.When it comes to how to fight the second battle, Huang Zhibo has many choices and many difficulties.

At the end of the first battle, on September 23, Huang Zhibo had the idea to take advantage of the opportunity of the coalition forces adjusting their defense deployment to launch the second battle, but he immediately gave up this idea.

According to his idea at the time, he used the 24th Army to launch an attack from the Western Front battlefield, restraining part of the US Third Infantry Division and the Fourth Infantry Division, and then the 65th Army and the 39th Army attacked from east to west, tearing a gap on the flank defense line of the coalition forces, and finally used the 16th Army's rapid response troops to launch a deep assault, cutting out the Fourth Infantry Division, striving to eliminate the main force of the US military and regain the crucial Shunchuan. Huang Zhibo also left a move, that is, after the failure of the attack, the 44th Airborne Division of the 15th Airborne Army, which had entered North Korea, could withstand the coalition's counterattack on the central battlefield and ensure that the front line was safe.

The reason why Huang Zhibo gave up this idea is very simple: the risk and return are seriously imbalanced.

With only one main army, and the main army that participated in the first battle, it was difficult for the volunteer army to make breakthroughs on the front battlefield, so Huang Zhibo had to put his hopes on the side, letting the two main army be responsible for the strong attack and one main army be responsible for interlude. Even if everything goes well, he can only destroy the Fourth Infantry Division and cannot annihilate the two main divisions of the US military like the first battle. For this reason, the price to be paid is very huge. Episode 39

The army and the 65th Army will definitely lose their combat effectiveness, and the losses and casualties of the 16th Army and the 24th Army will not be small. Therefore, after this, the Volunteer Army will lose its offensive ability for a long time, which is equivalent to giving up the initiative. The losses of the coalition forces are much smaller. Even if the Fourth Infantry Division is wiped out, the coalition forces can mobilize the Second Infantry Division, the Third Infantry Division and the Seventh Infantry Division to launch an attack when the Volunteer Army is unable to advance.

The result is self-evident. Even if you win, the volunteers will not be able to defend the results.

A wise choice is to launch a decisive attack after accumulating enough strength, rather than to make small fuss with the coalition forces on the front line.

After returning to Beijing and receiving a positive answer from Lu Fenglie and Fu Xiubo, Huang Zhibo became even more determined to fight a big battle.

Since the two US Marine Divisions were able to wipe out the entire army in the first battle, after being fully prepared, they would be more confident to achieve a decisive victory on the Western Front battlefield.

However, the actual situation is still not ideal.

When the negotiations broke down, the 54th Army, the 13th Army and the 47th Army had already entered North Korea, but they had not reached the front line.

Although the supplementary work of the 39th Army, the 65th Army and the 16th Army is underway and a large number of supplementary troops have arrived, the situation of the three main armies is still not ideal, and many main combat equipment drawn from other troops has not yet completed adaptive modifications.

With the situation of the Volunteer Army, it would be very good to launch an attack on October 15th.

In fact, the biggest problem is not the combat troops, but logistics support.

By this time, the logistics support of the Volunteer Army was still insufficient.

It’s not that there is not enough security, but that there are too few engineers.

During the first battle, the coalition's air strikes were difficult to pose a threat to the ground forces of the Volunteer Army, so in the last three days of the battle, the coalition focused on bombing the Volunteer Army's logistics support lines and repeatedly bombing bridge and tunnels. Although the Volunteer Army had made relevant preparations, such as mobilizing thousands of engineering vehicles and transporting hundreds of thousands of tons of engineering materials to North Korea, the scale of the engineering troops was very limited and it was difficult to repair the bombed bridge and tunnels in time.

By October 7, the frontline troops had only received 60% of the supplies they deserved.

This level was achieved thanks to the civilian forces mobilized by the People's Army. According to incomplete statistics, at that time, at least 1.5 million North Korean soldiers and civilians were assisting the volunteers in transporting supplies. In order to send supplies to the front line as soon as possible, local governments in various North Korea even organized "porters" to specially organize manpower to walk on mountain paths that the coalition forces could not blow up, and use shoulder-carrying and back-carrying ammunition, grain and other materials to the front line.

Without supplies, the troops cannot fight.

In order to solve the material problem, Huang Zhibo had to let the 47th Army stay and specifically assist the logistics forces in repairing damaged bridges and tunnels along the way.

During this period, he also asked Qi Kaiwei to go back specifically and requested the General Logistics Department to send more engineering troops.

"The problem now is that our supplies can last up to ten days." Qi Kaiwei took out a document, "This is related to logistics support. If the battle starts on the fifteenth day and seven armies are invested at the same time, it would be a miracle that can last for ten days. If the attack time is extended, the main force can only be put into the battle in batches."

"There's no other way?"

Qi Kaiwei shook his head and picked up the cigarette box that Huang Zhibo placed on the table.

"This is not a problem," Huang Zhibo breathed a sigh of relief and said, "North Korea is just such a big place. It is unrealistic if we focus on the Western Front battlefield and invest seven main armies at the same time. Excessive force density will not enhance our army's offensive capabilities, but will only make command more chaotic and make the coalition's air strike more effective."

Qi Kaiwei nodded, indicating that he understood Huang Zhibo's meaning.

"This battle must be carried out in stages." Huang Zhibo pondered for a while and said, "The question now is who will take the lead."

"This is also the biggest problem."

Huang Zhibo smiled and knew what Qi Kaiwei was talking about.

Logically speaking, the 39th Army, the 65th Army and the 16th Army are the absolute main forces. The three armies have participated in actual combat, mastered the skills of fighting with the coalition forces, and are very familiar with the new tactics of the Volunteer Army, especially the combat methods in harsh electromagnetic environments.

The question is, the situation of these three armies is not very good.

The problems of the Sixty-Fifth Army are the most prominent. The excessively huge combat casualties have already had an impact on the morale of grassroots troops.

Huang Zhibo went to inspect the situation specifically. The officers and soldiers were in a good mood, but they all hoped to be supplemented.

This is not an excessive requirement, but a real problem.

In the grassroots companies of the Sixty-Fifth Army, some companies had less than 30 officers and soldiers, and a platoon under normal circumstances was not enough. In addition, the newly added soldiers seriously lacked practical experience, and some new recruits under 20 years old did not even master sufficient combat skills.

It is indeed difficult to let the three armies attack the main force.

However, contrary to the grassroots situation, the senior officers of the three armies were very active, and they all took it for granted that they should be the absolute main force of the Volunteer Army.

After Huang Zhibo returned to Xinyizhou, he was dealing with the officers and soldiers sent by the three armies for several consecutive days.

It is a good thing for officers and soldiers to be proactive, but they have to do what they can.

Except for these three armies that have participated in the war, the other four armies are fully equipped, and the equipment renovation work of the 24th armies has also been completed. However, none of the four armies have practical experience, especially the three armies who have just arrived are not familiar with the situation of North Korea.

Huang Zhibo is really not relieved to let them play the main force.

After pondering for a while, Huang Zhibo spoke, "Don't worry about these things for now, and then decide who will play the main force."

"There are only two types of offensive methods: one is a strong attack on the front and a side breakthrough, and the other is a strong attack on the side and a front breakthrough."

Huang Zhibo nodded and started thinking again.

After the first battle, the situation on the battlefield became very beneficial to the Volunteers. The coalition did not retreat from the Western Front, making its western front a prominent part. If the coalition was able to launch an attack before the Volunteers, it was a good thing, because it could attack the Volunteers' defense line from the flanks, or even launch an assault from the Xichuan direction, cutting off the logistics support lines of the three main armies on the eastern battlefield in one fell swoop.

The question is, if the coalition forces cannot start the attack first, this is not a good thing.

When the flank is threatened, it is difficult for the coalition forces to stick to the front line of defense, and even have to place the main force on the flank line of defense.

For the volunteer army, this is equivalent to an additional breakthrough.

As an attacker, this is definitely a huge advantage.

More breakthroughs mean more choices and more opportunities. As long as the troops are sufficient, the volunteers can even regard feint as the main attack, strive for multiple breakthroughs, and then use quick interlude to divide the main forces of the coalition forces, striving to achieve decisive victory in a battle.

In fact, this is exactly what Huang Zhibo thought.

With the arrival of the three main armies, the Volunteer Army's strength is no longer a problem, and there are even extra ones.

To fight the second battle well, the key is to use these forces and how to form a large-scale breakthrough, and you must carefully plan tactical actions.

After pondering for a long time, Huang Zhibo knocked on the spread map.

Qi Kaiwei frowned when he saw Huang Zhibo knocking.

"This is just my current idea. You will draw up a draft according to this idea. How to fight depends on the situation." Huang Zhibo lit another cigarette and said, "You have to urge Li Mingyang to ask the Second Department to provide information from the coalition forces as soon as possible, especially the deployment of the main force of the US military and the logistics support of the coalition forces. After obtaining the information, I will hold a pre-war meeting and then decide how to fight."

"Okay, I'll draft the draft as soon as possible."

"Prepare more and don't hang yourself on a tree."

Qi Kaiwei smiled and expressed his understanding of Huang Zhibo's meaning.

In the first battle, Huang Zhibo had proved with his actions that he was a very flexible commander, so when asking the staff to formulate combat plans, he should also be flexible. This command method is also very consistent with the actual situation, because in large-scale electromagnetic warfare, it is difficult for the rear commanders to know the situation on the front line, and the battle process may not be completely in line with the plan, so flexible plans are needed to deal with endless changes.

If you decide to die of a plan, you will only suffer the consequences.

When Qi Kaiwei went out, Huang Zhibo called Lu Fenglie first and reported the situation, and that the second battle was temporarily scheduled to be launched on October 15. Then he called Li Guoqiang, hoping that the Second Department could work harder in intelligence work and find out the details of the coalition forces as soon as possible.
Chapter completed!