Chapter 1355: Reinforcements Arrive
"Da Da Da!" Five 7.62mm machine guns on an M2 medium tank of the U.S. Army opened fire frantically, and a dense barrage of bullets strafed in all directions, blocking the approach of the Fuso soldiers with cluster grenades in their arms. Pen "Fun" Pavilion www.biquge.info
A Fuso soldier rolled on the spot with a bundle of grenades in his hand, dodging the American machine-gun bullets and placing the cluster grenade with the lead directly on the fender above the tank's tracks.
"Boom!" The grenade exploded, directly blowing off the tracks of the tank. The tank was suddenly unable to move forward, and could only spin in circles.
"Well done!" An officer of the 12th Infantry Division of the Fuso Army praised loudly. However, the soldier was not able to escape, and was directly hit by the tank's machine gun and fell to the ground.
"Oh God! Our tanks are being destroyed in a very crazy way by those Fuso dwarfs, and what about the infantry of the armored infantry regiments? Why don't you go up yet? Protect the tank? The commander of the 4th Armored Division of the U.S. Army roared angrily. Watching his tanks being destroyed one after another, his heart felt like it was dripping blood.
Although his armored division has 390 tanks, now the losses are more than half!
Originally, I thought that after solving those anti-tank weapons of the Fuso Army, I could rest assured. But I didn't expect those Fuso soldiers to dare to launch such a suicidal attack, which is simply unbelievable.
Forming an armored division is expensive. However, now they have lost half of their tanks by attacking an infantry division with one armored division, which is probably too high. In particular, this is still an attack on the Fuso Infantry Division, and if it were an attack on the infantry division of the Imperial Army, their losses would be estimated to be even greater.
It was at this time that dozens of warplanes of the Imperial Air Force arrived on the battlefield. They began to attack these tanks and armored vehicles of the American army from a high altitude. The Imperial Air Force also did not expect that the US military would attack so early. So much so that they had to temporarily start refueling the fighters and refilling ammunition, wasting a lot of time.
"Boom! Boom! Boom! "The cannon in the nose of an F9 fighter opened fire, and several 30mm cannon shells easily penetrated a US tank, and the tank was instantly turned into a fireball.
The dive bombers began to dive and drop bombs, because they were dealing with armored targets, so this time the dive bombers carried 200 kg of aerial bombs. If you use 500 kg of aerial bombs, it will be a bit wasteful.
Two hundred kilograms of aerial bombs, against the tanks of the US army, the power is completely sufficient. An aerial bomb exploding near a US tank is capable of completely destroying the tank, let alone hitting the target directly.
The attack of ground attack aircraft was even more of a massacre for the tanks and armored divisions of the 4th Armored Division of the US Army. Their cannons can easily penetrate the armor of U.S. tanks, and the bombs they carry can easily blow up U.S. tanks.
Dozens of Imperial Air Force fighters appeared, completely putting the tank units of the 4th Armored Division of the US Army in a difficult situation. These iron bumps were bullying the Fusang infantry majestically just now. Now, it's the turn of the Imperial Air Force to bully them.
"It's over, the 4th Panzer Division is finished this time. How many tanks will they be able to save after the Chinese air raids? Lieutenant General Witt muttered. He never imagined that an integrated armored division would suffer heavy losses so easily and face collapse.
Admiral MacArthur was also pale. Originally, he thought that this attack should be nine out of ten. But who would have thought that not to mention the heavy losses, it was about to succeed, but it was about to be reversed.
"What about the follow-up infantry? Why didn't you storm the positions of the Fuso Army? After strangling with the Fuso Army, the Chinese Air Force was useless. Admiral MacArthur said.
The U.S. 30th Infantry Division and the Australian 5th Infantry Division were originally following the U.S. 4th Armored Division, but the armored forces advanced too fast and left them behind. Later, the 4th Armored Division of the US Army was hit fiercely, especially after the air raid by the Chinese Air Force, which made these two infantry divisions frightened at once, and the speed of the attack involuntarily slowed down.
Having received orders from Admiral MacArthur, the two infantry divisions had to speed up their attacks. Risking the attack of the Imperial Air Force, they stormed the positions of the 12th Infantry Division of the Fuso Army. Although the losses paid are not small, because they have strong troops, they do not care about this loss.
When a large number of American infantry attacked the positions of the Fuso Army, the 12th Infantry Division of the Fuso Army had to retreat after heavy losses. Fortunately, their line of defense did not consist of a single trench. Two kilometers behind the first trench, there was a second trench. Behind, there is a third line of trenches.
"Come on, let the self-propelled howitzer battalion and rocket artillery battalion of the Imperial Army retreat. We have already suffered heavy losses, and even a retreat to the second line of defense will not be able to stop the Americans for long. These advanced weapons of the empire cannot fall into the hands of the Americans. Major General Nakamura Jikizo said.
"Yes, General." A Japanese officer immediately went to deliver the order.
Although, retreating at this time, it seems that there is something disgraceful on the face. However, the artillery of the Imperial Army was not suitable for the front-line battlefield in the first place. More often than not, they hide behind the safety of the rear, killing more enemies with their artillery.
Under the persuasion of the 12th Infantry Division of the Fuso Army, the self-propelled howitzer battalion and rocket artillery battalion of the Imperial Army withdrew from the front line. The 12th Infantry Division of the Fuso Army, which suffered heavy losses, had to continue to resist the attack of the United States and Australia with less than half of the remaining remnants.
The strength of the US-Australian coalition is now several times that of the 12th Infantry Division of the Fuso Army, and the US-Australia coalition forces still have more than 100 tanks and a large number of armored vehicles to help in the battle. The 12th Infantry Division of the Fuso Army wants to resist the attack of the US-Australian coalition forces of such strength, and the difficulty can be imagined. If no miracle happens, their final outcome will undoubtedly be annihilated by the US-Australian coalition forces in one fell swoop.
"Order all the troops, fight to the last soldier, and absolutely not surrender to the Americans and Australians. The glory of the Fuso warriors cannot be defiled! Major General Nakamura Jikizo ordered.
"Yes, General." A staff officer saluted and immediately went to give the order. He didn't think there was anything wrong with this order of Major General Nakamura Jikizo. Fight to the death, this is a matter of course.
"Let all the civilian personnel of the division headquarters take up arms. When necessary, we will also go to war. Major General Nakamura Jikizo said.
The distribution of weapons to civilian personnel is undoubtedly a harbinger of the most critical juncture, and the time for desperate efforts is needed. The 12th Infantry Division of the Fuso Army had to prepare for the worst at this time. However, although they suffered heavy losses. However, the losses they inflicted on the US-Australian coalition were very large, much greater than their own losses.
"Send a telegram to Your Excellency the Army Commander, and our troops will hold their positions and fight until they are a soldier. Please ask Your Excellency to remember the heroic fighting of our unit, treat the wounded of our unit kindly, and compensate the families of our officers and soldiers. Nakamura Jikizo said.
"Yes, General." The communications officer immediately began to send telegrams.
In such a situation, they had to prepare for the worst.
After Lieutenant General Masataka Yamawaki, commander of the 3rd Army of the Fuso Army, received a telegram from Major General Nakamura Jikizo, the expression on his face became solemn. He knew that Major General Nakamura Jizo would never have sent such a telegram if he had not been at the most critical moment.
"Where is the 11th Infantry Division? When can you go into battle? Lieutenant General Masataka Yamawaki asked.
"General, the 11th Infantry Division has arrived at its intended position and is ready to go into battle. However, the number of US-Australian forces that stormed the positions of the 12th Infantry Division was too large, as well as a large number of tanks and armored vehicles. Even if the 11th Infantry Division fills in, it is estimated that it will be useless. A staff officer said.
"So what are we going to do? Did you just watch the 12th Infantry Division annihilated? Lieutenant General Yamawaki asked with a dark face.
"General, we can wait a little longer, the armored troops sent by the Empire are already on their way. By the time they arrive, we'll be able to deal effectively with the U.S.-Australian armored forces. At that time, the 11th Infantry Division and one more regiment from the 13th Infantry Division will be able to counterattack the US-Australian coalition. The combat staff officer continued.
Yamawaki Masataka hesitated and nodded, he didn't want to lose the 11th Infantry Division as well. If two infantry divisions are lost, their combat effectiveness will be greatly affected: "Ask the armored units of the Imperial Army, when will they arrive?" ”
"Okay, General." A communications officer immediately went to make contact.
Two minutes later, they heard back.
"General, a tank battalion and a tank company sent by the Imperial Army will be able to arrive in twenty minutes at most." The communications officer reported.
"Very good, send a telegram to Nakamura-kun and tell him that if you hold on for another twenty minutes, our reinforcements will arrive, and you can launch a counterattack!" Lieutenant General Masataka Yamawaki said.
"Yes, General." The communications officer hurriedly called the 12th Infantry Division of the Fuso Army.
When Major General Nakamura received a call from the military headquarters, the 12th Infantry Division of the Fuso Army was retreating from the second line of defense. The frantic offensive of the US-Australian coalition forces caused them heavy losses, especially tanks and armored vehicles, which they could not resist and could only continue to retreat. However, after receiving a notice from the military headquarters, he only needed to hold on for another twenty minutes, which gave Major General Nakamura Jikizo hope again. (To be continued.) )