The news of the sinking of a Japanese submarine by the "Ziqiang" soon spread throughout Rabaul...... This also includes the army and the air force at the airport.

It is said that he was a squadron leader who had participated in the Songhu War of Resistance and had participated in the bombing of the Japanese Navy's flagship "Izumo." Unfortunately, due to the obsolescence of the Chinese Air Force's fighters, the "Izumo" was only seriously injured and withdrawn from the battlefield in the end, despite its careful planning and heroic fighting spirit.

Zhang Junhua and Wang Mazi both sent congratulatory messages to the navy, of course, Zhang Chi knew that Wang Mazi's congratulatory telegram must have been written by the adjutant.

Liu Guangzhong is happy now, and when he meets people, he says: "Damn, this can be regarded as a bad mouth, look at the little devil is still arrogant!" ”

Moreover, Liu Guangzhong also knew very well that he would use this incident to build momentum, and then he called on all sailors to learn from the "Ziqiang," and even asked the sailors of the "Ziqiang" to give lectures everywhere to introduce the victorious experience of this naval battle.

In fact, there is no experience to talk about, and a large part of it is blindfolded, and some of the sailors on the "Ziqiang" are even confused, and he still does not believe that others have sunk the Japanese submarine.

However, Liu Guangzhong was right in doing so, which was to set an example for the Chinese Navy, and at the same time to tell the Chinese Navy that the destroyer they were using was fully capable of defeating the Japanese Navy, so that the Chinese sailors would be more motivated and confident.

However, in fact, the most widely circulated are the handfuls of potatoes thrown out by Zhang Chi...... Wang Mazi even made a phone call to Zhang Chi's regiment headquarters and said, "Good boy, you have made meritorious service again!" I heard that you blew up the devil submarine with potatoes? How?! ”

Hearing this, Zhang Chi's head was black...... Potatoes can also blow up submarines? This is too much!

But it should be said that the Chinese army seems to have this habit...... In fact, it cannot be said that Chinese soldiers have such a habit, but if the Chinese army is underdeveloped in communication, and the transmission of information basically depends on word of mouth, and the state still intends to exaggerate the military exploits to boost morale, they will have this habit of becoming more and more mysterious.

And this incident even alarmed General Halsey and Brigadier General William on Kuah Island.

"William!" Halsey said to Brigadier General William: "Look, they blew up a Japanese submarine in Rabaul before you were officially in office!" ”

William nodded, he had heard from White earlier, and what he couldn't imagine was ...... Zhang Chi, who made him feel awkward, also used potatoes to resolve a crisis and successfully turned defeat into victory.

Halsey pondered for a moment, then said to Brigadier General William: "This is a wake-up call. We've been focusing on the surrounding islands for a while, and it's very likely that the Japanese have set their sights on Rabaul! ”

"The general means ......"

"I mean......" Halsey said to William, "you, as the chief instructor of Rabaul, should go to Rabaul to preside over the situation!" ”

"Yes!" William replied with some helplessness.

In fact, William himself knew that he should have gone to Rabaul to organize training a long time ago, you must know that there are Chinese navy, army and aviation there, and all branches of the army need to be trained, even the army...... The Chinese Army needs more training to prepare for future amphibious operations, and many of those Chinese soldiers can't swim.

Brigadier General Wilhelm, however, was reluctant to go to Rabaul, and refused to accept the training assignment unless it was for the orders of his superiors.

The reason is none other than that tension......

William still remembers the first time he saw this Chinese officer, and he thought that this officer was just a little clever in fighting on land, and that fighting on the sea and islands was beyond his control, so it was only natural that he should listen to his orders and learn his own combat experience like a good student.

But it was clear that Brigadier General William was wrong, and very wrong.

Especially this Zhang Chi also disobeyed his orders again and again, and he vowed to send him to a military court...... The result was that this unremarkable Chinese officer won victory after victory, and it was a brilliant victory.

This is tantamount to slapping his own mouth hard, and in front of all his subordinates and superiors.

William knew that the reason why he would be in charge of the training of the Chinese army in Rabaul as a dignified deputy commander of the 1st Marine Division was not just as Halsey told him, he had served in the Navy for many years, and had served on seaplanes, and was familiar with the organization and training of the Navy, the Air Corps, and the Marine Corps, so he was a very suitable instructor.

The deeper reason may be that he, the deputy division commander, is not suitable for commanding troops to fight and is more suitable for training troops, because Zhang Chi's victories again and again prove William's miscalculations again and again.

This made William a little afraid to face the Chinese officer who defeated him, although William was a brigadier general and the Chinese officer was only a colonel, William could almost see it...... A large group of Chinese soldiers on Rabaul, including Zhang Chi, looked at him with a pair of playful and disdainful eyes.

This is also the reason why Brigadier General Wilhelm's trip has been postponed again and again.

But now, apparently, it can't be dragged on.

Halsey was right, the presence of a Japanese submarine near the port of Rabaul indicated that the Japanese had turned their attention to Rabaul, especially since their target was likely to be the aircraft carrier captured by Chinese officers.

Thinking of this, Brigadier General Wilhelm hurriedly bid farewell to Halsey, and then asked the orderlies to arrange the trip to Rabaul.

Commodore William's warship arrived at Rabaul at eleven o'clock the next night, and Rabaul was more than a thousand kilometers from the island of Kuah, and if it had traveled at an average speed of 20 knots, it would have taken 27 hours to arrive.

To the surprise of Brigadier General William, as soon as he stepped off the ship, he found that in addition to White and Harris, there was also the Chinese officer who had given him a great headache.

"General!" Zhang Chi stepped forward and saluted, and said, "Because there is a temporary meeting in the division, let me come to greet the general!" ”

Brigadier General William just said "um", but thought to himself...... I'm afraid that this is not a meeting, but the Chinese deliberately sent you to laugh at me!

But in fact, Zhang Chi really didn't have such an idea, in fact, Brigadier William's previous behavior Zhang Chi was completely understandable, the reason why Zhang Chi always disobeyed orders on the battlefield was not because he disrespected Brigadier General William, but because of a simple reason...... Hope to live.

(To be continued.) )