The document was circulated at the Japan Base Camp meeting, and finally returned to the commander of the base camp, Aiden Officer Yamanaki Halfao, and was taken away. General Yamanaki Halfao stood up, "The imperial country has been working hard since Meiji, and its national strength has risen. For decades, it has been defeated and is invincible. Today, it was shamelessly attacked by the enemy's army. The emperor was furious and the people were indignant. This counterattack will definitely regain North Korea, attack Manchu and Mongolia, and smash the enemy. I hope you can be active on the battlefield and make contributions to the emperor's killing of the enemy!"

"Hi!" The lieutenant general in the base camp responded in unison.

When Yamanashi Half-Ao General swept over the generals, he saw that everyone looked resolute and determined. Then he continued: "In the first stage of the counterattack, the Manchuria and Mongolian dispatched troops head-on to attack the enemy's defense line and strive to break through. The second dispatched troops sought fighter jets, landed on the enemy's flanks, formed an encirclement, and strived to annihilate them in one fell swoop. For specific tasks, you will soon receive orders, so stand up! His Majesty the Emperor on-board (Long Live)!"

All the generals stood up and shouted with Yamanaki's half-zodiac general: "His Majesty the Emperor! On-board! On-board!"

As soon as the meeting ended, Ishihara Kanir, who was rushing to the scene, left the base camp with the commander of the Second Expeditionary Army, Kantar Suzuki and Ikka Ugaki, and the three of them got into the same car and headed straight for Tokyo Port.

On the road leading to the port, as a large number of troops and equipment arrived in North Korea, the congestion that had lasted for more than two months finally eased. There were no pedestrians on the snowy road, only teams of soldiers heading towards the port on both sides of the road.

Not long after he got into the car, Deputy Commander Lieutenant General Ugaki Ichiju took a cigarette in the car. Ishihara Kanir thought everyone would say something, but until the car stopped at the dock, the three of them in the car did not say a word. The waiting officer immediately opened the car door. As soon as the three got out of the car, the officer immediately saluted, "Grand, please get on the boat immediately."

Lieutenant General Ugaki then walked towards Lieutenant General Suzuki, "Commander, we will wait for you in Nagasaki first."

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Lieutenant General Suzuki Kanta was full of thoughts and sighed: "Commander Ugaki, the journey is smooth. I will lead the fleet and arrive later."

After getting on the boat, the long whistle sound of setting sail ended, Lieutenant General Ugaki said, "Ishihara, Lord Suzuki doesn't seem to agree with your plan."

Ishihara Kanr replied decisively: "The Shikaku also thinks that it is difficult to accept using a large number of ships to the beach in winter. It has surprised the Shikaku when he was able to pass through the base camp."

This is what Ishihara Kanir, who did not think there was a second chance from the beginning, proposed that in order to land as soon as possible, even if many ships were damaged due to the beach, they had to accept such losses.

Like the Navy, Lieutenant General Ugaki did not agree with the idea of ​​letting the troops wading in the cold winter at first. However, he could not find any other solutions, so the Second Command had to reluctantly accept Ishihara's suggestion.

Looking at Ishihara's cold expression, Lieutenant General Ugaki seemed to be motivated and warned, "Ishihara, if the landing plan fails, we can only apologize."

Ishihara Kanir did not answer, but felt a little disdainful. In fact, after Ishihara Kanir thought about it thoroughly, he had already come to a conclusion that he should not counterattack at this stage. Although Ishihara was a thorn, he was not a fool. He knew very well that he could not say this in any way.

When in North Korea, Ishihara and Nagata discussed the future battle situation, and both found that the other party's judgment was the same as theirs. However, when they were about to touch on whether to truce, they didn't even stop. The two tacitly ended the topic.

Nagata Tetsuyama's tone was heavy but full of determination, "The enemy's understanding of war is already above the Imperial Army. Ishihara Jun is a great talent in the world. If Ishihara Jun cannot become a general with a say, I am worried that a counterattack will cause a new defeat."

Ishihara agrees with Nagata's political strength and strategic vision. When he heard Nagata's frank acknowledgement that the counterattack might fail, Ishihara agrees with Nagata's energy. Compared with Ugaki, who actually mentioned separatism in the conversation, Nagata is more suitable to become the leader of the army.

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As if there was some telepathy, or if it was facing the same situation as Ishihara Kanir, Chief of Staff Nagata Tetsuyama received a secret telegram from the war on January 10, and couldn't help but sigh that it would be great if Ishihara was at the Expeditionary Army Headquarters at this time.

Like Ishihara, Nagata only thought for a moment and continued to devote himself to the war. At least in the Manchuria and Mongolia Command, no one mentioned septum or other due to excessive pressure because of excessive pressure. All the generals and schoolmen tried their best to prepare for war.

Major General Okamura Neji's face was not very bloody. Even though he could finally sleep these days, his heavy work still made him exhausted. Okamura couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief by putting a report in front of Nagata. Nagata picked up the report and couldn't help but sigh. The General Staff of the Manchuria and Mongolian Expeditionary Army finally completed the plan and test of quickly moving 900 150mm heavy artillery to the north.

"Thank you for your hard work," Nagata praised.

But Okamura Yasuji said: "Chief of Staff, I think the battle will be launched in advance. It can be launched in front of the enemy's first line of defense on January 10."

Nagata also had this intention. The time set by the base camp was originally a deadline, and the Manchuria and Mongolian Expeditionary Force headquarters could completely choose the war time that suits them. Since Okamura made such a suggestion, it means that the War Department believed that the war could be launched.

After taking Okamura, Nagata went to meet Lieutenant General Sousuchi Shou. The three of them had a long talk. Lieutenant General Sousuchi immediately ordered the division leaders of six divisions on the front line of Seoul to attend a meeting at the headquarters.

The six divisions are 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, and 12, and are all elite Japanese troops.

When they learned that Soichi Deanuchi decided to launch a counterattack, the division commanders who had led the troops into the position for two days immediately stood up in a fierce mood, "Your Excellency Commander, please give an order!"

Soichi Tezuchi didn't say nonsense, "You guys, tomorrow it will be dawn, launch an attack."

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At dawn on January 2, 1922, Nagata Tieshan looked at the quiet Northeast Army position on the high ground. For two months, both sides had not been huddled in the trenches and remained motionless. Both the Northeast Army and the Japanese army launched harassment.

At first, the Northeast Army launched a "cold gun and cold artillery" and sent troops to ambush near the Japanese position at night. They seized the opportunity to launch a sudden attack. After obtaining the results, they retreated under the cover of the Northeast Army artillery.

After suffering a loss, the Japanese army soon learned the tactics of the Northeast Army and used the same cold guns and cold cannons to fight back. In comparison, the Japanese army was even more fierce and fearless and had some advantages.

The Northeast Army changed its tactics to deal with the Japanese army's cold guns and cold artillery. The Japanese army also changed accordingly. Every day, the front line was fighting, and every day the loyal and brave Japanese army was killed.

Nagata had seen the front line of the Northeast Army many times in the telescope. At this time, Nagata looked at it again. It was a very tight line. In the snow, a large number of slightly abrupt lines were the trenches and traffic trenches dug by the Northeast Army. The Northeast Army, which was as slippery as loach, entered the position by these fortifications. For more than two months, thousands of Japanese troops have fallen in front of the Northeast Army's positions.

Putting down the telescope, Nagata looked at his pocket watch. It was 6:21 in the morning. The snow stopped and the clear sky was as pure as an endless blue transparent curtain.

Before Nagata could ask, there was a tight sound of firecrackers behind. Countless whistling sounds pierced the air and reached Nagata's ears. Then, the ground under his feet had already vibrated.

The trenches, traffic trenches and minefields of the Northeast Army were all shaken. The snow covering the ground was torn apart like tulle and melted immediately. The shells of the 150-caliber field guns exploded into pieces of ground and flew across the soil. Not only the position in front of Nagata, but the entire front dozens of kilometers long were bombarded by 900 150 guns from the Japanese army.

The explosion of smoke mixed with water vapor, and the soil on the ground that was instantly dried, mixed into a black barrier, covering the Northeast Army's front.

Within 2 minutes, the Northeast Army's 120 field artillery began to counterattack. In less than 5 minutes, the first batch of 120 artillery bombarded, and the Japanese 150 artillery began to suppress and shoot.

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After 15 minutes of this round of artillery attack, Nagata felt his feet numb.

As soon as the Japanese artillery was over, four divisions launched the first attack on the front dozens of kilometers long. When they passed the minefield, Japanese soldiers were blown away by mines, but the escaped fish under the artillery no longer had any ability to block them. The Japanese soldiers shouted, crossed the completely broken Northeast Army positions, poured into the first line of defense, and advanced 1 kilometer.

After occupying the first line of defense of the Northeast Army, it began to move forward quickly. On the snow, several traffic trenches directly led to the second position of the Northeast Army. The Japanese squad entered the traffic trenches and walked in for 20 or 30 meters, which triggered the mines. In the traffic trenches, the fragments and impacts of the explosion spread along the traffic trenches, and immediately more than a dozen Japanese soldiers fell in their pool of blood.

It was too waste of time to use engineers to clear mines. The Japanese army must not let 150 artillery cover and bombard. The shells swept through the open space like weeding, and the snow had been blown away. The Japanese army used a single pit to attack the second position of the Northeast Army.

Although the second position was also bombarded, it was still blocked by the Northeast Army when the Japanese approached. Nagata accepted the war report at any time on the front line. The battle on the second front was very bloody. The Northeast Army and the Japanese used mortars and 75 field artillery. In the previous battles, the Japanese army had known that the Northeast Army used 75 artillery similar to France. Although this artillery was suppressed by the German 105 howitzer in the field, it did not mean that it lost its power in close-range trench warfare. On the contrary, because this artillery nicknamed "Miss 75" was suitable for this kind of battle, both the Japanese and Northeast Army chose the most effective weapon, which means that the battle would be extremely cruel.

As Nagata expected, the attack on the second front of the Northeast Army encountered a firm defense. The first wave of attacks of the four divisions had to retreat temporarily due to excessive casualties.

At this time, the Japanese army's 150 howitzers had moved their positions and started a new round of shooting. The retreating Japanese army quickly rectified their troops and prepared for the next round of attack.

The huge power of the 150 artillery crushed the second line of defense of the Northeast Army, and the Japanese army's new attack did not encounter resistance. The troops successfully arrived in front of the third position of the Northeast Army. The Northeast Army continued to bravely block the Japanese army on the third position.

Nagata did not want to listen to the battle report. He just asked the troops to figure out a problem immediately, "How many casualties are there in the Northeast Army on the positions!"

When the battle of the third position was fiercely unfolding, the report was sent to Nagata. "Report, we found about 1,000 enemy bodies on the enemy's positions. Most of them were killed by our infantry, and more than 300 were killed by artillery."

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Nagata felt disappointed. More than 1,000 enemy troops were not small, but more than 1,000 enemy troops over dozens of kilometers were really very small. Nagata asked: "How many casualties have our army been so far?"

"Reported to the Chief of Staff, there are more than 2,800 people."

Hearing this number, not only Nagata, but other staff members changed their faces. The Japanese army had clusters of heavy artillery, but they even made a 1:3 victory. The defense of the Northeast Army is really hateful!
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