"They will use the tunnels to fight like the Japanese troops on Peleliu!" Zhang Junhua replied. Pen, fun, pavilion www. biquge。 info

This has long been known to the Chinese troops and generals, and although there is no evidence of this from the intelligence detected by the US military, it is possible to guess that the Japanese will do this.

In fact, there are still many people in the Chinese army who are skeptical about this, but the problem is that the principle of the battlefield is to prepare for the worst.

If the Japanese army had not built a tunnel on Iwo Jima, then this battle would have been easy to fight, and it can even be said that only American tactical aircraft would have increased artillery bombardment, and then used tanks to push it hard.

What is difficult to fight is that the Japanese army has tunnels.

So, of course, it is assumed that the Japanese army has a tunnel on Iwo Jima.

"That's just one aspect!" Zhang Chi said: "On the other hand...... In every landing battle we have fought before, we must take a key point in each battle. I think this time the Japanese are going to lay a trap based on our habits! ”

"The point?" Hearing this, several generals couldn't help but be stunned.

After a while, Zhang Junhua suddenly came to his senses and said, "Oh, Shizuo is talking about the airport?!" ”

"Yes!" Zhang Chi nodded.

Only then did everyone suddenly realize that they recalled the previous landing battles fought by the Sino-US coalition forces, from Kuah Island to the Marshall Islands to the Mariana Islands, and even Peleliu's Island not long ago, they basically followed the landing, seizing the airfield, and using the airfield to quickly deliver troops, equipment, and ammunition and then expand the results.

This was especially true of the island of Peleliu, which was immediately bombed day and night with a large number of incendiary bombs after seizing the airport.

"The meaning of the master seat is...... The Japanese laid a trap for us at the airport? Zhang Junhua asked.

Zhang Chi casually took the document bag from the guard's hand, took out a map from it, and said: "This is the location map of the devil's anti-aircraft gun that our pilot detected, do you see anything?" ”

Zhang Junhua and Liu Guangzhong all had this picture in their hands, and they didn't see anything before, but now that they looked at this picture carefully, they couldn't help but look at each other and wipe a cold sweat.

"it!" Zhang Junhua scolded: "The devil has arranged most of the anti-aircraft guns inside!" ”

"But...... Will these anti-aircraft guns survive under our bombardment? Liu Guangzhong questioned.

After all, the bombing by the US military just now was too powerful, and even if there were anti-aircraft guns that survived, I am afraid that there would not be a few left.

"It's likely just a way for the devils to paralyze us!" Zhang Chi said: "They deliberately made us think that most of the anti-aircraft guns had been destroyed, but in fact, they had already dragged the anti-aircraft guns into the tunnel first. Just imagine, if these anti-aircraft guns were dragged into the tunnel, where would their muzzles be aimed when the firing range was affected? ”

"Airport!" Everyone replied in unison.

"And it's also crossfire from the two directions of Oribasan and Wonsan!" Staff Officer Liang gasped: "If this is combined with mortars and our unknown coastal defense artillery...... Entering the airport is a dead end! ”

"When the time comes......," Zhang Junhua added, "even if we have tanks, it won't help, because the enemy is firing shells from top to bottom, and they can bomb our army without any obstacles, and even our tanks can't withstand such bombing, because the top armor of the tank is the weakest......"

The officers couldn't help but nod their heads when they heard this.

"That's why I only sent the second regiment to attack!" Zhang Chi continued: "And let them rely on the sea and shore defense near the shore!" This would avoid the airfield and make it impossible for most of the Japanese anti-aircraft guns aimed at the airfield to work, and on the other hand, it would not cause a large number of casualties due to the concentration of troops. As for the Japanese counteroffensive against our defensive lines...... First of all, the Japanese troops who defended the island were not at all afraid, and they had already lost most of their combat effectiveness under the bombardment of our troops. Secondly, hide in the tunnel...... If they are willing to abandon the tunnel and launch a counterattack, then I can't ask for it! ”

Hearing this, all the officers couldn't help but have doubts and nodded in agreement.

Sure enough, the battle was just as Zhang Chi had guessed, and the second regiment was met with only minimal resistance from the Japanese army...... The fortifications built by the Japanese Navy Special Marine Corps on the shores of Iwo Jima were very rudimentary, with only a few unfinished pillbox fortifications.

This is the price of Motoda Nakachi's unwillingness to obey Kuribayashi Tadamichi's orders to defend in the tunnel.

At this time, that is, when the Japanese army has completely lost its sea and air supremacy, unless it is a small island like Tarawa and has built an unusually strong pillbox fortification, it is difficult to escape the bad luck of being destroyed and killed in a large area as soon as the war begins.

In fact, even if there was one more Tarawa at this time, the U.S. military would be able to destroy most of its fortifications...... When I bombed Tarawa, I was inexperienced and didn't know that most of the shells fired at low angles would jump and hit the sea, but if you use large-caliber shells with time-delay fuses fired at high angles, the situation will be different.

In other words, there is almost only one way to save the lives of Japanese soldiers at this time...... Tunnel. And Motota Nakachi gave up this opportunity with his stupidity and stubbornness.

For this, Motota Nakachi and his troops paid a heavy price, and more than 1,000 Japanese troops he deployed on the island were killed in the first place, and some of the survivors were wounded, and their combat effectiveness was greatly reduced...... This is caused by the large use of coagulation ****** by the U.S. military, at this time the coagulation ****** is still a strange new weapon, the Japanese army does not know how to deal with this flame that will not be extinguished, as a result of a Japanese soldier was ignited, several Japanese soldiers nearby will reflexively rush to put out, who thinks that the fire is more and more vigorous, and after a while it will affect the Japanese army who is fighting, and these ignited Japanese soldiers are scurrying around because of pain, so a chain reaction is formed.

To make matters worse, the Japanese army basically had no fortifications on the beach that could stop the Chinese army from landing, and these wounded soldiers could only pick up their rifles and carry explosive bags to face the Chinese army's amphibious landing vehicles and "Sherman" tanks rushing ashore one after another.

Motota Nakatsu realized what kind of mistake he had made.

At that moment, Motota Nakatsuku almost wanted to lead his subordinates to launch a "Banzai charge" against the American army, because he felt ...... Only by dying can you wash away your shame.

But at this time, he received a call from Tadamichi Kuribayashi.

"Motoda Daisa!" Kuribayashi Tadamichi shouted on the phone: "I order you, immediately retreat to the 382 heights of Wonsan, where your defense is needed!" ”

"I warn you again!" Tadamichi Kuribayashi added, "The 'Banzai Charge' is resolutely not allowed, and each of us must kill ten enemies before we have the right to die!" ”

(To be continued.) )