Although every step forward for the U.S. military was fraught with difficulties, even with the desperate bombardment of artillery, most of the time they still relied on bayonets to fight hand-to-hand to advance bit by bit with difficulty.

But no matter what, the U.S. military is still making progress every day.

The U.S. and Japanese armies fought repeatedly over the Quezon Bridge. Often the U.S. troops had just occupied it, and then the Japanese troops fought back desperately to recapture it.

In the desperate struggle, both the American and Japanese armies paid a heavy price here.

To be fair, the Japanese army's combat effectiveness is still very tenacious.

But even so, the Japanese army could not withstand repeated attacks by the US military.

Colonel Kawauchi Hiromichi, who was commanding at Quezon Bridge, finally gave the order to retreat.

Colonel Kawauchi Hiromi was a loyal follower of Iwabuchi three times.

Before the war began, Hiromi Kawauchi was only a lieutenant colonel.

However, the temporary emergency wartime act was still adopted, and Iwabuchi promoted Kawauchi Hiromi to colonel three times.

Moreover, three colonels were promoted in one fell swoop.

This kind of appointment is not recognized by the Japanese military.

The problem is, Kawauchi Hiromi doesn't know this either.

So in his heart, he was extremely grateful to Iwabuchi three times.

When Iwabuchi handed over Quezon Bridge to him three times, Kawauchi Hiromi tried his best, and it can be said that he fought until the last moment.

In the end, it was Iwabuchi who believed three times that the battle at Quezon Bridge had killed a large number of American troops and achieved the results he had needed to formulate a combat strategy before, and issued the order to retreat.

Without this order, perhaps Kawauchi Hiromi would have buried all his people here.

Among Iwabuchi's three new orders, Kawauchi Hiromi must take the remaining soldiers, and with the support of reinforcements, pass through Knighting Street, reach the Finance Building, and complete the rendezvous with Iwabuchi three times.

On the way to retreat, Kawauchi Hiromi received a new battle situation. Netting Street had been occupied by the US military. Therefore, Kawauchi Hiromi moved from the west and the reinforcements opened on Netting Street under the command of Lieutenant Colonel Masaichi Suzuki.

a channel.

The location of Knighting Street is so important.

This was an important place for many Japanese troops to evacuate once their resistance failed.

In Iwabuchi's third plan, the Japanese troops in various parts of Manila would resist one by one, causing massive damage to the U.S. military.

Then, before the U.S. military completed a breakthrough and achieved a decisive victory, the remaining Japanese troops began to retreat toward the Finance Building for a final resistance!

In the entire plan, Knighting Street is the decisive location.

However, Iwabuchi never expected three times that the U.S. assault team would break through to Knighting Street and defeat Natsume Seiichiro's defenders so quickly.

At this time, the situation suddenly changed.

Iwabuchi's three plans were completely destroyed.

Retaking Knighting Street was also the key to how long Iwabuchi could last in Manila three times.

This is a dead order!

In order to cooperate with the retaking of Knighting Street, Iwabuchi ordered the Japanese troops on the western front in Manila three times at the same time to resist desperately and hold back the American troops to buy time for Kawagai Hiromi and Suzuki Masaichi.

Therefore, time is crucial to the Japanese army!

Hiromi Kawauchi, who had just arrived at Knighting Street, did not stop for a minute and immediately ordered a tentative attack on the US military!

However, the result is self-evident, the Japanese team suffered a fatal blow!

Kawauchi Hiromi was not angry either.

After all, when he was at Quezon Bridge, he had fully experienced the strength of the US military.

"Concentrate all machine guns and mortars!"

Hiromichi Kawauchi said coldly: "Implement Operation Plan Zero!"

…

"The Japanese army has stopped attacking."

At the US military position, Lieutenant William, holding a telescope, said, "Ah, what are they doing?"

Meng Shaoyuan also raised his telescope: "They are not stopping the attack, but are launching the next larger-scale attack!"

That's right.

The Japanese army is concentrating their light and heavy weapons.

But the specific purpose?

"Are you planning to rely on firepower to suppress us?"

Lieutenant William frowned.

This seems unlikely, right?

In terms of firepower confrontation, the US military has never been afraid of any opponent.

And soon, Meng Shaoyuan and Lieutenant William knew what the Japanese army wanted to do.

…

"let's start!"

Hiromi Kawauchi's face was expressionless.

Operation Zero, begins!

The Japanese seem to have a particular preference for "zero".

Zero fighter.

Ward Zero.

Even when the battle is almost over, the word "zero" appears many times.

Light and heavy machine guns, and a few mortars were concentrated.

Following Hiromichi Kawauchi's order, intensive gunfire began to roar accompanied by the sound of artillery.

This round of fire suppression still played a great role.

The U.S. military was actually suppressed for a while.

Immediately, ten Japanese death squads with diapers tied to their heads appeared.

Their bodies were strapped with explosives, and each of them had an explosive pack in his hand.

"Long Live His Majesty the Emperor!"

Ten suicide squad members, under the cover of fire, rushed frantically toward the US military position.

…

"Block, block!"

By this time, Lieutenant William finally knew what the Japanese were going to do.

This is preparation to die together.

We must not let these death squads get close.

The firepower on the US military positions also began to roar.

But they were still a little careless.

It was also because the previous battle went too smoothly.

In the minds of the US military, there was no need to care about the initial fire suppression by the Japanese army.

When the Japanese army begins to attack, at close range, the more powerful firepower of the US military can quickly annihilate these enemies!

In the past, it was not that there were no Japanese death squads carrying explosives, but they were usually only groups of two or three people.

But this time it's different.

The Japanese troops charged in groups of ten.

And behind them, another ten-man death squad appeared.

When the US military was preparing to attack at close range, the ten-man Japanese death squad had already reached a distance of only thirty meters.

…

"Puff puff".

Two Japanese death squads fell.

At this moment, a Japanese death squad pulled the fuse of the explosive pack, roared and rushed forward for more than ten steps.

There were numerous bullet holes in his body, and when he was about to fall, he threw out the explosive bag in his hand.

"boom"!

Amidst the explosion, the remaining death squads desperately rushed forward for a certain distance.
To be continued...