"Boom! Rumble! Rumble! "Outside Anju, the Japanese army is attacking the small city with mortars. The 16th Division of the Japanese Army, in order to speed up the journey, also gave up those heavy equipment. Now, the 16th Heavy Artillery Brigade and the 16th Field Artillery Wing of the Japanese Army are advancing towards Anju at a snail-like pace.

In the absence of artillery support, the Japanese army had to use mortars. The mortar is lightweight and suitable for long marches. It's just that the mortars used by the Japanese Army are all 60 mm caliber, and their power is relatively weak.

The Japanese army was not equipped with many mortars, only two per squadron. This made the 16th Division have a total of less than forty mortars. And they faced the Imperial Army, although they also had no heavy weapons. But the number of mortars is much larger than that of the Japanese Army. Each infantry battalion of the Imperial Army was armed with as many as 26 mortars, including 6 120-mm heavy mortars, 8 80-mm medium mortars, and 12 60-mm light mortars. Each infantry regiment is 78 guns. The entire infantry division has more than 200 mortars, which is more than five times the number of the Japanese army.

As soon as the Japanese Army mortars began to fire, the Imperial Army mortars immediately began to return fire. The first to fire were more than a dozen 120-mm heavy mortars. This mortar has a larger caliber and is more powerful. At the same time, the firing range is much longer than that of the mortars of the Japanese Army. The mortars of the Japanese Army were easily enveloped within range.

In less than five minutes, dozens of mortars of the 16th Division of the Japanese Army were devastated. More than half of the mortars were blown up, and a large number of artillery members were killed and wounded, which directly dealt a heavy blow to the artillery strength of the 16th Division.

Seeing this scene, Lieutenant General Nobuyoshi Yamanaka almost gritted his teeth.

"Send a telegram to the field artillery wing, within three hours. They must rush to Anzhou. Lieutenant General Yamanaka Nobuyoshi ordered. He knew that if there was no artillery to join, it would be impossible to take Anzhou. It's just that the roads are difficult to navigate, and there is harassment from the Korean rebels. The artillery of the 16th Division, the speed of the march is really worrying! Don't say three hours, even if you give them six hours, they won't be able to get there.

Marshal Oyamaiwa's urging telegrams kept coming, putting Lieutenant General Nobuyoshi Yamanaka under tremendous pressure. There was no way, he had to order the army to launch an attack on Anzhou without artillery preparation. It turned out that attacking the positions of the Imperial Army in the absence of artillery superiority was really no different from looking for death. The Imperial Army was able to harvest these Japanese Army with light and heavy machine guns with ease.

"His Majesty the Emperor is onboard! Great Japanese Empire onboard! ”

Countless Japanese soldiers, chanting slogans. Rush to the lines of the Imperial Army. However, they were greeted by a dense barrage of bullets. Although, these soldiers are all trained in the spirit of bushido and are not afraid to die. But it turns out that the spirit of bushido is no match for steel. After being hit by bullets, these so-called heroic samurai will still lose their lives.

The attack launched by the 16th Division of the Japanese Army on Anju was simply futile. It's just a matter of increasing their casualties.

Subsequently, the artillery of both sides arrived in Anju after a long journey. Though. The 16th Division outnumbered the 1st Infantry Division of the Imperial Army. However, the 105-mm light howitzer of the Imperial Army. But it was twice the size of the 16th Division of the Japanese Army. In addition, the range of the artillery of the Imperial Army was much faster than that of the Japanese Army. This directly led to the fact that the artillery of the Japanese Army was at a disadvantage in the fierce artillery battle.

After two days of hard fighting, the 16th Division of the Japanese Army was hit on the head under the city of Anzhou, and the whole division suffered heavy casualties, but it was still unable to take Anzhou. By the time the 8th Infantry Division of the Imperial Army arrived, the Japanese Army's attempt to recapture Anju was completely frustrated.

"Yaga. How so? The people of China have completely captured Anju. The rear roads of our army were cut off. "Even Marshal Dashanyan couldn't help but be out of proportion at this moment. The North Korean Army had only 15 divisions in total, and eight divisions were originally deployed on the defense line of the Yalu River, and later the 9th Division went to reinforce it. This meant that nine divisions of the Japanese Army were encircled by the Imperial Army.

If these nine divisions were eaten by the Imperial Army, the remaining six divisions. The Korean Peninsula will not be defended no matter what.

Therefore, Marshal Dashanyan could only mobilize the army again and prepare to launch an attack on Anzhou, striving to recapture Anzhou in one fell swoop. However, the 1st and 8th Infantry Divisions of the Imperial Army began to strengthen the fortifications of Anju after the occupation of Anju. With the combat power of the Imperial Army, in a defensive situation, it is enough to resist the attack of an enemy more than three times its own. It can be said that it is almost impossible for the Japanese Army to recapture Anju.

At the same time, the Imperial Army also intensified its attacks on the Japanese forces along the Yalu River. After the rear road was cut off, the morale of these Japanese troops was visibly affected. At the same time, the supply was also cut off, which greatly affected the combat effectiveness of the Japanese army.

After the Imperial Army blocked the rear route of the Japanese army in Anzhou, the Imperial Army was able to calmly eliminate the Japanese army step by step. Hundreds of thousands of Japan have completely become turtles in the urn.

The Chinese Army surrounded the main forces of the Korean Army in one fell swoop, which caused an uproar in Japan. Although the government intends to block information in this regard, paper cannot contain the fire. First there was a crushing defeat for the Navy, and now the Army is also about to face a major defeat. This is undoubtedly a worse situation for Japan.

If the Korean army is wiped out by the Chinese army, Japan will suffer heavy losses. Therefore, the Japanese cabinet demanded that the Korean army must find a way to resist the attack of the imperial army. Marshal Daeshanam had to find a way to free the encircled Korean army.

On the other hand, the Chinese Navy sent warships into the Tsushima Strait and the Sea of Japan, completely cutting off the sea route from Japan to the Korean Peninsula. It was completely impossible for the Japanese Army to get supplies or reinforcements.

Originally, the Japanese side thought that the Korean army had as many as 370,000 troops, and even if it was not an opponent of the Chinese army, it should have no problem holding the Korean Peninsula. After all, although the Chinese army has a large number of troops, it also has a large area of land to defend, and it cannot allocate too many troops to attack North Korea.

Facts have proved that in the end, the Chinese army only invested 300,000 troops to attack Korea, and its strength was inferior to that of the Japanese and Korean armies. Even so, the Imperial Army had completely gained the upper hand, and now there was a risk that most of the Korean Army would be annihilated. Once the plan of the Chinese Army succeeds, it will be impossible for the North Korean Army, which has suffered heavy losses, to successfully resist the Chinese Army. At that time, the entire Korean Peninsula will be free from Japanese rule, and Japan will completely lose all its overseas colonies.

"Order the troops on the front line to find a way to break through. If it goes on like this, I'm afraid it won't work. After much hesitation, Marshal Oyama Iwa still gave such an order.

As we enter March, the weather starts to get warmer. The snow and ice have melted, and the roads have become more muddy. And the Yalu River, which was originally frozen, has also thawed. This caused some trouble for the logistical supply of the Imperial Army. However, the impact is not very large. With the help of meteorologists, the empire had long been prepared. The war materials needed by the front-line troops had already been transported across the Yalu River one step ahead. In addition, the logistics units of the Imperial Army, prepared a large number of ships. When the river thaws, ships can be used to transport war materials.

After Marshal Oyamaiwa's order was issued, the Japanese Army, which was deeply encircled by the Imperial Army, began to break through one after another. They were met with a strong resistance from the Imperial Army. However, the Imperial Army did not have much advantage in terms of strength. So much so that many Japanese troops have successfully broken through. However, because the main transportation routes were under the control of the Imperial Army, these Japanese armies could only pass through the mountains even after breaking through.

The mountain roads were even more difficult to navigate, and the logistical supply was completely cut off, so it was undoubtedly very difficult for the Japanese army to escape from the pursuit of the Imperial Army and escape to a safe place.

After more than half a month of fighting, most of the 100,000 Japanese troops that were surrounded were wiped out. The rest of the troops fled to the deep mountains and old forests. However, many of these troops were never able to get out of the deep mountains and old forests. Many people starved to death inside. Less than 20,000 troops managed to escape back to the area controlled by the Japanese Army.

In other words, in this battle, the Japanese army lost almost 200,000 troops. The remaining troops of the North Korean army are about 150,000 people. After losing more than half of its troops, the strength of the North Korean army was dealt a heavy blow. If you want to resist the attack of the Imperial Army again, there is almost no possibility.

Marshal Oyama Rock chose to shrink the defensive line, and if the remaining troops were dispersed, they might be broken by the Imperial Army. Therefore, Daesanam was only able to concentrate its troops in Pyongyang, Seoul and other large cities in North Korea. The rest of the place, you can only give up. Marshal Oyama Iwa had already expected it at this moment, and defeat might already be inevitable. He could only do his best to hold on for a while longer.

And the Imperial Army, after eating the main force of the Korean army, also needed time to repair. As a result, the fighting on the Korean Peninsula ceased for the time being in late March. However, the Japanese knew that this was nothing more than the Imperial Army building up strength. (To be continued.) )