In the division headquarters of the 3rd Mechanized Infantry Division, after the division commander William Day received the news that the 1st Brigade and the 3rd Brigade, as well as the 2 mechanized infantry divisions of the Australian Army had failed to counterattack, the whole person was blinded, how long has it been, 1 armored brigade and 1 mechanized infantry brigade of the 3rd Mechanized Infantry Division, and the Australian Army with more than 22,000 troops, how can it be said that defeat is defeat? How strong is the ground offensive force that Huaxing will put into the San Fernando area?

Richard Olney, chief of staff of the 3rd Mechanized Infantry Division, said urgently: "Division commander, the Japanese in the second line of fortifications must block the ground attack forces of the Huaxing Society, and let the first and third brigades of our division withdraw!" ”

Division Commander William Day heard the words of Chief of Staff Richard Olney and immediately came to his senses, "Quick! Call the commander of the Japan Ground Self-Defense Force, Hiroki Sakai, and tell them to hold the second line of fortifications for at least 6 hours, and to take the retreating units of our 1st and 3rd brigades behind the second line of fortifications, oh, and the 2 mechanized infantry divisions of the Australian Army! ”

Then the division commander William Day said eagerly to the chief of staff, Richard Olney: "Order the 1st and 3rd Brigades to withdraw directly to the city of San Fernando for rest!" God, how long has it been, and the 3 main brigades of our 3rd Mechanized Infantry Division have been hit hard! ”

Chief of Staff Richard Olney immediately asked a major staff officer of the division headquarters to call the temporary headquarters of the Japan Ground Self-Defense Force, and at this time, the commander of the Japan Ground Self-Defense Force Dispatch Force, Hiroki Sakai, had rushed back to the temporary headquarters of the Japan Ground Self-Defense Force Dispatch Force located at the second line of fortifications north of San Fernando outside the city of San Fernando.

Subsequently, Richard Orney, chief of staff of the 3rd Mechanized Infantry Division, and Hiroki Sakai had a direct telephone conversation, and Hiroki Sakai patted his chest and said that the second line of fortifications, the three elite divisions of the Japanese Ground Self-Defense Force, will definitely be able to block the attack of the Huaxinghui ground forces, let alone block the attack for 6 hours, even if it is a 12-hour blockade of the Huaxinghui ground attack force.

After Hiroki Sakai hung up the phone, he turned his head to the commander of the 2nd Division, Kawashima Shunaki, the commander of the 3rd Division, Maya Yoshida, and the commander of the 6th Division, Shintaro Cheya, and said loudly: "The counterattack of the U.S. Army and the Australian Army has failed, and now the Hwakokai Ground Attack Force is chasing the rout of the United States and Australia, and is rapidly advancing towards the second line of fortifications guarded by our Japan Ground Self-Defense Force, followed by our Japan Ground Self-Defense Force...... No! It's time for our Army of the Great Japanese Empire to prove to the world again! We want the rest of the world to know that our Japanese army is still one of the strongest in the world! ”

"Hey! Your Excellency, Commander! The three division commanders shouted at the same time with a little excitement.

"Now use the blood of those Filipino Chinese to re-prove the strength of our Imperial Japanese Army, so your 3 divisions must hold on to the second line of fortification for at least 6 hours at all costs! It is absolutely not allowed to take a step back without my orders! Gentlemen, please! The more Sakai Hiroki spoke, the more excited he became, and the three division commanders of the Japan Ground Self-Defense Force were also very excited.

You must know that after Japan's defeat in World War II, Japan's navy, land and air force were all forced to disband, and finally in 1954, in the name of self-defense, Japan established the Self-Defense Forces.

This war on terror against the Huaxing Society was Japan's first large-scale participation in the war after World War II, and it can also be said that Japan demonstrated its military strength to the world for the first time after World War II.

It is a pity that the first battle of Luzon was a success, and the two elite divisions of the Japanese Ground Self-Defense Force have not yet played any role, and the entire United Nations force has been defeated, and now there is finally a chance for the Japanese Ground Self-Defense Force to show its skills.

The 1st Armored Tank Brigade of the Free Corps, with the cooperation of the Free Corps Air Force, easily defeated the 2 brigades of the US Army and the 2 mechanized infantry divisions of the Australian Army, and then drove the defeated troops of the 2 countries of the United States and Australia all the way to the second fortification in the north outside the city of San Fernando. The three elite divisions of the Japan Ground Self-Defense Force relied on the second line of fortifications to fight a difficult blocking battle.

It has to be said that this jamming battle carried out by the Japanese Ground Self-Defense Force is very difficult, mainly because the air force of the United Nations forces has been completely suppressed by the air force of the Free Corps, and it is unable to provide air fire support for the three elite divisions of the Japanese Ground Self-Defense Force, while the hundreds of fighters of the Free Army Air Force have poured a large number of aerial bombs and air-to-ground missiles on the second line of fortifications.

The torrent of thousands of steel combat vehicles of the 1st Armored Tank Brigade of the Free Corps made it very difficult for the three elite divisions of the Japanese Ground Self-Defense Force to resist.

These 3 elite divisions of the Japanese Ground Self-Defense Force belong to the main division, all of which have 3 motorized infantry regiments, 1 mechanized infantry regiment, 1 artillery regiment, 1 anti-aircraft artillery battalion and 1 tank battalion, and heavy weapons and equipment have 74 main battle tanks, 90 infantry fighting vehicles and 55 155mm howitzers, but the heavy weapons and equipment of the three divisions and regiments combined are not as good as 1 Free Corps First Armored Tank Brigade, you must know that the main battle tank alone, the Free Corps First Armored Tank Brigade is equipped with 430 vehicles.

Although after the previous battle, the tanks, infantry fighting vehicles and helicopter gunships of the 1st Armored Tank Brigade of the Free Corps have lost some, but because of the capture of many US and Australian combat vehicles, the 1st Armored Tank Brigade of the Free Corps has increased in the number of heavy weapons and equipment, and now the 1st Armored Tank Brigade of the Free Corps has even participated in the attack of more than 440 main battle tanks, and the heavy weapons and equipment of the three elite divisions of the Japanese Ground Self-Defense Force are really not enough to see.

"Boom-" Another Type 10 main battle tank of the Japan Ground Self-Defense Force was destroyed, but it was a Freiko helicopter gunship that destroyed it.

The Type 10 main battle tank is the latest generation of main battle tanks of the Japan Ground Self-Defense Force, using a variety of revolutionary new technologies, and has been ranked high in the world tank rankings since its birth, and can be said to be the most expensive main battle tank in the world in terms of cost, with each Type 10 main battle tank costing more than $12 million.

This is not the first Type 10 main battle tank to be destroyed, there are dozens of Type 10 main battle tank wreckage near it, the commander of the 2nd Division of the Japanese Ground Self-Defense Force, Kawashima Shunaki, in the command post of the temporary division headquarters in the back, saw through the telescope that another Type 10 main battle tank was destroyed, and couldn't help but close his eyes in pain.

Finished! The tank battalion of the 2nd Division is finished! The tank battalion of the 2nd Division is equipped with a total of 74 Type 10 main battle tanks, and now after only a ten-minute tank duel, there are only a dozen or so left that can still maintain combat capability!

Kawashima Shunzhao knew that with more than a dozen Type 10 main battle tanks, he would not be able to resist the hundreds of Huaxinghui tank army, so he immediately gave the remaining Type 10 main battle tanks an order to retreat, but how much they could withdraw, Kawashima Shunzhao did not know how much he could withdraw.

Kawashima Junaki immediately connected the phone call of Hiroki Sakai, commander of the Japanese Ground Self-Defense Force Dispatch Army, "Commander, our 2nd Division can't stop it, the 4 lines of defense we set up in the second line of fortifications have been broken through 3 by the armored forces of the Huaxing Society, and now the armored forces of the Huaxing Society have launched an attack on the fourth line of defense!" ”

Hiroki Sakai shouted loudly on the phone: "Send all the tank regiments!" It is necessary to block the armored forces of the Huaxing Society, the attack of the ground forces of the Huaxing Society on the second line of fortifications, it has only been less than 1 hour, and our army of the Great Japanese Empire must hold on, otherwise we will become a laughing stock! ”

The commander of the 2nd Division, Kawashima Shunaki, said with a wry smile: "Commander, now the air supremacy is completely in the hands of the Huaxinghui Air Force, our division's anti-aircraft artillery battalion and artillery regiment basically did not play much role, and was destroyed by a large number of fighters of the Huaxinghui Air Force, our 2nd Division can hold out until now It is a miracle, 3 motorized infantry regiments and 1 motorized infantry regiment have lost their formation, and the tank regiment has been sent, but the tank regiment only fought for ten minutes, and it lost almost four-fifths, The commander of our 2nd Division is no longer capable of blocking the armored forces of the Huaxing Society! You've been disappointed, Commander! ”

Sakai Hiroki gasped on the phone, he didn't expect that it was only less than 1 hour, and the elite 2nd Division was basically disabled, although the position of the 2nd Division was the main direction of attack of the Huaxing Armored Force, but the 2nd Division couldn't hold on so quickly, and it was really unexpected by Sakai Hiroki.

The three divisions of the Japan Ground Self-Defense Force guarded the left, center, and right areas of the second line of fortifications, the 2nd Division guarded the area in the middle of the second line of fortifications, and the 1st Armored Tank Brigade of the Free Corps adopted the tactics of breaking through in the middle, and the focus of the attack was on this area guarded by the 2nd Division.

As for the areas defended by the 3rd and 6th Divisions of the Japanese Ground Self-Defense Force, they were not idle, and the two integrated divisions following the 1st Armored Tank Brigade of the Free Corps each sent a unit to be responsible for containing the attack.

Sakai Hiroki said on the phone urgently: "Kawashima-kun, your 2nd Division must hold the last 1st line of defense, and I will immediately send reinforcements to your 2nd Division!" Hold on for another 20 minutes anyway...... No, hold out for 15 minutes! Reinforcements from the 3rd and 6th Divisions must have arrived within 15 minutes! Please, Kawashima-kun! ”

The commander of the 2nd Division, Kawashima Shunaki, gritted his teeth and said, "Then Commander, our 2nd Division must hold out for another 15 minutes, please let the reinforcements of the 3rd Division and the 6th Division come over as soon as possible!" ”

After Kawashima Shunzhao put down the phone, he immediately said to the chief of staff of the 2nd Division beside him: "Oshima-kun, order all the personnel directly under the division headquarters to enter the fourth line of defense, and order the retreating 3 motorized infantry regiments and 1 machine infantry regiment, as well as the remaining officers and soldiers of the anti-aircraft artillery battalion and artillery regiment, all enter the 4th line of defense, by the way, how much of the tank regiment has been withdrawn?" ”

The chief of staff of the 2nd Division, Oshima Winga, said with a wry smile: "None of the 74 Type 10 main battle tanks of the tank regiment have been withdrawn, and in the end, about a dozen Type 10 main battle tanks have been surrendered to the armored forces of the Huaxing Society!" ”

"What? Surrendered! Bastard! These cowards! They don't deserve to be called soldiers of the Great Japanese Empire! I'm going to take them to court-martial! The commander of the 2nd Division, Kawashima Shunaki, shouted angrily.

Chief of Staff Oshima then sighed and said: "As the main force of our division, the three motorized infantry regiments and one mechanized infantry regiment are now completely chaotic, and more than half of the personnel have been lost. ”

The commander of the 2nd Division, Kawashima Shunaki, picked up a rifle from the table and said, "No matter what, we must hold out on to the fourth line of defense for 15 minutes, Oshima-kun, let's see you at the shrine!" ”

Chief of Staff Oshima Buta also picked up the other rifle on the table with a solemn face, nodded and said, "Then...... See you at the shrine! Kawashima-kun! ”

Under the leadership of the commander of the 2nd Division, Kawashima Shunaki, and the chief of staff Oshima Shota, the Japanese officers and men of the 2nd Division showed an unusually strong will to fight, relying only on a small number of anti-tank infantry weapons, on the fourth line of defense in the second line of fortifications, they fully resisted the onslaught of thousands of steel combat vehicles of the 1st Armored Tank Brigade of the Free Corps for more than ten minutes, and after the reinforcements of the 3rd Division and the 6th Division arrived, the fourth line of defense was still in the hands of the Japanese army, which has to be said to be a miracle.

However, the price of this miracle was that the commander of the 2nd Division, Kawashima Shun Showa, and the chief of staff Oshima Shota, as well as more than 3,000 officers and soldiers of the 2nd Division, remained on this line forever.

The efforts of the 2nd Division only caused the collapse of the entire second line of fortifications, which were ten or twenty minutes late, the 3rd Division supported 1 motorized infantry regiment and 1 motorized infantry regiment, and the 6th Division supported half a tank regiment and 1 motorized infantry regiment, plus the remnants of the 2nd Division, and in the end, it only lasted less than 20 minutes, and the fourth line of defense was broken by the 1st Armored Tank Brigade of the Free Corps, and soon after, the Japanese army of the entire second line of fortifications completely collapsed. (To be continued.) )