Special Forces of Crossing: Cloud's Anti-Japanese

Chapter 1809 Joint Command

At around three o'clock in the afternoon, a secret telegram from Washington was transmitted to the US military headquarters in the Philippines. It took a few minutes for the telegram to be translated, and the Americans collectively bombed their nests—"The Pacific Fleet was attacked and destroyed—"" God, the Japanese attacked Pearl Harbor!"  …

The telegram was quickly sent to MacArthur. The old American man was offended at first by the flustered look of the staff officer who sent the telegram. The butt fell directly to sit down. "How is it possible? There must be a mistake—" He muttered in his mouth, and he came back to his senses after a few minutes, and shouted in a deep voice with a white face: "Call Gunnart quickly, let He ordered all troops in Mindanao to immediately put on combat readiness, the Japanese, the Japanese are crazy!"

The action of the Japanese Combined Fleet raiding Pearl Harbor was indeed crazy, not to mention that it is still the Pacific storm season, with a voyage of 6300 kilometers and nearly a hundred warships, the factors that may cause accidents are unknown-so in MacArthur’s view, not so much This action of the Japanese is a sneak attack, it is better to say that it is a gamble.But the fact is, the Japanese just won the bet - the Japanese are too crazy!The Pacific Fleet is the biggest reliance for the United States to protect its interests in the Far East, but now its entire army has been destroyed. This means that the North Pacific has been dominated by the Japanese Combined Fleet for quite a while since then, and the Philippines, as an island country, has no Pacific Fleet. If so, it will be the same as a woman who has taken off her clothes, and her safety will not be guaranteed in the slightest - MacArthur thought so, his face changing between red and white, and he completely lost the calm and calm temperament he used to have.Then, with a map of Mindanao and the surrounding waters, he kept issuing orders.So with Cebu City as the center, the U.S. troops stationed in the Philippines, including all the Filipino troops under its jurisdiction, were fully mobilized. In just a quarter of an hour, all the Philippine Islands, except for Palawan Island, which was indirectly abandoned, were all under the tense and busy atmosphere of combat preparations. shrouded.

A quarter of an hour later, after issuing several orders successively, MacArthur woke up, and then remembered Guo Kui and his Second Expeditionary Army. He was about to send Pace to invite Guo Kui, but Guo Kui had come uninvited. .

Guo Kui came with Chief of Staff Huang Hua.After he separated from MacArthur, he went back to the headquarters of the Second Expeditionary Army and held a small battle preparation meeting with Huang Hua, Guo Da and others.After Huang Hua and Guo Da heard the news that the Japanese Western Expedition Fleet had appeared in the Sulu Sea and Zamboanga Yuanhai, they both agreed with Guo Kui's opinion, thinking that the Japanese might really launch an attack this time, first in the mountains. The Division and the [-]th Division of Xue made targeted adjustments to the defense situation in Mindanao, and then Guo and Huang came to MacArthur together, wanting to remind the old American to be more vigilant.

When MacArthur saw Guo Kui, he smiled wryly and said, "Commander Guo, you have unfortunately hit what you said. The Japanese really can't take it with common sense!"

Guo Kui didn't know about the Japanese combined fleet's surprise attack on Pearl Harbor, and the military situation was on fire. He didn't dwell on this topic any longer, and asked directly, "How many nautical miles are the Japanese from Zamboanga?"

"I just received a report from Brereton that Japanese fighter planes have already headed towards Zamboanga. It is estimated that Zamboanga will be bombed for the first time in 10 minutes!"

"Didn't Brereton send fighter planes to support it?"

"This round is definitely too late."

After MacArthur became the commander-in-chief of the US military stationed in the Philippines, he ordered the construction of a front-line airport in Cebu City. However, it seems that his decision is still conservative.Cebu City is four to five hundred kilometers away from Zamboanga City and General Santos City. Even if they can detect the movement of Japanese bombers in advance, it is not enough to rush there to support them in the first place.

Guo Kui frowned and said, "If you lose the command of the air, the command of the sea will become empty talk. General, with all due respect, if you can't find a way to seize the command of the air, then Zamboanga will not be able to hold on for long!"

"I know. Commander Guo, I heard that your army's special artillery regiment is very good at air defense. I don't know—"

The Special Artillery Regiment is Huang Hua's old unit, and it is still under his command. He then said: "Our Special Artillery Regiment is still in Malawi, and it will take at least seven or eight hours to reach Zamboanga. The problem is, can Zamboanga Hold on for so long?"

MacArthur pondered for a while and said: "We have a division in Zamboanga, plus a brigade from your army. If, if the Japanese's bombing scale and shelling scale are limited, we should be able to hold it for seven or eight hours."

Huang Hua said unceremoniously: "I expect the Japanese to reduce the scale of bombing and bombardment——General, I listen to you, you have no confidence in defending Zamboanga! What about your Far East Fleet? If you send out the Far East Fleet to delay For a period of time, let alone seven or eight hours, it will be fine for a longer time."

"I have already communicated with Admiral Hart. We believe that the Far East Fleet alone may not be the opponent of the Japanese-Western Expeditionary Fleet without the support of aviation forces. Chief of Staff Huang, you are not familiar with the situation of the Far East Fleet. Understand, we lack heavyweight ships..."

Although Guo Kui has not been in contact with the senior officials of the US military stationed in the Philippines headed by Huang Hua and MacArthur for a short time, he has a certain understanding of their temperament.Americans like to make decisions before acting, and don't like to do things that are not sure. This is not necessarily a bad quality, but it is definitely not suitable for the rapidly changing battlefield.Guo Kui and Huang Hua have followed Ouyang Yun for a long time, and their personalities are somewhat influenced by him. They advocate adventure and like to fight their way out of desperate situations.If so, I can't understand the behavior of Americans in particular.Before MacArthur finished speaking, Huang Hua interrupted with a sneer: "Without the support of the air force? What about General Brereton's Far East Air Force? With a distance of more than 400 kilometers, they can rush to the battlefield in an hour or so. If you calculate the time difference, you can have a good fight with Little Japan!"

Huang Hua acted a little aggressively, and his words were extremely disrespectful. If it was normal, MacArthur would have fought back in a rage long ago.But now, because Hart's Far East Fleet is still in Manila Bay, it is impossible to rush to the battlefield in a short time. Therefore, even though his heart is raging with anger, he can only maintain restraint.The American old man took off his military cap, scratched his hair indecently, then gritted his teeth, looked at Guo and Huang and told the truth.

Guo Kui's nose was twisted when he heard that, and he asked, "Your Excellency, what joke are you kidding? The Japanese-Western Expedition Fleet has been operating along the west coast of the Sulu Sea for a long time. Isn't Admiral Hart vigilant at all?"

Huang Hua shook his head and said, "It will take at least one day and one night for the Far East Fleet to come here from Manila Bay. What should we do now?"

Guo Kui: "What else can we do? Let the defenders of Basilan be withdrawn first. In that case, if we fight against the Japanese, there may be a turnaround. Commander-in-Chief MacArthur, Zamboanga must not be lost. Once Zamboanga is lost, The Japanese army will definitely take advantage of the situation to attack Negros Island. The defense of Negros Island is weak. Once it is lost, the Western Expedition Fleet will be able to cut in from the strait between Negros Island and Mindanao Island. At that time, the defenders on Mindanao Island What about the army?"

MacArthur scratched his head again: "Of course I know the importance of Zamboanga, but the Japanese are too despicable, who would have thought that they would go to war without declaring—" the old American man suddenly raised his head and confronted Guo Kui and Huang Hua Looking at it, he said very seriously: "Commander Guo, Chief of Staff Huang, in order to improve combat efficiency, I solemnly suggest the establishment of a joint headquarters. What's your opinion?"

(End of this chapter)