Due to the urgency of the military situation, Zhang Chi boarded the "wolf's horn" a few hours later. Pen % fun % Pavilion www.biquge.info

"Master!" Wu Yuhang came with a few soldiers and walked in front of Zhang Chi.

"Hmm!" Zhang Chi nodded.

Although it was dark on the coast at this time, Zhang Chi could still tell at a glance which were Chinese soldiers and which were American soldiers...... This is not because of the height of the Chinese and American soldiers, in fact, the American soldiers at this time are all holding their heads and hanging their heads, and it is difficult to distinguish each other from each other in terms of height.

The reason why the difference is so obvious is from the spirit of behavior...... At this time, the U.S. military could not be called an army at all, the coast was full of wounded soldiers waiting for the Higgins ship to be transported back, the air was filled with a strong smell of blood and the cries of wounded soldiers, and the lightly wounded soldiers were smoking cigarettes under the palm trees gathered far away, some were sitting and some were lying, all of them were not in good uniforms, and even if they were not injured, they had no fighting spirit, and many of them did not even have weapons.

Seeing the appearance of the US troops, Zhang Chi knew that he was right to refuse to command them.

On the other hand, the Chinese soldiers, all of them with their heads and chests, and their military appearances are neat, and they can enter the battle at any time as long as they give an order.

"How's it going?" Zhang Chi asked as he stepped into the jeep.

"The situation is under control!" Wu Yuhang replied: "The Yankees suffered heavy casualties, and more than 1,000 people failed to come back from this battle. Our army suffered dozens of casualties. ”

"Hmm!" Zhang Chi immediately ordered: "Let some brothers take turns to rest and launch a counterattack before dawn!" ”

"Yes!" Wu Yuhang responded and immediately conveyed the order.

In less than ten minutes, the jeep stopped in front of a pillbox fortification...... The bunker was taken from the Japanese by the Chinese army and later transferred to Villett as the headquarters.

Zhang Chi walked in, found Villit among the dejected American officers, stepped forward and saluted: "General, I am Zhang Chi, the commander of the new First Division!" ”

"Colonel!" Villit slowly stood up, saluted listlessly, and said, "We're ready, you say, what should we do?" ”

"It's easy!" Zhang Chi replied: "Organize your soldiers to build fortifications, and then protect yourself and your supplies......

As he spoke, Zhang Chi looked at his watch and said, "You still have three hours, no problem!" ”

"That's it?" Villit asked, a little confused.

"That's all!"

"But ......," Villit asked Zhang Chi, "we're going to launch a counteroffensive against the Japanese, aren't we?" ”

"We'll do it!"

"You only have one regiment!" Velite looked at Zhang Chi in disbelief.

"I think that's enough!"

"Colonel!" There was a hint of anger in Willett's tone: "I know we just lost the battle, and I know that you saved me and my army, but I still think you are acting irresponsibly!" Do you know how many troops the Japanese have? They have at least two regiments...... To make matters worse, there are tunnels all over the place, and we never know when or where they will suddenly climb out! ”

"General!" Zhang Chi replied, "I can tell you very responsibly...... You may think that this tactic of the Japanese is very clever or difficult to deal with, but for us Chinese troops, it is as common as a daily morning jog. I believe that if it were not for your attempt to snatch the fruits of our victory, the 3rd Marine Division would not have suffered the casualties and losses it has now. After this incident, I hope you will understand that this is the battlefield, and the battlefield is a place to test the combat effectiveness of the troops, and there is no room for the slightest falsehood! Please at least think more about the lives of your soldiers, and not send your soldiers to their deaths without heeding advice and stubbornly sending them to their deaths like this battle! ”

Hearing this, Villitt couldn't help but turn pale, and his mouth opened to say something, but he couldn't say anything.

"Wait!" Since Zhang Chi spoke English, the US military officers around him also heard what he said just now, and one of the lieutenant colonels, who still had blood on his face, jumped up from the shell box as if he had been pricked by a needle, stared at Zhang Chi with dead eyes, and asked, "What did you just say?" You say we're robbing you of the fruits of your victory? ”

Zhang Chi smiled, did not evade the lieutenant colonel's eyes at all, and replied: "Regarding this, I think you should ask General Villit! ”

At this time, the lieutenant colonel and all the American officers in the command and even the guards set their eyes on Villitt.

American soldiers still have a strong sense of honor, which may also be part of their personal heroism, so most people still don't like this kind of behavior of snatching the fruits of victory.

"General!" The lieutenant colonel asked Villitt, "That's not what you told us......"

"No, no! It's not what you think,......" Willett replied, "I mean, it's not really a snatch of victory, we even lost this battle, did we?" That's enough to say ......"

"But we did land on the island to fight after the Chinese took the 'wolf horn'!" The lieutenant colonel interrupted Villitt's words: "Perhaps, you didn't expect that the Japanese still had the ability to counterattack!" ”

One colonel continued: "Then you shamefully let Chinese stop the offensive and send us into battle to 'recover' Kwajalein, and we thought it was because Chinese was not strong enough, but the Chinese colonel said...... One of their regiments has the strength to recover Kwajalein Island! That would undoubtedly be a redundant move to send us to the island, a waste of time and supplies. If this isn't 'snatching the fruits of victory', as the Chinese colonel said, then I really don't understand why you would do it!" ”

"Okay!" In desperation, Villitt had no choice but to admit: "This is indeed the case. But we also did this to revive the morale of the 3rd Marine Division, and on the other hand, a regiment of the Chinese army may not be able to take Kwajalein! ”

There was silence in the headquarters, and the American officers understood what was going on.

"You disgust me, General!" The lieutenant colonel squeezed a phrase out of his teeth: "And everyone who made this plan!" ”

The colonel shook his head: "Knowing this is more uncomfortable than losing this battle!" We thought we were fighting for honor and sacrificing for honor, but we didn't expect it...... We have become shameful thieves! ”

Looking at the embarrassed Villitt, Zhang Chi felt that he shouldn't let the US officers know the truth, because it would ...... The U.S. military officers may be reluctant to obey Villett's orders, and this will obviously add some unnecessary trouble to themselves.

(To be continued.) )