Chapter 246 The traitor said
"He, did you tell the Japanese to prepare for war?" Major General Vandergrift walked into He Chi's tent and found that he was also checking the weapons in his hands.
"Yes, on the west side of the river, I told Edson that there is a small position for them." He Chi was tying detonators and explosives together as he spoke. Then poke it aside.
Major General Vandergrift hesitated for a moment, and then decided to say directly, "Hey, they surrendered after all. Aren't you worried about them defecting on the battlefield? Even if they don't run away, they can attack their own country. Are the compatriots raising their guns?”
“Flee?” He Chi smiled, “Don’t worry about this. I have the two heavy machine gun positions at the back to take care of them. As for the combat consciousness of these people, Doubtful.”
He Chi paused and then said, "In East Asia, traitors of their own nation are often more vicious to their compatriots than to their enemies, because only in this way can they forget the past and prove their worth to their masters."
"That's it...okay." The major general thought for a moment and felt that the number of Japanese surrender troops was not very large, and any situation that really happened would be within control, so he nodded and agreed to the plan.
Then the Major General saw He Chi pull out another Browning M1918 from under the bed, and at the same time a large number of grenades rolled out.
"He, don't you want to rush to the front yourself? This is completely unnecessary." The major general persuaded out of politeness.
“Normally it is not necessary.”
He Chi took out the magazine and pressed each bullet into it and said coldly, "But I have some personal grudges with the leading guy."
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That night, the Japanese landing site was 5 kilometers away outside.
"Colonel, please think twice. The reconnaissance team has encountered the US military. 30 of them have been killed. For the sake of the safety of the entire army, please reconsider. I'm here to ask you, please!" Mitsuchi Murata, the adjutant of the detachment. The captain bowed deeply.
"Murata-san, it's so ugly! With such cowardice, where is the military power of the Imperial Army of Japan?!" Kiyoshi Ichiki held the command knife and yelled.
"Colonel, the enemy's number is unknown. Even if there are only 3,000 people, it is several times our number, and the sky is dark..." Murata Mitsuichi still wanted to try harder.
"What we need is darkness. Night fighting is the tradition of our Imperial Japanese Army. The US military would never expect that we would launch an attack at night. This time I will follow Nobunaga's example and win with one surprise attack!" Ichiki! Qingzhi said aggressively.
I forgot to mention that Ichiki Osaka is a loyal supporter of the Sixth Heaven Demon King Oda Nobunaga. Maybe he is still thinking about recreating the "Surprise Attack on Okehazama" at this time. If it’s too little, a “Shibata Broken Bottle” will do.
However, he is an officer who has experienced battles after all, so he still made some arrangements for Colonel Ichiki in his rear.
"Murata-san, you lead a reinforced squadron to stay here and guard the landing point. If there are other situations, you can deal with it yourself."
Seeing that his commander at least did not have a way out, Murata Mitsuichi was slightly relieved, "Then I will guard the retreat here. If the situation changes, please come closer to me. I will lead people to respond." "
"Well, I have my own decision." Ichiki nodded, thinking that he finally got rid of this talkative guy.
Then Colonel Ichiki waved his command sword, "All soldiers, follow me to the airport!"
Unlike Major General Vandegrift, since Guadalcanal was first occupied by the Japanese army, Osaka Ichiki has a detailed local map. Under his leadership, about 800 Japanese army soldiers ran through the woods and attacked the airport occupied by the US military.
At 20:00 on the 19th, the Yimu detachment arrived near the Iru River, about one kilometer away from the airport.
"Everyone, bayonets on! Prepare for a hand-to-hand fight!" Ichiki Osaka shouted.
In his understanding, once the "weak" US military, which only relies on thermal weapons, is attacked hand-to-hand in a surprise attack, its morale will definitely collapse quickly.
"Assault!!" Ichiki Osaka waved his command sword, and his soldiers divided into four teams and began to charge towards the other side - they were preparing to cross the river.
Woo! ! ! A green signal flare rose into the sky. More than a hundred Japanese soldiers in the lead held 38 rifles, raised their bayonets and shouted "Onboard!!!" and trotted towards the opposite side!
Woo! ! ! ! Woo! ! ! ! Woo! ! ! ! ! More flares actually rose on the opposite side, illuminating the area around the Iru River as if it were daytime.
Light machine guns, heavy machine guns, rapid-fire cannons! Small caliber, large caliber, armored vehicles! The Americans used all the firepower they could muster.
Bang bang bang bang bang! ! ! ! ! Puff puff puff puff! ! ! ! ! ! boom! ! ! ! Soldiers who cannot move quickly or lie down in the water are perfect targets!
The charging Japanese soldiers at the front fell down like wheat. A little to the south, at the shoal, another small Japanese unit managed to rush from the shoal to the other side, only to find that a large area appeared in front of them, like a nightmare. barbed wire.
After all, they were old Japanese who had fought in the East Asian battlefield for five or six years. These soldiers were just stunned for a moment before they started to cut the barbed wire with tools. As a result, the cans hanging on the barbed wire jingled. There was a loud bang.
brush! ! ! Two bright lights shined here, and the sound of a gun bolt being pulled came from the opposite side.
“For Japan’s tomorrow! Kill me!!!”
Thud, tug, tug, tug! ! ! ! ! ! ! !
Several machine guns formed a crossfire on the opposite side, harvesting the lives of the attacking Japanese troops. Under the illumination of searchlights, blood spattered in front of the barbed wire. The blood made the wire greasy and dripped from it.
But it was not just the ferocious firepower that attacked the Japanese army. The crisp sound of Taisho 11 machine guns on the opposite side and the tactical slogans with a Kyushu accent fully demonstrated that the Japanese were also shooting at themselves.
Did someone surrender to the US military? ! !
How is it possible? !
This blow to the Japanese soldiers who were obsessed with Bushido was more powerful than the heavy artillery, so that the charge troops suddenly panicked and the speed of cutting the barbed wire slowed down.
At this time, another accident happened.
Just under the nose of Kojiro Iiguni, three soldiers who were usually relatively silent suddenly stood up and ran towards the opposite side, shouting as they ran
"Run!! This is an American trap!"
"We are back! Let us pass!"
"Kasan! Kasan!!" (Japanese: Mom)
These three soldiers seemed to have been planning for a long time and chose to defect back when the battlefield was most chaotic.
It seems that Kojiro's men are not monolithic. These Japanese surrendered troops who were usually forced to brainwash saw some people defecting, and their military morale began to fluctuate in private.
Iikuni Kojiro Khan has come down. He knows the current situation very well. The more than thirty people under his command will rebel together and will not pose the slightest threat to the US military. However, if it is determined that he intends to rebel, the next two The side machine gun position can overwhelm them all in an instant.
In desperation, Kojiro directly pulled out the command knife that he usually showed off, and kept making gestures in his hand, planning to immediately execute "military law" if someone jumped out again.
But someone helped him in an unexpected way.
Boom! ! ! Bang! ! ! ! Bang! ! ! !
The Japanese army saw someone rushing towards their position and opened fire in the dark under unknown circumstances.
The sound of 38 rifles and several flashes of fire in the distance were heard. The three soldiers who planned to return to the Japanese army were each shot several times and fell into the mud by the river with disbelief.
Before he died, the youngest soldier's lips were still moving, silently repeating "Kasan...Kasan..."
Opportunity! Success or failure depends on this!
Ojiro suddenly stood up from the position, waving his sword and shouting hysterically.
“You see! They just want to kill us! No one cares about us!”
"Stop fantasizing, there is no way back! We can only rely on ourselves if we want to live!"
"If you want to live, pick up your gun! Prove your loyalty to Lord He Chi!" "
"The founding army of New Japan is ready! Fight with swords!"
"For New Japan!" >(End of Chapter)