Faced with the crazy harassment tactics of the Japanese, Major General Van der Grift, the US military commander, did not choose to be passively beaten. During the day, while allowing the night defensive troops to rest and recuperate, he sent troops to take the initiative to attack and carry out mobilization operations on the surrounding Japanese strongholds.

As expected, the two sides entered a long war of tug-of-war of attrition, and no one could do anything to anyone for a while.

Until a week later, just as the Allied officers and soldiers were trapped and the food supply was about to be exhausted, the Allied reinforcements fleet finally arrived at Guadao again.

This time, the Allied fleet not only came a powerful aircraft carrier battle group, but also fought life and death wars with the Air Force on Guadao, which gave the Japanese Air Force a heavy blow.

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

After these days of confrontation, Van der Grift knew very well that it would be difficult to attack the plain airport, which was heavily guarded by the Japanese army in a short period of time, which meant that it would not be able to obtain Guadalam air supremacy for a long time.

In other words, the Allied offensive forces not only need to conduct complex jungle areas, but also have to support the firepower of the Japanese Air Force.

So, Van der Grief decided to rely on himself and first build a simple airport in the occupied area that can accommodate hundreds of fighter jets. Not to mention that he had to completely grasp the air supremacy of Guadalam, but at least he could not let the Japanese devils' planes rage unscrupulously.

Half a month later, after hard work, the First Land War Division finally established a simple airport in the southern part of Guadalam, which was finally named Henderson Airport.

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

A few days later, the Allied aircraft carrier battle group finally sent the long-awaited aviation corps to Henderson Airport: Marine Aviation 49 P-47n fighters, 24 P-61c Black Widow fighters, and 12 SBD "Fearless" dive bombers.

Soon after, the facts also proved that this reinforcement was crucial, because the Japanese army once again reinforced more than 10,000 troops and hundreds of combat aircraft, and the 1st Land Warfare Division was about to face a greater test.

Time flies and it is November 14, 1943.

On this day, Mr. President, senior US military generals and other important American leaders, more than 80 were rushing to Tehran on the battleship "Iahua" to attend the meeting of Tehran, the famous "three giants" in history.

However, on this journey, a ridiculous misunderstanding happened.

The formation approached the Bermuda waters, and the captain of the battleship "Iahua" decided to let the president and senior officials relieve their boredom here, and demonstrate how his warships defended against the enemy's air attack.

After preparation, several huge weather balloons were released into the air, and all the cannons on the "Iahua" that could fire in the air were aimed at them and bombarded them. The President was excited to watch on the deck.

Captain Walter and his sailors of the "Portell" 5,000 meters away were also itchy. They also wanted to squeeze in and make fun, but they were too famous and could only hold a watch on the periphery.

The "Portel" was a destroyer built by the US Navy during World War II. It started construction in May 1942 and was completed and launched in September of the same year.

The ship was officially put into service in July 1943 and was formed by the Atlantic Fleet. The 125 sailors on the ship were brand new, just like their "Portel".

Most people climbed directly onto warships from high school campuses or their own farms, and they had never even seen naval uniforms.

The new sailors only trained for four months and received the order to go to sea to perform their missions. The "Portel" is truly the lucky warship in the history of the US Navy. It was entrusted with the important task of escorting the president after just four months of service.

In this case, the young sailors naturally wanted to try and especially wanted to show their skills in front of the President.

However, you can come whatever you want. At this moment, several balloons leaked out from the fire net made of the "Iahua" and slowly drifted into their range.

Captain Walter was overjoyed and immediately ordered the sailors to take their place, shoot at the balloons, and conduct torpedo launch training at the same time. He screamed at the sailors: "Young men, can you show your face all this time!"

On the gun position on the deck, the sailors focused on bombarding the floating balloons. Captain Walter of the "Portell" ordered all the crew to enter the combat state and simulate the launch of torpedoes.

After receiving the order, two sailors began to launch torpedo in the torpedo compartment under the deck. They had to take out the propulsion gunpowder from the torpedo launch 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 "Iahua" was of course the first choice because it was big and obvious.

Everything is ready, with Captain Walter's order: "Torpedo--- Launch!"

What no one expected happened, and everyone on the deck made a surprise "Woo..." sound!

A torpedo actually rushed into the water and headed straight for the "Iahua" that President Roosevelt was riding!

The torpedo can only run to "Yahua" in only two minutes at most. By then, even if it is a battleship, it will probably be doomed!

"I'm going torpedoes on the starboard side! Not an exercise! Not an exercise! There are torpedoes on the starboard side!    "

"Yahua" suddenly became in chaos. The bitter-faced captain "Willie" and the sailors looked at their bosses who were overturning their horses from afar, wanting to cry without tears.

Fortunately, the "Yi Ahua" has a strong desire to survive. The obese body turned a perfect turn in a short time and passed by the torpedo.

A moment later, with a loud "boom", the torpedo exploded 300 meters at the stern of the ship "Iahua", causing a surge of water column to soar!

In this situation, the President and the senior officials were so scared that they were just a little short of being possessed. The group of people had to "go out happily and set off on the road in unison."

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

Half a month later, on November 28, 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 battle to attack southern France were launched simultaneously in May 1944, with a landing force of 1 million people.

The Soviet Union promised to attack the German army at the same time to cooperate with the Allied forces' operations on the Western Front, and began fighting 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 anti-fascist alliance countries to establish effective military cooperation in the late stage of the war. They had a significant role and influence on strengthening the unity of allies, accelerating the process of World War II, and completely defeating the German, Italian and Japanese fascism.
Chapter completed!