The end of the second campaign went unbelievably well. 【】『Super fast update』

Before the surrender of the ROK 1st Army, serious differences arose at the top of the Republic on the issue of "crossing the 38th parallel." Wang Yuanqing, who was supported by Peng Maobang, advocated crossing the 38th parallel, first capturing Seoul, and then negotiating an armistice with South Korea; State Department officials led by Gu Weimin advocated not expanding the scale of the war for the time being, making contacts with South Korea during preparations for the third campaign, and trying to help Korea complete reunification through negotiations.

As in the past, Zhao Rundong did not express his position, but asked Xiang Linghui to organize an expanded military conference.

Nominally, Cho wanted to listen to the opinions of the front-line commanders and gain insight into the war situation in order to make the most powerful decisions. In fact, Zhao Rundong wanted to take this opportunity to ease the contradictions between Wang Yuanqing and Gu Weimin, and unify the opinions and views of the top leaders of the Republic before taking the next step.

Pei Chengyi was still on the way back to Beijing, and Zhao Rundong, who had returned to Yuanfu, called Wang Yuanqing and Gu Weimin over.

Wang Yuanqing and Gu Weimin understood what Zhao Rundong meant, and both of them made adequate preparations.

"It will take two days to get the detailed statistical report." Gu Weimin handed the two documents to Zhao Rundong, "This is a preliminary statistical report, the red cover is the expenditure and war attrition, and the blue cover is the casualty report." ”

Zhao Rundong picked up the document and handed the blue one to Wang Yuanqing.

The two looked at it very carefully, Zhao Rundong trusted Gu Weimin very much, and Wang Yuanqing also believed that Gu Weimin, who had always been upright, would not make "small moves" on key issues.

The two reports are not only detailed, but also very clearly categorized.

There are two types of war funding. The first is the "normal expenditure" for the purchase of weapons and ammunition. The second is the "hidden expenditure" of equipment loss.

Less than half a month in the fighting. "Normal expenses" as high as 12370. 6500 is used to purchase ammunition, fuel and other consumables. Except for a small number of deposits that can be delayed for one to three months, or paid a deposit of one to three percent. About 5,000 will be paid to the various arms production enterprises in a timely manner; Another 5870 came to purchase weapons and equipment. The Air Force accounted for the lion's share. 240J14 fighter uses 1200, 360J15A fighter uses 1500, 8KJ22 uses 100 million yuan, KZ199 uses 25, 24 DY14 uses 1C0. The HNA and the Army divided the remaining 300 billion yuan.

There are also a lot of "hidden expenses". Even if the cost of purchasing weapons and equipment is removed. The total value of equipment that could not be replenished in time exceeded 8500. The Air Force still has the lion's share. In total, about 1800 for the Navy and 2700 for the Army

According to Gu Weimin's algorithm. Because some equipment is "obsolete". Even if there is no war damage. It will also be eliminated within 5 to 5. Sold at a very low price, or even given away for free to "friendly countries". Therefore, the value of these equipment lands must be halved. If you use the conventional calculation method. "Hidden expenses" will exceed 1.5 trillion yuan.

Count military spending. Gu Weimin did a very objective and fair job.

In the first two campaigns. The army massively uses "stockpiled ammunition". According to the statistics mentioned by Gu Weimin in the report. The army consumed 1.5 million artillery shells and rockets. "Stockpiled ammunition" accounted for more than 70 per cent. Most of them are ordinary artillery shells and rockets that have been stored for about 1C years and are about to be destroyed; The Air Force consumed 5800 cruise missiles. "Stockpiled ammunition" accounted for 60 per cent. Most of them are still old models that have been in stock for about 15 years and are about to be destroyed; The ground bombs used by the Air Force and the Navy also contain approximately stockpiled ammunition.

Gu Weimin not only did not count the "stockpiled ammunition" as consumption, but also proposed that it saved a lot of storage and maintenance costs.

War attrition was not "thrilling". Because the war was fought outside the mainland, from the beginning to the end, the South Korean and American coalition forces did not burn the war to the mainland of the Republic, so the war losses were mainly the "collateral losses" incurred when some damaged fighters returned to the base, and the total was less than 1.

After reading each, Zhao Rundong and Wang Yuanqing exchanged reports.

Casualties can be "shocking" and actionable.

During the four-day battle, a total of 11,732 officers and men of the Republic's navy, army, and air force were killed, including 864 pilots of the air force and navy. Among the officers and men killed and wounded in the army, more than 990C were killed in the battle with the US army, and less than 1C00 officers and soldiers died in the battle with the ROK army.

Gu Weimin also indicated the rank and level of the fallen soldiers in the form of a form.

The highest-ranking officer killed in action was the commander of the 153 lieutenant colonel battalion of the 2 Airborne Brigade, with a total of 173 officers killed in battle, 886 officers killed in battle, 2263 non-commissioned officers killed and less than 8000 soldiers. Including pilots in the Air Force and Navy, officers and non-commissioned officers account for about 30% of the casualties.

A very shocking set of numbers.

In the Third Middle East War, which was fought very badly, the Israeli army

The proportion of casualties with non-commissioned officers is also less than 20%!

The large number of casualties among the grassroots commanders is enough to prove that the first two battles were fought extremely tragically.

As a former defense minister, Gu Weimin attaches great importance to analyzing the reasons.

According to several issues mentioned by Gu Weimin in his report, the officers and men killed in battle were mainly airborne troops, of which the 153 Brigade and the 173 Brigade accounted for 20 percent. If the disabled officers and soldiers are included, the three airborne brigades account for the total casualties. The main reason for the heavy casualties of the Airborne Forces is that the Airborne Forces are "pure infantry" and lack the basic means of confrontation with armored forces in positional defensive battles. If the shortcomings of the Airborne Forces in defense and firepower cannot be effectively resolved, the same situation will certainly arise in the future.

Comparatively speaking, with the exception of the 54th Army, which took the lead, the casualty rate of armored forces was within the "acceptable" range.

Zhao Rundong and Wang Yuanqing finished reading the two materials, but they were not in a hurry to speak.

After being silent for a while, Zhao Rundong said: "The experience and lessons of the war should be summed up as soon as possible, and these two documents should be sent to the General Staff Headquarters and handed over to Xiang Linghui and Pei Chengyi, so that the problems mentioned in their reports can only be solved after the war, and now they have to consider whether they should continue to fight." ”

"I don't think it's necessary to think about it." Wang Yuanqing picked up the cigarette on the coffee table and said, "We must consider not only the casualties of our army, but also the actual situation. The report clearly mentions that in the battle against the ROK army, our army suffered less than 3,000 casualties, accounting for 8 percent of the total casualties. The U.S. military suffered many more casualties than we did. According to a report submitted by the General Staff, before the surrender of the 1st Armored Division, more than 25,000 US officers and men were killed and nearly 40,000 were disabled. Although the number of casualties of our army exceeded expectations, it was still within an acceptable range considering the actual situation. The United States has withdrawn its troops, and Japan has no intention of sending troops to the Korean Peninsula, so even if the war continues, the casualties of our troops will be within a bearable range. ”

"In addition to casualties, attrition should also be considered." Zhao Rundong said a word for Gu Weimin.

"The vanguard of our army has reached the vicinity of Kaesong, and the ROK 3rd Army belongs to the reserve, although the total strength exceeds 400,000, and it may even exceed 600,000 before we move the third campaign, but the combat effectiveness is very low, and the morale is also sluggish." Wang Yuanqing smiled coldly and said, "Militarily, I don't have much say in the military, but I don't think it's difficult to take Seoul." Just as Yoo Jong-chun ordered Kim Taek-hyo to march into Pyongyang, the capture of Seoul was of great military and political significance. In addition to this, we have to consider the negative impact of armistice negotiations. ”

"What negative effects?" Zhao Rundong asked for Gu Weimin.

"First of all, does Liu Zongchun have the sincerity to negotiate with us?" Wang Yuanqing took two puffs of cigarette and knew that Zhao Rundong was looking for an opportunity for him to "communicate" with Gu Weimin and exchange views. "As long as Yoo Jong-chun is still in power, it will be difficult for the two Koreas to complete reunification peacefully. In my opinion, Liu Zongjun proposed to us through Thailand to negotiate an armistice, not to end the war, but to buy time for the general mobilization of the whole country. Looking at the longer term, if South Korea completes its mobilization in a short period of time and assumes a posture of fighting to the death with us, the United States will spare no effort to provide military assistance to South Korea. The United States is still a secondary issue, after all, no matter how good the weapons and equipment are, without suitable operators, there is no difference from scrap copper and rotten iron. We have to consider the United States taking a reckless step to bring Japan into the war by selling strategic weapons technology. Murakami has not yet settled the dissidents in the army, and no one is sure that Japan will suddenly turn around. For us, the best way to ensure our national interests is to defeat South Korea as soon as possible. ”

Zhao Rundong nodded slightly and looked at Gu Weimin.

"The benefits of going on are obvious, but we have to think about the actual situation." Gu Weimin's attitude wavered, "Although the second battle ended smoothly and the final result was better than we expected, the consumption rate of ammunition and materials exceeded the speed of replenishment. I talked to Zong Yingren that the preparation for the third battle would take at least ten days. If the scale of the third campaign is expanded, it will take at least fifteen days to complete the preparations. ”

Wang Yuanqing just wanted to speak, but when he saw Zhao Rundong's expression, he swallowed back the words that came to his mouth.

"Your views seem to be very different, but in fact they all have the same point." Zhao Rundong smiled faintly and said, "In order to safeguard the interests of the republic, we must not only take a long-term view, but also fully consider the actual situation. Whether to fight or not is a secondary issue, but how to fight is the key issue. I asked Xiang Linghui to call Pei Chengyi back, wait for the General Staff, listen to the opinions of the front-line commanders, and then make a decision. ”

Wang Yuanqing and Gu Weimin were secretly shocked, Zhao Rundong had already made arrangements