Join the top ace army at the beginning of the War to Resist US Aggression and Aid Korea

Half a month ago, Matthew Lee, commander-in-chief of the US Joint Forces, stopped the attack after learning that the follow-up reinforcements of the Volunteer Army had arrived at the "38th Parallel". He expected that the Volunteer Army and the North Korean People's Army would likely launch a large-scale counterattack in mid-April or early May, so he ordered the US Joint Forces to begin building a large number of defensive fortifications in the area from Kaesong to Seoul to deal with the counterattack of the Volunteer Army.

At 4 p.m. on April 22, after a meeting and research, the Zhisi officially launched a full-scale counterattack. This time, the combat arrangement was to use a main corps to break through the U.S. Joint Forces' defense line from the front, and then send two corps to use a roundabout tactic from both sides to completely tear apart the U.S. Joint Forces' defense line.

At this time, the 9th Army, 20th Army, 27th Army, 26th Army and 40th Army under the 39th Corps, under the command of the right wing commander Shen Lun, set out from the Jinhua area and headed directly south, intending to break through the US Joint Forces' defense line as quickly as possible.

As for the center, the 3rd Corps, led by Commander Wang Shan, led the 1st Army, 2nd Army, 15th Army, and 60th Army, and marched out from Cheorwon to attack Yeoncheon controlled by the US Joint Forces.

As for the left side, it was commanded by Yang Zhi, commander of the 19th Corps, and his 63rd, 64th and 65th Armies, which set out from Changtan with the goal of crossing the Imjin River and heading straight for Wenshan on the south bank.

As for the battlefield on the eastern front, it was the 3th Corps of the 5rd Corps of the North Korean People's Army, and their main attack direction was the Yangkou area.

The total number of volunteers deployed this time was more than 90, of which the North Korean People's Army had more than 30, with a total number of more than 120 million.

Among the more than 90 troops of the Volunteer Army, there were more than 20 logistics troops alone, a total of 15 armies.

In contrast, the total strength of the US Joint Forces south of the "38th Parallel" was only about 35.

The difference in the number of troops between the two sides reached 4:1,120, 35 million versus , and the advantage was on my side.

The most important thing is that the overall equipment of the Volunteer Army has made a qualitative leap this time. Not only has the first batch of Soviet-style equipment for 40 divisions ordered from the Soviet Union arrived, but each division under each army has established a corresponding artillery regiment, anti-aircraft artillery battalion, anti-aircraft machine gun company, etc., and is even equipped with a large number of 120 mortars, which makes up for the Volunteer Army's weak air defense and lack of heavy firepower. In addition, the first batch of logistical supplies has arrived in large quantities, with more than 6000 artillery pieces of various types, more than 1000 large-caliber artillery pieces, and even a division of Kachushka rocket launchers. The overall combat capability has been epically enhanced, which has caused a series of underestimation of the enemy within the Volunteer Army.

Before the battle started, the commander of the Right Route Army's temporary command, Shen Lun, held a pre-war meeting to decide the tasks and responsibilities of each combat unit in this battle.

"Comrades, we have just received a notice from the Zhisi that the main purpose of our right-wing army is to quickly tear through the defense line of the US joint forces, first take Huachuan, then conquer Jiaping, and then directly attack Yangping."

At this time, the commander of the 40th Army, Wen Cheng, heard what Commander Shen Lun said and immediately raised his doubts.

"Commander, are we going to continue to use small, fast, and agile mobile warfare to carry out roundabout moves and divide and encircle the US Joint Forces?"

When Commander Shen Lun heard Wen Cheng's words, he laughed on the spot.

"Hahaha... Commander Wen, you are joking. This time, the US-China Joint Forces only have about 38 troops south of the 35th parallel, while our Volunteer Army and the North Korean People's Army have nearly 100 million troops. I think you know better than me how big the gap in troops is.

In addition, most of our troops are equipped with more advanced Soviet equipment, and are no longer inferior to the United States in terms of firepower. Therefore, this time, the Zhisi decided to directly engage in positional warfare with the United States, fighting for every inch of land, and we must completely strangle the United States on this land. "

When the commander of the 40th Army, Wen Cheng, heard what Commander Shen Lun said, he frowned and stopped talking.

When the other army commanders and division commanders present heard Zhisi's combat arrangements, except for the 39th Army Commander Wu Xingquan who showed the same expression as Wen Cheng, the other three army commanders under the 9th Corps looked eager to try.

When He Daming, then acting commander of the 120th Division, heard that the Zhisi had decided to change the previous small, fast and flexible tactics to large-scale positional warfare, he realized that something was wrong.

In his opinion, in the first four battles to resist U.S. aggression and aid Korea, although the U.S. coalition forces had an absolute advantage in equipment, air supremacy and a large amount of heavy firepower, they were beaten back by the Chinese People's Volunteer Army, winning fewer battles and losing more. This was because the Chinese People's Volunteer Army adopted a strategy of playing to its strengths and avoiding its weaknesses, often taking advantage of its own advantages, not engaging the U.S. coalition forces head-on, but adopting interspersed and roundabout tactics, and then dividing the enemy forces and engaging in hand-to-hand combat tactics.

They even took advantage of the disadvantage that the U.S. Joint Forces Air Force could no longer operate at night, and often launched surprise attacks and raids at night, forcing the U.S. Joint Forces to flee in panic and be unable to defend themselves.

Of course, another reason was that the former commander-in-chief of the United States Joint Forces, Mike Ash, underestimated the enemy.

And now the Zhisi side actually wanted to take a head-on approach to the battle, which made He Daming feel uneasy. He immediately interrupted the battle meeting and said, "Report to the commander, I have something to say."

Shen Lun, the commander of the right wing army at the time, looked over at the voice and was quite displeased when he saw a strange face. He immediately asked,

"you are?"

Upon seeing this, He Daming immediately revealed his identity.

"Commander, I am He Daming, the acting commander of the 40th Division of the 120th Army."

When Shen Lun heard the young man call himself He Daming, he repeated it twice.

"He Daming? Are you the He Daming that Commander Cheng mentioned who is always good at making strange plans? I have heard of you.

By the way, do you have anything to say just now? Or do you have any different opinions on the combat order issued by Zhisi just now? "

He Daming was about to start talking to Shen Lun about this. Just as he opened his mouth, his immediate superior, the commander of the 40th Army, Wen Cheng, winked at him frantically. He Daming immediately understood and changed his next words.

"Commander, I just think it's a pity for our volunteer army to abandon the previous tactics."

When Shen Lun heard what He Daming said, his brows instantly wrinkled into a shape of a "川" (a character for "川"), and he replied indifferently,

"Commander He, Zhisi's tactics and arrangements are not something you and I can question. We just need to follow orders."

After hearing Shen Lun's reply, He Daming said nothing more.

Finally, seeing that no one was talking anymore, the commander of the right wing, Shen Lun, announced,

"Okay, since everyone has no objections, I declare that all units will enter the combat zone and launch a full-scale counterattack according to the designated plan."

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