The 43rd Infantry Brigade of the Philippine Army collapsed, and only about 1,000 of the 8,000 people in the brigade fled back to their original places, which greatly shocked the commander of the 22nd Philippine Infantry Division, Major General Mike. Pen%Fun%Pavilion www.biquge.info A whole brigade was defeated by carrier-based aircraft of the Chinese Navy, how can this be done? After that, despite the pleas of Major General Kent, the commander of the 21st Infantry Division, Major General Mike no longer sent reinforcements to Dagupan, but began to shrink the defensive line so that they could hold on to the last after the Chinese* army captured Dagupan.

After the absence of reinforcements, the morale of the 21st Infantry Division of the Philippine Army was even more sluggish. On the morning of September 5, 4637 A.D., the 6th Division of the Imperial Marine Corps attacked Dagupan with the strength of two regiments and with the cooperation of the division's tank companies. The Philippine Army, which suffered heavy losses, abandoned its positions and fled. However, it was blocked by the Imperial Marines who had been guarding the city for a long time. In order to save their lives, the remnants of the 21st Infantry Division of the Philippine Army had to surrender to the Imperial Marines. More than 11,000 people, including Major General Kent, the commander of the division, were captured. Again, this is the reason why the wounded are not counted.

For those minor wounded of the Philippine Army, the empire chose to treat them, because after curing them, it would be a good labor force. The aborigines who can become military personnel in the Philippines are naturally in good physical condition. When the Americans formed the Philippine Army, they naturally did not pick some old, weak, sick and disabled people. As for the seriously wounded, especially the crippled, no one cared about them. The Empire only wants to destroy itself. There's no need to waste medicine on these guys anymore.

After taking Dagupan, the Imperial Marines gained a port that was nearly undestroyed. Although, the port of Dagupan is nothing more than a small port. However, this was enough for the needs of the empire. The 7th Division of the Imperial Marine Corps disembarked here first. Subsequently, the 16th Army of the Imperial Army was expected to arrive in the afternoon and begin disembarking.

Lieutenant General MacArthur was very unpleasant when he learned that the 21st Infantry Division of the Philippine Army had been completely annihilated, the 22nd Infantry Division had been severely damaged, and Dagupan had fallen into the hands of the Imperial Marines. Before, he thought that the 21st Infantry Division and the 22nd Infantry Division of the Philippine Army combined, with 45,000 men, would be able to hold out for more than two days. At that time, the 41st and 42nd Infantry Divisions of the US Army will be able to arrive. Relying on the previously constructed defense line, it can completely resist the attack of the Chinese* army. But unexpectedly, in just one day, Dagupan was lost.

"Send a telegram to the 41st and 42nd Infantry Divisions, telling them to rush to the San Carlos and Santa Barbara lines as soon as possible to build a defensive line against the Chinese attack. I'll provide them with more reinforcements. Lieutenant General MacArthur ordered.

Since the Chinese* army has successfully landed at Dagupan, it is impossible to keep the Chinese* army on the beach. In this case, the only way to do this is to change the strategy and put the main battlefield on the line of the Agno River.

"Yes, General." The signal soldier saluted, and then immediately went to deliver the order.

Subsequently, Lieutenant General MacArthur issued a new order for the Philippine Army's 23rd, 24th, and 25th Infantry Divisions to proceed from near Manila to Lingayen Bay to reinforce the American forces that had arrived first, and to prepare there to defend against the attack of the Chinese* army.

In addition, Lieutenant General MacArthur ordered the U.S. and Philippine Army forces deployed in northern Luzon to prepare for battle, and that they must immediately move south to reinforce Lingayen Bay if the situation changed.

It can be said that the choice of the Imperial Marines to land in Lingayen Bay greatly surprised MacArthur's expectations, and also made him have to change his battle plan, and many of the previous preparations are now useless.

At noon on September 5, the 41st Infantry Division of the US Army had already arrived at Tala, which was only fifty or sixty kilometers away from Dagupan. After lunch here, more than 20,000 U.S. troops continued along the highway toward Daguphan.

However, when the U.S. military was staying, the intelligence officers of the Imperial* Military Intelligence Agency here had already reported this information to the country. The MIA quickly forwarded this information to the General Staff. The General Staff ordered the 9th Carrier Strike Group and the 10th Carrier Strike Group of the Imperial Navy to take off carrier-based aircraft to attack the 41st Infantry Division of the US Army. At the same time, let the 6th Division of the Imperial Marine Corps attack south from Dagupan, preparing to take the initiative to meet the American forces.

After receiving an order from the General Staff Headquarters on the aircraft carrier 'Changbaishan,' the flagship of the 9th Carrier Strike Group, Admiral Chen Shiying, commander of the Nanyang Fleet, immediately ordered the carrier-based planes of the two aircraft carrier strike groups to prepare and take off an hour later.

The 41st Infantry Division of the US Army is an integrated infantry division with more than 22,000 people, with two infantry brigades and one field artillery brigade, and its strength is amazing. If they are allowed to reach Dagupan safely, the Imperial Marines who have just landed will have to face a fierce battle.

At 1 p.m., the carrier-based aircraft of the 9th and 10th Carrier Strike Groups of the Imperial Navy began to take off, and the first to take off were fighters. This area of the sea has been controlled by the Imperial Navy, and there is no fear of danger. Even if all the carrier-based aircraft are released, their own safety will not be affected.

From the aircraft carriers "Changbaishan" and "Culai Mountain", 24 fighters each took off. Under the wings of these fighters, small aerial bombs of 25 kg were suspended. After taking off, these fighters circled over the fleet, waiting for subsequent dive bombers and torpedo attack aircraft. The dive bomber still carried two 500-kilogram heavy aerial bombs. The torpedo attack aircraft, on the other hand, still carried out horizontal bombing missions, so they carried 20 50-kilogram aerial bombs.

Forty minutes later, the group completed its formation and began to fly towards its destination.

At two o'clock in the afternoon, the group entered the Philippines and flew along the Agno River. Ten minutes later, it's time to fly along the Tara River. At this moment, the 41st Infantry Division of the US Army is advancing along Tarah.

Because the group of planes has been flying at high altitudes, it has not attracted the attention of the Filipinos. The 41st Infantry Division of the US Army did not know that the crisis had come. At this time, there was no on-board radar that could follow the actions of field troops.

At two 2:20 p.m., carrier-based aircraft of the Imperial Navy discovered the target. The Wing Commander of the 9th Carrier-based Aircraft Wing was responsible for directing the operation.

"Attention squadrons, attention squadrons. There was no reaction from the US military at all. According to the plan, the torpedo planes of the four squadrons attacked first, descended to an altitude of 1,000 meters, and then carried out intensive bombing. The Wing Commander ordered.

"The 95th Torpedo Squadron received!" "The 96th Torpedo Squadron received!" "The 105th Torpedo Squadron received!" "The 106th Torpedo Squadron received!" All four squadrons of torpedo machines received orders, and then began to descend in altitude, preparing for bombing.

At this time, the U.S. military, who was on the way, realized that something seemed wrong about the problem.

"Airplanes! Aircraft of the Chinese. Hide! When the American GIs spotted the Chinese plane, which was rapidly descending in altitude, they all screamed in horror. After all, the US military planes in the Philippines have been completely lost, and in the Philippine sky, it is only the Chinese planes. What's more, dozens of Chinese planes appeared together, which was obviously killing them with great momentum!

Countless American soldiers began to run to both sides of the road, or lie directly under the land base, ready to escape the air raids of the Imperial Navy's carrier-based aircraft.

Torpedo planes of the Imperial Navy began to drop bombs, each carrying 20 50-kilogram aerial bombs, and forty-eight torpedo planes, carrying a total of 960 50-kilogram aerial bombs.

The dense aerial bombs fell along the highway like hailstones, some of which landed on the highway and some on both sides of the highway, which was undoubtedly a catastrophe for the US troops crowded on the highway.

"Boom!" An aerial bomb exploded, and a group of American soldiers who were crowded together immediately collapsed in a pool of blood.

"Oh God! It is really shameless that the Chinese actually sent so many planes to bomb us. Major General Davidson, commander of the 41st Division of the U.S. Army, watched all this in horror. His soldiers suffered heavy losses under the bombardment of carrier-based aircraft of the Chinese Navy.

"Order the air defense forces, set up the anti-aircraft machine guns and anti-aircraft guns for me, and shoot down those yellow-skinned monkey planes for me." Major General Davidson ordered. His soldiers were constantly being blown up and torn to shreds, making his heart feel like he was dripping blood.

The infantry divisions of the US army are equipped with hundreds of anti-aircraft machine guns alone, plus 20 mm and 40 mm anti-aircraft guns, and have good air defense capabilities. It's just that the sudden blow in the process of marching made these weapons of the US military unable to play a role.

Under the bombardment of the carrier-based aircraft of the Chinese Navy, some air defense troops also calmed down and began to use anti-aircraft weapons to counterattack. It's just that, in the panic, no effect has been achieved for the time being.

Forty-eight torpedo planes quickly ran out of bombs. Next, fighters and dive bombers await at high altitudes.

"Dive bombers focused on attacking American trucks, artillery and tanks, as well as armored vehicles. The fighters suppressed the anti-aircraft fire of the Americans, killing as many Americans as possible. The Wing Commander of the 9th Carrier-Based Aircraft Wing ordered.

"Woo! Woo! A dive bomber launched a dive towards an armored vehicle at the front of the US military queue, and a 500-kilogram aerial bomb smashed into the armored vehicle, turning it into a ball of fire, and along the way, it also blew up a truck behind, so that the already narrow road was immediately blocked. (To be continued.) )