Jie Zhenbang summoned several squadron leaders and said: "The transport ship can no longer move forward, and it is a dead end to abandon the ship and go ashore now." The fact that the US submarine did not attack again shows that the Japanese first mate has a correct analysis, and it is possible that the US submarine has only one torpedo, or that the other torpedo has failed. If I were the commander of a U.S. submarine, I would have given the order to attack, because a Japanese transport ship appeared here for no apparent reason, not to have fun, but undoubtedly to attack! ”

Jie Zhenbang continued to analyze: "Assuming that the above analysis is correct, the US submarine will use the radio to notify the US military on Kuah Island to know, and at the same time will call the US submarine in the nearby sea area to intercept it. Especially after dawn, the US bombers will launch direct attacks on us. "Captain, the U.S. military is bound to attack if it doesn't know the truth, and it's difficult to let the U.S. military know!" Li Gang said helplessly. "Captain, I have a way to stop the US attack!" "What's the solution?" Several people looked at the 3rd Squadron Leader. "Captain, we can surrender!"

In the headquarters of the 1st Marine Division of the US Army on Kuah Island, a regimental commander who came up to support him was reporting to Vandergredge: "Your Excellency, General, my troops have entered the forward position and are replacing the defensive troops, and it is estimated that the change of defense will be completed before dawn." "Reinforcements are finally coming, and the division commander Vandergravet is in an excellent mood." Very well, order your troops to be ready for the Japanese attack. "Report, all the wounded have been sent to the transport ship, and the fleet has set sail!"

Vandergreef nodded, and learned more about the transport ship unloading military supplies at the docks. For the first time in a month, a large number of military supplies and reinforcements came up, which meant that the crisis on Kuah Island was greatly alleviated, and at the same time, the confidence in defense was increased. At this time, Major Baker walked in and said: "General, I came back from the forward position, and there were no Japanese snipers in the woods tonight, which shows that the special combat team of the Eighth Route Army has dealt a devastating blow to the Japanese special combat team, and they have completed the task brilliantly." ”

Vandergravet sighed and said, "Major Baker, this is a brutal war, and we can't be emotional. The Eighth Route Army Special Combat Team is a real hero, they not only defeated the Japanese Special Combat Team, but also won us precious respite. I will report in detail to the Allied command and vouch for my character. "General, I feel that this Eighth Route Army special combat team will not be easily wiped out by the Japanese army, and we should continue to implement air support!" "Major Baker, in the face of the heavy encirclement and suppression of the Japanese army, the probability of their survival is almost zero, let's face the facts!"

"Report, U29 Captain No. 112 Submarine Yusuf urgently reported that they were on the eastern coast of Kuah Island and found a Japanese transport ship sailing south along the coastline. Judging that the Japanese transport ship was trying to sneak up on us from the coastline, the boat carried out the attack, and one torpedo did not hit the target, and one torpedo launcher failed and could not be fired. At present, the boat has contacted Boat No. 98 and is interdicting in the south. "Order Major Mangren to prepare immediately and sink this Japanese transport ship after dawn!"

The eastern sky was white, and the decks of the transports were busy. Jie Zhenbang commanded the team members to remove all the Japanese naval flags, including all the colored flags, from the transport ship, and then replace them with a white flag made of bed sheets and hang it on the flagpole. "Damn, it's the first time we've hung a white flag, and we're surrendering to our own people, it's really depressing!" Li Gang muttered. "Alright, don't grumble, give the order to set sail." The tail of the transport ship began to flip, and the transport ship started slowly.

After daybreak, Major Mangren led 4 bombers into the air at an altitude of 1000 meters. Four bombers reached the east side of Kuah Island and circled along the coastline, and soon Mangren spotted the transport ship heading south along the coast. "Discover the target and attack freely!" For transports that have no air defense, Mangren thinks they are meat on the board. "Major, you see that the situation is not right, the Japanese transport ship is flying a white flag." The co-pilot's eyes were sharp-eyed and questioning. Mangren carefully observed: "Stop the attack and report to the base immediately!" ”

In the headquarters of the 1st Marine Division of the US Army on Kuah Island, an operational staff officer put down the phone and made an urgent report: "The airport tower reports that Major Mangren personally flew the plane into the air and discovered the Japanese transport ship. Instead of carrying soldiers, the transport ship was flying a white flag, and Major Mangren asked for instructions! Vandergravet was a little confused when he heard this. The chief of staff said: "This is an extraordinary time, and the Japanese army may use deception, so it is recommended to blow it up and sink it so that we will not be attacked!" ”

When Vandergravet hesitated, Major Baker's eyes lit up and said, "General, you can't attack, it is possible that the special combat team of the Eighth Route Army has captured the Japanese transport ship." At midnight the transport ship was attacked by submarine No. 112, so it surrendered under the white flag to save itself. "Major Baker, this is your judgment alone, not enough to tell. If it was a Japanese deception, it would have been too late. "The chief of staff did not politely retort." General, Major Mangren reported that there was not a single soldier on the deck of the transport. ”

Baker continued: "This Japanese medium transport ship has a displacement of about 1,500 tons, and can carry a large group of soldiers to the maximum. But the absence of soldiers on deck speaks volumes. If there are soldiers hiding in the cabin, there will be no more than two squadrons. Two squadrons of Japanese soldiers launched a sneak attack, and it was simply impossible in broad daylight. If we are not at ease, we can let the bombers rotate on duty to monitor, and if it is really a sneak attack by the Japanese army, it will not be too late to bomb and sink it. "Baker doesn't give up.

Baker's analysis was convincing, and Van der Grifft said: "If it is true that the special forces of the Eighth Route Army hijacked the Japanese transport ship, we would have made an unforgivable mistake by attacking." Contact Submarine 98 immediately and get them to confirm further. When the Japanese transport ships arrive in the sea area of the airport, they will arrive at noon at the earliest, and we have time to take precautions! Major Baker let out a sigh of relief, and he decided that the ship must be an army special operations team, because they were capable of doing it.

On the Japanese transport ship, Jie Zhenbang looked at the US fighter plane in the sky from the cockpit and said: "Inform me that once the US fighter launches an attack on the transport ship, it will immediately abandon the ship and go to the sea and swim to the shore." "Captain, it's ready, 20 ropes have been prepared on the right side of the boat," Li Gang reported. Everyone's mood was extremely nervous, and suddenly a squadron leader shouted: "Captain, you see the US fighter plane climbing, obviously they see the white flag." ”

"The U.S. military also knows that soldiers are not tired of deception, and if they believe that this is a hoax, they will continue to carry out attacks!" Jie Zhenbang's words made everyone nervous again. The US fighter planes circled in the air and did not attack, and everyone's nervous mood gradually relaxed. At this time, four more bombers appeared in the sky, and the first four bombers flew away. "Captain, obviously the U.S. military has scruples, this is for the U.S. bombers to monitor, and once they find that something is wrong, they will continue to bomb!"

"Tell all the personnel not to go on deck, lest the US pilots misjudge!" At such a time, the slightest abnormal movement will lead to a catastrophe, and Jie Zhenbang can only pray that the US pilots will not be dizzy. The sun is rising over the sea level, and the US bombers have been replaced in four batches. When the transport ship began to turn to the southern coastline of Kuah Island, the US bomber disappeared, and then a reconnaissance plane appeared in the sky to continue monitoring.

Jie Zhenbang thought that the US military had given up the attack, but in fact it was not, because a US submarine appeared near them. At this time, the No. 98 submarine reached the southeast coast area of Kuah Island, and after the submarine spotted the transport ship, it dived into a position and slowly swam towards the transport ship. "Lift the combat alarm, there is no threat to the transport ship!" The captain of the submarine No. 98 stood in front of the periscope to observe and give instructions. As soon as the battle alarm was lifted, the captain ordered a report to be sent to the Kuah base immediately.

In the headquarters of the 1st Marine Division on Kuah Island, Vandergrift said after listening to the report: "Order Boat No. 98, when there is no danger, approach the Japanese transport ship and thoroughly understand the situation." "General, I can conclude that the transport ship must be a special combat team of the Eighth Route Army," Major Baker was surprised. Major Baker, don't jump to conclusions until the situation is clear, but now it's certain that this Japanese transport ship poses little threat to us! "The chief of staff of the US military changed his attitude.

In the cockpit of the transport ship, the first mate of the Japanese army said in horror: "Report to the chief, about 150 in front of the left, the US submarine has been found." The submarine dives one position and enters the attack state. Jie Zhenbang heard the order to stop, and then picked up the telescope to check, and sure enough, he found two strange things sticking out of the sea in front of him, and there were bright spots under the reflection of Yangguan. Soon, the sea churned and saw the black body of the submarine emerging from the sea. Jie Zhenbang tidied up his clothes, took off his steel helmet and walked out of the cab. The U.S. submarine stopped about 50 meters away, and then the hatch cover was opened??????。

At about noon, the transport ship, escorted by the No. 98 submarine, smoothly docked on the pier of the US annular position. On the morning of that day, the Japanese troops deeply felt the great threat posed by the Kuah Island airfield, and took off a large number of warplanes from the Japanese army's Rabaul Air Base to attack the Kuah Island airfield in an attempt to wipe out the US fighters that had not gained a firm foothold. An air battle broke out between the two sides in the waters north of Kuah Island. Although the Japanese fighters had the advantage in numbers, the distance from Rabaul to the airspace over Kuah Island was about 800 kilometers, so the Japanese fighters had limited time to delay the air, and the air raid did not achieve the goal.

At the same time, the Japanese launched a ground attack, and when Jie Zhenbang led his team to board the pier, the fierce battle was in full swing. On the temporary dock, since Vander Gravet was directing the operation, Major Baker had to be sent to meet him on the dock. Baker was very excited, and hugged Jie Zhenbang and others, showing a strong friendship. The special combat team lost 42 soldiers killed and 29 wounded.