The Battle of Jeju Island ended early, and Xiang Linghui was not surprised. [Full text reading]

Before the start of the battle, Xiang Linghui arranged a "special mission" for Li Cunxun, and the Military Intelligence Bureau came forward to interrogate the senior officers of the South Korean army captured in the second battle, so as to grasp the real situation of the South Korean army. The interrogation of prisoners of war is the "job" of the Military Intelligence Agency. On the afternoon of the 8th, Li Cunxun handed over the interrogation report to Xiang Linghui.

In terms of "hardware" alone, the South Korean army is not bad.

Before the outbreak of the Korean Peninsula War, South Korea not only imported advanced fighters such as the F22K and F35AK, advanced warships such as the "Yi Sunsin" class and "Sun Yuanyi" class, and advanced submarines such as the 2211 class and the "Tiger Shark" class from Western countries, but also imported advanced equipment including large-caliber rocket artillery from Russia, and also manufactured the K2022 main battle tank in the form of Germany's "Leopard 3" and KM2023 infantry fighting vehicle in the form of Germany's "Boxer Dog" by introducing technology or purchasing production patents and production lines. The KB2 self-propelled howitzer was originally based on advanced main battle equipment such as the "Non-Direct Shooting Universal Caliber Army Support Weapon System" of the United States.

No matter how good the "hardware" is, it is useless without "software".

What the ROK army really lacks is precisely the quality of military personnel.

Relatively speaking, the ROK Army's Q: much larger than the Air Force and Navy.

From the day it became an independent home, the South Korean Army did not have many amazing performances.

In the Korean War in the 50s of the 20th century, there was a "strange landscape" where the entire division was chased and beaten by an infantry company of the Volunteer Army. You must know that at that time, the Volunteer Army could not move a single US infantry battalion when it dispatched 1 army. The huge contrast is enough to prove how bad the South Korean Army really is.

In the decades leading up to the Island War, the ROK military had not developed an independent combat capability.

If you talk about fighting power. The South Korean army and the North Korean army can be described as "comparable".

I got Li Cunxun's report. Xiang Linghui realized that the "Battle of Jeju Island" would not last long.

On the night of the 8th. Xiang Linghui issued orders to the commanders of all units in advance. All units participating in the battle are required to submit the list of meritorious personnel to the General Staff as soon as possible. So that the General Staff and the Ministry of Defense can arrange promotions and awards as soon as possible.

After the end of the campaign. Xiang Linghui asked Lin Xiaolei and Shang Xueyun to be in charge of summarizing the battle.

Although the commander of the battle was Xiang Linghui. But as Chief of the General Staff. Xiang Linghui does not need additional honors and medals. Leave the promotion opportunity to generals like Lin Xiaolei and Shang Xueyun. It can show the atmosphere of the chief of the general staff even more.

As a matter of fact. Lin Xiaolei and Shang Xueyun have made a lot of contributions.

After arranging the relevant work, Xiang Linghui returned to the office and slept for a few hours without any worries.

When Xiang Linghui was sleeping, something happened that was not very noticeable.

As the last group of US ground crews left Japan's air bases, the last three US aircraft carrier battle groups operating in the Sea of Japan left the Sea of Japan from the Tsugaru Strait in the early morning of the 9th and embarked on a voyage back to the US mainland. The 3 US attack nuclear submarines that had previously entered the Yellow Sea entered the western Pacific Ocean from the Osumi Strait on the night of the 8th. At this point, all combat units of the US military left the Northeast Asian region, and the United States officially ended its military operations on the Korean Peninsula.

On the morning of the 9th, Zhao Rundong held a military meeting at the General Staff Headquarters.

As the head of the country, Zhao Rundong will not think too much about tactics and campaign issues, and will not even often ask about tactics and campaign progress. After receiving the news of the end of the "Battle of Jeju Island", Cho Yundong was only slightly surprised, because according to the plan, the battle would last 5 to 7 days, and it turned out to be only 3 days.

"I just received information that the US aircraft carrier battle group left the Sea of Japan and entered the Pacific Ocean." Zhao Rundong didn't let Xiang Linghui introduce the situation, because Xiang Linghui was tired enough in the past few days. "Two days earlier than expected, the 'Battle of Jeju Island' ended yesterday night. Although there were still sporadic battles on the island, our troops basically fulfilled their combat missions. From now on, all work turns to the third campaign. ”

"How's the preparation going?" Wang Yuanqing asked Xiang Linghui.

"All participating units have been deployed in place, and the battle order will be issued tonight." Xiang Linghui extinguished the cigarette butt in his hand, "The combat materials are basically in place, and now only the aircraft carrier battle group has not been deployed in place." ”

Wang Yuanqing frowned slightly, he had no plans to let the aircraft carrier battle group participate in the third battle before.

"We've made adjustments to our battle plan." Zhao Rundong pressed his hand and didn't let Xiang Linghui speak, "According to the battle plan formulated before, the third battle will be moved before the end of the 'Jeju Island Campaign', so the aircraft carrier battle group cannot go north to participate in combat operations. The actual situation was much better than we expected, and in order to reduce the pressure on the air force and the navy's shore-based air force, the aircraft carrier battle group will go north to take on the combat mission of bombing military targets in the southern part of South Korea. ”

Wang Yuanqing nodded and didn't ask any more.

"In addition to this, we will deploy a tactical fighter wing on Jeju Island."

"Is this necessary?" Wang Yuanqing was not surprised.

"It's necessary." Zhao Rundong smiled and said for Xiang Linghui, "If our military fighters are from the air in the northeast region

If the army that needs to fly 700 kilometers to bomb the southern part of South Korea takes off from Jeju Island, the combat radius will be shortened to about 300 kilometers. What's more, we can use ships to deliver ammunition and supplies to Jeju Island, and the efficiency of logistics support has been greatly improved. The main reason is that the airfields on Jeju Island where combat aircraft can be deployed are very limited, and it is impossible to station more combat aircraft, otherwise it will increase combat forces. ”

"How will Japan react?" Gu Weimin asked for Wang Yuanqing.

Hearing Gu Weimin's words, Wang Yuanqing glanced at the premier.

"Do you need to consider Japan?" Peng Maobang, who rarely speaks at major meetings, asked.

Wang Yuanqing smiled faintly and did not raise the bar with Peng Maobang.

Seeing Wang Yuanqing's color, Gu Weimin also smiled and shook his head, without spending it with Peng Maobang.

"I've also thought about this question a lot." Zhao Rundong touched his forehead and said, "We have enough reason to believe that Japan will not enter the war; Even if Japan decided to enter the war, it would be too late. The occupation of Jeju Island by our troops has already posed a threat to the Japanese mainland. The deployment of tactical fighters on Jeju Island will at best unsettle Japan and will not make Murakami Sadamasa feel unbearable. Now that we have captured Jeju Island, we should act according to tactical needs. If we don't deploy combat aircraft on Jeju Island, Japan will suspect that we are planning a covert operation. ”

Wang Yuanqing nodded and said, "It is better to hand over the jurisdiction of Jeju Island to the North Korean government, and then the North Korean government will come forward to invite our army to assist in defending Jeju Island." ”

"Communicate with Japan, at least let Japan know that we will not attack the Japanese mainland." Gu Weimin added.

Peng Bang glanced at Gu Weimin. It seemed that he wanted to say something, but in the end he didn't speak.

"Comrade Wang Yuanqing is still in charge of diplomatic work." Zhao Rundong didn't dwell too much on this question: "Today's main topic is the third battle. According to the operational plan drawn up by the General Staff Headquarters, after the start of the third campaign, our army will launch an offensive in the east and west, and in addition to focusing on attacking the city and the port of Incheon, it will also advance to the south on the eastern battlefield to compress the ROK army's defensive space. ”

Wang Yuanqing frowned slightly. Another implication of Zhao Rundong's remarks is that the scale of the third campaign will be expanded.

Zhao Rundong seemed to see Wang Yuanqing's thoughts, and glanced at Xiang Linghui.

"The combat effectiveness of the South Korean army is much worse than we expected." Xiang Linghui picked up a cigarette and said, "I have asked the Military Intelligence Bureau to investigate, and the quality of most of the commanders of the South Korean army is not complimentary. The course of the 'Battle of Jeju Island' proved the MIA's investigative report, and the morale of the South Korean army was low and the fighting spirit was fragile. After the U.S. withdrawal, the Korean Peninsula War became our war with South Korea. Although Japan will not enter the war, from the perspective of safeguarding national interests and reducing war losses, we still have to speed up our offensive and strive to end the war as soon as possible. ”

"How sure are you?" Wang Yuanqing also lit a cigarette.

"Fight for two or three more battles." Xiang Linghui knew very well what Wang Yuanqing meant, "If we can successfully take Inchon and solve the logistical support problem, the war will end in mid-February, or at the latest by the end of February, a month to a month and a half earlier than expected." ”

Wang Yuanqing nodded slightly and glanced at Gu Weimin.

"Will there be unexpected problems when you scale up?"

"From the beginning of the third campaign, our army annihilated the enemy mainly by movement warfare." Xiang Linghui took two puffs of cigarette and said, "Although the consumption will increase, it will not exceed expectations." Compared with positional offensive warfare, our army is more adept at fighting a war of annihilation in motion. In the case of air supremacy, the difficulty will not be great, and the casualties can be controlled within a tolerable range. ”

"That is, there are no problems?" Gu Weimin's question was a bit overwhelming.

Xiang Linghui was late for a moment and nodded.

"It is not up to us to decide what the war will look like, so we cannot set hard and fast rules on attrition and casualties." Zhao Rundong was also a little dissatisfied with Gu Weimin's words, "The purpose of the third battle is twofold, one is to capture Seoul, and the other is to open the passage to Pusan. More important than the purpose of the campaign is the strategic purpose. In order to defeat South Korea as soon as possible, it is necessary to focus on annihilating the living forces of the South Korean army in the third battle. This is also the fundamental purpose of emphasizing the use of sports warfare. As long as the two army groups of the South Korean army can be eliminated in one fell swoop, the war will soon be over. ”

Zhao Rundong expressed his attitude, and Gu Weimin was not good at saying anything.

Wang Yuanqing didn't say much, after all, he didn't know enough about military issues.

"If there are no other issues, the meeting is here." Zhao Rundong knocked on the table and said, "As in the past, the General Staff is responsible for military work, and the State Council is responsible for the rest. Although victory is just around the corner, we must maintain a high degree of vigilance and never take it lightly, still less be careless about the enemy. ”

Zhao Rundong didn't let anyone stay alone, because there was no need for this. (To be continued, if you want to know how to know the future chapters, more,!) )