Glorious Mission 1937

Roosevelt and the others fell silent after receiving the telegram from Chen Feng. Chen Feng's meaning was very clear. He himself was very dissatisfied with the strategic deployment of the United States, Britain and other countries in Europe first, and then Asia. Dissatisfied with the behavior of pinning down Japan, he needs to be respected.

The U.S. can say that, after all, the U.S. has very limited interests in China. It has neither colonies nor indemnities. In addition, it signed a series of agreements with Chiang Kai-shek to abolish unequal treaties. The U.S. will not care about agreeing to Chen Feng’s conditions .But the British are a bit troublesome, because the interests of the British in China are still very considerable. Although under the influence of the Japanese, the British interests in China have been seriously threatened, but with the pride of the British gentlemen, they may not necessarily turn to China. People bow their heads.

With the lessons learned by the Soviets, the Chinese still have a great appetite. They not only want to take back the territory that was forcibly occupied, but even take back the land of the dependent country. If this is the case, Burma controlled by the British and the French The controlled French Indochina is the territory of the Chinese. In addition, Britain, France and other countries have looted a large number of cultural relics from China in the past century. If they really want to return it, it is tantamount to tearing a piece of meat from the British.

Sure enough, when Roosevelt sent Chen Feng's conditions to Churchill, the Prime Minister was furious and resolutely disagreed with Chen Feng's conditions, thinking that this was a threat and shame to the British Empire and an unforgivable provocation.

Roosevelt was very helpless. From their point of view, Chen Feng's request was indeed too much. After all, he was only going to save one person, and it might not be successful.Such conditions are indeed somewhat harsh.

But Roosevelt also knew that Chen Feng was now the only one who could save MacArthur, and MacArthur was the only hope for the United States in the South Pacific. loss of captives.

After many rounds of dealings, the British finally gave in, but they put forward their own conditions. They could agree to Chen Feng's conditions, but the premise was that Chen Feng must rescue MacArthur, and he was still alive!

Obviously, the British didn't believe that Chen Feng could break through the heavy siege of the Japanese.Save MacArthur.Because the Japanese have learned that MacArthur is in the Bataan area.The area including Corregidor Island has been blocked by the Japanese. There is a Japanese naval fleet at sea, aircraft patrolling in the air, and an army attacking on the ground.want to rescue.If you get stuck, you must defeat the Japanese in front of you.

Defeating the Japanese is not an easy task.The warriors of the British Empire have proved one thing with their blood and lives, that is, the current Japanese Empire is invincible, and the Chinese and Japanese have not driven the Japanese out of China after more than four years of fighting.Now it is even more impossible to defeat the Japanese in a short period of time, so the British put forward their own conditions.

Regarding the conditions of the British, Chen Feng readily agreed. At the same time, Chen Feng raised his middle finger to the British in his heart, despising this group of Anglos. They really underestimated the Chinese. The British and Americans couldn't do it. It doesn't mean that the Chinese can't do it either.

The Japanese blockade did bring certain difficulties to the rescue, but this difficulty was not insurmountable, and he had full confidence in saving MacArthur from the very beginning.

Chen Feng carefully analyzed the situation in the Bataan area. The Japanese are bound to win MacArthur. There are a large number of warships cruising on the sea, and there are still a large number of troops on the ground that are constantly attacking the U.S. Army. However, the Bataan area has no It is an airport that can be used for planes to land, so in the eyes of the United States, Britain and other countries, it is necessary to attack MacArthur to save the soldier MacArthur and defeat all the Japanese navy and army in front of him.

Judging from the current situation, it is impossible to rely on the armed forces of the Allied forces in the South Pacific to defeat the Japanese army, so saving the soldier MacArthur has become an impossible task.

But in Chen Feng's opinion, this matter is actually very simple, a special operations team and a helicopter can complete it, the helicopter is small and exquisite, flexible in operation, can adapt to various terrains, as long as there is a flat place, it can land.As long as the two parties are in touch, it is actually not difficult to quietly rescue MacArthur.

But there is a problem, that is, the range of the helicopter is limited. If it takes off from Nanyang Territory, the helicopter will not be able to reach Corregidor Island where MacArthur is located, so one or even multiple warships must be dispatched.It would be relatively easy if a helicopter sneaked into the Bataan area to rescue MacArthur. After all, the Japanese did not install radar and other equipment.

However, if a large-scale warship is dispatched, it will easily expose the target, because now the naval fleet under Chen Feng is the only one left in the South Pacific that can threaten the combined Japanese fleet. People are very concerned.

After much deliberation, Chen Feng still decided to use the model of warship + helicopter + special force to rescue MacArthur, but the warship did not enter the sea area controlled by the Japanese army, but waited for the helicopter to return hundreds of nautical miles away from the sea area controlled by the Japanese army.

After finalizing the battle plan, Chen Feng ordered Wang Hansheng to execute the plan immediately to save the soldier MacArthur.

Wang Hansheng also directly transferred a sharp knife squad from his guard, and then selected a light cruiser from the navy to participate in this operation. Among all naval ships, only three kinds of warships can carry helicopters. Aircraft carriers, heavy cruisers, and light cruisers, light cruisers are the most suitable for missions like this.

On September 9, the light cruiser Xilin Gol with two helicopters set off overnight and headed for Bataan.

At the same time, under the frantic attack of the Japanese army, the British finally couldn't hold on anymore. Churchill sent a message to Chongqing, hoping that the Chinese government could follow the requirements of the "Sino-British Joint Defense Agreement on the Burma Road" and send troops to fight in Myanmar.Churchill pointed out in a telegram to the Chiefs of Staff Committee: "If Burma is lost, it will be tragic. This will isolate us from the Chinese. Among the armies fighting against the Japanese, the squadron is considered the most successful."

The British had already realized the negative impact of the Japanese attack on Burma. Burma was a British colony. It was controlled by British India in the west and bordered on China's Tibet and Yunnan in the north and northeast. It had an important strategic position.Japan’s attack on Burma also has many meanings for itself. It can not only cut off the strategic materials aided by the United States and Britain to China and isolate China, but also occupy the military bases of the United States and Britain in Burma, wait for an opportunity to attack India, and move westward to join the German army in the Middle East.

In the face of the powerful Japanese army, the Allied forces in Southeast Asia retreated steadily: Singapore fell, the British, Indian, Dutch, and Australian fleets were defeated in the Java Sea Battle, and the British Royal Air Force Base Magway in Burma was bombed and destroyed by the Japanese army... The entire Asian continent and even The world is facing unprecedented doom.

After receiving Churchill's telegram, the Chongqing side immediately held an emergency military meeting to discuss the matter of fighting in Burma. The old man named Chen Feng to attend the meeting.

Chongqing. Zengjiayan Mansion.

There are more than a dozen high-ranking military officers sitting in the meeting room, and each of them carries three stars on their shoulders, which means that everyone here is an admiral.If the Japanese knew about it, they would definitely raze it to the ground at all costs.

Due to the urgency of the situation, the old man did not put on airs and did not keep these people in the meeting room waiting for a long time.

The old man flew back from Washington two days ago. Because he was worried about being intercepted by the Japanese, he deliberately bypassed the Soviet Union and then returned to Chongqing from the Soviet Union. After he returned to Chongqing, he found out that the Japanese army had sent a large number of warships and planes to intercept in the Pacific Ocean. Him, this made the old man break out in a cold sweat.

Because of this, the old man also knew that he and the Japanese had no room for repayment. One side wanted to live and live well, while the other side died. people surrender.

After coming to the conference room, the old man briefly explained what had happened, and then asked the senior officers present whether they should send troops to fight in Burma.

The first one to speak was Minister of National Defense Chen Cheng: "Commissioner, Myanmar is very important to the party-state. It is the last lifeline for the party-state to fight for aid from the United States and Britain. If the Burma Road is not secured, foreign aid will not be able to enter China easily, and the war with Japan will also be difficult." Fell into the disadvantage of insufficient supplies, so I believe that we should actively send troops into Burma to fight!"

"Committee, the tiger and wolf division of the Japanese invaders rampaged in the Pacific War and was invincible all the way. In less than three months, they successively occupied the Philippines, Hong Kong, Malaysia, Singapore and Indochina. Countries in Southeast Asia Falling into the hands of the enemy one after another, the Japanese invaders are now driving straight into southern Myanmar, and then quickly advancing into northern Myanmar. Border provinces such as Yunnan and Guizhou are at stake. Whether it is to meet the requirements of the British and American troops, or to defend the rear of Yunnan, the party and the state should go out Fight against the Japanese invaders." He Yingqin also responded.

"Committee, it is imperative to enter Myanmar to fight, otherwise, the British will be unlucky, and we will not be able to please, and the mobilization of troops for the Burma operation and the southward operation may not be completed within a few months, so we must leave early Decided." Li Zongren also said.

Seeing that all the main officers present here agreed to fight in Burma, Lao Jiang was very satisfied, but when he saw that Chen Feng sitting under him was silent, as if he was thinking about something, Su Lai knew that Chen Feng's strategic vision was very unique, Lao Jiang hurriedly asked: "What about the solemnity, is it necessary to enter Burma to fight?" (To be continued...)