Age of Rebirth

General MacArthur, the commander-in-chief of the U.S. Army in Southeast Asia and the South Pacific, was more troubled than anyone else. A telegram from Tang Qiuli put him in a dilemma. The Japanese fleet and reinforcements, three aircraft carriers, and large and small warships were added. The warships, hundreds of ships, passed through the Strait of Malacca and arrived at the Yangon battlefield, passing right under his nose. Regarding this matter, MacArthur did not think Tang Qiuli was lying.

From a military point of view, the route for the Japanese reinforcements to take the Strait of Malacca is the safest and most effective choice. The dilemma is, "Should we fight or not?"MacArthur will never do it, don't fight?How to deal with Tang Qiuli's request for assistance? Moreover, the Japanese just swaggered through the U.S. military defense zone, and the Americans seemed to be blind, pretending not to see it. I am afraid that even the benevolent and almighty God would not know. I believe that if it spreads out, it will be a great loss to MacArthur himself and the image of the United States.

MacArthur was so worried that his hair was turning gray. He summoned the chief of staff, General Stilwell, and his staff, and held a secret meeting for two consecutive days. There was only one topic. Knife-cut tofu is light on both sides, and it is stitched together. It can neither be used by the Japanese, but it can also be accepted by the Chinese.

It was so embarrassing, MacArthur and Stilwell were so worried that they almost cried. Finally, a veteran senior staff officer made such a note, "It is said that the Joint Chiefs of Staff held an emergency secret meeting, and the meeting was at It was conducted in a fully enclosed state. Commanders of all major US military theaters and overseas garrisons had to participate. During the meeting, the participants cut off all contact with the outside world until the end of the meeting.”

MacArthur shook his head like a rattle, "No, no, I went to the meeting. Chief of Staff Stilwell is still there. According to the regulations of the U.S. Army, when the supreme commander leaves office, the chief of staff can act on his behalf. There is no way to respond to Tang Qiuli's request."[

The senior staff officer gave a "puchi" smile.He thought to himself: "If you say you are stupid, you are the supreme commander. If you say you are not stupid, your IQ is like a three-year-old child. You usually lie without blinking your eyes, and you just open your mouth. Why are you so confused now?"

"Commander-in-Chief, Chief of Staff Stilwell will attend the meeting with you, and the remaining officers, without authorization, can use troops only under orders from you or the Chief of Staff. Have the clothes been sewn? Even if the Chinese Tang Qiuli asked for it. We can all answer with this reason," the senior staff officer said unhurriedly.

Everyone was busy analyzing the feasibility of this method, but no one noticed that the mocking look in the senior staff officer's eyes flashed past, oops, one word awakened the dreamer, and MacArthur used a Chinese idiom to summarize this The method is "seaming the perfect clothes".It's not our heroic American Army that didn't fulfill the alliance military mutual assistance agreement and didn't open fire on the Japanese because the troops didn't get the order to fire.

The commander and the chief of staff were in Washington for a secret military meeting.All external contact was banned regarding what was happening in Southeast Asia.As far as I know, when I come back and want to fight, the Japanese have already gone to the Andaman Sea area, and it's too late, so you Tang Qiuli can't blame me for not fulfilling my obligations?There is no chance!

MacArthur's eyebrows were beaming, and the melancholy on his face was swept away, "Gao, I'm so fucking high, even God can't think of such a perfect idea, I have capable people under my command!" Give yourself a big problem.

Stilwell smiled bitterly. He disapproved of MacArthur's approach. How should I put it?Some mean, lowly, and shameful, but he had to do it for the benefit of the United States of America, and he was also an important role in this ugly drama.

Therefore, in the name of the staff of the U.S. Army Headquarters in Southeast Asia and the South Pacific, the content of the call back to Tang Qiuli was freshly released, "General Tang Qiuli, Deputy Commander-in-Chief of the Allied China and Southeast Asia Theater, received the call. The content is complete, because Commander-in-Chief MacArthur and Chief of Staff Stilwell rushed back to the mainland yesterday to participate in a secret military meeting. Respond after receiving the order."

Tang Qiuli took the reply from the U.S. General Staff, laughed loudly, and said to Tang Qiusheng: "Brother Qiusheng, MacArthur is an old fox, play with me and avoid him. Coincidentally, the Japanese want to pass under his nose." , he ran back to the mainland for a meeting with Stilwell, it’s interesting, this lie is not level, it’s too good-looking!"

After reading the telegram, Tang Qiusheng was also happy, and said to Tang Qiuli, "Why do you still expect the Americans to help you? I don't think that's what your real intention is!"

Tang Qiuli was very happy, stood up and stretched his waist, and said: "No, MacArthur had better not intervene, he will say a few shots to shock Hasegawa Kiyoshi, and then retreat in spite of difficulties, and return the same way, When the fat in my mouth flew away, all my plans would be ruined. I did this to present MacArthur, a cunning old fox, with a difficult problem and give him a headache."

Tang Qiuli stretched, yawned, and stretched her teeth and claws without fear, which made Liu Xinlan anxious, "They are such big people, and they don't care about their own image. It's okay if Brother Qiusheng is here, but the room is full of people. The staff officer and the communication officer are both your subordinates, so it's really disturbing for everyone to think of you as a teacher," thinking to himself, hurried over and gently tugged at the corner of Tang Qiuli's clothes.

Tang Qiuli turned around in astonishment, and asked without realizing it: "Xinlan, what's the matter?" Liu Xinlan blushed at that moment, biting her silver teeth in anger, wishing to pinch the wood a few times, "No, Seeing that your military uniform is wrinkled," Liu Xinlan lied in a hurry, Tang Qiuli was very proud, "Well, yes, Secretary Liu, I know that you care about the officer, keep working hard!"

Tang Qiuli's words attracted envious eyes from all over the room, and Liu Xinlan was almost annoyed, so she had to follow Tang Qiuli's words and tidy up his already very neat military uniform carefully, thinking in her heart, " Who is this? When you get back, let's see how I deal with you!" Tang Qiuli, who didn't know that the girl had already gritted her teeth secretly, had a happy expression on her face.

After solving the problem led by Tang Qiuli, MacArthur was not happy for the whole day, and began to worry again. This time, the worry was whether the Japanese would use the opportunity of crossing the Strait of Malacca to attack the Americans. He was really not sure. Greedy Japanese minds, although dealing with Tang Qiuli can't take advantage of it, the Chinese are still very polite.

The Japanese are different. At the beginning, the Japanese and the British were like climbing out of the same mother's womb. The British and Japanese jointly confronted Tang Qiuli, and set up a military camp in northern Myanmar to prepare for the climb from the savage mountain. The Shouichi troops in the temple came out, and the British gave the Singapore port to the Japanese for use. What happened, the Japanese turned their faces faster than turning over. Dogs, they opened their mouths and bit the British who was eating in a pot, and the British were alive. Driven out of the Indochina Peninsula, the remnants of the defeated generals ran to India, and also lost the lives of hundreds of thousands of soldiers.

MacArthur was afraid that the Japanese would take the medicine according to the prescription, so he would do it for himself. Those young soldiers who were pampered by him could not even go through a round under the hands of the Japanese who were good at fighting. There is a Chinese idiom that says, "false Dao Fuguo", that's right, MacArthur thought, "If I encounter such an opportunity, I don't know if I can do it!"

The more MacArthur thought about it, the more confused he became. He ordered all U.S. troops to enter the first-level combat readiness. However, in the order, he emphasized a few points, "Without the commander-in-chief's personal order, all troops are not allowed to fire. Even if the Japanese spit on your face, you have to stand up, unless you can see that the Japanese really want your life, and you have to report to the headquarters and receive an order before you can fight back .”

This order was unanimously welcomed by all U.S. military officers and soldiers, "That bastard wants to fight, as long as the Japanese don't punish themselves to death, let him fight the Chinese to the death, what does it have to do with us Americans? MacArthur himself was re-evaluated by US military officers and soldiers because of this humane order. For a time, his personal prestige rose by nearly six percentage points, which was an unexpected gain for MacArthur.

After giving the order, he personally went to Sumatra Island and asked the chief of staff, General Stilwell, to sit in Kalimantan Island, not to command operations, but to control those who did not observe military discipline, caused troubles all day long, and did nothing but serious things. The young soldiers who do everything, don't let their guns go off, angered the Japanese, and brought disaster to more than 20 US troops. [

The warships and troop carriers of the Japanese Third Fleet were connected end to end, lined up in a long snake formation, fully alert, and driving at a high speed. Kiyoshi Hasegawa's heart was raised in his throat. When the American cannon fired, the entire fleet and The troop carrier became a moving target for the Americans.

Similarly, MacArthur's heart was pounding, and his hand holding the binoculars was trembling. In his eyes, the black guns on the Japanese warship were like a man-eating beast grinding its teeth. No one knew when it would pounce. Come up and bite yourself hard. If the Japanese warship fires at this time, MacArthur will never order to fight back.

After a long day and midnight, the Japanese fleet and troop carriers finally passed through the Strait of Malacca. MacArthur’s worst worry did not happen. His legs were weak, and he almost collapsed, but he felt relaxed. He was as relaxed as a heavy burden, with a smug smile on his face, "The Japanese still understand my painstaking efforts." He thought to himself.

Ahead is the wide waters of the Andaman Sea. The fleet got rid of the threat of the American coastal artillery. Kiyoshi Hasegawa slumped heavily on the chair. The binoculars fell on the deck of the warship. His shirt was sweaty and he was too tired to lift his eyelids. , with a mocking smile on the corner of his mouth, he glanced back at the twilight of Sumatra, "Americans are nothing more than that, a bunch of cowards," he thought to himself.

(To be continued)