Although he was violently attacked by naval guns, Kawaguchi Kiyoshi still ordered his men to attack Lunga Ridge, because Kawaguchi Kiyoshi knew that he had no other way to go. Retreating would mean death, and advancing would also lead to death. Instead of waiting,
To die, it is better to fight to the death and find a way out.
At this time, the Japanese Japs gave full play to the so-called Bushido spirit. Due to the low terrain, these Japs simply gave up shooting, hung their bayonets on their guns, and charged towards the top of the mountain with howling screams.
Finally, some of the Japanese soldiers broke through the blockage of artillery shells and successfully climbed to the top of the mountain.
"beat!"
As Xu Rui roared, the second and third battalions immediately fired wildly at the Japanese.
"The Chinese are the Chinese!"
It was only then that the Japanese who climbed to the top of the mountain were surprised to find that those who blocked them were not so-called American soldiers, but Chinese soldiers.
"General Kawaguchi, it has been proven that the enemies in front of us are not Americans, but Chinese!" Maeda shouted into the walkie-talkie.
Kawaguchi Kiyoshi was shocked. Hearing the gunshots on the ridge like fried beans, he suddenly woke up. It turned out to be like this. He had always thought that the American soldiers were a group of new recruits and could not have such a strong combat effectiveness. Now all the mysteries have been solved.
, it turns out that the people fighting against him have always been the Chinese, and it seems that they should still be the elite troops of the Chinese.
Damn it, why did the Chinese come to the Pacific battlefield? If they didn't just stay in China, why did they come here to fight against the imperial army?
Got it! The Americans must have made a deal with the Chinese. Damn it! Kawaguchi Kiyoshi was sweating coldly. He couldn't imagine what would happen if China's elite soldiers trained through several years of war of resistance were paired with the Americans' advanced weapons.
What kind of chemical effect, perhaps, such a combination will be fatal to the imperial army.
"Maeda Toshi, order your troops to charge forward and destroy them!" Kawaguchi Kiyoshi shouted into the walkie-talkie.
"General, the firepower of the Chinese is too fierce. They are equipped with a large number of submachine guns. Our single-shot rifles have no effect at all. Oh my God, this is a massacre!" Maeda Toshi shouted on the walkie-talkie.
"Maeda Toshi, you are a warrior of the empire. I order you to seize the position immediately, at all costs!"
"But General..."
"Maeda Toshi, didn't you understand what I said? If you fail, then I will go. We have no way out, we can only move forward, not retreat!" Kawaguchi Kiyoshi shouted.
"Hai!"
Maeda Toshi put down the microphone. He knew that now the Americans had the advantage in the sea and air. Even this sneak attack at night, the imperial transport ship was secretly carried out at night. If the Yankees discovered it, the fate of the transport ship could only be
It was sunk, and he had no other choice but to fight. If the Lunga Ridge could not be captured, after daybreak, the American aircraft and artillery would take advantage, and the only thing waiting for the Kawaguchi detachment would be the complete annihilation of the entire army.
"For the Japanese Empire, move forward!"
Maeda Lee took off his snow-white shirt, revealing his strong muscles, then tied the white samurai scarf on his head, held the command sword in his hand, and shouted: "Forward!"
"go ahead!"
Thousands of Japanese soldiers, with samurai scarves tied on their heads and bayonets in their pockets, made the most violent charge towards the top of the mountain!
"Onboard!"
"Long Live His Majesty the Emperor!"
The second and third battalions kept shooting forward. However, unexpectedly, a group of Japanese soldiers came up from behind. The distance was too close and it was too late to reload the submachine gun. Gao Chu shouted: "Group of three,
Use a pistol to deal with the devils!"
The next moment, the soldiers of the second and third battalions took out their M1911 pistols. They formed a group of three and started shooting back to back at the Japanese who were coming from all directions.
Previously, Xu Rui asked MacArthur for two thousand M1911 pistols. MacArthur originally wondered why Xu Rui wanted so many pistols. Now the answer has been revealed. Three people form a group and using pistols to deal with the Japanese charges is the best way.
Xu Rui knew very well that the Japanese soldiers had all undergone rigorous bayonet fighting training. In one-on-one situations, neither American soldiers nor Chinese soldiers could be opponents of the Japanese soldiers. On the Chinese anti-Japanese battlefield, the three Japanese soldiers fought against each other.
With cooperation, they can often kill a dozen Chinese soldiers who are a head taller than them.
Although the Third Regiment has undergone rigorous training, if they really engage in a bayonet fight with the Japanese, they may not necessarily lose, but they will definitely pay a huge price.
Therefore, Xu Rui designed a perfect formation to deal with the Japanese bayonet. That is, a group of three people, two of whom use pistols to cover and shoot, and the other person changes ammunition. If the cover fire is continuously cycled, you can shoot accurately without interruption.
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The magazine capacity of the M1911 pistol is 7 bullets. As long as you shoot accurately, you can completely block the enemy's attack.
Facts have proved that Xu Rui's tactics against the Japanese bayonet were a great success on the battlefield. The soldiers of the third regiment were in groups of three, shooting back to back and killing the approaching Japanese one by one. The Japanese could not even
Rushed within five meters of the Chinese soldiers.
"Pah...pah...pah..."
As the Japanese soldiers continued to fall, the soldiers of the second and third battalions began to turn from defense to attack, and kept pushing forward, squeezing the attacking Japanese soldiers from both sides down the mountain. On the top of the mountain, there were people shot to death with pistols everywhere.
Devil corpse.
The Japanese were also made of flesh and blood. They were finally defeated under the joint strangulation of the Second and Third Battalions, leaving nearly a thousand corpses on the mountainside and on the top of the mountain. Colonel Maeda Toshi was directing the soldiers to charge, but he was killed by a flying gun.
A stray bullet hit his temple and he fell to the ground. With the death of Colonel Maeda Toshio, the Japanese offensive was finally disintegrated and they all retreated to the foot of the mountain.
The fierce fighting that night was extremely fierce. Under the joint stranglehold of the US artillery and the third regiment, the Japanese lost more than a thousand people. By now, the Kawaguchi detachment that landed had lost one-third of its troops. Kawaguchi knew that the base camp still underestimated
The strength of the enemy troops stationed on the island, especially the appearance of the Chinese army, shocked Kawaguchi. He did not expect that the Chinese army would actually intervene in the Pacific battlefield. In this way, with the strong quality of the Chinese soldiers and the advanced weapons of the US military,
It will definitely be a powerful enemy of the Japanese army.
Kawaguchi Kiyoshi immediately reported the situation to his superiors via the radio and fed it back to the Japanese base camp.
Regarding the Chinese army's intervention in the Pacific battlefield, there are two opinions within the Japanese base camp. One is led by Navy Minister Admiral Kaida. He believes that the Chinese army's combat effectiveness is very poor. Even if it intervenes in the Pacific battlefield, there is no need to worry. They are just giving lives to the Japanese army.
That's all.
Another opinion is led by the Minister of War, General Harem Jun. Harem Jun believes that the involvement of Chinese troops in the Pacific battlefield will cause many difficulties and some uncertain factors for Japan in the Pacific battlefield.
Although the Chinese army has lower combat effectiveness than the Japanese army, it has rich combat experience. What it lacks is weapons and equipment. Once they are equipped with the advanced weapons of the US military, they will definitely be able to explode into powerful combat effectiveness and become a formidable enemy of the Japanese army in the Pacific battlefield.
The latter opinion gradually gained the upper hand, and then the Japanese base camp immediately made a decision to ask Kawaguchi Kiyoshi to immediately find out the scale and number of Chinese troops entering the Pacific.
At the same time, the Japanese base camp launched its own intelligence network to capture all information about the Chinese expeditionary force to the Pacific battlefield.
Soon, intelligence about China's expeditionary force to the Pacific continued to gather at the Japanese base camp in Tokyo. The numbers of the Chinese army also appeared on the Japanese combat map in the Pacific.
Admiral Kaitian, Minister of the Navy, said: "As you can see from the map, the Chinese Expeditionary Force has two armies and one regiment on the Pacific battlefield, namely the New Sixth Army and the Seventy-fourth Army, as well as Xu Rui's third regiment."
"Xu Rui arrived in the Pacific battlefield?" Lieutenant General Qin Yansanlang, deputy chief of the army, was shocked. Now, Xu Rui's name is like a nightmare to the Japanese. The Japanese tried every means to get rid of Xu Rui.
But in the end, they were all resolved by Xu Rui one by one. From Damei Mountain to Shanghai, from Suiyuan to Fengtian, from Wujiashan to the Pacific Ocean, and even Tokyo, Xu Rui's footprints were left everywhere. Under Xu Rui's constant attacks, the Japanese army
The losses were heavy, and even the emperor was so frightened by Xu Rui that he went insane.
Unexpectedly, Xu Rui is now in the Pacific battlefield again. This nightmare of the Japanese Empire is really everywhere.
"Baga, it's Xu Rui again, why is he everywhere?" Qin Yansanlang said.
General Chun of the Harem also said: "Wasn't he in Wujiashan in the Northeast a while ago? How could he go to the Pacific battlefield?"
Haitian said: "We will discuss this later. The problem now is that Xu Rui has arrived in the Pacific battlefield and will cause us a lot of trouble."
Harem Chun nodded and said: "Yes, not only Xu Rui, but also the New Sixth Army and the Seventy-Fourth Army. These two armies are the most powerful troops of the Chongqing government. Now they have also been transferred to the Pacific battlefield. This will give us
It has caused great difficulties. It seems that the Americans must have reached some kind of deal with the Chinese, otherwise, China would not have sent all its most elite troops to the Pacific battlefield."
Kaida said: "This deal is most likely at the expense of Japan's interests, but now we can no longer care about so much. The top priority is that we must take Guadalcanal and cut off the connection between the United States and Australia."
Lieutenant General Ito Seiichi, deputy chief of the Navy, said: "Everyone, not long ago, the aircraft carrier battle group of our combined fleet was severely defeated in the waters of Guadalcanal. Four aircraft carriers were sunk and one was seriously injured. I believe everyone knows this.
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Harem Chunyi was quite dissatisfied, thinking that your navy has suffered such a big setback and is still showing off its power here. The final battle cannot be solved by the army? Just like this battle for Guadalcanal, can it be done without the army?