953 Korean War – not worth the price
With the roar of the train whistle, a brand-new blue steel locomotive dragged more than a dozen carriages into Shenyang Station. This train seems to be the most common military train that has left the customs during this time, and the dozen or so carriages are full of heavily armed Wehrmacht officers and soldiers. It's just that the last two carriages are a little different, although they are also ordinary carriages, but through the windows, you can find that the seats in these two carriages do not seem to be ordinary Wehrmacht soldiers, and they are not so crowded, and one of them is even more empty as if there are only a few people, and it looks like some big man is sitting in it.
The scene on the platform was also different from the previous days, with military policemen wearing white military caps and armed armed forces guarding all the entrances and exits of the railway station, and the platform was lined with sentry posts. There is also a group of generals and colonels standing on the platform, stretching their necks and looking around, as if they have come to the station to greet someone, and the leader of this group of officers is Marshal Bai Chongxi, commander of the Beiyang Front of the Chinese National Defense Forces!.
Bai Chongxi stood there calmly and reservedly, quite a general, but if you look at his face carefully, you can still find a trace of anxiety. It was not that he was not confident in the operational plan for landing on the Korean Peninsula that he had reported, but that he was very uneasy by the summary of the situation in the Atlantic theater that he had received this morning. The Germans have already seized several of the main islands of the Virgin Islands, and they have also successfully carried out an amphibious landing in Puerto Ponce in the southern part of the island of Puerto Rico! The American defenders of the island were said to be shrinking towards San Juan, the capital of Puerto Rico, and it seemed that it was only a matter of time before the island was occupied by Germany. At the same time, the Germans also captured Iceland, which was controlled by the Free British. It was only a matter of time before Greenland was attacked. As a result, the Americans would soon face the dilemma of being attacked on three sides, and the country would be defeated in the War of Resistance against Germany. Then China will have to face the pressure of the whole world alone!
The train hissed again, slowly drove into the platform, and in a steamy tumbling, Luo Yaoguo was wearing a full-fledged Wehrmacht military marshal's uniform, leading Natalie, the most eye-catching blonde beauty in the Wehrmacht? Lesinskaya's jade hand walked down surrounded by a ticket attaché. Luo Yaoguo seemed to see Bai Chongxi on the platform, and walked over with a big stride. The two saluted each other, followed by the Chinese ritual of clasping their fists and arching their hands. Bai Chongxi took his powerful brother's hand and smiled: "Brother Fuwen, I finally have you here!" At present, the situation is ever-changing, and it is only a few months before this world war can finally be won and our China's century-old national fortune will be laid. He sighed. walked out side by side with Luo Yaoguo. As he walked, he asked in a low voice: "Fuwen, why did you stay in Beiping for so long this time?" There are rumors outside that you are in Beiping with the Russian Empress, is there such a thing? ”
"Of course, it's not all with Anas, and even if it's with her, it's mainly for business." Luo Yaoguo smiled indifferently: "Are those newspapers chewing their tongues again?" The press control is only slightly relaxed, and we military leaders will not have a good life. ”
Bai Chongxi listened to Luo Yaoguo's words and said with a smile: "These are all small sections, there is no big deal." The key at the moment is the war, as long as the war is won, it is also a good story that you will marry the Russian empress. Luo Yaoguo smiled: "What questions do you have about winning the war?" Didn't Brother Jiansheng have the confidence to completely annihilate the Korean Japanese army? ”
"I'm worried about the United States, if they can't stand it, even if we defeat North Korea, I'm afraid we won't have time to destroy Japan."
Hearing this, Luo Yaoguo didn't care, he smiled and said, "Don't worry." The Yankees were not so vulnerable, and the Germans, after all, went on an expedition across the Atlantic Ocean five or six thousand kilometers wide. The momentum is not sustainable. This time, although they have established themselves in the Virgin Islands and Puerto Rico, they are still too far from the core territory of the United States. The Germans could not rely on strategic air strikes to destroy the industrial power of the United States, so the war in the Atlantic will definitely continue for a long time, and we will have time to slowly clean up Japan. Brother Jiansheng, in order for our country to occupy a favorable position in the game with the United States and Germany in the next hundred years, Japan had better be eliminated. You know, it's hard to have an opportunity like that again, so make sure you take it! ”
Bai Chongxi nodded silently, although he didn't understand Luo Yaoguo's policy towards Japan very well, but as a senior general of the National Defense Force and the core figure of the Luo family, he could only obey Luo Yaoguo's will and turn this war into a war to destroy the country. Luo Yaoguo took a deep breath: "Brother Jiansheng, the ultimate goal this time is to destroy Japan, and we must do our best to achieve it." The key to the destruction of Japan is to kill and injure a large number of its living forces, especially young men, and youth is the future of a country, and if there are no young people, the country will be gone. Let this Korean Peninsula become the burial place of more than 10 million young Japanese men. He said the last few words very lightly, but Bai Chongxi heard them clearly, he sighed, and promised: "Brother Fool knows it in his heart, Brother Fuwen doesn't need to say much." ”
Luo Yaoguo smiled with satisfaction when he heard this: "Brother Jiansheng, the base camp will fully support the Beiyang Front to achieve this goal, you can relax about this." Moreover, the Air Force's R&D-10 heavy bomber has already made four successful test flights, and it will be finalized by early next year...... Therefore, we only need to surround the main Japanese forces in Korea, and then use that secret weapon, we are not afraid that they will resist stubbornly! ”
As they spoke, the two got into the waiting bulletproof car and left under the escort of two Type 27 armored vehicles. Luo Yaoguo's arrival made such a big noise, and of course the Japanese and Korean Army Command also learned this information at the first time.
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"It's finally coming, it's finally begin......" All the staff officers in the Korean Army Headquarters in Seoul gathered in front of the huge electric sand table, talking a lot, and everyone looked grim. They also already knew that the gains and losses of Korea were related to the rise and fall of the Japanese Empire, and if the Chinese really controlled the peninsula, they could bomb Japan back to the Stone Age with their planes! In order to keep Korea, the Japanese military department formed a powerful Korean army. The strength of this Korean army includes the strength of the original Kwantung Army. In addition, the DPRK garrison army has mobilized a large number of cutting-edge divisions and aviation units from the country.
By the beginning of November 1939. The total number of troops at the disposal of the DPRK army is thirty-two infantry divisions, four tank divisions, three separate tank brigades, ten independent heavy artillery brigades, one cavalry group (equivalent to a division), five flying divisions, two naval aviation units, and four fortress garrisons. The total number of troops has reached nearly 1 million!
In terms of aircraft and tanks, the zero assault fighting vehicles and Type 97 assault fighting vehicles planned by the military department to be assigned to the mecha army have all been in place in advance, and three independent combat vehicle brigades have been formed with the Type 97 medium combat vehicles that have been eliminated by the mecha army, with a total of more than 1,400 tanks, assault combat vehicles, and self-propelled artillery; Nearly 1,800 aircraft were patchworked, including 300 Zero fighters capable of fighting the FW190, and 500 Type 99 kamikaze attack aircraft posing a huge threat to the Chinese fleet trying to approach the west coast of North Korea. The rest of the Type 96 fighters, Type 97 fighters, Type 97 light critters, Type 97 heavy crits and other aircraft also have considerable combat effectiveness.
In addition to its abundant military strength and a large amount of technical equipment, the North Korean army also has a defense line on the Yalu River that has been in operation for many years. This line of defense was built from 1930 to the end of the 9/18 War in 1931. So far it has not been fully built. The main body of this defense line is more than 1,000 kilometers, and the main part is spread out along the boundary rivers Yalu and Tumen on the Sino-Japanese (Korean) border, costing more than 1 billion Japan (of course, not as valuable as in history), and the amount of earthworks is 5 million cubic meters! In an area of about 150 kilometers at the east and west ends of the defense line of the Yalu River, two fortified areas were also built, and four permanent batteries with armored batteries were built. In the most important areas, a fortress defense system is built that combines the ground and underground parts and is suitable for ring defense. It also had enough supplies for the defenders to sustain the battle for 12 months. There are about 2,600 permanent fortifications for various purposes in the entire defensive line, with a density of 2 per kilometer of frontage. The thickness of the roof and walls of the strongest reinforced concrete fortifications reached 3.5 meters, and the armor thickness of the armored turret was up to 300 mm! The main gun of the armored turret is a 14-inch naval gun! The firing range can reach 15 km within the territory of China!
This strong defensive line, before the Western European campaign in 1938, was also claimed to be able to compete with the French Maginot Line, and it was absolutely impossible for the squadron to capture! However, after the Sino-German coalition easily defeated France with the Maginot Line in the Western European Campaign, the Japanese confidence in this "Eastern Maginot Line" was greatly reduced.
"There are only 2,600 permanent fortifications of almost 1,300 kilometers of defensive line. That's too little! Moreover, the defense focus of the defense line is only concentrated on the east and west ends, and the fortification of most of the middle area is very weak, before the outbreak of the world war, even the guerrillas of the Korean Red Army can slip over, how can this defense resist the armored forces of the Chinese? ”
"According to the experience of the Ardennes campaign, the Chinese armored forces were able to pass through the mountains and hills, the Ardennes Heights in Europe could not stop Chinese and German tanks, and the mountains of northern Korea were also not. Now it's almost certain. The Chinese would definitely break through from the weak middle of the Yalu River defense line, and then use their powerful armored forces to penetrate the flank and rear of the Yalu River defense line. Trying to encircle the main forces of our Korean army...... With the powerful assault capabilities of the Chinese armored forces, as long as they are willing to pay a certain price, it should be possible! ”
"And air superiority is also in the hands of the Chinese! Their bombers have already put great pressure on our logistics line in the past few days! All transport and troop movements could only be carried out quietly at night. I didn't even dare to turn on the truck's headlights...... It is conceivable that once the Chinese armored forces break through from the middle of the Yalu River defense line, we will simply not be able to mobilize the mecha army in time to plug the gap, and the so-called mobile defense will not be realized at all! ”
"What's the use of the mecha army even if it's in place in time? There are 10 divisions of the Chinese armored forces that have been discovered so far! According to the Chinese armored division establishment table provided by the Germans, 10 Chinese armored divisions have at least 4,000 tanks and strong artillery! Also included are 600 powerful tank fours! The more than 1,000 tanks of the mecha army can't cope at all, and they will be killed if they drive it! ”
"It is necessary to strengthen the defense in the middle of the defensive line, and it must be equipped with a sufficient number of anti-tank guns, lay a large number of anti-tank mines, dig anti-tank trenches, and build anti-tank fire strongholds! It would be ideal if it could be equipped with hundreds of heavy anti-aircraft guns. ”
"Don't think about heavy anti-aircraft artillery. Indigenous air defense is not enough...... Chinese bombers have been coming to Kyushu every night since the beginning of November! Last night, more than 80 FW200 bombers went to Tokyo to drop bombs, and I heard that some bombs landed in the Imperial Palace in Tokyo! ”
"But except for the heavy anti-aircraft artillery. What else can we use against the Chinese's tank No. 4? If you can't beat their No. 4, the Yalu River defense line can't be held! ”
"You can use the flesh and blood of our Imperial Japanese Army! North Korea must hold it, and the defense line of the Yalu River is the key to holding North Korea, so we can't retreat a step, and our North Korean army can only fight with the determination of all members of the army! Even we, the staff officers, must leave our lives on the banks of the Yalu River! ”
"Let's let the North Korean army resist the armored forces of the Chinese with the lives of millions of people! Organize a special attack team, even if it is to exchange the lives of 100 people for a tank, to block the Chinese armored forces! ”
These staff officers of the Japanese and Korean armies discussed for a whole morning. In the end, the topic turned to the suicide attack and the jade shattering of all the staff. It seems that the Korean army and the entire Japanese Empire have reached the point of exhaustion, and everyone has no choice but to break the can! Regarding such emotions, Ishihara Wan'er, who had just been appointed chief of staff of the Korean Army, could only lament in his heart: Is the Japanese Empire really going to be defeated in the hands of Japanese soldiers of his generation? He peeked at Gangcun Ningji, the commander who was sitting there looking at the map, his expression still calm, as if he was confident. However, Ishihara could still feel a trace of helplessness and trepidation. It seems that His Excellency the General is mentally calculating the evolution of the future battle situation.
In a trance, Ishihara seemed to see thousands of Chinese tanks painted with blue sky and white sun markings roaring through the Yalu River Gate, which was covered with thick ice, and easily broke through the thin defense line of the Japanese army! Subsequently, countless Japanese officers and soldiers carried bombs on their backs, shouted the slogan "The Emperor is on board", and rushed towards the Chinese tank cluster without hesitation!
Suddenly, the muzzles and machine guns of Chinese tanks began to flash fire. The red flames formed a dense network of fire in the air, enveloping all the Japanese officers and soldiers who charged, and the Japanese soldiers were killed in groups, and they charged again and again, until the entire battlefield was buried with corpses...... Could this be the fate of the millions of loyal officers and soldiers of the entire Korean army?
And what happened to the Japanese Empire and its 70 million people? After the destruction of the Korean army, the Korean Peninsula will naturally become a springboard for China's conquest of Japan. Obscured planes will take off from airports in southern Korea, wiping all the cities of Japan off the map! Turning Japan into an agrarian country from the ground up. Then millions of squadrons, armed to the teeth, would land on the Japanese archipelago...... Although the whole people will fight to the end under the leadership of His Majesty the Emperor! But there is no industrial base. Without foreign aid, the Japanese Empire, which could only rely on rudimentary weapons to resist, could not escape the fate of defeat in the end!
Now. Another extremely tragic scene came to Ishihara's mind: Emperor Hirohito, dressed in a white mourning dress, knelt on the ground in humiliation. Silently, he held the Heavenly Cloud Sword, the eight-foot Qiongqu Jade and the Eight-foot Mirror, which symbolized the emperor's power, high above his head. In front of the emperor, Chinese Marshal Luo Yaoguo rode on a red Arabian horse, with a smug smile on his face! A group of senior Japanese army and navy generals, including Ishihara, knelt in rows under the bayonets of the Chinese occupation forces, each dressed in the same white kimono as the emperor, with a bottle of sake, a blank sheet of paper, and a short knife without a handle in front of them. This is clearly a tool for samurai seppuku......
"Gentlemen!" Okamura Ninji slammed the table, waking Ishihara from his thoughts. "The war has just begun, and the Great Japanese Empire has not yet been defeated and will not be defeated!! Although our industry is inferior to China, our resources are inferior to China's, and our weapons and equipment are inferior to China's, the bushido spirit of the imperial army soldiers is not possessed by the Chinese! The spirit of 10,000,000 people united as one, and did not hesitate to die for the country is also something that those Chinese do not have! Speaking of Okamura's voice, there was a little more tragic color: "Ladies and gentlemen, although the total population of the Japanese Empire is less than one-sixth of China, we can withstand several times their casualties!" Because, if the Japanese Empire loses this war, there will be no future! And the Chinese can completely spare Japan and enjoy everything they have gained from this world war! Therefore, they will not be willing to pay too heavy a price. This is the key to our survival and the preservation of our vitality for the vengeance of the future empire! ”
The supreme commander of the Japanese Korean Army, before the real Armageddon began, seemed to have seen the bleak prospects of the Japanese Empire in this war. His determination only made Chinese pay more casualties, and made Chinese feel that it was not worth paying such a big price to destroy Japan...... As for whether he can keep the rich Australia, the Philippines, and the Japanese East Indies, Okamura seems to have no illusions. (To be continued......)