180. Kebasura Island
Philippines, Quebasula Island. Pen "Fun" Pavilion www.biquge.info
There was a constant stream of rain in the sky, not big, but enough to upset people.
It had been three days since the attack, and in the course of three days, almost all inhabited parts of the island had been destroyed, except for the vicinity of the harbor, located on the southern shore of the island of Kebasura, which was docked with two Jacinto-class corvettes, one of the few "main warships" of the Philippine Coastal Forces.
Although the Jacinto-class corvettes are called frigates by the Filipinos, they are actually converted from the 800-ton Peacock patrol boats that have been eliminated by the country, and the total length is only 62.6 meters. However, it is such a small boat, which is already the third main combat power in the Philippine naval sequence, second only to the Hamilton-class patrol ships as old as 50 years old that were eliminated by the Coast Guard last year, and the Raja, which is three years older than the independent Philippine Republic in 1946. The frigate Humabang - its predecessor fought in World War II and has a record of sinking a German submarine.
There are a total of three Jacinto-class corvettes in the Philippines, and one is under maintenance, so only two of them have arrived at Kebasura Island. In fact, from a certain point of view, such attendance can already be praised.
Although it is only an old 800-ton patrol boat, the ship's weapons are only an old Otto. Melera's 76mm naval guns and four 7.62mm machine guns, but even so, the main guns, which have an effective range of 9km and at least 85 rounds per minute, are still a threat to ordinary supernatural owners, especially when they are floating at sea and difficult to attack.
The inhabitants of Kebasura Island are about 50,000 people, and in addition to being killed and not being able to reach the port for various reasons, there are about 40,000 people gathered at this moment, far exceeding the capacity of the Philippine government. Knowing that the Philippine government army, which was on the verge of collapse at the touch of a button, was only a thousand men, and it was only with the help of nearby civilian ships that they were able to transport all the personnel and weapons and equipment two days later - after which they arrived at the combat site in two hours and were immediately ambushed by seven resurrected Japanese troops, and it took only 20 minutes to lose 10 percent of their personnel, along with the relatives of the Minister of Defense, Colonel Gavino, the army commander of the operation.
In the face of the "tragic" casualties, they completely collapsed, and only seven soldiers made them choose to flee, and 900 men threw away all the light and heavy weapons that could be discarded, and rushed back to the port faster than the attack, and even exposed the entire rear of the refugees to the enemy's guns. Fortunately, relying on the firepower advantage of the two Jacinto-class corvettes, otherwise the 40,000 people concentrated in the port would have suffered heavy casualties.
Even if the army's attack was stopped, the danger was not over, and the survivors endured the fear of hunger and waited for the government's promised rescue ships to arrive sooner rather than later, even though they knew very well how reliable the government's promises were.
"Who are we waiting for? Why not take a boat back? Captain Santos, who was covered in mud, looked behind him in embarrassment, as if the elusive group of soldiers had chased after him again. As Colonel Gavino's nephew and adjutant, Captain Santos witnessed the horrific moment of his uncle's death in a 5.56mm NATO general-caliber rifle bullet from an M4 carbine, which entered his forehead and removed a third of his skull. Captain Santos still felt an indescribably sticky smell in his mouth, the smell of brains splashing in his mouth. As for the origin of the M4 carbine, which died decades ago, it is self-evident.
The ship in Captain Santos's mouth naturally did not refer to the rescue ship that the refugees were expecting, he was referring to the transport ship that transported them to this hell a few hours ago, although it could not take away the more than 40,000 refugees, but it was still possible to transport back the defeated army that was already less than 900, at least they officers did not have to worry about not having seats.
"The Ministry of Defense's order is for us to hold the port and wait for the envoy from Ben." Touching the rain on his face, Major Santos' cousin, Major Sunigo, who was also Gavino's nephew, sat on the ground without a figure.
"Envoy Ben?" Captain Santos screamed and jumped. After being slaughtered by themselves, they still have to wait for their envoys? He can't accept it!
"It's the powerhouse." Major Sunigo lowered his voice. A few hours ago, the word had been neutral in Major Sunigo's mind, but now, they represented the devil in hell.
Unfortunately, Major Sunigo's words were drowned out by another loud voice.
"Look! It's a boat! The people pointed to the sea and shouted.
The speed of the ship was very fast, and it didn't take long to enter the port dock, but unfortunately it was only this one ship and it was not large, obviously not to pick up people or add troops.
"Mr. Ogawa, Kobasura Island has arrived." A group of people came down from the boat, led by a Filipino soldier who could speak Mandarin, and the rank turned out to be a lieutenant general, and behind this Philippine lieutenant general was more than a dozen people in suits and leather shoes.
"It looks like a battlefield here." Dressed in a black suit and a bright red tie, Dahezheng sniffed the smell of rain and damp gunsmoke that filled the air.
"This is a battlefield! You are the one who turned this place into hell! Captain Santos suddenly rushed up and yelled at him to vent his frustration and fear.
"Who is he?" Masayoshi Ogawa turned slightly sideways to prevent being splashed by the muddy water on Captain Santos' tattered military uniform.
"He is a loved one of the commanders of this military operation, and he is too emotional because of the death of his loved ones, Mr. Ogawa." The lieutenant general was obviously well aware of the situation on the island and the relationship between Captain Santos and Colonel Gavino, in fact, the lieutenant general and Captain Santos were not too far related.
Because of this relationship, the lieutenant general cleverly covered up Captain Santos's insult to Dahe's righteous words. Of course, this is also because Major Sunigo's warning not long ago was muffled by noise, otherwise Captain Santos would never dare to be as excited as he was when he learned the identity of the righteous person of the Great River.
"You should be ashamed." After listening to the lieutenant general's translation, Masayoshi Oga suddenly said.
"What did you say?" The lieutenant didn't have time to translate, so he was on the spot.
"I said you should be ashamed." Taiga Masayoshi said loudly: "The enemy you encountered is not a combat type, although you have come back from the dead, but in essence, you are only defeated by seven ordinary soldiers!" That's why I say you should be ashamed! ”
"Mr. Taihe, I want to remind you that our enemy is just like you, and your words like this can only provoke our anger!" The lieutenant general said solemnly.
"You are wrong, they are innocent, they are also victims of war. Now those warriors are merely completing their unfinished mission, which is beyond reproach. It is a shame that you, armed with modern weapons, have been defeated by seven men, so what you need now is not anger but review. Ogami didn't pay attention to the lieutenant general's iron-blue face.
"Remember, now only I can help you, I am your friend and savior." After speaking, Dahe Zheng's eyes had already passed over to the lieutenant general and cast them to the north of Kebasura Island, where there was the biggest goal of his trip.
"What's going on with the people of the country?" After a while, Oga asked the entourage next to him. In addition to the main combat force of Masayoshi Ogawa, the "special envoys" this time are all diplomatic and intelligence personnel.
"I just got the news that the destroyer USS McCampbell of the Navy, which intercepted a merchant ship of Shen Guo on the high seas, and Gao Shuai, the capable person of Shen State, and Wu Neng are on that merchant ship." The intelligence officer who accompanied the Ogawa Masayoshi to land respectfully reported.
"Then I am here to announce the official start of Operation 'Homecoming'." After Dahe Zhengyi finished speaking, he no longer paid attention to those Filipino soldiers and walked towards the north of the island first.