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Chapter 946 Great Victory in Seoul

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    Even to deal with the remaining half of the garrison, the 18th Army had no intention of using manpower to conquer.  An hour later, the artillery unit, which had been ordered to push forward, used artillery shells to dig large holes for the Japanese army.

    Until they were unable to fight back, the People's Army Infantry Regiment went to clean up the battlefield.  Many Japanese soldiers no longer need their help - the bomb craters where they were buried were buried deep in the soil by the dust raised by other bomb craters. It is quite a perfect destination and there is no need to bury them again. It can be regarded as giving it to the people before they die.  A big gift from the army.

    Those who were lucky enough to survive were dug out of the soil by kind-hearted People's Army soldiers in a state of confusion.

    The artillery fire of the People's Army is too sharp.

    The situation on other battlefields is similar.  The three groups took action at the same time. Nine armies and seven divisions of the Japanese army were mixed together. This time it was an all-round attack. It relied on the advantage of more people and more artillery to bully the minority, bully the minority with more, and suppress others with force.  .  Concerned about one thing and losing sight of the other, the Japanese troops in the center no longer had the heart to support the two wings - they couldn't even fill up their own holes!

    The disadvantage of the Japanese military headquarters was that it had too much time to rest and recuperate, and it lacked the foresight of this battle. The carefully formulated plan was rejected by the military headquarters, resulting in a situation where it was neither defensive nor prepared to retreat.

    Because they believed that Liao Yaquan had successfully "infiltrated" the young marshal, the Japanese army was also "prepared" for this attack, but the plan was only slightly delayed.  They can't be entirely blamed. Who would have thought that the launch of this battle was entirely due to Zhang Hanqing's mood?

    Because of the defeat of the "Royal Association Army" on the left wing of the center, the 4th Border Guard Corps was also implicated.  As a last resort, after using an almost self-inflicted burst of firepower, the already insane North Korean "second devils" gave up their thoughts of attacking the headquarters and instead extended their hands to the People's Army.  But the People's Army, which became more and more successful as they fought, simply took care of these old Japanese soldiers.

    Without heavy firepower, this Asian powerhouse that has always claimed to be the most powerful team is mediocre.  The People's Army used artillery to suppress the formation and used machine guns to clear the way, forcing the troops to turn upside down.  Only then did the People's Army, who had found their senses, encounter a truly comparable opponent. Unfortunately, the number of enemies was too small. The People's Army successively committed three regiments to attack in turn!

    Under this situation, General Kunihiko ordered the entire army to retreat to the south of the Han River, North Han River, and Zhaotong River to avoid the tragedy of the entire army being destroyed.

    The eastern part is mountainous, and crossing mountains and ridges is the strength of the Japanese army. It is true that they have it, but the two divisions in the western part are probably more likely to be in danger, and they can't control so much now. It will be good if they can exit the battlefield safely.

    As the saying goes, a defeat is like a mountain falling. This is truly a wise saying.  The attacking Japanese troops were full of momentum. Although they were still well-trained during the retreat, their momentum inevitably stagnated.

    ???????????? The People¡¯s Army beat up the fallen dogs and proudly trampled the Japanese troops under their feet.  Thinking about how vigorously they showed off their power in China, the feet of the people's officers and soldiers were as fast as the wind.  Every time you pursue the remnants of the enemy, you will gain more military merit and suffer less damage in the future.  If we don¡¯t beat them hard now, why don¡¯t we wait until they regain their strength before challenging them again?

    In addition, there was no order to cease fire at all, so some troops simply fulfilled the wishes of the officers and soldiers and let them insert directly into the rear of the Japanese army.  Regardless of whether you have fortifications or not, we have the advantage of having more people. We will circle a place first and then come back to pester you slowly.

    Although the Japanese army arranged for each echelon to resist gradually, the People's Army did not fight according to the opponent's tactics at all, but adopted the leapfrog tactic - this is another masterpiece of the young marshal: the stronger the fortification, the more difficult it is to move.  , then I might as well avoid you.  When I have time, I will surround you and trap you to death. I am not afraid that I will not be able to destroy you!

    This resulted in small groups of Japanese troops not only being unable to completely cut off their rear missions, but also having the possibility of being divided, surrounded, and annihilated by the People's Army.  Not only that, through this blocking method, the Japanese army lost more men and horses than in the direct attack of the People's Army.

    King Jiure Gong Bangyan decided to implement the trick of a strong man cutting off his wrist. He called out to Li Jizao, the commander of the Imperial Army Division who fled with him in embarrassment: "At this time when the empire is in danger, I order your troops to immediately deploy defenses along the Han River.  Before the locust army completely retreats to the south of the Han River, hold on to the south bank!"

    Until this time, he was still thinking of defending across the river from the People's Army.  No matter how powerful the People's Army artillery is, it does not have wings or oars. The Han River does not have dozens of bridges to cross like in later generations. The only railway bridge is now in the hands of the Japanese engineering troops. Once the Japanese troops on the other side complete their retreat, it only takes a few hundred kilograms.  Explosives, the other party can only look away and sigh.

    The tanks of the People's Army on the Western Front did stop when they reached the Han River, but the situation on the Western Front did not improve, but worsened.  This is because the tank troops who were unable to cross the river attacked in a roundabout direction eastward along the river bank and looked for a favorable location to cross the river, but inadvertently cut off the escape routes of the various units.

    Because I learned that there were armored troopsLater, the already shaken military morale began to collapse, and the Japanese army's defense line was opened section by section by the People's Army. The defeat was inevitable.

    The tank turned its muzzle and fired back, impacting the ravaged battlefield again, all the way to the railway bridge of the Han River.  When the Japanese engineers on the other side saw the Chinese tanks, they actually thought that the Chinese army had arrived, so they hurriedly blew up the bridge, completely cutting off the retreat of the friendly forces and destroying their glimmer of hope for survival.

    Not every desperate situation in war can bring courage to officers and soldiers, sometimes it can also bring despair.  The mid-level and senior officers of the Japanese army who received the order to withdraw across the entire front had no fighting spirit. In addition, the battle line could no longer be maintained. Now there were unrivaled tanks disrupting the battlefield, and then the retreat was cut off. Their first reaction was not  How to organize resistance on the spot, but think of a more advantageous way to escape.

    In the end, the heroes saw the same thing, and they ordered the surviving officers and soldiers to throw away their burdens and swim across the river.  Anyway, it was only October day, anyway, the surface of the Han River was generally not wide, and anyway, the order to retreat was issued by the headquarters.

    So the soldiers who knew how to use water rushed to throw away everything that might hinder their performance: rifles, bullets, grenades, helmets, and clothes, while the soldiers who didn't know how to use water walked around in twos and threes like headless flies.  There is no command, no structure, just instinctive defense.

    So, on the Han River in the late 1920s, a rare scene appeared: black, ant-like human heads were densely packed in the river. The more intense the gunshots behind them, the faster they waved their arms.  Because they know that once the gunshots become sparse, it is very likely that they will be killed.

    Some lucky people swam to the other side safely, while others were still struggling. Some people had already sunk in the water, but more people began to accept bursts of fire from the People's Army - unorganized resistance was ultimately no match for a well-trained attack.  After clearing out the remnants of the enemy, many People's Army soldiers had already stood on the riverside and saw a scene they would never forget.

    "It's really spectacular. I estimate that there are at least 70,000 to 80,000 people, and they are all rowing desperately to the other side. At this time, we received an order: If the Japanese army does not surrender to us, we should fight  Treat personnel without any scruples.

    ¡°At that time, I thought, Japan has killed so many people and robbed so many things in our country, so just hit me if the authorities said they would.  So I shot dozens of people one at a time, watching the blood rising from the bottom of the river, and watching the Japanese soldiers, who didn't know whether they were officers or soldiers, sink one by one. It was a great pleasure.  "

    This is the original text from an interview with 100-year-old retired veteran Niu Baishun during the Battle of Seoul.

    "Our company was driving a Japanese army near Mapodong. In order to escape, one of the Japanese soldiers started to take off his clothes before running to the riverside. Just take off your shirt, and you also want to take off your pants. But if you want to, start running.  Is it easy to take off the pants? So he inevitably tripped. After taking off the pants and getting up, we were close. He was so anxious that he didn't care about the pants and jumped into the Han River.

    I thought, hey, it would be too funny to let you run away like this, so I picked up the gun and pointed it at his butt.  guess what?  The kid was shot and couldn't take off his pants, so he fell into the water and drowned.  Originally, I could have saved him, but when I rushed to the river, I had no time to care about him. The river was full of people and it was too late for me to shoot, so how could I have time to care about him?

    "When there was no one on the river anymore, the kid's belly was bulging.  "

    This is what Fang Tiansheng, who later served as a cadre of the Seoul Public Security Department, said when he faced a group of middle school students sweeping graves during Qingming Festival.

    "There were corpses on the river, and the blood was stained red. You can still see the occasional floating corpse half a month later. We wiped out more than 50,000 enemies, and half of them were killed by the Han River."

    This is an internal communication from the 18th Army Staff Office that compiled war statistics after the war.

    The Japanese troops who did not cross the river were either killed or captured, and the Imperial Army, which was preparing to defend the Han River, failed to hold on in the end because when they hurriedly built fortifications, a section of the West Route People's Army crossed the Han River from Kaifeng and Wenshan to the north of the Han River.  , while attacking Inchon and Bucheon, they advanced from the south of the Han River. This motley army, which had no fighting spirit, was paralyzed without any major resistance this time.

    Fortunately, they were abandoned sons who had broken their arms as warriors. Although the entire army was destroyed, it bought time for other Japanese troops to escape. Therefore, except for the 5th and 16th divisions on the western front, which suffered heavy losses, the main force in the middle was able to escape.  Retreating safely can be regarded as a great blessing among misfortunes.  Otherwise, the People's Army, which has already fallen into a state of mad attack, is so powerful that it will not care about annihilating one more powerful force.

    After the defeat, all Japanese military departments were unable to gather the defeated troops, and communications were not very good during the "movement", so that the headquarters could not effectively control the troops.

    In this case, no army is willing to risk being surrounded and take the initiative to rear. They are all scrambling to think about how to minimize losses.  After all, the Japanese army, which is bound by its regiment, has the strongest local flavor. Close friends or not, we are all from our hometown, so why risk death?  Besides, it is not our responsibility to suffer defeat!

    In this way, the front line of hundreds of kilometers was in vain. After calmly crossing the river, the main force of the People's Army, apart from seizing the equipment of the Imperial Association Army, basically did not spend a single shot or ammunition.  The Japanese army enforced battlefield discipline very strictly and executed retreat orders very well. Anyway, those who could move would never create any obstacles for the People's Army.  (Remember the website address: www.hlnovel.com)The Japanese army, which is bound by the army, has the strongest local flavor. Close friends or not, they are all from their hometown, so why should they risk their lives?  Besides, it is not our responsibility to suffer defeat!

    In this way, the front line of hundreds of kilometers was in vain. After calmly crossing the river, the main force of the People's Army, apart from seizing the equipment of the Imperial Association Army, basically did not spend a single shot or ammunition.  The Japanese army enforced battlefield discipline very strictly and executed retreat orders very well. Anyway, those who could move would never create any obstacles for the People's Army.  (Remember the website address: www.hlnovel.com
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