"What's going on?" Li Zhenyuan asked.

"Reporting to the commander, we encountered a Japanese army ahead of us. The number is unknown. Battalion Commander Chen is currently fighting a fierce battle with them." A soldier hurried over and reported.

Li Zhenyuan said: "This is the Japanese reinforcements, Commander Zhang!"

"Yes!" Zhang Yi quickly stood up and responded.

"Immediately order your troops to attack with all your strength, defeat them for me, and finally wipe them all out, and then go straight to the rear of the Japanese army in Dingzhou!" Li Zhenyuan ordered immediately.

"Yes!" Zhang Yi saluted, turned around and took the order.

Tanks and hundreds of infantry swarmed forward and soon arrived on the battlefield ahead.

On the blazing battlefield, as more infantry and tanks from the Northeast Army arrived, the Japanese reinforcements were beaten back and suffered heavy losses.

The tank regiment and the infantry regiment pursued them non-stop, and every minute some Japanese who could not escape were overtaken and shot to the ground.

This Japanese reinforcements numbered about 400 people. In the flat terrain, they were no match for a tank regiment and an armored infantry regiment of the Northeast Army.

They were all quickly wiped out in the pursuit. At this time, both sides were approaching the rear of the Japanese defense line on the north side of Dingzhou.

The assault troops did not hesitate and began to launch a fierce attack on the Japanese positions from behind.

The Japanese had difficulty resisting the Northeastern Army's frontal attack, but suddenly such a powerful assault force appeared from behind.

The result can be imagined. Under the attack from the front and rear by the Northeastern Border Guards, the Japs' frontal defense quickly collapsed. In the dark, thousands of Japs panicked and retreated behind the scenes.

Li Zhenyuan commanded the roundabout troops to take advantage of the situation to intercept and kill them. The divisions that were attacking from the front also launched pursuits. The Japanese were immediately defeated.

The outer defense line was breached, and the Dingzhou city defense did not play much role. The Northeast Army infantry took advantage of the situation and invaded the city.

The two sides fought fiercely for several hours. Most of the remaining Japanese soldiers in the city were wiped out, and a few fled toward Dezhou with the retreating troops outside the city.

Wang Yizhe, Zhao Zhenfan and others commanded the troops to pursue them all night long, and their troops were directed towards Dezhou.

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Andong County, the frontline headquarters of the Northeast Frontier Defense Force.

The lights inside the headquarters were brightly lit, and Zhang Xinghan and Jiang Baili spent the whole night outside without feeling sleepy, waiting for news from the front line.

Suddenly, Guo Zhong excitedly walked out of the telecommunications room next door with a message in his hand. Without even a moment to salute, he said: "Chief of Staff, Chief of Staff, good news. General Wang called from the Dingzhou front line. They have just broken through the Japanese army's Dingzhou front line."

The state defense line and the city of Dingzhou were invaded. The remnants of the Japanese army have retreated to Dezhou, and our first army is pursuing and advancing towards Dezhou!"

Zhang Xinghan and Jiang Baili stood up immediately after hearing this, and said with joy: "Well done, in this way, the Japanese defense lines in Yingbian and Tokugawa will also collapse, and Texas is already in our army's possession!"

"Yes, Commander. I estimate that we will be able to reach Pingcheng City the day after tomorrow at the latest. If we capture Pingcheng, we will basically capture half of the Korean Peninsula." Jiang Baili couldn't help but said excitedly.

"By the way, Commander, the Japanese army's direction in Dingzhou has been breached by our army, and Dezhou is also in danger. Can the Northern Route Army be allowed to set off?" Jiang Baili suddenly asked.

Zhang Xinghan nodded and said: "It's time. Those guys from the Northern Route Army must have been impatient for a long time, right? Give them power and set off immediately, heading straight for Seoul along the west coast! Take the enemy's retreat!"

"Yes." Jiang Baili agreed happily and walked towards the telecommunications room in person.

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Seoul, Japanese Army Headquarters.

The lights inside the Japanese military headquarters were also brightly lit, and Okamura Neiji and all his subordinates were anxiously waiting for news from the front line.

Suddenly, Sakurada Goro walked in with a serious look on his face, holding a telegram.

When Okamura Neji and everyone saw his solemn expression, they suddenly screamed inwardly.

Sure enough, Goro Sakurada saluted Okamura Neiji with a sad expression and said: "Your Excellency, Commander, this is the telegram from the 19th Division that was just received. Please take a look."

Okamura Neiji stared into his eyes and received the message: "Something happened in Dingzhou?"

Sakurada Goro did not speak but lowered his head.

After Okamura Neiji read the telegram, he suddenly became furious and slammed the table: "Baga Ya Road!"

Everyone suddenly felt like they were walking on thin ice and bowed their heads in silence.

After being silent for a long time, Okamura Neji breathed heavily and said:

"Order the 9th Division to immediately abandon the Yongbyon and Tokugawa defense lines and move closer to Dezhou. If Dezhou cannot be defended, retreat directly to Pingcheng!"

"Hai!" Sakurada Goro and others did not dare to have the slightest objection, and all bowed their heads in response.

At this juncture, Okamura Neji was furious and they didn't dare to say anything.

After everyone almost dispersed, Goro Sakurada returned cautiously and whispered to Neji Okamura: "General, power has been restored to the base camp."

"Hmm? What should I say?" Okamura Neji turned around and asked.

"The war situation is too sudden. The base camp has activated an emergency plan. The 50,000 imperial troops staying in the mainland are urgently gathering. It is expected to arrive at Busan Port in five days to reinforce us.

For more reinforcements, it will take half a month or more to complete the assembly at the latest!" Sakurada Goro said truthfully.

Okamura Neiji nodded and said: "These 50,000 reinforcements are enough. The worst we can do is give up North Korea and retreat to South Korea."

"By the way, send electricity to Pingcheng's reinforcements so that they don't go to Dezhou and return to defend Pingcheng immediately. The Dingzhou defense line has been lost, so there is no point in going to Dezhou." Neiji Okamura added.

"Hai." Sakurada Goro suddenly lowered his head again, then took the order and left with the saber on his shoulder.

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In Yanbian County, the Northern Route Army has been stationed here for two days and two nights.

The Northern Route Army consists of two tank regiments of the Tank and Armored Corps, three air defense regiments, and two integrated divisions, the 208th and 209th.

The commander-in-chief is Gao Chu, commander of the 208th Division.

Since the troops were assembled, Gao Chu and the commander of the 209th Division, Du Ting, were ordered to stand by where they were.

In their headquarters, Du Ting, who was on duty, was taking a nap, while Gao Chu had already fallen asleep on the kang beside him.

At this moment, a communications soldier on duty walked in excitedly, saluted Du Ting and said: "Master Du, the commander-in-chief is calling!"

"Who?" Du Ting's expression perked up and he stood up.

"Commander-in-Chief." Before the communications soldier could finish his words, Du Ting snatched the message from his hand.

After Du Ting read it, he was overjoyed. He quickly ran to the kang, pushed the sleeping Gao Chu and said, "Old Gao, Old Gao, wake up, wake up!"

Gao Chu woke up with sleepy eyes and said dissatisfied: "Lao Du, I have only been sleeping for a long time, and you just called me. Didn't I agree that it is your turn to be on duty in the middle of the night?"

Du Tinghun didn't care and said with a smile: "Lao Gao, don't sleep now, the commander-in-chief is here to kill you!"

"Huh?" Gao Chu didn't pay attention at first, but then he was startled and sat up from the kang. His eyes were wide open and he said to Du Ting: "Old Du, what did you say? What did you just say?"

"See for yourself, the commander-in-chief's telegram ordered us to set off immediately and march towards Goryeo!" Du Ting said and handed the telegram to him.

Gao Chu took the telegram, read it over hastily, and suddenly jumped down, even forgetting to put on his shoes: "His grandma is a bitch, she finally waited for this order, communications soldier, send me the order immediately, and all units will be in urgent need of it."

Assemble, let’s go!”

"Yes!" The communications soldier took the order and left.

Du Ting smiled and said: "Lao Gao, don't be anxious, don't worry about it for a while, just put on your shoes first."

Gao Chu looked down and smiled innocently, "You don't know, I've been going crazy these past two days. I heard that the South Route Army had launched an attack yesterday. In one day, it advanced a hundred meters."

It's so fun to attack cities and fortresses for many kilometers, and tens of thousands of our Northern Route Army troops are here to watch, and it feels really bad to me."

With that said, Gao Chu quickly put on his shoes, stood up and said to Du Ting: "Old Du, let's go, I can't wait. Haha!"

"This is to fight, not to visit the brothel to find the brothel sister. Look at how anxious you are." Du Ting said with a smile.

"Oh, don't tell me, I actually got some Korean ladies to play with when we hit Seoul this time!" Gao Chu said with a smile.

Soon, all 50,000 troops of the Northern Route Army were mobilized. Two hours later, just as it was getting light, they crossed the border and advanced towards the west coast of Goryeo.

The main forces of the Japanese were deployed in the important plain towns in southwestern and central North Korea. The west coast and coastal areas were far from developed at this time. In fact, even in later generations, the development here was not very good.

Therefore, most of the defense here is left to the Goryeo Imperial Army.

There was less than one regiment of puppet troops guarding Huining. Amid the massive attack by the Northeastern Border Guards, they could not hold out for even an hour before they all surrendered.

After capturing Huining, Gao Chu and Du Ting led their troops to advance without stopping, heading straight for Qingjin, the first important town on the west coast.

On the Tokugawa and Yongbyon battlefields of the Southern Route Army, as the Dingzhou defense line was breached by the Northeastern Army, the Japanese troops in Yongbyon and Tokugawa began to retreat on their own initiative under the orders of Okamura Neiji.

The 100,000 troops of the 2nd and 3rd Route Army took advantage of the situation to attack. Within a few hours, they swept through the two major areas and captured all the Japanese defensive positions in the above-mentioned areas.

Pursuing the Japanese 9th Division and advancing toward Texas.

In Dingzhou City, Wang Yizhe, Zhao Zhenfan and others have moved their headquarters to the city.

Inside the headquarters, Wang Yizhe smiled and said to Li Zhenyuan:

: "Zhenyuan, you did a great job this time. Our army was able to capture Dingzhou before dawn. You are indispensable!"

Li Zhenyuan looked a little sad, and said with a bitter smile: "Old sir, Zhenyuan did not have any merit in this battle. The real contribution was made by the hundreds of brothers who sacrificed their lives. Without their desperate and bloody battle, we would not have been able to pass smoothly.
Chapter completed!