In order to prove that it was no worse than the 39th Army, the offensive actions of the 38th Army were unusually decisive and resolute. 【Reading.com】

On the 27,000-square-kilometer eastern battlefield, the 38th Army, with only 3 combat brigades, is not huge. Although the 38th Army faced the ROK Army's first regiment and army belonged to the "new corps", the main force was 1 armored division and 3 infantry divisions, but its combat effectiveness was not strong, except for the main force, the rest of the armored brigades and 27 infantry divisions were either reorganized from scattered troops, or temporarily formed "militia".

Before the start of the campaign, the 38th Army "invited" the special forces directly under the General Staff to perform a special mission.

Relying on tactical intelligence provided by unmanned reconnaissance aircraft, special forces that had infiltrated the ROK defense line ambushed a ROK convoy near Yangko, east of Chuncheon, and captured a senior staff officer of the group army who was on his way to Wontong-ri to inspect the 1st Infantry Division, as well as several officers accompanying the 1st Division.

After interrogation, it was learned that the combat effectiveness of the first regiment of the ROK army was very low.

With the exception of the main division, the rest of the troops were either demoralized or lacked weaponry. Of the improvised 1 Infantry Division, only 60% of the soldiers received guns. Supplies are extremely scarce, and if logistics are interrupted, the troops will only have enough supplies to last 12 to 24 hours.

What made the generals and senior officers of the 38th Army even more unbelievable was that the first regiment of the ROK Army did not concentrate on the main forces and scattered the main divisions in the locations. If the main divisions of the ROK army are concentrated together, it will definitely create a lot of trouble for the army.

After obtaining the first situation, Major General Tang Yinglong had confidence in Pei Chengyi's battle plan.

Although the 1st Regiment of the ROK Army claims to have a total strength of 10,000 troops, even the troops with insufficient guns cannot stop the torrent of steel.

From Sokcho, the three combat brigades of the 38th Army divided into three routes and attacked in the direction of Wontong-ri, Cangcun and Gangneung.

In order to enhance the rapid assault capability of the troops. The artillery brigade directly under General Tang Yinglong was divided into 3 parts. Replenish each of them with combat power. Because the artillery brigade directly under the corps took part in the preparation of artillery fire. So out an hour later than the combat brigade.

According to Pei Chengyi, a ground war plan was formulated. The 38th Army first dealt with the six infantry divisions of the ROK Army gathered between Wontong-ri, Cangcun-Seongsan-ri, with the 1st Infantry Division as the main area, and strived to complete the campaign interspersed operations within 12 hours after the start of the campaign. Then annihilate the South Korean army with the cooperation of the 1511 Air Assault Brigade and the 7711 Brigade of the Quick Counter.

In order to reduce the pressure on the 38 military-ground. The 7711 Brigade captured Chengshanli.

I have to admit that I am weak in front of the enemy. The speed of the ground assault of the armored forces is far inferior to that of the fast counterforces.

Just after 8 o'clock, the 7711 Brigade occupied Chengshanli.

If it weren't for Pei Chengyi's strict prohibition of the 77th Army from separating from other combat units and attacking the ground alone. It is very likely that the 7711 Brigade will attack before the 3811 Armored Brigade and the 382 Armored Brigade capture Yuantongli and Cangcun.

After stopping, the 7711 Brigade began to do something very important: to deploy artillery positions.

Although the maximum north-south depth of the eastern battlefield is close to 200 kilometers and the width from east to west is 150 kilometers, for long-range artillery equipped with large-caliber howitzers with a maximum range of more than 5 meters, it does not need to accompany the armored forces to attack, and only needs to follow the armored forces 20 to 3 meters behind the armored forces to provide fire support for the armored forces.

Ling Yunxiao, who followed the 773 Brigade of the Quick Counter Brigade to the south, left the artillery brigade directly under the army to the 771 Brigade of the Quick Counter.

Before the start of the war of annihilation, soldiers were the main support firepower of the ground forces.

When the artillery positions were deployed, only the reconnaissance battalion directly under the 7711 Brigade was equipped with a reconnaissance battalion directly under the brigade-level combat unit, which attacked eastward under the cover of the armed helicopters of the 1511 Brigade to assist the low-altitude assault unit of the 1511 Brigade to complete the reconnaissance mission.

This move is somewhat redundant, since the low-altitude assault force is enough for reconnaissance missions.

At 9:30, the armored 381 brigade arrived in Yuantongli.

It took nearly half an hour for Panzer 382 to reach Cangcun.

Although it was 1 and a half to 2 hours later than the 7711 brigade, judging from the speed of the assault of the armored forces, the assault speed of the 2 armored brigades of the 38th Army was not slow at all. In more than 2 hours, the 3811 armored brigade and the 382 armored brigade assaulted 62 kilometers and 1,000 kilometers respectively!

At 1C o'clock 15, the bombing began.

In order to prevent the three ROK infantry divisions stationed in Chuncheon from moving south, the 6M aircraft group made another sortie and dropped more than 500 tons of aerial bombs on the ROK positions and camps.

The main target of the bombardment was the ROK 1st Infantry Division, which was retreating in the direction of Seongsan-ri.

In Chungnai, the Air Force and the Navy dispatched fighter jets4 to drop more than 840 tons of bombs on the ROK army, which was distributed over an area of more than 1,500 square kilometers. Because the ROK Army's 1st Infantry Division has nearly 1,000 combat vehicles of various types, the fighters not only use anti-personnel ammunition, but also use a large number of anti-armor ammunition.

The most commonly used are "cluster bombs", which were once banned by international law.

What is a "cluster bomb"? The international community has not given a clear definition. Strictly speaking, armored personnel bombs are "cluster bombs". Although the international community has been calling for a ban on the use of "cluster bombs" in war since the 90s of the 20th century, many countries, including the United States, still use "cluster bombs" in large numbers in war. The reason is simple, "cluster bombs" have an irreplaceable role.

For example, the largest of 1 ordinary bomb of the 250 kg class

The diameter will not exceed 150 meters, and the killing area of an incendiary bomb of the same weight will not be >: square meters, while a 250-kilogram anti-personnel sub-bomb equipped with 300 submunitions will cover an area of more than 300,000 square meters, and the threat to exposed personnel will far exceed that of ordinary bombs and incendiary bombs.

What's even more terrifying is that the submunition can be detonated in different ways and times.

It is not difficult to get rid of a bomb that did not explode, but it is definitely very difficult to remove hundreds or thousands of small bomblets that did not explode. Therefore, the sub-bomb can also play a role in delaying the movement speed of the enemy's troops in actual combat.

After the bombardment, the artillery accompanying the actions of the three assault units began to wave.

Relying on tactical intelligence provided by scouts and low-altitude assault units, artillery focused on South Korean vehicles and gathering personnel.

Because the South Korean army lacks armor strength, most of the combat vehicles are "semi-armored targets", so the artillery mainly uses air-bombed shells that can deal with both exposed personnel and semi-armored targets.

For the marching ROK infantry, the bombardment and artillery shelling caused most of the casualties.

Is the infantry the most? Actual combat has repeatedly proved that the infantry is not most afraid of a strong enemy, but the inability to return fire when attacked by the enemy.

As long as there is a chance to fight back, the infantry will have the will to fight!

At this time, the South Korean army was faced with the embarrassing situation of "being beaten and not fighting back".

Whether they continued to Seongsan-ri, returned to Wontong-ri, or went south to Cangcun, the South Korean infantry could not escape the bombardment and shelling.

At 11 o'clock, the second round of bombardment began.

Because the ROK military is too scattered, the fighters of the Air Force and the Navy mainly use "small-diameter bombs". To be precise, it should be "limited anti-personnel munitions", because "small-diameter bombs" are the name of the US military.

In order to reduce the pressure on the Air Force and the Navy, the helicopter gunships of the 1511 Brigade of the Air Assault Brigade undertook the task of "key clearance".

We have to admit that the air force of the Republic and the navy have a serious shortcoming: the lack of close ground support attack aircraft.

To put it simply, it is a fighter like the A11CB and Q5M, equipped with thick armor and not afraid of the enemy's small-caliber anti-aircraft fire: enough to provide fire support for ground troops at ultra-low altitude and ultra-close range.

Whether it is J14 or J15, it is too delicate and precious.

Although the J14 and J15 had a layer of armor around the pilot's cockpit that was sufficient to resist small-caliber shells and shrapnel, key parts including the engine and electric brakes were not protected by armor. These 2 fighters with good low-altitude performance and good bomb-carrying capacity are not suitable for performing close-range low-altitude support missions.

In the second round of bombardment, at least one J-1J15 small-caliber anti-aircraft gun and shoulder-fired anti-aircraft missiles of the ROK army were shot down. Although the pilots were successfully rescued, the Air Force and the Navy no longer dared to use expensive tactical fighters to drop bombs on the enemy's heads, and the pilots were not allowed to reduce the flight altitude to less than 5,000 meters!

The second round of bombardment was still underway, and the low-altitude assault unit of the 151st Air Assault Brigade, which was tasked with the "main attack" mission, carried out operations.

Using the information provided by DY14 on the enemy's radio activity, the 1511 Brigade of the Air Assault Brigade mastered the accurate location of the headquarters of the 1st Infantry Division of the ROK Army and the headquarters at all levels.

After 2 bombardments and 1 round of shelling, the ROK 1st Infantry Division had lost its fighting spirit.

The best way to crush the enemy is to take out the enemy's command and have the enemy disarm and surrender without being able to gain unity of command.

At 12:25, the assault troops raided the headquarters of the 1st Infantry Division of the ROK Army.

The battle lasted only 15 minutes, and the two air assault companies that carried out the raid mission eliminated the ROK guard unit as quickly as possible, capturing more than 30 ROK generals and officers, including the major general and division commander.

At 12 o'clock, the artillery of the 30 assault units was again engaged in the battle, focusing on supporting the air assault company.

Although only more than 200 people were supported by artillery and aviation, the two air assault companies were able to block several rounds of attacks by at least two ROK infantry battalions.

At 13:15, the commander of the 1st Infantry Division of the ROK Army was successfully "convinced" and gave the order to surrender to the whole division.

Although sporadic battles continued until about 18 o'clock, from 115 to 13:15, it took only three hours for the brigade to annihilate the 1st Infantry Division of the ROK Army, with a total strength of more than 1 person.

In a situation where the superiority in forces is not very obvious, the annihilation of 1 division in 3 hours is certainly a new record in the history of warfare.

By 19:30, the other five ROK infantry divisions that followed the activities of the 1st Infantry Division surrendered one after another.

Compared with the 1st Infantry Division, the other 5 infantry divisions are all temporary units, with a strength between 6000 and 1200C, and their combat effectiveness is far inferior to that of the 1st Infantry Division.

From 7:15 a.m., when the 77th Army left its offensive position, the first battle of annihilation on the eastern battlefield took only 12 hours.15

In this battle, which annihilated six ROK infantry divisions and annihilated more than 60,000 enemy troops, the combat brigade lost 124 officers and soldiers and wounded 300 people, and the "casualty exchange ratio" with the enemy reached 1:87.

The results of the "sports warfare" are initially visible, but the eastern battlefield is not the main battlefield! (To be continued, if you want to know how to know the future chapters, more,!) )