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"It should be possible. The T-39 only weighs 16 tons. When it broke through the Yalu River just now, it was also crushed through the ice."

"Okay, let's do it like this." Guan Linzheng did not hesitate any longer, and ordered decisively: "Order Liu Linsheng to strengthen the assault artillery regiment to the 102nd Division, let them make an assault south along the Zhongman River, and must rush there to cut off the gap between Shuozhou and Chushan. Highway, threatening the retreat of the Japanese army in Chushan.”

"In addition, order Zhang Yaoming's 38th Army to strengthen its offensive against the original Japanese army, and must attract the attention of the Japanese army."

"Also, contact the Air Force and ask them to block all the roads behind the Japanese front at dawn and paralyze their military mobilization!"

被关麟征臭骂了一顿的刘玉章在接到沿忠满江向日军后方穿插的命令后不敢怠慢，丢下电话便将52军指挥权给了副军长刘廉一，自己亲自带了徐文亮上校的第9突击炮团剩下的126辆T-39轻型突击炮跑到金城里外围的第102师师部。

Before entering the door, I heard Major General Hu Jinsheng, the commander of the 102nd Division, holding the phone and yelling: "You bastard surnamed Hou, I won't listen to your explanation. I only want to be in Jincheng. I will give you another chance. Your Colonel Commander!"

"What? Jincheng hasn't been defeated yet?" The battle was not going well, and Liu Yuzhang was in a bad mood, so he walked into the headquarters of the 102nd Division with a gloomy face.

"Military seat, we are organizing an attack." Hu Jinsheng hurriedly explained: "Regimental Chief Hou Chengda took the lead and personally led the team to charge three times. The Japanese devils in Jincheng can't last long."

Hearing that the head of the regiment was leading the charge, Liu Yuzhang didn't say anything more. Unlike the Kuomintang army in another time and space, there are very few senior officers at the regiment level in the National Defense Force who lead the infantry charge, and the general staff of the National Defense Force The Ministry also did not encourage middle and senior military officers to show their bravery (in fact, even the Japanese army, which has always been known for its bravery, has never heard of a regiment leader personally leading a charge).

Liu Yuzhang grabbed the binoculars and stood at an observation port looking at the opposite side. The Japanese army position on the opposite side had been submerged in a sea of ​​flames.Right now, China is already the third largest industrial country in the world, but Japan's heavy industry is less than one-tenth of China's. Of course, there is no way to fight China's firepower. On the battlefield, only Chinese artillery is fighting fiercely. Japanese artillery is only fighting against Chinese infantry. When charging, carry out a short fire raid, and the firing time of each shot should not exceed 3 minutes, otherwise there is a danger of being covered by Chinese artillery.

The artillery regiment directly under the 102nd division and the artillery companies attached to the three infantry regiments are firing now, 18 150 howitzers, 36 105 howitzers, 18 105 recoilless guns, and 18 120mm heavy mortars At the same time, the artillery played an artillery chorus.The artillery shells exploded densely on the Japanese positions, and it was impossible to tell the point of explosion. I only saw clusters of flames flashing through the smoke, and they were immediately submerged by a larger burst of smoke.

The bombardment lasted for a full 30 minutes. As soon as the gunfire stopped, hundreds of infantrymen in camouflage uniforms and white smocks surged from the starting position 500 meters away from the Japanese army's position, screaming and rushed into the thick smoke that had not yet dissipated. .At the same time, dozens of machine guns were also set up.Immediately, a sound of "chi chi chi chi" similar to a high-speed rotating chainsaw pervaded the entire battlefield. Countless streams of fire rolled over the Japanese army's positions, and clumps of smoke pillars were shot on the Japanese trenches. The Japanese soldiers who insisted on resisting could not even raise their heads.

The morning mountain wind finally blows away the heavy gunpowder smoke, and the real situation on the battlefield is immediately displayed in front of the telescope.The Japanese positions had been destroyed by repeated bombardment, and the trenches guarded by the Japanese had long been dilapidated, and there were charred corpses and remains of earthworks all over the place, some of which were still smoking.The Chinese soldiers have already attacked and are searching for the remnants of the enemy. From time to time, a desperate Japanese soldier rushes out of the corner holding a grenade, but what awaits them is often a burst of submachine gun fire!Then there was a roar and a cloud of red smoke...

At this time, the sky was gradually brightening, and 12 A30A100 Thunderhawk attack aircraft equipped with 4mm machine guns and two 5kg anti-infantry submunitions roared and flew over Jinchengli.With the emergence of air support, the situation on the battlefield further developed in a direction favorable to the Chinese army.As long as the reinforcements mobilized by the Japanese commander from the depths were discovered by these planes, they would be swept down by a string of bullets and artillery shells, or they would dive down and drop a powerful cluster bomb, blowing up a large area.The Japanese troops who were attacked by the air had to leave their heavy equipment and retreat into the mountains and dense forests on both sides of the road to retreat.

Seeing that the time was ripe, Hu Jinsheng decisively issued the order for a general offensive. A white torrent surged up from the northeast and west sides of the Japanese army's position in Jinchengli, shouting loudly and rushing towards the Japanese army that was already showing signs of retreat. Just 20 minutes later, A blue sky and white sun flag finally rose above the core position in Jinchengli.

"Okay! Let's rush in!" Liu Yuzhang shouted excitedly, patting his back: "The 102nd Division led a regiment to stay in Jincheng. The other two regiments rested for 1 minutes and followed me to advance deep into the Japanese army!"

"Junzuo, what are you talking about?" Hu Jinsheng was taken aback when he heard the words, and hurriedly asked, "Where is our division going to advance?"

"Assault the Japanese army along the Zhongman River, cut off the connection between Chushan and Shuozhou, and threaten the rear of the Japanese army in Chushan." Liu Yuzhang replied casually, throwing the binoculars to the adjutant, and was about to walk outside the headquarters.

"What? Go along the Zhongman River to copy the rear of the Japanese army!" A flash of excitement flashed in Hu Jinsheng's eyes, he hurriedly rushed ahead of Liu Yuzhang, and said with a smile: "Mr. Lin, the job of copying the rear of the small Japanese army will not bother you, sir. Why don't you let the humble official take people there."

"Stop talking nonsense," Liu Yuzhang waved his hand impatiently: "It's a great achievement for you to show me the back road in Jincheng! The Japanese devils will definitely counterattack if they lose their position. Why don't you hurry up and set up defenses? Do you want to let Xiao Did the devil make dumplings for me?" After saying these words, Liu Yuzhang took his entourage and walked to the 9th Assault Artillery Regiment at the foot of the mountain, which was already ready to go.

The onslaught of the Chinese army took place not only in Jinchengli, but also in the middle of the Japanese Yalu River defense line, including Chushan, Weiyuan, Lunanli, Sanjiangli, Cicheng, Zhongjiang, Zhangxingli, Lingchengli, Huishan, etc. All strategic points are under the strong attack of the Chinese army.

After half a night of bloody battle.The Ninth Army and the Tenth Army of the Chinese Army have made more than a dozen gaps in the Japanese front.Although it paid three to 9 casualties (including colonial troops and South Korean troops), it cost dozens of T-10 assault guns (4000 of which were completely destroyed).However, it still gained a firm foothold on the south bank of the Yalu River, and the follow-up troops also continued to provide reinforcements through the frozen river.In the early morning of the 39th, the 37th Army and 12th Army of the Japanese Army put together a reserve team to launch a full-line counter-assault, but they were quickly defeated by the overwhelmingly superior Chinese army. It's the yellow corpse of the Japanese army, and the Japanese army's line of defense on the Yalu River seems to have been shaken across the board!

The Japanese army was a little panicked at this time.Although the strong firepower and air superiority of the Chinese army had been prepared before the war.But when the fight really started, it was discovered that the little preparation before the battle was not enough to offset the huge advantage of the opponent. What was even more troublesome was that the initiative on the battlefield was completely in the hands of the Chinese army.The Japanese army could only move behind their backs and be beaten, and they had no power to fight back!Although relying on the tenacious spirit of the Japanese army, the entire defense line has not yet collapsed, but everyone knows the result of this useless battle of only being beaten and not fighting back.What also made the Japanese army panic even more was that the powerful armored divisions of the Chinese army did not participate in the first day of battle. In addition to the report, the frontline troops found a small but not weak firepower and defense (very slow) assault Outside of the guns, no other armored vehicles have been found.

The atmosphere inside the North Korean Army Headquarters was also chaotic at this time, and telegrams calling for emergency help from the frontline flew like snowflakes.Chief of Staff Ishihara Wanji was already sweating profusely. While urgently dealing with these telegrams for help, he and deputy chief of staff Sanji Okito, senior staff officer Chi Masanobu and others lay down on the map to find a way to reverse the unfavorable situation. .It is obvious that the front-line troops are facing great pressure. If reinforcements cannot be dispatched in time, the entire Yalu River defense line is likely to be breached by the Chinese army in a short time!However, the North Korean Army Command has already transferred four divisions from the reserve team to join them. If more troops are needed...the number of the reserve team is too small!After all, the powerful armored division of the Chinese army has not yet moved, and no one can be sure whether the current attack is a feint or a main attack?

"The armored division of the Chinese army did not appear. Based on this alone, we can basically judge that the current attack of the Chinese army is just a feint. The 16th and 18th armies should be strictly ordered to defend firmly. As long as the imperial army carries forward the spirit of Bushido, it will definitely be able to... "

Just when Ishihara Waner and Oshiroto Sanji had different opinions and could not make up their minds, Zhongzuo Qianzhengxin, a senior staff officer of the Korean Army, put forward his opinions loudly.

"Qian Zhongzuo, you can't make such an arbitrary judgment!" Ishihara Waner interrupted Qian Zhengxin unceremoniously, and he glanced at this cold-looking and resolute, but somewhat simple-minded Zhongzuo with disgust. "In European wars, tank units are not necessarily used to take the lead. For example, in the Belarus campaign launched by the Soviet Red Army, overwhelming artillery firepower and infantry forces were used to tear apart the Polish army's defense line, and then sent mechanized troops to sweep the Polish army's rear. This kind of The combat mode was called a large-depth assault by the Soviet Red Army... At present, the Chinese army is likely to use such a tactic, tearing apart the middle of the Yalu River defense line of our army, and then deploying armored troops to break through to the East Korean Gulf or the West Sea."

"Okay, then immediately send reinforcements!" Qian Zhengxin's answer made Ishihara smile for a moment, and before Ishihara could react, Qian Zhengxin explained loudly: "The so-called three armed forces are the most hesitant! In the current situation , Even making a random decision is worse than not making a decision! And instead of guessing wildly and missing the opportunity in the end, it's better...it's better to make a bet early!"

"Baga! This is a decisive battle that concerns the life and death of the Japanese Empire! It's not a gamble in a tavern!" Sanji Oshiroto reprimanded.

"Why isn't the empire gambling? If we analyze it based on military science, how will this war go on!" Qianzheng Xintou raised his head and retorted: "So please don't hesitate any longer, and make a bold bet... so that at least There is a half chance of winning!"

As soon as he fell, the staff officers around him spoke out to refute. Although the Japanese Empire is hopeless, but such words can only be kept in the heart, where did they say it?There was an uproar in the war room.But the head of the family here, Neiji Okamura, the commander of the Korean Army, seemed to turn a blind eye to such a chaotic scene. He just stood motionless in front of the map, his eyebrows were tightly knit, and his eyes flickered behind the glasses, as if in his heart. As he deduced the changes in the entire battle situation, there were still large beads of sweat rolling down his forehead.

I don't know how long it took, the war room has gradually quieted down, and the staff officers who have vented a lot are busy dealing with the precarious battle situation again.At this moment, Okamura Ningji's hoarse voice suddenly sounded.

"Zhongzuo Qian's opinion is correct. There is no perfect solution to the situation of the North Korean telegram. It is necessary to determine the main attack direction of the Chinese army, and the movement of the Chinese army is beyond our control. The only way is to win..."

"Your Excellency..." Ishihara Wan'er didn't know what to say. The current situation of the battle is probably like this. If the 150 million Korean troops were twisted together, they might be able to fight the Chinese army. That can only be the fate of being defeated by the Chinese army one by one!

"Ishihara-kun, Oshiro-kun, Qian-kun... how do you plan to bet?" Okamura asked with an extremely firm expression, looking at the generals in front of him.

"Xiaguan..." Ishihara frowned and thought hard, not knowing how to answer for a while.Okito Sanji also seemed hesitant to speak, wanting to speak, but didn't know what to say.Qian Zhengxin didn't think much about it, and said casually: "The lowly job bets on the west coast of North Korea! The guys in the navy are not reliable at all, and the west coast must be the weakest link in North Korea!"

"Nishi," Ningji Okamura nodded, just as he was about to issue an order to adjust the deployment, a staff officer suddenly put down the phone and shouted: "Your Excellency, Marshal, General Yoshijiro Umezu reported that a Chinese infantry regiment equipped with tanks suddenly appeared In the Guichengli area behind the Chushan defense line, the connection between Chushan and Shuozhou has been cut off! Now the Chinese army is fighting fiercely with the 106th Regiment of our 113th Division, and the current battle situation is unknown!"

Shi Yuan Waner turned pale with shock, and couldn't help shouting: "What? An infantry regiment with tanks! Mount Chu is in danger! Your Excellency, Marshal, we must organize a counterattack with troops, and at the same time, to benefit a part of the second road along the Jiangnan Mountains and the Gaima Plateau. line of defense."

Ojoto Sanji also immediately made a suggestion: "The main force of the 55th Division in Chushan should be ordered to move closer to Weiyuan, join the 58th Division, and then retreat to the Jiangnan Mountains together."

Chapter 0955 Korean War ([-]) Focus

Guipingli is located about 10 kilometers southeast of Chushan Mountain, an important town on the border between China and South Korea.From here, there is a road that can go north to Mount Chu, and to the south, there is a road that can pass through the Jiangnan Mountains and go directly to Unsan, the traffic point in the northwestern part of North Korea. If the Chinese army controls the road from Chushan to Unsan via Guping-ri, it will be deployed on the Yalu River. The retreat of the Japanese 15th Army at the western end of the line of defense was in jeopardy. On the morning of December 12, a mixed unit composed of the 12th Assault Artillery Regiment, 9th Infantry Regiment, and 307th Infantry Regiment of the Chinese National Defense Army, under the personal command of Lieutenant General Liu Yuzhang, commander of the 308nd Army, walked along the ice surface of the Zhongman River. Assaulted into Guipingli, and immediately started a fierce battle with a Japanese infantry brigade stationed here. After about an hour of fighting, the Chinese army occupied the entire Guipingli at around 52:12 noon that day.

But before the Chinese army had time to breathe after continuous marches and fierce battles, the first batch of counterattack troops of the Japanese army appeared in the southeast of Guipingli.This Japanese army was the 106th Regiment of the 113th Division of the Japanese Army that had received an order to reinforce the Chushan-Weiyuan line the night before. It is composed of reserve officers and soldiers of the 6th Division, one of these divisions, and can be regarded as the second-class elite unit in the Japanese army.

第113联队原本也是要同第106师团主力一起沿云山通往楚山的公路北上增援楚山的第55师团的，可是却因为驻扎地点距离较远，直到12日下午1点30分才刚刚赶到龟坪里东南的古丰村。刚一进村，就遇到了从龟坪里败退下来的一百几十个日军残兵败将。

"Baga! Are you the Imperial Army of the Great Japanese Empire? You were caught off guard by the Chinese! Am I mistaken? This is the front line... How can the front line troops be so unsuspecting! Where is your captain? ? Where is he? I want to ask him how the hell he fought!"

The one who roared loudly was the captain of the 113th Regiment, Colonel Tanaka Shengdao. In front of him was a sergeant who looked like an uncle. At a glance, he knew that he was one of the 600 million troops mobilized to make up the number... In fact, the 55th Division Except for one regiment from the elite 5th Division, the other two regiments are all uncle-level devils, and their combat effectiveness is very suspicious. Otherwise, they would not have been beaten by the Chinese army in just half a night. I'm looking for a tooth.

"Captain...Your Excellency, Captain, has...already...had become a god of harakiri, and I can't come to see you." Uncle Sergeant hesitantly told Tanaka Shengdao the news of the suicide of the captain of his brigade.

When Tanaka Shengdao heard this, he frowned. As a warrior, it is right to cut seppuku after losing a battle... But you can't die in such a hurry, why should you report the enemy's situation before committing suicide!He sighed softly, looked at the uncle in front of him and asked, "Then tell me, how many people are there in that Chinese army? How is the combat effectiveness?"

"The report shows that the Chinese army that captured Guipingli has about 3000 people and a dozen tanks. These tanks are not big, about the same size as the Type 97, but they don't have a turret. A cannon with a caliber of about 75mm directly mounted on the car."

"Assault chariot!?" Tanaka Shengdao took a breath and thought, "No wonder a brigade of the imperial army was wiped out like this. It turns out that this team of Chinese troops still has assault chariots, and it doesn't look like they have infiltrated behind the enemy's rear. A small group of troops..."

At this moment, Major Koyama, the chief staff officer of the 113th Regiment, hurried into the temporary headquarters and sent an urgent message from the division headquarters to Seidao Tanaka: "Your Majesty, the head of the Matsuura Division ordered our regiment to report to Kame Pingli launched a counterattack and ordered to seize Guipingli within today."

After receiving the order, Colonel Tanaka Shengdao hurriedly deployed his troops without caring about thoroughly investigating the enemy's situation.At 3:113 p.m., the two brigades of the 4th Regiment of the Japanese Army, supported by four 75mm mountain guns, six 6mm infantry guns and two 70mm anti-aircraft guns, started their attack from the Jiangnan Mountains in the south and launched a condescending attack on Guipingli. Offensive.

Like Tanaka Shengdao's 113th regiment rushing into the attack, the two infantry regiments and one assault artillery regiment commanded by Lieutenant General Liu Yuzhang did not find out the opponent's situation... If they figured it out, the 113th regiment should defend and let China 3 regiments of the army are coming to attack!In fact, in real wars, there are very few cases of knowing yourself and the enemy. In most cases, the two warring parties are engaged in combat without knowing the enemy's situation.The battle of Gupingli, which is considered by later generations of military history to be the first key battle of the Korean War, was such a chaotic layout at the beginning.

Liu Yuzhang, who had succeeded in the sneak attack, now had the intention of accepting it as soon as he saw it. When the reconnaissance team reported that an unknown number of Japanese troops had been found, his first reaction was to order the troops to form a defensive ring formation. The 307th Infantry Regiment deployed defenses along a frozen creek called Fengshui Creek, guarding the south line of Guipingli; the 308th Infantry Regiment deployed defenses on a hillside about 1 km northwest of Guipingli; the 9th Assault Artillery Regiment was left behind. Acting as a reserve team in Guipingli Town, Liu Yuzhang's temporary headquarters was also set up in the town office of Guipingli together with the headquarters of the 9th Assault Artillery Regiment.

"The artillery fires!" Following the order of the 113th Regiment Commander Tanaka Shengdao. Ten mountain artillery, infantry artillery, and more than a dozen mortars roared at the same time, stirring up a cloud of snow and dust on the Chinese army's position. The shells exploded on the frozen soil, and sparks flew all over the 10 regiment's position.

"Damn it! It turned out to be a false alarm." Lin Yuanguo, the commander of the 307th Regiment, immediately estimated their strength through the intensity of the Japanese shelling, and he just wanted to order the regiment's artillery to fight back.Liu Yuzhang's phone call came: "Your 307th regiment's artillery counterattack will hit me lightly, don't scare these little devils away, understand?"

Seeing that the Chinese army's counterattack artillery fire was not very violent, Colonel Tanaka Shengdao drew out his command knife and pointed it forward, screaming the slogan of charge.Nearly 1700 Japanese infantry soldiers from the two brigades rushed out from their starting positions in the mountains and forests, and began to charge with Type 38 rifles and Waibazi machine guns.The Japanese 92-type heavy machine guns also moved up, erected on both sides of the assault formation for side-firing support, and junior Japanese officers wearing wool uniforms and holding Oriental command swords rushed to the front of the formation.

I don't know what's wrong, but the artillery of the Chinese army didn't fire at this time to stop the shooting.It wasn't until the Japanese army was about to rush to the south bank of Fengshui River that the machine gun fire on the Chinese army's position suddenly opened fire, making a piercing sound like the sound of a chainsaw rotating at high speed.This is the Min 27 general-purpose machine gun equipped by the Chinese army firing. This machine gun has an extremely fast rate of fire and poses a great threat to the charging infantry.However, the Japanese army's assault formation was very scattered. As soon as the front was knocked down, the rear immediately lay down and moved forward with the help of the cover of terrain and features.

Just when the Japanese infantry felt that they could compete with the Chinese army with their excellent shooting skills, the ground under their bodies suddenly trembled slightly, and then someone shouted: "Tanks! The tanks of the Chinese army are coming up!" ! Drag the anti-tank gun up!"

Since the Japanese army already knew that the Chinese army in Guipingli had more than a dozen assault tanks, two 37mm anti-aircraft guns had quietly moved behind the assault infantry, waiting for the Chinese army tanks to emerge.But the Japanese soldiers operating the two 37mm guns were quickly petrified by the scene in front of them.

On the assault front of about 2000 meters, about 120 unknown Chinese assault tanks formed a wedge formation, and thousands of accompanying infantry guarded the tanks with submachine guns or rifles. Overwhelmed by more than 1000 stunned Japanese soldiers...