The battle to attack Pyongyang took place two days later. Although the People's Army successfully occupied Zhennanpu Port, it took time for the army, materials and assembly to land. After the landing, it would be necessary to arrange positions to defend Zhennanpu to prevent the Japanese army from attacking the Yalu River from returning to help and ensure that the People's Army retreated, and it was quite difficult to complete these tasks within two days.

However, the battle against Pyongyang went very smoothly. The People's Army dispatched two regiments of the 1st Marine Division and the 2nd Division to attack Pyongyang. The actual battle took less than an hour. The People's Army defeated the Japanese and Korean defenders and captured Pyongyang.

Although the Japanese and Korean troops guarding Pyongyang had two days to prepare, their troops were limited, and most of the soldiers did not even have guns, and their training qualities were far from different. Therefore, even if they were prepared, it was useless. The only thing they could rely on was the thick walls of Pyongyang, which could only be collapsed with heavy artillery. However, the People's Army carried a large number of machine guns and mortars. The defenders on the walls were completely suppressed by the powerful firepower of the People's Army. So the People's Army took advantage of the situation to attack the walls, defeated the defenders, and occupied the city of Pyongyang. The defenders either fled or surrendered.

At this time, Choi Haozhi selected more than 200 people from the Korean army captured by the People's Army in Zhennanpu to help the People's Army maintain order in Pyongyang City. Choi Haozhi also led the People's Army to seize the warehouses in Pyongyang City and arrested all the Japanese logistics personnel in the city. He could not let go of this group of people. Because Song had his own people, the People's Army's discipline was strict and he did not violate the people, so the order in Pyongyang City was quickly restored.

Luo Yue entered Pyongyang City in the afternoon of the same day and immediately ordered the placement outside the city to prevent the Japanese and Korean troops from attacking back. At the same time, he also inspected the warehouses in Pyongyang City. The Japanese army also spent some effort to counterattack Liaodong and collected a large amount of materials, with more than 10,000 tons of grain alone, as well as other salt, forage, medicine, cloth, wood, donkeys, horses and livestock, etc., but there were no weapons and ammunition. However, these materials were enough for the People's Army to use.

According to Cui Haozhi, these materials were basically collected from the public, causing many people to die. After hearing this, Luo Yue also thought that if the East China government now has enough strength, it could occupy the entire Korean Peninsula in one fell swoop and drive out the Japanese forces completely. Unfortunately, the East China government has limited strength and can only give up this idea. Of course, it can also do some preparations now.

After the People's Army settled down, Luo Yue asked Cui Hao to recruit the leading figures and families in Pyongyang, which showed that the People's Army landed on the Korean Peninsula just to attack Japan, and would not hurt the Koreans, nor would they stay in Pyongyang for a long time. Please rest assured. During the People's Army stationed in Pyongyang, everyone was asked not to disobey the orders of the People's Army. After Luo Yue finished speaking, he paid attention to everyone's expressions. Some people showed joy and did not comment, some were quite disappointed, some were thinking, some wanted to speak but stopped, and they were different, but no one spoke, just slouched.

Of course, it is not the time to speak, and Luo Yue didn't care. He just kept everyone's reaction in his heart and told everyone that Cui Haozhi is the translator and liaison officer of the People's Army. If you have any questions, you can contact Cui Haozhi first and then convey it to him.

Cui Hao was very happy to hear it because he was promoted to another level. He had already thought it through at this time that he could only follow the People's Army wholeheartedly. Therefore, when the People's Army withdrew, he decided to follow the People's Army and settle down in Qingdao.

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The People's Army landed in Zhennanpu and captured Pyongyang soon spread to the east bank of the Yalu River, and the Japanese commander Gentaro Otaro's ears. After receiving the news, Gentaro Otaro's eyes turned black and blood spurted out.

Since the battle on the Yalu River and the Yangtze River was not going smoothly, the Japanese army only established a beachhead position on the west bank of the Yalu River, and the ammunition was less than 30%. Oyu Gentaro had already been working hard. Now he heard that the People's Army landed in Zhennanpu and Pyongyang was lost. This was the Japanese logistics base. All the Japanese army's food and resources were accumulated in Pyongyang. Moreover, the Japanese army was in the dilemma of the People's Army's attack on both sides, and there was a danger of being wiped out by the entire army. Therefore, Oyu Gentaro was not anxious, so he was anxious and vomited a mouthful of blood.

The staff members were shocked when they saw this. Someone helped Otaro Gentaro and some went to call the doctor. However, after spitting out a mouthful of blood, Otaro Gentaro's mind became clearer and knew that he would never be confused at this time, so he made a move, first stopping the staff members from panic, then calmed down and asked someone to take it over to the map of the Korean Peninsula and watch it seriously.

Gentaro Ota was very clear that the combat plan to counterattack Liaodong had completely failed, and even the Korean Peninsula could not be defended. What we need to do now is to try our best to protect the Korean Peninsula, while the army would save as much as it can.

It is impossible to go back to attack Pyongyang, because the People's Army must have set up a defense line in Pyongyang, the Japanese army lacked ammunition reserves, and the People's Army on the other side of the Yalu River will not allow the Japanese army to retreat easily to attack Pyongyang, and will definitely launch a counterattack against the Japanese army. Therefore, it is an absolute worst way to return to the army to retake Pyongyang.

The most urgent task now is that Seoul must not lose any more, because Seoul is not only the capital of South Korea, but also the location of the Korean royal family. If the People's Army captures Seoul and hijacks the Korean royal family, then Japan will be quite passive. However, it is precisely because Seoul has a Korean royal family that Japan has arranged a division to guard Seoul, with much stronger troops than Pyongyang. In addition, with some precautions, it may not be easily captured by the People's Army. So Ouyu Gentaro first ordered the power to generate Seoul, requiring the Japanese army in Seoul to defend the country. If it really can't be defended, it will also threaten the Korean royal family to retreat to Gwangju.

So Gentaro Otaro decided to concentrate all the ammunition of the entire army and use it for five divisions. These five divisions are all elites of the Japanese army. They are composed of veterans who retreated to the Korean Peninsula. They are well-trained and have rich practical experience. They are the essence of the Japanese army now and are also the army that Gentaro Otaro must keep with them. Therefore, they must also ensure that these five divisions have a full ammunition base and ensure combat effectiveness.

Then, Oyu Gentaro ordered three divisions to retreat immediately and retreat to the line of Yangde and Yuanshan. Yangde and Yuanshan are on the eastern coast of the Korean Peninsula. Pyongyang is located on the west side of the Korean Peninsula, with the Dafeng Mountains in the middle, and the Ahu Feiling Mountains are separated by the Ah Hu Feiling Mountains. The Japanese occupy this line to protect the Japanese army from being able to bypass Pyongyang, retreat to the southern part of the Korean Peninsula, and return to Seoul, so that they will not be completely cut off by the People's Army.

The other two divisions retreated to Tokugawa, about 120 kilometers northeast of Pyongyang. On the one hand, they could form a pincer attack on Pyongyang with the Japanese troops on the line of Yangde and Yuanshan, and at the same time restrain the Pyongyang People's Army from advancing north; on the other hand, if the People's Army on the west bank of the Yalu River kills the Yalu River and develops to the hinterland of the Korean Peninsula, they can also set up defense lines in Tokugawa to resist for a while.

Of course, the Yalu River defense line cannot be defended anymore. Although in addition to the five elite Japanese divisions, the Japanese and Korean troops still have more than 100,000, all ammunition was given to five elite Japanese divisions, and the other troops had almost no ammunition. Once the People's Army launched an attack, the Japanese and Korean troops could not resist at all, so they had to evacuate from the Yalu River line and gather in the Hamhing area on the eastern coast of the Korean Peninsula. The order of evacuation was that the Japanese troops withdrew first, and the South Korean troops were cut off, which means that the South Korean troops were cannon fodder, and all the wounded troops were given up.

In fact, Gentaro Ota is also very clear that the evacuation of more than 100,000 troops is not easy, and the People's Army on the other side will never allow the Japanese and Korean troops to easily evacuate from the battlefield. But now it can withdraw as much as it can. As long as five elite Japanese divisions are saved, I will do my best.

It should be said that at this time, Gentaro Ota's arrangement was very wise and correct. He had no brains to return to the army to rescue Pyongyang, but chose to avoid the People's Army's edge and preserve his strength. Therefore, in such an unfavorable situation, he still saved the elite of the Japanese army.

After the decision was made, the Japanese army immediately took action, first collecting all the ammunition of the entire army and allocating it to five elite divisions. In fact, that's it. The ammunition of these five elite divisions did not reach 90% of the standard base. First, three divisions set out and drove to Yang Toku and Yuanshan line. Then two divisions set off and retreated to Tokugawa, and Otago Genta Taro also set off with the Japanese army. Because Tokugawa is about 160 kilometers away from the Yalu River defense line and is connected to railways, Otago Genta Taro can command the Japanese army to retreat in Tokugawa.

Some of the other senior generals at the division level and above in the Japanese army went to Yangde and Yuanshan lines, and some followed Ouji Gentaro to Tokugawa. On the Yalu River line, only the division level commanders were left. Because Ouji Gentaro knew very well that the senior generals of the Japanese army could not lose any more, and these people, like the elite army, must do their best to protect them.

However, just as Gentaro Otaro boarded the train, suddenly the guns and cannons in the direction of the defense line suddenly burst into flames, and the battlefield that had been calm for several days returned to its intensity. Gentaro Otaro also smiled bitterly in his heart, and the People's Army's attack had indeed begun.

At this time, a soldier hurried to the platform and reported to Taro Otaku Gen. The People's Army was forcibly crossing the Yalu River and launched an attack on the Japanese defense line. The Japanese army guarding the Yalu River defense line had no ammunition and could not block the People's Army. Therefore, he reported to Taro Otaku Gen and asked for instructions on how to act.
Chapter completed!