Glorious Mission 1937

Chapter 618: Saving Private MacArthur

The news that MacArthur was surrounded by the Japanese army on Corregidor Island quickly caused the White House to explode. The bigwigs in Washington really panicked this time. Generals, but they know very well that no one can compare with MacArthur. They can endure the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor and the Japanese capture of the Philippines, but they cannot afford the loss of a MacArthur.

MacArthur is the son of Arthur MacArthur II, a three-star lieutenant general of the U.S. Army. He is from Arkansas, and graduated from the U.S. Army Academy at West Point.During the school period, he studied hard and paid attention to physical exercise. Four years later, he graduated with a score of 4, setting a record for graduation scores at West Point Military Academy.

During World War I, the United States formed the 42nd Infantry Division from the National Guard of the states.MacArthur served as chief of staff of the 42nd Infantry Division, was promoted to colonel, and went to France to participate in the World War.He claimed that the division's personnel came from all over the United States, like a rainbow across the sky, so the division is also called "Rainbow Division".Because of his bravery in combat and good command, he won several medals and was promoted to the brigadier general of the 84th brigade. After the war, he served as the acting commander of the Rainbow Division.

In June 1919, the 6-year-old MacArthur was appointed as the principal of West Point Military Academy; he became the youngest principal of the school since its founding.He always regards "responsibility-honor-country" as the motto of governing the school. In 39, MacArthur was promoted to major general and successively served as commander in Atlanta and Baltimore.Since then, MacArthur was transferred to the commander of the US military in the Philippines.

November 1930.MacArthur accepted the provisional rank of four-star general of the Army and was sworn in as Chief of Staff of the U.S. Army.During his term of office, mechanized equipment was used instead of horses, which improved the mobility and speed of the troops, and formulated a general war mobilization plan; established a unified procurement system for all arms to reduce waste, and established an air force headquarters to improve the coordination efficiency of ground and air forces; opposed Congress Attempts to reduce Army establishments for economic reasons; opposes cuts to the officer corps; successfully blocks proposals to reduce Army personnel each year and defends Army readiness.

The conflict between the United States and Japan in the South Pacific intensified, and the U.S. government began a planned military deployment against Japan. Before the Pearl Harbor incident, Washington ordered the merger of the Philippine Army and the U.S. military stationed in the Philippines, and transferred MacArthur to active duty.Promoted to lieutenant general.He served as the commander of the US Far East Command, under the command of the 1st Army commanded by Wainwright and the 2nd Army commanded by Parker.

Following the attack on Pearl Harbor, the Japanese invaded the Philippines.Due to MacArthur's misjudgment and mishandling, most of the US bombers and fighter jets stationed in the Philippines were destroyed.Air defenses were completely lost.In addition, the U.S. and Philippine troops are limited.Poor equipment and lack of training, unable to withstand the Japanese attack, MacArthur almost committed suicide with the pistol left by his father.

MacArthur had a high prestige in the military.Among the active American generals, no one can compare with him.The reason why MacArthur is so respected by the soldiers is not because of his record, but because of MacArthur's spirit of never giving up. Although MacArthur has won many battles, it does not mean that he has not lost battles.

MacArthur had lost battles, but he used failed hunting as a means to hone his skills and increase his desire for success.People say that he is a general who laughs at failure and advances aloofly. Just like this time, although the Japanese army has won a decisive victory, MacArthur still leads his soldiers to deal with the Japanese army.MacArthur is the symbol of the U.S. military. MacArthur died or was captured. This is definitely a disaster for the U.S. military.

The White House urgently discussed this matter. Faced with the complete blockade of the Japanese Army, Navy and Air Force, the White House was desperate. They could not think of any way to rescue MacArthur.

However, when Roosevelt and others were completely desperate, President Roosevelt's personal assistant, John Jr., made a suggestion to Roosevelt. He believed that MacArthur was not completely hopeless, but Mr. President needed to come forward to persuade one person—Chen Feng.

President Roosevelt and the top officials of the White House seem to have grasped at straws. Who is Chen Feng?Maybe some people didn't know it a few years ago, but as the relationship between the United States and Japan became increasingly tense, the words "China" and "Chen Feng" kept appearing in American newspapers and magazines.

Under Claire's deliberate promotion, Chen Feng's achievements in the past 4 years were published, and all the Americans were stunned by Chen Feng's dazzling achievements. This is simply a miracle, no one can do better than him .

Therefore, now that the word Chen Feng is mentioned in the US high-level, no one really does not know it.

Little John was convinced that Chen Feng could rescue MacArthur. Although Little John didn't know much about military affairs, he understood one thing during the discussion with Roosevelt and others, that is, to save MacArthur, a strong armed force was necessary. In the South Pacific region, the only one who could satisfy this condition was Chen Feng.

Little John has been to the Nanyang Territory himself, and he knows the situation there better than anyone else, and it is definitely not the barren land that American politicians say.Although it is a newly developed area, most of the places are still in the wild virgin forest.However, the island's armed forces are not inferior to any country in the slightest. The powerful army and air force, as well as the large number of naval fleets, will definitely not be inferior to the force used by the Japanese army to attack the Philippines.If there is anyone in this world who can save MacArthur, then this person must be Chen Feng from China.

Little John convinced President Roosevelt and his staff, and soon an encrypted telegram was sent from the west coast of the United States to Guisui. Why the west coast?Because Roosevelt had to talk to Chen Feng's representative in the United States in advance about such a matter, and then make a decision. He was not sure whether Chen Feng, a Chinese general, would dispatch a powerful army for an American general.

After the meeting between Yan Changxi and Roosevelt, she personally sent a telegram to Chen Feng, explaining the request of Roosevelt and the US government, and Yan Changxi did not say anything else. As a smart woman, she knew very well that Chen Feng would Make up your own mind.

After reading the telegram, Chen Feng laughed. This MacArthur still has such a personality, so awesome, he really thought he was a Superman wearing underwear, and now he is playing big!

Despite disdain, as the US government considers, this person is indeed very important and cannot die for the time being.

Chen Feng quickly called Roosevelt back. As a member of the Allied Forces, he himself would do his best to save Soldier MacArthur and promised to save him.But as a condition, the United States must reconsider its strategic thinking of putting Europe first and then Asia.

In the telegram, Chen Feng expounded his thoughts. There is nothing wrong with putting Europe first and then Asia, but we cannot allow China to become cannon fodder for the allies. If China entered this war, there would be absolutely no reason for China to be the only country resisting the Japanese invaders, that is to say, the Chinese would have no reason to sacrifice their lives for the British and Americans. This is one point.

Secondly, even if the Chinese resist Japan for their own sake, as the most important anti-Japanese force in the Asian battlefield, the Chinese must be respected by allies. This respect is not superficial, but from the heart.Since it is respect from the heart, should all the privileged interests of the United States, Britain, France and other countries in China be given up, and should the cultural relics and national treasures looted from China be returned?

The two questions Chen Feng raised only aimed at the United States and Britain. The United States is okay. After all, they only have one Philippines in Southeast Asia, and now they are basically all captured by the Japanese. The British are different. Although they lost Malaysia and Singapore, but there are also Burma and India. Now the Japanese have suddenly occupied Yangon, and the British have asked the Nationalist Government to send troops, so some things must be said, otherwise what will be said after the British push the Chinese Expeditionary Force into the fire pit It's too late.

Chen Feng has always been wary of the British. Although the combat effectiveness of the British army is at most ranked among the third-rate countries, the British have a unique trick that is absolutely first-rate. Teammates who are afraid of pigs, if this teammate still has malicious intentions, then the problem will be serious.

Although the United Kingdom is known as the empire on which the sun never sets, and it was a victorious country in World War I, but in terms of the performance of the British in World War II, they could not control the title of "British Empire" at all. The Brits lost face.First of all, in terms of strategic thinking, the United Kingdom is the initiator of armored warfare-invented the water tank, but it was left behind by the Germans in the use of armor.

Secondly, in politics, if you say you don't understand military affairs, no one will blame you.But the politicians of the British Empire can't even handle politics well, so it's a bit unreasonable.Originally, the war could have been avoided, but Britain and France gave way again and again, and finally the Germans slapped them hard.

Not to mention the performance during the war, the United Kingdom is still incompetent in fighting by itself and even hurts its allies.Incompetence in war, not to mention the European battlefield, anyway, the crime has to be resisted by that evil genius of Germany and the national strength that can compete with it.Asia has to do the math.In Singapore, 8 British troops surrendered to 6 Japanese troops, setting a record for the highest number of captives among Western allies. As a result, the British army officers who fantasized about being treated humanely were sent to Tokyo by the perverted Japanese to dig out the sewers.

In Burma, the British repeatedly framed the Chinese, not only stealing anti-Japanese materials from China, but also treating the Chinese as cannon fodder. The British were mainly responsible for the failure of the Chinese Expeditionary Force.For such a player, Chen Feng had to put his ugly words up front. (To be continued..)

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