Dusk came, and the devil's night that the American soldiers on the forward positions feared came again. At this time, the rumbling of artillery was heard in the northeast, and the naval battle between the United States and Japan continued as usual. About 200 meters ahead of the forward position, the earth was plowed by artillery fire and aerial bombs, and the smell of rotting and burnt was emitted. Many trees have turned into bare trunks. There were many corpses of Japanese soldiers, lying on the open ground, attracting a large number of mosquitoes and small animals to eat.

The American soldiers were red-eyed, so the bodies of the Japanese soldiers had to be left in the wilderness, forming a special smell. Night gradually came, and the special combat team of the Eighth Route Army quietly entered the forward position. The three squadrons were distributed in three directions, and Jie Zhenbang led a squadron in the center. At this time, Jie Zhenbang summoned the three squadron leaders to explain the task and said: "Comrades, according to the reaction of the US military, it can be confirmed that the combat characteristics of this special combat team of the Japanese army are obvious, and there is no doubt that it is the special combat team of the Japanese army. ”

"According to the information provided by the dark arrow, we have found out that the captain of this Japanese special operations team is called Shinobu Kui, who used to be a professional killer. At that time, the Japanese intelligence department formulated a plan to assassinate Wang Jingwei and Ouyang Chief of General Staff, but they did not succeed. Later, Shinobu Kuai formed a special combat team according to the order of the Japanese army base camp. After several battles on the mainland, the Japanese special combat team was defeated, but we should not be complacent and underestimate the enemy because we have repeatedly gained the upper hand. ”

"This Japanese special combat team has also changed into camouflage combat uniforms, and the performance of the sniper rifle is on par with ours, and the combat experience has been greatly improved. According to the information provided by the U.S. military, the Japanese were hiding in the woods on the opposite side, while we were on the beachhead. That is to say, it is easy for the Japanese army to find us, and it is difficult for us to find the Japanese army. How to make the Japanese snipers expose the target, I don't have a ready-made method here, you have to think for yourself. I don't have high demands, and I must beat down the arrogance of the Japanese army tonight. ”

After the three squadron leaders left along the trenches, Jie Zhenbang turned around to find Major Baker lying on a sandbag, holding up his glasses to look into the woods opposite. Jie Zhenbang suddenly noticed that there seemed to be something wrong with the steel helmet on Baker's head, so he subconsciously dragged Baker, and at this moment, the gunshots rang out on the opposite side. The bullet slashed against the right side of Baker's steel helmet. At this time, a member of the team on the right took the opportunity to shoot, and another shot was fired on the opposite side, and the team member who fired the shot was shot in the shoulder.

At this time, Baker's face turned pale, and he leaned against the wall of the trench and gasped. Jie Zhenbang checked the injuries of the team members, ordered them to be bandaged, and asked the team members to withdraw to the back to rest. Jie Zhenbang walked back and patted Baker to look at comfort, "Jie, I was well hidden, how did the Japanese find out!" "Major Baker, the problem is with your steel helmet. Our steel helmets are covered with a layer of camouflage cloth, which is basically non-reflective. And the reflection of the steel helmet you wear, although the reflection is extremely weak, is enough for a good sniper. ”

Baker took off his steel helmet and looked at it, seemingly in shock. Jie Zhenbang took out a camouflage steel helmet from the backpack next to him and handed it over, Baker took it and put it on in surprise and said, "Jie, you specially prepared it for me!" "Before going abroad, each member of our team was given an extra steel helmet in case of long-term combat needs. You just saw the ability of the Japanese snipers, and from now on we have to be patient with the Japanese army to see who can not hold their breath first and show their flaws. ”

Li Gang's 1st squadron was located in the northwest direction, and two hours passed, and the woods on the opposite side were quiet. "Squadron leader, the Japanese snipers are silent, what should I do?" A detachment leader crawled over to discuss. "Damn, the little devil must see that the signs are wrong, I'll report to the captain, you can't act rashly." Until midnight, the two sides only fired three shots and there was no movement, and it was obvious that the Japanese special combat team was aware and increased their vigilance.

The Japanese sniper fired a shot that did not move, and then the other side fired, and the bullet hit the Japanese sniper in the chest. In the past few days, the Japanese snipers have not missed any bullets, and the American soldiers who hit them have no power to fight back, so the Japanese snipers are very arrogant. In the face of American soldiers, Japanese snipers did not have to move at all. The Japanese sniper who was hit was a little bigger, he was standing in front of a small tree, holding his gun on the fork of the tree and shooting, exposing the target and being hit.

Deep in the forest, with the faint light of a flashlight, Shinobu Kui came to the wounded sniper, checked the injury, and said: "This is definitely not the technique of American soldiers, but the technique of snipers, and the situation is very strange tonight." Snipers in all positions were ordered not to act rashly. After a while, Shinobu Kui came to the edge of the woods and looked at the American position with a telescope. Captain, I can usually vaguely see the movement of the steel helmets of the US soldiers, but I can barely see the moving steel helmets tonight, so it is difficult for the US military to send snipers? ”

"No way, as far as I know, there are no snipers in the US military units at all, and even American shooters cannot be so calm. Fang just fired a shot and hit, this is completely a sniper's technique, and it is an experienced veteran. "Is it difficult for the U.S. military to transfer the special combat team of the Chinese Eighth Route Army? This is absolutely impossible. But the combat characteristics of the other side are too similar. The figure of the Eighth Route Army sniper appeared in Kujing Shinobu's mind, but he didn't dare to tell his subordinates what he really thought, because he didn't believe that the Eighth Route Army special operations team could appear here.

After thinking about it, Shinobu Sorai came to the conclusion that the snipers who appeared on the opposite side must be the British army, because the British army unit had snipers. It was almost dawn, and Shinobu Kui ordered a retreat. On the way back, he was overshadowed in his heart, he didn't expect the snipers of the British army to be so professional, terrifyingly professional, and a hint of bad omen came to his mind. The whole night was unusually quiet, except for the fierce naval artillery bombardment at the mouth of the strait on the east side in the first half of the night, the Japanese special combat team actually gained nothing.

In the underground shelter, the team members were asleep, and Jie Zhenbang's eyes were red without a trace of sleepiness. At this moment, he stared at the map of Kuah Island at a loss. "Captain, I have an idea!" Li Gang came over with sleepy eyes. "What an idea!" Jie Zhenbang came to the spiritual head. Just now I dreamed that I was hunting little devils in the woods, but how to kill the little devils was not to die, and I woke up urgently. Looking back carefully at the dream, I suddenly had an idea, Kuah Island is northwest and southeast, and the Japanese army currently mainly occupies the northwest part of Kuah Island, and the southeast is a vacuum area. ”

"You mean to say that we don't play our cards by common sense and take them by surprise." "Captain, the American soldiers need us to boost their morale for a while, so we can't afford it with the Japanese army. Captain, we can do this," Li Gang gestured on the map. Jie Zhenbang hesitated for a moment and said decisively: "You select 20 good fighters, enter the sea before dusk, go ashore in this place and ・・・・・・." "Initially there was a way to deal with the Japanese snipers, and Jie Zhenbang landed with a stone, and sleepiness struck.

During the day, the Japanese bombed and attacked, and the U.S. airdrops and defenses continued to be staged. Vander-Rift did get a good night's sleep last night. The forward troops reported that after the Eighth Route Army special combat team pulled up, not a single patrol sentry was hunted down. Van der Grift was overjoyed when he heard this, and immediately ordered the good news to be told to all the soldiers to boost their morale. Vandergravet was supposed to visit the special operations team, but the Japanese bombardment began.

The silence of the night, coupled with the Eighth Route Army's special combat team, made the Japanese special combat team mute, and indeed boosted the morale of the American soldiers. In the face of the Japanese attack, the American soldiers actually fought with great sound. In the face of the stubborn defense of the American army, the Japanese launched an attack in the morning and died down in the afternoon. The Japanese army's 5,000 troops, supported by air and sea firepower, attacked for three and a half consecutive days, but they were unable to shake the position of the American army. This move not only shook Yamamoto Isoroku, but also deeply shocked the Japanese army base camp.

The Japanese base camp decided to continue to increase troops, and ordered the Sendai Division and the Nagoya Division of the Japanese Army to quickly open Kuah Island and reinforce the Kawaguchi Division. At the same time, a large number of aircraft were requisitioned to Rabaul and Bougainville Island, and Yamamoto Isoroku's combined fleet was ordered to cooperate in the operation once again. As the battle for Kuah Island continued to escalate, the Japanese army base camp decided to make a bigger bet and put more troops and equipment into the meat grinder of Kuah Island. Receiving a telegram from the base camp, the commander of the Kawaguchi Division ordered the attack to be stopped, and at the same time ordered all the main forces of the division to concentrate in the direction of the airfield.

The gunfire in the forward position area stopped, and gradually quieted down, Jie Zhenbang put down the binoculars and said: "The Japanese ground offensive has been going on for three and a half days, and it seems that it can't be attacked. This round of attack by the Japanese army hastily withdrew its troops, and I don't expect to attack in the afternoon. Li Gang! "Here!" Lead your men to set off immediately, making sure to make a detour into the woods before dusk. "Yes!" Li Gang waved his hand, and 20 capable team members followed him. They followed the trench to the shore and jumped into the azure waters.

After several hours of battling the waves, they disembarked along the coastline on a beach on the southeast side, unaware of the ferocious animals that had just landed on the shore.