"Kotei, this time, you will personally command our 54th Division in its first battle landing on Borneo. Do not fear casualties! No matter how great the price, we must win this battle!" Lieutenant General Akiyama Yoshimitsu said with a stern expression.
"Yes, Division Commander!" Major General Kotei Chishitoki, Regimental Commander of the 54th Infantry Regiment, replied.
Lieutenant General Akiyama Yoshimitsu nodded in satisfaction. "The various regiments are landing. We must speed things up; we do not have much time. Before dawn tomorrow morning, we must break through the German defensive line."
"Please rest assured, Division Commander. We will certainly break through the German defensive line!" Major General Kotei Chishitoki answered firmly, as though he were utterly confident.
This time, the Island Nation's Army's 54th Division had truly gone all out. Not only had all three main infantry regiments under the 54th Infantry Regiment been thrown into this operation, but every other unit of the 54th Division had also joined the battle. They had mobilized every force the entire 54th Division could possibly deploy. Clearly, Lieutenant General Akiyama Yoshimitsu intended to stake everything on a single throw.
At the same time, the Island Nation's Army's 2nd Division second-line units were also landing in haste. With all four main infantry regiments having suffered severe losses, Lieutenant General Yoshimoto Teiichi could only throw all the second-line units into the fight as well. If they still could not break through the German military's defensive line this time, then even preserving some troops would be completely meaningless.
Time passed bit by bit as the Island Nation's Army prepared to launch a large-scale night assault.
Likewise, the German military's 225th Infantry Division realized the gravity of the situation. Major General Eric Benson, the division commander, knew very well that since the Island Nation's Army had failed