On the Korean Peninsula, the 38th Army of the Republic of China first crossed the Yalu River from Changdiankou.
On the river surface more than 700 meters wide, six box-type floating bridges were temporarily built. It was drizzling in the sky. The commander of the army, Li Muyan, stood next to the jeep at the bridgehead, watching tens of thousands of troops cross the river.
Tanks and armored vehicles drove through the shaking bridge deck with a huge roar. Teams of Republican soldiers wearing steel helmets and carrying bags were walking or riding on cars, rushing towards the other side of the river. The villages and towns in North Korea were emitting black smoke. Some North Korean Boxer soldiers carrying rifles organized some North Korean people who had not had time to escape. Holding red flags, they stood on the side of the road to welcome the arrival of these "home army".
Although the Japanese have been colonial rule in North Korea for more than 40 years since the Sino-Japanese War of 1894, they still cannot cut off the Chinese plot that is dissolved in the blood of the Koreans. All scholars in North Korea can write articles fluently, and North Korea also has no choice but to write articles in Chinese. All the books still use Chinese characters. In fact, the Japanese began to reduce the use of Chinese characters in 1928, and articles with pseudonyms began to appear in newspapers.
The 38th Army crossed the Yalu River with the goal of Guicheng, Taichuan and Dingzhou, with the goal of cutting off the retreat route of the Japanese army located in Andong and Yizhou. After crossing the river, the three divisions of the entire army were divided into three routes and pressed to the southeast. The 112th Armored Division rushed straight to Dingzhou, the 113th Armored Division targeted Taichuan, and the 114th Mechanized Infantry Division was responsible for the defense of the Guicheng area.
After the landed tank troops broke through the 41st infantry registrar of the Japanese Fifth Division in Changdiankou, the defeated Japanese army did not retreat, but divided into many small units to use the complex mountainous terrain in northern Korea. Continuous harassment and blocking, intending to slow down the advance of the 38th Army. Small-scale battles have never stopped, and in some areas, there are even large-scale Japanese troops using nighttime to launch a counterattack against the unstable Republican Army.
Due to the limitation of national strength, the Japanese army has been reluctant to develop armored forces began to taste the bitter fruits they made themselves. Even when facing the Type 28 tank weighing only 23 tons, the Japanese army lacking anti-tank capabilities were almost unable to cope, let alone the 38th one. Heavy armored troops like the Army are also equipped with nearly 200 35 C tanks with armor thickness of 80 mm.
The Republican tanks and armored vehicles made shocking roars, and the muzzles were spraying with fire, and the Japanese were charged again and again with bullets and tracks.
The remaining 26 tanks and 9 infantry fighting vehicles of the 2nd Battalion of the 335th Regiment of the 112th Division captured Yongpingli, southeast of the Guicheng. In a fierce battle just now, the 335th Regiment almost wiped out the Japanese army and rushed to reinforce. The 5 Cavalry Regiment. Some war horses that had lost their riders were running alone on the battlefield. In the almost one-sided massacre, all the 5th Cavalry Regiment were "shattered", and more than 900 Japanese troops, including Colonel Xiaojue, were shot dead.
On the northern line, the 3rd and 54th Army of the Republic of China were also crossing the river in Ji'an. The 3rd Army was advancing towards Pyongyang along the Manpu Railway, while the 54th Army cleared out the remnants of the Japanese army in the Jiangjie area.
As soon as the sun rose on the water east of the Yalu River, five high-end off-road vehicles drove out of the ruins of Andong City, under the escort of several wheeled armored vehicles. They arrived at the railway bridge by the river and got off one after another. Criticize senior Republican officers with golden light on their shoulders.
"When will this bridge be repaired?" Lin Rong, chief of staff who visited the front line, looked at the Yalu River Railway Bridge destroyed by the Japanese army and asked Zhang Ceyuan, the logistics commander of the Northeast War Zone. On the river, engineers were nervously repairing the railway bridge.
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"It will take at least three days, but the railway bridge in Manpu has not suffered major damage and has been opened to traffic. However, the Jingyi Railway and Manpu Railway in North Korea were both destroyed by the Japanese army, and it will take at least two months to restore the traffic.
"Zhang Ceyuan said that now the entire Yalu River line collapsed, and most of the Japanese retreated into the mountainous areas in eastern North Korea. Now the logistics support of the entire army has become a major problem that has dragged down the entire army.
"Order the troops to stop temporarily on the Cheongcheon River line, and recruit a large number of local North Korean workers to speed up the repair of the road." Lin Rong said, then glared at Yang Yuting who was standing beside him, "This is all your troubles. Repair
You are the main responsibility for the road.”
"Mr. Lin, you can't blame me for this. Who knew that the Japanese were so useless!" Yang Yuting complained. Nishio Shozuo was really cunning. Seeing that the ambush could not be completed, the entire army withdrew from the battlefield that night and ran past in one breath
The Yalu River was brought to the Yalu River, and the encirclement he carefully prepared did not play much role. Moreover, as the 38th Army and the 3rd Army crossed the river, the Japanese army gave up the defense of the Yalu River line, continued to retreat, and blew up all railways and bridges along the line,
The Republican Army, which was plagued by logistics, had to slow down.
Due to the Japanese retreat and the deployment of troops from the local area, the landing combat plan originally formulated by the General Staff could not be implemented and could only advance along the land route.
Logistics has always been the main problem that the Republican Army has been troubled, and the biggest difficulty with the Republican Army's armorization and mechanization is how to ensure the supply of materials on the front line. During the war, an armored division consumes more than 500 tons of materials every day, which is the
A fully loaded military train is needed to be behind every day to ensure its supply of supplies, and a mechanized infantry division also needs at least 300 tons of supplies per day.
At present, the material supply on the front line is basically based on the Manpu Railway built by the Japanese, but relying solely on this railway and road transportation, the supply of materials can only be guaranteed for 15 divisions per day. If you want to solve the Japanese army on the Korean battlefield as soon as possible, then
At least 40 divisions must be invested, which is also the main reason why Lin Rong, as the chief of staff, personally rushed to the Anton Front to inspect and supervise the restoration progress of the Beijing-Yi Railway.
"Mr. Lin, when will we attack Jinzhou and Lushunkou? This is a difficult bone to crack?" Chen Tiaoyuan asked. He was a member of the old Beiyang Group and had a mediocre military talent, but he was very good at coordinating various relationships.
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"Why do we need to chew hard? Just keep that, leave two armies to monitor them." The situation on the Liaodong Peninsula is very strange now. The seven divisions of the Kwantung Army have shrunk south of Pulandian to build tight fortifications, but
He was also unable to attack the Republican armored forces in the plains. The Republican army had no intention of attacking them. Umezu Mijiro could only trap Kinzhou, and the Kanto Army's contact with the local government, including the sea route, was completely cut off.
"We have now fully grasped the control of the sea in the Yellow Sea. Can we replenish supplies ahead through sea routes?" Yang Yuting said.
"This headquarters is already under consideration, but the Japanese aircraft in North Korea and their local areas still have a considerable threat, and it will take some time." Lin Rong said, "The recent international situation is extremely unfavorable to us. The President demands that Japan be resolved as soon as possible.
Everyone should be prepared in their hearts, and maybe the sacrifice will be huge."
"Sacrificing for the country is the duty of being a soldier!" Yang Yuting said.
"To put it lightly, every soldier is the flesh and blood of his parents. We will not easily fight the lives of soldiers without any necessity. Everyone should remember this." Lin Rong said, "Otherwise, even if you win a battle, look at it."
With such a large number of casualties, the president's face would not look good, and it would be good not to scold people."
What he said is the truth. The Republican Army is even higher in terms of firepower output and ammunition consumption than the Soviet Red Army, which is famous for the number of heavy artillery and submachine guns.