Kuah Island was soon under the full control of the Sino-American coalition forces.

However, this kept the Sino-US coalition busy for a while...... In order to eliminate the remnants of the enemy on Kuah Island, the Sino-US coalition forces had to conduct a meticulous search on the island of more than 5,000 square kilometers.

This is for the sake of the safety of Kuah Island, because any soldier stationed on Kuah Island, including the US military, knows that if there are still Japanese troops left on the island, even if there is only one, it may leak the intelligence of Kuah Island and even pose a threat to Kuah Island's ammunition depots or aircraft.

On the other hand, the Japanese are very good at hiding, even a small cave can be their hiding place, and they can hide for days or even more without food, plus they still have guns in their hands, although they don't have much ammunition, but they still pose a big threat to the search party.

The most extreme example is a Japanese soldier who hid in the jungle for two weeks, and he used his familiarity with the terrain to drill around in tree holes and caves with the American troops, and finally killed and wounded more than 30 American soldiers.

This made the US military reveal fear in their eyes as soon as they heard that they were going to search the area.

In the end, Zhang Chi sent a platoon over to shoot the Japanese sniper who was called "Grim Reaper" by the American army.

The method is actually very simple, but it is to counter sniping with sniping...... This means that a platoon of people went up to search, and when it was confirmed that it was safe, a few people were arranged to lurk in the place where the "Grim Reaper" often haunted, and then retreated with a few random shots.

This lurk lurked for two whole days before finally killing the "Grim Reaper" with one shot.

When the soldiers dragged the corpses of the Japanese soldiers back to the base, the American soldiers couldn't believe that this thin and small guy was the "Grim Reaper" who killed more than 30 of them and terrified them.

But then again, it was precisely because he was thin and small that he could easily hide in the tree cave and cave, and what kept him alive was the food found on the American soldiers he killed. To his death, he still had half a compressed biscuit in his pocket. This half of the biscuit was obviously reluctant to eat it in order to keep it until now, but he would never have a chance to eat it.

While the Army is searching Kuah Island, US Navy warships are also searching the waters around Kuah Island.

They were searching, of course, Japanese submarines...... This has always been a nightmare for the US Navy, especially when a Japanese submarine sank and damaged an aircraft carrier at a critical moment, making the outcome of the entire battle almost reversed.

Now, when the sea and air supremacy of Kuah Island are in the hands of the US military, the US military will let go of these submarines to settle accounts.

The U.S. military achieved great results, sinking five Japanese submarines in just two days.

This is mainly because the Japanese submarines are so stupid that they still use US warships as targets of attack according to the previous combat policy...... In fact, it will be more difficult for a submarine to attack a destroyer than an aircraft carrier, because the destroyer is small and fast. Small size means that the area to be attacked is small, and fast speed means that the steering evasion is more flexible, so it is obviously a practice for Japanese submarines to attack US destroyers that does not outweigh the losses.

However, the Japanese still did so, perhaps not only because of the fact that the Japanese submariners obeyed orders, but also because the Japanese had "stubborn" and "dull" blood in their bodies.

If it weren't for Yamamoto's final emergency recall of these submarine forces, the Japanese submarine forces would have been able to fight the last submarine with the US Navy in the waters off Kuah Island.

As a result, the waters around Kuah Island were quickly cleared, and supplies and facilities were sent to Kuah Island again.

Once there were enough fuel reserves, the next step was the arrival of the air force.

As Zhang Chi knew before. This time, Halsey replenished two hundred and thirty fighters to Kuah Island in one go.

It is not surprising that so many fighters will be stationed on Kuah Island, and at this time, the US military does not even have a single aircraft carrier that can fight in the South Pacific waters, so if these fighters are not stationed on Kuah Island, they can only rust in the rear.

Zhang Chi believes that if it were not for the limited space at Kuah Airport. Halsey will cram more fighters in.

What made Zhang Chi feel a little strange was that thirty of the two hundred and thirty fighters were P400s...... As said before, the P400 has always been a fighter that the US military is unwilling to use, and at this time, the US military has no shortage of fighters because the aircraft carrier cannot be dispatched. So why do you still use the P400?

After thinking about it, Zhang Chi knew the reason, although the P400 has all kinds of shortcomings, but the performance of ground support is quite good. And in the near future, it is likely that there will be a need for ground support fighters, so the P400 will also come into play.

It was Smith and Manrum who commanded the fighters and bombers, but both were promoted to lieutenant colonel and colonel, respectively.

As soon as the two got off the plane, they found Zhang Chi in a hurry, and they reported to Zhang Chi:

"Colonel! We're back! ”

"Good!" Zhang Chi responded: "Do a good job, the 'Cactus' air team can't do without you." ”

"No, Colonel!" Smith said: "I think the Cactus Air Force can't do without you, you are the one who allowed us to defeat the Japanese in the air!" ”

"Yes, Colonel!" Manrum continued: "We say this not only because you let us know the weakness of the Japanese fighters, but also because we have overcome the fear of the Japanese fighters. ”

"Actually." "Before that, we were always thinking about the day we were going to leave and not coming back, and we were always counting how long we would live," Smith said. But now, we're more interested in flying into the sky and killing more Japanese monkeys! ”

Zhang Chi nodded at the two of them, of course he understood what Smith and Manrum said, once upon a time, Zhang Chi also had this kind of psychological transformation, when he first came to this world as a recruit, he was also constantly calculating how long he could live.

"Captain One!" As soon as Smith and Manrum left, Wang Mazi called and said, "Have you received the news?" The 50th Division was transferred! ”

"Oh, the 50th Division?!" Hearing this, Zhang Chi couldn't help but be stunned.

The 50th Division is also a division of the Expeditionary Force, and Zhang Chi has always thought that it is still in Burma.

"Yes!" Wang Mazi replied: "I also just heard the news, they are in Austria!" ”

Hearing this, Zhang Chi couldn't help but feel excited, knowing that this is in the Pacific Ocean, far away from China and far away from home. Being able to know that a brother army is nearby here is not something that outsiders can experience.

Although the 50th Division was in Austria and the New 1st Division was on Kuah Island, at least, this also let Zhang Chi and the soldiers of the New 1st Division know that the New 1st Division was not alone in the Pacific. (To be continued.) )