"Commander, the Island Nation's vanguard has already passed through Tenom. They are only a little over thirty kilometers from our defensive line. At the latest, they are expected to launch their attack the day after tomorrow," reported Major General Erwin Villo, Chief of Staff of the 23rd Army Group.
Lieutenant General William Adam nodded. "How many men does the Island Nation's vanguard have?"
"According to the intelligence currently available, it is the 35th Army under the Island Nation's Army's 14th Area Army, including four infantry divisions and one independent mixed brigade, with a total strength of nearly eighty thousand men! Behind the 35th Army is the 41st Army. The other main infantry divisions of the 14th Area Army are also following behind, only a few days' march away. As for the Island Nation's Army's 7th Area Army, it is at the very rear!" Major General Erwin Villo said.
"More than eighty thousand men? That is no small force. Have the 227th Infantry Division and the 229th Infantry Division completed their preparations? They will be needed to hold back the Island Nation's ferocious attacks next." Lieutenant General William Adam said.
There was scarcely any need to think about it—the Island Nation's Army's coming offensive would certainly be extremely fierce. After all, the Island Nation's Army's 14th Area Army and 7th Area Army together numbered more than five hundred thousand men, over ten times the strength of the German military's 227th Infantry Division and 229th Infantry Division.
Although the powerful German 23rd Armored Division, 221st Mechanized Infantry Division, and 222nd Mechanized Infantry Division were still in Brunei City, the terrain of the Crocker Range was clearly unsuitable for Armored Forces to display their capabilities. Thus, they would not be able to offer much help in the coming battle. As for the 225th