As soon as the order of Major General Kent was given, 72 75-mm field guns from the Philippine artillery positions hidden behind the beach began firing. www.biquge.info It's just that the quality of the Philippine artillery is really not flattering. They tried to open fire on the sea, but the shells deviated greatly from the target, and nothing more than a splash of water on the surface of the sea.

As soon as the Philippine artillery opened fire, it attracted an attack from the carrier-based aircraft of the Imperial Navy in the sky. Dive bomber after dive bomber after another began to dive and drop heavy aerial bombs on Philippine Army positions.

"Woo! Woo! "With a sharp and piercing whistling, a dive bomber dived vertically at an angle of almost ninety degrees and dropped a 500-kilogram aerial bomb onto an artillery position of the Philippine Army. Violent explosions rang out, and the entire Philippine Army's artillery positions were enveloped inside. By the time the smoke cleared, the artillery position had already reached a huge crater. More than a dozen 75-mm field guns were completely destroyed, and as for those artillerymen, they suffered heavy casualties.

In less than five minutes, two squads of dive bombers dropped aerial bombs, completely dumbing out the Filipino artillery positions. Dozens of 75-mm field guns were destroyed, and the artillery suffered even more casualties. And the artillery of the Philippine Army did not have any effect on the landing force of the Imperial Marine Corps at all. So much so that after Major General Kent, commander of the 21st Infantry Division of the Philippine Army, got the news, the whole person was silent. He realized that the Philippine Army was not at all a hierarchical enemy compared to the Chinese* army. The Philippine Army wants to compete with the Chinese* army, which is simply a fool's dream.

However, MacArthur demanded that they hold their ground and not retreat, and that if they retreat without authorization, they will be dealt with by military law. Therefore, they can only resist hard.

On the sea, the landing craft was rapidly rushing towards the beach, and when the landing craft was only two or three hundred meters away from the coast, the machine gun mounted on the front of the landing craft also opened fire. Although, firing at this distance, combined with the shaking of the landing craft, will not achieve much effect. However, this is a good way to suppress the fire of the Philippine army and cover the landing of its own troops as much as possible.

At 2:48, the first landing craft washed up on the beach, the front baffle was lowered, and a dozen soldiers rushed out quickly. Everyone knows that this is the most dangerous time and the most vulnerable time.

However, to the disbelief of the Imperial Marines, they were not attacked, much to their surprise. However, this is not the time to think about this, since the Filipinos did not attack, it is exactly what they want.

More and more landing craft washed up on the beach, and the Imperial Marines began to attack the lines of the Philippine Army. At this time, the Philippine Army's counterattack was belated. Those Philippine troops, began shelling the Imperial Marines with mortars. However, their accuracy was not very good, and the casualties inflicted on the Imperial Marines were very limited.

However, the Imperial Marines, who used mortars to return fire, were able to suppress the mortars of the Philippine Army very well.

"Da Da Da!" A heavy machine gun of the Philippine Army was firing fiercely, and the dense bullets were strafing the beach, suppressing a group of attacking Imperial Marines, unable to raise their heads.

"Mortar ready, knock out those natives heavy machine guns for me." A second lieutenant platoon commanded loudly.

"Yes, sir." Mortar gunners immediately prepared to open fire.

However, before the mortar could fire, the Philippine Army's heavy machine gun was knocked out. A fighter fired at the heavy machine gun, and the 30mm cannon in the nose was so powerful that it was easily removed.

When the Marines saw this, they were speechless. However, the support of carrier-based aircraft undoubtedly cleared the obstacles for them to move forward, allowing them to move forward quickly.

"Da Da Da!" Soldiers of a squad of the Imperial Marine Corps were the first to break through the Philippine Army's defenses. The submachine gun in the hands of the deputy squad leader began to fire along the trench, quickly clearing out the stubborn Filipino soldiers inside.

Soldiers armed with assault rifles continued to suppress the Philippine Army. Snipers, on the other hand, lie on the ground, looking for the most valuable targets to fire. Enemy junior officers on the battlefield, as well as machine gunners, etc., are the most valuable targets. Dealing with them will be more beneficial to the Empire* army's attack.

At 3:20 p.m., the Philippine Army's position on the beach had been captured by Imperial Marines. The remaining Filipino troops were only able to retreat towards Dagupan. The Imperial Marines, supported by the Navy's warships and carrier-based aircraft, made a further attack on Dagupan.

With the establishment of a solid beachhead, follow-up units of the 6th Marine Division of the Imperial Corps began to land. The other two regiments, as well as the divisional artillery regiment and other units, were to be landed. It's just that it's not so easy to unload those heavy weapons from the ship without a dock. Of course, the amphibious tanks equipped by the Marine Corps are themselves capable of wading in water, and it is relatively easy. But the follow-up 16th Armored Brigade of the 16th Army of the Imperial Army will need a dock. Otherwise, whether it is a Leopard 2 medium tank or a Tiger heavy tank, it needs to have complete port facilities to speed up loading and unloading.

The task of the 6th and 7th Divisions of the Imperial Marine Corps was to capture Dagupan before the arrival of the 16th Army of the Imperial Army, and especially the port there, which had to be preserved.

At 5 p.m., a regiment of the 6th Imperial Marine Division, supported by the division's tank company, launched an attack on Dagupan, where the Philippine Army's 21st Infantry Division had already suffered heavy losses in the previous attack. More than one-fifth of the division's casualties were lost, and if you count those who were wounded and incapacitated, the division has already lost half of its combat effectiveness. In such a situation, it is simply impossible to expect them to continue to hold their ground.

"General, the Chinese are attacking very fiercely, they also use tanks, our people have suffered heavy casualties, and they are about to be unable to resist." A Filipino officer, covered in blood, reported to Major General Kent.

Although the Chinese* army attacking Dagupan had only a few thousand men, the Philippine army defending it still had tens of thousands. However, the Philippine Army was defeated by the Imperial Army. It is estimated that in the War of Resistance Against Japanese Aggression in another time and space, the national * army was also like this, and was easily defeated by the Japanese army with a small number of troops.

"Call General Mike, we need reinforcements from them. When will they be able to send reinforcements to us? Major General Kent ordered.

Also stationed at Lingayen Bay is the 22nd Infantry Division of the Philippine Army. With heavy losses, Major General Kent had to ask for help from the Philippine 22nd Infantry Division.

"General, General Mike has already sent the 43rd Brigade to reinforce us. It is expected to arrive before dark. The officer said.

It's just that what they don't know is that the 43rd Brigade of the Philippine Army is now in great trouble. On the way to Dagupan, the 43rd Philippine Brigade was targeted by carrier-based aircraft of the Imperial Navy. First a squad of fighters spotted them and attacked.

The fighters of the Imperial Navy patrolling over the Philippines, each with a 25-kilogram aerial bomb suspended under the wings. When they spotted the Philippine army marching swaggering along the road, they immediately attacked.

Four fighters lowered their altitude, flew directly over the heads of the Philippine Army, and dropped small bombs under the wings.

"Boom! Rumble! "After the bomb exploded, many Filipino soldiers were killed. The remaining Filipino soldiers also hurriedly took refuge in the crops on both sides of the road.

"Da Da Da!" At this time, the fighters, having finished dropping their bombs, flew back and began to strafe these Philippine troops with their wing aviation machine guns.

The 12.7 mm aviation machine gun is powerful, and once it is hit in the human body, it is often the result of breaking the hand and leg. If you are hit in the stomach, you will be beaten in two at once.

"Whew! Shout! Shout! ”

Dense bullets flew by, and the marching column of the Philippine Army was directly hit with a blood line, and a long line of Philippine Army troops was knocked to the ground.

"What about anti-aircraft guns and anti-aircraft machine guns? Fight back for me? Brigadier General of the 43rd Infantry Brigade of the Philippine Army ordered.

It's just that as soon as the anti-aircraft guns and anti-aircraft machine guns were erected, they became the targets of the Reich fighters. These fighters opened fire with 30-millimeter cannons, directly knocking the Philippine Army's anti-aircraft machine guns and anti-aircraft guns into scrap metal.

It wasn't until the four fighters had used up all their ammunition that they swaggered away. However, they inflicted hundreds of casualties on the 43rd Brigade of the Philippine Army.

And this is just the beginning. Subsequently, a squadron of fighters and dive bombers of the Imperial Navy flew in and continued the offensive against the 43rd Infantry Brigade of the Philippine Army.

Fighter jets fired wildly with cannons and aerial machine guns, while dive bombers dropped heavy aerial bombs.

The Philippine Army, lacking air defense awareness, suffered extremely heavy losses under the fierce attack of the carrier-based aircraft of the Imperial Navy. Even the brigade commander was killed in the bombing, leaving the brigade out of command.

In the case of being slaughtered by carrier-based aircraft of the Imperial Navy, the brigade suffered extremely heavy losses. In the end, it collapsed directly. Quite a few people threw away their weapons, took off their uniforms, and ran away. (To be continued.) )