.The 9th Armored Division was able to defeat Yuantongli, not because the Korean army showed its courage, but because of the tactical issues of the Volunteer Army.

According to Huang Zhibo's arrangement, when Yuantongli was attacked, the 65th Army only sent one battalion to support, leaving the main force in Shucao, and sent a large number of scouts to the south. As a result, the troops supporting Yuantongli did not arrive in time, so they could not defend Yuantongli.

Given the situation at that time, if the Sixty-Fifth Army decisively increased its troops to Yuantongli, it would definitely be able to defend Yuantongli.

But this is not necessarily a bad thing, because on the morning of the sixth, as the US National Guard Division attacked near Shucao, the defensive deployment of the 65th Army played a crucial role.

Even if the US military mobilized a division, it would not be easy to conquer Shucao, who was guarded by the main force of the 65th Army.

More importantly, the Sixty-Fifth Army was ready for defense and discovered the US military in time, so that it had enough time to enter the defensive position.

The Shucao defense battle can be regarded as the most beautiful battle fought by the volunteers in the Chunchuan counterattack.

Although the US military's attack was very fierce from the beginning, and when it was still attacking, it sent an assault force to deliver combat supplies to the 9th Panzer Division in Yuantongli, the US military failed to break through the 65th Army's defense line south of Shucao from the morning of the 65th Army.

On the afternoon of the 7th, the Sixty-Fifth Army adjusted its combat deployment and launched a counterattack that night.

At the same time, the infantry division of the 16th Army who arrived at the battlefield on the Eastern Front also launched an attack on Yuantongli and received support from an armored brigade deployed by the 65th Army on the north side of the 38th Line.

At that time, the volunteer army focused on Yuantongli.

Although Botsman did not consider letting the 9th Armored Division and the Second Infantry Division fight together when deploying the battle, according to Huang Zhibo's judgment, as long as the 9th Armored Division in Yuantongli was annihilated, the coalition forces would stop counterattacking, because at that time the Volunteer Army would be able to concentrate enough troops to encircle and annihilate the Second Infantry Division in Tieyuan or the National Guard Division in Shucao, and turn the situation around in one fell swoop.

Huang Zhibo's judgment is very accurate.

When attacking Yuantongli, the volunteer army not only mobilized nearly 10,000 ground troops, but also invested in decisive aviation troops in the early stages of the attack.

That night, sixty bombers from the Volunteer Army dispatched in turn and launched three large-scale air strikes.

More than 100 fighter jets were added to the volunteer army as part of the battle with the bombers.

By the early morning of the eighth, the Volunteer Army's combat aircraft dropped at least 3,000 tons of bombs into Yuantong, razing the town with a population of less than 5,000 to the ground.

During the bombing, the volunteers' long-range artillery were not idle either.

It can be said that this is the experience of the volunteer army in firepower support.

Because the accuracy of the bombing is not guaranteed, combat aircraft cannot provide close-range support to the ground troops over the battlefield, so when close-range fire support is needed, artillery will be used. Large-scale bombing will be carried out only when the offensive troops are withdrawn or are preparing to launch an attack.

When the volunteers attacked Yuantongli, the US military was also attacking Tieyuan.

The problem is that the US military's offensive did not go smoothly.

Starting from the morning of the seventh, the 24th Army replaced the 54th Army and continued to attack the Second Infantry Division, making it difficult for the US military to concentrate its forces to attack Tieyuan. In the early morning of the eighth, the 54th Army, who had been breathing, took the battle again and replaced the 24th Army.

The volunteer army's tactics were very clear, which was to hold back the Second Infantry Division, so that the US military could not concentrate its forces to attack Tieyuan.

Botsman is not a fool, he can see the purpose of the volunteers at a glance.

Obviously, before killing the Ninth Armored Division, the Volunteer Army would not do anything to the Second Infantry Division. However, as long as the Volunteer Army lifted the threat from the Eastern Front, it would send all the troops that could be mobilized to kill the Second Infantry Division and completely defeat the US army.

For the US military, there is not much time left.

According to Botsman's estimate, if the Tieyuan cannot be captured before the evening of the 9th day, the Second Infantry Division will have to retreat. The reason is very simple. The materials of the Ninth Armored Division can last until the night of the 9th day. If you want to break through from Yuantong, you have to start on the afternoon of the 9th day.

But, just taking it down like this is obviously unreasonable.

After mobilizing so many troops, if no results were achieved, Botsman could not explain to the higher authorities.

To this end, on the afternoon of the 8th, Botsman dispatched more than a dozen Korean military divisions and began to build defensive positions behind the Second Infantry Division and the 7th Infantry Division, and also pushed the defense line northward for about twenty kilometers in the direction of Shucao, thereby regaining about three thousand square kilometers of land.

Huang Zhibo was powerless to do anything about the coalition's actions.

By this time, the Volunteer Army's troops were already in short supply. Although on the Eastern Front, especially near Dongdouchuan, the 16th Army's fierce attack achieved some results, occupying about 500 square kilometers of area, and once allowed the assault troops to reach the outskirts of Dongdouchuan. However, in order to prevent the coalition forces from advancing north by erosion, the Volunteer Army could not do it, at least before recapturing Yuantongli.

What Huang Zhibo could do was to make the 16th Army and the 65th Army rush forward.

Under the fierce attack of the Volunteer Army, the ammunition consumption speed of the 9th Panzer Division far exceeded Botsman's estimate.

By the morning of the 9th, most of the troops of the 9th Panzer Division had exhausted their ammunition.

At noon, the Ninth Armored Division began to break through.

At this time, the 65th Army had already stabilized the battle situation in Shucao and dispatched a brigade to surround the south of Yuantongli to block the Korean army's breakthrough passage.

Although the US military responded very quickly and sent an army of about three battalions to detour west after 2:00 pm to prepare to respond to the 9th Armored Division that broke through, the Sixty-Fifth Army also launched a counterattack in the direction of Shucao, which made the US military's response troops set off about four hours later.

In other words, it was not until the evening that the US military's support troops set off.

Obviously, it's too late.

Without the support force, the 9th Panzer Division left Yuantongli, which was equivalent to actively giving up its defensive position and fighting field battles with the volunteers.

Annihilation of the enemy in mobile warfare is the strength of the Volunteer Army.

The 9th Armored Division was wiped out until early morning of the tenth day.

According to the combat records of the South Korean army, less than 300 people escaped, and about 11,000 of the remaining more than 14,000 officers and soldiers were captured.

Botsman had no choice but to give a retreat order to the Second Infantry Division before this.

In the early morning of the tenth, the Second Infantry Division began to retreat from the outskirts of Tieyuan.

Because the retreat was very timely, the Second Infantry Division did not suffer much loss.

There is nothing strange about this. At that time, neither the 54th Army nor the 24th Army had any spare energy to pursue. Although the two armies had not suffered much casualties in the previous battles, the loss of main combat equipment was very amazing. When the Second Infantry Division retreated, the two armies' tanks combined were less than 100, and more than half were repaired on the battlefield.

With this little force, even if you chase after it, you will be counterattacked by the US military.

More importantly, the retreat passage of the Second Infantry Division was not cut off, so it was entirely possible for the US military to shoot back when retreating.

Huang Zhibo only asked to defend Tieyuan, but not the annihilation of the Second Infantry Division.

According to his arrangement, after killing the 9th Panzer Division, the 16th Army and the 65th Army were to withdraw enough troops before encircling and annihilation of the Second Infantry Division.

Unfortunately, before that, the Second Infantry Division retreated.

Chunchuan's counterattack battle was almost over at this time.

Although in this battle, the coalition forces failed to regain all the land occupied by the Volunteer Army in the third battle, and failed to achieve the battle goals, on the entire front, except for the Linchuan River defense line guarded by the First Armored Division, the coalition forces achieved some results. For example, in the direction of Tieyuan, the front line was pushed northward for about 30 kilometers, while in the direction of Chunchuan, the front line was pushed forward for about 5 kilometers, and about 20 kilometers in the direction of Shucao, and nearly 3,000 square kilometers of lost land was regained. Eliminating the 500 square kilometers of area occupied by the Volunteer Army in the direction of Dongdouchuan, the coalition forces also regained 2,500 square kilometers of lost land, which was considered a victory.

Of course, this is just a victory at the military level, and it can even be regarded as a victory at the battle level.

Strategically speaking, at least in the next three months, the coalition forces will not be able to launch a large-scale attack.

By the morning of December 11, when both sides agreed to hold another armistice negotiation, almost all six divisions of the US military lost their combat effectiveness. The best-in-law First Armored Division also lost nearly one-third of its main combat equipment, while the worst-in-law Seventh Infantry Division lost 70% of its main combat equipment.

Relatively speaking, the losses of the South Korean army were even heavier. Not only did the 9th Armored Division be wiped out, but in the battle on the 11th, nearly 3,000 Korean officers and soldiers were injured and killed.

Because the severe winter has arrived, the coalition forces have lost their initiative.

Military speaking, if you want to launch a counterattack in a few months, that is, when spring comes, and regain the lost land, you will have even more slim hope.

The volunteers will not eat dry food in their spare time.

Within a few days, the Volunteer Army built a line of defense that was so strong that the US military could not conquer. After a few months, the Volunteer Army was enough to turn this line of defense into a wall of iron.

It can be said that politically, this war has ended.

Regardless of whether the United States and South Korea are willing to admit defeat, if they want to drive the volunteers to the north of the 38th parallel, they will have to pay an extremely heavy price and bear huge risks. It can be said that as long as the US and South Korean coalition forces are unwilling to give up and launch another attack in the spring of 2015, the volunteers who are raising their strength will have the opportunity to launch a counterattack, and even be able to capture Seoul after resisting the coalition's attack.

If you don't want to be completely defeated, the coalition forces have to negotiate with the volunteers and strive to sign a ceasefire agreement before spring comes.

This is not a multiple-choice question, but a must-answer question and must be answered correctly.

Although Botsman did not relax after this, and made comprehensive adjustments to the deployment of the coalition forces, the US authorities also showed great strength, not only supplementing the combat losses of the frontline troops, but also rebuilt the Third Infantry Division and the Fourth Infantry Division in January 2015, increasing the participating troops to eight divisions. However, on December 11, the third armistice negotiations between the two sides officially began and continued until the two sides signed the armistice agreement.

The phase of the Second Korean War was over.
Chapter completed!