The advantage of having two cruisers to escort the ship was that the fleet went all the way to Rabaul without hindrance...... The Japanese thought that the ships were escorted by warships, and that there must be no problem with their identity, so Rabaul arrived even half an hour earlier than expected.

At this time, the sky was just dawning, but the port of Rabaul was very lively, loading, unloading, boarding, disembarking...... There was a commotion everywhere.

The fleet of Zhang Chi and others waited for more than an hour before finally entering the port, and then began to disembark under the shouts of several Japanese soldiers.

After getting off the boat, Zhang Chi couldn't help but be startled by the scene he saw...... An aircraft carrier was parked not far away, and Zhang Chi recognized it as the "Xianghe" from the broadside.

It turned out that in the last naval battle, the Japanese aircraft carrier "Zuizuru" was heavily damaged and had to be towed back to Japan for overhaul, and the "Xianghe" was only slightly damaged, and at the same time, the port of Rabaul also had the ability to repair it, so it was left in Rabaul for repair.

At this time, the "Shozuru" was nearing completion, and as soon as Koga decided to wait for its completion, he sent it to the sea to support the operations on the islands around Rabaul.

Zhang Chi didn't dare to look at it more, because at this time, a Japanese officer had already shouted at Zhang Chi and other "Korean engineers": "Everyone, thank you for coming!" Be sure to be ready to set off before 2 p.m. to reinforce New Georgia, where you will be required to build an airfield for the Imperial Army and fight with the Imperial Army! ”

Hearing this, Zhang Chi couldn't help but be stunned, which meant that they had just landed in Rabaul and were about to be sent to New Georgia......

As a result, the new regiment will not only not be able to complete the task of sneaking up on Rabaul, but will also be sent to Georgia Island, where the US and Japanese forces are fighting fiercely...... Needless to say, what this means is that the new regiment will be in a very awkward position, whether they want to help the Japanese army fight or the American army?

If it was to help the Japanese army fight, it would be fratricidal.

And helping the U.S. military in the war might be able to take New Georgia, but the plan to capture Rabaul was stillborn, or worse. This would also serve as a wake-up call to the Japanese army, as it was to tell the Japanese that the Chinese and American forces were trying to infiltrate Rabaul by camouflage.

Park Jung-hyung, who can understand Japanese, was also shocked when he heard this, and he obviously didn't expect this accident to happen.

After thinking about it, Zhang Chi said to the Japanese officer in stiff Japanese: "Your Excellency Nakasa, there are still eight hours until two o'clock in the afternoon, can we just sit here?" ”

"Bastard, do you have an opinion?" The Japanese army Nakasa's face sank, and his eyes stared at Zhang Chi fiercely: "You must know that the soldiers on the front line are still fighting bloody battles with the enemy, you are just waiting here for a few hours, and you can't do such an easy task?!" ”

"No, no......" Zhang Chi explained: "Your Excellency Nakasa has misunderstood! I mean. We're 3,000 men, and we still have eight hours to go, and the port seems to be busy, so can you give us some tasks so that we can do more for the Imperial Army!" ”

The Japanese soldier Nakazo was still full of anger just now, and as soon as he heard this, he immediately relaxed, and nodded appreciatively at Zhang Chi with a thumbs up: "Very good, all the gentlemen want to pay homage to this ...... Shaozo learns, if everyone has the spirit of Shaozo's initiative and dedication. Why worry about the undefeated ghosts of the United States? Why worry about the Great East Asia War not being won?! Long live the Emperor! ”

"Hooray!"

"Hooray!"

……

The task was quickly assigned, and the task was to carry the supplies brought by the car to the warship.

But of course, this was just a cover for Zhang Chi, and when he was a porter for less than an hour, Zhang Chi glanced at the battalion commanders. Then let them take the plan and spread it out...... At this time, the port can be said to be chaotic, and everyone's military uniforms are almost the same, and no one cares where they go with the crowd.

As for the fact that the Japanese Nakasa couldn't find the engineer team at two o'clock in the afternoon, it was more likely that he only suspected that this unit had been requisitioned by other convoys or something. After all, Rabaul was already in a mess at this time, and even the Japanese army Nakasa himself may not remember the agreement at two o'clock in the afternoon.

So the army was divided into three parts.

The first part was the second battalion led by the "engineer battalion commander".

This part remained in the port to prepare for the control of the port and the landing of the new 2nd and 3rd regiments. Their task was relatively simple, they only needed to cause chaos in the harbor so that they could not organize defenses against the landing of the new 2nd and 3rd regiments at night. It's obvious, though. Their casualties are likely to be even greater, as it would almost mean that an entire battalion of their troops would be thrown into an "infiltration war" against the port.

However, Zhang Chi also gave the "engineer battalion commander" a new task, that is, to control the "Xianghe" docked at the port as much as possible...... You must know that it is an aircraft carrier, and it is also an "ideal" aircraft carrier with excellent performance in all aspects of the Japanese army, if such an aircraft carrier can be captured, it can set a historical precedent, to a large extent, boost the morale of the Allied forces, and at the same time hit the morale of the Japanese army.

What's more, if this aircraft carrier can be captured, it will also allow the US military to study the data of many Japanese aircraft carriers, so it will be like the captured Zero fighter, which will expose the advantages and disadvantages of the Japanese aircraft carrier.

Of course, Zhang Chi did not ask the "engineer battalion commander" to do it, because this task seemed to be a bit beyond the scope of the second battalion.

The second part was the third battalion led by the "tank battalion commander".

Go deep into the tunnels of the Japanese army to find and attack the Japanese ammunition depots, headquarters, and possibly destroy their headquarters to throw the Japanese into chaos.

This part of the task was relatively difficult, as they had to infiltrate the tunnels and engage the Japanese in tunnel warfare...... However, at this time, the identity of the new regiment was still "Korean sappers", and it was normal for "Korean sappers" to build tunnels, so they could use this to enter the tunnels and seize key points of the tunnels without the Japanese being prepared. The Japanese army, on the other hand, may suffer a big loss because it is unprepared.

The third part was a battalion led by Zhang Chi.

Needless to say, this part of the task is to occupy the airfield more than ten kilometers from the port...... As I said before, the most important thing in an island battle or landing battle is air supremacy, and airports are the foundation of air supremacy.

Of course, the Japanese knew this, so it is conceivable that the seizure of the airfield would be a vicious battle and that it would likely be fought over and over again.

(To be continued.) )