The Korean army lost its unified command, and it also knew that Kaesong was a "gateway" that could not be lost

After the outbreak of the war, Kaesong became the main battlefield for the Korean and Korean armies.

The "Kaesong Campaign" thoroughly reflected the ROK army's serious lack of war experience, and the problem of "idealization" was very serious, from the campaign planners to the officers and men at the grassroots level.

When the battle plan was drawn up, the ROK military top brass proposed to capture Kaesong within hours.

If the fighting develops according to the vision of the South Korean army, there will certainly be no problem. The problem is that no war can develop according to the vision of one side.

After successfully taking Panmunjom, the morale of the Korean army was high.

At this time, the South Korean army made its first mistake.

The 2nd Armored Division, which rushed to the front, did not wait for the 11th Infantry Division, which was following behind, or even for the mechanized infantry units that were fighting in concert, and the tank battalion, which acted as the vanguard, rushed to Kaesong in order to make meritorious service and without proper preparations.

As a result, the tank battalion crashed headlong into the DPRK infantry defense area.

By the time reinforcements arrived, the battalion had lost more than 20 tanks and was encircled by the North Korean infantry. Although the North Korean infantry, which responded in a hurry, failed to bring out the power of anti-tank weapons (before the outbreak of the war, the "heavy weapons" of the North Korean army, including anti-tank weapons, were centrally managed, resulting in many units not having suitable anti-tank weapons for the battle), they still caused great problems for the advancing South Korean army.

The loss of a tank battalion is nothing. The problem was that the rash attack disrupted the deployment of the ROK army.

When the ROK army rescued the remnants of the camp. The North Korean army also entered a combat state. Although in front of the ground is only 1 infantry division. But South Korean forces also have to contend with defensive positions that North Korea has operated for decades.

Kaesong is located near the ceasefire line. To the south is the capital of South Korea. To the north is the capital of North Korea.

Because the terrain is flat nearby. Therefore, the western part of the Korean Peninsula has always been the most ideal battlefield. In order to resist the attack from the south. After the end of the Korean War in the 50s of the 2nd century. North Korea is operating defensive positions in the Kaesong area. More than 10,000 permanent firepower points have been set up in the southeast of Kaesong alone!

Facing the impregnable defensive positions of the Korean army. The "ideals" of the South Korean military land were shattered.

The battle in the southern part of Kaesong lasted until 17:30 on the 19th. The South Korean army annihilated the last of the North Korean forces that insisted on resistance. It took nearly 4 hours to open the gate to Kaesong.

Taking advantage of this one hour, the DPRK troops stationed in other directions of Kaesong were already ready for battle.

If the South Korean army had a little sense, it would not have attacked Kaesong immediately.

Judging from the situation at that time, the best option was to bypass Kaesong, besiege Kaesong with the reserve force in the rear, and dispatch the air force and artillery to bombard Kaesong, so as to consume the war materials and fighting will of the North Korean army, and the main force quickly assaulted northward, striving to reach Cheonghak as quickly as possible, and laying the foundation for the attack on Pyongyang.

There are two problems with this: one is that Kaesong cannot be captured as planned, and the other is that it will put more pressure on logistics.

For the ROK military, neither of these issues can be evaded.

The capture of Kaesong was a task given by Yoo Jong-chun himself, and the original purpose was to ensure the absolute security of Seoul and prevent the North Korean army from moving south from Kaesong after the outbreak of war. In fact, by this time, the North Korean army had lost the ability to move south, and the threat to Seoul was negligible. The problem is that the generals of the South Korean army who command the combat site are not aware of this.

The problem of logistical support is even more severe, and the ROK army's reserve ground combat materials cannot support all the reserves to participate in the war.

After nightfall, the South Korean army began to attack Kaesong.

Although the ROK army made full preparations before the attack, not only concentrating all the large-caliber artillery of the 2nd Armored Division and the 11th Infantry Division, but also sending reserve ground long-range artillery, and the air force to provide full support, the ROK army's offensive was still full of twists and turns, and the battle was very unsmooth.

After fighting all night, the ROK army lost 154 tanks and 223 infantry fighting vehicles, and the casualties among officers and men were high

More than 2,500 people!

It was in this context that the 1st Panzer Division of the US Army was sent up.

At that time, the idea of the U.S. military was to bypass Kaesong and avoid too much delay. The commander of the 1st Armored Division even approached the front commander of the ROK army and asked the 1st Armored Division to go north alone, and the ROK army would be responsible for attacking the city. The problem is that now the command is in the hands of the ROK army, and the US military must cooperate with the ROK army in combat.

The 1st Panzer Division, which had defeated Abadan in the Iran War, failed to take much advantage of Kaesong.

The first round of the attack was met by the North Korean army, and 8 tanks and 11 infantry fighting vehicles, including many American officers and soldiers, were left in the ruins of Kaesong forever.

In the next three rounds of the offensive, the 1st Panzer Division barely managed to capture the bridgehead into the Kaesong city area.

In the face of heavy losses, the US military gave up the opportunity of "meritorious service" to the ROK army, which was eager to try.

In the long run, the longer the North Korean army holds out in Kaesong, the more significant it will be. If the South Korean army is unable to take Kaesong within an hour, the subsequent combat operations will inevitably be seriously affected.

In the short term, the heroic resistance of the North Korean army had the most ideal containment effect.

The onslaught of the South Korean army did not work, and it had to intensify artillery and air strikes.

By dawn on the 20th, the ROK-US coalition forces had invested more than 1 large-caliber artillery and rocket launchers, dropped nearly 30,000 shells and rockets at Kaesong, dispatched a total of 427 combat aircraft, and dropped bombs and missiles at Kaesong for nearly 2,000~:, accounting for the same period of sorties

times 55% of the investment in ammunition.

It is clear that Kaesong has contained a large number of combat forces of the South Korean and American coalition forces.

The ROK 2nd Armored Division and the 311th Infantry Division, which were attacking Cheonghak from Samkwan-ri, were the most affected.

According to the battle plan drawn up by the ROK army, the task of this unit is to reach Cheonghak as quickly as possible, cut off the connection between Kaesong and Pyongyang, and complete the campaign interspersed and the battle cut. It was very difficult to attack along the road in the mountains, so it was necessary to use the onslaught of the 2nd Armored Division and the 11th Infantry Division at Kaesong to divert the Korean troops along the way.

Herein lies the problem, the Kaesong Korean army did not send a signal for help.

From the beginning of the offensive until 17:30 on the 19th, the 2nd Armored Division, with the loss of nearly 1 tank and nearly 150 infantry fighting vehicles, and more than 1,000 casualties, only advanced less than 1 kilometer, occupied the horse farm, and was stubbornly blocked by the North Korean army at Tushan (the name of the town).

Throughout the night, the 2nd Panzer Division and the 311th Infantry Division stormed Rabbit Mountain.

Because the attack on Kaesong occupied too much air support, the 2nd Panzer Division and the 311th Infantry Division were not able to receive sufficient support.

Before dawn, the South Korean army annihilated the 3,000 North Korean troops in Tushan at the cost of nearly 2,000 casualties among officers and soldiers.

The battle of Rabbit Hill became one of the most tragic battles since the beginning of the war, and it took the following reserves 3 days to complete the battlefield cleanup!

In order to capture Qinghe, the 2nd Armored Division and the 311th Infantry Division had to capture Jinchuan.

Due to the heavy casualties and the severe attrition of troops, the 2nd Armored Division and the 311th Infantry Division had to stop advancing on the morning of the 20th and wait for reinforcements.

The situation on the eastern battlefield was no better.

In addition to having problems with the U.S. military in command and coordination, and being forced to change the battle arrangement and give priority to dealing with the Wan Chao Army, the 5th Armored Division and the 22nd Infantry Division of the ROK Army, which also set out from Samku-ri and arrived at Machang-ri, attacked to the east and were responsible for attacking Pyongkang and consolidating the defense line of the right flank of the ROK-US coalition forces in the west.

Pyongkang is just a small town with a population of less than 2, but it has nearly 5,000 Korean troops stationed!

What is even worse is that the officers and men of this DPRK army soon entered a combat state and consolidated their defensive positions.

When the 5th Armored Division and the 22nd Infantry Division arrived, the North Korean troops not only entered the position, but also threw tens of thousands of mines from the reserve into the ROK offensive line with rocket minelaying vehicles.

During the day on the 19th, the sappers of the 5th Armored Division and the 22nd Infantry Division took turns to clear mines under the threat of North Korean artillery fire!

According to the combat records of the South Korean army, at least more than 60 sappers were killed by the "cold artillery"!

It was not until the night of the 19th that the 5th Panzer Division and the 22nd Infantry Division began to attack Binh Kham.

The battle lasted all night, and the South Korean army occupied only a third of the positions of the North Korean army. At daybreak, the 5th Panzer Division and the 22nd Infantry Division were still on the offensive. The attrition rate of the combat units of the two divisions exceeded 30 percent, and even if they could capture Pyongkang, it would be impossible to advance to the far south, and they would not be able to complete the task of flanking cover.

For this reason, the ROK army had to send the 7th Armored Division and the 33rd Infantry Division as reserves in advance.

Although the ROK army's offensive was very difficult and the battle situation was much worse than expected, from an objective standpoint, the ROK army was able to break through the defense line built by the DPRK army for decades and advance dozens of kilometers in a few hours.

Of course, the losses of the South Korean army were also quite heavy.

By 7 o'clock on the 20th, the South Korean army had lost about 700 tanks and 700 infantry fighting vehicles, and more than 10,000 officers and soldiers had been killed or wounded!

Compared with the losses and casualties, the impact on the ROK army was even greater than the expected rate of material consumption. In the first 30 hours, the ROK army consumed nearly 1 ton of combat materials, which was planned in advance!

At this rate, the ROK army will run out of all its war materiel before it reaches Pyongyang.

Although Han Jun is very confident and arrogant, he still has to think of ways to solve problems in the face of the grim reality.

On the morning of the 20th, Liu Zongchun personally called Frederick, hoping that the United States could urgently provide a batch of war materials to South Korea.

The supply of war materiel is a trifle, the question is how to deliver war materiel to the front?

South Korea does not have a railway to North Korea, and if it relies on road transportation, South Korea simply does not have enough trucks, and road transportation is very inefficient.

The only solution is to capture a port near the front line as soon as possible.

Wonsan was too far away, and the railway from Wonsan to the western battlefield had to pass through Pyongyang. If the South Korean army had the ability to capture Pyongyang, there would be no need for war supplies from the United States.

For this reason, the South Korean and American forces had to perform major surgery on the campaign plan and occupy the port of Haecheon before advancing to Pyongyang!

Haecheon is west of Kaesong, and Pyongyang is north of Kaesong. To attack Haecheon, the South Korean army must divide its forces. In the case that Kaesong was not defeated, the division of troops to attack Haecheon could only delay the combat operation of advancing to Pyongyang!

At this point, the South Korea-US coalition encountered its first major problem.

Damn it**

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