The beacon of youth

All the supplements needed by the independent brigade, which had been training and resting near Dihua for several months, were in place, and even the tank parts that caused the brigade commander Li Yong the most headaches were transported from the mainland.

The troops are fully loaded, with sufficient ammunition, well-equipped, well-trained, high fighting spirit, and the soldiers are full of physical strength and energy.

This is an army of soldiers and horses, a sharp sword in the hands of the superiors, who can be pulled out at any time as long as necessary.

However, the situation on the Korean battlefield that Li Yong and others paid attention to became clearer and clearer. From various signs, it could be seen that the Lee Seung-wan troops in South Korea were not the opponents of the Korean People's Army, and it seemed that victory was imminent.

But it still seems that there is a huge gap with the reality. On this day, Chief of Staff Chen Haihan came to the Independent Brigade again. Several old comrades-in-arms talked about everything together. Chief of Staff Chen said proudly:

"Dayong, you kid's guesses are not all accurate, just like the situation in the Korean War, that old boy Li Chengwan lost the capital, what pus can he squeeze out! Look at the map, South Korea All the cards in his hand are almost played, only Busan is left struggling, what is behind Busan? Behind Busan is the sea, as long as the People's Army works harder, that old guy Li Chengwan will be killed Drive into the sea to feed the fish, and when North Korea is unified, we will go there and have a look.”

Unite?Li Yongxin said, the beauty you think about has not been unified in decades, so think about it now?That is impossible.

"Old Chen, I'm afraid things are not that simple. Although South Korea's Li Chengwan's army is not very good, the North Korea's People's Army has also used all its strength. The 10,000+ troops have all crossed the [-]th parallel. The longer it gets longer, the more difficult it will be to supply. The main force is all in the south. There are only some old, weak, sick and women in the back. As long as the enemy comes from behind, the consequences will be unimaginable. There are also great risks.”

"Dayong, why are you so sure that the enemy will attack from behind the People's Army?"

Why?Li Yong thought, because I know it, but it's fucking troublesome to have to make excuses for this:

"Old Chen. It has been stated in our battle report that the commander-in-chief of the United States in the Far East is MacArthur. This old guy is militant and is especially good at landing operations on islands. He will not let go of such a good opportunity. Busan The distance from the 400th parallel is 400 kilometers, and the supply capacity of the People’s Army is about the same as ours. You can use our own situation to imagine. The distance is more than 40 kilometers, and there is no modern means of transportation. How difficult it will be for the troops on the front line What will be the result once the enemy cuts off the back road? To give the simplest example, how to transfer the wounded of the People's Army's front-line combat troops. It is more than [-] kilometers, not more than [-] miles."

Chief of Staff Chen Haihan was silent for a while: "Yes, 10,000+ troops, more than 400 kilometers of transportation lines. Food, drink and ammunition are a big burden. A large number of wounded cannot be transported to the rear in time. All that awaits them is death. If the enemy hits you on the rear of your butt, it's really enough."

"Dayong, Lao Chen, it is said that the strength of the dozen or so divisions of the People's Army is formed on the basis of our old troops from the four fields. We can't just watch them suffer. We must find a way to tell you the situation you have analyzed. They." Political commissar Wang Chengde was a little anxious.

Li Yong said helplessly: "Lao Wang, Lao Chen, my analysis is nothing. There are some people in our army who are better than me. They probably have already communicated the situation to the North Korean side, but we can't control whether we listen or not. , everything depends on the result, just wait."

The situation in the Korean War attracted great attention from all parties. Chai Chengwen, the new Chinese ambassador to North Korea (used to be Boss Peng’s security platoon leader, during the Anti-Japanese War, led a guard platoon to protect Boss Peng from the encirclement of the Japanese North China Front Army’s encirclement, and The boss is very familiar) sent an urgent analysis of the battle situation to the People's Army.

The Chinese side believes that MacArthur, the commander-in-chief of the U.S. Far East Army, is an adventurous person. The U.S. military will definitely take advantage of the emptiness behind the People’s Army to carry out landing operations and cut off the People’s Army’s rear. The flash point is Incheon. Therefore, the Chinese government It is recommended that the People's Army transfer troops back to defense to strengthen Incheon's defense.

The situation has been explained very clearly, and the possible landing points of the US military have been analyzed. It has to be said that the Chinese military strategists are powerful to a certain extent.

However, the North Korean side believes that the terrain of Incheon is not suitable for landing operations. There is a small island called Wolmido Island at the entrance of Incheon Port. There is only a strait tens of meters wide in the distance. In fact, it is called a strait rather than a passage. Such an area is not suitable for large corps to fight, and the troops cannot be deployed. In addition, the tide drop in Incheon is very large. After the storm, all landing troops will be stranded On beaches and tidal flats, such a location is a taboo for amphibious landing operations. Based on the above analysis, the North Korean side believes that it is impossible for the US military to attack in Incheon, and China's intelligence seems to be a bit unfounded.

Incheon is located 300 kilometers west of Seoul, on the verge of the Yellow Sea. It is the second largest port in North Korea. It is about [-] kilometers away from Busan in the south. It is the waist of the Korean peninsula. Brewing in the brains of the high-level command staff, the battle plan is gradually taking shape.

The plans for the U.S. Far East Theater are:

Using two divisions of the U.S. forward force and a part of the backup force, the Tenth Army of the U.S. Army (Commander Almond) was formed, covered by the navy and air force, and carried out the amphibious landing operation at the waist of the bee in Incheon. First, it occupied Incheon and then attacked Seoul. , Busan U.S. Eighth Army (Commander Walker) forcibly crossed the Nakdong River and advanced north.

The situation was urgent and critical. The Chinese side once again telegraphed North Korea that the possibility of the U.S. military landing in Incheon was extremely high. We should not take chances and take precautions early. The North Korean side finally listened to China's opinion and urgently transferred two regiments back to Incheon. .

Two dissatisfied regiments, with a total strength of more than 3000 people, were sent to Incheon for defense. But with such a small force, what role can more than 3000 people play when the technical equipment is too different?

On the night of September 1950, 9, there was a strong wind on the Pacific Ocean, huge waves emptied out, and a typhoon swept across the sea at a speed of more than 12 kilometers. Overcoming the influence of the weather on the troops, according to the predetermined combat plan, boarded ships from Pusan, South Korea, Sasebo, Yokosuka, Kobe and other places in Japan, and sailed into the vast Yellow Sea in the face of strong winds and huge waves.

The Incheon combat force of the U.S. Army is divided into two echelons. The first echelon is composed of the first U.S. Marine Division and the Seventh Infantry Division. The division is the trump card of the trump card, with a total strength of more than 5000 people, which is the size of three divisions of ordinary troops)

The second echelon has the third division of the U.S. Army as the backbone, and there are also some troops from the United Kingdom and South Korea. The two echelons have a total of more than [-] soldiers.

These more than 7 people were unified into the Tenth Army of the U.S. Army, which rushed towards Incheon under the cover of more than 230 warships and more than 400 carrier-based attack aircraft.

At this time, I hurriedly felt that the two regiments of the People's Army were building fortifications, preparing to resist the landing of the US Navy. In order to delay the US Navy's fleet, they also planted a large number of mines in the port.

But before the fortifications were fully completed, the large US military fleet arrived. More than 400 fighter-bombers were divided into multiple batches, bombing day and night in turn, and heavy bombs fell from the sky like a torrential rain.

All the fortifications were blown up, and almost all the mines deployed in the port were detonated. A high mushroom cloud rose up on the positions of the People's Army like a nuclear weapon exploded.

Immediately afterwards, the U.S. fleet also arrived. There were more than two hundred warships, and there were thousands of naval guns alone.

The People's Army guarding Incheon has only two regiments of more than 3000 people. The total strength of the U.S. landing force is more than 400. More than [-] attack planes carried out carpet bombing in turn. On average, every People's Army soldier can have one artillery piece on his body, and every seven or eight soldiers can have an average fighter jet on their heads.

This is overwhelming strength, and it is also the most typical tactics of the U.S. military. If you use steel for human flesh, I will bully you with steel and explosives, so what can you do?

Strong industrial strength established the tactics of the U.S. military. When the U.S. landing troops began to attack, less than 3000 of the more than [-] People's Army survived, and they were in a trance after being bombed. They had already lost their combat effectiveness. After the troops landed, the hundreds of people's troops were all wiped out, and Incheon Port fell.

The U.S. troops occupying Incheon continued to attack Seoul and Suwon, trying to cut off the back of the People's Army.

North Korean commander Kim Il-sung, who was commanding the attack on Pusan, was caught in a dilemma.

Finally, after thinking about it, the North Korean High Command decided to put all their eggs in one basket and ordered the defenders in Seoul and Suwon to resist desperately, dragging down the US landing force and buying time for the main force to attack Busan.

The plan of the North Korean High Command is to use the local defenders to hold back the U.S. landing troops behind them, attack Busan with all their strength, and turn around to deal with the U.S. landing troops after Pusan ​​is taken down.

This is a dangerous move. If the People's Army wants to reverse the situation, it must do two things. First, the defenders in Seoul and Suwon must hold back the US landing troops advancing south. Second, the main force of the People's Army must be Conquering Busan in the shortest time is indispensable.

There are two days left at the end of the month, so don't worry about asking for a few "likes" from the old guys. Seeing that he is about to be kicked off the list, the old man is really anxious. (to be continued..)