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Chapter 80 MacArthur’s Dream

"The best and fastest way is to change from centralization to decentralization, let the troops collect food in various places, arrange translation work, concentrate logistics forces, and go down to each unit to participate in food preparation."

Director Wu came up with a good idea for Zhang Zhongping.

For the past two days, Zhang Zhongping's worries were revealed by Director Zhang. He clapped his hands and said excitedly: "What a great idea, let's do it like this!"

Therefore, the military logistics uniformly issued food raising certificates and issued some Korean coins, and each unit organized the borrowing of food, and organized logistics comrades to go to the units and units to help the troops raise food. In this way, the remaining insufficient food problem was solved.

, that’s how it was solved.

At this time, the main force of the 38th Army had already assembled towards the lines of Moshadong, Matsushita-ri and Chichangdong.

At this moment, the troops that have received the food, oil and salt distributed by military logistics are generally making dry food. This food cannot be eaten immediately and needs to be made into dry food so that it can be eaten anytime and anywhere.

They used stones to grind corn into flour and then baked it into cakes.

This method is the most common way for the army to make dry food. It is also the simplest and saves time. Moreover, such dry food is easy to fill, easy to store, and easier to carry.

Li Zhongxin, deputy division commander of the 112th Division, heard that a train of white noodles had been brought from the motherland for all the troops to collect. He was very happy. He had not improved the lives of the troops for a long time. He told the regiments that anyone who wanted to eat white noodles could be sent

There is no need to issue a receipt for people to carry it, and they can carry as much as they can. Otherwise, when the troops retreat later, these noodles will be thrown to the enemy.

When Fan Tianen, the leader of the 335th Regiment, heard this, he immediately called the comrades in the regiment's logistics to carry the flour.

The noodles were brought, but the troops moved to Miaoxiang Mountain. There were not many households nearby. They could neither eat dumplings nor steam buns. The dry food had to be made, otherwise it would be wasted.

Everyone who has always been thrifty has experienced the hard days after the last battle when they were hungry, eating grass roots and containing stones. How can they watch this food go to waste? Even if they risk their lives, they have to make it into something that can be used.

Food to eat.

Therefore, the regiment logistics mobilized everyone to offer ideas and suggestions, and finally came up with many good solutions.

The cold wind blew in from the mountains and swirled back and forth between the valleys. The soldiers' hands and feet were so cold from the cold, but the scene of rushing to make dry food was very moving.

Some companies couldn't borrow a pot, so they used the shovels used to dig trenches as pots, while others picked up thin stone slabs as axes, dug smokeless stoves, and started frying pancakes.

There are too many people cooking pancakes, and the smokeless stoves are not completely without a trace of smoke. There is always some smoke gathering and floating over the mountains and fields. The blind U.S. Air Force may not notice it when they encounter it, but there are those who can be pilots.

A few eyes are not good.

When the enemy plane flew over the sky buzzing with smoke, the soldiers put the cooked pancakes aside, then shoveled earth with shovels to cover the fire. When the plane left, they lit the fire again and continued to bake pancakes.

Just play hide and seek with the enemy.

The enemy also knew that there were volunteers in this valley, but the smoke from cooking smoke gathered in the sky above the valley, making it difficult to find the source and could only hover in the sky.

However, the progress is still quite slow, which is due to the impatient people.

Two soldiers discovered a large piece of iron sheet in a mine. This made them extremely happy. With this iron sheet, they could bake pancakes prepared by several people at a time, which was much more efficient than using a shovel to pan pancakes.

too much.

Although there is rust on the iron sheet and it will burn quickly when you put it on it, it will eventually cook the cake. This kind of cake is dirty and ugly. No one eats it now, but when it comes to fighting with the Americans, it will be eaten with dry food.

When it's done, you can take out the cake and chew it in your mouth.

Before the 38th Army prepared to launch a general attack on the enemy, each unit finally made dry food from the white flour shipped from the motherland and the corn and soybeans borrowed from the Korean people.

Late one night in the heavy snow, Comrade Liu and Comrade General Liu accompanied Comrade Han, the deputy director of Zhisi, to inspect the 335th Regiment of Miaoxiang Mountain, in the deep valley of Jinggu Deshan, to inspect the combat readiness of the troops.

This is an alpine mountainous area with sparsely populated areas. All combat troops of the 38th Army camped out in forest canyons, relying on campfires to keep out the cold.

In addition, the food supply in the rear area was not enough, so many companies relied on corn, soybeans, sweet potatoes and potatoes borrowed from the local masses to satisfy their hunger. Even the leading comrades of the 38th Army could not eat the biscuits and canned food shipped from the motherland.

A few days ago, division cadres came to the military headquarters to report on battle preparations. Comrade Liang grabbed a handful of fried soybeans from his pocket and said to everyone: "I have nothing to entertain you today. I can only eat some soybeans. Don't look at the taste of this stuff."

It’s hard but chewy. I’ll eat this for dinner, put it in my mouth, and chew it while thinking about work.”

Today, Comrade Liu and Comrade Han see soldiers frying corn cakes on shovels or bluestones, or frying soybeans, popcorn, or roasting potatoes in fried sand.

They also saw soldiers sleeping in the forest at night, huddled in their mats from the cold. They were moved by the soldiers' hard-working spirit.

"With such a lovely warrior, why can't we defeat the enemy?"

"If you don't defeat the Yankees, you won't get out of the line of fire until you die!"

As night fell, sporadic snowflakes began to drift in the sky.

Comrade Han and Comrade Liu followed Commander Fan to the Third Company position for inspection. They met Xia Yuan, who had shocked the military headquarters before. Seeing such a young face, the two of them sighed that his future life is formidable.

At the same time, I am also very happy that talented people have emerged from generation to generation. I really hope that there will be more and more such talents, and the combat effectiveness of their troops will become stronger and stronger.

The two of them did not stay at the third company position for too long. Their time was limited and they wanted to check out other positions.

The second battle will break out soon, and they want to see what these frontline troops look like.

...

The tactics adopted by Zhi Siwei to show weakness and arrogance to the enemy in order to lure the enemy deeper have achieved very successful results.

The U.S. military and Li Puppet Army followed the path drawn by the headquarters completely, and almost completely understood the enemy.

This chapter is not over yet, please click on the next page to continue reading! Our volunteer army led the "Niu Noi" and led the U.S. Ninth Army, the U.S. First Army and the puppet army, a total of 7 divisions and 2 brigades.

Cheongcheon River, Daedong River.

The U.S. and puppet troops gathered in a wide area starting from Ningyuan and Dechuan in the east to Yunshan, Taichuan and Naqingting in the west, which greatly dispersed the enemy's forces and created favorable conditions for annihilating a large number of enemies.

In front of the 38th Army on the Tokugawa land were the Puppet 7th Division, the 2nd Regiment of the Puppet 6th Division, and the 1st Division of the Puppet 8th Division, with a total strength of about 12 battalions, preparing to launch a general attack on the 38th Army's positions.

Looking at the entire Korean battlefield, the enemy has begun to march towards the Yalu River. The front-line troops are particularly prominent, and the distance from the rear is constantly widening, like several protruding leads, waiting for the volunteers to ignite.

At this time, MacArthur was intoxicated with the "victorious advance". His dream of occupying North Korea became more and more serious. He received a telegram from the front line that the enemy was still retreating to the rear. Their troops had already occupied Tokugawa, Unsan, etc.

We can continue to attack the Yalu River.

MacArthur was quite happy. On the morning of November 24, he proudly issued a special communiqué, announcing that he would soon launch a general offensive on the Korean battlefield to end the Korean War.

Then he led Lieutenant General Stratmeyer, Commander of the Fifth Air Force, Brigadier General Wright, Chief of Operations, Major General Willoughby, Secretary of Intelligence, and Major General Whitney, Director of Civil Affairs, and arrived by plane with Western journalists in Tokyo.

Group Front Army.

Accompanied by Lieutenant General Walker, he inspected the US military troops and ordered a "general offensive to end the Korean War" to be launched at 10 o'clock.

He asserted: "The Chinese will not be involved in this war on a large scale. This war will definitely end within two weeks."

In two weeks, it will be Christmas, which is why this attack is called the "Christmas Return Offensive."

The American News Agency triumphantly reported: "The Chinese and North Korean people's armed forces were no longer able to fight. Pursued by United Nations tanks, they fled in panic into the snow-covered forest."

How rampant it is now, how embarrassing it will be later.

Looking back now, these self-deceptions are ridiculous and stupid.

During the Korean War, many children of U.S. military officers also came to the Korean battlefield. Therefore, when talking to a group of U.S. military officers, MacArthur triumphantly announced that the Korean War could be ended before Christmas. A military commander asked him: "If this action

If successful, we can hope to send the child home."

MacArthur had no doubt about his victory. He told the officers with certainty: "I can tell you responsibly that they can go home for Christmas!"

After he issued the order to attack, he flew back to Tokyo to wait for news. However, he did not fly to Tokyo immediately after boarding the plane, but flew to the Yalu River.

MacArthur also recorded in his memoirs: "I boarded my plane and instructed the pilot, Major Tony Story, to fly over the Yalu River."

Both sides of the Yalu River were covered with snow, and everything was so peaceful. On the plane, he told the reporters accompanying the army: "I ordered the Eighth Army to advance towards the Yalu River. Now there is no force that can stop this attack! I want to defeat the tiger in the short term.

Something like a head clamp is closing up here!"

In the evening of that day, he flew back to Tokyo and immediately reported to the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff that the general offensive had begun. He also issued a "Twilight Communiqué" in Tokyo, brazenly declaring:

"The new offensive of the coalition forces on the Korean border is progressing as planned. Our losses are extremely slight. The morale of our officers and soldiers is high. The general offensive is expected to be completed quickly."

"If successful, this would effectively end the war."

Reuters reporter Bates actually believed MacArthur's boasts. He believed in a report: "The troops of the United States, Britain and South Korea are expected to be encouraged by General MacArthur's personal visit to the front line and his promise to return home before Christmas.

Break through the Communist Army’s main defense line within 24 hours!”

The U.S. Ninth Army greeted MacArthur and his entourage in the morning. The whole army felt optimistic about the prospect of the offensive, and the morale of the officers and soldiers was high. Starting from 10 o'clock in the morning, they began to march with overwhelming momentum, as if the Yalu River was right in front of them.

Just when MacArthur was dazzled by "victory", Shiji had completed the campaign deployment of the Chinese People's Volunteer Army:

The main forces of the 50th, 60th, 39th, 40th, 42nd and Xia Yuan's 38th Army on the Western Front have been transferred to northwest Dingzhou, Turtle City, Taichuan, and Yunnan respectively.

Mountains, north of Tokugawa and northeastern Ningyuan!

On the eastern front, all three armies of the Ninth Corps entered the DPRK and completed the battle assembly secretly without being noticed by the enemy. The enemy marveled at this battle as "a miracle in the history of contemporary warfare"!

After the volunteers lured the enemy to the predetermined area, Shiji decided to concentrate the forces of 9 corps and 30 divisions to launch a second campaign on MacArthur's east-west vise, on the east and west battlefields, with the western front as the main focus.

Concentrate 18 divisions from 6 armies to participate in the battle.

The 42nd Army and the 38th Army, commanded by Comrade Shiji's Deputy Chief Han, first annihilated the Tokugawa, Ningyuan, and Mengshan puppet 6th, 7th, and 8th divisions respectively.

The Forty Army moved eastward to Xindongli and the area north of Sumindong, with one division taking over the defense of Xia Yuan's 112th Division. The main force of the Forty Army thrust into the west of Tokugawa to prevent the U.S. military from aiding eastward.

The other armies also moved eastward one by one, waiting to annihilate one part of the enemy.

The attack time on the western front is set at dusk on the 25th, and on the eastern front at dusk on the 26th.

The Thirty-eighth Army had completed preparations for the attack on November 23 in accordance with Shiji's request. The military command had been moved from Heshou Rock on the east and west of the stadium to Jiangsendong in the northeast of Tokugawa. Comrade Han also followed the Thirty-Eighth Army

The military commander is here.

On the morning of November 23, Comrade Han presided over a pre-war combat meeting here. According to the operational thinking of the rear area, the first step was to attack the puppet army and ordered a division of the 38th Army and the 42nd Army to attack Tokugawa.

enemy.

This chapter is not finished yet, please click on the next page to continue reading the exciting content! Comrade Liang and Comrade Liu are holding back their energy and firmly believe that the soldiers of the 38th Army can win this battle, even if they

We are sure to complete the task of attacking Tokugawa alone, and there is no need to disperse the strength of the 42nd Army to cooperate with the 38th Army.

Last time, they suffered a loss in Tokugawa and missed the best opportunity to let go of Tokugawa's enemies. Therefore, this battle can be said to be the time to avenge the 38th Army's previous humiliation.

Comrade Liang said boldly: "We've taken care of Dadechuan!"

Comrade Han also wanted to provoke this guy and said: "Last time you let go of the Tokugawa enemies. This time I specially asked a division of the 42nd Army to come over to cooperate with you, so that you can save yourself from letting go of the Tokugawa enemies again!"

"

Comrade Liang was really anxious and stared, "Absolutely impossible! This time I vow to take down the Tokugawa enemies! I promise!"

Comrade Han looked at Comrade Liang with a smile.

At 10:00 on November 24, Comrade Han further revised the combat plan. He said: The Puppet Seventh Division is likely to be attracted by our 38th Army to the Tokchuan and Ningyuan areas. It may also open up the connection from Ningyuan to Xianxing, and then move northward.

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He decided to use the Forty Army to insert into Sumindong, Duril Ridge, and south of Jiuzhengli to cut off the connection between the US military and the Puppet Seventh and Eighth Divisions.

The purpose is for the 42nd Army to encircle and annihilate the enemy's Eighth Puppet Division in Ningyuan.

Tokugawa is backed by the Datong River and is located in a transportation hub area. Five highways converge here, leading to Ningyuan and Hamhung in the east. It is the support point of MacArthur's east-west vise, and its geographical location is extremely important.

Once the volunteers captured Tokugawa, they could not only restrain the American troops on the Western Front from behind, but also cut off the connection between the enemies on the Eastern Front and the enemies on the Western Front.

Once MacArthur's vise lost its support point, the vise extending forward fell apart, making it easier for the volunteers to annihilate them one by one.

Therefore, the first battle against the Tokugawa was the key battle of the campaign. By defeating the Tokugawa enemies, the enemy could turn from passive to active. It can be said to be the battle that determines the outcome of the second battle.


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