The US Navy's "interrogation" has little to do with the Chinese military.

Zhang Chi doesn't care about this, anyway, whether the combat effectiveness of the US military is strong or weak, whether it can learn lessons and lessons is not of much benefit to the Chinese army, if there is any benefit, it is that the US military's combat effectiveness is stronger, and it may be able to make the pressure on the expeditionary force a little less.

The expeditionary force withdrew from Bito Island on the third day.

The sequence of the withdrawal from Bito Island was the 2nd Marine Regiment and then the new Regiment of the Expeditionary Force...... This is understandable, because at this time, the soldiers of the 2nd Marine Regiment of the US Army were all like a collapsed clockwork suddenly relaxed, so they could not stay on the island for a minute longer, so it was natural that they would go first, and let the expeditionary force troops cover behind.

But at this time, to be honest, there is nothing to cover, as we all know that the Japanese are not capable of launching a counteroffensive in this situation, unless they can defeat more than 20 aircraft carriers of the United States.

Then, the 2nd Marine Regiment was quickly pulled back to Hawaii for vacation...... This is the tradition of the US troops, once any unit has been fighting on the front line for a long time, or has suffered heavy casualties, it will be pulled to the rear to rest and recuperate after being withdrawn from the front line.

Of course, the "rest" mentioned here is not the "rest" that the Chinese troops are talking about.

The rest and recuperation of the Chinese troops is training and adjustment to restore vitality or morale, while the rest and recuperation of the US military is sunshine, stele wine, women and all kinds of revelry, and even psychologists do psychological tests or treatments for them.

This can also be seen from the large amount of money and investment in military spending by the US military.

It is said that at this time there was also a debate between the US generals and the US generals.

"General!" Halsey reported to Nimitz: "Although I know that this suggestion is not very reasonable, as far as I know...... The Chinese army has not been given the holidays they deserve since they arrived in the Pacific theater, and they have even performed in the battles of Guadalcanal, Rabaul and Tarawa. If we continue to let them fight like this, I fear that they will become war-weary. ”

Hearing this, Nimitz couldn't help but be stunned: "But...... General Halsey, almost all of our military bases are set up for the American army, let the Chinese army go to ...... I'm afraid this doesn't fit well! ”

What Nimitz said is not unreasonable, and the deeper reason for this is known to everyone, the so-called vacation of the US military is actually quite part of the indulgence of US soldiers. And a large part of the indulgence is pickled girls...... Although the American GIs did not perform well on the battlefield, they were naturally good at picking up girls, while the Chinese soldiers were not like this, and even the Chinese army strictly forbade women.

As a result, it is basically meaningless to send Chinese soldiers back for American-style "rest."

"I have to warn you, General Halsey!" Major General Hill interjected: "The Chinese army is a little different from ours, in fact, they have not rested since they left Burma a year ago, and there is no sign of war weariness or demoralization of the Chinese army." ”

The reason why Major General Hill knew this was because he was surprised by the performance of the Chinese army after the Battle of Tarawa, so he carefully examined the origin and history of this Chinese army, and only after this investigation did he know that the Chinese army, which he had not paid attention to at all, still had so many proud achievements.

Hearing this, Halsey couldn't help but nodded, he had also heard a lot about the situation of the Chinese army in this regard, so he knew that what Nimitz and Hill said was the truth.

"So be it!" After thinking about it, Halsey said, "At least...... We can provide them with more comprehensive medical care and more abundant food! ”

Hearing this, the admirals couldn't help but nod their heads.

Nimitz replied: "Of course, they deserve it!" ”

It wasn't long before a hospital ship, converted from a giant tanker, arrived in Rabaul.

The hospital ship is said to be a hospital ship, but for Chinese soldiers it is more like a "vacation ship" because it has more than 500 beds on it...... Although these beds are relatively small, they are clean and comfortable and air-conditioned, and more importantly, there are beautiful nurses every day to ask for warmth, compared to the hot and humid environment of Rabaul and full of mosquitoes and insects, I don't know how many times better.

It is a pity that there are only more than 500 beds.

In terms of food, the Chinese army finally ate the coveted rice...... It's not about pretending to be poor.

The reason is that the Chinese army is accustomed to eating rice, while the American and British troops are accustomed to eating bread and other things, so under the American-style supply, although they do not worry about food and clothing, and they still eat all kinds of canned beef, they do not supply much rice and vegetables, and generally only officers can occasionally enjoy them.

This is different, tens of thousands of tons of rice have been brought ashore one after another, only for the soldiers of the expeditionary force to cheer one after another, and the smell of rice wafting from the canteen can always usher in a large number of people lining up in advance, and the rice is always snatched clean.

After "Zhang ......", Halsey called Zhang Chi: "If there is any request, or if there is anything dissatisfied, just mention it, we will try our best to meet your requirements!" For example, knowing that the Chinese army has the habit of eating rice, we specially purchased 30,000 tons of rice and fresh vegetables from Austria at a high price! ”

"Thank you, General!" Zhang Chi replied: "We are very satisfied! ”

"That's good!" Halsey replied: "Let the soldiers rest for a while and be ready for the next battle!" I'm sure you'll make a difference at all times! ”

"Yes, General!"

After putting down the phone, a sense of pride rose in Zhang Chi's heart...... Of course, Zhang Chi knew that it was not because of any friendship, nor because of any ally.

The relationship between countries is always interests, and there is only one reason why the US military attaches so much importance to the Chinese army: that is, the Chinese army can bring huge benefits to the United States, and this benefit is its combat effectiveness on the battlefield.

Therefore, everything that the Chinese army has received now, including the respect of the US military, is actually fought by the soldiers of the expeditionary force with their blood and lives.

Zhang Chi walked out of the command headquarters, looked at the teams of expeditionary force soldiers who were training outside, the warships sailing on the sea and the fighters flying in the sky, and couldn't help but sigh in his heart: I thought that I was just bent on saving a few more people, how could I have thought that I would come to this point today!

It's a little bit of a success now, but at the same time, Zhang Chi is very clear that the achievements made now are just beginning, and there is still a long way to go! (To be continued.) )