Chapter 1335 Counterattack

According to the vision of the Japanese Army, the German 225th Infantry Division and 228th Infantry Division had already suffered heavy losses when they retreated. Therefore, when they attacked Kinabatangan, they would not receive much resistance. Even if you will pay a lot of losses, it should be within an acceptable range. But now, the performance of the German army is much stronger than they expected.

Lieutenant General Sakurai Shōsan couldn't help but frowned, and now he began to think about whether the German army retreated after being severely injured. However, if the German army was not severely damaged, why did they take the initiative to retreat? That would be too strange, right?

"Your Excellency, Commander, is there any conspiracy in this?" Major General Yanpan Haoxiong asked.

Lieutenant General Shozo Sakurai couldn't help but look even uglier. If there is really some conspiracy in it, aren't they in danger?

"No, the main force of the Germans is not here. If it is a conspiracy, the Germans don't have enough power to do anything to us! As long as we wipe out all the German troops entrenched here, even if there is really some conspiracy, We can also deal with it!" Lieutenant General Sakurai Shōzo said.

Perhaps, Lieutenant General Sakurai Shozo himself subconsciously didn't want any conspiracy to exist. Therefore, he will deny it.

Major General Yanpan Haoxiong nodded, and he also knew that if it was really a conspiracy, then they might be finished. Therefore, he would rather believe that this is not a conspiracy.

However, no matter how you look at it, it seems like self-deception. But the generals of the army of these island countries obviously don't care so much.

"Your Excellency, Commander, maybe it's just that the Germans are still fighting. As long as we continue to attack, we will definitely be able to smash their counterattack and eliminate them!" Major General Yanpan Haoxiong said.

"Yes, I also tend to think that the Germans are still fighting. Order the troops on the front line to continue to launch a fierce attack, and we must get rid of those Germans in the shortest possible time!" Lieutenant General Sakurai Shozo ordered.

"Hi, Your Excellency, Commander!" Major General Yanpan Haoxiong replied.

Although the loss of the island army is very large. However, under the orders of the generals, the island army still had no choice but to bite the bullet and launch an attack. Countless fresh lives, under these orders, turned into cold corpses.

In the sky, fighter planes of the Luftwaffe launched an attack. Those fighter jets used machine guns or aviation machine guns to straf the island army on the ground, further causing greater casualties to the island army. And those dive bombers went straight to important targets, which frightened the generals of the island army and had to place their headquarters in a more secret place. Otherwise, if you are not careful, you will lose your own life.

Ordinary soldiers of the Japanese army are brave and fearless in battle. But these generals cherished their lives very much. They have already passed the desperate stage, and now is the time to enjoy the glory and wealth, so naturally they will not be so stupid as to leave their lives here. Of course, once they were cornered, they had no choice but to work hard. It's just that whenever possible, they will cherish their own lives.

"Woo!"

There was a sharp and piercing whistling sound, and a dive bomber was diving and dropping bombs. They dived and dropped their bombs at a nearly ninety-degree angle, looking as if they had malfunctioned and were about to crash.

A heavy aerial bomb fell down, quickly hit the target, and a violent explosion occurred.

When the gunpowder smoke cleared, a huge crater had appeared on the ground. A mortar of the island country army that was originally here has been blown up, leaving only parts flying around. As for those artillerymen, they had already been blown to pieces.

"Baga! Where's our aviation unit? Send a telegram to urge them to arrive as soon as possible!" Seeing that many officers and soldiers of his own side died under the German air strikes, Lieutenant General Sakurai shivered with anger.

Fortunately, after more than ten minutes, the fighter planes of the Japanese army aviation finally arrived at the battlefield. The fighter unit of the Luftwaffe immediately went up to meet them, and started a fierce battle with the fighter jets of the Japanese army aviation. The dive bombers and ground attack aircraft immediately withdrew from the battle. After all, after the advent of the island nation's army aviation, it has become an air battle between fighter jets from both sides. If the bomber remains on the battlefield, it will be very threatening.

Under the cover of the fighter units of the Army Air Force of the island country, the air strikes of the Luftwaffe had to come to an end. However, the island army's attack still failed to achieve any effect. On the contrary, in the face of the powerful firepower of the German army, heavy losses were paid.

"Sakurai-san, the Germans' defensive firepower is too strong. Without artillery support and air support, it is difficult for us to break through their defense." Lieutenant General Honda Masazai looked dejected.

Lieutenant General Sakurai Shozo nodded unwillingly, and he had to admit this.

"Sakurai-kun, I suggest suspending the attack and launching an attack later in the evening. In that case, maybe we can still open up the situation." Lieutenant General Honda Masai suggested.

Lieutenant General Sakurai Shōsan also agrees with this point. When there is no other way, launching a night attack may be the only way.

That night, the Japanese army once again launched a violent night attack. However, this time the German army was also well prepared. In the fierce battle one night, the Japanese army certainly caused the German army to pay a lot of casualties. However, it still failed to break through the German defense line, let alone wipe out all the German troops. At the same time, the loss of the island army in the battle was greater than that of the German army.

Under such circumstances, the island army's attack undoubtedly suffered a major setback.

Although during the daytime battle on March 10, the island army's offensive was still very fierce. But apart from leaving a lot of corpses, they didn't achieve any decent results. Instead, the island army suffered more and more losses.

The German army was also keenly aware of the heavy losses of the island army.

Lieutenant General William Adam, the commander of the German 23rd Army, decisively issued an order to counterattack, requiring the German 23rd Armored Division, the 221st Mechanized Infantry Division and the 222nd Mechanized Infantry Division to launch an attack on the morning of March 11 and wipe out all of them in one fell swoop. The island nation's army gathered around Kinabatangan.

After receiving the order, the German 23rd Infantry Division, Mechanized 221st Infantry Division and 222nd Infantry Division were immediately ready to attack. They are lurking in the dense forest, and they have already endured enough. Now that the order to counterattack was finally issued, they all breathed a sigh of relief.

On March 11, the German army's large-scale counterattack finally kicked off.