"Jason, let's go!" While hiding next to the transport, Patton already knew that the corporal named Jason was an infantry member of the 2nd Panzer Division.

The two struggled to climb ashore, and Jason saw that Barton had no boots, and was about to give them to him, only to see that the other party had not hesitated to peel off the boots from a corpse and put them on his feet, and couldn't help frowning when he wore them—not that he disliked the shoes, but that his feet had been cut by the reef when he went ashore, and his heart ached, but now he couldn't care about these things, it would be good to have a life.

Jason picked up the rifle of his sacrificial companion in Patton's example, his gun had long since fallen into the water and did not know where it had been lost, and after thinking about it, he untied two field backpacks - one was intended for Patton. Patton looked at this with satisfaction, and the battlefield was indeed the best catalyst for maturity.

A bunch of people came ashore in a chaotic manner, and now the formation of all the ranks is chaotic, the officers cannot find the soldiers, and the soldiers cannot find the troops. Thanks to Patton's name and image, under Jason's tireless shouting and rally, a group of troops quickly gathered around him, and then the ranks grew larger and larger, and later grew to more than 600 people - Patton's officers were finally promoted to battalion commanders.

"Officers, run with the soldiers......," Barton shouted, "see the woods not far away?" Hide all in there, the sooner the better! ”

With that, he ran first, ignoring the pain in his foot, and the young Jason followed him closely, and a bunch of people also rushed towards the woods, and Jason, who had entered the woods and sat down, knew that Patton had made the right decision again—the roar of planes sounded in the distance, and the Japanese planes were attacking again.

Facing the second echelon led by Takashi Egusa. Continuing to hide in the cabin or firing anti-aircraft guns and machine guns into the air will not work, because this time not only is there zero strafing, but the shipblasters have also begun to attack the anti-aircraft gun positions with the 60 kg bomblets they carry. Jiang Cao's understanding is very good: although the commander said that he could not bomb the transport ship. But the starting point is only the fear of sinking, and on the premise of not sinking, any means of attack can be tried. The enemy transport ships are now all stranded, not to mention the 60-kilogram bombs, even the 250-kilogram bombs can't sink them, and the planes can be completely unleashed. Now it is of paramount importance to get the people on board the transport ship out so that they do not try to destroy the ship or the equipment.

Small 60-kilogram bombs certainly pose no threat against transport ships of several thousand or even tens of thousands of tons. But the lethality of the gun emplacements was too strong, one anti-aircraft gun after another was blown up, and all attempts by the British and American forces to establish anti-aircraft positions on the basis of the stranded ships were thwarted. What's even more infuriating is that there are a lot of anti-aircraft guns in the hold of the cargo ship, but either because the weight is too heavy to carry it to the deck, or because there is no suitable position and opportunity to deploy. I can only give up with my eyes open.

The beachhead is still dead. Not only did the Zero Combat strafe go back and forth, but those aerial bombs were also dropped one after another at the dense crowd -- the first echelon of Yuantian also wasted a lot of bombs on the way to deal with the destroyers, and the second echelon of Jiang Cao did not have such a process, and his echelon set off much later, and there was plenty of time to prepare, and even the bombs were mounted when the Zero War took off, which was not good for dive bombing of warships, but it was very suitable for sweeping the beachhead. One word. He was here today with the intention of killing American soldiers.

It's not easy to hide in the water now, although the soft sand and sea can greatly reduce the power of the bomb. However, the attack range of the 250-kilogram bomb is too large, let alone a direct hit or being slashed by flying shrapnel, even the powerful shock wave near the explosion point is unbearable.

Only the forest where Patton and others were hiding became a pure land, I don't know if the planes didn't notice the movement in the forest or disdained to attack the remnants of the defeated soldiers in the forest, except for a few unlucky people who were hit by machine gun bullets, the British and American troops in the woods were not attacked by decent bombs. Patton's judgment saved a large number of soldiers, but his face was very ugly - nearly 4,000 officers and men had fallen in a pool of blood, and the casualties were still growing, and on an occasion and under conditions like today, a slightly heavier wound would basically be the end of it.

When Takashi Ekusa led the team away, all the soldiers who survived hiding in the transport ship or on the shore seized the opportunity to flee the scene - there were still hours before dark, and no one wanted to stay where they were and be beaten. Taking advantage of this opportunity, the soldiers all ran desperately to the shore - Jason wanted to say that this was the fastest and fastest landing he had ever seen, and the actual combat effect was indeed 100 times better than the usual training.

The British and American officers and men hidden in the woods had gathered more than 2,000 men, and the chaotic scene had finally been brought under control, and although there were officers and men in all units and places, they could at least find companions and officers, and they could also obey the command of those with higher ranks than themselves -- this bit of discipline was still there.

During the break, Jason took out his first aid kit to wrap Barton's feet, and then helped him wring out the water on his clothes, as for the soaked underwear inside, he had already taken off and stuffed it into the package. Patton, like the soldiers, was now swaying in only his coat, and everyone was embarrassed, and no one cared about image and demeanor, but no one laughed at a general, who had rescued thousands of people. Everyone used the field rations indiscriminately, tossed from morning to afternoon, and experienced such a great physical exertion, they were already hungry to the point of prostration.

Seven or eight officers and above were gathered around Patton, and the command was formed on an improvised basis, and Jason volunteered to serve as his orderly and herald.

Patton stood on a large rock with a telescope on his chest - an officer handed him his equipment, crossed his hands and told them solemnly: "Brethren, it is 4:15 p.m., and we will rest for another 15 minutes, and then lead the whole army to continue the retreat inland." ”

"But...... Sir. A lieutenant colonel said worriedly, "After the afternoon toss, many soldiers are exhausted, and now they are all on the ground, and they can't stand up at all. ”

Another major also helped: "General, the enemy's planes should not come again, we have neither equipment nor supplies now, and we will not be able to support them for a long time, and I wonder if we can go back to the ship after dark to carry some supplies - at least supplies and light weapons must be missing." ”

This sentence is true, the 2nd Panzer Division has now become a pure infantry unit, not to mention tanks and armored vehicles, not even a mortar, and even light machine guns are a luxury, if it weren't for a few British soldiers carrying a Bren light machine gun and not willing to let go, plus some soldiers took submachine guns, now the equipment of this team has suddenly returned to the level of the Civil War.

Barton also wanted to give a few more minutes, but this thought was quickly dispelled by the sudden situation, and his face changed drastically and he jumped off the stone: "There is not so much time and this opportunity." ”

"Why?"

"Look!" He pointed his hand outward.

Many people didn't see anything, but when they stood on the big rock where Patton was standing and looked at the sea with their binoculars, they saw that something was wrong, and they couldn't help but tremble—in the distance, there were many towering warships, accompanied by eight destroyers, speeding towards the beach.

"I'm afraid it's not even 15 minutes, we have to retreat immediately." "This is not our ship, it must be the enemy's fleet, maybe there are several battleships, and their main guns can hit more than ten kilometers away!" It's too close to the coast, and if you don't retreat, you'll all have to die here. ”

"Sir, I can't walk anymore...... I'll have to lie down for a while. Amid the hoarse roars of the officers, most of the soldiers stood up with their bodies bon, but many fell to the ground, making various noises.

"Get up, get up, don't lie down, don't lie down...... it, you're not going to go! Seeing this, Barton was furious, and kicked the soldiers so hard that they were so tired that they didn't even have the strength or the thought to resist, but only rolled around on the ground wailing, "Spare me, I'll be a prisoner." ”

"Bastard...... Who gave you the right to be a prisoner? Get up for me, if you don't want to die here! ”

When Takagi Takeo appeared on the sea with the first guerrilla detachment, which had been driving at high speed for a day, the four Kongo-class ships took the lead in firing their guns on the shore, and Patton still underestimated the power of the naval guns, which could fight at least 20,000 meters or more. Heavy cruisers and destroyers, with a shallower draft, continued to advance towards the coast, and then also swept ashore with their 127mm naval guns or 203mm naval guns, avoiding only where the transports were located. In order to better direct artillery firing, the Japanese even took off a water school firing aircraft. Under their noses, everything that happens on the coast is hidden.

"Boom!"

"Ah......h

The sound of artillery was the best catalyst, and the soldiers who were lying on the ground with dead faces just now all struggled to their feet, stumbling and retreating inland with the large army. The British and American officers and men who were hiding in the rest of the place, and even some of the officers and men who were preparing to slip away on the transport ship after dark, knew that there was no hope - the enemy would never let him go under his nose! They can only retreat inland like swarms of headless flies. The situation was even worse for these men, who had just been staying too close to the coast and were the priority targets of the Japanese guns, who had to first break through the fire blockade of the guns.

As Jason ran, he looked back behind him, and the situation on the shore was terrible, with soldiers being blown away by shells from time to time, and screams and shouts were endless. Then he found that the forest where he had just been hiding had burst into flames under the bombardment of the three-way bomb, and if he continued to hide in it, he would have to burn into a ball of black coal.

Once again, Barton saved the team. (To be continued.) )