The Anti-Japanese War Begins with the Northeast Army

"This is really annoying. Negotiations, mediation, how long will it take—"

The last time he went to Nando, he was to suggest to the higher-ups that they should stop the civil war and unite to fight against foreign enemies.

But when the superiors heard this, they were furious and asked if you had received any benefits and were speaking in favor of others. They also asked if we could stop the war at this most critical stage when we were about to eliminate the banditry.

The more Zhang Hanqing thought about it, the angrier he became, and his mind kept echoing what Guo Songling and Jiang Cheng had said.

The world will eventually unify after a long period of division, but now... we always think that the east wind will prevail over the west wind, which will allow the Japanese to quickly take advantage of the situation. The hundreds of thousands of Chinese soldiers may not be able to defend the borders, but at least they should keep an eye on their own territory.

But when the devils arrived, from officers to soldiers, almost no one had the will to fight, and they retreated after just a little fight.

I have already run back from Shanhaiguan, where can I run to next?
If we run any further, we will have to cross the Yellow River!
He clenched his fists, digging his nails into his palms little by little, even leaving bright red blood marks...

"Young Marshal, let's fight. We can't go on like this!"

Wu Dongyun's voice interrupted his thoughts, his face filled with infinite worry, "If we retreat again, where can we retreat to?"

Even the adjutant is dissatisfied, right?
Zhang Hanqing's face turned dark: How come everyone from top to bottom is forcing me?

It would have been fine if he had been forced into the Northeast before, but a big reason why he entered the Pass was that he was worried that he would not be able to command others - in addition, if he could also take over the Central Plains, he could greatly expand his territory.

But now...

"Fight back!"

Suddenly, the young marshal who had issued an order of non-resistance and led 300,000 Northeastern troops to retreat into the interior of the country actually ordered a counterattack against the Japanese army.

Just when Zhang Hanqing issued this order, the Japanese Kwantung Army Headquarters had already obtained authorization for a full-scale attack on China.

The Kwantung Army suffered a great loss in the Northeast, so a counterattack was necessary. However, Jiang Cheng's Jilin Army was too powerful... They didn't even gain an advantage in the Tumen River, let alone the heavily guarded areas of Jilin.

It is almost impossible for them to make a breakthrough on land in the Northeast.

But now that the authorization for a full-scale offensive has been obtained, the situation is different:

For all the soldiers of the empire, the chance to seek revenge and achieve great things has finally come!
China's coastline is so long, from Vladivostok all the way to the South China Sea, where could not be a place for the Imperial Army to break through?
Moreover, the successive victories in Shanhaiguan and Luanzhou gave these bastards some hope!
Conquering China can also be continued from other places——

"Ting Shu reports that the combined fleet has turned around and is actually going downstream."

Sun Zhengnan has not been feeling well these days, so his classmate Wei Ziping has taken over his duties at the General Staff.

Jiang Cheng was secretly shocked.

He had thought about this matter. Since the Japanese army could not gain any advantage in the Northeast, they would definitely plan to open up other fronts.

Although he thought about it, he never expected that the Japanese would act so quickly.

Jiang Cheng let out a long sigh, put down the pen in his hand, and leaned back heavily.

With the counterattacks in Siping and Xinmin, the Kwantung Army was in retreat across the board...and the Northeast had already entered winter, and the consumption of both sides increased in vain.

In addition, there are many cities in Fengtian Province, and the Kwantung Army is also retreating...they are under great combat pressure.

"If a battlefield were to be opened at this time, where would they go?"

Just as we were thinking about the current situation in the interior, reports of a Japanese attack suddenly came from the Ji'an border.

"Damn it, these damn Japs finally came." When the armored vehicles and tanks of the Matsui Regiment rolled over the boundary marker, the tracks caused the stone marker to burst into scarlet sparks.

Two reconnaissance planes roared past, blazing a trail for the subsequent influx of troops.

Jin Yanxi, a "showy" under Wu Junsheng, was transferred from Changchun and, together with Yang Hongyi, guarded the borders of Yanji and Ji'an respectively.

More than half a year ago, he ordered the renovation of all fortifications and bunkers:

In addition to the dense barbed wire fences, the top floor of the bunker is equipped with mortars, the middle floor is equipped with heavy machine guns, and the soldiers are located in the secret passage on the bottom floor... Once the Japanese attack, they will start shooting.

"Damn it! The Japanese are coming... Brothers, fight them!"

There was chaos in the moment. The Japs were carrying heavy equipment this time, and were supported by armored vehicles and tanks.

In addition, the Japanese who forced their way across the border were carrying heavy artillery. When the bunker was about to attack, the field artillery on the opposite side began to roar.

The entire position was in chaos, with smoke and flames filling every corner.

"Fuck those Japanese! Report it to the capital!"

Seeing the entire position engulfed in flames, Jin Yanxi shouted that something was wrong and immediately chose to report to Jiang Cheng as soon as possible.

As soon as the telegram arrived, news came from the interior. Xiao Zhang, who could no longer bear it, finally led the Northeast Army to counterattack the advancing Japanese invaders.

"This guy finally knows how to do something serious."

Jiang Cheng felt relieved after heaving a sigh of relief, but Jin Yanxi's report gave him a bad feeling.

Given Kim Yeon-hee's strong character, he would never have written such an urgent request for help unless he encountered a tough battle.

"Order Pan Sheng to lead the corps immediately... No,"

Having said this, Jiang Cheng suddenly stood up and said, "Let me go in person—"

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There had been heavy artillery fire near Ji'an. In order to stop the Japanese army from continuing their attack, Jin Yanxi ordered the artillery regiment to blow up the bridge over the river.

"Fuck, these bastards, why is it like there's no end to this?"

Through the telescope, the garrison commander looked at the seemingly endless Japanese troops gathering on the other side of the river. He gritted his teeth and trembled all over. "Are there any responses to the telegram?"

"When will the reinforcements from above arrive? If they don't come soon, the pressure on Ji'an will be too great!"

Before the signalman could respond, a roar of an engine was suddenly heard behind them.

Seeing several fighter planes painted with the emblem of the Northeast Army roaring towards them, the brothers who had been suppressed by the Japanese artillery fire for a day and a night saw it, and cheers quickly broke out on the battlefield.

At this time, the Japanese engineers were trying to build a pontoon bridge, and the subsequent reinforcements of the devils had to keep crossing the river... The fighter planes that flew by suddenly dropped countless incendiary bombs.

The main component of this thing was tung oil and asphalt mixed with quicklime - in an instant, it turned the first wave of infantry crossing the river into a howling ball of fire.

Even if they jumped into the river in a hurry, it would be useless. The temperature of the flames was too high and could not be extinguished immediately.
Moreover, the turbulent Yalu River will completely swallow them up in the first place.

The river surface was soon filled with charred bodies, but the circling fighter planes soon attracted a counterattack from the anti-aircraft guns on the other side of the river. (End of this chapter)