To reduce the troubles of troop delivery, 2 airborne brigades are battalions, +8 air force bases...

Because the battlefield situation changed greatly, the combat tasks of the 163rd Brigade and the 173rd Brigade were adjusted. On the evening of the 25th, the Korean and American coalition forces captured Shariyuan and pointed directly at the southern gate of Pyongyang: Huangzhou. As long as we capture Huangzhou and cross Huangzhouchuan, the Korean and American coalition forces will attack Pyongyang like a broken embroidery.

Will the Korean and American coalition forces attack Pyongyang under pressure?

Xiang Yinghui was not sure, nor Pei Chengyi was not sure.

If the US generals commanded the battle, they would definitely turn from attack to defense after occupying Huangzhou and use Huangzhouchuan to block the Republic Army going south. However, it was not the commander of the US 1st Armored Division Major General Bauman, but General Kanazawa Xiao, commander of the First Army of the South Korean Army. Taking Huangzhou and facing the flat river in the north, it would mean that it would be easy to capture Pyongyang. Even if Kanazawa Xiao would consider the safety of hundreds of thousands of Korean soldiers, Liu Zongchun, who was in charge of command in Seoul, would order the Korean army to advance towards Pyongyang in order to achieve political goals.

In the eyes of most Koreans, the capture of Pyongyang is a symbol of victory in the war.

After paying the heavy price of tens of thousands of officers and soldiers, if the South Korean army stopped moving forward one step away from Pyongyang, Liu Zongchun could not explain to the people who supported him.

The greater the profit, the greater the risk.

The vanguard of the 611th Army had arrived in Jiechuan on the afternoon of the 25th, and arrived in Shunchuan in the evening, and at the latest at the north gate of Pyongyang: Pingcheng in the early morning of the 26th. Even if the South Korean army set out from Shariyuan immediately, they could only capture Huangzhou at the early morning of the 26th. Judging from the speed of the march, the two troops arrived in Pyongyang for about the same time. In the absence of sufficient preparation, even if the South Korean army entered Pyongyang first, it would be difficult to defend Pyongyang.

The South Korean army was defeated after entering Pyongyang and would definitely not be able to defend Huangzhou.

When Huangzhou is lost, hundreds of thousands of Korean and American soldiers gathered on the plains of the lower Datong River will be destroyed.

Not to mention commanding hundreds of thousands of troops of combat generals, even the grassroots officers can see this truth.

Politics first or military first? Both sides have to consider it.

Zhao Rundong, Peng Maobang and Xiang Yinghui were still discussing this issue. The Korean and American coalition forces took the lead in responding.

After nightfall, two Korean military divisions set out from Shaliyuan and quickly attacked Huangzhou. When Xiang Yinghui contacted the front line, Pei Chengyi sent special forces to the Shaliyuan. In order to prevent the Korean army from arriving in Pyongyang before the 611th Army, the Huangzhou Chuan Subway and Highway Bridge must be blown up.

The 1st Armored Division of the US Army did not march towards Huangzhou, but attacked Nanpu, southwest of Pyongyang.

This abnormal situation immediately attracted the attention of Xiang Yinghui and others. After a comprehensive analysis of various situations, Xiang Yinghui made a judgment that the US military had transformed from a forward to a defender, and attacking Nanpu was to prepare for retreat.

It seems difficult to understand, but it is indeed the case.

After capturing Nampo, the US military defended the left wing defense line of the South Korean army. Even if the South Korean army could not block the attack of the 611th Army in Pyongyang, as long as the US 1st Armored Division was active in Nampo, the 611th Army would not dare to rashly go south to pursue the South Korean army, and would not be able to take advantage of the opportunity of the South Korean army retreating to capture Huangzhou.

In other words, the South Korean and American coalition forces will definitely march into Pyongyang, but will not occupy Pyongyang.

After understanding the situation, Xiang Yinghui "reminds" Pei Chengyi.

At that time, Pei Chengyi had already seen the intentions of the Korean-US coalition forces, and personally greeted Cai Suikang of the 611th Army, demanding that the 611th Army advance steadily and pay close attention to the US troops advancing Nanpu. After capturing Pyongyang, he would not rashly pursue the retreating Korean army.

The 611th Army will not have any problems. The real problem is how to use two airborne brigades.

Until the night of the 25th, Pei Chengyi did not decide whether to enter the 163rd Brigade airborne first or to enter the 173rd Brigade airborne first.

Because the Air Force's transport plane can only send one airborne brigade at night, the departure time of the two airborne brigades must be first and then.

Don’t underestimate this issue, one after another determines different battle goals.

According to the adjusted combat plan, the airborne ground of the 163rd Brigade was changed from Ding Fengli to Qinghe, responsible for cutting off the ground access of the South Korean and American coalition forces heading north to Kaesong; the airborne ground of the 173rd Brigade was still in Jinhua, but at least one battalion was placed to the east and Tushan in Tushan in the west, responsible for cutting off the retreat route of the South Korean and American coalition forces on the eastern battlefield.

If the 163rd Brigade of Airborne will be sent first, the second battle will focus on annihilation of the South Korean and American coalition forces on the western battlefield. If the 173rd Brigade of Airborne will be sent first, the focus of the battle will be to encircle and annihilate the South Korean and American coalition forces on the eastern battlefield (it is very likely to lead to the South Korean and American coalition forces on the eastern battlefield to move westward and meet with the troops on the western battlefield).

If it were just a matter of airborne troops, Pei Chengyi would not have been so undecided.

The purpose of the battle is different, and the investment methods are definitely different.

According to the former, in addition to the 611th Army that should control Pyongyang as soon as possible and stabilize the northern front, three "reserve troops" must also be allowed to move south quickly along the offensive line of the 611th Army, driving the Korean and American coalition forces to the defense position of the 163rd Brigade. The 77th Army's two fast anti-revolutionary brigades (the loss of the 7711th Brigade is not large, and they still have extremely strong combat power) advance south along the highway of the central mountain range of the peninsula.

The 163rd Brigade of Qinghe supported the 163rd Brigade of Airborne (the 153rd Brigade in the five-old battle made Pei Chengyi dare not place his hopes entirely on the airborne troops). The 2 brigades of the 37th Army and the 38th Army followed the 77th Army's march routes, respectively, were deployed in Xinping, Ding Fengli and Yichuan to block the South Korean and American coalition forces on the eastern battlefield to assault westward. The 3 low-altitude strike forces of the three airborne troops (the main force was the 1511th Brigade and 162nd Brigade of Airborne, which acted as a reserve force) rushed south before the 77th Army to control important strongholds and towns around the battlefield.

According to the latter, except for the 611th Army's missions, the tasks of other troops must be adjusted. Only one "Reserve Army" went south to support the 611th Army and led the Korean and American coalition back to the south of Huangzhouchuan; two "Reserve Army" went to Dingping, which had been captured by the 771st Brigade of the Quick Resistance, and assaulted south at the fastest speed and occupied Yuanshan; the 7711th Brigade accompanied the "Reserve Army" to attack Yuanshan, and the other two brigades of the 77th Army were on the south side.

The Central Mountain Highway attacked the North Li of Linjin River, preventing the South Korean and American coalition forces on the eastern battlefield from breaking eastward; the combat troops of the 37th Army and the 38th Army followed the 77th Army and headed to Sui'an and Qinghe respectively to block the passage of the South Korean and American coalition forces to attack eastward on the western battlefield; three air-raid brigades (1511, 162 and 172) supported Tushan, Ibrahi and Jinhua's air-raid 173rd Brigades to prevent the air-raided troops from being defeated by the South Korean and American coalition forces.

2~The combat plan is the main plan, and the plan adopted is determined by the actual situation.

Given the situation at that time, not to mention Pei Chengyi was undecided, it would be the same if he had to do anything.

The General Staff Department, Zhao Rundong, Peng Maobang and Xiang Yinghui are also discussing how to fight.

"The battle is much more difficult to dispatch the 163rd Airborne Brigade." Xiang Yinghui took two puffs of cigarettes and said, "The problem is that it is very likely to let the 7th Infantry Division run away. The satellite photos received today all indicate that the 7th Infantry Division is accelerating south and may cross the 38th parallel tomorrow afternoon. If the 163rd Airborne Brigade is first sent, the 173rd Airborne Brigade can only be sent tomorrow night, and there is no time to intercept the 7th Infantry Division."

After saying that, Xiang Yinghui sighed.

The 7th Infantry Division is nominally an infantry division, but in fact it is a main combat force with no less strength than any armored division. Under normal organization, the entire division has a total of 16,000 officers and soldiers. Because it was strengthened by the 8th Army before entering the North Korea operation, the actual force exceeded 20,000, and there were multiple tanks alone.

"First of all, airdrop of the 173rd Brigade, the battle is much more difficult." Xiang Yinghui lit a cigarette butt and picked up a cigarette. "After the passage to the south is blocked, the 7th Infantry Division will definitely attack west quickly, striving to meet with the 1st Armored Division before our ground troops arrive, and then break through to Kaicheng together. The 1st Armored Division will not sit and wait for death, and will definitely send the troops left in Shaliyuan to Qinghe on the 26th to guard the gate to the south.

It is difficult for the 163rd Brigade to capture the green crane on the night of the 26th. Even if it is captured, it is unlikely to protect the green crane. If the Korean army persists in the north for a longer time, the two US military advisors will likely escape from our encirclement."

After Xiang Yinghui finished speaking, Zhao Rundong looked at Peng Maobang.

"How many reserve teams do you have?" Peng Maobang asked.

"Reserve?" Xiang Yinghui hesitated for a moment and said, "Only the 36th Army. Is this the final reserve team or the main force in the third battle, unless it is absolutely necessary..."

"Now is a last resort." Zhao Rundong interrupted Xiang Yinghui's words, "Let the 36th Army set off immediately. First, airdrop the 163rd Brigade and occupy Qinghe while the South Korean and American coalition forces attacked Pyongyang. The 173rd Brigade set out tomorrow morning to complete the combat mission as fast as possible. First, encircle and annihilate the South Korean and American coalition forces on the western battlefield, eat up the largest piece, and then deal with the Infantry Division on the eastern battlefield. Adjust the tasks of the air burst force, try to make use of the geographical characteristics of the mountains and hills in the eastern part of the Korean Peninsula, set up defense lines layer by layer, and exchange space for time."

Xiang Yinghui was secretly shocked. Zhao Rundong actually planned to eat all the enemies north of the 38th parallel in one breath!

According to the combat plan that had been formulated, it will not take until the third battle to annihilate all the enemy troops north of the 38th parallel.

"You can fight like this and let the 36th Army enter North Korea early." Peng Maobang nodded and said, "It is not a big problem to eat the Korean and American coalition forces north of the 38th parallel in one bite. The main reason is that the combat pressure of the Air Force must be very high."

"Let HNA be dispatched in full." Zhao Rundong paused for a moment and said, "Detect strategic bombers to bomb all air bases in South Korea from the early morning of tomorrow, defeat the South Korean air force, and prevent the US military from using South Korean air bases. Anyway, we are about to cross the 38th parallel. Let the air force take action first and give the United States a vaccination."

Peng Maobang pondered for a while, nodded, expressing his support for Zhao Rundong's decision.

Xiang Yinghui didn't say anything more and asked the staff to issue a comprehensive mobilization order to the Air Force and HNA, he personally contacted Pei Chengyi and issued the "highest instructions" to the "front line commander".

At this time, it was already 22:30 on the 25th. (To be continued,)

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