The Battle of St. Jones ended in a complete victory for the Imperial Army. Pen | fun | pavilion www. ｂｉｑｕｇｅ。 The 16th Army of the Imperial Army, with the assistance of the vassal states* troops, completely annihilated the combined American and Philippine forces attacking St. Jones from the south. Seeing this, the American-Philippine forces, which were attacking St. Jones from the north, hurriedly retreated. They had already lost tens of thousands of men in St. John's, and if they were caught by the Imperial Army, it would be a dead end.

You must know that the Imperial Army is on the front line of St. Jones, and now it has assembled a group army, plus ten infantry divisions of vassal states, with a total strength of more than 300,000 troops. In terms of combat effectiveness, it is more than twice as large as the US-Philippine forces in northern Luzon.

It can be said that after the end of the Battle of St. John, the fate of the American-Philippine forces in northern Luzon was decided. Under the attack of the Imperial Army, they would not have had any other results. And Lieutenant General MacArthur, who was far away in Rodriguez, simply did not have enough troops in his hands to rescue them, and could only watch them be wiped out.

St. Jones, the temporary headquarters of the Imperial Army's 16th Army, is now in a very good situation, and the main force of the United States and the Philippines is now blocked by the Imperial Army and vassal forces in northern Luzon. After the Fuso Army landed, it would be able to attack from the north and south and wipe out the main force of the US-Philippine coalition forces in one fell swoop. After that, he turned around and marched towards Manila, completely defeating the U.S.-Filipino coalition. It can be said that now the empire is already in the palm of its hand. It was only a matter of time before this battle was won.

"When will the 7th Marine Division and the Fuso Army be able to attack?" Lieutenant General Zhu Yimin asked.

"Commander, the 7th Marine Division and the Fuso Army will arrive in Apari tomorrow. According to the information we have received, the main force of the US-Filipino coalition has already moved south, so in Apari they have not deployed much troops at all. The landing of the 7th Marine Division in Apari will be no problem at all. In addition, with the combat effectiveness of the Fuso Army, ten divisions were enough to sweep through the northern part of Luzon. A staff officer said.

Lieutenant General Zhu Yimin nodded, and then said: "In this way, let the 77th Infantry Division and the 78th Infantry Division, as well as the five infantry divisions of the Kingdom of Annan, form a northward advance corps and attack north from St. Jones." The 7th Marine Division and the Fuso Army formed the Southbound Corps. Combined, the total strength of these two legions has exceeded 300,000 people. There should be no problem in dealing with the US-Filipino coalition forces in the north. As for us, we can't wait here, and the main forces of the army group will converge with the three infantry divisions of the Annam Army and the two infantry divisions of the Khmer Kingdom and march south to Manila. ”

"Yes, Commander." The staff officer nodded. At the moment, the US-Philippine forces in Manila are empty, with only one US infantry division and two Philippine infantry divisions. With the main force of the 16th Army of the Imperial Army and five infantry divisions of vassal states, they could be completely eliminated in one fell swoop.

"Give orders to the ministries. The northward advance corps will set off this afternoon, and as for the main forces of the group army, they will set off tomorrow morning. Lieutenant General Zhu Yimin ordered. The battle plan drawn up by the Imperial General Staff was to take the Philippines within a month. In the beginning, everyone thought it would be very difficult. After all, the total strength of the US-Philippine coalition is already close to one million. The Imperial Army invested only two-thirds of the troops of the United States and the Philippines. But now it seems that it is entirely possible for the Imperial Army to deal with these US-Filipino forces in a short period of time and take the entire Philippine Islands.

"Yes, Commander." The staff officer saluted and walked away quickly.

In the Babuyan Strait in the north of Luzon, a large fleet suddenly broke in. Warships and transports, large and small, filled almost the entire strait. This fleet consisted of two battleship detachments of the Imperial Navy and supporting cruisers and destroyers. Those transports were carried by the 7th Division of the Imperial Marine Corps and the 10 Infantry Divisions of the Fuso Army.

On the deck of a transport ship, more than a dozen generals of the Fuso Army were huddled together. In the middle is the commander of this Fuso Army, General Kotaro Nakamura. On the periphery are the commanders of the 1st to 10th infantry divisions of the Japanese Army, namely Major General Koshiro Furujo, Major General Nishio Toshizo, Major General Yamada Otozo, Major General Hasunuma Fan, Major General Tada Jun, Major General Harem Jun, Major General Maeda Toshino, Major General Tsukada Tsukada, Major General Yamashita Fumi, and Major General Fujie Keisuke. These people are all former high-ranking generals of the Japanese Army. However, after Japan became a vassal state of the empire, these people wisely chose to be loyal to the empire. They all knew that after Japan became a vassal state of the empire, everything had been controlled by the empire. If you want to get ahead, if you want to enjoy the glory and wealth, there is no other way than to work for the empire.

This time, the empire recruited the army of the Fuso Kingdom to fight for the Empire, which also greatly inspired the army of the Fuso Kingdom. They knew that if they wanted the empire to value the Fusang Kingdom and their generals, they had to perform well on the battlefield.

"Ladies and gentlemen, tomorrow we will land and attack. This is a great opportunity for us and the entire Fuso Kingdom. If we miss it, we will be sinners in the entire kingdom of Fuso. General Kotaro Nakamura said solemnly.

Although the Fuso Kingdom has become a vassal state of China, the economy of the Fuso Kingdom is also recovering rapidly. However, many Fuso people knew that the Chinese Empire was wary of the Fuso Kingdom. Otherwise, the Chinese Empire would not have been able to maintain the strength of an elite army group under the Japanese master during the war. If the Fusang Kingdom wants to get more benefits from the Chinese Empire, and if they want to follow the Chinese Empire and gain more benefits in the Great War, they must show their use value.

It can be said that the rule of the Chinese Empire over the Fusang Kingdom in the past ten years has been very effective. There was already a large elite in the Fuso Kingdom that believed that the future of the Fusang Kingdom was tied to the Chinese Empire. If the Chinese Empire wins this war and becomes the hegemon of the world, it will have to rely on a lot of helpers, to be precise, thugs, if it wants to maintain its domination over the whole world. Therefore, the elites of the Fusang Kingdom believed that with the combat effectiveness of the Fusang Kingdom's army, they could become the number one thug under the command of the Chinese Empire. In this way, they will be able to share more of the post-war benefits and even restore their former glory.

Of course, in order for the Chinese Empire to recognize the Fusang Kingdom, they had to behave well in the war. Many elites of the Fusang Kingdom even clamored that even if a million people died in this war, they would help the Chinese Empire win the war, so that the Chinese Empire would realize that the Fusang Kingdom was useful and could become one of the most useful loyal dogs of the Chinese Empire.

This argument has a large market in the army of the Fuso Kingdom, and almost the vast majority of the soldiers of the Fuso Kingdom* believe that this argument is correct. Japan had previously tried to replace China as the leader in Asia. However, it turned out that it simply didn't work. The heritage of the Chinese Empire is definitely not comparable to that of Japan, which is like the nouveau riche. Therefore, in the war between the Chinese Empire and Japan, Japan lost very ugly. After the defeat, the Japanese also began to reflect on why they had failed. I have to admit that the Japanese are very good at drilling the horns of the bull. Of course, there was also the deliberate guidance of the Chinese Empire, so that these Japanese slowly formed this argument after the establishment of the Fuso Kingdom.

Of course, the Chinese Empire also promised like the Fusang Kingdom that after the Chinese Empire won the war, the vassal states that contributed to the war could share the dividends after the war, such as land. The Chinese Empire promised to allocate a piece of land to the Fusang Kingdom after the war, so that the Fusang Kingdom could effectively relieve the population pressure in the country, which greatly encouraged the elites of the Fusang Kingdom.

"Your Excellency, Commander, please rest assured, this time we will definitely perform well on the battlefield." Major General Kojo patted his chest and reassured.

The other army generals of the Fuso Kingdom also expressed their positions. They know very well how difficult it is to be able to participate in this war. The standing army of the Fuso Kingdom had another 20 infantry divisions, and after the outbreak of the war, at the request of the Chinese Empire, it was expanded to 40 infantry divisions. Now send ten infantry divisions into the battle to pay the 1st Army of the Fuso Kingdom Expeditionary Force. If they don't behave well, they may be evacuated from the country, and there will never be such a chance again.

"Our opponents this time are the U.S. Army and the Philippine Army. According to the information we received from the Chinese Empire, although the Americans' weapons and equipment are powerful, they are very afraid of death, and their combat effectiveness is not good, and if they fight us head-on on the battlefield, they will not be our opponents at all. As for those Filipinos, they are the garbage of the garbage. Therefore, there is no reason for us to lose this battle. If anyone loses the war, then go and apologize to the Chinese Empire. General Kotaro Nakamura said in a deep voice.

The establishment of the Fuso Army was basically the same as that of the Imperial Army, except that there were no tank units, and the artillery was only equipped with 75 mm field guns, and the mortars were only 60 mm or 80 mm. The number of heavy machine guns and light machine guns was also only half that of the Imperial Army. But even so, such a weapon configuration made the Fuso Army very satisfied, even stronger than during the old Imperial Japanese Army. They firmly believe that with such powerful weapons and equipment, coupled with their unique bushido spirit, they will definitely be able to defeat the enemy.

"Hi, Your Excellency, Commander." The generals of the Japanese army said one after another. (To be continued.) )