Special Forces of Crossing: Cloud's Anti-Japanese

Chapter 1810 Who Commands Whom
Before the Second Expeditionary Army landed on the Philippine Islands, MacArthur was planning to establish a joint command.For this reason, he and Marshall had no less than ten telegrams, and even lost his temper, but failed to get any actual support from Washington.After seeing the strength of the student army, the American old man became more enthusiastic about it.When the official channels failed, he went through private channels. During this time, he was very close to Guo Kui, and this was the idea.

The U.S. and the Philippines have nearly 20 troops in total, and they are equipped with land, sea and air. The Second Expeditionary Army has less than 4 people. If a joint command is really going to be established, it must be the Americans who are the boss—this is exactly what Ouyang Yun hates the most. of.Ouyang Yun paid special attention to this matter. At that time, he said very bluntly: "I don't believe in Americans! The lives of American soldiers are precious, but the lives of our students are not precious? I can help them fight, but absolutely I won’t foolishly send my brothers to be cannon fodder. Old Guo, it’s okay to beat devils, but the initiative must be firmly in your hands, remember!?”

With special attention from the commander-in-chief, Guo Kui was not at all interested in the establishment of the joint command. The old American man mentioned it a few days ago, but he didn't get a response, so he made a big blush.But now he repeats the old saying, but there is no other way.

Before Guo Kui and Huang Hua came to find MacArthur, they had discussed this issue. They also felt that if they wanted to defend against Zamboanga, they had to set up a joint headquarters to command all participating troops.Of course, in line with the bottom line of firmly holding the initiative in their own hands, the highest decision-making power of the Joint Command naturally belongs to the Second Expeditionary Army.The American old man brought it up first, which saved them a lot of saliva. Guo Kui and Huang Hua looked at each other and said: "Under the current situation, it is very necessary to establish a joint command. We only have one request, the frontline combat troops must be composed of Our army has a unified command. Moreover, our army has the power to punish those troops and generals who do not fight well!"

"Impossible!" MacArthur rebuffed straight away: "Two generals, please note that we are now in the Philippines. Moreover, the main force in this battle must be our US Far East Force."

"No no no—" Guo Kui shook his head: "Commander-in-Chief, I disagree with what you said. That's right, this is the Philippines, and we are just guest troops. But based on my observations during this period, although your army also surveyed Elite, but not enough to challenge the Japanese army. Therefore, if you really want to defeat the Japanese attack this time, you must rely on our second expeditionary army!",

Guo Kui was not ashamed, MacArthur laughed angrily, glared at him and said, "What do you mean, without your army of apprentices, we would not be able to win this battle?"

Guo Kui looked at him calmly and said firmly, "Yes!"

Huang Hua said: "General MacArthur, we don't know how many marine troops the Japanese have dispatched yet, but they have aircraft and naval guns. We have already lost on this point. Let's make an assumption first, even if we are willing to send the first The command of the Second Brigade is handed over to you, but do you have the confidence to rely on the current troops in Zamboanga to persist until the arrival of the mixed fleet?"

"Do you have this confidence?"

"Yes! Fighting more with less, our cadet army is definitely not short of examples in this regard. Even if the Japanese have 2 people, I think if General Xiao Anbao is in command, he will definitely be able to hold out for 24 hours!"

"What if we lose? Once Zamboanga is lost, we will be passive as a whole!"

"There is no chance, the war is a gamble. If our army is commanded, our second mountain brigade will be the main force. They have nearly 4000 people. If the Japanese army does not have aircraft and naval guns, I think they can at least be worth one Ten Thousand Japanese Army. Even if the Japanese army has 2 people, your 61st Division, 81st Division, and 101st Division, plus the defenders on Basilan Island, total more than 2 people. Could it be that they are no match for the [-] Japanese Army? ?"

MacArthur fell into deep thought with a gloomy face.For soldiers, honor is the most important thing, and the attribution of command power is undoubtedly related to this.In the Philippines, there are not many American soldiers, but they are the absolute main force in the US-Philippines joint force.Not only that, the commanders and frontline troops of the joint forces are all Americans.Accustomed to bossing and bossing the Philippine Army, but now he wants to change his role to be the one being guided. MacArthur felt that even if he could bear the humiliation and accept it, the officers below would not agree. In that case, the establishment of the joint command would only be counterproductive.

The face of the old American man was cloudy, and a communications staff officer came in with a report, opened the folder and said, "Your Excellency, Washington has called, and our country has declared war on Japan."

When he passed by Huang Hua's side, Huang Hua glanced at him, his eyes widened immediately, and asked the staff officer in an unbelievable tone: "The Japanese Combined Fleet attacked your Pacific Fleet?"

In order to avoid causing panic among the troops below, MacArthur ordered the news to be blocked. Therefore, both Guo Kui and Huang Hua had just learned of the news.

Guo Kui was also taken aback, and asked MacArthur, "When did it happen? How is the battle going?"

Knowing that he couldn't hide them, MacArthur glared at the communications staff officer, and said in a deep voice, "I also just received a domestic report that the Japanese Combined Fleet dispatched seven aircraft carriers and several auxiliary ships to attack us at around one o'clock local time. Pearl Harbor Naval Base, our Pacific Fleet—the whole army is annihilated!" He almost uttered the words "annihilated" through gritted teeth, and tears welled up in the eyes of the old American.

"Mainland Japan is thousands of kilometers away from Hawaii, right?" Huang Hua murmured, then shook his head and exclaimed: "MD, the Japanese are so fucking crazy!"

However, Guo Kui thought of the fact that the Western Expedition Fleet suddenly crossed the middle line of the Sulu Sea, and said: "It seems that the Japanese have planned to attack Zamboanga for a long time! Commander MacArthur, make a decision quickly. No delay!"

MacArthur stared at them again, and said word by word: "The battle of Zamboanga is under the command of General Xiao Anbao, but if they insist that the mixed fleet does not come to help, then the highest decision-making power of the joint command must belong to us!"

Guo Kui: "No problem! However, please let General Sharp cooperate with General Xiao."

"There is no problem with this, I will generate electricity and let Sharp cooperate fully!"

"Then it's decided! MacArthur, since the matter has already happened, let's think about the next thing. The Japanese may be able to run wild for a while, but I believe that the party of justice must win in the end!" Guo Kui left this sentence words, and then left with Huang Hua——

(End of this chapter)