Chapter eight hundred and eighty sixth favor one over the other
A total of six divisions of the US military participated in this battle with nearly 50,000 people. The most famous one is the 6th Cavalry Division. It is called the Cavalry. In fact, this unit is a standard mechanized infantry organization, with two combat brigades and
An air support group is called cavalry even though it is infantry. This originates from the tradition of the British and American countries. For example, the British army has a certain cavalry division, a certain dragoon regiment, and a certain lancer regiment. But in fact, these troops are not at all
There are horses, and the mechanization level of the army is quite high. The top commander of this US military is General Wainwright IV, who has received special training as a cadet army in Taiwan. Regarding this personnel appointment, what Fang is most interested in is actually
Sharp had worked with Guo Kui for a long time. However, it was precisely because Sharp had a good personal relationship with the top brass of the Cadet Expeditionary Force that it aroused MacArthur's suspicion. MacArthur persisted, and in the end Wainwright was promoted to the position.
The defeat of the Second Battle of Guadalcanal, which enabled the Cadet Army to truly dominate the Pacific War, was naturally a shame in MacArthur's view. From now on, he would be under the command of a Chinese woman, which in his view was more like being directly
A slap in the face. This is why he complained privately and believed that women should stay away from war. MacArthur was at fault because of male chauvinism, which made MacArthur unable to turn around on this matter. Therefore, as long as the plan formulated by Bai Liusu was issued,
He would obey orders instinctively, as if otherwise he would not be able to demonstrate his mastery.
The battle plan for the Battle of Grasse, because it was Bai Liusu who proposed it, was naturally strongly questioned by him again. What he was most suspicious of about this plan was that Bai Liusu ordered the 6th U.S. Cavalry Division to outflank him, but he failed
The Third Division of the First Marine Corps of the Imperial Expeditionary Force held a position far away from Grasse and seemed insignificant. At the end of the argument, he agreed that the Sixth Cavalry Division would be responsible for the outflanking mission, and at the same time pointed out that a single Sixth Cavalry Division
The force seems to be a little weak, and it is suggested that the third division should also be used to outflank: "Is it necessary for Bigla to defend? I don't believe that the Japanese will choose to break out from here!"
The top brass of the Allied Pacific Theater Command are far from as harmonious as they appear on the surface. The bickering between senior U.S. military officers has almost never stopped. However, in terms of personality, MacArthur and Bai Liusu have similarities, and they often behave in a different way.
Very stubborn. Therefore, what was originally a small dispute would often become magnified when it came to them. Even Ouyang Yun and Roosevelt once had to play the role of mediators, frequently criticizing, comforting, or persuading MacArthur or White House.
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Bigela is far away from the Coral Sea, and the terrain going east is very complex and not suitable for troop movement. Therefore, in MacArthur's view, even if the Japanese army finally breaks through from Bigura, they will choose to take the coastal route. He believes that he has the control
On the side of truth, however, he encountered a leader who seemed a bit arrogant and unreasonable. He talked endlessly about a lot of truth, but in the end, Bai Liusu used "Are you the commander-in-chief or am I the commander-in-chief?"
One sentence left him speechless.
Bai Liusu is the commander-in-chief, so her words are the most authoritative.
When the battle started, because of the argument between MacArthur and Bai Liusu, when the 6th U.S. Cavalry Division was conducting an outflanking operation, the lower-level officers and soldiers complained a lot - "Sir, why did a Chinese woman do this? She let
The team was watching the mountain scenery in Bigla, but we were asked to travel a long distance to outflank the Japanese retreat - is it just because she is the supreme commander?"
"To allow a Chinese, or a Chinese woman, to be our commander-in-chief, I think this is the extreme irresponsibility of Congress towards our frontline soldiers."
"Son of a bitch, why are we the ones carrying out the outflanking mission instead of the Chinese? Aren't the Chinese invincible?"
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The commander of the 6th Cavalry Division is named Dane, a fat man in his forties who likes to smoke cigars. He is also unhappy about rushing to this mission, but compared to lower-level officers and soldiers, he obviously has a better sense of military honor, so,
Although he had opinions in his heart, he would never say them out. Hearing the discussions among his men, he remained silent at first. Finally, when he felt that it might affect morale and marching speed, he shouted: "Shut your mouths.
, you also know that the Chinese people are invincible? Then, wait until you have won the battle and achieved results before you ridicule the Chinese people. On the battlefield, the winner has always been king, but now the Chinese people's record is better than ours, so we can only listen to the Chinese people
, and you have to listen to a Chinese woman."
Bai Liusu's arrangement made it easy for people to doubt her intentions. They would think that she was favoring one over the other and wanted to preserve the national troops and use the Americans as cannon fodder. This suspicion was especially true on the ninth day of the Battle of Grasse.
very.
Bai Liusu used an elite Japanese tank division as bait and successfully attracted two other Japanese divisions and five Co-Prosperity Army divisions to join in for reinforcements. Then he hunted dogs behind closed doors and took advantage of the super strength of the US Sixth Cavalry Division.
With their maneuverability, they completed the encirclement of the Japanese army. As soon as the Allied forces' strategic intentions were exposed, it naturally triggered a fierce counterattack by the Japanese army. Under Koizumi's dispatch, more Japanese troops and the South Asia Co-Prosperity Army rushed over, trying to complete the attack first.
Encirclement and annihilation of the Sixth Cavalry Division. By the ninth day, the Sixth Cavalry Division was attacked from the east and west. The total enemy force it faced was nearly 100,000. The full strength of the ground troops of the Sixth Cavalry Division was less than ten thousand. If one was equal to ten, it would be natural to fight.
It was extremely hard. During the most dangerous times, Dane went to the front line and became a tank gunner.
"We need support!"
"We can last up to three hours!"
"Son of a bitch, where are the reinforcements?"
... Dane has already gone to the front line, so there will naturally be no shortage of telegrams from the 6th Cavalry Division asking for help. You know, American soldiers are famous all over the world for "loving life and cherishing life."
From a strategic point of view, once the 6th Cavalry Division was destroyed, the Battle of Grasse would be a declaration of failure for the Allied forces. In this case, how could MacArthur not be anxious. He first asked Bai Liusu if he would implement the second plan immediately, and then
After receiving a negative answer, he directly sent a telegram to the White House, asking Roosevelt to put pressure on Ouyang Yun to save the 6th Cavalry Division that might be completely destroyed. "It is a mistake to let a woman serve as the supreme commander of the Allied Pacific Theater Army.
!" At the end of the telegram, he did not forget to include this sentence.
MacArthur looked at people through colored glasses, so he couldn't understand Bai Liusu's painstaking efforts at all. Why did Bai Liusu let the 6th Cavalry Division take on the outflanking mission? Isn't it because of the division's superior mountain marching ability? As for, would this be harmful?
There may be such a danger in letting the 6th Cavalry Division be eaten first, but if you don't take some risks and don't let the Japanese see hope, how can you deceive the Japanese army into continuing to increase their troops? What MacArthur didn't know was that from the beginning
From the beginning, Bai Liusu planned to fight a beautiful encirclement and annihilation battle and become famous in one battle. She wanted to use a super beautiful victory to rectify her name and also rectify the name of women all over the world.
Women can not only go to the battlefield, but they can also do it better than most men.