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Clark, commander-in-chief of the US Joint Forces, has been closely following the battle situation between the South Korean Army and the Volunteer Army on the Jincheng Defense Line.

Faced with the defeat of the South Korean army, he immediately arrived at the front line on a military plane.

A massive combat meeting of senior military officers was held here in response to the South Korean army's defeat in the Jincheng area.

In addition to him, the commander-in-chief of the US Joint Forces, also attending the meeting were the newly appointed commander of the US 8th Army, Taylor, and the commanders of various US main divisions.

Clark was the first to deliver an important speech.

"Everyone, originally our US-China Joint Forces were not going to participate in the Battle of Jincheng, but the fighting power displayed by the South Korean Army under the command of Lee Seong-wan was really disappointing to us.

In just less than a week, they have already lost their first and second lines of defense.

All the units under its command have suffered heavy losses at the hands of the Volunteer Army, which has now pushed the battle line to Fangtongli and Heiyuntuling areas.

If our US Joint Forces continue to turn a blind eye, there is no guarantee that these volunteers may march straight in and continue to move south to threaten the areas we are guarding. This is not what we want to see.

Due to the urgency of the current combat situation and the strategic need, I have decided to have our U.S. military directly participate in the war.

And rush to support the South Korean army and launch a counterattack against Jincheng. I wonder if anyone here has any good ideas or suggestions. Please feel free to put them forward. "

After Commander-in-Chief Clark finished speaking, Taylor, then commander of the U.S. 8th Army, expressed his own views.

“Everyone, I think what Commander Clark said just now is absolutely correct. Although we had an agreement with the South Korean army before, we are not obligated to help them hold their positions.

However, the current situation has far exceeded our expectations. We cannot allow the front line to extend further southward. This will only put our army in a passive position in the subsequent negotiations.

For this reason, I agree with the combat plan proposed by Commander-in-Chief Clark, and let several of our main divisions assist the South Korean army in counterattacking. In addition, I suggest sending various combat aircraft of the 1st and 2nd Air Wings to destroy and bomb bridges and important facilities in the rear of the Volunteer Army to cut off their supplies. "

Taylor and Clark's combat proposal was supported by the division commanders under their command.

That afternoon, the U.S. 3rd and 8th Divisions joined the battle and began to counterattack in coordination with the remnants of the South Korean 5th, 3rd, 8th, 6th, and 11th Divisions.

At the same time, the 29th Division of the 67th Army led by He Daming and the th Army gathered in the Fangtongli area.

At the temporary military command post in Fangtongli, Li Xiang, commander of the 67th Army, convened a temporary pre-war meeting to discuss the next combat plan.

Li Xiang, commander of the 67th Army, presided over the combat meeting.

"Everyone, we just received a report from the front line that the U.S. military can no longer hold on.

They have begun to take action themselves, planning to cooperate with the defeated South Korean army in an attempt to make a comeback. Currently, the US 3rd Division is heading towards the Fangtongli area where our army is stationed.

The US military is coming aggressively. Do you think we should defend or withdraw? If you have any good ideas or suggestions, please feel free to put them forward. "

As the deputy commander of the 15th Army, He Daming did not express his opinion immediately. Instead, he repeatedly studied the movements of the US military on the map.

After thinking for a while, he came up with an idea and interrupted directly: "Commander Li, I have an immature idea."

When Li Xiang heard that He Daming had an idea for a battle, he immediately signaled him to continue.

"Deputy Commander He, you are the Guo Jia of our Volunteer Army, known as a genius. I wonder what good ideas you have this time."

In response to Li Xiang's question, He Daming directly stated his plans and opinions.

“Commander, and everyone else, now that the U.S. military has left, our army no longer has any advantage in terms of troop deployment.

Secondly, the purpose of our army's operation this time is only to strike against the arrogant South Korean army and gain an advantage in the subsequent negotiations. Now that the goal of the first phase has been achieved, there is no need to fight to the death with the US military.

As for the next step, I think we should maintain this victory, preserve our manpower, and start retreating northwards."

When Li Xiang, commander of the 67th Army, heard He Daming's suggestion, he expressed a different opinion.

"Deputy Commander He, according to what you said, our army can't choose to continue to defend the Fangtongli area except to retreat northward? This place is easy to defend and difficult to attack. It is a good defensive point."

He Daming heard this and directly stated the reason why they couldn't defend to the death.

"Commander, everyone, if you want to choose to defend to the death, this is indeed a no problem considering the terrain.

After all, the terrain in Fangtongli area is indeed easy to defend and difficult to attack, but have you ever thought about a problem?

Fangtongli is a mountain range. There is no suitable water source here. Moreover, since we are moving quickly, we are not carrying heavy equipment, neither anti-aircraft guns nor howitzers. Even the Kachusha rocket artillery regiment is in the rear, so our army will be at a disadvantage in terms of firepower, and we have no way to deal with the US Air Force.

In addition, Fangtongli is well connected and although it is a very important area, the US military does not necessarily have to choose to attack it by force.

If their commander had a little bit of common sense, he could have chosen to surround the enemy instead of attacking. In this way, our army would be thrown into chaos due to the cut-off of water supply, and would collapse without even a fight.

In this way, our army would be repeating the fate of Ma Su in the Battle of Jieting during the Three Kingdoms period.

Moreover, positional warfare and tug-of-war are not the fighting methods our army is good at.”

He Daming's opinion directly convinced the 67th Army Commander Li Xiang and others, who asked: "Then Deputy Commander He, according to your idea, what do you think our army should do to deal with this offensive of the US military?"

He Daming heard this and told the story directly.

"Everyone, my battle plan is very simple. I will just give up Fangtongli and give this place to the US army to confuse them and create the illusion that our army has retreated in advance. Then our army will look for a suitable battle site to ambush the US 3rd Division and eliminate it by means of roundabout mobile warfare.

In this way, we can not only demonstrate our military's combat advantages, but also successfully complete our combat mission. After all, we are not the US military, and we do not need to worry about fighting for every city or place. We must carry forward the spirit of guerrilla warfare."

He Daming's battle plan was unanimously agreed upon by everyone present.

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After the commander of the 67th Army reported the operational proposal to Yang Renhou, commander of the 20th Corps.

The other side adopted this combat suggestion and promoted it throughout the battlefield. The various units of the Volunteer Army began to conduct a strategic retreat in an orderly manner.