The road to Cape Cruise was not smooth, as the Japanese troops in charge of the rear of the palace played a role at this time.

It's just that the Japanese army's blocking methods and tactics are still old-fashioned...... They spread out as they did in Burma, tying themselves to trees and sniping, which made the Maruyama Highway a dangerous step, especially at night.

However, the soldiers of the expeditionary force can be said to be very familiar with this, and their method is to indiscriminately use anti-aircraft machine guns, mortars, and tank guns to bombard the treetops on both sides for a while...... Even many of these fighters can recognize which ones are more likely to hide the Japanese snipers, after all, if the Japanese snipers want to shoot, they must have enough space to observe, which requires them to cut off some branches or leaves.

Of course, this is difficult to tell at night, but with the support of one flare after another and ample ammunition, many Japanese snipers were killed by a barrage of guns before they could fire bullets.

In this way, they advanced along the road under the cover of tanks, and after more than a while, they successfully reached Cape Cruise, and only then did they meet with decent resistance from the Japanese army.

But that's just "decent...... Judging by the gunfire from the Japanese side, there were quite a few of them, and there were at least two squadrons, which were guarding the jungle on both sides of the road.

The situation at this time was unfavorable for the new regiment, mainly because the new regiment advanced along the Maruyama Road in a long snake formation in order to be able to advance quickly under the cover of tanks, while the two Japanese squadrons laid ambushes in the forests on both sides.

In other words, the new regiment actually stepped into an ambush set by the Japanese army.

This was something that Zhang Chi had been worried about, but he had to choose between the two: either step into the Japanese ambush or slow down and let the Japanese escape.

After thinking about it again and again, Zhang Chi finally chose the former, because now is the time to beat the water dogs, and if this group of Japanese soldiers are released today, I don't know how many more casualties will be paid for it in the future.

The first casualties were the two tanks at the front. The Japanese army apparently planted mines or explosives in front of them, and with two loud "booms", two "Stuart tanks" flew into the sky, and the fire quickly illuminated the Chinese troops walking on the Maruyama road, and then dense gunfire rang out on both sides, but a platoon of Ren Vanguard soon fell under the dense bullets of the Japanese army.

Originally, at this time, the Japanese army should have rushed out of the woods in a swarm...... If this is the case, then the new regiment will then be entangled with the Japanese army and enter hand-to-hand combat, which the Chinese army is not good at.

But the Japanese did not do this, they still hid in the jungle and shot.

At this time, Zhang Chi thought that the Japanese army was a mistake in tactical command, and only later learned that ...... This is actually because the Japanese soldiers are all hungry and weak. Therefore, the Japanese commander decided that it was not a wise choice to rush out and fight hand-to-hand with the Chinese army, so he abandoned this plan.

However, it is also not smart enough to hide in the jungle and shoot, because the Chinese army has tanks, and it is also a very strong "Sherman".

The two "Shermans" rushed to the wings with a "rumbling" without waiting for Zhang Chi's order, and the trees made a "snapping" sound like broken chopsticks, followed by a storm of gunfire and explosions...... The tanks and the soldiers who followed them fired frantically into the forest, firing flares in the direction of the Japanese soldiers as they were hiding, and the light and the fire from the muzzles of the guns of both the enemy and the enemy were sprayed. In the jungle, light or darkness adds a bit of tension and intensity to this battlefield.

Originally, Zhang Chi thought that this battle would last for a while, and he was accustomed to the fighting spirit of the Japanese army to hold on to the last moment.

But the battle lasted only ten minutes, and then the Japanese quickly retreated in the direction of the coast.

When he arrived at the coastline, Zhang Chi learned the reason why the Japanese army retreated so quickly: the landing craft of the Japanese navy had already arrived, and if the Japanese army did not withdraw. I'm afraid I'm going to be left on this island forever.

But this also doesn't seem right, the more the Japanese army should block the new regiment and cover the retreat of the main force, right?!

In the next second, Zhang Chi quickly understood that the Japanese soldiers in charge of the two squadrons behind the palace did not want to die, or rather. They have endured so much on the island and survived all their lives, and they don't want to give up their lives to fulfill others at this last moment.

So the tragedy of the Japanese army played out at Cape Cruise...... The Chinese army has already surrounded it. But the Japanese troops of 5,000 men had only just begun to board the boats.

"Flares!" Zhang Chi shouted.

A few flares fired, and in an instant, they illuminated the dense Japanese troops on the beach...... They were scrawny, their clothes were in tatters, and many of them had only a rag on their bodies except for their rifles, and their bodies were covered with scars, stains, and dirt.

In the light of the flares, they turned around in horror and looked behind them, though they couldn't see anything at all.

Then there was a roar of shells, and a "Sherman" tank opened fire, and with one shot, the landing craft flew into the air and then fell back to the surface of the sea and flooded in large quantities.

This cannon sound also seemed to be a reminder to those Japanese soldiers, so the Japanese soldiers who were still stunned just now shouted like ants that had been stabbed in the nest, and they rushed to run in the direction of the transport boat, and there was no rule at all, and many wounded and even the Japanese soldiers who were crushed down were trampled to death by their comrades.

But at this time, the Japanese army could not take care of so much for a long time, and they had only one wish, that is, to climb on the landing craft and leave here.

Looking at this scene, Zhang Chi couldn't help but hesitate.

Because although these Japanese troops in front of them can still be called Japanese soldiers, and even they still have guns in their hands, they have no power to fight back, and some of them are squeezed into the sea next to the landing craft, but they don't even have the strength to climb up.

However, Zhang Chi knew that he couldn't let them go so easily......

There is a good saying: "To be merciful to the enemy is to be cruel to oneself", let them go now, and in time they will reappear on the battlefield and become a threat to the Sino-US coalition forces, and will undoubtedly bring certain casualties to the Sino-US coalition forces.

So Zhang Chi ordered: "Fight!" Don't let one go! (To be continued.) )