Age of Rebirth

The so-called turning point in the war situation is actually a life-saving straw in the despair of the lieutenant colonel's staff, which implies another layer of meaning. He naively believes that the commander-in-chief MacArthur will not sit back and watch the Third Army. Ten thousand soldiers were annihilated after being surrounded by the Japanese army in the Calais mountain area. It is enough to send a rescue force from the direction of Manila to open a gap in the Japanese encirclement.

However, Commander Whiteman, who was already panicked and lord of the six gods, did not think of this. The staff officer of the lieutenant colonel felt that he had the responsibility to remind him. , he put the pistol in his pocket, smiled indifferently, without comment, looking forward to reinforcements?Give up this heart, the third army is already an abandoned pawn in the eyes of his commander-in-chief.

Otherwise, the battle in the Calais Mountains has been fought for more than a day, and the reinforcements that should come have already arrived. Of course, Commander Whiteman was not in the mood to say these words to the staff officer. Seeing that Commander Whiteman did not respond, Lieutenant Colonel The staff officer wanted to rush forward to say something more, but seeing the commander's face and eyes, it was a mixture of despair, bewilderment, and nostalgia for life.

Commander Whiteman glanced at these officers blankly, stood up, and staggered towards the depths of the cave. Dozens of US military officers had a bad premonition in their hearts, but they looked at Whiteman No one had the courage to catch up with the lonely back of the army commander.

Outside the cave, there was a burst of gunfire.The roar of the Japanese soldiers came in from time to time.Fights were taking place everywhere, units of the Third Army, surrounded and annihilated by Japanese soldiers, perhaps, after a few hours, everyone would be a cold corpse next to the rocks in the mountains of Calais, the Pacific Ocean. The night wind blows over the mountains of Calais.Blowing cracks in rocks, lone trees, and howling like choking. [

A few minutes later, "Bang!" There was a muffled gunshot from the depths of the cave. On the battlefield in Calais, where 10,000+ soldiers were fighting and the guns were thundering, this gunshot was inconspicuous.But in the ears of dozens of US military officers in the cave, it was no less than a bolt from the blue. I don’t know which officer was the first to react, and exclaimed, "No, Commander Whiteman committed suicide!"

It was like waking up from a dream.Dozens of US military officers rushed to the depths of the cave, beside a huge rock, there was a black hole in the temple of Commander Whiteman.The bright red blood was illuminated by the beam of the flashlight.The major general's face was splattered with a pistol, and he was still quietly lying on his outstretched right hand. He was deeply encircled, knowing that he would break through and hope that he could not get rid of the fate of the entire army. Major General Whiteman, the commander of the US Third Army, could not bear Huge psychological pressure, drink to your heart's content!

This is the second senior U.S. general to commit suicide on the battlefield since the outbreak of the Pacific War. The U.S. military officers surrounded by Major General Whiteman's body stood there for a while, but no one spoke. In the dark night, they saw themselves as the fate of the Third Army from Captain Whiteman. However, due to the inability to survive, they still had to struggle and work hard. After all, not all US military officers committed suicide courage.

Manila, at around nine o'clock in the evening on August [-]th, General MacArthur, the commander-in-chief of the Southwest Pacific Theater of the U.S. Army, walked around anxiously in his office like a trapped animal, cursing incessantly in a low voice. Colonel Kleist, the acting chief of staff who had been standing by with his hands down, heard clearly that the general was scolding Major General Whiteman, the commander of the Third Army, "That damned Whiteman is such a stupid pig and an idiot, he broke me Full plan!"

Colonel Kleist couldn't understand why, Your Excellency Commander-in-Chief, he didn't care about the current situation of the Third Army surrounded by Japanese troops in the Calais mountains. Instead, he kept cursing the commander, Major General Whiteman. In addition, The channel to know the current dangerous situation of the Third Army came from reports from several division-level headquarters, and Major General Whiteman, as the commander of the army, has not received a single telegram until now, isn't it surprising?

Originally, as the Chief of Staff, according to his duties, he should remind His Excellency the Commander-in-Chief to pay attention to this, but Colonel Kleist, who is a bit unjustifiable in the position, is Commander-in-Chief MacArthur, in order to eliminate the dissident Stilwell The chief of staff put Colonel Kleist, who was obedient to him, into this position below one person and above ten thousand people. Before that, Colonel Kleist was just a director of the logistics department.

There are lessons learned from the former General Stilwell and gratitude to General MacArthur. Therefore, Colonel Kleist’s position as the acting chief of staff at the headquarters can be regarded as a sounding board at best. According to the principle that more things are worse than less things, anyway, General MacArthur will do what he says, and he also knows that he has such a small amount of material, and he can't plan any big things!

In the eyes of Commander-in-Chief MacArthur, the life and death of Whiteman and the Third Army are no longer important. The annihilation of the entire army will happen sooner or later. What he cares about is when the Japanese army will hit the city of Manila and wander around violently. After a while, General MacArthur said to Colonel Kleist: "Kleist, immediately dispatch multiple reconnaissance troops, with Manila as the center, within a radius of 24 kilometers, especially in the direction of the Calais Mountains, to carry out [-] Hours of non-stop reconnaissance."

"Once you discover the movement of the Japanese army, report it directly to the headquarters. At the same time, order all the troops on the Manila defense line to enter the position immediately to stop the Japanese attack!"

Colonel Kleist said cautiously: "General, you judge that the Japanese army will attack the city of Manila tonight, but according to my judgment, the Third Army still has more than 4 troops in the Calais mountain area, and the Japanese army wants to eat them." It is not an easy task for them, it is too early for the troops to enter the front line, and it will affect the physical strength and morale of the soldiers instead!"

Colonel Kleist has done his best to gently remind General MacArthur in his own way. Don't forget that there are still more than 4 of our soldiers in the Calais mountains. As the commander-in-chief, you should think about it. A surefire strategy, you can't just watch it being eaten by the Japanese one by one, right?

General MacArthur gave Colonel Kleist a meaningful look, and thought to himself: "I didn't see it, this guy who is absolutely obedient but mediocre, still has such a heart, knowing how to make suggestions on the sidelines." , hum!" He sneered a few times in his heart.

On his face, he said calmly: "Kleist, execute the order immediately. I have my own judgment on the situation on the battlefield!" I was so scared, I didn't dare to talk anymore, and hurried out to deliver the order.

Looking at the back of Colonel Kleist, General MacArthur squeezed out two words from his throat, "Childish!" , Whiteman's Third Army has been completely wiped out. If the Japanese troops did not appear on the Manila defense line tonight, it means that the Third Army is still fighting. Too much preparation time, as for sending reinforcements, it is absolutely impossible.

Singapore, the Indochina Peninsula, the office building of the Military Control Commission. At about ten o’clock in the night on August [-]th, Chief of Staff Zhao Yuhe walked into the office of the division commander Tang Qiuli. The bright lights illuminated this spacious office like daytime. However, Tang Qiuli did not work behind the desk. Instead, he lay comfortably on a wicker chair, concentrating on an ancient book. On the exquisite tea table next to him, there was a cup of fragrant tea.

Mei Xue was busy tidying up the messy documents on the table for him, neatly sorting them into categories. Seeing Zhao Yuhe coming in, Mei Xue greeted him with a smile, Zhao Yuhe frowned slightly, and said, "Director Mei, isn't Are you interested in orderly soldiers? Why bother you to clean up the division commander yourself! What are they doing?" The implication is that they want to ask the orderly soldiers to ask for their crimes.

Mei Xue said indifferently: "It's okay, I'll wait for the division commander to get off work together. If I have nothing to do, I will help clean it up. I don't need to bother the orderly. I can do it myself, and I have to tidy it up in a few minutes. If you let him like this , I'm almost becoming a master, you guys talk first, I'm going out!"

Looking at Mei Xue's graceful figure, Tang Qiuli grinned, and Zhao Yuhe didn't bring up the topic just now, but said, "Teacher, I'm so leisurely!"

Tang Qiuli said with a smile: "Americans and Japanese are fighting to the death, and we have nothing to do. We have nothing to do. You can learn something from reading the books of our ancestors. Is there any new development in the battle situation in Luzon Island?" [

Zhao Yuhe nodded and said, "Yes, Commander, I have received the latest information from the Intelligence Department. Starting this afternoon, the Third Army of the U.S. Army has been heavily surrounded by the Japanese Army in the Calais Mountains. Attack Manila, according to the judgment of the Intelligence Department, the Japanese army will reach the outskirts of Manila at about 14 o'clock tomorrow morning!"

Tang Qiuli raised his eyebrows and said, "The war in Calais is over? The Americans still have more than 4 people. Shouldn't they all be eaten by Ito Yanzaburo in less than 24 hours?"

Zhao Yuhe replied: "Master, the battle in the Calais Mountains is not over yet. The U.S. military is still resisting. It is only a unit of the No. 14 Japanese Army that went south to Manila!"

"Oh!" Tang Qiuli stood up and paced slowly in the office, showing a thoughtful expression. Zhao Yuhe looked at the teacher intently. In fact, Zhao Yuhe also had a big doubt in his heart.

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