mixed in the war

"Greetings, General MacArthur."

"Hello, General Chen."

……

The U.S. troops were finally all on board.Under the cover of the naval guns of battleships and heavy cruisers, as well as the b-25 bomber squadron led by Doolittle, most of the US troops safely stepped onto the deck. The entire operation lasted for nearly a whole day from daytime to midnight. .During this nearly whole day, the Japanese tried to launch an offensive many times, but in the end they had to give up the idea of ​​keeping this US army.

It's not that the Japanese are humble and polite, but that they can't do it.

The Chinese Air Force used napalm bombs to erect firewalls on both sides of the port. This did not stop the Japanese for long, but if the whole of Manila burned, the Japanese would not dare to attack even if they had the courage.This fire was set by MacArthur... According to the admiral's explanation to his deputy, only in this way can they give their boys more time to retreat and save as many American soldiers as possible.As for burning down the capital of the Philippines...to hell with that.What could be more important than American lives?Is he still Marshal of the Philippines?Well, this kind of ridiculous military rank is not even as valuable as an American captain.

……

"I protest, I protest—"

MacArthur and Wainwright were the last group of Americans to board the ship. Prior to this, according to their orders, Philippine President Quezon and some senior Philippine army generals had been forcibly escorted by American soldiers to "Fengxiang". On the number.Chen Shaokuan has never seen this group of people, but now that MacArthur is here, he can no longer be so rude.Unexpectedly, as soon as the Philippine president showed up, he roared at the two of them.

"what did he say?"

Chen Shaokuan could understand English, but Quezon used Tagalog out of desperation.Not to mention him, even Marshal MacArthur, the Philippine Marshal, couldn't understand this language.

"I think Mr. President is in a bad mood right now." Wainwright smiled wryly aside.He also couldn't understand the Tagalog language, but Quezon's expression could already indicate many things.

"I want to protest, protest!" Quezon also realized his mistake, and switched to English, "You ruined Manila, you ruined our capital!"

"Mr. President, it was the Japanese who destroyed Manila." MacArthur looked at the Philippine president who was wearing a US military uniform but a soldier's boat cap without changing his expression, "They are the invaders! They did all this !"

"marshal……"

"Please call me General." MacArthur's face was cold. "I am Douglas MacArthur, General of the United States Army!"

"Okay, Your Excellency General," Quezon was taken aback by MacArthur's ruthless performance, and he had been kind to him before seeing this.The "former Philippine marshal" who occasionally joked, a trace of sadness and anger flashed across his face. "Do you think you can cover up everything by pushing all this on the Japanese? When I was on the ship, I saw American soldiers setting fire along the way with my own eyes... Someone will tell the truth. You are telling the Philippines People commit crimes."

"Mr. President, no one wants to destroy Manila. But you should know that we will never allow any mistakes in this operation." MacArthur breathed a sigh of relief.He knew that his tone just now was a little too blunt.Of course, this is also the most normal manifestation of a person who has done something wrong, unwilling to face the victim.But thinking about the treatment he has received in the Philippines these years, and the courtesy Quezon has given him, his heart can't help but soften a little.And they always come back.If the relationship with this guy who is scheduled to be the president of the Philippines in the future is not good, it is definitely not in the interests of the United States.

"But that's our capital!" Quezon exclaimed angrily. "General, that's the largest and most important city in the Philippines. It's easy for you to destroy it. But you know how many years the Filipino people spent to build this city." Time, and how much money wasted?"

"As far as I know, the builders of Manila seem to be Spanish!" Chen Shaokuan suddenly interrupted, "And we Chinese also played a lot of roles in it. As for the Filipinos... Mr. President, your people are Has this city served any good purpose besides making garbage?"

"..."

"And I think that if it weren't for the fire in Manila, it would be difficult for General MacArthur to lead so many American soldiers to break through the siege of the Japanese army. But one more American soldier fell in Manila. General MacArthur is committing a crime against a pair of American parents! "Chen Shaokuan continued, "General MacArthur is an American, so there is nothing wrong with taking the interests of the United States and the interests of the American people as the best consideration."

"……Who are you?"

Quezong and the others looked at Chen Shaokuan in shock and anger. If there were not many soldiers staring at him, he might have rushed forward.The capital of the Philippines has nothing to do with Filipinos... This guy actually said such things in front of him, the President of the Philippines?

"Your savior!" Chen Shaokuan looked down at the old man in front of him, "Admiral of the Chinese Navy, Chen Shaokuan!"

"You think you saved us?" Quezon asked with a sneer.

"No." Chen Shaokuan shook his head and sneered, "I never thought I saved you. Because we have intelligence and deduction, if the Japanese army launches a large-scale attack, the probability of the Philippine army surrendering is more than [-]%! That is to say, if This time it was not General MacArthur who 'rescued' you out, so you are very likely to be the guest of the Japanese now! The army led by you and your gang will also be the Japanese army to launch an attack before then pioneer!"

"You're talking nonsense——" Quezon yelled in horror, and grabbed MacArthur's clothes: "Marshal, you can't believe his words. He did it on purpose, and he deliberately alienated the relationship between us!"

"Do you need to separate?" Chen Shaokuan shook his head and sighed pretentiously, "Mr. President, you have more than 170 languages ​​in the Philippines, which means that you have no less than this number of ethnic groups. But you don't have a unified language. Culture. You don’t have the slightest bit of background. Since hundreds of years ago, you have been very competent in playing the role of grassroots. Whoever comes, you will submit to whoever comes, and then act as the executioner in the hands of the other party. This time The Japanese aggression is just a repeat of history. Don’t tell me that you and your troops have stood firmly by General MacArthur’s side during the period when the Japanese besieged Manila without any betrayal. thought."

"You, you are..."

"I'm telling the facts. And I believe that it won't be long before the Japanese will publish the records of your previous contact with them. I hope you can deny all this by then." Chen Shaokuan continued.

"Of course we will deny it, because it is all false and never happened. You are simply slandering us." Quezon was terrified.Of course he knew that many of what Chen Shaokuan said were true... When they were besieged in Manila, they had more than one secret contact with the Japanese.Because they know very well that the opponents of the Japanese are the Americans. Although the fighting took place on the territory of the Philippines, they are just playing soy sauce in this war.That being the case, why should they pay themselves for the war between the two great powers?It's a pity that MacArthur was too vigilant and placed American troops in various Filipino troops. On the surface, it was to improve the combat effectiveness of the Filipino troops, but in his view, that was to supervise them.That's why he pretended to go to MacArthur, and reminded the other party that someone intended to "rebel". In fact, he, the President of the Philippines, was among the group of people who planned to "rebel".Of course, for them, this so-called "rebellion" cannot be called a rebellion at all.This is their Filipino land and they are only protecting their own interests.Whom is one not to take refuge in?Keeping yourself is the most important thing.Therefore, when MacArthur began to gather the U.S. troops, they also made corresponding arrangements very cooperatively. Unfortunately, everything happened too quickly. Before they could make the next arrangements, MacArthur "trapped them" ", and then...they have no more.

"It's better to be fake." Seeing Quezon's resolute rebuttal, Chen Shaokuan suddenly smiled again, "Please don't blame, Mr. President. Everything is just speculation. After all, you Filipino people have behaved in the past few hundred years. It’s really not good, and it’s normal for us to have such thoughts. But we still look forward to Mr. President’s ability to lead the Filipino people to the forefront in the future battle against the Japanese army.”

"..."

……

"General Chen, I think it's better to be more polite to a president."

Those people in Quezon and the Philippines were driven away by Chen Shaokuan.MacArthur, the "partner" who had the best relationship with Quezon, didn't say anything until the group left, and then he sighed and said to Chen Shaokuan.

"General MacArthur, in fact, I believe that you are also very aware of the character of these Philippine military and political officials, otherwise you would not 'rescue' them out together." Chen Shaokuan laughed, "I am just narrating the facts. And I believe you also You don’t want people to focus on the fire that destroyed Manila, do you?”

"...Where are we going to dock?" MacArthur didn't get entangled in this topic, but changed the subject and asked.

"Haikou." Chen Shaokuan replied with a smile, "Many people are there to welcome you and your soldiers."

"..."

MacArthur was silent.He knew who this "many people" would be.Seriously, he didn't really want to see that guy.But the current situation simply cannot be decided by him.

……

"report!"

After talking about the business, MacArthur did not go back to the cabin to rest, but continued to stay in the command cabin, looking at the sea view in the distance, while talking with Chen Shaokuan who was chatting with each other.And when the two chatted more and more heatedly, Chen Shaokuan's first officer answered a phone call:

"Sir, the submarine is found!" (To be continued...)