Emergency Doctor Mercenary Road: Chapter 520 rough seas in the pacific

  Chapter 520 Stormy Pacific Ocean

  Lu Fei exhaled the smoke and smiled, it turned out to be the good cause of the previous planting.

  Old Henry is still very good.

   "Thank you for taking good care of you. I won't let you down. I'm not bragging. You'll know how useful I am when you fight."

"I heard that old Henry said that you are skilled in medicine, and you are very familiar with jungle warfare and sniper warfare. You also put forward a good suggestion to use condoms to prevent water and dust from entering the barrel of the gun. You are a practical talent." Na smiled.

   "Yes, I'm not bragging about it. As long as I miss the key point and die on the spot, I can rescue multiple injuries. Snipers are just a sideline, but headshots from 400 yards are easy."

   "I value your experience the most. After all, you are the first group of people to go to Guadalcanal and have made outstanding achievements." Connor threw a cigarette in his mouth while speaking.

  Lu Fei immediately took out his lighter and lit it diligently.

   "Sir, aren't you afraid I'll cause you trouble? You know, that brat in the Admiralty wants to kill me."

   "Actually, I know Aimepa, I can't think of it."

   "No, no, don't we fight on the same land? It's embarrassing."

"What nonsense, when my wife heard about it, she had to beat me to death! I'm a family friend with her, and I know her personality. It's really hard for her to be a widow in the Mood for Love. So I'm from Aimepa's team, don't go out and talk nonsense. "

   "Yes, I was sloppy, okay, I finally found the organization."

   "By the way, let me test you, what is the most important aspect of landing operations?"

   "This... According to my experience, completing the predetermined goal is the most important." Lu Fei said after thinking for a while.

   "It makes sense. If you encounter an emergency, what should you do first as a commander?"

   "Keep calm, gather soldiers around you who can fight, and restore your organization and combat effectiveness!"

"Very good! You can serve as a backup commander in case we get into big trouble washing the beach. Go, meet the brothers in the guard class, take care of them for me, and teach them how to survive and fight in the landing battle. !" Connor was greatly satisfied and patted Lu Fei on the shoulder.

   After a while, the orderly took Lu Lu and flew to the guard class dormitory next door.

   It was already 2 o'clock in the afternoon, and in the long barracks, the young acting squad leader Forbes had led the entire class of soldiers to stand in a row, welcoming Lu Fei's arrival with a very positive attitude.

  Lu Fei was quite surprised. He felt that Battalion Commander Connor was particular about his work, and he really regarded him as one of his own, which could be seen from the attitude of the soldiers towards him.

   He sorted out his clothes and stood in front of the soldiers of the guard squad.

   "Brothers, you can call me Jack. It turned out that I was a military doctor in the first division. Later, I made a small contribution in Guadalcanal, and then I went to the rear to sell bonds. In the future, I will fight with you to kill the Japanese devils."

   "Hello sir! I'm acting squad leader Forbes, please allow me to introduce you to the guard squad."

   "Thank you Sergeant, very good, please continue."

   "The original squad leader was on leave due to illness. Now I am acting as my agent. There are 12 people in the whole class plus me. Of course, if your staff is counted in our class, it will be 13 people."

   "Tell me about the brothers, including their positions and specialties."

"Okay, the tall guy is the automatic rifleman Quitt, the one who laughs like a fool is the rifleman Schneider, the guy who looks like a girl is the rocket player Tasi, Stern is the recruit, the rifleman, Stephens is the Our snipers, the other 5 are recruits, they are….

   "So many recruits? You lost a lot in Guadalcanal."

   "That's not true. It's because of injuries and illnesses. Our class was unlucky. All five veterans contracted malaria and returned to China to recuperate."

"Take a break, brothers, relax. From now on, we will be brothers who are born and die together. I hope you are prepared for war, especially in terms of psychology and combat skills. Next, I will lead you to conduct a series of training, Come here first today and disband."

   After Lu Fei finished speaking, he nodded to everyone, and went out to check in other matters.

   As soon as he left, the soldiers of the guard squad gathered around.

   "Squad leader, this airborne Jack looks about the same age as us. It's actually a major, isn't it someone above? It's like he saved the world, it's true." The slender sniper Stephen said.

   "You stupid soldiers, you don't know anything about the real ruthless. Go and see the photos from the Guadalcan news report at the time!

   This Major Jack is holding the flag of the Devils detachment and standing beside the tank, surrounded by the mutilated corpses of the Japanese devils, and the blood and internal organs of the devils on the tracks! It is said that he devised a plan to destroy the entire heavy cruiser of the devils, killing more devils than you have ever seen. "

   "Hey, fortunately, we didn't offend him, so why were we assigned to be the monitor?" The tall tall Queter asked in confusion.

"It's the reserve officers of the battalion headquarters, come here, don't talk about it, I heard that he slept with the wife of a high-ranking official in the Navy Department and was caught raped in bed! The scene is very fragrant!" Fox looked around, with a wretched voice on his face. road.

   "Wow, what a man, I'm envious." Rifleman Snyder was about to spit.

   "Tell me about the details, we haven't seen a female creature for more than half a year, and I really envy this officer." Tassi said with a sad face, and involuntarily raised his pants.

   "Then talk about it, I heard the battalion commander call and mention some details..."

   "Cough, Forbes, we actually don't want to know that much." The recruit Stern suddenly saw Lu Fei appearing behind Forbes, and couldn't help saying loudly.

   "You new recruit, don't interrupt me, ah, hello sir!" Forbes turned his head to see Lu Fei, his face flushed.

   "Go ahead, do you want to divide the story into three episodes, the middle and the bottom, and charge a ticket?"

   "Sorry sir! We're just so bored, and the long-term military life in the camp has made the boys hormonal."

   "That's great, I need you to be full of energy, go, be fully armed, and train with me at sea!"

   Half an hour later, a group of soldiers at the seaside, armed with live ammunition, were asked to wade into the shallow sea, then turned around and washed ashore.

   "Fuck hurry up, the girls can turn their butts and walk faster than you! Cats bow their heads, if you don't want to be killed by a machine gun! Carry the gun above the water, if you don't want to fight with the Japanese devils with a fire stick!"

  Lu Fei accompanied the new recruits up and down the beach back and forth. After half an hour, these people were pale and panting.

   His face was not even red.

   "Keep practicing for me! Until you meet the standard!"

   I tell you to gossip about me, and I won’t paralyze you from practicing, I’ll give you your surname! Damn, I don't actually have anything good to do, where am I going to reason!

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  November 20, 1943, 5am.

   Lu Fei and the brothers of the battalion guard squad slept in the upper and lower bunk cabins of the transport ship.

They were quickly awakened by the urgent siren playing on the loudspeaker. Lu Fei rubbed his eyes and recited the name of Betio's island in despair. One off.

   He simply thought that this place is not far from our China, and the immortals of China may be better for him.

   For this he even wore a jade Guanyin around his neck.

   He was so afraid because the U.S. military's operational plan named "Current" was already on the line.

   The operational deployment of the U.S. Admiralty this time is to use two fleets to carry two divisions of the 5th Amphibious Army to capture Makin and Tarawa islands and reefs respectively. The northern assault group was composed of 6 transport ships, 4 battleships, 4 cruisers, 3 **** aircraft carriers, 1 dock landing ship and 3 tank landing ships, transporting the 27th Infantry Division to Makin. Spruance sat on the heavy cruiser USS Indianapolis, Turner on the battleship Pennsylvania, and Holland Smith accompanied the team to command the capture of Makin.

The southern assault group is composed of 16 transport ships, 1 tank landing ship, 3 battleships, 5 cruisers, 21 destroyers and 5 **** aircraft carriers, transporting 18,000 officers and soldiers of the Second Marine Division, respectively from Wellington, New Zealand, New Zealand Depart from Efati Island and other places in the Hebrides and gather to the surface of Tarawa.

The 11 aircraft carriers, 6 battleships and 27 **** ships of the 5th Fleet are divided into 4 special groups, which are responsible for air raids on the Japanese-occupied island airfields around Gilbert, bombing Makin and Tarawa, and intercepting the Japanese combined fleet. .

   Lu Fei's Second Marine Division, with a total of 18,000 men, served as the main force for the attack on Tarawa.

The   2 regiment will attack Betio, the main island of Tarawa, as the first wave of troops.

  After getting up, in the dark cabin, the soldiers packed their gear, handed over their personal letters and written wills to the clerk, and prayed with the priest.

   On the sea, the assault ships were arranged in a mighty phalanx of 8x8 square nautical miles, which was so imposing that it seemed that the bomb commander could wipe Betio from the earth.

  In the dawn, the gunfire began.

The battleship shuddered, spewing orange and scarlet smoke, and poured countless 406mm, 203mm and 127mm shells onto Betio Island. The old battleship Maryland was killed when the Japanese attacked Pearl Harbor. Destroyed, now salvaged and restored, it spews vengeance from its 8 main guns.

  The shelling sounded from the ships one after another, and the roars gradually became one.

   In the morning sky, a red light flashed the ballistics, which directly connected to the island from the muzzle. The sky over Betio Island was filled with smoke, flashes of explosions rose and fell, and pillars of sand rose up everywhere. Suddenly a shell hit the Japanese ammunition depot, causing an earth-shattering explosion.

  The shelling stopped for a while, and the 200 bombers, torpedo planes and fighter jets that took off from the task force group took turns bombing and strafing the beachhead of Betio, bringing the firepower preparation to a climax.

  The firepower preparation lasted 80 minutes to shoot about 3,000 tons of shells. The US military officers thought that Betio had already become a powder, but the actual effect was not ideal.

The terrain of Betio Island was flat, and some shells formed "ricochet" after landing. Coral sand and coconut trees with strong absorption also weakened the destructive power of the bombs. In fact, only two 203mm shore guns and three tanks were destroyed. Some Japanese anti-aircraft shells.

The real gain of    is that it completely destroyed the communication system of the Japanese army.

   At this time, the marines on the troop transport ship were eager to try and prepare to set off.

   Only Lu Fei's face was solemn. He had secretly put dry food, fresh water and ammunition into the space ring. He had hidden a heavy body armor in the big bag behind him, ready to put it in front of him to resist the Japanese machine guns and shell fragments.

  He and the soldiers of the second regiment carried various weapons and a base ammunition, three rations, two freshwater tanks, and went down the rope net into the amphibious vehicle. The landing craft sailed towards Betio in turn, and the soldiers became nervous, and everything ahead was unknown.

   Tarawa's chart is an old product drawn by the British a hundred years ago. Not only is the orientation wrong, but even the shallow water on the map has become a deep sea.

  Suddenly, a red signal flare rose from the sky above Betikhin, the island suddenly lit up with fire, the Japanese artillery shells were emptied, water splashed around the landing boat, and shrapnel flew horizontally.

  Amphibious vehicles hid behind the warship, and soldiers got into the cabin.

   In the distance, Betio, who was low and low, was lying on the horizon. It was a blur, and it didn't look like there was a living person at all. However, there was a lot of artillery fire from there.

The    group of landing craft and amphibious vehicles were ordered to withdraw to the safe area. The aircraft of the task force group flew to Betio again, and the naval guns started a new bombardment. The battleship drove to a close range of 1,800 meters, suppressing the guns at the east and west ends of Betio. During the artillery battle, the Japanese artillery gradually fell silent.

  The US minesweepers "Track" and "Necessary" cast a smoke screen while sweeping a channel to the lagoon.

  The water reconnaissance plane on the "Maryland" guided the "Tracker" to lay the beacon, and at the same time threw a smoking buoy to mark the location of the shoal. Guided by the minesweeper "Necessary", the destroyers "Ringold" and "Dashier" broke into the channel of the atoll gap.

  The west coast of the Japanese army on the island fired again, and the "Ringold" was shot in the engine room. These four ships caught the Japanese artillery fire, and a large number of landing craft rushed into the lagoon.

   At this time, the American battleship group stopped shelling. In the lagoon, 100 amphibious vehicles and a group of tank landing craft formed 3 attack waves. Under the command of Colonel Shope, the commander of the 2nd Marine Division and 2nd Regiment, they drove on the reef and rushed towards the northern shore of Betio.

   (end of this chapter)