Chapter 89 hearing training

As night fell, what followed was a sneak attack every night. The Japanese army on Peleliu Island was very familiar with the terrain on the island, and could find the position of the US military in the dark and reoccupy the abandoned positions of the US military.In order to improve efficiency, the Japanese army also set up a special communication line and carried out targeted special training. They even trained a night attack team, prepared to carry explosives, wait for an opportunity to swim to the sea, and use it to blow up the landing ships of the US military. . Since the strength of the Japanese army is indeed far behind that of the US military, all sneak attacks cannot pose a particularly large threat, but they undoubtedly cause more headaches for the US military than the "Long Live Assault".

On the first night of landing, Sledge followed the example of his teammate, the veteran Snuff, by pulling out the Kabbah knife used by the Marine Corps for fighting, and stabbing it into a coral rock that was easy to reach around him, while checking his own A carbine, so that when a raider sneaks in, he can fight close to him. However, that night, apart from shelling, no raiders slipped in. This was mainly because the U.S. military fired flares over the airfield, which prevented the Japanese from sneaking into K Company's defense area. Harassment. Now, K Company will face the danger of being attacked.After nightfall, with the order "Smoking lights off," all conversation was cut off automatically, and there were two men in each foxhole, one sleeping and the other on guard.

Before long, the Japanese actually began to infiltrate the leading edge of Company K's position and sneak up the rear along the coast, with the sporadic sound of small arms fire and the explosion of grenades. Right in front of the artillery bunker, a rustling sound caught Sledge's attention.The voices in the dark are not necessarily the voices of people. There are countless land crabs on Peleliu Island, and they crawl quickly on the island every night, but Sledge can distinguish the subtle difference between the two voices. When the Marine Corps trains recruits at night, they often let the recruits disperse for independent training. During this process, the instructors often tiptoe over to check whether the recruits are lazy.In order not to be caught by the instructors, the recruits must keep their eyes wide open and their ears pricked up, alert to any troubles around them.

The instructor may not have intended to conduct "hearing training", but the marines have obtained unexpected gains from this. Their vision and hearing in the dark have become extremely sharp, which is especially useful in anti-osmosis and anti-sneak attacks . Not only did Sledge know that it was a person moving, but he was able to tell from the "silence—the noise—the silence—the more noise" that the person was moving intermittently, that is, walking for a while and stopping for a while, in order to hide his movement. action. Sure enough, a figure appeared in front of the artillery bunker.With his heart pounding, Sledge aimed his automatic at the man's head, pressed the safety, and squeezed the trigger lightly.

"What's the password?" Sledge asked in a low voice. No answer was heard. Sledge's breathing quickened, and he continued to ask, "Password!" "Big... sledgehammer! It's me, do you have water?" The visitor stammered and finally spoke. It turned out to be Jay, one of Sledge's best friends.He had come to ask Sledge for water, and because he had a close relationship with Sledge, he thought that Sledge knew it was him, so he didn't answer the password quickly. Sledge, who put down his gun, was furious. He growled at Jay, "Damn it, it's so dark and Japs are everywhere, how would I know it was you?"

Jay is indeed a little tired and crooked.There is an unwritten rule in the Marine Corps that anyone who leaves his foxhole quietly at night without notifying the people around him, or does not answer the password immediately, will be killed by his teammates. Sledge was ready to shoot before the second questioning, but he wanted to aim more accurately, so he asked another question, and his hesitation saved the pair of friends: If Jay is killed, will Sly be killed? Qi has no responsibility, but there is no doubt that this is also destined to bring an indelible psychological shadow to his life.