Chapter 303: Newspapers

The Battle for the Marshall Islands soon came to an end. Pen % fun % Pavilion www.biquge.info

Because several important central islands in the Marshall Islands were hollowed out by the U.S. military, the Japanese forces throughout the Marshall Islands lost air support, supplies, and unified command, especially ...... Because the Japanese Combined Fleet was unable to participate in the war, the Japanese troops stationed on the islands did not even have ships available, which made them unable to escape if they wanted to, and of course they could not support each other, so the Japanese army was like a plate of scattered sand, all they could do was to stay on the island and wait for the Sino-American coalition forces to clean up and eliminate them.

Of course, these battles do not need to be fought by Chinese troops...... The main battles were fought by the Chinese troops, and after the fighting, the Chinese troops should also be allowed to rest and rest, and the remaining small battles should naturally be completed by the US military.

And what makes people feel a little funny...... Before carrying out these missions, the U.S. military also sent a large number of officers and soldiers to learn from the Chinese troops.

In the past, it was the US military that condescendingly reprimanded and drilled the Chinese troops, but now it is the US military that comes to accept the reprimands and drills of the Chinese troops, which unconsciously makes the soldiers of the expeditionary force secretly feel happy in their hearts...... Look at you Yankees still look down on us Chinese, and now you are not obedient and close to us to beg us?!

In fact, the Americans did not want to do this, and they did not even admit that the Chinese troops were better than them, even after so many amazing victories.

But here's the problem......

At this time, the Chinese army can be said to be the only unit that has used the "Donald Duck" for landing operations, and it is also the only unit that has modified and used the "Spitfire Tank" to effectively clear the tunnels of the Japanese army......

The problem of the former "Donald Duck" is easy to say, after all, it is actually the "Sherman" tank, and it was also produced by Wilson and others, and from Wilson and others, we can also learn about the advantages and disadvantages of the "Donald Duck" and precautions, and even the actual combat experience of the Chinese army...... As the producer of "Donald Duck", Wilson has been paying attention to the actual combat of "Donald Duck", so of course he knows what problems it will have in actual combat.

Taking a step back, even if you don't use "Donald Duck", it's not a big deal, after all, the remaining islands in the Marshall Islands are the remnants of the Japanese army, and in general, the problem can be solved without "Donald Duck" with only landing vehicles.

Of course, it would be better if there was a "Donald Duck".

But the "Spitfire tank" forced the US military to bow to the Chinese troops......

At this time, it was already a common phenomenon for the Japanese army to build tunnels for defense, and there were even many remnants of the Japanese army who connected several tunnels in order to save their lives, which increased the difficulty of the American army attacking the tunnels.

The 3rd Marine Division, which had suffered on Kwajalein Island, knew very well that this was not a trivial matter, and that these Japanese were like rats hiding in the tunnels and not coming out during the day, and waiting until night to sneak out and harass them, and then it was sniper and infiltration warfare, which would make the US military miserable.

So the U.S. military finally bowed its head and expressed its willingness to accept the training of Chinese troops.

This head was opened by Colonel Garcia, and according to his words, it was: "If you are willing to pay with your lives and insist on not learning how to use the 'Spitfire Tank' from the Chinese army, then please, I will lead my men to learn from them!" Because compared to life, face is nothing at all! ”

It was clear that Colonel Garcia had recognized the brutality of the battlefield.

And this point made war correspondents around the world turn the world upside down, so interviewing the trained US military, interviewing the Chinese army, Page even took a photo of the Chinese army training American soldiers, and then enlarged it on the front page, with the annotation as: "You read that right, Chinese soldiers are training American soldiers to use tanks, and this tank is even made in the United States!" ”

This approach was soon followed by other journalists, and the Chinese Expeditionary Force became a legend in an instant that many people abroad who did not know much about it expressed disbelief...... How can American soldiers still need Chinese military training? And still with American tanks? So in the end, there is only one conclusion, that is, Chinese soldiers use tanks on the battlefield too many times, so that they have more experience in using tanks than American soldiers, and there are even people because the Chinese Navy has achieved a brilliant victory, and the US Navy has been defeated under the same batch of Japanese fighters, so does the US Navy also need Chinese military training?!

Of course, this is just a kind of misinformation, and during the war years, not everyone could afford to buy newspapers and be able to accurately convey information, and the means of information dissemination in this era were still relatively backward, and it was common sense to exaggerate the achievements and image of the Chinese army, just as the Chinese army was extremely belittled before.

And this situation is a headache for the top brass of the US Navy.

At one meeting, Nimitz gave each of the admirals a newspaper like this, and then joked: "It's a pity that I didn't prepare coffee for you, it's time to read the newspaper!" ”

In fact, the admirals have read this news more than once.

"I don't think it's a mistake!" After a moment of silence, Nimitz said: "Because these newspapers praise the Chinese, and the Chinese are our allies, which is better than seeing in the newspapers that the Japanese won the war, isn't it?" ”

"But ......" paused, and Nimitz changed his words and said coldly: "Why not us Americans?" And where is our mighty US Navy? ”

Saying that, Nimitz deliberately flipped through the newspaper and looked for it: "I didn't see it? Oh...... Maybe there's one, lo and behold, in this corner...... U.S. Marines suffered heavy casualties in the Kwajalein Island landings! ”

"General!" Halsey replied, "There's a reason for that!" ”

"Of course, of course there is a reason!" Nimitz replied with a straight face: "I'm sure you have many reasons!" But God...... You're the U.S. Navy, warships, warplanes, artillery, tanks...... They are all weapons produced by our Americans, and you are more familiar with these equipment than the Chinese, and you are more trained, but they cannot defeat the Japanese in your hands, but they can in the hands of the Chinese! Even the equipment in the hands of the Chinese is much worse than what you use! So, I wonder what is the reason for this? Can anyone tell me why?! ”

No one speaks, because no one knows why. Or someone knows, but can't.

Here's why...... The Chinese troops have a more tenacious will to fight and more extensive combat experience than the US Navy.

(To be continued.) )