Chapter 1039

"boom! boom! boom!"

Fierce fighting continues on the front lines of Lucknow and Kanpur.

The 1st Army and the 2nd Army under the Tianzhu Army Group of the Third Reich Army are launching attacks on Lucknow and Kanpur respectively. Although the Third Reich The Army did not invest many troops, but it had a large amount of Tianzhu cannon fodder at its disposal. Although these Tianzhu native troops were poorly equipped and their fighting will was very fragile. However, with one rifle each, they were still able to barely hold a certain position against the Japanese. Threat. Especially when the Third Reich Army forcibly ordered them to serve as cannon fodder and repeatedly attack the solid defense lines heavily garrisoned by the Japanese. Although the casualties were heavy, they also caused considerable losses to the Japanese. After all, to prevent The Japanese people had to resist these attacks by the Indian natives on the ground. The Third Reich Air Force, Army Aviation and Artillery could seize this opportunity to violently pour firepower on the Japanese defense lines, causing great damage to the Japanese people. The losses.

Under such circumstances, the Japanese 28th Army and the 33rd Army stationed in Lucknow and Kanpur suffered very heavy losses. The three infantry divisions under the 28th Army have all been disabled.. Even the second-line troops were involved in the battle. But even so, they still could not prevent the Third Reich Army and the Indian Indian troops from capturing the city of Lucknow. The two infantry divisions under the 33rd Army, They also lost more than half. It was almost impossible to gain a foothold in the city of Kanpur.

If reinforcements from the Tianzhu Front had not arrived and four infantry divisions and three independent mixed brigades were involved in the battle, they would have been unable to hold on long ago..

But even so, the Toyo people can't resist it for long.

If this rate of loss continues, the Toyo army on the front line will be completely lost in a week at most. By then, the Toyo people will naturally no longer be able to withstand the third wave. The Imperial Army is on the offensive. The Tianzhu Army Group of the Third Reich Army will achieve its first victory since the counterattack.

This will inevitably greatly boost the morale of the Tianzhu natives. By then, these Tianzhu natives will be more brave in their efforts. to attack. And the Japanese will inevitably face greater troubles.

On April 17, 1944, the 1st Army of the Tianzhu Army Group of the Third Reich Army captured Lucknow, and the 28th Army of the Japanese Army stationed here The losses were almost total. Even the two infantry divisions and an independent mixed brigade that subsequently reinforced here also suffered heavy losses. The remnants had to evacuate Lucknow and retreat to Faizabad.

Almost at the same time, the Tianzhu Group Army The 2nd Army under the group captured Kanpur. The 33rd Army of the Oriental Army stationed here also suffered heavy losses. Even the army commander, Lieutenant General Honda Masai, was killed in the battle. The remaining troops and the two infantry divisions that suffered heavy losses Together with the troops of two independent mixed brigades, they retreated to the east in embarrassment.

Of course, the Toyo Army actually achieved great results. The Third Reich and the Tianzhu Allied Forces suffered losses of more than 300,000 people in this battle. However, the losses of the Third Reich Army were only more than 10,000 people. The losses of the Tianzhu natives were nearly 300,000.

For the Japanese, it is of no use no matter how many Tianzhu people die! The general of Tianzhu The population is over 300 million and nearly 400 million. Three hundred thousand people died, and the Third Reich could recruit another three million or even tens of millions of people in Tianzhu at any time. The Toyo Army lost nearly 200,000 men in this battle, which was a real loss. With the mobilization of the army almost reaching its extreme, it would be very difficult for the Toyo Army to expand its army further.

What's more, with the sea transportation lines cut off, the Southern Army can no longer receive support from the mainland. The entire Southern Army's troops were losing their lives one by one!

Lieutenant General Shozo Kawabe, commander of the Toyo Army's Tianzhu Front, was helpless in the face of such a situation. Although the reinforcements sent by the Southern Army Command, namely the 2nd Army and two tank divisions, had arrived at Faizabad.

However, with the Tianzhu Front having suffered heavy losses, Lieutenant General Shozo Kawabe did not believe that they could withstand the Third Reich Army's attack.

"Your Excellency, Commander, the German attack is too sharp. Not only do they have very powerful artillery, but they can also be supported by powerful air firepower. Compared with them, the gap in strength between us is huge. Under such circumstances, it is impossible to resist!"Major General Taro Nakayaga looked frustrated.

In just ten days, the entire Tianzhu Front Army lost more than two-thirds. Moreover, the losses were mainly the main front-line combat troops. This is very important for the generals, officers and even the Tianzhu Front Army. For ordinary soldiers, it is undoubtedly an extremely heavy blow.

Lieutenant General Kawabe Shozo nodded. If before the war broke out, they were still a little unconvinced by the Third Reich Army. Now, they have fully understood The gap between the two sides has reached.

Of course, these Japanese people are still very unconvinced deep down. In their view, the reason why the Third Reich Army is strong is entirely because the Third Reich Army has strong air support and powerful artillery. , powerful machine gun firepower, etc.

If the weapons of both sides are the same, even if they engage in hand-to-hand combat, even if the soldiers of the Third Reich Army are taller, they will definitely not be their opponents. This war is simply unfair. Or rather , this is the Third Reich Army bullying the Japanese Army with its advanced weapons and equipment.

However, there is no so-called fairness in this world. Especially for the Japanese, there is no fairness at all.

In the Third Reich In front of the Imperial Army, the weapons and equipment of the Japanese were in a state of being crushed. However, in front of other Far Eastern and Southeast Asian countries, the Japanese Army crushed these countries in turn. At that time, the Japanese did not say anything unfair? On the contrary , they also relied on their advantages in weapons and equipment to madly attack the Far Eastern countries and laid down a large empire.

Unfortunately, now facing the more powerful Third Reich Army, everything has been reversed.

"His Excellency, the commander of the temple, asked us to hold on to the defense line and resist the attack of the Third Reich. We can only fulfill orders now!" Lieutenant General Fusotaro Toyojima, commander of the 2nd Army, said.

Lieutenant General Kawabe Shozo and Major General Taro Naka Nagai suddenly fell silent.

Indeed, if they proceed from reason, they should choose to retreat now, trade space for time, and lengthen the third The Imperial Army's logistical supply lines were used to look for opportunities to defeat the Third Reich Army.

However, they simply could not disobey the orders of the Southern Army Commander.