Changjin Lake: From Xinxingli to Seoul

Chapter 218 Ding Wei enters North Korea, the encirclement and annihilation of the US Fifth Division is a foregone conclusion!

Outside a large courtyard in the mountain city
"The old political commissar said that the situation in North Korea was critical and that an additional army had to be urgently sent to provide support. It just so happened that our 12th Army was chosen."

"Now the Jin-Northwest Iron Triangle has become the North Korean Iron Triangle, hahaha..."

"In addition, he also asked me to give a letter to his niece, Comrade Anjing, who works in the cultural troupe."

"The Korean battlefield is now fraught with danger, and the American devils' planes are relentlessly bombing us."

“Old An, that’s not just the old political commissar’s niece, she’s also your own daughter.”

"Do you want to arrange for someone to send him back after you get to North Korea?"

Commander Ding Wei looked at An Changsen and said.

"What should I give her? A daughter grows up and leaves home..."

"Old Ding, how much do you know about this Comrade Wu Wanli? What kind of person is he?"

Political Commissar An Changsen looked at the group photo that had been sent back and sighed.

"Do I even need to know this? It's in the newspapers every day!"

"A great hero in the liberation of Seoul!"

"The commander of North Korea's only elite fully-equipped regiment, who annihilated the Polar Bear Regiment, is the top contributor to the 1st Marine Division and the 25th Division!"

"Such a talent is only 19 years old, yet he commands thousands of elite troops and is said to be able to mobilize two or three hundred MiG fighter jets with a single order."

"To be honest, I'd be ecstatic if I had a son-in-law like that!"

Ding Wei laughed heartily.

"Go away, what nonsense are you spouting?"

"Your daughter hasn't even started growing in her mother's womb yet, what are you planning!"

"Enough talk, let's get ready!"

"Your good brothers Li Yunlong and Kong Jie have made great contributions on the Korean battlefield. Don't let them outdo you."

An Changsen adjusted his gold-rimmed glasses and immediately changed the subject.

"Hey!"

"Even if I had arrived later, I would have fought better than those two, Li Dapao and Kong Erlengzi!"

"He only gained some military merits because he had Wu Wanli under his command. Even Chang Naichao, who surrendered from the National Revolutionary Army, could have done the same!"

"I wouldn't dare say I'm the best in the army, but I'm definitely better than the other two."

Upon hearing this, Ding Wei couldn't help but laugh heartily.

"Stop bragging, let's go. Our 12th Army still has a lot of preparations to do!"

"I wonder how the situation is in the Korean War now. I hope we can win this battle."

An Changsen adjusted his gold-rimmed glasses and spoke as he walked.

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US 5th Division Command
"Sir, the armored battalion in Baiyuan Canyon suffered heavy losses and eventually surrendered to Quan Douguang's New Eighth Army!"

The chief of staff of the 5th Division handed the telegram to Major General Edward and said.

"What!?"

"These bastards! This is the most crucial moment in the battle, and they actually surrendered!"

"Damn it, didn't I give the order to fight to the death? They should all be shot!"

Upon hearing this, Major General Edward slammed his fist on the table and stood up, shouting angrily.

"Sir, but strangely enough, Quan Douguang, who wiped out the armored battalion, actually surrendered."

"This is too strange. I have a feeling that something is amiss."

"They also said they would bring the prisoners of the armored battalion here and let you deal with these people who surrendered in the face of battle."

The chief of staff of the 5th Division reported with a frown.

"North Koreans are fickle, so it's normal for them to betray you. Look at Park Jung-hee, he betrayed us."

"This Quan Douguang is the same. He could betray us before, so it's not surprising that he can betray the Chinese now."

"Besides, even if he really is feigning surrender, are his few thousand men enough to hold his own?"

"Lizhou will soon be captured by the raiding force. With the help of the 1st Cavalry Division, we will have nearly 40,000 elite American troops against a few thousand Chinese 7th Steel Regiment."

"Even if Quan Douquan's few thousand people rebel, it won't affect the overall situation. On the contrary, it has given me an opportunity."

"Once they leave Baiyuan Canyon, we can send an elite force straight into Baiyuan Canyon to reinforce Lizhou City."

"After all, even if the raiding force takes Lizhou City, there is still a chance that the 7th Steel Regiment can retake it with a fierce counterattack. It's not a sure thing."

"With the support of the new troops, the Chinese army's retreat route was truly cut off!"

"This White Plains Canyon, which we couldn't conquer even after losing thousands of elite troops, can be taken simply by agreeing to their surrender. Why not do it?"

Major General Edward smiled slyly and pointed his finger directly at the location of White Plains Canyon.

"We have one more threat around us, but we have achieved such great results. It's worth it!"

“Sir, our 32nd Regiment was decimated by the Chinese 7th Steel Regiment. Only two regiments are still combat-ready.”

"If we transfer a regiment as a detachment, I'm worried that the Chinese 7th Steel Regiment will fight us to the death, desperately trying to break through the US 5th Division headquarters."

The chief of staff of the 5th Division thought for a moment and then reminded him.

"Who said I was going to transfer troops from the 5th Infantry Division to White Plains Canyon?"

"We have just enough to trap the Chinese 7th Steel Regiment. If we transfer one of them, they will definitely be alert and might go back to defend Lizhou."

"Just in time for the First Cavalry Division to arrive, we can transfer the First Cavalry Regiment from Tiande Peak and head straight for Baiyuan Canyon!"

"I really want to see what the Chinese army's expression will be when they see the battle situation deteriorating like this, hahahahahahahaha..."

Major General Edward said with a smile.

"Sir, there's a potential problem here."

"Our position is a bit dangerous."

"If the 27th Army from Tiande Peak comes to our aid, it will be as if we are surrounded by troops from all directions."

"Be careful..."

The chief of staff of the 5th Division saw the danger and said...

"War is never without risks. Tiande Peak is under defensive pressure, so at most we can only send around 10,000 men."

"Adding the four or five thousand men who defected from Quan Douguang, plus the three thousand men from the Chinese Steel Seventh Regiment, they only had a force of ten or twenty thousand."

"You think you can fight us with this little force?"

"Once the cavalry division arrives, it will be our turn to encircle them!"

"Telegram to Commander of the 1st Cavalry Division, Tonber: Speed ​​up the reinforcements! Ideally, launch a desperate attack on the rear of the 27th Army's reinforcements. Whether we can achieve a great victory depends on them!"

Major General Edward thought for a moment, but still couldn't rest easy and gave the order.

"Sir, what should we do with the prisoners from those armored battalions?"

"In my opinion, we should treat them a little better."

"After all, they did fight hard; they only resorted to other methods later because they had no other choice..."

The chief of staff of the 5th Division coughed twice and pleaded.

"Shut up!"

"I've already given the airdrop order: We will not retreat to the death, or we will be shot!"

"Don't they understand that soldiers' duty is to obey orders?!"

"If we let them go now, and the other units in the army find out about this, who will still take my orders seriously?"

"I know you think my orders are too cold-blooded and ruthless, but regardless of whether the orders are right or wrong, they must be obeyed!"

"How can an army that's always thinking about this and that, always seeking advantages and avoiding disadvantages, fight a tough battle?!"

"If such an order were given to the Chinese army, they would definitely carry it out without fail!"

"I think America has been too good to these guys lately, making them forget how we fought on the European battlefield!"

Major General Edward interrupted the chief of staff with disdain, saying...

"This……"

"But killing them would also demoralize the army, and they might even resent you..."

The chief of staff of the 5th Division gritted his teeth and pleaded one last time.

After all, these armored battalions of American soldiers really have nothing wrong with them!
They were ambushed and held out for so long. When they saw the fighter jets coming, they thought it was air support, but it turned out to be a death-defying order.

The US military has never been treated like this before.
Surrendering is perfectly normal!

"What you said does make sense."

"Here's what we'll do: let Jeon Doo-kwang kill all of these people. Consider that my first order to him."

"It's good to use him to do some dirty work for me. If anything happens in the future, I can just shoot him."

"A fickle and despicable person deserves to die."

Edward snorted coldly and said venomously.

Upon hearing this, the chief of staff of the 5th Division of the United States couldn't help but shudder.

To be honest, he was incredibly unlucky to have a general who treated his subordinates like that.

"No, I've heard that General Toynbee loves his soldiers like his own children, and he always suffers fewer casualties in battles, while his merits are not small."

"I need to think of a way. It would be good to jump over there and become the deputy chief of staff. If I stay in the 5th Division, I'll just get dragged into this mess one day." The chief of staff of the 5th Division thought to himself.

"What are you thinking about? Go and relay the order!"

Major General Edward frowned slightly and gave the order.

"Yes, sir!"

Upon hearing this, the Chief of Staff of the 5th Division of the United States immediately agreed.

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Baiyuan Canyon, Headquarters of the New Eighth Army

"Report to Quan Kaka!"

"Commander Wu was right, the US 5th Division did not question our fake rebellion!"

"But Major General Edward gave an order for us to kill the American prisoners of war from the armored battalion as a way of enforcing military law for him."

Lu Taijian glanced at Colonel Adam beside him and said in a low voice.

"Fuck!!!"

"That damned bastard Edward! I must have been a heretic in my past life to be his henchman in this one!!!"

General Quan, you must not agree to his request!

"He's worried about the consequences; he wants to use you to kill my men, and then make you take the blame!"

Upon hearing this, Colonel Adam's long-suppressed anger erupted instantly, and he roared loudly.

"Eh……"

“Now that I have joined the UN forces, how dare I disobey Major General Edward’s orders?”

"Adam, you don't want your guy to get shot, do you?"

Jeon Doo-kwang looked at Adam with a smile on his lips and said.

"I……"

"I'm going to sue Ridgway, I'm going to sue China! I'm going to sue China in Washington..."

Upon hearing this, Adam immediately spoke in a somewhat flustered manner.

"Yes, the order must be carried out, but I can't help you if you escape halfway through."

"Especially if you accidentally escape to the 1st Cavalry Division, but not to the 5th U.S. Division, then Major General Edward shouldn't be able to do anything to you."

"You absolutely mustn't do this, you Koreans..."

After Quan Douguang finished speaking, he smiled and winked at Lu Taijian, signaling him to pass on the order and deliberately let them escape.

"General Quan, I will remember your kindness!"

"Next time we go to the West Coast, I'll take you to eat steak and sunbathe on the beach!"

Upon hearing this, Colonel Adam immediately lowered his voice, moved, and finished speaking before walking outside.

……

"Quan Kaka, why do you think Commander Wu always comes up with action plans that we can't understand?"

"Letting these people go is redundant; killing them would only reduce the American military's manpower..."

Lu Taijian said, somewhat puzzled.

"Hahahahahaha..."

"How could we possibly doubt Commander Wu's plan?"

"But letting them go does have one use, which is to spread Edward's style of focusing only on his own main force and being willing to let other units die to the First Cavalry Division."

"I've always believed that Commander Wu's strength lies not only in his calculation of firepower and military deployment, but also in his ability to manipulate people's hearts..."

Quan Douguang looked in the direction Colonel Adam had gone and sighed with deep admiration.

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On the command vehicle of the 1st Cavalry Division

"All troops halt!"

"What did you say?"

"He bypassed me and transferred the entire cavalry regiment away?"

"Fuck!"

"Who gave him the right to do this!"

Upon hearing this, Major General Tornberg immediately roared angrily.

“Sir, this was indeed an overreach of authority, but he used General Ridgway’s orders to pressure the cavalry regiment, so they dared not disobey…”

"That's what the chief of staff of the 1st Cavalry Division said."

"Report to the general!"

"Colonel Adam, who claims to be the commander of the U.S. Fifth Division Armored Battalion, wants to see you."

At that moment, a U.S. military staff officer rushed over and said.

"The US 5th Armored Division?"

"According to Major General Edward's intelligence, wasn't this entire unit killed in White Plains Canyon?"

"Let him come over."

Major General Tornberger frowned slightly and waved his hand.

"Yes, sir!"

Upon hearing this, the U.S. military staff officer quickly agreed.

……

"what?"

"Damn it, he actually wants us to die in battle!"

"General, that Edward is abandoning us to our fate, using the troops outside our headquarters as stepping stones..."

Colonel Adam immediately recounted everything in anger.

"Is everything you said true?"

After hearing this, Major General Tornbur's dislike for Major General Edward increased even more.

"Absolutely true, my men can all testify, and we can also confront any prisoners we capture on the other side later!"

Adam said through gritted teeth.

"Sir, it seems that Edward treats his allies like disposable commodities to gain military merits..."

Upon hearing this, the chief of staff of the 1st Cavalry Division couldn't help but sigh.

"Damn it, they want me to be their waste material? Dream on!"

"The telegram also said to speed up and it would be best to launch a desperate attack on the rear of the 27th Army's reinforcements."

"Hmph, I think they want us to fight to the death with China's elite troops, suffer heavy losses and become unable to break through, and then they can take Tiande Peak and achieve the great feat of breaking through the Hanjiang South Defense Line!"

"Townberg sneered."

“Sir, but General Ridgway did give orders to us to cooperate with the 5th Infantry Division to defeat the 27th Corps.”

"If we just stand by and watch someone die..."

The chief of staff of the 1st Cavalry Division said with some concern.

"Refuse to help someone in distress?"

"No, no, no, you can send the air force over there and issue a bunch of orders to fight to the death, that would count as support!"

"If General Ridgway pursues this matter, I will testify on your behalf that this is a support method invented by Major Edward himself!"

Colonel Adam said through gritted teeth.

"Hahahahahaha..."

"That won't be necessary!"

"Order the entire division to slow down its march until the Chinese 27th Army reinforcements have gone far away before crossing Tiande Peak."

"It's not that we don't want to provide support, it's just that the tanks keep breaking down on the road."

"Townberg smiled, took a sip of coffee, and said..."

"Sir, this isn't quite right..."

"That's what the chief of staff of the 1st Cavalry Division said."

"He's already borrowed the 1st Cavalry Regiment, what else does he want?"

"Once the elite troops of the Chinese 27th Army have gone far away, we will launch a full-scale attack on Tiande Peak!"

"As long as we break through Cheondeok Peak and open the road to Seoul, our 1st Cavalry Division will be the first to achieve merit in this battle!"

"It's a good opportunity to let Major General Edward experience what it's like to be used as military supplies."

"Right, Colonel Adam?"

"hahahahahahahahahaha……"

Major General Tornbur patted Colonel Adam on the shoulder and laughed loudly.

(End of this chapter)