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In summer, the sun is shining on the Korean Peninsula and the heat wave is rolling. The stuffy feeling in the air makes you almost out of breath.

Zhang Cheng, who had just stepped off the plane, could clearly feel that his back was soaked with sweat. Zhang Cheng knew that this was because the weather was too hot, and he was definitely not frightened by the sudden encounter with the Japanese air force in mid-air before.

In the more than half a month since the beginning of the war, the Japanese have swept the southern part of Korea and many islands in the western Pacific Ocean almost like an autumn wind sweeping away the leaves. The years of ease and unpreparedness against the Japanese, combined with a lack of preparation, led to the defeat of the Marines stationed everywhere.

The day before Zhang Cheng arrived in Seoul, the Japanese landing force landed on the island of Java and pointed their troops directly at the Ming oil fields in the South Seas. At this point, the table is removed. Outside of Bay Island and Jeju Island, the Japanese attacked the entire line from the Korean Peninsula to the island of New Guinea. The Marines everywhere fought very fiercely.

And the spearhead of the Japanese offensive was their aviation. The Japanese air forces, which were secretly equipped with Zero fighters, were very rampant and flew everywhere. Even Zhang Cheng encountered a Japanese Army Airlines plane on a safari in the air on his way to Seoul.

In fact, the Fighting Falcon modified fighter with a new, higher-horsepower engine surpassed the Zero Combat in terms of performance. After all, when Zhang Cheng designed it, he was preparing for the big war. Naturally, there is no such thing as performance.

It's just that the pilots of the Ming Dynasty are very unsuitable for the ultra-light zero-combat combat mode, and the quality of a group of elite pilots trained by the Japanese through brutal training over the years is extremely high. This led to the brief suppression of the Daming Aviation.

However, this will soon change. Once the Daming Air Force, which completely destroyed the Japanese in terms of both the quality and quantity of its aircraft, adapts to the combat mode of the new Japanese aircraft, it will not be long before the situation is completely reversed.

As for the superiority in the quality of the Japanese air force, let's not say how much better their quality can be than that of the Ming air force, which has also undergone rigorous training. The fact that their numbers were far less than that of the Ming Air Force was already doomed to the final outcome of the war.

After all, the population is large, and the quality of the population is very high, and the Ming Dynasty, which has comprehensive compulsory education, can be continuously supplemented. And Japan's elite pilots can only lose one and lose one. Daming, who attaches great importance to education, has completely exploded the number of middle school students in Japan just by the number of college students in the country! The two sides are even more different in terms of aircraft production capacity.

"Where's Li Kun?" After collecting his mood, Zhang Cheng asked Wang Dexiang, the new chief of staff of the Eighth Group Army, who had come to greet him.

Yi Kun is the contemporary king of Joseon. Although it is the first vassal subordinate, the king of Joseon is only the king of the county canonized by the Ming Dynasty, and he cannot be called the emperor, but only the king, His Royal Highness. And the poor and backward North Korea has always been just a thug and a little brother in the eyes of the Ming Dynasty. Zhang Cheng naturally won't give him more face. Now the Ming royal family has lost its authority, let alone North Korea. Zhang Cheng is a feudal general with heavy troops, and it is not a big deal to call him by his name.

As one of the representative figures of the Young Zhuang faction in the Ming Army, Major General Wang Dexiang, who was highly valued by Zhang Cheng, smiled bitterly, opened the car door and followed Zhang Cheng into the car, "That old king is as timid as a mouse, and he has fled to Pyongyang when the Japanese advance has just approached Seoul." Now it is estimated that he has taken refuge in the Yalu River. If it weren't for the fact that the form didn't allow him to leave North Korea, I guess that coward would have been able to run all the way to the imperial capital. ”

"Hey." Zhang Cheng smiled and shook his head: "I'm already in my sixties, and I don't have the courage to defend the society, not to mention making a mess of this country." I heard that the Korean army was completely vulnerable in front of the Japanese, and even the Eighth Army was repeatedly involved? ”

"Hmm." Major General Wang Dexiang nodded: "The equipment of the North Korean army is extremely poor, and the training is even more dispensable. Because they have always lived under the wing protection of the Ming Dynasty, they spend very little money on the army. As for the Eighth Army, it has been staying in Korea all the year round to enjoy life, and its combat effectiveness has long declined. ”

"Where did all the money go?" Zhang Cheng turned his head to look at the scenery outside the car window and asked casually.

"Where else could I go?" Major General Wang Dexiang had a disdainful expression on his face: "The Kingdom of Korea is almost a country established at the same time as our Ming Dynasty. Five or six hundred years have passed, and the income of such a small country has not increased, but all kinds of princes and nobles are everywhere. The money is used to support these people, and the life of the common people is very hard. Even after the Japanese landed, there were those who took the initiative to take refuge in the Japanese. ”

"Hmm." Zhang Cheng narrowed his eyes, and after a moment of silence, he whispered to himself, "These ancient and decaying countries have long been unnecessary. ”

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Because of the strong performance of the Japanese, in order to prevent the Japanese troops from threatening the empire itself. After careful consideration, Shoufu Zhang Yue was determined to increase investment in Korea and use his strength to drive the Japanese back into the sea.

The first assistant, Jang Yue, was completely disappointed by the North Korean army, which had performed extremely poorly on the battlefield and even defected. The 8th Infantry Corps, which was also stationed in Korea with poor performance, was also abandoned by Zhang Yue. The former army commanders, chiefs of staff, and division-level commanders were basically purged, and the units retained their establishment numbers and reorganized. The number of the Eighth Infantry Corps was revoked, and it was upgraded to the Eighth Army after replenishing a large number of troops. Lieutenant General Zhang Cheng, who was well-known on the Caspian Sea battlefield, was appointed as the first commander, and at the same time, Major General Wang Dexiang of the 7th Armored Division was appointed chief of staff of the group army according to Zhang Cheng's suggestion. The Caspian Sea operational cluster was put on the defensive and temporarily placed under the control of Major General Lu Zhiyuan.

The newly formed Eighth Army was greatly strengthened. According to Zhang Cheng's suggestion, the Eighth Group Army directly abolished the establishment of the first corps level, and the group army directly commanded the divisional troops. This has greatly simplified the bloated command structure and improved command efficiency.

This kind of military establishment is indeed very embarrassing, especially on the battlefield where there are not many troops. After the abolition, the command efficiency can be greatly improved. As for the problem that many officers have lost their establishment and the number of pits has become smaller. It's a time of war, and it's all about victory. Who dares to make trouble? Even if someone makes trouble, Shousuke-sama will definitely clean him up.

Zhang Cheng's first general was the Seventh Armored Division, which was stationed in the northeast as a unit directly under the Supreme Command.

The unit was originally in the northeast waiting to be replaced with new tanks, because General Dynamics' new tank plant was built in the northeast. However, now that the war was urgent, it was only after receiving a battalion of Tiger heavy tanks in advance that they hurriedly boarded the ship at Yingkou and were transported to the port of Incheon. Although the Japanese navy performed well, they did not have the courage to get close to the various places along the coast of Daming. HNA's tens of thousands of planes are not vegetarian.

Many people say that the mountainous Korean battlefield is not suitable for heavy armored troops, but Zhang Cheng believes that there is never an unsuitable battlefield, it just depends on how you use it reasonably. Zhang Cheng is very obsessed with the use of armored forces, no matter where the battlefield is, he must have at least a division-level armored force in his hands.

In addition, the largest number of units under the Eighth Army were infantry. In addition to the three infantry divisions under the former Eighth Infantry Army, the Supreme Command also transferred reinforcements from the mainland to Zhang Cheng with ten infantry divisions and one mountain division.

Together with the support units and auxiliary units directly under the group army, the total strength has exceeded 250,000. Moreover, Jang Cheng will also have full command of all North Korean troops. Although the combat effectiveness is not very good, when you are a transport soldier, you should still be able to do the job of standing guard and doing duty.

For example, the Daming Air Force generally needs a single brigade. An airfield, even if it is a field airfield. North Korea's original airport was small and mountainous, making it very difficult to build an airport.

However, these Korean troops, who had little combat effectiveness, came into play at this time, and they would soon be able to use a large number of laborers to provide enough airfields for the Ming Air Force. Of course, this is mainly due to the fact that the current use of piston engine aircraft, the requirements for airports are very low. If it were the Jet Age, it wouldn't have worked.

At this time, most of the Korean army had already been lost in the previous battle. Either he died in battle, became a deserter, or was captured or simply worked directly with the Japanese. At present, most of the North Korean troops everywhere are temporarily forcibly recruited, and their combat effectiveness is extremely poor. But fortunately, it is a local battle, and basically the number is not exhausted.

As a traveler from modern time and space who is well aware of the importance of air supremacy, Zhang Cheng, who is also the commander of the army aviation, naturally attaches great importance to aviation power. Zhang Cheng suggested that the first assistant approve it, and Marshal Yang Zhuo agreed. Originally stationed in North China to guard the Gyeonggi stronghold, the powerful Fifth Air Force was deployed to the Korean battlefield under the command of Zhang Cheng.

As the air force guarding the Gyeonggi stronghold, the Fifth Air Force was unusually strong compared to other air forces, because it had two more fighter air regiments.

In fact, the real strength of the army aviation built by Zhang Cheng lies in the fact that it has a strong and perfect reserve replenishment system. It is possible to keep the strength of the front-line troops unweakened.

The great industrial power has created a terrifying rate and volume of production. With the world's unrivaled production capacity, the losses on the front line can be replenished almost anytime and anywhere. After years of vigorous investment and training, Daming, which has a large population and extremely high quality, already has a large number of reserve pilots. Reserve aircraft and pilots are sufficient to ensure the combat effectiveness of the front, and there will not be a situation on a large scale in which there are empty numbers but the strength is insufficient.

Zhang Cheng transferred this unit to consume the Japanese aviation. Wang Yan's intelligence system in Japan had long known about the air power of the Japanese. Although the production of aircraft is good, the number of pilots in Japan is not very large. Although Japan also has a large number of science students, it is impossible to train these people to become elite pilots in a short period of time.

The death knell of the Japanese has been sounded by their own hands when their plane flew to the Zhoushan Islands! (To be continued.) )