The Korean army lost unified command and knew that opening the city was a "gateway" that could not be lost.

After the war broke out, Kaesong became the main battlefield between the South Korean and North Korean troops.

The "Kaicheng Battle" completely reflects the serious lack of war experience in the South Korean army. From the battle planners to grassroots officers and soldiers, the problem of "idealization" is very serious.

When formulating a combat plan, the senior leaders of the South Korean army proposed to capture Kaicheng within an hour.

If the battle develops according to the Korean army's vision, there will definitely be no problem. The problem is that no war can develop according to the idea of ​​one side.

After successfully taking Panmunjom, the morale of the Korean army was overwhelmed.

At this time, the Korean army made the first mistake.

The 2nd Armored Division, who was rushing in the front, did not wait for the 11th Infantry Division to follow behind, and even the mechanized infantry units that were waiting for the coordinated combat. In order to make a contribution, the Tank Battalion, which acted as a vanguard, rashly headed towards Kaicheng without the preparations in place.

As the result is conceivable, the tank battalion hit the Korean infantry defense zone.

Before the reinforcements arrived, the battalion had lost more than 20 tanks and was trapped in the encirclement of the North Korean infantry. Although the hasty Korean infantry failed to exert the power of anti-tank weapons (before the outbreak of the war, the "heavy weapons" in the North Korean army, including anti-tank weapons, were centrally managed, resulting in many troops not having suitable anti-tank weapons during combat), it still caused huge trouble for the aggressive Korean army.

Losing a tank battalion is nothing. The problem is that the rash attack disrupted the deployment of the South Korean military and local governments.

When the South Korean army rescued the remaining troops in the camp, the North Korean army also entered a state of combat. Although there was only one infantry division in front of the ground, the South Korean army still had to face the defensive positions that North Korea had operated for decades.

Kaesong is located near the ceasefire line. The capital of South Korea is to the south and the capital of North Korea is to the north.

Because the nearby terrain is flat, the western part of the Korean Peninsula has always been the most ideal battlefield. In order to resist the attack from the south, since the end of the Korean War in the 1950s, North Korea has operated a defense position in the Kaesong area. There were more than 10,000 permanent firepower points in the southeast direction of Kaesong alone!

Faced with the impregnable defensive positions of the Korean army, the "ideals" of the Korean army and the local government were shattered.

The battle in the southern part of Kaicheng lasted until 17:30 on the 19th. The South Korean army annihilated the last Korean army, which insisted on resisting. It took nearly 4 hours to open the gate to Kaicheng.

In this hour, the Korean army stationed in other directions in Kaicheng had already prepared for combat.

If the Korean army was a little sensible, they would not attack Kaicheng immediately.

Judging from the situation at that time, the best choice was to bypass Kaicheng, use the reserve team behind to surround Kaicheng, dispatch air force and artillery to attack Kaicheng, consume the combat supplies and fighting will of the North Korean army. The main force quickly attacked north and strive to reach Qinghe as quickly as possible to lay the foundation for the attack on Pyongyang.

There are two problems with doing this: one is that we cannot occupy Kaicheng as planned, and the other is that it will put greater pressure on logistics support.

For the Korean army, neither of these two issues cannot be avoided.

The occupation of Kaesong was a task assigned by Yoo Sung-chung himself. The initial purpose was to ensure the absolute security of Seoul and to prevent the Korean army from moving south from Kaesong after the outbreak of the war. In fact, by this time, the Korean army had lost its ability to go south and the threat to Seoul could be ignored. The problem is that the Korean generals in command of the combat field did not realize this.

The logistics support problem is even more serious, and the combat materials in the South Korean military reserves cannot support all the reserve teams to participate in the war.

After nightfall, the Korean army began to attack Kaicheng.

Although the South Korean army made full preparations before the attack, not only concentrated all the large-caliber artillery of the 2nd Armored Division and the 11th Infantry Division, but also sent the reserve troops to the long-range artillery, and the air force provided full support, the South Korean army's offense was still full of twists and turns and the battle was very unsuccessful.

After fighting all night, the Korean army lost 154 tanks, 223 infantry fighting vehicles, and high casualties for officers and soldiers

More than 2,500 people!

It was in this situation that the 1st Armored Division of the US Army was sent up.

At that time, the US military's idea was to bypass Kaicheng and avoid delaying too much time. The commander of the 1st Armored Division even found the commander of the Korean army's front line and asked the 1st Armored Division to go north alone, and the South Korean army was responsible for attacking the open city. The problem was that the command was now in the hands of the South Korean army, and the US military must cooperate with the Korean army to fight.

The 1st Armored Division, which defeated Abadan in the Iran War, failed to gain much advantage in Kaesong.

In the first round of attack, the North Korean army was hit head-on by 8 tanks and 11 infantry fighting vehicles, and many US officers and soldiers were left in the ruins of Kaicheng forever.

In the next three rounds of attacks, the 1st Armored Division barely occupied the bridgehead entering Kaicheng District.

Faced with heavy losses, the US military gave the opportunity to "make contributions" to the South Korean army, who was eager to try it out.

In the long run, the longer the North Korean army persists in Kaichuang, the more important it is. If the South Korean army cannot take Kaichuang within an hour, the subsequent combat operations will inevitably be seriously affected.

In the short term, the heroic resistance of the Korean army has played the most ideal restraining effect.

The Korean army's fierce attack failed and had to strengthen artillery and air strikes.

By dawn on the 20th, the Korean and American coalition forces had invested more than one large-caliber artillery and rocket launcher, threw nearly 30,000 artillery shells and rockets into Kaicheng, dispatched a total of 427 combat aircraft, and threw nearly 2,000 bombs and missiles into Kaicheng, accounting for the same period of combat.

55% of the time, investment ammunition.

It is obvious that Kaesong has restrained a large number of combat forces from the Korean and American coalition forces.

The most affected were the 2nd Armored Division and the 311th Infantry Division of the South Korean Army who set out from the three strings and attacked Qinghe.

According to the combat plan formulated by the South Korean army, the task of this unit is to reach Qinghe as quickly as possible, cut off the connection between Kaicheng and Pyongyang, and complete the battle interweaving and combat cutting. Because it is very difficult to advance along the highway in the mountainous area, the attack is very difficult, so the 2nd Armored Division and the 11th Infantry Division must be used to use the fierce attack of Kaicheng to lead the Korean army along the way.

The problem is here, the Kaicheng Dynasty army did not send a signal for help.

From the beginning of the attack until 17:30 on the 19th, the 2nd Armored Division only advanced less than 1 kilometer after losing nearly 1 tank and nearly 150 infantry fighting vehicles and over 1,000 casualties, and killed more than 1,000 officers and soldiers. It occupied the horse farm and was stubbornly blocked by the Korean army in Tushan (town name).

Throughout the night, the 2nd Armored Division and the 311th Infantry Division were attacking Tushan.

Because the attack on Kaesong occupied too much air support, the 2nd Armored Division and the 311th Infantry Division had not received enough support.

Before dawn, the South Korean army annihilated the 3,000 Korean troops in Tushan at the cost of nearly 2,000 casualties.

The Battle of Tushan became one of the most tragic battles since the war started. The subsequent reserve team took 3 days to complete the battlefield cleaning!

To capture Qinghe, the 2nd Armored Division and the 311th Infantry Division had to capture Jinchuan.

Because the casualties were too heavy and the troops were greatly reduced, the 2nd Armored Division and the 311th Infantry Division had to stop advancing on the morning of the 20th and wait for replenishment of troops.

The situation on the Eastern battlefield is not much better.

In addition to having problems in command and coordination with the US military, they were forced to change the battle arrangements and prioritize the counterattack of Wan Chao troops, they also set out from Sanshang, arrived at the racecourse and assaulted eastward, responsible for attacking Pingkang and consolidating the right-wing defense line of the South Korean and American coalition forces in the west, and also encountered great trouble.

Pingkang is just a small town with a population of less than 2, but nearly 5,000 Korean troops are stationed!

What's even more terrible is that this North Korean army officer and soldier soon entered a state of combat and consolidated its defensive position.

When the 5th Armored Division and the 22nd Infantry Division arrived, the North Korean army not only entered the position, but also used rocket mine laying vehicles to throw the reserved tens of thousands of mines onto the South Korean army's offensive line.

During the day of the 19th, the engineers of the 5th Armored Division and the 22nd Infantry Division took turns to sweep mines under the threat of the North Korean artillery fire!

According to the combat records of the South Korean army, at least more than 60 engineers were killed by "cold cannons"!

It was not until the night of the 19th that the 5th Armored Division and the 22nd Infantry Division began to attack Pingkang.

After fighting overnight, the South Korean army occupied only one-third of the North Korean army's position. At dawn, the 5th Armored Division and the 22nd Infantry Division were still attacking. The reduction rate of the combat units of the two divisions exceeded 30%. Even if they could capture Pingkang, they would not be able to advance to the far south, and they would not be able to complete the flank cover mission.

For this reason, the South Korean army had to send the 7th Armored Division and the 33rd Infantry Division, which served as the reserve team, in advance.

Although the South Korean army's offensive was very difficult and the battle situation was much worse than expected, from an objective standpoint, the South Korean army was able to break through the defense line that the North Korean army had built for decades within several hours and advance dozens of kilometers. Even if the US military played a role in the ground, its performance was still very exciting.

Of course, the losses of the South Korean army were also quite heavy.

By 7 o'clock on the 20th, the South Korean army lost about tanks and 700 infantry fighting vehicles, and more than 10,000 casualties!

Compared with the losses and casualties, the material consumption rate far exceeds the expected level of the expected level has a greater impact on the South Korean army. In the first 30 hours, the South Korean army consumed nearly 1 ton of combat materials, which was planned in advance!

If this speed continues, the South Korean army will use up all combat supplies before it reaches Pyongyang.

Although the South Korean army is very confident and arrogant, they still have to find ways to solve the problem in the face of the severe reality.

On the morning of the 20th, Liu Zongchun personally called Frederick, hoping that the United States could provide South Korea with an emergency batch of combat supplies.

Providing combat supplies is a trivial matter, but the question is how to transport combat supplies to the front line?

South Korea does not have a railway to North Korea. If it is relied on road transport, South Korea does not have enough trucks at all, and the efficiency of road transport is very inefficient.

The only solution is to occupy a port near the front line as soon as possible.

Wonsan is too far away, and the railway from Wonsan to the western battlefield must pass through Pyongyang. If the South Korean army has the ability to capture Pyongyang, there will be no need for combat supplies provided by the United States.

For this reason, the Korean and American coalition forces had to undergo major operations on the battle plan and occupy Haichuan Port before entering Pyongyang!

Haichuan is west of Kaesong and Pyongyang is north of Kaesong. When attacking Haichuan, the South Korean army must divide its troops. Without even Kaesong, the division of troops to attack Haichuan can only delay the combat operation of the march into Pyongyang!

At this point, the Korean and American coalition forces encountered the first major problem.

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