In mid-January, the shelling of the Yingkou front began as usual, but the fighting stopped after 5 minutes because the front-line troops reported that the Japanese defensive positions were abnormal. Soon the front-line troops reported that the Japanese army abandoned Yingkou and retreated. Commander Zhang Zuolin was very surprised to receive the report and immediately reported it to the Fengtian Headquarters.

"Report to the commander-in-chief, Zhang Zuolin reported that the Japanese army suddenly abandoned Yingkou." A subordinate said. Ge Yunfei said with a smile: "This result is not unexpected, it seems that the Japanese army will not be able to hold on any longer." ”

"Pass my order and order Zhang Zuolin's troops to follow the pursuit and continue to oppress the Japanese army. Ordered Wen Biao to stop the attack on the Haicheng line and Qingchengzi line. The air force was ordered to intensify air strikes to force the Japanese to accelerate their retreat. Ge Yunfei said to his subordinates: "It's too aggrieved here, get ready, let's go immediately!" "Chief, where are you going?" "Go to Lushun!" In the afternoon of the same day, Ge Yunfei drove to Yingkou under the escort of the guard troops. It just so happened that Zhang Zuolin's headquarters was also relocated to Yingkou.

Zhang Zuolin and other generals greeted him in front of the temporary command department at Yingkou: "Commander-in-chief, the little devil has run away, haha, this battle is enjoyable." "How's it going?" "One of my corps is following in pursuit, and the troops of a division are already moving south along the railway line." "Commander Zhang, are you interested in coming with me!" "The chief minister invites him, how can he not allow it." Zhang Zuolin turned around and explained a few words to Deputy Commander Meng Enyuan, and then unceremoniously got into Ge Yunfei's special car.

The convoy continued south along the railway line, which was in shambles and badly damaged. "Chief, the railway line was destroyed by Little Japan, and presumably the Arthur Military Port is not much better." "I have long thought of this, a blank sheet of paper paints the best picture, and I have ordered the Northeast Railway Bureau to repair the railway line as soon as possible. Next year, our fleet will be stationed in the Port of Arthur and the North Sea Fleet will be formally established. "So the government is going to build a navy!" "It's difficult, building a strong navy is not something that happens overnight."

The convoy followed the troops advancing south and marched all the way to the military port of Arthur. The tattered scenes along the way make people feel depressed. Two days later, the convoy arrived at the Port of Arthur. Standing at a high point in the military port, looking at the bombed-out wharf, Zhang Zuolin said angrily: "Ma Labazi, Lao Tzu landed on the Japanese archipelago one day and made little Japan Tokyo a ruin. "Brother, China is a civilized country, and we are not barbarians. Our aim was to stifle Japanese expansion, not brutal aggression and plunder. ”

Ge Yunfei continued: "China needs a lasting peaceful environment, and developing the economy and improving the well-being of its people is the main task facing us. Only when you are strong will foreign enemies not dare to enter your land. In the future, we must build a strong national defense force, so that we can safeguard peace and ensure the long-term peace and stability of our people. "I don't have those bends and curves, but this time I am fighting against Japan, I must be ruthless, and I can't let the Oriental devils turn over again." "Brother, as long as we drive the Japanese back to Toyo Island, it will be difficult for him to turn over."

Ge Yunfei continued with a smile: "To put it bluntly, the expansion of the Japanese is a sense of crisis, the Japanese archipelago is poor in resources, and the food produced by its land cannot meet domestic needs at all. As the saying goes, if you hit a snake and hit seven inches, the life of the Japanese is silver, as long as we get stuck in the key points of the Japanese, he wants to build warships, build airplanes, and increase armaments. The purpose of our war against Japan is to drag down Japan, and this is a 100-year plan. In the next step, we will make every effort to build an air combat force and use air superiority to continue to contain the Japanese army. ”

"When the Japanese army retreats to the Korean Peninsula, it will inevitably expend a lot of effort to build fortifications, and I want Japan to increase its investment, and at the same time, Japan's defensive operations on the Korean Peninsula will inevitably increase the suffering of the Korean people, which is extremely beneficial to us. Now the initiative of the war is in our hands, and we can fight whenever we want, and finally let the Japanese themselves collapse until they submit. "That's why you're forming a North Korean army." "The North Koreans will definitely fight bravely in order to recover their motherland, and we must spend this money, and the dividends will be astronomical in the future."

"Chief, you are not only an excellent military strategist, but also a unique businessman in the world. I don't know how to die against you, I don't know how to die, I am convinced. "Brother, am I that scary?" "The brutal war allows you to describe it, and many unrelated things can be connected, and they are high-sounding and straightforward, and even if they kill people, there are good reasons. You see almost everyone in the world, but no one can find out your mind. What you want to do and what you want to do, others don't know, and it's always ingenious, and the result is always right. ”

Ge Yunfei smiled: "Maybe this is different! "It's not different, you're prescient!" "You think so!" "It's not me who thinks so, Xu Shichang told me in private. It is said that you were sent by God to save the Chinese people who have suffered many disasters. He said that the Republic of China can appear today's situation, you are the only one, and no second person can do it. Ge Yunfei smiled and didn't answer, but walked towards the dock. After a day of stay at the Lushun Military Port, Ge Yunfei obtained first-hand information about the destruction of the military port.

Next, he had to draft a document himself, which he would later refer to in the engineering department. At the end of January, the last retreating units of the Japanese army retreated to Korea through the frozen Yalu River, and on this day the air force units officially stopped bombing the Japanese army. In order to witness the historic moment, Zhang Zuolin accompanied Ge Yunfei to Dandong.

On this day, the cold wind and the weather were hazy, indicating that a storm and snow were coming. A high point with a wide field of vision, Ge Yunfei was in a good mood, Zhang Zuolin held a telescope to look across the Yalu River, and his expression was particularly excited.

"Chief, today is a great day, and precious photos should be left." A subordinate suggested. "This proposal is good, Commander Zhang, let's take a photo!" With the bright light of the flash, a precious image remains on the negative. In a bunker across the Yalu River, the commander of the Japanese army, Yoshimasa Oshima, and the operational staff officer, Okamura Ninji, also held binoculars to look at the opposite side. For them, this fertile land is so nostalgic, but this land may never come back.

After a long time, Yoshimasa Oshima put down the binoculars and sighed: "We failed, we lost in the hands of Ge Yunfei." He's a terrible opponent and he's going to bite us all the time. The fate of the empire rests on the Korean Peninsula, and even more tragic tears await us. During the one-and-a-half-month operation, 30,000 officers and men suffered frostbite, and the non-combat attrition far exceeded the casualties in the battle. I don't understand how the enemy overcame the cold. Okamura replied, "The General Staff has concluded that the enemy's large-scale use of a grass that grows in the northeast, called Ula grass, has effectively prevented frostbite on the feet. ”

"It is said that their soldiers' underwear is a down combat uniform, as for what kind of feather is not clear, in addition, in order to prevent frostbite on the face and nose, they cleverly designed anti-freezing masks on the soldiers' hats. It can be seen that Ge Yunfei has carefully prepared the winter combat uniform for a long time, but we have indeed ignored this problem. "Gangcun Zhongzuo, this shows that Ge Yunfei has been preparing for a few years ago, and it is by no means a one-time achievement. We despised this opponent and forced him to grow stronger day by day. ”

"What the general said is that according to the clues provided by all parties, when Ge Yunfei was a Manchu official on the Shandong Peninsula, he aimed at us and regarded us as his greatest enemy. It's terrible, he's in the dark, we're in the light. The appearance of the plane did not attract our great attention, but Ge Yunfei's sense of smell captured the great power of the fighter in the war. Ge Yunfei secretly developed aviation, not only from Yuan Shikai but also from us. It can be said that Ge Yunfei has planned every step he takes, so it is not accidental that today's situation has occurred. ”

"Ge Yunfei is not only hiding from the world, but what is even more terrifying is that he sees our weakness. Frankly speaking, sending troops to Shandong was a major mistake in military strategy; first, we did not have a clear understanding of the enemy's determination to resist; second, we made a major mistake in military intelligence; and third, we failed to prepare for war. "Yes, after three years of fierce warfare, manpower, material and financial resources have been greatly consumed, and it is said that there has been opposition in the country, and in addition, in order to meet the conquest, the navy's military spending has to be cut, and many warships that are about to be launched have to be stopped."

Oshima Yoshimasa sighed and said: "Although the military spending is inclined to the aviation force, but the distant water is difficult to quench the thirst of the near, our aviation experts helplessly said that if you want to reach the level of the Chinese Air Force, the empire will need at least 3 years, and 3 years is the saddest thing for the war, victory or defeat has been decided." "Your Excellency General, whether you can hold the Korean Peninsula and use space in exchange for time is the most important thing. As long as we hold out until the end of the European war, maybe there is hope for the empire! "Nakasa Okamura, it seems doubtful to listen to your tone, do you think our allies will change their minds?"

"General, this world is driven by interests, nothing will not change, once our allies abandon us, we can only shrink into an isolated island, this is the most terrible." "Okamura Nakasa, you and I are soldiers, for the sake of the future of the empire, we have no choice." "I understand that I will immediately study a new defense plan at the General Staff." Yoshimasa Oshima and Ninji Okamura boarded the train with a heavy heart and headed for Seoul. The retreating Japanese troops along the way were heavy and demoralized. Many soldiers still do not understand how the mighty Japanese Empire could have been so miserably defeated.

Snowflakes floated in the sky, and the snowflakes flying all over the sky were refreshing. Ge Yunfei looked at the silver clothes all over the mountains, and knew in his heart that it was time for him to return to the capital. "Chief, when the spring flowers bloom, is it the time to attack?" "What is in a hurry, when to launch an attack on the Korean Peninsula, we have the final say. Your 4 armies are placed on the border line, occasionally firing a few cannons and firing a few shots, engaging in acting, so that the Japanese army will not be confused. Next month, I will transfer the special regiment to give the Japanese army a taste of special operations. ”

"Haha, I'm good at playing this, you just wait to hear the good news!" "Commander Zhang, your unit has just been reorganized, and you must be trained strictly according to the combat outline. Training is so-so in peacetime, and blood will be paid in wartime. You are a feint attack on the front line of Yingkou, and the casualties are actually twice that of the 2nd Corps, and you, as the commander, must attach great importance to it. "I'm anxious too! Please take care of the military training in person! Soon, Ge Yunfei drove away from Dandong and disappeared into the snowstorm.