Chapter 676 The Yalu River
~Date: ~October 21~
(The literature is full of smoke and the sound of cannons is shaking. Please visit the latest free chapters of this book. There are bombers roaring in the sky, diving and explosion sounds mixed together to form a unique chorus of death. Due to the rain, the water of the Yalu River is turbid, and the clear and gentle side of the past seems to be invisible. The river surface is obviously wider than usual. The Yalu River in front of you has become a natural barrier.
The Japanese army on the opposite side formed a solid defensive system with Shinyizhou as the core. The Japanese army's permanent fortifications were scattered, with high and low combinations, and the artillery in the bunker were densely packed and countless. On the night of July 15, our army launched an attack on the 1,000-kilometer front line and invested nearly 600,000 troops into the battle, opening the curtain for the battle into North Korea. People's focus was once again paid attention and hoped.
The Second Tiger Corps of Lu, the First Army, the Second Army, and the Third Army, from Jianglin to Shinyiju, nearly 400 kilometers of front line, launched an attack on North Korea in three directions. However, three days later, our army did not break through the Yalu River defense line, and became the first obstacle, fiercely blocking the tide-like offensive launched by our army.
On the front of Xinyizhou, the first army of ** was deployed by a division to launch a crossing river operation. In order to cooperate with the attack, the artillery troops deployed a field artillery brigade and a heavy artillery regiment. The density of supporting artillery fire reached a very terrifying level, but it had little effect on the permanent fortifications of the Japanese army. Due to the continuous bombing, there was almost no complete house in Shinyizhou opposite.
In order to fight against our attack, almost all the Korean residents in the border areas were migrated away, and Shinyiju almost became a fortification group. After all, North Korea was ruled by the Japanese for 50 years. Due to the Japanese's implementation of the policy of gentleness in recent years, and the people on the peninsula have significantly improved their lives, the Japanese army has gained strong support from the people on the peninsula.
The puppet regime on the peninsula devoted himself to his master, and even mobilized the whole nation to put forward the slogan of defending the country. For a long time, due to the land, the Korean Peninsula, has been unable to solve the problem of food and clothing due to its population growth. However, Mu Yaping's butterfly effect has profoundly influenced the mainland, and has also been closely watched by Japanese who are good at learning.
While the Japanese were shocked and admired Mu Yaping's achievements in the economic field, they formed a special institution to devote themselves to research. In particular, Mu Yaping's agricultural measures were quickly mastered and absorbed and digested by the Japanese. Rice greenhouse breeding and cultivation techniques were promoted in the Northeast and the Korean Peninsula. After achieving obvious results, they were promoted locally in Japan.
The sharp increase in rice yield first solved the problem of eating. After the problem of eating for a long time plaguing the Japanese, which had a long time plagued the Japanese, profoundly affected the Korean Peninsula. Then the Japanese vigorously managed Korea and invested the dividends obtained by the war in a planned manner. While the peninsula was developing, it absorbed a lot of labor and profoundly improved the livelihood of the Korean Peninsula.
The improvement of people's livelihood and the improvement of life have led to a strong sense of belonging among the people of North Korea. With the elimination of hostility, the resisters in North Korea have no soil for survival, and many staunch patriots have fled to China. 40 years later, almost no guerrillas are active on the Korean Peninsula, and the resisters have disappeared.
Although the Japanese army planned to build a large number of Korean divisions, the Japanese army did not allow the Korean division to participate in the cruel battle, which made the Koreans feel a sense of belonging. At present, the Korean people are very enthusiastic in supporting the Japanese army's operations, and the Japanese army is as if they are fighting on the local level. Without considering other factors, this alone increases the difficulty of our army entering North Korea.
In addition, the large-scale bombing that lasted for more than a month inevitably affected innocent people. At present, most cities on the peninsula were bombed in a mess. The US bomber group did not have any rules and regulations. Their bombing targets were not only aimed at military facilities, but also a large number of factories and transportation lines. Their purpose was to curb the other party's war potential.
This has caused a large number of deaths in the North Korean people. So far, Seoul has been devastatingly ravaged by fierce air strikes. Many ancient buildings have been blown up. After the war, the bombing lasted for a month, more than 30,000 people were injured or killed in Seoul, which does not include the number of casualties in other areas during the air strikes.
There is no doubt that this account will naturally be counted on the Chinese and Americans, so hatred arises. In the Chongqing Joint Command, Mu Yaping was closely observing the situation on the peninsula. A combat staff officer rushed in and muttered a few words in Mu Yaping's ear. Mu Yaping hurried to the next room.
Central Intelligence Director Dai Li stood up in a hurry when he saw Mu Yaping walking in. "What happened?" Mu Yaping asked. Dai Li reported: "Deputy Commander-in-Chief Mu, Shanghai North Korea Restoration Organization, gathered North Koreans in Shanghai to hold a demonstration to protest my country's brutal bombing of the peninsula. They demanded that civilian facilities be not allowed to be bombed."
"Nonsense, immediately arrest all the North Koreans who were marching, disband the restoration organization, and severely punish the backbone!" Mu Yaping ordered without hesitation. Dai Li had to turn around and leave, and Mu Yaping continued: "This news must be blocked, and it cannot be leaked out!" Mu Yaping's domestic discord appeared, after all, the death of innocent poor people is not good.
In the Fengtian War Zone Command, telegrams from the front formed a noisy communicative sound. Fu Zuoyi looked at the red arrow of our army's attack on the map and said: "General Peng, Ye Ting reported, Maoshan, Xuxiangling, Huishan, the offense was also setbacked. ‖ The attack lasted for three days without breaking through the Japanese army's surface position. According to the report of the attacking force, the defensive force was the North Korean division. Unexpectedly, the defense of the North Korean division was very tenacious and its combat effectiveness was impressive."
Peng Dehuai said: "This situation has been estimated in advance. The situation in which the battle in Korea is different from that in China. The North Korean division's tenacious defense is enough to illustrate the problem, and the difficulty of the battle can be imagined. Offensive setbacks are inevitable. At present, we will not interfere with the front-line command. We will still focus on...."
Lu Erhu, the headquarters of the Dandong ** Corps, asked: "Does there any instructions at the headquarters?" "Report to the commander. So far, the headquarters has only learned about the offensive situation, issued no instructions, and did not ask about the reasons for the attack's setback!" Lu Erhu aimed at the Chief of Staff Xie Fang and said: "The headquarters does not accuse me, I feel more pressure, please pick me up the 1st Army headquarters!"
"Should you be anxious, commander! In the current situation, the 1st Army is facing greater pressure, so we should not blame us. The attack was frustrated, and we had a clear judgment before the war. How to improve the attack, I think the front-line troops will come up with a solution." Jiefang stopped and comforted him, calming down Lu Erhu. However, from Zhongjiang, Chushan's attack was also bad, and the attack was like this at the beginning. As the chief officer, Lu Erhu was naturally anxious.
Xie Fang looked at the military map and pondered for a long time and said, "I understand Mr. Peng's temper. The attack was frustrated and did not make accusations, which made me puzzled. Even if I expected the difficulties of attacking the tough, I would urge us to find a way. Once a large corps fight, the combat orders must be issued, and the combat mission must be completed unconditionally, but Mr. Peng's approach is a bit abnormal."
Lu Erhu said in confusion: "Chief of Staff! Do you see something wrong?" "I feel that General Peng does not attach much importance to the offense, and it seems that his energy is not in this regard!" Xie Fang analyzed. Lu Erhu said: "Maybe General Peng thought of this situation when the offense would happen, but it was just not putting pressure on us. We are still paying attention to how to break the deadlock. I don't believe that the Japanese defense line is as solid as a rock."
An hour later, the Lu Erhu reconciled the ranks at the 1st Army headquarters. The 1st Army headquarters was about 5 kilometers away from the Yalu River. This place was a hill where you could clearly see the attack. The commander of the 1st Army reported the attack situation with some anxiety, and another round of attack was repelled. The assault boats on the river were retreated one after another, and the charge troops went ashore dejectedly.
Lu Erhu said nothing, and he put down his telescope order: "Stop the attack!" Xie Fang said: "Commander, we have no good way at the moment, we can only attack with force. I suggest that in order to reduce casualties, stop attack during the day, and all attacks will be placed at night!" Lu Erhu agreed: "I agree with the Chief of Staff's suggestion that the attack target during the day is obvious, and the casualties are too great, and all attacks will be placed at night." Then Lu Erhu ordered the commander of the 1st Army to form a forced crossing commando and repeatedly attack the Japanese army.
Returning to the Corps Command, Xie Fang carefully studied the battle situation and said: "Commander, although the Yalu River is in the flood season, the flow rate is not fast and the river level is stable. I just observed the attack situation. The assault boat targeted a large target. The Japanese artillery fire measured the design elements in advance and formed an artillery fire coverage area in the center of the river. Therefore, when the assault boat arrived at the center of the river, it was blocked by the Japanese artillery fire, and it was difficult to cross the artillery fire blockade area. This is the main reason for the failure of the charge."
"Damn it, the Japanese artillery fire is still fierce. The Japanese artillery is in permanent fortifications. It seems that the Japanese defense is very perfect. Now we have no way to deal with the Japanese artillery positions?" Lu Erhu said the truth. Xie Fang said: "I have an idea to form two different charge commandos? Targeting the Japanese artillery positions!"
"Two different commandos," Lu Erhu was confused. Jie Fang said: "········· This can be unexpected. The biggest difficulty we face now is to force cross the Yalu River." Lu Erhu said: "Good way! You can try it!" Then he picked up the phone and ordered the 1st Army to form two commandos, and explained in detail the differences between the two commandos.
The Yalu River rolled westward, and the most tragic fight was staged on both sides of the straits. The dark night came, and fierce artillery fire dyed half of the sky red. The rocket launcher regiment received the order and quietly laid it by the river. The Yalu River Railway Bridge, which was blown up by the Japanese army in the distance, appeared and disappeared under the light of artillery fire. The steel-cast bridge of the bridge had long disappeared, and the piers stood alone on the river surface, silently watching the shocking scene and witnessing the heroic souls rushing to death in blood! Literary Degree
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