Hardcore ruthless starts in the Pacific

【Complete branch tasks*2】

【Urgent task】

[It was detected that the reincarnation led the troops to launch a countercharge, but failed to drive the enemy back to the first row of positions]

[It was detected that the reincarnated person called for artillery fire to cover his own position indiscriminately in order to defend his position. Such heroic behavior is worthy of praise]

【Emergency mission completed】

[Excellent performance of reincarnation detected]

[Reward: This branch task, emergency task point reward increased by 0.1 coefficient]

[Detected the outstanding performance of the reincarnated person]

[Reward: Skill Upgrade Coupon Ⅰ*1]

[The heroic performance of the reincarnation was detected]

[Reward 1: Add 0.2 coefficients to the point rewards for this branch mission and emergency mission, and an additional free attribute point for each of the two branch missions]

[Reward 2: The final settlement points and free attribute points of this reincarnation increase by 0.2 coefficients]

[The heroic behavior of the reincarnated person was detected]

[Reward 1: Achievement rewards doubled, kill rewards doubled, skill coupon II*1]

[Reward 2: This reincarnation can be terminated early, and the points and free attribute points at the end of the reincarnation will be added with an additional 0.2 coefficient]

[Note: If you leave the battlefield early, you will not be judged as a failure, and the reincarnation can take all the rewards]

[Note: Reincarnators are requested to make a decision within 72 hours, and survival rewards will not be calculated within this time]

[Note: If the reincarnation chooses to stay on the battlefield, the survival reward will continue to be calculated, including the decision time, and the attribute value in the brackets will not decrease until the reincarnation ends, and the reward 2 will double the additional effect]

I thought it would cure the internal friction, but Yiwen found that he was even more serious.

If he didn't have this [can leave reincarnation early], maybe he would feel better - he found that sometimes it was more comfortable not to have a choice than to have a choice.

'Reincarnation system, you are really bad! '

Whether to stay or leave is entirely up to the reincarnated person himself.

According to the experience gained in the last reincarnation, after a bloody battle with injuries, the [novice protection period] full luck will completely return to the beginning, so Ivan contracted malaria and had to leave with regret.

It is now October 10th, and there are still two months before the 12st Marine Division evacuates from Guadalcanal. Ivan remembers that Basilone's battle of fame was not the Matanikau River operation, but the subsequent defense of Henderson Airport .

In other words, if he chooses to stay, he is doomed to face a new bloody battle. This is tantamount to saying that the benefits of leaving this reincarnation early outweigh the disadvantages.

In fact, Ivan was not afraid of war, but it was difficult to make a choice. He dragged his exhausted spirit to finish the next bloody battle, or left with the reward—he needed more intelligence and news to make a judgment.

Before October 10th, he had been watching the little devil's plane dogfighting with Ma Run's plane near the field hospital while collecting necessary information.

Only bomb the airport and ignore other places. The little devil's goal is quite clear. However, Henderson Airport has invincible ground staff and technical personnel. No matter how many bombs are dropped today, they will be repaired overnight.

Apart from Sergeant Lisson, there was some good news—the comrades who were with him on the battlefield that day were not dead, and Ivan felt relieved.

However, the fact that they are alive does not solve the spiritual problems, or even alleviate them.

Probably because most of the information Ivan collected during this period was bad news, one after another caused continuous blows to his spirit.

The failed Matanikau River operation was quite fatal for the [-]st Marine Division. Although the troops were assembled to retake the first-line position on the east bank, the actual loss of soldiers, material losses, and very little help from the navy made even the pilots They all ate not enough rice.

At this moment, the little devils are still increasing their troops. According to effective information, the Japanese army's current strength is close to [-].

On the way back to the army, the morale of Ma Run he saw was relatively low, which may be caused by the shortage of supplies, or it may be caused by the large increase of troops by the little devils, but everyone greeted him warmly after seeing him.

He said, 'I have to learn from him and beat the little devil hard', 'He is no longer a hero of the Marine Corps, but a hero of the entire United States' and so on.

Anyway, wherever Ivan went, the morale of Ma Run over there was somewhat boosted, but the cheers and admiration of the soldiers could not relieve his mental fatigue. It was even said that this kind of internal friction became more serious with the passage of time. The devil in his heart As if he had found an opportunity, he rushed out of the cage to occupy the vacant position.

If he didn't have to participate in the battle on the front line, Ivan would definitely choose to stay in the reincarnation, but the actual situation is not as good as expected-this moment can be said to be the darkest moment of the First Marine Division in Guadalcanal, with shortages of troops and supplies Commodore General Vandergrift even found President Roosevelt Jr. and complained that his soldiers were fighting here, but he couldn't see the support of the navy a few times.

Under such circumstances, there is still a battle to defend Henderson Airport. A platoon of Ma Run has to face a squadron or even a large group of little devils.

Victory has been written in the history books, but many people will fall before the dawn of victory. Ivan, who has exhausted his luck, has no confidence in surviving.

A more important factor is that he is famous, not only in the United States, but also in the Japanese army. Lieutenant General Maruyama Masao, the commander of the 2nd Division who arrived a few days ago, said, who can kill Zacks ·Ivan is promoted to one rank, bringing back his head to two ranks, and captives to three ranks. The bounty is enough to make a family of more than a dozen people live a prosperous life.

The news came from Lieutenant Colonel Lewis Burwell Puller, who was about to be promoted to the head of the 1st Marine Regiment. After lunch on October 10, he was reading to a group of officers the simple information collected by the little devil on Ma Run.

"The American army on Guadalcanal today is not an ordinary army, but the Marine Corps, an army of lunatics and psychopaths."

Lieutenant Colonel Puller said this sentence in his unique humorous tone, which caused everyone to laugh.

"The biggest lunatic among them is Zacks Ivan, whose military rank is only a corporal. How dare he learn from the locust army and let the artillery cover the garrisoned positions indiscriminately? The United States of America actually wants to award a medal of honor to such a mentally ill man who learned from the locust army , have proved that their time is numbered."

His eyes quickly focused on Ivan, but he shrugged his shoulders and said that it is not an exaggeration for the little devil to make any kind of report. At the same time, it also made him understand one thing - the greater the fame, the greater the responsibility, and the greater the responsibility. Facing difficulties, the hero needs to stand up. He cannot escape the fate of going to the front line, but his mental state can no longer support the second act of heroism.

In the past, Ivan even laughed at Ma Run, who was suffering from combat fatigue in the field hospital, but he never thought that the first bloody battle in the second reincarnation would squeeze out much of what he thought was full of energy—becoming so energetic Ma Run, who has a huge problem, is not far away. Let's fight again... Ivan can't imagine what he will become.

"The army has landed. Although the clothes can't be solved, at least wash my face." Puller waved his hand to signal the dismissal, but called Ivan away alone.

When he arrived at the camp where he was stationed, the goose immediately expressed his apology...and asked him to prepare for the next bloody battle.

As acting platoon leader, Zacks Ivan will command the original weapon platoon of Company D, and the second platoon with 24 people left. That is to say, Lieutenant Colonel Big Goose handed over 2 lives to him .

"I predict that even the cook will have to go to the battlefield by then." Lieutenant Colonel Puller apologized, "It is not worth losing a group of combat heroes like you, but the current situation is like this. Your Excellency the Brigadier General and I have to let you Go to the front."

Yiwen once warned himself that if he had the opportunity to become a commander, he would never use the lives of soldiers as firewood, but he never thought that there would be such a day.

31 lives, not a simple number, they are all human beings who can eat, drink and scatter, fight bravely against little devils, cry, make noise, shout, and scream.

They will obey Ivan's orders without questioning, obeying unconditionally, and entrusting their lives to heroes, even if they die in battle, they will not have the slightest complaint.

It was only at this time that Ivan realized how frightening reality a commander needs to face when he is not full of energy—the Captain James in the first reincarnation was a deserter, so there is no such factor, not everyone is in shock Lieutenant Ligan, Lieutenant Stone.

The pressure like Mount Tai swept over, and Ivan was so heavy that he couldn't breathe... The spiritual black hole suddenly enlarged at this moment, as if it was going to swallow him alive.

Ivan thought of the Long article in "My Regiment, My Regiment"—no doubt, this monster who never went to a military academy and saw countless dead and defeated monsters was a genius when he fought hand to hand, from Burma until he returned to China , he is always energetic, militant, capable of fighting, as tireless as if he had taken too much stimulant, but in the end he was exhausted because he regarded the firewood in the eyes of many superior people as a human being.

"Everyone believes in me and entrusts their lives to me, but who do I entrust to?"

Those are 31 fresh lives, and even one of his negligence may cause unnecessary casualties—he hates the commander who burns the lives of soldiers as firewood, because he used to be one of the soldiers... .. But the more he thought about it, the more he felt tremendous mental pressure.

To stay, you have to do your best in every detail of the defense of Henderson Airport.

But the cruelest thing in war is often all the preparations that you think are in place. When the war starts, many of them will not work as expected. It is not that simple to command 31 people to stick to a line of defense.

He not only has to consider the layout of positions, placement of observation posts, security of retreat, mines, barbed wire, traps, etc., but also needs to worry about ammunition consumption, transportation, treatment of the wounded, and morale boosting after the war begins, and he must even use his precision shooting advantage to destroy the little devils. firepower.

Even if it is done in the end, sacrifices cannot be avoided, and not one or two, but a dozen or twenty. Many people will die before their eyes like Donald Gieson, but there is nothing they can do.

In order to create partial victories, Ivan's brain ran two rounds at full capacity, thinking while resting, thinking while fighting, thinking while eating, thinking before going to bed, and thinking all the time when he woke up.

The last reincarnation was 62 days, and this reincarnation has been 25 days so far. The limited number of times for the only active skill has been used up, and he needs to think about how to prepare before the next bloody battle... just thinking about that 31 lives, all of which almost broke his nerves.

After all, he is a human being, not a machine.

Nor is it a battle-tested commander who can face death one after another while still maintaining mental stability.

The demon in his heart that started in the early stage of the second reincarnation occupied many positions. Ivan didn't have enough strength to drive it away, so he could only let this guy grow vigorously. Now facing the huge pressure is its nourishment.

As a result, Ivan's thinking has undergone a drastic change.

He is a reincarnation, and dying in the reincarnation is just to exit the reincarnation, and will not really die, so he must find ways to keep his comrades alive, instead of using them to complete the set goals while prioritizing his own survival?

'Because it's just halving the income and exiting reincarnation, do I have to do this? '

When the devil breeds in the heart, it means that it exists forever and cannot be eliminated.

'What can I get for my selflessness? '

'Adored?respect?Recognition and help from comrades-in-arms? '

'Is this really important to me? '

"Guadalcanal Island is just a novice village. The more cruel you get to the back, it means that the more you get to the back, the less happy everyone is... In this reincarnation, there are comrades you know well, and there are future generations who you admire after knowing it Your hero, but from the next reincarnation, you will have no familiar comrades in your memory, and your interpersonal relationship will start from scratch. '

'Do you want to risk your life like this? '

'Why not take it easy?Be selfish? '

'Because the next reincarnation begins...comrades will not take the initiative to help you. '

'For things like letting your comrades block bullets and throw grenades, you don't actually need to be so tireless in these two reincarnations, and use a bloody battle that almost killed yourself to win trust. '

'Fool, call it a day. '

'Stay here for Henderson, you put your all into your preparations and watch 31 lives fall one by one and can't save them...Ma Run will win, but you will lose— —At that time, the demon in your heart completely devoured everything that ruled your will. '

[Detected reincarnation chooses to leave early]

No matter what, there is one thing that is closely related to Yiwen that will not change-the endless cycle of reincarnation.

96. Battle of Guadalcanal ends

September 1997, 9, Guadalcanal, Solomon Islands.

The aging Bud Connor walked slowly along the road leading to that ridge 55 years ago. There were many tourists around him, either returning from the south to a city with human civilization, or leaving the noisy city Go to the scenic mountains and rivers.

The old man stopped and walked slowly, as if every step was very difficult.

Many tourists tried to help him but were rejected verbally. People saw a determination in the narrow and sharp eyes of the old man nicknamed Scud, as if he had some kind of mission on his shoulders.

What was the old man's name, where he was going, and what he was doing, someone asked and tried to lend a helping hand, but Scud only glanced at the young man lightly, and continued walking forward without saying anything.

Self-deprecating tourists think this shambling old man is somehow too old to suffer from... Alzheimer's?Mental illness?

Probably because of the slow walking of the scud, the tourists began to complain and talk to each other after they had distanced themselves—but their good intentions were ruined by the vitriolic appearance of this restaurant.

They don't know that the old man who is full of children and grandchildren now hides his family and came to Guadalcanal alone in the summer 55 years ago. No one can run faster than him. Even in the mountains, he can compete with the mountain people in terms of foot strength.

When Scud was approaching Position 18 on Edson Ridge, it seemed that Scud heard the sound of war 55 years ago.

"Bang bang bang-!"

"Pia!"

"Boom--!"

"Boom!"

Tourists looked at this old man with limited mobility but said "Don't come near me, you who are riding horses", and felt a little strange, because the look in those eyes didn't look like that of a widowed old man...Someone Interpreted as happiness, some interpreted as miss, and others interpreted as excitement.

Scud walked up to the high ground with difficulty.

The road to go is no longer the muddy road when it rains, so he couldn't help complaining: "This broken road will affect my performance."

This is the first time that some tourists who followed out of curiosity heard the old man speak. His voice is like his wrinkled face showing acerbic demeanor. In the words of tourists, it is an alternative match made in heaven.

After reaching the high ground, Scud saw the destination—it was a statue.

Nowadays, many tourists are carrying cameras to check in and take pictures, and they use this statue as the background with laughter.

The statue is used to commemorate a battle hero. His name is Douglas Ivan. At first, the tourists who came here did not know what he did here, but they understood after reading the signs near the statue. .

Most of today's tourists can't empathize with what happened in this place that summer 55 years ago.

Time is like a wide river that separates people from each other. One side is heaven and the other is hell. People in heaven can only see the calm river at a glance, while people in hell only see the red-dyed river. of the river.

In the past, on the muddy battlefield, someone asked himself whether tomorrow or accident would come first—what does heaven look like?Will there be wars in the future?Can we sacrifice, bleed, give our all, to end all wars?

When the Second World War ended, Scud was sure of one thing-human beings would rebuild their homes from the disaster, the world was full of order, there was no war, no hunger, and the shining lighthouse would illuminate the road ahead of human beings, where It is bright.

But soon, not even the past few years, Scud discovers how innocent he is.

During the Korean War, the United States called for the return of World War II veterans. He pretended not to see it...because he felt wronged—the lighthouse in his mind fell down.

From then on, he found that he would often be in a daze and immersed in fantasy, missing the lighthouse in the past, and the group of brothers who fought for the country.

The reason for this is precisely because Scud didn't even know why the America he loved turned into what he hated in just a few years—launching invasions and provoking wars, not for justice, but only for the selfish desires of capitalists.

Getting married and having children healed his war wounds and kept him busy raising his family and forgetting his ambitions and ideals.

The moment he stopped, a great sense of powerlessness swept through his heart, and he desperately wanted to come back, even to that summer 55 years ago.

It's not that he doesn't cherish the beautiful and comfortable time, it's just that he misses and misses that comrade-in-arms full of light and ideals, because what he has is like a beacon that illuminates everyone in that era who is fighting for the anti-FXS American soldiers.

[Recipient of the Navy Cross and Recipient of the Medal of Honor - Corporal Douglas Irving]

[In the first battle of the Tenaru River Battle, Douglas Ivan found that one of the three water tanks equipped with the water-cooled heavy machine gun was empty and the other two were damaged. At that time, hundreds of bullets splashed around him, but he managed to survive and assist the machine gun squad to hold the front]