How did Song Shilun adjust the combat deployment of the 27th Army?

The Eastern Front Counterattack continued until December 30. The 27th Army and the 59th Division of the 20th Army smashed the breakout attempts of the United Nations forces in Yudam-ri and Xingxing-ri, and launched the first The battle at Xiajieyu where the attack was underway was still fierce.

In order to cooperate with the 27th Army in attacking and annihilating the U.S. forces in Xingxingli, Song Shilun decided that the 58th Division of the 20th Army and the 79th Division of the 27th Army would also attack Xingxingli respectively. , the U.S. military carried out a clampdown attack in Yudam-ni. The 89th Division of the 20th Army was temporarily on the defensive against the 7th Regiment of the 3rd Infantry Division of Shecangli. In order to prepare for the second step of attacking and annihilating the U.S. forces in Liutan-ri, the 59th Division of the 20th Army was temporarily placed under the command of Commander Peng Deqing of the 27th Army.

Peng Deqing, commander of the 27th Army, ordered Commander Rao Huitan of the 50th Division to adjust its organizational structure and combat organization to continue fighting. At the same time, he mobilized the main force of the 81st Division under Commander Sun Duanfu to join forces with the 80th Division to encircle and annihilate Xingxingli. Regional U.S. military. The 94th Division of the 27th Army Reserve is ready to go into battle at any time.

The news that the main force of the US 1st Marine Division and the first part of the US 7th Division were divided and surrounded in the Changjin Lake area shocked the US government and the public. The 1st Marine Division is the most elite ace unit of the US military. If the division is completely wiped out in Changjin Lake, it will be the heaviest blow to the US military. The US military immediately dispatched aircraft to supply the troops.

At 15:00 on the 29th, two U.S. military C-119 transport planes flew to Xinxingli to airdrop supplies. However, most of the supplies fell on the volunteer positions. The American defenders received very little, and none of them were in urgent need. 40mm anti-aircraft shells and medical supplies. A cargo bag that did not open its parachute killed a US soldier!

Later, two helicopters from the U.S. military flew in to take away 4 wounded people, including Lieutenant Colonel William Riley, commander of the 3rd Battalion of the 31st Regiment, and Ray En, commander of the 57th Artillery Battalion. Lieutenant Colonel Bully.

The two field commanders were sent to safety, causing the mood of the American soldiers present to plummet. Some people called it a real heavy-duty discouragement bomb. In addition, the US Air Support Control Center airdropped a batch of morphine through a liaison aircraft. This was all the assistance received by the US military in Xingxingli.

The brave fighting of the volunteers caused a series of chain reactions by the United Nations forces. While the US military was supplying the besieged troops, the Washington authorities and MacArthur once again fell into a quarrel.

Since MacArthur landed at Inchon, he has made the Washington authorities very angry with his unruly style. After the first battle, the two sides argued over whether to bomb the bridges over the Yalu River, but MacArthur won.

However, MacArthur, who had always brought good luck to the United States, really pushed the U.S. military on both the east and west fronts into a pit of fire. This made the US Army's Joint Chiefs of Staff very nervous and intolerable to MacArthur's blind command, so they decided to directly intervene in combat command.

The U.S. Army Joint Chiefs of Staff sent a telegram to MacArthur on November 29, approving his plan to shift from offense to defense, and specifically stated: All previous orders that conflict with the defense plan should be canceled and must be maintained. The consistency of the actions of the Tenth Army and the Eighth Army made the two armies one.

Although MacArthur was beaten badly on the Western Front, he still had confidence in the U.S. Tenth Army on the Eastern Front. As usual, he refused to implement the orders of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, claiming: The Tenth Army was geographically Threaten the main supply line of the Volunteer Army that is attacking the right wing of the Eighth Army. It is precisely because of this threat that the Volunteer Army is forced to invest 8 divisions to block the attack of the First Marine Division, which naturally reduces the pressure on the Eighth Army. .

MacArthur believed that as long as the Tenth Army was at its current position, the Chinese army would not dare to advance south easily. Any idea of ??the Eighth Army and the Tenth Army forming a line of defense at the waist of North Korea would All are unrealistic. Therefore, the top priority of the Tenth Army is to shrink to the Hamhung and Hungnam areas to get rid of isolation and siege, and then prepare to hold on or attack westward to support the Eighth Army's operations.

According to MacArthur's order, Almond, commander of the U.S. Tenth Army, decided to shrink all the eastern front troops to the Wonsan and Hungnam areas.

On November 29, Almond issued a new combat order and decided to place all troops in the Changjin Lake area north of Gusri under the command of the 1st Marine Division; ordering the 1st Marine Division to Withdraw one regiment from Liutan-ri to Hagaryu-ri, absolutely guarantee the safety of Hagaryu-ri, and open up the road to Xingxing-ri, coordinate the retreat of the Polar Bear regiment to Hagaryu-ri, and establish a solid base in Hagaryu-ri. Defensive position, and then open the road to Gutuli.

At the same time, Almond ordered the troops of the US 7th Division in the Huishan Town area to retreat to Xingnan, and ordered the 3rd Division to secure and close the road leading to Xingnan from Shuidong in the Changjin Lake area. At the same time as the eastward highway in Shechangli, the South Korean 1st Marine Regiment and 1 US military battalion attached to the regiment were immediately mobilized to form Task Force C to protect the safety of Wonsan and its airport, and move the South Korean 1st Army towards Chengdu. rise and shrink, and ensure the security of the right wing of the Tenth Army.

On November 30, Almond hurried to Xia Brown Corner and summoned Major General Smith, commander of the 1st Marine Division, and Major General Barr, commander of the 7th Infantry Division, to hold an emergency meeting.

Almond repeated the order from MacArthur's headquarters: to withdraw all troops from the Changjin Lake area, and authorized Smith to blow up all equipment that would affect the retreat.

On the morning of the 30th, Barr, commander of the 7th Division, came to Xia Brown Corner to discuss with Smith. Barr and Smith agreed that any rescue would be carried out before the 5th and 7th Marine Regiments returned to Ha Brown Corner. The polar bear regiment's plans are all unrealistic, and the regiment can only rely on itself to break out.

After the negotiation, Barr flew to Xinxingli by helicopter and personally conveyed the breakout order to Faith.

Faith worked in the U.S. Military Advisory Group in China during China's Liberation War and had a considerable understanding of the tactics and characteristics of the People's Liberation Army, so Barr believed that he was capable of independently commanding a breakout.

In the afternoon, Almond and Barr were discussing the war situation in a simple tent next to Xiajongli Airport. At this time, Almond was no longer the same person who shouted to Faith two days ago not to be afraid of a few Chinese volunteers. Almond was shocked. He was deeply shocked by the current critical situation.

He told Barr that the Tenth Army was preparing to withdraw from the Changjin Lake area, and he asked Barr to work out a retreat plan and timetable for the Faith Detachment tomorrow.

At this point, the U.S. troops on the Eastern Front began to flee.

On the morning of the 30th, the 81st Division and the 241st Regiment of the Volunteer Army arrived at Fengliuli, and the 242nd Regiment originally attached to the 80th Division was returned to its original form.

At the same time, the 94th Division also arrived in the Changjin Lake area.

The 27th Army immediately adjusted its deployment, using the 241st Regiment to take over the 1250 highland defense of the 239th Regiment, and the 281st Regiment of the 94th Division to take over part of the 243rd Regiment's defense, making the 243rd The regiment can make every effort to hold on to the Dahandali area.

While adjusting deployment, various ministries also conducted political mobilization and replenished some ammunition.