Chapter 88: The Capture of Hawaii
In the forward command of the Eastern Front, Brigade Commander Wang and Ma Kai were directing the operation. At this time, Li Tie walked in in with a dusty body and said: "The attack of all detachments in accordance with the operational plan has been very successful, and at present, the US military has strengthened its precautions, and all detachments have withdrawn one after another. The Marines have attacked, do we continue to fight? Brigade Commander Wang said: "The special forces are really extraordinary, we can't pretend to be a bad seed, attacking tough battles is our forte, you better rest!" Ma Kai said: "Order the troops to rest and quickly report the battle damage." As soon as Li Tie's figure disappeared, a herald ran in covered in dust.
"Report, 503 orders the entire line to stop attacking and defending in place!" The crowd was confused, but the order had to be carried out. In the command cabin of the Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty, Dai Hui said: "503 called, the landing force was stubbornly intercepted by the US troops. 503 suggested that air strikes be used to focus on U.S. forces in the north. After dawn, all carrier-based planes will be dispatched to launch a saturation attack on the US forces in the north in batches to reduce the pressure on the landing force. "A few hours later, there was a bright light on the sea level in the east, and the 4 aircraft carrier warships immediately became busy.
In the 1st Aircraft Carrier Group, all 25 carrier-based aircraft were dispatched, Gao Xiang and Zhanfei took the lead in taking to the sky, and after the two flying squadrons took off, Gao Xiang took the lead in flying towards the battle site. In about ten minutes, Gao Xiang led two squadrons to the place of engagement. Carrier-based aircraft have no communication facilities, and all fighters carry out attacks through the demonstration of command aircraft. Gao Xiang lowered the fighter plane to an altitude of 1,500 meters and circled, and the battlefield scene below was clear at a glance. In the early morning, the US troops transferred two regiments from the north, and the strength of the US troops suddenly increased to four regiments. An onslaught ensued.
A regiment of the Marine Brigade has about 1,500 troops, and in the face of the attack of four regiments of the American army, the defensive strength is immediately overstretched. The situation is precarious. The U.S. forces joined the new force, and the morale was greatly boosted, and the offensive was fierce, and the defending 2nd Marine Regiment was difficult to parry. At this moment, the sky suddenly roared. The U.S. troops on the northern front had never seen carrier-based planes, but they knew that the fighters were very powerful, and they found that more than a dozen planes appeared in the sky, and the attacking U.S. offensive stalled. and lay on the ground one after another. Soon the American commander came to his senses and ordered the soldiers to shoot into the air.
Gao Xiang launched horizontal bombing at an altitude of 1,500 meters, followed by other fighters. As bombs rained down from the sky, violent explosions erupted everywhere. After the first wave of attacks led by Gao Xiang was completed, the second wave arrived. With the second wave of bombing, the anti-aircraft fire temporarily organized by the US military was paralyzed. When the 3rd and 4th waves of air strikes followed. The U.S. military began to retreat on all fronts. Until dusk. The American troops retreated 20 kilometers and suffered heavy losses, and the American forces in the north were unable to launch another attack, and the aerial strangulation was a great success.
"Haluha, the air warriors are so powerful. The 2nd Regiment reported that the American troops in the north were hit by air saturation, and I understand. The intention of 503 is to use air strikes to deplete the vital strength of the US military. Crush their will to resist. The 1st and 3rd regiments were ordered to attack immediately. "By dusk, the Eastern Front had advanced 20 kilometers to the Pearl Harbor line. The U.S. military's tactics of resisting are effective, and the intention is clearly to delay your attack. After dark, 503 issued an order for the special operations team to take advantage of the darkness to secretly enter Pearl Harbor and launch an attack on the U.S. military headquarters the next night, codenamed Operation Decapitation.
In view of the stubborn resistance of the US military, Nie Fengwu could not wait, so he formulated an operational plan for a sneak attack on the US military headquarters. After dark, Ma Kai and Li Tie were ordered to lead their troops south to the southern coastline of Oahu, and then they secretly advanced east along the coastline. Since the US military headquarters is located on George Island in Pearl Harbor, this creates conditions for the special combat team to sneak attack George Island. Continuous combat has caused combat attrition, and there are still 350 people left in the special combat team. After a seven-hour long journey, the special operations team secretly moved to the vicinity of the military port pier northwest of Pearl Harbor.
In the darkness, Ma Kai glanced at the luminous watch and said, "It's 3 o'clock in the morning, and we're going to hide in this dock until tomorrow night." The reconnaissance team was immediately dispatched to reconnoiter the situation at the pier and find a hiding place. The two scouts leaped out quickly, and soon their sturdy figures disappeared into the night. Li Tiedao: "The U.S. patrol units are all wearing sailors' clothes, and it seems that the U.S. defense troops on the shore have gone to the front line, so it's no wonder that the U.S. military interception force has doubled." When sailors are used in the army, their combat effectiveness is definitely not good. ”
Ma Kai said: "With so many warships trapped in the sea, the battleships can no longer play their role except for artillery fire to support operations. The U.S. military command had no choice but to organize the surplus sailors to act as shore guards. The enemy put sailors as guard units, it was good for our attacks, I mean the combat effectiveness of sailors, after all, they were not trained by the army. As he spoke, the Scout reappeared. A scout reported: "Report to the captain, the US military has deployed a large number of anti-aircraft weapons on the dock, including rotating machine guns and machine guns. These defense units, almost all of whom were dressed in sailors' clothing, were tasked with anti-aircraft defense, so they were not very vigilant. ”
Another scout said: "After searching, there is a warehouse on the southwest side of the dock, about 100 meters from the shore. The warehouse door is not locked, and there are no sentinels. We went in and had a look, and there was a lot of clutter piled up inside, which was suitable for concealment. U.S. military patrols pass in front of the warehouse every half hour. Ma Kai was very satisfied when he heard this, he raised his wrist and glanced at his watch and said: "It's 4 o'clock in the morning, we will enter the warehouse before 5 o'clock to hide, and the detachments will start to move. ”
An hour later, the soldiers quietly entered the warehouse, which was pitch black. Ma Kai said in a low voice: "Pass my order not to make noises and bright lights, and to hide in the detachment. "There are piles of miscellaneous items in this warehouse, wooden squares and planks are stacked horizontally, and there are also a lot of sacks and parcels, which are also stacked indiscriminately. The soldiers each looked for shelter and soon fell asleep. It was getting brighter, and suddenly there was a movement of cars outside. "Captain! There is a case! The soldier in charge of the guard was alert.
All the soldiers woke up and looked nervously outside. Ma Kai waved his hand to signal everyone to hide and prepare for battle, and the soldiers gently pulled the bolts of their guns. At this time, the gate opened, and several American sailors entered, and they went straight to the target. They lifted the planks and loaded the trucks. Everyone was sweating, but fortunately, the American sailors only checked the wood in front of the door, and did not look to the sides. After a while, the truck was full. Several U.S. sailors muttered, seeming aggrieved. The reason for the dissatisfaction of the sailors was that they should not have done this kind of strenuous work.
There was no danger, the American sailors and trucks drove away, and everything returned to the way it was. Ma Kai let out a sigh and closed his eyes. At this time, a detachment leader came over and said, "Captain, you come with me!" Ma Kai opened his eyes and saw that the captain had a strange expression. He followed the detachment leader to the corner of the warehouse. Ma Kai saw dozens of large packages piled up in the corner, and the packages were covered with dust. One of the packages was opened. The detachment leader said: "Captain, these are the old uniforms of the US military. We can take advantage of. Ma Kai patted the captain on the shoulder and smiled: "Good luck can't stop it, God help me!" ”
Facing the morning glow, Gao Xiang led his fighters to appear on the battlefield again, according to Dai Hui's order. Today, carrier-based aircraft launched air strikes on the preset defensive positions of the US forces on the Eastern Front. At this time. All kinds of light and heavy weapons on the US positions opened heavy fire into the air. "Attention, prepare to drop the bomb." With the sound of fighter planes breaking through the air, black bombs fell from the sky, and the US soldiers in the trenches fled and scattered in all directions to dodge. The battlefield was filled with gunsmoke. Zhanfei drove the plane to kill, and lowered the altitude to aim at a target. "Deputy Captain, there are no more bombs, it's time for us to return." Hear the report later,. Zhanfei had no choice but to pull up the nose of the plane in a bad mood.
". When our fighters can drop bombs like dumplings, that's enjoyable. Zhan Fei was unwilling. A crew member in the back said: "I heard that the Ordnance Department is developing a large aircraft. It can carry more aerial bombs. "Nonsense, it's hard to quench your thirst in the far water, and when the big plane goes to the sky, I'm afraid the war will be over." Suddenly, the plane shook, the engine creaked a few times, and the propeller speed immediately slowed down. "Not good, the fighter was hit by a machine-gun bullet, the engine stopped!" Zhanfei was careless, he did not quickly pull up the nose of the plane and flew to a certain height, and was accidentally hit by a machine gun bullet on the ground.
A puff of smoke came out of the tail of the fighter, and Zhanfei immediately opened the fuel valve, and then flew into the airspace of the Marine Corps to prepare for a forced landing. Aiming at an open space, Zhanfei shouted, "Attention, I'm going to land." "The landing site is a grassy field, which looks flat from the air, but it is not, the landing site is uneven. The fighter plane began to jolt violently when it landed, and it didn't go far before the two front wheels broke off and flew out, and then the fighter plane rolled continuously on the ground and shattered.
An hour later, Zhan Fei woke up to find that he was covered in bandages, and pain was coming from almost every part of his body. A doctor said: "Your kid has a big life, the plane is broken to pieces, and it is the cockpit that protects you." Two of your crew members are killed. Zhan Fei heard this, his heart was like a knife, and he fainted again. At the forward headquarters of the Marine Corps, Brigade Commander Wang held a telescope to look ahead, and the troops were attacking the defensive positions of the US troops, and the battle line was advancing. Under the fierce air raids, the US blocking forces were unable to stop the attack at all, so they had to retreat.
"Report, that pilot has woken up, he is the deputy captain of the 1st Carrier-based Aircraft Group Zhanfei!" "Send him to the rear at once, and don't let anything go wrong." After Brigade Commander Wang finished giving the order, he then began to direct the troops to move forward. Despite the heavy air strikes inflicted on the U.S. military, they stubbornly resisted rather than routed. American soldiers suffered heavy casualties, and the gates of the defensive front were wide open. In the U.S. Army headquarters at Pearl Harbor, Commander Sam listened to his subordinates' reports: "Order the defensive troops to retreat to the Pearl Harbor defense area, and order the covering ships to carry out artillery support." ”
In the warehouse at the dock northwest of Pearl Harbor, the special forces were resting and each of them became energetic again. Waiting is hard, especially when the enemy's heart is dormant, and you don't know what will happen in the tunnel. Fortunately, Ma Kai looked at his watch again with a solemn face, the hour and minute hands pointed to a quarter past 3, and there were still more than 3 hours before it got dark. Although it is winter in the Northern Hemisphere, the Hawaiian Islands are still summer, but the days follow the pattern of winter, and the length of the nights and the shortening of the days will not change.
"Captain, look!" The watchman exclaimed. Ma Kai leaned in front of the door and peeked in, and found a large number of wounded soldiers on the docks, apparently brought down from the battlefield. "It looks like the Marine Brigade is approaching Pearl Harbor." Suddenly, the ship's guns began to roar, and the warehouse was shaken a little. "This is enemy fleet support artillery fire, I estimate that the Marine Brigade has advanced to within 20 kilometers." Li Tie analyzed, and Ma Kai said with a cool expression: "It's up to us below." (To be continued......)
PS: The special commander once again plays an important role.