Traveling through 1937, I came to fight against the Kwantung Army

Chapter 613 The First Battle (7)

The reason why Kaechon is important is not only that it is a railway hub connecting Pyongyang to Kanggye, but there is also a Cheongchon River Bridge to the north of Kaechon!

A dual-purpose bridge for road and rail!

If the enemy troops on the western front of Jiangbei want to retreat back to Jiangnan, they can mainly pass through the Cheongcheon River Bridge in Sinanju and Kaechon!

At 9 o'clock in the evening, when Yin Xin's army took action in Xin'anzhou, Ding Shan was also ready for battle.

But Ding Shan and his men did not launch an attack.

Yoon Shin's army had already detected the enemy forces in Kaesong. They included most of the 8th Division of South Korea that had withdrawn from Heecheon, plus the 1th Cavalry Regiment of the 5st Cavalry Division, totaling more than people, much more than Ding Shan and his men.

In accordance with Yin Xinjun's request, he ambushed his troops beside the road from Kaechon to Pyongyang, quietly waiting for the opportunity to fight.

Because Yin Xinjun judged that as long as the 38th Army stormed the stadium tonight and he launched an attack on Sinanju, the enemy troops distributed on both sides of the Cheongcheon River would definitely run away first. They would only retreat towards Pyongyang along the two major traffic arteries of Sinanju and Kaechon!

This judgment is absolutely correct.

South of the city,

On Hill 124, one kilometer away from the highway leading to Pyongyang, Ding Shan raised his binoculars.

The lights of the enemy convoy were like a string of wriggling fireflies, moving slowly forward on the winding road, unaware that danger was approaching step by step.

He looked at his watch. The time was 1:12 in the morning. It seemed that the enemy was really stunned tonight, otherwise they would not have retreated so anxiously overnight!

Ding Shan picked up the microphone of the walkie-talkie and gave the order directly.

"Artillery fire interception!"

装甲1团集中了12门105毫米自行火炮，12门150毫米自行火炮，8门20管火箭炮车，猛烈向着公路上的车队发起了炮击！

The cannons roared with their heads held high, long flames spurted out from their muzzles, and the orange-red light illuminated the dark night sky. The shells, with long tails of flame, whistled through the silent air and rushed towards the convoy like meteors.

The shells landed accurately in the middle of the convoy, and violent explosions occurred one after another, shaking the earth. The huge air waves overturned military vehicles and ignited raging fires. The sound of exploding fuel tanks mixed with the screams of enemy soldiers echoed in the darkness.

The shelling lasted only twenty minutes before all the shells were used up!

Because Ding Shan and his team's mission was to sneak behind enemy lines, they didn't carry many artillery shells!

The regiment commander, Colonel Bates, saw that the situation was not good and had no idea how many Chinese soldiers had arrived. As soon as the shelling began, he immediately ordered his troops to turn around!

The 1st Armored Regiment, which was ambushed on both sides of the road, saw that the enemy was trying to escape, so they used the Type assault gun and mortars to continue chasing and firing at the convoy.

The 1th Cavalry Regiment of the 5st Cavalry Division of the US Army led the charge. In half an hour, the regiment suffered more than casualties.

Captain Bates returned to the city safely.

Fortunately, he was riding in a tough M48 tank and did not suffer any damage in the shelling!

Sitting on the chariot that bumps from time to time,

Colonel Bates finally understood why Commander Walker urgently notified all troops north of the Chongchon River to withdraw to Pyongyang at 12 o'clock in the morning!

This notice even bypassed the division-level units and directly notified the various regiments of the 8th Army!

Of course, Bates didn't know that Walker did this because the headquarters of the 1st Cavalry Division had been destroyed in Sinanju three hours ago, and even the division commander Guy had died at the hands of Yin's new army!

It was a crazy night, but Bates believed that as long as they could survive this terrible night in Kaesong City, the initiative would definitely be in the hands of the US military at dawn! By that time, it would be the world of the US Air Force!

Unfortunately, less than an hour after Bates returned to Kaesong, he heard fierce gunfire coming from the north and east of the city.

Wang Yaohui, deputy commander of the 38th Division of the 112th Army, led two regiments to Kaesong from the direction of the stadium.

After crossing the Chongchon River, the 38th Army was able to advance rapidly because the Korean people had already evacuated and the roads were no longer blocked.

Tonight, the main force of the army is besieging the stadium, and a part of the army is coming to assist the 1st Battle Group!

Of course Ding Shan received Wang Yaohui's telegram outside the city. Given his character, he would rather use heavy artillery to flatten Kaechon than engage in street fighting. The casualties among his subordinates in the later period of the War of Liberation were so high that they were almost replaced twice!

But when Wang Yaohui's telegram arrived, he could not stand idly by, so the 1st Battle Group immediately launched an attack on Kaesong from the south of the city!

In a narrow street,

Behind the four Type 3 assault guns were five armored vehicles and more than a hundred soldiers holding weapons.

After rushing into the city from the south gate,

Ding Shan divided the troops into three groups. He, Tang Junping, and Wu Feng each led a group and headed straight into the city from three directions.

If a real fight breaks out, the 1st Combat Group is certainly not afraid of street fighting, as the veterans are all brave men.

Ahead of the street, at a crossroads,

As the convoy passed by,

An American medium tank suddenly appeared on the flank of the convoy.

Suddenly, a sharp whistling sound cut through the air, and an American armor-piercing shell came rushing towards them like a black lightning.

It accurately hit the side of a Type 3 assault gun.

The huge impact force caused the assault gun to tremble violently, like an enraged beast. The armor-piercing shell tore through the tank's hard shell, emitting dazzling sparks and fragments flying like raindrops. A shrill alarm sounded in the car instantly, and the lights on the dashboard kept flashing.

The high temperature and pungent smell quickly filled the small space, and the huge energy brought by the shells made the air in the cabin scalding hot. In the car, an officer was hit by flying fragments, and blood flowed down his cheek, but he endured the pain and tried to stay calm.

The tank's engine let out a painful roar, then gradually became powerless, and the tracks slowly stopped turning.

One soldier reacted very quickly. He took off the Panzerfaust 100 on his back and rushed over immediately. He pressed the trigger 80 meters away from the US tank.

A sharp whistle cut through the sky, and the Panzerfaust 100 rocket, with a dazzling tail flame, rushed towards the enemy tank like an angry meteor. Almost instantly, it hit the side of the tank fiercely, emitting dazzling sparks, and the huge explosion was deafening, and a huge hole was torn in the side of the tank!

Several soldiers quickly climbed onto the assault gun and rescued an officer from inside. This was Chief of Staff Wu Feng!

Wu Feng was covered in blood, with several cuts on his chest, and blood was gushing out!

"Medical worker! Medical worker!" the soldier shouted anxiously!

After the two medical workers arrived, they immediately squatted down and quickly treated Wu Feng's wound!

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