Chapter 804: Helpless to Find Yuan Shuai
Chapter 804: Helpless to Find Yuan Shuai
It turned out that the battle of Iwo Island was almost over.
But the Japs still stubbornly defended their last position...The highest mountain on Iwo Island was called Sunset Mountain by the Japanese army.
The US military used aircraft to bomb many times and even used incendiary bombs.
All the trees on the entire hillside were blown down.
The entire hillside turned into a scorched earth.
However, the infantry and tanks attacked for a week and not only failed to take the city, but also suffered heavy casualties.
In order to reduce casualties, the top military officials sent him a telegram, ordering his paratrooper commando team to take action and capture Sunset Mountain.
Hogdong Lei was so angry that he gritted his teeth and didn't say anything for a long time.
Because this week, the US military dispatched more than 200 aircraft.
More than fifty tanks.
Naval guns and long-range artillery covered the entire hillside many times.
The infantry was in a horrible situation, with three regiments of more than 3,000 people, and two-thirds of them suffered casualties.
With so many troops and firepower, they were unable to capture Sunset Mountain. How could his paratrooper assault battalion really capture it?
Moreover, his paratrooper assault training camp had only been established for twelve days, and the training lasted for twelve days, which was less than half a month.
The original team of about a thousand people has been eliminated and only about five hundred people are left.
How could they, with only 500 people, possibly take over the hill if more than 3,000 people couldn't take it?
For a moment, he frowned, not knowing what to do.
Although he is also a leader among the paratroopers, he has now been promoted to the battalion commander of the paratrooper assault battalion.
But he doesn't have enough practical experience.
If he didn't have the support of a backer, he would never have been able to become a lieutenant colonel battalion commander.
He quickly called all officers above the platoon level, including all instructors, to the combat command room for a meeting.
After their subordinates finished reading the telegram, all the officers frowned and looked at each other, and no one spoke.
"Damn it, are you all dumb? I asked you to come here so that you can figure out a solution!"
"Hurry up and think of a way to study how to fight this battle."
Hogdonlei slammed the table and shouted angrily.
Many officers still shook their heads helplessly.
The heavy gunner Movlic coughed a few times and said.
"Captain, they have been fighting for so long with so many people, and we don't have enough people!"
"If the troops are not enough, then we won't fight anymore? The order has come down from above, we have to fight even if we can't!"
Hogdonlei gritted his teeth and glared angrily.
"In my opinion, we can let the artillery bomb with smoke bombs to cover our advance. Once we get close to them, we can engage in close combat!"
"No, they have used this trick before, but the minimum safe zone can only be controlled at 200 meters! Moreover, this is an island, the wind is strong, and the smoke will be blown away quickly. Before the infantry rushes in, the Japanese can open fire again! Not to mention smoke bombs, they have even used incendiary bombs many times, but the result is the same!"
"Then use the flamethrower. Get close to the enemy's bunker and spray it inside!"
"We tried it, but the Japanese were very cunning. They concentrated their firepower on the flamethrower operator, which resulted in the flamethrower being blown up. Our army suffered even greater casualties. So, we can't bring flamethrowers! Otherwise, our small number of people won't be able to withstand a few burns!"
The staff officer beside Hogdonlei refuted again.
"Then form a sniper team to cover the infantry's advance!"
Nixon Tree suggested.
The staff officer shook his head again.
"They also used this trick, but the Japanese bunkers were too thick, making it difficult to sniper. Moreover, once the snipers opened fire, they were covered by their artillery fire, and the sniper team died faster!"
Hearing this, Nixon Shu couldn't help but swallow his saliva out of guilt.
"otherwise……!"
At this time, a platoon leader stopped talking halfway.
"Shit, what's the point of half a fart?"
Hogdonlei looked at him coldly.
The platoon leader said awkwardly.
"I heard that Yuan Shuai is very good at fighting the Japanese and has rich combat experience. Why don't we ask him to come over and talk to us?"
"Yes, this guy Yuan Shuai is really good at fighting!"
"In the battle on the beach, he was the first one to lead Company C to capture the Japanese bunker!"
"Afterwards, he led Company C to capture several enemy positions!"
"I heard this guy shot down several planes with his rifle!"...
The sound of discussion made Hogdon Lei so angry that his teeth were grinding.
He didn't expect that so many people gathered together and couldn't come up with any good ideas, so they suggested letting Yuan Shuai come over.
Of course, he didn't want Yuan Shuai to give him any advice on action.
After all, Yuan Shuai had already defeated the heavy gunner in his team before. After that, Yuan Shuai and others did not enter the paratrooper training camp.
Although Yuan Shuai and others were on the training camp roster, they did not receive their training.
If Yuan Shuai could really come up with a solution, where would he put his face?
However, the staff officer leaned close to his ear and whispered.
"Captain, although General Yuan is hateful, he is still one of your soldiers after all. No matter what ideas he gives, the final decision is yours. In other words, it is you who issued the battle plan, and all the credit belongs to you! He is nothing more than cannon fodder! Wait until we take over the position, and then find a way to kill him!"
Hogdonglei's eyes suddenly lit up and a sly smile appeared at the corner of his mouth.
"Very good, go call Jim and ask Yuan Shuai and the others to come to the meeting!"
Jim frowned when he received the call.
These days, he has thought of many ways to learn bone setting from Yuan Shuai, but unfortunately Yuan Shuai has never taught him.
And now, Yuan Shuai has to be transferred away.
He really couldn't bear to do so.
But he had no choice because he had received orders from above that he had no right to refuse the people the paratrooper training camp wanted.
He could only inform Yuan Shuai of the situation.
Kalu and others became excited.
These days, they have learned a lot from Yuan Shuai. Whether it is close combat or marksmanship, they have made great progress and want to go to the battlefield to prove it.
Now the opportunity has finally come.
Moreover, this time they were not going there for training, but for a meeting to study the battle plan, as they were about to go to the battlefield to fight.
But the company commander Richard Wen still said with some concern.
"Hog Donglei is a vindictive guy. He might stab us in the back during a battle. We'd better be careful! In addition, I also heard that Sunset Mountain was not easy to fight this time. They fought for a week but still failed to take it, and suffered heavy casualties. General Yuan, do you have any good plans? Can you tell us in advance?"
"What good ideas can I have? But they have already called us to go. If we don't go, it would be disobeying military orders. Do we have any other choice?"
"Well, let's go, take all the weapons and ammunition with you, and be careful along the way, even if you are in a meeting, you have to be careful! It's best to hide a pistol to avoid problems in the meeting!"
Company commander Richardwen suffered a loss last time, but fortunately Yuan Shuai hid a knife in his boots.
So this time, he also became smart!
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