Chapter 1558 Endless harassment tactics
"General Kawaguchi, I'm sorry, I've disappointed you!"
After returning to the command center in a dirt, facing the humiliating cold reality, Ichiki lowered his proud head.
"Ichimu Jun, don't blame yourself too much. Although the attack was not smooth this time, we did not get anything!"
After comforting Kawaguchi Kiyoshi, he then said in a reminder tone, "Although our enemies are a very young army, their firepower and combat will are very strong. They are definitely not the US Army that once was on the Philippines battlefield. They have grown up in the fire of war."
"Hayi! This battle is indeed too underestimating the enemy. Please ask General Kawaguchi to punish him."
Ichiki's face turned red immediately, and he couldn't hear it. This was Kawaguchi Kiyoshi giving him face, and he tactfully reminded him not to use the old on-board charge mode again, and to use his brain to fight.
Nasu Kotoo interrupted at this time: "Kun Kawaguchi, Kawaguchi has a tropical rainforest climate, the island has extremely dense vegetation and relatively complex terrain, which can provide excellent cover for the defense.
Although the empire had mastered sea and air superiority, it turned out that the effect of range bombing and artillery under such dense and complex terrain was very limited.
In addition, the firepower of the US military is very strong, and if they keep holding on to help, it will inevitably be a very difficult tough task.
Next we should really plan carefully how to annihilate this US landing force at the minimum cost.”
Kiyoko Kawaguchi nodded and said, "What Sukun said is extremely true. If you are anxious, you can't eat hot tofu. We really can't be too hasty.
Because we have a more important task than defeating the US landing force, that is, to stick to Guadalam! As long as the airport is firmly in our hands, we will be invincible!"
The battle just now was heavy casualties. Although the main reason was Ichiki Kiyoshi's recklessness, it also woke Kawaguchi Kiyoko and Nasu Kotoo.
In the early days of the war, the Japanese army won many more with few defeats, especially hand-to-hand combat at night, but now it has long since changed. The powerful automatic firepower network cannot be blocked by relying solely on the spirit of the Bushido.
Moreover, according to the information, the number of US troops landed was as high as 16,000, and the forces between the two sides were almost the same. If we follow the previous frontal tactics, it would be obvious that not only would it not be able to annihilate the US troops landing, but it would have lost both the wife and the army.
Thinking of this, Kiyokai Kawaguchi already had an idea, which was to hold his position and take detour attacks on the US landing forces to carry out consumption operations.
In fact, this is the only way. Jungle combat has always been a headache for both sides of the war, and it is a challenge for both personnel and equipment. The infantry technical combat advantages that are possessed in other combat environments are usually greatly reduced in jungle or forest environments.
Compared with plains, the combat environment in jungle areas is extremely complex. Not only do you have to face complex situations such as vegetation, interweaving vines, inconvenient transportation, but you also have to withstand special tests such as hot and humid, pest breeding, and disease epidemics.
Jungle combat is more difficult than ordinary land combat. Jungle combat not only requires extremely high personnel equipment, but also requires high quality of soldiers. Soldiers with strong combat capabilities on other battlefields may not necessarily be much stronger when they switch to jungle combat.
In jungle combat, weak journeys rely on geographical advantages to defeat strong enemies, and elite troops lose geographical advantages and suffer miserable failures. This is a common phenomenon in war.
"The next thing we have to do is to block their supply lines and carry out an attack war that will keep these Americans starving to death on the island!"
Kawaguchi Kiyoshi is a major general who has experienced a lot of battle formations. He is still very clear about this simple and easy-to-understand truth, especially after the incident just now.
"Hayi! This is the best way at the moment!"
"Kun Kawaguchi, let's give the US military a headache next! I don't believe that they came to the isolated island just to occupy a useless tropical rainforest!"
After listening to Kiyogen Kawaguchi's plan, Nasu Kotoo and Kiyoki nodded and applauded. They had been here for a long time and naturally understood that not only the living environment here was harsh, but they could not get enough food supplements.
If it can be blocked for more than one month, the US military's 16,000 troops will really starve to death.
After the Japanese army encountered a hard nail, they did not continue to attack. Kiyoken Kawaguchi refused to conduct suicide attacks like Kiyoshi Ichiki. He decided to launch a night detour attack, catching the US military off guard.
While the Allies were ready to fight, they continued to expand the defense circle and build fortifications, laying solid defense lines around the occupied area.
During the day, we were at peace, but after nightfall, the fierce battle broke out continuously in the jungle.
Since most areas of the island are dense forests, and the Japanese army infiltrates in the night, the US military cannot use firepower to block this infiltration.
Even if there are flares, there is no use in this terrain.
As the Japanese army continued to slander, not long after, Japanese soldiers infiltrated everywhere in the dense forests.
Because the woods are too dense, the US military often cannot detect the infiltration of Japanese troops, so the US military can only shoot all suspicious locations.
Naturally, the Japanese attacking troops would not "quietly enter the village and do not fire guns". After discovering the target, they would decisively fire back to eliminate the US military's firepower points.
As the two sides began to exchange fire and contact, grenades flew everywhere in the battlefield in the darkness. The soldiers on both sides could only fire wildly in the darkness in the darkness, and dazzling lights spewed out from the barrel of the black hole.
Although the US military had strong firepower, many Japanese soldiers rushed into the US military's fox pit from time to time, and then both sides fought to the death with bayonets, butt stocks, fists and even teeth.
The battlefield was dark, as if two heavyweight boxers had swollen eyes that could not see each other. They could only swing their fists randomly, killing them indistinguishable.
The Japanese army's attack was very fierce, and the battle almost never stopped for the whole night, but in fact, the overall scale of the Japanese army was very limited. The cunning Kiyogen Kawaguchi was not as crazy and reckless as Kiyona Kawaki, but carried out long harassment operations.
However, this is just the beginning. In the following time, this harassment tactic has completely become a normal state.
Not only that, the Japanese army also sent bombers to disgust the Allies at night. The rumbling sound of the motor of the plane stimulated the Allies' eardrums, and the earth-shaking explosion even stimulated the nerves of the Allies' soldiers.
Although the bombs thrown by the Japanese bombers were completely unacceptable, it was really tormenting!
However, the US military on Guadao is the First Marine Division. They will soon show their tenacious fighting will and prove that they are the elite of the US military. Such torture cannot knock them down.
Chapter completed!