Chinese forces have given the Japanese a bloody nose in Korea
Chinese troops swept across the Yalu River along a 550 kilometre front, intent on forcing the Japanese to retreat from the border region. With the forested and hilly areas of the region impassable to tanks, Chinese infantry had to fight their enemies on foot, with only the Imperial Air Force to support them.
Japanese troops were able to inflict dozens of casualties on Chinese troops in the region surrounding the objective of Onjong, But after a three day skirmish, Onjong fell to Chinese forces.
Survivors of the battle of Kanggye report that the Japanese employed booby traps such as tripwire and banzai charges in defence of the city and they largely retreated when the Chinese troops pushed through. "Bastards don't fight fair", one soldier replied, after having lost his leg in a tripwire incident.
While the villages are indeed important areas, the objectives of the Imperial Chinese Army also include liberating the Gyeongui Line, beginning with Sinuju, it being across the road from the Chinese city of Dandong made it perfect tank terrain, though some of the tanks fell victim to vicious urban fighting with the enemy turning the tanks into metal tombs for our soldiers.
Not long after the liberation of Sinuju, it was proclaimed as the provisional capital of the Republic of Korea, with President Yi Dog-neyeong personally visiting the Chinese troops and thanking them for their dedication to the liberation of his homeland.
The Imperial Air Force also performed a exemplary service, with machine guns pummeling enemy aircraft until their tail-fins explode into a fiery ball. There is, of course, the bomber aircraft providing support to our troops.
On that note, Japanese aircraft and heavy cruisers have also carried attacks along China's western coast, with 10-15 civilians being killed in the assault.
Over the course of the ten-day offensive into Korea, according to official military records,
- 100-200 Chinese soldiers have been killed in the line of duty
- 5 Chinese pilots have been killed, two have been injured
- 50 Chinese soldiers have been severely injured
- 350 Japanese soldiers have been killed
-5 Japanese soldiers taken prisoner
On a secondary note, it has been reported that Japanese soldiers are retreating from the area surrounding the Turmen River, which the Chinese have taken.
Wherever the soldiers are fighting in Korea, they all agree on their one objective to be reached by the end of the month: Pyongyang, the historic capital of the Korean nation.
Two Chinese soldiers stand over the body of a dead Jap
The main type of mine being faced by our troops.
One of the many Chinese tanks used in the assault on Sinuju
The Korean Railway Network used by the Japanese, but is now being taken by our troops
A Japanese bomb explodes in Shanghai