It was said that it was not to be taken prisoner, but when it was counted afterwards, more than 30,000 people of the Kwantung Army, with a total of seven divisions and more than 200,000 people, were still captured, and scattered small units escaped from the encirclement.

"Nojiri-kun, get up quickly, and rest after entering the mountain." Xiong Jinlang looked at the battlefield behind him that was gradually quieting down, and urged uneasily.

Nojiri Taro lay on the ground and bitterly pointed to his blood-stained trouser legs, "Kumamoto-kun, my legs are no longer numerous, I can't leave, leave me alone." ”

Looking at the battlefield in the distance, Xiong Jinlang bowed solemnly, "Please rest assured, I will personally send the information of this war to the commander of the Korean garrison!"

"I wish you good luck!"

Kumatoro took one last look at Nojiri Taro, and led a group of tired Kwantung Army soldiers behind him into the mountains and forests, all the way to North Korea.

Nojiri Taro looked at a few wounded Japanese soldiers who also stayed, sighed, struggled to sit up, and pulled out his saber, "Gentlemen, witness for me!" ”

"His Majesty the Emperor is onboard!" The snow-white blade stabbed into the abdomen and slashed hard.

The person who was standing on the side raised the saber in his hand high, and slashed it down, the blood in his neck rose to the sky, spilling everywhere, Nojiri Taro's head fell to the ground, gurgled twice, and hit a cobblestone to stop, his facial features were facing the sky, and his eyes were wide and blind.

The soldiers of the Eighth Route Army, who cleaned up the battlefield and cleaned up the fish that had slipped through the net, found this handful of Kwantung Army soldiers who had committed suicide outside the mountains and forests.

The corpse was burned on the spot, and a fighter from the Northeast Anti-Japanese Federation inadvertently glanced at the ground, squatted down with some surprise, took a closer look at the grass, and shouted loudly, "There is a line of footprints here!" The Eastern Army has fled to the mountains! ”

Soon, reports were reported from various battlefields that small groups of fleeing Kwantung Army soldiers had been found.

"Dispatch comrades who are familiar with the local environment, catch up, and find them out!"

After receiving the order, some of the fighters who had been hunters and were familiar with the mountains and forests, under the leadership of the Northeast Anti-Japanese Federation, followed them into the mountains and forests.

At this time, the entire Northeast City, large and small cities, traffic arteries, and important passes, were already under the control of the Eighth Route Army.

Accordingly, the Eighth Route Army officially issued a clear telegram the next day, announcing, "Yesterday, our army completely annihilated the Kwantung Army in the Northeast and liberated the entire territory of the Northeast!" ”

As soon as the news came out, the whole world was in an uproar.

"Mr. Prime Minister, I heard that your country's 200,000 Kwantung Army was completely annihilated and the Northeast was lost?" The United States, which has always been eyed by Japan's interests in Tohoku, was the first country to rush to gloat.

After that, the ambassadors of Britain, France, the Soviet Union, Germany and other countries visited one after another, hoping to get more detailed information from Konoe Fumima.

Japanese Prime Minister Fumima Konoe saw off the British ambassador to Japan with an embarrassed smile on his face and watched the arrogant British ambassador disappear through the door.

I couldn't hold back the fury in my heart anymore, and kicked down the desk, "Those red deer in the army!" All of them should be loyal to His Majesty the Emperor! ”

The special envoy of the Nationalist Government for negotiations put down the telegram in his hand and looked at the Japanese envoy for negotiations opposite, his face was blue and red, and his mood suddenly improved, "It seems that this negotiation is about to be terminated temporarily." ”

The Japanese negotiating envoy smiled reluctantly, and after a few hypocritical greetings, he hurriedly left.

With a smile on his face, the German ambassador stopped the special envoy of the Nationalist Government who was about to leave, "The Führer is very interested in the Battle of Nanking in your country and some things that appeared in the Northeast Battlefield this time. ”

"Extra! Extra! The Eighth Army of the National Revolution annihilated the Japanese invaders in the eastern part of the country and captured alive the former Qing Dynasty Emperor Ai Xinjue Luo Puyi! The fall of the puppet Manchurian regime! ”

Just when the ordinary people were rejoicing at another victory for the Nationalist Government, the Presidential Palace of the Nationalist Government.

The bald head roared angrily, "The Kwantung Army is so vulnerable in the hands of the Eighth Route Army, but my National Revolutionary Army does not dare to take a step beyond the thunder pool?" Let the outside world think of me as a president! What to think of our National Revolutionary Army! ”

Seeing that the secret contract was about to be signed, Shanghai still has a large area of territory that has been occupied since the Lugou Bridge Incident, and it can be taken back without a single soldier, and the bald head had a rare good night's sleep yesterday, and today he was waiting for the news of the secret contract in the presidential palace, but suddenly learned such news.

The bald head glanced at the clear-code message in his hand again, and trembled with anger, "The meat that reached the mouth was taken away alive!" This revenge! This vendetta ......"

Contrary to the oppressive atmosphere in the presidential palace, the transit station was jubilant at this time.

"The second phase of the Sunset Project has been completed, and the next step will depend on Japan's reaction." Zhou Zheng said as he watched the situation on the screen.

"And the Soviet Union, the Soviet Union has always been very thoughtful about the Northeast and cannot relax its vigilance against it." Cheng Mu pointed to the Soviet Union and signaled everyone not to forget it.

Why do Tsarist Russia, Japan, and even the United States attach so much importance to the land of Northeast China?

From China's point of view, the Northeast is indeed on the border of Northeast Asia, but when combined with the map of the entire Northeast Asia region, it is easy to see that the Northeast is in the center of the entire Northeast Asia.

To the north is the Soviet Union, through Burley, you can go directly to the Bering Strait by land, and across the Bering Strait is Alaska, the United States, where there is also a permanent ice-free port, Vladivostok.

To the west, it connects the hinterland of China, the North China Plain.

To the east, the Korean Peninsula is under Japanese control.

A typical strategic point in Northeast Asia, it is a pity that the Treaty of Aihui was signed in August 1858, the Sino-Russian Treaty of Tianjin was signed in June of the same year, and then the Sino-Russian Treaty of Beijing was signed on November 14, 1860.

At this point, the vast territory with a total area of 1.1 million square kilometers was ceded to the Tsarist Empire, which seriously affected the strategic position of the northeast.

"Outer Northeast must be brought back!" Zheng Shaohua looked at the map and said word by word, "Even if there is a war with the Soviet Union, you have to get it back!" ”

At this time, the Soviet Union had changed from the "stance of non-interference in Sino-Japanese disputes" to actively supporting China's resistance against Japan, and the signing of the "Sino-Soviet Non-Aggression Pact" also made the Soviet Union openly express its opposition to Japan's expanded aggression.

"No, I don't." Chen Changming knocked on the table with a smile, "When Hitler single-handedly set off World War II, how did Tsarist Russia take it away from the Qing government, and how did we take it back from the Soviet Union." ”

"But World War II, isn't it still far away?" Cheng Mu couldn't help but interject.

"You guys, don't just copy our world history, it's a real world, the international situation is changing rapidly, and after we intervene, who can guarantee that history will continue normally?" Chen Changming waved his hand and broke Cheng Mu's doubts, "Besides, the Third German Reich in 1937 has reached a peak of national strength, which is enough to support the launch of a large-scale war." Its war potential was already there, but Hitler still wanted to take advantage of the appeasement policy of Britain, France, and Germany to take advantage of it and win over a few allies by the way. ”

"As long as you gently push it up and ignite the first Mars, this huge powder keg in Europe will be detonated in an instant."