On the afternoon of January 2, a transport ship docked on the island of Okinawa. At present, the island of Okinawa, which is narrow from north to south, is completely occupied by the U.S. military, and the Japanese army concentrates its heavy forces in the south. After the transport ship docked, a unit of clearly different outfit from the U.S. Marine Corps came ashore.

The arrival of this mysterious and formidable unit aroused lazy onlookers from the American soldiers on the island, who observed this strange unit curiously. The commander of this unit is Colonel Parker, and the deputy commander is Jie Zhenbang, the former commander of the Special Operations Brigade of the Eighth Route Army, who supports the US military. The first special forces unit of the U.S. Army, named the Cheetah Commando.

After the Battle of Kuah Island, Jie Zhenbang led his troops to Australia to recuperate. After obtaining the consent of the Chinese High Command, the US military ordered Jie Zhenbang and the officers and men of the unit to serve as special forces training instructors to help the Americans train a special operations force. In the past two years, this special forces has eliminated more than 5,000 people, and the current number is fixed at 800. Of the 150 special combat personnel who supported the U.S. military in the Kuah Island, only 65 remained.

Due to the tight Okinawa campaign, the morale of the US soldiers was low, and they had no choice but to put this special operations unit into the battlefield. The U.S. soldiers lined up on the dock, the team was very neat and exuded a strong murderous aura, especially the special operations team of the Eighth Route Army, standing on the right side of the queue, which was obviously different. The U.S. soldiers watching around didn't know what kind of unit it was, and some of them didn't think so. Americans worship the strong, and in two years, these arrogant American GIs who have experienced the test of war have been tamed by Chinese instructors.

Colonel Parker stood in front of the queue and said a few words, then let Jie Zhenbang speak. "Warriors of America, you must know what you're doing here. You are not here to enjoy the mountains and rivers, not to relax and sightsee, but to see the tragic battles. At present, the Marine Corps is experiencing great difficulties in the offensive on the island of Okinawa, and the overall morale has been hit. Please show your courage and mercilessly slaughter the Japanese monkeys and set foot on Japanese soil ・・・・・・. ”

The troops rested on the island for a day, and early the next morning they drove south in trucks. On the car, Jie Zhenbang said to Colonel Parker: "You have to be mentally prepared, the current offensive is very difficult, the Japanese army is almost crazy, and completely resorts to suicide attacks." However, we must not be crazy when the Japanese soldiers are crazy, we must learn to fight with our brains, and we must beat out the things that are drilled. You have to warn the soldiers not to be intimidated by the momentum of the Japanese army, and that the strong have their own strong hands. ”

"Our strike firepower is three times that of the Japanese army, which is nothing more than hiding in a rat hole and not coming out. As long as the soldiers can give full play to the tactics of the exercise, and with our powerful firepower, the odds of victory can reach 80 percent. The most important thing is to destroy the enemy in order to save yourself. "Colonel Jie, these soldiers who persevered are all veterans and relatively rich in combat experience. But I fear that they will be accustomed to fighting in their own way in the face of enemy suicide attacks. ”

Colonel Parker continued, "Colonel Section,. The prestige among your soldiers is higher than mine, and you are the main one in commanding the battle, and I will cooperate! "Colonel Pike, I'm afraid that's not right? If your superiors knew about it, they would definitely be looking for your trouble" "Colonel Jie, we need to succeed and minimize battle losses, your command and combat experience is very rich, and the battle of Kuah Island fully proved. You can rest assured that you will boldly command the battle, and I will take responsibility if something goes wrong! ”

The troops advanced all the way to the south, and on the same day they reached the central defense line and went into battle. At present, the US military has been fighting for nearly four months before occupying two-thirds of the island. In the face of the stubborn defense and terrifying suicide attacks of the Japanese army, the US offensive troops generally developed a sense of fear. There is a small town in the central offensive area called Kume Town. The town of Kume is a key point that must be taken to ensure that the US tank forces advance south.

The Japanese army defended Kume Town with two brigades, while the US Marine Corps invested a brigade and a tank regiment to launch an attack for half a month. The U.S. troops entered the town several times, only to be counterattacked by Japanese death squads. Tanks alone lost 40 in the town, so much so that the tankers refused to attack the town. Obviously, this is a hard nut to crack, and it is very difficult for the US military to gnaw.

The 21st Marine Division of the U.S. Army was responsible for this part of the attack, and the 21st Division suffered one-third of the battle losses in successive attacks. After introducing the situation in the town, the division commander asked Colonel Pike how long it would take to take Kume Town. Colonel Parker hesitated, "Is 6 days okay?" Gro thought that Pike would take 10 days, but he didn't expect to complete the task of capturing so-and-so town in 6 days, so he was immediately overjoyed, and promised to bring up what firepower he needed.

On the battlefield, Jie Zhenbang led his headquarters to change guards, and the US soldiers who had withdrawn were languishing and depressed, and there was no doubt that there was a big problem in their morale and fighting spirit. Jie Zhenbang took a telescope to carefully observe Kume Town, and the Kume Town in his field of vision was in a mess, and the broken walls were hideous and terrifying. The houses in the town are almost non-existent. The fact that the Japanese defense was so strong shows that the underground fortifications of Kume Town were very strong.

Jie Zhenbang observed and calculated, and his rich combat experience against Japan gave him a clear offensive plan in his heart. U.S. artillery fired non-stop into the town, basically indiscriminately. Jie Zhenbang shook his head and secretly thought that it was a waste. "Report to the captain, Colonel Pike is back!" In an underground bunker, eight team leaders were summoned. The first special forces unit of the U.S. military consisted of eight brigades, each of which consisted of three squadrons of 30 people.

Pike faced his subordinates and said, "Everyone, I promise the division commander Gro that I will take Kume Town in 6 days. Now I declare that Colonel Jie will command the operation, and I will cooperate closely. Now I would like to ask Colonel to promulgate the battle plan. "Ladies and gentlemen, according to the early offensive of the U.S. army, through my battlefield observation, first talk about the topography of Kume Town, and the defense of the Japanese army ・・・・・・. Our attack was divided into two parts. Battalions 1 to 4 attacked during the day, and Battalions 5 to 8 attacked at night. The Special Operations Brigade of the Eighth Route Army served as cover, with the first squadron fighting during the day and the second squadron fighting at night. ”

After 2 years of training, the biggest problem of American soldiers is that their archery skills are too bad. Compared with the snipers of the Eighth Route Army's special operations team, the excellent shooters of the US army are too far behind, and Americans are not inherently material for shooters. Therefore, the special operations soldiers of the Eighth Route Army were responsible for the covering mission, which was completely acceptable to the American soldiers. "I want to emphasize that this tactic is to use a pressuring style of play, the attack is faster during the day, and the combat units do not attack at night, and the Japanese suicidal counterattack at night is aimed at, and the Japanese soldiers are hunted and killed efficiently."

"On the first day of the attack, I asked to be sure to stand firm in the town, and on the second day the attack took a third of the town, and if we were lucky, we could take Kume Town in three days. Let me explain the tactical arrangements that require every soldier to comply with ・・・・・・. On the same day, Jie Zhenbang asked all the soldiers of the special combat team to go to the forward position and feel the atmosphere covered by artillery fire. After nightfall, Jie Zhenbang ordered all the soldiers to sleep and prepare for tomorrow's attack.

After dark, the shelling stopped, and in the command post of the forward position, Pike said excitedly: "Colonel Jie, you are very cunning, every detail of the battle is clear and clear, the soldiers know what they want to do, and the division of labor is clear, I am afraid I can't think of this tactic." "Colonel Pike. We have been fighting the Japanese for 7 years, and we know them too well as an adversary. At present, the Japanese army is fighting to the death and will not retreat, and it uses suicidal counterattacks. Therefore, our way of fighting must be targeted. Since rats don't come out of their burrows, we turned this place into a grave for Japanese soldiers. ”

"Colonel, there is one thing I don't understand. What are you asking me to ask Gro for 4 construction trucks? The Japanese underground fortifications extended in all directions, and they were connected to every pillbox and every hidden fire point. The Japanese army could take advantage of the secret tunnels to carry out strikes and even suicide attacks, thus causing increased casualties among soldiers. The Japanese soldiers adopted the tactics of fighting with one life and one life, with the aim of destroying the soldiers' will to fight. ”

"The Japanese tactics were very effective, and the soldiers had to pay a heavy price for every step forward, which was why it was not possible to take Kume Town for a long time, and therefore, it was also the reason why it was impossible to quickly capture Okinawa. I asked you to ask for engineering trucks for the purpose of ・・・・・・. ”“OK！ Wonderful! It's wonderful! Festival Colonel, to your whims, let's celebrate! Pike excitedly pulled out the brandy.

Jie Zhenbang knew in his heart that the main reason why the US soldiers were weak in attacking was not because of the tactics of war, but because of their will to fight and fighting spirit. The first step is to build up the confidence of the American soldiers, and then to assist the corresponding tactics, especially to minimize casualties, and at the same time cultivate the courage to defeat the opponent, although these American soldiers are selected from the combat unit, but as a special force is the first time to participate in the battle, and to set an example.

Jie Zhenbang knew in his heart that with such powerful firepower support, if the Eighth Route Army launched an attack, only two regiments would be needed to take this town in one day and one night. The biggest weakness of American soldiers lies in the will to fight. An American company, if it suffers one-third casualties, will not be able to fight again. If more than half of the casualties were taken, the company would essentially collapse. What Jie Zhenbang has to do is to keep the casualties to a minimum and achieve the greatest results.

In addition, the time given by the Americans was too generous, and Jie Zhenbang could calmly arrange his troops. As for how Jie Zhenbang commands this US military unit to fight, let's wait and see.