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Chapter 33 Pyongyang (2)

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    The 25th Division finally broke out of the encirclement before being surrounded by the Chinese. Although it was a bit embarrassed, although it lost its helmet, removed its armor, and lost a lot of weapons and equipment, vehicles and equipment, and some of its troops.  , but they arrived at Anzhou City safely.  This didn't matter to Commander Keen, to Paul, or to Commander Kurt, they all let out a long sigh of relief.  They did not dare to stay any longer in Anzhou. Together with a British brigade that had withdrawn from the north, they abandoned Anzhou City regardless of the darkening sky and galloped southward without stopping until they passed Suchuan.  I let go of my anxious heart.

    The Ninth Army and the First Army finally retreated from the Chongchon River to Pyongyang; almost at the same time, the battle on the eastern front of the peninsula also failed completely, and the US Tenth Army, which was the main attack, was almost completely surrounded by the Chinese Volunteer Army.  , finally broke out with the advantage of weapons and equipment, retreated to Hamhung and Hungnam, and escaped on warships.

    This time the Christmas Offensive naturally ended in failure. At this point, the United Nations forces led by the United States had completely failed in their idea of ??quickly ending the Korean War. They had to face reality. General MacArthur no longer had the previous heroic ambitions.  , ordered the United Nations Army to fully shift to defensive operations, and on December 3, ordered the United Nations Army to implement a general retreat to the 38th Parallel.

    The United Nations troops began to retreat. On December 4, the Chinese Volunteer Army and the Korean People's Army simultaneously pursued the victory.

    This battle can be regarded as the second large-scale battle since the Chinese Volunteer Army entered the Korean Peninsula. Regardless of the process, the result is still satisfactory. It has completely reversed the overall defeat of the Korean People's Army after the United Nations Army landed in Inchon.  The decline was from defensive operations to offensive operations.

    Originally, according to the ideas of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China and the Volunteer Army Headquarters, they were prepared to annihilate one or two enemy divisions. However, after the battle began, it was discovered that this idea was too optimistic. On the Western Front battlefield, due to the failure to block Suchuan in time,  The enemy had no way to retreat, so the originally scheduled siege battle was turned into a pursuit battle. At the post-war summary meeting, when this regret was mentioned, few people talked about the lack of strength of both sides, while more people  The finger was pointed at the 72nd Army, which failed to complete its mission, so Liu Xinghua, as the commander of the army, bore the brunt of the criticism.

    In any case, by this point in the battle, the winner had been decided. The United Nations troops began to withdraw from Pyongyang, the temporary capital of North Korea. On December 5, this ancient capital of North Korea was occupied by the Chinese Volunteer Army and the Korean People's Army.  occupied.  On December 16, all United Nations troops withdrew to the area south of the 38th Parallel. Commander-in-Chief Peng Dehuai considered that advancing too far south would definitely increase future combat difficulties. In addition, due to the long period of fighting at this time, the troops were  The casualties were heavy, exhausted, and the logistics capabilities could not keep up. Many troops were actually starving, without clothes and cold. Therefore, after discussing with the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China, Peng Dehuai ordered the troops to march to March 3.  In areas north of the eighth line, stop pursuit.  By December 23, the units on the Western Front of the Volunteer Army had assembled and rested in Jinchuan, Jiuhuali, Songning, Yeoncheon, Cheolwon, Hwacheon and other areas; while on the North Korean side, the First Corps of the People's Army crossed  After crossing the 38th Parallel, the Yan'an Peninsula and the Ongji Peninsula were captured. One unit each of the Second and Fifth Corps captured the Chuncheon and Gapyeong areas.

    It is worth mentioning that also on December 23, Lieutenant General Walker, commander of the US Eighth Army, died during the retreat.  However, there are many theories about the death of this lieutenant general. Public reports from the United States and South Korea are that there was a car accident on the road. Lieutenant General Walker's command vehicle collided with a large military truck driven by a Korean driver and fell over.  As for the death of the commander, North Korean reports added some spice, saying that the driver was a spy of the Korean People's Army; they also said that Lieutenant General Walker's car encountered a North Korean guerrilla.  attack.  No matter how you say it, one thing is certain, that is, although the American army is the best and most powerful army in the world, when they retreated, they were also in chaos, or it can be described as a rout.  , otherwise there would not have been such a traffic accident that should not have happened, and even their army commander would have been killed in such a car accident.

    The 72nd Army entered Pyongyang City, and Zhang Xian was also admitted to the military hospital at this time. Fortunately, he only had a flesh wound, and he could survive it with a change of dressing and anti-inflammatory injections; but for the members of the 643rd Regiment,  Many people are not as lucky as Zhang Xian.

    The official strength of the 643rd Regiment was less than 3,000, and at most it was around 2,500. There were only about 1,560 combatants. After this battle, all the people in the regiment were put together.  Up to now, there are only 800 people who can fight. The casualties are so heavy that this has never happened in the history of the 72nd Army. The casualty rate has reached nearlyDon't make such a fuss!  "Wang Dahu quickly laughed and laughed, and told everyone at the same time: "Commander Liu's transfer this time is a promotion, not a demotion!  "

    "Yes!" Xiong Zhuoran also echoed: "Old Liu has been transferred to the headquarters of the Volunteer Army. The central government is preparing to establish the Volunteer Army's rear service headquarters. Old Liu will serve as the deputy commander and will be responsible for the establishment work first!"

    "That's it!" Everyone finally understood.

    "Then who will be the commander of our 72nd Army?" Cao Shuang couldn't help but ask from the side.

    Wang Dahu pointed at Xiong Zhuoran and told everyone: "From now on, Political Commissar Xiong will be the commander of the 72nd Army, and he will also serve as political commissar!"

    Liu Xinghua and Xiong Zhuoran nodded together. In order to stabilize everyone's mood, Xiong Zhuoran said to everyone kindly: "Haha, in fact, we are still old people in the 72nd Army. As the political commissar, I am the army commander again, so I still follow  The way it used to be, everyone still needed to pick up the firewood and keep the flames high!"

    "Yes!" "The political commissar said it! Oh! No! Commander Xiong said it!" People expressed their opinions one after another.

    Zhang Yi cast his eyes on Liu Xinghua, but found that he was not only sad, but also a little disappointed. After following Liu Xinghua for so long, Zhang Yi understood Liu Xinghua's character. He was a general who would rather be killed than leave his team. But this  What was the reason that made him finally decide to leave the iron army he had built with his own hands?

    Liu Xinghua also noticed Zhang Yi¡¯s questioning look. Their eyes intertwined, but he could only nod helplessly.  (Remember the website address: www.hlnovel.com
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