Chapter 541: Occupation of the Philippines (Part I)

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Under the wall on the back of Singapore, at the lowest level of the wall, here is the headquarters of the Japanese troops guarding the Singapore wall, and the garrison is the Japanese elite 14th Division.

"Your Excellency, Division Commander, the garrison troops in the city have reported that the Chinese army has entered the city and is engaged in a battle with the troops in our city. Your Excellency the Commander ordered us to defend the walls with all our might, and not to ignore the small forces that entered the city. ”

A communications officer quickly ran to the side of Lieutenant General Di Zhouli, the commander of the 14th Division of the Southeast Asian Dispatch Army, and said with a low brow.

"Nani, how did the Chinese army enter the city, isn't the city wall still good?" Di Zhou Bing couldn't help but ask.

"I'm sorry, Your Excellency, the division commander, it was not stated on the telegram." The communications officer hurriedly replied.

"Let's go down!" Di Zhou Libing waved his hand, signaling that the other party could leave.

Di Zhou Libing was also full of troubles at this time, as a lieutenant general division commander, he was undoubtedly very beautiful, but that was in peacetime, and when he arrived on the battlefield, he couldn't help himself. Hearing the news reported by the communications officer just now, he couldn't figure out how the Chinese army entered the city.

"Your Excellency, Division Commander, now the whole of Singapore has been surrounded by the Chinese army. There is another Chinese army in the city, and if nothing else, I don't have any reinforcements, so what should we do now? Looking at the division commander Di Zhou Libing who was pondering beside him, Major General An Jiushun, the brigade commander who was guarding the division commander, reminded.

"Yaga. Order all the soldiers of the garrison to enter the fortifications at once, strengthen the garrison of the city wall, and start to activate the secret arsenal stored next to the city wall, and carry all the arms to the city wall. This is the last strength I have given you, you must block the attack of the Chinese army, and the honor of the empire is on us. Hearing the reminder of the brigade commander beside him, the Di Zhou soldiers immediately reacted and ordered loudly to An Jiushun beside him.

"Hey, the division commander rest assured. All the soldiers of the Imperial Army in our brigade and garrison wing. Hold on to the walls until all the soldiers are killed. Brigade Commander An Jiushun assured loudly.

Inside the city walls, the garrison wing, which had received the order, had already begun to assemble, and ammunition had been carried out of the ammunition depot. Stacked in the open space. Beside. The garrison wing, which had assembled into more than a dozen squares, was waiting for the final order to leave.

At the same time, outside the city of Singapore. On the offensive forward positions of the Chinese army.

"Division commander, all the troops are in place. The Panzer Brigade had just called back, claiming that they were all ready and ready to attack the city. ”

Peng Xuefeng, commander of the 61st Army of the Chinese National Defense Forces, was standing at the forefront at this moment, holding a telescope, observing every move on the city wall of Singapore a few miles away. Beside him, Wang Benqing, commander of the 611th Division, reported loudly.

"Okay, order the heavy artillery brigade, according to the coordinates provided by our agents, to shell the temporary garrison of the Japanese troops in the city, and kill and wound their living forces as much as possible. Five minutes later, the target of the shelling was shifted to the northeast corner of the city wall. There are already signs of collapse, concentrate your fire, and hit me hard. All mortars on the front line shelled the city wall to kill and injure as many Japanese troops as possible. Peng Xuefeng nodded and ordered at Wang Benqing. In his pocket, there is an up-to-date mini-map full of symbols.

"Yes, Captain." As Wang Benqing turned to leave, an earth-shattering roar immediately sounded on the artillery position five kilometers behind the position. Immediately after, with a sharp whistling sound, the cannonballs streaked across the night sky like meteors. Nearly two hundred heavy artillery shells, to the surprise of all the little devils, did not fall on the city. Instead, it went directly over the city wall and landed on the ammunition that the Japanese logistics unit had just brought up from the underground arsenal.

"Boom, boom!" A loud explosion mixed with the screams of soldiers resounded behind the city walls, in the large courtyard of the price. Dense shells fell on the ammunition that was neatly laid out in the open space and was ready to be loaded onto the city walls, and among the ranks of the garrison that were preparing to leave. The dense explosions were deafening, not to mention the flesh and blood of little Japan, even the ground was blown out of big craters by this powerful heavy artillery shell.

The detonation of ammunition accelerated the death and wounding of the little devils, many of these ammunition were grenade grenades and mortar shells, which had just been brought up and were about to be transported to the city wall, but the heavens did not fulfill people's wishes, and these ammunition hidden by the Japanese army did not play their due role. Directly under the attack of heavy artillery, it became a nightmare for little devils.

Nearly 200 heavy artillery, this is all the heavy weapons that the 61st Army can take out, because in other places, rocket artillery is used to attack, and here because there are suitable heavy artillery positions, there is no rocket artillery. However, these heavy artillery, although not as lethal as rocket artillery, are not too much lost to rocket artillery for small-area attacks.

As the smoke from the explosion of the first wave of shells cleared, the garrison wing, which had been more than a dozen squares, disappeared. On the ground, there were countless craters, and among these large holes, with the impact point as the center, within a radius of two meters, there was hardly a living soldier in sight. As for the large area within a radius of 20 meters, there were wounded soldiers lying on the ground one after another, wailing incessantly. The first round of firing of the heavy artillery brigade alone, in the dense formation of the Japanese army, caused the loss of at least one squadron to the garrison wing of the little devils.

And the ammunition that was originally next to the garrison wing also disappeared at this time, and under the intensive artillery fire, these ammunition could not be spared at all, and were directly annihilated in the explosion.

"Baga pressure road, artillery bombardment of the Chinese army, hurry up, immediately disperse, go directly to the city wall." The wing commander of the garrison wing was lucky not to be killed by the shells, but he was also disgraced. Looking at the corpses of soldiers in front of him, he immediately commanded loudly to the soldiers around him. As a result, the remaining 2,000 or so little devils, after receiving the order, immediately dispersed in a hurry, under the leadership of their respective squad leaders. Quickly run towards the city walls. Every little devil exerted the strength of breastfeeding, clenched his teeth, and gave wind under his legs.

But no matter how fast the little devil is, he can't be faster than the speed of the cannonball. Just as the soldiers were scurrying around the entire training ground and running towards the city walls, the second round of shells fired by the heavy artillery brigade once again gathered over their heads.

"Boom, boom!" Another dense explosion rang out. Although at this time, more than two thousand little devils have dispersed. However, due to the expansion of the formation range, the shells that fell on their heads changed from concentrated attacks to scattered attacks. Even if the number of kills per shell is halved. In the end, it doesn't add up at all. In an instant. In less than a minute, the Japanese lost almost a large group of soldiers.

Under the heavy artillery attack, they had no place to hide at all, and hiding under the base of the city wall was able to avoid the shells. But there is also that life that can reach the base of the wall.

But. Such good things did not last long. As the Japanese were shelled, the casualties continued to increase. The speed of the Japanese army's retreat is also accelerating. Originally, there were nearly three thousand little devils, and after losing almost half of them, the remaining soldiers. Almost all of them were withdrawn from their original positions. Some of the soldiers who were running faster were already approaching the city wall.

The original courtyards have been all over the hour, and the ruins and broken walls can no longer be seen in their original appearance. In addition to the corpses of soldiers in one place, there are hundreds of craters on the road that reach a depth of one meter. And the smoke in the crater has not completely cleared, and from time to time you can still see some severed hands and feet, but you can't see where their owners are.

"The eight-ga road, the artillery fire of the Chinese army is small and powerful. Hurry up, each squadron leader immediately counted the casualty data of his squadron, and immediately reported to the division commander "The commander of the Japanese garrison wing, who reacted from the shelling just now, immediately issued orders to several squadron commanders to which he belonged.

"Report to the division commander, our barracks were shelled by the heavy artillery of the Chinese army, and the troops suffered heavy losses." Soon, the captain of the garrison wing took the casualty data that had just been counted. Almost with a sad face, he came to the front of the division commander Di Zhou.

"Nani, the barracks were shelled. Baga, the Chinese army is too cunning. What about the casualties of the troops, and how many combatable soldiers are left now" Hearing the report of the commander of the garrison wing, the Di Zhou soldiers were annoyed for a while, and quickly asked the question they were most concerned about now.

Because, just now, after he reported the details of the entire city defense of Singapore to the commander-in-chief of the Southeast Asian Dispatch Army, Yamashita Fufumi, he did not receive any reply. This meant that before receiving a call back from the headquarters, he would have to face the attack of tens of thousands of Chinese troops outside the city alone. And if you want to block the attack of the Chinese army, the strength is the only thing you need now, especially when a garrison wing was almost wiped out just now, which makes the available soldiers in his hands even more scarce.

"Hi, Your Excellency, Division Commander. In the shelling just now, we lost a total of half a wing of Imperial soldiers, of which more than 1,000 were killed, and all the rest were seriously wounded and lost their combat effectiveness. Now our entire wing, there are only more than a thousand people left to continue fighting. The captain of the garrison replied with his head down.

"Yaga, how can you lose so many soldiers? How so? ......" Di Zhou's body shook and kept murmuring. At this moment, he didn't have the heart to blame the wing captain in front of him, there were no soldiers to defend, he seemed to have seen the darkness ahead.

A complete division is still a standing division of the Japanese Army, a complete heavy artillery brigade was wiped out by the Chinese Air Force, most of the two elite infantry brigades were lying on the city wall, and the tank wing was also transferred early, and the Southeast Asian Theater Command had already ignored him and issued a death order. The only garrison wing with a rear hand was lost in half before it entered the battlefield. At this moment, the future of the Di Zhou soldiers is not only dark, it is simply an abyss.

"Ringing" A crisp telephone rang in the headquarters of the 14th Division, and a staff officer hurriedly picked up the phone.

"Your Excellency, the commander of the report, the 1st Brigade of the Jigu Wing of the 121st Division in the rear has called, and the rear of the city has been attacked by the enemy with a strong and fierce attack, and it has been confirmed that it is the Chinese Marine Corps, with at least one battalion in number. At present, the 1st Brigade of the Jigu Wing has suffered heavy losses and requested the support of our 14th Division. "The combat staff officer who picked up the phone, after listening to it, quickly covered the microphone and hurriedly said to the division commander in the command headquarters." Nani, isn't the First Brigade behind us? Yaga! Hurry up and give me the phone. Di Zhou Bing was surprised and puzzled for a while, and snatched the phone from the staff officer's hand.

"I am the commander of the 14th Division. How's it going? After receiving the phone, Di Zhou Libing began to ask loudly.

"Hi, Your Excellency, Division Commander. We were attacked by a large number of Chinese armed men, coming from the direction of the city, dressed as Chinese marines, and they were supported by powerful helicopters. The firepower was very strong, and in just ten minutes of confrontation, more than half of our brigade had been killed and wounded, and the only tank brigade was also destroyed by the opponent's helicopters. I beg His Excellency the division commander to send reinforcements immediately. Otherwise. I can hold on for twenty minutes at most. The voice of the captain of the Jigu Wing came from the microphone, almost pleading. Meanwhile. The sound of shell explosions and dense gunfire continued to sound in the microphone, and the Dizhou soldiers could clearly hear the sound of the battle over there.

"Yaga, how can this be? Didn't Your Excellency the Commander say that he would help us stop these Chinese troops from entering the city? Why hasn't there been any movement yet? "Listened to the sound of explosions coming from the microphone. Di Zhou's face was shocked, and he muttered to himself.

The operational intentions of the Chinese army are obvious. Singapore is a tall city and extremely well defended. A frontal assault is not a move of wisdom. Adopt front and rear pinching. Typing it out from the inside, it's a lot simpler since then.

"Your Excellency, Division Commander, the Chinese army has begun to attack again. Please send troops for reinforcements immediately. Otherwise, we will be finished, and then the Chinese army will arrive in the inner city. As soon as he finished speaking, there was a busy voice on the phone. It was clear that something must have gone wrong with the phone line.

"Yaga. Yours, immediately lead a brigade of troops, support the Jigu Wing in the rear, and set off immediately, hurry, hurry. Putting down the phone, Di Zhou had to face reality. Facing the captain of the garrison wing in front of him, who was still waiting for orders, he ordered loudly.

"Hi, Your Excellency, Division Commander."

In this way, inside and outside the south gate of Singapore, under the continuous attack of a large number of artillery, the casualty figure of the defending troops can be said to be soaring like a straight line. In the face of such a situation, the Dizhou soldiers guarding the headquarters of the wing could only use the remaining half of the wing in their hands to carry out the tactics of adding oil to the two city walls.

Losing a squadron at the front, replenishing a squadron yourself. However, with such a replenishment speed, in less than an hour of continuous shelling, nearly two thousand people had been filled alive, and in his hands, there were no more soldiers to adjust.

"Baga, the cunning Chinese army, has the ability to have a face-to-face decisive battle with the Imperial Japanese Army, only using artillery fire to carry out constant shelling, you are not a real warrior." Facing the overstretched troops in their hands, and listening to the explosions that still resounded on the city wall, the Di Zhou soldiers didn't know how many times they cursed to the sky.

An hour after the shelling, Peng Xuefeng did not leave the forward position of the Chinese army attacking the forward position outside the city, of course, it was impossible for him to hear the opponent's abuse, and even if he did, he would not care. As the saying goes, a dog that bites doesn't bark.

"Commander, I think it's almost. According to the telegram sent by our agents in the city, the remaining troops on the walls of Singapore are thousands of puppet troops with little combat effectiveness. However, the garrison of the Japanese division commander Di Zhou Li soldiers did not seem to trust the puppet army very much, although their own troops were already stretched, but still had no intention of letting the puppet army fight. Looking at the city wall in front of him, which was still in a sea of fire, Wang Benqing, who was standing beside Peng Xuefeng, took a telegram and came to Peng Xuefeng and reported loudly.

"Okay, in that case, let's do it. Now there are less than three hours left before dawn, and strive to annihilate all the little devils in Singapore and occupy the whole of Singapore within three hours. Peng Xuefeng nodded, and ordered to Wang Benqing beside him, "Division Commander Wang, now I order, the heavy artillery brigade, immediately turn the gun port, bombard the northeast corner of the city wall, and open a breakthrough for the soldiers in the northeast corner in the shortest possible time." The armored brigade was ready to charge, ready to open a breakthrough for the infantry. All the troops of the 2nd and 3rd Regiments of the 611th Division, as soon as the armored brigade opened the breach, entered the city and destroyed all the Japanese troops on the city walls and prepared to clear the enemy in the city. ”

"Yes!" Wang Benqing replied loudly.

A minute later, the 200 heavy artillery brigades after turning the muzzles were all aimed at the target they were about to bombard, the northeast corner of the city wall. This is in the previous attack, which has already blown up a small hole, and now their purpose is to expand this small hole.

On the artillery position, all the gunners were already in position, waiting for the order to open fire. And the commander of the heavy artillery brigade, with his eyes staring at the watch on his arm motionlessly, waited for the time to attack.

Finally, as the second hand slowly moved towards the punctual position, the corner of the mouth of the commander of the heavy artillery brigade showed a smile, and without any hesitation, he shouted loudly to several artillery staff officers waiting for orders around him: "Open the cannon." ”

"Fire! Fire! Fire! ”

Immediately, the roar of the commander of a company of the battalion sounded on the heavy artillery cluster, and at the same time, the artillery group of nearly 200 heavy artillery pieces let out an earth-shattering roar at the same time.

"Boom! Rumble! Rumble! ......" An earth-shattering roar sounded, and the sky was once again filled with cannonballs. The shell, propelled by a huge propulsion, flew out of the barrel. The artillery position where the heavy artillery group was located was also illuminated by the flames generated by the firing of the artillery. However, the artillerymen did not pay attention to these things. (To be continued......)