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Haicheng was captured, and the back road was cut off. This news was like a bombshell, and the generals and senior officers of the Japanese Second Division, including Lieutenant General Matsunaga Masatoshi, were dizzy.

They paid a heavy price, and it was not easy to hit Liaoyang City, but in the end it was such a result. That's unacceptable, isn't it? With a great loss of strength and the cutting off of the back road, it is conceivable what kind of crisis the Second Division will face.

"Trap, this is a trap at all. From the very beginning, the goal of those people was our second division. The 1st Infantry Division deployed in Liaoyang used one defense line after another to constantly weaken our vital forces, and then sent strong troops to cut off our rear routes, which was clearly to encircle and annihilate the entire 2nd Division in one fell swoop! The chief of staff of the division, Ikuta Meshin Osa, had a face full of horror.

The other generals and officers couldn't help but gasp. The Jilin Army's plot obviously exceeded their expectations. After all, before this, they never thought that the Jilin Army would be so bold. The Second Division is a division of the Japanese Army! What a crazy thing it is to want to encircle and annihilate a division of the first class!

"The people of China actually want to encircle and annihilate us, and their appetite is too great. Could it be that they really think that they will eat us? The commander of the 3rd Brigade, Major General Nanbu Tatsunachi, said disdainfully.

However, this time, no one echoed him. Obviously, everyone is well aware of the crisis that the Japanese 2nd Division is now facing. If the Jilin Army really wants to encircle and annihilate the Second Division, it is estimated that it will be difficult for the Second Division to escape, right?

"Now it seems that the people of China definitely have this strength. By now, the 2nd Division had suffered heavy losses. If the people of China send a large army to besiege us, we will probably be extremely difficult to resist. Major General Reizou, commander of the 15th Brigade, had a very ugly face.

Everyone looked at Lieutenant General Masatoshi Matsunaga, waiting for him to come up with an idea. After all, he was the division commander of the 2nd Division.

Lieutenant General Matsunaga Masatoshi also knew that the Second Division had now reached the most critical moment, and this was probably the most serious crisis that the Second Division had encountered since its establishment. Even in the Russo-Japanese War, the 2nd Division suffered extremely heavy losses. However, there is no danger of total annihilation. But now it was different, the 2nd Division was surrounded by enemies, and there were no friendly troops. The Jilin Army could have drawn superior forces to encircle and annihilate them in one fell swoop.

"From now on, the 2nd Division moves into total defense. The assault on Liaoyang City was stopped, and all troops stood firm and waited for reinforcements. I hope that you will persevere. Otherwise, the 2nd Division would have been a disgrace to the Great Japanese Empire. Lieutenant General Masatoshi Matsunaga said solemnly.

Lieutenant General Masatoshi Matsunaga could think of no other way than to hold on and wait for help. After all, in the Northeast, in addition to the 2nd Division, there are only two divisions of the North Korean Army that are about to enter the Northeast. As for several railway garrison brigades, they have long been completely annihilated. The Second Division can be said to have been encircled by the Jilin Army.

"Hi, Your Excellency, Division Commander." All the generals replied. As everyone knows, the Second Division has now reached the time of life and death.

"Gentlemen, the future of the Second Division depends on you. I will immediately request support from His Excellency General Yoshimasa Oshima, Governor of Kwantung Prefecture, His Excellency General Yoshimichi Hasegawa, Commander of the Korean Army, and His Excellency General Okubo Gong, Chief of Staff. As long as we persevere, our Second Division will not be destroyed. Lieutenant General Masatoshi Matsunaga said firmly.

"Hi, Your Excellency, Division Commander." The generals all replied. No one wishes to be a disgrace to the Great Japanese Empire, if they could. Since the establishment of the various divisions and regiments of the Japanese Army, no division has ever been completely annihilated in battle. Relying on the First Sino-Japanese War and the Russo-Japanese War, the Japanese Army established its myth of invincibility.

You must know that even the Fourth Division, which is known as the most wretched, was not completely wiped out in the war. If the Second Division sets this precedent, then these generals and officers of the Second Division will probably have no other choice but to apologize.

The generals and officers of the 2nd Division were all gone, and they needed to deploy the next defense. Because of the heavy losses of the front-line troops, everyone is completely uncertain about whether they can resist the attack of the Jilin Army. Therefore, the next defensive operation must be well deployed.

After everyone left, Lieutenant General Matsunaga sat back in his chair in a decadent manner. At this moment, the fortitude on his face was gone, replaced by a deep horror. He regretted it very much now, if he had known that he would encounter such a big trouble, he would not have led the second division to go deep alone. After the North Korean army launches an attack, he will cooperate with the North Korean army to attack, and there should be no such problem.

Of course, this is just Matsunaga's own thoughts. At that time, the Jilin Army besieged Shengjing City but did not attack it, in order to attract the Second Division to the north so as to fall into the encirclement of the Jilin Army. It can be said that from the very beginning of this war, the second division of the Japanese army was already in the calculations of the Jilin Army.

In fact, in addition to the Second Division, the two divisions of the North Korean Army were also the targets of the Jilin Army's calculations. The method of using Seongseongseong City to attract the 2nd Division and the 2nd Division to attract the Korean army is essentially the same. And the Japanese army was not unaware of the goals of the Jilin Army. It's just that the Japanese army had no choice, knowing that it was a trap, they had to step in. Otherwise, it would have been able to watch the Second Division being surrounded and annihilated, and such a consequence would be unbearable for the Japanese Army.

The news of the encirclement of the 2nd Division in Liaoyang was sent by telegram to the Kwantung Prefecture, the Korean Army Headquarters, and the Japanese Army Staff Headquarters.

Although the governor of Kwantung Prefecture, General Yoshimasa Oshimasa, did not personally lead the army to attack the Jilin Army, he had been paying attention to the news from the front. When he learned that the 2nd Division had suffered heavy losses under the city of Liaoyang, he realized that something was wrong. It's just that there are not many troops in Kwantung Prefecture at this moment, except for a brigade of marines stationed here and some gendarmes, he has no extra troops in his hands.

However, General Oshima Yoshimasa also had a hint of luck in his heart, although the second division suffered heavy losses. But they must have also caused huge casualties to the Jilin Army. In this way, the 2nd Division will not be in much danger. By the time the two divisions of the Korean Army arrived, the Japanese Army would be invincible.

After all, the convergence of the three divisions of the Japanese Army is undoubtedly a fairly strong combat force. I'm afraid that the Jilin Army does not have enough strength to defeat this force.

However, when Lieutenant General Matsunaga Masatoshi's telegram for help was delivered to General Yoshimasashi Oshima. General Yoshimasa Oshima only felt that it was dark in front of him, and he almost fainted.

"How so? The 2nd Division was actually surrounded by the China. Could it be that the second division will be annihilated? How is this possible? General Yoshimasa Oshima muttered.

Although Senior General Yoshimasa Oshima did not serve as the division commander of the Second Division, he had a deep understanding of the combat effectiveness of this division. Among the first divisions of the Japanese army, the second division is definitely one of the most powerful. Together with the 6th Division, it is known as the most powerful division of the Japanese Army.

But now, even the commander of the Second Division, Lieutenant General Matsunaga Masatoshi, has to take the initiative to ask for help, which shows how grim the situation facing the Second Division has become.

It's a pity that General Oshima Yoshimasa did not have any extra troops in his hands to rescue the Second Division, so he could only forward the telegram back to China, asking the country to send more troops to the Northeast as soon as possible. Only in this way may it be possible to save the 2nd Division. After all, the 6th and 8th Divisions of the Japanese Army, which had already completed their mobilization, might only need a few days if they came to the Northeast by boat.

In addition, the North Korean army has already reached the Yalu River, and if it can break through the defense line of the Jilin Army and reach Liaoyang, it will only take a few days. With the strength of the second division, it should not be a problem to hold out for a few days.

Like General Yoshimasa Oshima, the commander of the Korean Army, General Yoshimichi Hasegawa, was completely incredulous after receiving a distress telegram from Lieutenant General Masatoshi Matsunaga. Will the 2nd Division, which claims to be one of the most powerful divisions of the Japanese Army, be annihilated? This is undoubtedly a big joke!

However, General Hasegawa also knew that this was definitely not a joke, and the fact that he was able to get the people of the 2nd Division to take the initiative to call for help undoubtedly showed that the situation had deteriorated to a very threatening point.

In order to avoid the myth of the invincibility of the Japanese army, General Hasegawa Yoshimichi deserved to order the 3rd and 10th divisions of the Korean Army to intensify the offensive against the Jilin Army and strive to break through the defense line of the Yalu River in one fell swoop.

After all, from the Yalu River to Liaoyang, it is only more than 100 kilometers. At the speed of the Japanese army, it would be possible to reach Liaoyang in three days at most. Of course, the Jilin Army, which defended the front line of the Yalu River, was not taken seriously by General Hasegawa Yoshimichi at all. In his opinion, the reason why the Second Division was in such a predicament was that it was completely besieged by the superior forces of the Jilin Army. The North Korean Army has two divisions under it, and if the Jilin Army wants to resist the North Korean Army, it must have at least 100,000 troops.

The chief of staff of the Japanese Army, Senior General Okuhoko, was also stunned when he received the telegrams from Lieutenant General Matsunaga Masatoshi and General Yoshimasa Oshima. He immediately went to the War Department and consulted with War Minister Masashi Terauchi about countermeasures.