Xu Rui and the Third Regiment came to Iwo Jima, attacked all the way, and joined the US military. After learning about the situation of the Japanese, Xu Rui said: "Maybe, we can use poison gas to attack."
Mike shook his head repeatedly and said: "This is impossible. Although the United States and Japan have not joined the international convention prohibiting poison gas, and some people in China have called for the use of poison gas in the battle on Iwo Jima, the poison gas is still too vicious and is against humanity. Yes, so Shangfeng will definitely not allow us to use poison gas."
Upon hearing this, Xu Rui said: "We can use some native methods, such as using smoked Japanese devils mixed with chili powder. In this way, no poisonous gas is released, and it has a very good effect."
Mike said: "This is a good idea. As long as we can smoke out all the Japanese devils, we can easily eliminate them."
At that moment, Mike and Xu Rui immediately organized manpower and material resources to smoke and burn the tunnels in Mount Suribachi. At the same time, they also used flamethrowers to clear out the Japanese soldiers in the tunnels bit by bit.
It has to be said that Xu Rui's method worked very well. As a large amount of thick smoke mixed with chili powder entered the tunnel, it became clear that the Japanese were made of flesh and blood. Many people choked on the smoke and ran out, and were subsequently killed in large numbers by the US military. After being eliminated, a platoon of the Second Battalion of the Third Regiment successfully reached the top of Mount Suribachi in the chaos and raised a red flag. Later, the US military also successfully climbed to the top. Four soldiers raised a Star-Spangled Banner on the top of the mountain. Then, The reporter who accompanied the army asked four soldiers to pose for a photo and captured this historic scene with their cameras. This photo later spread throughout the United States, and the four American soldiers became heroes across the United States.
An American general even said proudly: "The flag raised on Mount Suribachi means the honor of the Marine Corps for the next five hundred years." When the sailors on the warships on the sea saw the flag, they all cheered.
Thanks to Xu Rui's suggestion, the Chinese and American allied forces successfully climbed to the top of Mount Suribachi. However, the work of clearing out the remaining Japanese Japs in the mountain continued for another day and night. At this point, all the Japs in Mount Suribachi were cleared.
After occupying Mount Suribachi, the third regiment's next target was the Japanese Army's No. 2 Airport. However, the U.S. commander in charge asked the third regiment to suspend operations and go to the coast to replenish supplies, while the third U.S. Marine Division attacked. Airport number two.
As soon as Xu Rui heard this order, he understood that the Americans were clearly competing with the Third Regiment for credit.
Gao Chu said angrily: "These Americans are so useless. When they encounter hard-to-gnaw bones, they throw them at us. When they encounter meat, they leave it alone."
Xu Rui said: "Let the Yankees do the hard work. I don't think the Battle of Iwo Jima can be completed overnight. The Yankees will need us sooner or later. Moreover, the more tough battles we fight, the better our interests will be after the war." In terms of distribution, the more we take the initiative, let the comrades eat and drink well, be energetic, and prepare to fight again... "
Thick smoke billowed, and a bloody sun rose into the sky amidst the gunpowder smoke, which seemed to indicate that a more intense battle was coming.
After some repairs, the 21st Regiment of the 3rd Marine Division of the U.S. Army equipped dozens of tanks to clear the way forward and began a fierce attack on the Japanese defense line No. 2 Airport.
"boom!"
"Boom!" The powerful air firepower and naval guns continued to match the actions of the 21st Regiment. After a battle, the 21st Regiment finally broke through the defense line of the Japanese No. 2 Airport and advanced more than 700 meters. , more than 800 Japanese bunkers were demolished.
Colonel Gotze, the leader of the 21st Regiment, was very happy. It seemed that the aerial reconnaissance was correct. The area around Airport No. 2 was the weakest defense area for the Japanese. If Airport No. 2 was occupied, they would be able to occupy the battlefield of Iwo Jima. The advantage, this great achievement, I have determined.
But at this moment, everything turned around.
Countless Japanese soldiers shouted "board", emerged from tunnels and caves, and charged at the US military with bayonets in hand.
At this time, the American soldiers were constantly advancing. Seeing countless Japanese soldiers appearing in front of them, approaching them at an extremely fast speed, these American soldiers were frightened. Most of them turned around and ran away, and only some of them chose to stay where they were. They resisted, but soon they were submerged in the crowd of Japanese soldiers and stabbed into a hornet's nest by countless bayonets...
"Shit!" Gotze, the commander of the 21st Regiment, yelled, took the communication equipment, and shouted: "I need artillery reinforcements, I need artillery reinforcements!"
After calling for artillery fire, the commander of the 21st Regiment immediately rushed forward with his guards.
"Brothers, rush!"
After a while, the US naval guns began to bombard. Under the covering bombardment of the artillery, the Japanese were finally beaten down.
Everything became quiet, and there were corpses everywhere on the battlefield. Soon, Captain Gotze of the 21st Regiment discovered that with the gradually rising terrain, the Japanese had built bunkers as dense as ant nests and a criss-crossing network of tunnels. , with these fortifications, the Japanese resisted more and more strongly.
After paying the price of more than a hundred people, the soldiers of the 21st Regiment finally conquered a fortress. They found that there were only three Japanese soldiers in the fortress. They were locked up inside the fortress, and the door was locked with iron locks outside. They could eat and drink. Lazards were all sent in and out through the holes in the big iron gate behind the fortress.
At the same time, the U.S. military discovered another sentry in the tree. This sentry had been killed in the battle, but his feet were tied to the tree trunk with chains. In other words, the Japanese did not want to let him survive at all.
Seeing this scene, every American officer and soldier felt very heavy. The Japanese devils had no regard for their own life and death. They were fighting for their lives.
As of this day, the total number of casualties suffered by the US military in the offensive has reached more than 6,000, of which more than 1,600 were killed. Faced with such heavy casualties, the US military could only take out the third regiment again. At the same time, as a reserve force, The 12th Field Artillery Regiment was also sent to the island and entered the battle.
At this time, the battle on Iwo Jima had become an out-and-out war of attrition. Sometimes, the Chinese and American allies could only advance four meters a day. The heavy casualties even made the officers lack the courage to put soldiers into the battlefield again.
Faced with this situation, the US military commander became furious and determined to concentrate all his efforts on fighting for the second commanding height on the island, Highland 382.
However, the 4th Marine Division in charge of the offensive repeatedly fell into the cross fire net of the Japanese and suffered heavy casualties. Highland 382 was therefore called the "meat grinder". The casualties of the combat troops reached more than 50%, and all officers and soldiers were lost. The company commanders of many units were second lieutenants or sergeants. Many companies rushed up with more than a hundred people, but when they retreated there were only a few people left, and some even had the entire company killed.
The US military commander was furious. At this time, he finally thought of the Third Regiment and immediately called Xu Rui and asked Xu Rui's troops to attack Highland 382 immediately. The US military commander said: "Xu, I will give you enough artillery cover. As long as you If you can capture Hill 382, you are the heroes of the Allied Forces, and the people of the United States and China will know your deeds."
After hearing this, Xu Rui knew that it was time for his troops to attack.
Xu Rui immediately said: "Sir, I don't need artillery preparation."
"What? You don't need artillery fire?" the US military commander was shocked.
"Yes, artillery fire cannot destroy the underground fortifications of the Japanese devils at all. Instead, it gives the Japanese devils an early warning. Instead of doing this, it is better to use the night to attack the mountain and attack the top of the mountain. As long as you attack the top of the mountain, then use a flamethrower to eliminate the people in the cave one by one from a high position. The Japanese can be completely wiped out with very few casualties."
"It's a good idea, but the Japanese are good at night fighting. It's not easy for you to climb to the top at night." said the US military commander.
"Don't worry, the Japanese are already tired. They are strong on the outside and hard on the inside. I am confident enough to rush to the top of the mountain and occupy it in the shortest time."
When the US military commander heard this, he said: "Xu, okay, everything is left to you!"
Xu Rui immediately led the 300 veterans selected by the 2nd Battalion of the 3rd Regiment to the bottom of Hill 382. Taking advantage of the darkness, the 300 veterans of the 2nd Battalion rushed toward the top of the mountain with submachine guns in their hands.
Although they ran very fast, they did not make loud noises, showing their superb military qualities. The Japanese in the cave were exhausted after several days of bloody battles and were not at all wary of the night attack by the Third Regiment until the soldiers of the Third Regiment asked. After rushing halfway up the mountain, I was discovered by a Japanese sentry. As luck would have it, the Japanese sentry was in a hurry to urinate, so he came out to urinate, just in time to see the soldiers of the third regiment charging towards the top of the mountain. This Japanese sentry didn't even bother to lift his pants, and his buttocks were bare. Warning shots were fired immediately, and the next moment, the Japs woke up from their sleep and prepared to go into battle. However, it was already too late. Before the Japanese entered the battle, the 300 veterans of the Second Battalion had already rushed to the top of the mountain.
"I have reached the top of the mountain and can take action!" On the top of the mountain, Huang Shouxin, who led the team, kept communicating with Xu Rui using a walkie-talkie. Xu Rui said: "We can take action!"
The next moment, the veterans of the third battalion began to avoid the heights and blasted the Japanese fire points one by one. Then, the flamethrowers were also put into use.
The enemy's firepower was directed forward and downward. There was no way to deal with attacks from above. Therefore, the veterans of the third battalion kept throwing explosive packets into the holes, and then used flamethrowers to finally resolve the battle. .
"ah!"
At the entrance of the cave, two Japanese soldiers covered in fire ran out screaming and rolling on the ground. An army reporter captured this moment. As a result, the photo of the Japanese soldiers who were covered in fire caused a stir throughout the country. The world's attention has caused a strong shock to people's hearts.
The same scene also happened in Highland 362. The veterans of the third battalion took advantage of the night to attack the main peak of the 362 position and began to clear out the Japanese in caves one by one.
The stalemate in the battle was finally broken. As the clearance continued, a channel controlled by the Chinese and American Allied Forces split the entire Iwo Jima into two. Airport No. 2 was completely occupied by the Chinese and American Allied Forces. The US military did not stop for a moment and immediately left Iwo Jima. Planes took off and landed at Airport No. 2 and launched a bombing campaign on the Japanese mainland...