Published at 13th of February 2023 06:53:31 AM

Bapa, a small coastal town in northern Borneo. Now, the whole small town has been surrounded by a piece of khaki. The reason for this situation is entirely because this small town is already crowded with soldiers from the 18th Front Army of the Japanese Army.

The 15th Army under the 18th Front Army of the Island Army has arrived here. Other units of the 18th Front Army are still on the way. However, the 15th Army has 5 divisions, which already account for 70% of all the troops of the 18th Front Army.

15th Army Headquarters, Commander Lieutenant General Iida Shojiro read the information provided by the intelligence department. Chief of Staff Major General Haruki Masamune stood aside respectfully, waiting for Lieutenant General Shojiro Iida's order.

"The Germans are ready. They have built a solid line of defense, and they are waiting for us to hit it. Don't even think about it. Once we launch an attack on the German line of defense, the loss of troops will definitely not be small. Go." Lieutenant General Iida Shojiro said.

"Yes, Your Excellency Commander. The Germans have been building their defenses for a long time. Obviously, they have expected us to attack from here. However, no matter how strong the German defenses are, we must attack before we can attack." Alright. The commander of the front army is already urging him." Major General Haruki Haruki said.

Lieutenant General Iida Shojiro nodded. Such arbitrarily relying on military strength and sacrifice to defeat the Germans made him very shameless. However, Lieutenant General Iida Shojiro had no other choice. In the face of the German army with strong combat effectiveness, they have no other way except this way.

Combined with the constant urging of Lieutenant General Akito Nakamura, the commander of the front army, this made them only able to use such brutal tactics to launch an attack.

"Your Excellency, no matter what, the Germans have only deployed one infantry division on the front line of Baofer, with a total strength of less than 20,000 troops. Our 15th Army has five divisions, with a total strength of 100,000 troops." There are more than 80,000 people. We have an absolute advantage in terms of military strength, and it will not be too difficult to defeat the German defense line. Besides, the navy has dispatched a fleet and is rushing to this sea area. If If the German defense line is really indestructible, you can also ask the navy to bombard the German defense line with naval guns. I believe that no matter how strong the German defense line is, it will definitely not be able to withstand the bombardment of naval guns!" Chun Shanchun Major General Shu looked confident, as if he was full of confidence in their attack this time.

"For the navy, it would be best not to use them. It is not necessary to ask them for help!" Lieutenant General Iida Shojiro said.

"Hi, Your Excellency, Commander!" Major General Haruki Sayama nodded. As a major general of the army, he is naturally very aware of the contradictions between the island country's army and navy. Even because of the outbreak of war, the conflict between the army and navy has eased. However, the hatred accumulated by the two sides over the past decades cannot be easily resolved.

"Your Excellency, Commander, a telegram from the Front Army Command!" A communications officer walked in and reported.

Lieutenant General Iida Shojiro took the telegram and looked at it, and his face was a little unsightly.

"What's the matter? Your Excellency, Commander." Major General Haruki Sayama asked.

"Your Excellency, Commander of the Front Army, asked us to launch an offensive before tomorrow. It seems that the 14th Front Army's **** encounter in front of the German defense line has made Your Excellency, Commander, feel the pressure." Lieutenant General Shojiro Iida said .

Major General Satoyama Haruki nodded, agreeing with Lieutenant General Iida Shojiro's statement.

"Order the troops to speed up the march! We must arrive at Baofu before tomorrow morning. We will start fighting in the afternoon! This time, we must defeat the Germans! What the 14th Front Army cannot do, our 18th Front Army may not be able to do." No!" On the contrary, Lieutenant General Shojiro ordered.

"Hi, Commander!"

On the contrary, after Lieutenant General Shojiro's order was issued, the 15th Army of the Japanese Army accelerated its march. The 4th Division, 72nd Division, 73rd Division, 81st Division and 84th Division under its jurisdiction all ensured that they could arrive at the battlefield in time.

On the morning of April 13, the 15th Army of the Japanese Army arrived in Beaufort.

On the contrary, Major General Shojiro ordered the troops to rest for a while, and then began to attack the defense line of the German 226th Infantry Division.

The 5 divisions under the 15th Army all have their own artillery regiments, including the 4th Field Artillery Regiment, the 72nd Field Artillery Regiment, the 73rd Field Artillery Regiment, the 81st Field Artillery Regiment and the Field Artillery Regiment 84th Wing. There are a total of 5 artillery and field artillery regiments. Even though the field artillery regiments of the subsequent four divisions are relatively small in size, their overall strength is still very strong.

These five field artillery regiments add up to 12 120mm howitzers, 132 75mm field guns, and 112 75mm mountain guns. Such artillery strength is undoubtedly quite powerful.

If the 226th Infantry Division of the German Army had not been reinforced by the artillery of the 221st Mechanized Infantry Division and the 222nd Mechanized Infantry Division, it might not be as good as the 15th Army of the Japanese Army in terms of the number of artillery.

But now, after the strengthening of the 226th Infantry Division, the artillery strength commanded has been greatly strengthened. Including 54 150mm heavy howitzers, 108 105mm light howitzers and 162 75mm field guns. Not only is it dozens more than the 15th Army of the Japanese Army in terms of the number of artillery pieces. At the same time, the caliber and performance of the artillery are far stronger than the 15th Army of the Japanese Army.

Of course, before the artillery of both sides opened fire, the island army did not know that the artillery of the German 226th Infantry Division had been strengthened.

"Is our artillery ready?" Lieutenant General Shojiro Iida asked.

"Your Excellency, the five field artillery regiments are ready to launch an attack at any time! The five field artillery regiments add up to a total of 254 artillery pieces. We can use powerful artillery to Smash the German defenses!" Major General Haruki Masama said.

"Yo Xi! It would be great if we could directly destroy the German defense line. However, don't be careless. The German artillery is quite powerful!" Lieutenant General Iida Shojiro said.

"Hi, Your Excellency Commander. Please rest assured, according to the information we have, each infantry division of the Germans is equipped with 18 150mm heavy howitzers, 36 105mm light howitzers and 54 75mm field guns. Strong. However, compared with the entire 15th Army, they are still at a disadvantage!" Major General Haruki Haruki said.

Major General Iida Shojiro looked deeply impressed, and didn't know that their next bombardment was completely hitting a stone with an egg.