Traveling through 1937, I came to fight against the Kwantung Army

Chapter 621 Yalu River Bridge (2)

Pyongyang,

Eighth Army Headquarters!

Chief of Staff Landrum handed over a telegram and a stack of photos.

"Commander, this is the reconnaissance report from the Air Force. According to their assessment, the Chinese troops on both sides of the Cheongcheon River should be no less than 20. And according to the intelligence sent by the various combat units in the early stage, there are numbers such as the 38th Army, the 39th Army, the 40th Army, the 66th Army, and the 1st Battle Group. The actual situation may be more than that!

In addition, China is continuously transporting large amounts of supplies from several bridges across the Yalu River every day!"

"They actually sent so many troops. No wonder we suffered such a big loss!" Walker frowned and said,

"That's right, Commander. The Chinese army not only has an advantage in numbers, but their equipment is no less than ours. According to the prisoners, each of the 38th and 39th Armies has hundreds of tanks and a large number of self-propelled artillery!"

Walker stared at the map and suddenly thought of a good idea.

"Since the Chinese army has so many people and so much heavy equipment, and the supplies consumed every day are also a huge number, we must cut off their logistical supply lines. Bring me the 5th Air Force!"

After the call was connected,

Commander Lieutenant General Walker grabbed the microphone, slammed the table and shouted,

"Partridge, according to intelligence, troops and supplies have continued to enter North Korea from China in the past few days. Why can't they blow up the Yalu River Bridge?"

On the other end of the phone,

Lieutenant General Partridge, commander of the Fifth Air Force, had a dark complexion and said slowly,

"Based on the current state of the battle, I don't think now is a good time to dispatch strategic bombers! This would be very risky!"

"Risk? Partridge! You have to know that the enemy can move south to attack Pyongyang at any time! Our troops here are already at a disadvantage!"

"Walker! Do you know? During World War II, the Fifth Air Force fought throughout the Asia-Pacific region, but never suffered such heavy losses. We have lost 22 of our outstanding pilots! Due to the loss of too many fighters, we have to stop the air strike today to wait for the nd Fighter Wing to come to reinforce.

Walker, I want to tell you that we are still far from having air superiority. If we send out bombers now, the losses will be very, very great!"

Partridge is not under Walker's jurisdiction. Like Walker, he is a lieutenant general and obeys MacArthur's command!

"Partridge! No matter how much damage this operation will cause, you must blow up those damn Yalu River bridges for me! This is an order! Just stay there and wait for General MacArthur to give you the order!" Walker's big round face turned red with anger, and the fat on his face kept shaking with his emotions, as if it would fall off his cheeks at any time. He was seen with his eyes wide open, veins popping out on his forehead, and he roared loudly at Partridge on the other end of the phone.

After he finished speaking, he didn't give the other party any chance to respond, and he pressed the hang-up button fiercely, and slammed the microphone in his hand heavily on the table. There was only a loud "bang" sound, and the whole room seemed to be shaken slightly by this sudden sound.

Tokyo,

Fifth Air Force Headquarters,

Partridge put the receiver back into the phone in anger, still mumbling,

"These army idiots don't even know how much our air force sacrificed this time!"

Partridge has sent telegrams to home three times requesting reinforcements. If the fighting continues for two more days, his Fifth Air Force will be almost wiped out. In less than a week, the loss of various aircraft has exceeded 800!

Now, more than 50% of the remaining pilots are rookies who have been flying for less than a year, and it is difficult for them to compete with the fighter jets of the Chinese Air Force!

Speaking of the Chinese Air Force, Partridge was still surprised. First, the Chinese Air Force could compete with the US Air Force without making any noise. Second, the main combat capability of the Chinese Air Force was superior to the US F86. He had never expected this! Although he had no relevant intelligence, he had already notified the Army to find a way to get him a wreckage!

Partridge lamented,

"No one is paying attention, but this third military power has quietly risen!"

The phone rang again.

"I am MacArthur!"

A majestic voice came from the microphone.

"General!"

"From today on, no matter what, you must blow up all the bridges over the Yalu River!"

"General, the Chinese Air Force is still very powerful! Give me a few more days, and I will destroy all their fighter planes first!"

"We can't wait! We must bomb the enemy's logistics supply lines without limit, at all costs! Do you understand? Don't worry, the Chinese are just getting temporary assistance from the Soviets! Their pilots simply can't afford it!"

"Understood!"

Partridge sighed and a bitter smile appeared on his face!

Sinanju,

In Longjing,

The 1st Battle Group rested here for three days.

A new batch of equipment and personnel has been added from the country!

inside the house,

Yin Xinjun, Tang Yantian, Kang Huaifu, Ding Shan, and Sun Wei are holding a military meeting.

The 1st Assault Group also just arrived in North Korea from China today!

Inspired by the great victory in the first battle,

Zhisi requested that the second campaign be launched from tomorrow.

On the western front, with the goal of retaking Pyongyang, the 38th Army, the 40th Army, and the 1st Assault Group are on the left wing, and the 39th Army, the 42nd Army, and the 1st Combat Group are on the right wing, besieging Pyongyang!

On the eastern front, the 42nd Army began to shrink its defense line, lure the enemy deeper into its territory, and used the 1th Corps as its main force to try to encircle and annihilate the US 7st Cavalry Division and part of the US th Division on the eastern front!

This goal is huge. If this battle is fought well, the entire situation in North Korea will be completely reversed!

Yin Xinjun frowned and thought of the Battle of Changjin Lake in his previous life. This was an extremely cruel battle. No matter what, he had to participate in this battle.

Several people were staring at the map on the wall, all lost in thought!

Yin Xinjun said,

"On the western front, we have taken the initiative. The enemy has retreated to Pyongyang. According to intelligence, there are still three divisions of the US 2nd Division, the US 25th Division, and the US 3rd Armored Division on the western front, plus the South Korean 4th Division, totaling more than people!"

This information was compiled and sorted out by Yin Xinjun himself and the armored reconnaissance company of the 1st Battle Group after they infiltrated behind enemy lines!

Yin Xinjun paced back and forth and continued,

"I'm not worried about anything else but the American air force. According to Zhang Wenjiu's notice, our air force has been depleted by 60% and can only last for three days. In other words, we must take Pyongyang within three days!"

Recapturing Pyongyang and pushing the front line to the vicinity of the 38th parallel is the biggest goal of the Chinese and North Korean coalition forces and a political task that must be accomplished!

So the strategy on the Western Front this time is to fight quickly and stop quickly!

Everyone nodded and began a heated discussion!

Yin Xinjun summed up the key points of the second battle on the western front in just a few words: quick! Fight quickly and retreat quickly!

As long as the 1st Battle Group and the 1st Assault Group join the battle, the entire combat tempo can be accelerated!

In the second battle, the battle on the western front must be fought quickly, so Yin Xinjun will definitely have time to go to Changjin Lake on the eastern front to outflank the enemy. This time, not a single soldier of the US Marine Corps 1st Division will be allowed to escape!

While everyone was discussing, Yin Xinjun was holding a telegram forwarded from Zeng Hongyu in Zhanjiang. Cheng Yue reported the situation in Nanyang!

Yin Xinjun immediately fell into deep thought!

He placed this chess piece in the hope that it would play a role in the future economic blockade imposed by the United States and the Soviet Union. He did not expect that the economic blockade would come so soon!

He thought for a long time and decided to go to Southeast Asia again after the second battle!