Japan was afraid of China and therefore gave up attacking the Philippines. In the past two years, China also refrained from attacking the Philippines in order not to overly stimulate the United States. This resulted in the entire Asia being within the sphere of influence of China and Japan, while the Philippines was under the occupation of the United States.

As the United States gives up its colonial rights and supports the local "government" of the Philippines, the United States intends to make the Philippines a puppet of Asia while maintaining troops stationed without overly irritating China and Japan. This way it can monitor Asia and make the Philippines a puppet when necessary.

Forward military base. But China obviously can't wait any longer.

The infantry cannon that had just been unloaded from the landing ship was quickly towed away. It was only adjusted to shoot at Zhu Yuan. The artillery that was ready to go fired at the several American military camps that were still resisting, and in the sky

It was the warships, planes, and bombers that kept flying over.

The Chinese aircraft fleet took advantage of dawn to launch an air attack on the Manila Airport. Although the US military radar found the target, the inefficient Manila Airport was still unable to respond quickly. The pilots were slow to move or there were repeated ground support failures. In the end, the US military aircraft was able to take off for combat, but only 0

After several were quickly shot down, the Manila Airport was turned into a sea of ​​flames by the following Chinese bomber fleet.

Boom boom boom”

A helicopter took off from the distant seaside fleet and then landed at the landing site opened in Manila Port.

salute"

Amid the salutes of the guards, a Lieutenant General of the National Defense Forces stepped off the plane, followed by several mid-level and senior military officers.

The person here is Xu Changming. When the Marine Corps was founded, he served as the brigade commander of a Marine Corps brigade in the South China Sea Fleet and participated in the suppression of the Indonesian uprising and achieved considerable results. Now with the rapid development of the Marine Corps, he

However, he was already the commander of the independently organized First Marine Corps, commanding a Marine Division to fully command the movement to occupy the Philippines.

In this battle, the Marine Corps was responsible for landing and attacking Manila to eliminate the 20,000 American troops in the Philippines as well as the Filipino indigenous troops that had just been armed by the Americans.

map"

Xu Changming stretched out his hand and the staff officer next to him immediately helped open the battle map for Army Commander Xu Changming, Chief of Staff Major General Hai Tian and many other officers to view.

Commander, there are still two US military barracks that have not been captured, and about two battalions of US troops are still resisting. The garrison at Manila Port originally had a regiment of US troops, and these are the remaining enemy forces."

Chief of Staff Major General Haitian pointed to the bombed military camp in the distance and said. The military camp in the port has always attached great importance to defensive operations. The aviation force of the Kepu fleet should be used to prioritize attacks on Manila Airport and other airports, including a nearby field airport.

Important facilities did not waste too much time on these two barracks with relatively weak resistance. Xu Changming: The purpose of this operation is to quickly and comprehensively occupy Manila to open a bridgehead for the subsequent comprehensive occupation of the Philippines.

The American Pacific Fleet is being held back by our fleet, and now is the best time to take over the Philippines." This Marine Corps commander did not come from the air... He steadily reached the position of commander year after year when he went to Southeast Asia.

The outstanding performance of the Marine brigade he commanded directly led to his subsequent appointment as the first batch of Marine Corps division commanders.

Xu Changming then pointed to the two dilapidated barracks in the distance. Manila is really too dilapidated. The Americans don't need to rely on these low buildings to provide them with protection in street battles. Call a naval gun support and take the bell for me."

yes"

"Whoosh!" More intensive infantry artillery began to fall, and then the offshore fleet also opened fire. The offshore fleet was a landing support fleet composed of destroyers and heavy cruisers sent by the escorting South China Sea Fleet. After receiving a request for support, fire support fleet

The artillery that had been adjusted to shoot at Zhu Yuan once again slightly adjusted the firing angle, and then the main gun roared. The main gun of the heavy cruiser was 4 m in diameter, and the destroyer's main gun was in the tens of 1 m in caliber.

Large and small warships simultaneously provided landing fire support, which immediately turned the U.S. military barracks into a sea of ​​​​fire. The artillery support had just been completed. At this time, the landing Marines had already formed a multi-regiment size. After quickly gathering, under the command of the commander, they launched multiple groups.

The light armored Fengwei spearhead launched an attack on the two military camps that were still resisting.

I saw these Marines moving quickly among the ruins without being restrained by the complex terrain, while the armored vehicles forced their way in and used semi-machine guns and abundant infantry firing holes to suppress the scattered firepower of the US military.

At this time, the U.S. military was already dizzy. First, it was bombed by planes, then by infantry artillery, and then by visual artillery. As soon as dozens of U.S. troops were killed, they all raised their hands and surrendered.

One after another, small teams walked out of the ruins holding white underwear or shirts. For them, it was not shameful to surrender in Asia because it was about defending the United States. And they also understood that God was not in the United States at this time.

Surrendering on one side is the way out.

What's more, surrendering is not a particularly taboo thing. Even officers will take the lead in doing it. After all, for them, being sent to war-ridden Asia is equivalent to being abandoned. The battle in Manila was quickly resolved and larger areas were cleared.

After the landing site, the landing speed of the troops became faster. Until the second landing site and the second landing site were opened, less than one and a half divisions of landing troops and weapons and equipment were landed at less than 2 o'clock in the morning. Xu Changming completed the landing of all combat materials in a few hours...

We now have one and a half divisions of nearly 30,000 usable marines.

So the attack escalated. Before the main force landed, Xu Changming had ordered the intensive use of light tanks and light armored vehicles, a total of more than 0 armored vehicles. They were the leading assault force and followed up with a regiment of troops riding Kafen to quickly launch an attack in the direction of Manila City.

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As soon as the support force came up, more than one division of troops quickly entered the battle in Manila. The armored troops had already exchanged fire with the US military in Manila.

When the remaining division and heavy equipment landed at around 4 o'clock in the afternoon, the Marine Corps' most violent attack on Manila began. There were more than 10,000 U.S. military defenders in Manila and more than 10,000 Filipino natives with almost no combat effectiveness.

The army faced a fierce attack by 20,000 to 10,000 Chinese Marines. Above them were bombardments from roaring Chinese warships and aircraft, and were sometimes fired upon by long-range naval guns from heavy cruisers. After a while, the casualties began.

Increase rapidly.

One division launched a fierce attack on Manila from the front and flanks. More than 10,000 U.S. troops, with extremely poor equipment conditions and 0 support and lack of logistical supplies, finally found it difficult to withstand the squadron's fierce attack after a day and night of fighting.

The Chinese Marine Corps is a much more elite main force with fierce firepower and strong support from ships and aircraft. The artillery is much stronger than Meicui, which only has one artillery regiment that was blown up early.

One division adopted an almost non-stop attack, but the U.S. Army finally collapsed after holding on for an afternoon and a night.

The U.S. troops who were at the forefront of the resistance adopted the method of surrender. When some of the U.S. troops tried to escape, they were blocked by a battalion of the Marine Corps that had already completed the detour on the battlefield. Then the main force rushed to the U.S. military. After more than 40 people were killed and injured, the remaining U.S. troops were still alive.

All Filipino troops surrendered to the squadron together.

At this time the next night, taking advantage of the unknown situation of the naval battle and the ulterior motives of both sides to attract the attention of everyone in Danhu, China officially announced its armed entry into the Philippines and completed the disarmament of the US military in Manila.
Chapter completed!