Admiral Thomas Hart, commander of the US Asian fleet, sat on a fixed bench on the lawn of the Navy Command in Krabi, chatting with Major General John McCain, commander of the Navy Air Force, while watching those who were on vacation.
Navy officers were playing a basketball game on the cement field beside the grass.8 9. . c o m
It is amazing that Americans in the Philippines seem to be very peaceful.
The US Army has landed in Australia and is helping the Australians defend a long line of defense from Adelaide to Cape York from the south to the north. In fact, the Army has already passed by the Chinese in the Barkley Terrace.
Several battles. The nervous American intelligence officers have issued warnings several times, reporting that the Chinese were about to attack the Philippines, but the worrying war has not happened.
"John, the superiors ordered you to report to Brisbane tomorrow. The Navy South Pacific Air Force Command will set up that. It seems that they really don't plan to guard the Philippines." The Admiral took out a telegram and handed it to McKay.
Yes, "The whole Philippines is now a abandoned child, and the Admiralty will not put the Pacific Fleet in such a dangerous place."
"Yes, the 'Filipino Field Marshal' was throwing his temper at Marshall in his palace in Manila, and the Chief of Staff sitting in the Pentagon responded to agreeing to send more reinforcements, but on the other hand
The majority of the planes originally scheduled to be assigned to the Philippines are transferred to Australia." McCain said, with a strong irony in his mouth. "The Admiralty is preparing to send three battleships, two Nevada-class and Arizona, if
It’s not because of the war, in the Navy’s plan this year, these three warships are preparing to be target ships.”
"Douglas is ambitious. He is going to send a B-17 to bomb China's coast, but the order from Washington does not allow him to take any active attacks." Hart said, "We're just sitting here waiting to get beaten up, the Navy
The Operations Department's order is that if the war begins, the Asian fleet will be transferred to Guam as soon as possible."
"He thought he could defend the Philippines if he sent him another 100,000 people, while the Joint Chiefs of Staff Committee believed that to defend Luzon, at least 700,000 people and 3,000 combat aircraft would be needed, which is almost half the strength of the U.S. Army
, They would never take this risk," McCain said, "This place was ruthlessly abandoned by the people in Washington, General! I think they wanted to use the Philippines as bait to let the Chinese attack, so
They could declare war with the Chinese. Congress rejected the president's proposal to declare war on Republican China and agreed to send troops to help defend Australia and southern Africa, and they wanted to keep the war within a limited range."
"The Chinese are really patient. Two countries that are actually fighting have not declared war. Is it strange?" Hart said: "All principles during war must be restricted. We can intercept their transport ships, only to
In the Atlantic and South Pacific.”
"The analysis of the Admiralty Department stated that at least until 1942, we could not fight against the Chinese, but why did they still join the war so anxiously?" Major General McCain had a little doubt about this, it was obvious that the United States
The Navy was not ready. At least until the six Essex-class airships started in 1939 were put into service, the U.S. Navy was absolutely unable to fight against the Republican Navy.
"There is no way. If the war is over by 1942, they will divide up all the large area of colonies that the British lost. If the British are defeated, the United States will be unable to fight against the three Axis powers." Hart
They knew the reason why the president was eager to send troops to Australia and Africa now, and the British handed over such a large area of colonies to the Americans for "co-management", in fact, in order to let the Americans help them defend these territories.
In fact, most Americans also long to have these "territories". The president's proposal to send troops was passed in Congress without any obstacles, so that the president can be authorized to send troops to these areas as needed.
“The war with the Chinese is inevitable unless we admit that the territory they are now in control, which is almost the whole of Asia and the Indian Ocean, and it’s only a matter of time.” McCain said, “the Japanese who have withdrawn from Taiwan have been the first to go.”
Are you planning to strengthen the Philippines’ defense?”
"No, after a simple rest, they will be shipped to Australia, which is our white territory." Admiral Hart said. As for Americans, it is not a pity that the Philippines was given up, but it is absolutely difficult to accept that it would be given up.
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"Is it possible for us to expel those yellow people from Australia?"
"It's possible, it's not certain, they're strong unless we give our all." Admiral Hart said, "It's almost impossible, and we're still focusing on Europe."
Rear Admiral John McCain landed at Guam Airport on a Pan American Airways DC-3 passenger plane. At noon, the sun shone on the rolling island. Although it was already early winter, the island
The temperature is still very high.
A black US Navy Chevrolet car drove into the apron, "General McCain?" A naval major in a white uniform got out of the car and saluted the admiral who got off the plane.
Handed him an unblocked letter.
This is easy to distinguish. People who wear blue-gray naval uniforms and have a striking thick bar on their cuffs are not common. The governor sent to Guam by the Admiral is a naval colonel. "An emergency order from the Admiral, sir!
” said the young naval major.
Major General McCain leaned against the car and pulled out a telegram with the U.S. Navy logo from the envelope, which scribbled the orders of the Pacific Fleet:
Pacific Fleet Command
October 22, 1940
Major General j?d? McCain, hereby order you to go to Midway immediately and accept the command of Lieutenant General Harsay, the commander of the Aviation Special Mixed Fleet. The new appointment will be announced to you by the Lieutenant General himself.
Admiral H? Kimmel
Commander-in-Chief of the Pacific Fleet
"Are you leaving soon?" McCain finished reading the telegram, and his tone seemed to be very anxious.
"Yes, general, fly this trip to Midway in half an hour. We have completed the procedures for you. You have to sit on it again. Please come with me." The major made a gesture of invitation and signaled.
The orderly soldier standing beside him with his luggage for the Major General and sent McCain to the passenger plane he had just gotten off.
He saw in the porthole of the plane that some military facilities were being built on the island. Since the agreement was signed with the Japanese, neither the United States nor Japan built military bases on the islands in the Central Pacific, so Guam's defense capabilities were very poor.
When a war really broke out, this island might not be able to hold on for a day. Major General McCain suddenly had such a strange idea in his mind. He seemed to see the Chinese landing from here. (To be continued.