As a result, the battle on Bito Island ended and the Battle of Tarava came to an end.

The reason why it is said to be "end" rather than ending is that, as mentioned before, Tarawa is an atoll with 26 islands of all sizes connected.

Of course, Bito Island is the largest island on these 26 islands and is also the main defensive position of the Japanese army. There are only a small number of other islands that are not even defended by the Japanese army.

For example, there are only twenty Japanese troops on Bairiki Island, and no one on Bairiki Island, so before the war, the US military's estimate of these islands was basically worth mentioning.

But after the battle on Bito Island was defeated, the situation changed a little.

This is because the Japanese army on Bito Island quickly collapsed, and when there was no way to escape, and the water level between the islands was low during the daytime, some Japanese troops with good water properties chose to swim to other islands to escape. This forced the soldiers of the 2nd Marine Regiment of the US Marine Warrior to take a landing car. Due to the low water level of the low tide, the Higgins ship was unable to carry soldiers to land on various islands in the atoll to eliminate the remaining enemies.

However, I only realized after the war that there were still some fish that missed the net.

This does not mean that the US Marine Corps did not search carefully, nor does it mean that the Japanese army was hiding very deeply, but that some Japanese troops had surpassed the US military's imagination that some people in the Japanese army drifted to nameless islands more than ten nautical miles or even dozens of nautical miles away, and the US military had no intention of searching for these small islands.

It can also be seen that the Japanese's will to survive is actually very tenacious, which seems to be inconsistent with their frequent launch of "Long Live Charge".

Although strictly speaking, the Battle of Tarawa has not ended, Bito Island has been confirmed to be safe, so Major General Hill took a group of war correspondents to Bito Island for inspection.

The scene on the island obviously frightened most of the war correspondents who had never been to the battlefield. There were dense bomb craters everywhere, and the original coconut wood on the island was blown away. A war correspondent from France described the scene as: "If it weren't for the destroyed bunkers, civil fortifications, and blood and limbs that had not been covered, I really suspected that I had landed on the moon."

It should be said that this metaphor is very similar, because Bito Island is like the moon and the crater is like a crater on the surface of the moon. A photo taken by a US military pilot from the air proves the metaphor of this French journalist.

After Major General Hill landed on the island, a brief flag-raising ceremony was held.

Amid the melodious sound of the military horn, the star-striped flag and the rice-shaped flag slowly rose between two riddled palm trees. The reason why there were two flags was because it was British territory before the US military landed on Tarawa. At this time, the US military helped Britain regain their colonies in principle.

Of course, the war correspondents would not miss this good opportunity and rush to take photos from the side, but Page noticed that Major General Hill's face didn't seem to be very good.

Page knew why Major General Hill had such an expression, because he would soon deal with reporters' questions and bombings because of the poor performance of the US military.

Sure enough, as soon as the call sound stopped, the reporters surrounded him:

"General Hill, are you satisfied with the performance of the US military in this battle?"

"Of course!" Major General Hill replied: "They fought bravely, so they could occupy Bito Island in such a short time!"

"But General Hill, your expectation is to occupy Bito Island in one day!" French reporter asked: "And the battle ended with basically no casualties, but now it is far beyond this range!"

"This can only say that the battlefield is unpredictable!" Major General Hill replied.

"General Hill!" Page grabbed the front, smiled and stretched the recording tube to the front, and asked Major General Hill: "What is the price for the performance of the Zhong** team in this battle?"

"Uh this!" Major General Hill couldn't help but blushed: "Of course, they also fought bravely, just as I said before, they were all good!"

"But I remember you didn't say that before!" Page did not intend to let Major General Hill go so easily: "I remember you said before that the Chinese team achieved various brilliant results with the support of the powerful US Navy, and you didn't think that the Chinese team would be used in this battle, right?"

"There is no problem for me to say this!" Major General Hill replied: "Just like the victory we achieved this time, of course, including the Chinese team, they were all achieved with the support of the powerful US Navy!"

Major General Hill is obviously holding on.

But when it comes to confrontation in words, how could Major General Hill be comparable to Page, who is a reporter?

Page said "Oh" and then asked: "So how can the general explain that the US team cannot defeat Bito Island and Makin Island with the support of a powerful navy, and it also has a situation where it is unfavorable to the US military and may even be defeated by the Japanese. When the Chinese team appears, it reverses the entire battle situation?"

"This" Major General Hill's eyes were a little helpless and begging: "This should be said that the Chinese team will appear at the right time and place. I think if the US military appears at the right time, it will have the same effect!"

"General Hill"

"Ms. Page!" Major General Hill knew that it would be no good for him to let Page continue to ask, so he interrupted Page and said: "For these questions, I think you should interview those Chinese soldiers. I think they will give you satisfactory answers!"

"No!" Page looked at Major General Hill who looked like a defeated rooster and said, "I have already got a satisfactory answer!"

Page knew that what she was doing now had nothing to do with the interview. She just didn't like Major General Hill's previous remarks that insulted the Chinese team. What she wanted was Major General Hill lowering his proud head in public.

However, Page later found the Zhong** team as Major General Hill said.

"Hello!" Page greeted the Chinese people in half-baked Chinese, while holding up his camera and taking pictures of the warriors.

The Chinese soldiers were smoking cigarettes and smiling at the camera.

For some reason, when Page saw them, he quickly and naturally felt a sense of intimacy and security, which made Page himself startled.

Suddenly, Page found that the Chinese soldiers stood up in groups one after another. Following the soldiers' eyes, Page's camera found a familiar figure walking off the login car that had just landed.
Chapter completed!