With the reinforcement of two tank companies, the battle situation on the steep slope of Tanbara was quickly brought under control...... After all, it was a U.S. tank, and there were two infantry companies to protect it, and at this time, the artillery had basically ended the artillery battle and had their hands free, so the gap in the steep slope of the shed was finally blocked. Pen % fun % Pavilion www.biquge.info

However, just as Geig breathed a sigh of relief, the communicator, who was answering the phone, turned his head in surprise and shouted to Geiger: "General, the Urasoe airfield is under attack by the enemy!" ”

Before he could finish speaking, another correspondent reported: "General, the Yomitan airfield is under attack by the enemy!" ”

Geiger couldn't help but glance at Zhang Chi, as if to say, could it be that the scene that Zhang Chi was worried about appeared?

But Geiger still asked in disbelief: "Is it a guerrilla?" ”

"No, General!" The correspondent replied: "It is a large number of enemy troops, and the strength is huge...... There are more than 1,000 people! ”

"More than a thousand?" Hearing this, Geiger couldn't help but be surprised: "How is it possible? Where did they come from...... There's no way they're going to infiltrate our defenses without us noticing! ”

The correspondents were also at a loss when Geiger asked this, obviously they didn't know where these Japanese troops came from.

After thinking about it, Zhang Chi said, "They are from the sea!" ”

"At sea?"

"Yes!" Zhang Chi pointed to the map and said: "We always think that we have complete air and sea supremacy, so we ignore the direction of the ocean...... Little did we know that our fleet was at least five nautical miles away from us, and that it was constantly changing positions under suicidal attacks, while at the same time providing us with fire support. Thereupon...... They ignored the sea, and it was dark at night, so the Japanese ......"

As he spoke, Zhang Chi drew two lines on the sea surface of the map and continued: "They bypassed our army's defense line from the coastal sea, and then attacked Urasoe Airport and Yomitan Airport!" ”

Geiger couldn't help but turn pale, and turned to the correspondent and asked, "How is the situation?" ”

"General!" The correspondent replied: "It is likely that the enemy's strength will be not just a thousand, but three thousand...... One Wing! Our troops were defenseless, and Colonel Bill asked to retreat! ”

"No, don't retreat!" Geiger shouted: "You must guard the airport, you can't retreat a single step!" ”

It's no wonder that Geiger gave this order, because Urasoe Airport and Yomitan Airport are too important...... Almost all of the supplies and ammunition of the U.S. military were stored near these two airfields, and once these two airfields were captured by the Japanese, it meant that all of them were under the control of the Japanese army...... It was easy to control these supplies, the Japanese only needed to set up a few mortars to block the transportation lines of the American army, and even these supplies, equipment and ammunition would be used by the Japanese army.

After the Japanese occupied these two airfields, they would attack the artillery units of the US army in the middle, and then completely surround the US troops on the high ground in the middle...... Although the combined forces of the United States and China had more troops than the Japanese, they could die faster when they were outnumbered without supplies......

Zhang Chi is right, this is also Ushijima's trick.

Ushijima is a scheming man, and even if he is forced to switch from the original defensive position to a counteroffensive due to pressure, he must formulate a plan that he thinks is feasible.

So...... What kind of suicide attack aircraft attack on the US Navy, as well as the breakthrough of the steep slope of Tanbara, these are all superficial, the surface to attract the attention and strength of the Chinese and US coalition forces, and the real targets of Mitsuru Ushijima have always been two airfields!

For this reason, Ushijima was also in danger: when the battle was snoring on the front line, the Japanese troops of the two wings were respectively allowed to take barges and fishing boats...... Even if they couldn't find enough fishing boats, they improvised a large number of rafts, and then calculated the time, that is, at about 9 p.m., the direction of the sea was conducive to the Japanese army going down the river, and finally succeeded in bypassing the American defense line from the sea to the flank of its defense.

Hearing that the two interspersed units, the 26th Wing and the 23rd Wing, had successfully penetrated to Urasoe Airport and Yomitan Airport and engaged in hand-to-hand combat with the U.S. Army, Ushijima nodded with satisfaction...... So far, it can be said that the battle is almost half of the success. After all, the U.S. military is no match for the Japanese army in hand-to-hand combat, so taking the airfield is not a problem, so the next one is not a problem.

"Your Excellency, Lieutenant General!" Staff Officer Chang Yong looked at the map and asked, "If the American tank units come back to help......

"It's okay to come back!" Ushijima replied confidently: "Our tank wing still has the strength to attack, and their tank reinforcement means that the steep slope of the shed will fall into our hands, and the Americans are afraid that they will be destroyed sooner!" ”

Staff Officer Chang Yong nodded and said, "So...... The American ghost animal is doomed this time! Your Excellency Lieutenant General's strategy is really powerful! ”

Ushijima shook his head and smiled bitterly: "Even if you can win this time, what can you do?" We have no hope of victory...... This is just prolonging our failure! ”

Staff Officer Chang Yong couldn't help but be silent when he heard this, and he also understood what Ushijima said, without the navy and air force, Okinawa would be a dead place for the Japanese army.

But what Ushijima Mitsuru and Nagayong didn't expect was that things were far from being as optimistic as they imagined.

The war situation of the Sino-US coalition is indeed as Mitsuru Ushijima and Nagayong said, and there is some disregard for the end...... Although the U.S. military has a large number of troops, it is stubbornly stuck to the first line of defense, and it cannot give up at all, otherwise it will be broken through and divided and surrounded by the Japanese army.

This is also a manifestation of "attacking more than defending"; the Japanese army only needs a small number of troops to carry out a feint attack on these American troops, and the American army does not dare to easily divide its troops to return to reinforce them, while the Japanese army can concentrate its forces to carry out a central breakthrough, while the US defense line is a very happy battle in the area of the steep slope of the shedland, and almost all other places are empty guns.

The Chinese army also has a division, but most of the troops are scattered to deal with the Japanese guerrillas, and if they want to withdraw to reinforce the airfield, it will be too late, and the other will have a serious consequence if they are withdrawn...... Japanese guerrillas took advantage of the situation to sneak attack.

This made Geiger a little confused, because in the direction of these two airfields, the troops that could be used were probably one battalion of each battalion that Zhang Chi had transferred back.

But a battalion had no more than 1,000 people, while the Japanese army had more than 3,000 people, and as for the American troops stationed at the airfield...... That's all about to collapse, so naturally I can't count on it.

Can a thousand people withstand three thousand Japanese troops?

Geiger set his sights on Zhang Chi.

Zhang Chi didn't speak, just nodded and said to Zhang Qingji: "Bring my gun, it's time to fight with the little devil!" ”

"Yes!" Zhang Qingqi answered, turned around and took down the sniper rifle hanging on the wall.