The fall of Gambalou has become an inevitable tragedy, and under the powerful offensive of the Chinese paratroopers and the army's synthetic mobile division, this isolated city has reached its final stage. Although the nearly 10,000 Allied defenders trapped in the city were still making their last resistance, everyone knew that this resistance no longer had any meaning and value.

However, in the city of Ganbaru, there are also a group of allied commanders, from Matsui Ishine to the military commanders of various countries, who are all trapped in the city at this time. Their telegrams could not be sent, and all the telephone lines were cut. Suddenly they had disappeared into Sumatra, completely out of contact with the defending forces along the coastline ahead.

On the entire island of Sumatra, more than a million troops have been gathered, but to this day, they are of no use at all. China did not go to the death with these Allied forces that were strictly guarded on the coastline, captured the thief first, captured the king first, and cut off the Allied command center on Sumatra.

Hundreds of artillery pieces blasted the ruined city to the ground, and there was not a single building to be found in the city. From time to time, fighter-bombers flew in the air, raining down bombs they carried.

"Pass my order, tell the troops, press through the two flanks, and cooperate with the second battalion in the north direction of the city to squeeze the enemy in the direction of the coast!" Xu Shiyou, who braved the rain of bullets and went out to the front line to command, seemed to ignore the stray bullets that flew past his ears, pointed to the place where the fireworks hurt in the distance, and said to the battalion commander beside him. "Don't let the troops stop, continue to assault forward, and leave the task of clearing the remnants of the enemy to the third battalion!"

Due to the simultaneous breakthrough in both the west and north directions of the city, the panicked Allied forces had to partially shrink their defensive lines. But it was too late. With the capture of the key points near the city of Ganbaru by a company of in-arms, the defensive forces in the entire city of Ganbaru have been completely cut off. The so-called defense system is completely in a state of fragmentation. And this is just the beginning, the tragedy has just begun.

The pressure of the air raids took a heavy toll on the Allied forces, especially in the battle for the city of Kanbaru, which took a heavy toll on the Indonesians. Since there is no air supremacy, the so-called counterattack is only a futile act of death. And a large number of Indonesians in the city fell under artillery fire one after another.

Originally, when attacking a city, the military department would explain to be careful of civilians. But in this battle, I don't know if the military department forgot about it, or if it was deliberate. Never mention that. The officers below also seemed to have understood something. Attacked, without the slightest scruples.

After learning the news that Ganbaru had been lost on a large scale, Matsui Ishine had already organized counterattacks more than once. And the force of this counterattack is still not small, at least the strength of an infantry division. Even the counterattack was supported by a large number of artillery.

One thing I have to admit is that. Some of the combat units of the Allied armed forces still have a certain degree of military literacy. Especially the Japanese army. It's just a lifeless posture.

Learning and not changing, is to be stunned. Although the Japanese had a certain spirit of sacrifice in battle, when China entered the war. It has been explained to Japan many times that victory in a war is no longer just a matter of courage. In terms of being one of the world's four major military forces, the German army is a technological one, and it plays with various ideas and technical models. The Russian army is a strength type, and it directly slapped the opponent with a bear in the face, and Venus flew wildly. The Chinese army, on the other hand, is a strategic type, and the so-called 'soldier track'. And what about the American army? What are they? At this time, the United States had always been a student, and it was still exploring tactical tactics. Although the United States is a country that is good at changing and summing up, the United States, which lacks the threat of war, lags far behind the world in the study of tactics and tactics. In terms of actual combat response, there is a big difference.

The objective view is that the counterattack operation of the Ganbaru city government is an out-and-out tragedy, but it is also the only counterattack operation of the allied forces in the entire Ganbaru campaign, and it is also a rare bright spot in the entire Kanbaru operation.

The small number of howitzers and mortars that were the last remaining artillery fire of the Allied forces in the entire city was a miracle in itself that they were able to survive the heavy air raids and shelling.

Especially the American-made 120-mm mortar, but the lightness of this gun is good. The gun body is placed on the axle two-wheel moving body, which is not only highly maneuverable, but also suitable for infantry portability. It is for this reason that these 120mm mortars were able to survive the air raids and shelling of the Chinese army.

Long range, high accuracy, light weight, the advantages of the 120 mm mortar is very good, it can be produced a few years ago, since the First World War mortars have been equipped with a large number of multinational armies, this large-caliber mortar has also been a lot of favor. Moreover, there are 40 right-handed equal rifling lines in the barrel, and the outside of the barrel is engraved with heat dissipation threads, and the rifled mortar's artillery can fire not only grenades but also many special types of ammunition because of the use of mortar and pull fire.

When these 120-mm mortars began to bombard the Kanbaru city hall occupied by the Chinese army, they really shook their prestige. By the time the Allied forces began their counterattack under the shelling, the vanguard had just captured the front line of the city of Kanbaru, and before they could continue the attack, the shells fell.

Why were the Allies able to cobble together an infantry division to counterattack in such a short time? This problem bothered Xu Shiyou for a while at the beginning of the battle. Because judging from the overall intelligence data and the course of the operation, the Allied forces trapped in the city of Kanbaru did not have so many mobile reserves at all, and the infantry battalion left by the garrison headquarters as a strategic reserve had been bombed by several rounds of air raids and almost no longer existed, and where did this infantry division come from? Could it be that the information is wrong?

There was no mistake in the intelligence, because for the allies defending the city of Ganbaru did not have any reserves. It was a turnip, a pit, each holding its own position until it was finally wiped out.

However, the location of the city government of Ganbaru was too important, and the fall of this point directly led to the complete cutting of the entire defensive force in the city of Ganbaru by the Chinese army. They can't take care of each other. This is extremely dangerous for Indonesians.

As a result, all the garrison units near the city hall of Kanbaru were transferred, and in this way, the strength of an infantry division was pieced together. However, for those Allied soldiers, it is better to hide in the stinking ruins like rats than to be killed or buried alive by the Chinese army. At least the air you breathe is still good.

However, it turned out that this was undoubtedly a 'dove to quench thirst', and to draw up defensive forces to carry out a counterattack was equivalent to a demolition of the east wall to make up for the west wall, and this kind of cooking proved not only to be ineffective and a waste of limited forces in the subsequent battles, but also a stupid madness. Because it was this counterattack that consumed the already small strength of the Allied forces. This led directly to the ensuing rout.

But this time. Neither the Allied soldiers nor the Chinese army thought about what was going to happen next. The former is already equivalent to gambling because making such a decision, while the latter is still confused at this time.

The artillery fire of the Allied counterattack was indeed very fierce, and several infantry guns and many 120-mm mortars that had been hidden all this time bombarded the city government that the Chinese army had just captured almost with the most violent rate of fire. The Chinese vanguard had to hastily establish positions. Change the offensive to the defensive. Organize resistance on the spot. Delay the Allied counterattack offensive. And call for reinforcements.

Xu Shiyou, who was in the command car, couldn't figure out what was happening at this moment, because in his eyes, whether the Allies still had a mobile reserve had become the biggest problem. Where did this infantry division come from? Relevant information urgently needs to be verified, and at the same time, it is necessary to immediately organize forces to reinforce the vanguard.

"Sufficient pressure must be maintained in other directions to increase the pressure on the little devils, so that they cannot continue to form a response in the direction of the city hall of Kanbaru!" In any case, Xu Shiyou made the most reasonable judgment in the first time, at this time, no matter where the allied forces of this infantry division came from, the most important thing is to defeat it first.

"Let the 3rd Battalion and 2nd Company press up, urgently reinforce the 1st Battalion and 1st Company, and the 2nd and 3rd Companies of the 1st Battalion continue to maintain the original attack!" In any case, the counterattack of the Allied forces should not delay the momentum of their offensive in other directions, and in that case it would be a problem for the Chinese army.

Regardless of whether this infantry division is a strategic reserve or not, it must be defeated and destroyed. Xu Shiyou immediately ordered the 3rd Battalion, which was originally used as a follow-up cleaning team, to send its 2nd Company as a reserve to urgently reinforce the 1st Battalion and 1st Company, and at the same time asked the mobile division to send a part of the reserve to the direction of reinforcing the 1st Company. Concentrate a certain amount of superior forces and encircle and annihilate this allied force directly in the direction of the city of Kanbaru.

Four Hind attack helicopters of the Reconnaissance Squadron of the Combat Aviation Battalion of the Army Aviation Regiment of the Jungle Army Group covered the six Nighthawk transport helicopters that climbed up from behind the battlefield and hurried to the place surrounded by fireworks. The two motorized infantry platoons carried by these six Nighthawks are the greatest support that Xu Shiyou can give to the front line.

Moreover, these two platoons are still the garrison units of the division headquarters battalion, and under the unclear situation, Xu Shiyou said that he would not use the 2nd Motorized Infantry Battalion and 1st Company, which were the reserves of the whole regiment. Rather use the garrison pickets that shoulder the tasks of military police pickets and division headquarters guards, Xu Shiyou will not take the liberty of putting the last trump card in his hand into it. What's more, the operation in the direction of the city government is not so urgent.

However, the strength of the two platoons is a drop in the bucket for Xu Shiyou, but it can also play a certain role, which is a hundred times stronger than 'it is difficult for a good woman to cook without rice'. At this time, the 1st Battalion and 1st Company, which were guarding the direction of the Ganbaru City Government, were caught in a bitter battle. "At any cost, draw the Allied forces in the direction of the city government." This is Xu Shiyou's order to the 1st Company.

Although the order was a bit almost cruel, the soldiers of the 1st Battalion and 1st Company also knew that the old commander's order was actually to prevent the troops from suffering more casualties. Because only by attracting the enemy forces around this 'bait' can the regiment concentrate its forces and encircle and annihilate the allied forces that are counterattacking, and it is also easier to draw back the enemy's artillery and aviation firepower.

The rain of bullets almost knocked the open space outside the ruins of the city hall building like a boiling kettle, and the chirping bullets continued to splash white smoke on the messy street, and the intertwined fire network was full of dense death.

Although the Chinese army was subjected to a fierce counterattack. But there was no confusion in the slightest, and the hastily organized fire network instantly enveloped the attacking Allied forces.

35mm grenades rained down one after another, and in the blink of an eye, the street was full of flames and smoke, and the Allied soldiers who charged in cats included the proud French, the English, the saviors of the world, the Americans, and the Japanese. Without exception, under the Overseer, these motley counterattack troops. Corpses are piled up between this web of fire. The firepower was no weaker than that of Hitler's ripper squad in the frantic roar of the machine guns, and the flying bullets licked frantically like a line of fire through the bodies of the Allied soldiers who were leaping forward and crawling.

The 60-mm mortars of the company's cannon platoon were even more like hail to shoot down deadly shells, and the 30-mm guns on infantry fighting vehicles kept roaring, and the bullet casings "clanged". Everywhere there was smoke and dust from the blooming firelight. I can't imagine what that was going to be. The frenzy of war left everyone dumbfounded. Allied soldiers, battered by artillery fire and anti-personnel grenades, lay all over the ground.

Dying and struggling wounded could be seen everywhere among the dead bodies. They were groaning and wailing in pain. Calling out to the medics with the red cross on their helmets, the wails were hard for everyone to avoid. But many of them simply couldn't wait for the 'angels' to come, because these people struggling between the corpses seemed to be the best targets.

Rounds of 5.8 mm and 7.62 mm bullets and 30 mm cannons tore through the horrific mist of blood between the piles. The muffled sound of a bullet entering a human body makes one feel the fear that swells up from the soles of your feet. The 60-mm mortar shells were even more splattered with flesh and blood. Even many of the corpses were plowed over. And the Chinese troops who were holding their positions were still shouting and scolding, pouring more bullets. The wailing Allied soldiers, in addition to the constant rain of bullets, hurried to find their concealment.

A dozen Allied soldiers were sheltering behind a destroyed wheeled armored transporter, which was destroyed by a flying anti-tank rocket just as the Allies had just begun to counterattack. However, since the vehicle was not destroyed, the hull of the armored vehicle did not suffer much damage, but collapsed in the open space of the street like a stranded ship.

It was for this reason that the wreckage of the armored transport vehicle became a shelter for the Allied soldiers. This street is really empty in space, except for some ruins on the side of the road, there is no other hiding place at all, and in the face of the frantic strafing of the Chinese army, the hapless Allied soldiers are almost helpless.

However, such a shelter can attract the firepower of the Chinese army, and the destruction of the tank is enough to annoy the officers and soldiers of the 1st battalion and 1st company. And now, these mongrels are still using the wreckage of their own chariot as a cover, hiding behind the hull of the car, dodging the rain of bullets. How could this not make the Chinese soldiers angry?

After hastily adjusting the direction, two 60-mm light mortars from the machine gun platoon began shelling the destroyed Chinese armored transporter. Both shells in the first round lost ground and did not hit the wreckage of the vehicle, but they scared the Allied soldiers hiding behind the vehicle enough. But before the hapless Allied soldiers could decide whether it was time to leave this already unsafe 'hideout', the third and fourth shells fell.

The wreckage of the armored vehicle was hit by one shell, and the other exploded directly between the crowd behind the vehicle, but this was not only a tragedy, but the artillery company's 12-gun 120-mm mortar fired a volley of shells was the nightmare of these Allied soldiers. When the wheeled armored transporter was blown directly into a part state, the falling shells also directly engulfed the Allied soldiers in the flames.

The damage was terrifying, especially when the wheeled armored fighting vehicle was hit directly by two 120mm grenades, and the flying fragments of the vehicle's armor turned into terrible metal fragments in the blink of an eye, and between the four splashes, the lethal effect of these fragments was no different from that of the shells, which could still make the poor Allied soldiers scatter their flesh and blood.

As artillery support for the 1st Battalion and 1st Company, the artillery company and the heavy mortar platoon of the 1st Battalion played a great role in the battle. The wheeled 120mm mortars, along with the 81mm mortars of the 1st Battalion's heavy mortar platoon, gave the Allied soldiers a nightmare of purgatory.

The biggest advantage of synthetic artillery is that it can deliver the artillery fire needed by infantry combat units to where they need to be in the first place. The highly maneuverable, high-rate of fire wheeled 120mm mortar can bombard any target the infantry needs in just a few minutes.

This is especially true of the heavy mortar platoon of the motorized infantry battalion, whose shells are always the most direct fire cover for the subordinate companies and platoons. Although the lethal effect of 81 mm is limited, no one can replace its battlefield support.

Almost at this time, the 155-mm 52-caliber vehicle-mounted howitzer weapon system of the Motorized Infantry Division's support artillery battalion also successfully suppressed the Allied artillery fire. When the first row of 155-mm shells fell from the sky with a piercing screech and exploded into a burst of fire, the Allied artillerymen, who had been frantically 'shouting', were dumb.

Artillery has always been an indispensable heavy weapon on the battlefield in China, this tracked vehicle-mounted howitzer, which is commonly known as self-propelled artillery. This battle weighs a big guy of forty tons. Every Kunpeng transport aircraft. It can only be shipped at one time.

And the moment they saw the self-propelled guns, the spirits of all the Chinese soldiers in the bitter battle began to rise. As soon as this thing appeared, it means that the tank is not far away. Because of self-propelled guns. In general, they acted together with tank units.

The Allies scavenged through the preserved artillery. In the midst of extremely precise artillery suppression. In the blink of an eye, the flames of the first round of artillery bombardment had not yet been extinguished, and the second round of shells was once again smashed down.

In addition to the axle of the 120-mm mortar, the rubber tires on the lower frame of the gun body were still burning in the smoke. The gunners, along with their artillery, have become a thing of the past in the fireworks.

The muddy corpses and scattered metal parts seem to tell the story that the 120mm mortar is no match for the 155mm howitzer, and that it is irrational to use such a disproportionate gun to cover fire with an opponent with a larger caliber artillery.

However, at this time, no one estimated that the wreckage of the artillery seemed to be trying to 'tell' something, and for the soldiers of the Chinese and Vietnamese armies who were in the middle of the fighting, killing each other was the most important thing. However, it seems that in this regard, it is also the Chinese army that is superior. They already occupy a geographical advantage, and they also have extremely strong firepower and will to fight.

Rows of meteor showers streaked across the night, blasting up flames in the direction of the south of the city. It was the 'night scene' brought by the 105-mm 12-pack portable rocket launchers and the 170-mm 8-pack portable rocket launchers of the mobile artillery battery. Since yesterday when Kanbaru was besieged, these stomach-cramping rocket launchers don't seem to have stopped their 'weird howl'. Day and night, rocket-driven grenades were smashed down.

Moreover, these damn long-range rocket artillery are all hiding in the rear far away from the battlefield, and the bombardment distance can reach forty or fifty kilometers, and the completion of the range advantage can make these 'gods of war' splash their 'steel rain' on the launch positions far away from the battlefield.

The Allied disaster was not over yet, and there were invader fighter-bombers that should not have appeared in the Royal Chinese Air Cavalry Division, and a large group of intruder fighter-bombers bombed with their precision.

While the officers were wielding pistols and the little Japanese officers were brandishing their katanas, telling the timid soldiers to "resolutely not retreat," some Allied soldiers had begun to ignore the officers' reprimands and continued to flee the battlefield in groups.

And the officers who tried to maintain military discipline were no better, and at the guns of the snipers, the conscientious among them were knocked on the door of the head by the flying sniper shells. Some of the timid officers also began to flee the battlefield with the soldiers. Some people have already begun to tear off their military uniforms and raise their hands in the air, seeking a way to survive as prisoners of war.

However, for these Allied soldiers, it was too late. Whether to go on the offensive, or to flee the battlefield, or to surrender as a prisoner of war, it is already too late. Because the Chinese army simply did not give them a chance.

Xu Shiyou's outstanding operational command ability in the defense of Jinan was once again brought into full play, and not long after graduating from the military academy, Xu Shiyou, who caught up with the first war against Japan, was not the kind of officer promoted in peacetime, but a piece of fiery steel that was really forged out of the flames of war. As long as someone wants to build this piece of steel, no matter what kind of position he is in, he can become a good blade.

When the 1st Battalion and 1st Company were counterattacked by the Allied forces, Xu Shiyou did not directly reinforce the 1st Company, but ordered the 2nd and 3rd Companies of the 1st Battalion to continue to maintain their original offensive positions, and at the same time let the 2nd Company of the 3rd Battalion as a reserve go straight to the rear flank of the Allied forces. A straightforward stab pierced the heart of the Allied forces in the direction of the entire Ganbaru city hall.

Because Xu Shiyou knew that the allied armed strength of that infantry division would not be able to gnaw at the hard bone of the 1st battalion and 1st company. Moreover, whether in artillery fire or ground support of the air force, the superiority is in the hands of the Chinese army.

At this time, the best way to cooperate with the 1st Company was to cut off the foundation of the Allied armed forces directly from the flank position. It's like a strong man, no matter how powerful he is, he only needs to empty his borrowing points so that he can't exert his strength, and that's it.

And when the four Hind attack helicopters of the reconnaissance squadron of the combat aviation battalion of the Army Aviation Regiment of the Jungle Army Group covered the six Nighthawk transport helicopters and lowered the strength of two motorized infantry platoons on the flank, the counterattack of the Allied forces in the direction of the entire city government was completely collapsed.

For the Allies, this was a disaster. In the middle of the battlefield, the creaking of tracks was heard again, and the desperate barrels of the tanks appeared in the eyes of the fleeing Allied troops. Led by a formidable main battle tank, it is followed by numerous paratrooper light tanks.

Such a tank unit is nothing at all on the field plains. But at this time, for the mental willpower of the Allied soldiers, the appearance of these tanks was the last straw that broke the camel's back.

Under the unprecedented super air-ground joint strike, the Allied soldiers began to collapse. In addition to a large number of Japanese, many began to kneel and raise their guns in surrender.

Although the surrendered soldiers were not greeted with bullets, no one bothered them. Rumbling tanks passed by these surrenderers, and one by one Chinese soldiers ran past them. Only disdainful glances remained.

In the face of the erosion of the situation, all the situations are already obvious, and the big picture is gone.

When the Chinese army officially occupied the Japanese headquarters and the New East Asia Hotel, the prisoner camp had many more officers from the Western side who took prisoners.

What made Xu Shiyou feel pity was that he only got a general's command knife. When Matsui Ishone entered the Japanese army headquarters, he had already cut himself. (To be continued......)