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"There are no more than 100 heavy cannons that can be used here in Yunshan. But... there are more than 200 heavy cannons on the way, and they should be able to..."

"The bombardment starts at 3:30 p.m., 30 minutes for artillery preparation! Yamada-kun, make good use of your 100 cannons!" Yoshida Kui didn't talk nonsense with him, and hung up the phone after giving the order in a few words.

At 1939:12 p.m. on December 16, 3, the sound of artillery around Yunshan rose again, the sky was covered by gunpowder smoke, and hot shells crossed the sky and exploded at the front of the positions of both China and Japan. Another unprecedented and tragic war Already started!

Chapter 0964 The beginning of the collapse of the Korean War (21)

"...After four days and three nights of bloody battles, the 53rd Army commanded by Lieutenant General Zhang Yaoming, with the cooperation of the 52nd Army, has captured the Japanese positions in Weiyuan, Sanjuli, Gubaoli, etc. The forward 106th Division has advanced to Guangchuan. It is less than 10 kilometers away from the west bank of the Tulu River. So far, the middle section of the Japanese Yalu River defense line has been completely broken by our army. To the east of Chushan, the 7th Army of the 13th Army is besieging the remnants of the Japanese 18th Division in Dapingli. The division can be wiped out within two days, and the 14th Army bypasses Dapingli and advances to the area of ​​Longpingli, and cooperates with the 6th Army to attack the 60th and 61st Divisions of the Japanese Army. At present, these two divisions have been compressed by our army It is only a matter of time before the entire army is wiped out around Feilai Peak."

"The 10th Army, from Zhongjiang to Huishan, the main force of the Japanese 18th Army is retreating. Commander Chen commanded the troops to pursue aggressively. The 50th Army has broken through the defense of the Japanese 71st Division and captured Huishan. Xu Chuanjiang advanced to pursue the remnants of the 100st Division of the Japanese Army; the 71th and 4st Divisions of Central Asia, after defeating the 101th Division of the Japanese Army, were advancing towards the front line of Mount Paektu, threatening the back of the Japanese 108th Army. The 17st Army moved from Lutan A breakthrough has been achieved in Futianli, the striker has rushed to Jiashan, a three-way intersection on the Cicheng River, and the 51th Division of the Japanese Army has been surrounded by the 70st Army around Hecheng Mountain."

“在鸭绿江防线东西两段，我第5集团军、第8集团军、第11集团军、第12集团军等部也正在发起全线猛烈攻势。日军第15军、第17军防线已经出现多处破口。不过，目前这两股日军尚无后撤的迹象。”

"And around Yunshan, my 8rd Panzergrenadier Division has attracted a large number of active Japanese forces. Now the number has been found out, there are 4 infantry divisions, [-] tank divisions, and an unknown number of cavalry Troops. The staff judged that the purpose of the Japanese and Korean troops gathering heavy troops in Yunshan was to annihilate our [-]rd Armored Grenadier Division, block Yunshan and Diyuling Mountains, and prevent our army from going along the Chushan-Yunshan Highway Achieved a breakthrough. Gained time for the Japanese troops on the Yalu River defense line to retreat calmly. The staff suggested that all ministries should step up their offensive and prepare for a large-scale pursuit. The Fourth Armored Division that reinforces Yunshan needs to speed up its march..."

With the capture of Yunshan and the complete breakthrough of the central part of the Yalu River defense line, a relaxed and excited atmosphere gradually filled the Shenyang Beidaying. Can't hide the smile.

But Luo Yaoguo felt a little strange, sitting in front of the map stand, holding a cup of coffee and sipping lightly there.In his heart, he pondered Okamura Neiji's intentions.For the sake of the battle, Okamura was still able to hold his breath. More than a dozen Japanese army divisions in the east and west sections of the Yalu River defense line also carried on with their lives and did not retreat... Even the 200 troops of the First Air Fleet and the Third Fleet After a number of ships swaggered through the Taiwan Strait, the North Korean army still showed no signs of panic.What does this Okamura want to do?

Liu Fei and the Beiyang Front Army Command's staff judged that Neiji Okamura had pinned all his hopes on the Yunshan counterattack.Concentrated two 10,000+ troops, one thousand and hundreds of tanks wanted to destroy the sharp knife of the [-]rd Panzergrenadier Division, and then retreated calmly.Now the reason why the North Korean army is stubbornly not retreating is not because they don't want to retreat, but because they can't retreat at all!

The retreat of troops, especially the organized retreat of hundreds of thousands of Japanese troops on the Yalu River defense line, was actually a very difficult and complicated battle, and it was by no means as simple as running away.Now they have been attacked by the Chinese army across the board, part of the defense line has collapsed, and the sky has been controlled by overwhelming Chinese aircraft.A retreat under such circumstances would turn into a rout if one was not careful, so it would be better to stick to the existing line of defense... At least it would be able to draw a few more backs.In fact, Luo Yaoguo was also looking forward to Okamura Ningji's retreat, as long as he retreated, the following battle would be much easier.

Bai Chongxi stood beside the sand table with his arms folded, staring calmly at the map of the situation between us and the enemy that had just been marked on the sand table. After a long time, he sighed: "This Okamura is good. He knows that he can't retreat. He would rather wipe out the troops than Take a step back, what a ruthless character." Speaking of this, a trace of sarcasm emerged from the corner of his mouth. "But he won't be able to survive for long... Even if Yunshan can play an unbeatable situation, what else can he use to fill in Incheon?"

Liu Fei sneered: "Except for the more than 20 troops at Yunshan, how much money does Okamura have? His only hope now is to defeat Yunshan's 18rd Panzergrenadier Division first, and I'm afraid he will still be able to defeat it." Fourth Armored Division, and then turn around and deal with our [-]th Army of Du Yuming who landed in Incheon."

"There won't be any problems in Incheon, right? This is an amphibious landing operation with the cooperation of sea, land and air." Luo Yaoguo put down the small coffee cup in his hand, looked up at Bai Chongxi, and just met his gaze.Bai Chongxi smiled: "Don't worry in Incheon. Commander-in-Chief Chen, who commanded the landing fleet of the Beiyang Fleet, is a veteran admiral of the navy, and there are so many elite naval staff members making suggestions. A small landing battle will not trouble him."

Luo Yaoguo sighed lightly, noncommittal.In a nationalized army, of course there must be certain standards for selecting generals, and it cannot be based entirely on personal likes and dislikes.Although he personally doesn't like the "old navy" like Chen Shaokuan, but he needs seniority, qualifications and diplomas, so he really can't just kick him away... So he arranged the Beiyang Fleet Commander's cold bench Unexpectedly, the Incheon landing this time happened to be within the jurisdiction of the Beiyang Fleet, and according to the regulations, it should be commanded by others!

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At this time, on the surface of the khaki-colored Yellow Sea, a huge fleet was speeding forward.This is a mixed formation composed of the Chinese Navy's First Air Fleet, Third Fleet and the transport fleet of the 18th Army. Including more than 100 large and medium-sized transport ships and eleven aircraft carriers of various types, the outer perimeter is a sentry circle composed of dozens of destroyers, minesweepers, and light cruisers.Four armored ships and four heavy cruisers are next to the aircraft carrier, acting as anti-aircraft firepower platforms.The entire formation cuts through the waves at a high speed of 22 knots.The target is Incheon on the west coast of the Korean Peninsula, but the terrain of Incheon is not very suitable as a landing site.

Because the two waterways entering Incheon, the Feiyu Gorge and the East Channel are very narrow, they are easily blocked by mines, and the water flow is very fast.Moreover, the entire port is surrounded by very high seawalls, and the Japanese army deployed a whole division there, and built a coastal defense fortress equipped with armored turrets on Wolmido Island outside Incheon Port!

However, in terms of the terrain of the entire west coast of North Korea, Incheon is still one of the best landing locations.The main reason is that Incheon is close to Seoul, the capital of North Korea, and it is also the hub of north-south transportation in North Korea.It is not as relatively remote as another alternative landing site, the mountains.Therefore, once the Incheon landing is successful, the blow to the Japanese and Korean troops will also be very fatal!

As for the failure of the landing, Admiral Chen Shaokuan stood on the bridge of the Zhiyuan armored ship, looked at the huge naval formation around him, and smiled confidently with a corner of his mouth.With 11 motherships here, 8 armored ships/heavy cruisers, and 27 380mm cannons of the three Zhenyuan-class battleships that have already arrived in the Second Fleet of Lushun, even a fortress like Vladivostok cannot resist it. live!What about Incheon?Not to mention, there are two aviation armies of the Air Force ready to help in the battle at any time!

"Mr. Chen, Commander Yu of the Second Fleet has called. They have left Lushun Port and are on their way to the sea off Incheon. They are expected to arrive tonight."

Chen Shaokuan did not look at Major General Jiang Jingguo, the new chief of staff of the Beiyang Fleet who was reporting the situation to him.Instead, he turned his gaze to the gray sky.More than a dozen Fw-190 fighter jets are circling circles over the fleet. Chen Shaokuan knows that there are four Fw-200F long-range reconnaissance planes above the higher clouds that are using radar to provide vigilance for the entire fleet.

Chen Shaokuan patted the railing on the bridge, and said in a deep voice, "There is no movement from the suicide plane of the Japanese devils, right? That thing is very difficult to handle."

Jiang Jingguo smiled: "Don't worry, Mr. Chen, those Japanese suicide planes can't hide from the Fw-200F's radar, and there are eight 1939-type large destroyers equipped with radars on the periphery of the formation. Come on. Besides, the brothers in the air force have not been idle these two days, and those airports on the west coast of North Korea have been bombed several times.”

"Okay, that's good." Chen Shaokuan breathed out lightly. Among the current Chinese navy, the "old navy" like Chen Shaokuan was somewhat apprehensive of the Japanese suicide planes, but sailors and seamen like Chiang Ching-kuo The young faction who came out of the freshman year dismissed it.

"Communicate the order, the whole formation is speeding up, and we will reach the designated position 80 nautical miles off the coast of Incheon before tomorrow morning, and launch the first wave of air strikes." Chen Shaokuan paused, and then said: "Please invite Du Guangting and Zheng Guiting from the army to come over today. In the evening, I will hold a banquet in honor of the two of them on the Zhiyuan ship."

"Yes, sir."

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"Your Excellency Marshal! The navy reports that the Chinese fleet has passed the mouth of the Yangtze River and is now heading north along the Chinese coastline! It is estimated that it will reach the west coast of North Korea in the early morning of tomorrow! Please immediately transfer the four divisions along the Qingchuan River to the south to strengthen Seoul and Pyongyang. defense." At this time, Ishihara Waner no longer cared about being polite to his subordinates.Before Neiji Okamura asked questions, he directly proposed the adjustment of the troops.

But at this time, it is indeed no wonder that Shi Yuan smiled anxiously.The situation of the North Korean army is indeed at stake. The news of Yunshan’s attack has just been thwarted. The Chinese army dispatched 2000 planes to carry out a carpet bombing of the Japanese positions and assembly areas near Yunshan!The attacking force that Yoshida had managed to put together was blown up in pieces, and the attack was forced to be postponed.What's more serious is that the artillery units of the Yunshan Japanese Army suffered heavy losses. In the next battle, I am afraid that they will not be able to provide real and useful fire support for the front-line infantry!However, the Chinese landing fleet is attacking the west coast of North Korea at a high speed of more than 20 knots. A large-scale amphibious landing battle is imminent, but right now the entire west coast of North Korea has only 8 divisions with less than 20 troops...

"Where will the Chinese army land?" Neiji Okamura just asked lightly.

Hearing this question, Ishihara Waner was slightly taken aback, and slowly shook his head.The entire west coast of North Korea, including Jeju Island, and even the ports in the west of the Korean Strait may be the place where the Chinese army landed!He really couldn't guess where these Chinese people would attack.

Okamura Ningji said to himself in a bleak tone: "The initiative of this war has been completely in the hands of the Chinese army from the very beginning, while the Korean army can only deal with it passively, and they have to figure out the opponent's intentions. Because Only by guessing the cards that the opponent will play in advance, can the North Korean army make arrangements in advance... and have the possibility of defeating the enemy."

Ishihara Wan'er was speechless, looking at the arrow on the map where the Chinese army went straight to Yunshan, and the center of the already collapsed Yalu River defense line.He could only shake his head bitterly: "Your Excellency, Marshal, the defense system of the Korean army has been broken, and the central road has been completely broken by the Chinese army... The rear of the eastern section of the defense line has been threatened, and the flanks of the 15th Army in the western section are also being attacked by the Chinese army. And The China Armored Grenadier Division in Yunshan seems to be a sharp knife pierced into the heart of the Korean army... Now the Chinese army is about to land on the west coast of North Korea! Such a situation... I think it is irreversible, so it is better to shrink it. Maybe it can save some vitality for the empire."

"No way! The North Korean army can't back down, it must fight to the end!" At this time, Qian Zhengxin, a senior staff officer of the North Korean army, just walked in from the outside with a copy of the telegram. He jumped up and protested.

"Qian Jun! Please pay attention to your identity!" Shi Yuan reprimanded with a serious face.Neiji Okamura waved his hand indifferently and stopped Ishihara. He turned his head to look at Qianzhengxin with an angry expression on his face: "Qianzheng, then tell me, where will the Chinese army launch next on the west coast of North Korea?" What about logging in?"

"This..." Qian Zhengxin froze for a moment, his brows furrowed tightly.This question is really difficult to answer. The entire west coast of the Korean peninsula is like a fence that leaks in all directions.

"Now we have 8 divisions deployed on the west coast of the Korean Peninsula, and 4 divisions in reserve... Qian-kun, I think you know what that means?" Neiji Okamura sighed softly: "Where these four divisions are placed is directly related to the fate of the Korean army! And the direction of this war."

Qian Zhengxin looked at the long coastline on the west coast of North Korea on the map, finally gritted his teeth, and replied loudly: "Your Excellency Marshal, I believe that the possible landing places of the Chinese Army are Nampo near Pyongyang, Haeju Bay near Kaesong, and Incheon near Seoul. , and Gunsan in North Jeolla Province. The North Korean Army can deploy the reserves of the four divisions to the above locations on average, and at the same time order the Mecha Army and the 22nd Army to strengthen their offensive against Unsan. Recover Yunshan before dawn and defeat the Panzergrenadier Division of the Chinese Army!"

Neiji Okamura thought for a moment, finally nodded slightly, and asked Ishihara: "I think the plan to move the staff officer is feasible to some extent, Ishihara, what do you think?"

Ishihara smiled wryly: "Although the average deployment of four divisions will result in insufficient troops in each place, there is only a quarter of the probability of guessing where the Chinese army landed... Now we can only hope that Yunshan can create It's a miracle! After all, in Yunshan, the imperial army has a 10 times superiority in strength! If we can't win again..."

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At this time, in an artillery observation post of the Japanese army on the west bank of the Jiulong River, south of Yunshan, General Yoshida Yoshida, who commanded a 25-strong army, was holding up a telescope and nervously watching the battle with 10 times more troops. launched an attack.The Chinese bombing on an unprecedented scale has come to an end. Right now there are only a hundred or so Fw-190s and A-4s circling in the air, shooting and dropping a few bombs from time to time, which has little effect on the 20-odd Japanese army.What now dominates the entire battlefield is the khaki crowd of the Japanese army!The air is at an absolute disadvantage, and the artillery fire on the ground has suffered heavy losses. The armored forces... need to be sparing. General Yoshida can squander it wantonly. It seems that only the lives of the Japanese infantry are left!

The remaining artillery, infantry artillery, mortars, etc. of the Japanese army, disregarding the threat of the Chinese army planes, fired shells with all their lives. The entire highlands in the southeast and southwest of Yunnan seemed to be set on fire.Looking south from Yunshan City, all you can see are splashing ballistics and rising pillars of fire and smoke.The sound of guns and guns and shouts of killing was like raging waves, rising higher and higher for a while!

The Japanese infantry crowd was like a raging torrent, holding bayonets, and under the leadership of junior officers, they charged against the rain of bullets from the Chinese army!

But how could the Chinese National Defense Force's defense line made of steel be easily broken by the lives of the Japanese army?The sea of ​​Japanese soldiers came in wave after wave, and retreated wave after wave, leaving only the khaki corpses piled up on the entire battlefield!There are already countless dead people, and people are completely numb to see it.

In order to weaken the defense of the Chinese army and reduce the losses during the subsequent armored assault, General Yoshida did not hesitate to throw the infantry of the "one piece of Wuyi team" into the sea of ​​​​fire in front of him to consume!The tank, which was originally invented to reduce the loss of infantry breaking through the enemy's trench fortifications, now has to use the lives of infantry to clear the way!Such an absurd style of play, probably only the Japanese army can play it, right?

"Order!" At this time, Yoshida felt that the firepower of the Chinese defenders on the opposite side seemed to have weakened a bit, so he turned his head and said to Terada, the chief of staff behind him: "Order the first tank division, the first and second independent tank brigades Regiment assault! Use the steel of the Great Japanese Empire to crush those Chinese defenders into meat paste!"

Chapter 0965 Korean War (22) Armor Collision

The Japanese First Tank Division, the Independent First Tank Brigade, the Independent Second Tank Brigade, and the two elite infantry regiments that have just been carefully selected.The starting positions of the Japanese army in the southwest and southeast of Yunshan have been deployed across the board!More than 100 cannons from the two armies that are now roaring, and wave after wave of human offensives have well covered their actions.For this armored assault, the Japanese army on the front line of Yunshan has paid too much price... Now it's finally their turn to reap the bitter fruit of victory, right?Uh, after paying such a heavy price, even if we win, the fruits of victory must be bitter!

The commander-in-chief of this round of armored assault was Lieutenant General Hoshino Toshimoto, the head of the First Tank Division, the tank brigade that was nearly wiped out by the US armored forces during the Mexican Battle in Central America. The head of the brigade!Of course, from a tactical point of view, his chariot brigade should have won that battle, so after returning to China, Hoshino Toshimoto not only did not have seppuku, but was also promoted to lieutenant general division commander.

Standing on a hillside that was burned bare by incendiary bombs dropped by Chinese bombers, Lieutenant General Hoshino looked at the assault tanks that had begun to form a team under his feet, always feeling ominous in his heart.

A chariot division, plus two independent chariot brigades, should have more than 500 chariots on the books... However, due to the damn bombing of the Chinese Air Force, Lieutenant General Hoshino now has less than half of the chariots available!And what makes Hoshino even more depressed is that because the road from Pyongyang to Unsan was damaged by the bombing of Chinese aircraft, the two units equipped with Zero assault guns under his First Tank Division (one of the brigade) tanks, and two brigades are armored infantry) are still on the way, and the commander of the Mecha Corps, Yoshida, has transferred two wings equipped with 97-type assault guns from the second tank division to give the first battle Driver group.

Therefore, Hoshino Toshimoto can only use 180 Type 97 assault guns and 73 Type 98 light tanks to launch this round of armored assaults!

In the setting sun, a group of military officers ran towards the high place where Hoshino Toshimoto was standing. Lieutenant General Hoshino leaned his saber on the ground, with a slight smile on his face, showing a confident look.Several officers came up to him and bowed respectfully to him.The leader was Kobayashi Katsushige of the First Tank Regiment, followed by Colonel Nishina Nobuyoshi of the Second Tank Regiment, Koyamabori of the Fifth Tank Regiment, and the Sixth Tank Regiment. Colonel Yamada Yoshimichi.Everyone wore a black armored uniform with a truncated samurai sword on their waist (all Japanese officers wore samurai swords, including those who flew planes and tanks).

Kobayashi Katsuya is the oldest among these people. He stepped forward and said loudly: "Report to your Excellency, the First Armored Assault Group has completed its formation, and all 180 assault tanks are in good condition. The supplies have been completed, and the accompanying infantry has also been in place... just wait for Your Excellency to give the order to attack!"

Hoshino Toshimoto originally thought of a lot of rhetoric in his mind to boost morale, but when things came to an end, he couldn't say any good words when he thought of the terrible Chinese No. [-] tank and No. [-] assault gun.He just nodded heavily: "Masters, please! See you in Kuduanzaka!"

Hearing such unlucky words, several people froze for a moment, then snapped to attention, and loudly replied: "Your Excellency Lieutenant General! See you at Kudanzaka!" They turned their heads and ran down the mountain.

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