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Volume 1 On the Songhua River Chapter 1736 The British Empire in Turmoil

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    In fact, since determining the strategic policy of the Manila Defense War, General MacArthur has made two preparations. One is to rely on the Manila Defense Line to hold on on Luzon Island until the United States launches a large-scale counterattack in the Southwest Pacific.  General MacArthur, who counterattacked the bridgehead together and commanded a lone army to fight a bloody battle with the Japanese, will undoubtedly become a national hero in the United States, and his political capital will be bulging in his pocket!

    However, as the United States suffered a series of defeats in the Eastern Pacific battlefield, losing Midway Island, the Hawaiian Islands, and the Mariana Islands, the entire Pacific Fleet was annihilated, and the Second Army was completely annihilated in the Battle of Hawaii Island.  In the southwest Pacific region, the connection with the mainland of the United States was cut off by the Japanese Navy's combined fleet. The day when the U.S. military would launch a massive counterattack was far away. It could be said that it was hopeless. General MacArthur's heart became cold.  .

    He realized that his plan to defend Manila was probably a grave he dug for himself. However, the battle to defend Manila was already in full swing. Even if he wanted to stop, it was too late and he could only grit his teeth and hold on.

    Faced with the deteriorating battlefield situation in the Southwest Pacific, General MacArthur had to plan for his own retreat and where to escape. Therefore, the second-hand preparation was that the Manila line of defense had become a dead end and failure was inevitable.  When to avoid, escape Luzon.

    As for where to flee to, Commander-in-Chief MacArthur also had a clear-cut plan in mind. It would be the stupidest thing to do to flee back to the homeland. Not to mention that as the commander-in-chief, leaving more than 200,000 soldiers behind and fleeing for his own life, domestically  Public opinion can drown oneself, even if it crosses the Japanese Combined Fleet blockade, crosses the Pacific Ocean, and travels tens of thousands of kilometers, the Japanese Navy carrier-based aircraft will treat the General's plane as a living target.

    The only destination is Australia, and the reason is very good to prepare in advance for the withdrawal of the US and Philippine troops to Australia. To this end, at the Manila Airport, two fully fueled transport planes are closely guarded by a company of US military police.  No one is allowed to get close. The pilots are on standby 24 hours a day, ready to take off at any time. One of the transport planes is filled with General MacArthur's savings for many years in the Philippines.

    These savings are enough for General MacArthur and his descendants to spend three lifetimes without doing anything. This matter was done in an extremely secretive manner. Even General MacArthur's close confidant, Colonel Kleist, the acting chief of staff, had no idea.  Affection.

    However, as the Japanese army aggressively attacked Australia, another bucket of cold water was poured on MacArthur's head. The Australian continent was no longer safe. General MacArthur, who looked around at a loss, sadly found that he seemed to have nowhere to go. He even thought of temporarily escaping to  Mainland China was hiding from the limelight. Based on its friendship with Chairman Chiang Kai-shek, as the First Deputy Commander-in-Chief of the Allied Forces in China and the Southwest Pacific Theater, he should be treated as an honored guest.

    But that Tang Qiuli made MacArthur afraid in his heart. He didn't think that this vice chairman of the National Affairs Committee, who never bought his fault, could allow him to stay comfortably in China. Fortunately, one hundred thousand pounds  The Australian soldiers returned to Australia safely and gave General MacArthur reassurance that he could set his sights on the Australian continent again.

    Now, the Japanese Fourteenth Army on Luzon Island has repeatedly attacked the Manila defense line, assuming a posture of not killing all the more than 200,000 American and Filipino soldiers. MacArthur's pressure has increased sharply, and he has withdrawn from Luzon Island.  The agenda was also mentioned. Among them, the most critical point was Tang Qiuli's attitude, whether that unruly Chinese was willing to lend a helping hand. Therefore, after several emergency telegrams were sent to the mainland, the rest was,  There is only uneasiness and impatient waiting.

    MacArthur couldn't afford to delay, and the Japanese didn't give him any time to delay. Just when General MacArthur was like an ant on a hot pot, waiting for the response from home, the capital of the United States, Washington, welcomed an important guest. The British wartime  Prime Minister Winston?  Sir Churchill.

    Churchill's trip to the United States was purely out of necessity. On the European battlefield, the Americans and the British joined forces and barely resisted the fierce German attack. The British Isles were like a few small boats floating in the rough waves of the Atlantic Ocean, and they could capsize at any time.  Perhaps, this was just an attack by the Luftwaffe.

    May and June in the first half of 1941 were a catastrophic day for Prime Minister Churchill and all the British people. Lieutenant General Garibaldi, Commander-in-Chief of the Luftwaffe, former Commander of the Second Luftwaffe,  , served as the First Deputy Commander-in-Chief of the Air Force and presided over the work of the Air Force, and appointed Major General Kohler, Chief of the Air Force Operations Department, as the Second Deputy Commander-in-Chief of the Air Force, in charge of operations.

    After these two talented German air force generals came to power, the German air force, which had suffered many losses in previous air battles over Great Britain, was suddenly transformed. Not only did its tactics and tactics undergo fundamental changes, but it also did not know how to use them.  What means were used to evacuate the German fighter group and bomber group, and the BritishThe days when the United States and the United States Air Force controlled the English Channel airspace are gone forever!

    After several months of constant air battles, the British and American joint fleets never took advantage. Every air battle was beaten to death by the Luftwaffe. The battle damage rate of fighter jets skyrocketed. Of course, with the Americans using  Without the support of the enemy, the fighter jets will be replenished as they are lost, so that there will not be no aircraft available.

    The terrible thing is that the loss of pilots cannot be replenished at any time. After each war, a large number of experienced British and American pilots are called by God to return to the arms of their old man and fight for several months.  Mature pilots are gradually declining, reaching the point where they are unsustainable. There are fewer and fewer aircraft flying over the English Channel, and the US-UK joint air force has even reached the point where it cannot afford to fight a medium-scale air battle.

    Under the wings, German fighters and bombers with black "crosses" painted on them appeared over the English Channel, completely controlling the air. As a result, the British mainland was subjected to day and night air raids and bombings by the Luftwaffe.

    From the capital London to other cities, they were bombed into ruins by the Luftwaffe. All industrial bases and ports were destroyed countless times by German bombs and incendiary bombs. From the moment the British opened their eyes, they heard what they heard.  It was the piercing air defense siren. Under the high-density and high-intensity bombing of the German Air Force, the British industrial base was almost completely destroyed. As for the casualties of the citizens, it is impossible to count. The entire British Isles is full of ruins and ruins.  .

    The British Isles have been riddled with holes, and civilian and military production has dropped to its lowest point since the Industrial Revolution. Without the continuous blood transfusions from the Americans, this Sunless Empire, which has dominated the world for more than a hundred years, would probably have been destroyed.  It will collapse.

    General Garibaldi, the first deputy commander-in-chief of the Luftwaffe, basically fulfilled his promise to Hitler. He said to Hitler: "My leader, give me two to three months, and I will bomb Britain."  Back to the Stone Age!¡±

    Churchill saw the determination of the Germans and worried day and night about the future and destiny of Britain. This was just the German air force. The millions of German troops gathered on the other side of the English Channel were the fatal blow. Although the strength of the German navy was  Ranked behind the European powers, the narrow English Channel still could not stop the German navy. When German army soldiers set foot on British soil like a tide, it meant the demise of the British Empire.

    Even with American assistance, it would not work. Of course, the stubborn and aggressive Churchill would never surrender like France. The only way out is for the British royal family and the British government to go into exile overseas. Choosing a place to stay is a top priority for the British people.  What they didn't know was that the royal family and the cabinet had secretly launched an exile plan.

    There are three places of exile for Churchill to choose. One is to live in exile in the United States. However, with Churchill's arrogance, he was unwilling to take shelter under the wings of the Americans. Back then, the United States was still a colony of the British Empire. From a psychological and  In terms of face, exile in the United States is by no means the best choice.

    The second is to live in exile in the West Indies. However, the thought of being next to the tyrannical Chinese Tang Qiuli made Churchill feel a chill on the back of his head. In Churchill's eyes, the Chinese Tang Qiuli and the German lunatic Hitler were  They are the same type of people, one is madly attacking the British mainland, the other is greedily grabbing the overseas colonies of the British Empire, and the tiger is guarding a tiger that can burst out and pounce at any time. I am afraid that the Prime Minister cannot even sleep well.

    Furthermore, the land area of ??West India is small, and most of the resources fall into the hands of that hateful Chinese Tang Qiuli. With the small land area, lack of natural resources, and backward industrial base in West India, it cannot afford the British Empire.  The burden of future revival!

    Then, the only choice is Australia. Its vast land area, rich natural resources, and unique geographical conditions are all the best places for exile. However, the Japanese reached into Australia and shattered Prime Minister Churchill¡¯s last point.  Hope that Australia will never fall into the hands of the Japanese. This is Prime Minister Churchill's only hope and the spiritual pillar that maintains him.

    His anxiety about the war situation in Australia and his worries about the future revival of the British Empire prompted him to leave the devastated British mainland in a submarine regardless of the danger. He avoided the ubiquitous eyes of the German Air Force and sailed for ten years on the dark seabed.  In a few days, I went to the United States in person and met with President Roosevelt to ask for help. If there is anyone in this world who can lend a selfless helping hand to the crumbling British Empire, it is the United States!

    When Prime Minister Churchill crossed the Atlantic and landed on the east coast of the United States, it was also the time when MacArthur expressed his emergency to the country for several days!

    (To be continued)
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