Beyond the Tangshan area, the fires that had raged for three days and three nights finally showed signs of dying out. By now, the Tangshan region had been almost entirely swallowed by the Japanese forces.
His Imperial Highness Prince Asaka Yasuhiko sat within his command post, eyes fixed upon the sand table map before him. His eyes were narrowed, and a rapacious grin stretched so wide across his face it seemed ready to split his cheeks.
"Soon! Very soon! Once Nanjing is taken, I shall be the first to expand the territory of the Empire!"
Chapter 373