Take Taobao to fight against Japan

Chapter 1558 Endless Harassment Tactics

"General Kawaguchi, I'm sorry to disappoint you!"

After returning to the headquarters in disgrace, Kiyoshi Kazuki lowered his proud head in the face of the humiliating cold reality.

"Ichiki-kun, don't blame yourself too much. Although the attack is not going well this time, we have not gained nothing!"

Kiyotake Kawaguchi comforted, and then said in a reminding tone, "Although our enemy is a very young army, their firepower and fighting will are very strong, and they are definitely not the US Army that used to be in the Philippine battlefield , They have grown up in the flames of war."

"Hayi! This battle really underestimated the enemy, and I ask General Kawaguchi to punish him."

Kiyomi Kazuki blushed suddenly, he couldn't tell that this was Kiyotake Kawaguchi trying to give him face, gently reminding him not to use the old on-board charging mode anymore, he needs to use his brain to fight.

Yumio Nasu interjected at this time: "Kawaguchi-kun, Guadalcanal Island has a tropical rainforest climate, the island's vegetation is extremely dense, and the terrain is relatively complex, which can provide excellent cover for the defenders.

Although the empire has mastered the sea and air power, the facts have proved that the effect of range bombing and shelling in such dense and complex terrain is very limited.

In addition, the firepower of the U.S. military is very powerful. If they stick to it and wait for help, it will be an extremely difficult nut to crack.

Next, we should really plan carefully how to annihilate this US landing force at the least cost. "

Kawaguchi Kiyotake nodded and said: "What Nasu-kun said is very true, we can't eat hot tofu in a hurry, we really can't act too hastily.

Because compared to defeating the US landing force, we have a more important task, and that is to stick to Guadalcanal!As long as the airport is still firmly in our hands, we will be invincible! "

There were heavy casualties in the battle just now, although the main factor was Kiyonao Kazuki's recklessness, but at the same time it also woke up Kiyoken Kawaguchi and Yumio Nasu.

In the early days of the war, the Japanese army often won more with less, especially in hand-to-hand combat at night, but now the times have changed, and the spirit of Bushido alone cannot stop the powerful automatic firepower net.

Moreover, according to intelligence, there are more than 1.6 U.S. troops landing, and the strength of the two sides is almost the same. If the previous tough tactics are followed, it is obvious that not only will they not be able to annihilate the U.S. landing troops, but they will lose their wives and lose their troops.

Thinking of this, Kiyotake Kawaguchi already had an idea, that is, to hold the position and at the same time, take a detour attack on the US landing troops to conduct attrition operations.

In fact, this can only be the case. Jungle warfare has always been a headache for both sides, and it is a challenge for both personnel and equipment.The combat advantages of infantry technology in other combat environments are usually greatly reduced in jungle or forest environments.

Compared with fighting in the plains, the combat environment in the jungle is extremely complex. Not only do they have to face complex situations such as overgrown vegetation, intertwined vines, and inconvenient transportation, but they also have to withstand special tests such as hot and humid, pest breeding, and epidemics.

Jungle combat is more difficult than ordinary land combat. Jungle combat not only requires extremely high personnel equipment, but also has high requirements on the quality of soldiers. Soldiers with strong combat capabilities on other battlefields may not be ordinary in jungle combat. Soldiers are much stronger.

In jungle warfare, it is a common phenomenon in wars that weak troops rely on geographical advantages to defeat strong enemies, and elite troops lose their geographical advantages and fail miserably.

"The next thing we have to do is to block their supply lines, carry out raids all the time, and let these Yankees starve to death on the island!"

Kawaguchi Kiyotake is also a battle-hardened major general at any rate, and he is very clear about the simple and easy-to-understand truth of this point, especially after what happened just now.

"Hay! This is the best way at present!"

"Kawaguchi-kun Hideaki, let's give the U.S. military a headache! I don't believe that they came to the isolated island just to occupy a useless tropical rainforest!"

After listening to Kawaguchi Kiyoken's plan, Nasu Yumio and Ichiki Kiyonao nodded and applauded. They have been on this deserted island for a long time, so they naturally understand that not only the living environment here is harsh, but also they cannot get enough food supplements.

If it can really be blocked for more than a month, the 1.6 troops of the US military will really starve to death.

After the Japanese army hit a hard nail, they did not continue their hard attack. Kiyotake Kawaguchi refused to carry out a suicide attack like Kiyonao Kawaguchi. He decided to conduct a detour attack at night to catch the U.S. military by surprise.

While the Allied forces were preparing for battle, they continued to expand the defensive circle, build fortifications, and set up strong defensive lines around the occupied area.

During the day, there was nothing wrong with each other, but after nightfall, fierce battles broke out continuously in the jungle.

Since most of the island is densely forested, and the Japanese army infiltrated at night, the US military could not stop the infiltration with firepower.

Even if there are flares, there is no egg in this terrain.

As the Japanese army continued to slander and advance, it didn't take long before Japanese soldiers infiltrated everywhere in the dense forests.

Because the woods are too dense, the U.S. military often cannot find the infiltrating Japanese troops, so the U.S. military can only shoot all suspicious positions.

Naturally, the Japanese attacking troops would not "quietly enter the village without firing guns." After discovering the target, they decisively fired back and wiped out the US military's firepower.

As the two sides began to exchange fire and contact, grenade fragments flew around the battlefield in the dark. The soldiers on both sides could only fire wildly in the dark night based on their feelings, and glaring rays of light shot out from the black barrels.

Despite the heavy firepower of the U.S. military, many Japanese soldiers still rushed into the U.S. foxholes from time to time, and then the two sides fought desperately with bayonets, butts, fists, and even teeth.

The battlefield was dark and dark, as if the eyes of the two heavyweight fighters were so swollen that they couldn't see each other, they could only throw their fists indiscriminately, fighting indiscriminately.

The Japanese army's attack was very fierce, and the fighting almost never stopped throughout the night, but in fact the overall size of the Japanese army was very limited. The cunning Kiyoken Kawaguchi was not as crazy and reckless as Kiyonao Ichiki, but harassed for a long time fight.

However, this is just the beginning. In the following time, this harassment tactic has completely become a norm.

Not only that, but the Japanese army kept sending bombers to disgust the Allied forces at night. The rumbling motors of the planes stimulated the eardrums of the Allied forces, and the earth-shattering explosions stimulated the nerves of the Allied soldiers.

Even though the bombs dropped by the Devil Bombers were completely inaccurate, it was really excruciating!

But the U.S. Army on Guadalcanal Island is the First Marine Division. They will soon show their tenacious will to fight and prove that they are the elite of the U.S. army. Such torture will not knock them down.

Chapter 1559 The U.S. Army's Most Unlucky Battleship

Facing the crazy harassment tactics of the devils, Major General Vandegrift, the commander of the U.S. Army division, did not choose to be passively beaten. During the daytime, while letting the night defense troops take a good rest, he sent troops to take the initiative to attack the surrounding Japanese strongholds. Sweep operations.

Not surprisingly, the two sides have entered into a long-term tug-of-war of attrition, and no one can do anything for a while.

Until a week later, when the Allied officers and soldiers were exhausted and food supplies were about to run out, the Allied reinforcement fleet finally came to Guadalcanal again.

This time, the Allied fleet not only came with a powerful aircraft carrier battle group, but also fought life-and-death battles with the air force on Guadalcanal Island, which dealt a heavy blow to the Japanese air force.

In addition, the fleet also brought a large amount of supplies, weapons and equipment, and dozens of engineering vehicles including road rollers, excavators, and logging machines.

After these days of confrontation, Vandergrift knew very well that it would be difficult to break into the plain airport heavily guarded by the Japanese army in a short period of time, which meant that he would not be able to gain air supremacy over Guadalcanal Island for a long time.

That is to say, the Allied attacking force will not only have to do complex jungle operations, but also face the fire support of the Devils Air Force.

Therefore, Vandergriff decided to rely on his own efforts, and first built an airstrip in the occupied area that could accommodate hundreds of fighter jets. Not to mention the complete control of Guadalcanal's airspace, but at least the planes of the Japanese devils could not be allowed to wreak havoc.

Half a month later, after hard work, the First Marine Division finally established an airstrip in the south of Guadalcanal, which was finally named Henderson Airport.

Although the airport at this time was still very crude, it was very critical and important to the First Marine Division, and the two sides launched a tug-of-war that lasted for several months.

几天后，盟军航母战斗群终于向亨德森机场输送了陆战队期盼已久的航空兵：陆战队航空兵49架P-47N战斗机、24架P-61C黑寡妇战斗机，12架SBD“无畏”俯冲轰炸机。

Soon after, it proved that this reinforcement was crucial, because the Japanese army once again reinforced more than 1 troops and hundreds of combat aircraft, and the First Marine Division was about to face a greater test.

Time flashed to November 1943, 11.

On this day, Mr. President, senior generals of the US military, and more than 80 other high-level US leaders are rushing to Tehran on the battleship "Iowa" to participate in the famous "Big Three" Tehran meeting in history.

However, during this journey, a ridiculous oolong incident happened.

The formation approached the waters of Bermuda, and the captain of the battleship "Iowa" decided to entertain the president and senior officials here, and demonstrate how his battleship defends against the enemy's air attack.

After the preparations, several huge weather balloons were released into the air, and all the naval guns on the "Iowa" that could shoot at the air were aimed at them, and Mr. President watched with great interest from the deck.

Captain Walter and his sailors on the "Portal" 5000 meters away were also very itchy to watch. They also wanted to squeeze in for fun, but they had no choice but to be too famous, so they could only stand guard on the periphery.

The "Portal" is a destroyer built by the U.S. Navy during World War II. It started construction in May 1942 and was launched in September of the same year.

The ship was officially commissioned in July 1943 and was organized into the Atlantic Fleet. The 7 sailors on board were brand new just like their "Portal".

Most of them climbed straight from high school or their farm, and they've never even seen a Navy uniform.

The new sailors only trained for just 4 months before they received orders to go to sea to perform missions. The "Portal" is really the luckiest warship in the history of the US Navy. It was entrusted with the important task of escorting the president after just 4 months of service.

Under such circumstances, the young sailors are naturally eager to try, especially wanting to show off in front of Mr. President.

But at this moment, several balloons leaked out of the fire net woven by the "Iowa" and slowly drifted into their range.

Captain Walter was overjoyed, and immediately ordered the sailors to take their positions, shoot at the balloon, and conduct torpedo launch training at the same time, screaming at the sailors: "Boys, it depends on whether you can show your face this time!"

On the gun positions on the deck, the sailors concentrated on bombarding the floating balloons. Captain Walter of the "Portal" ordered the entire crew to enter a combat state and simulate launching a torpedo.

After receiving the order, two sailors in the torpedo cabin below the deck began to launch the torpedo. They had to take out the propellant powder in the torpedo tube, because this was just training and there was no need to launch the torpedo.

As usual, they had to find a target for the torpedo first, and the Iowa was of course the first choice because she was big and obvious.

Everything is ready, as Captain Walter ordered: "Torpedo—launch!"

What no one expected happened, and everyone on the deck let out a surprised "Woooo..." sound!

A torpedo jumped into the water and headed straight for the "Iowa" on which President Roosevelt was riding!

That torpedo can run to "Iowa" in only 2 minutes at most. By then, even if it is a battleship, it may be doomed!

"Okay! There's a torpedo on the starboard side! It's not a drill! It's not a drill! There's a torpedo on the starboard side!"

"Iowa" suddenly fell into chaos. The captain and sailors of the "Willie" with a sad face looked at the overthrown bosses from a distance, wanting to cry without tears.

Fortunately, the "Iowa" with a strong desire to survive turned a perfect turn in a short period of time with its obese body, passing the torpedo.

A moment later, there was a loud "boom", and the torpedo exploded 300 meters from the stern of the "Iowa", stirring up a column of water that soared into the sky!

In this situation, Mr. President and a group of high-ranking officials were scared out of their wits. It was only a matter of time before the group of people had to "go out happily and set off on the road neatly".

The "Portal" was ordered to leave the fleet and berthed at the nearby Bermuda Naval Base, and the entire crew was detained for investigation. This is the only case in the history of the US Navy.

Half a month later, on November 11, the Tehran meeting was held in Iran.

The heads of the three countries reached an agreement: the "Overlord" campaign to attack Western Europe and the campaign to attack southern France were launched simultaneously in May 1944, with a landing force of 5 million.

The Soviet Union promised to attack the German army at the same time to cooperate with the Allied forces on the western front, and began to fight against Japan about half a year after the end of the European war.

The Tehran Conference and the "Tehran Declaration" were important steps for the major countries of the anti-fascist alliance to establish effective military cooperation in the later period of the war. They had a major effect and influence on strengthening the unity of the allies, accelerating the process of World War II, and completely defeating German, Italian, and Japanese fascism .

At the same time, at the Tehran Conference, the three major powers also reached some compromises that harmed the interests of other countries for their own interests, which had a negative impact on the post-war world.

Chapter 1560 Jet Fighter

"Ding, congratulations to the host for successfully bombing the Japanese aviation base in Hsinchu, Taiwan, and destroying 105 Japanese combat aircraft. The system hereby rewards 1 million wealth points."

"Ding, congratulations to the host for unlocking the Messerschmitt Me262 jet fighter and its production line, please pay attention to check."

On November 11th, Yang Fan received two congratulatory messages from the system one after another.

One of them was Yang's long-awaited system congratulatory message, finally unlocking the jet fighter and its production line.

At present, the Huben Army has penetrated deep into the territory of Guangdong, and the air force's tentacles can easily cover the island of Taiwan, which the Japanese army has occupied for nearly half a century.

Having nothing to do for a while, Yang Fan ordered the Huben Air Force located in Guangdong to go to Taiwan to do something.

Not only did he blow up more than a hundred of the devil's planes at once, but his reputation also increased, and he unlocked the jet fighter.

The Messerschmitt Me262 is a jet fighter manufactured by the German Messerschmitt Aircraft Company for the Luftwaffe at the end of World War II.

The fighter was put into actual combat for the first time in the late summer of 1944, and became the first jet fighter to be put into actual combat in the history of human aviation.

After hearing that the system had been upgraded, Yang Fan immediately put down his work and called up the system panel to check the newly unlocked jet fighter:

Me-262A-1a (single-seat fighter), Me-262B-1a (two-seat night fighter)

Length: 11.8m

Wingspan: 12.5m

Height: 3.5m

Empty weight: 4400kg

Maximum take-off weight: 7045kg

Crew: 1/2 person

Maximum flight speed: 870 km/h

Practical Ceiling: 11,500 m

Range: 1050km

Climb rate: 1200 m/min

Weapons: 4 30mmMK 108 cannons (100 rounds/door)

"The fastest speed is 870 kilometers per hour? Not bad, very good, it has improved a lot all of a sudden!"

After briefly browsing the performance parameters, Yang Fan nodded slightly. Although compared with the current main fighter P-47N of the Huben Army, it only has certain advantages in speed and firepower configuration, but in terms of armor protection, range, and practical service ceiling. Nothing compares.

But what I want to say is that there is an epoch-making progress in it. For Yang Fan, jet fighters are definitely the only way. Even though this Messerschmitt Me262 jet fighter is not perfect, it is just the first generation of jet fighters. .

Before World War II, the combination of piston engine and propeller had always been the fixed propulsion mode of aircraft. Most of the air combat in World War II was also carried out using propeller-driven fighters and bombers.

A jet fighter is a faster version of a piston fighter with a propeller engine. It relies on a large amount of high-temperature and high-pressure gas produced by the combustion of air and kerosene, which is ejected backward to propel the aircraft forward.

The world's first jet aircraft was the German He-178.German and British jet fighters began to be used in combat in the latter part of World War II.

The Me262 was clearly the best fighter of World War II, not only had the fastest flight speed (51 mph faster than the P-120 Mustang), but also had a lot of firepower.