Chapter 1398 Victory in the first battle
1398 After Hu Bin gave those firepower points to Patton, Patton was very grateful.
Only then did they realize that Hu Bin really arranged troops to go to Alaska. It was not what they said, Hu Bin didn't want to fight Alaska.
"Okay, let's leave this matter to you. When we can break through the second line of defense, we will start attacking the airport.
My people have arrived there, and you are just waiting for your breakthrough. Whether you can keep those Japanese depends on you!" Hu Bin said to Patton and the others.
"Thank you, we will definitely be able to break through!" Patton heard it, nodded and said.
"Actually, you won't lose money when you fight this battle. Japan has a lot of supplies in Alaska and a lot of equipment. This is what you need in the United States, and it may be worth hundreds of millions. So, give me 100 million, and you still make a profit!
If you don’t do this and let the Japanese troops retreat, you may lose a lot!" Hu Bin said to Patton with a smile.
Patton heard it and nodded. Of course he knew that there was a lot of Japanese equipment in Alaska.
Although they looked down on those equipment before, it is different now. Many of Japan's industries have been destroyed by Japan. With these equipment, they can also drive the economic development of the United States.
So, they still want to get this batch of equipment!
After Patton and the others returned, Hu Bin was ready to go to bed in the office, while Patton was in the command center to mobilize troops and deploy troops to attack tomorrow according to Hu Bin's request.
At 3 o'clock the next morning, Patton sent the telegram that Hu Bin gave him to the artillery troops on the front line, asking them to start bombing those places tomorrow.
These places are important firepower points on the Japanese defense line. As long as those firepower points are killed, the US offensive forces will not be counterattacked by Japan's heavy firepower.
At around 6 o'clock the next morning, the American troops had already started to set off, and Japanese troops were also found, but the strongholds in front were all taken over by the soldiers of the special forces regiment. They had no idea how many troops the United States had arrived and where they had arranged them.
None of the investigators they sent out sent back the telegram and were killed, so the commanders on the defense line are very anxious. They don’t know what the opponent is like, so how can they fight!
At 7:30 in the morning, the American artillery troops opened fire first and fired at important targets on the Japanese defense line.
The banging explosion immediately broke the calm on the position. What made the Japanese despair was that their artillery positions, their warehouses, their armored troops, and the bunkers on the position were all covered by American artillery, and the losses were very heavy. The bombing lasted for a full 20 minutes before it stopped.
At this moment, the troops on the Japanese defense line discovered the tanks in front of the position, followed by American soldiers. The Japanese troops immediately began to shoot.
At this time, the tanks in front were firing at the position, and the bazooka soldiers behind the tanks also fired guns at the position and bombed the position.
The Japanese troops never expected that such a strong attack would break through the Japanese positions in one morning and surround and kill the Japanese troops on the positions!
"Report, frontline command telegram, our Bifi Creek has been broken through by the enemy, and our troops are still fighting fiercely, and it is estimated that they may not last tonight.
The next day, the defense point is Fairbanks, and they are expected to arrive tonight!" A staff officer came to Takeji Nara with a telegram and reported.
"Haga!" Nara Takeji was sitting there, not knowing how to say it.
The battle began this morning, and the telegrams on the front line were worse than the other, with no hope at all.
In just 4 hours now, American troops broke through the front line and rushed towards the back line.
"Strengthen the defense against Fairbanks, mobilize 100,000 troops from behind, and be sure to defend there!" Nara Takeji said to the staff officer.
"Hey, but what should I do with Dawson's troops? We still have more than 200,000 troops there. They have persisted there and are still fighting now.
Once the American troops arrive at Fairbanks, our Dawson's troops will not be able to return, and the American troops may form a pincer attack here!" the staff officer asked.
Takeji Nara didn't say anything. The staff officer saw it, nodded, and went out.
They all knew that at this time, Dawson's troops were abandoned, and they had no way to rescue them, so they could only watch the troops being eaten.
And they cannot retreat. If they retreat, then American troops will chase after them. At that time, Fairbanks will be under greater pressure, so now they can only block one of the offensive forces.
"Send a telegram to the base camp. Bifi Creek was broken through by the American troops. Our troops were unable to block the American attack. Please guide!" Takeji Nara said to the staff officer.
"Hi!" One of the staff officers heard this and went out.
"It's too fast, the US troops are so powerful now!" said a senior staff officer.
"It's not that the United States' troops are strong, but at the beginning, they knew our heavy firepower point, so they killed our places at the beginning, and we could only passively be beaten.
The place was clearly understood, it must be related to Hu Bin. The commander said before that Hu Bin had a special forces group on our side, and I didn't believe it. Now I know that this is true!" Nara Takeji said.
He was only now thinking about what Okamura Nagaki said, saying that Hu Bin had the ability to stop them from retreating, and now it seems that it is true that Hu Bin has troops in Alaska.
Takeji Nara also secretly found it, but not only did it not find it, but it also lost a lot of people!
"Order our artillery troops in Fairbanks to change positions tonight and let them change positions.
Their current position may be known by China, and they will be bombarded again at that time!" Nara Takeji thought of this and said to the staff officer!
"Commander, the current US attack will make us chaotic, and everyone wants to retreat. If the US troops come in, we have many troops that cannot retreat!" A staff officer reminded Takeji Nara.
"It's okay, the troops we approached by the sea are under the cover of our navy. The United States has no choice but to use our navy now, so let the rest of our people lean towards the sea.
This not only facilitates our retreat, but also provides the navy with protection for their safety!” Takeji Nara said.
"Hi!" The staff officer responded.
"However, we are not going to be ready to explode on the airport. Once the United States and the others obtain this airport, it will also have a great threat to our navy!" another staff officer reminded.
"Airport, we'd better wait. As long as Fairbanks are safe, then the airport is safe. Fairbanks' defense still needs the help of our Air Force.
So, this place is going to explode, but don’t worry, we have enough troops to defend there, the US air force cannot come, it is safe here!" Nara Takeji heard it and said to his staff.
At this time, at Hu Bin's command center, the American staff members in the entire command center were very happy. They did not expect that their troops could break through in one morning and fight with Japanese troops on the position!
"Commander, it's too fast. We never thought that our troops could be so fast before!" Patton arrived at Marshall's office and said excitedly.
"Well, it's really good, but you have to admit that the reason why we are so fast is related to Hu Bin's intelligence.
I just thought that Hu Bin asked our American troops to join with their troops, and any troops would be fine, the only one was that special forces regiment.
I have heard before that this unit is the ace unit in Hu Bin's hands. Now it seems that this is true. Although they do not participate in the battle directly, they can provide a lot of intelligence support for the victory of the battle.
It's very awesome, but unfortunately we can't get the training method inside, and the command system inside. If we can get it, we will also form such a force!" Marshall heard it and nodded and said.
"Yes, I heard about it, and I also asked General Hu tentatively, but he never let it go." Patton heard it, nodded and said.
"So, for this victory, we have to summarize our experience. If there are any shortcomings, we must seize the time to change it. By the way, does Hu Bin know this news?" Marshall nodded and asked Patton.
"I know, he let our troops, before 12pm, arrive in Fairbanks and start attacking Fairbanks tomorrow.
At the same time, he asked us to mobilize the troops of two air defense divisions to deal with the bombers and fighters sent by Japan!" Patton said.
"Well, if you want to go, if there are air defense forces, you can transfer them over. We must take Fairbanks so that we can prevent the entire Japanese from retreating. At the same time, we can also attack their naval forces!" Marshall heard it and nodded and said.
"Yes, I have ordered our troops to set off, and there are two air defense brigades behind, so I have let them set off!" Patton nodded and said.
"Let's go, let's go to Hu Bin's side. We still have to thank him for this matter!" Marshall stood up and said.
Chapter completed!