Chapter 590 : The upcoming landing battle
Guam, an important hub in the western part of the sea, is not just a transportation hub.
It is also a strategic military location. Although the island is only so big, it can endanger the security of the Han Empire.
The beautiful and firm b17 and the b29 heavy bomber that advanced in time and space can both take off from Guam and threaten the local security of the Han Empire.
So Han Ling can be said to have to get such a place, and Chen Chengzhang obviously understands it, so his first goal is Guam.
And next to Guam is Saipan. From Guam and Saipan to use it together, this will be able to produce huge power.
In the hands of Meijian, Meijian can use these two islands to threaten the security of the Han Empire with heavy bombers.
And if it is in the hands of the Han Empire, the Han Empire can use Guam and Saipan to intimidate the islands west of Hawaii.
If Hawaii is an aircraft carrier that does not sink in the sea and is the initiative in the war, then Guam and Saipan are the key to the battle for Hawaii.
As long as the Han Empire occupied Guam and Saipan, it could reach the point where it could attack and retreat and defend.
Under such circumstances, Shen Chengzhang came to Guam with three Sky City-class battleships, five Five Mountains-class battleships, five aircraft carriers and troop carriers.
On August 27, 1938, Chen Chengzhang's squadron successfully arrived at the periphery of Guam.
As such an important strategic location, Guam naturally has arranged a lot of aircraft on it, and there are radars.
"Commander Ren, this is the first time your Marine Corps has made its debut in so long. This landing war depends on you! Although our navy can support you, our warships cannot reach the shore!"
Chen Chengzhang smiled and said to a young man next to him with the rank of lieutenant general.
Ren Fei is currently the commander of the Marine Corps of the Han Empire.
Maybe many people don’t remember this person anymore, but he was also one of the people who started his career with Han Ling back then.
When Han Ling captured the area north of the Huai River and was competing with Shangtou for the area south of the Huai River and north of the Yangtze River, the Japanese sent troops from the Goryeo Peninsula to prepare to attack the Northeast.
At that time, Zhang Hanqing had surrendered to Han Ling, so Han Ling decided to take the initiative to cross the Yalu River and fight against the Japanese!
In the Yalu River Crossing Battle, the first infantry battalion to cross the Yalu River was Ren Fei's infantry battalion. He was just a small major battalion commander at that time, but now he is the commander of the lieutenant general.
Because he was born in the border of the grassland, although he was a Han boy, he was also a brave and good general.
So when forming the Marine Corps, Han Ling transferred Ren Fei as commander of the Marine Corps.
"Haha! Marshal Shen is worried! My Marine Corps has been established for so long and has not fought many sharp wars. This time we have shown our skills!"
Ren Fei smiled loudly and said, "He has come out of the war, and his life has been so annoyed by him in the past few years."
None of these generals who fought from blood and fire had ever been afraid of war.
In fact, these are also the advantages of the Han Empire. The Han Empire has experienced countless wars over the years. Through war, a group of military talents have been cultivated. Although there are not many military commanders who can command millions of troops, many of the generals below have the ability to command tens of thousands, more than one hundred thousand or even hundreds of thousands of troops.
Moreover, a large number of elite pilots, tankers, artillery and other technical troops were produced.
These things are all lacking in beauty.
No matter how good you train on the training ground, you can't compare to others who have real guns and ammunition to fight on the battlefield.
The soldiers who have experienced blood and fire are each the wealth of the army.
"Haha! Commander Ren, we are approaching Guam! In twenty minutes, we will drop the landing craft, and then our dive bombers and the main guns of the battleship will cover you to land!"
Chen Chengzhang looked at Ren Fei and sighed, what was the powerful Han Empire?
What is strong is the spirit! This is what Shen Chengzhang feels now.
At his age, he had experienced a lot of things. He also knew very well that what a country really wanted to be strong is the spirit and the martial spirit.
What is successful is that Han Ling has always advocated the spirit of martial arts since the unification of the country.
After years of hard work, the martial spirit of the Han Empire has returned.
The martial spirit represents the courage to win when encountering a narrow road, and represents the momentum of daring to draw a sword and fighting even when facing the most powerful enemy!
The Supreme Commander on Guam already knew about the arrival of the Australian squadron of the Han Empire.
Major General Willison, the supreme commander on Guam, also controls all military forces in Guam and its northern Northern Mariana Islands.
There are more than 6,000 beautiful and strong Marines on Guam, as well as a land-based Air Force Division and a heavy bombing brigade.
In addition, there are two navigators and a heavy bombing brigade, a torpedo brigade, and a dive bomber brigade. There are also two regiments of army soldiers.
It seems that Meijian is also very clear about the important strategic position of Guam and Saipan, so he is equipped with such powerful power on it.
The air power of two HNA divisions, one Air Force Division, and more than 600 aircraft is already a very powerful force.
"Mr. General! The naval fleet of the Han Empire is close to the coastline of Guam. Now they are deporting landing crafts. They are afraid they will launch an attack soon!"
"I know! Are our Marines ready? Are all the reconnaissance planes released?"
Willison asked with concern in his eyes, putting down his telescope.
"Everything is ready! But the time is too short, we can only rely on the terrain to defend! In addition, our naval base in Agat is probably going to be used by the Han Empire!"
Willison's adjutant showed a look of worry on his face. The Han Empire brought a lot of power.
Now all the beautiful and hard-working people know that the Han Empire has developed a new fighter jet, which is black all over and has very powerful performance.
Chapter completed!