In the reception room of the Supreme Command in Chongqing, the special envoys of the US President, Fan Xuande and Stilwell, were wandering around, looking anxious. They had been waiting here for nearly two hours. They were here to deliver their credentials and invite Ouyang. Yun visited the United States recently. The sudden visit of the Americans was related to the situation in the Pacific War. Originally, according to the Sino-US agreement, the Chinese Expeditionary Force would have the highest command authority for the Allied Forces in the Australian War and the Pacific Theater, the French Volunteer Army, and the U.S.-Australia Allied Forces. Even the British troops on some islands in the Pacific will accept the command of the Chinese Expeditionary Force. However, after Guadalcanal was completely captured, the Americans changed their minds. After more than two months before and after the Battle of Guadalcanal, the Allies spent nearly At the cost of eight thousand casualties, the Japanese army and the Indonesian National Liberation Army on the island were completely annihilated or driven away. The cruelty of the Guadalcanal battle made Angpos, who was originally very enthusiastic about intervening in the Pacific War and preparing for the counterattack on the homeland, have a serious attitude. Although he did not ask the Nationalist Army to withdraw from the Australian War, he refused to send more troops. At this time, the Americans moved out of the Australian War Joint Command that should be abolished behind the back of the Chinese Expeditionary Force, and ordered the troops stationed in Guadalcanal to The troops acted on their own and refused to accept Chen Shichang's orders. As a result, Gu Lianyun was short of troops and had to postpone military operations. This gave the Americans an opportunity to increase their troops on Guadalcanal.
The Americans suddenly broke the contract, and they had their own considerations. For the Australian War and the Pacific War, the Americans gave up almost half of their wealth. Of course, they did not want to be plucked by the Chinese, so when the Japanese army showed its decline, The top brass of the US military, headed by MacArthur and King, were eager to seize the initiative in the war, thereby laying the foundation for the subsequent massive counterattack and "recovering lost ground" in an open and honest manner.
Regardless of the outcome of this unprecedented war, the world structure will inevitably undergo earth-shaking changes. To put it simply, this fat cake of the earth will be divided again. Why are Americans willing to serve as the arsenal of the Allied forces? No complaints, there is certainly so-called justice and spirit worthy of praise, but the fundamental reason is that they realized this. After reaping the benefits of the First World War, they began to sharpen their knives again.
Ouyang Yun had done so much preparation work before, and even started to build an ocean-going navy when the domestic war situation was still in a state of decay. The plan was actually the same as that of the Americans. Therefore, when the US-Australia coalition forces were in the Australian War and the Pacific War, When he was in a disadvantageous situation, he would generously promise to send troops for reinforcements. With past history as a reference, Ouyang Yun knew that the Pacific War was not easy to fight. However, as long as he could gain a few islands in the Pacific and gain several overseas navies for China, Base, he felt that all the sacrifices were worth it. Sun Liren's Expeditionary Third Army gave him another surprise at this time, which made his appetite grow bigger, and he began to consider gaining more on-the-ground benefits. With this background Next, the Americans suddenly broke their promise and raised their knives to divide the cake when the war situation was still unclear. For Ouyang Yun, this was tantamount to tampering with his cake. Naturally, he would not compromise.
Within the Supreme Command, Chen Cheng, Bai Chongxi and others have kept up with Ouyang Yun's pace, and their horizons have expanded from the country to the entire Asia and even the world. Therefore, when news came back that the Americans had breached their contract, they acted even more indignant than Ouyang Yun, with extremes such as Bai Chongxi even suggested that the Pacific Fleet abandon the Australian battlefield and attack Malaysia and Sumatra directly, weaning the Japanese off the milk first. Judging from the current situation, this move is indeed a good strategy to quickly defeat Japan. However, Ouyang Yun However, he was not prepared to adopt it. His reasons were also very good. He believed that the Japanese army was not at the end of the road. If it attacked Malaysia and Sumatra in an all-out way at this time, it would inevitably trigger an all-out confrontation with the Japanese combined fleet. "Learning from the Pacific Fleet will certainly gain We won the naval battle in the Timor Sea, but we must realize that in terms of overall strength, the Japanese combined fleet is still stronger than us. If we really concentrate our forces to attack Malaysia and Sumatra at this time, I think it will only be an advantage to the Americans. , Since the Americans want to dominate the Pacific War, then we should act with dignity and let them do it."
"Wouldn't that be an advantage to the Americans? The strength of the Japanese aircraft carrier fleet has been completely exhausted by our Pacific Fleet, and the strength of its ground forces has also been greatly damaged. The Americans will definitely win." Bai Chongxi said,
Ouyang Yun smiled: "I don't think so. If you don't believe it, we'll just wait and see."
In the minds of Americans, Ouyang Yun's image of being cunning and unwilling to suffer has been deeply ingrained. Therefore, when MacArthur and King decided to re-establish a joint command and seize control of Guadalcanal, they were actually worried. , when China remained silent and withdrew its troops to northwest Australia without a word of protest, MacArthur and King were stunned and couldn't help but be overjoyed, and then concentrated their efforts to quickly launch the Malaita Island offensive.
We have to admit that the U.S. military industry is powerful. It has not been long since the United States obtained the complete set of technical drawings of the Golden Eagle, but so far, its Golden Eagle possessions have exceeded 200. This is why MacArthur and King dared to launch the Falklands Offensive on their own. Relying on the US military, MacArthur and King watched the whole process of the Pacific Fleet's attack on Guadalcanal. When summing up after the war, they adopted a comparative method and concluded that with the current strength of the US military, it could completely replace the Xuebing Army in producing the same quality. a battle,
The first half of the U.S.-Australian coalition's attack on the Falklands was almost a replica of the attack on Guadalcanal. However, as the saying goes, a tiger cannot be compared with a dog. The reason why the Xuebing Army was able to quickly complete the landing and establish a beachhead was because it had sufficient intelligence. Support, on the other hand, Gu Lianyun's Marine Corps, which was specially trained by Ouyang Yun for the Pacific War, was extremely targeted. On the other hand, the US military did not have these two factors. Therefore, starting from MacArthur's order for the Marine Corps to seize the beach, The good luck of the US-Australia coalition forces ends here.
The Battle of the Falklands ended with a major defeat for the U.S.-Australian coalition. For the Americans, it was not a big deal that they failed to capture the Falklands. They could have reorganized their forces and come back again, but the U.S. Pacific Fleet, which had just regained some vitality, suffered another misfortune. , directly caused the Australian war to enter the rhythm of the Japanese army again, which was something they never wanted to see,
"It's so strange. Those Nanyang monkeys and Japanese devils were like sheep when they faced the Chinese. Why did they turn into lions and tigers when they faced us?" After this battle, this question began to circulate among the US troops stationed in Australia. ,
Although Roosevelt was not optimistic about MacArthur and King's decision to take back the leadership of the Australian War, he did not object to it. Roosevelt had his own reasons for doing so. The United States invested too much in the Pacific battlefield, and it must obtain a certain return to make up for the losses. With the idea of just letting them try, he reserved his opinion on this matter, but now it seems that he was really wrong in his judgment.
This was not the first time that Roosevelt had wiped the butts of MacArthur and others. Now that he had "wiped" the experience, he knew that hemorrhage would inevitably happen again this time. "Even if it is to achieve peace as soon as possible, let us compromise with the Chinese again." "Privately, he comforted himself, then cheered up and ordered Fan Xuande and Stilwell to submit credentials to the Chinese government on his behalf and invite Ouyang Yun to visit the United States.