Three Type 97 bombers were dragged from the hangar onto the flight deck of the "Hosho" aircraft carrier, and then thirty "Yamato Soul" special forces armed to the teeth and carrying parachute bags divided into three groups and entered the three groups one after another. In the fighter cabin, these three Type 97 ship-bombers have obvious traces of modification. They should be prepared for the "Yamato Spirit" to perform special operations missions.
When the three Type 97 bombers left the flight deck and took off, MacArthur and his family were riding in several military jeeps, running towards Ilagan and Manila under the cover of hundreds of American soldiers riding military trucks. The vow of coexistence and death became a fart. Although Roosevelt and Marshall's orders helped to hide his face, in MacArthur's view, this was still a shame that could not be washed away. The old American man sat in the passenger seat with a cigar in his hand. His face was gloomy, his eyes were squinted, and he didn't know what he was thinking.
Chief of Staff Sutherland was in charge of this retreat. He was sitting behind MacArthur. Looking at the commander's slightly gloomy face, he comforted him: "Sir, the Chinese have a proverb that victory or defeat is a matter of military success. A strategy It’s just a retreat, don’t take it to heart.”
According to the plan drawn up by Marshall, MacArthur would directly evacuate to Australia by ship, while Sutherland would stay and take charge of the subsequent evacuation. The Americans intended to avoid the enemy's edge and wanted to evacuate the surviving American and Philippine troops to Australia before waiting for an opportunity to counterattack. , and MacArthur, as a heavyweight, will be the first to evacuate,
MacArthur threw the cigar in his hand out of the window, turned to look at Sutherland and asked: "Guo Kui, what did the Xue Bing Army say?"
"They refused to retreat."
"The arrogant Chinese have no air force or navy. With only 40,000 ground troops, how can they withstand the Japanese attack?"
"General, I just received a telegram. Just last night, the Xuebing Army ambushed a Japanese army in the area north of Kapatagan. It is said that they achieved a great victory and wiped out a Japanese regiment."
"One or two small victories cannot affect the situation in the Philippines. You know, without the air force and navy, during the day, the student army can only be passively beaten. You see, it won't be long before the Chinese will ask us for help. , the first thing I have to do after I arrive in Australia is to form a large-scale aviation force. Hum, by then, the Chinese will ask us to provide supplies or provide air support..."
In wars of this era, air superiority is indeed very important, and because the Philippines is far away from China, the cadet army will definitely face supply difficulties, so MacArthur's harsh words are not without purpose.
Even though Sutherland disagreed with his point of view, she still felt that the student army would not be able to hold on for long without the support of sea and air forces, so she accepted the old man's point of view without saying anything.
However, the development of things was beyond their expectation.
Half an hour later, as the sound of a fighter jet engine sounded behind the convoy, Sutherland was the first to react. He asked the driver to slow down, opened the door and looked at the sky behind him. He saw a plane with sun clearly painted on its fuselage. The flag fighter plane was approaching quickly, and his face became ugly.
"Where did the fighter planes come from?" MacArthur asked,
"Japanese."
Don't panic, let each vehicle keep their distance," MacArthur said calmly,
There were more than just three Type 97 bombers involved in the search for MacArthur. In order to ensure that MacArthur was taken down, Soma Masafumi dispatched a total of nearly twenty fighters. These fighters did not visit the Americans' frontline positions, but cast a net from a high position. Then, MacArthur's convoy stood out from many targets and became the focus of the Japanese.
The first one to spot the US military convoy was a Zero Fighter. This Zero Fighter circled over the convoy and then sent out a signal. Soon, the three Type 97 warships rushed over from other directions. Another half hour passed. , the three warships followed the convoy in a formation for a few minutes, then came to clear the distance and began to parachute thirty "Yamato Souls".
Thirty umbrella flowers opened on the left and right front of the convoy. No matter how stupid the Americans were, they knew what this meant. Sutherland became nervous and immediately ordered the escorting American soldiers to get out of the car without saying a word, asking them to prepare for battle and run. follow up,
I don't know when MacArthur had another cigar in his hand. The old American man forced himself to calm down and said to Sutherland: "The Japanese want to capture me alive, so they should send more people. With just such a few people, huh, it seems." It’s a parting gift to me.”
The battle started soon. What made the old American man’s eyes widen in an instant was that those parting gifts that fell from the sky were so sharp. The two sides had just exchanged fire, and more than ten people had already been killed, while the Japanese soldiers on the opposite side were obviously Just standing there, but no one fell to the ground after being shot, his expression suddenly became wonderful,
The Japanese "Yamato Spirit" was extremely vulnerable against the Wolf Fang and the Solidarity Brigade, but against these American soldiers, it was like a big bad wolf against a small white rabbit. Within three minutes of engaging in fire, the wheels of MacArthur's car collapsed. After being blown up, Sutherland realized something was wrong and immediately asked MacArthur to get out of the car. At the same time, he called the remaining officers at the headquarters and asked them to provide immediate support. "Hang on, the main force has already set off." He told his men. Cheer up,
A Zero Fighter suddenly swooped down and fired at the gathering place of American soldiers from a height of less than 300 meters. After the "click-click" gunshots, more than ten American soldiers were killed by bullets, and screams rang out immediately. into one piece,
Ten minutes later, two-thirds of the more than two hundred American soldiers fell. Although the remaining soldiers were still holding on under the cover of vehicles, nine out of ten were suppressed to the point where they could not even lift their heads. MacArthur and Sutherland's face suddenly became extremely ugly,
The "Yamato Spirit" was led by a major named Ichiro Onodera. After the Japanese had firmly controlled the situation, he shouted in English to ask the Americans to stop resisting, saying that they would give preferential treatment to the prisoners in accordance with the Treaty of Geneva. After two calls to no avail, he changed his strategy: "General MacArthur, I know you are inside. You have also seen the current situation. We have firmly gained the upper hand. Please ask your subordinates to stop unnecessary resistance. Don't you Do you really not care about the life and death of your subordinates?"
The soldiers around him fell to the ground one after another, and seventy-eight out of ten of them were shot in the head. The veteran MacArthur knew exactly what this meant. No wonder the Japanese were emboldened. It turned out that they dispatched such an elite force. Against such an opponent, the opponent firmly controls the air. Not to mention that they only have more than 200 people. Even if they have twice as many people, it will be futile. The old man and Sutherland looked at each other and got a certain message from the other's eyes. He stood up, raised his hands and said, "Stop shooting, we surrender."