Sennah Port, densely packed transport ships and merchant ships are waiting to enter the port. Island Nation soldiers wearing khaki military uniforms got off the ships one by one, lined up under the command of the officers, and then left the dock.
These troops are all troops under the jurisdiction of the Island Nation's Army Southern Army. The various units of the 14th Area Army, 7th Area Army and 18th Area Army are all arriving at Borneo on transport ships and merchant ships, preparing to participate in the war.
There are also Island Nation's Army Air Corps fighter planes circling in the sky. In order to avoid being attacked by German Air Force, Island Nation's Army Air Force 3rd Air Force and 4th Air Force spent a lot of money. Make sure there are dozens of fighter jets in the air at all times during the day. Once German Air Force dispatches fighters, they will dispatch more fighters. This also makes it impossible for German Air Force to send Dive Bomber and anti-ground Attacker to bomb these transport ships and merchant ships. Pure fighter jets pose little threat to these sea targets.
"Phew!"
A FW-190 fighter jet quickly passed over Sennah Port. Several Island Nation's Army Air Force and Type 1 fighter plane are chasing after them. However, their speed was too slow and they could only watch the FW-190 fighter jet fly away.
German Air Force now lets these FW-190 fighter jets perform reconnaissance missions. Their speed advantage makes it impossible for Island Nation's Army Air Force to catch up.
Island Nation's Army used Sennah Port and Lahad Datu to massively increase Borneo's troops, which made German 23rd Army Corps very vigilant. After all, they had dealt a devastating blow to the Netherlands East Indies Expeditionary Army in the battle of Kinabatangan. However, Island Nation people will definitely be on guard after suffering this loss. It is almost impossible to replicate such a victory again. Therefore, the next battles are probably going to be tough battles. 23rd Army Group doesn't care about this. Although Island Nation's Army has an absolute advantage in terms of military strength, it is not that easy to truly defeat 23rd Army Group. As for the total annihilation of 23rd Army Group, that is even more delusional.
Brunei City, 23rd Army Group Command. Lieutenant General William Adam is reading the intelligence sent by the Air Force.
"Your Excellency, Chief of Staff, it seems that the Island Nation people are still frantically increasing their troops! They undoubtedly want to defeat us through their strength advantage." Lieutenant General William Adam had a contemptuous smile on his face.
"Yes, General. Although the weapons and equipment of the Island Nation people are not good, their combat effectiveness is still very strong. Especially during night battles, they perform very bravely and often cause us great losses. If they continue to increase their troops, I am afraid they will pose a greater threat to us." Major General Erwin Willow said.
Lieutenant General William Adam nodded. "The combat courage of Island Nation people is indeed worthy of admiration. However, in the face of strong strength, courage cannot make up for the gap in strength. From a It was worth it from the beginning. If the Island Nation people attack Borneo with all their strength, we 23rd Army Group alone will not be able to defend this place. However, even if we have to withdraw in the end. Apart from Borneo, we will also inflict unimaginable costs on the Island Nation people. I hope that if they want to be enemies with the Empire, the consequences will be very serious. Hopefully, before we evacuate Borneo, we can cause greater losses to the Island Nation people. Destroying their Netherlands East Indies Expeditionary Army before is just an appetizer!"
Major General Erwin Willow nodded. He had been worried that after they dealt a devastating blow to the Island Nation's Army Netherlands East Indies Expeditionary Army, Lieutenant General William Adam would change his original idea and instead want to defend Borneo. In that case, I'm afraid 23rd Army Group will really be trapped here. Although they are very powerful, they are undoubtedly at a disadvantage facing Island Nation's Army, who can continuously obtain reinforcements. The final result is probably that Island Nation's Army will kill him here. Of course, they can also cause great casualties to the Island Nation's Army.
"Closely monitor the reinforcements of the Island Nation people! When they launch an attack, order our troops to retreat immediately. Leave the entire eastern part of Borneo to them!" Lieutenant General William Adam ordered.
If we want to defend the eastern part of Borneo, it will undoubtedly force several Infantry Division of German military to have to fight bloody battles with the Island Nation's Army who have superior troops. In that case, the loss will definitely not be small. Rather than wasting precious troops like that, it is better to retreat proactively and have another big battle with the Island Nation's Army in a place with favorable conditions. In that case, perhaps the possibility of winning is even greater.
"Okay, General." Major General Erwin Willow nodded.
As time goes by, more and more troops from the Island Nation's Army landed on Borneo. On March 26, all the troops of the 14th Area Army of the Island Nation's Army, 7th Area Army and 18th Area Army had gathered into Sennah Port and Lahad Datu. In addition, the 2nd Army, 18th Army, 37th Army and 38th Army under the Southern Army are also traveling from Island Nation to Philippine Islands. In order to open up the situation on Southern Theater, Island Nation's Army also tried its best to send more troops.
Under such circumstances, General Southern Army Commander Hitoshi Anami confidently issued the order to attack. He asked the 14th side, 7th Area Army and 18th Area Army, to start from Sennah Port and Lahad Datu, sweep across the entire eastern Borneo, and eliminate several Infantry Division deployed here by German military.
As for 23rd Armored Division, 221st Mechanized Infantry Division and 222nd Mechanized Infantry Division under German 23rd Army Corps, after destroying Island Nation's Army Netherlands East Indies Expeditionary Army, Brunei City has been withdrawn. Now in the east of Borneo, there are only five Infantry Division including 225th Infantry Division and 228th Infantry Division.
However, German Army had no plan to fight Island Nation's Army. After learning that Island Nation's Army started to attack, German military and Infantry Division retreated in an orderly manner. They took away all the supplies they could, took the Truck car, and retreated along the road.
It was almost impossible for the Island Nation's Army, who was running on his legs, to catch up with them. He could only watch German military retreat.
At the same time, perhaps because of the lessons learned from the Netherlands East Indies Expeditionary Army, Island Nation's Army is worried about falling into the trap of German military again. Therefore, they were also cautious when pursuing, for fear of any traps.
This allowed German military to evacuate with little interference. Several Infantry Division safely retreated to the vicinity of Brunei City and began to build positions to prepare for the next battle.