Before Liang, the vanguard of the 36th Army arrived at Changdao.,

The vanguard of the army arrived in Nanya, less than 1 meter northwest of Gaocheng after dawn.

The operation of the siege of the 7th Infantry Division of the US Army was completed, and the general attack began at 8:30 on the 27th.

The first one to appear was not the ground combat troops, but the air assault brigades of the three airborne troops. Although the 7th Infantry Division was nominally the "Infantry Division", like other units of the US Army, it is equipped with hundreds of transport helicopters and has extraordinary air maneuverability.

Before dawn, while the encirclement between the First Army and the 36th Army had not yet been in place, the US military used hundreds of helicopters to transfer thousands of officers and soldiers (mainly wounded) to the south of the 38th parallel. The helicopters could only transfer personnel and light equipment, and did not transport heavy equipment. At the beginning of the general attack, the 7th Infantry Division still had excellent combat power.

According to the battle arrangement, the 36th Army was the main attacker.

As one of the three ace troops of the Republic Army (36th Army, 38th Army and 54th Army), the 36th Army is very "low-key" and many people don't even know the existence of the 36th Army. In terms of deployment, the 36th Army is also very unique. For decades, the 36th Army has been the capital garrison (the 54th Army has been stationed in the Central Plains region for a long time, while the 38th Army is stationed in the Northeast), and shoulders the important responsibility of defending the capital.

A special identity determines the nature of the 36th Army.

During the Laos and Vietnam Wars in 20199, the 36th Army did not have the opportunity to participate in the war. If the Peninsula War was not too large and the Republic's Army needed to be fully mobilized, I'm afraid the 36th Army would not have the opportunity to participate in the war. According to the deployment of the General Staff, the 36th Army participated in the war as the "last reserve team". It can be seen that if the second battle had not been much larger than planned, the 36th Army would still have to watch the fun behind.

In terms of organization, the 36th Army and the 54th Army are not much different. In addition to attaching importance to armored forces, the 36th Army also attaches great importance to mobility. Among the three combat brigades (in addition to combat brigades, each army has 2 to 3 functional brigades. For example, when needed, the independent air defense battalion can be expanded into an air defense brigade and the independent long-range artillery battalion cannons will be expanded into an artillery brigade). The 3611th Brigade is a standard heavy armored brigade, equipped with 30 tanks, c multiple infantry fighting vehicles and more than 200 crawler-type self-propelled artillery; the 362nd is a mechanized infantry brigade, equipped with more than 200 tanks, more than 500 infantry fighting vehicles and more than 200 crawler-type self-propelled artillery; the 363rd Brigade is an armored assault brigade, preparing more than 200 tanks, multiple infantry fighting vehicles and more than 300 wheeled fighting vehicles (including wheeled self-propelled artillery and anti-tank cannons).

In order to enhance the combat effectiveness of the 36th Army and the local government, the army strengthened the organization of the 36th Army and the local government before the war broke out.

The main purpose is to strengthen air defense and artillery support capabilities. The two air defense battalions are expanded into air defense brigades with camps. The long-range artillery battalions are strengthened into long-range artillery brigades.

In terms of combat effectiveness, the 36th Army is definitely not under the 54th Army and the 38th Army.

Because the main task of the First Army and the local government is to prevent the US military from "escape" by sea. Therefore, the main task of the First Army and the local government is to defend the coastal defense line and cut off the contact between the 7th Infantry Division and the US fleet. For this reason, the First Army has particularly strengthened its air defense force. In addition to the two air defense battalions directly under the jurisdiction, it has also received support from 3 other military and 6 air defense camps.

The 36th Army did not attack Huachuanli first, but attacked King Kong first.

Vajra is located about 20 kilometers west of Vajra Mountain. It is a small town with an altitude of 1,000 meters and a population of less than 2,000. Because it guards the ground passage from Huachuanli to Gaocheng Ground, the strategic location of Vajra is very important.

After Duchiwei decided to let the 7th Infantry Division retreat to Gaocheng, Hekel sent two battalions of vanguards to occupy King Kong.

Before the 36th Army launched a general attack, more than 3,000 American troops arrived at King Kong, built a solid defensive position, and set up artillery positions on the east side. With the defensive ability of the 7th Infantry Division, as long as the ammunition is sufficient, it can block three times the enemy in its own territory.

The problem is that there is no secret to the deployment of the US military.

If the 36th Army was sent to launch an attack from the front, it would definitely suffer extremely heavy losses. When deploying the battle, Pei Chengyi asked the 1511th Brigade of the Air Turks to concentrate all its troops and must capture the US defensive position east of King Kong within 2 to 2 hours after the general attack began, and eliminate the US artillery that posed a fatal threat to the 36th Army.

The battle began at 8 o'clock, and the armed helicopters of the low-altitude assault troops first seized air supremacy.

Because the air defense forces of the 7th Infantry Division were deployed in Huachuan and were dealing with the strikes of the 162nd Air Brigade, it was impossible to provide air defense cover for King Kong's defenders.

Under the cover of armed helicopters, hundreds of transport helicopters sent thousands of infantry from three low-altitude assault battalions in batches.

In low-altitude areas, the combat capability of low-altitude assault troops is no less than that of mountain infantry. Especially under the cover of armed helicopters, low-altitude assault troops have very strong ability to adapt to the terrain environment. Whether it is the US military or the Indian army, mountain troops are transforming into low-altitude assault troops. Only a very small number of mountain troops operating in high-altitude areas where helicopters cannot reach can be regarded as "pure" mountain infantry.

Faced with three-dimensional strikes, the US military's defensive deployment became meaningless.

At 0:30, the 362nd Brigade arrived about 8 kilometers west of King Kong.

At this time, the US artillery position deployed in the west of Mount Kwangmang had been raided by air

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Losing the cover of artillery and being hit by low-altitude firepower, the 7th Infantry Division of the US Army found it difficult to rely on its positions to block the forcibly attacked by the mechatronic infantry brigade, which was both offensive and defensive.

The positional war started from 1c:55 and lasted until 17:30.

It has to be admitted that the quality of the 7th Infantry Division of the US Army is not bad. In the multiple attacks within 6 and a half hours, only a very small number of injured and unable to retreat were surrendered to the 36th Army officers and soldiers who occupied the positions. Most of the US Army persisted until the end and did not surrender in an established manner.

Shortly after King Kong's ground battle broke out, the battle in Huachuan began.

Because Duqiwei planned to use helicopters and tilted rotary wing aircraft to perform retreat tasks, the 7th Infantry Division did not actively advance to Gaocheng east, but gathered in Huachuan, which was relatively easy to defend and difficult to attack.

Like King Kong, Huachuanli is also a small town with a population of only 2,000.

Using the complex terrain around, the 7th Infantry Division of the US Army not only built three lines of defense, but also built an apron that can take off and land for multiple helicopters and inclined rotary wing aircraft at the same time. Before the retreat operation began, the heavy artillery of the 7th Infantry Division was concentrated in the bunker near the apron.

Just like attacking King Kong, the first one to go into battle was the air assault brigade.

The difference is that the 1611th Air Brigade of the Air Crater encountered great trouble in Huachuanli. The 7th Infantry Division's ground air defense battalion (equipped with 12 medium- and short-range air defense systems with Strek armored vehicles as chassis) posed a fatal threat to the air assault forces. Because the Air Force is competing with the US military for air supremacy and has to provide air support to the 773rd Armored Brigade where it is advancing to Haizhou, the 161st Air Crater cannot easily withdraw from the battle and must provide support to the 3611th Brigade and the 363rd Brigade.

During the first two hours of combat, the 1611th Brigade of the Air Crash lost nearly 50 helicopters, of which 33 were armed helicopters.

At 13 o'clock, the Air Force 162 took the battle and joined the Air Force 1611 Brigade to attack the US military's defensive offensive.

At 15:30, the air burst 172 arrived and joined the combat operation to attack Huachuanli.

Pei Chengyi has been continuously investing in an air assault brigade, clearly showing that he wants to break through the US defense line during the day and lay the foundation for annihilation of the 7th Infantry Division.

The 3611th Brigade and the 363rd Brigade, which were the main attackers, took turns to fight, and did not give the US military time to breathe.

After fighting to 17:30, the 3611 Armored Brigade took the lead in breaking through the second line of defense of the US military and local governments.

At 17:35, Pei Chengyi issued an order to the commander of the 36th Army, Lieutenant General Geng, requiring the 36th Army to break through the third line of defense within one hour after dark, and strive to capture Huachuanli in the first half of the night, forcing the 7th Infantry Division of the US Army to break through the defense line of the Army.

At this time, it was less than half an hour before dark!

It is definitely not easy to break through the third line of defense of the US military in one and a half hours.

~Gengxin did not stop the troops. The 3611th Brigade and the 363rd Brigade launched an attack from both directions at the same time. The 3611th Brigade was responsible for attracting US troops, and the 363rd Brigade fought the main attack.

The battle lasted until 19:15, and about the clock after dark, the 36th Army broke through the last line of defense of the US military.

The defense line was lost, and the 7th Infantry Division of the US Army did not persist in Huachuanli, and began to steadily retreat to Tongchuan in the northeast, preparing to break through along the coastal highway towards Gaocheng.

The support mission is already ready for combat in Tongchuan.

Although the two brigades of the 36th Army did not immediately pursue the retreating US troops after capturing Huachuanli, and the 362nd attacking King Kong did not immediately move closer to Huachuanli, the 362nd Army with powerful armor still launched an attack on the surging US troops.

When the battle reached this point, the 7th Infantry Division had no way to heaven and no way to the ground.

Because the US carrier-based aviation force has not been able to seize air supremacy, hundreds of tilted rotary wing aircraft were sent to the six aircraft carrier battle groups to the ground but failed to come to pick up the 7th Infantry Division "as scheduled".

Given the situation at that time, even if the 7th Infantry Division could defeat the Territory, it would not be able to reach Gaocheng.

Whether you are besieged in Huachuan or Tongchuan, the outcome of the 7th Infantry Division is not much different.

As long as the US military cannot regain air supremacy, no matter how many helicopters and tilted rotary wing aircraft are there, they cannot rescue the officers and soldiers of the 7th Infantry Division.

At 20 o'clock, before the 7th Infantry Division encountered the brigade, Duchway gave Heckel the final order.

Like the order he left to Gate, if necessary, surrender to the enemy without casualties.

Duqiwei's order means that the US military gave up the hope of saving the 7th Infantry Division and the entire eastern battlefield. As long as the 7th Infantry Division is finished, the 36th Army and the 36th Army of the Chinese Army can not only easily capture the old country, but also easily annihilate the 2nd Army of the South Korean Army with the cooperation of the 37th Army, the 38th Army and the Airborne Army.

In Du Qiwei's view, if the Chinese army is willing, it can even collapse across the 38th parallel and invade South Korea.

No matter how much effort is spent, it is impossible to save the 7th Infantry Division, so there is no need to continue wasting precious power. If the 1st Armored Division can be rescued, even if the 7th Infantry Division is wiped out, it will not be worthless.

The focus is turned to the western battlefield, and a fierce battle is about to break out. (To be continued,)

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