The impact of the collapse of the joint command of the 18th Division of the 3rd Division of the Japanese Army was beyond imagination, and it made Japan's already stormy front line even more passive, and the Japanese subordinate commands that had lost contact with the command headquarters fell into panic. You know, for a unit, the command is equivalent to a flag, and if the flag is lost, even if they win, it doesn't mean anything. What's more, the situation on the battlefield is complicated now, and the sound of battle coming from the rear and the loud noise coming from the direction of the headquarters all indicate that something is wrong with the headquarters. The entire remnants of the 3rd Division and the 18th Division were in panic.

Naturally, the panic of the Japanese army could not be concealed from the soldiers of the Northeast Army, who were attacking on a large scale. Originally, the Northeast Army only had the advantage of troops, and the gap between the two sides was not big in terms of troop morale, after all, the pride of the Japanese Imperial Army could not be completely defeated by the Northeast Army with a temporary victory. In particular, the opponent was the soldiers of the 3rd Division, the most elite of the Japanese army. These veterans of training and warfare have a wealth of combat experience and tenacity. The most important thing is that the Japanese army has a very good group of middle and lower-level commanders. Even though the Japanese command system was now paralyzed, the middle and lower-level officers quickly stabilized the line of defense after the initial panic. continue to entangle with the Northeast Army. Even if you lose your command and don't receive the right order to retreat, you must defend the line of defense. The 7th Brigade and the 2nd Brigade of the 18th Division, which were divided into three directions, after it was determined that the division headquarters could not be contacted. Reluctantly, he took over the command and contacted the headquarters of the North Korean Army to report on the situation on the battlefield.

Headquarters of the North Korean Army.

Lieutenant General Toshiyin Matsukawa frowned, and his face became very gloomy. The performance of the Northeast Army puzzled him, and when the Imperial Japanese Army transferred troops to strengthen the No. 1 assembly area, the soldiers of the Northeast Army still chose the original combat method, using limited forces to launch fierce attacks on the two strongholds at the same time. This is in line with the operational plan of the so-called Liaodong Theater in China, which the North Korean army obtained through the special high school. This undoubtedly made the DPRK military headquarters attach more importance to this battle plan, but the doubts in Lieutenant General Matsukawa Toshiyin did not relax in the slightest because of the accuracy of this battle plan. Because of his opponent, Jiang Baili, a famous general with a high reputation in China. He was an excellent soldier trained by the Great Japanese Empire. He was a man who brought shame to the Imperial Japanese Army. The graduation exam of Jiang Baili's group of people back then. It was a shame for the entire class of Japanese students to make the emperor exile to Kochina for the honor of bringing the emperor's saber to the people of China. Moreover, Jiang Baili's soldiers were also very outstanding, and now they have become the elite and mainstay of the Imperial Japanese Army. It was highly regarded in the Imperial Japanese Army. It is precisely because of the excellence of Jiang Baili's classmates in the same period that Jiang Baili who defeated all Japanese students during graduation is even more mysterious. What's more, Jiang Baili's intelligence collected through the special high class, Jiang Baili is extremely capable, but because of his background, he was not reused in the Beiyang government back then. But since he entered the Northeast, he has received strong support and trust from Feng Yong, the young marshal of the Northeast, and has commanded several wars. The performance was outstanding. In particular, in the first battle of Jiang Baili, he used the superiority of troops to squeeze the Russian troops out of Chinese territory. For a good general, it is easy to defeat the enemy, but it is not easy to defeat the enemy without annoying and embarrassing the enemy. Jiang Baili's maiden battle to join the Northeast did not have a high repercussion within the Northeast, after all, there were too many hearty victories in the Northeast. But in the eyes of the Japanese military's top brass, the war was indeed a very good decision, taking into account not only the military aspect, but also the relationship between the weak government of the Northeast and the Russians, which had just emerged. Although the relationship between the Northeast and the Russians is not good now, it has not reached the level of fighting each other. This alone has bought a critical time for the rise of the Northeast.

It is not like the handiwork of a famous general who has made such a name for himself in Japan to make such a short-sighted battle plan. But the source of this plan was the sacrifice of a trump card by the special high class, and it is currently proved that this plan is likely to be true, but the more this is the case, the more bottomless Lieutenant General Matsukawa Toshiyin is in his heart. Although Japan despises China to the extreme, it even calls China, which has a splendid history and civilization, China. But it cannot be denied that in history, China has always been the suzerainty of Japan, receiving thousands of years of tribute from the Japanese. Now that the house slave is trembling, he naturally doesn't want people to mention his unbearable past. He insulted the former suzerainty in every way, as if this would cover up the past history and prove that the Japanese Yamato nation was the best nation in the world. As everyone knows, Japan's behavior will undoubtedly expose the nouveau riche's face.

"Report to Your Excellency Commander, Lieutenant General of the 3rd Division Regiment, Lieutenant General Iguchi Province sent a farewell message!" The herald shouted with horror on his face.

"What!" Lieutenant General Toshiyin Matsukawa's face changed wildly. Japan's farewell electricity is not something that can be sent under any circumstances. It was an ultimatum when the troops in their hands were wiped out and there were no reinforcements to rescue them, and when the troops sent a farewell telegram, it proved that the troops could no longer exist, and the whole army could be shattered at any time.

"How is this possible! We have two divisions, how could the people of China swallow it in such a short time. What the hell is going on? Check it out for me! Lieutenant General Toshiyin Matsukawa yelled. The collective shattering of the two division-sized troops not only made him unbelievable, but the responsibility after this was not something he could bear. In particular, the Third Division was still the elite of the permanent divisions of the Imperial Japanese Army, and the Imperial Japanese Army was a well-deserved heroic unit. The 6th Brigade is okay to say, after all, it has been covered up. It did not affect the reputation of the Great Japanese Empire. But even so, the entire North Korean army received a strongly worded rebuke from the military headquarters. Not to mention the fact that now it is the total annihilation of two divisions.

"Send reinforcements, send reinforcements immediately!" Lieutenant General Toshiyin Matsukawa yelled. He didn't know exactly what was going on at the front, but he didn't believe that two divisions were being eaten up so quickly.

"Your Excellency, Commander, we have no reinforcements left. All reinforcements have been dispatched to Concentration Force. Participated in the great counteroffensive against the army of China. The chief of staff, Major General Bai Shuidan, said with a bleak face. If the 3rd Division and the 18th Division were to be collectively shattered, the officers of the entire command system of the DPRK Army would have to bear huge responsibilities, and he, as the chief of staff of the DPRK Army, would bear the brunt of this. I didn't expect such a big failure to happen when his military career was about to reach its peak. And such a defeat is fatal for a serviceman.

"Yaga! The 17th Division was ordered to quickly return to the No. 2 assembly area. Even if the No. 1 assembly area could not achieve victory this time, the 3rd and 18th Divisions could not be shattered. Lieutenant General Toshiyin Matsukawa said in a deep voice.

"Hay!"

Major General Bai Shuitan replied loudly. Then quickly go and contact the 17th Division.

"Report to Your Excellency Commander, we have lost contact with the 3rd Division!"

"What, keep in touch with me!" Lieutenant General Toshiyin Matsukawa felt that he was going crazy, and now the endless situation made him breathless. Now he has a very bad premonition in his heart, as if something more terrifying will happen next.

"Your Excellency, the Seventh Brigade and the Matsumoto Brigade and Yamaki Brigade of the Eighteenth Division have sent a telegram confirming that something has happened to the joint command of the Third Division and the Eighteenth Division. It was even more on the battlefield that a large number of Chinese reinforcements appeared. The headquarters set up in the rear was the first to be breached unsuspectingly. ”

"Reinforcements? How could there be reinforcements? Reinforcements capable of having an absolute impact on the battlefield, how could our reconnaissance troops not find out. Damn the intelligence agencies, such a thing was not even notified in advance. Lieutenant General Toshiyin Matsukawa vented all his anger on the intelligence agencies.

"No, give me the battle plan of the Chinese people!" Lieutenant General Toshiyin Matsukawa's face suddenly changed drastically, and he quickly shouted to the staff officers.

Opening the battle plan of the Northeast Army transmitted from the special high school, in view of the current form of the entire battlefield, Lieutenant General Matsukawa Toshiyin's face was extremely pale. The battle plan, which was originally considered inferior by Lieutenant General Toshiyin Matsukawa, was instantly revitalized with the addition of a support army, and turned into a wonderful overall situation. The North Korean army, which originally thought that victory was in hand, fell into complete passivity.

"Yaga! Fooled! We're all fooled! Send a telegram to the 17th Division, asking Lieutenant General Akashi Genjiro to lead the 17th Division back to the No. 2 assembly site at all costs. Lieutenant General Toshiyin Matsukawa said loudly.

"Hay!"

"Your Excellency, Commander, no! Contact between the military headquarters and the 17th Division was lost. The 17th Division may well have suffered an accident! Major General Bai Shuidan, chief of staff of the North Korean Army, said with a look of panic on his face.

"It can't be! Although the 17th Division is a newly built division, the backbone and officers inside are all excellent elites of the Imperial Japanese Army, plus Lieutenant General Akashi Genjiro is an excellent general of the Imperial Japanese Army, even if they encounter an ambush by the Shina army, they will not silently break the collective jade. Lieutenant General Toshiyin Matsukawa said with a look of disbelief.

"Your Excellency, Commander, we have lost contact with the Seventeenth Division, and we have not received any information from the Seventeenth Division from the No. 1 assembly area. Nor did he see a single soldier of the 17th Division. All this kind of things shows that the 17th Division may have encountered an accident, and we must make preparations as soon as possible. Major General Bai Shuitan said in a deep voice. As the chief of staff of the North Korean Army, he also did not believe that the 17th Division would be wiped out by the Northeast Army so easily.

(To be continued)