In 1950, in order to complete the mission of capturing Kaesong, Fang Hushan quietly repaired the damaged railway track on the 38th line of the Gyonggui Line. After the attack was launched on June 25, he used a regiment to attack from the front to contain the 12th Korean 1st Division.
Regiment, another regiment took a train and went straight to Kaesong Station. The 12th Korean Regiment guarding Kaesong only managed to escape two companies under attack from the front and rear.
After July 11, Fang Hushan's Sixth Division disappeared from the sight of the US intelligence agency. It advanced like a ghost near Busan. Unfortunately, it did not march towards Busan, the supply center of the US military. Maybe it was
Worried about being ambushed, perhaps in search of supplies, they spent several precious days occupying all the ports along the way, thereby losing the most likely opportunity to drive away the American troops.
On July 23, the U.S. Army discovered the Sixth Division, and the U.S. 24th Division was sent to intercept it. On July', the Sixth Division ambushed the 3rd Battalion of the U.S. Regiment at Hedong Pass. More than 500 U.S. troops were killed and more than 100 were captured.
Only one of the five company commanders survived. On August 2, the US 25th Division's Regiment arrived for reinforcements. The 14th Regiment of the Sixth Division suffered heavy losses, but the People's Army still captured Jinzhou.
In order to retake Jinju and remove the threat from the People's Army to the US-ROK logistics base Busan, the US military concentrated 24,000 people, 101 tanks, and 2 fighter-bomber squadrons to attack the Sixth Division (7,500 people) on August 7. August 13
On August 12, the U.S. Army was defeated. Fang Hushan used ambushes and harassment to defeat the Americans. Especially in the Battle of Fengyanli on August 12, the 5th Reinforcement Regiment suffered a devastating blow. From then on, the Americans
This place is called "The Valley of Bleeding".
Defeating more with less, defeating stronger with weak, the Sixth Division after the victory was ordered to withdraw to the border between China and North Korea for rest. Fang Hushan heard that Meng Da's Second Group Army lived in Dandong, so he hurriedly took two guards and asked to meet him for the last time.
Meeting with admirers. After Mengda received a telegram from the commander of the Armored Division stationed in Dandong, he sent a helicopter to meet this North Korean commander who was resourceful, decisive and fought bravely.
"General Fang, I heard that you have been promoted." Seeing Fang Hushan, Meng Da first expressed his congratulations to him.
"The established 5th Army Corps has jurisdiction over the 3rd, 4th, 7th, 9th, and 42nd Divisions. This Corps is just an empty frame, because 4 of the 5 divisions under its jurisdiction are still fighting or reorganizing behind enemy lines, and the only 42nd
The division is basically composed of new recruits. As a lieutenant general, I am having a hard time!" Fang Hushan smiled bitterly and told Meng Da about his difficult situation.
"You should choose young and strong soldiers from the south!" Meng Da reminded Fang Hushan kindly.
"South?" Fang Hushan was taken aback, took a step back and said, "Isn't this inappropriate? If they mutiny on the front line, I will be beaten to pieces."
"Is General Fang too cowardly? What is the purpose of your attack in the south? To unify the motherland, right? If you can't treat the southerners sincerely, you won't be able to occupy this place for long. Besides, Syngman Rhee has begun to expand his army in the south.
, this is a trick to draw out the firepower.
Are you afraid that they will mutiny? Let me give you another clever trick. Five divisions with 60,000 people. You recruit 60,000 women from the south and bring them over to marry these people. They will stay with all their heart! If you need my help, I can send
A division instructor goes to train your troops."
Meng Da smiled slightly and sat with Fang Hushan on the lawn not far from the airport. The shrewd Fang Hushan said excitedly: "Your plan is very good, and I will do what you say. But -"
"Stop, you are reaching out to me for a weapon? I'm sorry, the Soviets support you, I will not give you a rifle! However, when encountering a fierce battle, my troops will work for you and seize the equipment from Syngman Rhee.
For your use." Mengda laughed loudly, he would not do a loss-making business.
Fang Hushan smiled bitterly, this kid is too cunning. He shrugged and said: "I have some weapons in my hand, enough to equip these five divisions. But what I need is artillery fire and anti-tank weapons, so you can't support me a little."
?Commander Meng, I need your anti-tank rocket launchers and individual anti-aircraft missiles the most, please sell me some."
"Haha, you're not here to see an old friend, but you're here to take advantage of me?" Meng Dal was delighted. He patted Fang Hushan on the shoulder and said, "As long as you have real money, I will definitely sell you these things."
"To tell you the truth, I led the troops to fight this time and took away some valuable things. However, I'm afraid it will be difficult for me to ask your troops to be instructors!" Fang Hushan shook his head, feeling a little disappointed.
"Hahahaha, the instructors I sent are free of charge. General Fang, is this deal done?" Meng Da was overjoyed. He had not seen what Fang Hushan brought, but he believed it must be very precious.
"make a deal!"
The disposable anti-tank rocket launcher produced in Hong Kong with a caliber of 70 mm is cheap and easy to mass-produce. It is light and flexible and easy to maneuver in concealment. It has a range of up to 600 meters and can easily complete shooting tasks that other anti-tank weapons are difficult to complete. The price of each unit is 1,000
It costs about US$1,000 and is thrown away after firing, which is beneficial to infantry fighting with light weapons.
Fang Hushan had seen this powerful weapon when he was in Hong Kong. This was the main reason why he came to see Meng Da. But there were many reasons why Meng Da was overjoyed. The most important thing was that he had eliminated this weapon. Two people, you
I was willing to complete the deal and walked towards the headquarters laughing.
The headquarters is a beautiful and durable mobile house. In Meng Da's words, it is a movable steel house. The modular design, green top and milky white walls all amazed Fang Hushan. Facing three
There were different styles of military camps on the first floor, two floors, and one floor. He looked at them as if he was drunk.
"Isn't it beautiful?" Meng Da smiled happily, pointing to these unique houses and said with a smile: "My wife designed them. Her name is Lu Ping."
"You have so many talented people that you can build airplanes and warships, let alone a simple house." Fang Hushan was filled with admiration. There is nothing in this world that he can't think of, and there is nothing he can't do. He has already learned Meng Da's ability.
"You look down on me too much! The Soviets made the stupidest move to provoke you to trigger this war! The powerful Germany and Japan are not their opponents. Can you, North Korea, win this war? The Soviets will help
You guys? Throwing you some worn-out equipment is considered a good friend?"
Meng Da became serious, and Fang Hushan bluntly pointed out the mistakes of this war. Fang Hushan sighed: "We hope to reunify the motherland, but we know we can't do it, but we are actually very helpless. The Soviets' performance at the United Nations we
Very disappointed, our diplomatic ambassador has already gone to communicate with the Chinese government."
"This is blaming Jiangdong and bringing the war to China! To tell you the truth, I have taken over the defense line guarded by the Northeast Border Guards. We will not get involved in your war for no reason. If the Americans dare to send troops, I will let them
I regret it. However, we will not participate in the decisive battle between you and Syngman Rhee. General Fang, listen to my advice and continue to ask for weapons from the Soviet Union!"
"Oh?" Fang Hushan looked at Meng Da in surprise: "You don't want to help us?"
"Polar bears are the guys I hate the most. You know this very well. Stalin is a standard insidious person. I will not have any friendship with the countries they have relations with. If I were asked to choose a partner between the United States and the Soviet Union, I would
Would choose the United States over the Soviet Union!”
Fang Hushan seemed to understand that Meng Da was warning him and his government. Sadly, the regiment commander smiled bitterly and said: "I know you hate the Soviets, but there is nothing we can do. The masters of South Korea are Americans.
You know better."
"Because of this, I sent troops to disrupt the American plan. Do you know the real reason why I occupied these four islands? Because the Americans were preparing to land in Inchon. James Best was an expert in amphibious warfare. MacArthur
You will not be afraid of your tight defense at Inchon, and you will not expect an attack here. Once the Inchon landing is successful, you can also avoid the harsh winter operations that will occur due to the invasion further north. The joint army can attack at Inchon
operation to cut off North Korea's supply routes, while Inchon was chosen because of its proximity to Seoul."
Fang Hushan was shocked, his face was sweating profusely, and his face was twitching sharply. He believed everything Meng Da said, and he even knew the consequences if Incheon was occupied by the US military. North Korea did not have a naval force, and they could not control these islands.
.If Meng Da hadn’t taken the lead, if the four islands had fallen into the hands of the US military, one can imagine the blow they would have suffered!
Meng Da saw Fang Hushan's nervous look and relaxed and said: "I have deployed twelve speedboat troops on Yanping Island and Da Qingdao. Together with my air force and artillery, it is enough to deter the US military from attacking here.
Come and attack. However, Syngman Rhee is vigorously expanding his army. If you don’t have a response plan, you will suffer big losses in the future!"
"Is this the real reason why you advised me to recruit soldiers in the south? Thank you, I understand! Commander Meng, the deal I made with you is worth it. Now I want to go back and complete the army expansion mission according to your ideas!" Fang Hushan couldn't sit still.
Well, Syngman Rhee wanted to expand his troops by more than 300,000 people. He had to go back and report this news to Kim Il Sung.
"The troops must be good but not large. Don't blindly expand the troops. Sixty thousand soldiers is not a difficult task. We are friends. If you need supplies, just ask. But I will not give you anything for free, because I am a businessman!" Meng Da
He stood up with a smile and kept explaining as he saw Fang Hushan off.
"If our country is really in trouble, you won't take action?" Fang Hushan was not surprised, but he still asked with a glimmer of hope.
"You represent a country, and I am a civilian army. General, haven't I contributed enough to you? Do you want me to go bankrupt to pay for you? Of course, if there are enough benefits, I will consider sending troops
!" Meng Da replied resolutely, expressing his thoughts without any room for negotiation.
"What if the Americans send troops?"
"Once the United States sends troops, I will naturally have countermeasures. I don't want to drag me down!" Meng Da shook his head and smiled bitterly. He could not predict what changes would happen later.
At this time, the Korean People's Army was still fighting along the Nakdong River in South Korea, and the United Army only held a small area of the Busan Defense Circle (only 3% of the Korean Peninsula's land). Fang Hushan recalled what Meng Da said and laughed.
: "Understood! Okay, I will lead the 42nd Division to recruit troops in the south as soon as possible so that Syngman Rhee will have no troops to use. I have already won this battle!"
Meng Da said apologetically: "I can only help you in this way. I am very happy that the general can understand. Let's go. I will not leave Baengnyeong Island. You can come as a guest at any time."
"Goodbye!" Fang Hushan walked forward with firm steps——