Age of Conquest Reborn

Lieutenant General Jonathan's words were resounding, and there was a fierce light in his eyes. The US military generals who had been cheering just now all shut up. It was hard to tell whether it was guilt and shame, or rejoicing and relief. Anyway, no one raised any objections.

They really had nothing to say. As the commander-in-chief, they all stayed behind with their troops to stop the attack. What else could they say? Look at the murderous intent in the eyes of the newly appointed commander-in-chief. Who is preparing for the attack?

He boarded the boat later than other troops and argued endlessly. This guy might be able to kill a few people on the spot.

Seeing no one objected, Lieutenant General Jonathan declared the meeting to be adjourned with a solemn and solemn atmosphere. All the commanders hurried back to their troops and prepared to evacuate. The happiest thing was that the two regiment commanders of the Philippine troops were finally no longer being harassed.

As cannon fodder, as for the American unit serving as the rear guard, it is not a problem that I can worry about, as long as it is not me!

After all the generals in the meeting had left, Chief of Staff Kleist said with concern: "General, you are the supreme commander. You should not lead the troops on blocking missions. What if you...!"

Chief of Staff Kleist did not say the following words clearly, but Lieutenant General Jonathan understood what he meant. He sighed and said in a low mood: "Chief of Staff, I know what you mean, but you also saw what happened in the meeting just now.

, all want to retreat immediately, so this burden can only be shouldered by me, Chief of Staff, when I command the troops to block the Japanese army, you have to command the troops to board the ship at the dock, and the responsibility is also very heavy!"

Chief of Staff Kleist nodded, and neither of them spoke anymore. Their eyes turned to the dark night sky. There was silence in the conference room. Only the sporadic sound of artillery outside Manila broke the silence, but it became more and more accentuated.

The atmosphere is depressing.

At the same time, Lieutenant General Yoshihiko Haruta, commander of the Japanese Fourteenth Army outside the Manila defense line, also held a military meeting in a tent.

Unlike the American and Philippine generals and soldiers who were under attack, who were in constant panic and had a sense of imminent disaster, the Japanese generals who participated in the meeting were obviously confident of winning.

Four consecutive days of attacks on the Manila line of defense. The commanders of various Japanese attack units on the front line have figured out the depth and details of their opponents. Through changeable tactics, they are constantly consuming and exhausting the enemy. The Imperial Army troops are using their own methods to satisfy themselves.

The price was to wring out the opponent's blood bit by bit. All the Japanese generals believed that the capture of Manila would only take three to five days.

However, Commander Yoshihiko Haruta is not satisfied with the current results. In his opinion, if the 14th Army, plus the two attached divisions and three brigades, attack with all their strength, Manila should be ready within three days.

Within a short period of time, they could capture them all, but it took four days to fight, which exceeded their expectations. Lieutenant General Springfield no longer had the patience to waste any more.

The reasons are of course multifaceted. The American and Philippine soldiers' will to resist is beyond imagination, and they are not as vulnerable as expected. They are so-called trapped beasts still fighting. Commander-in-Chief Ito strictly ordered that no Imperial Army soldiers should be sacrificed.

The capture of Manila at the cost of heavy casualties made Commander Springfield dare not let go of the use of hand-to-hand charge tactics. But in Lieutenant General Springfield's opinion, the fundamental reason was that the commanders of each attacking force were obsessed with stability and did not dare to let go of the attack.

A battle that best embodies the Bushido spirit of the Imperial Army of Japan was turned into a tepid offensive and defensive battle. Although such tactics can minimize the casualties of the Imperial Army soldiers and consume as much U.S. troops as possible,

The Philippine soldiers are powerful, but this kind of battle is not the kind that Lieutenant General Yoshihiko Haruta likes.

Therefore, at the beginning of today's military meeting, Lieutenant General Yoshihiko Haruta did not summarize the battle as usual. In his own words, after four days of fighting, there was nothing new. The fighting spirit of the Fourteenth Army was not there at all.

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Lieutenant General Haruta Yoshihiko looked at the relaxed-looking division and brigade commanders, frowned, and said loudly: "Gentlemen, today's military meeting has only one content, which is how to annihilate them all in the shortest time.

The U.S. and Philippine troops on the Manila defense line want to occupy Manila as soon as possible. To this end, the staff has formulated a new attack plan. Chief of Staff Hashimoto, please announce it!"

The attack plan formulated by Chief of Staff Hashimoto has only one key point. It is to change the previous combat method of consuming the effective strength of the US and Philippine troops in order to avoid excessive casualties. In other words, it is to change the boiling frog style of play and adopt a full-line approach.

The method of attack was to involve all troops in the attack, and the time of the attack was set at 5:30 in the morning on August 29th.

The method of attack is to use the four divisions of the 14th Army, namely the 103rd, 104th, 108th, and 109th Divisions, as the attack arrows, with Batangas, Lucena, Cavite, and

Quezon City was used as a breakthrough point, and continuous attacks were adopted to attack the four key points of the American Manila defense line. The remaining attached troops were evenly distributed in the four directions, serving as the second echelon of the attack, taking turns with the first attack echelon.

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After Chief of Staff Hashimoto's plan was announced, the Japanese commanders did not show the excitement and excitement they should have. Commander Haruta's fighting style was fierce and fierce, which fully demonstrated the indomitable and fierce style of the Imperial Japanese Army.

Although the attack spirit is not afraid of death, the casualties of the troops will increase to an unbearable level. In other words, they will use the human sea tactic and use the bodies of soldiers to break through the defense lines of the US and Philippine troops.

The Japanese commanders at all levels, who had fought skillfully for several days, had already tasted the sweetness of getting the maximum effect of annihilating the enemy with the minimum cost of casualties. They suddenly switched to this desperate fighting style, and they still felt a little uncomfortable.

, Furthermore, if we continue to fight according to the current tactics, within a few days, the U.S. and Philippine troops on the opposite side will be exhausted and vulnerable. By then, wouldn't another thunderous strike be able to achieve the same result?

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Why should we adopt such a method with high casualties? Moreover, the dispatched army headquarters did not strictly order the troops to capture Manila within a specific time limit. In this case, we have plenty of time to drain the blood of those Americans. The Japanese generals do not understand

, However, one thing they understand is that their commander likes to attack the enemy in this way.

Lieutenant General Yoshihiko Haruta knew what his subordinates were thinking. He also knew that according to the current tactics, the Fourteenth Army could completely annihilate the US and Philippine troops and occupy Manila with minimal casualties. However, he was not convinced about such a situation.

The tactics are so boring.

However, the inner thoughts cannot be known to his subordinates, so Lieutenant General Springfield used another way to explain the new attack plan. He said: "Gentlemen, our vision should be broader, and we should not

Only limited to Luzon Island, the incompetent guys in the Navy failed to complete the scheduled task of annihilating 100,000 British and Australian soldiers in the Coral Sea, resulting in 100,000 British and Australian soldiers successfully reaching Australia."

"Gentlemen, what does this mean? It means that Commander-in-Chief Ito's intention of annihilating all the enemy forces on the Australian continent in a short period of time has become very difficult. It is imperative to increase the number of troops in the Australian battlefield.

, don’t you guys want to participate in the final battle of the Imperial Japanese Army to occupy the Pacific Ocean again?”

Lieutenant General Springfield's words aroused a huge response in the hearts of these Japanese generals. Their eyes lit up and they were aroused with great interest. Lieutenant General Springfield smiled proudly and continued: "We can only use our best

We must end the Luzon War as quickly as possible before heading to the Australian battlefield. If so, our Fourteenth Army will be the first imperial force to succeed in two consecutive battlefields by annihilating all enemy forces. At that time, gentlemen

You will understand what I did today!"

Needless to say, the murderous spirit in the hearts of the Japanese generals has been successfully aroused by Lieutenant General Haruta. Each one of them was full of confidence. They made murderous promises to Lieutenant General Haruta. Chief of Staff Hashimoto always looked at all this with a smile.

"If anyone says that Lieutenant General Springfield is a brave warrior, then he is totally wrong!" He thought to himself.

On the night of August 28, at around nine o'clock, Tang Qiuli was reading a telegram in the Singapore Military Control Commission building. It was sent by Lieutenant General Jonathan, the new commander of the US and Philippine forces, regarding the specific deployment of the troops' evacuation and the details.

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Tang Qiuli put down the telegram and said to Chief of Staff Zhao Yuhe: "Yuhe, please immediately call Qiaobusen in my name and ask him to immediately change the blocking deployment, abandon the Manila defense line and Manila City, and move all blocking troops

It is deployed on the Pollillo line to cover the evacuation of existing positions by troops in other directions."

Zhao Yuhe said: "Division Commander, Jonathan's current deployment is indeed very inappropriate. With a division of less than 20,000 troops, if we want to defend a line of defense that originally required more than 200,000 troops, the troops will be so weak that they can be easily stabbed.

degree of damage

, once the Japanese army attacks, I am afraid that not only the 7th Mechanized Division will be overwhelmed by the Japanese army, but also more than half of the American and Philippine troops boarding ships at the port will have to leave behind. But, division commander, that Jonathan will obey our orders.

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Tang Qiuli sneered and said: "In the telegram, you clearly told him that this was an agreement reached by both parties. During the evacuation process, there were American and Philippine troops on Luzon Island, all of whom accepted my command.

It’s okay if he refuses to execute it, and we will refuse to escort him!”

Zhao Yuhe smiled and said: "Commander, this is the Achilles' heel of the Americans. They can't help but disobey orders!"

Tang Qiuli's eyes flashed and he said: "I don't know how this Jonathan did it. He actually came up with such a blocking method. It was stupid to concentrate the blocking troops on the Poliro line, an area no more than ten kilometers wide.

This will make the defense depth reach a certain thickness, and the Bolillo is just in front of the US and Philippine troops’ boarding assembly area, which is the most ideal blocking position. However, in this way, Le Yiqin Air Force’s escort plan will

Need to make some local adjustments!”

(To be continued)