………………………………………… Southeastern Theater.

Under the order of Jiang Baili, the soldiers of the Northeast Army launched a full-scale attack on the Japanese army after a short rest. The two armies of the Northeast Army pressed towards the snow valley line, and the fierce murderous atmosphere made the Japanese army feel the pressure of annihilation.

Ji'an Town, a small town very close to North Korea, is also the most frontier village and town in Northeast China, and is the first village and town occupied by the Japanese army. Of course, what the Japanese army got was an empty city. The people of the Northeast have long since been evacuated. The houses had also been burned down by the retreating Northeast Army. But this is a small plain, the terrain is flat, and the command of the Japanese Korean Army moved here after it was evacuated from the front line. Japanese engineering units set up a number of temporary tents and fortifications here to serve as a transit point for logistics supplies. The first line of Snow Valley is only a dozen kilometers away from Ji'an Town.

Command of the North Korean Army.

"Your Excellency Commander, the military department is in an emergency!" The chief of staff, Major General Bai Shuidan, said with a gloomy face.

They knew that this defeat would definitely be severely reprimanded by the base camp, and even the future of their chief officers would definitely be seriously affected. But when the real order was delivered, Major General Bai Shuitan had a feeling of fear for the first time.

"What punishment?" Lieutenant General Toshiyin Matsukawa asked in a low voice.

"Repatriated to the country to be tried by a military court!" Bai Shuilan said with a dead face. This kind of verdict, even if you can escape the trial of a military court, you can only serve in the reserve forces, and your military career will be over.

"When will it be executed?" Lieutenant General Toshiyin Matsukawa said in a low voice. It was as if he had expected all this.

"Wait until the war is over! And ......," Bai Shui's chief of staff said again and again.

"And what?"

"Moreover, the military department has announced the dismissal of Lieutenant General Iguchi Shugo, commander of the 3rd Division, and Lieutenant General Yoshiko Akiyama, commander of the 7th Division. The military police of the military headquarters has already set off from the country, preparing to bring Lieutenant General Yoshiko Akiyama to the country to receive news! Major General Bai Shuidan said sadly. For this defeat, they are responsible, and punishment is inevitable. But the generals on the front line really fought desperately, and the commander of the 3rd Division, Lieutenant General Iguchi Shugo, even died on the battlefield. Even if he died in battle, Lieutenant General Iguchi was still not let go by the military department. He and Lieutenant General Yoshiko Akiyama may even become scapegoats for the defeat on the battlefield, after all, the Great Japanese Empire needs someone with the qualifications and prestige to take responsibility for the defeat on the battlefield. And this person is only three people in the North Korean army, one is Lieutenant General Matsukawa Toshiyin, the current commander of the North Korean army. The other is the former commander, Lieutenant General Yoshiko Akiyama, and the former commander, Lieutenant General Iguchi Shugo. These two men have an unshirkable responsibility for the armament situation of the DPRK army.

Now that Japan is still at war with the Northeast, Lieutenant General Toshiyin Matsukawa, as the main general, will naturally not be removed. However, it was no problem to send the commanders of the divisions under his command back to Japan to receive the news. And Lieutenant General Yoshiko Akiyama, who understands the situation of the Korean army, is undoubtedly the best choice. After all, the current North Korean army needs Lieutenant General Toshiyin Matsukawa to be in charge.

"Suppress this telegram first! Wait until the gendarmerie in the country arrives. Lieutenant General Toshiyin Matsukawa said in a deep voice. Now that all the troops on the entire snow valley front line are under the specific command of Lieutenant General Akiyama Yoshiko, and now that the Northeast Army is pressing forward step by step, Lieutenant General Matsukawa Toshiyin does not want to shake the morale of the army because of the order of the military headquarters.

"Hay!" Major General Bai Shuitan said respectfully.

"Have you figured out the losses of the North Korean army?" Matsukawa Toshiyin said with a heavy face.

"It's already clear! On the battlefield of the No. 2 assembly area, our side includes the remnants of the 3rd Division, the 17th Division, and the 18th Division. By the time the battle was over, the 3rd Division had been wiped out. The 18th Division broke through with only about 8,000 troops, and in the pursuit of the Chinese army, another 3,000 people were left behind several times, and the troops that finally rushed to the front line of Snow Valley were less than 5,000 people, and the weapons and ammunition were basically lost. The rest of the soldiers were almost all wounded at night. Bai Shuidan said in a low voice. The seriously wounded either stayed on the battlefield or spontaneously stayed on the way to stop the Northeast Army, and in this regard, the Japanese method can be called the best way to preserve their strength.

Lieutenant General Toshiyin Matsukawa nodded.

"The 17th Division set out from the No. 2 assembly area to support the No. 1 assembly area, and then lost contact, judging from the current situation, the 17th Division should be completely annihilated!" Major General Bai Shuidan said bitterly. The entire division disappeared silently like this, not to mention Major General Bai Shuidan, no high-ranking Japanese officer could believe it, but it really happened. For the first time, Major General Bai Shuitan developed a mysterious fear of China.

"Go on!" Lieutenant General Toshiyin Matsukawa said in a deep voice.

"Concentration Area 1 experienced a day of intense fighting, and all units suffered heavy losses. The original 80,000-strong army is now less than 50,000 left. Among them, the 7th Division suffered the heaviest losses because it was the main direction of attack of the Chinese people and at the same time it was the rear army of the palace. Just received a telegram from Lieutenant General Yoshiko Akiyama that the entire 7th Division was reduced by a third. There were a lot of wounded soldiers. Major General Bai Shuitan said.

"In other words, we only have 50,000 troops left on the entire snow valley line?" Lieutenant General Toshiyin Matsukawa said with a gloomy expression.

"Yes, Your Excellency, Division Commander! And the most important point, the heavy artillery wing in the No. 2 assembly area was attacked by the Chinese army and was completely annihilated. The heavy artillery brigade at Concentration Area No. 1 took the initiative to blow up all the heavy artillery after all the shells were exhausted. In other words, in the entire snow valley line, we already don't have a few heavy guns. If the Northeast Army attacks at this time, I am afraid it will be difficult for us to withstand it! Major General Bai Shuitan said in a deep voice.

"Yaga! Why did the 7th Division abandon the entire heavy artillery brigade! Didn't he know that without the support of heavy artillery, the Imperial Japanese Army would face even greater losses. Lieutenant General Toshiyin Matsukawa said angrily.

"Your Excellency Commander, when the Seventh Division was withdrawn, the Northeast Army intensified its attack, and the entire heavy artillery brigade was trapped in its position. In order to prevent the heavy artillery of the Great Japanese Empire from falling into the hands of the Shina people, Lieutenant General Yoshiko Akiyama could only give the order to blow up the heavy artillery! I hope Your Excellency the Commander will understand. "Major General Bai Shuitan can understand Lieutenant General Akiyama's approach. After all, heavy artillery units are too slow to move in the mountains. If they evacuate with heavy artillery, the heavy artillery in the northeast will definitely not let go of such a good opportunity to kill and injure the Japanese army. If that were the case, the entire Seventh Division would be in danger of being annihilated.

"Yo Si! I know that Akiyama-kun's instructions are correct, but without the heavy artillery unit, the Yukitani front line may not be able to resist the attack of the security army. Lieutenant General Toshiyin Matsukawa said in a deep voice. The Snow Valley Line was the last line of defense chosen by the Japanese army. Once the snow valley is broken, although the rear of them is still mountainous, the terrain is difficult to compare with the snow valley.

"What about the losses of the Chinese people?" Lieutenant General Toshiyin Matsukawa asked in a deep voice. This was the focus of his attention, and he believed that the losses of the elite Korean army of Great Japan were so serious, that the losses of the Shina army would definitely not be light, and could only be more than the losses of the Imperial Japanese Army. Dozens of them conspired to hide the problem of reinforcements.

"According to the losses of the front-line troops, the losses of the China's strength were more than 100,000 troops. Now the remaining troops are still about 100,000! Major General Bai Shuitan said.

"About 100,000 people? How can there be so many? Toshiyin Matsukawa exclaimed.

"The losses of the Chinese in the No. 1 assembly area are definitely not less than those of the Imperial Japanese Army, and even with the superiority of our artillery, the losses of the Chinese are still above ours. However, the people of China gathered 90,000 people in the No. 1 assembly area, and even if they lost more than half, there would be at least about 40,000 people. In the No. 2 assembly area, the original Chinese Army, plus more than 40,000 reinforcements that came from later, had a total strength of 110,000 troops, and the remaining strength of the Northeast Army was still about 100,000 according to the loss of more than half. Major General Bai Shuitan carefully analyzed.

"This war is really lost by the Great Japanese Imperial Army! The combat effectiveness of the Chinese army is really very strong, which is completely beyond the expectations of those people in the military department! "The results of the war have proven that the Japanese lost, and they lost completely.

"Your Excellency Commander, the most important thing we should do at the moment is to apply for reinforcements from the country, but with the more than 50,000 people under our command, I am afraid it will be difficult to deal with the attack of the Chinese people." Major General Bai Shuitan suggested loudly.

"Now immediately send a telegram to the domestic military department to request reinforcements, at least two elite permanent divisions can save the defeat on the battlefield. At the same time, weapons and equipment were requested, especially heavy artillery. Lieutenant General Toshiyin Matsukawa said in a deep voice. Regardless of the sanctions they will face for this war, the most important thing to do now is to hold the territory they now occupy in the northeast, and at the same time keep the last elite units of the North Korean army. The North Korean army could not afford to lose any more.

"Hay!"

Major General Bai Shuitan left in a hurry. But before ten minutes, Major General Bai Shuitan hurried back again.

"Your Excellency, Commander, it's not good. The front line was in an emergency, and the Shina Army launched an attack on the Snow Valley line, and a fierce battle had already begun with the Imperial Japanese Army. There is a lot of pressure on the front. Major General Bai Shuitan ran over panting and said.

"What? How could it be so fast? Lieutenant General Toshiyin Matsukawa's face changed wildly. Only one day later, the Northeast Army rushed to the front line of Snow Valley and launched an attack. He was amazed by the speed of the march.

"Damn the Shina people, they want to wipe us out in one go!" Of course, he knows what the Northeast Army is fighting, but even if he understands the intentions of the Northeast Army, he can't help it, after all, the strength of the two sides has doubled now, and the Northeast Army still has heavy weapons. With the defensive positions that were built in a hurry, I am afraid that it will not last long.

"According to the telegram of the front-line troops, the heavy artillery unit of the Chinese people has still arrived, but from the calculation of the itinerary, after a maximum of three hours, the heavy artillery of the Chinese people will arrive on the battlefield." Major General Bai Shuidan said in fear.

"Damn it!" Lieutenant General Toshiyin Matsukawa clenched his fists tightly. I really can't make up my mind to retreat, because this retreat is most likely to be completely driven out of Chinese land by the Northeast Army.

(To be continued)