This outbreak occurred from mid-March to early April. In fact, the two sides were really fully engaged in a fierce battle with division-level troops. It was the most intense battle on the entire Korean battlefield since before June. This battle was for Cheorwon, Jinhua, and
These two points of the Japanese defense system in central Korea turned the mountains around Cheorwon into a bloody battlefield.
In this battle for Cheorwon that lasted for twenty days, the Anti-Japanese Alliance relied mainly on the support of ground artillery fire. Some of the aviation units dispatched mainly implemented fire suppression on the supply lines and communication lines of the Japanese army, and did not participate in front-line operations.
Support. At this moment, the Japanese and Korean aviation forces are no longer able to provide any support. In other words, in this battle for Cheorwon, the two sides are mainly conducting ground operations.
Although the fighting has been continuous before, under the conscious restraint of both sides, the scale of the battle has always been controlled at the tactical scale. More battles have been fought, even at the battalion and company level on the Korean Peninsula. This battle for Cheorwon can be regarded as
It was a battle of unprecedented scale.
The original date for the battle for Cheorwon was reported by Du Kaishan in early February, and the planned attack time was mid-February. With Du Kaishan's character, he must have made preparations while reporting.
, and even pre-war preparations have been basically completed. However, although Du Kaishan's report was approved by Yang Zhen, Yang Zhen changed the attack time to early March.
At the same time, Yang Zhen, in his approval report, changed Du Kaishan's original battle plan of launching simultaneous attacks on Tieyuan and Jinhua to focus on Tieyuan and Jinhua as the auxiliary attack direction. The scale of the troops to be invested will also
It was changed from two divisions to one division. On both wings, the size of the two divisions and one regiment of the Korean Independence Army was also reduced to one division and one unit.
Du Kaishan could understand why Yang Zhen postponed the attack time. Because the Anfeng Railway was still undergoing repairs, and the pontoon bridge on the newly cultivated Yalu River had not yet been completed. However, Yang Zhen reduced the scale of the attack from a group army to
In fact, Du Kaishan did not understand the division-level offensive to some extent.
With Du Kaishan's ambition, would he only be satisfied with seizing Cheorwon and Jinhua? His real target is Yeoncheon, which is only more than 60 kilometers away from Seoul, and even Wenchuan and Pocheon further south. If the war progresses
According to his own assumptions, he wouldn't mind directly intervening in the U.S. House of Representatives.
But No. 1 reduced the number of troops invested, and reduced the scale of this battle from the planned group army size to the division level, which somewhat discouraged him. The number of troops invested according to the provisions of No. 1 was simply not enough to ensure that he would
The front line is pushed southward to Wenchuan and Pochuan.
The Japanese troops facing Kimhwa and Cheorwon were the 137th Division and the Independent 133rd Brigade of the 58th Army of the North Korean Army. Behind these Japanese troops, the line from Wenchuan to Pocheon was still
There is the Japanese 150th Division and the 127th Independent Brigade. Without enough troops, he cannot achieve his goal.
But except for the fact that all the energy in the Northeast is currently being used to ensure the next battle plan on the Guannei battlefield, Yang Zhen did not give Du Kaishan any more explanation. He only told Du Kaishan that there was also Ma Chunsheng, the front-line commander, and these two warlike
If the elements do not accept it, the combat plan will be canceled directly.
Although both Ma Chunsheng, the front-line commander, and Du Kaishan, who is currently taking over from Wang Xiaoming and is responsible for commanding the entire Korean peninsula operation, know that the reason No. 1 is just an excuse. But the two of them, plus Huang Yuqing, who was later transferred to North Korea and served as the political commissar of the North Korean cluster,
No one dared to ask further questions.
After being beaten by Yang Zhen on the battlefield in North China, Du Kaishan's character changed a lot. In the past, his character, which was bold and bold as soon as he arrived on the battlefield, gradually became calmer. This time when Yang Zhen reduced the scale of the battle, he still honestly followed the instructions
Yang Zhen's request for deployment was not a trick.
In fact, it is not that Yang Zhen disagrees. He launched a large-scale offensive in North Korea and pushed the front as far south as possible. At the moment, he is also secretly preparing for the next step, a general attack in North Korea. But he believes that
At least for now, there is no time for a full-scale attack on the North Korean army.
Compared with Du Kaishan, who only looked at the situation in North Korea, his eyes had to look in more directions. Not only the Battle of Jianghuai, which Guan Nei was fully preparing for at this time, but also the Pacific battlefield further away. Du Kaishan only saw the direction of North Korea.
situation, but his vision cannot be so narrow.
Whether looking at the domestic or international situation, the time is not yet ripe to launch a large-scale offensive on the Korean battlefield. At least at the moment, although the North Korean army does not have much heavy equipment, it has two armies and nine divisions plus three
The North Korean army, which is an independent mixed brigade, is still sufficient in terms of strength.
After most of the Kwantung Army was wiped out, a small part luckily withdrew into North Korea, and the North Korean army withdrew southward to central Korea. In order to increase the defense of the Korean Peninsula, the Japanese base camp urgently formed a base for the North Korean army based on the remaining troops of the Kwantung Army that had withdrawn into North Korea.
There are three divisions: 137th, 150th, and 3200.
In order to supplement the number of troops for these newly established divisions, the Japanese base camp not only mobilized the newly formed 160th Division from China, but also allocated four field supplementary teams for the Korean army. It also recruited more than 100,000 troops from southern Korea.
In addition to being organized into various divisions, the Koreans also formed a huge reserve force.
Although these divisions are slightly lacking in heavy weapons because the Japanese army suffered defeats in all aspects and the mainland was subjected to continuous bombing, they are still quite sufficient in light weapons because they received strong support from the Japanese arsenal in Korea. They are all the same.
The number of Type 99 rifles, Type I heavy machine guns and light machine guns, grenade launchers and infantry guns, especially mortars, is quite sufficient.
The shipping route was cut off, and locally produced weapons could not be shipped out. Compared with the Southern Army, which was basically self-sufficient, the North Korean Army at this moment had the advantage of being close to the mainland, but it had received a large number of new weapons. Although it was heavy
The number of weapons is insufficient, but the performance of light weapons has been greatly increased.
In order to increase the firepower of the North Korean army, the production of heavy weapons has repeatedly declined, and the limited production capacity has to ensure local defense. The Japanese base camp also painstakingly transferred a batch of older and lighter naval guns from the navy's warehouse and modified them.
Later distributed to the Korean Army.
In addition to more than a dozen 120mm naval guns, there are also a large number of old Armstrong 76mm and 57mm naval guns, and even antiques from the Sino-Japanese War of 1894, Hotchkiss 40
Seven-millimeter and thirty-seven-millimeter rapid-fire naval guns were equipped with towing devices for use by the North Korean army.
Although these old naval guns have been converted into retractable artillery, they are a bit older. Some of them are even from the Sino-Japanese War of 1894 and are older than the Japanese soldiers who control them. But for the Japanese army, which is now beginning to lack heavy weapons,
Generally speaking, something is better than nothing.
Anyway, these small and medium-caliber old-fashioned naval guns can no longer deal with US warships. And if they stay in the navy's warehouse, they will be blown up by the hateful rice beasts and Chinese bombers sooner or later. It is better to pull them out and use their remaining heat. At least as a countermeasure.
In terms of ground support firepower, it should still be possible.
Didn't the British do this during the Boer War and the Russians during the Battle of Lushunkou? They disassembled naval guns and joined them in ground combat to make up for the lack of ground firepower. Now the empire lacks large-caliber artillery, and even mountain field guns
They are not rich either. These old-fashioned artillery can be put to good use by using their residual heat. Even if they are all lost, there is nothing to feel bad about.
Compared with the current large-scale North Korean army, which lacks large-caliber artillery and Japanese standard mountain field artillery, but has a large number of small and medium-caliber miscellaneous artillery. Only the Shanxi-Chahar-Hebei army that can be used on the Korean battlefield by the Anti-Japanese War can be used in advance.
One unit of the army, and five divisions of the remaining troops.
In addition to the remaining remaining troops of these five divisions, which are still being reorganized and are temporarily unable to enter North Korea to participate in the war, according to the requirements of the central government, there are three divisions organized into a column, commanded by Wang Xiaoming and deployed along the Beining Railway from Jinxi to Shanhaiguan.
So that they can enter the border and join the battle at any time when needed. Because of this requirement from the central government, Yang Zhen could only give priority to these three divisions when reorganizing.
The tens of thousands of reserve soldiers who had already completed their training have already been integrated into the main force entering the war. Now, except for the five divisions in the Korean battlefield and the first mountain infantry division, almost all the remaining troops are not fully equipped.
The tank force's full strength rate is even less than 50%.
The last batch of German-made tanks transferred by the Americans, as well as the last batch of German-made tanks obtained from the Soviets in 1944, have all been replenished to the armored forces entering the customs. The Soviet-style T-3 tanks made by the Anti-Japanese Alliance themselves
Most of the four tanks were transferred to the Shandong Military Region to form the Shandong Military Region tank force.
Even a considerable part of the US aid tanks have been almost completely replenished to the troops entering the customs. At present, the tank troops staying in the Northeast are being replenished at an extremely slow rate. Under this situation, Yang Zhen believes that at least all the main divisions staying in the Northeast have been replenished.
Until this is completed, the Anti-Japanese Alliance should still focus on the defensive in the Korean battlefield.
The most critical thing is that the reason why Yang Zhen reduced the scale of the campaign is that he believes that it is not the most favorable time to launch a large-scale offensive on the Korean battlefield. At least from the perspective of the current Pacific battlefield, before the U.S. military ends the Iwo Jima operation
, it is still premature to launch a large-scale offensive in North Korea.
Therefore, Yang Zhen's main attitude is that except for the battlefield inside the pass, within the current combat scope of the entire Northeast Military Region, it is better to sit on the mountain and watch the tigers fight. The scale of the battle on the Korean battlefield must be controlled to a certain extent.
Because once the scale expands, there is no accurate estimate of how many troops will ultimately be needed to fill it.
At present, the remaining troops in the Northeast simply do not have the strength to launch a large-scale offensive. Especially when the transportation system in northern North Korea is far from being restored. And at least some things will reach the scope of Yang Zhen's expectations.
Previously, Yang Zhen did not want to make the scale of the battle too large.
At least there is only a strait between the Japanese mainland and the Korean army, which can receive rapid reinforcements from the mainland in a short period of time. It has not reached the last opportunity before it can obtain foreign aid. Of course, are there any other reasons for this? Yang Zhen
There is no way to know without telling others.
Guo Bingxun, the chief of staff, still agrees with Yang Zhen's idea of controlling rhythm and speed. In fact, Guo Bingxun believes that the war has reached this point, and the Korean battlefield should still fight at the current starting point and cannibalize the regiment level.
Mainly tactics.
As for the large-scale offensive that has reached the Japanese mainland, I am afraid that it will face increasingly strong resistance from the Japanese. It should be left to the Americans who are still quite powerful in the Pacific battlefield despite fighting on two fronts. Especially, especially
Japan is an island country surrounded by seas. This kind of attack on the Japanese mainland should be done by the Americans.
At present, it is time for the entire Northeastern base area to recuperate and recuperate. Controlling the scale of combat and minimizing the expansion of the war will also help the Northeastern base area recuperate and recuperate. Guo Bingxun believes that for the Northeast at present, there is nothing more important than recuperating and recuperating.