Niujima's strategy is still reverse slope, guerrilla, infiltration... This seems to be a passive defense, especially when the Sino-US coalition forces already have corresponding targeting tactics and have gained the upper hand.

But in fact, Ushima Mitsuki's choice is really correct.

The reason is... Niujima Mitsuki's goal is not to win this war, but to "consumption" and "delay".

Consumption is to consume the strength of the Sino-US coalition forces, and delay is to delay time.

As for winning this war... Niujima Man knew very well that it was impossible to win the US military from the moment the Japanese joint fleet was destroyed. No matter how powerful the Japanese army was, it would be impossible to swim into the sea to fight with US warships!

Therefore, Ushima Man still ignored the pressure of Umetsu Mijiro and Nagayong and suppressed the troops from letting those eagerly try their best to fight.

If there is any change, it is that the Japanese army pretends to be Chinese troops and launches infiltration wars again... This can be said to be a sequelae of Chinese troops joining the Okinawa Battle. If it were all US troops before, they would not talk about language, skin, color and appearance issues, and they would look different from a distance, then they would definitely be the enemy.

However, the identification problem soon arose after the Chinese troops joined. This was mainly because there was basically no difference in appearance and physical shape between the Chinese and Japanese. Even if there was a linguistic difference, the American soldiers could not distinguish it, which allowed the Japanese army to sneak in several times. Fortunately, the defense areas of the Sino-US coalition forces each had their own duties, and the Chinese-US coalition forces also strictly implemented codes. The Japanese infiltration war did not make much trouble, but dozens of US troops were killed and injured.

The pressure Zhang Chi is mainly under is in the progress of the battle...

"Major General!" Geiger looked at the map and said to Zhang Chi: "The landmine tactics are indeed useful. We have already taken the initiative, but if we follow this speed... it will probably take several months to defeat the entire Okinawa!"

Zhang Chi nodded. The Japanese army mainly had three main lines of defense in the south of Okinawa, each line of defense had several continuous and intertwined high grounds. It would take several months to fight one high ground one by one.

In a few months, it is not only a problem that the US Navy cannot bear, but what is even more terrifying is that the rainy season in Okinawa will come in a few months. Under the influence of rain and wind and waves, the battle situation is likely to develop in an unfavorable direction of the Sino-US coalition forces... This is beyond doubt. The US military relies heavily on logistics supplies and it is difficult to fight in difficult environments. Once the rainy season comes and affects the logistics, the combat effectiveness of the US military will decrease step by step.

On the contrary, the Japanese army can carry forward their characteristics of support and hard work by then.

In other words, although the current situation has improved, time is not on the side of the Sino-US coalition forces... The Sino-US coalition forces cannot afford to delay.

"I have an idea!" After thinking about it, Geiger pointed to the southernmost end of Okinawa and said: "Since the Japanese adopted the 'reverse slope' tactic... that is, most of their fortifications were built in the south, then... why don't we land in the south? This can not only give full play to the advantages of our mechanical forces and firepower again, but also form two-sided attacks on the Japanese army!"

Geiger's idea makes sense. The US military has a navy. The meaning of having a navy is that it can choose to transport troops to the rear of the Japanese army and then open a front line to prevent the Japanese army from being attacked from both sides.

But Zhang Chi believes that this is not a good way.

"General!" Zhang Chi replied: "First of all, there are no beaches suitable for landing in the south, and there are reefs everywhere in the waters in that area, which will cause great difficulties for our landing. Secondly, the Japanese cannot be unprepared for this... So, even if we successfully log in, the result is still not much different from now!"

The Japanese army is not fools. Of course, they knew that the enemy came from the ocean, so the direction of defense could not be turned to the ocean... In other words, the result of doing so would eventually encounter the problem of "reverse slope" and it would be difficult to move forward.

Geiger nodded. It was indeed a bit wishful thinking to land from the Japanese side. This not only did not play a role, but also might put the landing troops in danger.

This is not to say that Geiger is not capable, but that he, who was a pilot, was not good at it.

"So... what should we do?" Geiger spread his hands helplessly: "If I just fight like this, I will have no problem. But that guy Turner is afraid that we will say that we are not fighting effectively! By the way, Nimitz!"

Geiger still complained about Turner and Nimitz. In fact, it was not just Geiger, but most of the officers and soldiers of the 10th Army had them, but now they put this complaint aside for the time being.

"I think..." Zhang Chi said: "We should treat the person with the same way as others'!"

"With the way of others, he will treat his body?" Geiger was a little confused.

"Yes!" Zhang Chi replied: "Isn't this common saying now? The best weapon to deal with tanks is tanks, and the best way to deal with guerrilla warfare is guerrilla warfare..."

"You mean...the best way to deal with a 'reverse slope' is a 'reverse slope'?"

"No..." Zhang Chi shook his head with a smile: "I mean, the best way to deal with infiltration war is infiltration war!"

"Oh, infiltration war!" Geiger showed some disappointment on his face.

In Geiger's mind, he always believed that guerrilla warfare, infiltration warfare and other small fights were all small fights. Although it would make people feel very annoying, it would not have any big impact on the entire battle situation.

This is one of the reasons why the US military has always been not good at such wars. They have never faced this kind of war in terms of concept.

"Yes, infiltration war!" Zhang Chi replied: "The Japanese can smuggle into our troops as Chinese. They may not have thought... we can also smuggle into their defenses as Japanese!"

"What after infiltration?" Geiger asked: "Does the Japanese highlands attack from the rear? That requires a lot of people, and there are still many highlands waiting for us to infiltrate... The Japanese will soon be alert!"

"Of course it's not a high ground for attacking the Japanese!" Zhang Chi replied: "Our goal... is to attack the Japanese ammunition depot, command, and... differentiate the relationship between the Japanese and Okinawans!"

"Differentialize the relationship between the Japanese and Okinawans?" Geiger was a little puzzled.

"Yes!" Zhang Chi nodded: "The Japanese are using Okinawans, and Okinawa is actually a Japanese colony, and there are conflicts between them. I mean... If there are Japanese people in conflict with Okinawans, what will it be?"

"Oh!" Geiger seemed to understand Zhang Chi's meaning.
Chapter completed!