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Volume 1 On the Songhua River Chapter 2797 Lost Position

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    The fire filled his field of vision, the sound of explosions filled his eardrums, and the ground beneath his feet was shaking violently. Seeing all this, Lieutenant General Barry Hersman broke out in cold sweat, "The Japanese have indeed launched an attack."  ! Moreover, the ferocity of the attack is unprecedented!¡±

    "Commander! Commander!" Chief of Staff Lieutenant General Wagner shouted as he stumbled over and ran to the front, panting and saying: "Commander, ten minutes ago, the Japanese army launched a sudden attack  !¡±

    "I saw it!" Lieutenant General Barry Hersman said, trying to calm down.  :3w.

    Lieutenant General Wagner's face was very ugly. He continued: "Commander, I have received countless telegrams and phone calls at the staff headquarters. The scale of this Japanese attack exceeds any previous one. From Wummer in the southwest to  As far as Theodore in the northeast, there are a large number of Japanese troops on the defense line of more than 700 kilometers, attacking various key points. The artillery fire has never been so fierce! "

    "What did you say?" Lieutenant General Barry Hersman's face suddenly turned livid, "I understand, Ito Yanzaburo is conducting a full-line attack. Chief of Staff, in which direction is the Japanese army's artillery fire the most intense?"

    "The details of the front line are not known so far. They are all in chaos!" Chief of Staff Wagner replied distressedly. "The commanders of all units are reporting that the Japanese artillery fire is more ferocious than ever before. The shelling begins.  In just ten minutes, the casualties among the frontline soldiers were huge!¡±

    "No, Chief of Staff. Although the Japanese army has a strong force, it is impossible to distribute the force evenly on a front more than 700 kilometers long. If Ito Yanzaburo is not so stupid, there will definitely be several key attack directions. You need to find out immediately  This matter, knowing the key direction of the Japanese attack, we can take corresponding countermeasures! In addition, immediately order the troops on the second line of defense to enter combat mode!" Lieutenant General Barry Hersman's mind.  Still sober.

    "Commander, do you want to order our artillery to counterattack to reduce the pressure on the frontline troops?" Chief of Staff Wagner asked.

    "Alas!" Lieutenant General Barry Hersman sighed and said helplessly: "Chief of Staff, just from our direction, the intensity of the Japanese artillery fire is several times higher than ours. If the artillery starts to fight back, then  It is an unequal artillery battle. All artillerymen are ordered to be concealed and not to expose their position. After the Japanese army starts to attack, focus on shelling the Japanese infantry! "

    This is also a helpless move, the Allied artillery on the defense lines of the Flinders Mountains and the Baril Mountains.  As long as they make it along the way, they will be suppressed and attacked by Japanese artillery firepower that is several times greater than theirs.  When the Japanese army began to attack, there were not many artillery left. How could they deal with the Japanese infantry attack?

    "Also, Chief of Staff, the two divisions that are rushing to the first line and preparing to change defenses should immediately turn around and integrate into the second line of defense!" Lieutenant General Barry Hersman continued to order, "General  Report the news of the Japanese attack to Deputy Commander Fernandez and ask him to rush to the second line of defense immediately to take command! If anything happens to me, please take over the command as the commander!"

    "Commander, you" Chief of Staff Wagner's face suddenly turned pale. He could tell that the commander had already prepared for the worst and was about to persuade him.

    Suddenly, "Boom, boom, boom!" Several large-caliber grenades exploded not far away, sending up smoke and dust into the sky. The shock wave knocked the two people to the ground. Several guards hurriedly ran over and helped the two officers up.  , fortunately, no injuries.

    "Chief of Staff, look, this is a cruel battlefield. The life of a lieutenant general is no more precious than that of a private! Even if he is hit by a shell, he will still be torn into pieces with no bones left!" Lieutenant General Barry Hersman patted his uniform.  The dirt on the ground said humorously.

    Regardless of his various views on the Americans, especially the absolutely disgusting MacArthur, Chief of Staff Wagner was immediately full of respect for the commander in front of him. He persuaded: "Commander, you can definitely go there."  The second line of defense directs the battle, and we have more than 300,000 troops on the first line of defense. We have repelled countless Japanese attacks for more than a year! "

    "We have accumulated rich experience. This time, although the Japanese attack is more fierce than ever before, the defense line will not be easily broken through. You should still withdraw to the second line in order to coordinate and command the overall situation!"

    "The first line of defense cannot be defended. Ito Yanzaburo has used all his troops. He will not stop until we break through our defense line!" Lieutenant General Barry Hersman shook his head, "But I must stay  Here, at least, the first-line troops must persist for more than two days to buy time for the second-line troops to deploy. After two days, I will order the troops to retreat! "

      In the other direction of the battlefield, General Ito Yanzaburo, with a large group of senior officers from the headquarters, under the protection of the guards, was standing on a high hilltop, observing the entire battlefield, what General Ito was thinking  With great interest, he held up the telescope and carefully observed the battlefield situation.

    After a while, he put down the telescope and said to the chief of staff, Major General Kawaguchi: "Kawaguchi-san, you and I have been fighting fiercely on the Australian battlefield for more than two years. During this period, we have launched countless attacks on Allied positions, but I have never  I have seen spectacular scenes like tonight, with the overwhelming artillery fire flooding all the enemy positions. The majesty of the Imperial Army of Japan has been demonstrated beyond doubt!"

    "Under such powerful artillery fire, all enemies will be completely wiped out. Any obstacles that block the Imperial Army's conquest will be completely shattered. It won't be long before the Imperial flag will be planted in every inch of Australia.  Land, what a moment to look forward to!¡±

    Chief of Staff Kawaguchi did not have the enthusiasm of General Ito. He looked at his watch and reminded, "Your Excellency, Commander-in-Chief, the bombardment has been going on for forty minutes!"

    "According to the original battle plan, the artillery fire began to extend! The tank troops are preparing to attack!" General Ito said easily.

    The Japanese artillery fire began to extend, shelling the depth of the Allied positions. The original headquarters of Lieutenant General Barry Hersman had turned into a sea of ??flames. Fortunately, before that, Chief of Staff Wagnerzer, despite the commander's objections,  He moved the headquarters into a large cave and escaped disaster!

    After the Japanese artillery fire began to spread, the surviving Allied soldiers on the front line shook off the soil on their bodies, shook their heads that were stunned by the shells, crawled out of the trenches, and fought with the Japanese for more than two years.  The Allied soldiers already knew the Japanese attack routine. After the shelling, there was an infantry charge all over the mountains and plains. The Allied soldiers, who were all veterans, were not afraid of this. However, tonight, the Japanese artillery fire was too fierce, especially  It's the power of cannonballs, unprecedented!

    The companions around them, the fragmented corpses, the blood mixed in the soil, the collapsed bunkers and bunkers, the trenches and communication trenches buried by the soil, all seemed to tell the Allied soldiers who survived the Japanese volcanic eruption of artillery fire.  This time the Japanese attack was absolutely different from the previous ones!

    The Japanese army's more than 40 minutes of artillery bombardment was undoubtedly very effective, causing heavy casualties to the Allied troops on the forward positions. Many bunkers, bunkers and firepower points were destroyed. Just as the Allied soldiers were risking their lives  While resting on the fortifications damaged by artillery fire, amidst the rumbling sound of artillery, a dull roar of engines came from the night ahead. Soon, Japanese tanks lined up in an attacking formation.  , all rolled over.

    The Allied soldiers had no intention of panicking. They had all dealt with Japanese tanks. The thin-skinned iron coffin-like Japanese tanks were vulnerable. Allied soldiers jumped into the trenches one after another, and anti-tank crews set up rocket launchers.  , the Japanese tanks that were getting closer and closer were firmly placed in the sights, and after reaching the shooting distance, rockets, dragging their dark red tails, flew fiercely towards the Japanese tanks.

    Allied soldiers were looking forward to seeing the Japanese tanks burn into a ball of fire in the past. However, after an explosion, only a few Japanese tanks stayed in place, but they did not catch fire. Probably  The tracks that were blown off and the remaining Japanese tanks roared over unscathed, and the Allied soldiers were dumbfounded!

    One by one, calls were made to the frontline headquarters. Now, the situation is basically clear. The three areas of Marissa, Milpa Linka, and Wonaring are the key directions of the Japanese army's attack. In these three areas, the Japanese artillery fire  It is the most ferocious and has invested the most troops. Now, the Allied troops on the forward position are counterattacking.

    Now that the main direction of the Japanese attack has been determined, Lieutenant General Barry Hersman ordered the deployment of three divisions from the direction of Coba to strengthen the areas that were attacked by the Japanese army, not to be able to finally repel the Japanese attack.  As long as I can hold on for two days, I will be satisfied.

    He knew very well that the more than 300,000 Allied troops on the front line alone could not stop the Japanese army, which was launching an all-out attack with all its strength. It was still dark, and once dawn came, the Japanese aircraft that had control of the air would bring more trouble to the troops.  Huge casualties and pressure, at this time, he was very lucky that four days ago, he issued an order for the troops on the second line of defense to dig a large number of air raid shelters and artillery holes.

    "Ding, ding, ding!" A telephone rang rapidly. Chief of Staff Wagner picked up the phone. After listening to a few words, his face suddenly turned pale. "This is the headquarters. Where are you? What?  . . . .

    "Commander, on the Masari defense line?The commander of the 12th Division, Brigadier General Pranad, reported that their division¡¯s defensive positions had been breached by the Japanese in many places!  Request the headquarters to withdraw the troops!  "Put down the phone, Chief of Staff Wagner reported in despair.

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