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Chapter 306: Blowing Up the Bridge

The envoy, Hopkins, went to see Hu Zhiyong with gold and dollar bills, and he was accompanied by one of the most important figures, Douglas MacArthur, commander of the Allied forces in the Southwest Pacific Theater. Pinshu.com

Hu Zhiyong unceremoniously put away the gold and said unashamedly: "Mr. Special Envoy, don't think that I am greedy for money, this is the capital I pay for weapons, equipment and materials. ”

"Oh?" MacArthur was surprised: "You armed all the 200,000 captives you rescued?" God, that's the best thing to do! ”

"For these people, I almost broke the bank!" Hu Zhiyong exaggeratedly said: "200,000 people, not to mention medicine, clothing, shoes and socks, and basic equipment, the number of rifles, pistols, anti-aircraft machine guns, and hand-held rocket artillery has reached a terrifying number!" ”

Hu Zhiyong took out a form and handed it to the Pacific commander: "Look at it, there are two best divisions near Mayon Volcano, all of them are you Americans. The other twelve divisions were mixed, and each of my men was in command. ”

"Fifteen divisions, fifteen divisions!" MacArthur muttered to himself, and shouted excitedly, "I'm going to counterattack, and I'm going to teach Honma Masaharu a heavy lesson!" We want to drive all the little devils from the Philippines to the sea! ”

This joy also made the most stable envoy Hopkins lose his temper. He hurriedly stood up and shouted: "Quick, I will tell this good news to His Excellency the President!" ”

"The Philippines has fifteen of our divisions!" Roosevelt was in a meeting, and he quickly informed Congress and the General Staff of the good news.

"Are there any islands where planes can land?"

Dwight D. Eisenhower was a dramatic legend who won many firsts. In the history of the U.S. military, a total of 10 five-star generals were awarded, and Eisenhower was promoted to the "first fastest" and "first poor" to be born, and he was the first person in the U.S. military to command the largest campaign operation.

After the war, he was the first to serve as Supreme Allied Commander in Chief of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization; He was the first retired senior general of the U.S. Army to serve as president of Columbia University; His future is "the first", and he is the only five-star general to become president.

On December 7, 1941, Japan attacked the U.S. military base at Pearl Harbor. On the 8th, the United States declared war on Japan. Five days after Pearl Harbor, Marshall called Eisenhower to return to Washington quickly.

This is certainly related to Eisenhower's familiarity with military issues in the Philippines and the Pacific, but more importantly, he had extensive experience as a staff officer. He first served as Deputy Chief of the War Planning Division, and soon after the Planning Division was promoted to the Office of Operations, he was appointed Director of the Department of Operations, and a few weeks later he was promoted to Major General. This was the beginning of his long association with Marshall.

At this time, although Eisenhower was not qualified to attend those high-level meetings on the strategic issues of the Allies, he was able to stand in the perspective of the supreme commander and represent the interests of the United States to guide global strategic actions.

Eisenhower noted that while the attention of the US government and opposition was focused on the Pacific theater, Roosevelt and Marshall gave priority to the European theater.

"Yes!" Roosevelt pointed to the map and said, "Basilan Island is basically under the control of the Hu family. It was his rubber plantation, coffee, and timber commercial base, and all the little devils occupied was Ramitan in the north of Basilan and Malusso in the west. ”

"The opportunity is rare, but I don't advocate taking the Philippines now!" Eisenhower, who had great military, political, and diplomatic prowess, was firm, resolute, and magnanimous, believing that a large number of American troops should be concentrated in Britain, that air superiority should be gained over Europe, and that he would cross the Channel from Britain to France and Germany.

"Use these troops to contain the Japanese army and defeat the fiercest German army first!" Roosevelt laughed, which coincided with his decision.

"We should send the best weapons to the people on the island, we can provide fighter jets, tanks and artillery fire, so that the little devils can continue to increase their troops there!" Eisenhower wanted to relieve MacArthur of the pressure.

"We don't have to worry about that!" Roosevelt smiled: "Tianhuaguo's weapons are much more advanced than ours, and he also occupies a geographical advantage, so we just need to take out the military spending." ”

Hu Zhiyong never thought of making American money in World War II, but the opportunity was delivered to the door. The big country has a lot of money, and it makes him happier to do business than England and France!

"I will take the gold, and I will also take the Philippines!" After careful consideration, Hu Zhiyong decided to strike first!

"You're going to take the Philippines alone?" MacArthur was surprised, and Hopkins was even more surprised.

There are nearly 250,000 little devils in the Philippines, and there are a large number of Japanese troops in Singapore and Malaysia, as well as the navy of the island country. Even if they take the Philippines, how long will they be able to hold out?

"All are soldiers!" Hu Zhiyong smiled: "Of the tens of millions of people in the Philippines, if one tenth of them can pick up a gun, the little devil will be like a rat crossing the street, holding his head and running away!" ”

"This—" A million people, so many weapons, can Congress approve this plan? Hopkins hesitated.

"Tell those stupid guys that Americans don't want to die a lot of people, and the best thing to do is to trade weapons for lives!" Hu Zhiyong pointed out slyly, he believed that this idea would make the Yankees tempted!

Basilan Island is 56 kilometers long from east to west and 33 kilometers wide from north to south. It covers an area of 1,248 square kilometers. It has a population of about 127,000. Most of the inhabitants are Moro people. Officially, the region is known as the "Southern Philippines," and the local independence movement and terrorist activities have long plagued the Philippine government. The Moros have been in conflict with the ruling authorities for hundreds of years. They fought against the occupying American forces in the hope of establishing independent sovereignty.

After the Americans took over, after many wars, they still failed to occupy the place. The United States entered into political negotiations with the Muslims in the south, and signed the Treaty of Guillam-Baitz with the Sultan of Moro and then with the Sultan of Maguindanao. According to the terms of the treaty, the Americans were not allowed to enter the southern part of the Philippines, and the affairs of the region were administered by the Moro people.

Hopkins understood that once Hu Zhiyong took the Philippines, he was afraid that their country would no longer be able to dye the islands of the Compendium. Hu Zhiyong's cunning and cunning, he was already deeply worried.

Millions of people expand the army, the Philippines will listen to Hu Zhiyong's words like this? MacArthur looked at him in disbelief. From the young businessman's eyes, he saw affirmation.

Hu Zhiyong brought back all the weapons captured by the Japanese army in Burma, and more than 100,000 guns were dropped on various islands in the Philippines at once. The little devil was fighting a positional battle with two divisions near Mayon Volcano, but unexpectedly a fire broke out in the backyard!

"Yaga! Where did so many troops appear? Honma Maharu was stunned, the battle was getting more and more intense, and gunfire was constantly ringing on the islands. What frightened him even more was that the bridges leading to the islands were blown up in one day!

Under Mayon Volcano, the U.S. troops fighting positional warfare had the initial fear, but now they are full of confidence. Their anti-aircraft weapons were anti-aircraft machine guns, and they occasionally used hand-held bazookas and sniper rifles to attack the Japanese air force.

With good infantry without weapons, these people believed: "As long as the food is constant, the little devils don't want to take the occupied areas!" ”

Hou Dashun looked at the battlefield in the Philippines and said anxiously to Hu Zhiyong: "Young master, if you dispatch the plane, will the blow to the little devil be a little bigger?" ”

"Philippines, we can't help them all the time!" Hu Zhiyong looked at the island in the southeast deeply: "This land is rich in resources and a large number of fruits and grains, and any powerful country wants to touch here!" Only by letting them learn to survive in actual combat can they make ambitious countries take their feet back! ”

"It's in our favor?" Hou Dashun didn't understand, the more people who resisted, the more difficult the life of outsiders became.

"We're doing business properly!" Hu Zhiyong smiled: "We don't want to exchange our materials for the specialties and land there!" ”

The bombing operation was carried out by the blood wolf merchants on the island arranged by Hu Zhiyong earlier. He left Ah Wei and Ah Lun behind to let them carry out this task. Only by cutting off the passages on each island can the little devil slow down!

The turmoil in the Philippines has caused panic among the military departments of the island countries. The Philippines covers an area of 299,700 square kilometers and is an island country in Southeast Asia. Located in southeastern Asia.

It is separated from Taiwan Province of China by the Bass Strait to the north, Indonesia and Malaysia by the Sulawesi Sea and Balabac Strait to the south and southwest, the South China Sea to the west, and the Pacific Ocean to the east. The main place of military operations, they did not dare to give up.

However, there are 7,107 large and small islands, of which 2,400 are inhabited in the Philippines and more than 1,000 islands. The 11 major islands, including Luzon, Mindanao and Samar, account for 96% of the country's total area.

More than two-thirds of the islands are hills, mountains and plateaus. With the exception of the west-central and southeastern parts of Luzon, the plains are narrow. The coastline is twisted and about 18,533 kilometers long, which puts a lot of pressure on the defenders!

The Japanese hurriedly dispatched troops from various places, hoping to extinguish the troublemakers and rebels as soon as possible. In an instant, the war in Southeast Asia was concentrated here. Ah Wei and Aaron ordered the Filipinos everywhere: "Destroy all the ships and let the little devils transfer the navy here!" ”

The bridge is broken, and if the ships are destroyed again, each island will have to fight on its own! The Filipino hesitated. Ah Wei smiled and explained to them: "We have difficulty moving, and the little devils are even more difficult than us!" Without ships, they could not concentrate superior forces. ”

"Scorched Earth Resistance!" From Ah Wei's actions, Hu Zhiyong quickly thought of the words he heard the most in his previous life. He admits that this is a desperate plan, and perhaps, at the moment, it is the best way to go!

The U.S. military won victories in Guam, the Mariana Islands. During the landing operations on the Mariana Islands, the US forces successively captured Saipan, Guam, and Tinian Islands, and basically wiped out about 70,000 garrisons on the three islands.

The U.S. military gained forward bases from which to continue its advance in the Central Pacific, and the island nation's "absolute defense circle" faced collapse due to the loss of its core region. The maritime lifeline between the mainland of the island nation and Southeast Asia will be cut off, and Taiwan and the Philippines will also be within the range of direct strikes by the US military.

What's more serious is that the US B-29 bombers taking off from the Mariana can include the Japanese mainland in their bombing radius, and they have to put the main forces of the Navy there and prepare to deal with the powerful US aircraft carrier fleet!

"The war is going to be carried out to a powerful situation!" Hu Zhiyong pondered: "Where should I start next?" ”

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