Lu Chen's slogan was very effective. The American soldiers on the position gave up resistance, raised their hands and surrendered, and cleaned the battlefield. They found that the highest military rank of the captured American prisoners was a lieutenant. According to the account of the captured American captain James, the commander of the American soldiers was a major, and the company
Commander Feng Ren ordered Lu Chen, "Lu Chen, this is the last US military officer. Let's check immediately where their commander has gone."
Lu Chen came to a captured American lieutenant. The American lieutenant was shot in the leg and was lying in the trench. He kept moaning, "First Lieutenant, your name, Where did your commander go?"
Over there)" Lu Chen patted the American lieutenant on the shoulder, trying to be as kind as possible.
The U.S. Army lieutenant saw an Asian-faced soldier coming over, carrying a rifle. He thought he was going to hurt himself, and was extremely frightened. Unexpectedly, the Asian soldier had a kind face and spoke slightly stilted English. The U.S. military lieutenant relaxed a little and answered.
: Brook, depuTy *** Pany *** Mander of the 1stcavalrydivision, The *** Mander Fled (Brook, the deputy chief of the cavalry division, my chief escaps). "."
After Lu Chen's interrogation, Brooke confessed that his commander was Major Hall, who was suddenly attacked from the north. The team rushing from the north attacked quickly and violently, and was attacked on three sides. The situation was unknown, so Major Hall led his men to retreat, leaving behind
Brook blocked the attack and covered Hall and others' escape.
Lu Chen reported to company commander Feng Ren, "Company commander, the US Army Lieutenant Brooke stayed behind to block the attack. Their commander escaped and has been gone for half an hour."
Feng Ren nodded and praised Lu Chen: "Lu Chen, you shouted in a timely manner. Most of the US soldiers put down their weapons, reducing the casualties of our brothers. Hmph - just run away. Go back and report the news to let us know."
The Americans know that our Ninth Company is coming."
Instructor Cheng Min walked over quickly, patted Feng Ren on the shoulder and said, "Company Commander, we need to evacuate immediately. This place is no better than at home. We are not familiar with the terrain. US military aircraft and armored vehicles will arrive soon. I suggest that we retreat to our original resting place."
Let’s discuss the next step.”
"Tick tock, tick tock -" the bugler blew the assembly horn, and Liu Santang counted the number of people and reported to Feng Ren, "Company commander, twelve brothers died, and more than twenty brothers were injured, including the second platoon leader."
Feng Ren clenched his hands into fists and bumped them together fiercely. Because of his underestimation of the enemy, he lost more than a dozen brothers. Feng Ren regretted it, "Santong, I underestimated the enemy too much. I want to make a self-examination at the branch committee."
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Ha Dajiang came over and reported to Feng Ren, "Company commander, we captured more than a dozen American prisoners. They were all seriously injured. It's too troublesome to walk with them. Look -" Ha Dajiang knew that Jin Gui was injured, and there were more than a dozen brothers.
Sacrifice, with fire in his eyes, tightly grasping the dagger at his waist.
Cheng Min on the side did not wait for Ha Dajiang to finish speaking, and said sternly: "Dajiang, don't act recklessly. We have strict discipline in dealing with captured soldiers. I will handle this matter."
Feng Ren shrugged and ordered: "Dajiang, stop ink, organize the team to evacuate immediately, take away all the weapons that can be taken away, hurry up, the instructor is responsible for the prisoners, and see if there is any food, canned food
Take away all the biscuits and the like."
Major Hall of the 1st U.S. Cavalry Division led more than 50 surviving subordinates and ran out of the encirclement under the cover of darkness and ran westward for more than three hours. The mountainous areas of Korea are very special, with crisscrossing mountains and ravines, which are very irregular.
Actually only ran out
After traveling more than 20 kilometers, the sky became brighter and it was already past four o'clock in the morning. Lieutenant Harrison, the deputy company commander of the US Army, suggested, "Sir, take a rest. Everyone is too tired. It has been a long march in the jungle.
The soldiers couldn't stand it."
Hall knew that what Harrison was telling the truth was that American soldiers had rich combat experience and powerful firepower. However, they also had some fatal shortcomings, such as being highly dependent on cars and armored vehicles, and on roads. Once they were far away from the roads, their combat effectiveness would be greatly reduced.
And there is a danger of collapse.
Hall judged the direction. The hillside he was on was steep and densely wooded. There was a road at the bottom of the hillside. If he continued along the road to the west, he would be able to meet the main force of the US military. Therefore, he agreed to Harrison's suggestion, "Harry
Lieutenant Mori, let the soldiers rest where they are and send out a guard post a hundred meters away. Pay attention to the warning and don't be careless."
After several hours of running around, Hall was very tired. He lay on a thick leaf and thought about what happened last night. He was very confused. Where did a group of troops come from? They were powerful and resourceful, and they were surrounded on three sides.
When Hall's troops saw Harrison coming back to report to him, Hall asked: "Lieutenant Harrison, can you comment on the battle last night? Did I make any mistakes in my command?"
American soldiers are very frank, whether to their superiors or subordinates. Harrison believes that in general, Hall's command is powerful and he has a strong sense of prevention. He dug fortifications in the tent in advance, inflicting heavy losses on the attacking enemies and was attacked.
The enemy was surrounded and ordered to retreat in time to avoid greater losses. In contrast, the North Korean troops guarding the east side of the signal station collapsed when they were attacked.
Harrison said frankly: "Major, the biggest mistake we made last night was that we did not judge that the enemy would attack from behind us, defeating our defense line and losing Lieutenant Brooke and dozens of other brothers. It was our entry into Korea.
The biggest loss since the war."
I have to say that Harrison's evaluation was pertinent. Hall continued to ask: "Lieutenant Harrison, can you evaluate our enemies? Where do you think they come from? Is Captain Cui Xiumin's judgment correct? They are a group of Chinese people."
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Harrison shrugged and replied helplessly, "Major, I have to admit that the enemy we encountered last night was different from before. We fought back fiercely. The team did not break up or retreat. They were extremely tenacious and penetrated us.
From the side and rear, we launched an attack. Unlike the North Korean army we encountered, perhaps Captain Cui Xiumin’s judgment was correct and they were Chinese.”
Chinese people, are they really Chinese? Hall visited many places in China a few years ago. The impression given to Hall by Chinese soldiers was that they were malnourished, thin, with backward weapons and equipment, and the command system was chaotic. Do they really dare to
Fight against the powerful US military.
"Didi -" the sound of cars came from the foot of the mountain, and a team came down from the foot of the mountain. An American armored vehicle opened the way, followed by a large American convertible Jeep, and several trucks full of soldiers. Hall recognized it.
This team is the Dutch Battalion, one of the Dutch teams that participated in the Korean War.
The military uniforms of the Dutch Battalion are very special. They are dark blue. Unlike other army uniforms, which are grass green or light green. The Dutch flag is rectangular and consists of three horizontal ribbons. The colors from top to bottom are red, white and blue. It is the oldest existing military uniform.
The oldest tricolor flag is very eye-catching from a distance. When he saw the Dutch Camp convoy at the foot of the mountain, Hall knew that he was saved. Hall ordered the soldiers to shout to the Dutch Camp, wave the flag, and took the lead to run down the hillside.
Going along the road is the Dutch Battalion, and its commander is Colonel De Vries. According to the US military rank sequence, the battalion commander should be at the level of major, and the highest is only a lieutenant colonel. However, the Netherlands is a small country with only a few thousand troops. The battalion commander
They are already senior officers. In order to show their authority, the military ranks of the officers are set relatively high. Battalion Commander De Vries has the rank of colonel. This has also caused a lot of trouble for the US military command system.