The beacon of youth

The Chinese people are great, and so is the Chinese army. In the early days of the war, in order to discuss how to rescue North Korea, the newly established New China and the Soviet Union, the big brother of the socialist camp, researched that China sent out the army and the Soviet Union sent out the air force. , China and the Soviet Union set up a joint command to command operations, but just when the Chinese People's Volunteers were ready to go abroad to fight, Big Brother changed his mind, saying that they were not ready and the air force could not be dispatched.

The Soviets had too many worries. They were afraid of another world war with the United States due to the expansion of the Korean War. The Great Patriotic War had just ended a few years ago. Wen Xin’s life was killing people’s fighting spirit. Well, their industrial base has not yet returned to its heyday. More than 2000 million casualties have caused the proportion of young and middle-aged men to drop so much that after World War II, some young girls can only find old disabled soldiers as husbands. etc.

There are many reasons. Too many concerns made the Soviet Union give up the plan to send the air force to assist the volunteers in the early stages of the war. In fact, after World War II, every country suffered a lot. For example, the British who came to North Korea to fight after the United States, after World War II , British young men suffered heavy casualties. On average, only one out of every ten girls in the country can find a husband to marry, and the rest can only live alone for the rest of their lives. But even so, the British also sent several brigades of troops to North Korea to participate in the war.

The United Kingdom, which has exhausted all its efforts, cobbled together a few brigades to go to North Korea to wade through the troubled waters in order to follow closely behind the Americans' buttocks to express their posture.The strength of these brigades is nothing to China, in the words of Chinese soldiers, since they want to court death.We will fulfill their wish.

The opinion of Big Brother puts too much pressure on the Chinese army. The soldiers of New China are not fools, because their deputy chief of staff died under the air strike of the plane during the War of Resistance Against Japan. They have tasted the blood from the sky. It is hard work, and I am very aware of the differences in weaponry between the Chinese and American militaries, and I know what it means to rely solely on the army to fight without air supremacy.

But, there is no way.The Soviet Union is far away, and whether North Korea loses or not has little to do with them, but China can't do it.North Korea is right on China's doorstep, and it is a neighbor you can see when you go out. There is an old saying in China, "A distant relative is not as good as a close neighbor."Another sentence is. "The lips are dead and the teeth are cold", this is an integral part of the ancient Chinese national culture, and it is the code of conduct that the Chinese nation has followed for thousands of years. It is not the tradition of the Chinese people to see our neighbors being killed by the enemy and not help them.

Boss Peng, who entered the country from Sinuiju, was led by North Korean personnel, passed through several contact points, and finally saw the young North Korean commander Kim Il Sung in a hidden mine.

Kim Il Sung stayed in China for a period of time, and also joined the Chinese anti-Japanese team. Some sources also say that he once served as a company commander in the People's Liberation Army.However, this has not been verified.

It turned out that Kim Il Sung joined the North Korean detachment of the Soviet Red Army.After the war, he was appointed by the Soviet government to return to his homeland and took a leading position.

In order to entertain the commander of the Volunteer Army, the North Korean side specially prepared a house. The walls of the house were covered with white cloth, making this temporary guest house look very clean. Chicken and a bottle of wine, Mr. Peng and General Kim clinked glasses amid the cheers of friendship between China and North Korea.

But obviously, these are not what Boss Peng wants. The boss who has lived in the army and horses is calm on the surface at this time, but he is very anxious in his heart. It is still unknown how the weapons and equipment and combat effectiveness are, and how the wine can be drunk.

After being introduced by General Kim and the North Korean representative, Boss Peng learned that the Korean People’s Army currently has four infantry divisions, one armored brigade, one tank regiment, and some militias and so on.

According to Boss Peng’s understanding, it is not easy to have so many forces left after the big defeat. These troops can also play a certain role on the small Korean peninsula. Fight the enemy as much as possible, delay the enemy's attack speed, and buy time for the volunteers.

Boss Peng’s request is very realistic, because the Chinese army marches on two legs, far less fast than the mechanized troops of the United Army. One side must take the necessary actions to hinder the opponent.

China's request is not unreasonable, but the North Korean personnel have a look of embarrassment, faltering and hawing without an accurate word, rambling and not getting to the point.

Boss Peng was very annoyed by the attitude of the other party. You must know that Boss Peng has experienced thousands of battles (the word experienced in hundreds of battles cannot describe Boss Peng). So perfunctory him militarily.

After questioning, the North Korean side finally revealed its current real situation. The so-called four infantry divisions, one armored brigade and tank regiments were established, but most of them were untrained recruits with poor equipment. For example, the armored brigade did not have a single armored vehicle, and the tank regiment only had a few dilapidated T34s. There is no way to contact them. If North Korea still has a high command, what is even more terrible is that after the defeat in Yinchuan and Busan, the morale of the People's Army was low, and the officers and soldiers lost their fighting spirit. The border between China and North Korea is retreating. At this time, let them return to fight against the powerful United Nations? ? ?It's basically a joke.

Boss Peng understood that the fucking People's Army had already been dismantled and could not organize any effective defense at all. What divisions and armored brigades belonged to him? The enemy's delay seems to be hopeless.

Worry, I'm really too anxious. At the beginning, Boss Peng didn't expect the war situation to be so serious. When he entered the country, he only brought a car and a few guards with him. Because he was anxious to contact the North Korean side, he had already There is a long distance away from the main force, and the radio car that has been following behind has also been separated because of the road. The current boss Peng has no soldiers in his hands.

This is too terrible, the enemy's situation is unknown, the friendship is unknown, and our relationship is still unclear. Boss Peng has never fought such a battle.

While waiting anxiously, the radio car arrived the next day. Boss Peng immediately ordered the communication personnel to contact the fastest unit to find out where it had arrived.

The sound of the radio waves is ticking, and with a high-power radio station, we can basically grasp the approximate location of the troops. A confidential person reported to Boss Peng and got in touch with our troops. The troops closest to Boss Peng and General Jin It is the [-]th Division of the Forty Army.

The [-]th Division, isn't it the same army that we met on the side of the Yalu River Bridge! !Boss Peng slapped his thigh hard. He is worthy of being the whirlwind column, the trump card, and the main force.

The anxious boss passed Zhisi and the headquarters of the [-]th Army, and directly sent a radio report to the [-]th Division: "Mobile forward at the fastest speed, and must rush ahead of the enemy to seize a key position. This order— —It’s urgent.”

The No.40 Army of the Chinese People's Liberation Army, which later became the No.40 Group Army of the People's Liberation Army, is one of the most capable main forces in the Northeast Field Army. , and the [-]th Division is the main force among the main forces.

At this time, the 3000th Division is marching at full speed. The boss's order shows that the battle situation is already very critical. The [-]th Division has more than [-] people, from the political commissar of the division commander to every soldier who has already felt the battle situation. The urgency has increased, and they know that the commander-in-chief of the Volunteer Army will not directly report to them a division-level unit unless it is a last resort.

Walk, keep walking, guns and ammunition, backpacks, water bottles and dry food bags, and a first aid kit for each person. Because the logistics support system is not good, every soldier must bring as much ammunition and dry food as possible. Individual soldiers The load has reached tens of kilograms.

With a load of tens of kilograms, the road was rough, and the orders of the superiors were urgent like beacons, the [-]th Division marched at an astonishing speed.

One ten kilometers after another, the continuous road has no end in sight, the sweat has already penetrated the military uniform, and the fatigue hits one after another, is it bitter?It was very hard work, but the soldiers thought it was nothing, because this is how they fought against the Japanese and the Kuomintang army in the country before. It was their spirit of fearing neither hardship nor death that made all the opponents they encountered They're all rotten.

The People's Liberation Army, which started out as a guerrilla war, is very used to running. Although it is hard work, I don't think it is a big deal. The difficult thing is......

Marching on the road was not only the [-]th Division who was anxious to get angry, but also a large number of fleeing Korean civilians and defeated People's Army soldiers.

The turbulent flow of people crowded the originally narrow road into a mess. The soldiers of the [-]th Division were very annoyed, especially the [-]th Regiment of the Front Guard. The soldiers were so anxious that they almost wanted to fight.

What does the Vanguard do?It's the tip of the knife, they want to open the way for the whole division, but now they are blocked by a group of ordinary people and deserters who have retreated. (to be continued..)