Age of Conquest Reborn

Lieutenant General Yoshihiko Haruta, the commander of the Fourteenth Army of the Japanese Army, although he is a rude, hot-tempered, and hot-tempered guy, he is not stupid at all. He knows that General Ito intends to cultivate him and gives him a great fortune.

So touched!

Lieutenant General Haruta suddenly stood up and said with a trembling voice: "No matter how many times you die, you can never repay the Commander-in-Chief's trust in your department. From now on, Haruta will only obey General's lead, for the sake of the Empire of Japan and His Majesty the Emperor.

Even if you die, you will have no regrets! On the battlefield of Luzon Island, our troops will capture MacArthur alive and present him before the general’s horse!”

General Ito laughed heartily, and Yoshihiko Haruta was very aware of his temper, being brave, good at fighting, and easy to manipulate, and said: "Okay! Haruta-kun's heroism is commendable. I am on the Australian battlefield, looking forward to the success of Haruta-kun's annihilation of the enemy!"

Several other Japanese army commanders looked at Yoshihiko Haruta with eyes that were not filled with envy, but with naked jealousy. They were so jealous that they were so jealous that they were so obviously brainless and had such a straightforward temper.

, I can’t understand why Commander-in-Chief Ito is so optimistic about him. He has full authority to command hundreds of thousands of imperial troops on Luzon Island. He is a strategic commander!

Once you win, no one else can take away the credit. Such a good thing actually falls on this guy Haruta. In terms of strategy and qualifications, in terms of commanding skills and grasp of the battle situation, that one is better than the single-minded Haruta.

, Alas, there are many things that cannot be explained! It is inevitable that the senior Japanese generals will feel disappointed and depressed.

General Ito, who was as cunning as an old fox, would certainly not ignore this and solemnly said: "Everyone, cheer up. You must understand that in the Empire of Japan's Southwest Pacific Expeditionary Force, there is no distinction between closeness and distance.

Each has different responsibilities. The honor of the dispatched troops is also the honor of everyone! I hope that you will fulfill your duties and do your best to prevent the attack of the Chinese devil Tang Qiuli's troops. After returning, all the remaining troops will enter the first level of combat readiness!"

Regardless of whether these words of General Ito were true or not, they made all the Japanese generals feel more comfortable. They all stood up and shouted loudly: "The staff hereby obeys the order of the Commander-in-Chief and wishes the Commander-in-Chief the best."

Winning the battle! Defeat Australia in one fell swoop!"

After the meeting, various Japanese commanders rushed back to their troops overnight. General Ito deliberately left Lieutenant General Yoshihiko Haruta behind, together with Chief of Staff Major General Nagakawashima, to give him face-to-face instructions on how to fight MacArthur's coalition forces on Luzon Island.

Several division commanders of Japanese troops in the Calais Mountains were summoned and the order was announced.

Lieutenant General Yoshihiko Haruta's face was glowing red when he left the Calais Mountains. He looked complacent and ambitious. His head guard noticed that the face of Lieutenant General Yoshihiko was like a patient with a high fever. He had a sickly flushed face, even in the dark.

See, the Lieutenant General’s eyes are shining!

Everyone left, and only General Ito and Chief of Staff Kawashima were left in the huge tent. General Ito said with some worry: "Kawashima-kun, there is another problem that needs to be solved, the candidate for the naval liaison officer assigned to the Australian Army.

The problem is, this is more difficult. Our Army has stolen the limelight from the Navy. On the surface, the Navy guys don’t dare to make mistakes, but secretly they are restricting us, which is also troublesome!"

"This liaison officer is not only my personal representative, he must also be able to maintain the dignity of the Army without making things stalemate. At the same time, he can handle the coordination issues between the Army and the Navy well. Originally, Kawashima-kun is the best

A suitable candidate, but I can't live without you, I want to hear Kawashima-kun's opinion!"

Rear Admiral Kawashima smiled easily and replied: "Commander-in-Chief, there is no need to worry. After our combat plan was approved by His Majesty the Emperor, I thought of this issue and have already arranged for a safe candidate to rush to the naval fleet to serve as your general."

Liaison officer, let me introduce the situation in detail!"

General Ito waved his hand to stop him, and said with appreciation: "Kawashima-kun, that's no need. I'm completely at ease with what you're going to do. Just do it according to your wishes!" Major General Kawashima looked at his superior and smiled.

, and no longer persisted, General Ito smiled back, and for a moment, the two of them felt like confidants!

By the afternoon of August 23, all the 100,000 British and Australian soldiers who were reinforcing the battlefield on Luzon Island had landed on Luzon Island. MacArthur's troops were immediately sufficient. With capital in hand, he had enough confidence.

Naturally, they were unwilling to be suppressed and beaten by the more than 70,000 troops of the Japanese Army Haruta Yoshihiko's Fourteenth Army.

Just in the evening of the same day, MacArthur, as the Supreme Commander-in-Chief of the Allied Southwest Pacific Theater, convened a military meeting gathered on the Manila front line with the participation of all officers above the division level. This was a veritable Allied meeting. The officers who participated in the meeting

, there are British, Americans, Australians and Filipinos, dozens of generals, gathered together, looking at the momentum of strong troops!

At the military meeting, MacArthur deployed an action plan code-named "Counterattacker". The core gist of the plan was to use the cutting-edge British-Australian First and Second Corps with 100,000 troops to attack at 4 o'clock in the morning on August 14th.

, launched a full-scale counterattack against the Japanese Fourteenth Army on the Manila front line.

The purpose of the battle was to take advantage of the fact that the main force of the Japanese army on the front line in the Calais Mountains had not yet moved southward, to expel the Japanese 14th Army troops attacking Manila to an area far away from Manila, and to severely damage the Japanese army. The final goal of the battle was to achieve the goal of the battle.

, was to retake the defense line in the Calais Mountains and block the Japanese army in the Calais Mountains line far away from the Manila defense line.

MacArthur's plan was very good. He used the British and Australian troops to take the lead. If he could really repel the Japanese troops led by Yoshihiko Haruta, the American and Philippine troops would follow up, take advantage of them, and beat the trapped dogs. If the British and Australian troops' counterattack was ineffective, the Manila Defense Line would not be broken.

Although he wavered, his own troops suffered no losses. This is a typical approach of a dead Taoist friend but a poor Taoist. At such a critical moment, MacArthur is still so scheming, which is really chilling!

The British-Australian Army Chief of Staff, Lieutenant General Wagnerzer, who led the team, was not a fool either. MacArthur's wine had not yet drunken his brain, but he saw through the Yankee's vicious scheme at that time, and the flames in his heart were flaring up.

"What's going on, using our soldiers from the British Empire as cannon fodder to manipulate fools? We are here to help, not to be your scapegoat, MacArthur!"

Feeling uncomfortable, he naturally refused MacArthur's order without any pretense. In front of dozens of senior generals from all over the world, MacArthur did not save any face. This was still a lot to worry about, especially for Americans in Europe.

On the battlefield, help the British Empire, otherwise Lieutenant General Wagner would not hesitate to expose MacArthur's sinister intentions on the spot.

The dignified Commander-in-Chief, General MacArthur, was embarrassed, ashamed and angry. He sat on a chair and breathed heavily. On the one hand, he was humiliated, and on the other hand, he was furious that his tricks had been discovered. But he was not

If you dare to force yourself, these British people may become passive and sabotage when their temper gets worse. Besides, they are here for reinforcements after all, and it will do no good to anyone to break up.

But it was also difficult for General MacArthur, who had always been arrogant, to bow to the British. The two top officers were going toe-to-toe with each other. No one wanted to spit first. It was Colonel Kleist, the acting chief of staff of the US military headquarters, who came out.

It took a lot of effort to smooth things over, and under the stunned expressions of dozens of generals from various countries who attended the meeting, they pulled the two bulls away from each other, so that they didn't end up falling out on the spot, unable to deal with it, and breaking up unhappily.

situation.

Finally, after several rounds of bargaining, Commander-in-Chief MacArthur and Lieutenant General Wagner reached a plan acceptable to both parties. The "Counterattacker" plan was still implemented on time, with a strength of 100,000 people. However, the troops participating in the counterattack against the Japanese army

, the U.S. and Philippine troops dispatched 60,000 troops, the British and Austrian troops dispatched 40,000 troops, under the unified command of General MacArthur, and the remaining 60,000 British and Australian troops took over the defense line of the U.S. and Philippine troops.

At exactly four o'clock in the morning on August 24, on the side of the US defense line in the Manila battlefield, artillery suddenly roared, and countless artillery shells roared towards the Japanese position. The vapor-filled early morning was broken by the intensive sound of artillery.

MacArthur also took great pains in choosing the time to counterattack, taking advantage of the Japanese army's daily attack half an hour before it launched, while the Japanese soldiers were gathering and preparing to attack, so as to catch them by surprise and achieve unexpected results.

Forty minutes after the bombardment, 100,000 American, Filipino and British and Australian soldiers, under the cover of hundreds of tanks, rushed out of their positions with shouts and launched a counterattack on the Japanese positions. The battle went more smoothly than General MacArthur expected.

The Japanese army only put up weak resistance, and the resistance seemed so disorderly and panicked. Then, they retreated one after another, as if they were caught off guard by the Allied forces and retreated continuously.

In the afternoon of that day, 100,000 Allied soldiers chased after the Japanese army. They chased but failed to catch and beat them hard. They had pushed the Japanese army back to the southern part of the Calais Mountains. At least judging from the situation on the battlefield, the Japanese army was not mentally prepared.

, unable to withstand the Allied counterattack, there was not even a decent blocking force, and the attack was so smooth. The Allied soldiers, especially the American and Filipino soldiers, who were suppressed and beaten by the Japanese army and felt aggrieved, were greatly shocked.

A breath of bad breath, high morale, and strong fighting spirit!

When MacArthur saw this, it was a great opportunity to retake the defense line in the Calais Mountains. He immediately ordered 120,000 Allied troops to attack from the Manila line of defense again to strengthen the counterattack force. He also ordered the frontline counterattack force to attack overnight without giving up.

The retreating Japanese army took a chance to take a breather and took advantage of the situation to retake the defense line in the Calais Mountains.

On the evening of August 24, as the Allied follow-up troops joined the battlefield, the Japanese army was finally driven through the Calais Mountains. The defense line in the Calais Mountains, which had been lost for more than 20 days, returned to MacArthur's hands.

Also on the evening of August 24, 260,000 Japanese soldiers boarded ships from their respective stations. Under the escort of Japanese warships, they took advantage of the darkness and rushed toward the Australian mainland.

(To be continued)(To be continued.)