"What's wrong?" Pete asked.

Pete is obviously less impatient than Clifton, but in fact, it is Clifton who wants to know this more, and the tension can be seen in his eyes...... This is understandable, after all, Clifton is a regimental commander, and he has more than 3,000 American GIs under his command.

"This mistake is that the Japanese underestimate the enemy!" Zhang Chi replied: "I believe that they do not know that we have landed more than 10,000 people in four regiments on Kuah Island and built a strong defense line on Kuah Island. ”

"Why do you think that?" Clifton shook his head and said, "I don't think so, I believe it's not a secret to the Japanese." After all, so many of us landed on the island, and also laid down the airfield where the Japanese were stationed, and they will watch! ”

"Indeed!" Zhang Chi replied: "But...... This is the island, and the Japanese radio stations have been captured by us, I asked the Japanese prisoners of war, they don't have other radio stations, which means that even if some Japanese remnants on the island hide in the shadows and know our troops, there is no way to get the information out! ”

"Hmm!" Hearing this, Clifton couldn't help but nod, which he hadn't expected.

"On the other hand." Zhang Chi continued: "We also know the information obtained from the interrogation of Japanese prisoners of war...... The Japanese had always thought that our attack on Kuah Island was just a harassment by small forces to interfere with the construction of the airfield, and before we captured the airfield and seized its radio station, the Japanese command even ordered the sappers to simply hide in the jungle and wait for the Americans to leave before returning to continue their work. This shows that it is very likely that the Japanese command still does not know the number of people we have landed and the strategic goal of fully controlling and using the Kuah airfield as a base! ”

After a pause, Zhang Chi continued: "Because the Japanese thought that we only landed on the island with a small number of harassing troops, they did not bomb the materials brought ashore or bomb the airfield, they hoped to take these things back from us after repelling the American fleet!" ”

"You may be right!" Clifton nodded: "But sooner or later the Japanese will find out about this." ”

Zhang Chi knew what Clifton meant, although the remnants of the Japanese army on the island at this time could not send information because there was no radio, but if a new Japanese army landed. And then fight a battle with the Sino-American coalition...... Soon they will learn that the Sino-American coalition forces on Kuah Island are not just small forces as they think.

"Then let's not let them find out about this!" Zhang Chi replied: "Or...... Let them find out about this as late as possible! ”

"How?" Clifton asked, confused.

"It's easy!" Zhang Chi spread his hands: "For example, the Japanese landed 500 people, we could have defeated them like an ant, but we wanted to make them think that we were struggling to support, and even let them fight near the airport......"

"Oh!" Hearing this, Clifton couldn't help but nodded: "This aspect will make the Japanese think that their idea is right, thinking that we don't have many troops on Kuah Island." On the other hand, you can delay the time and wait as long as possible until the navy gives us reinforcements! ”

"That's what I mean!" Zhang Chi replied.

"I agree with that!" Clifton agreed, "But before we do, we better get as much supplies as we can from the ship, or we're going to starve!" ”

Clifton was right, leaving more supplies now is the point.

At this time, the state of the fighters carrying supplies is different.

This is not only because the soldiers know that the navy is about to be withdrawn, but now they can move a little more supplies to protect their own lives. On the other hand, it is also because at this time the troops have stabilized on the fronts in all directions, they have nothing to do, and the most important thing is to accumulate supplies.

In this state of mind, the fighters were carried by vehicles and even with flat poles...... It only took two or three hours to divide and evacuate the materials piled up on the shore.

This scene surprised the American GIs, because for the American GIs, if they didn't have jeeps or cars, they could be helpless against these mountains of supplies, but seeing that the Chinese soldiers only needed a "flat bamboo chip" to easily pick up two boxes of supplies that they needed two people to carry...... This stunned the American GIs, who could not imagine how a thin figure like a Chinese soldier could bear such a heavy weight.

There were even a few American GIs who did not believe in evil and asked for "flat bamboo chips" from Chinese soldiers, and picked them up after following the example of Chinese soldiers. Needless to say, the result was unbearable after a few steps in the shoulder...... I only saw that the Chinese soldiers laughed happily.

Pete said enviously to Zhang Chi: "Zhang, you Chinese soldiers are amazing, just like magic." A flat bamboo can make such a big difference in your hands! ”

Hearing this, Zhang Chi only smiled bitterly, this is actually only because China's degree of industrialization is not high, and the Chinese have always been accustomed to carrying heavy objects with flat burdens, which is certainly not comparable to the Yankees who have never used flat burdens.

Compared to the enthusiasm of the army on the island of Kuah. The navy is a bit sluggish...... This is not to blame them, last night fought such a defeat, and the blow to the soldiers can be said to be unimaginable. Even the soldiers who did not directly participate in the battle and operated the landing craft were discouraged.

Even this influence extended to the Kuah Army...... The Chinese soldiers didn't think it was anything, because they had long been accustomed to the kind of battles without air cover, so now they didn't think what would happen if the navy was withdrawn.

On the contrary, the GIs of the 1st Marine Regiment all looked at the sea with worry, worried that the next moment the American warships on the sea would become Japanese warships.

However, it is useless to worry.

The withdrawal of the three aircraft carrier battle groups doomed the US Navy to evacuate as well...... It is impossible for the US Navy to fight without the cover of an aircraft carrier battle group, not to mention that it suffered so heavy losses last night, they need time to rest and recuperate, and they also need time to put their chaotic command system in order, otherwise, to be honest, they are still not suitable to go on the battlefield.

So at noon on the same day, the first fleet withdrew from the waters of Kuah Island.

By half past six in the evening of the same day, the last fleet had disappeared from the sea.

There was nothing near Kuah Island except for the sand beach, which had turned slightly red from the blood of the navy soldiers, as if nothing had happened last night.

Now, it's up to the Army itself. (To be continued.) )