If you were to ask General Miyamoto Arihito, the commander-in-chief of the Japanese front, what he was going to do, he would tell him that he really didn't want to launch a counterattack on the Ming Empire's troops crossing the Yalu River on the night of December 9. Pen ~ fun ~ Pavilion www.biquge.info because at this time, as long as you are not a fool, you can guess that the Japanese army will launch a surprise attack at night, and it loses the concealed assault, and it loses the meaning of implementation.

But he only had such one night, and when his tank troops could be put into battle the next day, the new bombers of the Ming Empire could also join the battle, and what made him even more afraid was that the army of the Ming Empire also had tanks, newer tanks.

"A new tank? A tank that even the Type 91 infantry guns can't destroy? Are you kidding? "Hearing the last few news from the front, Miyamoto couldn't believe his ears. The Type 91 anti-tank gun can be said to be a rare 50 mm caliber "heavy" anti-tank weapon in the hands of the Japanese army, and if even this cannon fails, then the Japanese Type 91 tank equipped with a 30 mm rapid-fire gun will not be able to penetrate the opponent.

This situation was something that the Japanese barely took into account before the war, and they enhanced the 20 mm rapid-fire gun of the No. 1 tank and were quite complacent about this improvement. But now it seems that the Ming army has already begun to develop newer tanks, and the focus of improvement seems to be on defense capabilities.

Hearing this kind of report, General Miyamoto Arihito's heart was simply indescribable, and he really wanted to ask loudly to the sky: Why is the national strength of the Ming Empire so strong, and is such an enemy too unfair to Japan?

But in the face of absolute national strength, things are so unfair. While the island country has a high terrain defense, it is also constrained by a narrow territory, and the only country that can balance the advantages between the mainland country and the island country is the United States, the chosen one.

Mere complaining will not help, and in this situation, the further actions of the Japanese army will depend on the commander Miyamoto Yuhito. He looked at the map with a helpless face, because at this time, the so-called "night attack" with the main force and the Ming army's river-crossing troops was no different from a frontal battle.

First of all, with the gradual expansion of the Ming army's river crossings, the interference and suppression effect of the heavy artillery units deployed by the Japanese army in the hilly and mountainous areas was reduced to a very low level. Although these artillery pieces are now risking to continue shelling the Ming crossings, they are of very limited use. The Ming troops are seizing the time to cross the Yalu River in a steady stream, and every minute new troops are landing on the other side of the Yalu River.

Because the Yalu River began to freeze, the work of building pontoon bridges did not go smoothly, but as the day passed, the Ming army had increased from two pontoon bridges when they first crossed the river to a full five. This also included a large pontoon bridge that could continuously pass through tanks, and the efficiency of the troops crossing the river was greatly enhanced.

Although Miyamoto Yuhito did not know all this now, he could still judge the general trend of the Ming army's river-crossing troops being constantly strengthened. With each second of delay, the greater the resistance he encountered when he began to counterattack - by dawn tomorrow, that resistance would increase exponentially, and his troops would probably never be able to drive the Ming army back across the Yalu River.

"Even if the Ming army has already guessed the movement of our army, I must try to recapture my lost position tonight." Standing in front of the map with his hands behind his back, Miyamoto said this to himself, as if he had made up his mind, turned around and grabbed the phone on the table.

"I want the head of the Ono Sa Division!" He commanded into the receiver, then waited for a voice on the other side of the phone, and immediately said: "Ohno-kun, you must settle the troops withdrawn from the 17th Division...... They are all heroes who fought to the end for the Empire! ”

"Your Excellency, General! Our troops suffered heavy losses, about 2,000 soldiers were killed on the positions of the 17th Division. Now my infantry wing is almost incapacitated, and only the tank wing remains. On the other side of the phone, Ono Sata complained to Miyamoto Yuhito: "The 17th Division's rout is only more than 1,000 people, and it is impossible to play any role." ”

Miyamoto Yuren sighed, then regained his spirits, and said slowly: "I called you, just ask you to stand by now, the night assault cannot use our chariots, I can only let the infantry go up...... Please pray with your subordinates that the Japanese Empire will be able to survive for a long time! ”

After hanging up the phone, Miyamoto once again wanted to communicate with the headquarters of another division, which was the Japanese 8th Division deployed in the second-line defensive position. This division is also a first-class division of the Japanese army, and its combat capability is not inferior to that of the 5th Division, which is now under threat from the Ming army on its flanks.

The division commander Uehara Sawasawa grabbed the phone in his hand and heard Miyamoto Yuhito's voice: "Order your division to start attacking the flank of the Ming army and recapture the lost position!" Long live His Majesty the Emperor, long live the Great Japanese Empire! ”

"Yes! Take back your ground! Defeat the Ming Army! Uehara replied after holding the phone straight. He was a staunch hardliner of the Japanese army who committed heinous crimes in the fight to suppress Han uprisings on the Korean Peninsula and at home. He once ordered the massacre of Han Chinese laborers who went on strike at the Iwami silver mines, most of whom were descendants of civilians who had immigrated to Japan from the Ming Empire, as well as descendants of intermarriages with Japanese natives.

Putting down the phone, this famous brave general in Japan gave the order for his troops to enter a counterattack state: "The counterattack begins, stop the Ming army from continuing to advance, and recapture the lost positions on the Yalu River defense line!" ”

The 8th Division was stationed between Longyuan Gupingli and Sanjuli, and this division was originally a reserve behind the 5th Division, guarding against the Japanese 5th Division's defense line along the river. In the afternoon, because the reinforcements of the 2nd Division were unfavorable, it also began to move in the direction of Weiyuan, but unfortunately it also encountered the interference of the Ming bombers and was unable to arrive in time.

Now this army has been deployed in the area south of Weiyuan, and has covertly entered the area not far from the Ming army, and at this time, the sun is about to set, and the sky has begun to darken significantly. In the north of December, it is already evening at half past four. (To be continued.) )