The Americans felt so good about themselves that even Song Xilian broke out in a cold sweat. Thanks to the fact that the officers and soldiers of the 27th Infantry Division of the U.S. Army, who looked extremely elite and well-trained, were not placed in key positions. God took care of it.

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Even so, the 27th Infantry Division of the U.S. Army seemed to be doomed. The Japanese army, which was bombed to pieces, actually organized the Marine Corps to conduct a night attack on the beach. A panicked Ralph Smith was organizing the troops.

While defending, they even used clear code messages to

He reported to Song Xilian for help and asked for reinforcements. Song Xilian comforted him that the most important thing in the night battle was to stabilize the position, use intensive firepower projection to divide the Japanese offensive column, carry out deep bombing with night-flying bombers and fighter jets, and use naval guns to cover the area with intensive firepower.

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However, it is a pity that Ralph Smith himself was in disarray. The two 105th Howitzer Battalions that landed ashore even accidentally attacked their own positions. It can be said that on the first night of the landing, the 20th U.S. Army Infantry

The officers and soldiers of the Seventh Division lived in extreme panic. They fired bullets and artillery shells at all suspicious targets. The US military also mobilized

Gathering all the support firepower in the waters of Saipan, in fact, after launching two consecutive rounds of raids, the Japanese army discovered that the US military had one division with unprecedentedly powerful firepower, not two battalions as Saito Yoshiji had said before, so in order to continue

As the resistance continued, Chuichi Nagumo issued a retreat order, and the American artillery shells became expensive fireworks.

Ralph Smith's panic can be said to have completely disgraced the U.S. Army, especially since it was cooperating with troops of the Chinese Expeditionary Force. Moreover, Ralph Smith also refused to carry out Song Xilian's order and took the pass by himself.

The return of the boat is also one of the main reasons for the lack of coordinated operations among the regiments. In any case, the 27th U.S. Army Division

If the performance on Ben Island were known to the ancestors of the American infantry, they would definitely roll in their graves with anger. Nimitz's casual remark turned out to be a popular saying on the Pacific battlefield. The U.S. Army was

I almost hated Nimitz to death. Because of Nimitz’s joke-like remarks, it became a fact that the honor of the U.S. Army was gone.

Saito Yoshitsugu knew that the first seventy-two hours of landing were crucial. If he could not break through the enemy's beach defense and let a steady stream of enemy troops arrive on the island, then the fall of Saipan would only be a matter of time.

Although Saito Yoshitsugu was unable to counterattack the amphibious marines of the Chinese Expeditionary Force who landed in the Chalangano area on the west coast of Saipan, he also discovered a soft persimmon, that is, the 27th Infantry Division of the US Army. The War of Resistance Against Japan

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Just as Major General Ralph Smith, commander of the 27th Infantry Division of the U.S. Army, reported Song Xilian's command misconduct to Lieutenant General Holland Smith, the commander-in-chief of the U.S. ground forces, Saito Yoshiji came from Tana in the middle of the west coast of Saipan.

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A barge carrying 2,000 Japanese officers and soldiers from the Ono detachment attempted to counter-landing the 27th U.S. Infantry Division that had landed. Lady luck failed to side with the Japanese this time, and the barge was spotted halfway by a U.S. destroyer.

It was immediately destroyed.

Saito finally realized that due to the huge disparity in strength between the two sides, counterattacks were unlikely to have any effect, so he readjusted his deployment and organized a defense line based on the highest peak on the island, Tapoqiao Peak.

After receiving the report from Song Xilian and the report from Lieutenant General Holland Smith, the commander-in-chief of the U.S. ground forces, Nimitz made a decisive decision that the commander-in-chief of the U.S. ground forces, Lieutenant General Holland Smith, would directly command the 27th Infantry Division of the U.S. Army.

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Removed from their posts, and prosecuted a group of officers who were unfavorable in combat, and also replaced a large number of active officers in the combat department. The 27th Infantry Division suddenly looked brand new, but the lost fighter planes could never be regained. The next step is to pay for this

The Chinese and American soldiers shed blood at the expense.

Song Xilian seemed helpless that his overall plan was destroyed by the 27th Infantry Division of the US Army. If he had known this, he would not have wanted this troublesome unit. As expected, as Commander-in-Chief Gao said, pig-like allies are better than ferocious allies.

The enemy was more formidable, and the Americans held back the overall offensive, which caused him to lose his best opportunity to defeat the Japanese army.

In Song Xilian's view, the Japanese army's massive counterattack was a great opportunity for him to defeat the enemy and eliminate a large number of the Japanese army's effective forces. The 27th Infantry Division of the U.S. Army was continuously attacked by the Japanese army and did not obey the command. As a result, Song Xilian had to crawl out of the third amphibious land battle.

The division went to reinforce the Americans to relieve the siege, causing loopholes in the previous combat plan and making it impossible to continue to implement it.

Saito Yoshiji adjusted the overall defense focus. He negotiated with Nagumo Chuichi and organized the remaining 26,000 officers and soldiers around the highest peak on the island, Tapo Qiao Peak, and no longer listened to Obata Hideyoshi.

Take command, launch those counterattacks that are not worth the gain, stand at attention and delay.

In the defensive battle between Tinian Island and Guam, Taxi Yiyi fought well. The mobile point defense deployed by it made it very easy for the US military to attack, but the Japanese army attacked from all directions with firepower.

This is the first time that the U.S. Marine Division has encountered such a difficult opponent. Lieutenant General Holland Smith, the commander-in-chief of the U.S. ground forces, personally arrived at Tinian Island, where the battle was the fiercest, to supervise the battle. However, Holland Smith's supervision did not have much impact.

As a result, the US military's offensive is still difficult to block.

The Japanese soldiers lying in the camouflaged foxholes persisted in shooting at the passing American soldiers until they were discovered and were killed by American grenades or flamethrowers. Some Japanese soldiers even tied themselves up.

Shooting at U.S. soldiers in the trees and among the branches and leaves made the U.S. military almost defenseless. Every step of advancement required a certain sacrifice. The officers and soldiers of the U.S. Marine Division also experienced the tenacity of the Japanese for the first time.

What surprised the Americans was that the Japanese dug many underground tunnels on the island where the water table was extremely high. These tunnels were only half a meter high and half of them were filled with water. The Japanese troops crawled in the dark and attacked the U.S. military.

The American soldiers simply could not enter these mouse holes, and the Americans did not want to enter these mouse holes. They could only use explosive bags and flamethrowers to deal with the Japanese soldiers hiding somewhere waiting for an opportunity to attack.

On Saipan, the amphibious marine force of the Chinese Expeditionary Force moved steadily, using the fire support of the 105mm howitzer group, and under the attack of the assault team, step by step towards the highest peak on the island, Tapoqiao Peak.
Chapter completed!