The final work of the Second Battle was so smooth that it was unbelievable.

Before the surrender of the 1st Army of the South Korean Army, the top leaders of the Republic had serious differences on the issue of "fighting the 38th parallel". Wang Yuanqing, who was supported by Peng Maobang, advocated fighting the 38th parallel, first conquering Seoul, and then conducting armistice negotiations with South Korea; State Council officials led by Gu Weimin advocated not to expand the scale of the war for the time being, contact South Korea during the preparations for the third battle, and try to help North Korea complete unification through negotiations.

As before, Zhao Rundong did not make a statement, but asked Xiang Yinghui to organize an expanded military meeting.

In name, Zhao Rundong wanted to listen to the opinions of the front-line commanders and gain an in-depth understanding of the situation of the war so as to make the most powerful decision. In fact, Zhao Rundong wanted to take this opportunity to ease the conflict between Wang Yuanqing and Gu Weimin, and unify the opinions and opinions of the top leaders of the Republic before taking the next step.

Pei Chengyi was still flying back to Beijing. Zhao Rundong, who returned to the head of state, called Wang Yuanqing and Gu Weimin over.

Wang Yuanqing and Gu Weimin understood what Zhao Rundong meant, and both of them made sufficient preparations.

"It will take two days to get the detailed statistical report." Gu Weimin handed the two documents to Zhao Rundong. "This is a preliminary statistical report. The red cover is the expenditure and the loss of war, and the blue cover is the casualty report."

Zhao Rundong picked up the document and handed the blue copy to Wang Yuanqing.

The two looked very carefully. Zhao Rundong trusted Gu Weimin very much. Wang Yuanqing also believed that Gu Weimin, who has always been upright, would not make "small moves" on key issues.

The two reports are not only detailed, but also have very clear categories.

There are two types of war funds: one is the "normal expenditure" for purchasing weapons and ammunition sites, and the other is the "invisible expenditure" for losing equipment.

In less than half a month of battle, the "normal expenses" were as high as 12370.6500 for purchasing ammunition, fuel and other consumption materials. Except for a small part that can be owed for one to three months, or paid a deposit of 10 to 30% of the land, about 5,000 must be paid to various arms manufacturing enterprises in a timely manner; 5,870 must be purchased. Among them, the Air Force accounted for the majority. The 240j-14 fighter used 1200, 360j-15a fighter used 1500, 8kj-22 used 100 million yuan, kz-199 used 25, 24 dy-14 used 1c0. HNA and the Army divided the remaining 300 billion yuan.

"Invisible expenses" are also quite large. Even if the cost of purchasing weapons and equipment is removed, the total value of equipment cannot be supplemented in time exceeds 8,500. The Air Force still accounts for the majority. The total number of HNA 1,800 Army 2,700 Army

According to Gu Wei Mindi algorithm, because some equipment is "eliminated products". Even if there is no war loss, it will be eliminated within 5 or more. It is sold at very low prices, or even given to "friendly countries" for free. Therefore, the value of these equipment must be halved. If conventional calculation methods are used, the "invisible expenses" will exceed 1,500 billion yuan.

The military time-consuming statistics are done by Gu Weimin very objectively and fairly.

In the first two battles, the army used a large amount of "inventory ammunition". According to the land statistics mentioned in Gu Weimin in the report, the army consumed 1.5 million artillery shells and rockets. "inventory ammunition" accounted for more than 70%. Most of them were stored in about 1 c years, ordinary artillery shells and rockets to be destroyed; the Air Force consumed 5,800 cruise missiles. "inventory ammunition" accounted for 60%. Most of them were still in the stock time of about 15 years, and the old models were about to be destroyed; the Air Force and HNA used the ground bombs were also about stock ammunition.

Not only did Gu Weimin not count "inventory ammunition" as consumption, he also proposed that it saved a lot of storage and maintenance costs.

The loss of war was not "thrilling". Because the war was carried out outside the homeland, from beginning to end, the Korean and American coalition forces did not burn the war to the Republic's mainland, so the loss of war was mainly the "collateral losses" caused by some damaged fighter jets when they returned to the base, which added up to less than 1.

After reading them, Zhao Rundong and Wang Yuanqing exchanged reports.

The casualties can be acted as "shocking".

During the four heavens and earth battles, a total of 11,732 officers and soldiers were killed in the three navy, army and air force of the Republic, of which 864 pilots were killed in the Air Force and HNA. Among them, 990c~there were more than 1c00 officers and soldiers who died in the battle with the US army, and less than 1c00 officers and soldiers who died in the battle with the Korean army.

Gu Weimin also indicated the military rank of the fallen soldiers in the form.

The highest-level officers who died were the second lieutenant colonel battalion commander of the 153rd Brigade. A total of 173 officers were killed in the lieutenant officers, a total of 886 officers were killed in the battle, 2,263 non-commissioned officers were killed in the battle, and less than 8,000 soldiers. Including pilots of the Air Force and HNA, officers and non-commissioned officers accounted for about 30% of the soldiers who died in the battle.

A very shocking set of numbers.

In the third Middle East war that was very fierce, the Israeli army

The proportion of deaths with non-commissioned officers is less than 20%!

The large number of grassroots commanders were killed, which was enough to prove that the previous two battles were extremely fierce.

As a former Minister of Defense, Gu Weimin attaches great importance to analyzing the reasons.

According to several issues mentioned in Gu Weimin's report, the main casualties were airborne troops, of which one quarter of the airborne 153 Brigade, and the airborne 163 Brigade and the airborne 173 Brigade accounted for 20%. If the disabled officers and soldiers were included, the three airborne brigades accounted for approximately the total casualties. The main reason for the heavy casualties of the airborne troops is that the airborne troops are "pure infantry" and lacks the basic means to confront the armored troops in position defense wars. If the defects in defense and firepower of the airborne troops cannot be effectively solved, the same situation will definitely occur in the future.

Relatively speaking, except for the 54th Army, which was leading the charge, the casualty rate of armored troops was within an "acceptable" range.

After reading the two materials, Zhao Rundong and Wang Yuanqing were not in a hurry to speak.

After a while of silence, Zhao Rundong said: "The experience and lessons of the war should be summarized as soon as possible. These two documents should be sent to the General Staff Department and handed them over to Xiang Yinghui and Pei Chengyi for a good look. The problems mentioned in the report can only be solved after the war. Now we have to consider whether we should continue to fight."

"I don't think it's necessary to consider it." Wang Yuanqing picked up the cigarettes used to entertain guests on the coffee table and said, "We must consider both the casualties of our army and the actual situation. Our main opponent is not the South Korean army with low combat effectiveness. The report clearly mentioned that when fighting against the South Korean army, our army suffered less than 3,000 casualties, accounting for 8% of the total casualties. The US army suffered much more casualties than us. According to the report submitted by the General Staff, before the 1st Armored Division surrendered, the US army suffered more than 25,000 soldiers and nearly 40,000 disabled soldiers. Although the casualties of our army exceeded expectations, it was still within an acceptable range to consider the actual situation. The United States has withdrawn its troops, and Japan has no intention to send troops to the Korean Peninsula. Even if it continues to fight, the casualties of our army are within an affordable range."

"In addition to casualties, consumption should also be considered." Zhao Rundong said for Gu Weimin.

"Our vanguard has arrived near Kaesong. The 3rd Army of the South Korean Army belongs to the reserve force. Although the total force exceeds 400,000, and it may even exceed 600,000 before we launched the third battle, its combat effectiveness is very low and its morale is also sluggish." Wang Yuanqing smiled coldly and said, "Military, I don't have much say, but I think it is not difficult to capture Seoul. Just like Liu Zongchun's order of Kanazawa Xiao to march into Pyongyang, capturing Seoul has not only important military significance, but also important political significance. In addition, we have to consider the negative impact of the armistice negotiations."

"What negative impact?" Zhao Rundong asked for Gu Weimin.

"First of all, is Liu Zongchun sincerely negotiating with us?" Wang Yuanqing took two sips of cigarettes, knowing that Zhao Rundong was looking for an opportunity to let him "communicate" with Gu Weimin and exchange opinions. "As long as Liu Zongchun is still in power, it will be difficult for North Korea and South Korea to complete unification in a peaceful manner. In my opinion, Liu Zongchun proposed a ceasefire negotiation to us through Thailand. The purpose is not to end the war, but to buy time for the whole nation. Let's look longer. If South Korea completes the mobilization in a short period of time, it will be a good idea to fight us to the end.

With the situation, the United States will spare no effort to provide military assistance to South Korea. The United States is still a secondary issue. After all, no matter how good the weapons and equipment are, there is no difference between them and scrap copper and iron without suitable operators. We have to consider that the United States takes risks and let Japan participate in the war by selling strategic weapons and technology. Murakami Sasaki has not settled the dissidents in the army, and no one can be sure whether Japan will suddenly turn. For us, the best way to ensure national interests is to defeat South Korea as soon as possible."

Zhao Rundong nodded slightly and looked at Gu Weimin.

"The benefits of fighting are obvious, but we must consider the actual situation." Gu Weimin's attitude was shaken. "Although the second battle ended successfully and the final result was better than we expected, the consumption of ammunition and drug supplies exceeded the supply speed. I talked to Zong Yingren that the preparations for the third battle will take at least ten days. If the scale of the third battle is expanded, it will take at least fifteen days to complete the preparations."

Wang Yuanqing was about to speak, but when he saw Zhao Rundong's expression, he swallowed the words he said.

“Your views seem to be very different, but in fact they all start the same.

"Zhao Rundong smiled faintly and said, "In order to safeguard the interests of the Republic, we must not only look at the long-term, but also fully consider the actual situation. Fighting or not fighting is a secondary issue, and how to fight is the key issue. I asked Xiang Yinghui to call Pei Chengyi back, wait for the General Staff to listen to the opinions of the front-line commander before making a decision."

Wang Yuanqing and Gu Weimin were both secretly shocked. Zhao Rundong had already made arrangements! (To be continued,)
Chapter completed!