 Ramba uchinyora ndima iyi - MuHondo Yenyika II, Lingayen Gulf yakaratidza kuva nzvimbo inokosha yehondo pakati pemasimba eAmerica neJapan. Musi wa22 Zvita 1941, Mauto e14 eJapan pasi paLieutenant General Masaharu Homma akaburuka muchikamu chekumabvazuva kwegungwa kuSan Fernando City, Bauang, Santiago, Caba, Aringay, Agoo, neSanto Tomas, kwavakaita mhirizhonga shoma nevadziviriri, iro raiva neuto rakanga risina kugadzirirwa zvakanaka raiva nemauto akawanda echiPhilippines neeAmerica, uye rakakwanisa kubudirira kupinda nechisimba muGulf. Zvichitevera kukundwa kwacho, zuva rakatevera racho General MacArthur akapa murayiro wokubva muLuzon uye kuenda kuBataan. Kwemakore matatu akatevera, gungwa racho rakaramba riri pasi peJapan risati rasvika kuLingayen Gulf Landings. 