When the B29 launched an intensive bombardment of Iwo Jima, the 2nd and 3rd Regiments of the New 1st Division were ready to attack. Pen? Interesting? Pavilion wWw. ｂiquge。 ｉｎfo

As usual, the preparations were to lower the Higgins ship, amphibious landing vehicles, Donald Duck and other equipment from the transport ship to the sea, and then the soldiers climbed down from the net ropes along the side of the ship and assembled in formation on the various landing ships.

This is also where the landing operations of World War II were troublesome...... It takes a lot of time to hang so many ships from the ship, and then after the troops climb from the net rope to the ship, they must also pay attention not to disrupt the organization, for example, a squad stipulates the use of a landing ship or amphibious boarding, but when boarding the ship, it is inevitable that there will be a few situations where it is difficult to replace the wrong ship, and because the weapons and equipment in a squad are often planned...... There are several submachine guns, several flamethrowers, several grenade launchers, etc., so if there is confusion, it will not only affect the coordination but also the firepower.

The solution to this in modern times is to use dock landing ships, which are in a semi-draft state, and only need to open the rear hatch during combat...... Amphibious landing tanks, landing craft, and the like can be driven directly from the hull to the sea to attack targets.

Needless to say, it has the advantage that it is fast and can well guarantee the landing of troops in formation.

However, this is not a problem for the new 1st Division, they have already practiced in training and have participated in several actual battles, so they are already familiar with the road at this time.

This is also the reason why Zhang Chi first used the two regiments of the new 1st Division...... The 50th Division had not participated in a landing operation, and it was said that some of them even suffered seasickness, so it was clearly inappropriate to send them to the first landings. Only when the new 1st Division opens up the situation and gains a firm foothold on Iwo Jima, and then allows the 50th Division to go up to fight a land battle or a tough battle, can it play a better role.

However, at this time, Zhang Chi didn't seem to want to gain a firm foothold on Iwo Jima in one go.

Zhang Chi looked at his watch, and then ordered: "Order, the second regiment will carry out the landing, and the third regiment will be the reserve!" ”

Staff Officer Liang couldn't help but be so surprised that his jaw was about to drop, he looked at Zhang Chi in confusion, and said, "Master...... There are more than 10,000 devils on this island, and we will only send a regiment of more than 3,000 people...... Wouldn't it be too dangerous? ”

(Note: According to the initial reconnaissance and estimation of the US military, it was thought that there were only 13,000 Japanese troops on Iwo Jima, but in fact there were more than 20,000 people)

Zhang Chi understood what Staff Officer Liang meant, and the taboo of landing warfare was that it was impossible to gain a firm foothold on the landing target and be repelled by the enemy...... You must know that the landing force is behind the sea, and there is no time to flee by ship when the enemy breaks through, so there is a high risk of causing large-scale chaos and being slaughtered by the enemy.

But that didn't change Zhang's mind, and he held his binoculars and looked in the direction of Iwo Jima, even though Iwo Jima was being blown up by bombs dropped by U.S. B29s, and there was nothing to be seen in the smoke and fire.

After thinking about it, Zhang Chi said to Staff Officer Liang: "Give me the second regiment commander!" ”

"Yes!"

Soon, the communication soldier handed the walkie-talkie to Zhang Chi.

"Second Commander!" Zhang Chi said into the microphone: "I plan to let your team fight the main attack, are you confident?" ”

"Have faith!" Wu Yuhang replied without thinking about it.

"However, your main task is not to attack, but to defend and protect!"

Hearing this, Wu Yuhang couldn't help but be stunned: "Defense and temptation? ”

This is different from the traditional landing warfare, in which in the past, after the troops landed, they attacked as deeply as possible and expanded the space as much as possible, so that the follow-up troops could continue to land their troops and equipment on the island and deploy them to form combat effectiveness.

However, now Zhang Chi has let it defend and test on the island?!

"Yes!" Zhang Chi emphasized: "Don't rush forward after landing on the island, pay attention to maintaining contact and coordination with warships, and guide the naval guns to organize defense in front of the defense line, understand?" ”

"Understood!"

As a result, the offensive of the Second Regiment was soon launched under the cover of warships and warplanes, and hundreds of landing vehicles and landing craft of various types were marching towards Iwo Jima in a white line on the sea, carrying soldiers who were fully armed like wolves and tigers, all with a kind of hatred and murderous aura on their faces, giving people a feeling of not being angry and arrogant......

This is the difference between Chinese soldiers and American soldiers, if American soldiers are here, even if they are marines who have fought a few battles, I am afraid that there will inevitably be a few people who are so nervous that they vomit or turn pale with fright.

But the Chinese soldiers ...... War after war had made them all seem accustomed to such occasions, and by now they had developed an almost numbing composure.

On the contrary, Staff Officer Liang, Liu Guang and others beside Zhang Chi, including Zhang Junhua, were a little nervous on their faces.

There is no other reason for the nervousness...... Just as Staff Officer Liang thought, the number of troops to land was too small, and it was easy for problems to go wrong in such a fight.

Liu Guangzhong and others even gave Staff Officer Liang a face, meaning that Staff Officer Liang would persuade Zhang Chi again, and Staff Officer Liang was also helpless...... Zhang Chi made up his mind and gave an order, even ten horses can't pull it back!

Zhang Chi felt the small movements of a few people around him, so he turned around and asked, "What?" Do you think there's anything wrong? Despite saying ......"

This is arguably the most imperfect, if not a flaw, of this campaign...... With so little information and too much of a simplistic battle plan, it was only just decided which troops would attack.

Therefore, it is normal for many people not to understand Zhang Chi's intention to do this.

"Master!" Zhang Junhua replied: "We still think ...... There are too few troops in one regiment......"

"Do you think the Japanese army will counterattack on a large scale?" Zhang Chi said: "That's what you're worried about, right!" It was feared that the 2nd Regiment would collapse and fall into a desperate situation under the large-scale counteroffensive of the Japanese army, and then suffer massive casualties...... I'm right! ”

"Yes!" When Zhang Junhua heard Zhang Chi say this, half of his hanging heart was put down. Because if Zhang Chi has taken one point into consideration, it means that Zhang Chi has a plan.

"Don't worry!" Zhang Chi replied: "The Japanese won't do that!" ”

"This ......"

Zhang Chi raised his head at the guard beside him, and the guard cleverly brought two shell boxes and stacked them and unfolded the map on them.

"Look at the map!" Zhang Chi pointed to the map and said: "Iwo Jima is surrounded by Mt. Oriba to the south and Wonsan to the north, and the middle area is relatively empty and there are three airports (note: the first airport has been completed, and the second and third airports have not been completed), and then ...... Compare the battle we just fought on the island of Peleliu, and think about what the Japanese army would do! ”

(To be continued.) )