destroyed the Japanese army's shore defense, and then the special poor students took advantage of the situation to lead their troops into the depths of Albert Island. Pen, fun, pavilion www. biquge。 info

Originally, he thought that there would be difficulties, because he judged from the strength of the Japanese coastal defense that the Japanese troops on Albert Island were not as empty as estimated, and the special hardship students estimated that the Japanese troops in Albert were likely to have two to three squadrons.

According to the comparison of forces on the battlefield in Burma, the Chinese army of one company was still sure of the Japanese army of the previous squadron, and it would suffer a loss against two or three squadrons.

So the extremely poor students asked Zhang Chi for reinforcements at the first time, and Zhang Chi immediately sent troops to reinforce him.

But what I didn't expect was ...... Before reinforcements could arrive, Albert Island had already been beaten down by the Third Company.

This is also what surprised Zhang Chi.

Because this may indicate that the quality of the Japanese army in the Marshall Islands is far inferior to that of the Japanese army encountered in the past.

But Zhang Chi didn't have time to think about these now, and then he moved a battalion of artillery to Albert Island step by step, and the artillery unit didn't even need to build fortifications, because the Japanese artillery positions and fortifications were basically completely occupied by the Chinese army, and they were still facing Roma Island.

Once the artillery positions are laid out, then the next battle will be easy.

Zhang Chi felt ...... If the quality of the Japanese troops on Albert Island had been adopted, the Chinese army might have been able to capture the main island of Woj Atoll, Rûm Island, from a frontal attack.

However, Zhang Chi did not do this, after all, in any case, attacking from the lagoon would catch the Japanese by surprise and reduce the casualties of the troops.

Sure enough, the next day, after Zhang Chi launched an attack on Wojie Atoll from the lagoon, he fought all the way smoothly...... The Japanese did not expect the Chinese army to attack from the lagoon side, and the Chinese army, because of the artillery fire from Albert Island and Arton Island, only needed to call for artillery fire and direct the artillery fire to bombard them indiscriminately when they encountered some Japanese fortifications.

As a result, the Japanese army was crushed all the way, and the Chinese army occupied most of the Rum Island in just one day, and the Japanese corpses were piled up on the roadside, most of them died under the fire of the Chinese troops and the fire of the "Sherman" tanks. The Chinese army suffered only a few dozen casualties.

The 7th Infantry Division's attack on the Maloerapu Atoll was also similar to that of the Chinese army, and the attack went very smoothly, and even caused a series of confusion due to the rapid advance speed...... This is the difference between a battle-hardened unit and a new recruit, the former will be able to "win without defeating", while the latter is the opposite, that is, when defeated, it is easy to collapse, and when winning a battle, it is so chaotic that the commander does not know where several of his troops are rushing.

What annoyed the commander of the Seventh Division the most was ...... Some units could not keep up with the pace of the vanguard and could only sweep the tail behind, and some units began to feel frustrated and angry because they did not have much success, so the troops of the 3rd Battalion of the 23rd Regiment began to fire indiscriminately at the non-existent enemy snipers.

This would be fine if it were other troops, but this was an American unit, an American unit with a large number of tanks and machine guns, so a wide range of strafing and bombing inevitably caused casualties among friendly troops...... Three U.S. soldiers were killed and 40 wounded in the fire.

However, even if this is the case, it is not a big problem, because the point is that the Chinese and American coalition forces have achieved their strategic objectives on these two islands, and some casualties are unavoidable, and even the accidental injuries of the American troops can only be blamed for their lack of good quality, and at the same time, it should be fortunate that the Japanese army did not take the opportunity to counterattack in its confusion.

The real problem is in Kwajalein Atoll.

In the evening of the same day, Zhang Chi received a call from Halsey.

"I'm relieved to hear that your battle is going well at Woj Atoll, Colonel!" Halsey said.

"I've heard that the battle is going well in the Maloerap Atoll, and it seems that we are not facing this group of Japanese people very well!" Zhang Chi replied: "But I haven't heard any news from Kwajalein Atoll, what's the situation over there?" ”

Zhang Chi heard a sigh from Halsey on the other side of the microphone: "We are in trouble in the direction of Kwajalein Atoll!" ”

"What?" Hearing this, Zhang Chi couldn't help but be a little puzzled, the Japanese army would not be the only one stationed in Kwajalein Atoll!

Zhang Chi guessed this correctly, because Kwajalein Atoll not only has an important strategic position, but also has a natural harbor that serves as a supply base for the Japanese Combined Fleet, and the Japanese army has built an airfield on Kwajalein Island and a seaplane base nearby.

Due to its particularity and importance, the Japanese army deployed a wing of garrison here, and supplemented two brigades of the 1st Marine Mobile Brigade.

As mentioned earlier, the 1st Maritime Mobile Brigade was transferred from the Chinese battlefield, and although they were dealing with railway guerrillas in the Chinese theater, it was better to have fought than not to have fought before.

But that's not the problem.

Brigadier Johnson...... Think the Marines deserve some break! "So they didn't launch an attack on Kwajalein Atoll in the early hours of the morning, as planned!" ”

"And then?"

And then ...... They attacked at two o'clock in the afternoon! Halsey replied, "But there was stubborn resistance!" ”

Zhang Chi couldn't help frowning, and couldn't help but scold: "Go ******!" ”

It wasn't as simple as Halsey said, not because the 3rd Marine Division was resting, but because Brigadier General Johnson didn't agree to attack the Japanese from the lagoon.

According to Johnson, attacking from the direction of the lagoon, although it can be taken by surprise, is not conducive to the deployment of troops, and with his many years of experience at sea, the wind and waves in the lagoon are smaller, and the enemy can easily lay mines in the lagoon, which will become a nightmare for the landing force.

Halsey was unable to convince Johnson, who eventually suggested that an attack on Kwajalein Atoll could be launched at a later date, that is, ...... Let's see what effect the Chinese army and the US Seventh Division use such tactics first, and then it's not too late to make a decision.

Halsey agreed to Johnson's suggestion.

It turned out that Johnson was wrong, and it was true that the lagoon was more suitable for laying mines, but the problem was that the Japanese were completely unprepared for this.

However, Johnson's delay delayed the fighter.

The Japanese were not fools, and after being caught off guard by the Chinese and American forces from the direction of the lagoon at both the Vauje Atoll and the Malloelin Atoll, they quickly mobilized their forces to organize the defense of the Kwajalein Atoll against the lagoon side.

So, when the US 3rd Marine Division launched an attack at 2 p.m., it plunged headlong into the encirclement set up by the Japanese army.

(To be continued.) )