The Japanese built a secluded military airfield on the island, which used to accommodate more than 50 fighters, but now there are only 2 transport planes and 4 fighters. The poor planes were parked in a deck covered with camouflage nets, and one plane could not take off because it was missing some parts.

It is impossible to expect this air force to pose a mortal threat to the US Navy, and even the commander of the army aviation on this small island has given up all efforts. He drank desperately all day long, and he didn't even care about the battle situation that he should have asked.

After a tiring morning, Taro Takemoto was finally transferred to a post in the port, which was regarded as a rotation to rest, he held his Type 38 rifle and looked at the ocean in front of him in a daze. It used to be the place he longed for, and if it weren't for the fact that he was the eldest in the family, he might have become a brave sailor and rode the waves on a Japanese whaling ship.

But in reality, although he did not become a sailor because he was prevented by his family, because of the outbreak of war, he finally did not have a profession that could stay away from danger, and became a soldier on this small island who did not know when he would die. With the island lacking the most basic medical care, malaria that could kill at any moment, and the hundreds of wounded in the field hospital who could not be transported to the rear, it is not surprising that it has deteriorated into a plague-ridden place at any time.

"Did you hear that? The new desalination machine on the island is broken. A comrade-in-arms munched on a shriveled rice ball-like lunch, while recounting the news on the island in vague language. The equipment was very unstable and broke down every now and then, so most of the island's drinking water comes from rainfall rather than desalinated seawater.

Taro Takemoto was also holding a ball of rice balls that looked very unpalatable, and a smile came out of the corner of his dry mouth: "If that thing can work properly, it's really confusing." Compared to that unreliable machine, I don't think I have to worry about running out of water now. ”

"Why?" the soldier asked, confused.

"And why, you ask? The Americans are going to come over very soon, and then we're all going to die here. Taro Takemoto grumbled, "Those bastards won't let us build those trenches and fortifications for nothing, so if you want me to say, this will soon be the front line." ”

"Aren't we going to move away, let's go with the Americans, who have only been machine-gunnered, to deal with the Americans?" the soldier looked around, and finally to the new soldiers who walked out of the dock in the distance, and then waited for his eyes: "Oh my God, Baga Ya Road! We're going to fight the Americans with those new kids?"

Just when he sighed, on the hillside in the distance, a Japanese soldier in charge of watching out shook the air defense siren in his hand, and he shook it desperately, hoping to convey his urgent mood to everyone. For in the distance of the sky, a small black dot was rapidly expanding, then splitting, and finally forming a terrible black cloud.

"This group of Americans...... Bastard. Before he had time to swallow the food in his hand, Taro Takemoto hurriedly stood up, panicked and stuffed the difficult food balls in his hand into a clean pocket, and then carried his rifle on his back to the dock of the port to rescue the military supplies that had just been sent ashore. For the people trapped on the island, each of these materials is a very precious treasure.

These American B-17 bombers, which had taken off from other distant islands, were densely packed over this small island and spread out their attack formation. The failure of the bombing of Norway caused the US top brass to put the newly produced B-17 bombers into the Pacific theater, and these strategic bombers with amazing range really lived up to expectations, and immediately bombed several small islands trapped by the Japanese army into ruins.

The Japanese had no weapons, and could go head-to-head with these terrible gunboats flying in the air, as the Luftwaffe did. The Japanese fighters, who were distinguished by their dexterous fighting ability, did nothing in front of these aircraft, and the result of barely taking off and intercepting them was only to add to the achievements of the Allied bomber forces.

Inexplicably, however, the bombers did not make any action against the exposed port, which consisted of a few improvised docks, and began to bomb deeper into the center of the island, destroying Japanese villages on the islands and turning some of the reclaimed sugar cane fields into flames.

After opening the magazine, the B-17 bombers lowered their flight altitude and carried out a precise bombing attack at an altitude of about 6,000 meters. A large number of bombs destroyed several important warehouses of the Japanese army, as well as some newly built fortifications built against the island's mountain forests.

"Report to the general!" A Japanese officer walked to the headquarters of Major General Ishida in the cave and saluted to Ishida and the lieutenant general beside him: "The Americans bombed our warehouses and airfields, because some of the supplies had been transferred to the cave bunkers in advance according to the order, so the losses were not large. ”

The Americans clearly have a keen interest in docks or ports, and they prefer to occupy facilities that can be used immediately rather than destroy them outright. With the exception of 20 American fighter jets that machine-gunned the Japanese ships docked in the harbor, the massive bombardment did not reach the most vulnerable port docks.

The other who came in was the new commander of the reinforcements, who still had a frustrated expression on his face, and before Ishida could open his mouth to ask, he lowered his head and reported the news that his troops had suffered heavy losses from air raids: "My troops have very limited training, and it is the first time they have experienced such an attack, so the confusion has caused more casualties...... About 200 soldiers were killed and more than 350 wounded. ”

When Major General Ishida heard the casualty report, his brows furrowed involuntarily. He had just been replenished with 2,000 soldiers, and as a result, they had lost more than a quarter of them on the first day, and this kind of news would make people feel the urge to curse in front of anyone.

Unfortunately, when he heard that the soldiers of the original 280th Division on the island had also lost more than 100 people in the bombing, he did not have the urge to get angry. Major General Ishida had to accept the fact that none of his troops had any combat experience, and he had to use such an inexperienced unit to stop the advance of the U.S. Marines.

"Your Excellency, General, you must get out of here. Ishida put down a bunch of difficult problems in front of him, and turned to the old general beside him to persuade him: "Now that the American planes have begun to bomb, it is no longer safe here. Hop on that transport and go!"

"Ishida-kun, if I had to choose, I would personally prefer to die here in battle, lest I have to live to face an even more embarrassing future. The old general said helplessly. After finishing speaking, he felt that what he had just said was a little too pessimistic, so he squeezed out a smile and said to Major General Ishida, "I'm leaving...... Yourself, do it yourself. ”

Taro Takemoto was helping some frightened soldiers carry boxes of ammunition on the dock when he saw a small car drive past him, which stopped at the end of the dock, and the officers on it, surrounded by stomach problems and adjutants, walked up the ladder to the empty transport.

The bombardment just now made these ships dare not stay any longer, so the seriously wounded who had been arranged to leave with the ship were temporarily changed to lightly wounded soldiers. They were able to walk on board, so they boarded the ship faster, and for these wounded soldiers, what they had already experienced was already what they had already experienced once in Solomon or Darwin Harbour—the seriously wounded were left behind, and the lightly wounded were withdrawn...... Then treatment was delayed, and the minor wounded deteriorated into serious injuries due to lack of medicines and medical conditions, and were left on a small island.

"Look, look, the general is gone!" The comrade-in-arms on the side put down a box of heavy machine gun bullets, wiped his sweat profusely, and said to Taro Takemoto beside him: "It seems that it is really the same as what you said, there is going to be a war, and these officials are going to run away." ”

"I saw it!" Taro Takemoto really wanted to run over and board a ship with the general to leave the island that had become a front line. But he couldn't, because he knew that if he did, he would soon be dragged off the boat by the gendarmes and shot in front of everyone for the deserter who tried to escape.

So all he could do was envy, and then silently comforted himself in his heart, saying to himself that in fact, in this situation, leaving by boat is not a very safe thing. Watching the transportship depart far away, eventually disappearing into the sea, he withdrew his gaze. It was still an endless sea, and it was still the place he longed for, but unfortunately he might never have the chance to sail the sea again in his life, because he had to defend the island at his feet with all those who remained.

In the evening, it was still bright. Rear Admiral Ishida received a message of condolence from the Navy in his underground bunker. The transport ship that left him and several other ships were discovered by US Navy carrier-based aircraft, and all of them were sunk more than a dozen kilometers away. Except for a destroyer named Yukikaze, which escaped by chance, and the people on board were unharmed, no Japanese survived. The lieutenant general, who was supposed to command the battle in Malaysia, was now left with only one name and was left at the top of the list of the dead.

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