After the Japanese reconnaissance submarine discovered the landing troops, it immediately passed the news to the Japanese Defense Command of the Aramiros Peninsula. However, this Japanese submarine was discovered by the US Navy destroyer, which meant that the Japanese reconnaissance submarine could not escape. Because the speed of the submarine could not escape.

The Japanese defense commander of the Aramiros Peninsula was General Kojima Motokura, a young soldier. This man was about 40 years old and short. He was famous for his tenacious style and cleverness in the Japanese army. Kojima Motokura was responsible for commanding the Japanese 241, 252, 304th Division to defend the Aramiros Peninsula.

Kojima Motokura came to the Philippines from Japan half a year ago and served as the supreme commander of the defense of the Aramiros Peninsula. After the US-British Allied Forces launched the Nanyang war, the Japanese island defense circle became the core. Therefore, in order to strengthen its strength, the Japanese army sent many outstanding generals from the base camp to the front line to serve as commanders.

After Kojima Motokura took office, given the importance of Tralinida, he focused on strengthening his defensive power and strengthened his defensive fortifications during this period. After careful study, Kojima Motokura believed that if the enemy chose to land in the northern part of the Philippines, Tralinida would definitely be the first choice. The reason is that the Alamiros Peninsula has only a small number of mountainous areas and is close to the east coast. Most of the entire peninsula area is plains and hilly.

The terrain of the peninsula is very suitable for enemy mechanized troops to launch rapid attacks. Another reason is that, as the largest port on the northern east coast, Ratrinida is the only port that can make its mechanized troops land. Tralinida also has a Japanese field airport. Koshima Motokura is very clear that the opponent has strong air power, and the rapid air defense ability of air power is very terrifying. If the enemy captures Ratrinida and occupy the airport to quickly deploy fighter jets, the defense operations of the entire Philippines will inevitably collapse.

If we deal with the US-British Allied Forces, even if Ratrinida is lost, the Japanese army will have the ability to fight. However, facing the Chinese Expeditionary Force, given the opponent's strong attack ability, the Japanese army cannot stop it. Therefore, Koshima Motokura must block the enemy on the sea on the Alamiros Peninsula, resolve the opponent's powerful attack power, so that it can't be used.

Frankly speaking, when the war reached this level, the combat capability of the Japanese Army was greatly reduced. Especially the field troops with strong combat power were eliminated in large numbers, and the quality of the troops could not meet the combat needs at all. The more important reason is that the opponent's huge population base and war potential played a huge role, and the enemy became stronger and stronger as the battle was fought. Especially in the face of the Chinese team, Japanese soldiers were at a disadvantage in combat capabilities and weapons and equipment, which also felt a sense of fear in their psychological state.

Even so, the Japanese are absolutely unwilling to fail. When facing the destruction of the entire nation, they will inevitably have to make a desperate struggle. Therefore, the combat effectiveness of the Japanese army cannot be underestimated. The Japanese base camp has ordered the battle to defend the country and territory, that is, never retreat, and one soldier will be the one who fights. Just a month ago, Emperor Hirohito of Japan issued a mobilization order, calling on the Japanese people to defend their territory, be brave enough to sacrifice themselves, and once again forge the soul of the great Japanese nation. It can be said that the entire Japanese nation is crazy!

At dusk, a combat staff member in the Japanese army headquarters reported: "God General, Commander Miyamoto called and affirmed our tenacious defense. Given the strategic position of Ratrinida, the Shimizu Division arrived in two days and asked our headquarters to firmly block the enemy on the sea!" "Reply call! Please rest assured Commander Miyamoto, our defensive forces are confident that our enemy will be crushed to the landing battle!" Kurakura Koshimamoto answered decisively.

The Aramiros Peninsula Defense Command is located in Pallas, which is about 70 kilometers away from Ratrinida. Kojima Motokura arranged the 241st Division in Ratrinida, plus a brigade of the 252nd Division, with a total defensive force of 35,000 people. Other forces of the 252nd Division are placed at other key points, and the 304th Division is used as a reserve.

At this time, Koshima Motokura took the message and looked at the defense map again. The Chief of Staff was worried and said, "God General, the Ratrinida Coast Defense Force reported that the ** team was in a tide in the afternoon, but the enemy's offensive did not launch a landing on the beach. It is obvious that this is a feint. I suspect that the enemy's attack was blocked and it is possible to open a new landing ground?"

Koshima Motokura shook his head and said, "It is impossible for the Chinese team to open up a new landing field. Except for Ratrinida, there is no single landing site in the entire peninsula suitable for large corps landing operations. Even if a small number of troops land at other locations, their target is Ratrinida. We cannot defend all the long coastline. If the enemy sends a small number of troops to land, it is not fearful, and we can concentrate our forces to destroy them. I ordered the reconnaissance submarines to be vigilant at all times. If a sneak attack force is found, they will soon find it."

Sure enough, Koshima Motokura's expectations were correct. As soon as he finished speaking, a Japanese combat staff member reported urgently: "Report to the commander, the No. 6 reconnaissance submarine report, and found an enemy landing force in the waters of Turtle Beach, with a force of about one brigade. The enemy landing force used a rubber boat."

After the combat staff reported, Koshima Motokura and others quickly surrounded the battle sand table. "It's this location, Turtle Rock Beach is about 50 kilometers north of Ratrinida. This area of ​​sea is covered with reefs, which is really unexpected. It seems that it is too late for us to set up defenses on the coast." Koshima Motokura sneered: "I chose to attack at Turtle Rock Beach, and the target is still Ratrinida. I ordered all the 304th Division of the Reserve Team to be dispatched. I want to clean up and completely eat this sneak attack force!"

In the dark night, Zhang Yong, the commander of the 4th Brigade of the 2nd Division of the Expeditionary Force, climbed the shore with his hand. He raised his wrist and looked at his watch. The hour and minute hands pointed at 22 o'clock. Most of the troops had already arrived ashore, and the vanguard troops were advancing towards Ratrinida along the coastline. "Report to the brigade commander, no Japanese troops were found on the coastline so far!" A combat staff member reported.

"Order the troops to move forward quickly. The headquarters requires an attack on the south side of Ratrinida before dawn and cooperate with the main force to land and fight." Zhang Yong gave the order. "Brigate! I feel something is wrong. The coastline is so quiet that there is no coast patrol force. This situation is very abnormal. Should I send a search force?" the chief of staff said worriedly.

"There is no time. Our mission is to launch a strong attack on the south side of Ratrinida on time and order the troops to accelerate their advance!" After saying that, the brigade commander Zhang Yongshou waved his hand and walked forward first. At this time, a combat staff member urgently reported: "Report to the brigade seat, the division commander called, and the US destroyer discovered a Japanese reconnaissance submarine and was organizing an encirclement and suppression. It is estimated that the Japanese army has discovered our intention. The division commander ordered that he arrive in Ratrinida on time to launch an attack at any cost!"

Zhang Yongshou said decisively: "Order the vanguard regiment to accelerate and follow up the troops running and follow up!" The situation was extremely critical and there was no turning back now. At about 1 a.m., about 10 kilometers away from Ratrinida, Japanese blocking troops appeared, and fierce battles broke out quickly.

The vanguard regiment launched a tide of offensive, but the attack was blocked. The vanguard regiment retreated for the second attack, and Zhang Yongshou came to the front. "Report to the brigade, at least one brigade of Japanese troops appeared in front of us. We attacked twice, and the Japanese firepower was very fierce." "Another regiment was invested in a strong attack, and we must quickly break through the Japanese defense line!" Zhang Yongshou ordered again.

The Japanese army was also a temporary defensive position on the opposite side. In this round of attack, our army bravely broke through the Japanese position. However, the attack was less than 1 kilometer forward and faced a tenacious blockade by the Japanese army. At this moment, gunfire broke out from the right wing, "Report to the brigade, and a large number of Japanese troops were found in the right wing!" An operational staff member reported urgently.

"Brigit! It seems that the Japanese army discovered our intentions to be prepared and sent heavy troops to encircle us. The situation in front of us may not be completed. It is not difficult to see that the Japanese army clearly wanted to eat us." The chief of staff said anxiously. Zhang Yongshou saw the soldiers charging in front of him constantly falling to the ground and said, "Order the troops to stop attacking! Shrink the troops and defend on the spot."

As the Japanese army launched an offensive on the flanks, the Japanese army quickly changed from defense to attack, and our army changed from attack to defense in the blink of an eye. The battle situation suddenly became very serious. The Japanese army's attack was not fierce, but only used an oppressive attack to compress step by step. At about 3 a.m., a large number of Japanese troops appeared in the south. To the west was the sea, and in the south and north, Japanese troops appeared. Obviously, the Japanese army completed the encirclement.

The 4th Brigade was not only unable to complete the mission of a sneak attack on Ratrinidad, but also faced the danger of being wiped out in a blink of annexation. The situation was extremely critical. The soldiers used various obstacles to block the Japanese army, and the battle became fierce. At dawn, our army was compressed within a range of less than two kilometers of the coastline, and the Japanese army dispatched fighter jets to support the battle.

At the headquarters of the Enterprise Expeditionary Force, Tan Zhen said to the commander of the US aircraft carrier fleet: "Now the 4th Brigade is surrounded and suppressed by the Japanese army. I need carrier-based aircraft support, and I need naval gun support." The US military commander naturally had no choice but to order the carrier-based aircraft to take off immediately, and at the same time ordered 20 warships to enter the combat waters and implement artillery support for the 4th Brigade.

The US carrier-based aircraft was dispatched, and the naval guns were fired, and the 4th Brigade was breathing. However, the face of commander Tan Zhen was still ashen, and the safety of 5,000 officers and soldiers was now the focus. "Order the 3rd Division to join the battle and continue to launch strong attacks on the Japanese beachhead positions in turn to relieve the pressure of the 4th Brigade to try to cover the 4th Brigade to withdraw from the sea!" Tan Zhen had no choice but to find a way to safely withdraw the 4th Brigade from the shore to the sea.

Retreat must be at night, but it is not possible during the day. Chief of Staff Su Yu's face was still ashen. The battle situation suddenly showed such a bad situation, and the pressure in his heart was no less than that in Tan Zhen. Su Yu's eyes lit up, and a bold idea surged in his heart.


Chapter completed!