After an air battle, there was silence on both sides, especially the Inner Mongolia Military Region. Although the air defense forces fought very bravely, shooting down a total of 18 Japanese bombers in nearly two hours of air combat, Bi Jing himself was the side that was bombed, plus there were great casualties in weapons and equipment and personnel, especially the only 24 anti-aircraft guns were completely destroyed 1, which made all the inductors, including Han Yunhua, feel annoyed.

And General Yamada Oto-san is the same, and the last time he intercepted and killed Han Yunhua, General Okamura Ninji was the same depressed, Yamada Oto-general did not expect that such a simple air raid lost so many fighters, 18, what kind of number is this, when I wanted to attack the capital of China, a big air battle, the fighters of both sides may not be able to lose 18 fighters, this time I was forced to take machine guns and anti-aircraft artillery to shoot down 18, which is a shame for the Imperial Japanese Air Force, even the Army Aviation Regiment.

However, although the Air Force lost 18 fighters, they were all old Aichi bombers, and if it was a Type 96 fighter, the effect would definitely be much better. Moreover, the loss of the air force this time is not meaningless, at least Yamada Otozo can basically determine through this battle that Han Yunhua's command is indeed located in Ulanhot.

Yamada Otozo was really in a hurry, and the situation reported back at the junction of the two sides was very bad, and the troops of China in the fighting area of Shanhaiguan were frequently moved, and the line even found a group of China planes there. What does this mean, it can only mean that Han Yunhua's troops are going to have a big battle with the Kwantung Army. Yamada Otozo is not as conceited as Terauchi Shouichi and Binshan Yuan, nor is he as conceited as General Tada Jun, he has analyzed in detail the previous major battles launched by Han Yunhua, and he found that the empire has the upper hand, but it is always the empire that suffers in every battle, and it is light to be eaten one or two infantry divisions, and even the entire front army was almost completely annihilated. Therefore, Yamada Otozo did not dare to be careless at all, and deep down in Yamada Otozo's heart, he was actually very taboo to exchange fire with the Inner Mongolia Military Region, especially with the troops under the command of Han Yunhua.

The current situation in the country is very bad, both prices and unemployment have reached a dangerous level, and the successive years of war have dragged the imperial economy, which has not yet recovered from the economic crisis, to a terrible situation on the verge of collapse, so it is more appropriate that any military defeat could cause major political change in the country, or political unrest. Now Yamada Otozo only hopes that the Kwantung Army will not make any mistakes at this time, and that it is enough to seek no fault without seeking merit. Anyway, it is impossible to develop at his age, and he will retire in the next few years, and Yamada Otozo really doesn't want to lose his old age.

Han Yunhua's department was ready to move, and the war was about to be a foregone conclusion, so Yamada Otozo also knew that he and the entire Kwantung Army had no way to retreat, even if China and Red Soviet Russia were really united, the Kwantung Army must fight back, and Manchuria must not afford to lose. If something goes wrong in Manchuria, then decades of empire business will be in vain, and what is more serious is that if something happens in Manchuria, Korea and Japan may be attacked, especially Korea. Don't look at the fact that Korea is basically completely subservient to the Japanese Empire, but in fact, like the 'Manchuria' region, there are still a large number of rebels in Korea, but Korea is small and lacks a strategic maneuver place, so many Koreans have entered the 'Manchuria' region in the north, as far as General Yamada Oto's knowledge, there are many Korean officers in the resistance forces of Yang Jingyu and Zhao Shangzhi, and he has also heard of the most prestigious ones, as if they are called Choi Yongjian and Kim Il Sung. Although those guys are only middle-level officers in the Chinese army, and they are equivalent to a Zhongzuo when they are full, and the highest is no more than the rank of Dazuo, but in the hearts of North Korea, those guys are extremely respected.

It is good that there is Manchuria as a barrier now, but once something happens to 'Manchuria,' then the situation in Korea will definitely take a sharp turn for the worse in a very short period of time, and he, the commander of the Kwantung Army, will definitely bear the main responsibility at that time. Therefore, Yamada Otozo has no way out, originally he thought that as long as he didn't take the initiative to provoke Han Yunhua's department, the situation in the Northeast could be kept stable for the time being, as long as he survived until he retired.

But he still underestimated Han Yunhua and his troops, his concession did not let Han Yunhua understand, a large number of troops began to gather in the northeast border area, according to the secret agent hidden in Han Yunhua's department, this time Han Yunhua's department in Ulanhot and its surrounding areas have gathered more than 200,000 troops, in addition to a large number of Mongolian cavalry also appeared in the border area, Yamada Otozo does not think that those Mongolian people who were bullied and oppressed by the Japanese Imperial Army are here to help the Japanese Imperial Army.

The news from other regions also made Yamada Otozo rush to worry about it, and the branch of China had gathered more than 200,000 troops on the front line of Tongliao and Shanhaiguan, and the situation of the siege of 'Manchuria' by the three-way army had been formed, and General Yamada Otozo thought about it for a long time, and after careful consideration, it was decided that the Kwantung Army should strike first, and he decided to attack Han Yunhua's headquarters first, in exchange for the initiative in the war.

But what made General Yamada Otozo feel angry was that before his order was issued, he received an urgent telegram from the Shuangliao defenders: "More than 80,000 infantry divisions of the four infantry divisions under Shen Yuquan of China have entered the Shuangliao area, and the 12 strongholds along the way have been wiped out by the cavalry units of the China before they can retreat, and more than 600 imperial warriors and more than 1,000 imperial allegoed troops have been completely wiped out from the battle sequence of the Kwantung Army." ”

The Shuangliao region is the first strong defense line of the Kwantung Army to block Han Yunhua's eastward advance, and the Kwantung Army has stationed a whole reinforced division and an independent mixed infantry brigade here, in addition to 1 independent tank wing, plus two border divisions of Manchukuo, the total strength has reached more than 50,000 troops, so the commander of the garrison in the Shuangliao region, Lieutenant General Jingguan Longchang, is full of confidence in defeating the invading squadron.

At the same time, the 9th Division stationed along the Shanhai Pass reported that the 42nd Wing of the 9th Infantry Brigade stationed in Xinkailing had been fiercely attacked by the large army of China, and was also bombed by the group of aircraft of China. In addition, traces of the Chinese army have also been discovered in Qianwei, Beilu, Lingyuan and other places, and the Chinese aviation units have been frequently dispatched, and the troops on the southern front are under great pressure.

Yamada Otozo was very annoyed, the branch was really hateful, and she took the lead in launching the war just a few hours before she was ready to strike first, although she was angry in her heart, but Yamada Otozo had to admire Han Yunhua's decisiveness and determination. In the world of military entry, there are only enemies and friends, and there is no distinction between good and bad invasions, but in the enemy invasion, Yamada Otozo respects those real warriors more, such as Yang Jingyu and Zhao Shangzhi, who have embarrassed the entire Kwantung Army several times, and Han Yunhua, who defeated the Imperial Army in a head-to-head battle, etc., it can be said that living with such an opponent is his honor and his misfortune at the same time.

The Kwantung Army's reaction speed was also extremely fast, and both sides were fully prepared for this battle, although both sides were very uncertain, but they were full of confidence on the surface. Yamada Otozo knew that the more than 100,000 troops on the front line alone could not withstand the all-out attack of more than 400,000 troops on the eastern Hebei front and the Suidong front, so Yamada Otozo issued the 'All-Manchuria No. 1 Combat Readiness Order' in his capacity as the commander of the Kwantung Army.

This was the second 'national' mobilization order since the establishment of the puppet state of Manchukuo in 1932, the first being by Senior General Umezu Yoshijiro after the Nomenkan Incident in 1939. Originally, there was still controversy within the Kwantung Army about the combat readiness order issued by General Yamada Otozo at this time, although the puppet Manchukuo government was a puppet regime, but it still had a certain degree of freedom in administration, so it was also slightly dissatisfied with this order from the Kwantung Army Headquarters, because ... [This chapter is not finished, please click on the next page to continue reading!] ］