It should be said that it is normal for Pitt to include the fighters of the Sino-US coalition.

On the one hand, the blockade of Henderson Airport by the Japanese army has almost paralyzed Henderson Airport.

On the other hand, the Japanese army's combined sea, land, and air attacks on Kuah Island have caused the garrison on Kuah Island to be passively beaten all the time.

More importantly, the US Navy was defeated...... Originally, the U.S. Marine Regiment still had great hopes for Halsey, thinking that letting such a tough general command the battle might improve the Battle of Kuah Island, and even some U.S. troops thought that Halsey would lead the U.S. Navy to drive away those pesky Japanese warships. But they were disappointed, the US Navy can be said to be a complete defeat, and it is foreseeable that the US Navy will not be able to organize a counteroffensive for a long time to come, because they will no longer have aircraft carriers to use.

So they took it for granted, they thought that maybe this battle would end like this, and then ...... It was in the hope that the U.S. Navy would take advantage of the fact that the Japanese were defenseless to withdraw them from the damned place of Kuah Island.

Zhang Chi believed that this was not only the idea of the American GIs, but also the thoughts of a considerable number of Chinese soldiers, otherwise the countrymen would not have asked the question just now.

Just when Zhang Chi was stunned, the whistling sound of cannonballs sounded in the sky...... The Japanese began to attack.

One shell after another exploded near Zhang Chi, and from the direction from which the shells came from, Zhang Chi could tell that they were fired from Japanese warships on the sea.

What's different from before...... Most of the shells from Japanese warships were used to hit airfields, but now they are used to bombard the lines of the Chinese and American forces.

This is enough to prove that Zhang Chi's previous judgment was right, and the Japanese army at this time launched a general attack on the Lunga defense line garrisoned by the Sino-American coalition forces.

Although Zhang Chi was already a veteran at this time, he still couldn't stand this kind of bombardment from naval artillery...... IN THE PAST, THE JAPANESE ARMY WAS FACED ON THE BATTLEFIELD IN BURMA, AND THE JAPANESE ARMY MOST COMMONLY USED MOUNTAIN ARTILLERY AND MORTARS BELOW 100MM, AND OCCASIONALLY A FEW GUNS ABOVE 100MM WERE CONSIDERED HEAVY ARTILLERY, AND THIS KIND OF HEAVY ARTILLERY WAS GENERALLY USED AGAINST TANKS RATHER THAN INFANTRY.

This is due to the difficulty of replenishing the complex terrain of Burma, and the large caliber of artillery means that it is heavy and large. Under the same transport conditions, fewer shells can be transported, and a few cannons can be fired, which is extremely uneconomical for the army.

BUT NOW, THOSE NAVAL GUNS ARE 127MM HEAVY GUNS AT EVERY TURN, AND THESE 127MM ARE STILL SMALL CALIBERS AND ARE EQUIPPED ON DESTROYERS, CRUISERS ARE EQUIPPED WITH 200MM GUNS, AND BATTLESHIPS ARE EQUIPPED WITH EVEN MORE EXAGGERATED 356MM HUGE GUNS...... Moreover, these shells poured down on the positions of the Chinese and US coalition forces as if they did not want money, and only the positions of the Chinese and US coalition forces were shaken, as if they had suffered an earthquake.

Zhang Chi, who had been shaken down by the shells several times, struggled to get up from the ground and supported the ground with his hands and feet...... This was the experience gained from the bombing of Japanese bombers, and in the past, when hiding from enemy bombing, soldiers would always lie on the ground to avoid being injured by shrapnel from the flying shells.

However, this method of evasion poses another danger to aerial bombs and heavy artillery with huge kinetic energy: the vibration caused by the bomb or shell hitting the ground can shatter or injure the internal organs of nearby soldiers lying on the ground.

From this, the fighters learned a lesson: it is necessary to dodge such shells lying on their stomachs. However, it is necessary to use the hands and feet to support it, so that injuries can be avoided as much as possible.

However, even this is not an easy task, because the violent vibrations from the ground are like hammers hitting the hands and feet that are in contact with the ground, and the eardrums are "buzzing" like a string of firecrackers exploding next to the ears. Patches of dust and gravel were constantly lifted on his back, which made Zhang Chi feel very difficult to even hold the ground.

Finally, the sound of the cannon stopped, and as soon as Zhang Chi's hands were loosened, he fell to the ground panting. At this time, he almost didn't even have the strength to get up again.

"Tuanza!"

"Tuanza!"

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Several guards found Zhang Chi at the first time.

Zhang Chi refused the help of the guards and struggled to get up from the ground...... These guards were recruits who had only been assigned at the end of the Burmese war, and Zhang Chi didn't want to make a fool of himself in front of them.

Zhang Chi grabbed his rifle and looked around, good guy, this bombing has changed the surrounding scenery. The trees and vegetation were completely gone, and new soil was everywhere...... The vegetation was not destroyed by the bombing, and much of it was buried by the sand that was kicked up. As for the No. 1 and No. 2 heights, they were completely blown up and lost their original appearance. Not to mention the big pits, the places that should have been high have been flattened, and the places that should have been low have been raised by more than ten meters. It's like a dough that has been re-kneaded.

Zhang Chi didn't dare to slack off, so he waved his hand and ordered: "Move quickly, enter the position!" ”

Without saying a word, the soldiers ran towards the formation, and at this time there was no communication trench at all, and they had already been blown up without a trace.

Before they had even climbed to the high ground, there was a whistling sound of airplanes in the sky, followed by several Japanese planes diving down and dropping bombs and strafing them, which suddenly brought a bloody storm among the soldiers.

It was Japanese seaplanes that strafed and bombed the soldiers...... The Japanese aircraft carriers have withdrawn from the waters of Kuah Island, and the only ones that can provide air fire cover for the Japanese army are seaplanes.

But the seaplane has a fatal flaw, that is, it must carry a floating body underneath it, and this floating body must not be small, because it must ensure that the aircraft can float on the water. This greatly reduces its speed and agility, while also reducing its bomb load...... In addition, the characteristics of Japanese aircraft have always been unarmoured, so a few machine guns set up on land can pose a threat to them.

There was no need to give an order, and soon a dozen heavy machine guns, loaded with armor-piercing incendiary bombs, fired rows of bullets at those planes...... You must know that the equipment of the expeditionary force was provided by the United States, and it was long thought that it would be possible to deal with the Japanese aviation, so the air defense equipment on Kuah Island was not weak, and even the roar of anti-aircraft artillery sounded in other directions.

So it didn't take long for three of the five seaplanes in the air to be shot down, and the other two fled when they saw that the situation was not good.

The seaplane could be said to have basically not stopped the footsteps of the first battalion of soldiers, and after ten minutes they climbed the mountain, and when they looked down, they saw that there were a group of devils rushing forward with their waists under black pressure, and there were also in the east, south, and even west.

The mountains, apparently already surrounded by Japanese troops. (To be continued.) )