mixed in the war

After being yelled at by several women, or reminded, Qin Wei immediately thought of MacArthur's weakness.

As mentioned earlier, MacArthur has a common problem with Americans: the hero complex, or the savior complex.In the original history, this guy commanded the US military to break through Japan's defense line in the Pacific Ocean, and eventually led troops to occupy Japan.But not long after, he began to consider the interests of the Japanese people... because he saw the difficult life of the Japanese people after the war.

In addition, MacArthur is a very vindictive person.According to the original historical trajectory, he was defeated by Masaharu Honma in the Philippines with extremely poor style of play and almost committed suicide.The U.S. government did not want such an admiral to be captured by the Japanese, so they sent a submarine to pick him up and leave. He refused to do so, and finally put forward the condition that he must preside over the war against the Japanese. As a result, Roosevelt and others were forced to agree. Yun, this is the reason for his later glory.And after he came back, before the official trial started, he killed Masaharu Honma in Manila.

Apart from these two points, MacArthur still has two great weaknesses: desire for power and desire for performance!

MacArthur has always wanted to be the President of the United States, but unfortunately no matter how he "performs", he cannot be qualified as a presidential candidate, which has made him extremely depressed.

Now, Roosevelt wants him to go to Egypt to "cooperate" with the British... This is definitely not in line with MacArthur's wishes.Because the United States has not yet begun to send troops to Britain on a large scale, MacArthur can only command his 23 defeated troops, plus at most the [-] British troops in Egypt.Of course, if they just need time to wait, MacArthur will certainly not care about such a little time, but the problem is that they will soon attack Libya and seize the oil bases of the Axis powers.This is definitely an extremely important battle for the entire war.MacArthur certainly did not allow himself to play a supporting role in such an important battle.But he just lost the battle, and his military strength is only a fraction of others... If he is not a supporting role, who will be the supporting role?Even if the U.S. government can help him take command of the entire campaign, he is still a supporting role.

But MacArthur now has no choice.

The U.S. government has made up its mind to put Europe first and then Asia, and he must obey this grand strategy.The country needs him to go to the Egyptian site to show the presence of Americans, so he must go.Unless he has a better reason to oppose all this.But obviously he didn't.

So Qin Wei decided to give him one.

……

"Commander-in-Chief of the Allied Forces in Asia?"

Hearing Qin Wei's words, MacArthur's hands trembled, and he almost threw the microphone to the ground.But after all, he is a big man who has weathered the storm.Immediately stabilized the mood:

"General Qin, this joke of yours is not funny."

If you want to play me, you have to find a suitable reason.When I don't know that you Chinese have always wanted to seek the command of the Allied Forces throughout Asia?At this time, he suddenly said that he wanted to nominate this position to me. Do you think that the surname "MacArthur" is a fool, or do you think that there will be no chance to play tricks on me in the future, and want to hurry up and play tricks a few more times?MacArthur was secretly angry.But at the same time, he could clearly feel the beating of his own heart.This made him a little ashamed and a little worried... a man in his 60s.A heart beating so fast can easily cause problems.slow down.You slow down for me, slow down...

"Do I dare to make fun of this kind of thing?" Qin Wei's laughter came from the microphone, "General, you don't have to doubt the accuracy of this matter at all. Of course, we just ask you now, do you have any questions?" No willingness to do so. If you don't. Just pretend I haven't said anything."

"...But the order I received was to go to Egypt and start a war with the Italians." MacArthur hesitated for a while before speaking slowly.

"How big is Libya?" Qin Wei sneered, "The Asian battlefield includes the whole of Siberia, China, Southeast Asia, and even South Asia, of course. Considering that the United States is now working hard to build a defense line against the Japanese in Australia, we can expand the scope of the theater again." Expansion, after all, is to deal with the Japanese... Don't you think so?"

"That's true. But it doesn't seem to have much to do with me." This guy is testing me, for sure.But what's the use of him testing these?MacArthur's thoughts turned, and he didn't even pay attention to Wainwright, who was watching him nervously because he heard the sensitive title of "Commander-in-Chief of the Allied Forces in Asia".

"How big is the whole of Europe? It's just over 1000 million square kilometers." Qin Wei continued, "But the Asian theater we envisioned, or the 'Western Pacific and Indian Ocean theater', has a total area of ​​more than 4000 million square kilometers." Kilometers. How many people is there in Europe? How many people are there in our war zone? How many troops will the Allied forces in Europe eventually have? Now China alone, and the various armed forces in China alone, have nearly 800 million! These forces You must obey the orders of the Asia Theater Command!"

"……"800w! ?MacArthur couldn't help licking his tongue.Although he knew very well that Qin Wei's words contained a lot of water, but it was 800 million, and half of it would be 400 million.What's more, this is only the number of squadrons.If that counts...

"This is not a beautiful era, but for real soldiers, this is a rare era to show their abilities." Qin Wei sighed, "General, I believe that from the establishment of the United States of America to the present, there has never been a single A man has the opportunity to command so many soldiers...even the man who will be the future commander of the Allied Forces in Europe will never have the opportunity to lead such a large army."

"What exactly do you want to say?" MacArthur didn't understand China, not at all.He came to Guilin to "mediate" because of French Indochina being occupied by China. Other than that, China in his impression is just a legendary country where everyone wears long gowns and jackets and pigtails. .But that was just before.After being rescued by the Chinese from the Japanese encirclement in Manila, he "really" saw Chinese soldiers... It can be said that, except that the equipment is far inferior to that of the U.S. military, the military uniforms are not as handsome and beautiful as the U.S. military. Other aspects are no worse than their American soldiers.And to be honest, the troops he valued the most, in terms of the quality of the soldiers alone, were much better than the US military.For example, the army that he saw in Hainan Island was training to fight on the beach gave him a very iron feeling. Even during the training, the murderous intent was extremely strong, far surpassing all the troops he led.That's why when he saw that army, he immediately ran to Qin Wei impulsively to ask for the command... As a general, who wouldn't want to command such an army?If such a strong army can be equipped with American-style equipment, it will be... But obviously, that army is also the trump card of the Chinese. After feeling his "ambition", the Chinese even vigilantly put His troops broke up to prevent him from making any further claims.But MacArthur still couldn't forget that army. He even thought that if he had had such an army in his hands when he was in the Philippines, he would definitely not be in the situation he is today.Even if the Philippines cannot be kept, he can retreat calmly, instead of being rescued in such a humiliating manner as he is now.

Apart from the powerful unit with the designation of the 58th Division, he also valued the 5th Army that had a military exercise with his subordinates and was unlucky and defeated.Wainwright had told him it wasn't an easy unit, and he trusted his partner's vision.But in this way, the squadron is far from being as unbearable as the outside world rumors... Think about it, after years of training by him, even the troops he was proud of were quickly defeated by the Japanese attack, and the Chinese lacked everything. It is said that even the military uniforms are not neatly put together, and the soldiers don't even have bullets for practice shooting, so they can only "train" on the battlefield. It is not easy to be able to persist under the Japanese attack until now.

If the so-called 800 million Chinese are of similar quality... Although he is still trying to maintain a calm tone, MacArthur feels that his heart is about to jump out of his cavity.

"General, we are very unconvinced!" Qin Wei sighed again, "So, we hope to compete with you again..."

"One more match?" MacArthur's expression tightened, and a kind of anger of being fooled suddenly emerged, and his voice raised several degrees unconsciously: "So, you are planning to use the position of the commander of the Allied Forces in Asia to seduce me. , let me agree to your request?"

"There is indeed a reason for this." Qin Wei smiled, "But this is not comprehensive... Our consideration is all-round. It is actually beneficial to us to have you as the supreme commander of this Asian theater. It's just that we can't maximize our interests. But now because Britain and the United States are clinging to the previous small exercise, our small failure is making a fuss, for the sake of the overall situation, and at the same time to continue Keeping the opportunity to fight for the greatest benefit, we proposed this gamble.... If you win, you may be the general with the largest number of troops and the most extensive jurisdiction in the history of mankind. If you lose... After you arrive in Egypt, It will be even more impossible to compete with the British for military command."

"What if I don't agree to your request?" MacArthur said in a deep voice.

"You will never be able to return to Asia, at least until the end of the war. And in this way, you will naturally not be able to regain the Philippines that was lost in your hands." Qin Wei replied.

"You have many reasons, but they are still not sufficient!" MacArthur said.

"Isn't it enough? We have formally proposed this 'gamble' to President Roosevelt... I believe that if you refuse, it won't be long before the entire United States will know your choice." Qin Wei laughed, "I don't know until now. How will the citizens of the United States evaluate your choice at that time."

"...you are the thickest-skinned guy I have ever seen." MacArthur sneered: "But what if the government, not me personally, refuses? How can the people of the United States think that I am getting cold feet? They will only Think of me as a sad soldier who follows orders."

"Indeed," Qin Wei nodded, "but will your government refuse?"

"they will!"

"They won't." (To be continued...)