After the complete defeat of the decisive battle on the Chinese battlefield, the Japanese military government headed by Hideki Tojo placed all its sights and hopes on the Pacific Theater, on which it had high hopes and at the same time had a bearing on the fortunes of the entire Japanese country.

However, even so, China, as Japan's only existing adversary in Asia, the Japanese government did not give up its intelligence penetration into China, even if it completely withdrew from the Chinese battlefield because of its defeat. In addition to the remnants of the Japanese intelligence department in the war of aggression against China in the past few years, the entire Japanese intelligence network covers almost half of China.

Shanghai is the only metropolis in Asia, and in addition to the large number of foreigners living in the city, the intelligence force deployed by the Japanese here can be said to be the most powerful in the whole of China.

A large number of American warships joined the Chinese Navy, and countless American planes, artillery, and tanks were continuously transported out of the naval port to reequip hundreds of thousands of Chinese expeditionary forces outside the city. The Japanese intelligence officers, who were originally dismissive of the Chinese Expeditionary Force's ability to fight across the sea and thought that it was simply delusional, immediately discovered that the whole thing had exceeded their imagination.

As a result, one piece of information after another, like snowflakes, was sent to the Japanese Intelligence Department.

At the same time, the Northeast Field Army led by Commander-in-Chief Liu Bocheng had completed its assembly in accordance with the orders of the Central Military Commission. A total of three combat corps and 300,000 troops, like a tiger ready to attack, quietly lurked on the west bank of the Yalu River.

Because the Northeast Field Army has the advantage of the Fengtian Arsenal, among the 500,000 troops of the whole army, whether it is large-caliber artillery, light and heavy machine guns, and even tanks, the proportion of equipment is the highest among all armies in the country. The West Road Assault Corps, which had an army of 300,000 troops, under the personal command of Mr. Liu, assembled 1,500 artillery pieces of all sizes to aim at the Japanese defensive positions on the east bank of the Yalu River.

At the temporary headquarters of the Northeast Field Army, Mr. Liu was standing in front of the huge combat sand table with an expectant face. Listen to the final report of the combat staff officer.

"Commander-in-chief, by order, six heavy howitzer regiments, three heavy cannon regiments. Nine light howitzer regiments, 12 field artillery regiments, two rocket artillery regiments, plus mountain artillery units directly under various departments, totaling more than 1,500 artillery pieces, have all entered positions and are ready for battle. "Responsible for contacting the operational staff of the artillery unit. A look of excitement and anticipation reported. After all, the firing of more than 1,500 artillery pieces in a cluster is something that has never happened since the formation of the squadron.

"What about the Air Force, how is the Air Force preparing?" Mr. Liu nodded, his eyes never left the combat sand table in front of him, and he continued to ask.

"An aviation division assigned to us by the central government, a total of two fighter regiments and a bomber regiment are also all on standby and ready to take off for combat at any time." The Air Force Liaison Staff Officer followed.

"Is there any movement of the little devil on the other side?" Mr. Liu continued to ask.

"Because the enemy and our armies on both sides of the Yalu River have always been in a state of combat readiness. In addition, all kinds of deployments of our troops are carried out at night. Therefore, there is no leakage of the entire combat plan. According to reports from special operators who have been lurking in the past. The defense force deployed by the little devils opposite us is still a division and a brigade, totaling 40,000 people, and there is no change...."The intelligence staff officer reported.

"The special operations division did a good job. Seemingly. In this operation, the credit of our special operations division cannot be erased. Not only did we get the Japanese army's defense map along the river, but also acted as the eyes of our artillery cluster....40,000 Japanese troops, tonight, we will eat all the 40,000 Japanese troops as an appetizer for our total annihilation of the Korean Japanese army...."Mr. Liu, who already knew himself and his opponent, said with excitement.

Immediately, a trace of seriousness and anticipation before the battle appeared on his face. Facing the group of combat staff officers on standby in front of him, he ordered very decisively.

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"Order: all artillery clusters of the whole army. At one o'clock in the morning, an artillery attack was launched at the scheduled target hour. All assault troops, prepare for a beach-rushing landing ...."

"Yes, Commander-in-Chief...."

An hour of waiting passed in the blink of an eye, more than a thousand shells of various calibers, almost at the same time. The chamber of a cannon stuffed into a black hole. At the same time, a gunner was also ready to open fire ....

"Artillery position No. 1 is ready ... The second artillery position is ready ...."

"Order, all artillery positions, open fire at once ... Shoot the cannon...."

"Boom..."

As soon as the order of the command was given, a series of deafening roars sounded in the artillery positions behind the headquarters. More than 1,500 shells and rockets of various calibers, like a pop, flew towards the Japanese positions on the other side of the Yalu River with a huge whistling sound...

"Boom, boom, boom..." The time was only ten seconds, and a thunderous cannonball explosion came from the other side of the Yalu River. At the same time, under the reflection of orange-red fireballs, the sky above the Japanese defensive positions on the other side was also dyed red in an instant...

The defense line along the river was instantly shrouded in dense and fierce artillery fire, and one pillbox after another, in front of large-caliber shells like eyes, was like toys, and was instantly torn to pieces. One by one, the Japanese machine gun positions, in the explosion of shells, even people with guns, were lifted into the sky in an instant, and finally left a pile of machine gun parts and stumps and broken arms of little devils....

Just when tens of thousands of Japanese elites were constantly ravaged by more than a thousand artillery pieces along the entire defensive line. The headquarters of the Japanese defense line along the river, located a few kilometers away, was also in chaos because of the sudden attack.

"Baga, haven't you been in touch yet, what are the communication soldiers doing? Use the transmitter, immediately use the transmitter to contact, I want to talk to the forward position as soon as possible, hurry...."The Japanese commander, facing a group of panicked subordinates, roared loudly...

A few minutes later, as the commander waited anxiously, a voice of surprise finally sounded in the command headquarters.

"Your Excellency, Commander, contacted... A telegram for help has just been sent from the front....the entire forward position is being attacked by at least a thousand large-caliber guns of the squadron, the troops have suffered heavy losses, and reinforcements are requested..."

"Nani....1,000 large-caliber guns, Baga, what is the intelligence department doing, such a large artillery cluster in the squadron, there is nothing to discover....quickly, order the reserves, set off immediately, and go to the front. In any case, the squadron's offensive must be blocked, and it is absolutely impossible for them to cross the Yalu River smoothly...", the commander with a stunned face on his face, roared loudly.

"Hayi...."

"You, immediately report the news of the sudden attack of the squadron and the heavy losses of our army to the Korean Governor's Office, ask for tactical guidance, be quick....", the commander, who was still not very reassured, followed and continued to order.

Tokyo, Japan, with the increasing shortage of domestic resources, the entire streets of Tokyo, except for the dim lights of the arsenal that still makes the roar of machines, have long been shrouded in darkness.

And on this dark street, Hideki Tojo's car, like a sharp sword off the string, quickly drove towards the staff headquarters, which was already in chaos at this time.

"Your Excellency Prime Minister, you are here...."As soon as the car stopped, the deputy chief of staff, who was carrying the rank of lieutenant general, opened the car door with an anxious face and said earnestly....

"Hmm....go in and talk about it...."Hideki Tojo nodded and walked directly into the staff....

Walk quickly into the chaotic, increasingly solemn war room. Hideki Tojo asked bluntly.

"Let's talk about the specific situation first, one by one..."

"Hayi....This is a telegram from the North Korean Governor's Office that the General Staff Headquarters has just received for help. At one o'clock in the morning of the evening, a squadron of at least a thousand large-caliber guns suddenly launched a fierce artillery attack on our defense line along the river. So far, the shelling is ongoing. Because the squadron's offensive has not officially begun, the North Korean Governor's Office is not yet clear about the specific strength of the squadron. However, according to the latest battle report received by the Governor's Palace, under the unprecedented artillery fire of the squadron, more than half of the defenders of our defense line along the river have been lost, and the entire defense line along the river has also been completely destroyed under such a fierce attack. According to the current situation, the entire line of defense will only hold out for a day at most. And in one day, my troops stationed in the interior of Korea could not reach the battlefield at all....", the lieutenant general said the deputy chief of staff with a solemn face.

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"In other words, tonight, the squadron will definitely break through our army's defense line on the Yalu River, and the troops will go directly into the territory of North Korea..."

"Ha Yi....", the lieutenant general's deputy chief of staff did not hesitate, and replied directly in the affirmative.

"Baga, a cunning Chinese, will really find time to rob while the fire is hot. He actually took advantage of the favorable opportunity when the Japanese Empire was preparing for the Pacific War and had no time to look eastward to attack us....bastard...."Hideki Tojo clenched his fists and scolded loudly.

Anger won't solve the problem, though. In less than a minute, the solemn look replaced the anger on his face, and he asked directly to the lieutenant general and deputy chief of staff in front of him.

"With the strength of the Korean garrison, can we hold back the offensive of the squadron, can we keep our last colony in Asia? It must be clear that most of the country's resources now come from Korea, and if Korea is also lost, then our Great Japanese Empire will completely lose its source of resources..."

"It's difficult....the total strength of the entire Korean garrison is less than 200,000 men, and more than two-thirds of them are recruits. Coupled with the losses along the Yalu River, in the course of the battle, the main force that we can really get our hands on is only one or two combat divisions....and with the strength of the squadron, especially the Northeast Field Army, we can gather at least 300,000 troops to launch an attack on our Korean garrison...."The lieutenant general and deputy chief of staff replied with a bitter face.

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