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Chapter 40: Diping (3)

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    General Ridgway was very dissatisfied. He had very high hopes for this Operation Thunderbolt. In fact, not only him, but also his good friend General Collins, who was the Chief of General Staff, also had high hopes for his operation.  With great hopes.  Although at the beginning of the battle, the United Nations forces achieved certain results. With a steady march, they gradually recovered from the original defeat and were advancing northward from the 37th parallel north to the 37th parallel step by step.  A half-degree position, this is already a valuable offensive counterattack for the United Nations troops who have been retreating southwards in recent months.  However, after February 11, the situation changed again. The Chinese and North Korean coalition forces, which were originally fighting and retreating, suddenly appeared in the Hengcheng area to the east. In just one night, they defeated two South Korean divisions.  He was beaten to a pulp, and his posture collapsed thousands of miles away.

    Hengcheng's defeat suddenly made the situation on the eastern front, which had been advancing head-on, suddenly become dangerous. The troops retreating in the Tuopingli area of ??Yangping County became a prominent point, and they were likely to be attacked from three sides by the enemy.  , if the enemy makes another intersecting movement, this part of the force can be completely surrounded.

    Although on the western front, the offensive of the First Army and the Ninth Army was going smoothly, and they were advancing bit by bit towards Seoul. Although the steps were small, it was still an advance, at least there was no retreat.  The Tenth Army on the Eastern Front is indeed too prominent than the two armies on the Western Front.  Looking at the map, Li Qiwei couldn't help but break out in a cold sweat. He suddenly realized something, which reminded him of the Christmas offensive commanded by Lieutenant General Walker. The situation at that time was almost exactly the same as now. The Chinese Volunteer Army used the method of luring the enemy.  The plan was to put the United Nations troops into their predetermined ambush circle and launch attacks from all directions, catching the United Nations troops by surprise. Lieutenant General Walker was eventually killed in a car accident during the retreat of that battle.

    General Almonte, commander of the Tenth Army, had already flown to Tuiping-ri in a helicopter. However, facing the comprehensive retreat on the eastern front, he also issued an order for the 23rd Regiment to retreat and notified General Ridgway at the same time.  In the eyes of everyone, the twenty-three regiments that stood out at this time were a piece of food in the Chinese tiger's mouth. If they were not withdrawn at this time, then this regiment would sooner or later be eaten by the Chinese.

    Facing the positions of the enemy and ourselves marked on the sand table, Li Qiwei was not sure at all. After all, it was very dangerous for a lonely group to guard Diping. Although he wanted to fight a tough battle with the Chinese, he faced  With morale that has not yet been restored, even if they have weapons and air superiority, they may not be able to win this battle.  The Chinese have a famous saying, only by knowing yourself and the enemy can you win every battle. Since you are not sure, the most prudent thing is to withdraw this regiment. After all, the entire front is moving back, so just leave this regiment in the pit.  Ordinarily it makes no sense.

    Commander Almonte was still complaining angrily on the phone. He believed that his division was implicated by the two useless South Korean divisions, otherwise it would not have been defeated so quickly. When the two South Korean divisions saw the Chinese, they  It was as if they were scared to death after seeing heavenly soldiers and generals. When the Korean soldiers saw the Chinese, they ran away for their lives without looking back. Almost overnight, they gave up the entire position.

    Li Qiwei was not in the mood to listen to Commander Almonte's explanation. He could understand General Almonte's inner anxiety and anger at this time. In fact, he was also very angry, but he also knew very well that if he expected the South Koreans to fight back to the 38th Parallel, then  It was as unrealistic as President Truman's expectation that Chiang Kai-shek would defeat Mao Zedong. His eyes were still staring at the protruding point on the sand table - Tupingli.

    Paul hurriedly walked into the combat command room, completely ignoring the adjutant's obstruction. After seeing Li Qiwei, he gasped as if his brows were burning and said loudly: "General, you can't give up in Dipingli!"

    Li Qi was stunned for a moment, looked up at him, and asked, "Colonel Paul, why?"

    Paul came to the sand table in three steps and two steps, grabbed a teaching pole from the adjutant's hand, pointed at the marked point and said: "General, although our attack in the direction of Hengcheng is blocked, we  We were not seriously injured by the enemy's counterattack. Our losses were only due to the Chinese army's desperate efforts in irrelevant battles. Their partial progress does not mean that their predicament has been alleviated!" He said quickly,  After taking a breath, he continued: "Today, the enemy is reluctantly launching an offensive and counterattack under extreme difficulties. This can only make their situation worse. After this, we did not have many front lines.  The improvement in quality and the abandonment of Topying-ri, a transportation artery at the forefront, will inevitably leave the right wing of the Ninth Army on the Western Front empty. If the Chinese take advantage of the situation to attack again, it will soonsp; After listening to Will's introduction, Li Qiwei's eyes couldn't help but light up, and he couldn't help but said to Paul: "Not bad, there are so many troops, and the firepower is very strong!"

    Paul nodded. This was a much better situation than he had imagined.

    "Colonel Will, what are our nearest troops outside Dipingli?" General Ridgway asked the staff officer again.

    Wild said: "There are the 5th Regiment of our 1st Cavalry Division, the British 27th Brigade, and the Korean 6th Division! By the way, there are also three troops of the 2nd Division in Wenmu to the south.  Eighteen regiments.¡±

    When he heard the Korean troops being mentioned again, Li Qiwei couldn't help but frown, but he also knew that even Adou, who couldn't help him up anymore, could still increase his number!  At this time, he could only nod his head and made up his mind: "Haha, the enemy will definitely think that capturing Dipingli is absolutely necessary, so we must secure Dipingli no matter what, no matter how much sacrifice we have to make!" He said,  Once again, the combat staff officer issued an order: "Colonel Will, give us an order: the 23rd Regiment of the Second Division in Tuopingli must defend the Tuopingli position and must not withdraw!"

    Colonel Will quickly wrote it down, and after hearing General Ridgway's decisive order, he still looked at him in surprise.  Immediately afterwards, Li Qiwei issued two other orders, ordering the 10th Army to immediately reinforce Touping-ri with the 38th Regiment of the 2nd Division located in Wenmu-ri, and then ordered the 5th Regiment of the 1st Cavalry Division of the 9th Army and the British  The 27th Brigade and the South Korean Sixth Division advanced between Topyeong-ri and Munmak-ri to close the gap in front of the Tenth Army.

    After these orders were issued, Ridgway specifically told Colonel Will: "If Commander Almonte has any objections and wants to withdraw from Tuipingli, then you can tell him for me, and I will replace him then!  "

    Colonel Will was stunned. He had followed General Ridgway for so long and had never heard such a threatening order. Come to think of it, in General Ridgway's heart, his reputation was already higher than his reputation.  The illustrious General Almonte.

    Watching Colonel Will send the order, Ridgway asked his adjutant to fetch two goblets, poured half a glass of wine himself, and handed it to Paul. Then he poured half a glass himself, raised it and said to Paul very solemnly.  He looked at Paul and said, "Colonel Paul, I'm waiting for your triumphant return!" He said, drinking half of the glass of wine first.

    Paul nodded, drank the glass of wine without saying a word!  (Remember the website address: www.hlnovel.com
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