The heavens start from Changjin Lake

The two men cover from front to back.

When the enemy's offensive was fierce, Hu Huihua retreated, and the wounded behind covered his retreat.

In this way, the two of them repelled three attacks by forty or fifty enemy men.

This way of defeating more with less happens in every corner of the position.

After fighting fiercely with the enemy for seven hours, the position remained intact.

The Fifth Company guarding the west of the highway also launched a fierce battle with the enemy. When the sun set to the west, the enemy gathered more than a thousand people, cooperated with five tanks, and launched attacks one after another in a group charge towards the Fifth Company's position.

The enemy attacked wave after wave like a tide. The soldiers of the fifth company who stood firm suffered increasing casualties step by step and a sharp decrease in ammunition. However, the cadres and soldiers became more and more courageous under the artillery fire.

Every time they repelled a wave of enemy attacks, they encouraged each other and left their names.

"I dedicated my life for the peace of the motherland and the victory of the war. Remember my name, Zhao Zhensheng, and don't forget me."

"The time has come to serve the people!"

"I've killed eight enemies. I've already done my job. The brothers below are waiting for us. I'll go up first later."

"Squad leader, I really hope to see the day when the motherland wins, but I can't wait any longer."

"Our lives are not valuable, but the lives of the American devils are. If we exchange one life for a dozen of them, we have already earned enough."

"Squad leader, do you think I am a hero?"

"Yes, you are all heroes of the motherland! Heroes of the people!"

"I really want to visit my future motherland. I wonder if they will have enough to eat and whether there will be a war."

When the battle was at its fiercest, there was only one soldier left in Class 7. The instructor passed through the enemy's fire net and came to the position of Class 7. He only saw soldier Zhang Zhicai throwing a grenade at the enemy. Apart from him, there was no one else on the position.

"Where's Class 7?"

Zhang Zhicai was blown away by an enemy grenade and shrunk. When he heard the instructor's voice, he replied resolutely: "I am Class 7. I am Class 7. Instructor, don't worry, as long as I am here, you can't lose the position!"

The instructor was greatly encouraged, "Well done, as long as you are here, the American devils can't get in!"

He grabbed a grenade from the ground and fought with him.

Like the Eighth Company, the Fifth Company suffered huge casualties, with the casualty rate reaching a terrifying 70, 80, or even 90%. There were less than 20 soldiers left. In several positions, the enemy had hundreds of soldiers. The attack failed to capture even a single position.

The Fourth Company and the Ninth Company also attacked the enemies who came from the south and tried to support them.

After repeated fierce battles, the ammunition was almost exhausted. The enemy thought that the Chinese soldiers were at the end of their war effort and that it would not take long to defeat their defense line. They were caught off guard by a counterattack from the 338th Regiment and the soldiers rushed to the road. Go up and push the enemy's infantry back.

Their tanks lost the protection of infantry and seemed to be stuck in a quagmire. They were quickly blown up by the soldiers with cluster grenades and two tank soldiers were captured.

They also robbed a lot of ammunition, as well as some food and use, some not having a lot of them.

Some soldiers smiled and said to the squad leader: "The Americans still have money. Fighting a company of puppet troops is not as good as fighting a platoon of U.S. troops."

This is indeed true. In addition to soldiers sitting on these trucks, there are also many cans, guns and ammunition. During the previous seven hours of battle, some of the ammunition consumed was replenished.

Logistics comrades also actively organized manpower to collect enemy ammunition during the battle, and organized more than 30 people to send part of the ammunition to the front line to support the battle.

The fighting in the Third Institute was particularly fierce. Deputy division commander Liu Haixiang also wanted to bring out the 337th Regiment to support the 338th Regiment in the battle in the Third Institute, but Jiang Chao did not agree.

In addition to the three houses, there is another location that is equally important.

Longyuanli.

Like Sansuoli, Longyuanli is also an important transportation hub. Jiang Chao considered that if the enemy could not pass Sansuoli, they might choose to go around Longyuanli, and then the 337th Regiment would come in handy. , divided into Longyuanli.

All the comrades of the 338th Regiment used their iron will in the Third Institute to form an impenetrable line of defense to resist the bullshit Founding Fathers Division of the US military. This so-called bullshit Founding Fathers Division was frustrated and had to retreat.

The headquarters of the 113th Division was not idle either. During the fierce fighting in the third station, they continuously sent out scouts to investigate the enemy's situation and found that the American troops had fled north.

At five o'clock in the afternoon, the sky was terribly gloomy.

The direction in the Third Institute became quiet. The 336th Regiment successfully completed the task assigned by Shiji to go deep behind enemy lines and intercept the enemy. Everyone was extremely tired.

Since the attack on Tokugawa on the 25th, they have not had a comfortable nap. Now they are all swaying around and falling asleep.

The division headquarters seemed particularly busy, and everyone was anxious because a large number of enemies did not come.

Judging from the telegram Shiji sent them, their road may have blocked three US divisions, but judging from the fighting situation on the first day, the enemy's combat effectiveness was about a regiment-level combat unit, and the firepower was fierce It also came entirely from the enemy's artillery and air force, as well as the five or six tanks responsible for leading the charge.

Those tanks had turned into piles of scrap metal lying on the road.

If a large number of enemies did not pass through the third station, this would not be considered as completing the task of intercepting the enemy.

If due to carelessness, the enemy escapes through a road they don't know, they will really have made a big mistake.

Occupying Sanli is just one of the tasks. The real priority is to block the enemies fleeing south.

At this time, the confidential officer sent a telegram, and the military headquarters ordered them to divide their troops into Longquanli.

Jiang Chao felt a little puzzled. Longquanli is to the north of Sansuoli. It belongs to the north. The area controlled by our army does not belong to the southward escape. How could the enemy flee northward.

He thought that when he set out, he heard the chief mention Longquanli. After studying the map carefully, it was probably Longyuanli's slip of the tongue.

He was busy gathering everyone together to study countermeasures.

Jiang Chao spread out the combat map, pointed to Longyuanli to the west of Sansuoli, and said: "From the map, there are no kilometers here, only trails through the countryside. However, the military department pays great attention to this place. The word "spring" is obviously the word "source". Slip of the tongue. Look, there is still a railway here. We have to make a decision and divide our forces in Longyuanli!"

The 113th Division only had two regiments, the 337th Regiment and the 338th Regiment. Two battalions of the 339th Regiment stayed in Tokugawa to clean the battlefield, while one battalion went deep behind enemy lines to carry out the task of bombing bridges.

The 338th Regiment has been fighting fiercely for a day. In order to march quickly, the ammunition carried by the soldiers is not enough. If they divide their troops into Longyuanli and leave the 338th Regiment in the third place, the enemy will suddenly attack the third place on a large scale. , without reserving mobile troops, the 338th Regiment could not hold the third position.

Everyone generally believed that the troops should be divided into Longyuanli, but they were all worried that the enemy would be surprised and move three more places. They would suffer from the lack of mobile troops at hand, causing the loss of the third place and the enemy's escape, which would be a big trouble.

After a discussion, everyone believed that the superiors should consider supporting the Third Institute, and would never let the 338th Regiment support the Third Institute.

Even if the enemy's three U.S. divisions move all three positions, the two regiments will not be able to stop them for long. It is estimated that Shiji has already considered supporting Sanshuoli, so everyone thinks that they can divide their troops into Longyuanli.

"Even if there is a slight chance, we must go."

The division headquarters immediately began to adjust its deployment.

The third battalion of the 338th regiment continued to stay in the Sansuoli area to intercept the enemies fleeing south, while the first and second battalions took advantage of the victory to pursue the enemies northward.

The 337th Regiment quickly marched towards Longyuanli to cut off the enemy's retreat.

The Third Battalion of the 339th Regiment continued to carry out the task of destroying roads and bridges in Anzhou and Suchuan.

Sansuoli is close to the Datong River, and a road lies across the river. In order to intercept the enemy and cut off the enemy's retreat, the Third Battalion of the 339th Regiment carried out the task of blowing up the bridge and destroying the road.

After they completed the task of blowing up the bridge, they had to spread out in all directions, sending companies and platoons to destroy roads and blow up wild bridges in the mountains. They would not let go of any roads that the enemy might pass through.

28:18 on the th.

The 335th Regiment of the 112th Division were still confronting the enemy and had a rare opportunity to rest, but it seemed that everyone could feel that a fierce battle was about to begin.

After capturing Jiariling, the 114th Division continued to advance north along the highway. After the main force of the army approached Junyuli, it received the task from the commander, asking the 114th Division to cooperate with the first part of the 112th Division to encircle and annihilate Junyuli and Junyuli. The enemy of Qichuan.

After receiving the order, Yang Dayi of the 112th Division asked the 335th Regiment to keep an eye on the enemy in front, and then went to the 114th Division command post. Together with the chiefs from the army and the cadres of the 114th Division, they studied what to do with Qichuan and the 114th Division. Arrangements for the Junyu-ri attack.

It was decided that the 112th Division would attack and advance from the east to Fengmingli, and pay attention to maintaining contact with the neighboring divisions to avoid misunderstandings.

The 114th Division fought from east to west, and the two divisions advanced from east to west to encircle and annihilate the current enemy.

At 22:00, the 114th Division arrived at Yang Station near Bichuan.

Yang Station is the barrier to the north of Qichuan. A battalion of the Turkish Brigade and engineers are stationed in an attempt to block the advance of the 38th Army and cover the retreat of the US troops on the western front.

After discussion, it was decided that the 342nd Regiment of the 114th Division would mainly attack Yangzhan, and the 340th Regiment would cooperate to severely damage a battalion of the Turkish Brigade and capture Yangzhan. After simple repairs, the troops continued to advance.

At 18:00 on the 28th, that is, the 114th Division and the 112th Division advanced to encircle Junyuli.

The sky was already dark, and the 337th Regiment received the mission from the division headquarters and began to head west into Longyuanli.

The soldiers in the army were tired and anxious. While walking, the soldiers fell asleep and often bumped into the soldiers in front. Some soldiers fell into the ditch beside them while walking. The pain in their bodies could not suppress their sleepiness. , fell asleep while lying down.

Instructors must often wake up sleeping soldiers from the ditch.

Yongyuan-ri is located in the hilly area south of Bicheon and to the west of Sanso-ri. It not only connects Bicheon and Gunyu-ri in the north, but also connects Sunchon and Pyongyang in the south.

And there is a road to the north of it that connects it to Sanshuoli, which is only a few dozen miles away.

Therefore, not only the enemies who hit the wall in Sanzongli will divert to Longyuanli, but also the US troops withdrawing from the south of the Qingchuan River may escape here.

Just as the cadres of the 113th Division expected, after the 338th Regiment got stuck in Sanli, the US military was changing its route and rushing towards Longyuanli.

29:4 on the th.

After marching overnight, the 3rd Company of the 337th Regiment's vanguard finally arrived at the Longyuanli area and heard the roar of motors.

The commander of the third company was named Zhang Youxi. He suddenly felt something bad, and quickly climbed up the hill with his men. He saw a long line of cars on the wild road in Longyuan with their lights flashing, and a group of cars coming along the road.

Zhang Youxi raised his head and looked into the distance, and found that the motorcade was very short, and beyond that there was no light at all except the twinkling stars in the chaotic night sky.

He said angrily: "Oh, we are one step late, and we only caught one tail."

In an instant, the convoy arrived, and Zhang Youxi decided to seize the convoy and find out the situation.

He immediately ordered one platoon to attack, while the remaining men took cover as a reserve.

The second platoon of the attack rushed to the road. The soldiers first used grenades to smash the enemy trucks. When the enemy trucks emitted thick smoke and lay motionless on the ground, they quickly attacked. The enemy cars fled in panic, and some trucks jumped out directly. The highway is stuck in a ditch.

The battle ended quickly. None of the enemies escaped. They were either killed by them or captured as prisoners.

"Quickly, interrogate the prisoners!"

Zhang Youxi called for an interpreter and soon learned from these enemies that they were the vanguard of the fifth regiment of the first cavalry division and the first puppet division. The large group of troops had not yet passed Longyuanli and were all behind them.

Zhang Youxi was excited when he got the news he wanted, and immediately asked the correspondent to tell the battalion commander about the situation here.

The soldiers were very happy to learn about the situation. They were not late and arrived at Longyuanli before the enemy, blocking the southward escape of three US divisions.

The enemy is blocked, and everyone knows in their hearts that a fierce battle will follow. The enemy is blocked, and they will definitely become more crazy.

Jiang Chao and others also realized this. He said: "Send electricity to the military headquarters to show the determination of our 113th Division! In order to win the entire battle, we are prepared to pay the maximum price. We are determined and confident to block the enemy." !”

The hearts of everyone in the division sank, but thinking that for the victory of the entire battle, such efforts were worth it.

Jiang Chao planned to block the American troops of these three divisions at the cost of using up two regiments.

Before dawn on the 29th, Zhang Youxi, commander of the third company, led the third company to eliminate the enemy's vanguard, then occupied the north and south areas of Gexialing and stepped up the construction of fortifications.

At this time, the advance detachment of the army marched day and night from Wulingli, marching more than 90 kilometers. At 3 o'clock in the morning, after covering the bridge bombing of the engineering battalion at Meidong Station, they continued to advance towards Longyuanli, and arrived at the northeast side of Longyuanli dozens of minutes later. Ge Xian.

The various units of the 337th Regiment of the 113th Division also arrived in Longyuanli one after another.

A fierce battle is about to break out.

Tokyo base camp, Japan.

Ominous telegrams fell like snowflakes in front of MacArthur in Tokyo, and he was so anxious that he was helpless.

At this moment, he finally tasted the power of the Chinese and realized that if no action was taken, the famous Founding Fathers Division might be destroyed on the Korean battlefield.

In order to save the situation, MacArthur urgently ordered Walker on the Western Front and Almond on the Eastern Front to fly to the Tokyo base camp to urgently discuss the issue of retreat.

When Walker and Almond saw MacArthur again, he no longer looked as triumphant as when he deployed the "Christmas Return Offensive" four days ago. He looked like a few stray wild dogs, in a state of disarray. (End of chapter)