On the deck of the newly commissioned USS Washington, Lieutenant General Spruance looked at the new commander of the 2nd Marine Division, Major General Julian Smith, standing in front of him with a smile.
"Julian, are you finally here?"
"Hello, sir, Julian Smith has been ordered to report here!"
Julian Smith gave Spruance a standard military salute.
Spruance stepped forward and hugged his shoulders, speaking in a rather affectionate tone, "Okay, don't be so polite to me. Julian, you came at the right time. I have a difficult matter here that I need to discuss with you.
"
As he spoke, he walked Julian toward the conference room.
The two arrived at the conference room and sat down at the table.
Soon the orderly brought coffee to the two of them and backed out, closing the door behind him.
Spruance then said seriously: "Julian, you are a smart man. You must know how your predecessor was dismissed, right?"
"certainly."
Julian nodded. If he didn't understand such a big thing, he wouldn't be qualified to be the commander of the 2nd Marine Division.
Spruance sighed softly: "Actually, in my personal opinion, John is very capable, but he has one of the most terrible shortcomings, which is that he looks down on people of color from the bottom of his heart.
Of course, this is not a big problem. The key is that there are some things you can do, but you can't say it, let alone show it openly. But John, a fool, made all the mistakes he could, so even though he was very reluctant,
But I can only remove him from office."
"Indeed."
Julian said helplessly: "This guy and I were classmates at West Point Military Academy. He was known as a racist when he was in school. He was even warned by the school for this, but he still went his own way, and now he is finally suffering.
Already."
"It's good that you know." Spruance looked pleased, saying that talking to smart people saves your worries.
The current situation in Asia is very delicate. Although China's national power is weak, thanks to their vast land and large population, they have been able to deal with the Japanese, whose industrial capabilities are much stronger than theirs, for five years, until now
The two sides are still in a stalemate.
President Roosevelt once said that once the Chinese surrender, it will be a disaster for the entire world.
At that time, the Japanese can mobilize millions of troops to join the Germans in attacking the Soviet Union from the east and west. Once the Soviet Union is defeated, the Germans and Japanese can mobilize at least several million troops to join the Eastern Front battlefield.
By then we will have to be prepared to fight on our own soil, so we must appease the Chinese people at this time, do you understand what I mean?"
"I know." Julian Smith sighed: "John, this idiot, was transferred to the reserve because he didn't understand this."
"As long as you understand."
Spruance looked at Julian with satisfaction, "We will launch an attack on Turululu Mountain in two days. I plan to have the 2nd Marine Division and the Chinese dispatched group to act together. As long as Turululu Mountain can be taken down,
We have a firm foothold in the eastern part of Guadalcanal.
Next, we can proceed steadily and use our sea and air superiority to blockade Guadalcanal, thereby trapping the Japanese."
Julian asked in surprise: "Sir, don't you plan to launch a full-scale attack on the Japanese?"
"Why launch an all-out attack?"
Spruance asked: "According to intelligence, the Japanese troops on Guadalcanal have now reached nearly 20,000 people. If we launch a forceful attack on them, how many casualties do you think we will have to pay to annihilate them all?"
Ten thousand or twenty thousand? Now we only need to implement a complete blockade of Guadalcanal, and we can trap the Japanese at the minimum cost and let them die of thirst and starvation. Wouldn't it be better?
Of course, the prerequisite for this is that we have to take down Turululu Mountain to prevent the Japanese from launching a full-scale counterattack on Henderson Airport and ensuring the safety of the lifeline of the army on the island."
"Sir, are you saying that we need to work with the Chinese to take down Turululu Mountain?"
"Yes, originally John gave this job to the Chinese and let them do it themselves. But as you know the situation, he messed up the matter, and Gao Hongming rushed to Guadalcanal in person. This guy is better than the original
Chief of Staff Chi was much more difficult to deal with.
It’s no longer feasible for us to hide behind and let them charge for us like we did before, do you understand what I mean?”
"Of course, no one in this world is a real fool." Julian shrugged, "From the information you sent, it seems that General Gao is a man of resolute character. How could he let his soldiers die in vain?
Woolen cloth?
But that’s fine, next we want to see what the combat effectiveness of the Chinese soldiers is like, and whether the money spent by the US government is worth it?”
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On October 6, the dispatch group and the 2nd Marine Division launched attacks on Tululu Mountain from the southeast and the southeast.
"boom!"
Li Sanpao, who was hiding behind a big tree, emptied the last bullet in the magazine of his MP40 submachine gun and threw the submachine gun to the rifleman behind him.
"Quick magazine change."
After saying this, Li Sanpao took out the M1911A1 pistol from his waist, aimed at the Japanese soldiers who were desperately rushing towards him, and pulled the trigger.
Jungle warfare is not only unfamiliar to the US military, but also to the Liantai militia who have been fighting the Japanese for several years. It is also the first time for a young girl to get into a sedan chair...
The dense jungle, poisonous insects, mosquitoes and flies everywhere, as well as the wet and muddy ground, made the soldiers of the Liantai Militia who were accustomed to fighting in dry and steep hilly areas very unaccustomed.
What made the soldiers even more uncomfortable was that they found that the long-range and high-precision Mauser 98k rifles that they loved in the past could not be used in the jungle.
When fighting in the jungle, the distance between the enemy and ourselves is usually very short.
Generally speaking, when two armies encounter each other, the distance between the two armies is very close. It is not an exaggeration to say that they are face to face. In this case, the 98K rifle that can only fire one round by pulling it seems very inappropriate.
On the contrary, the short and lean features of the MP40 submachine gun make it like a duck in water in the jungle.
The bullets flying around him and the enemies rushing towards him brought great pressure to Li Sanpao and his comrades.
As soon as their leading search platoon entered the foot of Tuluru Mountain, they were surrounded by hundreds of Japanese troops. These Japanese troops rushed in from all directions like crazy.
Their search excluded six MP40 submachine guns and one MG42 machine gun, and all the others were riflemen.
It stands to reason that with the MG42 machine gun holding down the formation, the Japanese should not dare to be so arrogant, but the problem is that this is a muddy and dense jungle, and in addition to the hasty response, the MG42 machine gun cannot even find a dry and solid ground, and the machine gunner can only
It can be fired hand-held, but the power of this Hitler's chainsaw cannot be exerted at all.