"How many anti-tank rangers like this are there now?" Peng Dhuai asked as he looked at the South Korean officers and soldiers who were carrying the disassembled 45mm anti-tank gun parts down the opposite hill.

Hu Zongnan replied: "Report to Shi Gong, there are a total of 12 such anti-tank special forces, each of which has 12 45mm anti-tank guns, 20 wheeled armored vehicles, 4 trucks, 280 well-trained and experienced ROK officers and soldiers, and two Chinese affairs advisers. ”

"Can you all be dispatched now?"

"You can go out at any time."

"Do you know all the information about the movement of the Japanese army?"

"I already know."

"Very well, then I don't have to bother to speak. Are there preliminary plans for the use of anti-tank rangers? ”

"There it is." Hu Zongnan took a plan from the adjutant beside him and handed it to Peng Dhuai with both hands. This plan was formulated by the Chinese Armored Corps Staff Corps led by Hu Zongnan after several months of repeated study in light of North Korea's terrain and transportation conditions. The moment he handed over the plan to Peng Dhuai, Hu Zongnan's mind was already conjured up with the scene of hundreds of Japanese tanks and armored vehicles burning on the mountain roads in North Korea.

However, Peng Dhuai's reaction disappointed Hu Zongnan, he took the plan and looked at it carefully on this hillside, and shook his head after reading less than half of it: "No!" The forces were too scattered for the 12 insatzgruppen to be used in a dispersed manner, and had to be twisted into a rope. The mobility of the Einsatzgruppen will not be so strong, the battlefield is not the same as the usual drills, and the Japanese army is likely to send small units to infiltrate the rear of our army and destroy the roads. Occupy transport hubs...... The rout of the front-line units of our army also threatens to block road traffic. In short, it is necessary to anticipate more difficulties and judge the enemy's situation as much as possible. The General Staff estimated that the Japanese army was likely to break through from the eastern coast of the Korean Peninsula, so it concentrated 12 anti-tank task forces in Wonsan. The armored corps of the ROK army will also be handed over to you. Shoushan, you have to personally command this battle, if the Japanese tank division kills from this direction, you will give them a dismount! ”

Hu Zongnan frowned, Peng Dhuai's method of concentrating 12 anti-tank fighters in Yuanshan was gambling. If it hits, it is likely to inflict a devastating blow on the Japanese tank division, and if not, it is possible to allow the Japanese armored group to drive straight in. Caused the 38th line of defense to quickly collapse!

"Reformulate the plan according to my request, be quick, the Japanese offensive may be launched at any time. Prepare a few more retreat plans. If there is no way to retreat to Pyongyang in time, it can withdraw to the north of the 40th parallel. Also, weapons and equipment can be discarded if necessary, but as many personnel must be preserved as possible, and infantry with experience in anti-tank operations is an asset to us. All right. That's all for now. Hurry up and make a plan, give me a new plan within 24 hours, and within 3 days, 12 anti-tank rangers and the ROK armored corps must arrive at Wonsan and be ready for battle! ”

"Yes!"

Hu Zongnan raised his hand and saluted, and from the tone of his top boss, he already felt that war was imminent!

……

When Peng Dhuai was seizing the time to adjust his deployment, the Japanese mecha headquarters in Chuncheon, South Korea, was also full of people coming in and out. It's incredibly busy. The commander of the mecha army, Jiro Tamon, stood in the war room, carrying a phone in his hand and scolding angrily.

"Baga! Don't talk to me about any quality issues. No matter how bad the quality of the Soviet tanks is, you have to let them run! The equipment integrity rate of the mecha army must be maintained at more than 90%, and on the day of the attack, the mecha army must dispatch more than 550 tanks and armored vehicles anyway! ”

"Tell the commander of the Yoshida Division, don't worry about the terrain, the tank division can overcome a difficult and dangerous situation! Don't be afraid of any ambushes, small groups of infantry simply can't deal with T28 and T26 tanks! And this is an order of the command of the Front, which we must obey unconditionally! ”

"Comrade Commander." Qin Yan Saburo, the chief of staff of the mecha army, walked in from outside the door, and couldn't help but sigh when he saw Duomen Erlang's face was pale. This not-so-positive facial expression was seen by the angry commander of Duomen, hung up the phone heavily, and snorted: "Qin Yanjun, do you want to question the plan formulated by the Soviet advisers again?" ”

"Your Excellency Commander, your subordinates don't dare!"

"Don't dare to say, or dare not question?"

"Don't you dare to question ......," Qin Yanzaburo shook his head helplessly.

Duomen Jiro snorted twice: "Since you don't dare, then you have something to say, what is the matter?" ”

Qin Yan Saburo handed over a document with both hands: "Report to the commander, the order of the front army headquarters, the start time of the operation has been determined to be 4 o'clock in the morning on June 8, 1932. In addition, Comrade Chuikov and Comrade Vlasov have already arrived from Seoul, and they will help us direct the actions of the mecha army. ”

"Great, invite them in." Jiro Tamon immediately changed his smile, he had studied in Russia and could speak Russian fluently, so he had a good relationship with the Soviet advisers in the Japanese Red Army, and he was able to become the commander of this mecha army thanks to the recommendation of the Soviet advisers.

Duomen Jiro only tidied up his military uniform and walked to the door of the war room, and saw Qin Yan Saburo leading two large Soviet officers in. Obviously, they had a good relationship with Duomen, and after they met, they gave Duomen a bear hug, and the two sides greeted each other affectionately in Russian, and then walked to the front of the map table together.

Qin Yanzaburo also learned fluent Russian at the Japanese Army University, so he introduced the situation of the mecha army to the two Soviet advisers in Russian. "Comrade Chuikov, Comrade Vlasov. Our mecha corps currently has six tank wings, of which the three tank wings belonging to the 1st Tank Division are equipped with 120 T28s and 60 T26s. The other three ** tank wings are all equipped with T18 light tanks, each with about 40 units, and the entire mecha army has a total of 300 tanks, in addition to a comparable number of armored vehicles, but there are no self-propelled guns, only truck-towed Soviet-made 122mm and 152mm howitzers. At present, the equipment integrity rate of tanks and armored vehicles remains at about 90 percent......"

Hear the number. Vlasov, who had just arrived from the Soviet Union, had a surprised expression. They knew the quality of the Soviet tanks, and in the Soviet Red Army, if that tank army could maintain a better equipment condition rate of more than 70% before it was put into battle. You can definitely get the commendation order signed by Trotsky himself! These Japanese were able to achieve a 90% intact rate, and when this battle was over, Takeda Heng must send tens of thousands of Japanese mechanics to support the Soviet Red Army.

"Okay, you have done a good job, you have surpassed the Soviet Red Army, we have to learn from you." Chuikov was not surprised at all, his gaze slowly swept over the map: "Comrade Duomen, can you tell us about the situation at the front?" ”

OK. Qin Yanjun, you can introduce it. “

"Yes." Qin Yan Saburo immediately took a baton, pointed to the map and said, "Since last month." There have been many fierce exchanges of fire near the 38th parallel, both by our side and by the other side, all of which were tentative attacks. It is estimated that the North Korean puppet army has also realized that we are going to attack soon! Based on reliable information available so far. They did not have many troops in the eastern part of the peninsula. However, it is fortified according to the danger, so it is not easy to deal with. At the easternmost end of the 38th Parallel Defense Line, they relied on the dangerous terrain of Mount Kumgang to defend the road north to Wonsan, with a strength of about one division, numbered as a detachment of the North Korean Civilian Guard, with a strength of about 12,000 troops. However, this is only the first line of troops, and their second line of defense is located on the first line of the Tongchuan High Mountain, Yichuan Rabbit Mountain, and the situation of the troops is unknown. To the north of the second line of defense there is a third line of defense. Wonsan is at the easternmost point of the North Korean Army's third line of defense, and the number of garrisons is also unknown. But one thing is for sure. Wonsan Fortress is equipped with 240mm Chinese-aided fortress guns, and coastal defense batteries are also built, and at least one fortress garrison is stationed to defend it. In addition, there is a railway connection between Wonsan and Pyongyang, and the elite units of the North Korean Army in Pyongyang may be able to reinforce Wonsan at any time via the Guò railway. ”

Chuikov listened quietly, and now the plan for the Japanese army to attack North Korea was drawn up by Blyukhel and his leadership. He knew no less about the deployment of the North Korean army north of the 38th parallel than Jiro Tamon, and he did not have the slightest doubt that the Japanese army would be able to defeat these North Korean troops. For the Japanese army, the difficulty was not to defeat North Korea, but to capture Pyongyang before the squadron reacted and switch to the defensive in time. In this way, the Korean battlefield can contain at least 1 million squadrons, which can greatly reduce the pressure on the eastern part of the Soviet Union and Central Asia.

"We're going to try to fight a main battle with the North Korean army around Wonsan, and the target is their army in Pyongyang." Chuikov said lightly. "Comrade Duomen, Comrade Qin Yan, what do you think?"

Jiro Domen shook his head and laughed: "It's impossible, this can't be, the North Korean army doesn't dare." Comrade Choikov, you don't understand these North Koreans. If we fight all the way to Wonsan, they will never dare to rescue, and the only possibility is to abandon the city and flee! ”

Hearing Duomen's analysis, Chuikov frowned. The other side's opinion is undoubtedly correct, the North Korean army has always been a little afraid of Japan, and it may not be easy for them to get out of the turtle shell in Pyongyang, unless it is profitable!

Thinking of this, Chuikov suddenly asked Domen Jiro: "Comrade Domen, what will happen if the Mecha Army is besieged by the North Korean Army several times its own near Wonsan?" ”

An incomparably confident expression appeared on Jiro Tamon's face: "The mecha army can be ten times the enemy!" ”

……

Tangshan, Nanjing, Ministry of Defense of the Federation of Great China.

Since June 1932, the air in the command center of the Chinese National Defense Force has become tense, the sound of ticking telegrams echoing in the building, and the courtyard is even more heavily guarded, with three steps and one post, and five steps and one sentry. Thousands of Defence Force staff officers and staff members are busy here day and night, and Chang Ruiqing, who is also defense minister, has set up a makeshift bedroom in the lounge next to the defense minister's office. Since June 6, he has been staying in the Ministry of Defense day and night, waiting for the news of North Korea's attack.

The command center of the Ministry of Defense is located downstairs from the office of the Minister of Defense, taking up almost an entire floor, and in the center of the command center is a huge electric sand table, which indicates the situation facing the entire Northern Front. On one wall there is a huge map of the world, showing the latest form of the whole world, on the other wall is a map of the northwest and Central Asia, and on one wall hangs a sea chart of the western Pacific and South Seas. On the window side, there are three rows of desks, which belong to the staff officers of the navy, land and air force. From time to time, staff officers entered the house outside the door. The telegram was handed over to Bai Chongxi, the chief of staff of the National Defense Forces, who was sitting in the command center.

"Brother Jiansheng, how's the situation going?" Chang Ruiqing walked in from outside the door and saw Bai Chongxi drinking tea while dealing with the telegram that had just arrived. It seems very relaxed.

"Okay, that's very good, tell Commander-in-Chief Chen of the Navy that the main fleet will stay in Guangzhou Bay and will not move, and the naval aviation will seize the time to familiarize itself with the newly refitted Jian-2B and Jian-2B, and they must form combat effectiveness before the end of August."

"Staff Officer Gao, has the telegram from the Northwest Command of the Air Force arrived?"

Report. The 3rd Air Division, the 4th Air Division, and the 6th Air Division under the jurisdiction of the Northwest Command are all in place and ready to take to the air at any time. An Air Force staff officer, who was busy in front of the map, immediately got up and replied.

Bai Chongxi nodded. Then he smiled and said to Chang Ruiqing: "Brother Yaoru, don't worry, the world war hasn't started yet." ”

Chang Ruiqing sighed slightly in his heart, including Bai Chongxi. Almost all of the top echelons of the Wehrmacht did not realize that this world war would be a long and difficult war. With a large number of advanced weapons and equipment in place and a large number of new recruits enlisted, everyone was full of optimism about the prospects of the war, believing that by uniting the forces of China, Britain and Germany, they would definitely be able to defeat the Soviet Union, Poland, and Japan......

Probably the situation in the Kremlin is similar, right? Chang Ruiqing muttered in his heart. Yasuda had returned to Japan some time ago and contacted Zhang Guotao through a secret radio station installed in his house to report to him what he had seen and heard in Moscow. Whether it was the Kremlin or ordinary Red officers and soldiers, all were full of confidence in the victory of the world revolution.

Trotsky also claimed in an internal speech: "...... As long as the people of India, the peoples of Arabia and North Africa, the peoples of the Balkans and the oppressed people of the South Seas can be fully mobilized. On the side of the revolutionary and progressive forces, the victory of the world revolution is just around the corner! ”

It should be said. There is some truth in Trotsky's remarks, that the total population of India, the Middle East, North Africa, the South Seas, and the Balkans together would be about 400 million, and that if all of these regions were to fall under the control of the GCD of the GC International, and to establish Soviet power in imitation of the Soviet Union. It will not be difficult to mobilize 10 million or 20 million cannon fodder to help Trotsky fight, and then China, Britain, France, Germany and other countries will probably face a real bitter war!

"Yaoru, the latest news from our military advisory group in North Korea is that the North Korean intelligence system has discovered the specific location of the Japanese tank division, which is on the line from Sokcho to Gangneung at the eastern foot of the Taebaek Mountains. In addition, they also found the numbers of at least 8 Japanese infantry divisions on both sides of the Taibai Mountains, and it is estimated that the main direction of the Japanese attack is on the Eastern Front. Bai Chongxi said as he handed a stack of telenewspapers to Chang Ruiqing.

"Does Peng Shiwear have any countermeasures?" Chang Ruiqing asked again.

"Of course he has a countermeasure, he wants to lure the enemy deep and find an opportunity to annihilate the Japanese tank division south of Wonsan." Bai Chongxi sneered when he said this. He has always looked down on Peng Dhuai, the former deputy commander-in-chief of the army who became a monk halfway, and thinks that a ragtag general like him should have retired from active duty a long time ago.

"Annihilation of tank divisions? With the Anti-Tank Einsatzgruppen? Chang Ruiqing walked to the sand table and looked at the east coast of North Korea with mountains for a long time. Annihilation is unlikely, but it can still be done with a hard blow, and the terrain there is really not suitable for mechanized troops to fight...... Brother Jiansheng, why don't you let Peng Shi try it on. ”

Hearing Chang Ruiqing's words, Bai Chongxi had no choice but to put away his contempt for Peng Dhuai and began to plan along Chang Ruiqing's mind. "In fact, it is not difficult to inflict heavy damage on the armored forces of the Japanese, and it is not necessary to use any anti-tank special forces, just send the air force directly to bomb, it is better to transfer a few brigades to attack 2 to Korea."

"It's too late." Chang Ruiqing shook his head and said: "The combat radius of Attack 2 is not enough, if it is to be used in Wonsan, it will be necessary to build an advance airfield, and now that the big war is imminent, there is no time to start construction." And the killer weapon of using air strikes against tanks cannot be exposed so early...... It was used against the sea of Soviet tanks, and the Japanese left the tanks to the North Korean infantry to clean up. He paused and said, "Peng Shi doesn't need to control too many elbows there, just let him play." The situation on the Korean battlefield is complicated, and it is not something that we can figure out from thousands of miles away. ”

While the two were talking, a major staff officer of the Ministry of Defense hurriedly ran in and handed a telegram to Bai Chongxi. Bai Chongxi glanced at it, and his face became solemn. "Tomorrow at 4 o'clock in the morning, the Japanese army will launch an artillery bombardment on the 38th line of the North Korean Army!"

"There are still 12 hours," Chang Ruiqing raised his wrist to look at the time, and muttered to himself.

"It's not 12 hours, it's 11 hours." Bai Chongxi corrected. "Japan time is an hour ahead of us."

Chang Ruiqing nodded silently. "Is the information reliable?"

"It should be reliable, it was reported by Korean soldiers in the Japanese Red Army who defected to the side of North Korea, and there was more than one." Bai Chongxi handed the telegram to Chang Ruiqing and said: "Peng Shichuan has ordered the front-line troops to retreat from the front line to the reserve position to avoid artillery bombardment, and Peng Shichuan and Li Fan-seok, deputy chief of the general staff of the North Korean Army, have personally gone to Pingshan to supervise the battle." ”