Kiwi arrived in Chuncheon at noon on the 25th and headed for Daejeon in the afternoon. [No pop-up novel network]

Chuncheon is still the seat of the South Korean and American Coalition Command, and in order to avoid disputes with the South Korean generals, Pibrook established the U.S. Forces Command in Korea in Daejeon.

Pibrooke recalled Duchway in preparation for throwing the mess to the newly promoted Marine Lieutenant General.

For Dudgway, adding a star isn't necessarily a good thing.

In the face of the mess left by Pibrooke, not to mention Du Qiwei, even if Ridgway crawled out of the coffin, he would be helpless and helpless. Du Qiwei believed in his own ability, but he did not believe in the morale and fighting spirit of the American army. When Pibrooke left the headquarters, he clearly told Duchway that if he could fight, he would fight, and if he couldn't, he would try to get the soldiers out of the battlefield alive.

There are two ways to survive, one is to retreat, and the other is to surrender.

Although the squadron has a glorious tradition of "preferential treatment of prisoners of war", and Du Qiwei's grandfather enjoyed the "hospitality" of the squadron in the Korean War in the 50s of the last century, Du Qiwei will not choose easily, even among the US troops who are "good" at surrendering, surrendering to the enemy under the condition of combat capability is the greatest shame.

Duchway was annoyed, and in his eyes Pibrooke was a very unduly military man.

Before China entered the war, Duchway repeatedly warned Pibrooke that he must attach great importance to the squadron's actions and must not leave anything to chance. Pibrooke, who was on the ground at the time, did not take any effective action, and did not even remind Bowman, the commander of Heckel's 7th Infantry Division and the commander of Tottenham's 1st Air Assault Division, and tens of thousands of American GIs were like a swarm of headless flies, following the South Korean army step by step into the abyss.

After the Marines landed at Wonsan, Duchway first "convinced" York to take command of the Marines.

Overall. The Wonsan landing battle was not successful.

According to the ground battle plan drawn up by Duchway. Before the Marines went ashore. The 1st Air Assault Division was responsible for the capture of the vital port area. Ensure that port infrastructure where heavy equipment is used to unload is protected from destruction. The reality is very different. When the Marines went ashore. The 1C11th Air Assault Division is still busy clearing the outer battlefields. Failed to attack the port area according to the Dudgway plan. As a result, the port infrastructure was destroyed by the North Korean army. The marines were delayed for a whole day in Wonsan!

Judging by the battle from behind. A one-day delay in Wonsan became the root cause of the defeat of the American army.

Conceive. If the Marines make it ashore, they will advance north according to the Duchway Plan. Before the Army of the Republic entered the Korean War. U.S. Marines have captured the vital Jiangjie. Even if the U.S. Army could not defeat the 54th, 37th, and 77th armies at the Jiangjie. It can also block the advance of the Republic Army by the Ballu River. Gain enough time for the troops to attack the five old lands in the south. Then steadily retreat to the south. Yongxing fortified in the north of Wonsan. Gain a firm foothold on the front line of Longxingjiang. Even if the U.S. military can't win on the Korean battlefield. After all, we have to retreat to the south. It can also buy enough time for the South Korean and American coalition forces on the eastern battlefield. Use hundreds of thousands of South Korean troops to hold the 38th parallel.

The difference is 24 hours. The results are very different.

As a matter of fact. It's not that there is no room for saving. Duchway also made the best efforts.

After the Chinese Air Force entered the war, Du Qiwei, in the name of commander of the US Marine Corps, proposed at a meeting of commanders of the ROK-US coalition forces that the focus should be on the eastern battlefield, and that the ROK-US coalition forces actually proposed that the ROK Army's 2nd Army and the US Army's 7th Infantry Division temporarily abandon the combat operations of encircling and annihilating the DPRK troops on the eastern battlefield, send additional reserves to consolidate the rear defense line, use Wonsan Port to transport combat materials, and the main combat units accompany the Marine Corps to the north.

It can be seen from this that Du Qiwei already had a premonition that the South Korean and American coalition forces would be quickly defeated.

According to his battle plan, the two Marine Divisions and the 1C11th Air Assault Division concentrated all their forces to the north, and the rear was handed over to the South Korean and American forces, which was actually mainly the 7th Infantry Division. If this is the case, when the main force of the Republic Army entered Korea, the American army had already advanced the battle line to the vicinity of the river boundary, and there were at least 20,000 American troops and 50,000 South Korean troops in the rear.

Even if the 153 Airborne Brigade captured Wulao, it would hold out for 24 hours at most. No matter how bad the fight is, the South Korean and American coalition forces can steadily retreat southward, and finally gain a firm foothold in the 38th parallel.

Once again, the reality was contrary to Duchwick's plan.

When the Marines were heading north, the ROK Army's 2nd Army and the US Army's 7th Infantry Division were still encircling and annihilating the North Korean forces in the area south of Wonsan. Although there is some truth in the arrangement of the commander of the ROK army, and the logistics supply line is related to the combat operations of the ROK-US coalition forces, judging from the actual situation, the Chinese air force did not bomb non-combat ships, and the ROK-US coalition forces were able to obtain material supplies from Wonsan Port by sea, and there was no need to pay special attention to the land supply lines.

When the Republic Army entered the war, the 2nd Army of the ROK Army and the 7th Division of the US Army did not even reach Wonsan!

From Wonsan to Hamhung, there are only 3 battalions of the 1C11th Air Assault Division in the defense zone with a depth of nearly 1 km!

The direct consequence of the delay in the northward movement of the South Korean and US forces was that they should have been accompanied

The division went north to the ground and the 1st Air Assault Division had to stop at Hamhung to defend the logistics supply line. With the loss of nearly 20,000 troops and the vital low-altitude assault force, the advance of the Marine Corps was greatly slowed; When the 1st Marine Division was besieged, the 1C11th Air Assault Division was unable to do anything; After the 7711 Brigade captured Xianzhou, the 1C11 Air Assault Division not only failed to counterattack, but was blocked by the 7711 Brigade during the retreat, losing nearly 200 helicopters, which had a serious impact on the retreat of the US troops in Hamxing and Xingnan.

At this point in the war, even if Dudgway had the ability to penetrate the sky, he would not be able to save tens of thousands of American soldiers.

The first battle was over, and the trouble in front of Duchway was even greater.

On the western battlefield, the ROK army desperately attacked northward, and there was a great posture of vowing not to give up until Pyongyang was defeated. Although Du Qiwei was a soldier and not a politician, he still understood the purpose of the South Korean army, and knew that it was not the Korean army general who ordered the march, but the South Korean president who lived in the Blue House.

The capture of Pyongyang is of great significance and great danger.

After taking command from Pibrooke, the first thing Dudgway did was to get Bowman to stop his advance and make a retreat.

There is no doubt that Dudgway is a very capable general.

On the way back to Daejeon, Du Qiwei had a comprehensive understanding of the battle situation through the news from the headquarters. The problem is clear, the danger is clear, the Chinese army will not stop advancing, and the end of the first round of attacks will be the beginning of the second round of attacks. Completely contrary to the first round of the offensive, the main target of the second round of the offensive was the ROK-US coalition forces south of Pyongyang, and the main purpose was to "recover" Pyongyang and open the offensive channel for the south of Haer.

The South Korean and American forces on the western battlefield continue to move north, and the result can only be a dead end!

The problem is that to stop is to sit still.

After giving Bowman the first order, Dudgway, as the supreme commander of the U.S. Army, issued several orders to Bowman, Heckel, and Tottenham.

The 1st Armored Division could not abandon the ROK army to retreat, because as long as the 1st Armored Division retreated, the Chinese Army would storm the ROK 1st Army, and the retreating ROK Army would not only crush the retreating 1st Armored Division, but also block the passage of the 1st Armored Division to the south, resulting in the total annihilation of the ROK-US coalition forces on the western battlefield. There must be an orderly, step-by-step retreat. According to this idea, Du Qiwei had a telephone conversation with Kim Ze-hyung of the 1st Army, and asked the South Korean army to deploy defenses along the Huangzhou River line after capturing Huangzhou and prepare for war with the Chinese army.

This communication was not entirely successful, nor was it a complete failure.

Kim Taek-hyo said that the South Korean army will definitely march into Pyongyang and strive to defeat Pyongyang on the night of the 26th. However, the South Korean army will not go north with all its might, and will leave the main force of the 1st Army in Hwangju and deploy defensive positions along the Hwangju River.

Du Qiwei had no choice but to order the 1st Panzer Division to immediately attack Nampo and hold the flank of the South Korean army.

There are more troubles on the eastern battlefield than on the western battlefield.

After Gate's surrender, the Chinese army quickly captured Dingping, south of Xianzhou, and prepared for a southward move. Within tens of kilometers south of Wonsan, there is not a single combat unit of the American army!

Defending Wonsan was obviously beyond the capabilities of the South Korean and American forces, but the consequences of losing Wonsan were even more serious.

After ordering Hecker to lead the 7th Infantry Division south and retreat to the south of the 38th parallel to build a defensive position, Du Qiwei had a telephone conversation with General Zhang Ruinan, commander of the ROK Army's 2nd Army, and asked the 2nd Army to send at least one infantry division to guard Wonsan and deploy at least one division of defensive forces on the line from Wonsan to Sinpyeong.

Zhang Ruinan's answer disappointed Du Qiwei very much, because Liu Zongchun had already issued an order for the 2nd Army to continue northward to create an opportunity for the 1st Army to capture Pyongyang.

Unlike Kim Ze-hyeon, Zhang Ruinan decided to carry out the president's orders to the letter.

What is the difference between going north at this time and sending it to death?

Du Qiwei didn't care whether the South Korean army was dead or alive, in his eyes, no matter how big the casualties of the South Korean army were, they deserved it. The question is, after the 2nd Army goes north, who will guard the defensive line? If the 7th Infantry Division retreats to the area south of the 38th Parallel in one go, the Chinese Army will rush the defeated ROK army to the 38th Parallel, and will also dispatch a rapid assault force to detour to the rear of the western battlefield, capture Kaesong, and cut off the return route of the ROK-US coalition forces on the western battlefield.

As a last resort, when Duchway asked the 7th Infantry Division to steadily withdraw south, he tried to get as close as possible to the western battlefield.

The infantry division's mobility was very limited, and Duchway had to get Tottenham's 1st Air Assault Division into battle again and march to Kaesong as fast as possible to consolidate Kaesong's defenses.

This deployment shows Du Qiwei's outstanding talent as a general.

It can be said that if Du Qiwei still had a few US military divisions in his hands at that time, let alone Pei Chengyi, even if Xiang Linghui personally went to the front line to command, he might not be able to take much advantage.

The problem is not with Du Qiwei, but with the South Korean and American coalition forces