As a defeated general who was captured and released, MacArthur was completely disgraced. However, the old American man suffered many defeats at the hands of the Japanese. I wonder if he was trained to "defeat every battle and never give up in defeat". Because of his tenacious character, when he entered the conference room, Admiral Jin stared at him for a full fifteen seconds, but the latter's expression remained the same as usual and did not change at all. Admiral Jin was a comparative rate A sexual person, to put it nicely, can’t get rid of the dirt in his eyes; to put it harshly, he likes to find faults in his bones. From his point of view, it doesn’t matter that MacArthur lost the battle, but being the first to come back after being captured is a big problem. Because "as an excellent commander, since he is captured, he should stay with his soldiers, and even if he is released, he should be the last to leave." And now, he can actually welcome his own inspection without any shame. Looking at him, Admiral Jin's dislike for him immediately exceeded the critical point of tolerance (of course, maybe his tolerance threshold was relatively low). Admiral Jin was already disgusted with MacArthur to the extreme. It was okay that MacArthur didn't interrupt, he This interruption immediately gave General Kim an opportunity to "attack", "General MacArthur." General Kim suddenly looked at MacArthur and shouted loudly.
His shout was so loud that everyone immediately looked at him.
MacArthur also looked at him. Facing MacArthur's "clear" gaze, Admiral Jin became even more angry and shouted: "As the commander-in-chief of the US-Australia coalition forces, don't you feel ashamed to sit here alone and talk? Or do you think The defeat of Shepparton was not your responsibility. When you left the Japanese prisoner of war camp alone, did you consider the feelings of other captured officers and soldiers, or did you think that you only needed to feel sorry for Joan and Little Arthur (MacArthur's wife and Son) is responsible, your identity is only husband and father..."
MacArthur was mentally prepared for the possibility of Admiral Jin attacking him because of the glance before the meeting began. However, Admiral Jin's firepower was too strong and the power of the ammunition output was too great, so he still Unable to withstand it, MacArthur certainly felt guilty about the Battle of Shepparton and the men who died and were captured as a result of this battle. Regarding his release this time, he could have deceived himself as "for the lives of 150,000 men." "Sacrificing his personal honor safely (what he said to Truman and reporters)" was used as an excuse to paralyze himself, and now, General Kim's ruthless revelations suddenly penetrated the layer he had carefully wrapped around himself. Body armor.
MacArthur's face suddenly turned pale, and then, without any warning, he spurted out a mouthful of blood and fell back. He was so frightened that an attendant standing beside him immediately shouted: "General, your Excellency, doctor, call the doctor quickly." "
Truman expected that Admiral King and other generals might attack MacArthur. In fact, he asked MacArthur to fly back from Australia urgently with the intention of using him as a shield. He quoted what he said alone in front of Roosevelt's hospital bed: I don't I don’t know whether this decision is correct, but if the United States lets this opportunity pass, it may have to work ten times or even a hundred times to enter Asia again in the future. There is no doubt that this will be a historic decision. In order to seize this opportunity, If this opportunity comes, maybe I will have to sacrifice the reputation of a certain general. Yes, our people are very smart, and they will definitely ask the government to give an explanation...
As expected, Admiral King's target of attack was transferred to MacArthur, which Truman was happy to see. And because of MacArthur's wonderful performance, he won the sympathy of at least almost everyone present. Truman asked people to call an ambulance immediately. Watching with a cold eye, he saw Admiral Jin's sullen expression and knew that this stage was over.
MacArthur had lost consecutive battles and was definitely no longer suitable to serve as the commander-in-chief of the U.S. Army in the Far East. However, Admiral King was different. The second reconstruction of the Pacific Fleet could not do without him. Therefore, in Truman's heart, MacArthur was expendable, but King The admiral cannot move for the time being.
After a period of hustle and bustle, the meeting resumed. Everyone looked a little ugly because of MacArthur's incident. Among them, Admiral Jin looked worried. It was obvious that MacArthur's sudden vomiting of blood and fainting due to his reasons had an impact on him. Considerable impact.
"General MacArthur's experience is worthy of sympathy. General King, I hope your attacks on him can end here. As a general who was defeated and captured, his soul has already been severely damaged," Truman said earnestly. road.
Admiral Jin closed his eyes in pain.
"Let us pray to God and ask Him to keep General MacArthur safe and sound." Truman crossed himself on his heart and said: "Generals, I admit that I was too hasty in signing a treaty with Japan, but now that it has become an established fact , since it is beneficial for us to return to Asia, I think we should pay attention to it and do it well. Secretary Knox’s proposal is very good. I personally think it is worth trying. If we can really regain the pre-war Asian interests without bloodshed, then It can also be regarded as a glorious victory..."
Among the attendees, Admiral King was the only thorn in his side. Now this thorn in the side has lost his will to speak again because of the MacArthur incident. This gave Truman a chance to shine. In his gushing words, this meeting It achieved Truman’s original intention of convening it, and because Truman has obtained the corresponding power to mobilize troops from the two houses of Congress, this also means that once the Chinese government refuses the request of the U.S. government and Truman insists on going his own way, there will be no way for China and the United States to Avoid the outbreak of war.
After the meeting, Truman asked FBI Director Hoover and OSS Director Donovan to stay, and first asked Hoover: "Have you obtained the latest stimulant formula developed by Japan?"
"Yes, but because of the difference in writing, the Japanese who gave us the formula don't know what the above two pharmaceutical ingredients actually refer to. We also need to instigate a senior researcher."
The sudden rise of the US military in Australia was due to stimulants. However, as a top national secret that only the president has access to, Truman only had the right to know it after he became acting president.
Different from the stimulants first used by the Japanese army, the stimulants used by the US military were weakened in dosage. In addition, they strictly controlled the number of uses by individual soldiers. This made it possible that until the Battle of Shepparton, there was no incident similar to that in Korea. The “doping incident” of the Communist Army.
(Old Poison: Sorry, the name of the US president who succeeded Roosevelt is actually wrong. I will change it back and apologize again)