Chapter 890 Great Victory in the Ryukyu Islands

While Nakamura Daiki was trying to mobilize the remnant army of just over 4,000 people, the Type B Division's base in the northern part of the main island, dozens of kilometers to the north, was also attacked by the Australasian Air Force.

Based on the principle of fairness and justice, the Australasian Air Force launched an air strike on the Type B Division Infantry Regiment, which was equivalent to the Type A Division, dropping at least hundreds of bombs and hundreds of missiles.

After a whole round of heavy bombing, the Type B Division's infantry company also suffered heavy losses, with more than half of the casualties, and most of the casualties were seriously injured or dead.

What Nakamura Daiki didn't expect was that they pinned their hopes on the Type B Division's base, but the Type B Division's casualties were not much better than theirs.

More importantly, because the Type B Division controlled a small offshore fleet, the attack was not only launched by the Air Force, but also a naval formation.

Even in order to guard against possible support from the island nation's navy, the Pacific Fleet has deployed its main force, and a large number of submarines are deployed around the sea area, quietly waiting for the possible arrival of the island nation's fleet.

What is disappointing is that the island nation's navy obviously has no intention of fighting a decisive battle with the Australasian Navy now.

But it is normal to think about it. For an island country like an island country, a naval decisive battle means that the war is about to be decided.

Once it fails in the naval decisive battle, the island country's mainland will be completely blockaded by the Australasian fleet. No matter how powerful the army is, it is ultimately a landlubber and cannot fight on the water.

In this regard, Australasia is obviously much better than the island country.

Although Australasia is nominally an island country, the island where the mainland is located is so large that it is not a problem to even call it a small continent.

As a country that occupies an entire continent, even if the Australasian mainland is blockaded, it can still rely on Australia's rich mineral resources and materials to persist for a few years.

But there are not many countries in the world that can have such a land area and material advantages.

Before the demise of the United States, it was definitely one of them, and the overall environment was much better than that of Australasia.

But after the demise of the United States, the countries that still have such advantages are Australasia.

Compared with the air strikes launched by the Air Force, the attacks launched by the Navy are truly earth-shaking.

First, several submarines sneaked into the waters where the island country's coastal defense fleet was located and launched torpedo attacks.

Then, under the leadership of an aircraft carrier, two heavy cruisers and four destroyers opened fire at full force, targeting the small fleet and the base on the coast.

Under the bombardment of large-caliber naval guns, the base on the coast quickly became a ruin. The broken steel bars were exposed on the ground, covered with a layer of gunpowder, proving how fierce and cruel the bombing was just now.

As for the small number of island country soldiers stationed in the base, they have completely disappeared. Perhaps only the blood and dirt spilled on the concrete buildings can prove that they existed not long ago.

After successfully attacking the coastal defense fleet, the island army on the Ryukyu Islands had no hope of retreating.

Naha and other small cities were also completely blocked. Without the permission of Australasia, no island country ships were allowed to appear in the waters around the Ryukyu Islands.

Because of the prior warning, any island country ships appearing around the Ryukyu Islands will be regarded as the naval fleet of the island country, and the Australasia Navy will take the initiative to attack at all costs.

This decision was made to prevent the island country army from fleeing in various cities and villages on various civilian ships.

While launching the air strike, the Kalimantan and Philippine armies also launched the final general attack on the coast.

It is obvious that the remaining infantry regiment stationed there can't stop the joint attack of the Kalimantan and Philippine armies.

The full strength of the infantry regiment of the Type A division is close to 5,000 people, and the combat effectiveness is still considerable.

But the problem is that the landing battle on the coast has been going on for a long time, and all the establishments of the Type A division are not fully staffed, naturally including this garrisoned infantry regiment.

After a long period of fighting, the 2nd Infantry Regiment of the 2nd Infantry Brigade of the Type A Division only had about 2,000 combat troops left.

These people seemed a little overwhelmed when facing the attack of tens of thousands of enemies.

The most critical point is that after Naha was occupied by Australasia, the troops stationed on the coast could not get too many weapons and equipment supplies.

The supplies from the island countries could not be transported, and the supplies in Naha had been occupied by Australasia, which also meant that the weapons and ammunition reserves in the hands of the island army were getting less and less.

This problem became more and more serious as time went by, and eventually it was directly exposed to the Australasia army because of fewer people.

The final landing battle took only more than an hour to completely conquer the island army's garrisons and defensive positions on the coast.

More than 2,000 island soldiers used up their bullets and tried to fight with the Australasia army with bayonets.

But unfortunately, they were facing the Philippine and Kalimantan armies who did not care about casualties at all. Although the remaining 2,000-odd island soldiers caused thousands of casualties in the Kalimantan and Philippine troops, they were still struggling to survive in front of tens of thousands of troops.

At 5 p.m. on July 24, with the killing of more than 2,000 island soldiers stationed on the coast, the landing battle was finally declared over.

Immediately afterwards, General Christie ordered all troops to rest on the island, and notified the navy and air force, requiring the two armies to rebuild the navy and air force bases in the Ryukyu Islands and deploy at least 1,500 aircraft.

Now that the Ryukyu Islands have been occupied, the next task, in addition to clearing the island country's remnant troops on the island, is to organize the air force and fly a few bombers to the island country to play.

Of course, because the number of places for play is limited, we can only take a rotation method to try to let every bomber be able to see the style of the island country, and leave their own things on the island country as a souvenir.

At more than 7 o'clock in the afternoon, tens of thousands of troops had completed the landing on the island and were temporarily stationed near Naha.

At the same time, the more than 10,000 airborne soldiers who had achieved the airborne landing at the beginning finally gathered together again after more than ten hours of hard fighting.

A total of 12,387 paratroopers were airborne, 3,407 died in the battle, and 5,822 were injured. Among them, 1,742 were slightly injured, and after a simple treatment of the injuries, they could continue to participate in the battle. The remaining 4,080 soldiers were seriously injured and needed surgery and rest to regain their combat effectiveness.

The Australasian government was well prepared for such casualties.

After obtaining enough equipment from several military medical vehicles, a relatively simple field hospital was quickly established in Naha City.

Although the environment was relatively simple, it was no problem to perform surgical operations. Moreover, with the continuous arrival of medical supplies from Australasian by air, this field hospital was not short of medicines and equipment.

However, due to its small scale, most of the seriously injured still had to be transported back to China for treatment.

Fortunately, the Sop-34 transport plane can transport dozens of wounded at a time. Hundreds of transport planes were dispatched together, and all the Australasian wounded could be transported back to China within one day.

As for the wounded in the Philippines and Kalimantan, Australasian would naturally not leave them alone.

For those lightly injured indigenous soldiers, Australasia specially built simple medical stations, where they can get certain treatment and medicines to ensure that they can quickly recover their combat effectiveness.

For seriously injured indigenous soldiers, Australasia will transport them back to the Philippines or Kalimantan for treatment and provide some medicines.

Although it is a slower method of taking a ship, fortunately the distance is not far, and they can return to the country in a few days.

Because it is approaching night, General Christie has no intention of continuing to fight for the time being.

Whether it is the Australasian soldiers or the Philippine and Kalimantan soldiers, after a long period of fighting, fatigue and exhaustion are certain.

Let them take a break, so that there will be enough time to continue fighting and send the people of the archipelago to see God.

That night, the logistics department prepared a large amount of beef, mutton and fresh fruits to reward the armies of the three countries.

Whether it is the Australasian soldiers or the Philippine and Kalimantan soldiers, they can get beef, mutton and fresh fruits for dinner.

Of course, there are still some differences in the specific shares. The Australasian soldiers had almost unlimited supply of beef and mutton, and they could eat as much as they wanted.

The Kalimantan and Philippine troops had a maximum of two steaks per person, about one pound in weight.

Although it was not much, it was definitely a very luxurious dinner for the Kalimantan and Philippine troops.

In addition to beef, this dinner was also served with pasta, sausage, white bread and some vegetables. The Australasian soldiers had brandy, wine and whiskey to choose from, and the Kalimantan and Philippine troops also had limited supply of spirits, and everyone could have a sip.

Obviously, the night of July 24, 1936 was definitely a carnival night for the soldiers of the three countries of Australasia, the Philippines and Kalimantan.

After a long-lasting war finally ended, the soldiers could also relax, take a sip of spirits, eat a bite of beef, and enjoy a short and comfortable life.

But just one night later, the atmosphere became tense again.

The war was not over yet, even the war on the Ryukyu Islands was not over yet.

Although the garrison on the coast of the Ryukyu Islands was eliminated, according to the intelligence of the Air Force, there are still two remnant armies in the Ryukyu Islands, with a total of several thousand troops still roaming around.

Although a few thousand troops can not pose any threat to the current Australasian army, if this army is not eliminated, it will be like a thorn in the throat for Australasia.

The good news is that with the intelligence of the Air Force, it has become much easier to eliminate these two remnant armies.

What's more, these two remnant armies have been bombed by the Air Force long ago, and their combat effectiveness has been greatly reduced, and they are no longer a threat to the Australasian army.

If it weren't for the bombing, it would be impossible to eliminate all enemies, and if the long-term combat had consumed all the ammunition of the aircraft, I'm afraid this combat mission would not be the turn of the army.

After all, the Air Force has been staring at these two armies for too long, and this is a credit in hand, and there is no reason for the Air Force to let it go.

With the intelligence of the Air Force, the approximate positions of the two armies have been basically determined. If the guess is correct, the purpose of the remnant army in the south should be to join the remnant army in the north.

This is also good news for Australasia. If the two armies can join forces, it will be convenient for the Australasia army to resolve the issue at one time.

In order to catch up with the enemy, Australasia mobilized a large number of cars and motorcycles. Although the main island is not very large, it is still no problem to let trucks and motorcycles gallop for a while.

This is also thanks to the island country's infrastructure on the main island. At least the roads are well repaired.

The well-connected roads also facilitate the attack of the Australasia army, at least in terms of chasing the island country's army, making the Australasia army more effective.

Including the trucks left by the island country's army in the Ryukyu Islands, this operation dispatched a total of nearly 400 trucks, each truck transporting nearly 30 soldiers.

This also means that the soldiers who took trucks to chase the island country's army have added up to nearly 12,000 people.

The specific proportion of the 12,000 troops, Australasia only dispatched about 3,000 people, and the remaining 9,000 people were basically the Philippines and Kalimantan troops.

In addition to chasing these islanders, the more than 9,000 indigenous soldiers have another mission, which is to be stationed in the place where the Type B Division of the island country was originally stationed, and to help Australasia build an air force base.

The air force base built in the north of the main island can not only effectively control the entire Ryukyu Islands, but also affect the mainland of the island country further north.

Under the premise of fully deploying jet aircraft, it can even make a round trip in five or six hours, and bomb the island country at least three times a day.

Compared with the more advanced Australasian army, the island army is much more pitiful at this time.

Because it is often bombed by the Australasian army, the island army dare not use more conspicuous equipment such as trucks, and can only rely on walking to join the Type B Division in the north.

But the problem is that the distance between the two is as high as dozens of kilometers. If it is only by walking, it will take a long time.

When Australasia celebrated its victory, the island army was still rushing overnight.

Finally, before dawn, the remnants of the Type A Division finally approached the Type B Division’s station.

Just when the officers of the Type A Division, led by Nakamura Daiki, thought they could breathe a sigh of relief, they were horrified to find that their destination had already been bombed by Australasia, and the situation at the station was even more tragic than the bombing they had suffered.

They did merge, but the total number of island troops after the merger was only about 6,000, and some of them were wounded.

It was obviously a bit self-indulgent to rely on these troops to resist the attack of the Australasia army.

Update sent. I have been saving manuscripts for the past two days. Starting from the 28th, I will write 10,000 words a day, and it will continue until May 7.

As usual, if I take one day off in the middle of these ten days, I will still write two days a day, and it will be 10,000 words a day. It doesn't matter if I update 1,000 words, I will still update 3,000 words.

This book has entered the late stage, and I beg my brothers to support it and give the author some motivation (it will be more difficult to write later, and I may not even write a word in an hour)