Compared to Luzon, where Manila is located, the U.S. troops stationed on the island are still fighting fiercely with the Japanese army. The defense force in Mindanao seemed to be crushed with a single blow, which made the Japanese bomber formation feel a little unbelievable how smoothly it was.

It's just that they don't know that in these seemingly empty cities, there are already deadly killing opportunities. The Chinese armed forces, which had been deployed in advance, hid themselves from the US troops stationed at the first moment of the air defense alarm.

In addition to the Japanese formation that carried out the bombing mission of Davao, it was found that Davao City, which was supposed to be very lively and prosperous, turned out to be empty. In the rest of the cities where the US troops are stationed, you can still see the people fleeing in panic in the cities.

In view of the successful completion of the bombing mission, Major General Shizuo Sakaguchi, the infantry commander of the Japanese 56th Division, who was responsible for capturing Mindanao and establishing the Japanese forward position in Davao, soon ordered the landing operation.

If a forward position can be established in Davao as soon as possible, it will play a crucial role in the next air raid on Luzon and even Borneo by Japanese fighters. For a time, under the cover of warships, Japanese transport ships began to march towards Davao.

On the first day of the Japanese army's battle with the US troops stationed in the Philippines, although the Japanese army had the upper hand, its losses were not small. In contrast, the Japanese troops responsible for attacking Mindanao went very well.

When MacArthur, who was far away in Manila, learned that the Japanese army attacking Mindanao did not seem to be facing much resistance. MacArthur was shocked that their fighter plane was blown up before it even took off.

In order to find out what was going on, MacArthur quickly called Zhao Tiehu to ask why. And Zhao Tiehu didn't hide it: "Tell him the real situation, but I hope he keeps it secret and doesn't leak the news!" ”

'Yes, wolf's head! ’

With Zhao Tiehu's telegram quickly returned, seeing the content of the telegram above, MacArthur was also shocked and said: "It seems that in order to prepare for this war, he has done a lot of preparations. Came up with the idea of building an underground airfield in the jungle! ”

'General, I think as far as the current situation is concerned, maybe our remaining fighters can also be transferred over there. Compared with flying to Australia, our fighters flying to Mindanao should be more difficult to be detected by the Japanese army. ’

Listening to the advice of an operations staff officer, MacArthur, who was preparing to transfer the remaining planes to Australia, also felt that there was some truth in this suggestion. But soon an officer said: "General, I'm afraid that the number of our pilots is not enough!" ”

As a result, the operational staff officer who had suggested earlier said: "General, as far as I know, Chen has a flying team under him. Even they have built an aviation school in Davao, believing that they should train a group of pilots. ”

Send a telegram to Chen and ask him if he can lend us a pilot! If not, let them send someone back to Mindanao for the rest of our planes. Staying here, I'm afraid that in the end, it will become the spoils of the Japanese bowls. ’

'Yes, General! ’

Shortly after the operational staff officer made this suggestion, the operational staff officer, who had left the operational headquarters, soon entered a Chinese shop. After talking about the meeting, he quickly got a check for $10,000.

Even the shopkeeper smiled and said, "Major Hulk, when the transfer of those fighters is completed, we will also pay you the rest of the remuneration according to the number of fighters." But then, you have to be more careful.

If the situation is critical, you can also go here for help. You should know that our young master's ability here is still not small. You can even advise those who want to retreat to Wolfsburg to escape from the Japanese army. ”

'Okay, thanks!' Your Chen, what a generous man! ’

'For friends, our young master has always been generous, hasn't he? What's more, we will be close comrades-in-arms next, shouldn't we help each other more? After all, we have a common enemy. ’

You're right! I'll get back to you if I need to! ’

Maybe MacArthur didn't know that Zhao Tiehu also laid eyeliner in his headquarters. seems to be a very reasonable suggestion, but it sent Zhao Tiehu a large number of American fighters. This business was undoubtedly earned by Zhao Tiehu.

The most important thing is to act as such an eyeliner, and for these officers of the US military, there are no consequences. After all, as an operational staff officer, the advice he made to MacArthur was also beneficial to the US military stationed in the Philippines.

Using money to open the way, Zhao Tiehu is constantly devouring the spoils that originally belonged to the Japanese army. But he believed that these weapons would not have been as good as giving them to him after they fell to the Japanese army. And these weapons and equipment can also save Zhao Tiehu a lot of expenses!

On the first day of the battle against the Philippines, the United States finally announced that it had officially declared war on Japan. Soon after, Britain, France, the Netherlands and other allied countries also declared war on the Japanese bowl one after another. Even the next day, the Nationalist government in Chongqing declared war on the Japanese bowl.

Of course, Germany, as allies of the Japanese bowl, and Italy soon after, also declared war on the United States on behalf of the Axis powers. This also means that World War II has officially begun. The rest is up to who's better.

Despite the fact that earlier in the United States, there were many independents who were anti-war. However, the news of the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor and the near-collapse of the Pacific Fleet also made these anti-war people and groups no longer oppose the US military entering the war.

Even the U.S. military soon activated their war machine, preparing to launch a counterattack against the Japanese who attacked them. Next, Japan and the United States will also fight a battle around the Pacific, and it remains to be seen who will win in the end.

However, on the day of the official declaration of war, the defeat of the US troops stationed in the Philippines and the British troops stationed in Singapore still made many people feel that in this war, they were afraid that they would not be able to see who won and who lost in a short period of time. At least for a short time, the Japanese bowl will be unrivaled in Asia.

The first day of fighting was over, even though the fighting had not yet reached Manila. But many Chinese living in Manila know that war broke out on Luzon. Even the American troops stationed on Luzon Island suffered defeat at the hands of the Japanese army.

It's just that for the defeat of the U.S. military in the Philippines, many indigenous troops active in the jungles of Manila are very excited. In their view, the arrival of the Japanese army may end their situation of being suppressed and bullied by the US military.

But no one could have imagined that just as these rebels were planning to rise up in support of the Japanese army that would soon set foot on Luzon. Many of the rebels' camps have been raided by unidentified forces, and many indigenous tribes have been completely removed.

And the force that solves them is naturally the Wolf Warrior Armed Forces deployed on Luzon. After receiving the news, Zhao Tiehu felt that he would act in advance and not give these indigenous rebels a chance. In doing so, it can also solve the problem as much as possible.

Similarly, there are the remnants of indigenous armed forces in Mindanao. For Zhao Tiehu, as long as these indigenous tribes dare to make a move to help the Japanese army, then Zhao Tiehu will not hesitate to raise the butcher's knife.

Most of the indigenous tribes that exist in Greater Mindanao are under wolf warrior and surveillance. If they stay honest in the mountains, the wolf warriors can live in peace with them. If you are not honest, you will be slaughtered by the wolf warriors.

Taking advantage of the fact that the Japanese army had not yet blockaded the whole island, Zhao Tiehu still commanded the fleet under his command and began to transfer Chinese from Manila and other places to Mindanao. The immigrant villages that were established earlier were also quickly filled with the Chinese who had migrated to China.

By noon the next day, the Japanese warships, under the cover of the aviation forces, sailed smoothly outside the port of Davao. Seeing that the bombed defensive positions in the harbor seemed to have been repaired again, the Japanese warships also began to carry out artillery bombardment.

Even if the bombers could carry out aerial bombing, according to the intelligence detected by the aerial reconnaissance planes, permanent defensive pillboxes were built on the coastal fronts suitable for landing. The power of aviation shells may not be able to blow up these strong pillboxes.

And the power of naval artillery is undoubtedly greater than that of aerial bombs. Most importantly, the lethality of the ship's guns is amazing. If a shell goes down, even if it can't hit the pillbox directly, it will also shock the unsuspecting soldiers in the trenches.

When the Japanese warships, which were covering the transport ships, began to dump shells on the positions in front of the Davao harbor. The defending officer, who was hiding in the underground workshop, quickly said: "Naval artillery, naval artillery is coming, pay attention to anti-artillery, pay attention to anti-artillery!" ”

After the officer ordered the soldiers to make tactical moves and reasonably respond to the shock generated by the ship's guns. Many of the defensive soldiers who were hiding in the underground fortifications also began to half-crouch in the trenches, opening their mouths wide to prepare for the impact.

No one dared to sit on the ground, let alone lie on the trenches. If you do this, you will most likely be shocked to death. Seeing this scene, the US soldiers who cooperated with the defense also felt very surprised.

Even a U.S. military officer quickly said, "Quick, don't sit still, stand up for me and learn from them." ”

After kicking some soldiers from the ground, these tall American soldiers quickly followed suit. By the time the shells fell, many of the soldiers could feel the ground shake for a moment.

Many half-squatting soldiers were directly shocked by this huge force. But soon the officer said: "Quick, resume the action just now, the shelling will not stop, keep it for me." ”

In the face of collapsed fortifications that were directly hit by naval guns, the soldiers hiding in the underground trenches did not have much effective way. In this case, they could only endure until the Japanese ended the shelling of the naval guns.

After all, a shell is not cheap, and the defenders are convinced that the little devils will not be able to shell it all the time. In fact, as they expected, after the shelling of several warships, the defensive positions appeared much more dilapidated.

After receiving a telegram from the front-line commander, Zhao Tiehu quickly said: "Give an order to the shore defense artillery unit, once the Japanese transport ships enter the firing range and start to land, immediately carry out artillery bombardment for me, and give the little devil a little color!" ”

In addition to the fortifications built in front of the tidal flats, Zhao Tiehu also built several shore defense batteries in Davao Harbor. Although it is impossible to carry out long-distance shelling, I believe that it is still no problem to shell the Japanese transport ships that carry out the landing!