In the headquarters of the Korean Front, just when Utsunomiya Taro was still worried about the information about the Chinese army increase, an officer suddenly walked in outside.

"Commander, this is a telegram that has just come from China..."

"Oh?" Hearing this, Utsunomiya Taro, who was still frowning, took two steps forward, and then took the telegram from the officer's hand.

The first thing that catches my eye is the big word 'top secret'.

Seeing these two words, Utsunomiya Taro quickly understood. After motioning for all the others in the room to leave, Utsunomiya Taro opened the telegram and looked through it carefully.

This information is written about nothing else, but it is exactly the details of the Wehrmacht increase that Utsunomiya Taro has been trying to get. In terms of intelligence, the plan for China's troop increase this time, as well as how many troops were mobilized, and even the number of the troops was clearly written.

And below, there is even the detailed information of the commanders of these troops, this qiē, all make Utsunomiya Taro have a feeling of impressed―――――― the domestic intelligence agencies, in the past, because the domestic intelligence agencies always achieve nothing when they face off against the secret service, many Japanese soldiers, including Utsunomiya Taro, are very contemptuous of their own country's intelligence agencies, and feel that they are not qualified to call themselves samurai and imperial soldiers, just some guys who are wasting precious funds.

There were even some generals who simply put it up. "Since the government has money, wouldn't it be better to spend it on us than to give them money?!" In this case...

But this time. The actions of these spies have more or less redeemed some of Utsunomiya Taro's impression of these people...

"Isn't it completely useless..."Looking at the information in his hand, Utsunomiya Taro couldn't help but smile.

Just while holding this information. Utsunomiya Taro couldn't imagine how much risk the Japanese spy agencies had taken in order to get this seemingly simple information...

Since the establishment of the Special Affairs Bureau, it has been difficult for the Japanese spy agencies to carry out their work in China, but after such a long period of time, it is impossible for the Japanese to have no results at all. For a long time, they also had a few dead people who broke into China's 'high-level' in China...

Some plans for China. They are more or less clear.

For example, the reason why the 'Yalu River incident' has developed to this point is because the Chinese want to pass the guò incident. The Japanese know all this information about dragging Japan down, ―――――― of course, it is clear and clear, but the Japanese don't know what to do.

After all, wait until they get this information. The Chinese army has already crossed the Yalu River.

In this case, let them take the initiative to withdraw from Dandong. And then wait for the great powers to mediate, they can't do such a thing. So even if they knew that this was a pit dug for them by the Chinese, in the end the Japanese could only twist their noses and jump down―――――― no way, who called the Japanese such an extreme character...

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Although he already knew the information about the increase in troops, Utsunomiya Taro still did not have much clue about what to do, after all, the number of troops on the Chinese side this time was very large, almost reinforcing more than 200,000 people from four armies.

That's right. Japan also has a large number of troops stationed in Korea, but it does not have a military advantage over China. What's more, Utsunomiya Taro still needs to divide troops to guard the border between North Korea and the Outer Northeast―――――― although the Chinese army in Vladivostok has not had any intention of getting involved in the past half a year, but Utsu Miyataro does not dare to be careless at all, and maintains the troops stationed on the border between North Korea and the Outer Northeast to about three divisions, lest he and Chinese do it on the Yalu River, and the Chinese army in Vladivostok will stab him from behind...

On the other hand, although the information had been received, Utsunomiya Taro did not release the content of the information, let alone consult with the staff officers in the headquarters. Instead, he called back several division commanders under his command.

Because it was also very clear in the information not long ago, that is, in the headquarters of the Korean Front, there were several Chinese spies.

If Utsunomiya Taro really dares to leak the contents of the information, I am afraid that the relevant information will appear in Katerina's desk the next day.

But on the other hand, there is no explanation of who is a spy in the headquarters, or what position these spies hold, so it is possible that even the person who provided the information does not know who the spy is...

But even so, it's enough for Utsunomiya Taro to be cautious.

Fortunately, the intelligence is also very clear, that is, these spies have only been mixed in in the past two years, and the level is not very high, if it weren't for this, I'm afraid that even for the division commanders under his command, Utsunomiya Taro would be suspicious...

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After learning the news that the Chinese had increased their troops and were likely to plan to launch a decisive battle with themselves, the division commanders under Utsunomiya Taro were also shocked.

If before the 'Yalu River Incident', there were still Japanese people who despised the Chinese army, and even felt that the reason why the Japanese Expeditionary Force failed in the original Shandong Campaign was purely because they were too weak, and that it would never be a problem if it was replaced by the Korean Front, then after such a long time, these Japanese soldiers have completely no such thoughts...

After all, after such a long period of time, they have seen very clearly what the combat effectiveness of the Chinese army is. If those words before the war are continued, it is definitely an act of self-deception.

As for the purpose behind the Chinese, of course, they are also clear, because Utsunomiya Taro has already told them about these things―――――― soldiers can be blindly impulsive, but the commander can't, so after getting the relevant information, Utsunomiya Taro has already told these to the generals under his command.

Of course. Even if he didn't tell him, the people below would know, after all, Yan Shao's strategic intentions were difficult to see. These generals are not all stupid, so it is impossible not to detect it...

It's just that these generals under Utsunomiya Taro have no clue how to deal with this possible general attack by the Chinese side.

But soon a general spoke. "At the moment, we are not very clear about the strategic deployment of the Chinese, even if we think about it here, it is useless, it is better to respond to all changes with the same, the Chinese did not plan to drain our blood through trench fortifications, we can also come to treat others in their own way..."

Hear that person say that. Someone's eyes lit up and asked. "What do you mean?" In the words, there is a little more expectation.

Hearing his companion's words, the man hurriedly explained. "Why did the Chinese cross the Yalu River in the first place? The reason why they occupied some of our defensive lines in northern Korea by way of surprise attacks was because they knew that if they occupied them, we would definitely find a way to take them back. The problem is that the northern part of the DPRK is mountainous. It was originally a good thing to defend and not to be able to do it, and they had occupied many of our fortifications in northern Korea..."At this point, the man was silent for a moment, and then looked at the expressions of his companions before continuing. "To tell the truth, the Chinese are indeed stronger than us in terms of equipment, and with these equipment, coupled with our fortifications, it is definitely not an easy thing to recapture these places. The situation in the past six months has also clearly shown this. And the Chinese are consuming us by virtue of our desire to regain lost territory, coupled with fortifications and equipment..."

"At the moment, their intention to increase troops is obvious, that is, they intend to end this armed conflict, and if they want to end this armed conflict, then pure defense will definitely not work, in other words, after the attack of Tongguò, Tongguò knocks us to the ground, it is possible to end this conflict, so we can completely follow their example, build a defensive line in the north, wait for them to take the initiative to come to the door, and then rely on their deployment to fight back..."

After hearing the man's words, Utsunomiya Taro and the others glanced at each other, and then nodded slowly.

It doesn't seem like a good idea, but for now, it's the only idea they can come up with. After all, they are not superior in terms of troops, especially after the Chinese increase their troops, and on the other hand? The Chinese troops have not yet arrived, and what kind of strategic deployment they plan to make, Utsunomiya Taro and they are simply at a loss, so it is better to step up the fortifications first.

Anyway, just like the general just said, no matter how they plan to fight, there is only one way to end the armed conflict, and that is to knock out the Korean Front. And the only way to knock down is to attack, so as long as they prevent the attack of the Chinese, there will naturally be no problem with one qiē...

As for attacking first, taking the Chinese out of North Korea before the arrival of additional troops, they didn't even think about this Utsunomiya Taro―――――― because for most of the past six months, Utsunomiya Taro and they have been doing this all the time.

And then the question is, if they could, the conflict would have ended long ago, so why bother here?

Thinking of this, Utsunomiya Taro nodded. "That being the case, then immediately give orders to the troops at the front to intensify the construction and consolidation of fortifications, and as for the troops that are attacking at the front......... Don't stop the offensive for the time being, lest the Chinese know that we know about this, hold off for a while, and wait until the Chinese reinforcements arrive or we are ready..."

"Yes!" Hearing Utsunomiya Taro's order, the generals present immediately said.

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Although Utsunomiya Taro already had a new idea, the Japanese army, which had already occupied half of Dandong City, was still launching a fierce attack on the front line, that is, in Dandong City.

And this city, which has been reduced to ruins, has never stopped the sound of gunfire and explosions...

In a corner of Dandong City, the street that was once a famous commercial street has now been beaten into ruins, and the once spacious street has now been covered by the ruins, making the whole street extremely narrow, and the smooth masonry pavement has now become potholed and dilapidated.

In the past, when this kind of scene appeared, the city government would definitely send someone to repair it, but at this time, neither the attacking side nor the defending side were in such a mood...

In their eyes, there are only those damned enemies on the other side, and what about the road under their feet? Where do they have time to think...

Of course, if it were a soldier who tripped over these potholes on the way to the charge, I am afraid that he would complain about why the road was so broken, and why no one had come to repair it to make the road smoother, but these people must not have complained for long.

Because in the next moment, they have become the soul of a sniper...

Fighting has always been fierce in the city, with hundreds of casualties occurring almost every day. Among them, snipers, naturally, also played a pretty good role ...

And in this duel between Chinese and Japanese snipers, the two sides are very evenly matched.

The Type 1904 Mauser rifle equipped with by the Chinese army is naturally quite a good gun, and after a few modifications, it can quickly become an excellent sniper rifle. And it is very high in shooting accuracy.

But on the other hand, the Type 38 rifle equipped by the Japanese may have one or another problem, such as the lethality is too low, and a shot is at most a bullet hole or something.

But there is one advantage, which is difficult to compare with other rifles, and that is the amazing accuracy.

Yes, the Type 38 does have a lot of faults, but his accuracy is also one of the most outstanding among the many rifles of this era. In sniper duels, the lack of lethality doesn't seem to be as important―――――― at least not as important as in head-to-head duels.

Similarly, the training of soldiers in the Japanese army is also very strict, which is much stronger than the Wehrmacht, which has just completed its expansion and its combat effectiveness has declined.

In the beginning, the Wehrmacht could also gain a certain upper hand by virtue of its geographical advantage, after all, they were far more familiar with Dandong than the Japanese. But after a long time, this advantage is gone―――――― not because the Japanese are also familiar with the city, but because the whole city has been reduced to ruins, and both the Chinese and the Japanese have to reacquaint themselves... (To be continued......)