"What? A battalion?! MacArthur jumped to his feet as if he had been greatly insulted, and roared at Zhang Chi like a beast: "My two regiments are there immobile and have suffered heavy losses, and you have only sent one battalion to reinforce them?" Are you a beggar of almsgiving? ”

"I'm not a beggar for alms, General!" Zhang Chi calmly replied: "I just insisted on my previous judgment, there are only six or seven hundred Japanese on Makin Island, and they sent part of them to launch an infiltration war against the US 27, and only a small part is in the base and trenches, so take advantage of this time to send a battalion to attack their base...... Enough is enough! ”

"!" MacArthur replied, "You tried to convince me that six hundred Japanese could hold off our attack of more than six thousand men, and that we had aircraft carriers, warships, tanks, and warplanes...... This is an insult to us! ”

"I have no offense, General!" Zhang Chi replied with a smile: "But I still insist on my point of view, you can choose not to accept it!" ”

Hearing this, MacArthur couldn't help but be silent, and then he said viciously to Zhang Chi: "I will send my reserves, and they will crush the Japanese tonight!" ”

"Whatever you want!" Zhang Chi replied.

"General MacArthur!" Hal stopped the angry MacArthur: "I don't think it's a good idea, sending reserves up will not only not do anything, but may also plunge the troops into more serious chaos!" ”

This is common sense, and Halsey, who fought the Battle of Kuah Island, also knows how powerful the Japanese infiltration war is.

"I suggest it!" Halsey continued: "We might as well let the Colonel's troops try, and if the Colonel can't succeed in stopping this situation, it's not too late to send the reserves up!" ”

Halsey: This is giving MacArthur a step.

MacArthur thought for a moment and replied with a gloomy face, "All right! We have prepared my reserves, and I emphasize one thing, I have no hope for this battalion of Chinese troops! ”

"I agree a hundred with General MacArthur's views!" Zhang Chi raised his head and said, "In this case, there is no need for us to do this kind of useless work again, please ask General MacArthur to send reserves!" ”

MacArthur couldn't help but be speechless.

It is clear that MacArthur was so carried away by anger and vanity that he forgot who was asking for whom now.

"Zhang ......" Halsey interjected: "Now is not the time to quarrel, after this battle, we will soon know how many Japanese there are on Makin Island!" ”

"Hmm!" Zhang Chi nodded.

After all, all the supplies of the expeditionary force now depend on the United States, so he didn't want to tear his face with the American side, so he picked up the phone and ordered: "Let the second regiment and the first battalion be ready for battle!" Target Makin Island! ”

"Yes!" The staff officer on the other end of the phone answered.

Since it was a line of fire rescue, and the number of Chinese troops was small, only one battalion of troops, the US military sent a destroyer to carry a battalion at a speed of 37 knots to Makin Island...... Makin Island is about 185 kilometers from Tarawa, and it took more than two hours to arrive, and then the landing operation began at about 8 o'clock.

In the words of the US military liaison, the landing operation was: "It was lightning fast, and we got the news that they had successfully landed on the island before we were even mentally prepared!" ”

It is no wonder that the Americans were surprised, because if the Americans follow the procedure of landing on the island, they will first release water scouts to reconnoitre, then send minesweepers to ensure that there are no mines in the relevant sea areas, and then at least a few hours of fire preparation......

But none of this was for the 1st battalion, which immediately switched to the Higgins landing craft as soon as they arrived in the waters off Makin Island...... The action was also very fast, mainly a battalion of troops of only more than three hundred people, and only ten Higgins landing craft were needed in total, and they didn't even use amphibious landing vehicles.

The reason is that Zhang Chi knew from the landing experience of the US 27 that the hydrological situation of Makin Island is similar to that of Tarawa, and it is also "avoiding" the high tide at night.

On the other hand, Zhang Chi knew that there were not many Japanese troops on Makin Island, and his attention was attracted by the US 27th Division that had landed on the northwest side, so it was impossible that he did not have so many troops to pay attention to the south side at the same time.

Sure enough, the battle was as Zhang Chi expected, a battalion of 375 soldiers landed on Makin Island very smoothly, and even because of the gunfire caused by the infiltration war launched by the Japanese army on Makin Island, the sound of the landing craft motor was drowned, and the Japanese army never noticed that a force had landed.

The commander of the first battalion is named Xu Wen...... It is said that his father is a talent who falls into the north, so he hopes that Xu Wen can one day achieve his wish with the title of the gold list, so he named him "Wen".

Who would have thought that Xu Wen would grow up but become a soldier without doing his job...... But fortunately, Xu Wen did not develop according to his father's wishes, because the scientific examination had been abolished during the Republic of China.

After Xu Wen went ashore, he found that his team was not exposed, so he immediately ordered a concealed march, and a group of more than 300 people secretly approached in the dark with M1 rifles that had been loaded with bayonets.

Their knowledge of the topography of Makin Island was limited to a few maps aboard the destroyer, but when they actually landed on the island, they found that the map was useless. Mainly because the sky was cloudy at this time, and it was pitch black all around, and the troops had to march covertly and didn't dare to use flashlights, so they didn't know where they were at all.

However, Xu Wen did not panic, because he knew that he was definitely going in the right direction...... The Yankees landed in the northwest, the Japanese blocked in the south, and the Chinese troops landed in the south.

In other words, the Chinese army at this time was in the rear of the Japanese, so it would be right to go towards the sound of Yankees firing guns and cannons.

As he walked, Xu Wen felt that something was wrong, because there seemed to be a few more people around him...... This feeling is a little weird, and I always feel that these soldiers are not in the team.

If you look closely, you can see from the weapons they are holding that they are Japanese.

It turned out that they had already walked into the Japanese defense line in the dark, and the Japanese regarded Xu Wen and others as their own people, thinking that they were going to "go to the front", so they also walked forward with the team......

As mentioned before, a considerable part of the Japanese troops on Makin Island were non-combatants, so the Japanese soldiers did not notice anything unusual about these "own people" around them.

Xu Wen couldn't help but gasp and scolded secretly, if this fight is unpredictable, it will become an "infiltration war" and it will be chaotic.

After thinking about it, he quietly asked the guards to prepare for the flares.

(To be continued.) )