Reborn South Africa as a police officer

Chapter 2533 Barbecue Expert
Japan's [-] million pieces of jade are really no joke. The Allied forces encountered stubborn resistance from the Japanese army before they landed on the main island of Japan.

There are still many islands between the Ryukyu Islands and Kyushu. Before landing in Kyushu, all these islands must be cleared to prepare for the next Olympic operation.

Due to MacArthur's efforts to fight for it, it was the US military that was in charge of this work.

In MacArthur's view, with the Allied forces basically controlling air and sea control, these islands have lost contact with the Japanese mainland. Occupying these islands should be very easy and can be determined within ten days.

In fact, it is not as easy as MacArthur imagined.

Amami Island is the main island of the Amami Islands, covering an area of ​​712 square kilometers. It is the seventh largest island in Japan. There are ports and airports built by the Japanese Navy on the island. A month ago, the 4th Division of the US Marine Corps was ordered to attack Amami Island.

The terrain of Amami Island is complex, with many mountains and forests. The people on the island live scattered in the fringe areas. The administrative center, Naze Town, is located on the south side of the island. It was occupied on the first day of the offensive.

The luck of the 4th Division also ended here.

Just like before the outbreak of the Battle of the Ryukyu Islands, the Japanese government conducted wartime drills on Amami Island long ago. As soon as the war broke out, the people on the island fled to the forests and mountains in the center, trying to use the terrain to deal with the Allies.

MacArthur was also very happy. After the occupation of Naze Town, he announced that the battle on Amami Island was over, which made the officers and soldiers of the 4th Division exhausted.

The residents of Amami Island are about 1500. The Japanese government did not evacuate the residents of Amami Island before the outbreak of the battle. It is strictly forbidden for anyone to leave Amami Island. There is also a Japanese army with a population of about 4 on the island. The 2700th Division was ordered to attack There are three battalions participating in the battle, with a total strength of about [-] people.

After a month of fierce fighting, the 4th Division has controlled all three villages on Amami Island and established a supply point in the north and south of Amami Island. activity space.

Soon the US military commander discovered that more than 2000 people were a drop in the bucket for an island of more than 700 square kilometers. After many applications, MacArthur finally increased the strength of the island to 7 battalions of about 6000 people.

"Seven battalions are not enough. If we want to eliminate the Japanese army on the island, we need at least three divisions." Ian Morrison, the commander of the Fourth Division, was full of complaints. The three battalions that landed on the island early suffered heavy casualties due to the crazy Japanese attack. , Some companies have less than half of the remaining troops. Ian Morrison hopes that MacArthur will allow the Fourth Division to withdraw to the rear to rest, and the work here will be handed over to the Southern African Expeditionary Force.

Although the allied forces did not know the specific plan of the Japanese army's homeland defense, everyone knew that this battle must not be easy with reference to the madness of the Battle of the Ryukyu Islands.

According to Li Mei's vision, as long as the Japanese government does not surrender, the allied forces will continue to bomb the Japanese mainland until the Japanese mainland is bombed back to the Stone Age, and the war will naturally not continue.

Both Angie and MacArthur insisted on landing in Japan.

Angie is for revenge.

MacArthur is to wash away the shame.

"Since the southern Africans want to kill the Japanese so much with their own hands, let the southern Africans deal with the Japanese here—" Ian Morrison was very depressed. He would rather go to Kyushu to face the test of the plague than Willing to play hide-and-seek with the Japanese in the forest.

"Don't complain. If you don't want to fight, you can apply for retirement." Major General Robin Hansa was not happy. He was the supervisor sent by MacArthur. The Fourth Division can participate in the attack on Kyushu in time.

"We are understaffed and our weapons are not good enough. Can you believe that we still have soldiers using Springfield rifles. Those rifles are older than our soldiers' fathers!" Ian Morrison has reason , Springfield was finalized in 1903.

Let's talk about the conscription system in the United States.

The United States does not have a military recruitment system, but a conscription system. All Americans must sign up to join the army after they reach the age of 18 for selection by the US Department of War.

Because there are many people who meet the certification standards, the way the U.S. Department of War enlists is to draw lots, which provided a lot of material for later American directors.

At the beginning of each episode of "Band of Brothers", there are interviews with American veterans. Some veterans said: At that time, in every town in the United States, people committed suicide because they could not join the army.

Suicides are real, but not every town.

In "Saving Private Ryan", all four brothers of the protagonist's family join the army, and they all serve in the front-line troops, which is simply impossible in southern Africa.

Conscription in southern Africa is a recruitment system, and voluntary service is not mandatory. Generally, there are four brothers in a family. Even if they apply to join the army at the same time, only one or two will be approved.

These two people will not be assigned to the same unit. If one is in the frontline unit, the other must be in the logistics unit. They may not leave the mainland of southern Africa, so in southern Africa, there will definitely not be a tragedy like Ryan. .

As for why the American director still has the face to put Ryan on the screen and use this to promote the importance that the United States attaches to human nature, it is unclear.

The U.S. Marine Corps is considered to be the "fourth class" in the U.S. military's battle order, with backward equipment, insufficient training, and poor supplies. The U.S. military in Europe has generally changed to the M1 Garand, and the Marine Corps is still there. With Springfield, this is equally inconceivable in southern Africa.

The equipment level of the Southern African Marine Corps has always been the best in the Southern African combat order.

"Don't complain, at least Springfield is more advanced than Japanese rifles." Robin Hansa said with a serious face, the Japanese must disagree with him.

The Springfield was finalized in 1903, and the 1907-style rifle was finalized in [-]. From the time point of view, the [-]th cover really appeared later than the Springfield.

"Well, I don't complain. Now that you have come to this damn island and seen the real situation on the island, I hope you can make our commander change his mind." Ian Morrison stated the facts.

The situation is really bad.

The port built by the Japanese was in Naze Town in the southern part of the island, but the Marine Corps could not use the port, so they could only place the supply point about 5 kilometers away from the port and built a temporary port.

Naze-machi is no longer available.

Before the battle broke out, the Japanese army on the island completely destroyed the port.

After the U.S. troops landed, they fought a bloody battle with the Japanese in Naze Town. In the end, more than 100 U.S. troops were killed in exchange for a completely destroyed town and about 300 Japanese troops were killed.

I don't know how many of them are civilians. Anyway, the proportion of women and children is relatively high.

Americans have always been careless, which is clearly reflected in this temporary supply point.

Temporary, and there are not too many strict requirements. Considering that there has been a lot of rain recently, the ammunition is still covered with thatch.

But that's all. In the semicircular camp built along the beach, the ammunition and supplies are piled up in the center of the camp. If a shell flies over, the more than 500 US troops in the entire camp will have to take rockets.

Among the more than 500 US troops, there are more than 100 wounded who have not had time to be transferred.

Also because of the wounded, there is a large tent for the wounded in the corner of the camp near the beach.

The Americans are also able to make a living. There are a lot of bandages for the wounded. The American soldiers tie one end of the rope to the tree trunk and the other end to the car to dry the bandages. Some bandages are still stained with blood. It really looks a bit embarrassed. .

The uninjured American soldiers are not doing well.

Now is the rest time, the American soldiers in twos and threes gathered together to chat, smoke and play cards, with ammunition boxes under their buttocks, and Robin Hansa was very dissatisfied.

"Can't you see how the southern Africans set up supply camps?" Robin Hansa visited the southern African military camps. Among other things, the sanitary conditions are much better than those of the American military camps.

"If there is no endless harassment from the Japanese, I can show you a perfect camp—" Before Ian Morrison finished speaking, there was a sudden burst of gunfire in the distance.

It is not the latest M2 installed by the US military, but the Maxim of the last century.

It's really Maxim. Don't watch the movies where the US military has advanced weapons. This is how the US Marine Corps survived during this period.

This has a lot to do with the United States' policy of putting Europe first and then Asia.

The center of gravity of the United States is in Europe, so if there is any good thing, it must be close to the equipment of European tank divisions first.

The Marine Corps in Asia, in the words of the US Marines, they are all raised by stepmothers.

This is also true.

During this period, the U.S. Army was still very strong. The Marine Corps was under the command of the Army. Even the official name of the U.S. Air Force was called "Army Aviation".

The shots were brief and died down quickly, and the shooter fired only one long burst.

It seemed that the American soldiers in the camp were used to this kind of situation. Within Robin Hansa's line of sight, none of the American soldiers responded to the gunfire, and the American soldiers who were playing cards didn't even stand up.

Curious, Robin Hansa went to check it out with Ian Morrison.

About 200 meters outside the camp, several American soldiers were watching two corpses. The corpses were a woman and a child. An American soldier opened the woman's body with a bayonet, and a grenade rolled out.

The American soldiers onlookers fled one after another, and it took a while before they approached. An American soldier picked up the grenade, and the insurance was intact.

"The Japanese are all soldiers, regardless of men, women, old or young, and regardless of time and place, they will attack us at any time, so any behavior that approaches the camp will be directly killed without warning—" Ian Morrison expressionless , It is estimated that this period of time has suffered a lot.

"With the current scale of troops, how long will it take to end the battle?" Robin Hansa's expression was gloomy. The situation on Amami Island was more serious than he had imagined.

"No way!" admits Ian Morrison.

The Japanese no longer regard themselves as human beings, and this battle cannot be fought at all.

Under normal circumstances, in island warfare, the siege would cut off the support, and even if it was exhausted for a few months, the defenders could be exhausted to death.

The area of ​​Amami Island is more than 700 square kilometers. The US military only has such a small number of people. Let alone besieged, it is impossible to occupy a strategic location. If it is consumed, it will be the US military who will be consumed alive.

"What do you think is the most effective way to kill the Japanese?" Robin Hansa had previously imagined that after the American soldiers landed, they could win the support of Japanese civilians by handing out candy or something.

In the fifth year of the war, the situation in Japan was extremely bad. The material rationing system had been implemented at least three years ago. When the Japanese soldiers on the front line were at their most difficult, each person had only one rice ball per day.

Japan has always prioritized the military.

As bad as it is for the military, the situation for the civilian population will only get worse.

So Robin Hanse's fantasy situation is not impossible. Isn't the US military in Europe just giving out candies to get the support of the locals?

To put it bluntly, Americans still don't understand the Japanese.

Don't understand oriental culture.

"Send bombers, use incendiary bombs, and burn all the forests on this island!" Ian Morrison was cruel——

It's not too cruel, the U.S. military can even carpet-bomb Tokyo, and there is no psychological barrier to Amami Island.

In this regard, the US military has the same habits as southern Africa. If the battle can be resolved with weapons, then ground troops will never be sent.

Only truly industrial countries have this confidence.

Japan's industrial level is not worth mentioning compared with southern Africa and the United States.

It's like people throwing dice. In countries like southern Africa, three sixes can be rolled at any time. Japan can only roll it if it is full of luck.

"Our bombers are bombing the Japanese mainland—" Robin Hansa slightly had a headache, and he had no authority to mobilize the US Air Force.

"How many times has the Japanese mainland been bombed? Are there any targets worth bombing?" Ian Morrison insisted that good steel should be used wisely.

"I'll give it a try, you wait for me to apply—" Robin Hansa's idea became quicker, and he didn't want to waste his good time on Amami Island. Robin Hansa would like to visit the Imperial Palace of Japan if he had the time Woolen cloth.

However, it is not a small project to use incendiary bombs to raze the entire forest of Amami Island to the ground.

More than 100 super sky fortresses were bombed in the first Tokyo bombing, only about 2.56 square kilometers were bombed.

That's more than 700. With reference to Tokyo's standards, [-] sorties of bombers would have to be dispatched to complete this task.

A total of [-] sorties were planned for the bombers participating in Operation Olympic.

This involves a cost-effective issue.

It is not worthwhile to use [-] bombers to deal with a small Amami Island, even if Amami Island is densely packed with Japanese troops.

The news was sent back to Changi Naval Base, and barbecue expert Li Mei had something to say.

"The forest is still different from the city. Once the fire is lit, as long as there is no one to put out the fire, it will continue to burn. So what we have to do is to pour oil in the barrel when the fire is about to go out, and leave the rest to God. ——" Li Mei has a solution.

That's right, when it comes to setting fires, this guy is the real expert.

(End of this chapter)