On the blue sea, a fleet was traveling at a speed of sixteen knots.
In the command cabin of the cruiser Lucton, Major General Flake, the commander of the Guadalcanal campaign, was furious.
"Reinforcements, I need more reinforcements, why don't those sons of bitches send me reinforcements?"
The fleet chief of staff on the side explained with a grimace: "Your Excellency, the boys of the Second Marine Division have worked very hard, but the Japanese are too crazy, and our casualties still cannot be reduced!"
"These lunatics!" Fleck cursed angrily.
As the commander of the Battle of Guadalcanal, Flake undoubtedly has great power. Not only does he control a fleet of more than 60 warships, but there are also nearly 10,000 US soldiers on Guadalcanal.
It is said that his decision-making is directly related to the entire war situation in Guadalcanal.
With such a huge force in his hands, Fleck was full of confidence at the beginning, but the subsequent battle situation knocked him dizzy like a stick in the head.
In the first phase of the Guadalcanal Battle, Flake was so excited when he learned that Japan had sent the Nagumo Fleet to attack Guadalcanal that he immediately dispatched the two aircraft carriers "Hornet" and "Enterprise" as the core.
The fleet headed towards the Nagumo Fleet.
At this time, Fleck no longer cared about forming a battle formation, and the entire fleet attacked them at once, for fear of not being able to make it in time.
However, after a big battle, both sides in the decisive battle felt unreasonable. Nagumo's "Shokaku" and "Ziho" were seriously injured and lost their combat effectiveness. The US military's Hornet lost power after being seriously injured. The Americans wanted to
To prevent it from falling into the hands of the Japanese, he launched torpedoes and sunk the Hornet.
In addition, the only remaining "Enterprise" was also severely damaged and had to return to the mainland for repairs."
After a great battle, one US aircraft carrier was sunk and one was damaged, while the Japanese aircraft carrier was both injured. The Americans suffered a loss in this battle.
The navy suffered a loss, and the army did not give people any peace of mind.
The U.S. Army, which had never experienced combat in the tropical jungle, was tortured to death by the harsh weather, tropical diseases, and humid environment of the tropical rainforest. In addition, the U.S. Army's Second Marine Division, which had never had experience fighting the Japanese Army, was initially overwhelmed.
The Japanese's fanatical offensive was full of blows.
In the battle for Henderson Airport the day before yesterday, the Japanese army dispatched a regiment of troops to launch an attack on the airport. For this place, which is the only connection hub between the army and the navy fleet, the Second Marine Division will naturally not let go even to death.
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After a fierce battle, the entire Japanese regiment lost 2,200 to 3,000 people, and less than 1,000 Japanese soldiers fled back.
The Second Marine Division also had a hard time, losing more than 800 people.
But this is nothing. The worst thing is that after a normal battle, the Second Marine Division did not capture a single prisoner. Can you believe this?
Faced with three telegrams a day from the Second Marine Division requesting reinforcements, Flake could do nothing except keep asking for help from his superior, Lieutenant General Ernest King.
Looking at the furious Flake, Colonel Smith, chief of staff of the Seventeenth Fleet, could only comfort him: "Sir, as far as I know, Washington has contacted the Chinese government and asked them to urgently send a force of 5,000 people to Guadalcanal.
It is estimated that they will feel it within a few days, so the pressure on our ground troops will be much less."
"Chinese army?"
Fleck scoffed.
"If they had the ability, they wouldn't have been beaten on the ground by the Japanese for so many years."
"But no matter how weak their fighting power is, it's still better than having no reinforcements."
Flake shrugged his shoulders: "What you said makes sense. At least they can take bullets for us and reduce the casualties of some American soldiers."
While Flake and Smith were discussing the upcoming Chinese army, this hastily formed army was riding on hundreds of large C47 transport aircraft sent by the US government, and was covered by hundreds of fighter planes.
Heading towards Guadalcanal...
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Bush is one of the few plants on Guadalcanal. The low and dense bush provides the best cover for the 8th Marine Regiment of the 2nd Marine Division stationed at Henderson Field.
Although the Japanese bombs leveled some of the bushes on the island, there were still plenty of bushes for the US troops to hide in.
Standing in the half-man-deep trench dug by the bulldozer, Harry dozed off from time to time, but tried to keep himself energetic.
The sound of big waves hitting the rocks was monotonous and boring. The dozen or so artillerymen who lost their guns in the trenches had to pick up the Springfield 1903 rifles. As the fourth rank in the US military, the Marines did not have many weapons to choose from.
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"I wonder if Maria will miss me?" When Harry thought of his girlfriend in Los Angeles, his thoughts couldn't help but wander to other places.
It's all because of this damn war. Originally, he was supposed to be reunited with his girlfriend in Los Angeles, but with just one order, he ended up in this useless place.
"I hate the island! I hate the Japanese!"
Harry cursed bitterly.
Without the damn Japanese, there would be no war. I would be reunited with my family instead of listening to the damn waves on this deserted island.
The waves seemed to be getting bigger and bigger, and the sound of the waves was getting louder and louder. Harry stood up and stretched, and the cool sea breeze with the smell of sea caressed his face, making him feel cool and comfortable.
The sea breeze seemed to be getting stronger and stronger, and it also carried sand particles, which made Harry feel very uncomfortable. He tried to open his eyes and looked forward. A dozen black shadows suddenly appeared not far away, and continued to appear further away.
Someone emerged from the bushes.
"It's Japanese!"
Harry screamed, picked up the Springfield rifle in his hand and fired at the black figure rushing forward.
"Grenade!" a comrade shouted not far away, and a cloud of black smoke rose from the bushes, followed by the Japanese shouting.
Harry fired a bullet and when he was loading the gun, he saw a black figure rushing towards him.
Before Harry could react, a roar came from beside him. It turned out to be the mortar operator Corporal Addis. Without a rifle, he grabbed a shovel and slashed at the black shadow.
The moment Addis raised his shovel and hit it, a long string of fireworks erupted from the bushes dozens of meters away. Amidst a burst of rapid gunfire, Addis fell to the ground.
The sudden explosion woke up Colonel Thomas, commander of the Eighth Marine Regiment, who was sleeping in his tent.
He jumped up from the bed suddenly, grabbed his pistol, and the officers and soldiers in the dark camp who woke up from their sleep fled in all directions. Thomas grabbed a soldier and said, "Naomi, what's going on?"
"Sir, the Japanese took advantage of the darkness to attack us."
Several more explosions and intensive machine gunfire were heard from the east of Henderson Airport. The US military did not deploy machine guns there, and Thomas was certain that those were definitely Japanese machine guns.