Bapa, a small coastal town in the north of Borneo. Now, the entire town is surrounded by earthy color. The reason for this situation is entirely because this small town is already crowded with the 18th Area Army of the Island Nation's Army soldiers.
15th Army, a subordinate of the 18th Area Army of the Island Nation's Army, has all arrived here. 18th Area Army's other troops are still on the way. However, 15th Army has five divisions under its jurisdiction, which already accounts for 70% of all 18th Area Army's troops.
15th Army Command, Lieutenant General Commander Shojiro Iida reads the intelligence provided by the intelligence department. Chief of Staff Major General Haruki Isayama stood respectfully aside, waiting for Lieutenant General Shojiro Iida's order.
"The Germany people are already prepared. They have built a strong defense line and are waiting for us to hit it. You don't need to think about it to know that once we launch an attack on the Germany people's defense line, the losses of the troops will definitely not be small." Lieutenant General Shojiro Iida said.
"Yes, Your Excellency Commander. The Germany people have been building a defense line for a long time. Obviously, they have expected that we will launch an attack from here. However, no matter how strong the Germany people's defense line is, we must launch an attack. Front Commander is already urging us." Major General Haruki Isayama said.
Lieutenant General Shojiro Iida nodded. This arrogant tactic of relying on strength and sacrifice to defeat the Germany people was very shameful for him. However, Lieutenant General Shojiro Iida had no other option. In front of German military, who has strong combat power, they have no other option except this method.
In addition, Lieutenant General Front Commander Akito Nakamura continued to urge, which made them only able to use such brutal tactics to launch an attack.
"Your Excellency Commander, no matter what, the Germany people have only deployed one Infantry Division on the front line to protect Buddha, and the total force is less than 20,000. And we 15th Army has five divisions, with a total strength of more than 80,000. We have an absolute advantage in terms of military strength. It will not be too difficult to defeat the Germany people's defense line. Besides, the navy has already dispatched a fleet and is heading here. A sea area is coming. If the Germany people's defense line is really impregnable, they can also ask the navy to use Naval Gun to bombard the Germany people's defense line. I believe it will be Germany. No matter how strong the defense of the people is, it will never be able to withstand the bombardment of Naval Gun! "Major General Haruki Isayama looked confident, as if he was full of confidence in their attack.
"It would be best if the Navy could not use them. Unless it is absolutely necessary, there is no need to ask for help from them!" Lieutenant General Shojiro Iida said.
"Hi, Your Excellency Commander!" Major General Haruki Isayama nodded. As an army major general, he is naturally very aware of the conflict between the Island Nation's Army and the 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 for decades cannot be easily resolved.
"Your Excellency Commander, Telegram of Area Army Headquarters!" A Communications Officer came in and reported.
Lieutenant General Shojiro Iida took a look at Telegram, and his face looked a little unhappy.
"What's wrong? Your Excellency Commander." Major General Haruki Isayama asked.
"Your Excellency Front Commander requires us to launch an attack before tomorrow. It seems that 14th Area Army suffered a bloody blow in front of Germany's defense line, which made Your Excellency Commander feel the pressure." Lieutenant General Shojiro Iida said.
Major General Haruki Isayama nodded and agreed with Lieutenant General Shojiro Iida's statement.
"Order the troops to speed up the march! We must arrive at Baofu before tomorrow morning. Starting in the afternoon, we will go into battle! This time, we must defeat the Germany people! What 14th Area Army cannot do, we 18th Area Army may not be able to do!" Instead, Lieutenant General Shojiro ordered.
"Hi, Mr. Commander!"
On the contrary, after Lieutenant General Shojiro's order was issued, Island Nation's Army 15th Army accelerated the march. The 4th Division, 72nd Division, 73rd Division, 81st Division and 84th Division regiments under its jurisdiction ensure that they can reach the battlefield in time.
On the morning of April 13, Island Nation's Army 15th Army rushed to Baofu.
On the contrary, Major General Shojiro ordered the troops to take a short rest and then began to attack German 226th Infantry Division's defense line.
The five divisions under the 15th Army all have their own artillery regiments, including 4th Field Artillery Regiment, the 72nd Field Artillery Regiment, the 73rd Field Artillery Regiment, the 81st Field Artillery Regiment and the 84th Field Artillery Regiment. There are a total of five artillery field artillery regiments. Even if the subsequent four divisions' field artillery regiments are relatively small in size, their overall strength is still very strong.
Together, these five field artillery regiments have 12 120mm Howitzer, 132 75mm Field Gun, and 112 75mm mountain guns. Such artillery strength is undoubtedly quite powerful.
If German 226th Infantry Division is not reinforced by the artillery of 221st Mechanized Infantry Division and 222nd Mechanized Infantry Division, it may not be as good as Island Nation's Army 15th Army in terms of the number of artillery.
But now, after being strengthened, the artillery strength commanded by 226th Infantry Division has been greatly strengthened. Including 54-door 150mm heavy-duty Howitzer, 108-door 105mm Light Howitzer and 162-door 75mm Field Gun. Not only are there dozens more artillery pieces than Island Nation's Army 15th Army. At the same time, the caliber and performance of the artillery are far stronger than Island Nation's Army 15th Army.
Of course, Island Nation's Army did not know that German 226th Infantry Division's artillery had been strengthened before the artillery on both sides opened fire.
"Are our artillery ready?" Lieutenant General Shojiro Iida asked.
"Your Excellency Commander, the five field artillery regiments are ready and can 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 Germany people's defense line!" Major General Haruki Isayama said.
"Yoshi! It would be great if we could directly destroy the Germany people's defense line. However, we can't be careless. The Germany people's artillery strength is quite powerful!" Lieutenant General Shojiro Iida said.
"Hi, Mr. Commander. Please rest assured that according to the information we have, every Infantry Division owned by Germany is equipped with an 18-door 150mm heavy-duty Howitzer, the 36-door 105mm Light Howitzer and the 54-door 75mm Field Gun are indeed very strong, but compared with the entire 15th Army, they are still at a disadvantage!" said Major General Haruki Isayama.
Major General Shojiro Iida looked deeply convinced. He did not know that their next bombardment would be like hitting a stone with an egg.