The battle began with the bombardment of Japanese warships.

The Japanese warships docked in the waters near Kuah Island concentrated their guns of various calibers and concentrated their firepower and, under the instructions of the seaplanes, bombarded the US positions and the junction of the Chinese and US defense lines for 20 minutes.

Moreover, Zhang Chi also noticed that the shells fired by the Japanese naval guns were all high-explosive shells.

Of course, it is correct to use high-explosive shells on Kuah Island, because high-explosive shells are loaded with ********, and the shells that explode after detonation will turn into high-heat and sharp shrapnel that will shoot at high speed, causing great damage to infantry.

But such a fight is very dangerous for warships, because the main opponent of warships is always warships, and high-explosive shells are likely not enough to penetrate the armor of enemy warships...... If the Japanese warships were to simultaneously provide fire cover and sea alert for Kuah Island and prepare for battle with the U.S. warships, there would inevitably be a situation in which two types of shells would have to be carried, and there might be a shortage of both shells, or even confusion.

Facts also proved that Zhang Chi's idea was right, and the Japanese army suffered this loss in the subsequent naval battle.

Of course, the Japanese Navy at this time was sure that the US Navy would not dare to challenge them at night...... As for the warships, the last naval battle of "Iron Bottom Bay" has proved that although the American warships are also very strong in firepower, they are far inferior to the Japanese in terms of training and combat experience, especially in night battles.

Therefore, at this time, the Japanese Navy was relieved to load a ship full of high-explosive bombs and dump them on Kuah Island.

Although none of these shells fell on the positions of the Chinese army, Zhang Chi still felt a wave of heat coming from the flank fire.

Seeing that many American GIs in the US military position were being beaten in panic and scurrying around in the artillery fire, Zhang Chi couldn't help but shake his head...... Recruits are always recruits, and no matter how they explain themselves, they will still be in chaos under artillery fire.

As soon as the artillery stopped, there was a scream from the American camp, followed by the American GIs shouting the roars of the medical soldiers.

However, the Japanese army simply did not give the American army time to breathe. As soon as the artillery stopped, several flares came from the direction of the Japanese troops...... This is to let the attacking Japanese see the terrain of the enemy position in front of them, and the soldiers who are about to charge will remember the terrain in their minds, choose a good route, and then charge with the imprint.

After a while, the light of the flares slowly faded in the air, and in the moment the light faded, the Japanese soldiers launched an offensive with the howl of the officer.

Their offensive was exactly as Zhang Chi thought. It is mainly aimed at the US defense line, and the focus is on the junction of the Chinese and American armies.

Zhang Chi thought that this should be the reason why the Japanese army misjudged the combat effectiveness of the Chinese and American armies...... They must have thought that the U.S. military was more advanced in equipment and firepower, so it was more combative, and the Chinese army was nothing more than an assistant to the Yankees or even a colonial army.

It is no wonder that the Japanese army thought so, because on the surface, it was true, the equipment of the Chinese Expeditionary Force came from the United States, and many American instructors were placed in the troops, and even the Chinese Expeditionary Force was commanded by American officers...... Of course, the Japanese did not know that this command was actually only nominal. At this time, the Chinese Expeditionary Force had already won the lead because of its outstanding combat performance in Burma, and the American instructors who were supposed to control and command the Expeditionary Force became ornaments or assistants.

The Japanese attack was fierce, and most of them were experienced veterans, which can be seen from their charging and leaping movements...... They always fell down in time when the American flares fired, and then jumped up and rushed forward when the light of the flares was a little weaker, and even some Japanese soldiers jumped up from their hiding places and rushed to another hiding place under the light of the flares, and then quickly lay down. Although the machine guns and rifle bullets of the American army chased him vigorously, they were always half a beat slower.

That's the difference between a veteran and a recruit.

Veterans are characterized by their boldness and carefulness on the battlefield. Because they can accurately grasp the psychology of the enemy, they naturally have a kind of momentum that can suppress the opponent, and even take the matter of losing their lives in a war as a joke.

Recruits, on the other hand, often lose their thinking and anticipating abilities because of too much pressure or too much nervousness, and they only know how to mechanically pull the trigger when they see the enemy according to the position where the enemy appears. Of course, such a shot is mostly lucky if it can hit the enemy.

If this was in the past, then the US military's shooting really didn't need much accuracy. All they needed to do was use a rain of bullets and a sea of shells to crush the Japanese troops.

But at this time, the U.S. troops on Kuah Island were different from what they used to be.

The reason, of course, is the lack of supplies on the island...... When the navy withdrew, less than a quarter of the supplies left on the island were expected, and although the Sino-American coalition forces grabbed a lot of Japanese ammunition when they occupied the airfield, those ammunition were not compatible with American weapons, and the most that could be used was grenades, explosive packs, and the like.

In the time that followed, although the U.S. military had been hoping to send supplies from Australia by transport ships to Kuah Island. But it's a pity...... The waters near Kuah Island are full of Japanese submarines, and in addition to the bombing and blockade of Japanese fighters from time to time, there are only a few transport ships that can safely reach Kuah Island, and those supplies are just a drop in the bucket for the more than 10,000 Sino-US allied troops on the island.

So at this time, the American army was very troubled: they had to repel these Japanese troops in front of them while saving ammunition, which was not what they were good at.

On several occasions, the Japanese even rushed into the US defense line, but fortunately, Zhang Chi promptly commanded mortars to bombard their follow-up troops, which temporarily solved the urgent needs of the US army.

But this is enough for the US military, because the US military has never been good at hand-to-hand combat, especially when they rush into the US defense line, they often hold cluster grenades or even explosive packs that are ignited...... This kind of combat method has never been seen and cannot be imagined by the US military.

So in less than ten minutes, Zhang Chi received a call from Clifton.

"Zhang!" Clifton panted on the other end of the phone and said, "The Japanese are crazy, we can't stand it anymore, you guys should do something!" ”

But what can Zhang Chi do?

Zhang Chi knew very well that if he led troops to reinforce the US army like this, it was very likely that he would fall into the hands of the Japanese army...... The American GIs, who were fighting nervously, could not distinguish which were Chinese and which were Japanese.

(To be continued.) )