Chapter 10: The Unexpected
It was the end of July 1942, and the countdown to our departure had begun. Pen % fun % Pavilion www.biquge.info
In the past few days, the non-commissioned officers of the barracks have been meeting twice in three days, and there is news that war is coming. But it doesn't have much to do with us, and we still do what we need to do as usual.
On the 30th we had a special ceremony, and today I was a little emotional because of my performance during the training, and Lieutenant Joseph told me that he gave me a promotion report. At present, I am a private, and I am a first-class private, and I regret that I don't have the time or opportunity to be promoted to a non-commissioned officer.
"Freak, congratulations, the rooster actually gave you a military rank" Jiang Yitao's tone was a little sour.
The rooster was a "nickname" given to Joseph by the soldiers because of his always high neck.
"Hehe, you have to salute me when you see me in the future, private" I was proud to see his appearance.
For dinner, I ate rice balls, made by those American Japanese devils, for the sake of today's happiness, I ate a few, these American Japanese devils are in a very embarrassing position, everyone knows that the Marines will be sent to the western Pacific in the future, the enemy is the Japanese devils, plus the impact of the Pearl Harbor incident in 41, so the chores in the regiment are basically "contracted" by these people.
"This rice ball is really disgusting, you say that these little Japanese are really cheap, the Japanese immigrants in the United States are said to be under centralized care, and they are still working so hard for the Americans, they are all Japanese traitors," Jiang Yitao said after taking a bite of the rice ball.
"It's not that you don't know the urine of the Japanese, but our country itself is not strong enough," I feel a little depressed when I think of this time when China is still in dire straits.
Several U.S. soldiers carried wine to the cafeteria, followed by the nurses of the hospital, Zhao Xue and Wang Li were among them, and the atmosphere began to rise, with whistles and screams coming and going.
"It's all animals in heat!" Jiang Yitao scolded indignantly, and then ran to Zhao Xue to be courteous.
The arrival of the officer corps brought the atmosphere to a climax, and Withef walked up to the microphone with a smile on his face.
"Little darlings, there is good news for you," the soldiers fell silent as Joseph spoke.
"We're about to be sent to the Pacific Ocean to kick the Japanese Emperor's PP, are you excited?" Joseph's words are always so passionate.
"We're ready!" "Let the Emperor raise the PP a little higher! ......”
The soldiers were red-faced with excitement, for whom the boring days of the training camp had long been fed up.
Joseph pressed his hand and continued, "Very well, lads, I hope you will be awarded more medals for your good deeds, except for the Order of Purple Hearts of course (usually awarded to disabled or dead soldiers). We're going to let the army guys know they're not the only ones fighting! ”
Joseph's words caused a burst of laughter from the audience.
"Okay boys, there are many soldiers who have performed well among you, and today they will receive the honor they deserve. Joseph said with a straight face, and the soldiers below hurriedly stood up.
"Private Tian You, because of your outstanding performance, you were promoted to the rank of corporal and served as the squad leader of the 1st platoon of the 5th Marine Regiment B Company. Private 1st Class Jimmy ......"
Joseph's words made me completely confused, I knew that I would be promoted, but I didn't expect to be promoted by leapfrogging, which is definitely not normal. The soldiers below also began to exchange heads, and faintly heard the words related to the household. I know my own situation, where I TMD came from.
When the award was over, I let out a sigh of relief when I returned to the tent, finally avoiding those strange eyes. Jiang Yitao hid in the corner and smoked a cigarette with a serious expression, I walked over and took out the cigarette case and took out a cigarette to light it.
"I said, I won't be sad because I'm an official," I said, slamming his shoulder.
"It's not normal!" Jiang Yitao looked a little excited.
"I also know it's not normal, maybe the rooster head is smoking," I took a depressed puff on my cigarette.
"I'm not talking about that, I'm talking about why the horn hasn't appeared yet!" Jiang Yitao shook his hand and said.
I reacted when he said this, and it stands to reason that I should have received a notice from the horn today, is there something wrong? Shouldn't it, the trumpet's behavior is almost like God, it will have an accident?
"Snort..... Laugh at..... Dear Brothers, do you miss me? ”
Saying that Cao Cao Cao had arrived, the shrill voice of the horn finally came to mind in his mind.
"Now the surprise is here, are you ready?" The sound of the horn sounded excited, and my heart sank, and I felt like something big was about to happen.
"The mission was changed, follow the Marines to Kuah Island to occupy the Japanese airfield, and hold on until the follow-up troops take over."
The words of the horn made Jiang Yitao's faces pale instantly, and Jiang Yitao hurriedly checked the difficulty of the task.
"It's over, it's a difficult mission!" Jiang Yitao's voice was bitter.
At present, the difficulty of the mission is divided into five levels: easy, medium, high, hard, and hell. This difficulty is divided according to the strength of the team, and since it is judged to be a difficult difficulty, it will definitely be very dangerous.
The next day, the whole team learned about the mission, and everyone was embarrassed. I tried to recall the information I had read before, and told the team members the general situation of the battle of Kuah, and I could only help them get here.
The full name of Guadalcanal is Pidalcanal, between August 7, 1942 and February 9, 1943 in Guadalcanal and the surrounding islands broke out a tragic battle, the Battle of Guadalcanal began with a small landing of the American army, and then the Japanese army increased its troops one after another in order to recapture the island, and launched an unprecedented battle at sea, land and air, thus evolving into a decisive battle between Japan and the Allies.
No matter how reluctant we were, we set foot on the boat to Kuah Island. The seas of the western Pacific weren't always so calm, and the rocking boats made me, a man who never got motion sick, vomit.
After a few days of hard travel, we came to a small island in the Pacific Ocean, where we only had three days to recuperate and practice an adaptive battle for jungle warfare. I found a few well-known fighting strongmen in the regiment to learn from, and this mission may inevitably involve short-term encounters with the Japanese army, and this is my shortcoming. When I think of the depictions of the Japanese army's fierce bayonet fighting in documentaries and materials, my heart shudders.
The past three days have passed very quickly, and we are still coming, our group is scattered on three transport ships, but fortunately several of us boys are in the same class, so we are not separated. Wang Li and Zhao Xue were the luckiest and stayed on the hospital ship.
The landing operation was very tragic and a test of luck, and the American GIs in the cabin, who were optimistic by nature, were also nervous one by one, and this feeling of being unable to grasp was very uncomfortable.
The ship gradually stopped, and we could not see the situation outside, only to hear the roar of the ship's guns from far and near, and the huge cannonballs tore through the air and made a sound like a train passing quickly.
"Prepare for each class, start boarding!"
With Joseph at his command, we divided into teams and began to board the landing craft in the cabin. The hatch of the transport ship opened, slamming heavily on the surface, splashing water all over my body. The landing craft beneath us began to roar, and one by one they pulled out of the cabin, carrying us into the unknown.