The sound of shelling was deafening and overwhelming. Jie Zhenbang's firepower attack on the US army, whether it is the intensity, accuracy, or density of artillery shell coverage, is impeccable, and I have to admire it. Putting aside the extravagant tactics of the US military, the combat standard of the US artillery is very high. If the Japanese had not been hiding in the underground fortifications, I am afraid that the artillery would have settled the battle.

"Captain Lee!" The 1st Squadron Leader came from the side of the trench, "Captain, what do you command?" "The Japanese barely counter-attacked artillery fire, which is very beneficial for you to cover the operation. To cover the attack of US soldiers, we must pay close attention to the hidden fire points of the Japanese army and reduce the casualties of US soldiers. "Captain, I understand!" "Colonel Festival, the artillery fire is beginning to extend!" Parker put down his binoculars and said.

"Order the 1st Brigade to attack!" Jie Zhenbang gave the order to attack. Only 100 men jumped out of the trenches and scattered their lines to carefully attack the Japanese positions. Several of the battlefield observation and combat staff officers sent by the division commander were a little unimpressed, and they thought that investing such a pitiful force would not work at all. They even thought of being defeated in embarrassment.

The Eighth Route Army's special operations team sent only five teams to follow behind the American soldiers. Five cover teams were divided into groups of three, with two soldiers holding sniper rifles and one soldier holding bazookas. The Bazooka was very effective against Japanese bunkers. The American soldiers slowly approached the forward position of the Japanese army, and suddenly the sound of crooked machine guns sounded from a dark fire point, and two American soldiers were knocked to the ground.

The American soldiers quickly lay on the ground, saying that it was too late and that it was too fast, followed by a covering group behind, two sniper rifles fired at the same time, and the Japanese machine guns were silent. Immediately afterwards, the bazooka hand sent the rocket into the Japanese bunker, and with a dull explosion, it was sprayed out of the bunker. It stands to reason that the destruction of the bunker can be ignored, but this is precisely the danger. The reason is that the underground tunnel and the dark fort are connected, and even if the dark fort is destroyed, the Japanese soldiers will find out of the collapsed secret passage and launch a sneak attack.

What is even more serious is that the Japanese soldiers launched suicide attacks, which were covert and close-range attacks, causing heavy casualties to the American soldiers. The heavy losses of the American tanks were caused by the strapping of explosives on the Japanese soldiers. Therefore, the potential threat of blowing up the bunker fortifications is even greater.

The next scene is a bit funny, I saw two American soldiers, one of them threw two smoke bombs into the dark tunnel, waiting for the smoke bombs to explode, and the other American soldier, holding a flamethrower, used the high temperature flame to drive the smoke into the dark tunnel. Later, another soldier threw a bag of explosives into the hole. After the violent explosion, the entrance to the cave collapsed and closed.

The result was self-evident, and the smoke was bound to find an exit inside, and soon a puff of smoke came out from the right side, and a dark fire point of the Japanese army was exposed. The Japanese were very cunning and did not expose all their firing points, in order to facilitate a close-range attack after dark. In less than an hour, four hidden firepower points and a hidden entrance and exit were discovered. This method may seem slow, but it's very useful. In the end, the holes and hidden fire points that were blown up were bulldozed by engineering trucks, and the Japanese soldiers did not have time to dig again.

On the same day, under the command of Jie Zhenbang, the US special forces penetrated 100 meters into the Japanese position. Under the effect of this tactic, the Japanese army's hidden fire points and hidden entrances and exits in the 100-meter area were all cleared. That night, the embarrassed and angry Japanese soldiers launched a counterattack, losing the means of close attack, and the Japanese counterattack was fruitless but suffered heavy casualties. As of the morning of the second day, the US special forces had paid the price of only 21 killed and 45 wounded.

On the second day, the confidence of the American soldiers increased greatly, and the pace of the attack continued to increase. This tactic seemed slow, but it succeeded in curbing the suicide attacks of Japanese soldiers, and the speed of advance naturally accelerated. That night, the division commander Gro personally came to watch the battle. The Japanese counterattack at night, although frenzied, was to no avail. The division commander Gro was overjoyed and asked them to quickly provide actual combat reports and promote them among the US troops. Upon hearing the news, campaign commander MacArthur immediately ordered the entire army to follow suit.

That night, Lieutenant Colonel Pike was praised by MacArthur and told him that he would come and present him with the medal in person after the battle. "Colonel Jie, why did you stop me from stating that you commanded the battle, and why did you give me the credit?" Pike asked confusedly. "Colonel Pike, first of all, as an officer in the U.S. Army, it is a great achievement for you to hand over command to me and trust me. Besides, after the war, I want to go back to China. We're friends and that's it! ”

"Festival, we are friends, if you need my help in the future, please bring it up, and you will do your best!" Parker excitedly hugs Jie Zhenbang. This is what Jie Zhenbang wanted, because he received a secret order from Ouyang Jian to complete an important task. Whether this task can be successfully accomplished, Colonel Parker will play a pivotal role. Therefore, Jie Zhenbang must gain his trust and friendship. As soon as the U.S. special forces appeared, they achieved extraordinary results, which immediately attracted the attention of the U.S. military command, and the town of Kume became the focus of attack and defense.

On the third day of the battle, Jie Zhenbang invested all his troops, and the speed of advance was significantly accelerated. By dusk, the town of Kume was captured, and both groups of Japanese soldiers were killed. The number of corpses of the Japanese soldiers who cleaned up the battlefield varies greatly from the known number, and it can be concluded that at least half of the Japanese soldiers were buried in the ground, and the town of Kume was a veritable grave for the Japanese soldiers. In this battle, the US special forces became famous in a battle by adopting the tactics of four or two thousand pounds. The other offensive and defensive lines, in response to the Japanese army's rat not out of the hole tactic, adopted this tactic, the effect was obvious, and the battle loss rate was greatly reduced.

The town of Kume was breached, and the Japanese were forced to abandon the Kume defense line and retreat to the next line of defense to continue the resistance. Since then, the US special forces, as a top soldier, have become more and more courageous, and key battles have been handed over to them. By early February, the U.S. forces had captured Naha and declared the Battle of Okinawa over. Although the US special forces were put into operation, after all, the number was too small and the impact was limited. Special forces play an extraordinary role in local battles, but the huge losses paid by the US military in the early operations have forced the US high command to think about the cost of lives to be paid for landing on the Japanese mainland.

During the four-and-a-half-month Battle of Okinawa, the US military invested 450,000 men, about 1,300 combat ships of various types, and more than 2,000 combat aircraft. In this battle, the Japanese army lost 110,000 casualties and more than 9,000 were captured. About 7,000 U.S. troops were killed and more than 60,000 wounded. The ancient city of Naha was almost razed to the ground by U.S. forces, with nearly 100,000 civilian casualties. After the Battle of Okinawa, the U.S. government quickly changed its strategic plan to attack the Japanese mainland, believing that it was necessary to use Chinese troops to participate in the Japanese mainland operations.

The U.S. government immediately launched a new plan to aid China, adding 50 divisions with all American-style equipment, and mobilizing the Chinese Expeditionary Force and the 2nd Corps of the Eighth Route Army to participate in the Japanese mainland attack. However, the tremendous changes in the decisive battle in Northeast China and the rapid defeat of Germany prompted the US government to quickly change its strategy and decide to use nuclear weapons to end the war against Japan as soon as possible, so as to ensure that the core interests of Asia could not be won by others. In addition, the large number of civilian deaths in the Battle of Okinawa by humanitarian groups in the United States also prompted the United States to resolve to use nuclear weapons and urge Japan to surrender and end the war as soon as possible.

Standing on the wreckage of a ruin in Naha, Jie Zhenbang's mind came up with a secret letter written by Ouyang Jian to him: ・・・・・・, after analysis and judgment, the US government will adopt new countermeasures to urge Japan to surrender after the huge casualties paid in the Okinawa campaign. As for how to do it, you'll see shortly. It can be concluded that the Battle of Okinawa was the last large-scale operation of the US army against Japan, so the task of your unit is to ・・・・・・ after the war. ”

"Report to the captain, the Allied Command will let you go!" An American-style military jeep stopped in front of him, and a subordinate reported. Unbeknownst to Jie Zhenbang, MacArthur, commander of the Allied Forces in the Pacific, received an order from the US High Command to immediately draw up a plan for landing on the Japanese mainland and let him command two Chinese armies to fight. MacArthur, who was full of ambition and fled in the Philippines, not only wanted to wash away the shame, but also to prove himself.

Although the Battle of Okinawa was a complete victory, the casualties paid by the US troops were criticized by the domestic media. He was the first to put forward the request for the Chinese army to enter the landing operation on the Japanese mainland, and his reasons were very sufficient, and naturally it was unanimously approved by the Diet. This time, he asked Jie Zhenbang to go to the headquarters just to understand the operational characteristics of the Chinese army and the situation of the commander. MacArthur was ambitious, and he wanted to forge a brilliant military career on Japanese soil.

In addition, MacArthur asked Jiezhen Bang to teach senior US generals combat experience against Japan to avoid excessive casualties on the Japanese mainland. MacArthur did not expect that he had been preparing carefully for three months, but as a result, there was a loud bang in Japan, and all the preparations were aborted.

At this point, none of this happened. In the following days, Zhenbang became a senior general of the US army, imparting combat experience against Japan. Being at the headquarters of the Japanese army is convenient for understanding the situation of the Japanese army. On this day, he accidentally saw a photo of the US bombing of the Japanese mainland, and saw what he wanted to see. The aerial photography may be blurry, but the behemoth below will not look away. Jie Zhenbang snickered and began to collect information about the target.

This task is not only difficult but also requires a high degree of secrecy, so Jie Zhenbang did not even inform his subordinates. On the pretext of knowing the Japanese mainland, Jie Zhenbang obtained MacArthur's approval to view military intelligence about the Japanese mainland, which virtually created conditions for him to collect target information.