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Part One Russo-Japanese War Chapter 291 Battle of Kaesong

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    At noon that day shortly after the Incheon air battle ended, Song Biao received a summary report of the Inchon air battle from the Central Military Headquarters. Pan Zhaoqin, chief of staff of the Air Force, was personally responsible for reporting and explaining the results to the emperor.

    In this twenty-day air battle, the Imperial Air Force suffered 352 destroyed and severely damaged fighter planes, with approximately half of them being destroyed and severely damaged, while the total losses of the Japanese Army Air Force were approximately 740, with approximately 740 aircraft being destroyed.  an absolute majority.

    This mutual loss rate is generally acceptable.

    After Song Biao read all the battle reports and summaries, Pan Zhaoqin, who stood with his head bowed in front of him, asked: "Is the data of the Inchon air battle falsified? I saw the news from military intelligence the day before yesterday. The Japanese military and media both  It is claimed that the Japanese army shot down 3,700 of our fighter planes in the Incheon air battle. Is this too different from our report?"

    Pan Zhaoqin immediately replied: "The total number of aircraft sent by our army to the battlefield does not exceed 3,000. How can the Japanese army shoot down 3,700 of our fighter planes? Our army's reports have been confirmed over and over again, and it is basically certain that the data is the closest  The real situation is that the lower-level Japanese army officers¡¯ reports increased our army¡¯s battle losses tenfold.¡±

    This is probably the case with Song Biao. Many people say that the numbers of the Communist Army in the War of Resistance are too rich, and it is better to believe in the Japanese army. That is really nonsense. The lower-level officers of the Japanese army are also very good at playing numbers games, especially the navy. During the Pacific War,  The number of U.S. aircraft carriers sunk reported by the Japanese Navy was basically twice the total number of U.S. aircraft carriers at that time. The base camp also had a headache because of this. Every time they fought, it was a great victory. They always thought that the U.S. Navy was almost completely destroyed and could fight again.  It was also discovered that the US military still has many aircraft carriers.

    He asked the chamberlain to bring Pan Zhaoqin a seat, and after Pan Zhaoqin sat down, he asked: "You are the first generation ace pilot of our Imperial Air Force and have rich experience. Are you here to analyze the Inchon air battle and estimate the level of the Japanese Air Force?"  "

    People like Pan Zhaoqin actually have the qualifications and ability to be promoted to admirals. All they lack is the opportunity. After the Battle of Sanduao, the Navy promoted three admirals in one go. The Inchon air battle is over, and Pan Zhaoqin will also be promoted to the Air Force.  General, plus General Shu Fangde, who has been demobilized before, the Air Force has two generals.

    As the Chief of Staff of the Air Force of the Central Military Department, Pan Zhaoqin was also the commander-in-chief of the Incheon air battle. During this period, he personally flew to Pyongyang Air Force Base to command the operation.

    The Inchon air battle attracted the strategic focus of China and Japan to the air force field, and was also an excellent opportunity for the empire. During this period, the general headquarters of the Empire's Northeast Defense Forces had moved to Pyongyang, and the number of troops transferred to North Korea by the Army surged to  300,000, which is much faster than Japan¡¯s troop growth rate.

    Japan will definitely suffer more than China when it comes to increasing its troops. First of all, there are three railway passages from Northeast China to North Korea: Dandong, Shuozhou, and Yanbian. There are enough merchant ships and troop transports from Northeast China, North China, and Shandong to North Korea. In terms of air force and civil aviation, the Empire  Nearly 3,000 large and medium-sized transport aircraft have also been deployed.

    Based on the current transportation capacity, the empire will have the strength to launch a full-scale offensive in North Korea by about November. Although Japan has been secretly preparing for a long time, it is already at a disadvantage in terms of the deployment of troops and materials.

    The gap in national power is still very obvious.

    Of course, the empire has actually been preparing secretly for a period of time, but it is not so obvious. Some tasks do not require temporary preparation. For example, the strategic material reserve work in the Northeast has always been persisted. The grain stored in the national grain reserve in the Northeast  It is enough to meet the military food needs of the entire war.

    Under such a general premise, Pan Zhaoqin, as one of the frontline commanders, is not under great pressure.

    After he sat down in front of the emperor, he thought about it for a while before replying to the emperor seriously: "Judging from the entire process and results of the Inchon air battle, the level of Japanese fighter planes is not bad. This is beyond what we have experienced in the past."  It is estimated that, in addition, the quality of their pilots is also relatively high, and we do not have an absolute advantage in these two aspects. There are many problems in the Japanese aviation industry, the two biggest problems are the manufacturing level of the engine and the manufacturing of the complete machine.  production capacity, these two restrictions are fatal. From the current point of view, despite the poor engine manufacturing level, Japan has indeed invested a lot of thought in the design of aircraft, and there are many new innovations worth learning from.  Think about it. Take the current main force of the Japanese army, the 97th Land War, as an example. Judging from some of its fighter plane wreckage and its overall air combat performance, its engine power does not exceed 1,000 horsepower. In order to achieve the highest combat effectiveness, Japan in the design process  Try to reduce the weight of the aircraft as much as possible. The empty weight of our J-4 Lightning fighter is 3357 kilograms, while the empty weight of the 97 Marine Fighter is only about 1100 kilograms. These two simple numbers contain too many problems. Thanks to our country  With a solid foundation in the field of aviation engines, our military's fighter jets are basically developing in the direction of heavy-duty, which are characterized by their durability. Taking the Lightning as an example, even if it was hit by the 97th Marine Fighter in an air battle,??Multiple times, it is still possible to survive, while the Nine-Seven Land Warcraft usually crashes after being hit once.  "

    Song Biao continued to ask Pan Zhaoqin: "What are you going to do next?"

    Pan Zhaoqin said: "Summarize the tactical experience and quickly adjust the conventional combat tactics. At present, the lightning's high-altitude, high-speed and high-dive performance are far better than the opponent's 97, so we should not get too entangled with the opponent, high-altitude dives, and cluster attacks.  , mainly focused on large-scale battles between the majority and the majority. Regardless of whether the opponent is defeated or not, they will retreat after a cluster dive attack. They will not be entangled with the 97 Land War at mid- to low-altitudes. If it is determined that a struggle at mid- to low-altitudes is needed, there should be  The J-3 series fighters were assisted, or the J-3 series fighters were directly used as the main force to deal with the Japanese Army's 97th Land Battle, while the Lightning fighter group served as the assault force, suddenly inserting at high speed during the fight between the two sides to disrupt the situation."

    After a pause, he added: "The main fighter jets of our air force currently in service include the J-3, 4, and 5 series, and their overall performance is superior. This determines that our army will have more fighter jets in the air battle with the Japanese army.  Tactical countermeasures, and the Japanese army currently only has one type of 97 land warfare. Its combat performance is relatively simple. It only has a unique advantage of medium and low-altitude hovering performance. The tactics are also relatively simple. There are few ways to deal with changes in our army's tactics. In addition,  Our army has more fighters, pilots and stronger national industrial production capacity than the Japanese army. In the long run, our army will definitely be able to firmly control the air in this war."

    Song Biao still nodded with satisfaction and asked Pan Zhaoqin: "The improved model of the Lightning fighter should be ready for service? Is it necessary to make targeted improvements?"

    Pan Zhaoqin said: "Reporting to Your Majesty, two new improved models of J-402 and 404 will be put into service in the second half of the year. 404 is the model of our air force, and 402 is the model of the navy's carrier-based aircraft. The new models of this level have better engine power.  Both have been increased to 2400 horsepower. After using a 3-blade propeller, the engine conversion efficiency is higher. There is an actual power improvement effect of about 7, and the weight is relatively increased, but this increase in horsepower will enable the new model to have a stronger climb rate.  and high-speed performance, considering complementarity, the Air Force has asked Jiangnan Fudao Company to produce an Air Force model fighter based on the J-303 carrier-based aircraft, and the current number is tentatively designated as J-305."

    Still pausing for a moment, he asked Song Biao: "Your Majesty, I actually think that the P-3 series of Japanese fighter jets can be allowed to be produced and put into service on a large scale. Judging from the current trend, it is not necessary for the Japanese fighter jets to phase out propeller-driven fighter jets.  It is an inevitable trend. Instead of wasting a lot of financial and national resources on aircraft models that are bound to be eliminated, it is better to take this opportunity to mass-produce Japanese fighter jets!"

    Song Biao thought carefully for a while and replied: "The enemy will always be stronger. It is not a bad thing to have reservations, but your proposal is not unreasonable. Since you have such a request, let P  -3 is officially in service under the name of J-6 fighter, nicknamed Phoenix. The specific production plan will be determined according to the needs of the Air Force, but at this stage, I still don¡¯t think it is really necessary for the P-3 to appear on the battlefield.  Because the opponent's level has not yet threatened our air force, even if it were to be used, it would be a conscious choice at a decisive moment."

    Pan Zhaoqin is really relieved at this moment. As long as the P-3 fighter jet, which represents the highest level of the imperial aviation industry, officially joins the battle, for the Air Force, this war will actually be over.

    The turbojet engine used by the P-3 cannot be easily produced and copied. It requires a higher standard of industrial level and the development of materials science. Even if Japan starts to catch up with this trend now, it will probably take six or seven years.  Even if it takes ten years to catch up, it may not be successful, because the empire has been secretly developing and experimenting in this field for more than ten years.

    From the beginning of secret project pre-research in 1923, to the emergence of the P-1 experimental fighter in 1933, to the emergence of the first-generation Japanese fighter P-2 in 1935, and finally the second-generation P-3 fighter in 1938  It took the empire 15 years to complete this huge historical leap.

    Pan Zhaoqin had such a simple attitude. He just said that I now have the P-3 series of fighters. In terms of cost, one P-3 is indeed equal to 4-5 J-4s, but now that we have the P-3  , why still mass-produce J-4?

    From a purely military perspective, this is obviously meaningless, because no matter how many P-3s are built during the war, they can continue to serve for a long time. Even if the storage is sealed, it is meaningful, and the J-4 Lightning fighter was mass-produced during the war.  It is destined to disintegrate after the war. After all, it has no actual combat value.

    As the emperor of a constitutional monarchy.

    If necessary, Song Biao does not need to restrict or violate the decisions of his subordinates. In some cases, we need to resolutely oppose it. For example, the idea of ????directly using nuclear weapons to end the war proposed by the military department must be resolutely opposed. It is not appropriate to use nuclear weapons now.  Timing, in some cases, even if Song Biao doesn't agree very much, there is no need to object.

    In an empire with a constitutional monarchy, even if the emperor?You have the final right to object, and the less you use this right, the better.

    Song Biao discussed with Pan Zhaoqin and decided to continue to use the J-3\4\5 series of fighters as the main body for the time being, but the J-6 fighters could be officially put into military service on a large scale and temporarily controlled in the Kulun Military District.  They can be deployed to the Northeast and Korean battlefields at any time.

    Turbojet fighter jets require a longer runway than propeller series, and require higher flatness specifications. Therefore, in order for this series of fighters to enter the Korean battlefield, new runways and maintenance stations need to be added at Pyongyang, Sinchon, and Wonsan Air Force Bases.  , make adequate preparations.

    Due to a series of problems, the current production capacity is basically about 40 aircraft per month. For the time being, it can only be produced in Shenyang. The next step is to expand manufacturing to the aviation industry bases in Taiyuan and Shanghai. It is expected to achieve monthly production by early next year.  The production capacity is 120 aircraft.

    This scale is still acceptable, but it is more difficult to go higher. The two biggest limitations are the radar and the engine.

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    While China and Japan were at war, the German-Polish alliance continued to provoke the Soviet Union and demanded the redistribution of territory in the name of Poland.

    If a butterfly can stir up an Atlantic storm by flapping its wings, how much change will the breath of a dragon cause in the entire world?  The answer is that the scale is even more terrifying. One person can change the world precisely because of the connection between countless events.

    Despite his resistance to fascism, Polish President Artur Martos established a new Polish National Party in Poland with the help of Nazi Germany and promoted similar fascist policies.

    Such changes surprised Song Biao, Jiang Fangzhen and others who thought they knew General Martos.

    Due to many special factors, the empire has had particularly close military cooperation and assistance to Poland in the past twenty years. During the Polish military changes promoted by General Martos, the Polish army was basically a replica of the Chinese Army in Eastern Europe.  , from military system to military thinking, from equipment to tactical thinking, the Polish Defense Forces are learning from China.

    The two countries are basically consistent in the field of light weapons and equipment.

    Not only this, Poland has also purchased tanks and aircraft from China, giving its military power a very high combat value.

    Generally speaking, the changes in the empire have greatly enhanced the military strength of Poland, France, Germany, and the Soviet Union. Among them, Poland and France have the most enhancements, and the Soviet Union and Germany have also had a lot of enhancement effects. Once the four countries start a fierce war  The final outcome of the war and who will win is still unknown.

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    As the armies of China and Japan began to enter North Korea on a large scale, the two sides quickly launched a fierce battle in the Kaesong area. Kaesong has been under China's control since 1911. The military defense layout here has gone through many years of construction.  , the defense posture and level are extremely high. Although not as heavy as the Maginot Line of Defense, it is still very difficult for the Japanese army to break through the Kaesong Defense Line.

    After all, Cai E has not commanded such a large-scale war for many years. After the war began, he has been tepid and slowly trying to find out the actual level of the Japanese army. Although there was a small-scale breakthrough battle in Seoul before,  Not enough to explain all the problems, and the Battle of Kaesong was the testing ground Cai E wanted.

    With the advice of the Central Military Commission and the emperor, Cai E chose to assign Lieutenant General Fu Zuoyi to command the Kaicheng Campaign and serve as the commander of the First Group Army of the Northeast Defense Force. This arrangement was just right, because no one understood Fu Zuoyi's characteristics better than the emperor.

    ??Fu Zuoyi served as a first-class chamberlain beside the emperor for four years. He often conducted military flag drills with the emperor. His level of tactical planning was extremely high. He was always one of the new generals that the emperor admired most.

    In Kaicheng, Fu Zuoyi actually had the strength to attack the Japanese army, but like Cai E, he also hoped to find out the characteristics of the Japanese army in positional warfare. After all, the Sino-Japanese War of 1911 broke out at the beginning of the founding of the People's Republic of China. The Japanese army had developed over the years, and  The changes in the past were relatively big, and past experience cannot be copied.

    The result was just as Cai E expected. The problems exposed by the Japanese army in the Battle of Seoul did not fully represent the true level of the Japanese army. After the Kaesong Battle began, the Japanese army's attack was extremely fierce. Although it lacked enough to break through the defense line and firepower  The network of medium and heavy tanks, but the soldiers are even more brave than before.

    Fu Zuoyi seems to be a typical Chinese man with a loud voice and straightforward speech. In fact, he is also a very calculating person, tough on the outside and refined on the inside, and strict in military training.

    Like most of the mid-level and senior generals in the empire, Fu Zuoyi also has an interest in studying history. In the military department, he is always known for being proficient in the war history of the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period. In addition, although he did not study in Japan, he is very proficient in it.  In the history of Japan's Warring States Period, when he had nothing to do, he often met with the senior generals of the Central Military Department who were studying in Japan.?Discuss the warring states princes of Japan.

    Unlike the mainstream officers within the Imperial CSKA who support large-scale mechanization, Fu Zuoyi also has a very special feature in that he specializes in positional warfare rather than mechanized warfare.

    Various factors caused the Central Military Headquarters to vote for Fu Zuoyi when selecting the commander of the Kaicheng Campaign.

    Shortly after the air battle in Incheon, the Battle of Kaesong began quickly. The Japanese Army began a large-scale attack on Kaesong, trying to open the first door to attack Pyongyang and North Korea. Fu Zuoyi, who was responsible for guarding this place, also made careful arrangements for this.  arrangement in order to buy more time for the Northeast Defense Force.

    Fu Zuoyi's military rank is Army Lieutenant General, and he graduated the fastest among the Central Military Academy in his class. It is very appropriate for him to serve as the commander of the First Group Army of the Northeast Defense Force with his military rank, but his acting chief of staff  But he was just an army colonel.

    This is very strange.

    Fu Zuoyi was not very happy about this at first. Although given his ability, it would not be a big problem not to have a chief of staff. Even if a suitable chief of staff cannot be arranged for the time being, he should at least be at the level of major general as acting chief of staff.

    The Imperial Army is full of elites, and there are countless young and middle-aged generals who are called military wizards. There are so many first-level major generals as there are stars after the rain.

    But this matter was an arrangement made by the emperor himself, and Fu Zuoyi could only accept it.

    This army lieutenant colonel is called Su Bin. He is very young. He was admitted to the Central Military Academy in 1926. After graduating in 1929, he was assigned to the Eighth Infantry Division. In 1933, he was transferred to the Inner Staff Bureau as a third-class staff officer. In 1937, he was promoted to a second-class staff officer.  As a staff officer, he served as the adjutant of General Chiang Yanxing and participated in the Spanish Civil War as a member of the Free Alliance. In April 1938, he returned to China and served as the instructor of the 14th Infantry Division.

    No matter what, it must be too abnormal for a young school officer in his early thirties to be suddenly sent to a group army as acting chief of staff.

    After all, Fu Zuoyi had deep connections with the General Administration of Internal Affairs. According to the information he learned, the emperor probably admired Su Bin's talents very much. He had never dealt with Su Bin before. After getting along with him for more than ten days,  I do feel that this person is very smart and has very quick thinking. He is indeed a rare talent.

    It¡¯s very rare to be able to rank as a colonel in today¡¯s Imperial CSKA, which is full of talented people, at the age of thirty-two.

    In the past few days, the Japanese army's attack was extremely fierce, and the artillery fire roared continuously, almost never stopping.

    Even so, Fu Zuoyi took Su Bin and several other staff officers directly to the front line for inspection regardless of the risk. On Highland 307 at the front of Kaicheng, Fu Zuoyi could have a clear view of the Japanese frontline fortifications.

    In this area, the 22nd Infantry Division of the First Group Army guarded four important highlands, forming a line with each other, opening a four-kilometer-long defense line to defend against the attack of the two Japanese divisions.

    Fu Zuoyi's First Army currently has three infantry divisions, a light tank brigade, an engineering brigade, a baggage brigade and an expanded artillery division, plus a steady stream of more than 100,000 troops transferred from the Northeast Patrol Army.  With the support of the air force, he was not afraid of spending a long time with the Japanese army in this Kaicheng area.

    Even if he is asked to attack his opponent head-on, he is fearless.

    The Japanese Army's operations in Korea this time will be organized into the East Asia Expeditionary Force, which is at the level of the General Army. It consists of the First and Second Front Armies, each with four corps, each with 3 divisions and 3 brigades.  regiment, the front army itself has direct jurisdiction over 5-8 ** brigades, and the Army Aviation Force is under the direct command of the General Army.

    According to the plan of the Japanese Army, the total number of troops will eventually reach 800,000, so as to fight the decisive battle with the Chinese Army in Korea. According to the needs of the development of the war, the Japanese Army may continue to send a front army into the Korean Peninsula, increasing the total strength to 120  scale of tens of thousands.

    The military system of the Chinese Empire is different from that of Japan. Group armies usually have 5-7 divisions and 10 brigades directly under their jurisdiction. There is no corps-level organization in between. The emphasis is on operating on the scale of a continental army, which is conducive to group army commanders in planning.  Use more troops and resources to focus on encirclement and annihilation.

    Therefore, the empire¡¯s army commanders are usually frontline commanders, directly commanding operations on the frontline.

    During the war, the overall establishment of each division will basically remain unchanged, but it will expand rapidly at the battalion level, from the conventional 3 companies per battalion to 7-10 companies, and the division-level strength will expand to 50,000-60,000  The number of people increased the total strength of each army group to the ultimate limit of 350,000.

    Among the army lieutenant generals of Fu Zuoyi's generation, he and Zhang Zizhong have the most seniority. The latter even participated in the Revolution of Liberation and the War of 1911.

    During the initial design stage of the Kaicheng Defense Line, Fu Zuoyi participated in the matter as a staff officer of the Central Military Department and was very familiar with it.?, he is also very sure.

    The Japanese dispatched to attack Kaesong this time was the 2nd Army of the East Asia Expeditionary Force, which consisted of the 10th Division, the 16th Division and the new 37th Kumamoto Division, as well as two ** Brigades and the 2nd Flying Division.  Regiment, 2nd Artillery Division.

    After the Sino-Japanese War of 1911, Japan summarized the entire war. The artillery force that had the greatest impact on the entire Japanese Army was the artillery force that swept half of Korea at that time. For this reason, the Japanese Army also established its own artillery division before and after World War I.  The four current artillery divisions represent the Japanese Army's development into the field of artillery. However, limited by the Japanese Army's funding, traditional concepts, and other issues, the transformation of Japan's artillery thinking has not been very successful. Internal artillery factions,  The infantry faction and the armor faction had a fierce dispute and were trying to contain each other.

    In terms of artillery caliber and manufacturing, because the development of 120mm\150mm caliber light howitzers is also not very smooth, Japan's artillery divisions are mainly equipped with 105mm howitzers and a small amount of the new 96-type 15cm howitzers.

    After the Inchon air battle, in order to quickly break through the Kaesong defense line deployed by the Chinese Army, the Japanese army quickly transferred the main force of the Army Aviation Force to the Kaesong front. Even so, the Japanese army was still unable to break through Fu Zuoyi's Kaesong defense line.

    Times have changed.

    The period from World War II to the War to Resist U.S. Aggression and Aid Korea was the period when positional warfare developed to a peak level, and it was also the most glorious stage of modern positional warfare theory. Starting from the Napoleonic era, the center of modern military warfare was to annihilate the enemy's military power, rather than simply pursue occupation.  Land and cities, this is the fundamental reason why modern military continues to pursue mobility performance.

    Similarly, the essence of positional warfare is not to defend against the opponent's attack, but to use fortifications and defenses to effectively protect oneself and military power. The goal of all sudden positions that pursue positional warfare is to disintegrate the opponent's self-protection and eliminate it.  Enemy troops, destroy all enemy military forces.

    Why the core of the modern army is tanks rather than artillery? It is precisely because tanks can ignore enemy fortifications and force opponents to engage in mobile operations instead of defensive operations. In mobile operations, tanks are far more useful and valuable than artillery.

    However, on battlefields such as Korea and Vietnam, the value of tanks is greatly reduced. Therefore, during the Korean War, although the U.S. military had completed major mechanization changes, when it came to the Korean battlefield, it could only return to the theoretical era of World War I and fight defense with the volunteers.  warfare and mobile warfare of infantry and artillery.

    Even in this era of great mechanization, positional warfare is still one of the Imperial Army's special skills. Coupled with the special terrain and conditions of the Korean battlefield, it is indeed difficult for the Japanese army to break through the Imperial Army's defense line.

    On the front line of the long and rugged position, Japanese corpses were strewn across the field, and the corpses of Imperial Army officers and soldiers were also mixed together. The close colors of the autumn and winter military uniforms of both sides, as well as the fierce battle situation and frequent hand-to-hand combat, made it difficult to identify the corpses of both sides.

    The Japanese army's Showa 5-year-style military uniforms are mainly dark green, while the Imperial Kammu 20-year-style army spring and autumn uniforms are mainly light brown and green. The main colors of the two are not much different. Many people always think that the Japanese military uniforms are like that.  The khaki color is actually a deliberate ugliness. The Japanese military uniforms have always been relatively at the forefront of the world in terms of overall design. In addition to the outdated style, the color has been constantly improved. The so-called khaki color is the 38-style style of the Meiji era.  Starting from Taisho 9, 1920, the main color of the Japanese Army's military uniforms changed from reddish brown to greenish brown.

    By 1930, the fifth year of Showa, Japan launched a new Showa fifth-year military uniform. The main color was changed to dark green and brown. The overall color was basically similar to the light brown-green of the Jinmu 20th-year-style military spring and autumn military uniform launched by the empire in the same year.  , it¡¯s just a matter of the shade of green, the former is greener and the latter is closer to light brown.

    On the battlefield, the main identification between the two sides was that the Chinese Army soldiers had steel helmets, and the Japanese soldiers wore leggings, while the Chinese soldiers wore buttoned canvas leggings.

    In addition, there is a height difference, because this time the Northeast Defense Force is mainly formed by drawing troops from North China, Northeast China, and Shandong. The average height of the soldiers is higher than 173mm, while the average height of the Japanese army is only 163mm, with an average difference of ten centimeters.

    It is a fact that Japanese soldiers and officers at that time were generally short, but most of them were short and stocky, with good physical strength and endurance.

    The battlefield is always cruel and bloody.

    Due to the lack of tanks and armored vehicles that can effectively break through the defense line, the commander of the Japanese Army's Second Army, Lieutenant General Higashino Miyazaki, can only use World War I-style human tactics, relying on more soldiers to penetrate and attack forward.  The artillery's covering strike attempted to break through the defense line.

    In order to make up for the lack of troops, Lieutenant General Dong Jiuergong Minuyan also mobilized two Korean army divisions to participate in the attack.

    On the rugged battlefield, the gray-yellow mountains??, the corpses of Japanese and Korean soldiers were scattered all over the mountains and fields, and thick smoke billowed. Under the twilight, the entire battlefield looked even more rugged and bloody.

    Opposite Lieutenant General Fu Zuoyi, Lieutenant General Higashikata Minuhiko also personally led the staff officers to the front line for inspection. The two of them were only three kilometers apart without knowing each other.

    Carrying a saber and wearing white gloves, the emaciated Lieutenant General Higashino Miyazaki looked ruthlessly at the battlefield ahead. His seemingly indifferent heart was filled with all kinds of entanglements. His status as a royal family allowed him to stand out from other people.  Japanese general ponders the current situation.

    He has many thoughts in his heart that are unique to the people and the military and political circles, but he just can't say them. Even as a royal family, he can't say those words.

    As a general commanding the front line, his experience at the moment is full of all kinds of helplessness. He has tried his best to mobilize the 97th Middle School Tank and the 95th Light Combat Vehicle that he thinks are very good.  Vehicle-assisted combat, but judging from the actual situation on the battlefield, the effect is really poor.

    The anti-tank gun equipped by China is the Pak35/36 secretly jointly developed by China and Germany in the 1930s. It can easily penetrate the frontal armor of these two tanks, especially the 95th light tank, and can even connect the Chinese Army at close range.  Even the 12mm caliber Browning M2.2 heavy machine gun equipped with first-level equipment cannot resist it.

    This situation makes Lieutenant General Higashikata Minuhiko particularly helpless. During the previous Battle of Seoul, he heard that the heavy tanks owned by the opponent were as flexible and fast as light tanks. All Japanese anti-tank guns had no effect on them.  The effect was such that the defending troops were caught off guard and were easily torn apart by dozens of such tanks.

    This convinced Lieutenant General Higashikata Minuhiko that even if Kaesong was captured at all costs, the possibility of fulfilling the military command and capturing Pyongyang was slim, not to mention that the aviation force did not have any advantage.

    He simply didn¡¯t believe the nonsense data spewed by the two major generals Saburo Ando and Masaki Makino of the Air Force Pilot Corps. How could it be that the Japanese had shot down thousands of their opponents¡¯ fighter planes, while he had only lost a few hundred.

    Ridiculous.

    Lieutenant General Higashino Miyanohiko, who likes to personally inspect the current situation on the battlefield, saw with his own eyes several 97 Marine Fighters of the Second Flying Division shot down in front of him yesterday. Although he did not see the fighting in the air,  But it still felt bad.

    In the past few days, he only knew that the aircraft of the Second Army had suffered heavy losses. Even if Saburo Ando repeatedly emphasized that the losses of the China Air Force were even greater, he did not believe it at all.

    Looking at the corpses of Japanese soldiers on the rugged battlefield ahead, Lieutenant General Higashino Miyazaki looked up at the blue sky helplessly, silently closing his eyes, asking himself in his heart why the Japanese Empire wanted to fight like this  A stupid war?

    Why does it have to be like this?

    He is actually still very painful and entangled, but he still looks ruthless and indifferent.

    ¡°Of course he believes in the superiority of the Yamato nation and the supreme power of the Emperor. Under the Emperor¡¯s light, the Japanese Empire must be fearless, but this war is really stupid.

    It¡¯s a pity that even a royal family like him cannot clearly express such an opinion.  (To be continued. Please search Piaotian Literature, the novels will be better and updated faster!)
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