bookrebus Chapter 617 The Second Battle (1)
Chapter 617 The Second Battle (1)
Chapter 617 The First Battle (11)
Pyongyang,
8th Army Headquarters,
The 8th Army is also the highest-level command of the US military's ground forces in North Korea.
Army Group Commander Walker looked at the thick stack of battle reports in his hand and shouted hysterically,
"What? This isn't true! Lendrum, tell me, why is this happening?"
Chief of Staff Landrum said seriously,
"According to the battle report sent by the front-line troops, the Chinese army has advanced to both sides of the Cheongcheon River. They have successfully hidden for several days. Yesterday afternoon, they suddenly launched a fierce attack on Yunshan. At night, they attacked the stadium, Kaechon, and Sinanju successively. This is a premeditated attack!"
"Why didn't the Air Force report anything? Where are our reconnaissance planes?" Walker seemed to be stimulated!
Since late last night, emergency telegrams have been flying in from both sides of the Cheongcheon River like snowflakes!
The U.S. 1st Cavalry Division, the U.S. 24th Division, the British 25th Brigade, including the South Korean 6th Division, 7th Division, and 8th Division all sent urgent telegrams!
It was not until this morning that Walker realized that the Chinese army had joined the war on a large scale and surrounded about 10 UN troops!
Landrum said,
"Commander, the air force was not prepared. Today they mobilized more than 500 planes to support the ground forces. Who knew that the Chinese air force would send thousands of planes? So far, the two sides have fought more than 10 times in the air, and our army has lost 376 planes. This is totally unexpected!"
Walker shook his head.
"Are the Chinese crazy? Have they bet everything they own? No, how could they have so many planes? Could it be that the Soviets have joined the war?"
Lendrum pulled out a telegram.
"This is from the State Department. Today, the Secretary of State met with the Soviet Ambassador, who assured us that they absolutely did not send a single plane to participate in the war. In addition, according to the feedback from the front-line troops, the wreckage of the plane is not a Soviet mark!"
Landrum kept taking out telegrams from his hand. It seemed that this guy was definitely a competent chief of staff!
"However, there is a strange phenomenon. The Chinese army uses a large number of American aircraft, including fighter jets, bombers, and even many of their military vehicles are American!" Landrum continued to report!
Walker sneered.
"What's so strange about this? They were all contributed by the Kuomintang army! Notify the 2nd Division to withdraw to Pyongyang immediately, and notify the Air Force to strengthen air strikes. The Chinese cannot have so many planes to waste!"
Lendrum asked.
"What about the troops in Jiangbei? Have we given up on rescuing them? They are still resisting. Just now, the 24th Regiment of the 65th Division was calling for air support!"
Walker sighed.
"Send a telegram to the Tokyo General Headquarters, requesting increased air support and the immediate dispatch of 10 additional divisions. There are only two divisions left on the Western Front, and they are completely unable to provide relief, or even resist the Chinese attack on Pyongyang!"
"Yes, Commander!"
Lieutenant General Walker closed his eyes. His mind emerged with the repeated warnings issued by the Chinese government when the troops were at the 38th parallel. He couldn't help but sigh!
Suchuan Basin,
Snowflakes began to fall from the sky.
In a woods,
Yin Xinjun was lying in a snow pit, using a gun scope to scout the roads and railways from Sinanju to Pyongyang, while recording the coordinate data in a notebook!
He really likes this kind of heavy snow in winter.
Others have difficulty in moving, but for him it is like a fish in water, especially at night, he is simply the god of the battlefield!
Yin Xinjun kept throwing beef jerky, cheese and other snacks into his mouth. Originally, he wanted to go to Pyongyang to scout the enemy situation there, but today's air battle was very fierce, and there were still battles on both sides of the Cheongcheon River. He decided to stay here so that he could intercept and kill the fleeing enemy troops halfway!
He has already chosen his target for tonight.
About five kilometers away, there is a small town where many American troops are stationed, with more than a hundred tanks and armored vehicles.
But during the day, he didn't want to get close for reconnaissance as it was too dangerous. The terrain here offered almost no cover. The U.S. military was not the Japanese army and had too many long-range lethal weapons!
Yin Xinjun was also thinking about the next battle plan. Although this was not his concern, as long as all the enemy forces north of the Cheongcheon River were wiped out, the next step should be to recapture the 38th parallel!
Yin Xinjun ate snacks and took out his radio. It was already three o'clock in the afternoon, and it was time for communication. Every three hours, the General Staff Office and the 1st Combat Group would send him the latest combat situation reports! Moreover, the various agencies under his jurisdiction would choose to report once a day at the top of the hour if there was anything!
This is also the requirement put forward by Yin Xinjun, so that he can adjust his combat strategy in time!
He was wearing headphones, receiving radio waves, and didn't need to use a pen to take notes. He looked happy.
The first telegram was a notice from the Zhisi.
The enemies on both sides of the Cheongcheon River have been basically eliminated. There are still a few enemy troops on the north bank in the mountains, but they are no longer a threat! According to incomplete statistics from the Zhisi, in the first battle, a total of more than 9.1 enemies were killed on the western front, and more than 3.5 of them were captured!
The second report is from Su Fei of Mulan City. This year's autumn harvest has increased by 100% again due to the 16.7% fertilizer penetration rate! In addition, the four cities assisted by Mulan have also increased their grain production by 50-80% due to the use of a large amount of machinery and fertilizers!
Unlike Mulan City, Shijiazhuang, Jinan, Zhengzhou and Xuzhou still have great potential for subsequent grain production increases. Their fertilizer penetration rate is only 60%, because the production capacity of fertilizer plants in several cities must be allocated to farmland throughout the province. This year, the fertilizer plants put into production in North China have added 360 million tons of synthetic ammonia production capacity, and the country will have a big grain harvest next year!
The battle with the United Nations forces has just begun. The competition is about consumption, and food is the biggest part. With a bumper harvest of food, it can be guaranteed that the final victory of the war will belong to China.
He immediately sent a telegram back to Su Fei, saying that taking advantage of the bumper grain harvest across the country this year, the Mulan Special District should increase its grain purchasing efforts and fill up the grain depots again!
The third telegram came from Dingshan, mainly reporting on the battle situation of the 1st Battle Group on both sides of the North and South Banks. Among them, in the Battle of Kaesong, the 1st Armored Regiment suffered heavy losses, with more than half of its tanks lost and more than a thousand casualties!
But the last sentence made Yin Xinjun stunned!
"Chief of Staff Wu Feng unfortunately died!"
A feeling of grief filled his heart, his hands were clenched tightly, and in front of his eyes appeared a fortune-teller. He had just traveled through time and was almost killed by the second in command. It was Wu Feng who saved him. Later, they fought the Japanese together, and the two of them formed a deep comradeship!
Yin Xinjun closed his eyes in pain!