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Time soon came to 2 pm on February 13, and the volunteer army's combat units began to launch a fierce attack on Chipyong-ni in an orderly manner.

此时40军119师旗下的356团从高松袭来，357团从广滩一带进攻，第42军的375团直接攻击草旺里，另外126师旗下的376团和337团分别从邸平里一带的西面的两个方向进攻，剩下的378团则是截断邸平里南方前来救援的部队。

Wu Lin, commander of the 42nd Army and commander of the battle of Dipingli, stood on the commanding heights and watched the troops at his disposal launch an attack towards Dipingli, his heart full of anticipation.

He felt that with the strength of five regiments, he could easily capture Dipingli.

But just as He Daming worried, the 23rd Regiment of the US Army stationed in Dipingli was not a regular regiment.

The 23rd Regiment is equipped with four infantry battalions, one artillery battalion, one anti-aircraft artillery battalion, and two tank squadrons, with a total of more than 2 people, almost a reinforced regiment.

Moreover, the 23rd US Regiment guarding here this time is almost armed to the teeth, with all kinds of advanced artillery and tanks, which also highlights the importance of the US military to the region.

The Volunteer Army's troops participating in the attack on Chipyong-ni after 5 o'clock totaled 5 regiments, with more than 2 people.

However, due to the tight time schedule, there was not much heavy firepower support, only the firepower support of two artillery companies, which made the US 23rd Regiment in Chipyong-ni breathe a sigh of relief.

After all, the Volunteer Army did not use large-scale artillery bombardment, otherwise it would be difficult for them to defend.

The Volunteer Army launched attacks one after another. By 8 o'clock in the evening, they had launched six attacks, but they were all repelled by the US 6rd Regiment.

This result made Wu Lin, the commander of the 42nd Army who was in charge of the command, quite angry. He really didn't expect that the US troops stationed in Chipyong-ni would be so tenacious.

When Cheng Hua, the commander of the Eastern Front Volunteer Army Command in Guangtian, learned that the front line did not take over the Dipingli area immediately, his expression became very solemn. He now regretted not adopting He Daming's original opinion.

But it's too late to deploy troops now.

The entire battle of Dipingli lasted a whole night. In the end, even the 378th Regiment of the US Joint Forces that was preparing to defend the south was arranged to participate in the battle. Although the outer defense area of ​​​​Dipingli was occupied, the core area of ​​​​Dipingli was still in the hands of the US 23rd Regiment.

At dawn on February 2, the 14st Air Wing of the United States dispatched a large number of combat aircraft to provide air support to the 1rd Regiment of the United States in the Chipyong-ni area, and launched a massive bombing on the Chinese People's Volunteer Army attacking the area.

At the same time, the rebuilt US 1st Cavalry Division, the South Korean 6th Division, and the British 27th Brigade began to move north to reinforce Chipyong-ni.

At this time, the pressure on the 126th Division of the Volunteer Army, which was responsible for the blocking mission, doubled.

As the siege failed for a long time, Cheng Hua, the commander of the Volunteer Army on the eastern front, immediately made a redeployment and ordered other troops in the surrounding areas to continue to participate in the attack on Chipyong-ni.

At this time, the number of volunteer troops attacking Chipyong-ni increased from the original 6 regiments to 12 regiments.

However, due to the strong walls of the small city of Chipyong-ni and the well-placed fortifications of the US military, they were able to counterattack with artillery and tanks.

In addition, this area is a mountainous area, not a plain, and is not suitable for large-scale combat. In addition, it is daytime now, and the US 1st and 2nd Air Wings are constantly dispatching various military aircraft for support. This has resulted in the Volunteer Army doing useless work in the Topyong-ni area and making no progress.

By February 2, reinforcements from the U.S. 15st Cavalry Division had arrived in the Qushuili area.

They also dispatched 40 tanks and hundreds of aircraft to attack the defense line of the Volunteer Army's 126th Division.

Although the 126th Division intercepted some tanks, more than 30 tanks still broke through the division's defense line at dusk and successfully arrived at Dipingli.

With the support of more than 30 tanks, the US 23rd Regiment became more and more confident as the battle went on.

The South Korean 6th Division located in the direction of Lizhou also arrived 10 kilometers south of Dipingli at this time and exchanged fire with the 126th Division.

Since the volunteer army on the eastern front did not take the Dipingli area immediately, the US Joint Forces made a strategic adjustment and built a deep defense in Lizhou.

The 9th Army on the eastern front built a new line of defense in the Wonju area.

此时南下的40军120师，118师，还有39军和美第9军早原州以北地区进行了对峙。

The two sides were in a stalemate for a while, and neither side could gain an advantage over the other.

At this time, Cheng Hua, the commander of the Volunteer Army on the Eastern Front, was looking at the military reports sent back from various war zones and felt very unwell.

He now particularly regretted why he did not listen to He Daming's advice and send a large number of troops to capture Dipingli, and did not realize that he had fallen into a passive situation.

At present, the new defense line of the US Joint Forces has been successfully established. Even if our army captures Dipingli, it will be of no use.

Moreover, the failure of the Dipingli siege made the strategic achievements of the previous Hengcheng counterattack meaningless.

To this end, Chenghua called Zhisi to seek the latest combat instructions.

At this time, in the temporary command post of the 40th Army north of Wonju, all the officers above the deputy division level of the 40th Army gathered here for a meeting.

Commander Wen Cheng was the first to speak.

"Everyone, the 9th U.S. Army has already established a new defense line north of Wonju. Our army's plan to move south this time should be in vain.

The bottom line is that our army did not remove the nail in Dipingli in the first place and could not organize the troops effectively. "

When everyone heard Wen Cheng's words, they were silent for a while.

At this time, Wen Cheng suddenly thought of something and looked at He Daming.

"By the way, Deputy Commander He, I remember that you proposed to use three divisions of heavy troops to encircle and annihilate Dipingli at the combat meeting. What did you think at that time? Now what do you think our volunteer army on the eastern front should do?"

In response to the question from Army Commander Wen Cheng, He Daming immediately began to narrate:

“Commander, I actually mentioned this reason to our Division Commander Luo at the beginning. Because Dipingli is so centrally located, the American troops stationed there must be elite and well-equipped, and it would take a heavy force to take it down.

In addition, our army lacks the necessary heavy weapons and firepower support, so the battle still depends on numbers."

When everyone heard what He Daming said, they suddenly understood. Now thinking about it carefully, they could especially understand why He Daming had proposed the combat strategy of using three divisions to encircle and annihilate a regiment at the combat meeting.

Facts proved that his idea was correct. If three divisions had been used at that time, Dipingli could have been captured.