Rebirth: I am in Jin-Cha-Ji

A chief of staff who was ridiculed and criticized by many in the US military and considered to have no real ability. This time, MacArthur's all-out counterattack plan came from Almond's hand.

Even Almond and the commander of the 1st Marine Division worked on this plan.

Because Almond was not only MacArthur's chief of staff, but also the commander of the 1st Army of the United States Army. He happened to be in charge of the battlefield movement, and the Marine Division was under his leadership.

Smith, commander of the 1st Marine Division, disagreed with Almond's plan to push the 1st Marine Division forward, arguing for caution. However, Almond criticized Smith for being timid and urged the 1st Marine Division to advance faster. Almond's plan had the three regiments of the 1st Marine Division each controlling a separate area, effectively separating them. Smith considered this too dangerous and again questioned Almond's plan.

Almond reprimanded Smith again, telling him to keep the 1st Marine Division forward and not worry about the Chinese troops entering North Korea. Smith was truly cautious, fearing his retreat would be cut off, and he left a battalion of troops in some key locations to protect the division's retreat.

Historically, this arrangement of the 1st Marine Division dispersed the troops somewhat, but in the end, the 1st Marine Division and the 7th US Division were able to break through, and this deployment of the Marine Division played a significant role.

Smith, in defiance of Almond's orders, built a simple airfield. This airfield played a significant role in the Battle of Chosin Reservoir, evacuating four to five thousand wounded soldiers from this airfield alone.

However, the 1st Marine Division still could not disobey Almond's order, so the units marched separately, giving the Volunteer Army the opportunity to divide and encircle them.

However, MacArthur trusted Almond very much. Almond immediately said, "We only have two units available now: the 2nd and 5th Korean Divisions."

MacArthur frowned.

There are indeed two divisions of Syngman Rhee's puppet army near the 38th parallel.

One is the pseudo Second Division and the other is the pseudo Fifth Division.

MacArthur hadn't considered them because these two units were too weak. They had only been reorganized a short time ago, and the new recruits had only been training for about two months. If they were deployed, they wouldn't be able to make a significant impact.

"They don't need to fight a hard battle. As long as they can tie down some of the Chinese troops, that will be enough."

Almond was a "racist" in the US military.

He not only looked down on Asian troops, but also on Black people within the US military. When some of his officers wanted to promote Black soldiers because of their meritorious service, Almond flew into a rage and dismissed them. Until his death, Almond believed that the US military's combat effectiveness would be compromised if white and Black soldiers were placed in the same unit. Therefore, he was the only general in the US military who firmly opposed the practice of combining white and Black soldiers.

In Almond's eyes, the South Korean army should be slaves of the US military.

The US military is in danger now and needs the South Korean army to take the blame.

MacArthur nodded slightly.

Yes, there is nothing we can do now. Although Lee Seung-man's two pseudo-military advisors are shit,

But we can only choose them.

"Okay, give them the order. We must seize control of Sansoli first. If there are already Chinese troops in Sansoli when they go, then we must take Sansoli back.

MacArthur paused.

He didn't have much faith in the combat effectiveness of the Second and Fifth Divisions. So he said, "Equip them with a tank battalion and assign a group of officers to serve as advisors to their units. We must control the three villages."

"it is good.

"Assign them 30 bombers to bomb Chinese positions and help them control Samsoli. We have gathered seven aircraft carriers in Wonsan and have all the naval air forces support the Chosin Reservoir. All bombers from Japan and the airports in Busan and Pyongyang will participate in the area north of the Chongchon River to help the troops break out."

The situation is too critical now.

MacArthur had to play all the cards he could to rescue the US troops on the eastern and western fronts that were currently in danger.

After MacArthur's deployment, Almond immediately ordered the puppet 2nd Division and the puppet 5th Division to set off and rush to Sansoli.

Orders were also given to the Air Force and Naval Aviation.

However, MacArthur knew that the defeat was too severe. Even if these troops succeeded in breaking through, it would greatly reduce the strength of the US military on the Korean Peninsula. Therefore, he had to find other troops to enter North Korea.

"Return the 34th Regiment.

"But the 34th Regiment is not yet fully staffed."

"Form a battalion of Japanese and assign it to the 34th Regiment. Japan has many veterans who have fought in the war, and they are definitely better than the Korean peasants. We currently have too few mobile troops, so we need a 35th Regiment."

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"Edward, you have to understand that with our current strength, we can't stop the Chinese army, not to mention Pyongyang, even on the Imjin River. If we let the Chinese army attack us like this, once they break through the Imjin River, Seoul will be lost. We must mobilize troops as soon as possible. Send a telegram to the country, we need reinforcements, our troops need to be replenished.

844th Air Force's First Battle

"How are the troops doing?"

We fought all night, for more than seven hours.

The initial attack was easiest, as it stunned the enemy and allowed the attack to proceed smoothly. However, once the enemy recovered, the US military's superior firepower was evident. The US had tanks and armored vehicles, as well as a plethora of other weapons, including recoilless rifles, bazookas, flamethrowers, mortars, and howitzers.

Although the weapons and equipment of the volunteer army were much better, they were still far behind those of the US military.

In order to break out, the surrounded US troops used tanks to attack the positions of the Volunteer Army.

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Not to mention the other kinds of guns.

So when the US military concentrated its tanks and artillery, the pressure on the volunteer army's positions increased sharply. When they found themselves surrounded and in danger of being annihilated, the US military also tried like crazy to break out.

"The 1th and 5th Armies are doing very well."

Chen Zhonghe reported: "The Puppet Sixth and Eighth Divisions are almost overwhelmed. The Puppet Sixth Division, in particular, has little resistance left. Two regiments of the Puppet Eighth Division have been wiped out, and the division headquarters is struggling to hold on. However, their important positions have been lost, and they have been squeezed into a very narrow space by the 45th Division. According to the current situation, within an hour or two, the 15th Army will be able to annihilate the Puppet Sixth and Eighth Divisions.

The battle to annihilate the 5th Cavalry Regiment is almost over. Ever since the disappearance of the pseudo-1st Division, the 5th Cavalry Regiment has been completely deprived of reinforcements. After several unsuccessful attempts to break out, they have begun to establish positions on the spot, awaiting reinforcements. Given a few more hours, the 5th Cavalry Regiment will surely be completely annihilated.

Deng Guo frowned.

He said, "We weren't able to completely wipe out the 5th Cavalry Regiment during the night. We'll encounter many difficulties if we try to do so during the day. The American army has strong firepower, and once they've established a defensive line, it won't be easy to storm them. My suggestion is to hold off the attack during the day, surround them without attacking, and reorganize our forces. There's no rescue force around the 5th Cavalry Regiment anyway, so there's no need to rush. They can't escape. We'll bring out the artillery division at night."

Deng Guo was concerned that after the 5th Cavalry Regiment built a defense line, if they tried to attack by force, it would cause many casualties.

Of course, Deng Guo was more worried about the US military aircraft.

During the daytime attack, the Volunteer Army did not dare to randomly deploy artillery divisions for combat, fearing that their artillery positions would be destroyed by aircraft. Therefore, during the daytime, these artillery units had to be well camouflaged to avoid being exposed to aircraft.

The situation is good now, and there is no need for the troops to suffer too many casualties. To capture this position, heavy firepower is still needed.

Wei Hongjun nodded.

"How many people are left in the Fifth Cavalry Regiment?"

"The 81st Division has confirmed that the 700th Cavalry Regiment has lost over 81 bodies on the battlefield. Therefore, the st Division estimates that more than half of the th Cavalry Regiment has been killed or wounded, and that only around combat-capable soldiers remain."

Wei Hongjun didn't expect that the 5th Cavalry Regiment still had the fighting spirit.

Even in this situation, the troops did not collapse and were able to organize themselves to build new positions.

But the 5th Cavalry Regiment also reached its end.

So Wei Hongjun said: "The 15th Army and the 27th Army have completed their tasks well. Let the 81st Division cut off all the escape routes of the 15th Cavalry Regiment and trap the 79th Cavalry Regiment. Don't let them escape. The 27th Army will withdraw two regiments from the 25th Division and one division from the 25th Army to participate in the attack on the US 5th Division. The current four regiments are far from enough to attack the US 25th Division. Add 25 more regiments. We must firmly pin down the US 24th Division and prevent it from affecting other battlefields. I estimate that the US th Division should be trying hard to join forces with the US th Division, or to break out. So the troops must build a good fence."

"I agree. But I don't know where the pseudo-First Division has gone."

Deng Guo couldn't help but smile bitterly.

For such a large-scale battle, almost everything had been planned. But the sudden disappearance of one of the divisions really baffled Deng Guo.

This is the disadvantage of fighting abroad.

If it were domestic, the PLA would have been able to obtain intelligence on the whereabouts of the KMT troops. However, when fighting abroad, the PLA had no information about the whereabouts of a division of over 10,000 people, and no one knew where the troops had gone.

Wei Hongjun said nonchalantly, "I guess they slipped away when they saw the situation was bad. These Lee Seung-man puppet troops are not good at fighting, but they are good at running away. Regardless of that, what's the situation with the 65th and 71st Armies?"

Wei Hongjun didn't care about the Puppet 1st Division.

Because historically, the puppet 1st Division was such a unit. Except for being taught a lesson by the Volunteer Army in the later positional warfare, the puppet 1st Division was able to escape very cleverly in the previous mobile warfare.

Even during the first battle, after the puppet 1st Division defeated the 8th Cavalry Regiment in the Yunshan Battle, tens of thousands of them fled to the vicinity of the 38th parallel.

This time, the Puppet First Division must have sensed something, so they ran so fast and so resolutely.

"The 65th Army is under considerable pressure. According to our intelligence, the US 38nd Division headquarters, commanding the US 27th Regiment and the British 195th Infantry Brigade, has launched a two-pronged attack on the 23th Division, aiming to rescue the US 80rd Regiment. The US 195nd Division headquarters has concentrated over 195 tanks to assault the 23th Division's positions. The US 195rd Regiment, surrounded by the 2th Division, is also attempting to break out, suffering heavy casualties. Currently, the only mobile forces on the enemy front are the US 27nd Division and the British 23th Infantry Brigade. If they succeed in rescuing the US rd Regiment, it could very well trigger a chain reaction."

The 65th Army is indeed under great pressure.

Compared to other units, the headquarters of the US 38nd Division and the 27th Regiment, as well as the British th Infantry Brigade, were not hit, so they could quickly organize a counterattack and rescue the surrounded troops.

At this time, the power of the US tank troops directly under the division was demonstrated.

The 65th Army is currently concentrating its forces to attack the US 9th Regiment and the th Cavalry Regiment.

The effect is still very good.

However, the 195th Division on the periphery was attacked by the troops directly under the US 38nd Division, the 27th Regiment, and the British 65th Infantry Brigade. Only the th Army, the elite of the Fifth Field Army, was able to hold its position in the face of such an attack.

"Hasn't the US 9th Regiment been taken yet?"

"Progress is going smoothly. But it will take several more hours to completely wipe out the US 9th Regiment.

After the surprise attack, the worst performer was the usually arrogant 8th Cavalry Regiment. After the rocket attack, the entire 8th Cavalry Regiment collapsed, and it was not long before the entire regiment was annihilated.

But other US military units performed much better than him.

Both the 9th Cavalry Regiment and the th US Regiment were in a panic and suffered heavy casualties, but they did not collapse like the th Cavalry Regiment and were still able to organize their troops to block the Volunteer Army.

Wei Hongjun looked at the map and said, "A few hours is a long time. It won't be as easy to fight after daybreak as it was at night. What does Comrade Zheng Weishan mean?"

"Comrade Zheng Weishan is asking if we can transfer a division from the 50th Army."

"Old Deng, what do you think?"

"Now is the time to mobilize the 50th Army."

Ok.

Wei Hongjun turned to Chen Zhonghe and said, "Send a telegram to Comrade Zeng Zesheng. Whichever unit of the 50th Army is closest to the 65th Army's battlefield should be dispatched to the battlefield as quickly as possible and obey the orders of the 65th Army headquarters."

"Yes."

"How is the 71st Army doing?"

After all, the 71st Army is the direct descendant of Wei Hongjun's Hebei-Rehe-Chahar region, so Wei Hongjun still attaches great importance to it.

Chen Zhonghe said, "The situation is much better with the 71st Army. The British 29th Infantry Brigade has little fighting spirit and surrendered in droves after being attacked. While we haven't completely annihilated the 29th Infantry Brigade yet, we're almost there. As for the US 19th Regiment, we've also destroyed more than half of it. The 71st Army is now concentrating its forces against the remaining two regiments of the US 24th Division."

Wei Hongjun still had a headache.

Overall it's good.

But now a stalemate has begun to appear between the 65th Army and the 71st Army.

The US military's response was swift, and their combat effectiveness far surpassed that of Syngman Rhee's puppet troops. The combat effectiveness of the puppet 65th and 71th Divisions was less than that of a single US regiment. These surrounded US troops didn't allow the th and st Armies to exploit the darkness and annihilate them. They established a defensive line to block the Volunteer Army, and with daybreak approaching, they would undoubtedly have launched a frantic breakout.

It’s still a question of air supremacy.

If they weren't worried about the American planes, the various units would have pulled out their big guns again when facing the American defense circle, and this stalemate wouldn't have occurred.

"Commander, telegram from the 74th Army."