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

Busan, South Korea,

United Nations Front Command,

In the conference room,

Ridgway stood in front of the map.

He waved his command post triumphantly and said,

"Today is New Year's Day. This offensive is called the New Year Offensive! Three divisions of the Australian 1st Army, plus an armored division of the US Army, two divisions of the South Korean Army, and a brigade of the British Army will form an assault corps to attack Pyongyang head-on! To contain and attract the main force of the Volunteer Army, we will concentrate 25 ground troops, 1000 aircraft of various types, and 260 ships to launch a surprise landing in Sinanju!"

After the fifth battle, the two sides were basically tied and continued to confront each other in the 38th parallel area. The stalemate made Ridgway very unhappy.

After all, he had an overwhelming advantage in the air force and navy. After thinking for a month, Ridgway decided to take the risk of launching a landing operation! Directly attack the Sino-North Korean border, first cut off the supply of the Volunteer Army, and then divide and surround the opponent!

Ridgway turned his gaze to General Howard, Deputy Commander of the Australian Army, and said with a smile,

"General Howard, this assault corps is now under your command!"

A frontal feint attack would certainly be a brutal fight, and there might even be the possibility of being surrounded. Otherwise, it would not be enough to attract the Volunteer Army to concentrate its forces, and thus would not be able to cover the landing operation!

At present, the British army has suffered heavy blows many times, and its task force was completely wiped out by the Haeju Kingdom, so it cannot be relied on at all. The Korean army, whose main force has been almost completely lost, has two divisions composed entirely of recruits and has no combat effectiveness at all. The only one they can rely on is the Australian troops!

Howard was also an old hand and started bargaining.

"Mr. Commander-in-Chief, can we guarantee the air cover of the Australian army? You should know that the air force tactics of the Volunteer Army are very strange. They will concentrate their air force to give us one or two raids almost every month!"

"Don't worry, General Howard. This time the Fifth Air Force will have three fighter squadrons that will obey your orders!"

Howard's face showed a hint of relief.

"Mr. Commander-in-Chief, I will follow this plan and launch the attack on Pyongyang on time!"

An Australian military officer pushed the door open and walked in, whispering a few words into Howard's ear.

Howard's face suddenly changed, revealing an incredible expression, and he muttered a few words.

"What? Impossible! Oh my God!"

Li Qiwei frowned and looked at Howard with some displeasure. He didn't want anything to interfere with such an important meeting.

"General, can we continue the meeting? If you have any internal matters, you can arrange them after the meeting!"

"I'm sorry, Commander-in-Chief, I think our Australian army can no longer participate in your New Year's Day offensive. Prime Minister Menzies sent a telegram saying that our homeland has been attacked, and he asked us to return home immediately!"

Li Qiwei was stunned.

"What did you say? Australia was attacked!"

"Yes, he is discussing this with your country's President Truman!"

After all, the United States and Australia have a military agreement!

Two years ago, the United States, Australia, and New Zealand jointly signed the Australia-New Zealand-United States Security Treaty!

According to this agreement, the three countries are military allies, and the United States should provide assistance when Australia is attacked!

Just when Ridgway was stunned, the president's telegram arrived, which read, "Please allow the Australian troops to return home to resist the invasion they are suffering!"

Looking at Howard and several Australian officers leaving, the 8th Army Commander Van Fleet couldn't help but ask,

"Your Excellency the Commander-in-Chief, what about our New Year's Offensive?"

Li Qiwei sighed.

"Please stop. I want to go back to the country and ask the president in person what the next step should be."

Now Ridgway was in a headache. If the Australian army retreated again, the American army would have to take over. However, the US casualties in the fifth battle reached 5.9. Combined with the previous battles, the losses had reached 20. Such casualties caused great anti-war dissent in the country!

Therefore, they must win over some cannon fodder troops to participate in this war together!

Australia,

Port Hedland,

By three o'clock in the afternoon,

The troops that landed included the entire 4th Army Brigade, part of the 3rd Brigade, the 9th Independent Antiaircraft Artillery Battalion, the 1st Independent Engineer Battalion, the entire 1st Marine Brigade! The 1st Independent Radar Communications Battalion of the Army Aviation Corps,

Aircraft from three squadrons of the Army Aviation Corps entered the Hedland Airport, and the Army Engineering Corps began to expand the airport runway and apron!

The Marines were responsible for controlling Hedland and the surrounding areas, while the 4th Brigade of the Army began to advance southward along the railway line. The 4nd Battalion of the 2th Brigade, the outpost force, had advanced to Strela, 40 kilometers away from Hedland, and the 3st Battalion of the 1rd Brigade of the Army was advancing eastward!

At 5:11 in the evening,

The Indonesian Army’s newly formed 2nd Infantry Division has also begun landing at the port!

As allies of Haizhou, the two sides signed a military alliance agreement two months ago. The agreement stipulates that both sides will be united in military operations, and Haizhou will train and equip three infantry divisions for the Indonesian Army!

Of course, Yin Xinjun must have had a trick up his sleeve. To him, the Indonesians were nothing more than cannon fodder. His greatest reliance was on the navy and air force, and he would not give the Indonesian army any assistance in this regard!

After the signing of the agreement between the two parties, the Indonesian Army, under the guidance of military advisers sent by Haizhou State, newly formed three mechanized infantry divisions, and successively received 180 tanks, 150 self-propelled artillery vehicles, 600 armored infantry fighting vehicles, and 2500 trucks from Haizhou State!

These are all second-hand goods discarded by Haizhou State! After the tank factory started operation, the troops of Haizhou State began to gradually replace their equipment!

The commander-in-chief of the ground forces, Army Lieutenant General Ding Shan, arrived at Hedland Airport on a transport plane at 8:35 pm. Afterwards, he immediately drove to the coalition headquarters in the city!

The headquarters is located at the entrance of a three-story western-style building.

It was full of chariots of all kinds.

There were two steaming dining cars, and soldiers in groups of three or four came to the dining cars to get their meals from time to time!

Army Chief of Staff Major General Hou Zhuangzhuang, Army 3rd Brigade Commander Colonel Cao Chuan, 4th Brigade Commander Colonel Duan Wei, and 1st Airborne Brigade Commander Colonel Liu Zhaosheng have been waiting at the headquarters for a long time!

They are all very young. The oldest, Hou Zhuangzhuang, is only 31 years old this year.

In Haizhou, Yin Xinjun has always advocated for the rejuvenation of military cadres. He has arranged civilian or semi-civilian positions for many old friends from China. Anyway, they will not be assigned to the front line of the battlefield.

Once a person is over 40 years old, his mentality becomes complicated. No matter his courage and drive, he is often like a different person compared to before, and he makes one stupid move after another. However, Yin Xinjun still likes to use young military cadres!

Seeing Ding Shan coming in, several people immediately stood up and saluted!

After Ding Shan sat down, he asked,

"Everyone, what's the situation now?"