flstandardbreds Chapter 109 He Daming, who does not play by the rules, goes north to attack the South Korean ace 1st
Chapter 109 He Daming, who does not play by the rules, goes north to attack the South Korean ace 1st
As He Daming opened a breakthrough in the battle, the five armies under the 20th Corps began to launch attacks at designated locations one after another.
Under the arrangement of the Corps Commander Zheng Shan, the five armies under his command were divided into three combat units. The 5th Army and the 3th Division of the 68th Army were the Western Route Army, which went straight to the Jincheng area.
The 67th Army, the 68nd Division under the 202th Army, and the 54th Division under the 135th Army were used as the central army to attack Guandaili and Shuanglingdong areas.
The remaining 60th Army and 21st Army were the eastern army, focusing on attacking Zhuzidong and Xingting areas.
As for the other divisions, they served as reserves.
Commander Zheng Shan's arrangement was to use the three-point attack tactic to completely defeat the South Korean army from the front and fundamentally strike a blow to the opponent's arrogance.
At this time, after the South Korean army learned that the Volunteer Army had launched a full-scale offensive, they requested rescue from Li Chengwan's group in the rear, while at the same time defending the 22-kilometer defense zone, determined to block the Volunteer Army's offensive.
Originally, there was no problem with all these operations. However, when the US 3rd Division passed on the news that the South Korean 9th Army had been defeated to various units of the South Korean government forces, the main South Korean divisions located in the defense area began to waver one by one.
This was because a mysterious volunteer army was wreaking havoc in the heart of the second line of defense, which would put them in the embarrassing situation of being attacked from both sides.
In order to alleviate this passive situation, the South Korean 11th Division, which was located in Houdong-ri as a reserve division, was urgently transferred to the Fangtongli area for defense. Its purpose was to prevent the volunteer commando that defeated the South Korean 9th Division from continuing to advance deeper into the rear, causing the entire front line to be pierced.
But He Daming is no ordinary commander. He is best at taking the enemy by surprise and is good at deploying surprising forces.
At this time, their 29th Division had successfully captured the Sinmudong area, less than 10 kilometers away from Fangtongli.
However, He Daming was in a dilemma as to whether to continue attacking Fangtongli or go south to Lishidong.
Zhang Yang, the commander of the 29th Division, was puzzled when he saw that He Daming had kept his troops where they were. He immediately found him and asked him,
"Deputy Commander He, why are the troops not moving?"
In response to Zhang Yang's question, He Daming immediately explained the reason.
"Commander Zhang, it's not that the troops are not moving, but there have been some slight changes in the strategic choices."
Zhang Yang was a little confused when he heard what He Daming said, and asked again: "Deputy Commander He, I don't understand. Didn't we originally want to take Fangtongli and use it as a springboard to continue northwards towards Dousudong?"
He Daming nodded when he heard this.
"Yes, that was the original plan, but the battlefield is ever-changing, and one move by the enemy may change our combat intentions.
According to the latest news, the 15th and 44th Divisions under our 45th Army are currently caught in a tough battle and have not succeeded in capturing Waiyedong and have not completed the feint attack mission.
Although our 29th Division was successful, there is a very big problem here. That is, the Western Route Army will face the most elite South Korean 1st Division. This unit has a large number of people, comparable to a full-strength army.
As a result, these units of their Western Route Army are likely to be caught in a tough battle, which will affect our entire summer counterattack plan.
If the South Korean army in the south sent reinforcements at this time, then our Volunteer Army's counterattack mission would fail, and we cannot afford such a result.
In order to make up for the mistakes made by our 15th Army, I decided to change the battle plan and abandon Fangtongli directly. I will go north first and take Nodong and Isildong directly to cooperate with the offensive of the Western Route Army and be the first to eat up the South Korean ace 1st Division. "
Zhang Yang still didn't fully understand what He Daming said, but it didn't matter. He was He Daming's unwavering supporter and advocate.
"Deputy Commander He, I still don't quite understand some parts of the battle plan you proposed.
But it doesn't matter. I will do whatever you ask me to do. I, Zhang Yang, will follow your lead. You can just treat our 29th Division as your original 120th Division."
He Daming heard Zhang Yang's words, looked at him gratefully, and patted his shoulder.
"Master Zhang, your words are too serious!"
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He Daming then commanded the 29th Division to change the battle plan and march directly northward toward Lishidong.
This move thwarted the South Korean 29th Division's plan to stop the 11th Division in Fangtongli.
Lee Sung-jae, the commander of the 11th Division of South Korea, was so angry when he learned that the 29th Division of the Volunteer Army had already moved north to capture Isildong that he started cursing.
"Shit, who is the commander of the 29th Division? He is so cunning. He first attacked and defeated our South Korean 9th Division, and now he has slipped away right under the nose of our 11th Division. Is he a prophet who can see through everything?"
Chief of Staff Cao Chengmo added: "Captain Li, I heard that the commander of this unit is our old rival of the South Korean army, the guy named He Daming."
When the division commander Li Chengzai heard the three words "He Daming", he was so frightened that he took three steps back.
"Staff Officer Cao, you mentioned He Daming just now? Why is it this guy? Isn't he from the 40th Division of the 120th Army?"
Cao Chengmo heard this and explained, "Commander, what you said is all old news. According to the internal information, He Daming seems to have been promoted to deputy commander and transferred to the 15th Army."
After hearing Cao's explanation, Li Chengzai suddenly realized.
“I didn’t expect it to be this guy again. The South Korean 9th Division deserved to lose.
I feel that the most difficult force to deal with in the entire North-South Korean battlefield is the 40th Army where He Daming originally served. The 40th Army was present in the previous five battles.
Especially when this guy was defending the Battle of Shangganling, he didn't let the Triangle Mountain Heights fall into our hands once, and the combat effectiveness of his troops is so strong that we can't match it. "
Seeing that his division commander was improving others' intelligence and undermining his own prestige, Staff Officer Cao immediately advised: "Division commander, don't forget that he is now commanding the 40th Army instead of the 15th Army, and the gap in combat capability between the two is quite large.
And judging from his current strategic intention, he is planning to attack our South Korean ace 1st Division from the north. If he succeeds, then the two lines of defense we have deployed in the Jincheng area will be completely disintegrated, which is not what our army wants to see."