As the winter morning sun shines. 1 (1) The banks of the Yalu River near Chusan in South Korea became busy, and seven or eight pontoon bridges were erected on the thick ice of the Yalu River, and convoys of tanks, assault guns, self-propelled guns, armored vehicles, and trucks rumbled past the bridges. Dozens of fighter jets with blue sky and white sun markings on their wings hovered in the sky, and several self-propelled anti-aircraft guns at either end of the bridge were facing the sky with 40mm twin barrels.

On the ice on both sides of the pontoon, large groups of infantry were passing through, pouring in from the gaps that had just been opened. At the same time, the main force of the 52nd Army of the 9th Army of the Wehrmacht was still desperately attacking the two flanks, cooperating with friendly forces to expand the Chushan breakthrough. There was also a faint sound of cannon fire in the distance.

The small city of Chushan on the south bank of the Yalu River is now under the control of the Wehrmacht, and its low walls have been shattered. The trenches outside the city that the Japanese army once held had already been filled in by artillery fire, and the corpses had not yet had time to be cleaned up. Most of them were Japanese officers and soldiers in khaki uniforms, stacked on top of each other, and they couldn't be counted.

On the flagpole in front of the low Japanese-style county office in Chushan City, the Taiji flag fluttering high at this time has been raised.

On both sides of the only street in the small town, it was already crowded with poor people dressed in Korean national costumes, holding blue sky and white sun flags and Taiji flags in their hands, waving vigorously there, and shouting the slogan "Long live the Republic of China!" in Chinese and Korean. "Long live the Chinese National Defense Forces!" Of course, shouting slogans to curry favor with China for a while will also be accompanied by two sentences of "Long live the Republic of Korea" or something...... Early this morning, many of them were wearing the uniforms of the Chinese National Defense Forces. But young people who spoke Korean and claimed to be the National Defense Forces of the Republic of Korea knocked on the door and told the North Koreans in Chusan City that their homeland had been restored! They are no longer slaves of the Japanese! It's a citizen of the Republic of Korea! Later, one person also handed out a few white-faced steamed buns, as well as these two small flags, and asked them to shout welcome slogans on the street.

When these newly "liberated" South Korean people came to the sides of the street with small flags in a daze, they saw that it was the Chinese National Defense Forces marching on the street, as well as all kinds of armored vehicles and trucks dragging cannons. Rumbling through the streets, a few shallow track marks were made on the ground. From officers to soldiers. They were all in high morale, singing military songs while passing through the city. The long march, stretching from the north to the south of the city, seemed to have no end.

A convoy of more than a dozen jeeps and half-tracked armored vehicles also crossed the pontoon bridge and drove onto the land of the Korean Peninsula at this time, heading towards the newly "recovered" city of Chuzhou. Li Zongren was sitting on one of the half-track armored vehicles, and next to him was General Huang Xuchu, a fellow villager from Guangxi. The two of them had just received the appointment of the chief and deputy commanders of the Korean Army Group of the National Defense Forces, and were now rushing to Chuzhou, where the headquarters of the Korean Army Group was located.

Looking at the convoy of the Second Armored Army of the National Defense Army, Li Zongren smiled with satisfaction and said to Huang Xuchu beside him: "I have crossed the Yalu River in less than two days. At least 5 Japanese divisions were defeated, and the sortie was not yet the real main force. In my opinion, the combat effectiveness of our national defense force should be the first in the world rather than the second, and there is such an elite. The defeat of the Korean Peninsula is also a matter of the year...... We should go to Japan in the spring next year! ”

Huang Xuchu smiled slightly, his old commander is now very high-spirited, to be honest, anyone who sits in the position of the commander of the North Korean Army Group will have this feeling of being the first in the world! Among the troops under the command of this army group, there are four armored divisions and twelve panzergrenadier divisions in mechanized units alone! There are more than 3,800 tanks and guns! Such a huge striking force. It was indeed enough to compete with the mighty Wehrmacht armored forces.

Report. The 3rd Panzergrenadier Division has captured Panpyeong-ri. *1*1* The remnants of the 122nd and 123rd Divisions of the Japanese Army are retreating towards Matsubara, and the 3rd Panzergrenadier Division is in pursuit. A herald on a motorcycle jumped off the motorcycle that had just stopped. While quickly handing a copy of the telegram to the moving half-track armored command vehicle.

Huang Xuchu took the telegram, and after skimming it slightly, he smiled and said: "Shi Weikai is really good, it is worthy of us from Guangxi, but two armored grenadier regiments plus three self-propelled artillery battalions and one assault gun battalion dare to run after the two divisions of Little Japan!" ”

"That's normal, Xu Chu. That's the Panzergrenadier Division, the elite unit of our Wehrmacht. The two divisions of the opposing side are nothing more than third-rate troops. Moreover, he lost more than half of them in the battle of Gu Feng, and Shi Weikai would not be able to deal with them. Do you still have a face? Li Zongren looked indescribably arrogant, and smiled coldly: "Give Shi Weikai an order, let him chase and beat me hard, don't give these two Japanese divisions a chance to breathe!" ”

"Then send a telegram to Officer Bai Jianchang of the Front Army Headquarters, asking him to send the air force to block the road retreating from Banpyeong-ri to Songyuan, and at the same time send transport planes to airdrop supplies to the 3rd Panzergrenadier Division."

The adjutant in the passenger seat recorded the order, signed it for Li Zongren, and just left. Huang Xuchu squinted his eyes and said suspiciously: "Duke De, are you going to let the Third Panzergrenadier Division drive straight into Yunshan and go straight to Yunshan?" ”

"Yes!" Li Zongren laughed: "It is to drive a straight road, according to the air force reconnaissance, there is no trace of the activities of the Japanese army near Yunshan." And our breakthrough in Chushan this time may also be beyond Okamura Ningji's expectations, he is impossible to deploy heavy troops in the area of Yunshan, so this is a good opportunity for us to succeed in a surprise attack, as long as we take Yunshan, the Japanese army's defense on the front line of the Yalu River is probably going to collapse! ”

"But...... The 3rd Panzergrenadier Division now has a Panzergrenadier Regiment, an assault gun battalion and a self-propelled artillery battalion. Is the force too weak? In the event of an encounter with the main force of the Japanese army in the Yunshan area, I am afraid that we will suffer. Huang Xuchu was still a little worried.

Li Zongren thought for a moment and nodded: "That's right, then the 308th Regiment, the 10th Parachute Artillery Battalion, and the 9th Assault Artillery Regiment, which are resting in Guiping, will be assigned to the 3rd Panzergrenadier Division." At the same time, please ask the Air Force to closely search the area around Yunshan, so that it should be foolproof. ”

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"Good! The 3rd Panzergrenadier Division did a good job, it fought well! ”

Shenyang Beidaying. After Luo Yaoguo received the report of conquering Banpingli, he couldn't help but applaud loudly. Taking Banpingli means that the entire Jiangnan Mountain Range has basically been controlled by the squadron, and the road to Yunshan has been completely opened. If nothing else, in another 24 hours at most, the 3rd Panzergrenadier Division will be able to take this crossroads in central North Korea, and the deployment of the Korean Japanese army should have been completely disrupted.

"What is this Okamura Ninji busy with? How come the Japanese troops on the Yalu River defense line have not yet shown signs of retreat? After Bai Chongxi received the telegram, he had some doubts.

Now the middle part of the defense line of the Yalu River has been broken through by the squadron, and the Chinese mechanized troops have even penetrated dozens of kilometers, and they are about to seize the transportation artery of Yunshan. Just take down Yunshan. Chinese armored forces will be able to go around behind the backs of a dozen Japanese divisions defending the eastern section of the Yalu River defense line and the northern part of the west coast of Korea! You can put these dozen divisions in your pocket at once. It stands to reason that these dozen or so divisions should quickly abandon the defensive line and retreat southward, at least retreating across the Qingchuan River in one go. However, the Japanese troops on the defense line of the Yalu River showed no signs of retreating, and they still resisted stubbornly there.

"Auxiliary marshal, Jian Shuai, do you think Okamura will jump over the wall in a hurry and dispatch that Japanese mecha army to fight us in the Yunshan area?" Chief of Staff Liu Fei stood in front of the map table with his arms crossed and thought for a while, and slowly reminded: "Now our Third Panzergrenadier Division is like a sharp knife inserted into the heart of the Yalu River defense line. Okamura has only two possible options, one is to retreat in stride and abandon the defense line of the Yalu River; The second is to fight back and knock out this sharp knife. Now the Japanese army has no plans for a general retreat. It's definitely preparing for a decisive battle! ”

"Oh, the decisive battle? For the chapter, you talk about it, if you are Okamura. How will this showdown be deployed? Bai Chongxi walked up to Liu Fei with a smile and asked.

Luo Yaoguo also came to the edge of the map table and looked at Liu Fei with interest. Liu Fei condensed his eyebrows and said: "If Okamura Ningji takes out the main force for a decisive battle, he is not afraid...... He is nothing more than two moves, either an ambush or a night attack. The 3rd Panzergrenadier Division marched during the day and rested at night, and there was air superiority during the day, so there was no fear of ambushes. The only threat to the 3rd Panzergrenadier Division was the night attack. However, my main concern was not that the Japanese army would fight back. Instead, I was afraid that they would take a big step back. Saying this, he sneered: "If I were Okamura, I would never choose to fight in Yunshan, how much capital does he have in his hands for the decisive battle?" It was only four tank divisions and a few tank brigades to survive...... Among them, the only thing that can really be used is a few hundred Zero assault vehicles, which is our No. 2 assault gun. This little capital still dares to fight, I really don't know what this Okamura Ningji thinks? ”

"What's strange about this," Luo Yaoguo smiled heavily and interjected: "The Japanese army has never fought a real mechanized war, they have only learned some superficial knowledge from the materials given by the Germans. He didn't know that the so-called mecha army they had spent a lot of money to run was just a pile of scrap copper and rotten iron, so it was normal for him to pin his hopes on the mecha army. He fell silent. He said to Bai Chongxi again: "However, Brother Jiansheng." Let's not underestimate the enemy too much because of this, if our armored forces capsize in the gutter of the Korean Peninsula, it will not be worth it. Or, remind Li Delin that there is still the 3rd Panzergrenadier Division, so that they can be prepared to encounter the Japanese mechanized cluster in the Yunshan area. ”

"It's to remind them." Bai Chongxi nodded, his eyes looked at the map, and his brows furrowed slightly: "The Japanese mecha army is a mechanized unit, and the marching speed is much faster than the infantry...... From Pyongyang, one night is enough to reach Unsan, but they dare not attack during the day, and I estimate that the decisive battle will take place tomorrow night. ”

Report. The air force reconnaissance found that the Japanese army was moving in large numbers, and the Japanese army had two infantry marching columns of tens of thousands of men approaching the direction of Yunshan. At this moment, a communications staff officer walked briskly into the war room and delivered the telegram he had just received. Liu Fei quickly took the telegram and glanced at it a few times, and then handed it to Bai Chongxi.

"The Japanese sent two large groups of infantry, one of which was marching from south to north, and was supposed to be a reserve from Pyongyang; The other group marched from west to east, and it seems that the troops originally deployed on the west coast of Korea! Liu Fei's eyebrows raised slightly, slapped his chin, and said with a smile: "Great, now our landing battle is a little more certain!" ”

Bai Chongxi took over the topic. smiled bitterly: "The landing is a little more certain, and the 3rd Panzergrenadier Division has nearly 100,000 more enemy troops!" Their battle is not easy to fight. ”

Luo Yaoguo nodded, and said in a deep voice: "Not being able to fight doesn't mean that you can't win, isn't it just that there are 100,000 more Japanese infantry!" Just kill more! Liu Fei then chimed in: "100,000 Japanese infantry plus more than 1,000 Japanese chariots...... The battle is a tough battle, but if it is fought, the overall situation of the Korean campaign will almost be decided. ”

Bai Chongxi frowned, folded his fingers and began to calculate: "The Third Panzergrenadier Division has a regiment plus an assault gun battalion and a self-propelled artillery battalion that have not been established, and now the 308th Infantry Regiment, the 9th Assault Artillery Regiment, and the 10th Parachute Artillery Battalion have been strengthened, with a total strength of about 15,000 people. There are about 100 assault guns, more than 30 self-propelled guns and 18 towed howitzers. At this point, he shook his head: "No, no, this is a war with a 10-fold enemy, and the 3rd Panzergrenadier Division has little chance of winning." ”

"Which unit is closest to the 3rd Panzergrenadier Division?" Luo Yaoguo thought for a while and asked Liu Fei beside him.

Liu Fei pondered and replied: "It is Zhang Lingfu's Fourth Armored Division, and the regiment and two battalions transferred from the Third Panzergrenadier Division are also with them, with a total of nearly 20,000 people. It has more than 400 tanks and artillery pieces. They were at most half a day's journey from the 3rd Panzergrenadier Division, and if Shi Weikai (Shi Jue) could hold out in Yunshan for one night, the 4th Panzer Division would be in place...... Those more than 1,000 tanks of the Japanese certainly could not stop their more than 400 tanks. Saying that, he looked up at Bai Chongxi: "Jian Shuai, just one night." I think this risk can be taken. ”

Bai Chongxi and Luo Yaoguo glanced at each other, he nodded and said, "Okay!" Just one night! Telegraphed to Li Delin that the 3rd Panzergrenadier Division should speed up its march, be sure to reach Yunshan by tonight, and prepare its fortifications to meet the enemy 10 times larger! The 4th Panzer Division also had to speed up. It was necessary to reach the front line within 12 hours of the start of the Battle of Unsan. ”

"The second and third air forces were ordered by telegram. Be sure to do your best to air attack the Japanese marching column approaching Yunshan! At the same time, concentrate on the main highway bridges south of Unsan! ”

"Finally, call Zhanjiang to announce that the Sea Dragon Operation has officially begun!"

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The atmosphere in Pyongyang and the headquarters of the Japanese and Korean armies was extremely tense, and the staff officers who came in and out did not even dare to make a sound, for fear of alarming Okamura Ninji, who was circling the sand table with his hands behind his back.

Since the squadron launched the attack, in the past 2 days, Okamura Ninji has not left around this electric sand table. He was well aware of the situation on the front line, and the breach in the middle line of the Yalu River defense line was getting bigger and bigger. There is no way. Although the east and west lines can still be supported, they are also urgent. With firepower, strength and air superiority, the squadron pressed the Japanese troops who were holding the defensive line to beat them fiercely, and the Japanese troops could only use their flesh and blood to carry them there. What made Okamura even more resentful was that the squadron that directly attacked the Japanese defense line was still composed of foreigners! According to reports from the front, some "White Russians" and "Korean traitors" (referring to Central Asian mercenaries and Koreans) were captured by various units, while authentic Chinese were almost never caught.

However, Okamura knew that even if the Japanese troops on the eastern and western fronts were willing to suffer huge losses, they would not be able to defend for long, because the real decisive battle was still on the middle line, and the middle line would be at most one or two tactical victories, which would eventually be broken through by a steady stream of Chinese armored forces.

"Your Excellency Marshal, Senior General Yoshida has arrived and is waiting to receive you." The voice of Sanji Oshido sounded in Okamura's ears.

"Okay, please let him in." Okamura didn't look up, just commanded in a low voice.

There was a sound of military boots, and the commander of the Japanese mecha army, Yoshida Pi, was already standing behind Okamura Ninji, and reported loudly: "Your Excellency, the mecha army of the lower official has been mobilized and can set off at any time." ”

Okamura looked back at Yoshida and raised his hand to beckon him to his side: "Yoshida-kun, I just received news that the marching column of the 22nd Army, as well as the four divisions drawn from the 19th Army, were indiscriminately bombed by Shina planes as soon as they hit the road, and they also sent planes to bomb the bridge over the Cheongchon River, as well as the main road from Pyongyang to the north. This will cause a lot of trouble for your march, and there is no problem with the mechs? ”

Yoshida frowned, the mecha army is a mechanized unit, although the off-road ability of the combat vehicle is relatively strong, but the bad road conditions will also cause a significant decrease in the equipment integrity rate! And the mecha army also has a lot of trucks and wheeled armored vehicles that must rely on good road facilities.

"What's wrong? Can you dispatch on time? Okamura asked.

"It's okay to be on time, it's just that you'll be delayed on the road." Yoshida hesitated, and then said: "But there is no doubt about the victory in this battle, Xiaguan's mecha army has four tank divisions and five independent tank brigades, with a total of more than 1,600 tanks of various types!" In addition, there was a cavalry group. 10 times more powerful than a Panzergrenadier Division! Even one more armored division of China will definitely be able to deal with it. (To be continued......)