One of the major mistakes of the Korean War, the loss of a good situation, still makes people feel extremely regretful.

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After the outbreak of the Korean War, the situation was extremely good for the Korean People's Army. Kim Il Sung quickly moved his headquarters to Seoul, which was the capital of the "Republic of Korea" established by Syngman Rhee! The South Korean army has long been driven to the southern part of the peninsula by the Korean People's Army, and is continuing to retreat southward at a rapid speed.

Kim Il Sung was happy and anxious. He was happy that the great cause of reunification was about to be completed; he was anxious because the attack speed was not fast enough! Only by driving the Korean army out of the peninsula in one go, winning this internal war, disbanding the government of the Republic of Korea, and cooking the raw rice into cooked rice can we say that we have won! Otherwise, as long as the United States intervenes, the war situation will be reversed immediately!

It has to be said that Kim Jong Il’s considerations were somewhat reasonable, but in the end they also failed because of this “urgency”. The Korean People's Army launched a desperate attack southward, leaving the rear completely empty. From Pyongyang to Seoul and then to the Nakchon River area, there was nothing. This meant that once the US military inserted a barricade from the middle, the Korean People's Army's The escape route will be completely cut off, and the situation will undergo irreversible changes!

I don’t know if Kim Il Sung realized it, but China did, and it was a military staff officer named Lei Yingfu who realized it.

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The commander-in-chief of the "United Nations Army" has a mysterious love and confidence in landing operations. The Korean People's Army was on the offensive, but MacArthur didn't care; the South Korean army and the U.S. army suffered repeated defeats, but MacArthur was in no hurry. Why? Because he had already planned a move in his mind - a dangerous move, but an even more wonderful move, which was to carry out an amphibious landing operation in Incheon to completely divide, surround and eliminate the Korean People's Army!

From a local perspective, Incheon is less than 40 kilometers away from Seoul; from a global perspective, Incheon is located on the middle line of the Korean Peninsula. Once occupied, the entire Korean Peninsula will be cut off. From a strategic point of view, Incheon is a battleground.

But almost everyone does not believe that the US military will land from Incheon, including Washington, who strongly disagrees with this operational plan. The reason is very simple. The geographical conditions of Incheon are really unsuitable for landing operations, and the water channel It is very narrow, known as the "Flying Fish Channel", and has irregular tides. The water level exceeds 35 feet at high tide, but is covered with thick silt at low tide. Although the landing from Incheon has great strategic significance, once it fails, it will cause huge losses!

MacArthur tried his best to finally get Washington to agree to this combat plan.

On August 26, 1950, the Inchon landing operation entered the specific deployment stage.

More than half a month later, on September 15, the Inchon landing operation officially began.

As everyone knows, this highly risky and highly confidential combat plan has long been analyzed and predicted by China.

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Lei Yingfu is the director of the War Room of the Chinese General Staff and the military secretary of Premier Zhou Enlai.

On August 23, 1950, three days before MacArthur’s specific deployment of the Inchon landing operation, Lei Yingfu was analyzing the Korean battlefield situation in the General Staff War Room. He discovered that the Korean People’s Army was fighting with the U.S. Army around Busan. The South Korean coalition forces entered a stalemate state of combat, and the Korean People's Army was unable to penetrate. The U.S. and South Korean coalition forces held a strong position, but neither retreated nor counterattacked.

"This is a conspiracy! The U.S.-South Korean coalition forces clearly have more than 200,000 troops, but they only passively defend, neither retreat nor counterattack. The purpose is to attract all the Korean People's Army, which has been exhausted, to Busan! "Lei Yingfu broke into a cold sweat.

Lei Yingfu looked north along the map, "Oops! From the north of the Nakdong River to Pyongyang, there are only a few sporadic divisions of the Korean People's Army stationed. Other than that, there are almost no Korean People's Army stationed. , and these remaining divisions are almost all newly formed and have very weak combat effectiveness.

The two reserve forces of the United States in Japan have been standing still. There must be a conspiracy! ”

“Hurry up and conduct deduction analysis! "Lei Yingfu immediately arranged for the war room to take action.

This deduction and analysis shocked everyone into a cold sweat. Lei Yingfu almost slumped in his chair with the six points summarized from the analysis.

“I must report to Premier Zhou immediately! "Lei Yingfu strode to the Xihua Hall where Premier Zhou worked.

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Premier Zhou looked at the six opinions brought by Lei Yingfu and fell into deep thought. It was already At ten o'clock in the evening, Premier Zhou thought for a moment and said, "We must report to Chairman Mao immediately. "

Soon, Chairman Mao saw these six points, and his expression became solemn.

"1. The battle on the beachhead in Busan was in full swing, and MacArthur sent more than 200,000 The troops are placed here, with an average of one division every 8 square kilometers, but neither retreat nor counterattack. The purpose is to attract all the main forces of the Korean People's Army. If this prediction is true, then there must be an extremely sinister strategic intention hidden behind it.

2. The 1st Marine Division and the 7th Infantry Division of the United States stationed in Japan have very strong combat effectiveness and are obviously the strategic reserves for this battle. However, South Korea is currently in an unfavorable situation, but these two troops have nothing to do with it. Signs of reinforcements.

3. MacArthur’s command style was famous for his risk-taking and his inexplicable obsession with amphibious landing operations.

4. The Korean Peninsula is about 1,000 kilometers long from north to south, but only 200 kilometers from east to west. It is most conducive to dividing the north and south. Only landing operations are needed. There are many locations on the Korean Peninsula suitable for landing operations, including Wonsan and Jinnampo. , Incheon, Gunsan, etc.

5. After analysis, Incheon is the best landing place. This is the outer port of Seoul, and it is located in the waist of the peninsula, and the defense of the People's Army is weak. Although the conditions for the Inchon landing were harsh, it was easier to be ignored by the Korean People's Army, and it was also in line with MacArthur's adventurous personality.

6. Both North Korea and the Soviet Union are currently too optimistic, immersed in the joy of victory, but fail to see that there is a huge danger hidden in the good situation. Once the Korean People's Army's retreat is cut off, it will be in a desperate situation. According to news, the United States and the United Kingdom are deploying naval and air forces from the Mediterranean and Pacific to North Korea. This is another sign of launching a landing operation. "

After a long time, Chairman Mao said six words: "It makes sense and is very important! "

Seeing Chairman Mao speak, Lei Yingfu said again: "Chairman, I think the US military will land in Incheon on September 15th. At 6:56 am, or 19:19 pm. "

It was accurate to the minute? Chairman Mao raised his head and looked at this military staff officer who was less than 30 years old, with both appreciation and a hint of doubt in his eyes.

Lei Yingfu He continued: “We have done research on the recent tides on the Korean Peninsula and found that there are only three dates suitable for launching landing operations, namely September 15th, November 3rd and January 11th. In terms of the harsh landing conditions in Incheon, September 15th is the best time, because in the other two days, there are only 3 hours of landing time on the Incheon coast every 12 hours. The time is very tight, but September 15th is different because this day The highest tide times in Incheon are twice, one at 6:56 am and the other at 19:19 pm. To sum up, we believe that the US military is most likely to set the landing time at 6:56 am or 19:19 pm on September 15th. ”

At this time, there were still 23 days before the Incheon landing operation. Without using intelligence means, China accurately predicted MacArthur’s landing operation plan by relying only on analysis.

After hearing this, Chairman Mao immediately gave instructions: "Immediately notify the intelligence department, be sure to closely monitor the movements of North Korea and the United States and Britain, immediately inform Stalin and Kim Il-sung of the relevant situation, and hope that the Korean People's Army will be ready to defend Incheon.

Immediately notify the 13th Northeastern Corps to step up preparations and be ready to fight at any time. ”

Premier Zhou immediately took action and immediately arranged for Ni Zhiliang, the ambassador to North Korea, to brief Kim Il-sung on the situation. But unfortunately, neither Stalin nor Kim Il-sung took any action after expressing their gratitude. This meaningful move became a major regret in blocking US armed intervention in the Korean War.

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On September 15, the Inchon landing operation began. MacArthur first arranged for the air force to take over the entire invasion. Incheon was bombed several times indiscriminately, especially Wolmi Island, known as the "Incheon Barrier", where 9,500 pounds of napalm bombs and 1,735 large-caliber artillery shells were dropped, leaving a scorched earth.

At 2 o'clock in the morning. , the US fleet rushed into the "Flying Fish Channel"

At 6:30 am, the US Marine Corps followed the tide and began the landing operation on Wolmi Island.

10:00 am. , Wolmi Island was lost, and the door to Incheon was opened.

Kim Il Sung finally understood that the Chinese comrades’ prediction was correct! However, it was too late! /p>

At 17:31 in the afternoon, Inchon fell, and MacArthur's Inchon landing operation was a great success.

MacArthur won the bet, and the Korean People's Army was in dire straits.

September. On the 23rd, Kim Il Sung had to order the entire Korean People's Army to withdraw north of the 38th Parallel - if it did not withdraw, the entire army would be annihilated.

By this time, the Korean People's Army's defeat was doomed! It's irreversible.