The U.S. Marines now have less than half of the island, and the rest of the island is still in the hands of the Ming defenders. Pen & Fun & Pavilion www.biquge.info

After losing the supremacy of the sea, the influx of reinforcements from other islands immediately put an unbounded pressure on the Americans.

Defeat in a desperate naval battle requires the courage to fail. is already lacking in strength, and he has to take the initiative to attack strong opponents. After a total defeat, it is simply impossible for the US Navy to provide any support to those US forces abandoned on the islands in the short term. In other words, they have been abandoned.

U.S. Landing Force Commander George Murphy. David. Lieutenant General Ernest had sent a vaguely worded telegram to the country, asking if his troops could choose to end their own fighting when they were "no longer able to fight."

But at this moment, the United States, which has fallen into strategic passivity because of the defeat in the Pacific naval war, is simply unlikely to agree to Ernest's request for surrender.

In the United States, the landing force is strictly ordered to hold out to the end no matter what, and to do its utmost to buy time for the recovery of the strength of the US Navy, which has suffered a major blow, and for the country to carry out large-scale defensive deployments on the west coast.

As a high-ranking member of the army, General Ernest, who was well aware of the dangerous situation facing the United States at the moment, had no choice but to give an order to persist in resistance against his will. He knew that his orders would inflict heavy casualties on his desperate troops, but he had no choice.

The U.S. Navy, having lost its main fleet, can only regain its strength as soon as possible if it wants to resist the direct danger of the Ming army to the mainland. But where are the ships in the shipyard that can be built so easily? For example, an aircraft carrier, a large guy with a displacement of tens of thousands of tons, even if it is fully engaged in uninterrupted work in shifts, it will take at least ten months to complete the construction. Could the Ming Navy give them such a long time?

Because of the threat to their homeland, the Americans have begun preparations for defensive operations on their homeland. Many of the troops and supplies that were scheduled to be shipped to the European theater were left behind and sent to the West Coast. A large number of people have also been mobilized, and the National Guard units in the states have begun to expand on a large scale. Factories of all kinds are starting to expand their production capacity again. However, these measures are only long-term precautions, and the real decision is still at sea.

The only effective way to resist the Ming attack was the navy. In order to restore the strength of the navy, even a large-scale transformation of those light aircraft carriers and escort aircraft carriers will also take a lot of time. If you want to get time, you can only fight for it with your life by the US troops on the front line.

After his analysis, Ernest believes that if we want to fully restore the combat strength of the US Navy, we must not think about it without two or three years of effort. Even a large number of aircraft carriers and escort aircraft carriers will take at least several months, and this is not counting the time for the formation of combat effectiveness. And the tens of thousands of Marines in his hands want to hold out on the island of Hawaii for two or three years and wait for a naval counterattack? It's just a joke.

The U.S. Marine Corps, completely shrouded in pessimism, would have collapsed long ago by the time the fleet fled, if it had not been for its training.

Although the U.S. Marines obtained a large amount of supplies when unloading the ship, Ernest did not dare to use them indiscriminately. After seizing some of the positions from the Ming defenders, the U.S. forces quickly turned their attention to these fortifications of fortifications.

As the largest island in the Hawaiian archipelago, the island of Hawaiʻi, with its many mountainous terrains, is undoubtedly the best place to build mountain fortifications. The Ming navy has ruled here for many years, and has long dug many mountains into huge underground fortifications, which are used as fortifications and storage of large quantities of materials.

In the past, when the American forces had the upper hand, they seized many positions from the defenders with heavy casualties and the powerful firepower of the combined naval and air attacks. Not only have these places now become hiding places for the Americans, but many of the supplies that the defenders did not have time to take or destroy when they retreated also fell into the hands of the Americans. This made the Americans' embarrassing supply situation slightly better, but it was also limited. After all, they have tens of thousands of horses. These people didn't do anything else, and just eating and drinking every day was enough to make Ernest's hair gray.

It's too many times like Smith to get a quarter or less of what you get.

"Let's go!" Smith looked at the rows of officers and soldiers waiting to receive supplies, and a touch of helplessness flashed in his heart. After shaking his head, he took his own people to put the supplies on the jeep and quickly drove towards the position of his company. The roaring jeep moved rapidly in the night, attracting the surrounding US officers and soldiers to look sideways.

Both jeeps and gasoline were extremely valuable at this moment, and it was only because Smith's company was located in a distant outlying position that they could use it. The U.S. troops deployed in the mountains are now all transported by No. 11 buses.

From time to time, bright specks flew through the darkness of the night, and before the naked eye could see clearly, they had already fallen into the distance and turned into huge specks of light. The Ming defenders, who had been repelled during the landing operation, did not abandon the island, and they were still putting up desperate resistance in the eastern part of the island. After the decisive battle at sea was decided, the Ming army, which received a large number of reinforcements, quickly stabilized its position, and then a fierce counterattack followed.

The battle on the island did not take place day or night, and almost all the time there were shells flying from the artillery positions of the Ming army on the island and from the sea. If it weren't for the fact that the Americans had taken refuge in the fortified complexes that the Ming army had built earlier, they might have been defeated in the endless shelling.

"Ah~~~" Looking at the boxes stacked in the back seat of the truck behind him, Smith's eyes were full of worry.

His company was located in the outer area of the position, near the Hilo airfield. It was a flat land, and there were no strong fortifications. endured the artillery bombardment of the Ming army every day, not to mention resisting the counterattack of the Ming army. Both ammunition and other supplies were very badly depleted. However, in terms of logistical replenishment, it is far from keeping up with consumption. How is this kind of battle fought?

"Maybe the position won't last long." Looking at the flickering spots of light in the distance, Smith thought to himself. He knew that the supply officer had done his best, and that the other companies were not even half as good as theirs when they went to collect supplies. It's just a drop in the bucket and it's not enough at all.

As if mirroring Smith's reasoning, he didn't drive for ten minutes on a bumpy road full of shelling craters. A large number of vehicles and soldiers poured in from the opposite side of the road.

"Zi~~~" After the sudden brake stopped on the side of the road, Smith stood on the jeep and shouted loudly, "What's going on?" Where are you going?! ”

"Hey! Smith! "Coincidentally, among the routs of this mess without a hint of the army was his acquaintance, Sergeant Lambert, a fellow countryman from his hometown of Philadelphia, who did paperwork in the third battalion of the 1st regiment.

The dark-skinned sergeant ran to Smith's car, picked up the kettle placed on the car, and poured it until he was satisfied, then raised his hand and wiped the corners of his mouth, looked at Smith and the two American soldiers beside him, and said loudly, "Let's defeat, the first regiment has been defeated." ”

"What?" Smith shouted in surprise. His eyes looked at the convoy and people hurrying by. Flow, sure enough, they are all people from the first regiment.

"What's going on?" Puzzled and agitated, Smith asked aloud, "I just went to the logistics center, how did I defeat it?" ”

"Half an hour ago, those Ming troops suddenly launched a night attack on our position." Lambert, who hiccuped and had a face full of gunsmoke, said with a wry smile: "At the beginning of the fierce shelling, everyone hid in the trench defense holes, no one expected those Ming troops to be so bold, quietly lurking and crawling all the way to our position. As soon as the shelling was over, they rushed up. You also know, we don't have a lot of ammunition supplies, and most of the machine guns are blown up. The Ming troops rushed into the trenches and launched a white-knuckle battle. Our resistance was defeated. ”

"What about the people we even have?" Smith anxiously asked, "Did you see our company commander, Lieutenant Davy?" Where are the people we are connected to? ”

"It's all gone." Lambert shook his head, "Your company's position is at the front, and it was submerged at the beginning of the battle. Even Lieutenant Colonel Carlos personally led a counterattack and was quickly defeated, and Lieutenant Colonel Carlos was killed. Colonel Edmund, who was now acting commander, ordered the whole group to retreat, and our regiment was all withdrawn to the mountains. ”

"Hiss~~~" Looking at the position in the distance that was completely enveloped by the light spots that were constantly exploding, Smith's heart had sunk to the bottom. His troops are gone.

"What about Hilo Airport?" After a few moments, Smith came back to his senses and hurriedly asked, "Hiloh Airport is also lost?" ”

"Hmm." Lambert nodded, "We don't even have planes, what's the use of guarding the airport?" Besides, the terrain is flat, and it is the best place to be bombarded. If we continue to persevere, our group will all be wiped out there. ”

"......" Smith disagreed with Lambert's words, but he didn't know what to say.

Hilo Airport is the largest and best-equipped airport on the entire island of Hawaiʻi. Although now it has been ploughed into a vegetable field by artillery fire from both sides. However, the engineering unit will only need a few days to repair it and continue to use it.

Although there were no planes on the side of the U.S. military, they could not be thrown to the Ming army. Because that would greatly strengthen the front-line support of the Ming army. Their planes no longer need to fly from other airports.

"Let's go." Smith shook his head and pulled Lambert into his car, "Let's go to the mountains." ”

Hundreds of remnants of the defeated soldiers fled back to the fortifications in the mountains, and a brutal blockade began. (To be continued.) )