1126 The highlight moment of the old Japanese pirate Gangcun (2)
At this time, the US troops who successfully landed were still immersed in joy. They thought that this sudden landing completely caught the Japanese army by surprise, and might directly lay the foundation for victory in the Guadalcanal Battle.
Countless glory seems to be waving to them.
Okamura, who was lurking in the dark, was like an extremely cold poisonous snake, lurking patiently until the moment when he thought he could suddenly kill the enemy with a sudden blow.
When will you finally wait?
Until the US military's landing troops surged in more and more, a large number of troops were basically deployed in relatively open areas along the river beach.
At this time, the U.S. military actually did not collect enough information about Guadalcanal.
In addition, the Marine Corps, which was the first to land, was dominated by the First Marine Division. Due to the continuous transfer of some experienced officers and veterans to the Second and Third Marine Divisions, the temporary landing troops are no longer available.
The elite of the First Marine Division.
After successfully landing in the river beach area, these US troops were blind for a while and did not know in which direction they should continue to advance.
They didn't have exact information at hand, and they didn't know exactly where the airport that was the first to destroy the Japanese troops controlled by this landing was.
A large number of U.S. troops stumbled to land on the river beach, and then approached some of the surrounding jungles until they completely fell into the ambush circle, or slaughterhouse, that Okamura had prepared for them.
"Since the outbreak of the Pacific War, too many of our compatriots and warriors have perished in the hands of the US military. These bastards deserve to die. Long live the Empire, warriors, you can start the feast of killing. Kill all the enemies, leaving no one behind!
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When Okamura issued the order through the headquarters, he felt the indifference and cruelty in the commander's words.
And carrying the anger born of the disastrous defeat at the Battle of Midway.
The Japanese soldiers, who had been lurking and waiting for a long time, seemed to have gone crazy and launched an almost crazy killing spree against the US troops who entered the ambush circle.
The sudden attack completely caught the U.S. military by surprise.
They never expected that the Japanese army would discern their intention to land secretly in advance, and even used the hidden jungles in this area to build an ambush position in advance.
The US military colonel who led the team did not expect that the enemy Japanese commander would be so insidious and cunning.
What a patient snake.
It wasn't until the US side even stretched their ankles to the snake's mouth that it opened its sinister fangs and bit hard.
At this time, the US military had just advanced from the relatively open river beach area and was preparing to enter the jungle area. Then, at the edge of the jungle, it was attacked by a large number of Japanese troops who had been lurking here for a long time.
Dedicated to building a slaughterhouse to slaughter enemy troops and vent his anger, Okamura made full preparations.
Even hundreds of heavy machine guns were set up by the little devils on the edge of this hidden jungle.
Although for the U.S. military, it is only the Japanese-style Type 92 heavy machine gun that is the most backward and can even be eliminated. When the number of these machine guns reaches an astonishing level, it is still like a meat grinder on the battlefield, harvesting the U.S. military crazily.
life.
The artillery fired in unison, and the artillery shells that had long been locked on the river beach area continued to fall.
The shadows of artillery flying in the sky cast a deep shadow in the hearts of the American soldiers who were fleeing in all directions.
Boom——
After landing under a bombardment with nearly all-round firepower coverage, the U.S. military, which was full of surprise and arrogance just now, then ushered in a devastating blow.
Such a level of terrorist attack left no time for the US military to respond.
The US military colonel who took the lead and was the first to land on the river bank now became the first defeated general to take the lead in shouting for evacuation and escape.
He exclaimed hastily.
The original arrogance and contempt for the Japanese army have long been shattered at this moment.
At this moment, the major wished he could grow eight legs in one breath, and just wanted to lead his troops to escape from this hell that had long been created by the Japanese army.
Da da da——
It's a pity that Okamura, an old Japanese with rich combat experience and devoted to venting his anger, has long made up his mind to wipe out all the American troops who landed.
Just as the ambush battle was about to begin, Okamura's two-pronged roundabout troops had already detoured from both wings, completely cutting off the US military's retreat.
The heavy artillery unit prepared by Okamura in advance launched a fierce bombardment at the US landing warship docked on the shore.
The confrontation between the two sides intensified.
The U.S. military, which suffered a heavy blow, saw that its retreat was cut off, its warships were also severely damaged, and there was no way to retreat. For a moment, it was completely panicked. In addition, the troops landing at this time were not the veteran elite of the First Marine Division, and they were even more uncomfortable.
Less new recruits.
The military literacy of the troops has not yet been tempered, the combat effectiveness has not yet been formed, and the morale of the troops is even more unstable. Under such a fierce attack by the Japanese army, although there are still many U.S. troops who landed, they were completely defeated in an instant, and they were completely unable to do so.
They organized effective resistance, but were completely unilaterally crushed and killed by the Japanese army.
As Okamura said before the war, this moment really looks like a large slaughterhouse.
The U.S. troops who suffered a sudden attack were repelled by the Japanese army and had no choice but to retreat to the river beach area. However, this area was mostly empty, and even bunkers could not be found. It was completely used as a living target by the Japanese army with accurate marksmanship.
The colonel led the troops who finally gathered around him to resist tenaciously, but it was too late. Seeing that the situation was over, he was desperate and had no choice but to try to surrender to the Japanese army in order to save the lives of the soldiers.
The news soon spread to the Japanese military headquarters.
Okamura's reply was only one sentence, "Kill them all, leaving no one behind!"
With this order, let alone the U.S. Army who was in the ambush circle and resisted in the end, its fate was about to be tragic. Even the Japanese officers who executed this order could not help but awe in their hearts the decisiveness of the commander.<
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This is exactly what Okamura wants to achieve.
With absolute killing and absolute ruthlessness, he established his absolute authority in commanding Guadalcanal in one battle.
And the facts prove that Okamura did it.
Under his command, the Japanese soldiers who slaughtered the U.S. troops were completely red-blooded. At first, they used the fortifications built in advance and used the artillery and machine guns at hand to launch sudden firepower at the U.S. troops.
When the U.S. military was completely defeated and even tried to raise the white flag to surrender to the Japanese military, these Japanese soldiers, after receiving the order, even dared to launch a sudden attack and attack directly to the rear of the U.S. military in teams of dozens or hundreds of people.
Charge.
A Japanese warrant officer holding a light machine gun with a crooked handle jumped directly into the US military position that had no will to fight and had decided to throw away the weapon and surrender. With one person's strength, holding the machine gun, he stunned all the people in the position.
More than 20 US troops were all killed.
The U.S. military decided to surrender and raised the white flag, but what they received in return was increasingly fierce artillery fire from the Japanese army.
At this time, the horrified American soldiers realized that the Japanese army had no intention of leaving them a way to survive.
However, many of these soldiers were recruits who were hastily sent to Guadalcanal shortly after training. Even in the face of death, it was difficult for them to develop the will to fight to die.
This battle broke out very quickly and ended equally quickly.
The U.S. military hastily called for air reinforcements. In the end, before the air reinforcements came, the battle was coming to an end. Almost all the seven or eight thousand U.S. troops who landed were dead, and the entire Guadalcanal river beach area was filled with corpses of U.S. troops.
The red blood almost dyed the coast red.
Looking from a distance, it looks like purgatory on earth.
However, it was said that at the Naval Fleet Command, Yamamoto Isoroku was still scolding Okamura for conducting temporary military operations without informing himself.
Then we learned that the US military had secretly landed from the river beach of Guadalcanal, and a large number of warships and landing troops had successfully landed.
Yamamoto's face changed drastically.
This was far beyond his expectation. He took almost no precautions in the direction of the Guadalcanal River Beach. That place was also the location of an important airport specially prepared by the empire.
He is also preparing to use the built airport to carry out subsequent air force reinforcements and reverse the situation of the Pacific War in one fell swoop!
Who would have thought that the U.S. military would use the bluff of frontal naval and air force operations to cover covert landing operations?
If the U.S. military were allowed to successfully land and seize the airport in one fell swoop, the Japanese army would definitely be put into a great passive situation, and the Battle of Guadalcanal might be the beginning of the defeat.
Then I learned.
Okamura had already led his elite troops to the direction of the Guadalcanal River Beach in advance, and laid out an ambush in advance, catching the landing US troops by surprise.
While Yamamoto was thankful, he couldn't help but feel ashamed for his initial disparagement of Okamura.
Then the news came that "General Okamura set up a slaughterhouse, annihilated the US landing force in one fell swoop, and severely damaged the US landing warships."
Yamamoto was completely shocked.
At this point, Yamamoto finally put away his original contempt for Okamura and began to take a serious look at this army commander who was transferred to Guadalcanal from the North China Front Army.
The US military was completely stunned by the disastrous failure of the first landing operation.
They couldn't even imagine in their wildest dreams how the Japanese commander Okamura, who was said to be unable to defeat even guerrilla forces like Tubal Road in China, could have such an outstanding command performance.
In fact, let alone the US military who was stunned.
In the following, the confrontation between the two sides surrounding the Guadalcanal area intensified.
Okamura's initial idea was very simple. Since the North China Front Army was continuously defeated by the Eighth Route Army, his majesty was completely lost, and he no longer had the capital to continue to fail.
So after the Battle of Guadalcanal began, Okamura had only one idea: to do his best to fight this battle successfully. To this end, he imagined the US military as the most troublesome opponent in his life - the Eighth Route Army.
Even for every move of the US military, Okamura had to think it over thoroughly. He even wondered, if the enemy was the Eighth Route Army, what was the intention of this move, and whether there would be a series of traps hidden behind it.
and conspiracy.
That's it.
The final battle situation was not only unexpected by the US military, but also by Yamamoto. It was also beyond the expectations of Okamura himself. He only imagined the enemy as the most difficult opponent, the Eighth Route Army, but what followed was the unfolding of the Guadalcanal area.
Mountain warfare, jungle warfare, guerrilla warfare, and various endless tactics are used to defeat the US military.
The old Japanese Okamura never dreamed that he would continue to lose battles at the hands of the Eighth Route Army in North China and suffer humiliation.
Who would have thought that after being transferred to Guadalcanal, it would actually be his highlight moment.
As a result, the morale of the US military was turbulent due to the continuous spread of casualties. Even the US commander who led the team lamented the strength of the opponent.
They are obviously better equipped, and both their air force and navy are far stronger than the Japanese army. However, once they land and start fighting in the jungle area of Guadalcanal, they will still be beaten by the Japanese army with backward equipment.
That Japanese army commander Okamura Neiji was really a terrifying guy.
As for Okamura, he has regained his confidence in this series of victories.
In fact, his heart was more filled with emotion. It was not until the Battle of Guadalcanal broke out that he perhaps understood the truth. Perhaps the defeat of the North China Front was not due to Okamura's incompetence, nor was it due to the ineffective combat of the imperial troops.<
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The Eighth Route Army as an opponent is really too difficult and cunning.
Look at these U.S. troops in front of you who think they are well-equipped and have powerful air force and naval warships.
Just treating them as the Eighth Route Army, they were almost defeated.
Isn’t that enough to prove everything?
As the battle intensified, the US military was completely distraught. Under the rapidly spreading casualties, it gritted its teeth and continued to send more troops to seize control of Guadalcanal.
At this time, the naval and air force operations commanded by Yamamoto Isoroku, who were originally high-spirited, turned out to be shortcomings and flaws. In the contest between the navy and the air force, the Japanese army was completely at a disadvantage.
But even so, Okamura still took advantage of the jungle-filled environment of Guadalcanal to lead the US military in mountain warfare, guerrilla warfare, various ambush warfare and mobile warfare. The US military was stunned and found it difficult to parry and complained repeatedly.
How exaggerated is it?
Yamamoto commanded the navy and air force and was losing battles almost every day, while Okamura led the army and was still able to defeat the landing US troops in the Guadalcanal area.
This almost became an unforgettable nightmare for the U.S. troops who landed at that time.
Later, even Yamamoto, the commander-in-chief of the Japanese naval warships, personally came to ask Okamura how he could do it. In the land confrontation, when the equipment, air force, and naval reinforcements were completely inferior to those of the U.S. military, he was still able to do it.
Comprehensively crushing the US military.
Okamura responded like this at that time:
"I think the most difficult opponent in my life, North China, especially the Eighth Route Army in the Taihang area, can give the answer to this question.
It's ironic to say that it is precisely because of the constant frustrations caused by this difficult opponent that I have grown through the frustrations.
As for equipment, the gap between the navy and the air force, is the gap between our empire and the US military greater than the gap between the Eighth Route Army and our empire, which had backward equipment, scarce ammunition, and could not even fire a single shot per man?" p>
Okamura also hid some words deep in his heart. If the same equipment was given to the Eighth Route Army, he thought this battle would not even have to be fought.
Because there is no possibility of winning at all...