Japan and Russia eventually turned enemies into friends, and although they still had their own evil intentions, they still united against the East China government under various internal and external pressures.

However, during this period of time, the East China government has not been idle, and has been making final preparations for the attack on Vladivostok. The battle plan was drawn up a long time ago, and during this period of time, it was mainly to further refine and formulate plans for various contingencies.

After the end of the Battle of Shilihe, the Marine Corps and the 1st Army withdrew to Qingdao for targeted training, and the Marine Corps was also expanded into 2 divisions and 3 reserve regiments.

At present, the Marine Corps has only one division, and after some time of war training, it has rich combat experience and strong combat effectiveness, but now that the army has been expanded, how to distribute the strength of this division is the most difficult problem to deal with. If the whole division is evenly distributed among the newly established units, although the effect of using the old to bring in the new can be achieved, the overall combat effectiveness will inevitably drop sharply after a certain period of time, and there is no unit capable of fighting a tough battle; and if the whole division is retained, or if a small number of personnel are drawn out to supplement other units, although the combat effectiveness of one division can be guaranteed, due to the lack of experience in other units, the gap in combat effectiveness among other units is too large, and it is difficult to form an overall combat effectiveness, and the entire Marine Corps is still supported by one division, so how to rationally distribute personnel is indeed a rather difficult problem。

First of all, the current division was determined to be the 1st Division of the Marine Corps, retaining half of the officers and soldiers, so that only half of the personnel were replenished, and under the guidance and leadership of the veterans, it could be restored to close to the original combat effectiveness in a short time, and the newly built 2nd Marine Division was formed as the backbone of half of the officers and men, so that the whole division had 1/ Three of the experienced veterans can quickly form a certain battle, while the remaining one-third of the officers and men are officers of the other three reserve regiments, mainly responsible for the training of the reserve regiments, after all, the role of the reserve regiment is only a supplement to the combat troops, not the main force of the battle.

After the assigned plan was determined, the next step was the establishment and training of the army, and at the same time he had to participate in the discussion of the improvement of the battle plan, so Luo Yue was very busy during this time, although he returned to Qingdao, he lived in the barracks every day; and at this time, Zhou Weiying had been suspended and went home to recuperate and give birth, but Luo Yue only went home to see her a few times, and did not spend the night at home. Fortunately, Qin Zheng and his wife both understood the heavy responsibility that Luo Yue was shouldering now, and they both comforted Luo Yue not to worry about the affairs at home, and prepared for battle with all their might.

At the end of August, the Central Military Commission formally established the Vladivostok Expeditionary Force, and of course, after the successful campaign to capture Vladivostok, it was changed to the Vladivostok Military Region, with Luo Yue as the commander, Liu Tie, commander of the 1st Army, as the deputy commander, and the strength of the troops was composed of the Marine Corps, the 1st and 6th Divisions of the 1st Army, and 2 reserve regiments. The total number of troops is about 73,000. Among other things, the expeditionary force was equipped with two self-propelled guns of 200 mm caliber and an armored train.

Both of these weapons were just created by the East China government, not the two armored trains and four self-propelled guns that showed their might on the Liaodong battlefield in the first phase of the battle.

However, this newly built armored train is an upgraded version of the first two armored trains, equipped with 280 mm, 40 radial guns, stronger than the 240 mm, 40 radial artillery of the first two armored trains, and more powerful in combat effectiveness.

Although the caliber of the 200 mm self-propelled gun is the same, the diameter multiplier reaches 45 times, which can be regarded as an upgrade from the previous 4 vehicles. Although the 200 mm caliber self-propelled guns are not as powerful as armored trains, they are flexible and mobile, which can be used as a powerful supplement to armored trains. However, by this time, the East China government had run out of trucks, so it could not make more self-propelled guns.

With the addition of these two weapons, the actual total strength of the Vladivostok Expeditionary Force reached 78,000, and the East China government also prepared 100,000 logisticians and 1,000 administrative personnel. After the expeditionary force occupied Vladivostok, all of them were sent to Vladivostok to take over the logistics and administration of Vladivostok.

The 7th and 16th Divisions of the 1st Army and one reserve division remained in Qingdao and were responsible for defending the Shandong region together with the Qingdao Garrison Division.

On the Liaodong battlefield, the People's Army was divided into two fronts, north and south, and confronted the Russian army and the Japanese army respectively. The northern front was bounded by the Shili River, and the 2nd, 3rd, and 4th armies totaled about 220,000 troops, as well as two armored trains, two self-propelled guns and 18 automobile-towed guns, and held on to the Russian troops stationed in Shenyang.

During this time, the Russian army has transferred a large number of troops from the rear, bringing the number of troops stationed in Shenyang to about 360,000, and as a result, there are only more than 100,000 Russian troops left in the Harbin area. Although the strength of the Russian army in Shenyang has exceeded that of the People's Army by nearly 40%, the battle of Shilihe has caused a huge psychological impact on the Russian army, coupled with the inefficiency of the Russian army in scheduling, logistics, and ammunition supply, so the Russian army does not dare to take the initiative to attack the People's Army now.

However, after learning that China had reached an agreement with Japan to jointly fight against the East China government, the commander-in-chief of the Russian army, Linnevich, believed that he could wait for Japan to launch an attack on the Yalu River to contain the People's Army, and then the Russian army would attack the People's Army's Shilihe defense line from Shenyang, so as to ensure the defeat of the People's Army in one fell swoop.

On the southern front, the 4 divisions of the 5th Army of the People's Army arranged a defensive line along the Yalu River, and at this time they had dug trenches along the Yalu River at a distance of about 400-500 meters as the first line of defense to guard the Yalu River, and at a distance of about 1000 meters behind the first line of defense, every 2000-3000 meters, a stone fort was built, and 4-6 155 mm* guns were set up. As the fulcrum of the artillery position, 1,000 meters behind the artillery position, a temporary road was built through the entire position, which was used for the rapid movement, support and transfer of two self-propelled guns.

After the Japanese army fled to the Korean Peninsula, after reorganizing the remnants of the army, they also wanted to set up a defensive line along the Yalu River. However, at this time, the People's Army had already preemptively arranged positions on the Yalu River, and the width of the Yalu River was only 500-1000 meters, and most of the artillery and mortars of the People's Army could cross the river and fall to the east bank of the Yalu River. Therefore, the Japanese commander Gentaro Kodama had no choice but to order a retreat to a position 5-6 kilometers away from the river to set up a defensive line, and only a few sentinels were arranged along the Yalu River, so that the Japanese defense line could be arranged.

It is also worth mentioning that the air power of the KPA has also been strengthened, and two more single-seat propeller fixed-wing aircraft have joined the battlefield, bringing the number of propeller fixed-wing aircraft to four, and the sortie rate has nearly doubled. In addition, one two-seat propeller fixed-wing aircraft can be completed and put into service around October, and by the end of the year, it is expected that four single-seat and four two-seat propeller fixed-wing aircraft can be used in this war.

Some time ago, 2 single-seat propeller fixed-wing aircraft played a considerable role on the battlefield, on the one hand, it saved the use time of UAVs and helicopters, and caused a certain deterrent effect on the enemy. Helicopters are tried not to be discovered by the enemy when they are dispatched, while propeller fixed-wing aircraft do not have this problem, which can appear in the enemy's field of vision generously, and cause considerable psychological deterrence to the enemy, after all, in this era, anything that can fly is a tall existence.

On the other hand, the use of propeller fixed-wing aircraft has also accumulated a lot of experience and data for the East China government, and has taken the first step for the East China government to develop the air force in the future.

In addition, the KPA special forces in the Vladivostok region have also achieved great results, relying on the Taior tribes, they have contacted more than 10 tribes and signed a joint alliance against Russia. These tribes are all nomadic fishing and hunting people in Northeast China, and they still have a considerable sense of belonging to China. After Russia occupied the Vladivostok region, they brutally suppressed these tribes, so these tribes also had a great hatred for Russia, and when they saw that someone was leading the fight against Russia, and there was also support from the Kannai army, they were naturally willing to join.

After the integration of the KPA, a contingent of about 1,500 people was organized and trained to a certain extent. Although the combat effectiveness of this contingent is not very strong, and it does not play much role in the KPA attack on Vladivostok, they are familiar with the topography, environment, customs, and customs of this area, and they are quite hard-working and can be engaged in reconnaissance, guidance, and pacification of other nationalities.

In this way, the KPA has completed all its preparations, and a new round of war is about to begin.