"No retreat is allowed! Yes! Hold on! As long as you persist for another 10 minutes, the reinforcements will arrive!" General Joseph Stilwell, commander of the 2nd Army of the US Army, shouted loudly.

He hung up the phone receiver vigorously, then quickly asked a division commander standing beside him: "Damn it! How far is the reinforcements from Highland No. 3?"

"They are already on the No. 3 Highland! The Japanese army also launched an attack on them on the flanks, and their advancement is very slow." The commander, who had sweat on his face, answered awkwardly.

He couldn't help but be embarrassed. One of his combat troops was intercepted on the periphery of Highland No. 3, and was less than 500 meters away from the main peak that needed reinforcements, but they just couldn't attack.

The Japanese army set up defense lines on the way forward of his troops. Hundreds of Japanese soldiers fought to the death and had been fighting there for almost 20 minutes.

"Damn it! Let them attack quickly! I have allocated all the cannons to you. It's so difficult for you to break through a position?" Stilwell raised his voice and scolded quickly.

President Roosevelt repeatedly emphasized the concept of time at yesterday's meeting, and he ordered all American combat troops to seize the time and catch up with the Germans!

What does it mean to catch up with the Germans? It means that they are already slow and have been left behind by others.

This is something that all American officers cannot tolerate, and it is something they are unwilling to admit.

In their opinion, the United States is the most powerful country in the world. They won the last war and were destined to win this war.

Therefore, all the US troops fighting on the islands of New Guinea were ordered to break through the Japanese defense line as soon as possible.

Just this morning, the US military captured a highland code-named 3 and was preparing to continue to launch a strong attack on the crumbling Japanese positions ahead, they were subjected to fierce counterattacks from Japanese soldiers.

The 6th Japanese Division, which had been raising its strength for a long time, finally returned to the battlefield again at the critical moment of crisis.

Countless Japanese soldiers launched a long live charge with bayonets, and once beat the Americans to retreat in a mess.

Taking advantage of the chaos of American soldiers' retreat, the Japanese army surrounded Highland No. 3 and surrounded a US infantry battalion on the highland.

The US military, who came to his senses, began to fight back desperately to save his companions. The positions were filled with corpses of soldiers on both sides, but the Japanese encirclement in Highland No. 3 was still untied.

"Let your 1st regiment commander go up and command in person! Put the 2nd battalion up too! Within 10 minutes! I want your troops to attack the No. 3 Highland!" General Stilwell, who was holding his breath, pinched his waist with both hands and ordered angrily.

Originally, his combat plan today was to capture the other two high grounds behind Highland No. 3. But now it seems that he can only stabilize Highland No. 3 at most by fighting until the nightfall.

Before launching the attack, he was full of confidence and believed that the battle in New Guinea would end within two days at the latest.

Because the US military stockpiled a large amount of ammunition this time and asked the 1st Army and the 2nd Army to launch an attack together, the purpose was to decide a victory or defeat in New Guinea as soon as possible.

But the battle has been fighting for almost a day, and most of the US combat troops are still struggling near the front line they controlled before, and there is no sign of a large-scale breakthrough.

It has to be admitted that the Japanese army’s ability to dig holes is innate, and their combat effectiveness in the mountains is at least five times the bonus.

After almost a day of hard fighting, the American soldiers and the Japanese soldiers were extremely tired, but both sides were still investing in new troops and trying to decide the final victory here.

On the No. 3 Highland, grenades fired from Japanese grenade launchers fell one after another, and the US soldiers felt the power of the enemy's firepower for the first time.

At such a close distance, the supported artillery fire could no longer work. Both sides were crowded in the same trench, using bayonets and teeth to distinguish their victory and defeat.

The US infantry battalion stationed on Height No. 3 had already suffered heavy losses at this time. What supported their refusal to surrender was the national hatred and family hatred of Pearl Harbor.

These American soldiers were not as delicate as they imagined. They used the terrain to arrange machine gun bunkers and used all the weapons they could find to block the Japanese troops attacking the mountain.

A few minutes ago, the US infantry battalion with more than 760 people had lost less than 500 people due to the crazy Japanese attack.

They hurried on the commanding heights and deployed a circular defensive position to stubbornly block the Japanese army's counterattack.

Unfortunately, the reinforcements were not seen for a long time, and the US troops guarding the positions suffered heavy losses and were about to run out of ammunition.

Less than 600 meters away, another infantry battalion of the US military was desperately approaching the friendly forces stationed on the high ground.

They were stubbornly blocked by the Japanese army, and they pushed forward just a trench and paid the heavy price of 40 people killed.

However, the attacking US infantry battalion did not give up and still tried hard to move forward. Just after General Stilwell issued an order to increase troops and continue the attack, more US troops joined the attack sequence.

On the front of the narrow position, the US military deployed tanks and added a full infantry battalion in one breath, and a total of 800 people continued to attack.

The Japanese soldiers were covered with grenades, and they died with the US tanks in their arms with explosives. The Japanese soldiers who had exhausted all bullets fought with the US troops who were attacking the trenches and were unwilling to take a step back.

Both sides fought bloody and drifted across the periphery of Highland No. 3. In the end, the US troops commanded by Stilwell were unable to attack Highland No. 3 within 10 minutes to save their comrades.

40 minutes later, the US military finally broke through the Japanese defense line and once again attacked Highland No. 3. There they were not able to see their comrades, and more than 100 Japanese soldiers were waiting for them.

The battle for the No. 3 Highland was not very fierce again, because many of these Japanese soldiers had no bullets and could only abandon their sons with bayonets.

What they were trampling on were the US soldiers stationed in Heights No. 3, who were killed by the Japanese in positions, and nearly 800 American soldiers stationed on Heights No. 3, and the Japanese did not take a single prisoner away.
Chapter completed!