Saigon, inside a secret stronghold of the Southern National Liberation Front.

Intelligence Committee member Hu Mingjie, holding a newly compiled report, said to the people sitting on the sofa behind him: "According to the latest information I just received, the troops of the Sakura Kingdom have been besieged by the National Alliance Army and have suffered a complete defeat, retreating to Hanoi."

"Defeated so quickly? It seems that Japan is nothing special after all." Armed Forces Committee Member Li Shuiwen leaned back in his chair and looked at Hu Mingjie with a smile.

Hu Mingjie shook his head: "It's not that we overestimated Japan, but that the National Alliance Army's combat capabilities are stronger than we imagined."

"The reason why the Sakura Kingdom was defeated was mainly because their commander was too confident, believing that the National Alliance Army was just a small guerrilla rabble. But reality dealt him a heavy blow!"

"Um."

Liang Minghua nodded in agreement with Hu Mingjie's point of view, "Have all our people assembled?"

Organizing committee member Li Minghua said, "They have basically all assembled, there are about 40,000 people."

"What did the US say?"

"They have no objections..." Propaganda Committee member Liang Baoming continued, "The US said it supports our occupation of the South, which is legal and compliant. If the National League for Democracy takes action against us in the future, they will also intervene directly."

"At the same time, the US also said that it gave us three arms depots around Saigon."

"I only hope that when we establish our own country in the future, we can stand on their side."

Upon hearing this, Liang Minghua gave a disdainful sneer: "Heh."

"You've got a good plan, but I like listening to it."

"The garrison in the south is now weak, which is a good opportunity for us to expand."

Armed Forces Committee member Le Thuy Van rubbed his hands excitedly, “The National League Army has occupied Da Nang in Quang Nam Province, but has not extended its reach to the south. Therefore, we can push to the Quang Ngai-Kon Tum line, and then the entire south will be under the control of our Southern National Liberation Front!”

"That's right!"

Li Minghua slammed his fist on the table and roared, "I've been so frustrated these past few days! Now the moment to send out the troops has finally arrived! I can't wait any longer!"

"Order the troops to occupy the entire southern region as quickly as possible! We must do so before the battle of Hanoi ends!"

"Yes, sir! Mission accomplished!"

At Li Minghua's command, the entire south instantly became lively.

Under the command of the Southern National Liberation Front, 40,000 men captured large areas without much effort.

After all, the main force of the Japanese army was in the north, and the few military police left behind were simply unable to stop the Southern National Liberation Front.

As time went by, the situation in the south became increasingly clear.

The battle in the north is also coming to an end.

June 25th, 3 PM.

The National League forces successively captured the outer cities of Hanoi: Luong Son, Van Dinh, Kim Pai, Van Giang, Phu Chuan, Chu Son, Phu Tho, Dong Anh, and Tu Son.

4:35.

The 2nd Infantry Division is attacking Ha Dong, the gateway to Hanoi!

At 5:01, Hedong fell.

At 5:35, the main force of the National League Army surrounded Hanoi.

……………………

"Buzz buzz buzz—!"

Tanks, trucks, and tens of thousands of NLD soldiers marched toward Hanoi in a grand procession.

At around 6:20 a.m., the National League Army arrived at the outer defensive fortifications of Hanoi.

After more than ten minutes of fierce fighting, the Japanese outer defense line collapsed completely, forcing them to evacuate Hanoi.

How many troops do we have left?

Inside the Hanoi Cherry Blossom Country Headquarters in Indochina.

Yamashita Tomoyuki looked anxiously at the division and brigade commanders in front of him, his expression grave.

"Less than 20,000 men and 60 tanks," replied the wounded Nakamura Akito. "We have done our best."

Yamashita Tomoyuki sighed, glanced at them, and looked around with disappointment and frustration in his eyes.

Of the dozens of generals, only Nakamura Akito, commander of the 5th Division; Yoshida Shota, commander of the 55th Division; Kawaguchi Katsuhira, commander of the 4th Tank Division; Ishimoto Hisaharu, commander of the 49th Brigade; and Ogasawara Nobu, commander of the 21st Brigade remained.

Such a casualty rate has far exceeded Yamashita Tomoyuki's expectations.

If he had the chance to do it all over again, he would definitely mobilize the most elite troops from his headquarters to participate in this operation.

But now, it's too late...

He was a sinner, a sinner of the empire, who lost control of Indochina...

"Boom—boom—"

One deafening explosion after another came from outside, making everyone inside the house tremble.

"The enemy is coming."

Yamashita Tomoyuki said calmly.

The generals below were not afraid; instead, they clenched their fists, looking ready to fight to the death.

Although they knew that even if they risked their lives, they might not be able to turn the tide, their sense of honor as soldiers made them decide to fight the National League Army to the death!

“Nakamura-kun, move the people in the city to the front. I want to talk to the commander of the People’s Alliance Army.”

"Hai!"

Nakamura Akito immediately accepted the order.

Half an hour later, as the artillery fire gradually subsided and the smoke cleared, tens of thousands of civilians were pushed to the west city wall by the Japanese soldiers, which instantly silenced the Nationalist Army's artillery fire.

"Damn beasts!" Liu Qingshan, commander of the 2nd Infantry Division, cursed angrily. "Using ordinary civilians to threaten us?"

"mean!"

"Shameless!"

"Dirty!"

The generals of the other divisions began to hurl insults.

"Commander, let's report the situation to the General Headquarters first. After all, it involves tens of thousands of civilians, and we can't bear the responsibility," Shen Chunhua reminded him.

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