The telegram was not much, the marines had already set out, and the landing operation was proceeding according to plan. Originally, the Marine Corps was not obliged to tell Gu Xunlei about the combat operations, but according to Yan Guozhong's request, Lieutenant General Yuan Ye, who commanded the Marine Corps landing operation, still sent a telegram.

Within two hours, Gu Xunlei received three more telegrams, two of which were sent from the Marine Corps, and the first batch of landing troops had successfully landed ashore, and although they met with stubborn resistance from the US troops, the Marines did not stop advancing, and had already captured the first line of defense of the US troops at about 10 o'clock, and were now advancing to the deep defense line of the US troops. In addition, a second group of Marines will be on the beach before one o'clock, and the first task of the unit, which consists of three engineering regiments, will be to construct artillery positions for the Marine artillery and to erect several temporary docks on the beach to allow large transport vessels carrying heavy equipment to be disembarked, as well as to allow the Army's participating units to go ashore.

Another telegram was sent by Tan Renhao. Task Force 1 will support landing operations throughout the day. The artillery formations of the 3rd and 1st Task Forces will return to the supply point in the afternoon, after the Marine artillery has come ashore, to replenish ammunition. The 2nd Task Force, the 5th Task Force, and the Theater Fleet will arrive in the afternoon to take part in support operations. In the telegram, Tan Renhao promised to provide all the fire support for Gu Xunlei's army combat troops, and the premise was that Gu Xunlei and they had to get to the beach as soon as possible to assist the marines in expanding the landing ground and concentrate armored forces to attack the US army's deep defense line.

"Immediately bring over the officers of the 1st Cavalry Division and the 2nd Cavalry Division at and above the battalion level." Gu Xunlei did not delay for any time, judging by the actions of the Marine Corps. Before dark, two temporary docks should be erected, and then it will be time for the Army to go ashore. "An operational meeting will be held in half an hour, in addition, the first five divisions to go ashore must be ready for battle before dark, and after the meeting is over, I will arrange specific tasks!"

The transport ship immediately got busy. Gu Xunlei went to the conference room after giving the order. In fact, the conference room is a large cabin on the ship, which is temporarily set up as a conference room. Colonel-level officers of two cavalry divisions rushed over one after another within half an hour.

The Army's name for the combat units of the Panzer Corps is a bit strange, mainly influenced by the traditions of the Imperial Army. In the history of the Imperial Army, cavalry has always had an extremely high status, and for a long time, cavalry was even a symbol of the Imperial Army. It can be said that before the advent of machine guns, cavalry had always been a symbol of the strength of the army and a symbol of the overall military strength of a country. For hundreds of years, the Imperial Army's cavalry was the most powerful cavalry in the world. After the establishment of the armored corps, Shi Naixing gave the armored corps the name "cavalry" in order to improve the status of the armored corps. Therefore, at that time, the Imperial Army had two names for armored forces, and their official names were tank divisions and cavalry divisions. And "cavalry division" refers to the motorized infantry division. However, under normal circumstances, the generals of the army will refer to all armored units as "cavalry divisions", and will not deliberately distinguish between tank divisions and motorized infantry divisions, only in the number of the troops.

It can also be seen from the title of Gu Xunlei how important the meaning of the word "cavalry" is. The two tank divisions in his hands are actually not regular formations, and their official names are the New First Tank Division of the Pacific Theater Reserve and the New Second Tank Division of the Pacific Theater Reserve. Of course, this title is also a bit verbose, in most cases. As long as there is no confusion, then Gu Xunlei will call it the "First Cavalry Division", as well as the "Second Cavalry Division". As for whether other army generals will recognize this title, I'm afraid it is not up to Gu Xunlei to decide.

After the officers arrived, Gu Xunlei asked the staff officer to hang the battlefield map on the wall.

"I just received a telegram from the Marine Corps that the Marine Corps engineers will follow the plan. Disembark at noon. Judging by the current situation at the front, the resistance of the American forces is much weaker than we had expected, and the other three fleets will arrive in the afternoon. As a result, the Marines were able to build a temporary dock by evening, and we were to go ashore at night as planned. Gu Xunlei first gave a general introduction to the situation, and then got to the point, "Before. We've been working hard through months of training and preparation. Your opportunity is right in front of you. As for how to fight, I don't need to say much about this, you are all excellent officers, you have all participated in combat operations in Russia and Europe, although it is in a new battlefield, but we should all believe that where the Imperial cavalry arrives, there will definitely be no enemy who will survive, and the Imperial cavalry is invincible! ”

"Invincible!" Many officers shouted in unison, a slogan that had been shouted in the Imperial cavalry units for hundreds of years.

"Before, some people laughed at us that in the Pacific theater, the Army was just a foil. Yes, until now, we have only been a foil, and we have only watched the excitement from the outside of the battlefield, but I believe that after tonight, no one will dare to laugh at the cavalry units of the Imperial Army, dare to laugh at us, dare to say that we are a foil on the battlefield! Gu Xunlei slammed his fist on the table, "I admit that in terms of landing operations, ten army divisions are not as good as one marine division, but we must also let the officers and men of the marine corps understand that on the battlefield of the army, ten marine divisions are definitely not comparable to one army division, let alone the most elite cavalry division of the army!" ”

The officers all laughed, after a few months in the Pacific theater, almost all the army officers had a personal feeling, as if they had married a bad in-law, they were not taken seriously at all, and they had been sulking for months, and now, it was time for them to vent these sulks.

"Don't talk nonsense, see you on the battlefield, you have all followed me before, we have fought with the Russians, the French, the British, maybe you have also fought with the Italians, the Spaniards, and now we have to let the Yankees know that the elite cavalry of the empire is powerful!" Gu Xunlei glanced at everyone. His expression quickly calmed down, "Before evening, all the officers and soldiers participating in the battle must be ready for battle. After the troops come ashore, I will give you only three hours to concentrate your troops, and prepare at least five days of ammunition and supplies, carrying as much ammunition and fuel as you can. Remember, there were only three hours. In three hours, we will be the main force on the battlefield! ”

The officers' expressions immediately became serious, and it was not an easy task to be ready for departure within three hours of coming ashore. If nothing else, the officers and men of the five divisions alone would have to spend hours ashore, and a large amount of heavy equipment would have to be sent to the beach.

"A detailed plan of action, which I will distribute to the various combat units after I go ashore. At the latest, we will rush to the front line and let the 'turtles' of the Marine Corps know who is the real overlord on land. Who is the real workhorse on the ground! Gu Xunlei walked among the officers, "Now, let's all go back and prepare, we'll see you on land!" ”

The officers all laughed, they were all on board now.

"Imperial cavalry—"

"Invincible—"

On the shore, the officers and men of the Marine Corps were still fighting fiercely with the American army. The flotilla carrying five army divisions was already bustling with activity. The order to mobilize for battle had already been issued, and the officers and men of the army, who had been training on Efate Island for several months, were quickly ready to go. The infantry will carry weapons and ammunition with them, while the armoured soldiers will follow their armoured fighting vehicles ashore. At this time, Gu Xunlei's most important task is to draw up a general battle plan according to the feedback from the front, and arrange logistics and supply as soon as possible.

Yuan Ye would send Gu Xunlei a battle report from the Marine Corps every half an hour. In fact, the relationship between Yuan Ye and Gu Xunlei was not very good, mainly because Yuan Ye thought that Gu Xunlei had come to rob him of his job. When Yan Guozhong was drawing up the battle plan, Yuan Ye proposed several times that the army should go ashore a few days later, and the marine corps would be responsible for the early combat operations. Other words. Replace Gu Xunlei's five army divisions with Marine Corps divisions. However, Yan Guozhong vetoed Yuan Ye's suggestion and let the army troops go ashore with the marines, and asked Yuan Ye to arrange enough engineers in the second batch of landing troops to ensure that a temporary dock was built in the evening, so that the army's armored troops could go ashore at night. That's exactly what it is. made Yuan Ye feel that this task arrangement was unreasonable, in his opinion, the Marine Corps was fully capable of controlling the battle situation in the past few days, and there was no need for the army to intervene at all, and he sent a battle report to Gu Xunlei every half an hour, most likely because Yan Guozhong had relevant orders, and Yuan Ye was brought out by Yan Guozhong, and he would never disobey Yan Guozhong's orders.

Gu Xunlei had long felt Yuan Ye's attitude towards him. It's hard for him to say anything, after all, this is the battlefield of the navy. Until now, the Army has only made cameos. In addition, in these telegrams, Yuan Ye obviously showed off the achievements of the Marine Corps, and Gu Xunlei could only smile at this.

The Marines did fight well, and several of the Marine divisions that came ashore on the first day were the most elite units of the Marine Corps. The first Marine Division to go ashore was the best unit in the Southwest Pacific Theater, and it participated in the landing operations on Ryukyu Island, Iwo Jima, Ogasawara Islands, Hachijojima, Mariana Islands, Lae, Solomon Islands, Port Moresby, New Hebrides, and New Caledonia, and almost missed a single landing operation commanded by Gan Kuo-chung. And in the first few hours of fighting, the performance of the three Marine Divisions that had already come ashore could be evaluated as excellent.

Gu Xunlei didn't think about competing with the Marine Corps, he still had confidence in his troops, and he wasn't the kind of person who was stingy. What's more, after several of his divisions went ashore, they had to rely on the Marine Corps to provide logistical support, so Gu Xunlei didn't want to clash with Yuan Ye. Of course, in Gu Xunlei's opinion, as long as a few of his divisions went ashore, then the marines would have to stand aside.

Before evening, Gu Xunlei made contact with the Marine Corps and the fleet. Yuan Ye assured in a return call that he would provide logistical support for Gu Xunlei's troops in accordance with the battle plan. Chang Jianxin also called Gu Xunlei back, assuring that the Third Task Force would work closely with the army's participating units. Tan Renhao's reply was more direct, he asked Gu Xunlei to send a few liaison officers to the First Task Force, as long as the army units began to attack, the First Task Force would mainly provide aviation support for them. In the evening, Hao Dongjue also took the initiative to send a telegram, asking Gu Xunlei to arrange for a few liaison officers to come over, and the bombers of the Second Task Force were also sent by Gu Xunlei.

With the assurance of these people, Gu Xunlei also breathed a sigh of relief. Needless to say, Tan Renhao's support for him is needless to say, the two of them can already be regarded as iron buddies, and Tan Renhao's status in the navy is obvious, Yan Guozhong respects him very much, with Tan Renhao's support, then the army does not need to worry about aviation support, and after entering the interior, aviation support is the only support that the army's combat units can get. And Chang Jianxin and Hao Dongjue have not known Gu Xunlei for a long time, and they have not had many interactions. Gu Xunlei only knew that Chang Jianxin and Hao Dongjue were both Tan Renhao's iron buddies, and Tan Renhao must have greeted them in advance, so the two of them were so happy.

The only thing that worried Gu Xunlei was the logistical support guaranteed by Yuan Ye. If something goes wrong, a tank without fuel won't be able to start, and without shells, it's just a pile of steel waste that can run. Originally, Gu Xunlei wanted to contact Yan Guozhong directly, but after thinking about it, he decided not to contact Yan Guozhong first, after all, Yan Guozhong was far away in Port Vila, and Yuan Ye was in command on the front line, and directly contacting Yan Guozhong would definitely make Yuan Ye feel very unhappy, and there was no need to intensify the contradiction between the army and the Marine Corps at this time.

When it got dark, the convoy carrying Army combat troops arrived at the landing site, two temporary piers had been built, and Marine Corps engineers were building two more. It was at this time that Gu Xunlei got the latest battle report from the Marine Corps, and the five Marine Divisions that had come ashore in three groups during the day had advanced about 5 kilometers inland, and now two Marine Divisions were advancing towards Tali. The Marines have basically completed their first day of combat duty, and the Army's participating units will be on the beaches of mainland Australia after dark!