"It's such a nice place, from a commanding point of view."

"It's a good idea to hit high and low."

In the morning, a rotorcraft for routine replenishment was ushered in on the 585 heights, the plane turned off its engine, slowly descended, and stopped steadily on the top of the mountain.

Due to the pitiful load of the trial production of the Type 39 rotorcraft, only a few 10 shells could be transported at a time, and in order to keep the two 80mm mountain guns on the 585 Heights firing, the supply operation has been continuously carried out during the day.

Standing high, looking far, and condescendingly occupy a considerable tactical advantage.

Some people held optical rangefinders, and some people sat behind the artillery mirrors, carefully observing the US positions in the distance and selecting suitable targets for attack.

"Pick that one, it's okay to watch."

"Listen to orders! Enemy highway checkpoint, 6,940 meters, anti-explosive bombs, instantaneous, school shooting! ”

"Boom!"

"Oh, it's accurate, it's good."

"Four shots in a row, ready! Put! ”

"Boom-boom-boom-"

Two mountain guns fired several shots, and a US military checkpoint six kilometers away was drowned in smoke and dust from the shells, and more than a dozen enemy soldiers there fled in panic, and the wheels of a Dodge off-road vehicle rolled out dozens of meters.

With planes strafing and bombing in the sky and artillery from the mountains behind them constantly firing, it became very difficult for the US troops to assemble reserves in the second-line positions.

The front line was crying bitterly, urging the reserves to hurry up and reinforce them, but it was an air raid and an artillery bombardment, and the soldiers who were all too busy to avoid it, and they could not successfully complete the assembly and then rush to the front line.

The 1st Marine Regiment succeeded in seizing a company-level position in the Kipapa Line with only two assaults, tearing a hole about 400 meters wide and 300 meters deep.

Due to the untimely counterattack, the position was quickly stabilized and became a stepping stone for the Ming army to expand its results.

The midday sun was exceptionally bright, and after lunch, the 1st and 2nd Marine Regiments adjusted their deployment and carried out a side-by-side assault on both flanks of the captured position.

There is a slight difference between a side-by-side assault and a pincer assault, in that a pincer assault is aimed at the same target in the enemy's depth, and the offensive is shaped like pincers; Side-by-side assault is parallel to each other, like two awls sticking straight out.

At 12:30 on August 3, the participating troops had completed their preparations.

With the order of Zhou Changfeng, the forward positions and main positions of the US troops were quickly engulfed by the swept artillery fire, and thick smoke and dust spread out, and the artillery team could almost only see gunpowder smoke and dust in the mirror.

Compared to the invisible ballistic shells, the rockets flying overhead dragged a conspicuous trajectory of fireworks and smashed into the enemy, drawing cheers from the ground troops.

Although the heavy artillery bombardment and air strikes have blown up the US positions in the direction of the main attack, there is still a considerable threat to the remaining parts.

The Ming soldiers were confronted with a large number of mines, deer, Czech hedgehogs, snake-bellied barbed wire, and a dense barbed wire bolt from American positions.

With every further push, someone was shot and fell, and the paramedics and first responders rolled and crawled through the rain of bullets and bullets, rushing to the place where they called for help, rescuing the wounded comrades and sending them back from the line of fire.

The tanks and armoured vehicles covering the infantry attack were firing desperately, doing everything they could to eliminate any exposed enemy, and the inside of the tanks was already filled with piles of shells under the course machine guns and side-by-side machine guns, and there were constantly smiling and red-hot shells falling.

The crew members now only hate that their car has only one gun, and they suddenly feel that multi-turret tanks seem to be useful.

The Kipapa Line, the last hope of the U.S. forces on Oahu, was broken through in many places two hours after the Ming army's general attack, and reserves braved artillery fire to rush to reinforcements.

It didn't take long for Brigadier Charles White to ...... The major general used up all the firefighting teams, and the defense line was crumbling.

The only place where the Ming army lost was to the west, where the 5th Battalion of the 2nd Marine Regiment launched an attack on the forward positions of the American troops in the area, and the fighting was particularly fierce, and the progress in other directions was very great, but the offensive here had little effect.

The U.S. 501st Airborne Regiment was defended by the U.S. Army, arguably the most combat-ready unit on Oahu, but after a series of previous battles, it has lost nearly half of its strength, as well as heavy machine guns and mortars.

However, the American paratroopers had the advantage of the terrain, relying on the Wickler Creek to build fortifications, making four connected hills as strong support points, and laying out all the mines and barbed wire that could be collected.

The Ming officers and soldiers attacking this place had to first cross the stream and then seize a series of high ground on the west bank of the Wickler Creek, but these four hill packs were fire hedgehogs with horns on each other, and attacking one of them would be hit by at least one or even two fire, and the side fire was extremely deadly.

The 5th Battalion of the 2nd Marine Regiment was reinforced by the 6th Battalion, and the Ming planes that rose into the Mokapu area also carried out 60 sorties of ground support, but the 2nd Marine Regiment still paid a huge price in order to capture this area.

The fierce battle continued until midnight, when the stubborn resistance of the American paratroopers was crushed, and Lieutenant Colonel Robert Zink, who had only a few hundred men left, withdrew southwest of the battle and retreated into the continuous Wyanai Ridge.

The combat casualties counted by the 2nd Marine Regiment are enough to apply for 500 Medals of Qili, but there are many medals, and the old men of the military department don't care, and the grassroots soldiers don't take it seriously.

The Medal of Qi Li is equivalent to the Purple Heart of the Americans and the War Wounded Medal of the Germans, and the name "Qi Li" is taken from the orthodox years of "Orthodoxy 14 years, making meritorious medals, there are miraculous merits, head merits, and Qi Li... Although the person is injured despite the ineffectiveness, it is an example of the ...... with the Qi Li card".

This medal is awarded bronze for one wound, silver for three wounds or moderate disability, and gold for five wounds, severe disability and infertility due to injury.

Because he had been painted in the Battle of Demagi, Zhou also had a bronze medal of Qili.

At 2:45 a.m. on August 4, as the Kipapa Line collapsed and Major General Charles White had to order a retreat, the American forces on the entire front began to retreat in a hurry.

They endeavoured to follow a pre-established plan for a split retreat – the 501st Airborne Regiment and the 296th Separate Infantry Regiment withdrew to the Kapole area in the southwest; The remainder of the 7th and 9th Divisions withdrew to the city of Honolulu in the southeast.

The Ming army was well aware of the current predicament of the US military, and all units were spontaneously pursuing and fighting fiercely.

The single-cylinder diesel version of the powered trolley emits a characteristic popping sound, which, when mixed with the roar of the tank engine, acts as one plus one is greater than the sum of its parts, and sounds like the movement of a tank cluster from a distance.

The Type 40 wheeled armored reconnaissance vehicles belonging to the reconnaissance units have become the best thing to use in the current situation, and many armored vehicles are speeding on the fields and dilapidated roads, rushing the soulless US troops into a storm of dead souls and wolves.

[Finally learned inter-paragraph illustration!] 】

"Chase, chase, don't let go of the throttle, ...... to the side"

"Boom!"

A flash of light!

The armored reconnaissance vehicle No. 1-3 ran over a mine and was immediately blown over by a violent shock wave, the left front wheel quickly burned, and a dark smoke rose from the rubber fire.

It was only the second half of the night, and it was dark all around, and the two dizzy members pushed open the hatch and climbed out, and then dragged the driver out of the injured legs.

Because it was a two-car coordinated action, cars 1-4 behind immediately slowed down and stopped when they saw this, and the commander Yuan Shuhua immediately poked his head out to inquire.

"What's going on? Is there something wrong? ”

"It's okay, you just chase you. There are also mines buried on this road of dogs' days, which is cloudy enough! ”

The captain retracted and took a first aid kit, then threw it over, "Take care!" ”

The Type 40 uses a V8 air-cooled petrol engine with a maximum output of 103 hp and 310 Nm, but this is actually the result of being "sealed".

The Ming army was accustomed to using air-cooled engines, and although air-cooled was easier to maintain, the heat dissipation effect was inferior to that of liquid cooling.

Considering the hot climate in the South Seas, the limit speed of the engine, including several tanks, was artificially limited to prevent the engine from overheating. For example, the Type 40 armored car's 85C V8 engine can actually burst out with 120 horsepower after the restriction is lifted.

Cars 1-4 broke off the road and pursued deep into the Kabore area in the wilderness, quickly disappearing into the night.

An hour before dawn, as they slowly drove up a mound, Yuan Shuhua observed that there were many figures building fortifications back and forth in the small village ahead, and a few flickering points of light.

He retracted into the car and discussed with the other two, and the three of them agreed that if the follow-up troops caught up, these enemies would probably slip away, and they might also build a good position, so it was better to rush over to fight the guy now.

"The enemy is now a frightened bird, and he has no heart to defend it, and he will definitely be in a mess if he is suddenly beaten."

"Why don't we drive down the slope, go around to the back of the village, and then follow the road all the way out?" This caught him off guard. ”

"That's it, that's it."

The armored car drove down the mound from the side of the hill and quietly bypassed the village at a low speed and came to the road to the west.

After confirming that the cannon was correct, Yuan Shuhua shouted and rushed, and cars 1-4 immediately accelerated towards the small village.

A half-track armored vehicle and three trucks were parked on the road behind the village, from which more than a dozen U.S. infantrymen were unloading.

"Wow, blahh—"

The muzzle of the cannon spat out flames more than a meter long, tearing apart the dark night!

A magazine of 10 20.8mm anti-explosive bombs and armor-piercing tracer shells flew out one after another, and in the blink of an eye, the M2A1 half-track vehicle was set on fire.

Yuan Shuhua, who leaned out of the turret, manipulated the 7.36mm tank machine gun on the top to strafe the panicked American troops nearby, and four or five people were lying on the side of the road.

The three trucks on the side were also beaten and quickly burst into flames.

Cars 1-4 did not stop and drove into this unknown small village at a constant speed.

A platoon of American troops at the entrance of the village was digging foxholes, stacking sandbags, and arranging heavy machine guns, and everyone was tired, when they suddenly heard dense gunfire from the rear?

The American soldiers, who were stunned by this round of surprise attacks, were at a loss, and the sound of gunfire and shouts of killing came and went, and it was not yet dawn, and it was impossible to figure out how many enemies were coming.

I don't know who led the way, but more and more people began to shoot indiscriminately into the deep darkness ahead, and a few flares also hit the sky, but the place as far as the eye could see was empty.

"Where are they?"

"I can't see them!"

"What are you doing? Cease fire! ”

At this moment, cars No. 1-4 drove out of the village along the road and fired directly at the back of the US troops at the entrance of the village.

During the melee, cars No. 1-4 were hit several times by an M2 heavy machine gun, the gunner was wounded and the radio station was damaged.

Yuan Shuhua didn't dare to stop, fearing that the enemy would find out that there was only one armored car here, so the lonely No. 1-4 cars went back and forth in this small village, sometimes stopping and strafing, sometimes accelerating and slamming the accelerator, bluffing.

At dawn, when the follow-up troops arrived, they thought they were going to fight a battle here, but they did not expect that the American troops had already collapsed here, and forty prisoners were taken out of the village houses alone.

At the same time, on the highway between Pearl Harbor and Honolulu......

Unkempt, ragged, and blinded U.S. officers and soldiers retreated toward Honolulu in trucks and jeeps, or dragging their paces.

The outline of the large clock in the upper part of the Aloha Tower is already visible to the naked eye, indicating that it is not far from the city.

All bulky armament was discarded, not a single howitzer remained, only a few of the lightest mortars remained, and most of the troops were now reduced to rifles and a handful of heavy machine guns.

The military police company of the 7th Infantry Division, which maintained order, turned a blind eye to this, and seeing this, the chief of staff, Colonel Colvin, who came to inspect it, finally couldn't help but be angry.

He pulled out his pistol, jumped on the front hood of the Dodge SUV, raised his right hand into the air and fired five shots in a row, and roared angrily: "Stop! Regroup, immediately! ”

No one paid any attention to him, and the retreating team continued in the direction of the city.

Three Ming military planes with dark blue fuselages and white bellies flew from the north - this look is the livery of the Ming naval aviation.

Ming planes recklessly strafed and dropped bombs along the highway at low altitudes, adding to the already chaotic situation here.

Honolulu has long been under martial law, but there are still some reporters who are not afraid of the air raids and crowd next to checkpoints, tiptoeing and craned their necks to stare into the distance, hoping to be the first to snap a picture.

The Guardian reported: "The soldiers retreating from the front line into the city of Honolulu looked haggard and exhausted, as if they were being chased by the devil."

The Times reported: "We could see a fire burning at Pearl Harbor and black smoke covering the sky. The roads are full of burning trucks and discarded weapons, and the most optimistic people in the army have lost faith."

The Washington Post reported: "We failed! The United States forces fled in droves...... Oahu is about to fall."

As of noon on August 4, U.S. forces on Oahu no longer pose a threat.

To the west, the U.S. forces, numbering just over 1,000 men, retreated to the Kapole area, still resisting to a certain extent.

To the east, the remnants of the two divisions withdrew in the thousands, in an attempt to hold back to the end.

In fact, there is also a 24th Division and 21st Regiment near Honolulu, which is also fully equipped, but the regiment has been guarding against the Ming army from the Mokapu area to cross the captured Nuanupari Pass, so it has been pinned down.

The 4th Marine Brigade in the Mokapu area did not want to do nothing, and these days they carried out many surprise attacks according to Zhou Changfeng's requirements, but the US troops were prepared for their work, and the 3 surprise attacks and one attack launched by the 4th Marine Brigade were all in vain.

At this time, the submarine USS Dogfish (SS-193) slowly docked at a pier in Honolulu.

In order to prevent being discovered and attacked by Ming military aircraft, she dived to the bottom ten minutes later.

At 16:38, two half-track armored vehicles, three jeeps, and two trucks passed through the checkpoint and finally slowly stopped next to the dock.

Admiral Chester Nimitz, commander of the Pacific Fleet, and Rear Admiral Charles White, commander of the Oahu Ground Forces, stepped out of one of the half-track armored vehicles.

"Charles, you're a sane commander, stay calm and hold out as long as you can, if possible."

"I'll do my best."

"Hopefully we'll see each other here again in the future."

"There will come a day, Commander, and it's an honor to work with you."

With a "bang", the Fatherfish floated to the surface.

The two looked at each other and stood up in salute.

Seven minutes later, the Fatherfish submarine left the dock backwards, then reversed course and headed out for the endless sea.

(End of chapter)