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When Zhang Chi and the others arrived at Rabaul, they were immediately stunned by what they saw as soon as they got off the boat...... At the time of their departure, Rabaul was still in tatters, with few decent houses except for the timber bards built by the Chinese soldiers, which were subject to Rabaul's conditions.

It is not an exaggeration to describe Rabaul as a "bitter cold place...... This is mainly due to the fact that the volcano in Rabaul erupted shortly after (it erupted in 1937, only 6 years after the protagonist was in 1943), and when the volcano erupted, it destroyed almost all the buildings and even vegetation on Rabaul...... Volcanic ash is very harmful to humans, and long-term living in this environment will have the danger of "pneumoconiosis", that is, long-term inhalation of dust into the lungs and can not be discharged, resulting in fibrosis of lung tissues.

And that's just one aspect, people in times of war basically don't think about this long-term problem, especially when they are soldiers...... Whether he can live tomorrow is still a question, regardless of whether he will have "pneumoconiosis" after living for a long time.

What's even more worrying is that there is a volcano that is constantly smoking, and who knows when it will start a spirit to erupt again.

For these reasons, very few people have returned to live in Rabaul after the eruption in '37, and if it weren't for Rabaul's excellent deep-sea port, perhaps no one would have lived there.

The result is ...... There was an extreme shortage of materials on Rabaul, except for timber, all the materials that could be used for construction, such as steel and cement, had to be transported, and the transportation was very busy during the war, so the construction of Rabaul was delayed again and again.

But now, when Zhang Chi and others returned from the Marshall Islands, they saw walls and cement houses rising from the ground, and excavators, bulldozers and other things were being built everywhere near and far, obviously to renovate Rabaul.

Seeing this scene, Staff Officer Liang said unexpectedly: "Hey, Yankee, this is a conscience discovery?" Do you know how to send us 'condolences'? ”

Wu Huajun replied beside him: "I'm afraid it's because the Americans are coming to 'joint training' with us, and these houses may be built for the Yankees themselves!" ”

Wu Huajun said that this is really possible, because if you want to say that transportation is difficult, Guadalcanal and Tarawa are also difficult to transport, and it can even be said that these places are more difficult than Rabaul, but both places have already built brick houses and even used air conditioning...... Fighting a war in such a hot place, the Yankee officers could not stand it without air conditioning.

So in the final analysis, this is actually the United States' differential treatment of Chinese troops...... There is no doubt about this, since the training camp in Myanmar, the treatment of the Chinese and American troops is different, but the Chinese soldiers don't care much about this, they are more thinking about how to fight devils, not to mention that this kind of living conditions are already very good compared with China.

But this time, Wu Huajun guessed wrong......

When Zhang Chi and the others disembarked, they were soon warmly welcomed by the officers and men stationed in Rabaul, and the welcoming scene was both Chinese and American.

The reason why I say this is because on the left are a group of Chinese soldiers and people stationed on the island led by Wang Mazi, while on the right are American soldiers.

This made Zhang Chi and the others look a little awkward, because on the left was the gong and drum under the banner of "Warmly Welcome the Triumphant Return of the Chinese Three Armed Forces", and on the right was the drum and flute military band of the US military...... At this point, it is obvious that the US military band suffers more, their drum is a small drum, and the two drumsticks are a little thicker than chopsticks, which is like the Chinese soldier's drum that is bigger than a bathtub, and the sound of the "dong dong" with a wrist-thick drumstick is undoubtedly suppressed.

"First division commander!" As soon as he saw Zhang Chi down, Wang Mazi greeted him happily, and after shaking his hand a few times, Wang Mazi praised: "You guy, you played well!" I heard that our air force also took action? And knocked out more than a hundred planes of the devils? Is it true?! ”

"Of course it's true!" Zhang Chi replied: "But this credit can't be counted on my head, I was still fighting on Kwajalein Island at that time!" ”

"What about Liu Guangzhong and Zhang Junhua?" Wang Mazi asked happily.

Liu Guangzhong and Zhang Junhua hurriedly rushed up, saluted in front of Wang Mazi and stood up and said, "Military seat!" ”

"Yours are yours!" Wang Mazi patted his shoulder and nodded, and said to the two: "It's really good!" That's great...... Finally, our navy and air force showed their faces! Good job, played the majesty of our troops! Let's go back and have a few drinks, and if we don't get drunk, we won't return! ”

"Yes!" Liu Guangzhong and Zhang Junhua hurriedly responded.

At this time, Zhang Chi found that the Chinese officers who came to greet him, including Wang Mazi, had a slightly different look in their eyes, and he couldn't tell what was different, and he felt as if they were ...... A little more pride and confidence.

Then Zhang Chi quickly understood that the shame of the defeat of the Chinese Navy since the Battle of the First Sino-Japanese War has been deeply imprinted in the hearts of every Chinese in this era, and since then, the Chinese Navy and Air Force have never let the Chinese raise their heads. As a result, after a long time, the Chinese fell into complete disappointment with the navy and air force, and it is not even an exaggeration to say that they are numb, because they have become accustomed to fighting without the cover of the Chinese navy and air force.

But now...... But I suddenly heard that the Chinese Navy and Air Force actually won a battle, and it was a big victory with absolute superiority, this feeling is like suddenly going from hell to heaven, just like Wang Mazi said, "I finally showed my face", in fact, a more suitable sentence should be "finally avenged with an arrow"!

However, objectively speaking, this should not be regarded as a victory for China, because all the equipment of the Chinese army, including the "radio proximity shells" that have just been used on the battlefield, are from the United States. So this is not the real Chinese army defeated the Japanese army.

This once again made Zhang Chi realize the importance of industry...... In order to achieve a real defeat of Japan, it is necessary for the industrial powers to compare Japan with each other industrially and militarily.

This may not be realistic for China at this time, because industry is not something that can catch up in a day or two, but fortunately modern China has done it.

Merely...... At this time, Zhang Chi was not willing to wait that long. (To be continued.) )