Chapter 142 Special Bombs

Struggle is not only the most brutal struggle, but also the most profound knowledge. 【】

Participants at different levels have different interpretations of war.

For the campaign commander, in the campaign planning stage, it is necessary to attach great importance to tactical means, and the tactics used to estimate the progress of the campaign and determine the method of campaign implementation. When it comes to the campaign implementation stage, more attention is paid to various overall data, grasp the progress of the campaign, and decide whether to adjust the campaign implementation method.

Among the many factors influencing command decisions, logistical support and the combat effectiveness of the troops are the most important.

War is about logistics!

Affected by logistical support, from the first campaign onwards, the operational plan of each campaign has been adjusted several times, and the third campaign has been most obviously affected. In order to meet the needs of logistical support, in addition to launching the "Jeju Island Campaign" ahead of schedule, the battle to capture the fortress was abandoned, and the capture of Incheon Port was the first major goal of the campaign.

After the capture of the port of Incheon, a new problem has appeared.

The combat consumption of the 38th Army, the 39th Army, the 77th Army and the 5 Medium Assault Brigade exceeded expectations, especially the rate of ammunition consumption far exceeded the pre-war expectations. The problem in front of Pei Chengyi was that as the 38th Army continued to advance southward, the 39th Army would either wait for the transport fleet to arrive at Incheon Port, or turn its guns to attack Kaeseong, and the war materials hoarded on the front line could not support the 39th Army's attack on Seoul; In order to attack Seoul immediately, not only did the 38th Army have to temporarily stop the offensive, but also the navy had to be dispatched to provide fire support for the 39th Army, so that the 77th Army would lose its main support force.

For Pei Chengyi, the choice is not difficult.

The political significance of the siege is far greater than the military significance, and sooner or later it can be conquered, so there is not much difference between attacking it one day later and attacking it one day earlier.

The fighting strength of the troops had a greater impact on Pei Chengyi.

The performance of several participating troops made Pei Cheng feel "surprised". Whether it is the 38th Army's "large-scale in-depth assault", the 39th Army's "key interspersed attack", and the 77th Army's "large-depth and rapid assault". All of them have played their own characteristics and the prestige of each army.

The question is. Officers and soldiers are flesh and blood. Not a steel machine.

If the 39th Army is allowed to turn around and attack the open city. It will certainly have an impact on the offensive operations in Seoul.

At this time. Bae Seung-yi needs to decide whether to let the "reserves" play.

On the evening of the 12th. Pei Chengyi and Xiang Linghui talked on the phone. The Chief of the General Staff was consulted.

Xiang Linghui's answer was very simple: as a front-line commander, Cheng Yi had the right to mobilize all the troops participating in the battle, and there was no need to consult the General Staff on tactical issues.

With Xiang Linghui's support, the problem becomes much simpler.

On the night of the 12th, Pei Chengyi made major adjustments to the deployment of the campaign.

The 395th and 396th Brigades of Kaesong, the 27th Army stationed in Jincheon, and the 611th Army stationed in Haeju attacked Kaesong before 2:30 am on the 13th. Because the convoy was to arrive at Incheon on the night of the 13th and start the combat operation to fight Seoul at the latest 1 morning, Bae Seung-yi limited the time of the "Kaesong Offensive and Defensive Battle" to 30 hours. In order to provide sufficient firepower support for the attacking troops and to allow the air force and navy to concentrate their forces on bombing the positions of the South Korean army in Kaesong, Bae Seung-yi put all the other six artillery brigades directly under the army in the western battlefield, except for the C3911 Brigade, C392, and the 1st Brigade (the number of the artillery brigade is added in front of the army number), into offensive operations.

6 artillery brigades, with a total of 1C0C ~ more than 1C0C large-caliber howitzers and long-range rocket artillery.

Because the port of Haizhou was under the control of the 611th Army and had assumed the heavy responsibility of shipping long before the third battle, the artillery did not lack ammunition and supplies.

The artillery preparation lasted for 3 hours from 23:30 on the 12th!

There is no way to open the way for the attacking troops with such heavy artillery fire.

As the front line of the north-south confrontation, the city has always been the most important military stronghold on the 38th parallel. Before the occupation by the South Korean army, North Korea spent decades building Kaesong into the world's strongest "military fortress".

Long before entering the war, the Military Intelligence Bureau concentrated its efforts on gathering information related to the deployment of the defense of Kaesong.

According to information revealed by North Korean generals and high-ranking military officers who fled to the territory of the republic, Kaesong has built a "three-dimensional defense system of upper, middle and lower levels." At the top are various buildings, all the buildings in the city are built according to military standards, and they are connected by underground tunnels, which allow the defending troops to be quickly transferred within the underground tunnels, using strong structures to fight the attacking forces. In the middle is an intricate road traffic system, each important intersection is equipped with roadblocks or trenches, there are sniper points and anti-tank fire points on both sides of the road, some important roads are also preset with minefields, relying on the buildings on both sides of the road, the defense force can do one block in the urban area. The bottom is like a spider's web of three-dimensional underground tunnel system, the total length of the tunnel in the urban area alone is more than 150 kilometers, in addition to the tunnels extending in all directions, there are underground barracks for soldiers, underground warehouses for stockpiling materials, underground reservoirs for storing drinking water, and even underground hospitals and underground cinemas, relying on underground tunnels can not only garrison 10,000 officers and soldiers, but also hold on for several months!

In the words of some North Korean generals, if it were not for the premature loss of unified command of the North Korean army, the South Korean and American coalition forces would not have been able to take Kaesong in half a year

Various reconnaissance intelligence shows that the ROK army has made full use of the defense system of the DPRK army.

Liu Zongchun also commanded the ROK army in Daejeon, and although the ROK army was demoralized and demoralized, it was far from the point of losing its unified command. If the Republic Army runs into a wall in Kaesong, it is very likely to boost the morale of the ROK army and restore the ROK army's confidence and determination to continue fighting.

It was precisely in this way that Pei Chengyi bypassed Kaesong during the decision-making stage of the campaign.

Turning back to the city, the problem remains.

Regardless of the era, attacking a well-fortified military fortress is the biggest headache for the attacking side.

Lieutenant General Brooke of the US Army even declared that the Republican ** team can only take Kaesong by using tactical nuclear weapons!

According to Xiang Linghui's recollection after the war, if Kaesong ran into unsolvable trouble, it was really possible for the army to drop a tactical nuclear warhead on Kaesong.

After the ferocious artillery preparation ended, the 2 combat brigades of the 9th Army took the lead in the attack.

Fire support did not stop, and artillery and aviation provided uninterrupted support to the attacking forces at the request of the front-line attacking forces or tactical information provided by unmanned reconnaissance aircraft.

That said, the first round of offense was still in big trouble.

The 39511th Armored Battalion, which was the first to enter Kaesong, penetrated about 3 kilometers deep into the city and was stubbornly resisted by the South Korean army, and finally had to retreat under the cover of artillery fire. The frontal battle lasted only 15 minutes, and the battalion lost a total of 32 officers and men, 127 wounded, and 12 tanks and 9 infantry fighting vehicles destroyed.

After repelling the enemy with fire strikes and reconnoitring the bodies of the dead officers and soldiers, the ground offensive was temporarily halted.

At 4:15 a.m. on the 13th, Bae Chengyi called the Air Force Command and dispatched strategic bombers to destroy the underground defense system of Kaesong by all means.

Fortunately, this was an order given by Pei Chengyi, otherwise the Air Force would really be able to use tactical nuclear weapons.

In addition to tactical nuclear weapons, the best weapon against underground targets is heavy ground-penetrating bombs.

At 5:252 H-99 with a "special bomb" took off from a strategic air base.

The so-called "special bomb" is actually a "super heavy guided bomb" with a 203 mm howitzer barrel as the projectile body, which is filled with a blunt ** and delay time fuse, and then equipped with a warhead made of high-strength alloy, sealing the tail of the bullet, and finally installing a set of guidance control system and pneumatic control rudder surface.

If dropped from an altitude of 18,000 meters, this "super bomb" weighing 45~: can penetrate 9 meters of dirt or rocks before detonation, and rely on laser guidance devices with an accuracy of less than 3 meters, which is enough to deal with underground targets hidden in the city.

A total of 12 bombers carried a total of "special bombs".

There were only 50 of these bombs in the Republic's arsenal, and they were produced by military factories after the occupation of Kaesong by the South Korean and American forces.

Fortunately, a high-ranking officer of the South Korean Army, who was in charge of the defense of Kaesong, did not forget to bring a military map of the underground tunnel system of Kaesong with him when he fled to the Republic.

With this map, bombing has become much easier.

It didn't take long for the staff officer of the front command to identify the most bombardment-worthy underground fortifications, and the unmanned reconnaissance aircraft confirmed the exact location of these targets.

At 6 o'clock, the first H-99 dropped a "special bomb" over Kaesong.

Because of the limited ammunition, before the second H-9 bomb was dropped, the unmanned reconnaissance aircraft with the KZ-199 first confirmed the bombing effect. If it weren't for the obvious collapse of the ground at the impact point, it would prove that the underground warehouse or underground cantonment point that needed to be bombed was underneath, otherwise Pei Chengyi would have sent special forces in to confirm the situation.

Subsequently, 11 other H-9s dropped bombs in turn.

After each H-99 bombing, Pei Chengyi asked the front-line troops to confirm it to ensure that the bombing would receive the best results.

Until 7:35, the last H-9 dropped a "special bomb".

It took about three and a half hours to do this, but the results were remarkable.

According to many surrendered South Korean soldiers, after the bombing, the South Korean army no longer dared to stay in the underground fortifications, and even the South Korean army headquarters moved to a strong building. If it is not absolutely necessary, the South Korean army would rather risk maneuvering on the ground than use underground tunnels.

After the capture of Kaesong, the 27th Army, which was in charge of clearing the battlefield, reconfirmed the effect of the bombing.

Of the bombed underground targets, one was completely destroyed and two were severely damaged. The most severely damaged were 211 underground warehouses and 19 underground cantonment points. At least 3,000 unidentified bodies were exhumed from the rubble by the 27th Army, and thousands of mutilated bodies were later found by North Korean forces in the bombed rubble.

This is the cruel side of war!

This bombing fundamentally broke the morale of the South Korean army.

As soon as dawn came, the ground offensive began again.

Although there were still many South Korean troops who resisted stubbornly, the vast majority of South Korean troops surrendered their weapons to the attacking republican ** team after limited resistance.

The South Korean army is not incapable, but it does not have the confidence to continue to resist!