Why did MacArthur say in the telegram that he had no time? Because just that afternoon, he received a piece of intelligence from the FBI and learned that China's Genghis Khan aircraft carrier fleet had set off and would arrive in the offshore Fortaleza within a week. He felt guilty. , he took it for granted that the Genghis Khan aircraft carrier fleet came to Fortaleza to target the Meissen Security Forces. Without a formal declaration of war between China and the United States, and it was impossible for the Atlantic Fleet to provide actual support to the Meissen Security Forces, he simply did not dare to imagine that the Meissen Security Forces would What would happen if the entire army faced the Genghis Khan aircraft carrier fleet alone? That's why he called Standinius in such an almost exasperated tone.
Standinius actually knew about the news that China's Genghis Khan aircraft carrier fleet was bound for Fortaleza before MacArthur. He also knew that the White House had protested to the Chinese government about this matter, but was met with justice by the Chinese government. Rhetorical rebuttal: There is a valid reason for "evacuating overseas Chinese". The Genghis Khan aircraft carrier fleet does have a reason to appear in the offshore waters of Fortaleza. As for Fortaleza, it is Brazilian territory, and the Chinese military's occupation of it by force is a violation of international law. Yes, because the Brazilian government no longer conducts global protests. No matter how loud the Americans are, they can only shout in front of their own media, and they cannot even reach the Atlantic Ocean.
"General, the White House will not be able to provide you with substantial help in this matter at the moment. After all, you are now mercenaries. I think that instead of waiting for the Brazilian government to make changes, it is better to help Brazilians make up their minds, so you should Take practical action as soon as possible to expel the Chinese from Fortaleza..." Stedinius's suggestion in his reply was indeed the best choice for the Meissen Security Army at the moment, but it was because it had not defeated China at all. As for MacArthur's confidence in the army, this call back meant nothing.
Objectively speaking, the US government formed mercenaries to help the Brazilian government resist the "invasion" of the Chinese army. This is indeed a clever move and is in line with the national interests of the United States. South America is too close to North America. If China and the United States really From the perspective of national security, the appearance of Chinese troops in South America at the doorstep of the United States will directly threaten the security of the United States. It is no exaggeration to say that this may become China's trump card to kill with one blow, and it will also be the beginning of the war between China and the United States. The most unstable factor in the war has the ability to rewrite the outcome of the war at any time. From this point of view, in order to eliminate this hidden danger, it is worthwhile for the US government to invest three times or even five times more.
Standinius, MacArthur and Truman were obviously very aware of this point, so after failing to get the answer they wanted, MacArthur decided to launch an offensive as soon as possible despite his lack of confidence.
Two days later, after another group of about one regiment of Meissen's security forces arrived in Fortaleza, MacArthur issued an attack order.
The battle started at about three o'clock in the morning that day. In order to win with one blow, MacArthur used all the artillery of the Meissen Security Army as soon as he came up and ordered the artillery to use up all the artillery shells within half an hour.
It is worth mentioning that just when the gunners of the Meissen Security Army fired the first artillery shell at the Chinese Defense Zone in Fortaleza, Song Ziwen urgently summoned Fan Xuande, the chief representative of the United States to the United Nations, at the United Nations Headquarters in Guangzhou, China, and asked the latter to Explaining the appearance of U.S. armed forces outside the Chinese military camp in Brazil: "...What our government needs to know is the nature of this armed force from your country and what its relationship is with the White House. According to the reliable information we have received, The top commander of this force is General MacArthur. Mr. Representative, your two countries are currently negotiating on the distribution of power in the Pacific. At this sensitive time, your government has made such a move. Could it be said that your government really wants to negotiate with you? Am I your enemy?"
To be honest, regarding the matter of the Meissen Security Army, the coalition government's response was actually a bit slow. As for the identity authentication of the Meissen Security Army, the High Command reached a consensus when it first appeared in Fortaleza. , thinking that the U.S. government would definitely not recognize its official nature, and thinking from another angle, if Song Ziwen had summoned Fan Xuande and asked for an explanation when the Meissen security forces had just arrived at Fortalese, Chu Meng and the others would have been able to launch a surprise attack. Thus eliminating this scourge in one fell swoop.
As expected by the consensus reached by the Supreme Command, Fan Xuande denied that the White House had any connection with the Mason Security Army, and vowed that the White House had no knowledge of the matter and that he would prompt the government to launch an investigation.
"I feel relieved when you say that, because it means that no matter how we treat this force, it will have nothing to do with your government. Haha, our supreme commander was originally very worried about whether the Chinese guy in Fortaleza would do anything lightly. So I can explain to President Roosevelt, very good, then, excuse me." Song Ziwen said this with a smile, and then asked someone to send Fan Xuande off respectfully.
A naked threat could be heard from Song Ziwen's words, but Fan Xuande could not move his feet. However, because he had something to say first, his lips moved for a long time, but in the end he could not utter a single word.
After returning to his residence, the first thing he did was to make a phone call to China, relaying Song Ziwen's words almost verbatim, hoping to get the White House to remind MacArthur to be wary of Chinese retaliation.
The Chinese Supreme Command was slow to deal with the Meissen security forces, and the same was true for Fan Xuande's telegram, because just when the White House received his telegram and sent an alert to MacArthur, the Battle of Fortaleza It has come to an end, and as Song Ziwen said to Fan Xuande, the Meissen security army was severely beaten by the Chinese young men, and the entire army was almost destroyed.
The reason why it was so close was that MacArthur put on a soldier's uniform at the most critical moment and then escaped with the desperate protection of his men. However, at this time, more than half of the nearly 5,000-strong Meissen security force was killed or injured. , and more than two thousand people became prisoners of the Chumengt War Brigade.
Except for a little doubt at the beginning of the battle, the rest of the battle can be regarded as a performance show by the Chinese army.
After half an hour of artillery preparations, MacArthur issued an order for an all-out attack. MacArthur knew that his own soldiers were not as good as the Chinese in terms of individual quality and fighting will, so he wanted to make up for this gap through numbers and shortening the fighting time. "He rushed forward in one go. Defeat the Chinese in one fell swoop." This was what he said most to his subordinates after the battle started. His tactical arrangement was not bad, but his opponent this time was good at small coordination and had extremely strong individual soldiers. China's special operations forces, so the result of his command is actually equivalent to completely handing over the initiative in combat, and the results can be imagined.