I have to admit that Du Qiwei is a very capable and talented general

Without Duchway, the U.S. military would have lost not only faster, but even worse. 【】

There are many reasons for the poor performance of the US military, such as the change of military thinking after the Cold War, the transformation of the armed forces, and the cutting of almost all weapons and equipment development programs established during the Cold War; Several regional wars have consumed large sums of military spending, slowing down the procurement of equipment, and ground forces are heavily dependent on air support; The war on terror emphasizes the coordinated combat capability of the troops, and the development of army equipment in the direction of lightness, and so on.

These reasons led to one result: the serious lack of independent combat capability of the US ground forces.

Whether it is the U.S. Army or the Marine Corps, in the absence of heavy equipment, air support, and long-range artillery support, how can they use to confront the Republican Army, which is good at fighting independently?

The U.S. military did not retreat quickly, and the key was Duchway.

In addition to stabilizing the Marines in Linchan-ri and the two places that went to the battle, Du Qiwei also did a very important thing before the battle began, ordering the Marines who were advancing towards Qingjin to stop their advance and withdraw to Beiqing to organize defense.

This order almost saved 2 U.S. Marine Divisions.

From this, you can see Dudgway's ability.

The more fierce the 54th Army and the 37th Army attacked, the faster the US Marines retreated southward, and the pressure would eventually be transmitted to the Airborne 153 Brigade of the Five Elders. In order to prevent the 153rd Airborne Brigade from being routed by the surging US troops and to prevent the US Marines south of Goro from giving up rescue operations, the 54th Army and the 37th Army will not destroy the US troops in a large-scale annihilation war, but will carry out multiple interspersed divisions during the campaign to gradually encroach on the US troops. Therefore, the war of annihilation takes a long time. In order to achieve the goal of completely annihilating the US Marine Corps, the Republic Army must dispatch a main force to outflank the US Marine Corps with a strategic-level large-depth penetration operation. Airborne troops and air assault forces are not able to carry out such interspersed operations, and only ground forces with strong armor can be dispatched.

At that time, he was able to appear on the battlefield. Only the 38th Army entered the DPRK from the northeast.

Pei Chengyi placed the most powerful ground army in the most remote corners. It is to paralyze the commanders of the US military. Let the 38th Army enter the rear of the American army in a long-distance rush. Complete the strategic outflanking operation. After entering the court. The speed of the 38th Army's ground advance was very impressive. In addition to having to stop and charge the electric tank. Almost all the time moving forward.

Duchway left 2000 Marines in Beiqing. It was to prevent the flanks from being threatened.

Now after the 38th Army came. Duchway admired his opponent's courage. I feel glad again. If the 1st Marine Division is still advancing towards Cheongjin. I'm afraid it will be eaten by the 38th Army on the way. For the U.S. military at this time. A 2,000-man ground combat force is the difference between success and failure.

Dudgway didn't know. He was fought by just a colonel's staff officer!

With the vanguard of the 38th Army marching towards Beiqing. Fierce battles are inevitable.

Compared to the villages and towns in the central region of North Korea, Bukcheong, with a population of 10,000, is definitely a "big city".

The Beiqing offensive and defensive battle became the first urban battle fought by the Chinese and American armies in the Peninsula War. Ironically, the American troops who used to conquer cities on the battlefield have become the defenders of the city!

In the face of Beiqing, the biggest headache must be Brigadier General Tian Yi, commander of the 3811th Armored Brigade.

After entering the DPRK, the 3811th Armored Brigade rushed to the forefront of the whole army. Unlike other brigade commanders, Tian Yi did not direct the battle in the rear, but accompanied the advance of the 38111th Armored Battalion. For this reason, more than a dozen command vehicles and more than 100 logistics support vehicles at the brigade headquarters were not allowed to "charge into battle" with Tian Yi.

There is no way to do this.

The battle order was very clear that the 38th Army had to advance to Hamhung as fast as possible.

In order to speed up the "Sharp Knife Battalion", it is necessary to let the "vehicle-mounted controllable fusion power supply station" accompany the operation, and it is necessary to let the brigade headquarters follow the battalion headquarters.

Before arriving in Beiqing, Tian Yi's main job was to arrange logistics support.

Before dawn on the 24th, the 38111th Battalion and the 3813th Battalion Infantry Battalion left Liyuan and marched north along the coastal road.

Subsequently, the 3812th Armored Battalion and the 3811th Mechanized Infantry Battalion stayed in Liyuan for one hour and advanced along the highway to Sanli.

The attacking forces had already begun, but the siege did not begin immediately.

After accompanying the 38111 battalion to the eastern suburbs of Beiqing, Tian Yi asked the troops to stop.

Because the advance was too fast, the artillery battalion had not yet reached Liyuan, and the long-range artillery directly under the army could only reach Duanchuan after 0:30 at the earliest. The absence of air support is a trifle, the absence of artillery support is a big thing. No matter how brave Tian Yi is, he will not attack a "big city" guarded by 2,000 enemies without artillery support.

At this time, Tian Yi already knew that the U.S. military had turned Beiqing into a "military fortress".

At 9:55, two battalions from the northern bread captured Mikiri. Subsequently, the 3815th Battalion and the 38166th Battalion rushed to the eastern suburbs of Beiqing.

After letting the troops deploy, Tian Yi let the 38133rd Battalion release a small unmanned reconnaissance aircraft.

The situation in Beiqing City was displayed in front of Tian Yi at a glance.

"Demarcate the shelling area as soon as possible and give the information to the artillery battalion."

The staff officers didn't say anything, they didn't need to give orders from the brigade commander, they all knew what to do.

The front-line command was "cobbled" from several command vehicles, and the space was not spacious, accommodating a maximum of 0 people.

"Brigade commander, the artillery battalion enters the position."

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He frowned and said, "When will the long-range artillery arrive?" ”

"Half an hour to go."

"Let the artillery battalion spread out on the position, and after the artillery preparation is over, provide artillery support to the attacking troops."

The order was quickly conveyed, and the news reached the long-range artillery who had just arrived at Tancheon.

At 0:20, long-range artillery entered the position.

Because of its huge scale, it took 15 minutes for the long-range artillery brigade directly under the army to fully deploy.

The shelling began from 1. According to the battlefield information provided by the attacking troops, more than 300 howitzers and more than 00 rocket artillery pieces successively carried out large-scale artillery bombardment in Beiqing City, which was divided into 12 areas.

At 0:55, the sharp knife troops of the 38111th Battalion and the 3813th Battalion cooperated to attack the urban area of Beiqing.

From the very beginning, the battle was fiercely fought.

In order to compete for a highway bridge over Nanren River, the bridgehead into Beiqing City, the tank company of the 38111th Battalion, with the support of the infantry company of the 3813th Battalion, fought fiercely with the U.S. army, and finally the bridge was blown up by the U.S. army.

Fortunately, the Nanren River is not wide and not very deep.

At 11:25, more than 20 DZ211 main battle tanks and more than 30 DB22 infantry fighting vehicles "dived" across the Nanren River and rushed to the river beach on the west bank.

After the Sharp Knife troops took control of the river beach position, the engineer company quickly advanced.

Tanks and infantry fighting vehicles can sneak across, but other vehicles cannot, pontoon bridges must be erected, and the more the better.

At this time, the U.S. troops launched a counterattack, trying to defeat the enemy who was preparing to cross the river.

The artillery battalion deployed in Liyuan played a key role, and with the support of 155-mm howitzers, the sharp knife troops occupying the river beach position continuously repelled the US attack, annihilating more than 300 US troops and destroying more than 30 tanks and combat vehicles.

After half an hour's effort, the engineer company erected a mechanical pontoon bridge over the Nanren River.

Tian Yi did not delay any longer, and immediately ordered the 38111th and 3813th battalions to attack the city, and the 3815th and 38166th battalions served as reserves.

At 12:30, the 3812th and 3814th battalions arrived at Decheng, north of Beiqing.

Because it was temporarily impossible to send additional troops to Decheng, Tian Yi asked the troops going south to turn to defense, and used large-caliber mortars from the Jibu camp to bombard the commanding heights of Beiqingbei City to suppress the American army. In order to enhance the sustained firepower of the combat units in the north, Tian Yi also applied to the military headquarters in the afternoon of the same day to use helicopters to deliver a batch of large-caliber mortars and artillery shells to Decheng.

If it had been somewhere else, Duchway would have made the defenders retreat.

The defenders of Beiqing not only could not retreat, but also had to defend to the death.

Before 13 o'clock, Du Qiwei asked an infantry battalion stationed in Sinpo to go to Beiqing, and then issued a death order to Colonel Gates, the commander of the Beiqing garrison, to hold out for more than 2 days no matter what.

The question is, will the US army, which is only half a brigade in strength, be able to hold out in front of the most powerful armored brigade of the 38th Army for 2 days?

The fighting in the eastern part of Beiqing lasted for an afternoon, and neither side flinched, desperately fighting for every street and every building.

The shortcomings of the Republican Army in siege operations were exposed.

Although the DZ211 main battle tank is enough to resist the attack of individual anti-tank missiles of the US army, and the machine gun of the DB22 is enough to deal with the enemy inside the building, it is difficult for the armored forces to deploy in the city, and therefore it is difficult to wield a powerful assault force.

The real threat to the US military is still artillery.

At 16:30, Tian Yi let the attacking troops turn to defense on the spot.

Before dark, the 38115th Battalion and the 38166th Battalion quickly interspersed to the south, swept all the US strongholds in the suburbs of Beiqing, and finally reached the west of Beiqing, cutting off the road and railway from Beiqing to Xinpudi, and completing the encirclement of Beiqing.

After nightfall, long-range artillery again began shelling Beiqing.

At 19:20, the 3811th Mechanized Infantry Brigade, which followed the 383rd Armored Brigade, arrived at the battlefield.

Two brigades and tens of thousands of officers and soldiers surrounded Beiqing.

According to Tian Yi's arrangement, the attacking troops all switched to defense during the night and did not continue to advance. The shelling continued intermittently throughout the night.

Although the U.S. forces are still holding out, as the shelling deepens, there are fewer and fewer buildings for the U.S. troops to defend the site.

Tian Yi's idea is very simple, since the US troops are shrinking in the city, they will turn the city into ruins, so that the US troops have nowhere to defend.

Compared to the blood and lives of the officers and soldiers of the Republic Army, no amount of shells is worth it.

The basic situation that prompted Tian Yi to choose the "extreme" tactic was that after the occupation of Beiqing by the American army, the vast majority of the residents either fled to the suburbs and villages, or flocked to the republic with the army of refugees. Before the 38th Army encircled Beiqing, no more than 5,000 residents remained in the city.

Although 5,000 people is not small, compared to the original: