"Great General!" After Hyogu Haruki retreated, the staff officer asked Yamamoto Izuru: "Are we really going to retreat? You must know that we have defeated the American ghost animal fleet at sea, and the Americans now have no even an aircraft carrier!"

"Oh!" Yamamoto Izuru sighed: "Asano... If you continue to fight like this, what do you think will happen?"

The staff officer remained silent. He actually knew in his heart that the situation was not good for the Japanese army, but he was unwilling to retreat after winning the battle. ←,

"We did win at sea!" Yamamoto Iroji continued: "But it was a tragic victory. This victory caused us to lose a large number of fighter jets and pilots. We were no longer able to compete with the Americans for air control in Guadal Island. The Americans did not have aircraft carriers, but they had Guadalcanal Island, which was an aircraft carrier that could not be sunk. On the other hand, American ghost animals would continue to fly from Saint Espiritu Island... The result would be repeated over and over again. The Americans controlled the daytime and we controlled the nighttime. Americans could use aircraft to transport supplies to Guadal Island with transport ships, while we could only use 'mouse transport'..." (Note: The Japanese called the transportation method of the "Tokyo Express" "mouse transport")

Then Yamamoto Iroku sighed again: "So, the more this battle goes down, it will be unfavorable to our army. Guadalam will drag our army and navy there until we suck the last drop of blood dry, do you understand?"

"Yes!" The staff officer responded helplessly.

Yamamoto Izuru was right, because the Japanese army on Guadao had almost collapsed at this time... A total of about 35,000 people were invested, 10,000 people were killed in battle, and 9,000 people were starved to death, and this number was still growing up. Now, the Japanese army on Guadao may have less than 10,000 people were fighting.

If it were before, these 10,000 people might have taken Guadalam with the advantage of sea and air. But now, with the arrival of the US airline team, it has become a fantasy... Unless you continue to increase troops to Guadalam, this is obviously absurd. Guadalam is like a bottomless pit, and it cannot be filled in no matter how much you fill it.

Of course, the US military did not know about Iroku Yamamoto's decision, and the Sino-US coalition forces were still actively organizing preparations for war.

"It seems that the Japanese still want to continue this battle!" Clifton said to Zhang Chi while looking at the documents.

"Why do you say that?" Zhang Chi asked.

Since the war has been fought, Zhang Chi does not think that there is any meaning for the Japanese to continue fighting. But who can guess the Japanese's thoughts thoroughly? They often persevere until the end, and even launch a jade-shattered attack.

"The information we just received!" Clifton handed the document to Zhang Chi and said: "The Japanese have been providing supplies to Guadalam and even sent an army of 1,000 people. Then we also heard their radios several times. Although they have not yet been deciphered, they are probably organizing the next attack!

Zhang Chi couldn't help but remain silent.

"You mean..." Clifton was a little puzzled by Zhang Chi's reaction.

"Colin." Zhang Chi asked: "Have we received so much news from the Japanese's previous attacks? For example, radio, and Japanese reconnaissance, bombing..."

"You mean..."

"This may be for us to show!" Zhang Chi replied: "The Japanese used to be very quiet before attacking. They could even keep the radio silent for several days, but we always couldn't know when they attacked, but this time... the Japanese were afraid that we wouldn't know."

After Zhang Chi said this, Clifton nodded and said, "It seems that it is indeed as you said, so say so... the Japanese not only have no intention of attacking, but are retreating?"

"Yes!" Zhang Chi nodded: "If I was not thinking wrong, the Japanese might have withdrawn some of them! To verify whether this is true, we should launch a counterattack!"

So the battle began quickly.

First, the Japanese defense line was blown up by a series of artillery fire, and then the three regiments sent a battalion of troops to advance in three directions at the same time.

Of course, this kind of propulsion was carried out under the cover of tanks... Although the US tanks also do not have the ability to fight night, the Sino-US coalition forces can strike flares forward and turn night into daylight.

As Zhang Chi thought, the Japanese army's defense line had no more troops... In fact, this was the third day that the Japanese army launched its retreat plan. The Japanese army called this plan the "K Operation". They sent thirteen destroyers every night, pretending to transport supplies to Gua Island like the previous "Tokyo Express". However, when they returned every night, they would take about 5,000 soldiers away from the island.

The reason why the destroyer cannot take away more is that it does not last long in the waters of Guadalam. It only takes about an hour, and it is impossible to withdraw more soldiers in this limited time.

On the third day, the Japanese army on Guadao were actually only left with the last 5,000 Japanese troops, and most of the 5,000 Japanese troops were waiting for the arrival of warships on the coastline. The Japanese troops left on the defense line were soldiers who were unable to climb onto the destroyer from the net rope.

The Sino-US coalition forces successfully entered the Japanese defense line... In fact, it should not be said to be in, but to walk in, because before the Sino-US coalition forces fired, the Japanese troops fired grenades. When the Japanese troops left them and retreated, they were only grenades. The sound sounded one after another in the dark like firecrackers, making the Sino-US coalition forces feel numb.

Among them, especially the US military, they could not understand why the Japanese had to make such unnecessary sacrifices, so they exclaimed over and over again: "Oh my God, why do they do this?"

"Zhang..." Clifton said on the walkie-talkie: "You are right, they have indeed withdrawn, we are one step slower!"

"No!" Zhang Chi replied: "No! Cape Cruise!"

As he said that, Zhang Chi hung up the phone and waved his hand and led the soldiers to Cruise Corps all the way.

Cape Cruise is the place where Japanese destroyers transport supplies and land, and it is also the end of Maruyama Highway. Therefore, if the Japanese army wants to retreat, they will naturally gather there.

What Zhang Chi had to do was to get there before they evacuated...

From this point of view, Maruyama Highway helped Zhang Chi a lot, because if it weren't for the Japanese to build this highway, Zhang Chi wouldn't have arrived at the destination within an hour.
Chapter completed!