Chapter 1131 The Battle of Guam (1)
In the original history, Japan had already occupied Guam. At that time, the Japanese army only paid the price of less than ten casualties and annihilated all the more than 500 American troops here. Of course, more American troops chose to surrender.
In this time and space, the US military did not hold Guam. Due to the changes in the battlefield in China, Yamamoto Isoroku decided to launch the Guam campaign immediately after the attack on Pearl Harbor. And it was larger than in history, and the US military did not even have anything
Resistance means surrender.
When the battle broke out, the U.S. military had no time to prepare, and could only watch helplessly as Guam, Wake Island and other islands were occupied by the Japanese army. After the Japanese army occupied Guam, the army immediately placed two divisions on it to garrison.
With the defeat in the Southeast Asia campaign and the defeat in the Chinese battlefield, the Japanese army immediately replaced the divisions here with elite divisions. At the same time, the fortifications here were rebuilt.
But what is different from history is that the more than 18,000 Japanese troops originally stationed in Guam have gradually increased to more than 50,000. In order to ensure the victory of the offensive, the US military can only increase the number of Marine Corps troops to more than 50,000.
people.
"Boom! Boom! Boom..." The large-caliber artillery of the US military continued to explode on the position, and dust from countless fortifications was blown up all over the sky. Halsey can no longer remember how many times he has bombarded this place.
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Those damn Japanese didn't know where they were hiding. Every time they tried to conduct a landing operation, they were always able to rush out and use various methods to resist the US military's attack.
Shelling, explosive charges, machine guns... and even suicide bombs. Although the US military was bombing and shelling non-stop, the Japanese army seemed to be dying. They were always able to rush out to resist.
It was easy to capture the beach position, but the landing force immediately faced a crazy counterattack by the Japanese army. If the landing force hadn't carried a large number of machine guns and Tiger assault rifles, they might have been thrown down by the Japanese army.
"Continue the bombardment! Don't stop the bombers. Shoot at those damn Japanese guys! Don't give them a chance to get close to us..." Halsey kept giving orders, his expression extremely ugly.
This time, a total of more than 50,000 Marines came over, but even with the support of the Pacific Combined Fleet, they were unable to completely capture the beach position even after a day of furious attacks.
The only thing that is certain is that the Japanese troops on the island suffered heavy losses. Likewise, the U.S. military was not much better. During the landing battle, the U.S. military suffered more than 5,000 casualties.
As the Japanese army resisted, such losses continued to increase. Countless American soldiers often faced the situation where the Japanese pretended to be dead on the battlefield and waited for the American troops to come up and detonate their explosives.
This crazy counterattack made the U.S. military pay a bloody price for every step forward. When it got dark, the U.S. military finally landed on the beach position. But at this time, the naval guns and fighter planes could no longer provide support because the sky had darkened.
In order to avoid losses, the US military can only stop the attack...
It was not until dusk that the rumbling artillery sound slowly stopped. Halsey and other naval generals landed on Guam. The Marine Corps soldiers found a small Japanese commander in a hidden tunnel in the position.
department.
All valuable items in the headquarters, including military flags, sabers, maps, code books, etc., had been destroyed. The Japanese commander died by caesarean section in the headquarters.
"There are no living Japanese in this position, they are all dead..." Lieutenant General Frank Jack Fletcher said with a livid face: "They obviously received the order to fight to the death, and they executed it very thoroughly..."
Halsey was silent for a while. The movement of his military boots hitting the tunnel showed how angry the veteran was.
"How many people have we lost?!" After a while, Halsey asked Frank. The latter sighed: "More than 3,000 people were killed, and more than 4,000 were lightly or seriously wounded and permanently disabled... This
It’s just a matter of landing on the beach…”
Halsey was livid and silent, while Frank handed Halsey a casualty report. Almost all of the Marine Corps divisions were maimed.
Although there is still a certain degree of combat capability, it is not enough to continue attacking Japan with this small force. Fortunately, more than 50,000 troops were brought here this time. Otherwise, Guam alone would not be able to attack. The Japanese army moved the fleet
When they arrived at Iwo Jima, they already knew the situation. In other words, Iwo Jima would be more difficult to fight than Guam.
Iwo Jima is not easy to fight, even worse than Guam. Halsey has been mentally prepared for huge casualties, but Congress certainly does not agree with his approach.
In the early stages of landing on Wake Island and Guam, the U.S. military lost more than 13,000 people in the battles at the two places. After conquering Guam, how many people will we have left?! Even if we replenish some of our troops, at least for a long time
They were unable to launch an attack on Iwo Jima.
You know, Iwo Jima is not just as simple as Iwo Jima. There are a large number of troops on it, and Japan has carried out all-round and thorough fortification construction there. Putting aside these, the strongest combined fleet in Japan carries
Aircraft carriers, battleships, etc. have arrived at Iwo Jima.
The Japanese's intention was very clear. If the US military tried to attack, Iwo Jima would be the place for their decisive battle. Halsey knew better than anyone else that the capture of Iwo Jima severely damaged the Japanese naval combined fleet.
Then, the entire Japanese navy will be useless. Japan will no longer have the ability to fight back. Even if it takes time, the Allies will be able to grind Japan to death.
But if Iwo Jima is not taken down, but the US military suffers heavy losses, then Japan will gain some time to survive. Although this time is not much, at least it can live longer.
"Report! A call came from China. The Commander-in-Chief of the National Defense Forces, Tu Mengben, led the Korean Theater Troops of the National Defense Forces to launch a landing operation against Japanese-occupied Korea! The Chinese side won a comprehensive victory in this battle. Now, except for the 38th Parallel, the National Defense Forces have occupied Japanese-occupied Korea.
The rest of the territory!"
Halsey couldn't help but beam with joy when he heard this. This was extremely good news for the US military. The National Defense Forces destroyed the Korean area occupied by the Japanese and successfully implemented a landing operation.
This shows that their landing operations are not bad, and their fleet can also be mobilized.
"Contact the National Defense Forces immediately, we need their assistance!!" Halsey said solemnly: "Order the troops to rest temporarily. Continue the attack tomorrow!"
"If we can't hold it, we have to hold it!" Commander Hideyoshi Obata of the 31st Army of the Japanese Army roared in a low voice: "The empire has no retreat now! All you and I can do is fight to the death to repay the emperor's favor!"
"For Your Majesty! For the Empire!!" The Japanese soldiers below kept roaring, with their upper bodies naked and white cloth ribbons with red dots symbolizing the Japanese flag tied on their heads, looking extremely ferocious...
"His Excellency, Lieutenant General Jincheng, has fallen for the Empire, and naturally we cannot lag behind! I have sent out my farewell message, and believe it! We will all meet again in the Empire's shrine to commemorate us!"
Obata looked at everyone and said: "The night belongs to us, let us tell those self-righteous Americans! They will pay the price for the battle during the day!"
"Onboard! Onboard!!" Beast-like howls kept ringing in the tunnel fortifications, and the kamikaze team members wearing white cloth with red dots symbolizing the Japanese flag on their heads began to file out...
The night was very quiet, and the American soldiers were all sound asleep. They had been fighting for a day, and everyone was extremely tired. At this time, black shadows slowly moved towards the position.
They looked ferocious, looking at the American troops on the battlefield with a beast-like lust in their eyes...
"This damn weather! This damn island, I don't like these bitches of the Japanese..." An American soldier was complaining, while the comrade next to him smiled.
"Who would like it?! I hate these damn Japanese dwarfs more than anyone else, but it's a pity that it seems that we still have to fight them for a long time." As he said, the soldier sighed: "To be honest, I
I have some admiration for these Japanese people. They knew clearly that they were going to die, but they still tried their best to squeeze in. Hey! I wonder if their brains are broken?!"
"Maybe, who knows?!" The soldier opposite him shrugged and said, "I only know that we should kill them all. Just like General Halsey said, let Japanese speak in hell.
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"Hahaha..." A burst of laughter came out, and they all thought of Halsey's famous saying: Kill the Japanese! Kill more Japanese! This actually represents these Marines.
their attitude.
The heavy losses suffered on Wake Island and the blows suffered here made these US Marines gnash their teeth with hatred.
"Onboard!!" Suddenly, there were waves of roars in the night, and a bunch of figures suddenly jumped out from in front of the US military position and rushed towards the US military position like crazy.
"Enemy attack! Enemy attack!!" The American soldiers on guard at night screamed heartbreakingly, and then the machine guns in the temporary fortifications began to roar "ta da da da...".
At this time, a muffled sound of "Boom, boom, boom..." was heard. Then the shells tore through the air one after another and suddenly exploded on the US military position!
"Boom! Boom! Boom..." Countless American soldiers were attacked in their sleep. Many of them screamed and fell in a pool of blood without even picking up their weapons.
The Japanese army seized the opportunity and roared into the US military's position, constantly throwing grenades towards the US military crowd and tents. Explosions sounded one after another, and the US military suddenly fell into chaos... (To be continued...)
ps: I was completely drunk yesterday, one bottle of Laimao and two bottles of Niulanshan. I almost drank to death... After I came back, I insisted on typing. But because my brain was confused, I made some mistakes. Final description
Chapter completed!