Under heavy defense, they captured alive the MacArthur family of the Commander-in-Chief of the US Army in the Philippines and Chief of Staff Sutherland. The confidence that the "Yamato Spirit" lost in the Wolf Fang and the Unity Brigade was perfectly restored in the Americans. If Japan must fly
If people make a comparison, who is stronger, the Xuebing Army or the American soldiers, the Japanese will choose the latter without hesitation. I believe that this is also the unanimous choice of soldiers from most countries. Otherwise, when Hitler heard about the sneak attack of the Japanese combined fleet
After the success of Pearl Harbor, they would no longer scold the Japanese as pigs with a gloomy face and wake up a sleeping giant.
When Onodera Ichiro sent the "Long Live" signal back to the Hosho Aircraft Carrier Fleet Headquarters as agreed, including Sōma, the headquarters immediately erupted.
"吆西!"
"marvelous!"
"Great job 'Yamato Soul'!"
"This battle will go down in history, gentlemen, we will definitely leave a strong mark!"
With a reserved smile on his face, Soma Masa waved his right hand and said: "Call Mr. Koizumi to inform you of the good news. Mr. Hongno, be prepared to attack. Next, we should be able to win without a fight!
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Both MacArthur and Sutherland were captured, so using them as hostages can directly make the US-Philippine army stop resisting. Not only has MacArthur just been promoted to general of the US Army, but he is also the "marshal" of the Philippines. His status in the US-Philippines army is
Transcendence. It is no exaggeration to say that capturing MacArthur was equivalent to destroying the fighting will of the remaining 50,000 American and Filipino troops.
In the command post of the aircraft carrier "Ryujo" Koizumi Toshichiro, Hatano Shaotoshi ran in excitedly and stood at attention to report: "Sir, good news, Mr. Soma successfully captured MacArthur and Sutherland alive. The Americans are finished!"
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"Oh!" Koizumi's eyes lit up, he took the telegram and read it, with a smile on his face and said: "Xinxi, Onodera and the others are doing well. Now no one should say that the 'Yamato Soul' is just a face-saving force, right? Hatano
, call Mr. Yamamoto immediately, inform him of the good news, and ask him for instructions on how to deal with the Americans!"
"Hai!"
Six hours after MacArthur and Sutherland were captured by the Japanese, Washington received the news. The first person to receive the report was Marshall. It was already late at night in the United States. After receiving the report, Marshall immediately went to the White House to report to President Roosevelt.
The report finally said: "Mr. President, we must rescue MacArthur no matter what we do. It seems that we can only ask the Xuebing Army for help."
Since the Japanese Expeditionary Fleet entered Southeast Asia, the U.S. government has implemented the usaffe plan in Southeast Asia and redeployed the Far East Army. MacArthur was the person in charge of this plan. Once he was captured, everyone in Japan could obtain information about usaffe from MacArthur.
plan, then the U.S. military stationed in the Philippines will not be able to safely retreat from the Philippines to Australia.
That's all. The key issue is that once MacArthur is hanged in the Imperial Palace Square in Tokyo as the Japanese say, it will be a fatal blow to the morale of the people in the United States. In the United States, anti-war voices and liberalism
As long as the war continues to prevail, the U.S. government's just-started war preparations are very likely to fall short. There is also a possibility that the Japanese government may threaten the lives of MacArthur and tens of thousands of U.S. military officers and soldiers stationed in the Philippines to ask the U.S. government to sit at the negotiating table.
In that case, it would be more difficult for the current U.S. government than swallowing a fly. Its subsequent negative impact may even affect the development of the United States for decades or even a century.
Even when the Pacific Fleet was completely wiped out, Roosevelt had never felt so powerless. He was sitting in a wheelchair, his face was pale and his eyes were a little hollow, and he asked: "Is the news confirmed?"
"It has been confirmed!"
"Far East Force, who is in command now?"
"Of the generals, only George Pagar was left. It was he who sent the news back to the country."
"Is George Pagar capable of rescuing MacArthur?"
Marshall shook his head and sighed: "Unlikely, Mr. President, they were already preparing to retreat. Even the fortress forts on Corregidor Island were blown up..."
"I understand, then contact Gu Lianyun. As long as they are willing to help save people, any price can be negotiated."
"What about Mrs. Chiang's visit to the United States?"
"Prepare as usual, we need the Chinese to provide a steady stream of troops. Gu Lianyun was the one who pulled the strings on this matter, so Heer and Gu Lianyun made preparations together!"
"yes!"
The Americans' original plan was to make a big deal out of Mrs. Chiang's visit to the United States and to establish comprehensive ties with Chongqing to completely change Washington's passive situation in dealing with Guangzhou. Unfortunately, God's calculations are not as good as those of God. With MacArthur
After being captured, the Americans had to rely on the cadet army to rescue MacArthur. Although the Americans had long been dissatisfied with the cadet army, they knew better that if they wanted to rescue MacArthur, they could now count on
There are only Xuebingjun.
Poor MacArthur, when he was on the road to escape, he even made wild claims that sooner or later the Xuebing Army would ask for help from the U.S. Army. But now in order to save him, the White House has asked the Xuebing Army for help first.
At eight o'clock the next morning, Secretary of State Hull followed President Roosevelt's wishes and went to see Gu Lianyun. The Americans were worried that the Japanese would directly take MacArthur to Tokyo, so they were very straightforward. After Hull met Gu Lianyun
He went straight to the point and stated his intention, and proposed that as long as MacArthur could be rescued, the U.S. government was willing to provide the Xue Bing Army with the help it could.
When Gu Lianyun met Hel in the living room, Guo Muyi was standing in the next room listening. When Hel explained his purpose, the corner of his mouth curled up slightly, a cold light flashed in his one eye, and then he left the room directly.
Telecommunications room.
Ten minutes later, Ouyang Yun received the telegram that Guo Muyi personally prepared. At this time, they were on the road when Jiang Huangyong stopped his car in front of the car, handed the telegram to him, and said: "Sir, good news.
MacArthur was captured alive by the Japs."
Jiang Huangyong has a bad impression of Americans. In fact, the younger generation of military officers who were deeply influenced by Ouyang Yun do not have a good impression of Americans. In their view, Americans are too overbearing. Specifically: You Americans
Soldiers are human beings, so aren’t we military students human beings? That’s why Jiang Huangyong showed signs of gloating after receiving this telegram.
The car stopped. Ouyang Yun took the telegram and read it. He frowned and said softly: "Dear me, this change is really big." Then he asked Jiang Huangyong: "What do you think of this matter?"
Jiang Huangyong chuckled: "I can help you with this, but the remuneration needs to be carefully discussed."
Ouyang Yun glared at him and said angrily: "Do you think this is a fight against rich people?"
Jiang Huangyong said with a stern expression: "Sir, why are we sending troops to the Philippines? Isn't it just to hope that the Philippines can hold on longer, so as to destroy the Japanese idea of defeating the battle and using the Philippines as a frontline platform? I think, we
We can help Lao America save people, but the US troops stationed in the Philippines cannot withdraw and must accept our command uniformly!"
"It's unrealistic! The elements of blackmail are too strong!"
"Then what do you think we should do?"
"Save people first and then talk."
(Old poisoner: Coughing and smoking... I finally understand how the smoker died)