Ushijima's strategy is still anti-cline, guerrilla, and infiltration...... This looks like a passive defense, especially when the Chinese and American coalition forces already have the corresponding targeting tactics and have the upper hand. Pen? Interesting? Pavilion wWw. ｂiquge。 ｉｎfo

But in fact, Ushijima's choice is really correct.

The reason is ...... Ushijima's goal is not to win this war, but to "attrition" and "delay".

Attrition is the consumption of the strength of the Sino-American coalition forces, and procrastination is the delay of time.

As for winning this war...... Ushijima Mitsuru knew very well that from the moment the Japanese Combined Fleet was destroyed, it was impossible to win against the US military, and no matter how powerful the Japanese Army was, it would be impossible to swim into the sea to fight with the US warships!

Therefore, Ushijima still ignored the pressure of Umezu Mijiro and Nagayong and other subordinates, and pressed the troops to prevent those eager subordinates from fighting.

If anything, the Japanese army is once again pretending to be Chinese troops to carry out infiltration warfare...... This can be said to be a sequelae of the Chinese troops joining the Okinawa campaign, if they were all US troops in the past, not to mention the problems of language, skin color, appearance, and different figures from afar, then they would definitely be the enemy.

However, after the Chinese troops joined, the identification problem soon appeared, mainly because there was basically no difference between Chinese and the Japanese in appearance and body shape, and even if there was a language difference, the American soldiers could not distinguish between them, but let the Japanese soldiers blend in several times. Fortunately, the defense areas of the Sino-US allied forces have their own duties, and the Sino-US allied forces have also strictly implemented codes, and the Japanese army's infiltration war did not cause much trouble, but dozens of US troops were killed and wounded.

The pressure on Zhang Chi's side was mainly on the progress of the campaign......

"Major General!" Geiger looked at the map and said to Zhang Chi: "The mine tactics are indeed practical, we have the initiative, but if we press this speed...... I'm afraid it will take a few months to lay down the whole of Okinawa! ”

Zhang Chi nodded, the Japanese army has three main lines of defense in the south of Okinawa, and each line of defense has several layers of intertwined high ground, and it will really take several months to fight such a high ground.

In a few months' time, not only will the US Navy be unable to bear the problem, but what is even more terrifying is that the rainy season in Okinawa will come in a few months, and under the influence of rain and wind and waves, the war situation will very likely develop in an unfavorable direction for the Sino-US coalition...... There is no doubt about this, the US military is extremely dependent on logistics supplies, and it is also difficult to fight in a difficult environment, and once the rainy season comes and affects logistics, the combat effectiveness of the US military will be reduced in stages.

On the contrary, the Japanese army will then be able to carry forward their characteristics of having the support of the Okinawan people and enduring hardships.

In other words, although the current war situation has improved, the time is not on the side of the Sino-US coalition...... The Sino-US coalition cannot afford to delay.

"I have an idea!" After thinking about it, Geiger pointed to the southernmost tip of Okinawa and said, "Since the Japanese use the 'anticline' tactic...... That is to say, most of their fortifications were built in the south, so ...... Why don't we land on the south side? This can not only give full play to the advantages of our mechanical troops and firepower again, but also form a two-sided flank attack on the Japanese army! ”

Geiger's idea has a certain amount of truth, the US army has a navy, and having a navy means that it can choose to transport troops to the rear of the Japanese army and then open a front to make the Japanese army suffer from the enemy.

But Zhang Chi doesn't think it's a good idea.

"General!" Zhang Chi replied: "First of all, there is no beach suitable for landing in the south, and the sea area is full of reefs, which will cause great difficulties for our landing. Secondly, it is unlikely that the Japanese will be unprepared for this...... So, even if we succeed in landing, the result will not be much different from what it is now! ”

The Japanese are not fools, of course they know that the enemy is from the sea, so it is impossible for the direction of defense to turn their backs to the sea...... In other words, the result of this will eventually run into the problem of "anticline" and it will be difficult to move an inch.

Geiger nodded, landing from behind the flank of the Japanese army was indeed a bit wishful thinking, not only did it not work, but it could also put the landing force in danger.

This is not to say that Geiger is incapable, but he is not good at it by being a pilot.

"So...... How do we do that? Geiger spread his hands helplessly: "If I continue to fight like this, I have no problem." But Turner, that guy is afraid that we're not fighting well again! Oh, and Nimitz! ”

Geiger still had complaints about Turner and Nimitz, in fact, not only Geiger, but most of the officers and soldiers of the 10th Army had them, but now they put this complaint aside.

"I want to ......" Zhang Chi said, "we should treat others the way they do!" ”

"The way of others is still the way of others?" Geiger didn't understand.

"Yes!" Zhang Chi replied: "Isn't this a common phrase now?" The best weapon against tanks is tanks, and the best way to deal with guerrilla warfare is guerrilla warfare......"

"You mean to say...... Is the best way to deal with 'anticline'? ”

"No......" Zhang Chi smiled and shook his head: "I mean, the best way to deal with infiltration warfare is infiltration warfare!" ”

"Oh, infiltration!" Geiger had some disappointment evident on his face.

In Geiger's mind, he always thought that guerrilla warfare, infiltration warfare and the like were petty fights, and although they would be annoying, they would not have a great impact on the overall situation of the war.

This is one of the reasons why the U.S. military has always been not good at this kind of warfare, and they have never faced this kind of warfare conceptually.

"Yes, infiltration!" Zhang Chi replied: "The Japanese can disguise themselves as Chinese to infiltrate our troops, they may not have thought of it...... We can also disguise ourselves as Japanese and infiltrate their lines! ”

"What about after the infiltration?" Geiger asked: "Attack the heights of the Japanese from the rear?" That's a lot of people, and there's a lot of ground waiting for us to penetrate...... The Japanese will soon be on their toes! ”

"Certainly not attacking the heights of the Japanese!" Zhang Chi replied: "Our goal is ...... It was the ammunition depot, the headquarters, and the ...... attacking the Japanese Divide the relationship between Japanese and Okinawans! ”

"Divide the relationship between Japanese and Okinawans?" Geiger was puzzled by this.

"Yes!" Zhang Chi nodded: "The Japanese are using the Okinawans, and Okinawa is actually a colony of the Japanese, and there are contradictions between them. I mean...... If the Japanese had a conflict with the Okinawans, what would have been the outcome? ”

"Oh!" Geiger seemed to understand what Zhang Chi meant.