"Dang, dangdang. Pen ~ fun ~ Pavilion www.biquge.info" There was a knock on the door, and an officer with a telegram in his hand, after getting permission, pushed open the door and stood in front of Mitsui Takanomiya.

"Your Excellency, General! The news just came that the enemy army occupied the commanding heights of Wonsan, and our army was powerless to counterattack, and now the enemy army has occupied most of the city of Wonsan. The officer's face was expressionless, and he read the contents of the message to Mitsui Takanomiya.

Mitsui Takanomiya sighed, and finally stood up, took the telegram, and looked at it carefully. He read it carefully, as if he was afraid of missing something.

No matter how carefully he looked at what was said, nothing changed, Yuanshan still couldn't hold it after all, and what was even more terrifying was the battle after Yuanshan.

He defended step by step, hoping to delay the war and let Ceylon and the British defeat the Ming Empire on the southeast peninsula.

This is the only glimmer of hope for Japan's victory, and it is also the motivation that he has been trying to hold on. But now, it seems that this persistence is no longer sustainable.

In the course of the Battle of Anzhou, although the troops of the Ming Empire were in a stalemate with the Japanese army for a long time, those times were entirely because Feng Pingzhang, a general, did not want the Japanese to take prisoners.

The Battle of Anju drained the blood of the Japanese elite, which was a loss that Mitsui Takanomiya had to bear, and now, the sequelae of this loss are gradually revealed, giving Mitsui Takanomiya a headache.

Not every Japanese soldier would fight for the Empire of Japan until the last moment of his life, regardless of life and death. More soldiers will still choose to surrender and choose to extend their lives.

When the elite Japanese troops who had received bushido education were lost, only Amaterasu knew whether the Japanese defenders would be able to fight the second decisive Battle of Anshu.

"How's Shuncheon Defense? Did the Ming army intersperse the two wings again? Putting down the papers, Mitsui Takanomiya asked his adjutant.

His adjutant had been in charge of recording the matter, so he replied very fluently: "Your Excellency, General! The Ming army did attack on both flanks and had already encircled Shunchuan on three sides. ”

Except for the road between Heijo and Suncheon, which was stubbornly defended by the Japanese defenders, most of the area on the outskirts of Suncheon had been lost.

In terms of combat effectiveness in field battles, the Ming Empire had tanks, armored vehicles, and submachine guns in hand, and had an overwhelming advantage over the Japanese army.

Coupled with the crushing of the air force, the Ming Empire could often get any area it wanted in the field, and in turn, Japan would have to pay a heavy price if it wanted to hold any place.

"The Ming army has approached Pingcheng, and if we lose Pingcheng, then Shunchuan will be completely surrounded." The adjutant opened his mouth and replied calmly.

Mitsui Takanomiya smiled bitterly and said to his adjutant: "So, what do you think is the difference between the current Shunchuan and being surrounded?" ”

Although the highway from Shunchuan to Pingcheng is still in the hands of the Japanese defenders, idiots can see that this road was deliberately left by the Ming army for the Japanese army to "bleed"!

If the Japanese army retreated from Shunchuan, this slender road would have become the best place for the Ming army to flank the retreating Japanese troops in the field, similar to the so-called "siege of three queyi" in ancient siege warfare.

If the Japanese army reinforces Suncheon, this road, which is constantly patronized by aircraft and artillery, is the best ambush circle for the Japanese army to keep losing troops.

As a result, the Japanese defenders did not dare to take advantage of it, except for the occasional use of this road to deliver documents and the risk of transporting Japanese civilians.

So, there is also the question that now, Mitsui Takanomiya asked his adjutant with a wry smile, what is the difference between Shunchuan and being surrounded.

"Sir! We must now consider what to do after Pingcheng was captured by the Ming army. The adjutant glanced at Mitsui Takanomiya and spoke.

As long as Pingcheng is lost, then the heavy artillery units of the Ming Empire can open heavy fire on Pyongyang - this is definitely not good news for the struggling Japanese army.

Once artillery fire falls in Pyongyang, the last important stronghold of the Japanese army in northern Korea will become a front-line city in the true sense of the word.

What made the adjutant even more frightened was that if Mitsui Takanomiya was determined to fight to the end in Pyongyang and the Ming Empire, would he, as an adjutant, also stay in Pyongyang and bury the Japanese troops in the entire northern region of Korea?

"Send a telegram to Wonsan, whether they can receive it or not...... Let them hold out for as long as possible for 10 days and be loyal to His Majesty the Emperor! Mitsui Takanomiya glanced at his lieutenant, closed his eyes, and commanded.

Then he paused, and continued to give his order: "Let the troops defending the city build as many defenses and barricades as possible...... Pyongyang cannot be ceded to the enemy! ”

Hearing that his general was going to defend Pyongyang, the adjutant's heart was so cold that he almost didn't sit on the ground. He glanced at his general and found that the other party had closed his eyes, so he could only leave with the order helplessly.

For the Japanese defenders at this time, it can be said that the edifice is about to fall. Several divisions that had fled back from the front were now either lost in Anju or had been encircled in Suncheon.

The rest of the people who were a little more fortunate also rested near Pyongyang - if they held on to Pyongyang, they would naturally not be able to go back, and they could only follow Mitsui Takanomiya to perish in Pyongyang.

Who would have thought that a month ago, on the defense line of the Yalu River in the north of Korea, Japan had a total of 3 main armies and more than 300,000 troops.

And now, these 300,000 people have not even 100,000 left, and they have all been lost in northern Korea, under the iron heel of the attacking forces of the Ming Empire.

What's even more terrifying is that the battle line has been pushed from the banks of the Yalu River to the front line of Pyongyang by the Ming Empire. Even the important eastern port of Wonsan has now lost more than half of its ......

And when Mitsui Takanomiya ordered to defend Wonsan, the commander-in-chief of the Wonsan garrison committed suicide by seppuku in his basement, and then the Wonsan defenders, who lost their command, chose to surrender unconditionally the next day.

Unlike Feng Pingzhang, Yang Zizhen was in a hurry to go south, so he did not slaughter these prisoners. He sent the captives back to the north along the road, where they were handed over to the capitalists, who were in dire need of miners.

On January 10, the Ming Empire occupied the port of Yuanshan, and the next day, on January 11, Zhang Jianjun's troops captured Pingcheng and besieged Shunchuan.

On January 12, the Ming Empire's 200 mm towed heavy artillery began shelling Pyongyang, and the rumbling sound of artillery seemed to declare to Mitsui Takanomiya: "We are coming!" ”

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