Invincible urban management

United States Washington

The summer sun is always so venomous that everyone can't escape the sweltering irritability. Even the coolness of science and the coldness of death can't reduce the worries and melancholy of everyone present, as well as a certain American with a corncob pipe His Excellency the Chief of Staff of the Army filled his chest with anger.

In a conference room of the U.S. Army Department, General Douglas MacArthur, the Chief of Staff of the U.S. Army, held a few pages of thin reports, and faced a group of silent soldiers, experts, and staff, only feeling that the fire in his heart was burning. , Summon him to smash the bunch of trash in front of him!

In the end, he still couldn't suppress his anger, but slapped the documents on the table fiercely, and used his eloquence to the jury like a lawyer: "...So, the opinion of the Army General Staff is to stop this An intervention operation, withdrawing troops from the battlefield in mainland China, or the Zhoushan Islands, and at the same time let the troops that have been transported to the Philippines stay in Manila and other places for a long time, and continue to confront these red elements in China endlessly? Damn! You are proud and courageous What?! Do you have to wait until the smelly mouths of these Chinese guys reach Washington to have the courage to fight!?"

General Douglas MacArthur is feeling angry now that the United States of America has been peaceful for so many years since the end of the world wars and the meddling of the Russian Revolution, and the military has no place to cheer and applaud.The only few dispatches during the period were to suppress those veterans and unemployed workers during the Great Depression. Not only did they not have the slightest glory at all, they were also scolded by the media.

Especially on the streets of Washington.Those retired veterans who failed to ask for pensions but were crushed by tanks commanded by Major Patton, "Our today is your tomorrow" desperate cries, made every federal soldier feel sorry for him... Now it is hard to have a A stage where soldiers can show their talents - go to the East to suppress those rebellious Bolsheviks.Unexpectedly, it was abruptly interrupted in the middle!

To make matters worse, MacArthur has already broken up with President Roosevelt on many things, so that the president and his staff are increasingly displeased with him. Recently, there have been rumors that President Roosevelt plans to Let Major General MacArthur be forced to retire in disgrace!

This bleak prospect made MacArthur's chief of staff extremely anxious, eager to prove himself through a hearty victory-despite the Far East intervention.It is dominated by the naval fleet, and the Marine Corps is responsible for ground combat.But MacArthur still managed to get involved and transported a division, a task force of Army Flying Units and several National Guard units to the Philippines.One of the regiments has already arrived at Zhoushan Island, which is the base of advance...but it was frightened by a broadcast from those yellow-skinned monkeys and suddenly stopped. How could Uncle MacArthur not be angry?

One of the staff officers who felt ashamed before seeing the chief of the general staff lose his demeanor and start swearing like a shrew.Stand up and remind him: "...Your Excellency, Chief of the General Staff. I have to remind you that the Chinese are not using ordinary conventional weapons this time. According to the content of the international broadcast in Shanghai, they discovered the wonderful power inside the atom, and made produced powerful atomic weapons; and they seem to have more than one such weapon. Moreover, their ruthless destruction of Japanese cities also showed their determination to use this weapon on the battlefield-for the sake of Shanghai It is not a wise move to let the young men of the army take such a big risk for the loss of a little interest in the concession.[

And at the same time.Their conventional military power is still insufficient to reach areas outside mainland China, and we still have an advantage in Southeast Asia.So now is the best time to negotiate. At least we can still have enough bargaining chips to take a certain amount of initiative in the negotiations.

At present, the federal navy is already very unlucky because of its participation in China's intervention operations-it has lost tens of thousands of sailors and marines, and a large number of expensive warships are lying on their stomachs in Guam. The Ministry of the Navy is now regretting it. !Why let the army step into this quagmire? "

——Since someone has started to share the anger, there will naturally be bold successors to follow.

"...Your Excellency, Chief of Staff, we basically have nothing to do with the current mainland China, unless someone can kill this group of red elements entrenched in Shanghai-obviously, that is impossible. Whether it is the Japanese or the Chinese Several local warlords in China do not have this ability... Moreover, the United States of America does not currently have very considerable interests in China. Over the years, the Sino-US trade volume has always been only one-third or even one-fifth of the Japan-US trade volume. It was the British who almost monopolized the economic interests of the southern coast of China and the Yangtze River Basin.

In fact, although Chiang Kai-shek, the Chinese ruler who was overthrown before, had a certain American background, he was more influenced by the British in terms of policy... To put it bluntly, he was a dog raised by the British, not a dog raised by the British. Our dogs are not worth our efforts to maintain. "

Another senior analyst of international issues said, "...the British should solve their troubles! The United States has been played by these British gentlemen at the Paris Peace Conference. This time we can't do it again. Served as cannon fodder for Whitehall in London!"

It is a pity that Chief of Staff MacArthur did not fully listen to these earnest persuasion. He just lowered his head, suppressed his sour mood, and laughed: "...Yes, in the hearts of those guys in the White House, What the Reds say is what they say! Atoms? How could those Chinese yellow-skinned monkeys, those Chinese monkeys who just cut off their braids, make it? It’s just with the help of a few natural disasters and the so-called scientific laws made up, on their radio station In the end, our politicians actually believed it..." He raised his head suddenly, and there was even a hint of madness in his eyes, "... There must be a limit to flouting the laws of physics! What shit atoms, you are insulting My IQ!"

"...Unfortunately, although it is unbelievable, this is probably the cruel truth, General MacArthur."

Just as Chief of Staff MacArthur was having a hysterical fit, Minister of War George Dern suddenly broke into the meeting room, "...According to the latest information received by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, the Swiss and German envoys to China, as well as our A journalist had already observed the whole process of the Bolsheviks launching giant rockets at the Japanese Empire in Shanghai, and obtained preliminary confirmation—these yellow-skinned monkeys who painted themselves red had indeed mastered some kind of Incredible power that can wipe out a city or even a country in an instant!"

After hearing the words of the Minister of War, MacArthur immediately relaxed, as if all the previous anger and combative remarks had gone away.

"...Well, Mr. Minister, if this is the case, then I agree to withdraw the troops sent to the Far East and let the boys go home..."

"...No, no, general, you seem to have misunderstood the president's intentions." Secretary Durn shook his head and said, "...the troops stranded in the Zhoushan Islands really need to be withdrawn, but the defense of the Philippines cannot be weakened, as long as It can strengthen... General MacArthur, I think you should know that last year Congress passed the "Tydings-McDuffie Act", detailing the steps for Philippine independence-and these steps have been basically completed, and the Republic of the Philippines is about to was born. But this does not mean that the United States can loosen its grip on this Far Eastern bridgehead..."

——The Secretary of War seemed to have talked about another new topic, but MacArthur could only frown and listen patiently.

Then, General MacArthur, who had been pampered in the United States for many years, heard a terrible thunderbolt.

"...General MacArthur, you have served in the Philippines for eight years, and you are the person who has the best knowledge of the East and Asia in the entire Federal Army Department. Mr. President hopes that you can step down as the Chief of Staff of the Army and move to a place where you can play a better role. Where your talents go—specifically, as Supreme Military Advisor and Commander-in-Chief of the Army of the Republic of the Philippines, and Commander of the United States Far Eastern Corps.You will be able to command the entire army of the United States and the Republic of the Philippines in the Philippine Islands, and be responsible for the operations in Asia The confrontation between the frontier and the red elements prevents the freedom-loving Filipino people from being polluted by red ideas...Of course, if possible, you might as well share some excess assets for the Japanese that they cannot control...”[

"...the Japanese...excess assets? Sorry, I don't seem to understand. What exactly does this mean?"

MacArthur, who was about to be "exiled" back to his "second hometown" Philippines, was taken aback when he heard the words, "...can you be more clear?".

"...Saipan, Tinian, and the Caroline Islands, the assets that the Japanese Empire seized from Kaiser Wilhelm of Germany during the World War 20 years ago, may be able to change their owners again-especially It was when Japan no longer had a navy... The Federal Navy has always been very interested in the Truk anchorage that the Japanese Navy secretly built near the equator..."

The Minister of War said lightly, "...Of course, this is only a preliminary intention. As for whether it can be realized, it depends on the situation..."

——If Americans who don’t have many conflicts of interest in China right now can sit on the sidelines and watch the show, and even think about whether they can take advantage of the fire, then they are now directly facing the front of the Red Army of Chinese Workers and Peasants The British and the French are not so easy. (to be continued...)