary: "Why are you only showing me the telegram now? Why didn't you wake me up in advance?"

"General, the telegram was delivered 20 minutes ago, too."

Looking at the wall clock and the transcribed time left at the head of the telegram, Li Qiwei sat back heavily in his chair, resting his forehead with one hand, while flipping through the telegram with the other.

"On the evening of June 6, the Chinese army launched a night counterattack north of Seoul. At 25 o'clock that night, three strongholds of our army north of the Han River were attacked at the same time, namely Namyangju, Dongducheon and Bao In the direction of Sichuan."

"The scale of the counterattack launched by the Chinese army exceeded the previous expectations of the Eighth Army, and it also exceeded the expectations of the Far East Intelligence Command. In the previous aerial reconnaissance, we believe that the Chinese army has 8 to 3 divisions of the Chinese army from Pyongyang. Sichuan, including a certain number of tank units. But on the night of June 4, at least seven infantry divisions and one armored division of the Chinese army launched a night attack on the 6th Army.”

"The small number of troops of the South Korean 2nd Division stationed in Namyangju failed to stop the infiltration attack of the Chinese army. After the Chinese army quickly occupied Namyangju, it did not stop. Two hours after the battle ended, the logistics of the first division nine miles north The center was attacked by Chinese troops."

"The battle lasted from 1 am to 4 am. The 5th Cavalry Regiment of the 8st Cavalry Division was forced to retreat and join the [-]th Cavalry Regiment who came to meet them. The two cavalry regiments regrouped and tried to launch a counterattack to recapture the logistics center. But nighttime attacks failed."

"While the logistics center was attacked at night, the fighting in the direction of Dongducheon and Baochuan was extremely fierce. Our army and the Chinese army fought in many places, including large-scale battles between tanks and tanks."

"The First Cavalry Division will launch another counterattack against the Chinese army in the Jiuli logistics center in 30 minutes."

"However, due to the fall of the logistics center and the destruction of most of its materials, the offensive operations of the Eighth Army north of the Han River have been unable to continue. I have ordered the commander of the First Army, John O'Daniel, to withdraw his headquarters from the rear of the Ui government office to the South of the Han River, Dongducheon and Bocheon are also withdrawing troops. VF (Van Fleet's code name), June 8, 1, 1951:6."

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Seoul.

The U.S. 1st Army headquarters retreated from Uijeongbu to Seoul and was preparing to cross the Han River Bridge and the Han River Floating Bridge to the south.The officers, staff officers, and secretaries of the military department don't need binoculars or read battle reports. Their eyes and ears can feel the huge movement 10 kilometers away.

In the sky is a thick and long column of smoke pointing straight to the sky, and the sound of rumbling explosions is still coming.

The two divisions of the 38th Army occupying the Jiuli logistics center quickly launched a defensive formation and repelled an attack by the [-]st US Cavalry Division at night. After dawn, the [-]st US Cavalry Division gathered more tanks and infantry, and it seemed that they were going to fight again.

Behind the 113th and 114th divisions is the US military logistics material storage station that stretches for one or two square kilometers.There is a whole pile of [-] tons of materials, of which about [-] tons are shells.

Last night and this morning, when the US military prepared to fire, the artillery avoided these piled up supplies.It seems that you want to regain it?

If you think too much, the 38th Army will not let the US military do what it wants.

The 3rd Corps can indeed use these shells. After all, the Volunteers on the front line now have an entire artillery division using captured American heavy artillery.But although the hundreds of thousands of shells are very tempting, the 38th Army does not have enough cars.

After occupying Namyangju, the car regiment of the 38th Army followed all the way. More than 300 trucks were loaded with shells, but at most they could hold more than 900 tons at a time, and then the convoy was transported back from Namyangju via Zhen Cognac up.

Considering the road conditions, it takes at least 3 hours for the car regiment to go back and forth, and the 38th Army in Jiuli may not be able to hold its position for 3 hours.Therefore, Liang Daya decided to detonate all the shells after consulting Zhisi.

The logistics material hoarding station is neatly stacked in piles. Each pile of shells is about three to four hundred tons. The distance between piles is at least 100 meters. The shells are strictly in accordance with the storage process. is also separate.This is more embarrassing. The engineers of the 38th Army can't detonate all the shells at once.I had to attach explosives, pull out a 300-meter-long detonating wire, hide far away in the trench and cover my head, and press the detonator-there was a loud "boom" in the distance, and the ground seemed to be beating.

The plume of smoke and rumble to the east that the 1st U.S. Army Headquarters saw was the 38th Army detonating and destroying U.S. artillery shells.

20 rounds of shells is the amount of ammunition used by the frontline US artillery for 2 to 3 days.Without this batch of shells, the howitzers of the US military must be broken.

The engineers behind them had a great time destroying the shells, but the 113th Division was worried about not having time to build fortifications on the front line.Before the battle started, Liang Daya told the commander of the 113th Division that once the [-]st US Cavalry Division was repelled to occupy Jiuli, he must immediately occupy the nearby Jiuli Mountain, build fortifications, and use the terrain to block the [-]st US Cavalry Division's counterattack.

"What is Jiuli Mountain? It's a low slope!"

38军113师在2到3月份在汉江两岸阻击作战打了快两个月，对汉城周边的地形当然熟悉。这所谓的九里山，高度只有四50米……

The key is not that the mountain is short, but that while it is short, the slope is not too large, and American tanks may rush up with a foot of oil on the floor.Of course, this is just a hypothesis. The anti-tank weapons in the hands of the volunteers are not vegetarian. The number of 40-fire equipment has expanded from 3 per company when it first entered the dynasty to 6 per company. Now it is 38 after a full rest. Each infantry company of the army has 9 weapons and 40 firearms.

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Tokyo.

After reading Van Fleet's telegram, Ridgway knew why the car from the Japanese Ministry of Foreign Affairs was waiting under his official residence.These Japanese people are more informed than I am... No, maybe I overslept.

"Your Excellency, Commander." Li Qiwei let people from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Japan come in. Now the Japanese Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs is in front of him, and said respectfully, "The Prime Minister is very concerned about the war situation in North Korea... Although Japan is a peaceful country without war , but as one of the countries that have a good relationship with your country, Japan and your country will undoubtedly continue to maintain a close cooperative relationship. After all, Japan's defense, especially the defense against the Soviet Union, is completely dependent on the assistance of your country's allies..."

The Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs said a lot in a roundabout way, and Li Qiwei knew what he wanted to say.

"The special relationship between Japan and the United States will not change, and the United States will not withdraw from the Korean Peninsula now. At the same time, I also solemnly assure the Prime Minister that Japan's priority in the future US defense strategy is still higher than that of the Korean Peninsula."

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After sending away the Japanese Vice Minister of Foreign Affairs, Li Qiwei rushed to the headquarters immediately.

At the headquarters, Li Qiwei saw the latest telegram from Van Fleet, which was sent at 9:50, two hours after his last telegram was sent.

In the past two hours, the US Cavalry Division [-] attacked eastward with all its strength and made progress.The Chinese army that invaded the Han River Plain from Namyangju did not seem to intend to defend their positions, but retreated bit by bit while blocking.In the past two hours, the [-]st U.S. Cavalry Division captured the first blocking line of the Chinese army. These loose temporary trenches and foxholes obviously did not have strong defense capabilities.At this advancing speed, in another hour or two, the First Division of the American Cavalry will be able to recover almost nine miles.

But Van Fleet said that it no longer makes sense to regain Jiuli, because in the past 4 hours, the Chinese army destroyed almost all the ammunition in Jiuli.

In the direction of Dongducheon, the 2nd and 3rd Mibu divisions, which had climbed halfway up the mountain, were in a panic under the counterattack of the Chinese army.

In fact, the previous battles of the 2nd and 3rd divisions of Mibu had achieved "decisive progress" and occupied the first layer of Mount Ganyue and Guangyan Mountain.It was not that they occupied during the day and lost at night, but occupied them all the time—on the night of June 6, the U.S. troops in these two places resisted the night counterattack of the Volunteers, and their positions were not lost.According to this momentum, if we move forward for another two weeks and regain three or four layers of hills from the Chinese army, the US military will be able to establish a relatively solid defense system, and then we can sit down and negotiate with the Chinese.

But on the night of June 6th, the Chinese army did not counterattack the U.S. troops on the mountain at night, but drove tanks and fired rockets, and directly smashed down from the plains...

"I have ordered the infantry battalions of the 2nd and 3rd Infantry Divisions to immediately abandon the positions of Ganyue Mountain and Guangyan Mountain, and break out to the south after joining the other troops of the two divisions at the foot of the mountain. Coordinated. VF, June 25, 1951, 6:26."