But......

If the war is allowed to develop like this, it is obviously not possible.

Because the Japanese only attacked the American forces in the south and left the other directions alone, the American troops stationed in the south took all the energy of the Japanese army.

For this reason, American GIs complained after the war...... Are the Japanese relatives of the Chinese, why only pick the Americans to fight ?!

Of course, the American GIs who could say this obviously did not know what the Japanese army was doing on Chinese soil, and there was only deep hatred between China and Japan at this time, and any relatives and friendships could only prove their ignorance.

The reason why the Japanese army chose this way was only because of the needs of the battlefield.

And it was correct to fight like this, at least Kawaguchi Kiyoken was very satisfied to watch the Chinese troops on both wings and could only watch the American troops in the middle being beaten and did not dare to act rashly.

In fact, this also came as a surprise to Kiyoken Kawaguchi, as he had already prepared two special armies...... These two armies wore the same British military uniforms as the Chinese army, these British military uniforms were specially requested by Kawaguchi Kiyoken to be transported by the navy, the Japanese army has never lacked British military uniforms, and many countries are British colonies all the way south, and the warehouses are piled up with captured brand new military uniforms.

Needless to say, what these military uniforms do are transported, of course, they are disguised as the Chinese army...... Kiyoken Kawaguchi had already learned from the Burmese Front about the outfit and equipment of the Chinese army in front of him.

Kawaguchi's plan was that once the Chinese army sent reinforcements to the American side, then his two special troops, that is, those wearing British uniforms, would also be able to go up from the junction of the two wings...... Even if they can't fool the Chinese, it shouldn't be a big problem to fool the Americans!

At that time, it is possible that the Chinese and Americans will be confused and misunderstand each other, so there will be no longer a problem to take this melon island.

But all this as Kawaguchi imagined did not happen, and the Chinese army remained stationary, at most giving some firepower support to the US military.

This made Kiyoken Kawaguchi feel a little bad. Because this means that the Chinese army is not as simple as they think, on the other hand, reports from front-line commanders...... The combat effectiveness of the U.S. military is not as strong as expected, which makes Kawaguchi Kiyoken feel like he is using the wrong force.

Obviously, if the Chinese troops on both flanks were more combative, then the Japanese army advanced from the middle. Even if the U.S. military is defeated, it will be flanked by Chinese troops.

But that's fine, and then Kawaguchi Kiyoken thought: If the Chinese troops can endure it, it depends on how long you can endure it. Even if the Japanese army was attacked from both sides, the Japanese army just mixed the water and turned the battle into a chaotic battle...... For the Imperial Army, what they wanted to see most was chaos, and although the Imperial Army was also in chaos, it was clearly beneficial to the Japanese army, who were skilled in hand-to-hand combat and hand-to-hand combat.

But at this moment, Ishida Daisa, who was commanding the battle on the front line, reported in a panic on the walkie-talkie: "Your Excellency, Major General, the Chinese troops on both flanks...... They launched a counterattack! ”

"What?" Hearing this, Kiyoken Kawaguchi couldn't help but be surprised...... The Chinese launched a counteroffensive? That's impossible!

Kiyoken Kawaguchi, who had been fighting in China for a long time, thought that the Chinese army would only have to hide in the trenches and shiver in such a situation. The Chinese army always tried to avoid night battles with the imperial army, and even night battles were basically defensive battles in desperation, but the Chinese army at this time ...... Would you choose to launch a counteroffensive?!

The Chinese army did launch a counteroffensive, a decision made by Zhang Chi after consulting with Wang Mazi.

According to the current situation and the understanding of the Japanese army, it is very likely that the Chinese army will be used by the Japanese army to fight in a position that is too close to the US army, causing confusion in the identification of friend and foe, which will be fatal to the Sino-US coalition forces.

So, the only option now is for the Americans to fight the Americans. The Chinese army opened up a battlefield in the other direction.

This other direction refers to launching a counteroffensive from both flanks to the rear of the Japanese army.

"Isn't there a problem with such a fight?" Wang Mazi asked Zhang Chi: "We were originally defending within the defense line. Now turn to the offense...... What if the devils have more troops than they think? ”

Zhang Chi knew what Wang Mazi was worried about, even if the Chinese Expeditionary Force had American-style equipment and rich combat experience, even in Burma, it would not fight a night battle with the Japanese army unless it was absolutely necessary, but now it is taking the initiative to attack at night...... Once defeated by the Japanese army and counterattacked, then this Lunga defense line is very likely to collapse on the whole line.

"Master!" Zhang Chi replied: "The devil wants to transport troops and equipment from Rabaul, which is more than a thousand kilometers away, and it is only a few days before the devil's last attack. It is impossible for the devils to transport too many troops and equipment in the past few days, which can be seen from the fact that the devils rely on naval artillery for too much firepower cover. So my verdict is that the devils are under-armed and lack heavy equipment, and the area is a plain up to the foot of Mount Austin, so this is where our tanks come in handy! ”

After thinking about it, Wang Mazi also felt that Zhang Chi's analysis made sense...... The chaos when the new 1st Division landed on Kuah Island is still vivid. At that time, it was still a time when it was safe to transport troops and supplies with landing craft without enemy harassment, but it took only a few days to unload only a quarter of the supplies.

At this time, the Japanese, their warships arrived at night for thousands of miles, and then hurriedly dropped down their troops and supplies, and then had to return before dawn...... According to such an estimate, at most 3,000 or 5,000 people will be transported in a few days, and as for heavy equipment, it is even more difficult to think about.

On the other hand, the devils have fired a few shells so far in the war, and the pre-war firepower preparation is like Zhang Chi said that the naval artillery was fired, and the Japanese troops on Kuah Island even had very few machine gun sounds...... This seems to prove that what Zhang Chi said was right, the Japanese army was not well prepared, and they were in a hurry to attack before the heavy equipment was in place.

"it!" Then Wang Mazi made up his mind: "If you want to come, you will be ruthless, and if the devil dares to fight, we will dare to fight!" Bring up the tank units and fight! ”

As a result, the Chinese troops on both flanks sent two battalions each, and launched a counter-charge against the Japanese under the cover of fifteen tanks of only one tank company...... More precisely, this was not a counter-charge, because there were only a small number of Japanese troops on the front of the Chinese army's defensive line, and it did not take much strength to defeat them, so its essence was to launch a counter-encirclement of the Japanese army.

This move not only surprised Kiyoken Kawaguchi, but even Clifton exclaimed, "God, what are they doing?" Abandon the fortifications and attack the enemy?! ”

(To be continued.) )