Special Envoy Hopkins went to see Hu Zhiyong with gold and U.S. dollars, and he was accompanied by one of the most important figures - Douglas MacArthur, the Allied Commander of the Southwest Pacific Theater.
Hu Zhiyong put the gold away unceremoniously and said boldly: "Mr. Special Envoy, don't think that I am greedy for money. This is the cost of my weapons, equipment and supplies."
"Oh?" MacArthur was surprised: "You armed all the 200,000 prisoners you rescued? God, this is the most gratifying thing!"
"For these people, I almost lost everything!" Hu Zhiyong said exaggeratedly: "Two hundred thousand people, not to mention medicine, clothing, footwear and basic equipment, just talking about the number of rifles, pistols, anti-aircraft machine guns and handheld rocket launchers, has reached
An appalling amount!"
Hu Zhiyong took out a form and handed it to the Pacific Commander: "Look, there are two best divisions near Mayon Volcano, all of them are Americans. The other twelve divisions are mixed.
There are people of mine serving as commanders.”
"Fifteen divisions, fifteen divisions!" MacArthur murmured to himself, shouting with excitement: "I'm going to counterattack, and I'm going to teach Masaharu Honma a lesson! I'm going to drive all the little Japanese from the Philippines into the sea.
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This kind of joy also made Hopkins, the most steady envoy, lose his temper. He stood up in a hurry and shouted loudly: "Quick, I want to tell the president this good news!"
"We have fifteen divisions in the Philippines!" Roosevelt was holding a meeting, and he quickly informed Congress and the General Staff of the good news.
“Are there any islands where planes can land?”
Eisenhower is a dramatic and legendary figure who has won many firsts. In the history of the US military, a total of 10 five-star generals were awarded. Eisenhower was promoted to the "fastest" and was born "the poorest". He led the largest battle operation of the US military.
the first person.
After the war, he was the first to serve as the Supreme Allied Commander of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization; he was the first retired senior general of the U.S. military to serve as the president of Columbia University; he had the "biggest" future and was the only five-star general to become president.
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On December 7, 1941, Japan launched a surprise attack on the U.S. military base at Pearl Harbor. On the 8th, the United States declared war on Japan. On the fifth day after the Pearl Harbor incident, Marshall called Eisenhower to return to Washington immediately.
This is certainly related to Eisenhower's familiarity with military issues in the Philippines and the Pacific region, but more importantly, he has rich experience in staff work. He first served as deputy director of the War Planning Office, and soon the planning office was upgraded to the Office of Operations, and was appointed director of the Office of Operations.
, he was promoted to major general a few weeks later. This was the beginning of his long-term cooperation with Marshall at the headquarters.
At this time, although Eisenhower was not qualified to participate in high-level meetings on Allied strategic issues, he was able to guide global strategic actions from the perspective of the supreme commander and represent the interests of the United States.
Eisenhower noticed that while the attention of the U.S. government and opposition parties was focused on the Pacific battlefield, Roosevelt and Marshall gave priority to the European battlefield.
"Yes!" Roosevelt pointed to the map and said: "Basilan Island is basically under the control of the Hu family. It is his rubber plantation, coffee, and timber commercial base. The little devils only occupy Lamitan in the north of Basilan Island and the west.
Maluso.”
"The opportunity is rare, but I do not advocate taking the Philippines now!" Eisenhower had outstanding military, political, and diplomatic talents. He was firm, decisive, and magnanimous. He believed that a large number of U.S. troops should be concentrated in the United Kingdom and that air superiority should be obtained over Europe.
Then it crosses the Channel from England and heads directly to France and Germany.
"Use these troops to contain the Japanese army and defeat the most ferocious German army first!" Roosevelt smiled, which coincided with his decision.
"We should send the best weapons to the people on the island. We can provide fighter jets, tanks and artillery fire, so that the little devils can continue to increase troops there!" Eisenhower hoped to reduce the pressure on MacArthur.
"We don't need to worry about these!" Roosevelt smiled: "Tianhua's weapons are much more advanced than ours, and it also occupies a geographical advantage. We only need to spend our military expenditures."
Hu Zhiyong never thought of making money from Americans during World War II, but the opportunity just came to his door. A big country with a lot of money, compared to the United Kingdom and France, doing business made him more happy!
"I will take the gold, and I will take the Philippines too!" After careful consideration, Hu Zhiyong decided to strike first!
"You want to take the Philippines alone?" MacArthur was surprised, and Special Envoy Hopkins was even more surprised.
There are nearly 250,000 Japs in the Philippines, and there are a large number of Japanese troops in Singapore and Malaysia, as well as the navy of the island country. Even if they capture the Philippines, how long can they hold on?
"All the people are soldiers!" Hu Zhiyong laughed: "With a population of tens of millions in the Philippines, if one-tenth of the population picks up a gun, the little devil will be like a rat crossing the street, scurrying around with its head covered!"
"This -" With one million people and so many weapons, can Congress approve this plan? Hopkins hesitated.
"Tell those stupid guys that if Americans don't want many people to die, the best way is to use weapons to exchange lives!" Hu Zhiyong pointed out slyly. He believed that this idea would make the Americans tempted!
Basilan Island is 56 kilometers long from east to west and 33 kilometers wide from north to south. It covers an area of 1,248 square kilometers and has a population of about 127,000. Most of the residents are Moros. Philippine officials call this place the "Southern Philippines" and have been troubled by the local independence movement and terrorist activities for a long time.
Government of the Philippines. The Moro people have been in conflict with the ruling authorities for centuries. They fight against occupying US forces in the hope of establishing independent sovereignty.
After the Americans took over, they still failed to occupy the area after many wars. The United States successively conducted political negotiations with the Muslims in the south, and signed the Guillam-Bac Treaty with the Moro Sudan and the Sudan of Maguindanao. According to the provisions of the treaty,
Americans do not enter the southern part of the Philippines, and the affairs in the region are managed autonomously by the Moros.
Hopkins understood that once Hu Zhiyong captured the Philippines, his country would no longer be able to contaminate the southern islands. He was already deeply worried about Hu Zhiyong's cunning and strategy.
To expand its army by one million people, would the Philippines listen to Hu Zhiyong's words? MacArthur looked at him in disbelief. From the young businessman's eyes, he saw confirmation.
Hu Zhiyong transported all the weapons captured by the Japanese army from Burma, and hundreds of thousands of guns were delivered to various islands in the Philippines at once. The little devil was fighting a positional battle with two divisions near Mayon Volcano, but unexpectedly a fire broke out in the backyard!
"Baga! Where did so many troops appear?" Masaharu Honma was confused. The fighting became more and more intense, and gunshots were heard on all the islands. What frightened him even more was that the bridges leading to the islands were
All were blown up in one day!
Under the Mayon volcano, the American troops engaged in positional warfare were initially afraid, but now they are full of confidence. Their anti-aircraft weapons are anti-aircraft machine guns, and they occasionally use hand-held rocket launchers and sniper rifles to attack the Japanese air force.
With good infantry and no weapons, these people believe: "As long as the food is constant, the little devils can't even think about taking over the occupied areas!"
Hou Dashun looked at the battlefield in the Philippines and said anxiously to Hu Zhiyong: "Master, if you send out planes, will the blow to the little Japanese be greater?"
"Philippines, we can't help them all the time!" Hu Zhiyong looked deeply at the islands in the southeast: "This land is rich in resources and a large amount of fruits and grains. Every powerful country wants to get involved here! The only way is to let them fight in actual combat.
Only when middle schools learn to survive can ambitious countries pull back their feet!"
"Is this good for us?" Hou Dashun didn't understand. The more people resist, the harder life will be for outsiders.
"We are doing legitimate business!" Hu Zhiyong smiled: "We don't want to exchange our supplies for the specialties and land there!"
The bridge bombing operation was carried out by the blood wolf merchants that Hu Zhiyong had arranged for on the island earlier. He left Ah Wei and Allen behind just to let them carry out this task. Only by cutting off every channel on the island can Xiao
The devil moves slowly!
The unrest in the Philippines has panicked the military headquarters of the island country. The Philippines has a land area of 299,700 square kilometers and is a Southeast Asian island country located in southeastern Asia.
It faces Taiwan Province of China across the Bashi Strait to the north, the Sulawesi Sea to the south and southwest, and Indonesia and Malaysia across the Balabac Strait. It is bordered by the South China Sea to the west and the Pacific Ocean to the east. The most important place for military operations is that they do not
Dare to give up.
However, there are a total of 7,107 islands, large and small, of which the Philippines has 2,400 islands and more than 1,000 islands have residents. The 11 major islands including Luzon, Mindanao, and Samar account for 96% of the country's total area.
The mountains on the island overlap, and more than two-thirds of the island is composed of hills, mountains and plateaus. Except for the central, western and southeastern parts of Luzon, the plains are narrow. The coastline is winding and is about 18,533 kilometers long, which poses a great challenge to the defenders.
pressure!
The Japanese army hurriedly dispatched troops from all over, hoping to extinguish the troublemakers and resisters as soon as possible. In an instant, the war in the Southeast Asian battlefield concentrated here. Wei and Allen ordered Filipinos everywhere: "Destroy all the ships and let the little devils bring the navy towards
Adjust it here!"
The bridge is broken. If the ships are destroyed again, each island will have to fight on its own! The Filipinos hesitated. Awei explained to them with a smile: "It is difficult for us to move, and the little devils are more difficult than us! Without the ships, they
It would be impossible to concentrate superior forces."
"Scorched Earth Resistance!" From Ah Wei's actions, Hu Zhiyong quickly thought of the words he heard most in his previous life. He admitted that this was a desperate plan, and perhaps it was the best way at the moment!
The U.S. military achieved victory in Guam and the Mariana Islands. During the landing operations in the Mariana Islands, the U.S. military successively captured Saipan, Guam and Tinian Island, and basically annihilated about 70,000 garrison troops on the three islands.
More than 10,000 people.
The U.S. military has obtained an advanced base for its continued march in the Central Pacific. The island nation's "absolute defense circle" is facing collapse due to the loss of its core area. The maritime lifeline between the island nation's mainland and Southeast Asia will be cut off, and Taiwan and the Philippines will also be under direct attack by the U.S. military.
under the range.
What's more serious is that the US B-29 bombers taking off from Mariana can bring the Japanese mainland into their bombing radius. They have to put the main force of the navy there to prepare to deal with the powerful US aircraft carrier fleet!
"The war is about to reach a powerful stage!" Hu Zhiyong pondered: "Where should I start next?"