Because the two temporary wharves can only accommodate four freighters at the same time, there are a total of 48 freighters carrying heavy equipment from the army's participating units, which need to be docked in 12 batches. As a result, ships carrying troops had to anchor near the shore, and officers and men of the army had to go ashore in small boats. Gu Xunlei was no exception, he came to the beach on a fireboat on a destroyer.

"How much time does it take to unload the equipment of two cavalry divisions?" It was almost eight o'clock when Gu Xunlei came ashore, and on two temporary docks, tanks, armored vehicles, and self-propelled guns were coming down from four freighters.

"It probably lasts until after the wee hours of the morning." The staff officer who rushed ashore before Gu Xunlei quickly replied, "In addition, the artillery division can only be arranged at the end, and the other two piers will not be built until after the early morning, and I have already contacted the marines, and they have promised to provide us with another pier, and strive to complete the unloading work before dawn." ”

"Let all the officers and soldiers who go ashore gather, and in addition, after Zhang Xiaolin and them go ashore, let them immediately take over their troops and help unload the goods." Gu Xunlei glanced back at the troop carriers parked on the sea, "Where is the headquarters of the Marine Corps, has Yuan Ye already come to the shore?" ”

"It's over there, about 500 meters away." The staff officer pointed to the north side of the beach, "General Yuan Ye was already ashore in the afternoon, and now he is probably deploying the offensive operations of the marines." ”

"Have you already arranged for refueling?" Gu Xunlei immediately walked towards the headquarters of the Marine Corps.

"I have arranged for personnel to contact the logistics support unit of the Marine Corps, but now I have not received a clear answer."

"No reply?"

The staff officer shrugged his shoulders. Make a helpless look.

"I'll go find Yuan Ye later." Gu Xunlei also felt a little annoyed, and when he walked to an empty beach, he stopped, "Set up the headquarters here, and when the staff officers of the group army arrive, set up the headquarters as soon as possible, and I will go to the Marine Corps first." When I come back, I'm going to see my own headquarters, understand? ”

"Yes, General!"

Gu Xunlei nodded, and then let the staff officer stay, while he himself bent his waist and ran towards the headquarters of the Marine Corps. The dull sound of artillery and explosions came from not far away, the battle was still raging, and the night sky to the west and north flashed from the flames of the explosion. Presumably, the Marines continued to fight fiercely with the U.S. military.

When Gu Xunlei walked into Yuan Ye's headquarters, he immediately felt that the atmosphere was very tense, and then realized that the Marine Corps must be in trouble. And the army general's uniform he was wearing immediately attracted the attention of several staff officers, but no one took the initiative to greet him, and those staff officers only glanced at Gu Xunlei. And then immediately went to get busy.

"Where is General Yuan Ye?" Gu Xunlei grabbed a second lieutenant officer. Yuan Ye's headquarters was actually a few large tents, and this was at most a temporary headquarters.

"Over there, you are ......" The second lieutenant officer was also a little surprised by the army general's uniform on Gu Xunlei's body, but he immediately saw the rank of lieutenant general on Gu Xunlei's shoulder, and then reacted, "You are General Gu Xunlei?" ”

"Yes, I am."

"Here, please, General Yuan said hello, I'll take you over as soon as you come."

"You are ......" Gu Xunlei was a little surprised. This second lieutenant seems to be an important staff officer.

"I'm General Yuan's adjutant, please here." The second lieutenant officer led the way in front and led Gu Xunlei to the tent where Yuan Ye was.

Gu Xunlei also suddenly realized that in the headquarters of the Marine Corps Group Army, a second lieutenant staff officer was rare, and he really didn't expect it before. This inconspicuous ensign was Yuan Ye's adjutant, and it seemed that his luck was not bad.

"Yes, that's it, give me an understanding, you have to go up, no matter how you fight, you have to go up for me, if you can't beat it. Then I'll go to the front and command! ”

Yuan Ye's voice was loud, outside the tent. Gu Xunlei heard it.

The second lieutenant left Gu Xunlei outside, and then went into the tent. Yuan Ye's roar also disappeared immediately, and then, the second lieutenant officer ran out and invited Gu Xunlei in.

"General Gu, your movements are not slow, I thought it would take you a few hours to go ashore!"

"My ship is at the front, and when I heard that you had a headquarters on the shore, I rushed over." Gu Xunlei took off his military hat and saluted Yuan Ye first. In fact, it should be Yuan Ye who saluted Gu Xunlei first, because Gu Xunlei was already a first-class lieutenant general in the army, and Yuan Ye was only a second-class lieutenant general in the Marine Corps.

"You're unloading going well, isn't it?" Yuan Ye invited Gu Xunlei to sit down.

"It's going well, probably all the heavy equipment and combat troops can go ashore before dawn, and now ......" Gu Xunlei hesitated slightly, "Are there any troubles ahead?" ”

"Hey!" Yuan Ye shook his head, "It's not a big trouble, I'm trying to figure out a way to solve it." ”

Gu Xunlei immediately guessed that the Marine Corps must be in trouble, but Yuan Ye didn't want to say it. Gu Xunlei also felt that it was not good to ask directly, after all, Yuan Ye was also a general and had a strong sense of self-esteem, if he asked directly, it would make Yuan Ye feel that Gu Xunlei looked down on the Marine Corps.

Similarly, Yuan Ye also felt that it was difficult to say it directly. He said big words to the front, and he has already invested two Marine Divisions to attack Tari, and now if he asks the Army for help when he is in trouble, where will the face of the Marine Corps be put in the future? This is not a question of his face alone, but of the entire Marine Corps, and indeed of the entire Navy.

The two sat like this for a while, and just as Gu Xunlei hesitated to ask whether he should come out, a staff officer ran in.

The "General......" staff officer seemed very anxious, but after he saw Gu Xunlei. Immediately swallowed back the words that came to his lips.

"General Yuan, then I'll leave first, if there's anything you need......"

"No, General Gu, you're not an outsider, sit down!" Yuan Ye also made up his mind at this time, and he glanced at the staff officer. Motioned to the staff officer to speak directly.

"The Fourth Division has advanced to the vicinity of the U.S. defense line, but the U.S. resistance is fierce and requires immediate reinforcements."

"Reinforcements? Where do I go to find reinforcements? Yuan Ye immediately became excited, "Have you contacted the fleet?" ”

"I have already been contacted, Task Force 2 is organizing night bombardment, and Task Force 3 and Task Force 1 are resupplying their artillery formations, at least after dawn. And the artillery formation of the Fifth Task Force will not arrive until around dawn. ”

Yuan Ye gritted his teeth, the fleet had already provided support to the marines as much as possible during the day, and now the first task force had withdrawn. There is nothing to hope for in the night bombing capability of the Fifth Task Force, and in addition, the Third Task Force and the artillery bombardment formation are all replenishing ammunition in the rear, and the theater fleet has not yet rushed over, and only the Second Task Force continues to hold on. It can be said that these few hours are the time when the fire support of the fleet is in vain. And the artillery of the Marine Corps has not yet been deployed in place, only one artillery battalion can fight, and the support of dozens of light artillery pieces cannot solve the problem.

Gu Xunlei also saw Yuan Ye's embarrassment, and he was about to speak, when the second staff officer ran over.

"General Yuan......" The staff officer glanced at Gu Xunlei and continued, "There is news from the front line that the American troops in the tower are gathering and are probably preparing to launch a counterattack. ”

Yuan Ye's expression was excited. Then calm returned. Now, the marines in his hands have been put into battle, and there are no reserves to use, and to block the counterattack of the American army, it is definitely necessary to invest in reserves. Then, he looked at Gu Xunlei. Now only those divisions of the army can go up.

"I'll immediately go and organize the troops." Gu Xunlei didn't say much, "I'll arrange for a few liaison officers to come over later." ”

"General Gu." Yuan Ye stopped Gu Xunlei, "Most of the U.S. army's counterattack will start in the second half of the night, you can be fully prepared, I will also contact the front-line troops as soon as possible and send you the specific battlefield situation, in addition, is there anything else we can help with?" ”

"This ......," Gu Xunlei hesitated. In addition to intelligence, we need enough fuel. I'll solve the rest by myself. ”

"No problem, I'll arrange this myself!"

Gu Xunlei nodded with a smile, and then left Yuan Ye's headquarters. By the time he arrived on the beach, several tents had been erected, and his own headquarters had been set up temporarily.

"Immediately disembark all the staff officers, and send the liaison officers to the headquarters of the Marine Corps." Gu Xunlei arranged work for the staff officer, "Determine the contact code and communication channel as soon as possible." Zhang Xiaolin: Did they go ashore? ”

"It's already ashore, and Division Commander Zhang is organizing his troops."

"Let him come over quickly......," Gu Xunlei shook his hand after speaking, "No, I'll go over now, in addition, arrange for the officers of logistics supplies to go to the Marine Corps, and after the tanks and armored vehicles are ashore, immediately replenish fuel and prepare for departure." ”

"General, let's go now?" The staff officer was surprised.

"I'll announce it when I get back, so that the guard battalion is also ready to go." Gu Xunlei glanced at the staff officer, and then rushed out of the tent.

When he arrived at the temporary assembly site of the 1st Cavalry Division, Zhang Xiaolin was discussing the issue of combat with the commander of the tank battalion below him, while the tankmen were grouped in platoons and concentrated on a nearby beach.

"Zhang Xiaolin, come here." Gu Xunlei called Zhang Xiaolin over, "Immediately organize your troops and send all the equipment to the beach?" ”

"It's being delivered, and it will all be disembarkation in about two hours."

"Have your officers and men go immediately to help unload the cargo, and in addition, the tanks will drive directly to the Marine Corps refueling point." Gu Xunlei looked in the direction of the temporary dock, "Within two hours, you must be ready to go, understand?" ”

Zhang Xiaolin frowned, then nodded.

"Also", Gu Xunlei stopped Zhang Xiaolin, "Where is Weng Yu?" ”

"To the north, he is organizing the officers and soldiers of the troops."

Gu Xunlei glanced to the north, and then walked over quickly. Weng Yu was the commander of the 2nd Cavalry Division and also had the rank of colonel. He was also Gu Xunlei's old subordinate, and was later transferred to other units, was wounded many times in battle, and was a well-known ace tank commander in the Imperial Army. And when he recovered from his fifth injury and was about to return to the team, he was found by Gu Xunlei, and then he was pulled over by Gu Xunlei and became a colonel and division commander. Unlike Zhang Xiaolin, Weng Yu did not have his own command vehicle, but changed a tank into a command vehicle and commanded operations in the tank!

After arriving at the temporary assembly site of the Second Cavalry Division, Gu Xunlei immediately found Weng Yu and asked him to immediately mobilize his troops and prepare for departure within two hours. After arranging these things, Gu Xunlei returned to his temporary headquarters.

The relevant logistical supply work has been arranged, and after Yuan Ye personally gave the order, the logistics support unit of the Marine Corps has already driven the refueling truck to the beach, and in addition, the fuel supply point of the Marine Corps has also begun to replenish the army's tanks. A large number of ammunition that had just been unloaded from the transport ships was also delivered to the beach, and the tanks that had finished refueling drove to the ammunition supply point, and after replenishing the ammunition, they all went to the beach north of the landing site to concentrate.

After ten o'clock, Gu Xunlei set off with his guard battalion. Unlike the Marine Corps General's Guard Battalion, Gu Xunlei's Guard Battalion is actually a tank battalion with 24 tanks and an armored command vehicle towed by a half-track truck. Under normal circumstances, Gu Xunlei commanded the troops in the armored command vehicle, and if necessary, he would go to the tank to command the operation, so there was a tank painted with two general stars for Gu Xunlei.

By eleven o'clock, two divisional logistics support regiments were also in place, each with two battalions carrying fuel, one battalion carrying ammunition, and one battalion carrying other supplies, as well as a maintenance battalion. These units do not participate in direct combat operations, but they are an indispensable part of the armored forces and are the key to ensuring the combat effectiveness of the armored forces.

When Gu Xunlei came to the assembly place of the troops, Yuan Ye sent someone to send the combat situation of the marines on the front line. By this time, the Marines had advanced to about 10 kilometers south of Tari, less than 5 kilometers from the railway station. The resistance of the American troops was very stubborn, and they repelled several attacks of the Marines in succession. Moreover, the US troops in the tower are organizing a counterattack, and if the US counterattack is successful, then the landing site will be threatened. Therefore, Gu Xunlei must smash the defense line of the American army before the US counterattack, so that the Marine Corps can continue to advance!

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