The training was carried out intensely on Kuah Island for more than half a month, and the more Zhang Chi trained, the more bottomless he became.

It's a bit like a pre-exam revision...... Before the review, I always thought that I could do everything, and it was okay to get a high score, but as soon as I reviewed, I found that I had almost forgotten all the previous knowledge, so I became less and less confident.

Zhang Chi didn't know the bottom of his heart, because he got more detailed information about Rabaul from Park Jung-hyung, so he felt that this battle would not be as simple as he thought before.

The difficulty is mainly that there are too many targets to attack, such as airports, ports, bunkers, warehouses, headquarters, etc.

Among them, airports and ports are easier, because these cannot be hidden underground, while others, such as warehouses and headquarters, are mostly hidden in underground tunnels, and even if they occupy the surface position, it is difficult to attack them, especially since there are many fortifications built after Park Jung-hyung.

At this time, Zhang Chi received a call from Halsey.

"Zhang!" Halsey asked on the phone, "Are you ready?" ”

Hearing this, Zhang Chi couldn't help but be stunned: "General, have the Japanese in Rabaul been emptied?" ”

"No, no!" Halsey sighed.

"Then why ......"

"Here's the thing!" Halsey replied: "Under our offensive on land and sea, most of the Japanese forces have been transferred by us, including the warships that were originally stationed at Rabaul, and their warplanes have been sent out to provide air cover for the fighting on the surrounding islands. ”

"Hmm!" Zhang Chi nodded.

This was in line with Zhang Chi's previous prediction, Rabaul's warships and ships had to deliver supplies for the surrounding islands, and the warplanes had to compete with the Allies for air supremacy or cover warships...... So during this time, there were Japanese troops busy.

"According to our estimates......" After a pause, Halsey continued: "There are about 20,000 Japanese troops in Rabaul now!" ”

"20,000?" Hearing this, Zhang Chi couldn't help frowning.

There are only more than 10,000 people in the new first division...... If this was a previous ground battle, then it would be fine, the new 1st Division could rely on its combat experience and the superiority of American equipment to defeat one enemy and two enemies, and in fact the new 1st Division defeated the Japanese army several times its own on Kuah Island, which is no longer a fantasy talk.

But the problem is that the new regiment uses Japanese-style equipment. Although the new 2nd and 3rd regiments were equipped with American-style equipment, they were to be able to gain a foothold on Rabaul first in order to land operations...... This is not what the new 1st Division is good at, and in this case, with 10,000 people against 20,000 Japanese troops, Zhang Chi is really not sure.

"But we can't wait!" Halsey goes on to explain why: "The Japanese cargo ships and tankers were constantly transporting troops to Rabaul, and on the other hand, ...... As you know, the combat effectiveness of our submarines is limited and cannot effectively hit the transport and supply lines of the Japanese, so the Japanese forces in Rabaul actually have a tendency to grow! ”

When I heard this, I understood that in fact, it was not the limited combat effectiveness of US submarines, but the problem of US torpedoes. As mentioned before, the US submarine fired more than a dozen torpedoes at the Japanese tanker, but none of them exploded......

This resulted in the "Battle of the Wheels", in which the Allies succeeded in transferring the Japanese troops out of Rabaul, but the Japanese reinforcements were greater than the troops that were transferred.

"Besides...... "Halsey continued," "we were fortunate enough to have captured three Japanese cargo ships the other day, just in time for you to sneak into Rabaul, if the time is delayed...... There is a possibility that the Japanese will be suspicious! ”

Zhang Chi understood what Halsey meant...... The Japanese would calculate from the departure time of the cargo ship when the cargo ship would arrive in Rabaul, and a delay of one or two days would not be a problem, and it would be fine to say that it was a mechanical failure or to avoid the Allied blockade, but if it was delayed for too long. That's probably going to be a problem.

After thinking about it, Zhang Chi replied: "No problem, we are ready!" ”

"Good!" Halsey replied, "Prepare yourself and board the ship tonight!" ”

After hanging up the phone, Zhang Chi was stunned for a while. He knew his troops were ill-prepared, but the current situation left him with no choice.

At seven o'clock in the evening of the same day, Zhang Chi and his troops boarded the ship at the port of Lunga...... Since the complete withdrawal of Japanese troops from Kuah, American sappers have built a port at Cape Lunga. Of course. The port is shallow, determined by the depth of the water near Cape Lunga, and can only be docked by troop carriers or small transport ships.

Halsey and the guards rushed to the port to see Zhang Chi off.

"Colonel!" Halsey patted his slack on the shoulder and said, "I know the point of haste. But I hope you understand......"

"I understand, General!" Zhang Chi replied.

Zhang Chi, who came from the rain of bullets, knew for a long time that it was impossible for you to wait for you to be fully prepared on the battlefield.

Halsey nodded, "So...... I won't say more, I wish you all a happy hunt! ”

Hearing this, Zhang Chi couldn't help laughing, for such a dangerous task, Halsey actually used the word "hunting" to describe it.

"Thank you!" Zhang Chi replied, "Do you need me to bring back any prey?" ”

"Well......" Halsey replied after a moment's thought, "if you can, bring me Rabaul!" ”

As he spoke, Zhang Chi and Halsey looked at each other and smiled.

"Zhang!" Pete held Zhang Chi's hand tightly and said, "Kill a few more devils for me, let's Rabaul!" ”

Since this mission was to disguise himself as North Korean sappers, Pete and other American advisers with American faces naturally did not participate, otherwise they would be exposed.

"See you at Rabaul!" Zhang Chi replied.

With that, he boarded the troop carrier with the guards.

Looking at the troop carriers that were gradually disappearing into the darkness, Pete asked Halsey, "General, can they take Rabaul?" ”

"Of course!" Halsey replied, "I never doubted that!" Because they are an invincible army, as General Stilwell said! ”

After a pause, Halsey said, "At the same time, they are also a terrible army, I hope you will not be an enemy of them in the future!" ”

"General!" Hearing this, Pete couldn't help but be surprised: "You mean that we may become enemies of them in the future?" ”

"Who knows?" Halsey smiled: "Lieutenant Colonel, we are just soldiers, it is not up to us to decide whether we are friends or foes, we are just fighting for the interests of the country." Now we are comrades-in-arms with the Chinese, that is because of national interests, and in the future we may also become enemies because of national interests, understand? ”

Pete couldn't help but nod, and after a long time muttered, "I hope there won't be such a day!" ”

(To be continued.) )