"Until the main force of the navy is wiped out, I am against landing operations!" Nimitz unceremoniously said that on the first day of the attack, the Japanese navy, which had always been proud, did not run out hot-headed to fight a decisive battle with the American fleet, but retreated and waited for reinforcements. This frustrated Nimitz's plan to annihilate Japan's main fleet in the South Pacific.

Although the Americans' navy was strong this time, Nimitz would not despise the "Japanese" himself, who had always been hostile. In the face of the fact that the main fleet of the Japanese is still relatively intact, there may be too many surprises in the landing plan.

"We must land quickly and seize the beachhead while the day itself has not yet reacted!" MacArthur's landing operation was resolute.

He didn't know that he already knew the plans of the Americans, and in his opinion, the landing would require a surprise attack to be effective, otherwise the opponent would react and there would definitely be huge casualties. Not only the Americans can't afford to be injured, but he can't afford to be hurt when he finally has a chance to redeem his honor.

In the Pacific, both the U.S. Navy and Army have suffered heavy losses, and both are eager to salvage their respective honors.

Don't think that the United States is a "people-dominated" country, and there is no contradiction between the navy and the army. For the sake of the interests behind military spending, the different capital predators support different types of troops.

It's just that the United States has always had a lot of money and can take care of all branches of the armed forces in all aspects, and it is far more generous than other countries.

However, because of the special geographical environment of the United States and the domestic political environment of the United States, the US Army has always been raised by the mother. In the absence of much external threat, no one can rest assured that a strong army is in the hands of a few, even a government.

Just look at the pitiful second-rate level and numbers of the U.S. Army before World War II. Even after the war, the US Army was also restricted. The increasing number of branches of the Navy and Air Force performing Army functions has once again limited the development of the Army.

Now the flames of World War II have ignited, but it has given the US Army a chance to develop a strong force.

But compared to the millions of armies in Europe who fought to the death. The U.S. Army's performance is really poor.

Neither the Germans. Or the Russians, or the British, are old powers, and the Americans recognize it. This side of the Pacific. Facing the second-rate country that he didn't see before, he was defeated again and again.

The strength of the Japanese Navy has long been recognized by the Americans, but the Japanese Army has repeatedly deflated the US Army. It made the army top brass very dissatisfied.

This landing operation not only represents MacArthur's desire to redeem his honor, but also the hope that the US Army has placed in it.

But as soon as the landing operation began, it would have to be suspended by the navy.

When the navy defeats the main warships of the Japanese and clears out the safe passage, I am afraid that most of the credit for the entire battle will belong to the navy. And the Army, which has been shrinking behind, may become a laughing stock again. Even MacArthur may have temporarily weathered the storm because of his final victory, but I am afraid that there is not much hope of improvement in the future.

"The Navy can now work with the Army!" Unwillingly, MacArthur still urged the Navy and Army to act together. Of course, this coordinated operation in his heart must be fought by each other. The Navy is responsible for the seas. The Army was responsible for the landing. As long as the navy stops the attack of the Japanese warship on the troop carrier, everything can be handed over to the army to deal with when it reaches the shore.

It is a pity that the main fleet of the Japanese Navy has not been cleaned up, and the threat is too great. Nimitz didn't dare to be careless. I have always been against landing now, and I will wait until the main fleet of the Japanese is severely damaged. It's good to work together.

"If there is an accident, it will cost us a lot!" Nimitz said coldly.

"Those children will impress God with their bravery!" MacArthur insisted.

……

After some quarrels in Washington, however, the landing operation was finally able to proceed when it was discovered that Huaxia and Japan themselves were already fighting fiercely on a long front.

Previously, it was only a battle at sea, which attracted the idea of the Japanese navy, but if the Japanese themselves detected their landing intentions and closely defended the coastline, I am afraid that there would be no chance of a surprise landing.

On the 24th, it was summer.

While American warships and aircraft carriers were still cruising the seas, looking for an attack on Japan's main warships, the landing force in New Zealand had already begun to depart.

There was no wind on one of Tasman's seas, and the sun was getting so hot that any exposed metal on board was close to the limits of human tolerance.

"It's terrible!" Ryan, who had re-put his hot helmet strap on with his sweat, looked into the distance, and then looked at the black shadows of the small and large ships behind him that were deformed in the heat wave, and couldn't help but curse.

"It's better than being smoked in the flames of war!" A veteran who had withdrawn from Australia said casually with a cigarette in his mouth, "Young man, enjoy this last good time!" ”

"Isn't there an air force bombing and cleaning up where we landed? Is there still danger? Ryan licked his dry lips and asked.

More than 100 B-17s and more than 300 B-25s of the US bomber formation are constantly dropping bombs on Sydney and Melbourne.

"Whew!" The veteran glanced at him obliquely and said disdainfully, "Do you naively believe what those stinky shit mouths say, and really think that you can board Australia with a vacation mood?" ”

The patriotic fervor of the Americans is clearly not so high. When it comes to conscription, it's always difficult because it's not a forced conscription. In particular, it did not threaten the continental United States, and if you want to come on an expedition to die, how many Americans can be so noble.

This is also the reason why isolation policies are particularly popular in the United States, and politicians always like to use such banners to win over voters.

But when it came time to seize greater benefits from war, generous treatment, promises and beautiful rumors became a means of conscription, and indeed attracted a large number of enthusiastic young people.

"Isn't it?" Ryan was a little dazed: "Didn't the Chinese easily capture most of Australia?" ”

The veteran rolled his eyelids and didn't say anything, the Chinese people are similar to the day himself, and they always don't want to die. But if it was in the U.S. military, if their superiors had told them to go to Australia to die, I am afraid that some people would have rebelled.

can only rely on coaxing to make a large group of recruits run to be heroes.

But the battlefield will soon teach them the real world, the price of being a hero.

……

Soon, Ryan realized the battlefield of life and death in reality.

At around 6 a.m. on the 25th, it was already dark.

The American landing ships, consisting of more than 300 landing ships and more than 400 transport ships, were escorted by more than 110 warships and approached the coastline near Sydney.

Tasmania was too inhospitable for the Americans to occupy and the logistics could not be secured. The Americans aimed at large cities with large ports at the very beginning. Melbourne was too deep to be easily blocked in the Bass Strait, and the Americans eventually chose Sydney.

Now near the city of Sydney and the coastline, the sound of huge explosions continues to sound along with columns of smoke, and the Americans obviously do not realize that in amphibious landing operations, the strafing of machine guns is more effective than bombs, and a large number of B-25s in the air are still constantly dropping bombs, destroying any target that may threaten further operations.

The Americans' Hellcats, lightning and lightning are easily blocking the zeros and super-zeros of the Japanese Ben.

They had already inquired clearly, and a large number of Japanese fighters were deployed on the front line of confrontation with the Chinese army. Therefore, the American bombers flew a little unscrupulously in the clouds of black smoke rising from the anti-aircraft artillery that seemed to be forever full of half a beat.

The guns of all kinds of warships escorted by the Americans have also frequently bombarded each other, and the support of naval guns is absolutely indispensable for the current landing operations.

Although MacArthur wanted to take all the credit in the hands of the army, it was absolutely impossible, and even among the troops that landed, there were three divisions of marines.

Under the double blow of naval guns and bombers, many surface fortifications and fortresses on the coastline were continuously blown into the sky, and the "Day" himself seemed to be powerless to fight back. At this time, the American landing ships began to move as far as possible to the shore.

Since the success of Huaxia's Crocodile-class landing craft, the shadow company of the United States has also received a large number of orders in the US military.

Although it is a little behind the performance of the Chinese army, the various landing ships bred by these eureka have greatly improved the landing strength of the Americans.

"Quick, quick, rush forward!" Ryan's ears listened to the urging of the captain and company commander at the hatch, and he was squeezed by the people behind him and rushed towards the hatch that was gradually opening in front of him.

But in an instant, he was squeezed back by his comrades in front who were constantly dodging behind.

Ryan stood unsteadily, trying to grab something, but only hugged the corpse of his comrade in front of him, who was constantly spurting blood from his chest.

"Chirp!" The hatch was opened, opening the way to the shore and removing the protection from the bullets, and the machine-gun bullets flying at high speed in the air penetrated the bodies of the soldiers in front of them, and continued to pounce on the sluggish American soldiers behind them with blood.

At the moment when the Americans began to land, the resistance firepower of the "Japanese" himself, who had been somewhat half-dead and seemed to have been suppressed, seemed to be resurrected with full blood at once.