The Japanese artillery fire was so fierce that it was difficult for the tracked landing vehicle to drive to the designated location and had to unload its personnel near the waterline. Despite this, within 20 minutes, 8,000 people from the Chinese and American Allies came ashore. .
"Ta-ta-ta..."
Bullets continued to be fired from the Japanese fortifications on the beach. As soon as the Americans appeared, they were knocked down in large numbers.
"Shit, these bastards from the Navy, how can they provide fire coverage? There are still so many fortifications of the little devils that have not been destroyed!" a major yelled.
"Major, what should we do now?" asked a second lieutenant.
"Attack! We must capture the Japanese positions!" the major shouted.
"yes!"
"I need ten people. Come with me to the Japanese camp in front. Who will go?" the second lieutenant shouted.
However, no one responded to the second lieutenant. The second lieutenant shouted angrily: "Do you want to stay on the beach all your life? If you don't move forward, the Japanese cannons will come down in a while, and no one will survive!" the second lieutenant said.
"I'll go!" said a bearded veteran.
"Count me in!"
Seeing someone taking the lead, someone finally responded to the second lieutenant. After a while, ten people were gathered, and the second lieutenant immediately ordered: "Fire cover!"
"Tatata..." A burst of machine gunfire rang out, and the second lieutenant yelled: "Charge!" Ten soldiers followed him and rushed to a bunker in front of the beach.
"Ta-ta-ta..."
"Ah! I've been shot! Medic, medic!" The wounded soldier fell to the ground with his hands on his legs and screamed. A medical soldier with a red cross armband on his arm ran over, but before he arrived, he saw The medical soldier was hit on the helmet by a rifle bullet, and his body fell limply to the ground, his brains bleeding all over the floor.
"Shit, it's a sniper, don't attack, stop it, stop it!" the second lieutenant shouted, but it was already too late. The Japanese sniper who was lying in the dark had fired several times and killed three of them. The American soldier, even the second lieutenant, was shot in the leg. The second lieutenant had to use his hands and feet to crawl back the way he came. However, just halfway up, his other arm was also shot, and the second lieutenant fell to the ground. , letting the blood flow in his body, the second lieutenant felt that death was approaching him.
However, at this moment, a man crawled over from the side, carried the second lieutenant on his shoulders, crawled forward, and finally returned to a safe area.
The figure bandaged the second lieutenant, and it was only then that he saw clearly that the figure turned out to be a brave medic. The medic kept rushing forward and carried back the injured American soldiers one by one.
"Oh my god, this man is really desperate. Who is he?" a soldier asked.
"He is the new medic Dawes. I heard he is a religious man. Although he is a soldier, he does not want to kill anyone, so he is regarded as a deserter and ordered to retire. However, because his father used his connections in the military, he He just stayed and became a medical soldier."
"Are you really sure he is a deserter? But why is he so brave? God, he has brought back another person. He has already saved a dozen people."
"He is not a deserter, he is a hero..."
The battle was extremely fierce, and the U.S. military's progress was very slow. More than 20,000 troops landed, but they suffered more than 2,000 casualties. The 23rd Regiment of the 4th Marine Division, which advanced the furthest, reached Mount Finasusu. However, they were suppressed by fierce Japanese artillery fire on the mountain and had to retreat for more than a hundred meters.
At this time, Xu Rui led his third regiment to land. However, the third regiment was not in a hurry to attack. Instead, it continued to repair the fortifications on the beach. It didn't look like an attack, but more like a defense.
Seeing this situation, Wang Yaowu on the ship called Xu Rui and asked: "Xu Rui, why did you build fortifications instead of attacking? The Americans have already reached Finasusu Mountain."
Xu Rui said: "If there is no solid beachhead, once the Japanese launch a counterattack, we will be driven into the sea. Therefore, I must be responsible for the victory of the entire Sino-US Allied Forces."
Wang Yaowu said: "The Japanese devils have no spare power to launch a counterattack. I want you to stay here. Our Seventy-Fourth Army and the New Sixth Army are going to attack forward."
Wang Yaowu put down the phone and said, "This Xu Rui is too cautious. Wouldn't this delay the fight?" Wang Yaowu ignored Xu Rui and immediately ordered a full-scale attack.
At the same time, the American soldiers who continued to land laughed when they saw that the Third Regiment was cautious and built fortifications instead of attacking. Some soldiers said: "Look, those Chinese are really brave." Small as a mouse.”
The soldiers of the third regiment ignored them and pretended not to hear them. In Gao Chu's words, if you listen to the cries of crickets, why don't you plant crops
On the entire beach, only three regiments were building fortifications, and the rest of the troops moved forward. However, under the stubborn resistance of the Japanese and fierce artillery fire, the Sino-US allied forces made slow progress.
The night was dark. At this time, the Japanese devils had grasped the weakness of the Chinese and American Allied forces. Seeing that the landing site of the Chinese and American Allied forces was small and their foothold was unstable, they immediately decided to launch their best night attack in an attempt to defeat the Chinese and American Allied forces in one fell swoop. Rush to the sea.
In the darkness, the Chinese and American allied forces were very tired after fighting for a day. They fell down on the roadside to rest. At this moment, a motor sound sounded in the distance. At first, only a few people heard the sound of the motor. , thinking it was an amphibious landing vehicle of the US army, and ignored it.
However, the sound was getting closer and louder. When more people heard the sound, some soldiers said: "These guys are not letting people sleep, and they even drive out their chariots at night." .”
"That's not right. Our tanks should be in the direction of the beach, but these tanks are sent from the front. When did our tanks run to the front?" The elf officers and soldiers reacted.
At this time, the tanks were getting closer and closer, and many people finally saw clearly that what was coming from the front was actually dozens of Japanese tanks. Behind these tanks were thousands of Japanese soldiers.
"It's the Japanese!" a soldier shouted. The next moment, the Japanese saw that they had been exposed. Their guns and artillery fired and they continued to attack the front.
"boom!"
Several American soldiers were blown up by a tank shell. The broken shrapnel had slit the throat of one soldier, and another soldier was also hit between the ribs by the shrapnel. There was blood foaming on his chest and he couldn't even breathe. It was extremely difficult. In the end, the soldier tilted his head and lost his breath.
"Deserve to kill!"
Thousands of Japs kept advancing under the cover of tanks. The Chinese and American Allied Forces were caught off guard and were beaten back steadily. They retreated to the seaside. At this time, nearly 20,000 people had gathered on the beach under the constant pursuit of the Japs. They They kept retreating, and some even ran into the sea. In the dark night, no one knew how many people the Japanese had sent out, and everyone was terrified.
"You deserve it Yaji!"
The Japanese shouted excitedly while firing. The shells from the tank guns continued to explode in the crowd of Chinese and American Allied troops. Due to the dense number of Chinese and American Allied troops on the beach, many Allied officers and soldiers could be killed with each shot.
The Japanese soldiers continued to advance forward, shouting excitedly one by one. Every time more Japanese soldiers shouted, they rushed to the beach bravely, even surpassing their own tanks.
"Snapped!"
At this moment, a flare rose into the sky, and the situation on the entire beach was panoramic. Then, one flare after another lit up, and the entire beach was illuminated like daylight.
"Hit!" Following Xu Rui's order, the three regiments of soldiers in the fortifications immediately fired their guns and cannons. At the same time, Xu Rui continuously reported the location coordinates of the Japanese to the warships. After that, the warships at sea continued to move towards the beach. Launched artillery bombardment from outside.
"boom!"
"Boom!"
Under the joint attack of the three regiments and naval guns, the Japanese fell one by one and were unable to move forward at all. Subsequently, shells exploded among the Japanese, overturning the Japanese tanks one by one and turning them into burning fireballs.
Half an hour later, most of the thousands of Japanese who set out were lost. Under the intensive artillery fire of the US military, only more than 300 Japanese managed to escape back to the starting point.
Due to the tenacious resistance of Xu Rui's troops and the superiority of American warships' artillery fire, the Japanese night attack ended in failure.
After this battle, the Japanese night attack tactics were completely shattered, and the Japanese suffered heavy losses.
The battle on the beach here had just ended, and the Americans finally realized the dangers of not paying attention to the beachhead fortifications. After discussion, he decided that the 58th Task Force should attack the Japanese fleet first to ensure the smooth progress of the landing operation. .
At the same time, the Americans also put the 27th Reserve Division into combat, delaying their plan to attack Guam.
Throughout the day, the Americans were busy transporting the troops of the two Marine Divisions and their artillery units ashore. The 27th Infantry Division also began to go ashore after noon. This strengthened the strength of the Sino-US coalition forces on the beach.
However, that night, the Japanese launched a night attack with 44 tanks and 500 infantry. However, this time the Chinese and American allies were prepared. The Japanese night attack suffered a heavy blow. All the tanks were wiped out, and the 500 soldiers who attacked were Very few of the infantrymen made it back alive.
In the blink of an eye, it was already the third day after landing on the island. After two night attacks by the Japanese, the Chinese and American allies began to be cautious. However, Xu Rui, uncharacteristically, led the third regiment to leave the beach fortifications and continued to attack forward.
"Xu Rui, you don't want your life. Why are you acting alone? What if you are ambushed by the Japanese?" This time, Liao Yaoxiang called.
Xu Rui said: "Don't worry, the Japanese have been frustrated for two days in a row, and their morale is at a low point. If we don't attack now, we will definitely miss the opportunity."
After Xu Rui finished speaking, he immediately asked Gao Chu to lead the three battalions to attack forward, and the other battalions followed suit. The result of this advance was as Xu Rui expected, and the progress was extremely smooth...