"Division commander, we have repelled the attack of the US-Philippine forces, and we have killed at least four or five thousand enemies. Pen? Interesting? Pavilion wWw. ｂiquge。 info The corpses of the Americans and the Filipinos, in front of our positions, piled up in a thick layer. The commander of the 761st Regiment reported to Major General Shi Enshu.

"Well, yes, do we have big casualties?" Major General Shi Enshu asked. With strong artillery fire and air support, there will be no doubt about resisting the attack of the US-Philippine forces. If it does not resist the attack of the United States and the Philippines, it is unacceptable. The only thing that worries Major General Shi Enshu is whether the Imperial* army will pay too many casualties in resisting the attack of the United States and the Philippines.

"General, our casualties are very minor." The commander of the 761 regiment ordered.

"Good, but beware of the US-Filipino night raid. Once at night, the carrier-based aircraft of the Navy will not be able to support us. Our artillery support will also be greatly reduced. Major General Shi Enshu said. With firepower at a disadvantage, launching a night attack has become the only way for the US-Philippine forces to regain their inferiority.

"Yes, General, we will definitely be ready for the US-Philippine forces to drink a good pot." The commander of the 761st regiment said with a smile.

Because of the heavy losses of the troops, Major General Henry and Major General Claude decisively stopped attacking during the day. They are well aware that storming the defense lines of the Chinese* army without sufficiently strong fire support will cost them heavy losses. Even, it's completely useless work. Therefore, Major General Henry and Major General Claude made up their minds at night, trying to launch an attack at night to maximize the superiority of the United States and the Philippines.

At 11 p.m. on September 9, the U.S.-Filipino forces dispatched four infantry regiments for 15,000 men to launch an attack without any fire preparations. However, their attacking troops stepped on mines, exposing their sneak attack. The sneak attack then turned into a storm.

"Whew! Shout! Shout! As flares rose into the air, the darkness was dispelled, and the figures of the American-Philippine soldiers were fully revealed. However, at this time, they were greeted by intensive machine-gun fire from the Imperial Army.

A stiff light and heavy machine gun began to fire wildly, and the rifles, assault rifles, and submachine guns in the hands of the soldiers joined in, and began to fire fiercely at the United States and the Philippines. The dense bullets seemed to form an invisible wall, and the attack of the US-Philippine forces was as if it had hit the wall, and it was impossible to advance half a minute at all, but under the heavy fire of the Imperial Army, the losses were extremely heavy.

However, the U.S.-Filipino forces had a huge advantage in numbers, allowing them to attack from multiple positions without worrying about casualties. The darkness of the night limited the firepower of the Imperial Army, allowing the United States and the Philippines to gradually gain the upper hand by relying on the superiority of troops. Some lines of defense may even be breached. After this, Major General Shi Enshu made a decisive decision and ordered the 763rd Regiment as a reserve to join the battle. With the addition of the new force, the Imperial Army's defensive line was strengthened and its firepower was strengthened, allowing it to withstand the attack of the United States and the Philippines.

In addition, 18 No. 2 tanks from the tank company of the division headquarters also joined the battle. With the Imperial Army's Panzer Army and the armored brigades of various armies generally replacing with advanced 'Leopard 2' tanks and 'Tiger' tanks, the No. 1 and No. 2 tanks of the Imperial Army were split into various infantry divisions to improve their anti-tank capabilities and attack capabilities. Although, the performance of these No. 1 and No. 2 tanks was generally inferior to the Imperial Army's 'Leopard 2' and 'Tiger' tanks. However, compared with the tanks of European and American countries, the performance still has some advantages. When dealing with enemy pillboxes and machine-gun fire points, it has extremely strong combat effectiveness.

18 tanks rushed onto the battlefield and drove straight into the rampage. The tank headlights were turned on, and the coaxial machine guns and course machine guns at the front end were frantically strafing the US-Filipino forces, and under the dense bullet strafing, the US-Filipino forces fell in rows. Some of the more brutal tank crews even directly crushed those US-Philippine officers and soldiers with tracks, crushing them alive into pulp.

Under the blow of the tanks and powerful firepower of the Imperial Army, the offensive of the United States and the Philippines once again ended in failure. This time, their losses were even greater, losing tens of thousands of troops. The huge losses made Major General Henry and Major General Claude very speechless.

Before the battle began, they thought they had a huge advantage in their forces, allowing them to win the battle easily. But now it seems that everything is not at all what they expected. Although the Imperial Army was inferior in terms of strength, its powerful firepower and strong defense line firmly resisted the attack of the United States and the Philippines, and made the United States and the Philippines hit their heads in front of the defense line of the Imperial Army, and paid an extremely heavy price.

During the day on September 10, carrier-based aircraft of the Imperial Navy took off to bomb the United States and the Philippines. Those equipment and personnel who were exposed and did not have time to hide themselves suffered extremely heavy losses under the blows of the carrier-based aircraft of the Imperial Navy.

However, on this same day, the 44th Infantry Division, the 45th Infantry Division, and the 26th, 27th, and 28th Infantry Divisions of the Philippine Army also arrived at the St. Jones front and began to attack from the south. Like the U.S.-Filipino forces in the north, the U.S.-Filipino forces in the south chose St. Jones, which was mainly defended by the 76th Infantry Division of the Imperial Army. For a time, the 76th Infantry Division of the Imperial Army was under tremendous pressure.

For this reason, the commander of the 16th Army of the Imperial Army had to order the 77th Infantry Division and the 78th Infantry Division, as well as the 16th Heavy Artillery Brigade and the 16th Rocket Artillery Brigade, to provide certain reinforcements to the 76th Infantry Division. The 77th Infantry Division and the 78th Infantry Division each sent a regiment to reinforce the 76th Infantry Division, which strengthened the 76th Infantry Division. In addition, the 16th Heavy Artillery Brigade and the 16th Rocket Artillery Brigade once again transferred two battalions each to strengthen the defense of St. Jones, so that the defense of the Imperial Army in St. Jones was greatly strengthened. Even in the face of the siege of the United States and the Philippines, they still held their positions.

At the same time, five infantry divisions of the Annam Army were rushing towards St. Jones, which was a huge strength of more than 90,000 men. Once they arrive at St. Jones, the crisis in St. Jones will be able to get a thorough touch, and even turn to a counterattack.

In addition, the 79th Infantry Division and the 80th Infantry Division of the Imperial Army, three infantry divisions of the Annam Army, and two infantry divisions of the Khmer Army were also preparing to launch an offensive to encircle the more than 100,000 American and Philippine troops marching from the south to St. Jones and eat them in one fell swoop.

"Boom! Rumble! Rumble! "On the St. Jones front, artillery fire is flying, and the artillery regiment of the 76th Infantry Division of the Imperial Army, as well as the 16th Heavy Artillery Brigade and the 16th Rocket Artillery Brigade, are firing frantically. In particular, the Rocket Artillery Brigade has deployed three battalions in St. Jones, with a total of 72 Buran rocket launchers. Each of these rocket artillery salves would cover the attacking US-Philippine forces and inflict heavy casualties on the attacking US-Philippine forces. One can imagine how powerful a rocket would be to fire hundreds of rounds in just a few seconds. So much so that every time the US-Philippine forces attacked, they were afraid that they would encounter fierce artillery fire from the Imperial Army.

It was also with the strong firepower and the full support of the carrier-based aircraft of the Imperial Navy that the Imperial Army was able to hold St. Jones to the death, making the US-Philippine forces pay a heavy price here.

After several days of attacking, the US-Philippine forces were unable to break through the defense line of the Imperial Army at all, but left corpses in front of the defense line of the Imperial Army. Every time they attacked, it was as if they were committing suicide.

"Commander, the headquarters is in an emergency." A communications officer sent a telegram to Major General Shi Enshu.

After reading the telegram, Major General Shi Enshu's originally frowning brow stretched.

"Haha, great, our reinforcements are coming soon. By tomorrow morning at the latest, five Annan infantry divisions would arrive at St. Jones. At that time, we will have enough troops to deal with the US-Philippine forces. Major General Shi Enshu laughed.

The other officers in the command also had smiles on their faces.

Although, everyone was skeptical about the combat effectiveness of the vassal army. But at this juncture, no one cares so much anymore. The arrival of more than 90,000 Annam troops can just solve their urgent needs. What's more, no matter how bad the combat effectiveness of the Annam Army is, it will not be worse than the Philippine Army, right? The Imperial Army was very attentive to the training of the armies of these vassal states.

On 11 September, the Annam Army of five infantry divisions led by General Nguyen Xiaoyong arrived at St. Jones. These Annan Army troops were immediately reinforced to the front. The original empty line of defense has become full. When the US-Filipino forces attacked, they also found that they suffered a greater blow, and even counterattacked on some defensive lines, causing them to lose a lot of troops.

The attack on St. Jones in the past few days has caused extremely heavy losses to the US-Philippine forces. The troops attacking in both the north and south suffered considerable losses. In particular, the losses of the US-Filipino coalition army marching from the north have exceeded 30,000. Although most of the losses were lost to the Philippine Army, it still had a considerable impact on the morale of the troops.

When the U.S. military received intelligence and learned that the Chinese Army had been reinforced and that more than 100,000 Annam Army and Khmer Army had landed in Dagupan, the attack of the US-Philippine coalition on St. Jones suddenly became difficult. St. Jones, who had been strengthened, was obviously not something they could overcome. However, if St. Jones is not conquered, the U.S.-Filipino forces in northern Luzon will become a turtle in an urn. (To be continued.) )