Age of Rebirth

In the past few days, General MacArthur, the commander-in-chief of the US military stationed in Southeast Asia and the South Pacific, has been in a rather depressed mood. The highest military officer in the region has been reduced to the chief logistics officer of the British. Moreover, the conditions are met. Everything the Englishmen of the Lions mouthed wide could ask for.

This made MacArthur very annoyed. He was extremely dissatisfied with President Roosevelt's connivance and tolerance towards the British. In his opinion, the British did not know how to advance or retreat, and ignored the overall situation. As far as the current situation in Southeast Asia is concerned , the biggest threat is not the Chinese Tang Qiuli who has gained a firm foothold in Indochina, but the 10,000+ Japanese soldiers recuperating in Singapore.

There is only one Strait of Malacca from his own territory. The extremely greedy and aggressive Japanese are just at the door of their house, like a temporarily tolerant beast, who can violently attack and hurt people at any time. How does this make MacArthur Can you sleep soundly?

Among the three parties playing games in Southeast Asia, the strongest one at present is suspected to be the independent division of the Chinese Tang Qiuli. If he is the Japanese decision-maker, the target of the attack will definitely not be on the Chinese. A series of Indochina peninsula After a disastrous defeat, Japan no longer has the confidence and capital to compete with Tang Qiuli.

Therefore, the only target that can be chosen is the existing sphere of influence of the Americans. Although MacArthur does not know what the Japanese are doing, and has been quiet and abnormal recently, but with his intuition and sensitivity as a soldier and a politician, he has fainted. Sniffing out the dangerous factors below the calm, MacArthur instinctively felt that as long as the Japanese did their hands in Southeast Asia, the chosen target must be himself. [

Implement the "Tiger Shark Action Plan" as soon as possible to take down the Japanese foothold in Singapore in the Indochina Peninsula. This is the issue that MacArthur is most concerned about. ideas are developing.It only takes four months for everything to be over, and then.It is his established strategy to plot against Tang Qiuli again.

However, people are not as good as heaven, and the British who don't know whether their head is light and their eggs are heavy or they have taken the wrong "medicine" suddenly jumped out.Launched the northern Burma campaign against Tang Qiuli. From MacArthur's point of view, the British were engaged in a meaningless war that would fail miserably.How could the British be able to shake the independent division that swept across the Indochina Peninsula and beat the Japanese into a state of embarrassment and retreated in a row?On this point, the views of MacArthur and Stilwell are strikingly consistent.

MacArthur did not understand the British approach very much, especially the British Prime Minister Winston Churchill, who was quite critical of the local war.It's enough for the British to be overwhelmed.The Germans may cross the English Channel at any time. Without the continuous blood transfusion from the Americans, the British may not be able to sustain it for a week.

The strong local enemy pressed the border and struggled to support it, but in the distant Asia, it provoked a war that was enough to drag down the British overseas colonies.A war that affects the plans of the Americans, and this war.It doesn't help to change the dangerous situation in the country. Isn't the British sick?

And what is MacArthur doing?Became the logistics manager of the British.Sending guns, cannons, and "medicine", the British took the guns and "drugs" provided by the Americans and were engaged in a war that affected the vital interests of the Americans. This was so funny that MacArthur himself felt ridiculous. The British Human failure is a matter of time, but it is only a matter of time.

However, what MacArthur was most worried about was that Tang Qiuli and the British would be entangled in a stalemate on the battlefield in northern Myanmar. The war would not end soon. His own strength was exhausted, and then he launched an attack on the Japanese army in Singapore, Ito Genzaburo.

If this is the case, General MacArthur racked his brains and painstakingly formulated the "Tiger Shark Action Plan" designed to drive the Chinese to take the lead and be the gunners. He has also carefully analyzed that the British failed miserably. In northern Burma, Tang Qiuli's troops are exhausted and weak. What will the Japanese do?

Going north to re-attack the Indochina Peninsula, taking advantage of Tang Qiuli's illness to kill him, the possibility of going south to seize the islands in the South Pacific is five or five, and this half of the "possibility" is enough to make MacArthur terrified. Deep in his heart, he stubbornly believes that the "possibility" of the Japanese to do it themselves is more than 80.00%.

Therefore, the sooner the battle between the British in northern Burma and Tang Qiuli ends and the sooner the British fail, the more in MacArthur's interest. Simple, not only do not provide supplies and "medicine" to the British, but also cut off all supplies, so that the British can't fight as soon as possible.

Regrettably, MacArthur could influence the U.S. "government's" policy toward Southeast Asia, but he could not affect the policy toward Europe, let alone change President Roosevelt's established policy. To persuade the red-eyed John Bull, the notoriously stubborn British Prime Minister Winston Churchill, the overall situation is the most important thing!

However, MacArthur quickly gave up his idea. Even President Franklin D. Roosevelt could not convince Churchill, who was already crazy, that his weight was not enough. Moreover, MacArthur knew that all the British were very concerned about the fertile land of the Indochina Peninsula. It will be a matter of time before Tang Qiuli's obsession will confront Tang Qiuli.

On this point, MacArthur understands the feelings of the British. After all, he has been in his arms for more than 100 years, and it is difficult to let go. If there is no imminent threat from the Japanese, he does not mind joining forces with the British to put pressure on Tang Qiuli. Whether it was time or the situation, the British made a wrong choice.

General MacArthur, who is extremely depressed and unable to change the status quo, hates the tasks he is currently undertaking. With such a mentality, His Excellency the Commander is naturally not interested in work. The matter of the British being the chief logistics officer was all given to the chief of staff of the headquarters, General Stilwell.

As for MacArthur himself, he was happy and carefree, either attending a reception today, or attending a private salon at the invitation of a famous lady tomorrow, or going fishing with a large group of guards, and his life was relaxed and comfortable. I forgot a lot of troubles.

However, today, General MacArthur had to go back to his office because he received a call from his confidential staff officer, the liaison officer sent by the U.S. Army to the British Army in India, and sent an urgent telegram about the airspace over northern Myanmar this afternoon. It is related to the big air battle between the British Air Force stationed in India and the air force of Tang Qiuli's troops.

After kicking out the staff and adjutants, MacArthur frowned, smiled, and stood up while watching the telegram. He paced back and forth in the carpeted office and fell into a state of thinking. However, if you observe carefully, the commander Your Excellency's expression is a bit relaxed and happy, and there is also a trace of pride in knowing things like a god.

In the long corridor of the US military headquarters, Stilwell’s hurried steps, his military boots stepping on the concrete floor, gave off a dull echo, the passing staff officer and other officers greeted the chief of staff respectfully, and Stilwell responded absent-mindedly, Leaving the suspicious eyes of the officers, what happened?This stubborn chief of staff has a nervous look and hurried steps?

Arriving at the door of MacArthur's office, Stilwell calmed down, raised his hand and knocked on the door, "Bang bang bang", a voice came from inside the room, "Please come in!"

I don't know why, but when he heard this voice, Stilwell felt disgusted in his heart. From the bottom of his heart, if necessary, he absolutely didn't want to have a relationship with this controlling, power-grabbing, arrogant, selfish and conceited president. The commander had to deal with each other a lot, and the characters of the two were destined not to be close friends, but a purely superior-subordinate relationship. [

Stilwell came in, and MacArthur said exaggeratedly: "Dear Stilwell, it's so late, you are still working, and there is no more dedicated general than you in the headquarters, oh, is there any important business for you to come here? Sit down and talk!" Then he yelled out the door, "Adjutant, bring me two cups of coffee, Chief of Staff Stilwell's coffee doesn't contain sugar, it's his favorite!"

After sitting down, Stilwell took out a telegram from the liaison officer, as well as the draft of the previous telegram, and said bluntly, "Commander, I have received a telegram from the liaison officer. Tang Qiuli was defeated in the air battle, and, according to various intelligence reports, Tang Qiuli designed a huge trap for the British and Indian troops in northern Myanmar. I think it is necessary for us to, in the name of the US military headquarters, Solemnly remind General Alexander to change the deployment of the campaign and be careful not to be fooled, or to dissuade General Alexander from giving up this attack on northern Burma."

MacArthur blinked his light blue eyes, looking at Stilwell with an anxious and serious face, feeling a little tired in his heart. In his opinion, Stilwell's ideas were dangerous and childish.

As the chief of staff of the U.S. Army Headquarters, I don't understand how much impact such thinking will have on the future situation in Southeast Asia, and how detrimental it will be to the implementation of the "Tiger Shark Action Plan". Let the British entangle with Tang Qiuli for a longer time?

The battle in northern Myanmar has fallen into a stalemate, making it impossible for Tang Qiuli's troops to withdraw from northern Myanmar as soon as possible. Then who will fight the Japanese Ito's troops in Singapore?Are we American soldiers?

As for persuading the red-eyed British to withdraw their troops from northern Burma, it is different from the Arabian Nights. You, Stilwell, can try it. No, you can’t let this stubborn Stilwell mix with the British and Tang Qiu Moreover, this stubborn California cowboy must be sternly warned to keep up with his own thinking, otherwise, it will be very dangerous!

(to be continued) (to be continued...)