Chapter 1057

Takemoto ran desperately to the trenches behind him. At the same time, the U.S. landing forces had leaped into the trenches destroyed by giant guns on the first line of defense of the Japanese army. Warships on the distant sea are greeting the Japanese second line of defense with giant guns. Large caliber shells roar over the heads of these US Marines, inspiring everyone's morale.

More than a dozen Navy fighters dive straight down from the sky, aiming their heavy machine guns at the Japanese targets on the ground. Dense rain of bullets scattered on the Japanese positions. At this moment, the already desperate Japanese defense forces have to rely on their own instinct and intuition to move in the direction they think is safe.

Only today do these poor soldiers understand what a powerful country they have provoked, and only now do they realize that their flesh and blood and the spirit of being loyal to the emperor are unable to withstand the enemy's shells and tanks.

A U.S. Marine Tank crawler rolled up gravel on the beach. With another Sherman tank coming out of the landing boat, it slowly rolled over the Japanese position. Behind these two tanks are teams of American soldiers carrying weapons. There is not much resistance left in front of them, so they are not going to have a hard time.

Several successive landing operations have accumulated rich combat experience for US Marines. They are good at using their firepower and heavy equipment to target the Japanese army. This unreasonable way of fighting makes the Japanese soldiers on the opposite side feel helpless. They lack the means to fight against the United States, which is rich and powerful. At least the Japanese armored forces rarely appear on the island to challenge the American Sherman tanks which have crushed themselves in performance.

Although the Sherman tanks of the United States in the Middle East War Zone proved to be totally unable to compete with the leopard and Tiger tanks equipped by the German armored forces, let alone the updated tiger king tanks of Germany. However, this kind of medium-sized American tank, which was born out of the strong quality of German superior armored forces, can completely crush its Japanese opponents without any suspense.

After landing on the island, these tanks can cause huge casualties to the Japanese army. Many Japanese soldiers are ordered to carry anti tank mines to blow up these steel monsters. However, this close combat method is not what the American tank crews fear.

The good cooperation between the U.S. and Tanzania makes it very easy for the U.S. to fight against the Japanese forces. In addition, the intensive artillery really suppresses Japan's rare means of counterattack.

Takemoto managed to climb through the blockade and suppression of American artillery fire from the front line position, and disheartened brought the news that the first line position had been broken through to the same disheartened second line position defenders. Before he could take a breath, American shells came to his side again, because the second line of defense was the core defense position of the Japanese army, So the construction quality and complexity of the fortifications are better, so the American artillery fire felt here is not as fierce as just now.

The main reason is that the U.S. Navy's artillery is resting in preparation for a more severe attack. At present, most of the guns fired are 152 mm caliber guns on destroyers. This kind of attack is tolerable for the Japanese army. Although the whole second line position looks very tragic, it has not suffered much fatal damage.

The Japanese defense line here is mostly reinforced with wood and supported by many stone structures. In theory, it was designed to cope with the suppression of American large caliber artillery. However, when we saw the tragic situation of the first defense line, we found that the Japanese defense line was not damaged, Everyone will have no idea whether their defense line has the ability to resist the enemy's artillery fire.

Except for the short board on the aircraft carrier, the number of the US fleet now exceeds the total number of the fleet used by the German army when landing in Britain. In this case, attacking a small island guarded by the Japanese army is almost like killing a chicken with a bull's knife.

After entering the first trench of the Japanese army, the American soldiers did not rush to move inland quickly. This is also the lesson learned from countless failures. The Japanese army likes to carry out counter charge immediately after losing the position, use a short assault to recapture the position and effectively kill and injure the US Army. So Americans have become more cautious. They have more time, so they are not afraid to wait. As long as the beachhead is in their hands, there will be more and more troops on their side, and the Japanese will have less and less opportunities.

Major general Ishida in his headquarters, looking at the front battlefield which has been temporarily suspended, helplessly put his reserve team into the second line defense position. He did not dare to lose this position, because behind this line of defense, there was a third line of defense which had not been prepared much. Compared with the first two lines of defense, the third line of defense had not been completed much at all.

So there is not much time left for him. As long as the second line of defense is broken through by the US Army, his troops will be divided and surrounded, and the core position of the whole island will be occupied by the US Marines. Including field hospitals and ports on the island.

"Let the soldiers coming down from the first line of defense go to the harbor and blow up the docks immediately. We can't leave anything to the Americans." Behind his back, major general Ishida finally gave the order to blow up the dock. Nothing here can be left to the US military, otherwise the whole Pacific war situation will be even worse.

When Takemoto received the order to blow up the dock, the U.S. Marines were still strengthening their defense line. The other side was not in a hurry to launch a new round of attack. It seemed that they were a little scared by Japan's counter attack. So after getting some additional strength, the Japanese second line of defense at least looked very solid. Takemoto followed a group of mud covered Japanese troops to retreat to the dock. They wanted to replace the elite Japanese troops defending the dock and set up defenses there after blowing it up. The reason why he didn't blow up the dock now is mainly because Ishida still fantasized that he could get some supplementary materials from submarines. Listening to the roar of gunfire behind him again, Takemoto felt that he was a very lucky man. He managed to escape from the American fire, and was sent to the rear far away from the battlefield by a life-saving order. This is good news for him, a very reassuring news. He carried his weapon and followed the troops in the jungle, step by step along a slippery path. At a fork in the road, he saw two officers cut down the road sign, probably in order not to leave it for the Americans to use. Takemoto, who is familiar with the terrain, has walked this road countless times. He knows that not far ahead is the field hospital, where there are at least 500 seriously injured people who were left on the island before they could withdraw. The cover had been removed during the previous evacuations, and only a few nurses volunteered to stay here to take care of the poor wounded. When the tent of the field hospital appeared in front of Takemoto's eyes, what he saw was a terrible scene. The open space here was full of dead soldiers, many of them were covered with bandages. It was obvious that these soldiers were all injured in the hospital. More than a dozen wounded soldiers with bandages on their heads are wiping the slender samurai swords in their hands. Their eyes have become fierce, making people look creepy. The whole camp was filled with blood. Several soldiers with bandages on their hands looked at Takemoto and the soldiers who had retreated from the front line around him with cold eyes“ Baga road! In order to save food, we have killed all the wounded who can't stand up! How can you give up and retreat? " A wounded officer with blood on his face limped up to Takemoto and others and yelled: "you should be loyal to the great Japanese Empire and his majesty! You should be on the front line when you lose your position! " Takemoto looked at the wounded who had been hacked to death on the hospital bed, at the dead bodies who had been kneeling on the ground with bayonets. His whole body was covered with a strong sense of nausea. He didn't know how to defend himself, but in theory he did belong to the kind of man who had been defeated“ We are soldiers ordered to change our guard, not to escape! " A leading officer stood in front of the wounded officer with a commanding knife and said to his soldiers, "if you don't believe it, you can go to ask officer Ishida in person!"“ Or do officers order their soldiers to retreat? Shitian is such a shameless coward The wounded officer snorted coldly, then pointed to the wounded who could barely move behind him. His facial muscles were twitching: "I'm going to take you to support the front line now! We will not live in idleness! We will defend the great Japanese empire with our own lives“ Long live your majesty A few soldiers with minor injuries yelled after their officers. They were the most fanatical military ideologues. They were all warriors willing to contribute to the expansion of the great Japanese Empire. It's a pity that Takemoto doesn't want to follow these idiots back to the front battlefield. After all, he prefers to go to the chosen rear area to carry out the simple and safe task of blowing up the wharf. But that doesn't mean that other people think the same. A few soldiers with low heads stay with the wounded. They want to go back to kill the Americans and be loyal to the emperor“ Fool With a sneer in his heart, Takemoto left the field hospital with his troops—— I came home late today, but what I promised you was what I promised you. So long Ling is working hard to code. He will give you three more chapters!