Xu Rui used a unique method to severely damage the Japanese landing troops. Dozens of the latest Japanese special-type II fireboats and more than 2,000 infantrymen were all wiped out on the beach. The entire beach was littered with the broken corpses of the Japanese and the soldiers braving the heavy rain.
Smokey chariot wreckage.
Xu Rui looked at everything on the sea coldly, with no expression on his face. Everything was under his control. He had already expected such a result.
"Send a message to MacArthur and tell him that the three regiments have wiped out the first wave of Japanese enemies who landed!"
"yes……"
Oahu, also known as Oahu, is the third largest island in Hawaii and is where Honolulu, the capital of Hawaii, is located. The headquarters of the U.S. Army in Hawaii and the headquarters of the Pacific Fleet are both stationed on Oahu.
At this time, MacArthur was already in dire straits. After the Japanese occupied Niihau Island, they simultaneously launched an attack on several small islands between Niihau Island and Kauai. Each island fell one after another under the fierce attack of the Japanese.
The Japanese military front will be directed towards Kauai.
At this moment, MacArthur received exciting news. Xu Rui's third regiment stationed on San Marino Island successfully eliminated more than 2,000 Japanese soldiers who landed on the island. They even blew up dozens of vehicles.
The Japanese army's special second-type internal fire boat, such a result of the battle, is particularly eye-catching when other islands have been lost one after another.
MacArthur's eyes couldn't help but shine. He knew that this time the Japanese army used most of their forces to capture San Marino Island, but only used very few forces on several other small islands. The Americans basically had no control over these small islands.
A regiment of troops was stationed there. However, the rest of the islands fell one after another. However, San Marino Island, which received "key care" of the Japanese Navy, not only was not lost, but instead severely damaged the Japanese who landed on the island. How did Xu Rui do this? This is simply too much.
Fucking surprising.
In fact, although MacArthur ordered Xu Rui to defend San Marino Island and promised to do everything possible to assist him, MacArthur had no hope of defending San Marino Island in his heart. In his view, the Chinese Expeditionary Force was just cannon fodder for the Americans.
That's all, if you can't keep it, then it's not a big deal to abandon them.
But what he didn't expect was that just when cities and lands were being lost everywhere, Xu Rui made a remarkable comeback. Not only did he defend San Marino Island, but he also annihilated thousands of Japanese soldiers who landed on the island. MacArthur asked his subordinate Xu Rui what happened.
The officer who was guarding San Marino Island immediately explained Xu Rui's deployment, especially emphasizing that Xu Rui had dug many tunnels and even loosened the soil on the beach, turning the beach into a swamp, which aroused the Japanese devils' anger.
Movement was inconvenient, and the Japanese who landed were wiped out.
"This guy is really a fucking genius. I like him more and more." MacArthur happily picked up the pipe, held it in his mouth and took a puff.
"General, because of the existence of San Marino Island, the Japanese Navy does not dare to take another step forward, lest it be cut off from its retreat. Now, the Japanese Navy has mobilized more ships to prepare for a new round of attacks on San Marino Island."
the officer said.
MacArthur said: "Immediately send a telegram to Xu Rui and ask him what he needs, weapons, food, soldiers. As long as it is what he wants, I will fully support him."
"yes."
"By the way, is there no news about Nimitz's Pacific Fleet yet?"
"General Nimitz said that his Pacific Fleet is ready, but because the Pacific Fleet is too weak, the time to attack is not ripe now. He has to wait for the best opportunity to attack."
"Nimitz is probably waiting for the Japanese aircraft carrier. The Japanese are very cunning and placed the aircraft carrier beyond the range of our land-based aircraft. As a result, our aircraft cannot effectively attack the Japanese aircraft carrier.
." MacArthur said.
"Yes, the Japanese aircraft carriers are very cunning. Two aircraft carriers approached San Marino Island in the morning. After the transport planes taking off from the aircraft carriers completed their missions and returned home under the cover of fighter jets, the Japanese aircraft carriers retreated and were attacked by our land-based aircraft.
Out of range," the officer said.
"Well, the Japanese are very cunning. Don't embarrass Nimitz. He is a very capable general. We don't want to disrupt his plan." MacArthur said.
"Okay, General, I'll send a telegram to Xu Rui right now."
The officer left MacArthur's office. MacArthur had a hint of excitement on his face. He couldn't help but think to himself that Xu Rui had not let him down. Now Xu Rui had almost single-handedly blocked the Japanese attack. It turned out that those yellow
There are also such powerful generals among people. Why do such generals appear in China and not in the United States?
Now, he must fully support Xu Rui. As long as he holds San Marino Island, the Japanese navy will not dare to go deep, and he can hold Hawaii...
On the Pacific Ocean, in the battle room of the Kaohsiung flagship of the Second Fleet, Lieutenant General Kondo Nobutake, the commander of the Japanese Second Fleet, had a sinking face. Looking at his subordinates with their heads lowered in front of him, Kondo Nobutake said: "Baga, a group of
Idiots! You can't even take down a small island of San Marino, and the imperial soldiers have been completely embarrassed by you!"
"General, those Americans dug up the entire beach position. Once our tanks stepped on it, they couldn't move at all and became a living target for the Americans. As well as our soldiers, as soon as they landed, their feet were stuck in the ground.
It's extremely difficult to move around after falling into the mud," a commander said.
"Baga! Mr. Mizutani, don't stress the difficulties to me. You are soldiers of the Japanese Empire. No difficulties can stop you from moving forward!"
"Hai! General, please give me another chance. I will definitely capture San Marino Island!" said Colonel Mizutani of the Marine Corps.
Kondo Nobutake glanced at Colonel Mizutani, and then said: "Okay, tonight, our army will launch a second wave of attacks on San Marino Island. I hope you can perform well."
"Hai! General, I won't let you down!" Colonel Mizutani said loudly.
"Get out!" Nobutake Kondo waved his hand, and Colonel Mizutani exited the war room.
Kondo Nobutake said to his chief of staff, Colonel Ichiro Kurogo: "Kuroo-kun, we must solve San Marino Island before the arrival of the First Fleet, and attack Oahu, the core island of Hawaii. It is best to capture Honolulu in one fell swoop, otherwise,
You will definitely be laughed at by that guy Takasu Shiro."
"Your Excellency, Commander, tonight is the best time for us to take action. We can give full play to the power of our naval guns without interference from American aircraft. Otherwise, once dawn comes, American shore-based aircraft will definitely fly to bomb us."
By then, even if Admiral Nagumo Tadashi's air fleet dispatches aircraft to fight with the fleet, it will definitely be a bloody battle," Kuroko Ichiro said.
Kondo Nobutake said: "It makes sense. Our second fleet has hundreds of large-caliber artillery pieces. The artillery fire of a heavy cruiser is equivalent to a heavy artillery regiment of the army. Our army can definitely destroy all the artillery on San Marino Island by firing thousands of artillery pieces."
resistance!"
"Order, all ships arrive at San Marino Island and launch a general attack on San Marino Island at dusk. After the bombardment, the Marine Corps launches a general attack on San Marino Island!"
"Hai..."
San Marino Island is located at an observation post in the mountains. Xu Rui raised his telescope and looked at the sea in the distance.
After a while, Xu Rui put down the telescope and said, "Did you see it? The Japs are mobilizing their troops. I estimate that by dusk at the latest, the Japs will launch a second attack."
"Captain, if the enemy chooses to attack when it is dark, then our army's sight will be blocked and it will be difficult to effectively kill the enemy," He Shuya said.
Xu Rui said: "When fighting, sometimes it is not just the eyes, but the brain that is more important."
He Shuya's heart moved and he asked: "Captain, do you have another good idea?"
Xu Rui said: "Do you still remember the tunnel I asked you to dig?"
He Shuya said: "Remember, there were many mountain fortifications and underground fortifications dug by Americans in the past on San Marino Island. After we came to San Marino Island, we dug through all the fortifications during this period and connected them together to form
An underground network."
"It's time to use these underground networks, and here's my plan..."
Xu Rui summoned He Shuya, Leng Tiefeng and others in front of him and began to arrange them...
The setting sun was like blood, and a crimson fire cloud appeared in the sky. It looked particularly strange. Under the reflection of the fire cloud, the sea surface turned blood red. Japanese warships were like steel monsters, constantly approaching San Marino Island.
.
After a while, more than a dozen troop carriers stopped in the shallow water area, the warehouse doors were opened wide, and small boats were pushed out of the warehouses. Each small boat was filled with fully armed Marines wearing black military uniforms.
, then, these soldiers rowed the boat hard towards the shore.
The Japanese Marine Corps has strong combat capabilities. Many Japanese believe that the combat effectiveness of the Japanese Marine Corps far exceeds that of the Army. They have also become Japan's trump card in island landing operations.
After the Pearl Harbor incident, due to the outstanding performance of the Marine Corps in the landing operations, the Japanese Navy was expanding the size of the Marine Corps from a few thousand to tens of thousands. They cooperated with the Army and participated in this attack.
In action in the Hawaiian Islands.
This time, the Second Fleet escorted dozens of transport ships carrying 50,000 Marines and Army soldiers to Hawaii, in order to occupy the entire Hawaiian Islands with the Marine Corps as the main body.
At this time, the sea was full of small boats full of Marines. Nearly 10,000 Marines took advantage of the darkness to prepare for a landing on San Marino Island.
"go ahead!"
On the sea, the Japanese commander kept urging his soldiers to speed up their rowing. To their surprise, the imagined U.S. artillery blockade did not appear, and the entire San Marino Island was so quiet...