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Volume 1 On the Songhua River Chapter 1746 MacArthur ran away

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    Tang Qiuli was obviously a little surprised by the call from Zhang Quan, the head of the Logistics Department. Last night, at his home, Zhang Quan was still gritting his teeth and wanted to drive away Taolman and Sikodias, but overnight, the British and American envoys cried  He shouted that he wanted to see Zhang Quan, but he still agreed to all the requests. Unlike Zhang Quan who was very excited, after putting down the phone, Tang Qiuli felt that things had changed too suddenly, and there must be a reason for it!

    Before he could figure out a clue, the special forces came in to report. Chief of Staff Zhao Yuhe, Director of the Communications Department Chen Feng, and Director of the Intelligence Department Yu Deshui asked to see the division commander. They hurried over early in the morning. Could it be that they suddenly changed with the British and American envoys?  Is it related to attitude?

    The three people entered Tang Qiuli's office. Chief of Staff Zhao Yuhe first said: "Commander, the situation on the battlefield in Luzon Island has changed. Director Yu, you want to report to the commander!"

    Yu Deshui, director of the Intelligence Division, took out a telegram and said: "Commander, according to the intelligence we intercepted, we learned that at about four o'clock this morning, MacArthur, his family and a female governess took two planes to leave Luzon.  Island, the destination is the British-Australian military-controlled area in Australia.  "

    "Oh!" Tang Qiuli raised his eyebrows in surprise. More than 120,000 troops were still fighting the Japanese army on Luzon Island. However, MacArthur, the supreme commander-in-chief, went to Australia. No matter what the reason,  It will have a fatal negative impact on the morale of the American and Philippine soldiers defending the Manila line of defense. MacArthur's approach is tantamount to escaping from the battlefield, which is a capital crime!

    Tang Qiuli shook his head in disbelief and asked Yu Deshui, "Director Yu, who is commanding the current US-Philippine army? What is the situation on the Manila defense line?"

    Yu Deshui replied: "Division commander, according to the information obtained by our intelligence personnel, MacArthur gave the order on the plane, handing over the command to Brigadier General Jonathan, commander of the US 7th Mechanized Infantry Division, and appointed Brigadier General Jonathan as the commander-in-chief of the Manila Defense Line.  Officer. The military rank was also promoted to major general, and Colonel Kleist, acting chief of staff of the US Army Southwest Pacific Theater Headquarters, was appointed commander of the Manila City Garrison. The military rank was also promoted to major general. "

    "As for the situation on the Manila defense line, it is quite unfavorable to the U.S. and Philippine forces. The Japanese Army Yoshihiko Haruta's Fourteenth Army and its accompanying troops violently attacked the U.S. and Philippine defense lines for several days, causing great casualties and pressure on the U.S. and Philippine forces.  The defense line was breached in many places. The U.S. and Philippine forces had used all their combat reserves to barely block the breach. If the current situation continues, Manila will definitely fall within a week. This has not yet affected MacArthur's escape to Australia.  Counted!"

    Tang Qiuli listened quietly to Yu Deshui's report without making any comments. Instead, he said to Chief of Staff Zhao Yuhe: "Yuhe, according to your judgment, if the British and American envoys suddenly requested to resume negotiations, should you flee with MacArthur?"  About Manila?¡±

    Zhao Yuhe's eyes flashed with wisdom, and he replied with a smile: "Commander, that's for sure. Although MacArthur was arrogant, lackluster in commanding operations, and was very dirty in his conduct, after all, in the Southwest Pacific  He has been operating in the war zone for many years. His presence is a reassurance for the American and Filipino soldiers. Once the news of his escape from Luzon Island spreads among the soldiers, it will take away the last bit of energy from the American and Filipino soldiers!"

    "The Manila line of defense will collapse and collapse without a fight. The reason is simple. The supreme commander-in-chief has run away. Do ordinary soldiers still have the heart to sacrifice their lives? I estimate that the top brass of the US government have already learned the news.  They ordered ordinary soldiers to keep the news of MacArthur's escape under wraps, but how long can they hold on to this bad news? They are more anxious than us, so it is not difficult to explain the sudden change of attitude of the British and American envoys!"

    Tang Qiuli clapped his hands and said to Zhao Yuhe: "Okay, this is an opportunity. Yuhe, you go see Uncle Quan right away and tell him that our conditions can be appropriately improved. This is not taking advantage of others, but just taking advantage of others' danger."  It could just be used. MacArthur's hasty escape has brought us benefits, but I don't know how Roosevelt will react after hearing the news."

    Zhao Yuhe left with excitement on his face, and Tang Qiuli said to Chen Feng, Director of the Communications Department, and Yu Deshui, Director of the Intelligence Department: "Director Chen, please call Le Yiqin and all the troops of the Southern Flying Group to prepare for takeoff immediately.  Preparations for liftoff, I¡¯m afraid the Americans can¡¯t wait! In addition, pay attention to receiving the communication signals from the US and Philippine forces on Luzon Island. Director Yu, please rush back to the intelligence office and closely monitor the situation on Luzon Island.¡±

    Chen Feng and Yu Deshui left. Tang Qiuli was the only one left in the office. He cast his gaze towards the sunny sky and shook his head in disbelief. No matter how he changed the course of history, at some stages, history was still stubborn.  and continue to move forward in the original direction.

    Historically, more than 20 days after the outbreak of the Pacific War, the main force of the Japanese army landed at Lingayin, Luzon Island. On the same day, the Japanese army landed at Atimonan, and then launched a centripetal attack on Manila.While the Japanese soldiers fought desperately to hold on to Manila, MacArthur took his wife and governess, abandoned hundreds of thousands of bloody soldiers, and fled to Australia in a hurry, taking with him a large amount of gold.  Silver treasures and artifacts.

    Two months later, Manila fell and more than 70,000 U.S. and Filipino soldiers were captured. The Japanese army brutally treated the U.S. and Filipino prisoners and forced the prisoners to conduct a "death march" from Bataan to the Capas Concentration Camp in Tarlac Province.  About 10,000 Filipino soldiers and several thousand American soldiers died on the road. This was the famous Bataan Death March on the Pacific battlefield in the history of World War II. After the war, only three American and Filipino prisoners of war survived in Capas Concentration Camp.  More than 10,000 people.

    General MacArthur, who abandoned hundreds of thousands of soldiers and fled to Australia, was not punished by the US government. On the contrary, after the Pacific War entered a stalemate, the defeated General MacArthur was appointed by President Roosevelt to command the Southwest Pacific Theater.  The Commander-in-Chief of the Allied Forces, commands the land, sea and air forces of the United States, the United Kingdom, Australia, New Zealand, the Philippines and other countries and regions, with more than 500,000 troops.

    In this regard, later generations of World War II historians were puzzled. Including Tang Qiuli, they could not understand President Roosevelt's appointment. When it comes to the strength of the US military in the Pacific region in the middle and late stages of World War II, it can be said that there are many powerful generals, not counting the United States.  A group of people including Admiral Nimitz, commander of the Pacific Fleet, Major General Hasil, commander of the fast aircraft carrier group of the US Pacific Fleet, known as the "Bull", and Lieutenant General Fidel Ro, commander of the Sixth Army of the US Army.  A large number of army and navy generals can all act independently.

    In later generations, whenever Tang Qiuli saw the history of the Pacific War of World War II, he would sigh, "It can only be said that MacArthur was so lucky that he fell into the eyes of President Roosevelt. Just because he abandoned his troops,  In other countries, his behavior of escaping alone would have long been brought to a military court, but this guy happened to rise to prominence. When the Japanese were beaten to death by Nimitz, he proudly commanded the troops to land in the Philippines, without a trace.  With little effort, he gained the halo of honor of a famous World War II general.¡±

    However, this time history is repeating itself. In the Pacific battlefield, the United States is far from what history has recorded. There is still room to fight back. Australia has become the only place to save life. MacArthur followed the old path and faced the precarious war situation. Roosevelt's  Let's wait and see what kind of measures the cunning politicians will take, and whether they will borrow MacArthur's head to boost the low morale of hundreds of thousands of soldiers in the US and Philippine armies!

    On the morning of August 28, all the officials from Washington, the White House, the Office of the President, and the U.S. Supreme War Command gathered here. Stars shined, and high-ranking officials gathered. These people can determine the national policy and destiny of the United States.  key figures.

    However, the faces of these usually aloof and confident bosses are definitely not good-looking now. There is only one reason. Two urgent telegrams from Luzon Island, one of which was ordered in the face of danger and was forced to stand on fire by MacArthur.  Baked, this is from Brigadier General Jonathan, the former commander of the 7th Mechanized Infantry Division in the US Southwest Pacific Theater and now the commander-in-chief of the Manila Defense Line.

    The other letter was from General MacArthur¡¯s confidant, Colonel Kleist, the former acting chief of staff at the headquarters who obeyed his boss, and Major General Kleist, now the commander of the Manila City Garrison.

    The two telegrams reported the same astonishing news, "The National Wartime High Command forwarded to Your Excellency the President, at around 4 a.m. this morning, General MacArthur, Commander-in-Chief of the Southwest Pacific Theater, suddenly flew away from Luzon Island. Beforehand, General  There was no explanation about the arrangements for the war. We had no idea. Our appointment had just been received because it related to the war situation in Luzon and the future and destiny of more than 200,000 American and Philippine soldiers.  Do not report this incident!¡±

    Brigadier General Jonathan and Colonel Kleist were wise. Seeing Commander-in-Chief MacArthur's appointment telegram sent from the plane, promotion after promotion, the two of them were definitely not excited about luck falling from the sky and hitting their heads. On the contrary, they were  A cold wind ran down their spines, and a burst of fear. Qiaobuson and Kleist, who had never interacted much, let alone had any friendship, unexpectedly came to the same conclusion in two different places, "I  General MacArthur was used as a scapegoat!¡±

    None of them are fools. With the current level of corruption in the war situation in Luzon Island, the Manila defense line is in danger, and there is a possibility that the entire line will collapse at any time. More than 100,000 Japanese soldiers with high morale are furiously attacking the Manila defense line. Maybe tomorrow morning, the Japanese soldiers will break through.  Entering downtown Manila, the situation of the war cannot be changed even by God.

    Brigadier General Jonathan and Colonel Kleist, full of bitterness and anger, did not take orders in the face of danger, but took over a hot potato, even a big bomb that could explode at any time.

    (To be continued)
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