On April 24, Island Nation's Army launched a fierce attack on German defensive line of Brunei City. However, after a day of fierce fighting, they still had not broken through German defensive line. Although German military suffered a lot of casualties, German defensive line remained stable. At the same time, Island Nation's Army suffered huge losses.
Preliminary statistics show that during the daytime battle, 14th Area Army of the Island Nation's Army and the 7th Front suffered more than 30,000 casualties and missing officers and soldiers. It can be said that this can be regarded as the death of all two ordinary divisions. This speed of loss made both Lieutenant General Masaharu Honma and Lieutenant General Seiichi Tanaka very distressed. According to this rate of loss, the remaining forces of the two fronts can only last for ten days at most.
"Mr. Honma, have our losses been too great?" Lieutenant General Seiichi Tanaka looked ugly.
"Tanaka-kun, the loss is huge. The Germany people have very strong firepower and are very tenacious in combat. However, they should be trapped beasts still fighting. And we have no other choice but to do our best." Lieutenant General Masaharu Honma said.
Lieutenant General Seiichi Tanaka nodded. Just as Lieutenant General Masaharu Honma said, now that the battle has begun, they have no other choice but to grit their teeth and persist until the end.
"Tonight, dispatch more troops to launch a night attack! I don't believe that the Germany people can resist our attack!" Lieutenant General Masaharu Honma said with a fierce look. With no other option, he could only launch a night attack.
"Yes!" Lieutenant General Seiichi Tanaka nodded, agreeing with Lieutenant General Masaharu Honma's strategy.
That night, 14th Area Army of the Island Nation's Army and 7th Area Army planned to deploy 10 infantry regiments, and in addition accelerate the 12 infantry brigades of the independent mixed brigade, with a total of more than 50,000 people launching an attack. They hope to break through German defensive line and attack Brunei City in one fell swoop.
Once entering street fighting, German military's powerful firepower advantage will be greatly reduced. And Island Nation's Army's military advantage will be even greater. By then, the possibility of them defeating German military will undoubtedly be greater.
In order to win, Island Nation's Army spent a lot of money.
However, Lieutenant General Masaharu Honma and Lieutenant General Seiichi Tanaka did not know that German military had also been prepared for it.
"Chief of Staff, the Island Nation people will definitely work hard tonight. Therefore, the pressure on us will be very high. Whether we can hit the Island Nation people in one fell swoop depends on tonight. Have we made all preparations?" Lieutenant General William Adam asked.
"Your Excellency Commander, we are ready! 23rd Armored Division, 221st Mechanized Infantry Division, 222nd Mechanized Infantry Division, and 23rd Heavy Artillery Brigade have all started to return. It is expected that they will come back tomorrow morning and then launch an attack on the Island Nation people!" Major General Erwin Willow replied.
The main force of German military, which was originally retreating westward along the coast road, would actually return overnight after the sun went down. Although, traveling all night will be very hard. These troops are all mechanized troops. There are so many tanks, armored vehicles and Truck. The soldiers did not have to rely on their own legs to travel, they just needed to ride in a car. When they retreated westward before, their speed was very slow. Therefore, one night was enough for them to rush back to Brunei City.
"After traveling all night, the soldiers will be very tired. I hope they can overcome this!" Lieutenant General William Adam said.
"Your Excellency Commander, please rest assured, there will be no problem!" Major General Erwin Willow said.
"Where is the navy? Have they arrived? Can they withstand the Island Nation people's attack tonight? Navy's fire support is essential!" Lieutenant General William Adam said.
Lieutenant General William Adam had long expected that Island Nation's Army would definitely launch a large-scale attack tonight. Therefore, German military had already been prepared. After nightfall, the German Navy battleship formation will enter the coastal waters to provide fire support to the army. Relying on the fierce firepower of dozens of warships, coupled with the German Army's own artillery fire, it was enough to cause an unimaginable heavy blow to the Island Nation's Army.
"Your Excellency Commander, all warships in the Navy have dispatched observers and have entered the frontline positions. Once Island Nation's Army launches an attack, each warship will directly carry out fire strikes on the frontline through the guidance of these observers!" Major General Erwin Willow reported.
"Very good, tell the frontline troops. If necessary, we can really abandon the frontline position. As long as we can hold on until tomorrow morning, we will win!" Lieutenant General William Adam did not want his troops to suffer too much losses in such a battle. He hopes to preserve his own strength as much as possible while causing as much casualties to the Island Nation's Army as possible.
"Yes, Your Excellency Commander!" Major General Erwin Willow nodded.
Island Nation's Army's attack started at 8 o'clock in the evening. They did not hide their intentions. Lieutenant General Masaharu Honma and Lieutenant General Seiichi Tanaka knew that a large-scale attack involving tens of thousands of people would be impossible to keep secret no matter how hard it was. Therefore, the possibility of launching a night attack is almost zero. Under such circumstances, there was no need to launch a night attack carefully and carefully.
"Boom! Boom! Boom!"
Although during the daytime battle, Island Nation's Army's artillery suffered heavy losses. However, they still participated in the battle at night. Island Nation's Army hopes to cause greater losses to German military through artillery fire, and at the same time support its own infantry.
With the support of artillery fire, Island Nation's Army tens of thousands of troops launched a large-scale attack. They chanted slogans and launched an attack on German military's position with overwhelming momentum.
"Yo west! Valiant of the Empire is indeed the most brave and capable of fighting. Even if Germany is number one in the world, he is absolutely incomparable to us in this regard!" Masaharu Honma said in a thoughtful tone.
"Yes, Mr. Honma. After we conquer South Seas and Australia and obtain abundant resources, our army will also be able to obtain more good equipment. By then we can completely replace the Germany people and become the world's number one army!" Lieutenant General Seiichi Tanaka also had a smile on his face.
It can be seen that both of them are very confident about tonight's battle and think they can win in one fell swoop.
However, what they didn't expect was that a crisis was about to come.
At the frontline position of German military, the observers of Island Nation Navy were reporting the location of the bombardment to their warships.
On the sea, one warship after another is adjusting the muzzle of its guns. The shells and propellants have been stuffed into the gun barrels and are ready to fire at any time.