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Since the Japanese army was completely hidden and the Russians were bottled up into two approaches to contact, in was easy for the Japanese to keep the Russan strength from being brought to bear against the much weaker Japanese forces. To compound matters even worse, my opponent assumed that the Japanese Commander had set up, at least, some forces in the middle of the map. This was not true, the middle was left completely garrison less and that area drew off a large portion of the Russian force which expended itself into nothing. It could have gone the other way if there had been a direct attack against both the North Japanese and the South Japanese forces simultaneously, early enough in the game. While the North attack was beaten back, the South Japanese forces were completely missed. The game was called with 6 turns to go by my opponent. (Note - This game was very interesting in that the defenders were hidden. That fact, in and of itself, made the difference. I suggested that any defenders be hidden, if the opposition comes in from off board, AND you trust your opponent, from now on.)
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Tough to effectively reconnoiter a contested border with no scouts & high-morale, hostiles in dug-in & hidden positions, que no?