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In Li Qiwei's eyes, the word "breakthrough" became particularly glaring.

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"If war never kills, there is no better game."

At the headquarters, Chen Yizhen, political commissar of the 50th Division of the 148th Army, said something in a low voice.

From his binoculars, he could see the foot of Mount Konyake, which was the defensive position of the 2nd Miho Division.Now the whole foot of the mountain is burning red.

When "Katyusha" appeared on the battlefield for the first time, the German officers who were beaten were greatly puzzled. They did not understand what weapon could pour so much ammunition in just a dozen seconds.At that train station, the Soviet rocket launcher that was put into the battlefield for the first time blew up the German army and the train station.The high-level German army actually knew the existence of the rocket launcher and was developing it themselves, but no matter what kind of pre-war preparations, materials, and combat manuals, it was impossible to describe the psychological shock of ordinary soldiers when they encountered a rocket launcher group attack for the first time.

The flames at the foot of the mountain had not yet faded, and thousands of smoke trails flew over Chen Yizhen's head towards the 2nd Meibu Division. This was the third round of rocket salvos fired by the 21st Artillery Division.

Starting from the fifth battle, the ammunition consumption of the Volunteer Artillery increased suddenly. Compared with the first to fourth battles, the rate of use of shells by each artillery regiment increased by three to four times.In the past, the volunteers had to hide from the planes, and the artillerymen could only move at night. At three or four in the morning, they had to get off the road, find a place to cover the cannon with branches and weeds, and wait patiently for dark to continue their movement.The same is true in battle, firing at night, fighting for a while and hiding for a while, and then having to hide again during the day.

Now that there are no planes overhead, what else is there to hide.As long as the infantry has the need for fire support, they can fight as soon as they set up the artillery.

Fortunately, the pressure on the logistics and transportation department has also decreased now, and the number of shells sent to the front line has increased several times. Otherwise, it would really be unbearable to burn ammunition like this.

第三轮火箭炮齐射打在了美步2师的阵地上，看火候快到了，148师两个团和坦克二师的一个T-34-85营在正面向美步2师发起进攻。

The 2nd Meibu division is now retreating in batches one by one.By noon on June 6, the three infantry battalions on Konak Mountain had been withdrawn, and they were preparing to slowly withdraw to Yangzhou and Uigung.But next to it is the 26th Army of the Volunteer Army, so the 3nd Meibu Division can only fight while walking, hoping to retreat under the cover of other friendly and neighboring troops.But now the entire war zone is in chaos, and the 50nd Meibu Division doesn't know how strong the support of the friendly forces is.

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What the commander of the 2nd Division of Mibu didn't know was that behind him was the Han River.The U.S. military engineer battalion has been busy since the morning.It turns out that the U.S. military built a heavy pontoon bridge and two pontoon bridges on the Han River. Now the engineers have to build three more pontoon bridges within 1 hours.

Chapter 169, condemned at the UN

"Is this Turkish brigade so difficult to fight?"

Su Yu put down the telegram, but still couldn't help nagging.

"Last year on the Qingchuan River, a single division of the 38th Army destroyed the Turkish brigade. In the first two days of the five battles, we also fought against the Turkish brigade and quickly repelled the Turks. Today in Yangzhou, two divisions I was blocked by the Turkish brigade for a day, has the Turkish brigade progressed so fast?"

When Su Yu spoke, it was already June 6, and the battle north of the Han River was basically over.Now Suyu is thinking about one thing: the battle summary meeting must be held in advance, and he especially wants to figure out how a Turkish brigade that will fight to the death has emerged, and even if most of the brigade is wiped out, it is necessary to protect Meibu 28 The retreat route of the division made the Volunteers lose one achievement in the Korean battlefield.

This achievement is called "Destroy the same US division twice".

The battle ended on the afternoon of June 6. The 26nd Meibu Division was already in danger under the heavy blow of the 2th Army. The two regiments that were still able to fight covered alternately. The self-propelled anti-aircraft artillery battalion also retreated slowly along with the infantry.The purpose is to retreat to Yangzhou, meet with the 50th Meibu Division and the 25rd Meibu Division, and then return to Seoul together.

148、149师则在炮兵和坦克的支援下紧紧咬住美步2师不放。虽然美步2师距离杨州只有20公里，但美国大兵不敢全员上卡车飞奔——这样志愿军的T-34只要一前插，公路进入T-34-85的主炮有效射程之内，美军的摩托化纵队就撤不成了。当149师和一个坦克营提前赶路，想抢在美步2师之前攻占一个叫更新里的村庄时，发现一拨联合国军的士兵已经提前占领了这里。

Although it is a non-American unit in the United Nations Army, the Turkish brigade did not participate in the frontal assault in the previous battles, avoiding the fate of climbing mountains as cannon fodder.Of course, this is because from the second battle to the present, the U.S. military found that the offensive capabilities of the Turks were indeed low, but the defense seemed to be okay, so Van Fleet basically asked the Turkish brigade to draw lines to defend on the Han River Plain to protect its artillery. Infiltrated by night raids by volunteers.

A tank battalion of the Second Tank Division first fought against the Turkish brigade. After some shooting, it was found that the Turkish brigade's defense was quite organized. The Turkish soldiers even dared to use "super bazooka" to shoot the volunteer tanks at close range, resulting in the loss of the second tank division. A T-34.The tank battalion had to stop first, waiting for the 149th division to arrive.

After the 149th Division arrived, it launched an infantry-tank coordinated attack on the update occupied by the Turkish brigade, but failed to enter. The 50th Army adjusted its deployment again, using military-owned 108mm rocket launchers and howitzers for firepower preparations. The 149th Division, 148th Division 443 Regiment and tanks launched another attack. Fight against village buildings.At dusk, the volunteers were driven out of the village!

In just these 6 hours, the 148nd Meibu Division, which was hunted down by two regiments of the 2th Division and a tank regiment, finally withdrew to the update. The seeds were preserved.

The Turkish brigade has completed its task in 6 hours in the update - it successfully covered the withdrawal of the 2nd Mibu Division, which is enough to surprise Shiji.But what surprised Shiji even more was that the Turkish brigade was double-teamed by the 149th and 148th divisions (the 2nd division chasing the US step can't catch up, let's fight the Turkish brigade) and cut off the retreat, and defended for another 20 hours. Also includes one night.

Su Yu: "After the counterattack began, the U.S. tanks and heavy artillery focused on protecting the 3rd U.S. Infantry Division and withdrew from Guangyan Mountain. There were not many troops to protect the 2nd U.S. Infantry Division. Our army has a good chance to wipe out the 2nd U.S. Infantry Division. In the end, the defeat was fought, and the division headquarters and three regiments of the 2nd Mibu Division withdrew. Among them, the blocking of the Turkish brigade was an external objective reason, and the attacking troops in the direction of Dongducheon also had to conduct a review. "

The telegram was sent to Zhisi, and Mr. Peng quickly replied: "Since our army easily defeated the Turkish brigade in the second battle, the Corps and Zhisi did not pay enough attention to the Turkish brigade's defensive capabilities. Since the fifth battle, the frontline troops have There are now signs of over-reliance on artillery fire support, and the rocket launcher division is not in place and will not seriously attack. Some commanders and fighters also have the habit of preferring to fight during the day and dislike penetration attacks at night. They feel tired and bitter from night battles. June 6 The night battles from day and night to the early morning of the 26th were very perfunctory, and you have to review these problems one by one after the battle.”

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When Shiji was preparing to hold the review meeting, the Turkish brigade, the Turkish Army Expeditionary Force formed mainly from the 241st Infantry Regiment from Ayash, Ankara Province, was marching along the road from Yeoncheon to Pyongyang.

...of course the evacuation of the prisoner-of-war brigade.

In the second battle, the Turkish Brigade captured more than 800 prisoners. This time, the Volunteer Army’s harvest was even greater. There were more than 900 prisoners of war in the brigade. In addition, there were almost 500 people lying in the Volunteer Army Hospital who could not walk. wounded.However, Brigadier General Tahsin Yaziqi, the brigade commander, was not included in this brigade of prisoners.

The Volunteer Army ignored a small situation, that is, the Turkish Army sent troops to participate in the Korean War in the form of rounds of battle.In the second battle, the Turkish brigade lost a lot. Therefore, in March 1951, the Turkish Ministry of Defense replaced all the soldiers and mid-level and low-level officers in the brigade. The group of Turkish soldiers who were frightened by the volunteers had already returned home.

Not only have all the officers and soldiers below the battalion changed, but the Turkish brigade was also trained and reorganized by the U.S. military from March to April, trying to be on par with the U.S. military in terms of equipment and organization.

The main backbone of the Turkish brigade is still three infantry battalions, but in addition, the U.S. military has expanded the original engineering company of the Turkish brigade into a combat engineer battalion. This time in the update, it is three infantry battalions plus a combat engineer battalion that block the volunteers. , more than 500 people.Not to mention, the U.S. military helped the Turkish brigade form a tank company. The anti-tank company was upgraded from a towed anti-tank gun to an M-36 self-propelled anti-tank gun. The air defense company was upgraded to a 40mm self-propelled anti-aircraft gun. The howitzer company added 6 105mm howitzer.

As an army of a wonderful country, the Turkish brigade not only has elements of American training and American equipment, but also retains some of the legacy of the old Turkish Sudanese army.For example, at the most critical moment in the blocking battle in the update, the Turkish battalion commander took off his hat in front of the soldiers and threw it on the ground and gave a loud order. If a soldier or officer on a defensive mission dared to retreat, he would be shot by the supervising team if he crossed the hat.Originally, according to American thinking, the Turkish brigade should retreat in a big step at this time, but no one dared to withdraw, and they all rushed forward to fight with the volunteers in the village.

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Suwon.

Li Qiwei took another plane to the headquarters of the 8th Army.

The ending of the Battle of Guangyan Mountain was really too bad.

The United Nations army just wanted to capture a few hills and improve the defense situation north of the Han River. As a result, they gnawed on the hills for 10 days, and then were driven to the Han River by the Chinese army within 48 hours.

Fortunately, they were not completely driven out of the north of the Han River, and the United Nations Army is still guarding the city of Seoul—except for some areas in the northern suburbs of Seoul.But they only dared to leave two regiments in Seoul to declare control, and the rest of the main force withdrew to the south of the Han River.The two regiments carried in Seoul also relied on the hundreds of heavy artillery behind them to support the scene.

After Van Fleet issued the retreat plan, he first withdrew four battalions of 4mm howitzers. They crossed the pontoon bridge and quickly deployed on the south bank of the Han River. In this way, when the 155nd, 2rd, and 3th Mibu divisions flocked from Uijeongbu to Seoul and then retreated south from the pontoon bridge At that time, the four artillery battalions could create a separation zone on the road from Uijungjung to Seoul to prevent the Chinese army from chasing it all the way.

After all the retreats were completed, Van Fleet simply increased the number of on-duty artillery battalions on the south bank of the Han River to 20, keeping a firm eye on the urban area of ​​Seoul.

What Li Qiwei is holding in his hand now is the loss report of the United Nations Army from June 6th to June 16th.

The 3rd Meibu division suffered 3700 casualties and 900 Korean American casualties.

The 25th Division of the US Army suffered 3400 casualties and 700 Korean American troops.

The 2nd Meibu division... 8800 casualties and 1100 Korean American troops.

The US Cavalry Division suffered 1500 casualties and 200 Korean American troops.

The 2nd Division of South Korea suffered 5800 casualties and missing, and all three infantry regiments were abolished.

The Turkish brigade suffered 5000 casualties and missing, and the 7000-person brigade is now basically finished.

The British 29th Brigade also suffered more than 400 casualties when covering the retreat of the US military.

Now Ridgway can confirm that the 2nd American Division, the Turkish Brigade, and the 2nd South Korean Division are completely abolished. Except for their artillery battalions, other units can be temporarily removed from the United Nations Army's combat order.But even for the artillery, as many as 71 heavy artillery were lost in the counterattack of the Chinese army, almost two artillery battalions.

Van Fleet: "The 2nd Infantry Division may temporarily retreat to Busan or even Japan for rest. The 3rd and 25th Infantry Divisions do not need to retreat to rest, but they need to rest and replenish more soldiers. We still control the main urban area of ​​Seoul, This provides the minimum guarantee for the next stage of operations... at least there is no need to forcefully cross the Han River. After a month, the 2nd and 25th infantry divisions can resume combat effectiveness. If 1 or 2 of the Korean divisions trained in Japan can complete the training If we return to China, then we can transfer the 31st Marine Division from the Eastern Front to the Western Front to participate in the attack. However, I think the safest solution is to wait for the local 37st and [-]th Infantry Divisions to reinforce North Korea."

Ridgway: "Don't count too much on the 31st and 37th Infantry Divisions. These two divisions have been rebuilt and formed, but Truman may not allow it to be committed to the Korean peninsula. There are still some unstable things going on in other parts of the world... We are temporarily suspending large-scale offensives for three months."

Van Fleet: "If Truman does not allow the 31st and 37th Infantry Divisions to go to the Korean peninsula, what kind of troops will we use to attack in three months? Or will the four divisions on hand be at most five divisions?"

Ridgway: "The Air Force is preparing for some technological upgrades. The plan has already started, but it will take two to three months to complete it. If the Air Force's technological upgrades can achieve the expected results, then in the next stage of offensive operations, the Air Force can Resume ground support."

VanVleet: "If the Air Force isn't lying, that's really good news."

Li Qiwei: "As for the lost Bukhan River Plain... If everything goes as I expected, it won't take three months to set foot on Uijeongbu again, and we will be able to march north soon."