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Chapter 880 Underestimating the Enemy

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    Marching hand in hand with the 3rd Army is the 2nd Army. Its mission is to rush southward, along the North Han River, aiming to break through the Taebaek Mountains north of the Soyang River. Even if it is not possible, it must hold on to Geumhwa City.  There is the Hantan River, a tributary of the Han River. Controlling it, there will be no war in the interior of East Korea.

    In Ji Yiqiao's mind, this is not the main battlefield, but also a mountainous area, which is not suitable for the 27th Army, which is basically motorized, to enter.  The 2nd Army was originally transferred from the mountainous Lanzhou Military Region. One is that this army has a mountain division, and the other is that its artillery regiments of each division are one of the few units in China equipped with mountain artillery.

    Transportation in mountainous areas is inconvenient, and the 125/105mm howitzer of the 27th Army is very inconvenient, but the mountain artillery of the 3rd Army can be broken down into several parts and carried away manually.

    The 27th Army was adjourned to the 2nd Army and was responsible for the garrison of Wonsan Port on the east coast.

    This is the two-pronged strategy formulated by Chaosi. In a simple word, it is to defend on the western front and attack on the eastern front - because the flat land in the west is suitable for decisive battles of large corps, while the mountains in the east are suitable for stalemate, and the People's Army uses offense as defense.  ¡ª¡ªThe general policy is still to stick to it.

    But the 3rd Army abandoned its duties and rushed into Seoul.

    It¡¯s not that Jixing disobeys military orders, but the situation is very good.

    The 7th Division, as the vanguard, only charged once, and the Japanese troops facing them fled in panic. They established three lines of defense without any effort.  After the third line of defense was breached, Seoul lay in front of them, almost undefended.

    The Japanese First Division fought and retreated, which fully confirmed the impression that the participating troops had instilled in the officers and soldiers of the 4th Corps: "The Japanese army is a paper tiger." Otherwise, how could it have lost four divisions in just two weeks after the war began?  group!

    Rather than stabilizing the defense line through the Imjin River, it is better to attack the Han River and use the river as the boundary for better defense.  Tactically, he was right; but strategically, he was at a lower level.

    It was already evening when Zhang Hanqing received the news. By this time, the 3rd Army had already crossed the Linjin River and advanced 80 miles.

    80 miles doesn¡¯t seem like much on the map, but in military terms, it is a day¡¯s march.  Even the advancement of modern mechanized troops is based on 20 or 30 kilometers. An infantry corps actually walked 80 miles in one day!

    This is by no means a good thing worth advocating. Zhang Hanqing, who has driven the Japanese out of the Northeast and extended the front line more than 400 kilometers to the south of the country, does not care about occupying a little more space. What he wants is for both sides to cooperate according to his strategic ideas.  consumed here.  Although the ultimate goal is to use the Han River as the boundary, that will be until the end, not now.

    ¡°Because a stalemate now would be very detrimental to China¡¯s battlefield situation.

    The Japanese Marine Corps has been approaching the Suzhou River in the Japanese Concession in Shanghai, and the Nanjing Military Region garrison has been fighting with them. However, because of the tense war in Korea, Japan's limited army has not yet been fully mobilized, so the East China battlefield is completely under China's control.  Down.

    Similarly, traces of the Japanese navy have been discovered in the waters off Qingdao, and the Jinan Military Region has made preparations for in-depth resistance.  The rest of the Bohai Fleet stationed in Qingdao has wisely retreated to Qingdao Bay, relying on the superiority of the army to compete with them.  There are four armies in the Jinan Military Region. Japan will never dare to land without more than three divisions. No matter how strong the navy is, if the warships cannot land, they will at most destroy Qingdao.

    The prerequisite for whether Japan can launch a large-scale landing here still lies in North Korea: as long as North Korea is in a tight situation, their limited forces will not dare to be randomly deployed.

    However, in this stalemate across the river, the People's Army, which lacks boat and bridge equipment, cannot fight across the river. Japan can rely on a smaller force to hold on here and invest other forces on the Chinese battlefield. This is something Zhang Hanqing and others are absolutely unwilling to see.  Arrived.  What he wants to do is to enable the Japanese government to continuously invest troops here.

    Therefore, the mountainous offensive of the Second Army on the Eastern Front is also a kind of containment.

    Seoul must be captured, but Seoul must also be given to the Japanese army. This requires a certain degree of control.  Seoul, as the base camp of the Japanese occupation of Korea, was a must for Japan: it was a symbol and necessary to enhance its sense of presence.  When the fight becomes unbearable, this is also a bargaining chip.

    Ji Yiqiao also discovered the problem. The 3rd Army, which was supposed to report the defensive terrain to the court after reinforcing the Imjin River position, could not be contacted.  Considering issues such as the reliability of telegraphs in this era, he waited a while.  There was still no news until evening, so he sent a cavalry signal company to check, and found out the specific news in the early morning of the next day.

    What happened to Jixing?  If he can advance this far in his attack, is he really treating the Japanese army like dough?  If they were so easy to deal with, with the young commander's personality, would he tolerate the Japanese presence in Kanto Prefecture for so long?  You must know that the big advantage some time ago was the result of years of preparation by the young marshal, as well as the unexpected difficulty and the numerical advantage of several times.Taken down.

    The Japanese army that has stabilized its position should not be in the situation that the 3rd Army encountered - in the previous desperate battles, which one did not fight to almost the last soldier?  The Japanese who have received supplies now are not as good as the 19th and 20th divisions who can fight alone?  That's the elite 1st Division!

    Despite receiving strong orders to stop the attack and stabilize the retreat, Ji Xing could not stop the eager army.  The 7th Division has already entered Seoul. If it retreats hastily or if the follow-up force is insufficient, it is very likely to be swallowed up by the 1st Division.  Ji Xing thought for a long time and decided to follow the order in another way: the entire army would fight to the Han River and then withdraw in an orderly manner.

    His decision put the 3rd Army into a tragic situation.

    When the forward troops of the People's Army entered Seoul, more than ten miles away to his left and right, two Japanese troops quickly crossed the pontoon bridge and cut behind them from Gaoyang and Jiuli.  In addition to retaining some troops, the main force directly attacked the Imjin River.

    "The Chinese army is so stupid to not occupy such a good place and insist on conquering Seoul!"  Regardless of the good fight some time ago, as long as you control the Imjin River, you can move out of the Pingkang Plain at will, and there is no danger to defend within 200 kilometers.  Whatever the Chinese army puts into my mouth, I have to spit it out!

    These two troops responsible for outflanking are both famous. The left wing is the 3rd Division, and the right wing is the 4th Division. They are both one of the seven earliest Japanese divisions that arrived at Starry Night.  For this battle, King Jiure Gong Bangyan has spent a lot of money.

    If there is a reconnaissance plane, it can be clearly seen that among the two torrents heading north, the team heading south is still moving forward without realizing that they are gradually being surrounded by superior enemies.

    The first to be challenged was the 7th Division.  After entering Seoul, the forward troops of this People's Army were hit by intensive firepower and could not hold their heads up.  The Japanese army on the opposite side was uncharacteristically ferocious. The 1st Battalion of the 19th Regiment, which was the first to attack, suffered heavy losses and had to retreat.

    Due to the lightly armed pursuit, the artillery of the corps and division were all on the rear road, and even the field artillery company of the regiment was still in Wenshan, a hundred miles away.  It seems that the Japanese army on the opposite side has already built fortifications in Seoul. Without artillery, it is difficult to rely on human lives alone to be effective.  And if Japanese reinforcements arrive, the situation will be extremely unfavorable for the capture of Seoul.

    Until this time, they were still thinking about taking Seoul.  ?(Remember the website address: www.hlnovel.com
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