Wesley lacked effective counter-attack tools, and most of his 25th Division was deployed on Oahu, with four battalions on Hawaii, Maui and other islands, and the rest on Oahu, with a total strength of about 6,600 men. The troops were quite sufficient, the soldiers hid in the underground fortifications, and according to statistics, only about 500 people were killed or wounded in the bombardment. More than 80 infantry guns, which were mainly heavy firepower, were also placed in underground warehouses, but it was impossible to take them out for counterattacks under the bombardment of naval guns.

The transports carrying the 1st Marine Division approached the selected landing site near Pearl Harbor, and the minesweepers cleared a large landing site efficiently after two hours of operation, and the Marines began to enter the landing craft, most of whom thought that the battle would be as easy as that of Kauai, and the powerful landing artillery preparations also shocked the soldiers who were watching from the side of the ship in the rear.

"General, the landing of Huaguo has begun, and the location is on the west side of the port."

"Order the divisions to enter the fortifications, order the artillery regiment to set up artillery positions at once!" Wesley's palms are full of sweat, and the battle with real guns and ammunition has finally begun, let the Chinese people see the strength of the American cowboy!

The so-called fortifications have long since lost their original appearance, many trenches have been buried by artillery fire, and machine-gun pillboxes have largely lost their effectiveness. The American soldiers, who had been baptized by the artillery fire, stepped out of the underground fortifications, trembled into these dilapidated positions, set up firing points under the supervision of officers, and transported large quantities of ammunition from underground warehouses to the front line.

Even in the armored car, Liu Changguo could hear the whistling of shells outside and the explosion after falling to the sea, and the landing was more difficult than the battle of Kauai. Who would have thought that the Americans would be able to organize an artillery counterattack after such a powerful artillery preparation, but the thin steel plate of the armored vehicle still gave Liu Changguo a sense of security, and he was more fortunate than the marines who stayed on the landing craft.

In fact, this amphibious combat vehicle is not as powerful as Liu Changguo imagined, subject to the lack of power system, the frontal armor of the D03 amphibious combat vehicle can only reach the penetration of shells below 20 mm, if it is a continuous attack by a large-caliber machine gun, there is also the possibility of penetrating the armor, not to mention the 75 mm shells falling from the sky, the top armor is the weakest point of the D03, and the thin layer of steel plate is even inferior to the rear wing armor.

One of the first fifteen D03 tanks that rushed to the front was unfortunately hit, exploding and burning, and the three crew members and ten marines inside could not survive. Machine gun bullets flying from the land continued to hit the chariot, and the gunner on top began to operate the 13 mm caliber machine gun to return fire, and the tracer bullets that came and went gave the battlefield a savage charm.

A D03 tank with a tall antenna on it, a commander immediately called for fire support from the rear, and the first to arrive was the bombers that took off from the Huo Quai, who were to find and destroy the American artillery positions. The naval guns in the rear were prepared to bombard according to the positions of the US firing points provided by the soldiers in front, especially the rapid-fire anti-aircraft guns equipped on the destroyers, which were aimed at the shore and fired flat, and the ultra-high rate of fire plunged the US positions into a sea of fire.

This was one of the main landing grounds that Wesley had prepared, and he immediately sent a reinforced battalion of troops to it, but received information that the Chinese army had strong firepower, and the soldiers had not yet landed, and that the rescue had lost a quarter of its strength - the dilapidated fortifications could not provide good protection. The most terrible thing is that the Chinese army actually has tanks on the sea, how did they float on the sea?

The barricades and barbed wire fences originally set up on the beach were staggered, and the D03 tank drilled out of the sea to reveal its huge body, and the commander shouted to the soldiers: "Get off, get off, use the chariot to break through!" ”

The hatch was opened, Liu Changguo quickly jumped out of the chariot with a machine gun, and then lay on the beach. A bullet fired from the US military position not far away pierced a soldier's shoulder, his artery was broken, and blood splattered Liu Changguo's face, and he shouted loudly, "Medic!" Medic! However, in the fierce battlefield, the medical staff must also ensure their own lives first, and it is estimated that the soldier also died of excessive bleeding when the medical soldiers arrived.

The chariot moved slowly, crushing log barricades and barbed wire under the tracks, which were wide enough to move easily on the soft sand, but the ferocious fire made it difficult for the chariot to move. An artillery shell suddenly flew less than a meter from the right side of this combat vehicle, and Liu Changguo, who was bending down to hide behind, could feel the cannonball flying over the rolled air.

The commander knew that his vehicle was favored by enemy artillery, whether it was an infantry gun or a small-caliber anti-tank gun, either of which would inflict a devastating blow on his vehicle. The interior of the tank has a poor view, the commander is ruthless, lifts the hatch to reveal the handsome steel helmet, and the gunner's corpse operating the large-caliber machine gun is sideways, the commander pushes away the gunner's corpse, he wants to find the location of the gun in the first time, and use this large-caliber machine gun to suppress the enemy artillery. At this time, the commander hated the military industry in the rear very much, why not install an artillery gun on the tank?

Luck didn't stay with the vehicle, and before the commander could find the location of the enemy's guns, a second shell flew like a meteor and hit the front of the vehicle accurately, not only penetrating the armor, but also killing the driver and the commander with a violent explosion.

Liu Changguo was also pushed to the ground by the impact of the explosion, losing the cover of the armored vehicle, and all the 8 soldiers around him were suppressed here and could not move, and sooner or later they would be killed by the US army!

The squad leader lay motionless on the ground, and a bullet hit him in the chest, which instantly took the life of the veteran, and Liu Changguo, who was the deputy squad leader, issued an order after thinking for a few seconds.

"Forward, forward, there is only one way to stay here!" Then he took the initiative to leave the back of the armored car and took the lead in bending forward, and there was a sand pile about twenty meters in front of him, where these soldiers could get an improvised hiding point and the best counterattack point. Luck favored the brave, Liu Changguo at the front attracted the fire of a machine gun, but miraculously he was not hit, but a soldier who followed behind was more unlucky.

When we finally arrived at the sandpile, bullets from the opposite side hit the sand suddenly. Liu Changguo first observed the situation of his subordinates, which was not bad, and followed five soldiers, including his own machine guns, and the firepower of the soldiers was quite complete. If you venture to look up and look at the US military position opposite, there are about four machine gun fire points, and it is estimated that there is also an artillery position, and I don't know how these American soldiers survived under the cover of artillery fire!

The fighting spirit of these veteran soldiers surprised the division commander Wesley, and according to their usual performance and training results, they should surrender or rout at this time! Wesley was ready to put his reserves into the second line of defense, but he didn't expect the reinforced battalion on the front line to give him a huge surprise. The first line of defense was still intact, and Wesley immediately brought in another infantry battalion to support it.

The first line of defense did not collapse thanks entirely to the commander of the 103rd Infantry Battalion, Major Billy, a Utah cowboy officer with the stubbornness of a western cowboy and inherited the aggressive characteristics of his Irish ancestors, and his 103rd Infantry Battalion had the distinctive character traits of Major Billy, who provoked the most right and wrong, and was the most combative, or Wesley would not have put this battalion on the first line.

Major Billy has been cursing and swearing since the bombardment of China, and this attitude has magically reduced the tension of the soldiers, and the loud scolding of the same enemy has restored the morale of the soldiers in the shelling and become aggressive. When the order was given to attack, Billy was the first to break out of the underground bunker and quickly set up fortifications, several machine gun positions were set up very hidden, which was also conducive to surviving the artillery fire. In addition, he also has an anti-tank gun in his hand, this kind of 35 mm anti-tank gun specially prepared for Chinese tanks is the latest product of the American military factory, imitation of the Japanese anti-tank gun, the performance is very good. However, Major Billy felt that it would be better if he had a few tanks in his hands, and he could launch a counterattack to drive the Chinese army into the sea!

The anti-tank gun position, hidden under the branches of a coconut tree, was only discovered after destroying two armored vehicles, and then it was destroyed by the naval guns of the Chinese state. Major Billy hated the disproportionate fighting of such weapons, and if each armed with a revolver, he was confident that the Chinese were no match for the Americans.

The position was quite solid, but the situation was not good, the Chinese were pouring onto the beach in large numbers, the machine guns on the landing craft and combat vehicles were constantly suppressing their own firepower, and the naval guns were also accurately hitting the hidden fire points under the guidance. If it weren't for the advantage of the terrain, Billy estimated that his side would have collapsed long ago, and the Chinese army was currently suppressed on the beach, and the soldiers of the 103rd Battalion could barely maintain, once they opened a gap in the beach, I am afraid that it would be the time for the defense line to collapse.

Liu Changguo felt that this was the best place to open the gap, and he was about to ask the signal corpsman to report to the rear, but found that this signal corpsman had been hit in the face by a machine gun bullet, and the wireless equipment was also damaged.

"Gather ammunition and weapons, Dong Laibin, where's your bazooka?"

"Here!" Dong Laibin pulled out the bazooka from behind, and there was a co-shooter with a rocket on his back. In the past few minutes, more than a dozen soldiers of their company have come here, and coincidentally, the highest rank among these people is still Liu Changguo. (To be continued.) )