The order to attack and liberate the railway station was given directly by Pei Chengyi at the front command

While the 5th Panzer Group was engaged with the U.S. 1st Marine Division, the 37th Army's Panzer Group was storming the U.S. defensive positions west of Linchan-ri. [No pop-up novel network]

The onslaught in both directions accelerated the pace of retreat of the US 1st Marine Division.

The troops need to rely on road lines for their operations, and they mainly rely on railway lines for the transportation of supplies. The main purpose of the U.S. military's fortification in Linshanli was to protect the highway and railway lines south of Changjin Lake from the liberation of Surabaya to the port of Xingnan. Although the highway and railway lines were cut off after the occupation of the 153rd Airborne Brigade, as long as the five elders were defeated, the marines gathered in the north had to move south along the highway and railway lines.

U.S. troops swarmed south, and the Airborne 153 Brigade was in danger.

The 54th Army and the 37th Army invested less than 150 combat troops, and it was very difficult to eat the US 1st Marine Division, which had more than 20,000 troops, in one bite.

Whether it is to support the 153rd Airborne Brigade or to annihilate the 1st Marine Division, it is necessary to carry out interspersed divisions of battles.

The U.S. 1st Marine Division had to be cut off, eating one part first, and then another part.

The best place to enter is the Jiefang Railway Station north of Huangcaoli. As long as the railway station is quickly occupied, it can prevent the 1250C US troops in Linchanli from moving south, and at the same time prevent the 1C US troops in Huangcaoli from moving north, creating an opportunity for the 54th Army and the 37th Army to concentrate their forces to capture Linchanli.

The closest to the Jiefang Railway Station is Li Wen's "Sharp Knife Platoon".

Orders were issued simultaneously to the 5th Army Headquarters, the 5411th Brigade Headquarters and the 54111th Battalion Headquarters. Major Ban Gucheng was responsible for the deployment of troops.

Because it is not only necessary to capture the railway station. It is also necessary to hold the railway station before annihilating the American troops in the forest area. So it is certainly not realistic to just go south with tanks. After the US armored cluster was broken up by helicopter gunships. The 54th Army-Ground Armored Assault Force dispersed the pursuit in platoons. The situation on the battlefield is chaotic. All of a sudden. Ban Gucheng could only send the 1st Company and 1st Platoon, the 3rd Battalion, 1st Company and 1st Platoon and the 2nd Platoon closest to the "Sharp Knife Platoon".

Row. 9 DZ211s. 8 DB22 infantry fighting vehicles. 80 vehicle-mounted infantrymen.

Although in this massive armored battle. This is nothing. But for holding a small train station. This force can play a very important role.

When assaulting south. The DZ211 rushed to the front in the "sharp knife platoon".

To protect the "vulnerable" infantry fighting vehicles. 1 row of 5DZ211 scattered on both wings and rear. 8DB IN THE CENTER OF THE QUEUE.

The assault did not go straight south, but along a "Z" shaped line, because both tanks and infantry fighting vehicles had very fragile side armor, and it was necessary to avoid exposing the sides in front of the muzzles of enemy tanks as much as possible.

Li Wen was very lucky, and most of the American troops who were routed by helicopter gunships rushed to Linshanli.

The onslaught of the 37th Army helped a lot. Before the five miles are captured, the U.S. military will hold the forest at all costs and will not retreat easily. If the large forces of the 37th Army or the 54th Army were allowed to break through the Linchan-ri defense line and successfully reach Wulao, the US army would forever lose the opportunity to break through the encirclement, and the 1st and 2nd Marine Divisions would die without a place to be buried.

This small armored assault force marched in high spirits and arrived at the liberation railway station one hour later.

In order to save and not have enough shells to be prepared according to anti-armor warfare, each main battle tank carried only high-explosive grenades, and infantry fighting vehicles and vehicle-mounted infantry took on the battle to annihilate the defenders. Against infantry, the 30-mm cannon of an infantry fighting vehicle with small arms in the hands of the infantry is more effective than a tank gun.

The battle lasted for five minutes, and the U.S. infantry company guarding the railway station surrendered after paying nearly half of the casualties.

"Take the prisoners to the back warehouse, put two soldiers on guard, and give them some food and water." Li Wen deservedly became the commander of this assault force.

The officers and men of the 3rd Battalion didn't say much, and Li Wendi's name was known to everyone in the brigade.

When the infantry was walking towards the warehouse with a number of prisoners of war and more than 20 wounded, a chariot painted with the platoon commander's logo stopped beside Li Wen, and Lieutenant Cheng Jicheng climbed out of the car.

"Lao Cheng, you're late."

"Lao Li, how dare I rob you of food?" Cheng Jicheng jumped out of the car and said, "I ran around the train station, and the situation was not ideal. The road is 200 meters to the west, within the range of fire suppression. There is no favorable terrain to rely on, and it is easy to attack and difficult to defend. When the U.S. forces arrived, we didn't even have a chance to escape. ”

"I've seen it too, and it's not ideal, but it's not so bad that it can't be maintained." Levin's ability is not blown out. Glancing at the wagons parked on the rails, he said: "There are a few forklifts on the side of the warehouse, stuffing the wagons with bags of sand or flour, and letting the infantry set up fire points on the railroad bed.

Tanks were deployed between the tracks and fired from gaps in the wagons of the trains. 3||Defend the northwest direction, and the 1st platoon guards the southwest direction. ”

Cheng Jicheng thought for a while, nodded, and said, "No problem, let's guard the south and leave the big meal for you." ”

Li Wen laughed and said: "The position is not fixed, the 3 rows are exhausted, and the 1 row will be up." ”

"Lao Li, how many shells do you have?"

"At least thirty." Levin

Words, there are only 23 armor-piercing shells left in his tank.

"I still have thirty-seven, how many will I divide for you, do you want to?"

"Of course, don't come if it's missing, at least ten."

"Ten? Impossible, five at most. ”

"Five is too little, eight."

"Six for you, no more."

"Seven, no less is not enough."

When the two platoon commanders were arguing with each other, several other car groups were also "communicating" with each other, and they shared not much ammunition equally.

For this armored assault force led by Li Wen, the biggest problem is the lack of ammunition.

At this time, Major General York, commander of the 1st Marine Division of the US Army, had just learned that the Liberation Railway Station had been lost.

Although Major General York was very annoyed and couldn't figure out where the armored force came from, the reality in front of him was very cruel. There are only infantry and no armored troops within 1 meter of the liberation railway station. Sending infantry to attack a railway station guarded by armored corps is no different from sending them to their deaths.

On the one hand, he ordered the nearest armored unit to advance to the Liberation railway station, and York contacted Duchway on the other.

Upon hearing the news, Du Qiwei was also shocked.

After the battle began, the commander of the 2nd Marine Division of the US Army was most worried about the opponent's large-depth penetration. The great depth and division of the campaign level is not only a good game for the army of the Republic, but also an effective means of defeating the enemy. The loss of the Jiefang Railway Station means that the 1st Marine Division will be cut off from the waist, and the opponent will definitely concentrate on storming Lin Shanli, eat the main force of the 1st Marine Division as quickly as possible, and then move south.

If the opponent is a little bolder, he will leave the road line after taking down Lin Shanli and attack east from Jiefang.

In this way, the 2nd Marine Division, which was gathered for battle, would be cut off by the opponent.

If the 2nd Marine Division is discarded, there will be no need to fight this battle.

Without delay, Du Qiwei immediately ordered the 1st tank battalion and 1 infantry battalion stationed in Huangcaolidi to go north at full speed and recapture the Jiefang railway station at all costs. Afterwards, Duchway gave an order to Major General York to move south as soon as possible, except for the broken rear troops who were holding the position in Linchanli.

At this point, Dudgway sent all the forces he could send.

The 1st Air Assault Division is organizing forces to prepare for the assault on Daxing, which is occupied by the Republic Air Assault Force, to open a second southbound passage for the Marines. The strategic bomber group that had taken off from the mainland had just completed a round of attack missions and was on its way back to its base, and it was difficult to carry out a second bombing mission before dark. The Air Force and carrier-based aviation are in full force to compete with the Chinese Air Force for air supremacy within a radius of several hundred kilometers from East Korea Gulf to West Korea Bay.

Du Qiwei still put his hopes on the five elders.

Units of the 1st and 2nd Marine Divisions, which had moved south in advance, were storming the defensive positions of the 153rd Airborne Brigade. Duchway gave a death order to Brigadier General Frank, who was in charge of field command, that the five elders must be defeated by the early morning of the 25th!

For the U.S. military, the opportunity to escape is slowly passing with time.

Before the five elders could be defeated, the liberated railway station fell into the hands of the enemy.

Although Dudgway and York successively issued combat orders, the US combat units did not immediately dispatch. The reason is simple, the north side of the liberated railway station is full of infantry, and there are no effective anti-armor means; The armored units to the south were replenishing fuel and ammunition, and it was difficult to get on the road for a while.

The longer the time drags on, the slimmer the hope of laying down the railway station to liberate the railway station.

Before the US troops could launch a counterattack, Li Wen mobilized all the officers and men in the platoon.

Three forklifts went all out to load the sand and gravel into the train wagons, while the officers and men who did not drive the forklifts loaded the flour bags and canned food boxes that had been hoarded in the warehouse into the train wagons. Fortunately, most of the train wagons were filled with cargo. Most of the infantry was digging firing points and building fortifications.

The biggest problem for the infantry was that the ground was too hard, and it was difficult for the sapper shovel to come in handy.

Luckily, the Jiefang Railway Station was a stockpile for U.S. troops, and there were a lot of shells and explosives in the warehouse, which could be used to make remote-controlled bombs.

In order to hold the position, but also to survive, even the tankers participated in the labor.

No one is lazy, because the more sweat you put in, the less blood you shed, and the better your chances of defeating the enemy.

Time passed minute by minute, and the fierce battle was approaching step by step.

To the north of the battlefield, the battle for the siege of Linsanli has entered a white-hot stage. The adjusted 54th Army attacked from the north and assisted the 37th Army in capturing American positions.

More than 0C kilometers away, another large army is assaulting at high speed.

The 38th Army, advancing along the northeastern coastline of the Korean Peninsula, encountered little resistance along the way, except for the integration of the North Korean army.

After capturing Liyuan in the early morning of the 24th, the vanguard of the 38th Army rested for only two hours.

Replenishing the power of the chariots, the armored vanguard divided into two routes, one to the west to Sangiri, and the other to the southwest to Beiqing. In fact, the target of the two armies was Beiqing, and attacking Sanqili would not only block the passage of the 2nd Marine Division of the US Army from the south, but also attack Beiqing from the north.

The capture of Beiqing will be the first battle of the 38th Army after entering Korea