On December 18, the Chinese Air Force launched a large-scale air raid on the Sino-North Korean border and the Japanese defensive front on the North Korean side. The bombers took off from several locations in Jilin and the Liaodong Peninsula and carried out air strikes against different targets. This time, the Chinese Air Force mobilized 40 fighters and 260 bombers to participate in the operation into North Korea. With the rapid development of the Chinese Air Force in the midst of war, in order to prevent Japanese warships from launching attacks along China's coast, a bombing squadron has been deployed in Weihai, Qingdao, Shanghai, Fuzhou, and Guangzhou to ensure the safety of the coastal zone.

It is true that it is not impossible for the Japanese army to attack by surprise, but it can only hit non-key targets, and even so, if the Japanese warships want to carry out artillery bombardment close to the Chinese coast, they are also in danger of being sunk. The Japanese base camp carefully studied and concluded that in view of China's powerful air force, the gain of dispatching warships close to China's coastal harassment operations outweighed the losses. At present, the efficiency of Ge Yunfei's all-out efforts to build an air force is reflected, and the powerful Japanese Navy is facing an air attack, and there is nothing to be done.

In the Japanese army headquarters in Seoul, all the generals had solemn expressions. Okamura Ninji was officially appointed by the Japanese army headquarters as Chief of Staff of the Korean Peninsula Defense Command due to his outstanding military talents. At this time, Commander Yoshimasa Oshima asked: "Okamura-kun, the enemy planes are constantly intensifying their air raids on the Gaima Plateau defense line, is the enemy focusing the breakthrough on the Gaima Plateau?" "Your Excellency, if I were the commander of the enemy army, I would never put the main direction of attack on the Gaima Plateau."

Okamura Ninji continued: "The mountains of the Gaima Plateau are undulating, easy to defend and difficult to attack. Although the 50 troops we deployed on the line from the Gaima Plateau to the east coast were a little weak, we had more troops on the defensive side. I still believe that the enemy's main attack is on the front line of Sinuiju and Pyongyang, and that the enemy's advance along the railway line is the best option. Once the enemy forces captured Pyongyang, the defense line on the Gaima Plateau would not work. "Okamura-kun, according to the report of the Intelligence Headquarters, the enemy's troops on the front line of the border are 13 armies, including the Korean Restoration Army, air force units, artillery units, and auxiliary units, with a total strength of about 500,000 troops."

Yoshimasa Oshima continued: "Our division has deployed 500,000 defensive troops on the eastern front, 700,000 troops on the line from Sinuiju to Pyongyang, and 300,000 mobile troops in the Seoul area. With such a small number of troops, the intentions of the enemy are doubtful. "Your Excellency, this is the mastery of the enemy. First, it will greatly ease the logistical pressure, and second, the enemy army can quickly requisition and deploy troops to fight on the front line according to operational needs. As a passive defender, we had to maintain a strong force to contend with. ”

Yoshimasa Oshima sighed and said: "Modern warfare, especially the use of fighter planes, is like divine help, even though we have the advantage of troops, we are also at a disadvantage. Whoever holds air supremacy will gain the initiative on the battlefield. "Your Excellency General, Ge Yunfei is an unusual figure, when the Americans flew into the sky with a spacecraft, opening up the dream of flying to the sky in human history. However, Ge Yunfei sniffed out the huge role of spacecraft in the future military field. ”

Ge Yunfei secretly devoted himself to aerospace research, and secretly used the technology of the Germans to quickly walk in the forefront of the world's aviation field. According to domestic aviation experts, we are at least 5 years behind China in the field of aviation, and the 5-year gap allows us to pay the price of defeat on the battlefield, and perhaps this price determines the fate of the empire. At present, foreign experts predict that in the future, combat planes will appear on warships, and once planes appear on battleships, the history of giant ship artillery will come to an end, and future naval battles will be decided by carrier-based aircraft. ”

Okamura Ningji's sober analysis made Oshima Yoshimasa shudder and said: "You mean that Ge Yunfei is making every effort to build an aviation team, with the purpose of making fighter planes appear on the warship." "Your Excellency General, Ge Yunfei's attempt to use fighter planes against warships has been verified, and perhaps they have formed a plan. In the future, if there were fighters on Chinese warships, the Japanese Empire would never have the light of day. "Report, the Chinese army launched an attack on the Eastern Front!" An operational staff officer reports.

News from the front soon came, and the Chinese army launched attacks from three directions: Linjiang, Changbai, and Quang Binh. Okamura Ninji said to Oshima Yoshimasa: "Your Excellency, the border cannot be defended, and the enemy's purpose is to advance quickly, and it is inevitable to strengthen the offensive in an attempt to achieve the goal of the campaign in a short time." I don't think it's necessary to invest a lot of troops in the border zone, and that it is necessary to use it rationally for defense and make it pay a heavy price. I still believe that the Linjiang line is not the main direction of attack of the enemy. ”

"It was reported that the enemy's artillery fire was very fierce, and the enemy attacking troops attacked sharply under the cover of fighters. The pressure on the border garrison has increased, and it is required to increase the number of troops! "A combat staff officer." The 6th Division stationed in Cicheng, the 20th and 22nd Divisions stationed in Huishan, and the 35th Division stationed in Maoshan were ordered to flexibly deploy defensive tactics in order to reduce battle losses! "The purpose of what is flexible and mobile is to tell the Japanese defense troops not to blindly defend and to put the enemy troops in. The Japanese army used flexible and mobile tactics, which was directly related to Okamura's involvement.

For nearly a year, Okamura Ninji did a lot of homework and carefully studied the tactics of Ge Yunfei and his troops. He believed that the military thinking advocated by Ge Yunfei was very advanced, and he effectively blended regular warfare with movement warfare and guerrilla warfare, and changed it at any time according to the situation on the battlefield. The Japanese army's offensive on the Shandong battlefield was repeatedly blocked, not only because the enemy had the air power to dominate, but also because its advanced tactics were also a prerequisite for a solid defense. In addition, Okamura Ninji believed that the enemy lost air cover at night, so the Japanese army should give full play to its advantage at night.

As night approached, the sound of gunfire gradually moved away from the border. In the headquarters of the 3rd Corps in Changbai Town, all the generals were excited. An operational staff officer said: "Commander, the 5th, 8th, 6th, and Korean Restoration Army, after a daytime battle, entered the territory of North Korea separately. The 6th Army and the Korean Restoration Army made rapid progress, and their headquarters had penetrated 20 kilometers into the territory of Korea on the Gwangpyeong line. An hour earlier, the Korean Restoration Army had reported that its vanguard had captured Hyesan. ”

"Haha, the North Korean Fuguo Army is really brave, and the telegram ordered to give Li Chenglong a verbal reward." "Commander, Huishan is the location of the 20th Division of the Japanese Army, is it too easy for the Korean Restoration Army to capture Huishan so easily, is there a fraud in this." "There is no need to filter, it is reasonable for the Korean Restoration Army to take Hyesan with the support of our powerful artillery and fighter planes. All departments were ordered to work closely together and move forward as a whole. Wen Biao was in a good mood, but he underestimated the Japanese counterattack.

At this time, Li Chenglong, commander of the Korean Restoration Army, led all the generals to Huishan Town, walked into the headquarters of the 20th Division of the Japanese Army, and looked at the scene of chaos, Li Chenglong was overjoyed. "Report to the army commander, the first brigade of the vanguard reports that the headquarters has advanced to Pingshan, and it is estimated that Pingshan will be taken tomorrow morning. Army commander, according to the battle plan, after our division takes Huishan, it should advance slowly, and whether the 1st Pioneer Brigade is advancing or not, this situation should be reported to the headquarters. ”

"There is no need to report, it is our bounden duty to recover the motherland, telegraph the first brigade of the vanguard, speed up the speed, and be sure to occupy Pingshan tomorrow morning." At this time, Meng Da, commander of the 42nd Brigade of the 15th Division of the 6th Army, which was located on the right flank of the 1st Pioneer Brigade of the Korean Restoration Army, received a report that he had lost contact with the 1st Pioneer Brigade of the DPRK. The chief of staff said: "Brigade commander, is the first brigade of the vanguard of the Korean Restoration Army advancing too fast, according to the plan, it should not be like this." ”

"The North Koreans are understandably eager to restore their country, and they ordered their troops to speed up and keep up." "Suddenly, there was a dense burst of gunfire ahead." "Report to the brigade commander, the front is blocked by the Japanese army!" "Order the forward troops to quickly break through the Japanese resistance!" An hour later, the forward troops reported that the Japanese defense was very stubborn and that the attack had been frustrated. "Brigade commander, the forward unit reported that a brigade of Japanese troops appeared in front, and we could not quickly break through the Japanese position, and this situation should be reported."

Brigade Commander Meng Da said anxiously: "The Japanese army stubbornly resisted, and the goal was obviously to target the First Brigade of the Vanguard of the Korean Restoration Army, damn, these bastards." Soon an order came from above, ordering Meng Da's troops to stop the offensive and retreat 10 kilometers to get in touch with the friendly and neighboring forces. At this moment, a large number of Japanese troops appeared on the flank, and the attack was very fierce. Soon, Japanese troops also appeared on the other side, but fortunately, the pocket mouth had not yet been formed, and the attacking 35th Brigade faced a breakthrough in the blink of an eye.

At the headquarters of the 3rd Corps, an operational staff officer made an urgent report: "Report, the 15th Division of the 6th Army reported that the 35th Brigade of the vanguard of the headquarters was suddenly surrounded by a large number of Japanese troops, but fortunately, the Japanese encirclement was not formed, and the 35th Brigade rushed out of the Japanese encirclement after a fierce battle, but the losses were very large. According to the report of the 15th Division, the 35th Brigade lost contact with the Korean Restoration Army, so it boldly advanced. Wen Biao heard this and said urgently: "Immediately get in touch with the Korean Restoration Army, I want to know the real situation!" ”