"Bang!" A crisp gunshot rang out, and I saw that the head of a US second lieutenant officer exploded like a watermelon, spraying red and white all over the ground. Pen @ fun @ pavilion wWw. ｂｉｑUｇE。 info It's a sniper from the Imperial Marines firing. Their mission is to find more valuable targets on the battlefield to snipe, such as junior officers or machine gunners.

"Da-da-da-da." The machine gunners of the Imperial Marines were firing hard, knocking down the bewildered American soldiers to the ground. Many American soldiers fell to the ground screaming.

An American soldier rolled on the ground when he was hit by a 12.7mm machine gun bullet. The bullet struck him in the shoulder, tearing off his entire arm with such force that it was bleeding profusely. Next to him, there was also an American soldier who had been beaten in two, his eyes were wide open, but his eyes had already lost their lustre.

"Oh God! How so? How can the Chinese have such powerful firepower? Is it true that what my father told me is false? The freckled American soldier, holding his head in his hands, squatted on the ground, with a look of horror and regret.

"Boom!" A mortar shell exploded next to the soldier, and when the smoke cleared, the soldier was a pile of minced meat.

The tank units of the American army suffered heavy losses, and they were completely stunned. A dozen tanks, only half of them were left in the blink of an eye. The remaining tanks are also aware of the danger. They know that the Chinese* army can easily deal with them. They didn't fire before, they just wanted to get them closer. Some of the tanks began to reverse frantically, trying to get out of here.

An anti-tank fighter emerged from the foxhole, set up an anti-tank bazooka, and aimed it at the M2 medium tank a few dozen meters away. After pulling the trigger, the rocket ignited and quickly rushed towards the side armor of the tank.

"Boom!" The rocket hit the side armor of the M2 medium tank, and the thin armor was torn open at once, and the metal jet swept through the inside of the tank, killing all the tank crews inside.

In less than five minutes, the dozen or so M2 tanks of the US military were turned into piles of scrap metal that were burning with raging fires. The U.S. infantry that followed behind the tank, after losing the protection of the tank, became the target of the Imperial Marine Corps' machine-gun fire. In an extremely short time, a thick layer of corpses was laid in front of the positions of the Imperial Marines.

"Mom, I want to go home, I don't want to fight anymore." A young American soldier threw away the rifle in his hand, turned around and ran back. However, before he could run a few steps, he was hit by a bullet, fell to the ground, and crawled on the ground for some distance before finally making no sound.

It is said that the U.S. military is very strict in determining the death in battle, and if you are killed with your back to the enemy, you cannot be counted as killed.

After encountering heavy fire from the Imperial Marines, the 2nd Regiment of the 42nd Infantry Division of the US Army suffered heavy losses. The troops involved in the attack hurriedly retreated and ran back to their positions one after another.

Major General George, commander of the 42nd Infantry Division of the U.S. Army, had a gloomy face as if he could drip water. This attack caused heavy losses to his troops. To make matters worse, the morale of the troops was greatly hit.

"The Chinese Army really deserves to be the strongest army in the world, and it seems that they were indeed underestimated before." Major General George thought secretly. Originally, he thought that the U.S. Army, which had undergone modernization, already had very powerful firepower, and from the perspective of the whole world, it definitely belonged to a strong army. However, he did not expect that the first encounter with the Chinese* army would cause his troops to suffer a big loss.

"Order the artillery brigade to keep firing at me, even if it's a pile of shells, and blow up all those yellow-skinned monkeys to death!" Major General George gritted his teeth and ordered.

A few minutes later, the field artillery brigade of the U.S. 42nd Infantry Division opened fire again, and a dense barrage of shells flew towards the positions of the Imperial Marines. However, before the sound of American artillery fired, the Marines on the front line had already withdrawn through the communication trenches into the fortifications in the rear, leaving only a handful of observers on the front line. Therefore, the heavy shelling of the US military did not cause them much damage.

The U.S. 42nd Infantry Division's offensive at San Carlos hit a wall, and similarly, the U.S. 41st Infantry Division did not gain the slightest advantage in Santa Barbara. It's just that Major General Davidson has already suffered losses from the Chinese, so this time he is more cautious, so that his troops do not suffer too many losses. However, the unfavorable offensive has cast a shadow over the hearts of the US officers and men.

As time passed, the preparations for war of the 16th Army of the Imperial Army were gradually completed. The Army's 76th Infantry Division has moved to the attack area, and the 16th Armored Brigade and the 16th Heavy Artillery Brigade have also completed loading and unloading and rushed to the battlefield.

"Are the 76th Infantry Division, the 16th Armored Brigade and the 16th Heavy Artillery Brigade ready?" In the headquarters, Lieutenant General Zhu Yimin, commander of the group army, anxiously waited for the result. The U.S. military is firing heavily at San Carlos and Santa Barbara, and even if the Marine Corps fortifications are built, they will definitely suffer some losses under the heavy shelling of the U.S. military. Although, the two Marine Divisions are temporarily under his command, but if the losses of these two Marine Divisions are too great, I am afraid that there will be some unbearable face.

"Commander, the 76th Infantry Division, the 16th Armored Brigade and the 16th Heavy Artillery Brigade are all ready." The staff officer reported to Lieutenant General Zhu Yimin.

"Very well, order them to attack in fifteen minutes. Also, send a telegram to the navy, asking them to cooperate with us in launching an attack. Lieutenant General Zhu Yimin ordered.

"Yes, Commander." After saluting, the staff officer immediately went to convey the order.

As the clock ticked to 11:46 a.m., the ten battleships of the 5th and 6th battleship detachments of the Imperial Navy let out a roar of earth-shattering rage.

Ten battleships began to fire fiercely, smashing large-caliber naval artillery shells into the positions of the Philippine Army. From the 'Changbaishan' and 'Culaishan' aircraft carriers, one carrier-based plane after another was also taking off, carrying bombs and rushing to the battlefield.

On the positions of the 16th Heavy Artillery Brigade of the Imperial Army, 144 210-mm self-propelled howitzers had already raised their muzzles, and after receiving the order to open fire, all the artillery began to roar.

On the positions of the Army's 76th Infantry Division, 24 155-mm heavy howitzers and 72 105-mm light howitzers were also firing heavily.

Shells of various calibers, as if they did not need money, smashed into the positions of the Philippine Army.

That's right, the main target of the Imperial Army's 16th Army was the position of the Philippine Army between San Carlos and Santa Barbara. While the U.S. 42nd and 42nd Infantry Divisions stormed San Carlos and Santa Barbara, three infantry divisions of the Philippine Army built a defensive line on a fifteen-kilometer-long position in an attempt to block future attacks by the Imperial* forces. Of course, if the U.S. military can take San Carlos and Santa Barbara, these two cities will become two important fulcrums on the U.S. defense.

However, it is a pity that the American army did not take San Carlos and Santa Barbara, and also suffered heavy losses. Similarly, the three infantry divisions of the Philippine Army did not build a defensive line well. They're more just putting on a show.

When it was heavily shelled by the Imperial Army and Navy, the Philippine Army did not even have a decent position, and even the 75-mm field guns of the artillery units were still casually placed together. And this made them completely sad when they were hit hard by the Empire's * army.

"Boom!"

A 410-mm high-explosive bomb exploded on the position of the Philippine Army, with great power, spreading in all directions, and the flames and shrapnel swept everything around. Wiped out all life around him. When the smoke cleared, a company of Filipino troops gathered here had disappeared without a trace, leaving only a huge crater on the ground.

"Boom! Rumble! Rumble! ”

Artillery shells rained down on the positions of the Philippine Army, and the violent explosions filled the positions, and the defense area of the 24th Infantry Division of the Philippine Army became the target of key artillery bombardment by the Imperial Army and Navy. The whole position has become a mess. After being hit hard, the indigenous Filipino army scattered and fled, and the scene was very chaotic.

Soon, the Imperial Navy's carrier-based aircraft also flew over the battlefield, fighter jets began to strafe the Philippine Army's positions with cannons and aviation machine guns, and torpedo planes carried out horizontal bombing missions, dropping bombs one bomb after another at high altitudes. Dive bombers were accompanied by a terrible whistling sound, and the bombs were accurately dropped on the Philippine Army's fear of being attacked and various vehicles.

The 24th Infantry Division of the Philippine Army suffered extremely heavy losses under the sudden and heavy blow. Countless people were killed, and the entire unit was in a panic, and there were fleeing soldiers everywhere. In such a situation, it is simply delusional to expect them to defend against the attack of the Imperial Army.

At 12:08 p.m., Lieutenant General Zhu Yimin, commander of the 16th Army of the Imperial Army, gave the order to attack. The 16th Armored Brigade took the lead, and more than 200 tanks rushed out of the position and slaughtered the position of the 24th Infantry Division of the Philippine Army. The 76th Infantry Division of the Imperial Army followed behind the 16th Panzer Brigade. (To be continued.) )