325 Broken Tail to Survive
The telegram that Uesugi saw was, of course, that the Japanese 8th Division had suffered serious losses and was on standby, and that the 20th Division had collapsed so that Mitsuura had lost these two things. www.biquge.info The occurrence of these two incidents also marked the acceleration of the collapse of the Japanese defense line, which was definitely not good news for the Japanese high-level.
It was too late for the War Ministry and the Navy to respond to the situation at the front, and the Japanese troops on the front line could only rely on themselves to win a glimmer of life for themselves and the Japanese Empire.
For the Japanese leadership, the whole war has only been broken out for two days, but it has really given them a lot of stimulation. The first is that the Shenlong 1 fighter, which Japan had high hopes for, was defeated by the mysterious aircraft of the Ming army and suffered heavy losses on the front line.
This news completely bankrupted Uesugi Adachi's plan to compete for air supremacy on the Korean Peninsula, and the bomber developed by another Ming Empire that could dive was also a headache for the Japanese military. This marked that the Ming Empire not only seized air supremacy on the battlefield, but also had the ability to use air supremacy to attack.
In addition to the outstanding performance of the Ming Imperial Air Force, which did not know the names of the various aircraft, the Japanese top brass also learned that the Ming Army had launched a final onslaught on the 17th Division with new tanks. Although it is impossible to judge the suppression ability of the Type 91 anti-tank gun for this tank due to the chaotic situation, this is definitely not good news for the Japanese army.
When new equipment appeared in the sky and on the ground at the same time that made it difficult for the Japanese army to deal with, the collapse of the defensive line was expected by all the Japanese high-level. It's just that in this time period that is close to the early hours of the morning, how will the Japanese army deal with such an unfavorable situation?
Sitting in the car, Uesugi Adachi closed his eyes, his mind full of analysis and thoughts about the battle situation on the front line. The car started slowly, and the aging Japanese prime minister did not go home, but returned to the wartime base camp, which had become a mess.
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In the Korean Peninsula General Headquarters of the Japanese Army, Miyamoto Yuhito was also anxious at this time, and he didn't know what to do. He had the intention of letting the 2nd Army retreat on all fronts, cede the Yalu River defense line, and retract the various forces to form a straight line to reorganize the defense.
But at this time, the sky is almost dawn, even if you retreat in a hurry, you will encounter the interception and interference of the new planes flying in the sky of the Ming Empire on the way to retreat. If the roads were blocked or the troops were disrupted, there was a risk of an even more deadly situation - the retreating troops would be overtaken by the forces of the Ming Empire.
As a result, the Japanese army left its original defensive bunkers and became surrounded in the field. At that time, these main forces of the Japanese army lacked the capital to hold on, and they could not even hold on.
"If our army retreats rashly, will it be chased by the Ming army halfway and then annihilated on the march?" Looking at the map, Miyamoto Yuhito frowned and asked Jiro Yamaguchi, who had just arrived here from the southern part of the Korean Peninsula, "A few hours away, the advance speed of the Ming army ......"
As a participant who had seen the advance speed of the Ming army's armored forces in the Liaodong region, Yamaguchi Jiro naturally knew how terrible the Ming army's advance speed was. He knew that the rapid advance of the Ming army could not be stopped by relying on only one Yalu River, and at most at noon, the Japanese army would be caught up by the Ming army in the plain area.
After all, the Japanese army did not have many cavalry and mechanized troops, and most of the remaining soldiers could only rely on their feet to hurry. However, the mechanized troops of the Ming army could move at a much faster pace, and the wheels of the cars were definitely a faster way to move on the plains than on the feet.
What worries Jiro Yamaguchi even more is that this time the Ming army is not only chasing and killing by ground troops, but also has more terrible planes in the sky that he has never seen. According to Miyamotoro, these planes could effectively block the advance of the Japanese army, disrupt the lines of communication, and make the Japanese army lose its existing mobility ability.
Without trains, without roads, you can only rely on two legs to escape, how can you run through the tank tracks and car wheels of the Ming Empire? If it can really be done, then on the battlefield in Liaodong, the rebels of the Jin State with more cavalry will not lose so ugly.
Looking at the map, Jiro Yamaguchi felt that it was a mistake to come all the way from the southern part of the Korean Peninsula overnight. He might as well continue to play dumb in the south, wait for all the thorny problems on this side to be over, and then come over to help clean up the situation - even if Japan has already lost, he doesn't want to take on such a decision-making responsibility now.
"According to the speed of the Ming army's advance, even if it retreats now, it will be too late...... Even if we had started to retreat yesterday evening, the situation would not have been much better. Jiro Yamaguchi smiled bitterly and said, "The Ming army can only be faster than during the Battle of Liaodong. ”
"So, Yamaguchi-kun, do you agree with the plan of all the troops staying in place?" Miyamoto Yuhito looked at Jiro Yamaguchi and asked slowly, word by word. At this time, he had no idea, so he could only ask the Japanese, who knew the Ming army best, to make a conclusion for his judgment.
"I'm sorry, General Miyamoto...... I can only tell you what I know, and it's up to you to decide how you judge. "Jiro Yamaguchi is not a fool, on the contrary, he is an unscrupulous and cunning politician, how can he give Miyamoto Yuren any ideas, throwing the pot is his inevitable choice at this moment.
Hearing that this guy didn't answer his own question, Miyamoto Yuren could only sigh helplessly, of course he knew that the other party was unwilling to bear the consequences, but he really didn't want to find a scapegoat - no matter how he dumped the pot at this time, it was already a dead end. So he really wants to find a way to survive for the Japanese army, not an unlucky guy who is looking for his own guilt.
"Yamaguchi-kun! After this battle, I will commit suicide by seppuku to give an account to His Majesty the Emperor...... I just want to know how to let the 100,000 officers and soldiers of the 2nd Army survive! Thinking of this, Miyamoto Yuhito grabbed Jiro Yamaguchi's shoulders and pleaded anxiously.
"Retreat, you will definitely suffer, but if you pull some of it, maybe there will be salvation!" When Jiro Yamaguchi heard Miyamoto say this, he also knew that he would not be able to mix up if he didn't give one of his own ideas. So he thought about it and chose the safest way to say it.
Dropping a severed tail and letting the main force escape from Ascension is the answer given by Jiro Yamaguchi. (To be continued.) )