Age of Conquest Reborn

The first to attack the US military positions were the Akiyama Brigade of the 103rd Division of the 14th Army of the Japanese Army. The commander of the brigade, Major General Nobusa Akiyama, was also a very brave Japanese general. His brigade arrived at the US Army in Manila.

The troops on the periphery of the defense line are only one and a half regiments of more than 4,000 people. As for the main brigade, artillery and other fire support troops, they are still dozens of kilometers behind. There are only dozens of guns that can provide fire support for the attacking troops.

Just mortars and heavy machine guns!

Following the order from the commander of the Akiyama Brigade, more than 4,000 Japanese soldiers formed a skirmishing attack formation and launched a frenzied attack on the US position without hesitation. As for how many black holes of gunfire were waiting for them ahead?

, Japanese soldiers could no longer imagine so much. The series of victories of the Imperial Army of Japan in the Pacific Ocean filled these Japanese soldiers, who were full of loyalty to the Empire of Japan and His Majesty the Emperor, with a fanatical and fearless spirit!

This section of the position is the defense area of ​​the US 7th Mechanized Infantry Division. After Commander Jonathan returned to the army, although he was suffocating in his heart, he strictly followed Commander-in-Chief MacArthur's order and put most of his troops there.

At the front-line position, the division's artillery regiment and tank regiment were arranged according to the echelon of firepower configuration. They were busy until about one o'clock in the morning and just returned to the division headquarters.

Before I could take a breath, fierce gunfire suddenly rang out in the silent night. At this time, the phone on the table also rang rapidly. Brigadier General Jonathan picked up the phone, and the commander of the forward forces, the anxious voice, was clear.

reached his ears, "Report to the division commander. Our regiment's position has been attacked by the Japanese army and is in the midst of a fierce battle! The Japanese army's attack came without any warning. All battles happened suddenly!"

The person who called to report the situation was Colonel Hopkins, commander of the First Regiment. Division Commander Jonathan's first reaction was that the position of the First Regiment had been attacked by the Japanese army? He hurriedly asked: "Commander Hopkins

, are the Japanese troops opposite your position densely populated, and are they supported by artillery fire?"

Colonel Hopkins replied: "Report to the division commander. The Japanese troops attacking our position are extremely large. Fighting occurred across the entire front of our position. The attacking Japanese troops had no artillery cover and no prior artillery preparations!"

Division Commander Jonathan was a little confused. Since it was a large force of the Japanese army, how could it not be covered by a large amount of artillery fire? Since it was a sneak attack, so many Japanese soldiers suddenly appeared out of nowhere. What were the Japanese doing?

This cannot be blamed on Commander Hopkins. The tactics adopted by Commander Akiyama were to concentrate the existing forces at hand. Attack one point, seek a breakthrough first, then gain a foothold, and then expand the results. No matter how brave Major General Akiyama is,

No matter how much you think you are invincible, you will not be so arrogant as to use more than 4,000 troops to launch a full-scale attack on the defensive front of a fully formed US military regiment without the cover of artillery fire!

The report of Captain Hopkins was also somewhat exaggerated. The sudden attack by the Japanese army really knocked him out. On the defensive front of the first regiment, there were only two fierce battles. As a result, Commander Jonathan's

Doubtful, he was still clear-headed and ordered: "Hold your position, I will immediately order the divisional artillery regiment to provide artillery support to your regiment's position!"

Commander Jonathan, who had just given the order to the division's artillery regiment to support the first regiment's position with artillery fire, had not put down the phone in his hand when another phone rang like a reminder. He grabbed the phone and called

It was the call from Colonel Hopkins, the commander of the first regiment. The commander of the US Army colonel, the movement was not the panic just now, but panic, and a smell of impending disaster!

"Reporting to the division commander, just a few minutes ago, our regiment's position was breached by the superior force of the Japanese army in two places. The battlefield was very chaotic. What I need now is not artillery fire, but troops. Please ask the division commander to send reinforcements immediately, otherwise, the position will be lost.

Danger! Japanese troops have appeared in front of my regiment headquarters," Colonel Hopkins almost shouted. From the phone, Division Commander Jonathan could clearly hear bursts of fierce explosions and gunshots!

Commander Jonathan's head was "bang". How could this happen? Less than thirty minutes after the battle started, the first regiment's position was broken through by the Japanese army. How many troops did the Japanese army use? The first regiment was more than 5,000 strong.

Strengthen the infantry regiment!

Almost subconsciously, Brigadier General Jonathan grabbed a phone and wanted to report the emergency to General MacArthur. Suddenly he hesitated. In the evening meeting, he stood out and made the general boss unhappy, although he did not name him.

Dao's scolding, but the last threat was clearly meant for himself. Now, he doesn't know the situation of other troops, but the crisis of his own troops is right in front of him.

If the report is made like this, there is no chance that General MacArthur will take this opportunity to put his little shoes on. What about General Stilwell, the dignified Lieutenant General and Chief of Staff?

Although he was a brigadier general, he was not a piece of cake for him. Thinking of this, Brigadier General Jonathan had an idea. If he beat out the Japanese troops who broke in, it would be as if nothing had happened.

Jonathan picked up another phone and said, "Tank regiment? I am Brigadier General Jonathan, the division commander. Now I order your regiment to attack immediately to assist the first regiment in counterattacking the Japanese army. For the fourth regiment, I order you to rush to the first regiment immediately."

position, with the cooperation of the tank regiment, to counterattack the Japanese army, I will personally visit the position of the first regiment to take command!"

The Tank Regiment and the Fourth Regiment are the reserve teams of Division Commander Jonathan. They are ready to be deployed in the most tense positions when the war is at its most critical. Now, we don’t have to worry about many things. We will use them first to solve the immediate crisis!

One and a half soldiers from the Akiyama Brigade were definitely fierce enough. They were divided into two assault forces. It took less than thirty minutes to tear apart the defensive front of the First Regiment of the US 7th Mechanized Infantry Division.

In two words, the commander of the Akiyama Brigade himself also waved his command knife and braved the intensive firepower of the US military to join the charge. The heroic performance of the brigade commander took the lead, which in turn further inspired the Japanese soldiers' will to fight.

Under the dense fire net of the US military, they not only tore open the defense line, but also stood firm. Using the breakthrough as a foothold, they attacked on both wings and continued to expand the breakthrough. The intention of the Akiyama brigade commander was obvious. One and a half regiments

The troops, keeping an eye on the breach, waited for the brigade to arrive, and immediately joined the battle. With an entire brigade in hand, Commander Akiyama dared to fight face to face with any US military unit!

As more and more Japanese soldiers rushed in, the position of the first regiment of the US 7th Mechanized Division immediately fell into a melee. The Japanese soldiers stared, gritted their teeth, and screamed strangely.

Beat them all

As if they were blood boiling, they used their 38-guns with cold bayonets and stabbed the American soldiers violently. In such a hand-to-hand combat with red bayonets, the American soldiers who were accustomed to relying on ground and air firepower were no match for the crazy Japanese soldiers.

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In the dark night before dawn, thousands of soldiers from the United States and Japan were engaged in a fierce fight. The sound of gunfire became sparse. There were roars in various languages, the "clang" of iron weapons clashing, and bayonets.

The "poof" sound of entering the body and the screams of the soldiers before they died were mixed together, but they were more cruel and bloody than the battle with guns and cannons. The air was filled with a strong smell of blood.

From time to time, there was a loud "bang" and a ball of orange-red fire burst out. It was a suicide attack by a Japanese soldier before his death, who pulled off the grenade on his body and dragged seven or eight American soldiers to be buried with him. Gradually,

The American soldiers couldn't hold on any longer,

What they faced was a group of lunatics who had lost their minds. Several American soldiers saw with their own eyes that a Japanese soldier had one of his legs cut off, and one of his eyes was beaten out, and the eyeball was dripping with blood.

, just hanging on the face.

But just like this, an almost useless Japanese soldier, after stabbing two American soldiers to death, rolled and crawled into the middle of a dozen American soldiers, fired a grenade, and there was a loud bang and a ball of fire.

Together with his enemy, he became a cold corpse. The American soldiers became timid. They were fighting against devils who were not afraid of death. Such timidity spread uncontrollably in the psychology of all the American officers and soldiers in the first regiment, on the battlefield.

The balance was tilted in favor of the Japanese army.

The commander of the Qiu Shan Brigade has taken off his major general uniform. His shirt is splattered with bright red blood. The cold blade of his ancestral sword is dripping with blood. He doesn’t know how many American soldiers he has chopped down with this sword.

At this time, Major General Akiyama was already in an extremely crazy killing state, with animal blood boiling all over his body. One after another American soldiers screamed and fell down in front of his eyes.

After holding on for thirty minutes and holding the breach, the main force of the brigade will arrive, and he will be the first to command the troops and rush into Manila. This is a supreme job.

The honor must belong to me, Nobusa Akiyama.

Akiyama Brigade Commander's idea will soon become a reality, but at this moment, the tank regiment and the 4th Infantry Regiment of the US 7th Mechanized Infantry Division rushed to the battlefield, and the division commander, Brigadier General Jonathan, almost at the same time,

Arriving at the position of the first regiment also ended Major General Akiyama's dream of making great achievements.

Brigadier General Jonathan witnessed the crisis situation on the battlefield, his eyes were burning with anxiety, and he gave the order with a livid face: "Counterattack, all troops must fight back the Japanese troops, otherwise, military law will be ruthless!"

Nearly a hundred tanks and more than 3,000 soldiers joined the battlefield. The balance of power immediately changed fundamentally. No matter how tough and brave the Japanese soldiers were, they could not make up for the huge gap in strength and firepower.

His crazy energy was completely contained, and he could no longer attack and move forward in the face of American soldiers who were more than twice his size.

(To be continued)