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The soldiers began to walk down the steep riverbed in batches, wading through the water and bringing the inflatable rubber rafts into the river.The inflatable rubber raft has limited space, and a dozen or so people huddled together in the rubber raft, and it was difficult to stretch their hands and feet. The bullets fired from the opposite bank passed by from time to time, and kept stirring up waves on the river. ...

Soon those rubber rafts brought the second batch of commandos to the opposite river bank, and began to disperse to find their respective combat positions. At this moment, a shout came from the periphery: "Attention everyone, the Japanese are coming!" .Sure enough, a Japanese convoy appeared in the east, and its vehicle-mounted machine guns kept firing at the commandos who had just landed.The smoke produced by the explosion of gunpowder when the bullet is ejected from the chamber can be seen everywhere.For a moment, he was suppressed by the opponent's fierce firepower, unable to move at all.

Resurgence: World War II Chapter 539 Crazy Pyongyang

It can be judged that at least 4 heavy machine guns of the enemy were attacked at the same time. After everyone stopped for a while, someone shouted: "Disperse the formation, find a good cover, and fight back, otherwise we will only die!"

The commandos gritted their teeth, stood up, and raised their guns to fight back against the trees and boulders. Several grenades just exploded under the cars. After a series of intensive explosions, the powerful convoy immediately Dumb fire...

At this time, in front of the approaching Northeast Army, the atmosphere in Pyongyang became more and more tense.Just as the Northeast Army was concentrating its forces on the Northwest Line of Defense in Pyongyang, the North Korean government had decided to withdraw some of its administrative agencies and diplomatic missions to Seoul. Kim Yun-sik, the Governor of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of North Korea, notified the diplomatic missions of various countries that he would be in Seoul for the time being. Organize daily work in North Korea.Late that night, North Korean Prime Minister Rhee Seung-man also falsely claimed that a special meeting was held under the order of King Gojong Lee Hee.The following instructions from Emperor Gaozong were conveyed: "In case of necessity, all those who defend Pyongyang with force must retreat, all food in the store is distributed to the people, and nothing is left, not a piece of bread is left for the Chinese .”

Then, the government began to organize a difficult migration. They planned to move 20 large and medium-sized light and heavy industry factories, 5 skilled workers, engineering technicians, and scientific researchers from Pyongyang to the south, as well as a large number of institutions, theaters, and museums. Once the plan is completed, this thousand-year-old city of Pyongyang will become a dead city.

From the moment the cannon fired outside the city, the Pyongyang Railway Station was already crowded with people, causing an unprecedented traffic jam.

At the same time, the Pyongyang defenders also received secret instructions from Syngman Rhee that once the Chinese break through Pyongyang City, they must blow up all factories, warehouses, institutions and electrical equipment in the city that cannot be moved, a total of 1119 targets.Even Emperor Gaozong's palace was planted with mines and explosives.

Layers of paper ash fell from the windows of every North Korean government office, which was the ashes of government personnel hastily burned documents.

Meanwhile, in the prisons on the outskirts of the city, prisoners were being executed. At this time, no matter what degree of crime they committed, they were all sentenced to capital punishment.

In the face of the chaotic scene of the collapsed building, the foreigners in the city are already convinced that the fall of the North Korean capital is imminent, and with the fall of Pyongyang, the whole of North Korea will soon collapse.

Moreover, there were rumors everywhere among the residents that Chinese tanks might enter the city at any moment, and there were also rumors that Syngman Rhee had fled and that Emperor Gojong and the women in the palace had committed suicide.

Some lawbreakers began to take advantage of the fire.Stores, food trucks, and even the Japanese embassy were looted.In residential areas where some residents have left, thieves, guided by certain money-grubbing administrators, began stealing openly.

Facing Pyongyang, which is close to being out of control, the new commander-in-chief of the Kwantung Army, Honjo Fan, ordered the Kwantung Army in the city to dispatch to restore order in the city with a strong iron fist, and forced Syngman Rhee to publicize to the people of Pyongyang through broadcasting that he still remained in the city. In the capital of North Korea.

On the morning of April 4, at the request of Fan Zhuang, Syngman Rhee convened a special meeting attended by the North Korean cabinet and senior officials of the Kwantung Army.At the beginning of the meeting, the solemn Honjo Shige made a series of decisions quickly: Pyongyang will immediately implement martial law, impose a curfew at night, and execute lawbreakers on the spot without trial.At the same time, he also re-adjusted Pyongyang's defense: all the front-line defense tasks in the area 26 kilometers west of Pyongyang were handed over to Okamura Neiji, and once the front line was broken through, the commander of the Pyongyang garrison area Akira Muto Take charge.

In order to prepare for this final battle, 25 workers, collective farm workers, employees, housewives, and the elderly, were urgently recruited from the city to build fortifications under the wind, rain, mud, and severe cold.In the city, it also began to step up the mobilization of four divisions, making the direct defense force of Pyongyang City reach more than 4.

By 10 o'clock in the morning of the same day, the scramble around the Datong River Ferry was still going on, and the Japanese army invested another elite preparatory reorganization division here.The unit has a variety of styles of play in combat, and its combat literacy is high, and its fighting will is relatively tenacious.

With the increase of the enemy's defensive force, when the third wave of the Northeast Army landed, they encountered great trouble. Cheng Mingyuan, the commander of this wave of landing, was preparing to drive his own rubber inflatable raft to cross the river. A mortar shell exploded not far from him, and the fragments mercilessly punctured his artery, and he died soon after.Affected by this situation, the third wave of crossing the river was forced to be postponed.

Although the Northeast Army temporarily stopped crossing the river, the Japanese on the other side took the opportunity to attack.Their shells fell on the banks of the Datong River again and again.The target of these shells is obviously the crossing point on both sides of the river.Although the operation of crossing the river was temporarily suspended, the operation of building the bridge could not be interrupted.More and more pontoon bridge frames appear on the Datong River, and the bridgeheads that landed on the north bank have gradually grown.At first, the commandos only had rifles and machine guns shooting. With the arrival of some heavy weapons, the situation has been greatly improved, and the bridge-building engineers also began to jump out of the trenches.Once the artificial bridge is born, it means that the main force crossing the river has gained a firm foothold on the south bank, and all equipment, including tanks and howitzers, can be comfortably transported to the other bank.

Just after noon, new troops have continuously arrived at the ferry, including the 11th Pontoon Bridge Brigade directly under the Northeast Army Command, the engineering battalion of the 27th Division, and the mechanized chemical battalion of the 30th Division. to the battlefield.Their task is to protect the two wings of the troops crossing the river and try to attract the firepower from the opposite bank.On the other side, after unremitting efforts, the commandos of the third wave were finally transported to the opposite bank.This force is mainly composed of the 3rd and 29th regiments of the 3th Division.

With the increasing number of Northeast troops crossing the river, the resistance of the Japanese army on the south bank is gradually weakening, while the bridgehead established by the commandos on the south bank continues to grow. The second line of defense began to advance towards the forest area ahead.

At 1:20 p.m., the third wave of commandos repaired the fortifications and began to attack the Japanese army. The main target of their attack revolved around an inconspicuous small village nearby, where the Northeast Army and the Japanese army launched a series of battles. In just a few hours, the area has changed hands several times.

An officer of the Northeast Army participated in the battle. Afterwards, he wrote in his diary: "I feel that my legs seem to bear a heavy weight, and fatigue and hunger are also entangled with everyone around me. Comrades. Our target is a small village not far ahead. It is reported that the fourth and fifth waves of troops have already crossed the river. I believe they will soon be involved in the war as quickly as us. Passed After a while, we received an order to attack. The soldiers all jumped out of their trenches and crossed the tall bushes ahead. Many houses in front of us were still billowing with smoke. Before we came, the place had already been on fire. We took the whole village in about half an hour, and hundreds of Japanese and Koreans became our prisoners of war..."

The fighting progressed decisively that evening, and the bridge-building work finally broke through.Engineers successfully completed the first pontoon bridge before nightfall. A minute later, the first military truck loaded with soldiers drove across the bridge, followed by the second, and the third, accompanied by a large number of reinforcements and infantry.

Now, the Northeast Army has finally broken through the Datong River, and the scale of victory has begun to tilt towards them.

Although the troops drove to the other side continuously, their progress was not very smooth.The resistance of the Japanese army will always come suddenly like a volcanic eruption.But in this case, the Northeast Army still took several crucial strongholds within an hour.After the Northeast Army broke through the first position, a group of remaining North Korean soldiers suddenly appeared near the artillery position. Fortunately, the Northeast Army responded in time. Withdrew from the battlefield.The current situation has become very favorable for the Northeast Army, and they have completely controlled the Datong River landing field.

From the time when the Northeast Army crossed the Taedong River to the present, in just one day, the fierce battle finally broke into the last major stronghold on the south bank, Suzaku Gate in Pyongyang, and there are Pyongyang North District Railway Station and the Kwantung Army Command .After the Japanese army lost almost half of their artillery, they finally couldn't stand it anymore. The remaining resistance forces began to retreat, and the Northeast Army rushed into Suzaku Gate like a tide.

The 27th Division of the Northeast Army, which was at the forefront, established the first foothold of Pyongyang City in an old residential area after launching a round of assault.Other assault teams infiltrated the North District Railway Station, and after an hour of intense shooting, they finally captured this important stronghold.Now the 27th Division can reach the first target-the Kwantung Army Headquarters in just 10 minutes!

With all hope of rescue shattered and ammunition supplies exhausted, Kwantung Army Commander Shigeru Honjo, Chief of Staff Miyake Mitsuji and a group of senior officers had to leave the headquarters in grief and retreat to the south. The resistance of the northern fortress in Pyongyang is on its way. period.

At [-] o'clock in the evening, the Japanese officers stationed at the Kwantung Army Headquarters sent a desperate telegram to Shigeru Honjo: "Our supplies have been exhausted to the last clip, the question now is to be captured or try to fight to the death, escape out of the encirclement. Therefore, we will command those who are still able to fight to launch an assault. But it seems too late at this moment. Nevertheless, the remaining troops are carefully making preparations before breaking out. In order to travel light and avoid Dear enemy, all heavy weapons that have been depleted of ammunition have been destroyed... Hope to see you again, otherwise we will fight to the last drop of blood."

Rising Clouds: The Last Battle of World War II Chapter 5

At around 9:[-] that night, Miyake Miyake dragged his tired body to see Honjo Shigeru, and after reporting the bad situation in Pyongyang, he asked the commander-in-chief to launch a southward breakout.

But Honjo Shigeru stubbornly refused to break through. He told Miyake Mitsuji, "Even if we escape from Pyongyang, we are just jumping from one 'cauldron' to another 'cauldron'. And as an honorable officer of the Empire of Japan, I The brave Kwantung Army soldiers must not be turned into deserters at such a critical moment. I would rather meet the last moment in Pyongyang."

At this time, fighting continued in the streets of Pyongyang.In the brutal street fighting, many North Korean militiamen who did not wear military uniforms but held weapons, and even civilians who were forced to rush to the battlefield by the Kwantung Army were all killed by the Northeast Army, because for many soldiers who were red-eyed, they would not wear uniforms. Those who wear military uniforms and hold weapons are enemies at this time, and no one has the leisure to distinguish who is the real enemy.

Of course, facing the menacing Northeast Army, at this dangerous time, most North Koreans were a little shaken, and many desperate mercenaries began to take off their uniforms and armbands and slip off the line of fire.In Mudantai, Jin Zheyi, the commander of the Ninth Militia Division, saw that the situation was over, and declared to his remnants, "Although you may be shot as deserters, you'd better disband. The only thing we can do now is to save your lives." , otherwise our weapons are backward, so why not throw stones at Chinese tanks?"

With the end of the peripheral battle, the Chinese troops began to advance in the direction of the Kwantung Army General Command.The main generals of the Kwantung Army have already evacuated. The 17th Infantry Division of the Japanese Army and some remnants who retreated here from the defense line outside the city are defending here. With their strong buildings, they control all the intersections and passages through Mudantai with firepower.

Around 26 o'clock on the 11th, the three divisions of Tang Yulin's 1st Army had surrounded Mudantai.In the southeast is the 27th Division led by Zhang Jinghui as an assault battle group, in the south is the 28th Division led by Liao Zhong, and in the west is the 29th Division led by Liao Kai.With the advancement layer by layer, the Northeast Army greatly compressed the encirclement of Mudantai.When preparing to launch a full-scale attack, Tang Yulin ordered: "Don't feel bad about shells, and you don't need to save bullets. Mortar shells and grenades should be opened wide! Artillery of various calibers, from cannons, howitzers to powerful fortress guns, all use To conduct direct shooting, and even push the rocket launcher directly to the forward position under the cover of smoke and dust, and shoot salvos at the fortifications." This time, Tang Yulin wanted to fully demonstrate the combat characteristics of the Northeast Army's "victory by force" come out.

Under the bombardment of powerful artillery, the headquarters building of the Kwantung Army was almost razed to the ground by artillery fire.

At this time, the commanders of the defenders of the 17th Division gathered in a low bungalow next to the headquarters to check the breakout plan for the last time.It may be that he already knows the fate he is about to face.The meeting even took place in a very calm and serene atmosphere.Attendees were each given a small glass of sake and a pickle at the end.Division commander Matsui stood up at the end of the meeting and smashed his empty wine glass to the ground.All the officers present also stood up in awe, smashed the drinking utensils in their hands one after another, then gave a final military salute to Matsui, and then silently left the table.

Soon, the vanguard of the breakout operation set out, and they planned to cover it under the cover of fog.Led by Chinese-speaking soldiers, they quietly infiltrated into the narrow street opposite the White Square, and then fled northeast through the underground tunnel of the South District Railway Station.

At first, the breakouts poured into the narrow alleys, across the white square, and into the streets beyond.Many people were killed in groups by dense fire in open parks and streets because they were exposed by the flames.The rest of the soldiers were too frightened to move by the sight in front of them.

The hissing of bullets and the screams of people were intertwined, and the night was illuminated by clusters of fire, showing different and strangely shaped smoke columns.The ballistics of the machine guns intertwined, intertwined into a stream of fire in the air, and there was a constant stream of bullets everywhere, leaving trails of red, yellow and green light.Some people actually ran towards the Northeast Army's position in the chaos, and the barbaric and bloody hand-to-hand combat broke out there immediately!

The two infantry regiments who were resting nearby rushed to this area immediately after hearing the news of the enemy's breakout. For us, this is simply a massacre.The 2th Regiment of the 3th Division of the Japanese Army originally planned to sneak into the northwest of the train station, but as soon as they left their defense zone, they were bombarded by the Chinese. A deadly anti-tank trench, the soldiers of the Northeast Army in the trench rushed out and fired, and almost all of them fell to death within a few minutes.

The situation of the 6th and 7th regiments led by Matsui himself was even more tragic: most of them, including Matsui, were killed on the spot.The anti-breakout ditch around Mudantai became a death trap for thousands of breakouts. Their corpses almost filled the huge ditch. A total of nearly 7000 Japanese officers and soldiers fell in all directions within a few hours. Under the pincer fire of the Japanese artillery, most of the remaining people were also injured, or they were frightened and shivering and paralyzed among the dead, waiting for the end to come.

About 1000 people left in the division managed to get into the underground tunnel of the train station in the chaos and poured into the northern mountain forest on the outskirts of Pyongyang.In order to escape as soon as possible, these exhausted survivors trudged through forests and swamps.

After getting this news, the 30th and 31st Divisions of the Northeast Army outside the city immediately launched a large-scale round-up, like a large-scale hunting activity, because for the soldiers of the Northeast Army, this can no longer be called a battle .Japanese soldiers and Korean mercenaries who broke out from the siege fell into traps and were captured, and most of the captured people were shot immediately.The bodies of these people were immediately thrown into the Datong River, which was flowing eastward, and the river was soon dyed red.The war in Pyongyang is raging, and the outside of the city is a scene of corpses lying thousands of miles away and blood flowing like rivers.

At 4 a.m. on April 27, the Northeast Frontier Defense Command sent a telegram to Beijing: "Long live my emperor, my minister Zhang Zuolin and others have told me that after several days of bloody battles, our army has completely controlled Pyongyang, the capital of North Korea, yesterday. City area. The battle took two days and wiped out about 6 Japanese soldiers from the Japanese Kwantung Army, including the 17th, 21st, 24th, and 28th divisions, wiped out about 47000 Korean mercenaries, and captured 6 enemy troops. The crowd destroyed and captured more than 800 enemy tanks of various types and 1578 artillery pieces. At present, there is only the last and most important stronghold left, the Korean Palace. With the emperor's blessing, it will surely be conquered soon. Long live the empire, Long live my emperor!"

After receiving this telegram, Guan Xuqing laughed on his back, and then stared at every senior official present with fiery eyes, "The small country of North Korea has disrespected China many times in history, and this time it secretly colluded with Japan to attempt To launch a war against the empire, I want to use this Korean War to let the Koreans truly know what the pain of destroying a country is!"

"Your Majesty is as blessed as the heavens. I still have something to do." Feng Xianghua said with a bow.

"Go ahead."

"The Korean rebellion was launched by the Japanese in collusion with the Syngman Rhee puppet government. Li Xi, Emperor Gojong of North Korea, did not agree with it at first, but the Japanese resorted to various tricks to force Li Xi to submit. As a last resort, Li Xi restrained the palace from now on. The ministers of the Central Committee are not allowed to leave the palace for half a step, and they have never participated in this conspiracy from the beginning to the end, so they can be regarded as a monarch who can protect himself wisely. At present, the palace of the Joseon Dynasty is surrounded, and the minister is asking the emperor how to deal with Li Xi, his ministers and family members ?”

"Your Majesty, what Mr. Feng said is indeed the truth, please consider it." Zhao Bingjun confirmed Feng Xianghua's words.

Guan Xuqing thought for a while and said: "In this case, let's save Li Xi and others' lives for the time being, and take care of them properly. After the Korean War is over, send them to Beijing. I want to see him in person."

"Emperor Shengming."

Guan Xuqing's face suddenly turned cold, and he said: "But those Koreans who dare to openly confront the empire must be killed without mercy! You must remember that the launch of a war is not just a government's decision. Li Cheng Since Wan dared to launch a war, he must have received strong support from the North Koreans. Although the North Koreans are small and weak, they always have the ambition to swallow elephants. If they are not severely punished, they will inevitably cause trouble in the future."

"twitter!"

"I have one more thing to tell the emperor. After conquering North Korea, how should we deal with Japan?" Feng Xianghua said.

Guan Xuqing said without hesitation: "After a short rest, raise your troops to the west, and I will make Japan completely disappear from the map!"