Age of Rebirth

In fact, ever since the strategic policy for the defense of Manila was determined, General MacArthur has made two-handed preparations. One is to rely on the Manila defense line and hold on to Luzon Island until the United States launches a massive counterattack in the Southwest Pacific. General MacArthur, who counterattacked the bridgehead and commanded the lone army to fight the bloody Japanese, will undoubtedly become a national hero of the United States, and his political capital will be bulging in his pockets!

However, following the United States' series of failures in the Eastern Pacific, losing Midway, the Hawaiian Islands, and the Mariana Islands, the entire Pacific Fleet was wiped out, and the Second Army was completely wiped out in the Battle of Hawaii Island. In the Southwest Pacific region, the connection with the mainland of the United States was cut off by the combined fleet of the Japanese Navy. The day of the US military's large-scale counterattack is far away, and it can be said that there is no hope. General MacArthur's heart has become cold.

Only then did he realize that the plan to stick to Manila was probably a grave he had dug for himself. However, the battle to defend Manila was already in full swing, and even if he wanted to stop, it was too late.

Facing the deteriorating situation in the Southwest Pacific battlefield, General MacArthur had to do his own retreat and plan where to flee. Therefore, the second-hand preparation was that the defense line in Manila had become a deadlock, and failure was inevitable. Time to flee Luzon.

As for where to flee, Commander-in-Chief MacArthur also had a plan with a clear purpose in mind. Fleeing back to the mainland is the most stupid way, not to mention that as the commander-in-chief, he left 10,000+ soldiers and fled for his own life. Public opinion can drown itself by crossing the blockade line of the Japanese combined fleet, across the Pacific Ocean, with a voyage of tens of thousands of kilometers, and the Japanese Navy's carrier-based aircraft.He will use your Excellency General's landline as a living target. [

The only destination is Australia, and there are good reasons to prepare in advance for the withdrawal of the US and Philippine troops to Australia. For this reason, at the Manila airport, two fully fueled transport planes are closely guarded by a company of US military police.No one was allowed to approach. The pilots were on standby 24 hours a day, ready to take off at any time. One of the transport planes was filled with General MacArthur one after another.Years of savings in the Philippines.

These savings are enough for General MacArthur and his descendants.Do nothing.Spending three lifetimes would not be enough. This matter was done so secretly that even Colonel Kleist, the acting chief of staff, General MacArthur's confidant, didn't know about it.

but.As the Japanese army aggressively attacked Australia, they poured a bucket of cold water on MacArthur's head, and the Australian mainland was not safe. General MacArthur looked around in a daze.Sadly, he found that he seemed to be able to go anywhere. He even thought that if he temporarily fled to mainland China to avoid the limelight, based on his friendship with Chairman Jiang and his status as the first deputy commander-in-chief of the Allied China and Southwest Pacific Theater, he should Was regarded as the honored guest.

But that Tang Qiuli made MacArthur fear in the bottom of his heart. He didn't think that this vice chairman of the National Government, who never paid for himself, could let him stay comfortably in China. Fortunately, one hundred thousand British and Australian Army soldiers returned to Australia safely, gave General MacArthur reassurance, and turned their attention to the Australian mainland again.

Now, the No.14 Japanese army on Luzon Island has repeatedly stormed the Manila defense line, posing a posture that they will not kill the 10,000+ US and Philippine soldiers. When it comes to the agenda, the most critical point is Tang Qiuli's attitude, whether that rebellious Chinese is willing to lend a helping hand. Therefore, after sending several emergency telegrams to the mainland, all that remains is uneasiness Plus anxiously waiting.

MacArthur couldn't afford it, and the Japanese didn't give him time to delay it. Just as General MacArthur was like an ant on a hot pot, waiting for the reply from the country, Washington, the capital of the United States, ushered in an important guest. Prime Minister Sir Winston Churchill.

Churchill's trip to the United States was purely out of necessity. On the European battlefield, the Americans and the British joined forces and barely resisted the ferocious German attack. Possibly, this is just the attack of the Luftwaffe.

May and June in the first half of [-] were disastrous days for Prime Minister Churchill and all British people. The Luftwaffe Yishuai, the former commander of the German Air Force Second Air Force Lieutenant General Garibaldi, Served as the first deputy commander-in-chief of the Air Force and presided over the work of the Air Force. He appointed Major General Koller, the director of the Air Force Operations Department, as the second deputy commander-in-chief of the Air Force, in charge of operations.

After these two heroes of the Luftwaffe came to power, the Luftwaffe, which suffered repeated losses in the previous air battles in Great Britain, was like a sudden rebirth. By what means, the German fighter group and bomber group were used mysteriously, and the days when the United Air Forces of the United Kingdom and the United States controlled the airspace of the English Channel are gone forever!

After several months of continuous air battles, the British and American joint fleet never took advantage of it. Every air battle was beaten to pieces by the Luftwaffe. The battle damage rate of fighter jets soared. With all the strength to help, fighter jets will be replenished as they are worn out, so that there will be no aircraft available.

The terrible thing is that the loss of pilots cannot be replenished at any time. After each battle, a large number of experienced British and American pilots, called by God, returned to the arms of his old man and fought for several months. Mature pilots gradually became scarce, and it became unsustainable. There were fewer and fewer planes flying over the English Channel, and the United Air Force of the United States and Britain could not even fight a medium-scale air battle.

Under the wings, German fighter jets and bombers painted with black "crosses" haunted the skies over the English Channel and completely controlled the air supremacy. As a result, the British mainland was attacked and bombed by the Luftwaffe day and night.

From the capital London to other cities, they were bombed into ruins by the Luftwaffe. All industrial bases and ports were bombed and burned by the Germans. They have been turned over several times. From the moment the British opened their eyes, what they heard was The ear-piercing air defense sirens, under the high-density and high-intensity bombing of the Luftwaffe, almost completely destroyed the British industrial base.

The British Isles have been bombed to the brim, and civilian and military production has dropped to the lowest point since the Industrial Revolution. Without the continuous blood transfusion from the Americans, this empire that has dominated the world for more than a hundred years, the sun never sets, is afraid will come crashing down.

General Garibaldi, the first deputy commander-in-chief of the Luftwaffe, basically fulfilled his promise to Hitler. He said to Hitler: "My leader, give me two to three months, and I will bomb the United Kingdom." Back to the Stone Age!"

Churchill saw the determination of the Germans, and worried about the future and destiny of Britain day and night. This was only the German Air Force, and the millions of German troops gathered across the English Channel were the fatal blow. Behind the European powers, there is a narrow English Channel that cannot stop the German navy. When the German army soldiers set foot on British soil like a tide, it means the demise of the British Empire.

Even with American assistance, of course, Churchill, who is stubborn and aggressive, will never surrender like France. The only way out is for the British royal family and the British government to go into exile overseas, and choosing where to stay is the top priority. What they don't know is that the royal family and the cabinet have secretly launched an exile plan.

There are three exile places for Churchill to choose. One is to go into exile in the United States. However, with Churchill’s arrogance, he is unwilling to take refuge under the wings of the Americans. Thinking back, the United States was still a colony of the British Empire. In terms of face, exile in the United States is by no means the best choice.

The second is to live in exile in the West Indies. However, when he thought of being next to that tyrannical Chinese Tang Qiuli, the back of Churchill's head felt cold. In Churchill's eyes, the Chinese Tang Qiuli and that German lunatic Hitler It's the same kind of people, a mad attack on the British mainland, a greedy grab of the overseas colonies of the British Empire, guarding a tiger that might jump at any moment, I'm afraid your Excellency the Prime Minister can't even sleep well. [

Furthermore, the land area of ​​West India is small, and most of the resources fall into the hands of that nasty Chinese Tang Qiuli. With the small land area, scarce natural resources, and backward industrial base of the West India area, it is impossible to assume the responsibility of the British Empire. The burden of future revival!

Then, the only choice is Australia. The vast land area, rich natural resources, and unique geographical conditions are the best places to go into exile. However, the Japanese reached into Australia and shattered the last point of Prime Minister Churchill. I hope that Australia will never fall into the hands of the Japanese. This is Prime Minister Churchill's only hope, and it is also where he maintains his spiritual support.

Anxiety about the war situation in Australia, and worries about the great cause of the British Empire in the future, prompted him to leave the devastated British mainland in a submarine, avoiding the ubiquitous eyes of the Luftwaffe, and sailed for more than a dozen years on the dark seabed. In a few days, I went to the United States in person and met with President Roosevelt to ask for help. If anyone in this world can lend a helping hand to the precarious British Empire, it must be the United States!

When Prime Minister Churchill crossed the Atlantic Ocean and landed on the east coast of the United States, it was also the time when MacArthur made emergency calls to the country for several days!

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