"Reported that Chief of Staff of Eryu and the Guards Division crossed the Yalu River and entered Yizhou City. Chief of Staff of Eryu also called to ask the Commander to cross the Yalu River as soon as possible."

After listening to the adjutant's report, Dashanyan nodded and said, "How is the situation of crossing the river now?"

The adjutant opened the notepad and said: "There are currently 324,000 people crossing the Yalu River, of which 58,000 troops were 53,000 wounded, and 233,000 logistics personnel such as engineering soldiers, medical personnel, machinery personnel, etc. There are still about 492,000 people who have not crossed the river yet. In terms of materials, except for ammunition, all the others have been transported across the Yalu River."

After hearing this, Dashanyan nodded and said, "Order the 1st Legion to start crossing the river. Before tonight, you must cross the Yalu River."

The deputy said: "Mr. Commander, when will you cross the river?"

Oyama Iwadao: "I will cross the river with the 2nd Legion tomorrow."

The adjutant hesitated for a moment, because before leaving, Eryu Yuanta repeatedly reminded the adjutant to persuade Dashanyan to cross the river as soon as possible, so he said: "Your commander, this is what..."

Dashanyan waved his hand, interrupted his speech, and said, "Execute the order."

The adjutant had no choice but to salute, and said, "Yes." Then he retreated.

The total Japanese army's total strength is about 280,000, including about 50,000 injured soldiers and about 600,000 logistics personnel. In addition, although the Japanese army gave up a large amount of supplies in Shenyang and Liaoyang, they had fought for nearly a year and a half in Liaodong, so they still retain a large amount of logistics supplies and vehicles. Because Japan is small and weak, resources are scarce, all expenses must be saved, and the Japanese army has abandoned a large amount of supplies, so they are reluctant to throw them away, but hope to transport them all across the Yalu River.

In addition, Dashanyan also considered that the joint fleet had been completely wiped out and the East China government had fully controlled the sea control. Therefore, even if the Japanese army retreated to the Korean Peninsula, it was unlikely that the supply of various materials would be difficult to guarantee, and it was necessary to transport all these materials away. Of course, this was related to the fact that the People's Army had not launched an attack yet. Once the People's Army launched an attack, Dashanyan would immediately order to give up the remaining materials and protect the army first.

This time, the Japanese army joined the war and formed a total of 5 corpses: 1, 2, 3, 4 and Yalu River Corps. However, the commander of the 3rd Legion, General Nogi, was killed in the Lushun Battle, and the 4th Legion also suffered nearly half of the casualties in the Liaohe Battle. So Oyama Iwai organized the remaining troops of the 3rd Legion into the 4th Legion, so now there are only 4 corpses in the Japanese army.

Dashanyan naturally knew that the People's Army would never allow the Japanese army to cross the Yalu River easily. Moreover, after the Japanese army left Liaoyang, the People's Army did not allow the Japanese army to evacuate, but followed them all the way, but did not launch an attack on the Japanese army. After the Japanese army retreated to Phoenix City, the People's Army surrounded the Japanese army from the south, west and north, obviously to annihilate the Japanese army in the area between Phoenix City and Jiulian City.

However, Oyama Iwa and Otago Gentaro also made plans to deal with the response on the way. After arriving in Phoenix City, they ordered the 4th Legion to station in Phoenix City to block the pursuers behind. They also ordered the 1st Legion to arrange positions in Laoduntai, Xiaoguling and other places to protect the Japanese army's northern line, and ordered the 2nd Legion to arrange positions in Toudaogou, Dajinshan and other places to protect the southern line, and began to cross the Yalu River.

Although North Korea was a vassal state of the Chinese dynasty for hundreds of years before the Sino-Japanese War of 1894-1895, neither China nor North Korea built bridges on the Yalu River. After the beginning of the Russo-Japanese War, in order to ensure the convenience of transporting materials, the Japanese army built three wooden bridges on the Yalu River. Although they were all wooden structures, they were also very solid and solid. The width of the bridge deck was more than 3 meters. It was possible to walk vehicles and artillery, and four people could walk side by side at the same time.

However, the locations of these three wooden bridges are close to the estuary of the Yalu River, less than 30 kilometers. Dashanyan is worried that the People's Army will try to blow up these three wooden bridges to prevent the Japanese army from crossing the river. After all, the People's Army not only has armored train guns, but also can use the navy to directly bombard the wooden bridges with ship guns from the estuary of the Yalu River. Therefore, Dashanyan ordered people to build two floating bridges in the upper section of the Sun Island River, about 50 kilometers away from the estuary. At this distance, we are not afraid of any bombardment from the People's Army. However, the floating bridge can only be used to leave people, and cannot pass through heavy objects such as vehicles, materials, artillery, etc.

The Japanese army began to cross the river on June 5, transporting vehicles and supplies with wooden bridges and transporting personnel with floating bridges. First, they ordered the Yalu River Army to cross the river and set up defenses on the east bank of the river. Because Oyama Iwa and Otaro Gentaro both considered that since the main forces of the Japanese army are now on the west bank of the Yalu River and the garrison on the east bank is very empty, the People's Army is likely to send an army to land and set up an ambush on the east bank, attack the Japanese army when the Japanese cross the river, or even destroy bridges, they must first set up an army on the east bank of the Yalu River and arrange positions.

After receiving the order, Kawamura Jingming immediately led the Yalu River Corps to cross the river and set up positions on the east bank of the river. At the same time, a brigade was also sent to Yongchuan, on the east bank of the Yalu River estuary, to prevent the People's Army from landing on the east bank of the Yalu River.

After the Yalu River Corps successfully crossed the river, Dashanyan ordered the wounded and logistics personnel to go through the pontoon bridge, supplies and vehicles to go through the wooden bridge, and cross the river in unison.

During the whole day, the People's Army did not launch an attack on the Japanese army, which successfully allowed the Japanese army to overcome a large amount of supplies and more than 100,000 logistics personnel. However, while Dashan Isan was grateful, he was even more worried because although the People's Army did not attack, once it was launched, it would inevitably be a thunderous momentum. Yu Guan Dashan Isan ordered him to order Taro Yukino to lead the Guard Division to cross the river and preside over the defense affairs on the east bank of the Yalu River.

It turns out that as the chief general of the Japanese army, Oyama must have crossed the river at the last moment, but the People's Army will definitely not wait for the Japanese army to cross the Yalu River before launching an attack. However, it is hard to say whether he can cross the river smoothly at that time. Therefore, let Otaro Genwai cross the river first. If something unexpected happens to him, the Japanese army will have a candidate to clean up the mess, and it will also retain vitality for the Japanese army.

Although the Guard Division is under the jurisdiction of the 1st Legion, it is actually the Imperial Guard of the Emperor of Japan. Since its establishment, it has mainly undertaken the security guards of the palace. It is one of the seven earliest divisions established by Japan and one of the 17 permanent divisions of the A-type division. However, in previous wars, Japan will send Guard Divisions to battle. First, the soldiers of the Guard Division are of good quality, and they are basically selected from the army across the country. They are all elite and equipped with equipment.

It is well-prepared and equipped with the best weapons in Japan. Such an army naturally cannot be kept in captivity across the country. Secondly, sending the Guards Division to fight can also inspire the morale of the entire army. Therefore, in recent years, Japan's foreign wars, the Guards Division has performed well and has become one of the strongest troops of the Japanese army. This time, Japan and Russia started the war, and the Guards Division was incorporated into the 1st Army, participated in the Liaoyang Battle, Shahe Battle, and Fengtian Battle, and also made many military achievements for the Japanese army.

It is precisely because of this that if the Guards Division is hit hard, it will not only be a heavy blow to the Japanese army, but also to the entire Japan. Therefore, it is also necessary to let the Guards Division cross the river as soon as possible and reach a safe place to protect the Guards Division.

After Oyama Issue's thoughts, Gentaro could naturally guess what he thought. He hoped that he could stay and take charge of the overall situation and cross the river first. However, Oyama Issue was the commander of the entire army after all, and with military orders, Gentaro had no choice but to follow.

So early the next morning, Otaro Genta led the Guard Division across the river. After reaching the other side, he sent people to urge Oyama to cross the river as soon as possible. Until the evening, the People's Army still did not launch an attack. The Japanese army not only transported most of the aureus-heavy supplies across the Yalu River, but also sent more than 100,000 logistics personnel. At this time, the total number of people stayed on the west bank of the Yalu River was less than 500,000. Although the number was still large, the number of people crossing the river was much faster than that of vehicles. Oyama estimated that if he still crossed the river overnight, he could cross the Yalu River at most tomorrow morning.

Of course, if the People's Army wants to attack the Japanese army, then during this period, the army will cross the river one after another, and the original defense line will inevitably have loopholes. Perhaps the People's Army is waiting for this time. Now there are about 170,000 troops left on the west bank of the Yalu River and about 300,000 logistics personnel. Should we let the logistics personnel cross the river first, then the army cross the river, or let the army and logistics personnel cross the river together?

After thinking about it over and over again, Dashanyan decided to let the army and logistics personnel cross the river together, so that a group of soldiers could reach the east bank of the Yalu River as soon as possible. In addition, if the People's Army launched an attack at this time, when the two sides fought, it still needed the assistance of logistics personnel. Therefore, of course, the logistics personnel could not be allowed to cross the river first. So Dashanyan ordered the 1st Legion to take the lead in crossing the river, the 2nd Legion followed closely and the 4th Legion was postponed.

Dashanyan also decided that if the 1st Legion could cross the river smoothly, he would cross the river with the 2nd Legion, because if the 1st and 2nd Legion could cross the river smoothly, the main force of the army would be basically preserved, and of course this result can be explained. Naturally, there is no need for Dashanyan to stay on the west bank of the Yalu River.

The 1st Legion is mainly responsible for guarding the Japanese army's northern line. In fact, the People's Army does not have much force on this line, so the 1st Legion is not under great pressure. It only takes two brigades to guard against the People's Army. Most of the troops can cross the river immediately. This is also the main reason why Dashanyan first considers letting the 1st Legion cross the river.
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