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Chapter 877 Battle of Pyongyang

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    Don't underestimate this day. Within this day, the Japanese army has completed its domestic war mobilization. In the East Korea Bay, a huge Japanese naval fleet has completed its assembly and is advancing towards Xingnan like lightning; another  The naval fleet has also entered the Yellow Sea and is heading towards the West Korea Bay.

    The Army, the seven fully armed divisions of the 1st, 3rd, 4th, 5th, 8th, 9th, and 16th, and the advance guard division also landed in Pusan.

    Since the Russo-Japanese War, the Japanese army has once again concentrated almost most of the country's army and all its elites to wage a war on the fate of the country with the rising China.

    Guo Xipeng finally understood the headquarters¡¯ intentions.  Yes, if the battle against Pyongyang, an important stronghold of North Korea, cannot be ended before the Japanese reinforcements arrive, any breakthrough by the People's Army in the central or southern areas will be meaningless. With the Japanese army's superiority in the navy, the Japanese army can easily seize the beach from Nampo.  And entered Pyongyang, and pinned the breakthrough People's Army in the south, creating a situation of catching a turtle in an urn.

    I think back in history when the Korean War was in full swing, the North Korean People's Army led by the Workers' Party ignored the advice of Chinese military strategists and fought all the way to Busan, South Korea. However, in a good situation, they were defeated by the U.S. Army's Incheon landing.  The defeat was immediately reversed. From then on, North and South Korea were separated and faced off for decades. When the Marshal crossed the border, there was also a firefight on Yeonpyeong Island on the border. This was all due to this failure.

    Judging from the comparison of the naval power of China and Japan, Japan at this moment is comparable to the US imperialism later. It is difficult to guarantee that it will not block the way and cut off the possibility of retreat.  It can be said that Zhang Hanqing's opinions were far-sighted and insightful.

    Of course, Zhang Hanqing¡¯s vision is even more unique: It is not a problem for the People¡¯s Army to completely wipe out the remaining enemies north of the Han River with a devastating force, and it is impossible for the Japanese army to land in Incheon now.  But now that Japan has mobilized domestically, it will be very difficult to break through the Han River with its existing strength.

    The farther the battle line is from the country, the weaker the domestic support capability, and the more obvious the Japanese navy's advantage.  At this stage, China is not devoting all its efforts to defeat Japan on the Korean battlefield, but is eliminating its threat to China in Northeast China.  The above-mentioned operations have completely achieved this goal strategically, and it no longer has strategic significance to worry about the gains and losses of one city or one place.

    For the sake of the peace of the entire China situation, it is impossible to drive out all the Japanese troops in Korea - that will completely lose the face of the Japanese Empire and shake its national foundation. It will inevitably be a situation of fish and fish to the death, which is what China does not want to see.  Arrived.  How to bring about a stalemate between the two combatants and where to stalemate were Zhang Hanqing's key considerations.

    The Japanese army is concentrating its forces and preparing for the next war; the People's Army has also made substantial adjustments. When the Battle of Pyongyang comes to an end, the tank army that showed its prowess in the Battle of Kanto Prefecture has undergone a major rest and regrouped.  Wearing armor again, he entered North Korea.

    To be honest, the Japanese 2nd Division was eventually wiped out. The tanks played a great role, but they also lost the suddenness of their strategy.  However, as a weapon of the army in modern warfare, tanks will come into people's sight sooner or later, and there is no leakage.

    In the last battle, nearly 1/3 of the 300 tanks were destroyed, and more than half needed to be overhauled. Some of these were due to mechanical failures, and only more than 100 tanks could continue to fight.  Therefore, in the first battle after entering North Korea, there were basically no tank soldiers.

    After Zhang Hanqing and the top brass of the People's Army saw the benefits of tanks with their own eyes, they took 2 months to rest and recuperate, and asked the remaining troops to follow the troops that entered the DPRK to go south and deploy on the front line in Pyongyang.

    In view of the complexity of North Korea's terrain, and the current ability of tanks to adapt to the terrain is far from what it was later, this tank unit is only stationed in Pyongyang as a reserve to give the frontline confidence - although the frontline troops do not know how powerful the tanks are,  But it is said that it is an incredible thing, invulnerable and irresistible.  With a guy like this on his rear wing, then the rear area is safe, right?

    "In view of the fact that the first batch of troops entering the war in North Korea have been tempered between blood and fire, and are exhausted after continuous combat.  In order to achieve the purpose of continuing military training, the Central Military Commission issued an order that the second batch of troops entering North Korea will take over some of the positions of the first batch and rush to the forefront of the war. This will be implemented after the Pyongyang Battle ends.

    The designations of these troops are: the main 27th Army, commander Zhang Tingshu, transferred from the Beijing Military Region - this is one of the five trump cards of the People's Army, well-equipped and well-trained;

    Song Zheyuan¡¯s 21st Army was transferred from the Wuhan Military Region;

    Song Jiuling's 2nd Army was transferred from the Lanzhou Military Region - this is one of the starting units of the People's Army led by Zhang Hanqing. The officers and soldiers are of high quality and have experienced many battles;

    The 3rd Army in Jixing, Lanzhou Military Region;

    The 29th Army of Liang Zhongjia, Shenyang Military Region.

    These five armies have already carried out wartime mobilization. Each army has three full divisions and all heavy firepower, forming the fourth army to enter the Korean War.The regiment was the new force that would confront the Japanese army head-on on the Korean battlefield in the later period.

    These five armies were also fought hard by each army.  At the beginning of the war between China and Japan, especially after the Chinese troops fought bravely to kill the enemy on various battlefields and boosted the morale of the Chinese people, the humiliation that had been accumulated in the hearts of the Chinese people for a long time was released and infected these bloody men.  Thousands of soldiers and officers piled up petitions and bloody letters to various military regions, Zhongnanhai and the Central Military Commission, demanding to join the war in North Korea.

    Zhang Hanqing also obeyed the public opinion and prepared to use wheel warfare to firmly trap the Japanese army in North Korea - the final tactical victory was self-evident. What he wanted was a strategic victory, that is, strict control of the area where China and Japan exchanged fire.  in North Korea, rather than affecting all aspects.

    This requires that China's victory is not a one-sided victory, but a method of accumulating small victories into a big victory, so that Japan can understand the unbearable burden, thereby giving up the desire to fight again, maintaining peace in East Asia, and allowing China to develop.  Leave enough time.  Therefore, the Korean War will surely become the best testing ground for the Chinese People's Army to train troops.

    The Japanese base camp, which has suffered continuous heavy losses, is also holding back its energy to use the main force of the army to fight the People's Army in order to get rid of the unfavorable situation on the battlefield. The Japanese Army Operations Department, which has experienced the pain of divided forces and being divided and surrounded, is determined to use the entire veteran army to fight.  The divisions fought with the People's Army. The seven main divisions formed a group and moved closer to Seoul from south to north. They seemed to be in no hurry to rescue the trapped remnants of the 6th and 19th divisions.

    No matter how the Japanese army acted, they could not slacken the determination of Zhang Hanqing, who was far away in Shenyang, and Ji Yiqiao, the commander-in-chief of the Korean fighting forces who had moved their headquarters to the outskirts of Pyongyang, to wipe out the remnants of Pyongyang's army as soon as possible.

    If the annihilation of the 2nd Division was still a surprise, the annihilation of the 20th Division was a real display of skill.

    If the elite 6th Division and 19th Division can be cleared (annihilated), it will be a huge shock to the Japanese army, and they will have more confidence in future negotiations. Especially important, it will give  A good medicine for the Chinese army, which is traditionally afraid of the sun, is to wipe out four of its divisions at the beginning of the war. According to this trend, what else is impossible?

    Starting from August 24, the 1st, 2nd, and 3rd Corps of the People¡¯s Army, which was about to be rotated, gathered their strength and launched a non-stop attack on the Japanese defenders¡¯ positions in Pyongyang.  The People's Army braved the fierce Japanese artillery fire and made detours, finally blocking the traffic between Pyongyang and Nampo.

    Now, the 37th Brigade and part of the 11th Brigade stationed in Pyongyang have become trapped animals and are also exposed to the artillery fire of the People's Army - the outer positions have been cleared, and the only thing the Japanese army can rely on is the isolated city of Pyongyang.  They were trapped needlessly with ammunition that had been accumulated for many years.

    In the early morning of the 25th, the last message from the garrison's supreme commander, Colonel Wanji, came from the direction of Nanpu: "The Chinese Army has broken through the last position of our regiment, and I will live and die with the position! Long live the Emperor!"

    The Wanzhi Regiment is the main force of the 11th Brigade. In a head-to-head encounter, they could only hold on for one day.  General Terauchi and General Fukuda looked at each other at the Pyongyang Joint Headquarters - the place where the two divisions worked together after retreating to Pyongyang and smiled bitterly: The situation is over!

    Perhaps it was the previous bloody battle that inspired the fighting spirit of the People's Army, or perhaps it was the strong national self-esteem that was bursting out from the front line of the anti-Japanese war. The People's Army on the front line in Pyongyang launched a massive offensive. Within 2 hours from noon to the afternoon of the 25th,  The People's Army invaded the city three times, but were blocked by General Futian's last reserves with human walls.

    However, the loss of personnel was staggering. The 6th Division had less than a hundred men, and the 19th Division had less than a thousand remnants. Although the ammunition was relatively sufficient, the endless battles for two consecutive days and nights were hard to do.  Can't bear it.

    Now these remnant soldiers are so tired that they are staggering and unable to lift their guns. Facing successive waves of stronger offensives from the People's Army, what can they rely on to withstand this final blow?

    In the joint headquarters, Fukuda smiled bitterly at Terauchi and said: "General Terauchi, it seems that our understanding of the combat effectiveness and will of the Chinese soldiers is stuck in the past and we underestimated it too much. From the first day of participating in the war, the Chinese soldiers were fearless and fearless.  Death is rare for me. I heard that China has mobilized a group of more powerful troops. If the rumors are true, I have a hunch that the empire will definitely be unable to win the war in Korea."

    Temple was silent for a while and then said softly: "If the empire is determined to go to full-scale war now, we may be able to maintain an evenly matched situation by using our superior naval power. Unfortunately, the empire is not ready for a full-scale war. And such a stalemate in Korea is equivalent to China."  If we concentrate all our strength to attack our army, how can we have any chance of winning?

    "I only hope that the Chinese will continue to move south and provide a stage for our navy and air force to perform, and we can smile and watch the imperial flag re-installed on the top of Pyongyang.  It's a pity that I can't see it this day.  For the dignity of the empire and the honor of the 6th Division, I will fight until my last breath!  "

    Fukuda Nagasaki said: "China has risen. Perhaps an armistice is the best way to avoid the decline of the empire. Otherwise, the Chinese people with inflated self-confidence will replace Japan and become the successor of all interests in East Asia after a full-scale launch. By then, the empire will not be able to  Don¡¯t go back to the Meiji Era!¡±

    The roar of the cannon seemed to be a footnote to the last words of the two generals.  The officers and soldiers of Li Guilin's unit of the 41st Division of the People's Army who first rushed into the joint headquarters were surprised to find that except for the dignified bodies of the two generals, all the guards were sitting or lying on the ground, letting the People's Army pick them up with dull eyes.  With the gun at his side, he had no strength to put up any resistance.  (Remember the website address: www.hlnovel.com)??The expanded China people will replace Japan and become the successor of all interests in East Asia after full-scale launch. At that time, the empire will have to return to the Meiji era!  "

    The roar of the cannon seemed to be a footnote to the last words of the two generals.  The officers and soldiers of Li Guilin's unit of the 41st Division of the People's Army who first rushed into the joint headquarters were surprised to find that except for the dignified bodies of the two generals, all the guards were sitting or lying on the ground, letting the People's Army pick them up with dull eyes.  With the gun at his side, he had no strength to put up any resistance.  (Remember the website address: www.hlnovel.com
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