Age of Rebirth

The first to attack the U.S. positions was the troops of the Akiyama Brigade of the 14rd Division of the Japanese No.4000 Army. The brigade commander, Major General Akiyama Nobusa, was also a very brave Japanese general. His brigade arrived at the U.S. Army in Manila. The troops on the periphery of the defense line are only one and a half regiments of more than [-] people. As for the main force of the brigade and regiment, artillery and other fire support troops, they are still tens of kilometers behind. Shock cannons and heavy machine guns!

Following the order of the head of the Akiyama Brigade, more than 4000 Japanese soldiers formed a skirmishing formation and launched a frenzied attack towards the US positions. As for how many black muzzles are waiting in front of them They, the Japanese soldiers, couldn't think of so much. The series of victories of the Imperial Japanese Army in the Pacific made these Japanese soldiers who were full of loyalty to the Imperial Japanese Empire and His Majesty the Emperor full of fanatical bravery and fear!

This section of the position is the defense zone of the [-]th Mechanized Infantry Division of the U.S. Army. After Commander Jonathan returned to the army, although he was full of anger, he strictly carried out the order of Commander-in-Chief MacArthur and put most of his troops in the In the first-line position, the artillery regiment and tank regiment belonging to the division were arranged according to the firepower configuration of the echelon. They were busy until more than one o'clock in the morning and just returned to the division headquarters.

Before he could catch his breath, in the silent night, a fierce gunshot suddenly rang out. At this time, the phone on the table rang quickly. Brigadier General Jonathan picked up the phone. It was heard in my ears, "Report to the division commander. Our regiment's position was attacked by the Japanese army and we are in fierce battle! The Japanese army's attack did not have any warning. All the battles happened suddenly!"

It was Colonel Hopkins, the head of the first regiment, who called to report the situation. Commander Jonathan's first reaction was, the position of the first regiment was attacked by the Japanese army?He hurriedly asked: "Commander Hopkins, are the Japanese troops on the opposite side of your position densely populated, and is there any artillery support?" [

Colonel Hopkins replied: "Report to the division commander. There are a lot of Japanese troops attacking my position. Fighting broke out across the front of our position. The attacking Japanese army has no artillery cover, let alone artillery preparation in advance!"

Commander Jonathan is a little confused, since it is a large force of the Japanese army.How could there not be a large amount of artillery cover? Since it was a sneak attack, where did so many Japanese soldiers come from all of a sudden, what is the Japanese doing.

This cannot be blamed on Commander Hopkins. The tactics adopted by the Commander of the Akiyama Brigade are to concentrate the existing forces in his hands.To attack one point, seek a breakthrough first, then gain a foothold, and then expand the results of the battle. No matter how brave Major General Akiyama is, no matter how brave he thinks he is invincible.It won't be so arrogant, without the cover of artillery fire.With more than 4000 troops, a full-blown attack was carried out on the defensive front of a full regiment of the US military!

The report of Commander Hopkins was also a bit exaggerated. The Japanese army's sudden attack really knocked him out of his head. On the front of the first regiment's defense, there were only two fierce battles. Confused, he was still clear-headed, and ordered: "Stick to the position, I will immediately order the artillery regiment of the division to provide artillery support to your regiment's position!"

Commander Jonathan, who had just given the divisional artillery regiment the order to support the first regiment's position with artillery fire, hadn't put down the phone in his hand when another phone rang like a ghost. He grabbed the phone and It was Colonel Hopkins, the head of the first regiment, who called. The head of the American colonel, the movement was not the panic just now, but panic, a smell of impending disaster!

"Reporting to the commander, just a few minutes ago, our regiment's position was breached by superior Japanese forces in two places. The battlefield is very chaotic. What I need now is not artillery fire, but troops. Please send reinforcements immediately, otherwise, the position may fall. Dangerous! Japanese troops have already appeared in front of my regiment headquarters," Colonel Hopkins almost shouted. From the phone, Commander Jonathan could clearly hear intense explosions and gunshots!

Commander Jonathan's head "boomed", how could this happen? Within 10 minutes of the battle, the position of the first regiment was broken by the Japanese army. How much force did the Japanese army use?The first regiment is a reinforced infantry regiment with more than [-] soldiers!

Almost subconsciously, Brigadier General Jonathan grabbed a phone and wanted to report the emergency to General MacArthur, but suddenly he hesitated. In the meeting at night, he made a fool of himself, which made the general and his boss unhappy, although he did not name him. Dao surnamed reprimand, but the last threat was clearly for himself. Now, he doesn't know the situation of other troops, but the crisis of his own army is in front of him.

If it is reported like this, General MacArthur may take this opportunity to give himself small shoes to wear. So what about the majestic lieutenant general and chief of staff, General Stilwell, who was sent to the front line to use Japanese knives to wipe out the Even with dissidents, he, the brigadier general, was not just a dish on his lips. Thinking of this, brigadier general Jonathan had an idea, if he beat out the intruding Japanese army, it would be as if nothing had happened.

Jonathan picked up another phone, "Tank Regiment, I am Brigadier General Jonathan, the division commander, and now I order your regiment to attack immediately to assist the first regiment in counterattacking the Japanese army. The fourth regiment, I order you to rush to the first regiment immediately Position, with the cooperation of the tank regiment, counterattack the Japanese army, I will personally visit the first regiment's position to command!"

The Tank Regiment and the [-]th Regiment are Commander Jonathan's reserve team. They are going to be put into the most tense positions when the battle is at its most critical. Now, they don't care too much and use them first. It is important to solve the immediate crisis!

The soldiers of one and a half regiments of the Akiyama Brigade were definitely fierce enough. They were divided into two assault units. It took less than 10 minutes to tear apart the defensive front of the [-]st Regiment of the [-]th Mechanized Infantry Division of the U.S. Army. At the two openings, the head of the Akiyama brigade himself also brandished a command knife and braved the intensive firepower of the US military to join the ranks of the charge. The heroic performance of the brigade head further inspired the Japanese soldiers' will to fight.

Under the dense fire net of the U.S. military, not only tore open the defense line, but also stood firm, using the breakthrough as a foothold, attacking the two wings, and constantly expanding the breakthrough. The intention of the head of the Akiyama Brigade is obvious. The troops were staring at the breakthrough, and when the brigade arrived, they immediately joined the battle. With the strength of a whole brigade in hand, the head of the Qiushan brigade dared to fight any American troops face to face!

As more and more Japanese soldiers rushed in, the position of the First Regiment of the Seventh Mechanized Division of the U.S. Army immediately fell into a melee. The Japanese soldiers stared, gritted their teeth, and screamed strangely. All of them were beaten like chicken blood, using [-] guns with cold bayonets, and stabbing the American soldiers fiercely. Fighting such hand-to-hand combat where the bayonets are red, the American soldiers who are accustomed to relying on ground-to-air firepower are like lunatics Opponents of Japanese soldiers.

In the dark night before dawn, eight or nine thousand soldiers from both sides of the United States and Japan were engaged in a fierce fight, but the sound of guns and artillery became less and less, the roar of various languages, the sound of "clang clang" of iron objects colliding, bayonet knives The sound of "噗嗤" entering the body, and the screams of the soldiers before they died were mixed together, but it was more cruel and bloody than the battle of guns and guns. The air exuded a strong smell of blood.

From time to time, there was a loud bang, and an orange-red fire exploded. It was a suicide attack by a Japanese soldier before he died, pulling off the grenade on his body, and pulling seven or eight American soldiers to be buried with him. Gradually, The American soldiers couldn't hold on any longer. What they were facing was a group of lunatics who had lost their minds. Several American soldiers saw with their own eyes that a Japanese soldier had already had one leg cut off and one eye popped out. Come on, the bloody eyeballs are dangling and hanging on the face.

But just such a Japanese soldier who was almost useless, after stabbing two American soldiers to death, scrambled into the middle of a dozen American soldiers, fired a grenade, a loud noise, and a burst of flames. Together with his enemy, he became a cold corpse. The American soldiers became timid. This is fighting with the devils who are not afraid of death. This kind of timidity cannot be restrained from spreading to the psychology of all the American officers and soldiers in the first regiment. The balance on the battlefield tilted in favor of the Japanese army.

The head of the Qiushan brigade has already stripped off the major general's uniform, and the shirt is covered with bright red blood. On the ancestral sword, the edge of the cold knife is dripping with blood. He doesn't know how many American soldiers have been chopped off with this sword. At this moment, Major General Akiyama was already in an extremely frenzied state of killing, with animal blood boiling all over his body, and one American soldier after another screamed and fell down in front of his eyes.

After persisting for 10 minutes and holding the breakthrough, the main force of the brigade will arrive, and I will become the first commanding force to rush into the city of Manila, the major general brigade commander of the Imperial Japanese Army. The honor must belong to me, Nobusa Akiyama. [

The idea of ​​the head of the Qiushan Brigade will soon become a reality, but at this moment, the tank regiment and the fourth infantry regiment of the US Seventh Mechanized Infantry Division rushed to the battlefield, and the division commander, Brigadier General Jonathan, almost at the same time, Arriving at the position of the first regiment also ended Major General Akiyama's dream of making contributions.

Brigadier General Jonathan witnessed the crisis on the battlefield, his eyes were burning with anxiety, and he gave the order with a livid face: "Counterattack, all troops must counterattack the Japanese army, otherwise, the military law!"

Nearly a hundred tanks and more than 3000 soldiers joined the battlefield, and the balance of power immediately changed fundamentally. Even if the Japanese soldiers were tough and brave, they could not make up for the huge gap in military strength and firepower. Crazy His enthusiasm was completely suppressed, and he could no longer attack and move forward in the face of American soldiers more than twice as large as himself.

(To be continued) (To be continued. If you like this work, you are welcome to come to the starting point to vote, monthly pass, your support is my biggest motivation.)