Special Forces of Crossing: Cloud's Anti-Japanese

Chapter 2442
The U.S. military participated in this battle with a total of six divisions of nearly 5 people, the most famous of which was the Sixth Cavalry Division.It is called the cavalry, but in fact this unit is a standard mechanized infantry formation, with two combat brigades and an air support brigade under its jurisdiction.Although they are infantry, they are called cavalry. This originates from the tradition of the British and American countries.For example, there are certain cavalry divisions, such-and-such dragoon regiments, and Lancer regiments in the British army, but in fact, there are no horses in these troops at all, and the degree of mechanization of the troops is quite high.The supreme commander of this US military is Lieutenant General Wainwright IV, who once received special training in Taiwan as a student army.In terms of this personnel appointment, the Chinese side is most interested in Sharp, who has worked with Guo Kui for a long time.However, it was precisely because Sharp had a good personal friendship with the high-level executives of the Expeditionary Army, which aroused MacArthur's suspicion. MacArthur insisted, and in the end Wainwright was able to take the position because of it.

The defeat in the Second Battle of Guadalcanal led to the real dominance of the cadet army in the Pacific War, which was naturally a shame in MacArthur's view.And from now on, he will be under the command of a Chinese woman, which in his opinion is more like being slapped directly.That's why he complained in private, thinking that women should stay away from wars.Machismo caused MacArthur to be unable to make a turn in this matter. So, as long as it was an order issued by Bai Liusu's plan, he would instinctively fight against it, as if otherwise, he would not be able to show his brilliance. .

The battle plan for the Battle of Grasse, because it was proposed by Bai Liusu, was naturally strongly questioned by him again.And what he doubted most about this plan was that Bai Liusu ordered the Sixth Division of the U.S. Cavalry to be in charge of outflanking, but made the Third Division of the First Marine Corps of the Chinese Expeditionary Army stick to a seemingly insignificant country far away from Grasse. place.At the end of the debate, he agreed with the Sixth Cavalry Division to take on the task of outflanking, and at the same time pointed out that the strength of the Sixth Cavalry Division alone seemed a little weak, and suggested that the Third Division should also be used for outflanking: "Is it necessary for Bigera to defend? I don't I believe the Japanese will choose to break out from here!"

The high level of the Allied Pacific Theater Command is far from being as harmonious as it seems on the surface. The battle between senior Chinese and American military officials has almost never stopped.However, in terms of personality, MacArthur and Bai Liusu have similarities, and they are very stubborn in many cases.So, often, what was originally a small dispute would become magnified when it came to them.Even Ouyang Yun and Roosevelt once had to play the role of regulators, frequently criticizing or comforting or persuading MacArthur or Bai Liusu.

Bigera is far away from the Coral Sea, and the terrain going east is very complicated, which is not suitable for troop movements. Therefore, in MacArthur's view, even if the Japanese army finally breaks through Grasse, they will choose to take the coastal route.He thought he was the one who grasped the truth, but what he encountered was a seemingly unreasonable upper peak.He eloquently explained a lot of truths, but in the end Bai Liusu silenced him with the last sentence of "Are you the commander-in-chief or am I the commander-in-chief".

Bai Liusu is the commander in chief, so her words are the most authoritative.

The battle started, and because of the argument between MacArthur and Bai Liusu, when the Sixth U.S. Cavalry Division was conducting outflanking operations, the mid-level and lower-level officers and soldiers complained a lot—"I said, sir, why do Chinese women do this? She Let the Chinese army look at the mountain scenery in Bigera, but let us travel long distances to outflank the Japanese rear—is it just because she is the supreme commander?"

"Letting a Chinese, or a Chinese woman, be our commander-in-chief, I think this is the extreme irresponsibility of Congress towards our frontline soldiers."

"Son of a bitch, why are we not the Chinese who perform the outflanking mission? Aren't the Chinese invincible?"

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The commander of the Sixth Cavalry Division is named Dane, a fat man in his 40s who likes to smoke cigars.He was also unhappy about the arrival of this mission, but compared to middle and low-level officers and soldiers, he obviously had a more sense of honor as a soldier, so although he also had opinions in his heart, he would never say them out.Hearing the comments of his subordinates, he kept silent at first, and finally, when he felt that it might affect morale and marching speed, he yelled: "Shut your mouths, you also know that the Chinese are invincible? Then, wait Let’s ridicule the Chinese after winning the battle and showing the results. The winner is always king on the battlefield, but now the Chinese have better records than us, so we can only listen to the Chinese, and we must listen to a Chinese woman. "

Bai Liusu's arrangement really makes it easy for people to doubt her intentions, and feel that she is favoring one another and letting the Americans be cannon fodder in order to preserve the Chinese army.This suspicion was especially acute on the ninth day of the Battle of Grasse.

Bai Liusu used an elite tank division of the Japanese army as a bait, and successfully attracted two other Japanese divisions and five Gongrong Army divisions to join him. The maneuverability of the Japanese army was completed.As soon as the strategic intention of the Allied forces was exposed, it naturally aroused a fierce counterattack by the Japanese army.Under Koizumi's dispatch, more Japanese troops and the South Asian Commonwealth Army rushed over, intending to complete the encirclement and annihilation of the Sixth Cavalry Division first.On the ninth day, the Sixth Cavalry Division was attacked from east to west, facing a total of nearly 10 enemy troops.The ground troops of the Sixth Cavalry Division had less than [-] troops, so if one was equal to ten, they would naturally fight extremely hard.At the most dangerous time, Dane went to the front line and became a tank gunner.

"We need support!"

"We can last up to three hours!"

"Son of a bitch, where are the reinforcements?"

... Dane has already gone to the front line, so there will naturally be many telegrams for help from the Sixth Cavalry Division.You know, American soldiers are famous all over the world for "loving life and cherishing life".

From a strategic point of view, once the Sixth Cavalry Division is destroyed, the Battle of Grasse will be declared a failure for the Allied forces.So, how could MacArthur be in a hurry.He first asked Bai Liusu whether to implement the second plan immediately. After receiving a negative answer, he sent a telegram directly to the White House, asking Roosevelt to put pressure on Ouyang Yun to save the Sixth Cavalry Division that might be wiped out. "It is a mistake to let a woman serve as the supreme commander of the Allied Army in the Pacific Theater!" At the end of the telegram, he did not forget to bring such a sentence.

MacArthur looked at people with colored glasses, so he couldn't understand Bai Liusu's painstaking efforts at all.Why did Bai Liusu let the Sixth Cavalry Division take on the outflanking task? Isn't it because of the division's super mountain marching ability?As for whether this would cause the Sixth Cavalry Division to be eaten first, there may be such a danger, but if you don't take a little risk and don't let the Japanese see hope, how can you trick the Japanese army into continuing to increase its troops?What MacArthur didn't know was that from the very beginning, Bai Liusu planned to fight a beautiful encirclement and annihilation battle, and thus became famous in one battle.She wants to use a super beautiful victory to justify her name, and she will also justify the name of women in the world.

Women, not only can go to the battlefield, but can also do better than most men.

(End of this chapter)