Listening to these familiar words, Xu Rui couldn't help but be startled. In the original time and space, these six words were really familiar. For the sake of his comrades, for the country, and for the sake of honor, he could throw his head and blood to fight against his comrades and
Never abandon the country or give up. This is the duty of soldiers.
I have always kept these six words in my mind. Even in this time and space, I have always taken it as my mission to revitalize China and drive out the Japanese invaders. It is precisely because of the support of these six words that I can reach where I am today.
Because of these six words.
This made Xu Rui think of his relatives and comrades-in-arms in another time and space. After such a long time, I wonder how they are doing now? Is the country more prosperous and powerful?
Xu Rui felt a little sad in his heart. This was something he had never felt before. He really felt homesick.
"Old Xu, what are you thinking about?" Leng Tiefeng asked.
"nothing."
"Old Xu, it seems that Bougainville Island is too big and the Japs have a large number of troops. It seems that it cannot be captured in a short time. I heard that MacArthur has a new plan recently and wants to deploy us to other battlefields.
"Leng Tiefeng said.
"If you want to leave, you must first eliminate the Sixth Division before leaving." Xu Rui said decisively.
"Destroy the Sixth Division? The Japanese have basically hollowed out the mountain. People live in the passages of the mountain and don't come out at ordinary times. They rely on the mountain fortifications to confront us. It is not easy to destroy them." Leng Tiefeng shook his head.
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Xu Rui said: "We have to think of a good way."
Xu Rui fell into deep thought and closed his eyes slightly. At this time, Leng Tiefeng knew that Xu Rui must be thinking about important issues, so he did not dare to disturb Xu Rui.
After a while, Xu Rui opened his eyes and said, "There is a way."
"What can we do?" Leng Tiefeng said.
"Hey, you will know later, I will go find MacArthur right now."
At this time, MacArthur was also looking for Xu Rui. After such a long offensive and defensive battle on Bougainville Island, MacArthur had lost confidence in seizing the island. Therefore, he decided to leave a certain amount of troops to continue the siege of Bougainville Island.
While going to attack other important islands, MacArthur wanted to withdraw the Chinese troops and leave Australian and New Zealand troops to replace them.
This time, MacArthur brought together Wang Yaowu, Liao Yaoxiang, Xu Rui, and the commanders of the US Army divisions that landed on the island. MacArthur said straight to the point: "Everyone, the Pacific War cannot stagnate because of a small island. We cannot stay on the island indefinitely.
This drags on, so I decided that the Australian and New Zealand troops will take over our combat tasks, and we will launch the next phase of the operation and attack the Marshall Islands."
Xu Rui's mind moved. In the Pacific War, was MacArthur's island-hopping tactic finally about to begin?
The island hopping tactic is not to use the tactics of recovering each island one by one, but to recover one island, skip the next island, and capture the next island, especially skipping over the Japanese islands that are more stubbornly defended.
By island hopping and occupation, sea and air blockades were used to isolate the islands occupied by the Japanese army, forcing them to finally surrender or starve to death. This greatly improved the progress and effectiveness of the recovery.
This not only avoids the loss of direct attack, but also allows for rapid advancement. The Japanese have no strong strongholds. After being blocked, they are subject to air attacks every day. Even supplies become a problem. They often do nothing or destroy themselves, which makes the defenses established by the Japanese
The chain became fragmented, and the head and tail could not care about each other, which wasted a lot of people and war materials.
Of course Xu Rui understood that with the U.S. Navy and Air Force having absolute control of the sea, MacArthur's island-hopping tactic was definitely the most effective way to reduce losses and speed up the war process. But now, he can't leave because Bougainville Island is now
The Japs on board were the Sixth Division, the executioners of the Nanjing Massacre. If they were not informed of all of them, they would have trouble sleeping and eating.
Wang Yaowu and Liao Yaoxiang also had the same idea as Xu Rui. As Chinese, they all took it as their own duty to destroy the Japanese Sixth Division. When this opportunity was right in front of them, how could they give up?
At the moment, Liao Yaoxiang put forward his own idea.
MacArthur said: "We have placed a large number of effective forces on this island, which is a waste of war resources. Our forces must be transported to more important places."
Xu Rui said: "General MacArthur, I know that the island hopping tactic is a good tactic, but if I have a way to eliminate the Japanese on the entire Bougainville Island within a month, we must capture the entire Bougainville."
We will evacuate after reaching the island.”
"A month? With the current situation, even if it takes a year, we will not be able to capture Bougainville Island. Do you want to carry out a second Trojan horse plan? Although the Japanese are stupid, they will not be fooled again," MacArthur said.
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Xu Rui said: "What if I can eliminate the Japanese on the island within a month?"
"If you can really do it, I can let your Chinese troops stay on the island for a month, but our American troops have to evacuate first." MacArthur said.
"No problem." Xu Ruixin said that the combat effectiveness of your American army is not as strong as that of the Chinese army. There is little point in staying on the island, and it is no big deal if you leave.
MacArthur continued: "I am very curious, how can you clear all the Japanese underground fortifications on the island within a month?"
The current situation is that the Japanese fortifications on the ground have been basically destroyed, but the Japanese rely on the underground fortifications to confront the Chinese and American Allies. The underground fortifications are very strong, and neither aircraft bombs nor artillery shells can attack the underground fortifications.
Effective destruction, so MacArthur was not optimistic about Xu Rui.
Xu Rui said: "If we just use artillery shells and bombs to attack the Japanese underground fortifications, it will naturally not have much effect. However, if we use cement to block all the tunnel entrances, what will be the result?"
MacArthur's eyes lit up. In an instant, MacArthur understood Xu Rui's intention. As soon as his mind changed, MacArthur's face showed an expression of ecstasy.
"Xu, you are really a genius. If this is the case, within a month, we can completely bury all the underground fortifications of the Japanese Japs, bury the Japanese Japs alive in the mountains, and thus occupy the entire Bougainville Island. Not only Bougainville
Island, we can apply this new method of warfare to the entire Pacific battlefield, which will not only reduce casualties, but also save time and greatly improve war efficiency." MacArthur said.
"General MacArthur, I call this tactic the rat burying tactic. I calculated that the entire clearing operation on Bougainville Island would require at least hundreds of thousands of tons of cement," Xu Rui said.
"Okay, I will give you as much cement as you want. The Japanese love to drill holes in the ground, so let them stay in there for the rest of their lives!" MacArthur said happily.
"The best thing is that your American troops can evacuate first. As for the Sixth Division on the island, it belongs to us Chinese!"
"Yes, the Sixth Division belongs to us Chinese, and we all need to stay!" Wang Yaowu and Liao Yaoxiang also stood up and expressed.
MacArthur smiled bitterly and said: "Actually, these tasks are completely left to the Australian and New Zealand troops. I really don't understand what you Chinese think."
"Mr. MacArthur, during the Nanjing Massacre, hundreds of thousands of compatriots were killed by the Japanese. The Sixth Division was the biggest executioner in the Nanjing Massacre. It is the wish of every Chinese to kill all the Sixth Division.
." Liao Yaoxiang said.
MacArthur shrugged and said: "I respect you, but you only have one month. After one month, no matter what the situation is, my transport ship will come to pick you up."
"One month is enough time." Xu Rui looked at the mountains in the distance, his eyes thoughtful...
After the meeting, Wang Yaowu invited Liao Yaoxiang and Xu Rui to have lunch. This was an unprecedented first time. Especially Xu Rui's third regiment, although it was affiliated to the Chinese Expeditionary Force, was actually not the same as the New Sixth Army and the 70th Army.
The four armies are completely not under each other's control, and due to historical reasons, Xu Rui, Liao Yaoxiang and Wang Yaowu do not trust each other, and sometimes they even watch each other's fun.
However, at this time, the three of them had a feeling of sympathy for each other. Xu Rui agreed to Wang Yaowu's invitation and came to Wang Yaowu's headquarters and had a simple luncheon with only three people participating.
Wang Yaowu said: "Through today's events, I finally understand that there may be some differences in ideas between us, and there may even be some misunderstandings and estrangements, but we are all Chinese and we have the same goal, to destroy the Japanese devils.
Therefore, no matter what the future of China is, at least we are now on the same front and belong to China's national defense forces. We must unite to completely eliminate the Japanese Sixth Division!"
"Commander Wang, actually what you said is also what I want to say in my heart." Xu Rui said.
Liao Yaoxiang also said: "No matter what happens to him in the future, we are soldiers. Our first task is to protect our country and make our nation prosperous. If this is the case, there will be no regrets even if we die!"
Xu Rui's heart felt hot. He could see that Liao Yaoxiang and Wang Yaowu were also upright and sincere men. They were not lying. Although they had different ideas from them, he really admired them. At the very least, they were doing their best to protect the country and the country.
The nation is strong and hard-working, and it is a joy to get to know them.
Thinking of this, Xu Rui said: "Then let's have a drink today and kill the Japanese together tomorrow!"
"Kill the devil!"
The three of them drank the brandy in their glasses.
At this moment, Xu Rui couldn't help but wonder, if Chinese people were like Wang Yaowu and Liao Yaoxiang, who had no selfish motives and acted entirely out of national interests, would China still need to endure so much suffering?
No matter what is right or wrong today, in the future, I will shed my blood to write about the Spring and Autumn Period, and completely annihilate the Sixth Division of the Little Japs today!
