"The 1 million South Korean troops can't all be crammed into Pyongyang, and there is no need to put them out. I divided the ROK army into three army groups to defend the 38th parallel, Pyongyang, and north of the 40th parallel. ”

It was Peng Dhuai who spoke, and the only people who listened to him were North Korean Defense Minister Kim Joo-jin and Deputy Head of the China Affairs Advisory Group Zhu Peideok. They are now in the "Zhao Concubine Palace" in Pyongyang, a Western mansion given to Zhao Sanmei by Chi tycoons and was requisitioned by the military advisory group after Chang Ruiqing immediately Pyongyang. Peng Dhuai and Zhu Peide lived here, and there was a special war room for them to use, and today Jin Zuozhen came to visit, and after talking about the defense plan in a few words, the three of them came to this war room. There were no staff officers, and the map was placed on a large conference table, and only Zhu Peideok's newly married North Korean wife was in charge of recording it, she turned out to be a female secretary of the North Korean Ministry of National Defense, and she got along with Zhu Peideok, who was in his 40s, with the help of Kim Zuozhen.

"The 38th line must be defended, but you can't put elite troops, you can only put some cannon fodder troops, the purpose is to delay the opponent's attack." Zhu Peide nodded and said: "North of the 38th line and south of the 40th parallel, except for the Pyongyang area, should be completely scorched." All towns and villages are to be burned, all communication arteries are to be mined, all bridges are to be bombed and ready to be destroyed, and all wells are to be filled. ”

"The loss is too great, so the loss is too great......" Jin Zuozhen shook his head again and again, but he didn't hurry to object, and finally could only nod helplessly: "It's the only way." But ......"

"There's nothing more than that." Peng Dhuai interrupted: "In the decisive battle of Pyongyang, we must win, otherwise the national glory of the Republic of Korea is very likely to end!" ”

Kim Zuozhen nodded, he also knew this, Chang Ruiqing had already hinted at it when he visited Pyongyang six months ago - he lost the ...... There will be no more North Korea in this world! Thinking of this, Kim Zuo-jin gritted his teeth and said: "Yes, the battle of Pyongyang is related to the survival of the Republic of Korea, and we must win it!" Fortunately, we have made ample preparations in the past few months, not only stockpiling a large amount of military supplies in Pyongyang. It also increased the number of the Korean National Defense Forces to 1 million! Around Pyongyang alone, we have concentrated 8 infantry corps and 24 infantry divisions, with a total strength of more than 400,000 troops, more than 1,500 artillery pieces, more than 300 tanks and armored vehicles, and more than 200 aircraft. ”

"400,000 troops alone is not enough." Although the forces are not weak. But Zhu Peideok, who knows the North Korean army well, is not optimistic at all, and he thinks for a while: "Now that the recruits have almost been trained, they can start building Pyongyang's defense system." Do you have any ideas for stone wearing? ”

"I've got some ideas." Peng Dhuai took out a map of Pyongyang and spread it on the table.

"The terrain of Pyongyang is relatively flat, and the terrain is mainly plains and hills, with an average altitude of only 27 meters. The main plains are the Pyongyang Plain and the Sunan Plain. The main peaks in the territory are Peony Peak with a height of 95 meters, Peak Volcano with a height of 196 meters, Dacheng Mountain with a height of 270 meters, and Mt. Yongyue with a height of 292 meters. These peaks will be an important stronghold for our defense of Pyongyang, and they must all be fortified.

In addition, Pyongyang is located on the north bank of the lower reaches of the Taedong River, and there are many rivers in the territory, mainly the Taedong River, the Pyongyang River, the Namjiang River, the Gassho River and the Sangwon River. Among them, the water surface of the Datong River is wide. It can be relied on as a natural danger, and there are still islands such as Doro Island and Giethoorn Island in the river, which should be heavily defended, and the ships of the North Korean West Sea Fleet can also retreat into the Taedong River to act as an inland river fleet.

Therefore, the general idea of defending Pyongyang should be to form an oval-shaped defense system with the Taedong River in the south, Daseongsan Mountain in the east, Pyonggang River and Yongdak Mountain in the west, and Peony Peak and Feng Volcano in the north. Then take the city of Pyongyang as the core of defense. ”

Jin Zuozhen and Zhu Peide looked at the map, and quickly judged the feasibility of this defense system in their hearts, and Peng Dhuai suddenly remembered something: "Minister Jin, Yigong (Zhu Peide), I received a report from Hu Shoushan that a tactic of an anti-tank Einsatzgruppen is being tested in China, and he suggested that we should also adopt this method. Veterans with battlefield experience are drawn from the ROK National Defense Forces to form an anti-tank special unit equivalent to a battalion-level establishment, equipped with wheeled armored vehicles, 45mm anti-tank guns, anti-tank mines and other weapons, and use them as battlefield mobile anti-tank units. What do you guys think? ”

Jin Zuozhen was thinking about things, and when he heard this, he hesitated a little and said, "Now every infantry division is equipped with an anti-tank artillery battalion. The infantry company is also equipped with anti-tank guns and anti-tank grenades, is it necessary to form a separate anti-tank Einsatzgruppen? ”

Since learning that the Japanese Red Army had formed a tank division, the North Korean army has received a large number of second-hand anti-tank weapons from China, including 37mm or 45mm anti-tank guns, Type 28 anti-tank guns, Type 27 anti-tank grenades, and so on. Moreover, the officers and men of the North Korean army have also received some training in anti-tank warfare to a greater or lesser extent, and have a certain anti-tank combat capability.

Peng Dhuai did not propose to build a further project, but sighed softly, in his opinion, the real weapon of infantry anti-tank is the kind of anti-tank grenade launcher "invented" by Chang Ruiqing, and now the "Iron Fist Type 60" that can penetrate 200mm armor within 60 meters has been developed. As long as a large number of such weapons are equipped with North Korean infantry, the two or three hundred tanks in the hands of the Japanese are simply not enough, but out of secrecy, Chang Ruiqing is unwilling to expose this killer weapon too early, so there is no such anti-tank "iron fist" in the military supplies to aid North Korea.

"I think I can let Hu Shoushan give it a try." Zhu Peide didn't know anything about tank and antitank, but he knew that Hu Zongnan was a lieutenant general of the armored corps and an expert in the armored corps, and since he proposed to form an anti-tank special force, it was always reasonable.

Jin Zuozhen thought for a while and said: "Since Yigong said so, let General Hu Shoushan first form 10 anti-tank special teams, and these 10 special teams will be under the command of General Shoushan, and the number is 'Shoushan Detachment'." ”

Peng Dhuai smiled indifferently and said: "That's it, now is the decisive battle of a million-strong army, we don't have to worry about the detachment of thousands of people, let's think about the deployment of the 38th line." His finger moved on the 38th line on the map: "Bai Ye (Jin Zuozhen), Yigong, you see if this is the case, the troops defending the 38th line form a separate group army, which can be attached to the 11th Army, the 12th Army, the South Korean Advance Army, the 1st Volunteer Army, the 2nd Volunteer Army, and the 1st Detachment of the National Militia Garrison Corps." ”

Except for the 11th and 12th armies of the North Korean Army, which are newly expanded Zhenggui troops, the rest of the troops named by Peng Dhuai are all "reserve troops" composed of elderly veterans and underage child soldiers, and they are obviously used as cannon fodder when they are placed on the 38th parallel!

"Shi Chuan, is it ...... to use these troops to defend the 38th parallel" Zhu Peide immediately discovered this problem. As he spoke, he set his eyes on Kim Zuo Town.

The North Korean Defense Minister frowned slightly, and he also knew that Peng Dhuai's move was to use the weak brigade as cannon fodder to consume the Japanese army's attack momentum. However, he also knew the truth that Ci was not in charge of the army, and for himself and a senior commander of Peng Dhuai's level, the lives of soldiers were just cheap consumables, so Peng Dhuai's deployment seemed cruel, but in fact it was just common sense...... And the entire Republic of Korea in Nanjing, in the eyes of the Prime Minister Chang Dae. It's just a big cannon fodder.

"The defense line of the 38th parallel should not be placed in just one line, but should be deployed in depth, and the untrained South Korean Advance Army, the First Volunteer Army, the Second Volunteer Army, and the First Detachment of the National Guard Corps should be assigned to the three static defense lines, and the 11th and 12th armies should be deployed as mobile reserves and the rear of the three defense lines. It is necessary to make maximum use of the complex terrain near the 38th parallel and the mountainous areas of the central and eastern parts of the Korean Peninsula to fortify and ambush. The focus of the three static defense lines should be on the western defense line of the 38th Parallel, which is relatively flat, and a large ring defense system should be built in Pingshan and Shaliwon. The railway from Pyongsan to Pyongyang must be completely demolished, and the rails and sleepers must be used to reinforce the two city defense ...... Pyongsan and Sariwon."

Peng Dhuai spoke very slowly, as if he was thinking about something, his eyes kept on Jin Zuozhen, and suddenly he accentuated his tone, and said word by word: "Brother Bai Ye, no matter how good the military deployment is." We must rely on tenacious forces to carry it out, is the Korean National Defense Force tenacious enough? ”

Jin Zuozhen was stunned for a moment, and subconsciously shook his head. The combat effectiveness of the South Korean army has always been very worrying to him, the Minister of Defense, although he has been competing with the Japanese army on the 38th parallel all these years, but the record is really not flattering, if it were not for the Japanese to take care of the behemoth of China, North Korea would have fallen under the iron hooves of the Japanese invaders again!

"Brother Bai Ye, the tenacious style of the army does not come from the courage and ruthlessness of the officers and soldiers. Rather, it depends on ruthless military discipline! Peng Dhuai frowned and said: "In the past few months in South Korea, I found that there are too many rotten good people in the South Korean army, and military discipline is often a formality, and the strictest thing is that the South Korean army has a kind of thinking of relying on China from top to bottom, and there is no determination to fight to the death!" If this point is not improved, I am afraid that next year's war will not end well. ”

What Peng Dhuai said is the truth. The Han army is in such an atmosphere, everyone is counting on the support of the backstage boss, and the interior is naturally loose, and no one has the idea of dying. Kim Zuojin was silent. Zhu Peide shook his head slightly, Han Jun's laxity is not a day or two, but what can be done? Who let their country hug China's thighs for more than 500 years......

Peng Dhuai said in a calm voice: "I will gather all the families of officers above the South Korean military camp to Pyongyang and live and die with Pyongyang!" In addition, it is also necessary to implement the law of joint sitting of revolutionary soldiers in the ROK army, and impose the most severe sanctions on officers and soldiers who retreat in battle! For officers above the Korean military camp who surrender to the enemy...... then deal with their families with military law! ”

"Lian...... How to sit together!? Zhu Peide took a breath, this set of methods was first implemented by Jiang Jshi in the Guangdong Army, and later the National Revolutionary Army was copied by the National Revolutionary Army. However, after the establishment of the National Defense Force, it was no longer implemented, but replaced by a more scientific and rational system of military law. And even if Jiang Jshi took out the revolutionary soldier even sitting method, there was no such thing as killing family members!

"Shi Chuan, do you want to ask for instructions from Nanjing? Let the Prime Minister decide. Zhu Peide thought for a while.

Peng Dhuai looked at Jin Zuozhen and said coldly: "If you abandon Pyongyang and go to China for help, there will never be an independent Republic of Korea in the world!" ”

Jin Zuozhen knew that what Peng Dhuai said was the truth, he gritted his teeth and said loudly: "There is no need to ask Nanjing, I will go and talk to President Chi and Premier Kim, as long as they support, the Korean army will begin to implement the method of joint sitting of revolutionary soldiers!" Fight with the Japanese devils! ”

Peng Dhuai nodded with satisfaction and said, "Then let's hurry up and make a plan and report it to Premier Chang in Nanjing." ”

While Peng Dhuai and Zhu Peide of Jinzuo Town were nervously formulating plans for a decisive Korean battle in Pyongyang, Chang Ruiqing was inspecting the newly completed engine plant of the Central No. 1 Aircraft Factory in Pukou, on the other side of Nanjing.

After more than 10 years of development and construction, the Central First Aircraft Factory Co., Ltd. has become one of the world's largest enterprises in the aviation industry, and around the production base of the Central First Aircraft Factory in Pukou, hundreds of aviation industry supporting enterprises have also been built, forming an aviation industrial park covering an area of 100 square kilometers. Today, Chang Ruiqing came to inspect the No. 2 Engine Branch of the Central No. 1 Aircraft Factory, the most important supporting enterprise in the Pukou Aviation Industrial Park.

This engine plant is the second aircraft engine plant under the Central First Aircraft Factory. All of the plant's production equipment was imported from Pratt & Whitney in the United States to produce air-cooled aircraft engines. Together with the equipment, all the technical data and production authorization of Pratt & Whitney's Wasp series engines were introduced, which cost more than 50 million US dollars in total, and was one of the key projects in this round of international procurement.

And the first impression of this aircraft engine factory on Chang Ruiqing is that it is big. It takes about 20 minutes to walk around the road in the factory area by car, and there are rows of newly completed workshops and warehouses on both sides of the road, and there are hundreds of them. This is compared to the first engine plant that was introduced from BMW in Germany more than 10 years ago. The new plant is more than 10 times larger! However, it is precisely because of this scale that the factory has been able to continuously supply enough air-cooled aircraft engines for the Chinese Air Force participating in the world war.

After giving a brief introduction to the situation of the No. 2 Aircraft Engine Plant, Wang Zhu, general manager of the No. 1 Central Aircraft Factory, who accompanied him to the central office building in the factory, mentioned the expansion project of the No. 1 Aircraft Engine Factory, and said: "According to the plan, the No. 2 Aircraft Factory will produce air-cooled aircraft engines in the future. The first engine plant will produce liquid-cooled aircraft engines, and the equipment and technology for the expansion of the first engine plant are from the German company BMW 801 and BMW have just completed the test work of a 900 hp 12-cylinder in-line engine......"

"900 horsepower!" Chang Ruiqing took a breath and immediately said, "Can we introduce this engine?" ”

"Absolutely, in fact we developed this engine together with BMW. The 14-cylinder star engine, which BMW calls the BMW125, already has 1,200 hp. Our company is also involved in the research and development, and in the future, the second engine plant will be able to mass-produce this engine. ”

"900 horsepower liquid cooling, 1200 horsepower air cooling......" Chang Ruiqing turned his head to look at Wang Zhu and said with a smile: "The work of your Central First Aircraft Factory is really good, by the way, how is your aircraft research and development work?" Is it also intended to be developed with the Germans? ”

Wang Zhu nodded. He shook his head again and said: "We are indeed cooperating with BMW to develop military aircraft, but we are not cooperating with the German side, because our aircraft design ideas are different from theirs." ”

"What's your thinking?" Chang Ruiqing asked with interest.

Wang Zhu said: "Our idea of developing military aircraft is to have fewer models and multiple uses. In addition to medium fighters equipped with liquid-cooled engines, responsible for air supremacy at medium and high altitudes. For example, fighters equipped with high-horsepower air-cooled engines must not only be responsible for air supremacy at medium and low altitudes, but also have certain dive bombing capabilities. It can be used as a substitute for dive bombers in missions. So that we do not have to design and produce dive bombers separately. In addition, the medium twin-engine bomber was supposed to be able to be converted into a night fighter, a long-range reconnaissance aircraft, a naval land-based torpedo attack aircraft. Heavy four-engine long-range bombers can be converted into passenger and transport aircraft. ”

"Oh. Does that mean that there will be fewer types and models of aircraft in our aircraft? ”

"That's right." Wang Zhu nodded and said: "Our industrial strength and technical strength are limited, and we cannot undertake the research and development and production tasks of too many models. In principle, we produce only four major categories: fighters, fighter-bombers, medium bombers, and heavy bombers, and we produce only one model and several modifications per generation. in order to maximize yield. ”

"This idea is not bad, and it is quite in line with my country's national conditions." Chang Ruiqing nodded with satisfaction and beckoned to Wang Zhu: "Let's go, take me to see your new plane." ”