"Your Majesty Colonel, we found the Japanese airport!"
"Let's attack."
"yes!"
Soon, gunfire rang out.
The Japanese army hurriedly threw down their freshly prepared breakfast and fled into the jungle. The US military easily captured the airport. The runway was 80% completed, the tower and power plant were built, and a large amount of food, construction equipment, and building materials were also seized.
"Your Excellency General, the Japanese left a large amount of food and supplies!"
"Very good, save it!"
"Your Excellency General, we found hundreds of boxes of Japanese beer!"
"Your Excellency General, we found a complete freezing factory!"
Various materials seized by the Japanese in Southeast Asia were sent to the Americans here, which also excited the US troops who landed, and greatly strengthened the confidence of the US soldiers.
At the beginning of this war, their Pearl Harbor base was attacked by the Japanese, and later, Japan attacked their colonies.
Most of Southeast Asia has fallen into Japanese hands.
To the American people, the Japanese at this time were cruel demons.
But after Midway, they gave the Japanese a huge defeat.
When they landed on Guadalcanal this time, the Japanese were driven away by them! They successfully won this landing and seized a large amount of supplies! As well as the airport that the Japanese army was about to build! This place will become their
A transfer station for the Allied forces, a large number of counterattack aircraft will take off here! Launch an attack on the Japanese!
…
On Tulagi Island, not far from Guadalcanal, the US military was facing fierce resistance from the Japanese army.
Tulagi Island is a natural haven. There are two small islands on the east side of the island: Gavutu Island and Tanambogo Island, which guard Tulagi Island like two sentinels.
The British colonists had built simple seaplane airports on these two islands before the war. After the Japanese army occupied them, they expanded and improved them and planned to build them into a seaplane airport that could monitor the entire Solomon Islands.
The U.S. military concentrated artillery fire on Tulagi Island and violently bombarded it. The Japanese troops hurriedly hid in bunkers. The U.S. troops successfully landed ashore under the cover of artillery fire. However, they encountered stubborn Japanese resistance soon after advancing in depth.
On the two small islands, the US military underestimated the Japanese army. Because the islands were too small, the Japanese army organized defenses on the beachfront. In addition, the US military's artillery equipment failed to destroy the fortifications built by the Japanese army on the solid cliffs, and the landing craft was launched too early.
The attack started from more than 10,000 meters away, giving the Japanese troops enough time to enter the forward fortifications. When the U.S. troops had just rushed ashore and were not yet stable, they suddenly opened fire. The U.S. commander was seriously injured and the soldiers suffered heavy casualties. They were pinned on the beach by intensive firepower.
It was difficult to move even an inch forward, and because the distance between us and the enemy was too close, it was impossible to provide naval gunfire support.
"Your Excellency, Brigadier General! The Japanese are resisting tenaciously!"
"See it, ask the follow-up troops to bring up the mortars, and send a message to the headquarters to request air fire support!"
"yes!"
A few hours later, the U.S. military finally began to advance in depth.
…
"Captain, the enemy has strong firepower! What should we do now?"
"Yalu! Everyone, move to the cave and use the fortifications in the cave to resist!"
"Hi!"
Therefore, the Japanese army still relied on the fortifications in the cave to resist tenaciously.
…
"Da da da!"
"boom!"
A U.S. military colonel looked at the ferocious firepower of the Japanese army and the fortifications built by the Japanese army, and had to lament that the Japanese had really brought these fortifications to the extreme.
"Your Excellency Brigadier General, if we attack according to the normal attack sequence, we will not be able to break through the Japanese firepower!"
"Then what do you think we should do?"
"Organize a demolition team! Rush to the top of the mountain from the blind spot of Japanese firepower! Throw explosives and grenades into the Japanese cave!"
"Very good! You do it immediately!"
"yes!"
…
"Captain, the Americans' firepower is even stronger!"
"Yalu! Order everyone to hold their positions! I have requested tactical guidance!"
"Hi!"
Therefore, under the strong firepower of the US military, the firepower of the Japanese army was still strong, and both sides were confronting each other. However, what the Japanese army did not know was that the US military organized a demolition team to climb up the mountain from their blind spot.
When the first grenade was thrown into the Japanese cave, the Japanese soldiers' eyes widened in surprise, but it was too late to react.
"boom!"
A huge explosion sounded in the Japanese cave fortifications.
"Charge!" At this point, the U.S. military attacking from below also began to charge.
The battle on the Three Islands was very fierce. In order to resolve the battle as soon as possible, Vandegrift put all his reserves into the battle. At dusk, the remaining Japanese troops retreated to the valley. That night, the US military organized four attacks in succession and annihilated most of them.
It was not until the evening of the 8th that the remnants of the enemy were eliminated and the three islands were occupied. In the two days of fierce fighting, except for 23 people who were captured, all the Japanese troops were killed and no one surrendered. For the first time, the US military learned the spirit of Bushido.
"It's really scary! Only 23 people were captured!"
"yes."
The U.S. military was a little emotional. This was the first time they had a head-to-head confrontation with Japanese soldiers. Previously, the navy and air force had fought against each other.
"Send a report to the headquarters and say that we have captured the intended target!"
"yes!"
"Tonight, let us drink to freedom!"
"yes!"
…
The fall of Guadalcanal and Tulagi caught the Japanese by surprise.
Immediately, an emergency meeting was started again.
Of course, this news also reached Zhou Weiguo.
Zhou Weiguo smiled, is it finally here? The Battle of Guadalcanal! The node of the Allied counterattack! However, the Japanese have not changed. It is still the same time and such strength that the United States captured these two islands.
"I didn't expect that the U.S. military would actually rise!" Liu Yuan sighed as he looked at the telegram, "I really didn't expect it! In this way, as long as the U.S. military has a firm foothold on these two islands, the Japanese will be in trouble in the Pacific!
"
"Of course they have to be miserable!" Zhou Weiguo said helplessly, "Let them be miserable! However, the scope of the Pacific Ocean is too large. This battle will not be over for a while. Let's watch it first. Listen.
Say, Nan Zao Yunzi never confessed?"
"Well, I persisted for seven days without sleeping, so Chen Wu could only let her go temporarily." Liu Yuan answered helplessly.
"Tsk, what a scary woman." Zhou Weiguo shook his head. He didn't sleep for seven days. What kind of concept is that? A normal person would die suddenly! "But, I do have an idea."
"oh?"
"Nan Zao Yunzi is in our hands. The Japanese will either save or kill!" Zhou Weiguo smiled, "No matter whether the Japanese save or kill, all we show Nan Zao Yunzi is to kill. Then, we
If I step forward to save her again, I guess she will be able to talk a lot."
"That's true!" Liu Yuan nodded, "What a good strategy!"