On the Crocker Range front line, 14th Area Army of the Island Nation's Army and 7th Area Army have stopped attacking German defensive line. However, the previous continuous attacks had already caused heavy losses to both fronts. 35th Army and 41st Army under the jurisdiction of the 14th Area Army have almost suffered losses, and several armies under the jurisdiction of the 7th Area Army have also suffered considerable losses.
But German defensive line is still strong. Although Island Nation's Army's fierce attack also cost German military a certain amount of casualties. But these casualties are still within acceptable limits. It's just that the defenses were severely damaged.
14th Area Army of the Island Nation's Army and 7th Area Army often chose night attacks when faced with German military's solid defense line and powerful firepower. During the day, they only launched slight attacks, leaving German military unable to rest. At night, they used the cover of darkness to launch a large-scale night attack. Under the Island Nation's Army's tactics, German defensive line was under tremendous pressure, and casualties began to rise. However, these casualties are insignificant compared to the casualties they caused to the Island Nation's Army.
Just when Lieutenant General Masaharu Honma and Lieutenant General Seiichi Tanaka were preparing to expand the scale of their attack and tear German defensive line apart in one fell swoop, a piece of bad news came. German 23rd Army Corps's main force launched an attack and wiped out 18th Area Army of the Island Nation's Army in one fell swoop.
The destruction of the 18th Area Army immediately frightened both Lieutenant General Masaharu Honma and Lieutenant General Seiichi Tanaka. Although 14th Area Army and 7th Area Army are both more powerful than 18th Area Army. But if German military has the ability to annihilate 18th Area Army, it will definitely have the strength to defeat their two front armies. Even causing them greater casualties.
In order to avoid causing greater losses, both 14th Area Army and 7th Area Army immediately stopped attacking and entered into defensive operations.
"Honma-kun, I really didn't expect 18th Area Army to disappear like this. I'm afraid Nakamura-kun will not have a good life this time." Lieutenant General Seiichi Tanaka sighed.
Lieutenant General Masaharu Honma nodded. Although most of the generals such as Lieutenant General Akito Nakamura escaped, all the troops were dead and they all became mere commanders. If there are big bosses in the country who cover them and provide them with supplements, maybe their troops will be replenished and they will have a chance to make a comeback. If there is no support from the backstage, I am afraid that the only way is to work as a casual worker for retirement, or even transfer to the reserve force.
"The strength of the Germany people is stronger than we imagined! Even though we have been attacking continuously for so long, they were able to assemble a strong force and annihilate 18th Area Army. If the Germany people send out a large number of Armored Forces to attack us, we may not be able to resist it." Lieutenant General Masaharu Honma said.
"The key is that the guys in the Navy have no effect at all this time. If they can defeat German Navy, with the fire support of Naval Gun, it will be much easier for us to defeat the Germany people." Lieutenant General Seiichi Tanaka continued.
"Yes, the navy can't be counted on." Lieutenant General Masaharu Honma was also very helpless. If Navy's fire support can be obtained, Island Nation's Army can easily defeat German 23rd Army Corps. But now, they are forced to pay even greater losses.
"Your Excellency Commander, Telegram of Southern Army Headquarters." 14th Area Army Chief of Staff Lieutenant General Masami Maeda reported.
Lieutenant General Masaharu Honma took a look at Telegram, and then said, "Your Excellency Commander ordered us to suspend the attack and preserve our strength. 2nd Army, 18th Army, 37th Army and the 38th Army will land on Borneo one after another. When these troops arrive, we will have enough strength to launch an attack on German military again."
Lieutenant General Seiichi Tanaka nodded. "In that case, we may be able to defeat the Germany people. However, our losses will not be too small."
"There is no way around it. Who makes the gap between us and the Germany people so big? If we want to defeat the Germany people, we can rely on more Valiant to sacrifice!" Lieutenant General Masaharu Honma looked helpless.
When Island Nation's Army stopped attacking across the board, German 23rd Army Corps began to think of ways to severely damage Island Nation's Army.
"Your Excellency Commander, the front line reports that 14th Area Army of the Island Nation's Army and 7th Area Army have temporarily stopped their attacks. It seems that they were all frightened by the destruction of the 18th Front." Chief of Staff Major General Erwin Willow said.
Lieutenant General William Adam nodded. "It's a pity that because of Crocker Range, our Armored Forces can't take the initiative to launch an attack. Otherwise, it would be enough to use this opportunity to defeat them in one fell swoop."
"Yes, Your Excellency Commander. We can only think of other ways." Major General Erwin Willow said.
"Your Excellency Commander, according to the information we have received, Island Nation's Army is still frantically transporting troops to Borneo. Including Island Nation's Army Southern Army The 2nd Army, 18th Army, 37th Army and 38th Army under. If these four armies add up, there will be about 400,000 people. Once they all arrive, our pressure will increase greatly." Major General Erwin Willow continued.
Lieutenant General William Adam's brows couldn't help but frown tightly.
"The troops are very tired after such a long period of fierce fighting. If the Island Nation people send 400,000 reinforcements to land on Borneo again, this is not good news for us. We must find a way to Island Nation Before the reinforcements arrive, we must first deal with the 14th Area Army of the Island Nation's Army and 7th Area Army, and at least severely damage them! That way, we can safely evacuate Borneo!" Lieutenant General William Adam said.
Lieutenant General William Adam is obviously not stupid enough to use his own army group against the entire Island Nation's Army. He just wanted to cause greater casualties to the Island Nation's Army in Borneo and let the whole world know the powerful strength of 23rd Army Group. Now that their purpose has been basically achieved, there is no need to stick to Borneo.
However, before evacuating, Lieutenant General William Adam also hoped to cause further greater casualties to the Island Nation's Army. In this case, it will be safer when 23rd Army Group evacuates.
Major General Erwin Willow thought for a while, and then said, "Your Excellency Commander, we may be able to lure Island Nation's Army to the vicinity of Brunei City. In this case, we can severely damage or even annihilate them."
Lieutenant General William Adam also knew that if they could fight around Brunei City, their chances of winning would be great. The terrain here is suitable for Armored Forces to attack. At the same time, it can also receive fire support from the naval fleet. However, how to lure Island Nation's Army to the vicinity of Brunei City is a problem.