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[346] The People's Army encircled Datian, and the [-]th Division severely injured and fled south

"The Jinjiang line of defense has been lost, and the 24th Division has suffered heavy losses. At this moment, it is impossible to regain the line of defense. We need time to reorganize." Major General Dean reported to Lieutenant General Walker with a trembling voice. .

Lieutenant General Walker held a flat portable tin jug in his left hand. His hand was trembling a little, and he wanted to pick up the polished jug several times, but in the end he gave up.

Walker tightened the lid of the jug tightly, and stuffed the flat jug heavily into the pocket of the crumpled combat uniform on his body.

"Daejeon, next, defend Daejeon!" Walker's rough thick eyebrows were pressed down on his browbones, emphasizing solemnly. [

"The Far East Command will fully reinforce us. From the perspective of logistics support, it doesn't matter how long we have to defend. Dean, you must withdraw the 24th Division as soon as possible to reorganize, and immediately start implementing urban defense operations in Daejeon according to the follow-up defense plan." !" Walker ordered.

"Although Daejeon has a population of only 13, it is the sixth largest commercial city in North Korea. It is the capital of South Chungcheong Province and the second only to Seoul in central Korea. Syngman Rhee also set up the provisional government here. If Daejeon falls... ..." Walker was silent for a while, he seemed to have imagined the consequences of Daejeon's fall, and couldn't help shivering.

"Gentlemen, Daejeon is 160 kilometers away from Seoul and 200 kilometers away from Busan. If we lose this transportation hub, then Busan may become the second Daejeon!" .

"However, it is impossible for Daejeon to fall under my command! Because the No.20 Fifth Division and the First Cavalry Division of the Eighth Army have already landed in Pusan, and the vanguard troops of these two divisions are coming towards us in the direction of Jinzhou and Daqiu , but only 100 kilometers away from us!"

General William Dean said melancholy: "General Walker, what you are talking about is the straight-line distance. In North Korea, a place where there are more bedbugs than ants, you have to turn three turns even to climb a mountain. I have calculated that Daejeon The narrow mountain road to Daqiu is at least 200 kilometers long, and it is very unsuitable for the rapid movement of large mechanized corps."

Walker pretended to be calm and said: "It's okay, right now, we have plenty of time. Those crazy People's Army are currently blocked by our outer defense line in the north of Daejeon. They want to repair the bridge on the Jinjiang River that was blown up by us and complete enough I think it will take at least two weeks for supplies and troop reinforcements. Before that, they will continue to use night raids and harassment operations. Although this kind of tactic is annoying, it does not constitute a serious problem for Daejeon, which is currently heavily guarded. Threat. Unless they replenish, otherwise, they will not go south to confront us head-on!"

After finishing speaking, Lieutenant General Walker smiled and encouraged: "I will go to Daqiu tonight and arrange for the successor troops to come for reinforcements. I hope you will not relax and serve the United States loyally in your posts."

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Because the Korean People's Army obtained the detailed deployment map of the U.S. military from China, the battle of crossing the river in the first battle of the Daejeon General Offensive was so beautifully fought. The main force of the People's Army has now crossed the river smoothly and began to seize favorable terrain and dig Earthworks, confronting the US 24th Division north of Daejeon, entered a positional battle.

Comrade Kim Il Sung stood straight in the command post, raised his hands confidently, and gestured on the map hanging on the wall: "Of course our original intention is not to confront the enemy and fight a war of attrition, which is not worthwhile! Just last night , more than 18 soldiers from the No.200 Detachment of the First Infantry Regiment have entered the mountainous area and are beginning to advance in a detour to the south of Daejeon! This is the key to our victory in Daejeon! I think the 18th Detachment has arrived We have reached our destination!"

Cui Yongjian, the deputy commander of the People's Army, couldn't hide his excitement and uneasiness, explaining: "These soldiers each only brought 15 rations of 150 rounds, three days and nights of rations, and each carried a round of forced Shock artillery. Their goal is to penetrate behind the enemy lines and cut off the road between Daejeon and Daegu, Daejeon and Geumsan! Completely block the passage of the US 24th Division going south!"

Jin Richeng nodded heavily: "At present, the third division has crossed the river from Dapingli. After liberating Confucianism, it has entered the northwest area of ​​Daejeon. The second division has also completed crossing the river from the north of Daejeon. This means that our encirclement of Daejeon It's already done!"

Jin Xiong, head of the First Corps of the People's Army, expressed emotion to the officers of the People's Army who participated in the meeting: "Without the detailed deployment map provided by the Chinese comrades, it would be too difficult to complete the targeted deployment of troops so quickly. .This deployment map saved us at least a week! Our attack speed has increased, which means that the enemy is less prepared and the defense is weaker."

Comrade Kim Il Sung raised his head and encouraged the officers, "That's it. We will launch a general offensive early on the morning of the 20th. This is a siege battle. I don't think it is necessary to launch it at night. It is impossible for US aircraft to Covering every aspect, carrying out air strikes against our offensive forces in all directions. Moreover, once we rush into the gap in the Daejeon defense circle, the US military planes can't tell the enemy from us at all!"

In the headquarters of the People's Army, all the officers clenched their fists. [

The combat discussion meeting in the Supreme Command of the People's Army has been going on like this...

At dawn on the 20th, the People's Army successfully completed the encirclement of Daejeon, and finally launched a full-scale attack.

As the People's Army deployed second-hand 75mm howitzers aided by China in the [-]st Division and [-]nd Division northwest of Daejeon, the firepower began to hit the US positions, and the infantry of the People's Army began to desperately attack the US defense line. Launching an attack, for a moment, the two sides poured out guns and artillery without hesitation on the ground. With the firing of various firepower points, the mortars of both sides began to bang and bang, and they were killing each other passionately.A cannon is exploding, and lives are being harvested.

The battle continued until the evening, and Major General Dean, who was staying at the headquarters of the 24th Regiment of the 34th Division, began to realize that the situation was not good.

"Damn! These Yankees have no intention of stopping at all! According to the information of the Eighth Army Command, they have emerged from all directions in Daejeon and have surrounded Daejeon!" Jules, the commander of the 34th regiment, shouted loudly .At this moment, the sound of gunfire was getting closer and closer, and the voices of everyone in the headquarters became louder.

Dean shouted: "Who can tell me! Is the position in the northwest still in our hands!"

Jules, the head of the 34th Regiment, shook his head in frustration, and shouted in a hoarse voice: "The command system has been paralyzed! We can't contact the front line at all! Three hours ago! The defense line of Sancundong in the north sent a report and found the North North Korean tanks will no longer be able to communicate with them!"

"Damn it!" Major General Dean cursed fiercely.

At this time, the people's army, which had completely broken through the outer defense line of Daejeon, was in full swing. The companies that suffered heavy casualties in the battle were briefly reorganized, and then continued to follow the filled reserve team and marched towards Daejeon City.The situation of the siege of Daejeon has developed to the stage of urban street fighting. On the streets of Daejeon, intense battles are taking place everywhere.

After a fierce inner struggle, Major General William Dean finally ordered with a dark face: "Colonel Jules, you personally lead the 34th company of the 104th regiment and the gendarmerie, and give me reinforcements to the defense line of Samchon-dong in the north!"

Jules was stunned when he heard the words, and then he spat the Tennessee cigarette he was chewing on the ground in one gulp, and strode out of the headquarters without even a military salute.

Major Albert, the combat staff officer of the 24th Division, watched Jules' lonely back disappearing outside the command department, and couldn't help questioning: "General, is there any point in doing this?".

Dean stood on the spot with his whole body tensed, holding the belt around his waist tightly and said: "Any army officer must always have a hard heart. One of the jobs is to send soldiers where you think they will not survive. It's not going to be easy, Albert, it's a goddamn cruel job."

After finishing speaking, Major General Dean ordered with a gloomy face: "Albert, tell the communication company to stop contacting all positions and pick up weapons for me! In addition, you organize the manpower of the headquarters and prepare for anti-tank operations!"

Albert yelled with a bitter face: "General! This is not Stalingrad! We don't need to stay any longer! Is it worth it for us to spend it with these North Korean guys? We are Americans! Not Koreans! We don't Should die here!"

Dean looked at the young West Point graduate in surprise, and suddenly realized that the young officer was telling the truth.

Since the outbreak of the Korean War, Major General William Dean was urgently appointed as the commander of the 24th Division of the U.S. Eighth Army, leading the 24th Division to fight on this peninsula, which is not shit. It has only been 20 days.

But in the past 20 days, Dean couldn't find the limited charm of the new official taking office and issuing orders to thousands of troops to advance or retreat.Suffering successive fiascos, Dean's mood is gloomy. He wants to prove himself, but he has lost his capital unknowingly.

Dean stared blankly at Major Albert for a while, before he managed to force out a sentence: "You are right, Albert, this seems meaningless...follow me."

Dean rushed out of the headquarters with Albert, found a truck, and left towards the southeast.

He only left a word to the headquarters, and everyone entered the evacuation preparations and broke out to the southeast.

Unbeknownst to Dean, the road to the southeast of Daejeon was already blocked by the No. 18 detachment of the People's Army who had crossed the mountains.

The defeat of the 24th Division began with Major General Dean's decision to retreat, and evolved into a desperate battle to the southeast to break through.

The next morning, after 24 hours of fighting, the Battle of Daejeon finally came to an end.

The U.S.-South Korea coalition forces lost a total of 3 officers and soldiers in this battle, and more than 220 artillery pieces of various types! More than 20 tanks, more than 1300 vehicles, and countless other equipment and materials. According to the statistics of the People's Army, the weapons seized from the warehouse alone are enough to equip a division!

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