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Volume 1 On the Songhua River Chapter 2384 Casualties of the Southeast Mobile Corps

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    The Battle of the Korean Peninsula was divided into three battlefields, one was Incheon, the second was Gunsan, and the third was Mokpo. The key battlefield was Mokpo at the southernmost tip of the Korean Peninsula. General Tanaka Shinichi, the commander of the Japanese Korean garrison, abandoned Incheon.  The troops to the north, and the troops to the south of Incheon, were concentrated in the direction of Busan, Gwangju, and Mokpo. It seemed to be a contraction strategy as a last resort in the face of the three-way attack of hundreds of thousands of troops from the Southeast Mobile Corps.

    But the actual effect is very obvious. The Japanese troops on the line from Busan to Mokpo have become unprecedentedly strong. More than two-thirds of the Korean garrison troops are concentrated in this direction, which has become a hard nut to crack. While guarding the Busan port,  With its back to the Japanese mainland, it can receive a steady stream of reinforcements, and Mokura is the new general Tanaka, the bridgehead of the Busan defense line. It is strange that he does not fight for his life.

    Ma Chaoyang had a clear grasp of all this. As far as the Japanese military situation in front of him was concerned, about 200,000 troops were concentrated along the line from Busan to Mokpo. In Mokpo alone, more than 60,000 Japanese troops were stationed, and there were also  Timely reinforcements from the Japanese army in the direction of Gwangju can be obtained at any time. Therefore, Ma Chaoyang knew that the battle of Mokpo was urgent.

    Judging from the strength comparison, the Southeast Mobile Corps attacking Mokpo consists of four brigades, plus three brigades of the Marine Corps. The seven brigades total 120,000 people. Compared with the Japanese army's strength, they are at a disadvantage, but Tanaka Shinichi needs  The key points of defense are not only Mokpo, but also Gwangju and Busan. Therefore, the number of troops that can be used in the direction of Mokpo will not exceed 100,000. This was carefully calculated by the Southeast Mobile Corps staff department when formulating the plan.  of.

    After fighting for a whole day, the troops commanded by Ma Chaoyang successfully penetrated the Japanese defensive positions at Mokpo Port, forcing the Japanese troops to retreat to the second line of defense, and all hundreds of thousands of troops came ashore.  The beachhead position was consolidated and a confrontation was formed with the Japanese army to the west of Mokpo.

    Under the afterglow of the setting sun, Ma Chaoyang disembarked from the landing command ship and walked slowly onto Mokpo Beach.  On the clean beach in the past, puddles of blood were clearly visible. The rising tide continued to wash the blood into the sea, and the sea breeze gradually picked up.  But the pervasive smell of gunpowder smoke could not be blown away. Bomb craters, broken guns, and broken arms could be seen everywhere on the beach. Everything on the battlefield was explained.  The intensity of the battle just now.

    Colonel Xu Guangqi, chief of staff of the corps, caught up from behind and said, "Report to the commander, the casualties of each unit have been counted. The 9th Brigade has more than 3,500 casualties, including 873 killed in the 10th Brigade.  The brigade suffered more than 1,300 casualties, including 423 killed in action. The 11th Brigade suffered more than 2,200 casualties, including 381 killed in action. The 12th Brigade suffered 1,700 casualties.  Of the rest, 315 were killed."

    "According to statistics, the four brigades we participated in the attack suffered a total of more than 8,700 casualties, of which 1,992 were killed! About two-thirds of the casualties occurred during the beach landing stage!  "Speaking of which.  Xu Guangqi's voice deepened, and a sad look appeared on his face.

    Ma Chaoyang took a breath of air and said nothing. The muscles on his cheeks were twitching uncontrollably. In just one day of fighting, the casualties exceeded more than half of the main brigade. Nearly 9,000 casualties and 2,000 deaths.  , in one day, such huge casualties were unprecedented in the combat history of the Southeast Mobile Corps. Ma Chaoyang's heart was bleeding and almost broken in pain.

    The setting sun faded away its last rays of light, and night fell. Ma Chaoyang stood on the beach, like a sculpture, motionless for a long time. The late tide water came up one after another, soaking his trousers. Xu Guangqi worriedly reminded: "Commander,  Let¡¯s go ashore, the tide is coming in!¡±

    "Chief of Staff, how many Japanese troops will be annihilated?" Ma Chaoyang suddenly asked.

    Xu Guangqi was silent for a moment and replied: "According to statistics from each brigade, the number of Japanese troops annihilated was approximately 10,000!"

    Ma Chaoyang let out a long sigh, "A one-to-one casualty ratio. This is still assuming we have control of the air and are supported by naval gunfire on the sea. Without these favorable conditions, our regiment's casualties would have been much greater.  By the way, Chief of Staff, why were the casualties of the Ninth Brigade so high? They accounted for more than one-third of the total casualties. How did Hao Jiasheng conduct the battle? "

    Ma Chaoyang's voice sounded a little angry. He deployed two brigades at the same time to land on the beach. The 10th Brigade suffered only more than 1,300 casualties. Only the 9th Brigade suffered such huge casualties. This is very abnormal. The 9th Brigade  Brigadier Hao Jiasheng must bear responsibility!

    Regarding this situation, when the casualty statistics were done after the war, Chief of Staff Xu Guangqi personally went to the Ninth Brigade to understand the situation. Seeing that the commander was angry because the Ninth Brigade had suffered such heavy casualties, he explained: "Commander, the Ninth Brigade has suffered such heavy casualties.  The casualties of the Ninth Brigade had a cause. According to the battle plan, when the attack started, although two brigades were launched at the same time, due to the terrain conditions of Mokpo Port, it was actually the Ninth Brigade that launched the first attack.The first attack!  "

    "The 10th Brigade and the two following brigades followed the 9th Brigade in the attack. Although the aviation bombers and naval guns destroyed all the Japanese army's surface positions, there are still many remaining Japanese underground fortifications.  Therefore, the Ninth Brigade suffered such huge casualties. When I went to the Ninth Brigade to learn about the situation, Brigadier Hao Jiasheng also said that because the troop casualties were too large, he was willing to assume command responsibility! "

    What else could Ma Chaoyang say? He knew Hao Jiasheng and he was a very capable commander. He did not want to see such huge casualties in the 9th Brigade. After all, they were his soldiers. During the landing operation, they appeared in the beach grabbing stage.  The biggest casualties were a normal phenomenon, unless sea and air firepower completely destroyed the Japanese beachhead defense positions. Looking at it now, it is obvious that this effect was not achieved.

    It was not the aviation bomber group or the warships' cannons that were ineffective, but the Japanese underground defense system. It withstood the first wave of bombing and artillery attacks. The 9th Brigade bore the brunt of the Japanese counterattack. Fortunately, the troops  After paying such heavy casualties, the Japanese beachhead was finally captured. After all the troops landed, there would be no such heavy casualties next.

    Ma Chaoyang walked heavily onto the beach, leaving two deep footprints behind him, but they were quickly smoothed away by the tide. "Chief of Staff, are there any casualties in the three brigades of the Marine Corps?" He was very abrupt.  asked.

    Xu Guangqi replied: "No, the three Marine Corps brigades assigned to our Corps landed in the last wave. At that time, the first troops to attack had already captured the Japanese beachhead! Battle!  It¡¯s already over!¡±

    Ma Chaoyang breathed a sigh of relief. The Marine Corps was not allowed to participate in the beach landing battle with the largest casualties. It seemed that it was right. Those were Han Tie's three precious main brigades, assigned to him. If the casualties were too large, he would  With that guy Han Tie's temperament, could he forgive me?

    The two people had just landed when a dozen figures came towards them. Ma Chaoyang's guards hurriedly took a vigilant posture. When the figures came closer, Ma Chaoyang recognized them. They were Chen Mengqiao, commander of the 1st Marine Brigade, and the commander of the 2nd Brigade of the Marine Corps.  Commander Li Bohan and Commander of the Third Brigade Xiao Jinting, followed by more than a dozen guards, were coming from the opposite side.

    Ma Chaoyang hurriedly greeted him, but before he could say anything, the three brigade commanders of the Marine Corps stood in front of him, raising their hands in salute with serious expressions. Ma Chaoyang was a little confused, and returned the salute involuntarily.  Asked: "Three brigade commanders, what happened?"

    Chen Mengqiao, commander of the 1st Brigade of the Marine Corps, was obviously the spokesperson. He finished the salute neatly and said: "Commander Ma, on behalf of the other two brigade commanders of the Marine Corps, I would like to express my opinions to you!"

    Ma Chaoyang was stunned and didn't understand why, but he still said: "Commander Chen, if you have any opinions, just tell me everything you know. I, Ma Chaoyang, am not a tiger whose butt you can't touch!"

    Chen Mengqiao said: "Commander Ma, our three brigades, assigned to the combat order of the Southeast Mobile Corps, are the troops under your command. There should not be any distinction between near and far, but in today's beach landing operation, you are  Arrange our troops to land in the last wave. After we land, the battle is over. The three of us think this is unfair to us! "

    "Commander Ma, we understand your good intentions, but as a soldier, you are slighting us by doing this. Just now, Brigadier Li and Brigadier Xiao and I went to the troops of Brigadier Hao of the 9th Brigade.  After taking a look, we saw that there were a lot of casualties, and we felt heartbroken when we saw them!¡±

    "Commander Ma, please forgive Chen Mengqiao for bluntly saying that your deployment is obviously inappropriate. The main combat goal of our Marine Corps is island landing operations. Beach landing operations are specially trained and are our strengths.  Among them, the Japanese army is our target. If it were any of the three of us in today's beach landing battle, there would not be such heavy casualties! "

    "Commander Ma, I am a straight-tempered person. When we arrived, our Commander Han also made a special statement. Not to mention other battles, you must implore Commander Ma to let your troops go up.  In that case, the casualties will be much smaller! However, you have not arranged our troops, so we are here to give you advice! Ask Commander Ma to treat us like the Southeast Mobile Corps troops!"

    Chen Mengqiao's eloquence was good. Because of his excitement, his tone was a little trembling. His words were not intense, but his meaning was very clear. He hoped that Commander Ma Chaoyang would not be afraid of greater casualties just because he is a member of the Marine Corps.  Dare to let go and use it boldly.

    Although Chen Mengqiao and others came to give opinions, Ma Chaoyang did not feel disgusted at all. On the contrary, a hot current surged in his heart, saying that Chen Mengqiao and others came to give opinions.??In fact, why don't you come here to ask for a fight?

    (To be continued)
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