The Battle of Jeju Island ended early, and Xiang Yinghui was not surprised.

Before the battle began, Xiang Yinghui arranged a "special task" for Li Cunxun. The Military Intelligence Bureau came forward to interrogate senior Korean military officers captured in the second battle to grasp the real situation of the Korean army. Interrogating prisoners of war was the "work" of the Military Intelligence Bureau. On the afternoon of the 8th, Li Cunxun handed over the interrogation report to Xiang Yinghui.

In terms of "hardware", the Korean army is not bad.

Before the outbreak of the Peninsula War, South Korea not only introduced advanced fighter jets including F-22k and F-35ak, advanced warships such as the "Lee Sun-sin" class and "Sun Yuanyi" class, advanced submarines such as the 2211 class and the "Tiger Shark" class, but also introduced advanced equipment including large-caliber rocket launchers from Russia. In addition, it also manufactured advanced main combat equipment such as the K2022 main battle tank (formerly German "Leopard 3"), the km2023 infantry fighting vehicle (formerly German "boxer dog"), and the KB2 self-propelled howitzer (formerly American "non-direct-fire universal caliber army support weapon system") by introducing technology or purchasing production patents and production lines.

No matter how good the "hardware" is, it is useless without "software".

The real lack of military personnel in the South Korean army is precisely the quality of the strong military personnel.

Relatively speaking, the South Korean Army’s question is much larger than the Air Force and the Navy.

From the day he became an independent home, the South Korean Army did not have much amazing performance.

During the Korean War in the 1950s, there was a "strange landscape" in which the entire division was chased by a volunteer infantry company. You should know that at that time, the volunteer army could not even chew a US infantry battalion. The huge contrast was enough to prove how bad the South Korean Army was.

In the decades before the Island War, the South Korean army had not formed independent combat capabilities.

In terms of fighting power, the Korean army and the Korean army can be said to be "comparable".

After receiving the report from Li Cunxun, Xiang Yinghui realized that the "Jeju Island Battle" would not last long.

On the night of the 8th, Xiang Yinghui issued an order to the commanders of each unit in advance, requiring all participating troops to submit the list of meritorious personnel to the General Staff Department as soon as possible so that the General Staff Department and the Ministry of National Defense can arrange promotions and commendations as soon as possible.

After the battle, Xiang Yinghui asked Lin Xiaolei and Shang Xueyun to be responsible for the summary of the battle.

Although the command of the battle is Xiang Yinghui. As the Chief of Staff, Xiang Yinghui does not need additional honors and medals. He leaves the promotion opportunity to generals such as Lin Xiaolei and Shang Xueyun, which can better show the grand atmosphere of the Chief of Staff.

In fact, Lin Xiaolei and Shang Xueyun made great contributions.

After arranging the relevant work, Xiang Yinghui returned to the office and slept for several hours without any worries.

When Xiang Yinghui was sleeping, something less noticeable happened.

As the last batch of US ground crews left Japan's air base, the last three US aircraft carrier battle groups operating in the Sea of ​​Japan left the Sea of ​​Japan from the Tsukisou Strait in the early morning of the 9th and embarked on a voyage back to the United States. The three-year-old US attack nuclear submarines that had entered the Yellow Sea entered the Western Pacific from the Osumi Strait on the night of the 8th. At this point, all US combat troops left Northeast Asia, and the United States officially ended its military operations on the Korean Peninsula.

On the morning of the 9th, Zhao Rundong held a military meeting at the General Staff.

As the head of state, Zhao Rundong would not over-think tactics and campaign issues, and would not even frequently inquire about tactics and campaign progress. After receiving the news that the "Jeju Island Battle" ended, Zhao Rundong was just a little surprised because according to the plan, the battle will last 5 to 7 days, and it took only 3 days.

"I just received the news that the US aircraft carrier battle group left the Sea of ​​Japan and entered the Pacific Ocean." Zhao Rundong did not ask Xiang Yinghui to introduce the situation because Xiang Yinghui was exhausted in the past few days. "Two days earlier than expected, the 'Jeju Island Battle' ended last night. Although there are still sporadic battles on the island, our army has basically completed the combat mission. From now on, all work has turned to the third battle."

"How is the preparations going?" Wang Yuanqing asked Xiang Yinghui.

"The troops participating in the war have been deployed and a combat order will be issued tonight." Xiang Yinghui destroyed the cigarette butts in his hand. "The combat materials are basically transported in place, and now only the aircraft carrier battle group has not been deployed."

Wang Yuanqing frowned slightly, and had no plans to let the aircraft carrier battle group participate in the third battle.

"We have made adjustments to the combat plan." Zhao Rundong suppressed his hand and did not let Xiang Yinghui speak. "According to the combat plan previously formulated, the third battle will be launched before the end of the "Jeju Island Battle", so the aircraft carrier battle group cannot go north to participate in the combat operation. The actual situation is much better than we expected. In order to reduce the pressure on the Air Force and the Navigation and Coast-based Air Force, the aircraft carrier battle group will go north and be responsible for the combat mission of bombing military targets in southern South Korea."

Wang Yuanqing nodded and did not ask any more questions.

"In addition, we will deploy a tactical fighter wing in Jeju Island."

"Is this necessary?" Wang Yuanqing was not surprised.

"It's very necessary." Zhao Rundong smiled and said on behalf of Xiang Yinghui, "If our fighter planes are from the sky in the Northeast region

To set off, it takes 700 kilometers to bomb the army in southern South Korea. If it takes off from Jeju Island, the combat radius will be shortened to about 300 kilometers. More importantly, we can use ships to transport ammunition and drug resources to Jeju Island, and the logistics support efficiency will be greatly improved. The main reason is that the airports on Jeju Island where combat aircraft can be deployed are very limited, and more combat aircraft cannot be dispatched, otherwise it will also increase combat power."

"What will Japan react?" Gu Weimin asked for Wang Yuanqing.

Hearing Gu Weimin's words, Wang Yuanqing glanced at the Prime Minister.

"Do you need to consider Japan?" Peng Maobang, who rarely speaks at major meetings, asked.

Wang Yuanqing smiled faintly and did not argue with Peng Maobang.

Seeing Wang Yuanqing's beauty, Gu Weimin also smiled and shook his head, not experiencing any trouble with Peng Maobang.

"I have considered this issue very much," Zhao Rundong touched his forehead and said, "We have enough reason to believe that Japan will not participate in the war; even if Japan decides to join the war, it is too late. Our army's occupation of Jeju Island has posed a threat to Japan. Deploying tactical fighter jets on Jeju Island will at most make Japan uneasy and will not make Murakami feel unbearable. Since we have occupied Jeju Island, we should act according to tactical needs. If we do not deploy combat aircraft on Jeju Island, Japan will guess and think that we are planning a secret operation."

Wang Yuanqing nodded and said, "It is best to hand over the jurisdiction of Jeju Island to the North Korean government, and then the North Korean government will invite our army to assist in defending Jeju Island."

"Talk with Japan, at least let Japan know that we will not launch an attack on Japan's mainland." Gu Weimin added.

Peng Bang looked at Gu Weimin. He seemed to want to say something, but in the end he still didn't speak.

"Comrade Wang Yuanqing is still responsible for the diplomatic work.

"Zhao Rundong didn't bother with this question too much: "Today's main issue is the third battle. According to the combat plan formulated by the General Staff, after the third battle begins, our army will launch an attack in both east and west directions. In addition to focusing on opening the city and launching an attack on Incheon Port, it will also advance southward on the eastern battlefield to compress the defense space of the South Korean army."

Wang Yuanqing frowned slightly. Another meaning of Zhao Rundong's words was that the scale of the third battle would be expanded.

Zhao Rundong seemed to see Wang Yuanqing's thoughts and gave Xiang Yinghui a look.

"The combat effectiveness of the South Korean army is much worse than we expected." Xiang Yinghui picked up the cigarette and said, "I have asked the Military Intelligence Bureau to conduct an investigation, and the quality of most commanders of the South Korean army is not satisfactory. The process of the 'Jeju Island Battle' proves the investigation report of the Military Intelligence Bureau. The morale of the South Korean army is low and the fighting spirit is fragile. After the US withdraws, the Peninsula War became a war between us and South Korea. Although Japan will not participate in the war, from the perspective of safeguarding national interests and reducing the loss of war, we still have to speed up the offensive and strive to end the war as soon as possible."

"How sure are you?" Wang Yuanqing also lit a cigarette.

"Strive to fight two or three more battles." Xiang Yinghui knew exactly what Wang Yuanqing meant, "If we can successfully take Incheon and solve the logistics support problem, the war will be in mid-February, and at the latest it will end at the end of February, one month to one and a half months earlier than expected."

Wang Yuanqing nodded slightly and glanced at Gu Weimin.

"Will expanding the scale cause unexpected trouble?"

"Since the third battle, our army mainly annihilated the enemy through mobile warfare." Xiang Yinghui took two puffs of cigarettes and said, "Although the consumption will increase, it will not exceed expectations. Compared with positional offensive wars, our army is better at fighting sports annihilation wars. With the air supremacy, the difficulty will not be very high, and casualties can be controlled within a bearable range."

"In other words, there is no problem?" Gu Weimin asked a little terrible.

Xiang Yinghui was a little late and nodded.

"What the war looks like is not decided by us unilaterally, so we cannot make strict regulations on consumption and casualties." Zhao Rundong was also a little dissatisfied with Gu Weimin's words. "There are two purposes of the third battle: one is to capture Seoul, and the other is to open the passage to enter Busan. Compared with the purpose of the battle, the more important thing is the strategic purpose. In order to defeat South Korea as soon as possible, it is necessary to focus on annihilate the vitality of the Korean army in the third battle. This is also the fundamental purpose of focusing on adopting mobile warfare. As long as the two armies of the Korean army can be eliminated in one fell swoop, the war will end soon."

Zhao Rundong expressed his attitude, and Gu Weimin didn't know what to say.

Wang Yuanqing didn't say much, after all, he didn't understand military issues enough.

"If there are no other problems, the meeting will end here." Zhao Rundong knocked on the table and said, "As before, military work is under the responsibility of the General Staff, and the rest are under the responsibility of the State Council. Although victory is right in front of us, we must all be highly vigilant and must not be careless, let alone underestimate the enemy."

Zhao Rundong did not let anyone stay alone because there was no need for this. (To be continued,)
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