Age of Rebirth

At this time, Commander-in-Chief MacArthur was undoubtedly the most excited person. After being suppressed by the Japanese army for several months, his first large-scale counterattack achieved such a result. Although not many Japanese troops were wiped out, At best, there were only about two to 3000 people. However, expelling the Japanese army away from Manila, successfully regaining the Calais mountain defense line, and changing the battle situation in Luzon Island is a record that the US military has never had since the outbreak of the Pacific War.

With the Japanese army sweeping across the Pacific battlefield and the United States and its allies suffering repeated defeats, the counterattack on Luzon Island, like a flash of lightning, illuminated the dark night sky and gave confidence to the allied forces that had been hit repeatedly. For this alone, General MacArthur is confident enough to be among the famous generals of the Allied Forces.

Of course, General MacArthur has always considered himself a famous general, but he just needs a huge victory to prove his ability, and the Manila counterattack is the best gift. The situation is definitely beneficial to him, and he will certainly not let this go good chance.

General MacArthur's eyes were not limited to this. At midnight on August 24, the sound of gunfire in the Calais mountains had not subsided. In the name of the commander-in-chief of the US Southwest Pacific Theater, he ordered the counterattack Allied forces to make persistent efforts and take Continuous offensive operations did not give the retreating Japanese army a chance to breathe. In addition to restoring the previous situation in the Calais Mountains, they also wanted to restore the favorable situation in the Calais Mountains when Stilwell was there.

General MacArthur even thought that to drive the Japanese army out of Luzon Island, he invested more than [-] troops and formed a battlefield advantage over the Japanese army. This goal is not difficult to achieve. After issuing the order, he was excited. inside.Do it yourself, and send a battle report to the U.S. Wartime Supreme Command. [

"The Supreme Command during the war was transferred to Your Excellency the President. Our troops in the Southwest Pacific Theater launched a large-scale counterattack against the Japanese troops on Luzon Island at 24 o'clock in the morning on August 14. By [-]:[-] in the evening of the same day At about [-] minutes, the No.[-] Japanese army that attacked Manila was driven back to the Calais mountain area. Taking advantage of the situation, the Japanese army was severely injured and retreated step by step. Now, the battle is still going on.”

"It is estimated that by the morning of August 25th, our department can establish a solid line of defense in the Calais Mountains. After a short rest, we can launch a full-scale offensive. The ultimate goal of the battle is to expel all Japanese troops on Luzon Island. Get out of the island and report the latest battle situation at any time."

General MacArthur's mood is optimistic.He was still relatively reserved, and he didn't say that he would wipe out the 10,000+ Japanese troops on Luzon Island. In fact, this kind of thinking.Unstoppable spread in his heart.

However, in order to achieve this goal, the more than 6 troops currently fighting back are far from enough. After the report to the US Supreme Command during the war was sent, he ordered the Allied troops guarding the Manila defense line to More than [-] people were dispatched again as the third wave of counterattack troops, and they were immediately thrown into the battlefield in the Calais mountains. Most are Filipino soldiers.

After arranging all this, MacArthur said to Colonel Kleist, the acting chief of staff: "Kleist, immediately mobilize capable personnel to form a front-line headquarters. I will personally rush to the Calais mountains to direct the counterattack against the Japanese army!"

When General MacArthur said these words, Chief Kleist saw that His Excellency the General’s eyes were shining brightly, full of confidence that he would win. I don't quite agree.

He said: "Commander-in-Chief, you are the supreme commander of hundreds of thousands of allied forces. There is no need to go to the front line to command in person. Moreover, our only focus on Luzon Island is Manila. I personally think that you are here It is more appropriate to command the overall situation in Manila than to go to the Calais mountain area to command the battle in person, the front line is very dangerous after all, as your chief of staff, you must be responsible for your safety!"

Chief of Staff Kleist, when he said these words, his attitude was absolutely sincere. It is a pity that he is not proficient in Chinese culture. Idioms will be more convincing.

MacArthur smiled reservedly. He could tell that his chief of staff was speaking from the bottom of his heart out of concern for his own safety. Therefore, he said with a tone of teaching the younger generation: "Kleist, as a A general should be with his soldiers at all times. For a soldier, fighting should be the whole of his life. The battlefield full of gunfire and smoke is the general's stage, but I still want to thank you, go prepare, Let's go right away!"

Just as Chief of Staff Kleist was about to leave, General MacArthur stopped him again, "Kleist, on my behalf, you personally called Lieutenant General Wagner and said, when I was on the front line in the Calais mountains, Manila's defense, get rid of him!"

General MacArthur, with self-confidence and optimism about the upcoming victory, led a capable command team. When he rushed to the battlefield in the Calais mountains, he followed his orders and counterattacked the Allied forces of the Japanese army overnight. check.

Haruta Yoshihiko's No. 14 Army, after retreating to a certain position, the Japanese troops staying in the Calais Mountains with a strength of more than [-] troops immediately stepped up and fought in the northern part of the Calais Mountains, falling into a stalemate. No matter what the Allied troops did In the attack, the Japanese army did not take half a step back. Moreover, it seemed that the Japanese army, which had been premeditated for two weeks, gave the allied counterattack troops with high morale a head-on blow.

After several attacks, at the cost of more than [-] casualties, the counterattack of the Allied forces came to an abrupt halt in the Calais mountains. When the head is bleeding and you can't move forward.

The sudden situation surprised General MacArthur, who came here in high spirits. He immediately ordered the troops to stop the attack, gathered the generals on the front line together, and studied the countermeasures. After the generals reported the situation, General MacArthur found painfully that The current position was given up by Major General Whiteman, the commander of the Third Army before, and it was the position where Stilwell was ordered not to take half a step back before his death.

That is the entire Calais mountain area, with the best terrain conditions and the most defensive area. Now, General MacArthur has reason to hate the dead Major General Whiteman. The defense line in the mountains has shrunk by an average of more than 30 kilometers, and the areas that are conducive to defense have been handed over to the Japanese. Now, more than 20 Allied troops have successively entered the battlefield, and the Japanese army has been compressed to Naga and Ma in the southwest of Luzon Island. Rong area.

How could the Japanese army block the advance of more than 20 Allied soldiers by virtue of favorable terrain conditions? Obviously, the current situation does not allow the Allied forces to take advantage of the aftermath of victory to continuously attack the Japanese positions. There were huge casualties, and the Allied soldiers who had been fighting continuously for a day and midnight were already very tired and were not conducive to fighting again, and many heavy weapons were left behind.

In view of the actual situation, General MacArthur issued an order to transfer all the troops to the battlefield to rest and wait for the heavy weapons to catch up. At 26:20 am on August 24, the offensive was launched again. That is to say, more than [-] Allied soldiers received Nearly [-] hours of rest time.

From Manila to the Calais Mountains, the gunfire rang for nearly a day and a night, and gradually subsided. At this time, more than 20 Allied troops were already in the Calais Mountains, which is more than 200 kilometers away from Manila.

On the other side of the Calais Mountains, Lieutenant General Yoshihiko Haruta, the commander of the No.14 Army of the Japanese Army, looked at the dark night, looked up to the sky and laughed, and ordered: "Send a report to Commander-in-Chief Ito immediately, our No.14 Army has successfully The main force of the Allied forces was attracted to the Calais Mountains, and successfully blocked the Allied counterattack forces in the middle of the Calais Mountains, and the battle fell into a stalemate.”[

After giving the order, Lieutenant General Chuntian ordered to his adjutant: "Tell the cooking team in the military headquarters to cook a table of authentic local dishes, and I want to have a few drinks with everyone!"

Lieutenant General Chuntian's words made the senior staff officers around him dumbfounded, with expressions of disbelief on their faces, it was too unexpected, right?Net many words

The brave and violent Commander Springfield was beaten all the way from Manila to Calais by the Americans. Not only did he not get into a rage, but he even wanted to invite everyone to drink. Could it be Commander Springfield who was so stimulated that he became insane?

Lieutenant General Haruta Yoshihiko, of course knew why his subordinates were surprised, he didn't say anything, took out a white towel, and wiped his beloved ancestral sword carefully, humming a little tune from his hometown of Hokkaido!

At five o'clock in the morning on August 25, MacArthur was awakened by a rush of shouts in his sleep, "Commander-in-Chief! Commander-in-Chief! Emergency telegram!" .

MacArthur realized that it was his chief of staff, Colonel Kleist, and he felt annoyed. People can never become a general. If there is any urgent matter, you have to wake yourself up early in the morning. Last night, after the military meeting, it was already past one o'clock in the morning. I had just slept for more than three hours before being called Wake up, there are no rules!

MacArthur frowned, put on his clothes, and shouted in a bad voice: "Come in!"

Colonel Kleist opened the curtain of the tent and rushed in, sweating profusely, his lips were dry and pale, and his face was as ugly as a dead fish. When he saw General MacArthur, he also forgot to salute. He swallowed hard and said: "Commander-in-Chief, received an urgent call from Australia!"

(To be continued) (To be continued.)