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Chapter 297:Opening of the Battle of Guadalcanal

The news of the Battle of Midway has just spread, making this chaotic world turbulent again.

The mighty Japanese navy, destroyed at once, was like a dream for many.

At this point, even many of the former allies who had not dealt with were constantly propaganda.

The Red Guard Empire did not join the Axis powers, and the now-declaration of war on Japan gave the Allies hope for cooperation.

The alliance will not, but it is no longer so hostile, at least the hopes of the Allies, have been placed on the Red Guard Empire.

In contrast, the Red Guard Empire and Japan completely ignored the international response, all made decisions together, and set their sights on the Pacific Ocean.

Guadalcanal Island.

The eyes of both sides are on this island, which has been unknown for thousands of years.

Both eyes are on Guadacanal at the same time, making this small island that has been sleeping in the South Pacific for thousands of years and suddenly leapt to an important strategic point.

Japan suffered its first crushing defeat since World War II.

It is also the heaviest blow, and Japan must find a way to reverse this unfavorable situation.

Japan also quickly launched a series of offensive plans.

The 17th Army took Mortzby from land, and the naval naval forces and shore-based aviation were responsible for maritime transport, escort, and air support.

The Navy and its shore-based aviation units are responsible for consolidating and building a number of shore-based air bases in the Bismarck Islands, eastern New Guinea and the Solomon Islands.

In the new operations plan, in order to cover the security of the flank of the main operation, the Japanese had to build a water airfield in the Solomon area for bombers.

With this bomber airfield, it can control large areas of the Southwest Pacific, provide air superiority for naval operations, and control the lines of communication between the United States and Australia.

After the introduction of the new combat plan, the Japanese had planned to build an aircraft base on Tulagi Island.However, when the Japanese carefully examined the terrain around Tulagi, they unexpectedly found that on the south side of the island, there was a much larger island, and its northern shore was more suitable for the construction of an airport.

This is Guadalcanal.

By the time the Japanese hadtily landed on Guadalcanal, the Red Guards were not fully prepared to act, nor did they attack Midway, but to seal off Midway and then prepared sufficient forces to advance westward.

This preparation took more than two months, and it was two months, giving the Japanese time to carry out defensive construction.

Less than a month after Japan landed on Guadalcanal, a 1,200-meter-long, 50-meter-wide, improvised airstrip paved with coral sand and cement has been completed, waiting for the plane to enter.

While the Japanese headquarters was carefully planning and implementing the new combat plan step by step, the Red Guard Corps was also beginning to mobilize troops to prepare for the next phase of operations.

The Red Guards Corps' highest command center also developed a complete battle plan and was ready to implement it, and a part of the plan was reorganized for the Japanese construction of the cabin on Guadalcanal.

Originally planned by the Red Guards, it was intended to capture the Santa Cruz Islands, Tulagi and nearby sites, and then launch a march on Saramava and Wright on the Papuan Peninsula, while capturing the remainder of the Solomon Islands and going north.

Later, the Allies turned to Rabaul on two sides.The ultimate goal was to capture New Britain, New Ireland, and New Guinea.

Originally, the Red Police Command Center believed that the Japanese were too late to build the cabin in Guadalcanal, but it was clear that the Japanese were underestimating the speed of the Japanese.

However, for the overall plan, it did not have much influence, but it was similar to history, and there was an additional plan to capture Guadalcanal.

The goal was to recalibrate, identifying the first point of capture as Guadalcanal.

Guadacanal is located at 160 degrees east longitude, south of the equator, about 150 kilometers east and west, 40 kilometers wide north and south, covering an area of 6,000 square kilometers, is one of the largest islands in the Solomon Islands.

The island is hot and often rains.

The 2,331-meter-high Popomanalin volcano, which runs across the island like a backbone.The south coast along the island is full of rolling mountains, the northern shores of the mountains are rolling down hills, and there are some plains along the coast.

Most of the island is the Chifeng Xioling and the dense jungle, which grows wild plants such as bananas, limes and papayas.

There are fresh fish, poisonous spiders, ants and scorpions, insects, mosquitoes, and termite.There are some scattered indigenous people in the valleys of the island, numbering only 10,000.

Two months after the end of the Battle of Midway, the Battle of Guadalcanal broke out.

In the evening of the day of the attack, escorted by an amphibious fleet, the Red Guards and Marines, under the protection of the amphibious fleet, advanced into Guadalcanal.

The escort was carried by two battleships, eight cruisers and a destroyer alert group, and three amphibious assault ships were supported by the air.

It is said that it is an amphibious assault ship, in fact, in the eyes of all countries, this is the aircraft carrier, the same as the carrier aircraft, the same as air-to-air combat, of course, also responsible for the main ground attack.

With a displacement of nearly 30,000 tons, it can carry dozens of fighters, straight through the deck, and a part of the helicopter, allowing soldiers to carry out vertical landing operations.

Because the mission of the Navy aircraft carrier is to seize the air control, and then seize the sea control.

The task of the amphibious assault ship is to assist in landing operations and deal with the target's land airfields, so the tonnage is small, and the fighter aircraft are also biased towards attacking the ground a little more.

The huge fleet, facing the rain and fog, headed north at 12 nautical miles per hour, four transport ships and four destroyers to Tulagi, and 15 transport ships and cargo ships headed for Guadacanal.

The sea was calm, most of the time there was rain and fog, and the last two days were cloudy, the clouds were so low that the Japanese air reconnaissance aircraft could not observe the sea.

Unbeknownst to the enemy, the landing fleet reached the planned landing site, located in the northwest of Guadalcanal.

Two hours later, the sentinel caught a glimpse of a dark shadow in the distance, shaped like a pyramid, which was a small volcanic island.

Under the cover of the weather, the fleet quietly approached the planned landing position and continued to move closer to the target position.

At this moment, the Japanese army has not yet found the landing fleet quietly approaching, and the visibility is really different on the rainy sea.

It was very helpful for landing operations.

Zeng Fanyi stayed quietly in the amphibious landing ship, sitting on the landing craft at any time, and his ears were listening to the sound of the waves outside crowding the ship's body.

In the quiet wait, when the total time to start, all the enlisted Marines on the landing craft were holding their breath.

The thundering-like roar broke the silence, and three cruisers and four destroyers fired simultaneously, a sound that had never been heard in the area.

There was a deep red tongue everywhere, and the red flame shone on the gray-blue sea.The cannonballs streaked through the morning sky, as if flying toward Guadacanal with a red pencil.

Two minutes later, amid the rumbling sound of the guns, cruisers and destroyers also began firing on Tulagi.

The two landing sites in the original plan did not encounter the movement of the Japanese army at all.

It was clear that the Japanese had not anticipated the attack and were caught off guard.

In less than 30 minutes, all the transport ships entered the position.

From the three amphibious assault ships, dive bombers and fighters on board appeared in the sky, strafed the beaches and bombarded target areas, and they encountered only sparse anti-aircraft fire.

Inside the landing ship, the huge dock door opened, and the same voice came from everyone's ears: "The landing troops ashore."

At the scheduled landing site, the Red Guards Corps Marine Corps' 1st Division's assault battalion swarmed up.

Zeng Fanyi's first wave landed on the beach, but the seaside coconut grove under the night was quiet and there was no resistance.

And there is no figure here, and it does not look like someone has been active.

The commandant immediately issued an order to search for vigilance, Zeng Fanyi and his team, searching in the coconut groves, and half an hour passed, and it was certain that there was no Japanese defense.

The Assault Battalion also sent news to the amphibious fleet that the landings were not met, and then the Assault Battalion simply built a line of defense on the beach.

The landing site on the other side, exactly the same, the landing process was extremely smooth, and there was no resistance at all.

Soon, a new mission was issued, and the task of the two landing sites was to advance inland, establish a defense line, and ensure that the beach was not threatened by the Japanese counterattack.

This would cover the successful landing of the subsequent forces and allow for a space for distribution after the materials disembark.

In the middle of the night, the two battalions were met with resistance from the small Japanese army, but the Japanese army of the small unit was quickly repelled.

The attacking troops soon came to a defensive line on the Japanese island, but this was only a transit point for Japanese supplies, and it was abandoned.

The small Japanese troops who had just met were only to destroy what was inside, and obviously not for the battle.

The Japanese were well prepared on Guadalcanal, and although they did not expect the landing of the Red Guards, they did not find much damage.

Even the island's airport suffered heavy losses, and more than a dozen aircraft were destroyed, but there were few casualties.

On the island of Guadalcanal, the Japanese army assembled more than 20,000 troops, all hidden in the island's dense jungle, and the air force had no way to attack.

This is also a very cruel test of war for the Red Guards.

On the Japanese headquarters, the Japanese headquarters camp soon received the news that the Red Guard Empire landed on Guadalcanal, and there was only one demand for the base camp, that is, let the enemy flow into a river on Guadalcanal Island.

Japan has analyzed the Red Guard Imperial Force that has been at war with the United States, and it is clear that relying on the level of equipment of the Japanese army does not need to fight hard with the enemy.

The only battle is to fight in the jungle, which is also the best choice for the Japanese.

If Guadalcanal had not been occupied for a long time, Japan would have built simple fortifications on the island, otherwise it would have been better.

After the successful landing of the First Marine Division, the pontoon dock was successfully established, and a large amount of supplies were sent to the island, but only here.

The lush woods, rugged is the ridge, the tank can not enter, only the infantry light into the island to fight.

The advantages of the Red Guards are difficult to play out.

However, the command center of the Red Guard Corps had long expected this, so it was handed over to the 1st Marine Division, and every soldier in the First Division was born from special forces, and jungle warfare was no stranger.

The Battle of Guadalcanal is destined to be a bloody storm.

Because don't expect the Japanese army to surrender during this period.

In fact, the defense of Guadalcanal is responsible for the defense of Guadalcanal is the 17th Army of the Japanese Army, and the commander of the army, Lieutenant General Hsei Tsukiji, is a representative of the Japanese military who is deeply affected by the spirit of Samurai.

But Hakubai is also an excellent commander, studying Guadalcanal for two months, clothed a large number of defenses, in his words, the enemy wants to capture Guadalcanal, at least 100,000 people.

More than 20,000 Japanese soldiers of the 17th Army had no idea of leaving Guadalcanal alive, and in the past two months, the indigenous people of Guadalcanal and 3,000 laborers have been killed by these Japanese because they will consume more food alive.

But it is impossible for 20,000 people to hide completely inside the island.

In the early morning of the same day, when the 1st Division completely landed, the Japanese 17th Army also planned a counter-offensive.

The green lights rose, and many Japanese with white headbands attacked the Red Police landing force under the cover of the night in the early morning.

With the cover of the forest, in the night, the Japanese soldiers who were already familiar with the Japanese soldiers here rushed to the simple defenses established by the assault camp.

At night, under the lighting bomb, the assault camp also quickly counterattacked, and with the help of the fox pits dug inside the woods, a dense cross-cover fire was quickly formed.

Nearly eight hundred Japanese soldiers, chanting long live, rushed to the defensive line, with heavy fire, mortars and cartridges to cover, and the Japanese attack, which had no intention of hiding at all.

For this kind of opponent, the Red Guard Corps has already learned in another time and space, not at all, and the heavy machine gun fire has fired and called for naval gun support.

Only a brief confrontation, half an hour soon fell silent, the attack of more than 800 Japanese soldiers, not a back, the bullets are also on the face.

For this kind of enemy, the Red Guard Corps is more colder than them, there are constantly lighting bombs, and the traces of the enemy are nowhere to be seen.

It is clear that the exploratory attack of the Japanese people failed and really tasted the terrible fighting power of the Red Guard Empire.

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