However, the Imperial Japanese Army General Staff authorized the deployment of an infantry division from the Chosen Army, two independent combined brigades from the Kwantung Army and an air regiment as reinforcements.
Den japanske generalstab gav imidlertid tilladelse til indsættelse af en infanteri division fra Chosen Arméen, to uafhængige brigader fra Kwangtung arméen og et luftregiment som forstærkninger.