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Volume 1 On the Songhua River Chapter 1714 Allied Counterattack

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    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. He knows that General Ito intends to cultivate himself 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't 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, MacArthur will be captured alive and presented before the general¡¯s horse!¡±

    General Ito laughed heartily. Haruta Yoshihiko 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 commanders looked at Haruta Yoshihiko with eyes that were not filled with envy, but with naked jealousy. They were so jealous that they were so jealous that such a guy obviously didn't have enough brains and had a straightforward temper.  , why Commander-in-Chief Ito is so optimistic about it, I can¡¯t understand it. He has full command of the 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 Springfield. In terms of strategy and qualifications, commanding skills and grasp of the battle situation, that one is better than the single-minded Springfield.  , Hey, there are so many things, there is nothing to explain!  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 Southwest Pacific Expeditionary Force of the Empire of Japan, 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 a state of first-level combat readiness! "

    General Ito¡¯s words, whether true or false, struck a chord in the hearts of all the Japanese generals.  Feeling more or less comfortable, they all stood up and shouted loudly: "The staff hereby obeys the orders of the Commander-in-Chief, and I wish the Commander-in-Chief a great victory! Defeat Australia in one fell swoop!"

    After the meeting, various Japanese commanders.  Rushing back to the troops overnight, General Ito deliberately left behind Lieutenant General Yoshihiko Haruta.  Along with Chief of Staff Major General Kawashima.  He was given instructions on how to fight MacArthur's coalition forces on Luzon Island. He also summoned several division commanders of Japanese troops in the Calais Mountains and announced the order.

    Lieutenant General Yoshihiko Haruta¡¯s face was red when he left the Calais Mountains.  Looking complacent, his captain of the guard noticed that the lieutenant general's face looked like that of a patient with high fever.  With a sickly flush, you can still see it even in the dark, His Excellency the Lieutenant General's eyes are shining brightly!

    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 guys in the navy don¡¯t dare to make mistakes, but secretly they are holding back, 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!¡±

    However, General Ito waved his hand to stop him and said with appreciation: "Kawashima-kun, it's no need. I am completely at ease with what you are doing. Just do it according to your wishes!" Major General Kawashima looked at his superior and smiled.  , no longer insisted, 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 had reinforced the battlefield on Luzon Island had landed on Luzon Island. MacArthur immediately had enough troops. With capital in hand, he was confident.  Naturally, they were unwilling to be suppressed by the more than 70,000 troops of the Japanese Army Haruta Yoshihiko's Fourteenth Army.

    Just in the evening of that day, MacArthur, as the Supreme Commander-in-Chief of the Allied Forces in the Southwest Pacific Theater, convened a military meeting gathered on the Manila front line with the participation of all officers at division level and above. This was a veritable Allied meeting. The officers who participated in the meeting  , there are British, Americans, Australians and Filipinos, dozens of generals and commanders gathered together, looking at the momentum of strong troops!

    At the military conference, MacArthur deployed a plan code-named "Counterattack"The core gist of the action plan is to use the 100,000-strong troops of the first and second corps of the British-Australian Army to attack the Japanese 14th Army on the Manila front line at 4 o'clock in the morning on August 14th.  Launch a full-scale counterattack.

    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 south, 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 and take advantage of them. 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!

    Lieutenant General Wagner, the chief of staff of the British-Australian Army who led the team, was not a fool. 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 flickering.  "What's the matter, are you 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, he did not save any face for MacArthur. This was still a lot of worries, 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 so 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 exposed, but he was not.  If you dare to force them, 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 is also difficult for General MacArthur, who has always been arrogant, to bow to the British. The two highest officers are going up against each other like this. No one wants to spit first. It is Colonel Kleist, the acting chief of staff of the US military headquarters, who comes out.  It took a lot of effort to smooth things over. Under the stunned expressions of dozens of generals from various countries who participated in the meeting, the two bulls were pushed apart.  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 people, the British and Austrian troops dispatched 40,000, 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 4 o'clock in the morning on August 24, artillery suddenly roared on the side of the US defense line in the Manila battlefield. 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. He took advantage of the Japanese army's attack half an hour before it launched every day, 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 the Japanese army. They chased but failed to catch and beat them. 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, morale is high, and fighting spirit is strong!

    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.

    By 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 JapaneseThe soldiers boarded the ship from their respective stations, and under the escort of Japanese warships, took advantage of the darkness and rushed towards the Australian mainland.

    (To be continued) (To be continued.)
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