Realizing that the second group of Japanese infantry who landed was stuck behind the range of the naval guns and could not come out, the battle team felt that it would encircle and annihilate the remnants of the Japanese army, but it was afraid that it would cause heavy casualties to itself. The little devils are ruthless, and sometimes they even dare to blow up their own people.

Thinking of this, the squadron leader of the combat team quickly said: "Move the position back, don't enter the range of the little devil's naval guns." ”

After pushing the blocking line to the rear again, even if some little devils escape from the strike range, the team does not want to put themselves in danger. What's more, it seems that the sky is not far from dawn.

In addition to blocking the fleeing Japanese troops as much as possible, the combat team also deliberately blocked the soldiers of the escort battalion who entered the range of the ship's guns. When Li Pao arrived, he was also shocked to learn of this situation.

"I said that the warship of the little devil, how can it be set up on the sea! Dare to love, you want to lure us into the set! But now it's night, what do you say the little devil should do to avoid accidental injury? ”

Hearing Li Pao say this, the squadron leader of the combat team quickly said, "Lao Li, what do you mean?" ”

"I think the little devils will definitely have a signal, and once our pursuing troops step into the range of the ship's guns, they will definitely give a signal. There are a lot of little devils running over now, why don't you try a flare first? ”

"Do you want the little devil's naval guns to mistake it for the troops on the shore to send a signal?"

"Yes! Give it a try! On this big night, in addition to using signal flares to indicate the opening of the cannon, they are so far away from the warships at sea that they can't run back and forth to ventilate and report the news, right? I think it must be a reminder with flares. ”

"Okay, let's stand back a bit, anyway, we'll kill a lot of little devils tonight, and try to shoot a flare. If one shot doesn't work, then move on to the second shot. If the little devil fires the cannon, I believe it will be swift and fast. ”

Together, the two commanders considered the issue from the standpoint of the Japanese commander. A short time later, a flare captured from the Japanese army took off into the air. Seeing this flare, the Japanese commander at the beachhead was dumbfounded.

Immediately panicked: "Baga, who hit the signal flare?" Damn it! Quick, go tell our warship, don't open fire! That's not the flare we played, go ahead! Use the signal flag, use the signal flag! ”

It was when the Japanese commander quickly realized how troublesome the situation would be. The commander of the naval guns, who was staying on the warship, saw the signal flare rising into the air, and immediately shouted: "Open the gun!" ”

With the command flag in his hand waved, the naval gunners, who had already loaded the shells, fired the first naval guns one after another. Looking at the shells sprayed from the warship, the little devils who stayed on the beach position also looked a little dumbfounded.

Many people directly collapsed on the ground and said, "Baga! Don't open fire! ”

Seeing that after a signal flare, the warships on the sea really began to bombard fiercely, and the escort battalion and the combat corps, which had already left the battle and withdrew from the range of the naval guns, also felt very happy. This is really a close hit!

It's just that what they let them stir up like this is the search team that thinks they are finally out of danger at this moment. In the face of naval artillery falling from the sky, many little devils who were torn to pieces did not understand why they were bombed by naval guns until they died.

Wait until the infantry on the beach position stands on the beach and desperately shouts at the warships on the sea, waving the signal flag in their hands at the same time. Yorizo Tanaka, who had been observing the situation ahead, finally realized that something was wrong with the situation.

The slogan from the signal was 'Stop shelling', but the question was why they were so panicked about stopping the shelling as they had just fired the flares? Although he did not understand, he nevertheless ordered a suspension of the shelling.

It is a pity that the artillery on the previous naval guns was too hard, and even in just a few minutes, dozens of naval artillery shells were dumped in the open beach in front of them. When the shelling stopped, there were hardly any living people in the area covered by shells in front of them.

In the face of powerful naval guns, even if there are strong anti-artillery fortifications to dodge, you need to be extra careful. The little devils who retreated earlier were completely exposed to the open space, and there was no chance of surviving whether they were lying down or standing.

Either blown up, or shocked. Compared with the field artillery equipped with the army, the lethality of naval artillery is indeed too great. The shelling stopped, and the infantry, who were in the beach position ready to respond, also looked a little dumbfounded.

On the other hand, Li Pao and the others, who were staying in the rear, said with a smile: "The little devil is really lifting a stone and hitting his own feet!" If the commander of the little devil knew that it was their own people who bombed just now, I guess they would cry again? ”

In fact, just as Li Pao and the others imagined, when the landing beach infantry sent someone to arrive at the place where the warship was located by boat and informed them that the previous signal flare was not fired by them, Tanaka Yorizo vomited blood on the spot.

Looking at Tanaka Yorizo, who vomited blood and drew a knife to slash the barricade on the warship, many adjutants who stayed by his side also knew. With two successive failures and nearly 10,000 infantry in a ship detachment, the fate of Yorizo Tanaka can be imagined.

Waiting for Tanaka Lai San to vent, he could only say in the end: "Order the landing force and withdraw!" Send the situation here to the front-line commander. For the defeat in this battle, I will ask the military department for punishment! ”

As the adjutants imagined, when the landing force finally withdrew to the warship, the beach of Davao City, which had jumped out of the horizon and began to be covered in sunlight, seemed to be unusually quiet again.

The ruins of Davao City, which stood not far away, still seemed to be extremely strong. It was such a city that had devoured nearly 10,000 infantrymen, and even had a detachment of ships on board. The cost of casualties is really not small!

Knowing that staying here would not help, Tanaka Yoizo could only say in the end: "Withdraw Zamboanga and wait for the next order from the command!" There must be something wrong with this place, and we have to look into the situation before coming back.

Otherwise, if we cannot grasp the real strength of the defenders, we will continue to attack Davao, and we are afraid that we will suffer such losses. To be able to wipe out one of our elite infantry wings in such a short period of time, this group of defenders is very strong! ”

Despite being aware of his command powers, there is a high probability that he will be removed. But the two defeats still gave the Japanese army a reminder. That is, there is a very strong resistance force in Davao City.

If we don't find out where this group of resistance forces came from, and how many troops the U.S. military has deployed here, we want to occupy the whole of Mindanao and establish a transit point in Davao City, I am afraid that the chances of success are not very good!

Seeing that the Japanese fleet finally had no choice but to leave the sea surface of Davao Harbor like the previous time, the lurking post responsible for forward observation also seemed to breathe a sigh of relief. The little devil is leaving, and it will take a while before he dares to come.

In this way, I also realize that Davao City is still safe in a short time. As for the fighting elsewhere in Mindanao, it continues. However, most of the Japanese troops landing on the island were confined to the city.

If you want to enter the jungle to search or track, the end result is that as many as you send out, you will be wiped out by the resistance forces lurking in the jungle. For a time, the Japanese army attached great importance to the situation in Mindanao.

While the Japanese army launched its attack on the Philippine Philippines, the Japanese invasion of colonies such as Xinjiapo and Hong Kong appeared to be very rapid. Most of the foreign troops stationed in these colonies were powerless to resist the sharp onslaught of the combined navy, land and air forces of the Japanese army.

When the Japanese infantry began to pour into these colonies, the wolf warrior armies deployed in these colonies also began to carry out corresponding actions. One of the most perplexing things for the Japanese army was that there were always people who were ahead of them and grabbed the most lucrative spoils.

Many of the banks established by the colonial government, as well as the valuables that the colonial government had originally intended to transfer and buried, were all looted by a mysterious group of armed men before the Japanese army broke through the city.

Even as the Japanese army entered the city and surrendered, many of the camps where prisoners of war were held were attacked by equally unidentified armed men. In addition to the release of a large number of prisoners of war, a number of high-ranking colonial government officials were also released.

It can be said that although the Japanese army occupied these cities, the law and order situation in these cities seemed to have become extremely bad overnight. Every day, patrols go missing, and from time to time officers go out and are shot dead from a distance.

In response to this situation, Yamashita Fengfumi, who was in charge of commanding operations in Nanyang and other colonies, was also very angry and said: "Yaga, where did these rebels come from? Check, order the special high school to strictly investigate this group of attackers! ”

It didn't take long for the special high school to find out the information, and this group of people seemed to be related to a company called Xinghua Trading Company. It was only before the Japanese army captured these colonies that the people of Xinghua Company were evacuated.

The only thing that can be confirmed is that this Schmidt company is a company formed by a Chinese-American. It has a close relationship with the governments of the colonies. Even Xinghua Company has opened a number of commercial banks in the mainland.

"Na? A trading company? How is this possible? Is there any more detailed information? ”

"General, earlier in our special high class, the focus of intelligence investigation was more on the mainland. Although in the countries of the South Seas, we have sent intelligence stations. But these intelligence stations were badly destroyed before the war.

Regarding the situation of this Xinghua trading company, our special high school also did not investigate in detail. The only thing that can be confirmed is that this person should be in Davao City, Philippine. Moreover, he is also the political officer of Davao City! ”

Hearing this information reported by the special high class, combined with Tanaka Raizo's two defeats in attacking Davao, Yamashita Fengwen suddenly realized: "I see! It seems that Davao City should be the base camp of the other party, and his power must be hidden on Mindanao! ”

Yamashita finally decided to postpone the attack on Mindanao. Concentrate your firepower and take Filipin's Luzon first. As long as the rest of the Philippine is taken, Mindanao will also be isolated.

When the time comes, they want to force out this group of Chinese armed forces hiding in the deep mountains and jungles. But at the same time, Yamashita also decided to carry out a more brutal purge policy against the Chinese in various colonies.

This also means that the situation that Zhao Tiehu and others are most worried about is that it is inevitable that it will happen! 12910