Although every step forward for the US military was fraught with difficulties, even with the desperate bombardment of artillery, most of the time they still relied on bayonets and close combat to advance bit by bit with difficulty.
But no matter what, the U.S. military is still making progress every day.
The U.S. and Japanese armies fought repeatedly over the Quezon Bridge. Often the U.S. troops had just occupied it, and then the Japanese troops fought back desperately to recapture it.
In the desperate struggle, both the American and Japanese armies paid a heavy price here.
To be fair, the Japanese army's combat effectiveness is still very tenacious.
But even so, the Japanese army could not withstand repeated attacks by the US military.
Colonel Kawauchi Hiromichi, who was commanding at Quezon Bridge, finally gave the order to retreat.
Colonel Kawauchi Hiromi was a loyal follower of Iwabuchi three times.
Before the war, Hiromi Kawauchi was only a lieutenant colonel.
However, the temporary emergency wartime bill was still adopted, and Iwabuchi promoted Kawauchi Hiromi to colonel three times.
Moreover, three colonels were promoted in one fell swoop.
This kind of appointment is not recognized by the Japanese military.
The problem is, Kawauchi Hiromi doesn't know this either.
So in his heart, he was extremely grateful to Iwabuchi three times.
When Iwabuchi handed over Quezon Bridge to him three times, Hiromi Kawauchi tried his best and it can be said that he fought until the last moment.
In the end, it was Iwabuchi who believed three times that the battle at Quezon Bridge had killed a large number of U.S. troops and achieved the results he had previously needed to formulate a combat strategy, and issued the order to retreat.
Without this order, perhaps Kawauchi Hiromi would have buried all his people here.
Among the three new orders given by Iwabuchi, Kawauchi Hiromi must take the remaining soldiers, with the support of reinforcements, through Knighting Street, reach the Finance Building and complete the rendezvous with Iwabuchi three times.
On the way to retreat, Kawauchi Hiromi received a new battle situation. Netting Street had been occupied by the US military. Therefore, Kawauchi Hiromi moved from the west and the reinforcements opened on Netting Street under the command of Lieutenant Colonel Masaichi Suzuki. a passage.
The location of Knighting Street is so important.
This is an important place for many Japanese troops to evacuate once their resistance fails.
In Iwabuchi's three plans, the Japanese troops in various parts of Manila would resist one by one, causing massive damage to the U.S. military.
Then, before the U.S. military completed a breakthrough and achieved a decisive victory, the remaining Japanese troops began to retreat toward the Finance Building for a final resistance!
And in the whole scheme, Knighting Street was the decisive location.
However, Iwabuchi never expected three times that the US military assault team actually broke through to Netting Street and defeated Natsume Seiichiro's defenders so quickly.
At this time, the situation suddenly changed.
Iwabuchi's three plans were completely destroyed.
Retaking Knighting Street is also the key to how long Iwabuchi can last in Manila three times.
This is a dead order!
In order to cooperate with the retaking of Knighting Street, Iwabuchi ordered the Japanese troops on the western front in Manila three times to resist desperately and hold back the American troops to buy time for Kawagai Hiromi and Suzuki Masaichi.
Therefore, time is crucial to the Japanese army!
Hiromi Kawauchi, who had just arrived at Knighting Street, did not stop for a minute and immediately ordered a tentative attack on the US military!
However, the result is self-evident, the Japanese team suffered a fatal blow!
Hiromi Kawauchi was not angry either.
After all, he had fully experienced the strength of the US military at Quezon Bridge.
"Concentrate all machine guns and mortars!"
Hiromichi Kawauchi said coldly: "Implement Operation Plan Zero!"
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"The Japanese army stopped attacking."
At the US military position, Lieutenant William, holding a telescope, said, "Ah, what are they doing?"
Meng Shaoyuan also raised his telescope: "They are not stopping the attack, but are launching the next larger attack!"
That's right.
The Japanese army is concentrating their light and heavy weapons.
But the specific purpose?
"Are you planning to rely on firepower to suppress us?"
Lieutenant William frowned.
This seems unlikely, right?
In terms of firepower confrontation, the US military has never been afraid of any opponent.
And soon, Meng Shaoyuan and Lieutenant William knew what the Japanese army wanted to do.
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"let's start!"
Kawauchi Hiromi's face was expressionless.
Operation Zero, begins!
The Japanese seem to have a particular preference for "zero".
Zero fighter.
Ward Zero.
Even when the battle is almost over, the word "zero" appears many times.
Light and heavy machine guns, and a few mortars were concentrated.
Following Hiromichi Kawauchi's order, intensive gunfire began to roar accompanied by the sound of artillery.
This round of fire suppression still played a great role.
The U.S. military was actually suppressed for a while.
Immediately, ten Japanese death squads with diapers tied to their heads appeared.
Their bodies were strapped with explosives, and each of them had an explosive pack in his hand.
"Long Live His Majesty the Emperor!"
Ten suicide squad members, under the cover of fire, rushed frantically toward the US military position.
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"Block, block!"
By this time, Lieutenant William finally knew what the Japanese were going to do.
This is preparation to die together.
We must not let these death squads get closer.
The firepower on the US military positions also began to roar.
But they were still a little careless.
It was also because the previous battle went too smoothly.
In the thinking of the US military, there is no need to care about the initial fire suppression by the Japanese army.
When the Japanese army begins to attack, the US military's more powerful firepower can quickly annihilate these enemies at close range!
Before, it was not that there were no Japanese death squads carrying explosives, but they were usually only groups of two or three people.
But this time it was different.
The Japanese troops charged in groups of ten.
Behind them, another ten-man death squad appeared.
When the US military was preparing to attack at close range, the ten-man Japanese death squad had already reached a distance of only thirty meters.
…
"Puff puff".
Two Japanese death squads fell.
At this moment, a Japanese death squad pulled the fuse of the explosive pack, roared and rushed forward for more than ten steps.
There were countless bullet holes in his body, and when he was about to fall, he threw out the explosive bag in his hand.
"boom"!
Amidst the explosion, the remaining suicide squads desperately rushed forward for a certain distance.
At this time, the second group of ten death squads also began to charge.
In the smoke, several suicide squads were already within killing distance.
They simultaneously pulled the fuse of the explosive pack and rushed forward, shouting and screaming wildly.
"Boom, boom, boom!"
A series of explosions completely submerged the US military's forward positions in smoke.
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"retreat!"
Lieutenant William yelled.
crazy.
These Japanese monkeys are crazy.
They are trading their lives for position.
"This is just the beginning." Meng Shaoyuan seemed very calm: "The order is to abandon the first-line position and move to the second-line position. At the same time, the order is to give Lieutenant Nate's mortars to the Japanese after they occupy the first-line position. Give it a gift."
Gift?
Lieutenant William smiled.
Yes, these Japanese troops are here to risk their lives, but their end will soon come!
