Invincible from the sword

Chapter 255 This kind of battle is very rich
Cavite, Luzon Island, Lighthouse Country Airport.

A plane slowly landed at the airport.

Cavite Airport is the second largest airport in the Filipino Islands.

There used to be a large number of bombers and fighter jets docked by the Lighthouse Army.

It's pretty much destroyed now.

The remaining B17 bombers of the Lighthouse Army have all retreated to the Kangaroo Country.

There are only a few fighters left.

Because there are a lot of fighter jets, they are basically not dispatched.

Now the air supremacy of the entire Philippine Maid Islands is in the hands of the Japanese army. If these fighter jets take off, they will only be beaten.

The fighter jets parked in Cavite are Lighthouse P39 fighter jets with average performance.

The pilots in the lighthouse country are not interested in this kind of aircraft at all.

It is not an opponent of Japanese aircraft at all.

Originally, Cavite Airport was lifeless.

But today, the person in charge of the airport received a telegram from the commander of the Lighthouse Navy.

It is said that the staff group has arrived in the sky over the Sulu Sea in the western waters of the Filipino Maid Islands.

Escorted by fifty fighter jets.

It will land in Cavite airport in an hour to get him ready.

The staff group has arrived over the Sulu Sea! ?
The eyes of the person in charge of Cavite widened.

my god!

They are so brave.

Now the Filipino Maid Islands are full of Japanese troops, whether at sea, in the air or on land, the Japanese troops are like locusts.

At this time, the staff group actually arrived.

If something happened to this, it would be a big deal.

The person in charge of Jiami didn't dare to be careless, and ordered the remaining [-] planes at the base to prepare for combat immediately.

Always ready to take to the skies.

At this time, two small transport planes were flying over the Sulu Sea.

Surrounding the two transport planes were fifty P40 fighter jets from the Lighthouse Kingdom.

In order for the staff to reach Pipe Mike's troops safely, Nestor and Zhang Lei made a detailed plan.

The route is very hidden.

The general plan is that the staff group will start from the mainland of the lighthouse country and fly to the kangaroo country by plane.

The Kangaroo Kingdom sent fighter jets to escort them into the sky above the Sulu Sea, and then landed in Cavite.

It sounds simple, but the whole process is still very dangerous.

The main reason is that the current air supremacy of the Filipino Maid Islands has fallen into the hands of the Japanese army.

Over the Sulu Sea, the aircraft formation of course encountered Japanese aircraft on patrol.

The Lighthouse Country was also ruthless, and thirty planes rushed past it.

The performance of the P40 fighter is still very good. Although the performance is a little worse than that of the island country's Zero fighter, in general, the two aircraft are similar.

What's more, in the Sulu Sea, the lighthouse country's aircraft have a numerical advantage.

Thirty against five, this kind of battle is very rich.

So within a few minutes, five Japanese planes plummeted into the sea with billowing black smoke.

After the staff group's plane landed in Cavite, the people at the base immediately dispatched a platoon of troops to escort the staff group to Manila.

Pipe Mike and his troops, are all there.

The entire staff group has a total of 17 people.

The head of the staff group was Nimitz, but Nimitz did not come.

He was still at Pearl Harbor, watching his Pacific Fleet.

Nimitz's Pacific Fleet is now stepping up repairs to the damaged warships.

So the entire staff group was led by the deputy head, Stilwell.

The reason why Stilwell was appointed as the deputy head of the staff is mainly because Stilwell is a master of the East.

This person is more pragmatic and far more capable than Pipe Mike.

This Dongfang Tong is much more genuine than Pipe Mike.

Stilwell talked a lot with Zhang Lei along the way.

Zhang Lei's opinion is astonishing.

If it wasn't for the presence of others, he would have worshiped Zhang Lei as his teacher.

Originally, Stilwell was very unimpressed with Zhang Lei, thinking that how could their dignified Beacon Country Staff Group allow an oriental person to come in?

Doesn't this mean that there is no one in their lighthouse country?

And Zhang Lei is only in his 20s.

Such a young man, what unique insights can he have?

Young people like Zhang Lei are still students at West Point Military Academy.

So at the beginning, Stilwell didn't take Zhang Lei seriously at all.

But the occasional conversation made Stilwell look at Zhang Lei with admiration.

I drop mom.

I, Stilwell, have been in the military for decades, and this is the first time I have met someone with such a precise strategic vision.

So along the way, Stilwell and Zhang Lei had a good chat.

He also discussed in detail with Zhang Lei how to fight the Japanese army in the next step.

In the hands of the staff group, there is a map of the Filipino Maid Islands.

Zhang Lei's hands are naturally no exception.

According to the latest intelligence, the Japanese army has occupied Mauban, Aparri and Vigan on Luzon Island.

Pipe Mike's troops have now been compressed around Manila.

Only in Baguio, there is still a division of troops in charge of the rear.

The entire battlefield situation is very unfavorable to the troops of the Lighthouse country.

Judging from the entire battle process, Pipe Mike's troops did not resist at all, they just fled all the way.

Zhang Lei frowned.

At least give it a shot!

In any case, there are more than [-] troops in the hands of Pipe Mike, and it is really unreasonable to flee all the way like this.

"Stilwell, I remember Pipe Mike's troops, the equipment is not bad!

Although the planes were destroyed, the number of tanks and artillery was still considerable.

In addition, there are many warships.

Ammunition reserves are also sufficient.

There is really no reason to flee. "

Stilwell grinned: "Zhang Lei, to be honest, I am also very puzzled.

In my opinion, this is totally not what I expected.

I can't even believe that the Japanese army is chasing and running, it is actually our troops from the Lighthouse Country.

And Pipe Mike's conducting, sucks like shit.

Although I know that Pipe Mike's command ability is not very good, but he can't be so rubbish! "

Stilwell couldn't figure it out.

Their 10,000+ troops were so beaten by the Japanese army that they were completely powerless to fight back.

This is so abnormal.

Zhang Lei nodded: "What surprised me the most is that until now, Pipe Mike doesn't even know who his own enemy is.

He didn't know how many troops the Japanese army had.

As a commander, that simply doesn't qualify. "

Zhang Lei said, and took out a bunch of telegrams in his hand: "I have analyzed these telegrams, and judging from the time and frequency of the telegrams sent by Pipe Mike, the Japanese army attacking them should not exceed 5 people.

In addition to the army, there are also naval formations and a large number of aircraft.

According to my analysis, this time the Japanese attack, the sea power should not be weak.

There should be an aircraft carrier.

In addition, the Japanese air force on Taiwan Island should have also participated in the attack.

According to Pipe Mike's telegram, their base in Luzon was destroyed in just a few hours, and most of the planes at the airport were destroyed.

With such a level of surprise attack, the Japanese army dispatched no less than [-] planes. "

Zhang Lei told Stilwell that the Japanese army's attack on the Filipino Islands should be an aircraft carrier.

Because the Japanese army sent six aircraft carriers and a large number of main battleships to attack Pearl Harbor.

There are only ten aircraft carriers in the entire island country.

Six ships are at Yamamoto 56, and the remaining four ships and two ships need to be in the mainland of the island country.

The remaining two ships can't all be sent to the Filipino Maid Islands, can they?
The aircraft carrier of the Japanese army has almost [-] aircraft that can be carried by one aircraft.

Then the remaining aircraft, most likely, are the Japanese air force base on Taiwan Island.

As for why the Japanese army's ground troops will not exceed 5, it is easy to calculate.

According to Pipe Mike's telegram, the Japanese army was divided into several groups and landed from the north, south, and west directions of the Filipino Maid Islands.

Judging from the map, this is the middle breakthrough and outflanking style of play often used by the Japanese army.

Such a routine is very old-fashioned, but also very effective.

Most island country commanders like to use this method of attack.

Whether it is a small battle or a large battle, this offensive routine is very island style.

This kind of combat routine is very effective in actual combat.

Can cause a lot of psychological pressure on the opponent.

After all, with this style of play, if the opponent is not careful, there is a danger of being cut off from the back.

If you don't have enough faith, it is easy to be beaten and collapsed.

Pipe Mike's army has more than 10 people. Although most of the troops have insufficient combat capabilities, they are still troops after all.
The most basic combat capabilities are still there.

And on the whole, the combat effectiveness is similar to that of the second-line troops of the national army.

Even stronger.

After all, the weapons are well equipped.

Comparing the combat effectiveness of the Japanese army and the national army, the normal conversion ratio is one to five.

Then make a discount here, one to three.

By this calculation, Pipe Mike's army numbered more than 10 men, and Stilwell put it at around 13.

According to this ratio, the number of Japanese troops will not exceed [-].

It's hard to say whether there are even [-].

After all, the No.20 Fifth Army of the Japanese Army does not have many troops in total.

When Zhang Lei was in the island country, he had a good understanding of the formation process of the No.20 Fifth Army of the Japanese Army.

There are five divisions in total.

Among them, two divisions were drawn from the Japanese Kwantung Army, one division was drawn from the Japanese First Army, and the remaining two divisions were soldiers recruited from the mainland of the island country.

The five divisions add up to almost 10 people.

Even with the addition of logistical troops, there will never be more than 15 people.

The target of the No.20 Fifth Army of the Japanese Army is the entire Southeast Asia, and the scope is very large.

There are not too many troops that can be invested in a Filipino maid archipelago.

Combining these judgments, Zhang Lei estimated that the Japanese army attacking the Filipino Islands this time is likely to have only two divisions.

Add at most one brigade.

Three divisions are unlikely.

According to the information collected by the lighthouse country, the Japanese army is sending troops throughout Southeast Asia.

In addition to the Filipino Maid Islands, in Malaya, Thailand and other regions, the Japanese army is also attacking.

In this case, the Japanese army could have 4 troops to attack the Philippine Maid Islands, which is almost the same.

Zhang Lei's words surprised Stilwell.

What is the skill?

That's it!
Based on just a few combat reports, Zhang Lei was able to deduce the approximate strength of the Japanese army. With this ability, it is really too inferior for him to be a staff officer.

Stilwell's affection for Zhang Lei skyrocketed.

While the staff group was rushing to Manila, Motoko Yaharu, deputy commander of the No. 20 Fifth Army of the Japanese Army, received a telegram.

It probably means that five of their Japanese fighter jets were shot down over the Sulu Sea.

This made Benge Yaqing feel very strange.

The current Mi Army has few fighter jets left.

The air supremacy of the entire Philippine Maid Islands is in the hands of our Japanese army.

The airspace around the Sulu Sea is also under our control. How could five planes be shot down?

Benge Yaqing always felt that something was not right.

He is now in front of the map, looking at the Sulu Sea area with cold eyes, and then fixed his eyes on Cavite.

Benge Yaqing is very clear that Cavite is a military airport used by the rice army in the Filipino Maid Islands.

As soon as the battle started, he ordered his planes to carry out a large-scale bombing of the Mi Army's Cavite base.

In order to completely destroy this base, he sent two hundred planes.

All bombs are used.

According to the report of the reconnaissance aircraft, the current base of the Mi Army in Cavite has almost been bombed.

Aircraft and warships were destroyed a lot.

Especially the planes, almost all were bombed.

Now there, at most, is the ground troops of the Mi Army, and there will not be many people.

Even if there are Mi Army planes there, there will not be many left.

Now that the air supremacy is in our hands, they will fly their planes into the sky foolishly?

This is unlikely.

Benge Yaqing thought for a while, but didn't come up with a reason.

Forget it, I guess it's okay.

Now his troops are advancing from both sides of Luzon Island.

According to the current speed, it will not take long to occupy the entire Luzon Island.

Pipe Mike...

snort!
But so.

I thought you had a lot of skills, after a long time, it was just a silver-like wax gun head.

Still a four-star general?
Nonsence!

Benge Yaqing despises her very much.

Pipe Mike has decided to let his troops gather on the Bataan Peninsula.

Now his troops are basically crowded in Manila.

This will not work.

Manila is flat and impossible to defend.

If the Japanese attacked, his troops had no choice but to retreat.

If you want to fight a real battle with the Japanese army, the best place is the Bataan Peninsula.

Where advance can be attacked and retreat can be defended.

It is the most suitable place for defense in the entire Luzon Island.

In the Bataan Peninsula, there are two mountains next to each other, one is called Natib Mountain and the other is called Mariveles Mountain.

And there is also the munitions warehouse of their rice army, which is located behind the two mountains, a place called Bagak.

Wainwright also felt that if he really wanted to fight the Japanese army, the Bataan Peninsula would be a good choice.

Pipe Mike immediately decided that the troops would retreat from Manila and defend the Bataan Peninsula with all their strength.

From Manila to Bataan Peninsula, there is not much distance in total.

In addition, Pipe Mike's troops were basically mechanized troops, so they retreated to the Bataan Peninsula in half a day.

(End of this chapter)