Among the three ground troops that fought, the 77th Army must have the most embarrassing position.

Among the three commanders involved in the combat operation, Ling Yunxiao must be the one who is most unhappy.

Before the 39th Army was confirmed to have the battle, the 77th Army had the most superior situation. In addition to the 39th Army, no matter which army was allowed to take on the main offensive mission on the western battlefield, the 77th Army was indispensable. Although the 77th Army could not be the main force in attacking Seoul, it could play an extremely critical role in the combat operations of attacking Seoul.

The 39th Army joined the war, and the 77th Army's "beautiful dream" became a bubble.

In the revised combat plan, let alone acting as the main force in attacking Seoul, the 77th Army did not even have the chance to participate in attacking Seoul.

In addition to assisting the 38th Army in annihilation of the Korean Army's No. corps on the eastern battlefield, the main task of the 77th Army was not to attack the tough, but to give full play to the advantages of the rapid response force, interspers southward, and determine the "battle border".

Although it was very unhappy, Ling Yunxiao accepted the task.

Compared with other troops watching the fun on the north side of the Eighth Line, the 77th Army is already very lucky.

After leaving behind the 7711th Brigade and the 772nd Brigade, Ling Yun personally led the 773rd Brigade to the south.

With the experience of the first battle of "Xianzhou Blocking Battle", Ling Yunxiao had absolute confidence to use one brigade of troops to complete the battle mission: capture Tianan, cut off the northward passage of the 5th Army of the South Korean Army, and open the door for the main force to move south.

Tianan is located about 85,000 places south of Seoul. It is the largest city and transportation hub center between Seoul and Cheongju.

There are 2 expressways and 3 ordinary highways between Han and Qingzhou. Because the Air Force had already broken all bridges on other highways before the start of the battle, the 5th Army stationed in Qingzhou could only go to Seoul through the Tianan Expressway. The 3rd Army stationed in Seoul had to escape to Tianan.

This shows that An is an important strategic stronghold between two South Korean army groups.

Because in the early stages of the war, the South Korean army organized most of the main forces into the 1st Army and the 2nd Army (the army was only organized in wartime in the South Korean army). They suffered a crushing defeat in the second battle. Therefore, the third battle began, and the 3rd Army and the 3rd Army had a few main forces, and the army was mainly composed of temporary local forces. The combat effectiveness was very low.

Even so, no one can ignore the threats of hundreds of thousands of soldiers.

On the eve of the Republic's participation in the war, South Korea began to mobilize war in stages. Before the end of the Second Battle, South Korea carried out "National War Mobilization" for all citizens aged 18 to year old to join the army. The day before the third battle began, South Korea expanded the scope of mobilization. Male citizens aged 16 to 54 in non-main positions reported to the recruitment site nearest.

According to the figures announced by Liu Zongchun, South Korea can mobilize 850,000 combat personnel!

According to data obtained after the war, South Korea mobilized a total of about 10,000 combat personnel before its defeat.

On this basis, the South Korean army formed the army group at the fastest speed, namely the 5th Army with its headquarters in Cheongju, the 6th Army with its headquarters in Andong, the 7th Army with its headquarters in Gwangju, and the 8th Army with its headquarters in Daegu.

According to the Korean army's plan, the 9th Army will be formed in Busan and the 1st Army in Ulsan.

South Korea is able to engage in such a crazy war to mobilize US military aid inseparable.

Before the 11th, the United States used hundreds of strategic transport aircraft to transport light weapons mainly from assault rifles, squad machine guns, heavy machine guns, grenade launchers, and rocket launchers, which were enough to form: five infantry divisions. On the morning of the 11th, a fleet of 24-speed bulk ships arrived in Busan. Except for a very small number of heavy equipment (the United States did not have many heavy weapons to provide to South Korea at this time), it was mainly light weapons and ammunition.

According to data released by the United States after the war, during the entire war, the United States provided South Korea with at least 850,000 assault rifles (mainly the m166 rifles and m4 carbines, and there were about 200,000 m14 rifles, all of which were eliminated by the US military or were about to be eliminated), 150,000 squad machine guns and heavy machine guns, 120,000 gun-mounted grenade launchers, automatic grenade launchers, and 60,000 rocket launchers. According to the standards of the South Korean army, these light weapons are enough to form 12c infantry divisions with a size of about 8,000 people.

In addition to weapons provided by the United States, South Korea has also launched a large number of sealed weapons.

According to the information obtained after the war, South Korea obtained 2.4 million firearms during the entire Peninsula War.

Although it is far from Liu Zongchun's announcement of the plan to form 600 infantry divisions, it is still enough to arm 3 million to 3.5 million infantry soldiers.

The 5th Army of the South Korean Army has 54 divisions and ten thousand troops!

If 54 infantry divisions head north at full speed, the consequences will be unimaginable!

Almost no one believed that Ling Yunxiao could use one brigade to block 54 Korean infantry divisions!

Ling Yunxiao knew best whether it could be done.

No matter what the battle in the north is like, the Korean army stationed in Qingzhou cannot go north because Liu Zongchun fled to Datian, south of Qingzhou. Unless Liu Zongchun is confident of fighting against the Republic's rapid assault troops, he will not give up the northernmost defense line of Datian and defend Seoul regardless of everything. The Korean army stationed in Qingzhou has less than 20 divisions, and the main force is concentrated near Datian. Even if he goes north, he will have the most strength of several divisions.

Of course, for the 773rd Brigade of the Crash Rebel, several

The Wanhan Army is still a huge threat.

Ling Yunxiao did not intend to fight a positional battle with the Korean army, nor even wanted to fight an offensive and defensive battle with the Korean army.

On the 11th, the vanguard of the 773rd Brigade of the Express Rebellion arrived near Tianan.

At the request of Ling Yunxiao, the h-6m aircraft group dropped all more than 500 tons of bombs on Tianan during the last bombing mission of the day.

Before the ground attack began, the Air Force and HNA tactical bombers concentrated on bombing Tianan.

It seemed that the firepower attack was not fierce enough. Shortly after the attack began, Ling Yunxiao sent a request to the front line, hoping to get long-range artillery support. Pei Chengyi met Ling Yunxiao's request, but did not let the artillery appear, because the artillery closest to Tianan was 11c kilometers away.

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The 3 cruisers and 9 destroyers that arrived near the Grefi Islands became the most powerful fire support force. All 15 dp-11a on the 12-battle ships were put into battle. Within the first 5 minutes, 130-: shells were thrown at the Tianan Korean Army positions. Next, an average of 5,550 kilograms of shells were thrown per minute.

Because the shells flew from the west, many Korean troops thought that Tianan had been surrounded by the enemy.

In less than three hours, the 773rd Brigade of Kuaishou occupied Tianan.

After the army sent transport planes to transport the Korean prisoners of war, Ling Yunxiao did not let the 773rd Brigade station in Tianan, but instead "assaulted" south on a company-level scale. To be precise, it was to carry out reconnaissance and artillery guidance tasks to the south.

In order to cooperate with the combat operation of the 773rd Brigade of the Express Rebels, Pei Chengyi asked the naval fleet and the carrier-based aviation team to provide full support.

Throughout the night, the most important thing the various troops of the 773rd Brigade did was to call for air support and artillery support.

As long as you encounter the "reconnaissance force" sent by the Korean army to be on-site defense and then call for support. In Ling Yunxiao's words, only by defending Tianan without a single shot and defeating the Korean infantry heading north can you most truly reflect the combat effectiveness of the rapid response force.

While dealing with the South Korean army in the south, Ling Yunxiao did not forget the threat from the north.

Although the 3rd Army of the South Korean Army has not been defeated by the 39th Army, it is only a matter of time before the South Korean Army fled south.

Using the Tianan Airport, the Air Force transport planes took away Korean prisoners of war and sent a large amount of ammunition and medicine supplies to pick up Korean troops. Anyway, the transport planes cannot fly on their own, so it is better to transport more things.

When organizing the northern defense zone, Ling Yunxiao still used the defensive tactic of "mobile plus firepower".

With limited troops, you must never fight positional wars and offensive defenses with the enemy. Only by making full use of the powerful firepower advantages can you repel the enemy and complete the battle mission.

The defense work of the 773rd Brigade near Tianan fully reflects the maneuverability and flexibility of the rapid response force.

On the night of the 11th, the 5th Army of the South Korean Army stationed in Qingzhou launched several tentative attacks, all of which were repelled by the 773rd Brigade of the Kuai Rebel, or were repelled by fire from sea and air. The infantry division of the 3rd Army of the South Korean Army stationed in Pyeongze, north of Tianan also launched several tentative attacks. As a result, like the infantry of the 5th Army, it was defeated by a sudden fire strike before the firefight with the 773rd Brigade.

By dawn on the 12th, the 773rd Brigade of the Kuaishou had built a defense zone of kilometers in the north and south and 50 kilometers wide from east to west near Tianan. In this defense zone with an area of ​​more than 2,000 square kilometers, there was no visible line of defense. All defense forces were moving on various invisible defense lines, using the tactical intelligence provided by the scouts and unmanned reconnaissance aircraft, as well as the air force's kz-199 battlefield surveillance aircraft, the 773rd Brigade became the eyes and ears of the fire support force.

How can we minimize casualties while minimizing the enemy's live power?

The combat operations of the 773rd Brigade of the Express Counterattack provided the best answer.

Within 24 to hours after the start of the third battle, only 17 officers and soldiers of the 773rd Brigade of the Quick Rebels were killed and 2 were injured. More than 5,500 Korean troops were wiped out by them, and the death exchange ratio exceeded 320!

Because the fast-resistance troops showed a tenacious will of no less than other troops in the "Xianzhou Blocking War", no one in the Republic's Army said that the fast-resistance troops were "cowards hiding behind artillery fire". With sufficient firepower support, why should the lives and blood of soldiers be used as victims of the war?

Ling Yunxiao's tactics largely reflect the war ideas of the "young and strong" soldiers.

The ultimate goal of war is to defeat the enemy, not to fight for courage with the enemy, nor to fight for sacrifice with the enemy. If you can reduce casualties, you have to find ways to reduce casualties!

After defending Tianan, the "layout" of the third battle was basically completed.

The 3rd Army and the 3rd Army and the 38th Army on the east and west battlefields were divided by the 77th Army and the 38th Army. The 5th Army deployed in the south could not go north to support.

The next thing to do is to conquer Seoul and achieve the first goal of the third battle.

On the morning of the 12th, Pei Chengyi issued an order to the participating troops, and the third battle entered the second phase.

At this time, no one will ever think that the Republic Army will conquer Seoul.

The question is, when and how will the Republic Army conquers Seoul, and whether it can annihilate two Korean army armies with a total strength of more than 1 million in the third battle! (To be continued,)
Chapter completed!