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Well, the Volunteer Army also has two artillery divisions here, which is roughly equivalent to 11 artillery battalions and 200 heavy artillery according to the American artillery battalion.

After the fifth battle, the artillery unit of the Volunteer Army has become more and more bold. The state of night and day in the first four battles has long been a history, and the combat effectiveness is getting higher and higher.

Up to now, Hongqi-1 and Hongqi-2 air defense missiles have been placed densely in the North Hanjiang Plain. The 6 artillery regiments of the two artillery divisions are simply deployed by default. It is a box of ammunition, and the artillery group used to stop the US army's attack only moves the position of the artillery position once in one to two days.Usually, as long as the front walkie-talkie calls for artillery support, the 2mm or 122mm howitzer can fire within one to two minutes.

On the side of the Volunteers, Bukhansan Mountain, north of Seoul and south of Uijeongbu, has become the most important commanding height and observation post for the Volunteers.The mountain is only 91 meters high, but now there is no other choice, Bukhansan is the highest peak in this area.

The U.S. military is similar, and built an artillery forward observation post on Beiyue Mountain in the northern suburbs of Seoul.This Beiyue Mountain is not as high as Beihan Mountain, it is just a small hill of 77 meters.

What makes South Koreans even more distressed is that Beiyue Mountain is not an ordinary mountain.

There are a group of ancient buildings at the southern foot of Beiyue Mountain. They were called Rigong during the Goryeo Dynasty, Houyuan during the Joseon Dynasty, the Governor’s Mansion of Joseon during the Japanese Occupation, and Gyeongmudae after the founding of the Republic of Korea, which was the official residence of the President.It will be renamed the Blue House in the future.

The owner of Jingwutai is not in Seoul now.Syngman Rhee rushed back to Seoul at the end of March 1951, and quickly withdrew to Busan on May 3. He never returned to Seoul after that. Did not dare to go back.

The observation post on Beiyue Mountain is not only the commanding height, but also the most prominent position, so the volunteers always want to bomb it.But behind was the Blue House, so Shiji restrained himself a little, instead of covering it with artillery, he used Stalin-2 heavy tanks and ISU-152 self-propelled artillery to shoot directly from a distance.Although the ISU-152 is also a large sprayer equipped with a 152mm howitzer, but it is close to the direct-point bombardment, and the landing point is relatively controllable.

However, the ISU-152 shells fired too many shells, and a few grenades still crossed the top of the mountain and flew to Jingwutai behind.This kind of old brick and wood building is vulnerable to 152mm high-explosive grenades, and a large house will be collapsed with one shell.

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On July 1952, 7, the Far East Air Force directly used heavy bombers to throw 8 gliding bombs from the south bank of the Han River, which is 25 kilometers away from the junction of the United Nations Army-Volunteer Army-controlled area. heavy artillery.

The accuracy of the gliding bombs can cause some damage to logistics storage stations and transportation hubs. The effect of attacking the heavy artillery scattered in units of battalions is really not good. The 98 gliding bombs only damaged one 1mm howitzer.

On July 1952, 7, Lieutenant General Otto Weiland, commander of the Far East Air Force, sent a telegram to Air Force Chief of Staff Collins to submit his resignation.

"A long, long time ago, the Far Eastern Air Force ruled the sky and land of North Korea, and maybe the seas on the east and west sides. This may be the Eden era of the US Air Force. Fortunately, I spent some time in the Far Eastern Air Force in the Eden era." After Otto Weiland submitted his resignation, he had a frank conversation with Clark, the commander of the United Nations Army.

"Later, it is said that a very big change happened. The Far East Air Force only ruled a part of the sky of the Korean Peninsula. To be precise, the sky above 5000 meters belongs to the United States, and the sky below 5000 meters belongs to the no-fly zone. However, the stubborn George S. General Trattermeyer is still insisting that the tactical air force in the Far East does not exist, at least there is a strategic air force capable of bombing targets on the ground."

"When I came to Tokyo, those days were gone. I walked into the Air Force's staff for the first time that day. I felt uncomfortable with the four big red circles on the Korean peninsula, but I didn't Thinking that in more than half a year, the entire Korean peninsula will become a red circle."

"For over a year, the U.S. Air Force has done nothing in North Korea. We can't cope with the changes our adversaries make, no, they always change before we adapt to them. Maybe we don't change fast enough, maybe We're not strong enough to change. Maybe..."

Otto Weiland confided all he wanted to say in front of Clark, "There is no possibility. I don't want to be the captain of the US Air Force's Far East high-altitude reconnaissance fleet. It's time to leave."

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The last time he walked into the Far Eastern Air Force Command, Otto Weiland made a routine inspection, and went to the staff to watch the daily operations without passion.The officers already knew their superior had resigned, but none of them brought it up in conversations.

Otto Weiland finished the last handover work that should be dealt with, left the headquarters, and all the officers stood at attention and saluted.

Thomas White, deputy chief of staff of the U.S. Air Force, was appointed as the new commander of the Far East Air Force and rushed to Tokyo from the United States on a transport plane.

On the same day, Tang Hua got on the train from Dalian back to Beijing.

On the train, Tang Hua heard a brief news broadcast on the radio:

Clark, Commander of the United Nations Forces, entrusted Turner Joy, chief negotiator of the United Nations Forces for armistice negotiations, to submit a letter to China and North Korea, explaining the bombing incidents of civilian residential areas in Pyongyang and Wonsan, and expressing his willingness to resolve this issue at the Hwacheon negotiation venue .

"The bombing of civilian residential areas was caused by the bomber being intercepted by the air, and it was a regrettable mistake to drop the bomb with uncorrected coordinates. Although there are many real objective reasons, the bombing incident is still related to us. The high-risk tactics adopted by Far Eastern Air Force Commander Otto Weiland are directly related to this incident. Weiland is partly responsible for this incident, and he has now left the Far Eastern Air Force..."

Chapter 222, Are Americans Serious About Negotiating?

Tang Hua returned to Beijing from Dalian, and Zhou Xuan and Wa just came from Shanghai two weeks ago.

Tang Hua was in Shanghai for the Spring Festival. He went to Wuhan from Shanghai at the end of February, went to Beijing at the end of March, and visited the Soviet Union at the end of April. It took two months.Zhou Xuan was not idle during this time, and made a bad movie.

Of course Tang Hua would not tell Zhou Xuan that this was a bad movie.

It's just that the movies of this era are limited by concepts, technical techniques and shooting equipment. Except for a few classics handed down from the world, they are basically unwatchable.This "Blessings for the Children" is obviously not that kind of classic masterpiece. Tang Hua has never heard of it before, and even the title of the movie is full of street vibes.

However, there is no time to overthrow the script and start over. Zhou Xuan took over the filming of this film at the end of February. At that time, the commissioning of the anti-ship missile system had not yet been completed, and the departure date for Tang Hua to Wuhan to inspect WISCO was also set.This bad movie is only defined by Tang Hua's movie viewing standards. If the prediction is correct, "Blessing the Children" will probably still be popular after it is released, because Zhou Xuan is the leading female...

In the 50s, there were also traffic stars.

""Southern Expedition and Northern Warfare" is released, and I even went to the cinema to watch it once. It was really well shot!" Zhou Xuan welcomed Tang Hua home. After five months of absence, Zhou Xuan talked happily and non-stop.

"When I went to watch it on the set, I felt that Director Tang was very thoughtful," Tang Hua said. "Since I'm back now, I must go to the cinema to watch it again. What about the "Blessing for the Children" I just filmed?"

"The editing and printing will take some time, probably by the end of the year."

This "Southern Expedition and Northern War" has been watched 10 times if not 8 times before, and it doesn't hurt to watch it again now.

"It's too hot in Beijing in July," Zhou Xuan said again, "Is it ice cream or ice cream? When I came back from Shanghai, I took a plane and checked in a big bag, which was in the refrigerator."

"Airplane? How's Seoul? Isn't there any trouble in the sky?... Now that I'm talking about it, I kind of want to eat ice cream..."

Tang Hua opened the refrigerator and took out two ice creams. The trademark was a burning torch with a full flame that radiated a circle of light.There are three words "Guangming Brand" on the torch, and a line of small words "Shanghai Yimin Food No. [-] Factory" below it.

Er... this...

Tang Hua seemed to see the director of Yimin Food No. [-] Factory pushing his black-rimmed glasses and smiling at him.

The current No. 10 Yimin Food Factory should have established no less than 5 production lines to produce ice cream of various flavors, and there are also [-] ice cream production lines.Moreover, none of these production lines were imported from Hong Kong or the Soviet Union, but developed by the East China Light Industry Department itself.

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"At the beginning of the armistice negotiations, the United Nations military was insincere and probably did not intend to truly cease the war. However, from the second half of 1951 to the spring of 1952, our army firmly controlled the initiative on the battlefield on the entire front, controlling In the several offensive and defensive battles on the front line, our army held its position with relatively few casualties, and paid a heavy price to the opposing U.S. Army and the South Korean Army. In general, our side also had the upper hand in the on-the-ground competition for the control area. In the sixth Before the battle, there were a total of 9 large and small battles in the 55-month tug-of-war. The U.S. Army and the South Korean Army took the initiative to our positions 7 times. 11.5 times, 4 times were successful, and 3 square kilometers of land were seized."

Liu Zhijian reported to the Chairman, Prime Minister, Nie Shuai, Xu Shuai, and Su Yu the situation and movements of the enemy and us before the negotiations.

"During the tug-of-war, our army suffered 6500 casualties, the casualties to the United Nations forces were estimated at 1.5 to 1.6, and 970 enemy troops were captured, including 110 American troops."

"From July 1952st to July 7th, 1, the Volunteer Army and the People's Army launched the sixth campaign, which was the previously planned summer counterattack. By the end of the campaign, our side was on the western front battlefield with a width of 7 kilometers. Advanced 10 to 55 kilometers forward, killed, wounded and captured 15 South Korean troops, 25 U.S. troops, 3.7 casualties of our army, and 1.1 casualties of the Korean People's Army. The summer counterattack hit the South Korean army hard, and its main force Either being wiped out or losing combat capability. After the summer counterattack, the U.S. military offered to resume the armistice negotiations. Our judgment is that the top U.S. military may hope to end the Korean War in a decent way, or it may be to buy time to raise more troops. Especially training the troops of the South Korean Army, and then continuing to launch cannibalizing attacks."

"The Korean War has been going on for more than two years, and it has been almost two years since we sent volunteers to North Korea to fight against the Americans," said the chairman. After two years of fighting, the United States is now not only unable to use North Korea as a springboard to invade China, but also unable to invade North Korea from the ground on the [-]th parallel. After two years of war, we have become stronger and learned how to fight industrialized imperialism. The Korean People’s Army has also become stronger, and the United States no longer has the ability to invade North Korea.”

"On the other hand, although we have fought very well recently and have pushed the front a little further, I think the fight will end when we reach the Han River." The chairman continued, "The United Nations forces on the eastern front and our Both sides have built fortifications, and neither side can fight. Even if the western front can fight across the Han River and reach Suwon, so what? If it is too prominent, it will definitely be outflanked and cut off."

The tone set by the chairman for the meeting was exchanged with the prime minister and generals before.

Prime Minister: "We are not afraid of going to war with the Americans, but from now on, peace is more beneficial to us. In order to fight the sixth battle, the number of volunteers who entered North Korea in July exceeded 7, even after the battle Rotation adjustments, there are still 90 million troops remaining in North Korea. With so many people continuing to fight in North Korea, it will put a lot of pressure on the domestic economy and finances. If the United States is willing to give in and admit the rationality of the current line of control between the two sides, in On this basis, we can sign an armistice agreement with the United States. I think this agreement can be reached with the United States. But if the United States is not willing to give in, then we must be prepared to fight another war and continue to destroy its prestige.”

Tang Hua flipped through the documents in his hand and reported the information he had collected and analyzed to the Chairman and Prime Minister.

"On July 7, Otto Weiland, Commander of the US Far East Air Force, resigned. On July 9, US Air Force Chief of Staff Collins agreed to Weiland's resignation. Weiland was not dismissed by the Secretary of Defense or the Joint Chiefs of Staff but resigned himself. It is rare in the history of the US military. The reason for his resignation may be that the Far East Air Force has not achieved decent results since he took office, and there are continuous losses.”

"In the United States, there are mainly three forces that can affect the decision-making of the armistice negotiations. The first is the high-level US politicians representing capital interests; the second is the high-level US military; the third is the US arms dealers and military enterprises—— That's a special segment of American capitalists."

"The arms group composed of arms dealers and military industrial enterprises supports the United States to continue the Korean War. It would be better if it can be expanded. The high-level US military, as reflected in Weiland's resignation, the US military generals will not be honored or honored on the Korean peninsula. The extra boost for promotion, except for some high-level executives who have ties with the arms group, the rest of the generals have a negative attitude towards the war. The biggest recent event at the top political level is the general election. In early November 1952, the US general election decided the result, and now Truman must push Their candidate for the Democratic Party is Stevenson, which means that Truman hopes that in the last few months of his term, his government will be able to do something that will help increase the popularity and popularity of the Democratic government. In terms of foreign policy, he may also do some things that are meaningless in the long run and can increase the government's reputation in the short term."

Prime Minister: "Then it depends on whether ordering to continue the war will get more votes, or to facilitate the negotiation of an armistice will get more votes."

Tang Hua: "Prime Minister, sometimes President Truman and Stevenson's Democratic campaign team don't know the answer to this question."

Chairman, Prime Minister:? ?