At a machine-gun position in the US army, four machine gunners were shot and killed one after another. The firepower in this direction suddenly weakened. Several special forces jumped up and charged forward, and suddenly the enemy's machine guns began firing again, and several special forces were knocked to the ground. "What's going on with the cover group?" One of the detachment leaders shouted loudly. The detachment leader in charge of covering crawled over and said: "Damn, the enemy has learned to be obedient, the machine gun shooter does not raise his head at all, you see that the machine gun bullet point does not have any regularity, it is a blind fight." "Damn, the blind beating also worked, immediately report to the captain, we were stubbornly intercepted."

Ma Kai received the situation that the various departments were blocked and said calmly: "We are not a storming force, and we do not have heavy weapons. The attacking detachments were ordered to retreat to the hidden defenses, and they could only wait for the marines to come up. Li Tiedao: "In the past, as soon as we attacked, the enemy fled from the wind, and I didn't expect the US army to be so tenacious. At best, the US military's defensive forces are second-line troops, and it seems that combat effectiveness is directly related to the will to fight. Ma Kai said: "This point has long been taken into account by the headquarters, the enemy is defending the country, and the will to fight naturally determines the combat effectiveness." ”、

When the commander of the U.S. military camp and U.S. Army received the news that the enemy was retreating, he was shocked and said, "The headquarters informed that reinforcements are on the way. The enemy did not have heavy weapons, and all officers and soldiers were told not to be afraid. The subordinate said: "The enemy is worthy of being a devil's army, and almost all of our soldiers who died were killed by one shot, and almost all of them were hit in the head, which is simply terrible." However, the soldiers were tenacious, they did not flinch but fought valiantly. The commander of the American army gritted his teeth and said: "As long as reinforcements come up, we will surround it on three sides and destroy this devil army." ”

It was about 6 o'clock. The east reveals the white of the fish's belly. Mackay came to the sea, and at this time the first Marines who landed came ashore. The landing craft were at a distance from the shore, and the soldiers disembarked one after another. A battalion commander who led the team stepped forward wet and reported: "Report to the captain." The 1st Marine Battalion goes ashore and takes your command. "The defending forces of the enemy fortress battery are very tenacious, we have no heavy weapons to block the attack, and your troops are outflanked from the flank." A battalion of marines moved immediately and outflanked them from the left side.

However, the enemy came in from the east with reinforcements of 2,000 American troops, and these 2,000 American troops carried infantry artillery under artillery fire. A battalion of men and horses outflanked was caught in a bitter battle. An hour later, the Marines landed another battalion, but American troops appeared north of the fortified guns. This is the reinforcement of American troops from Koolina in the north. The 2nd Battalion of the Marine Enemy, which came ashore, immediately divided its forces to intercept it, and the American troops were very stubborn and actually launched an attack. The reason for this is that the Chinese landing force does not have heavy weapons.

At this time, Nie Fengwu had already boarded a frigate, and he held a telescope to look in the direction of the fort. It was found that there was a water injection in the sea. Indicate that the enemy's shells have fallen to the surface of the sea and pose a threat to the follow-up landing force. However, nothing was known about the situation at the landing site, and if it was supported by naval gun fire, it would cause accidental damage. Nie Fengwu said anxiously: "The enemy's reaction is very fast, immediately inform 504 that we need air support," his subordinate said: "It seems that the US army has launched a counterattack, and the soldiers who went ashore are under great pressure." The reef of this sea slowed down the speed of our landing force. ”

On the deck of the aircraft carrier Peking. Gao Xiang and Zhanfei received the order and immediately led the flight team to take off urgently. In less than 20 minutes, the fighters arrived on the battlefield. Gao Xiang soon discovered an artillery position of the US army on the east side, and immediately drove the plane to dive and attack, accompanied by the violent explosion of the aerial bomb, the US artillery position was suddenly dumb. After a series of indiscriminate bombardment, the US offensive was contained. This is the first time that carrier-based aircraft have cooperated with the ground forces, and the effect of three-dimensional strikes has been revealed. Gao Xiang led the whole brigade, and the target was first aimed at the US artillery team, which broke up the offensive of the US army.

With the arrival of two groups of enemy carrier-based aircraft, the US soldiers became the targets, and the US offensive stopped. Inside the fortress cannon, Mackay put down his binoculars and often let out a sigh, knowing in his heart that the American offensive had collapsed. "Air strikes, the effect is equally shocking, thanks to the air warriors!" Li Tie shouted excitedly. Ma Kai said: "Order all detachments to attack, rapidly expand the landing area, and ensure the safety of the follow-up landing troops." The 2nd Marine Battalion was ordered to launch an assault to the north, making sure to advance 5 kilometers to the north. ”

At the U.S. Army Headquarters at Pearl Harbor, Commander Sam said with a pale face after hearing the report: "The enemy dispatched fighter planes, and our artillery positions were destroyed. Order the forward troops to block the attack and delay the enemy's attack. The sea area of the fortress battery is not suitable for a large-scale landing, as long as we hold out until dark and the enemy's fighters cannot be dispatched, we will launch a counterattack operation. Sam continued: "Order Eisen, to form several lines of defense west of Pearl Harbor, as long as we hold off the enemy's offensive, we can turn defeat into victory." ”

By noon, more than half of the 5,000 officers and men of the Marine Brigade had landed. The battlefield has extended to the east and north, and on the shore, Ma Kai and Li Tie greeted Brigade Commander Wang. "Brigade Commander Wang, the command of the battlefield has been handed over to you," said Ma Kai as soon as he met. "The special combat team really lives up to its reputation, leave the following attack to me, you can rest!" Li Tiedao: "The U.S. military is very stubborn in interception, and the enemy must not be underestimated. Ma Kai interjected: "The U.S. soldiers are well-trained, and their combat effectiveness and will to fight are significantly higher than those of the previous coalition forces, so you have to be extra careful." ”

At two o'clock in the afternoon, the infantry guns and heavy machine guns of the Marine Brigade were brought ashore. Since there was no dock, infantry artillery went ashore almost in bulk. At about 3 o'clock in the afternoon, all the Marine Brigade came ashore, and then launched an offensive on the whole line, but with the continuous resistance of the American troops, the progress was somewhat slow. Although carrier-based aircraft cooperated, the effectiveness of air strikes was sharply reduced in the face of the US skirmishers' line of interception. In particular, the individual combat weapons of American soldiers were carbines, and the firepower was fierce, which was the main reason for the slow attack.

The special forces slept for a while, and at about 4 o'clock, Ma Kai called a meeting of the captains of the detachments. Ma Kai picked up the carbine and said: "This is a single weapon of American soldiers, with a magazine load of 25 rounds and an effective range of 300 meters, which can be fired in bursts or in a single shot. In particular, the firepower of the close-range strike was very ferocious, which was the main reason for the delay in the offensive. The situation has been reported to 503, and in response to the new situation, the operational plan has been revised, and it is no longer possible to take Oahu within 2 days, so the operational plan has been postponed to 5 days. ”

Ma Kai continued: "The Marine Brigade captured a batch of American carbines and bullets, about more than 300 carbines, this gun has very good performance, and it is evenly distributed to each squadron. Tonight, we will assist the Marine Brigade in launching attacks on the US military headquarters at all levels, and we will take the detachments as units, so let's start the action! ”

As night fell, Lieutenant General Eisen was directing the battle at the forward command of the US forces on the Eastern Front. After the U.S. military formed a temporary command, Eisen and Sam consulted and decided to add all civilian personnel to the combat unit in consideration of the safety of Oahu.

Thus, the defense of Oahu doubled from 4,000 to 8,000 thousand. In addition, Sam also pulled some of the sailors on the battleship to the shore to form a shore guard unit, and the navy became an army, and its combat effectiveness could not be used to fight at the front. In the U.S. Forward Command, Eisen's generals were studying a counterattack plan, and the enemy's fighter planes could not be lifted into the air at night, and this opportunity was too good. Suddenly, a subordinate ran in in a panic and said: "Report, the headquarters of the 1st Battalion of the 12th Regiment has been attacked, and the battalion commander and all the battalion headquarters personnel have been killed. "Report, the headquarters of the 11th regiment was attacked, and the regimental commander ??????。" The headquarters was attacked continuously, and the counterattack plan developed by Eisen was aborted in an instant.

"Your Excellency General, this must have been done by the enemy's devil troops, it's just terrifying." One of his subordinates was shocked. Aisen said helplessly: "Cancel the attack plan, and order all units to strengthen their precautions and search for the enemy's sneak attack troops." Eisen then reported to the Pearl Harbor command that the enemy had frequently attacked the headquarters at all levels, and the counterattack plan could not be implemented. At the Pearl Harbor Command, Commander Sam held through analysis that if the enemy chooses to land in the north at this time, it is the right time, and the enemy does not choose to open up the enemy's 2nd landing field, which means that the enemy's landing force is limited. Sam decisively ordered the troops defending in the north to move south immediately, and launched an offensive from the north to ease the pressure in the east.

However, Commander Sam did a very good job, and his calm judgment and command did not cause the American defense to collapse. Despite the heavy losses, the enemy's offensive was contained after all. Now is an existential stake, and we must survive in times of crisis. The US High Command also agreed with his judgment, holding that the enemy's landing force was limited, otherwise the enemy would not open up a second landing site for nothing. After a comprehensive analysis, the command ordered Sam to resist the enemy's onslaught for 7 days, and the enemy would retreat.

As for how the seven days were obtained, it was based on the judgment of logistical supply, that is, the landing force did not have a port foothold and could not effectively supply the landing force. The U.S. High Command analyzed it well and scientifically. Frankly, there was no port at the landing site, so it was very difficult to supply the landing force in wartime, and naturally it was necessary to take Oahu quickly, because the problem of supplying the army was considered. In order to prevent the Marines from starving, each soldier was required to carry five days' rations before landing, so if Oahu could not be taken within five days, the landing operation had to be abandoned.

At present, transport ships can only deliver ammunition to the shore to the maximum extent possible through landing craft, and they also have to transport combat materials ashore through rubber boats. The most important thing is that the Marine Brigade has four regiments, and at least one regiment serves as a transport unit, which is bound to weaken the attack force. Nie Fengwu had already gone ashore and set up a temporary command headquarters in the enemy barracks behind the fortress battery to personally direct the operation. At midnight, the offensive on the eastern front was still slow, Nie Fengwu's face was ugly, if the offensive continued like this, Oahu could not be taken within 5 days, and the landing force could only choose to retreat due to supply reasons.

"503, the enemy probably saw our weakness and continued to increase our defense." A subordinate analyzes. An operational staff officer said: "503, if the enemy transfers troops from the north to participate in the battle, the defensive pressure in our north will increase, and it will inevitably affect the frontal offensive. There is only one regiment in the north, and if the enemy on the northern front continues to increase his troops, I am afraid that there will be an accident. "503, intelligence shows that Oahu only has 4,000 defensive forces, and the enemy's defensive strength is far more than 4,000 men."

Nie Fengwu said: "The U.S. military must have mobilized and quickly replenished its defensive forces. Oahu is a U.S. Navy base with a large number of non-combatants. It is not difficult to judge the moment of crisis. Since the enemy is increasing its forces here, we will make a plan and order the Marines to stop the attack. (To be continued......)

PS: The operational plan is impeccable, but the battlefield situation is changing rapidly!