Chapter Ninety-Eight: The Fulcrum
A few hours before the start of the "Tsunami" landing campaign, not to mention ordinary soldiers, not even Erwin. Divisional commanders like Rommel did not know exactly where their troops were going to land, and as for the so-called confidential information in the safe of senior officials in Nanjing, it was simply a fake document designed to mislead the Japanese army through Japanese spies preparing for war.
"Incheon Port!"
When the coastline in front gradually became clear, Rommel silently expressed his praise for the shrewd strategy of the command, and before that, he had also studied the map of the west coast of the Korean Peninsula for a long time, and the strategic location of Inchon was very important for Shuangfa - it was located in the middle of the entire Korean Peninsula, just one step away from Seoul, the political and economic center of North Korea, and it could also cut off the land passage between the north and south of the peninsula to break through the Japanese garrison, but the natural environment here was very complicated, A hasty attack without sufficient certainty is highly likely to lead to a failed landing battle.
Today, the tenacious Marines have firmly occupied the beaches around Incheon and the entire port area, and the airborne troops have been smoothly embedded in the interior of the Japanese defenses, and the battle has become one-sided.
However, although the naval engineering units were making every effort to repair the port facilities, time did not allow the German follow-up troops to wait longer, and a telegram from the higher authorities said that Rommel and his troops would land from Beach No. 3 north of Incheon as soon as possible.
Under the cover of Turkish battleships flying the red crescent star flag, the Junker-class tank landing ships with a displacement of 750 tons carried German officers and equipment to the beach at a speed, and as night fell, large swathes of the beach began to be covered with all kinds of searchlights.
After a day of fighting, the noisy peninsula was at last much quieter, the stars seemed to be hidden for fear of war, and only a bright moon in the endless sky was showing the way in front of people with its lonely moonlight.
On a dirt road outside Seoul, a queue of hundreds of people is silently advancing. When the officer at the front raised his right hand, which was clenched into a fist, the long queue stopped at once. Squatting, guarding, without the need for an officer's command, body language quickly reached the end of the queue, and all the movements were completed in silence.
In the afterglow of the remnant sun, a agile figure quickly ran from a distance, and after a low whisper with the leading officer, the officer waved his right hand and made a gesture to disperse and prepare for battle.
In less than 30 seconds. There was not a single figure in sight on this dirt path, but the surrounding grass exuded a murderous aura that was invisible to the naked eye.
After about two minutes, several soldiers in khaki uniforms appeared on the small hill ahead, and they looked around for a while, one of them ran and turned back, and the rest continued to search and advance with small steps, although they were so nervous that they were almost in a state of being armed, but they were unaware of the danger hidden in the grass not far from the road.
Time passed quietly, and after about 5 or 6 minutes, there was a sound of footsteps at the end of the road. There was a faint sound of guns, water bottles, and bodies colliding with each other.
The wind blew and created yellow-green waves on the large grass. A large number of officers and men in yellow uniforms in a hurry had no leisure to appreciate this scenery, and it took a quarter of an hour for the long queue to disappear from the other side of the road.
The grass is still swaying to the rhythm of nature. It was not until the arrival of an army of oxen, horses, and donkeys carrying the burden and the wounded that the team lurking in the grass suddenly became powerful. It was only a moment's hesitation as the survivors raised their weapons and hands above their heads at breakneck speed, except for a few wounded soldiers who were still shouting in the wagon, and the entire convoy gave up early resistance, except for a few wounded soldiers who were still shouting in the wagon.
This scene even surprised the ambushers, who inquired about the reason why the troops were so cowardly, even though their real purpose was not to liberate the Korean people. When encountering such an opponent, it is always necessary to save a lot of effort.
Unbeknownst to the ambushers, it was such a dramatic battle that opened the battle for Seoul, the outcome of which did not disappoint the troops who came from afar, and it determined the course of the war on the entire Korean Peninsula.
Colonel, that is, the corresponding rank of Osa in the Japanese Army, usually holds the rank of deputy division, brigade (deputy) and regimental officer in the army, such as Eugen Maindl, who served as the commander of the 1st Parachute Infantry Regiment of the 2nd Air Assault Division of the Luftwaffe, and Etsuji Kihara, who served as the commander of the Japanese garrison at Gunsan Port, and Nagayoshi Omoto, who served as the 43rd Independent Brigade of the Japanese Army.
In the military of the same country, there can be considerable differences in the positions of people of the same rank. This is especially true of the soldiers of different countries, who, in the opinion of Colonel Eugenmeindel, are in no way willing to exchange his 3,527 paratroopers for the 3,672 infantry of his opponent, even though this is a poor choice in pure arithmetic.
At present, the Luftwaffe has a total of four air assault divisions, that is, airborne divisions, of which the 1st and 2nd air assault divisions are the first-line combat units, and the 3rd and 4th divisions are the second-line reserve forces, and the full strength of the four divisions has reached 75,000 people.
As for Colonel Eugenmeinder, he was an artilleryman when he first joined the army, and perhaps he would never have imagined that he would one day be transferred to a branch of the army that would fall from the sky, but the outbreak of the world war in 1914 gave him the opportunity. After successfully defeating Russia and France and landing in England, in order to destroy the British army's defenses in central England and Scotland, the German army greatly expanded its paratrooper units, so that it developed from one airborne division when it landed in England to four later, and Meindel was transferred from the army to the air force at that time. In the end, more than 44,000 paratroopers took part in the decisive battles of Birmingham and Scotland, both of which were won by the Germans.
When he stood on the Korean soil with his feet down-to-earth, Maiindel, who had served in the German team for 20 years, was already an air force colonel who was very likely to be promoted through this battlefield, and what made him even more proud was that the more than 3,000 paratroopers who followed him were the essence of the German team. This paratrooper regiment is the size of a reinforced regiment in the German Army (about 3,200 men in a standard German infantry regiment and 16,600 in a standard German infantry division), but its combat effectiveness is far superior to that of a thousand infantry units of the same model, which has been proven in actual combat in the United States and Russia.
In the entire German ** team, the paratroopers are the only elite 1 units that can compete with the Marine Corps.
Opposite Colonel Maiindel. The troops commanded by the Japanese Army's Osakai Etsuji and Omoto Nagayoshi also had 3,600 troops, but compared with the German paratroopers who were known for their elite, their combat effectiveness was simply miserable, but as the only brigade-level unit left by the Japanese army in the Seoul area, they received special attention from their opponents, and the task of Maindle's department was to intercept them in the eastern suburbs of Seoul and really carry out the task of encirclement and annihilation. It would be Rommel's troops who were on the landingβit was obviously much easier to deal with this enemy with armored forces than with paratroopers, but the tide of battle was always far from what one expected.
4 hours later, Istanbul, Turkey.
A dinner party attended by only a dozen people did not take much time and energy, and the conversation with Kemal, who was a year older than him, was as pleasant as ever. When he introduced Juliana to Kemal, he saw a look of envy and helplessness in Kemal's eyes.
Since the end of his first marriage, the "Father of Turkey" has remained single, having been elected president of Turkey three times in four consecutive elections, and is 48 years old in his prime of politics. Plus legendary experiences and cheerful personalities. It is not an exaggeration to call him "the world's number one king and old five".
After thanking Kemal alone, Chen Tian returned to the Turkish National Guest House, where he was staying, which was the imperial palace of Turkey before the Turkish Revolution. Although it has been extensively remodeled, it still retains its characteristic Islamic style. Although they come to Istanbul at most once a year, the Turks have a special palace for themselves.
After a comfortable Turkish bath, Chen Tian came to the study wrapped in pajamas, and there were several documents on the desk that had just been delivered.
"Won't Your Majesty rest early?"
As soon as Chentian's ass sat down, Juliana, who had just dried her hair, appeared at the door of the study.
Chen Tian looked at his watch, 9:03, this was the time of nightlife in later generations, but in this era when television technology was still in its primitive stage, entertainment activities were relatively limited. Of course, the nobles can get together to dance, play cards or gossip, but that is not what Chen Tian is interested in.
"Well, go to sleep after reading these reports!"
As he spoke, Chen Tian lowered his head and prepared to open the first document, which read "Far East Cluster Command * Top Secret" on the cover, and he didn't have to guess to know that it was a front-line battle report.
"Your Majesty!" Juliana continued to hesitate in the doorway, "Can I ask you a question?" β
"Huh?" Chen Tian raised his head, "Is it something very important?" β
"Not either!" Juliana pretended to put her hands behind her back and said with a smile: "It's just that I've been bothered by a question!" β
"Then ......" Chen Tian gently closed the document in front of him. Motioning for Juliana to sit down beside her, "Just ask!" β
"I heard that President Kemal is a strange person who would rather talk to all kinds of people than go home to his wife!" Presumably talking about other people's relationships, Juliana spoke in a soft voice.
Although he didn't quite understand why his little bride asked this question, Chen Tian still told the truth: "Well, ex-wife, to be exact!" Mr. President is a keen social person, but his wife is very tired of it! Unwilling to waste his energy on endless family quarrels, he wrote to his wife one day announcing the official end of their relationship! β
"Oh!" Juliana looked thoughtful.
Chen Tian thought for a while, "Mr. President is also very fond of Turkish coffee and cigarettes, it is said that he drinks 15 cups of coffee and smokes 3 packs of cigarettes every day!" How? Is our Mary starting to prepare some celebrity ** to reveal the secrets? β
Juliana shook her head, "Your Majesty, do you know? When I first married you, I was very uneasy in my heart! β
"Because of all those rumors about me from the outside world?" Chen Tian smiled and said, "Gay? Pedophilia? And war maniacs? β
"You...... You know it all! Juliana's eyes widened, as if she was surprised by the ease with which the monarch in front of her spoke of rumors of her own misdeeds.
"If my mouth grows on others, do I want to use the power of the state to suppress these gossips?" Chen Tian shook his head, "The more you ban it, the more it means that there is something wrong with it!" β
Juliana breathed a sigh of relief, "It seems that at least one of these rumors is true - Your Majesty is indeed the most outstanding monarch in Europe for thousands of years!" β
"All I have is decades of 'prophetic power'!"
Chen Tian thought so in his heart, of course he couldn't tell Juliana like this, so he just said very modestly: "To be able to develop into today's situation, Germany's national strength and opportunities are the most important factors!" β
"But why didn't Your Majesty marry for fourteen years?" Young Juliana couldn't help but ask the question she wanted to ask the most.
"Fourteen years...... "Chen Tian exhaled heavily, "It's a very long time!" β
After waiting for half a minute, Juliana spoke again:
"As far as I know, there were Nordic countries such as Denmark and Sweden that were willing to marry Germany, as well as traditional royal families such as Bavaria, Austria and Spain! But His Majesty rejected them one by one! β
"Yes!" Chen Tian does not deny this fact.
"Why is that?" Juliana asked.
"There are many reasons for this, both national and personal! If I had to sum it up in one word, it would be 'stability'! Chen Tian got up slowly, pushed open the window inlaid with colored glass next to the desk, and a cool wind blew in his face.
"Stability?" Juliana looked at the back of the man in front of her and fell into a deep contemplation.
The wind blew the cover of the document on the table, and the first page was a map marked with many different arrows and symbols, and in the center of the map, a city highlighted was prominent, which was Seoul, the political and economic center of North Korea, and not far to the east of the city was a red symbol of a sword intersecting, which indicated that a field battle was raging.