Chapter 165: The Shame of Koga Mineichi
The American instructors were dumbfounded by the scene that was happening in front of their eyes, and they couldn't even believe that the army had not been trained to swim before that.
Evans then wrote in his report to Brigadier General William: "This is a united and learning force, they have been able to adapt in a very short time, and they have been united to overcome difficulties to achieve their goals, and I am confident that they will be able to accomplish their tasks well on the battlefield, as they have done before!" ”
At the end ......of the training that night, Pete said to Zhang Chi with a smile: "Do you know? They even have a banner for you! ”
"Banners?" Zhang Chi was a little puzzled.
"Yes!" Pete replied: "It says 'They climbed up, they cried, they retreated.'" 'There are also a few chicks printed underneath this typesetting......"
In the next second, Zhang Chi understood that this was prepared by the American instructors to laugh at the defeat of the Chinese army, but the Americans' ridicule tone was more subtle and interesting.
"But in the end, they didn't use it!" Pete raised his head in the other direction, as they gathered to attack the canned beef: "They're frustrated by this!" ”
Zhang Chi couldn't help but smile bitterly, and from Pete's tone, Zhang Chi heard a little taste, knowing that there would be no good days for this period of training.
However, it seems that this is fine, the more severe the instructor or the more he trains the soldiers to the death, the stronger the combat effectiveness of the troops that are tossed.
Things turned out to be as Zhang Chi had predicted...... The soldiers of the new regiment hurriedly finished dinner and went to bed, exhausted one by one after a long day of swimming training, who knew that they had just been lying down for two hours before they were woken up by a hurried whistle:
"Get me up, you! The enemy has already established positions on the opposite bank, are you going to wait for them to build positions before attacking? No, you have to swim there before they are ready! ”
"Move fast! If you don't want to die! But I don't think you care, because if this is a real battlefield, you're already dead! ”
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Although the American instructors were constantly scolding and urging, Evans couldn't help but look at his watch as the expeditionary soldiers lined up and rushed to the pool with the password...... It took only five minutes from the moment the whistle was blown, which was twice as fast as the U.S. Marines.
What made Evans feel even more incredible was that these Chinese soldiers did not complain, not even wail and dissatisfaction, and when he gave the order, everyone jumped up from the bed like a spring and then lined up outside the field as fast as they could, grabbing their guns and equipment.
"God!" Evans screamed in disbelief.
Evans had prepared at least ten minutes of scolding before that, but they only let him scold for five minutes, so he had to swallow the rest of the words back into his stomach.
Unbeknownst to Evans, training like this might be hard for Americans, but for Chinese, especially Chinese who had been fighting the Japanese for a long time...... These are nothing, because in actual combat, the soldiers have experienced too many emergencies like this, and even when they were in Xujia Village, Myanmar, they were surrounded by Japanese soldiers for several days without closing their eyes.
So I swam back and forth in the pool, but because it was at night, and I couldn't use a flashlight...... Although it is harsh to not play the flashlight, it is in line with the battlefield situation, this is because there is not much point in swimming in the water to play the flashlight, the surrounding scenery and the people around you actually know, but sometimes you can't see it is a desire to play the flashlight, and it seems that there is a sense of security when the flashlight has light.
But in fact, everyone knows that flashlights on the battlefield are the most unsafe, because this is to tell the enemy where you are, so that the enemy can shoot and fire here.
However, in the uncertainty and fear of the night, the swimming they had learned during the day suddenly seemed to be forgotten, and some of the warriors had difficulty again...... Therefore, Zhang Chi believes that this kind of night training is very meaningful, which can allow the soldiers to overcome more difficulties, especially when swimming at night, it is also required to try not to make a sound, so that it is possible to cross the river without the enemy noticing in actual combat.
Of course, this is not the case with American instructors...... The training of the U.S. Marine Corps in modern times may be harsh, but at this time, the U.S. Marine Corps had just been formed, and several Marine divisions were still recruits.
The American instructors originally thought that the Chinese troops would complain and protest, so they could use this as an excuse to laugh at the Chinese troops...... But none of the American instructors expected such a result.
This made the American instructors on the shore couldn't help but look at each other, and some people whispered: "Oh my God, these Chinese really don't want to die!" ”
"No!" Evans seemed to see something, and he replied, "It's because they want to die, they want to survive on the battlefield, that's why they don't want to die!" ”
While the Chinese troops were in full swing training, the Japanese army was ready to move.
"The target is the 'Shohe'!" Koga Mine pointed to the port of Rabaul on the map and said to the staff officer: "We must not let the American ghost beast drive it to the battlefield!" ”
"Yes!" Staff Officer Ito nodded in response.
Of course, Ito also knew the importance of this, not to say that the "Shozuru" was the main force of the Japanese aircraft carrier, an ideal aircraft carrier that could carry more than 70 fighters, but also because this aircraft carrier would become a disgrace to the empire...... To be precise, it should be the shame of Koga Fengichi, because Rabaul was lost in the hands of Koga Feng, and he not only lost Rabaul, but also dozens of warplanes and the very valuable aircraft carrier of the Combined Fleet.
As a result, no matter where this aircraft carrier goes, it will make the Japanese and even the Japanese who saw it laugh shamefully: "Look, that's the aircraft carrier left for the enemy when Koga Mine was defeated and fled!" ”
No Japanese soldier could bear this humiliation, not to mention that Koga Mineichi was also an imperial general, not only a general but also the commander of the Japanese Combined Fleet.
"But ......," Ito then asked hesitantly, "how are we going to sink the Shozuru?" Ever since the Lu-35 was discovered and sunk by American ghost animals in Rabaul, they have strengthened the defense of the port! ”
These were done by Halsey, who sent ten additional destroyers under the command of Commodore Wilhelm to take charge of the anti-submarine operations in the port of Rabaul.
"No!" Koga Mine shook his head: "We don't send submarines!" ”
(To be continued.) )