The Maritime Resistance Army fleet returned, this time not taking a long detour, but passing through the Coral Sea. By the way, Li Guang paid a visit to Marshal MacArthur, who was still struggling with the Japanese army in New Guinea, and this was a big benefactor, and he complimented him without losing his identity. And this action has been foreshadowed for a long time and carefully planned.

In Li Guang's public relations strategy for the United States, General MacArthur's status was second only to Truman. than Nimitz's ranking is higher. You know, this is the emperor of post-war Japan, and the current supreme commander of the US Pacific Theater Army. Moreover, MacArthur was a true supporter of the Asia-first-Europe strategy, and he attached more importance to the Asian theater than all American generals and politicians. This is an advocate and executor of a strategy of Asia first and Europe second. Whether it is for the present or the long term, Haitang needs the support of Marshal MacArthur Mac.

For MacArthur, in later generations, especially in China, because of the Korean battlefield and the Chinese-People's Volunteers-Army, the comments were more discredited than praised. But during World War II, this was not the case.

MacArthur was also an actor, a politician who didn't get into the limelight. MacArthur himself had shortcomings of one kind or another, and indeed there were many qualities that were not liked. However, it would be a mistake to deny MacArthur's prestige in the US Army. You must know that MacArthur, in addition to a series of brilliant resumes, is also a brave guy. During World War I, this guy carried a gun to the battlefield, and he rushed in front of the soldiers. Officers are willing to lead by example, and it is easy to get the support of soldiers in any country's army. As for MacArthur being the youngest principal of the West Point Military Academy, he is even more popular in the U.S. military, and his prestige is unmatched.

If the U.S. military is well equipped, it would be biased to deny MacArthur's record. The United States, like China, is a continental country. Therefore, its army equipment and tactical training are biased towards mainland tactics. MacArthur, on the other hand, was the founder of the mechanized forces of the US military, and his natural tactical thinking was also biased towards mainland tactics. Arguably. Putting the heavy armament clusters of the US army on the island of New Guinea and the light infantry of the Japanese army to the death will make it difficult to give full play to their superiority in firepower and mobility. It should be said that the equipment and tactical orientation of the US military are not suitable for this kind of tropical jungle warfare. In fact, until the Vietnam War in the sixties, the US military did not learn how to fight jungle warfare. As for mountain warfare, MacArthur was deflated in front of President Peng on the Korean battlefield, which shows that the US military is also a two-knife in mountain warfare.

However, on the battlefield in New Guinea, Marshal Mai actually commanded quite well, and he quickly adjusted his thinking and found the best tactics to deal with the Japanese army. In the Battle of Kuah Island, the tactics of the US army were the same. Static front, inner circle guard. This tactic seems a bit stupid, but even if the Japanese army uses all their might, it will be difficult to break the steel defense of the American army. None of them. The firepower of the US military is simply too strong. encountered a Japanese army that was extremely offensive and had weak firepower. MacArthur's luck. Once the two armies began to fight in a static offensive and defensive manner. It meant that the war of attrition came in, and then MacArthur's advantage began to appear. This is the case on the battlefield in New Guinea now.

So why didn't Mai Dashuai counterattack after gaining a certain advantage? It can only be said that each has its own difficulties. A lion leads a herd of sheep, which is no match for a pack of hungry wolves. If it's a lion leading a pack of dogs, that's pretty much it. Mai Dashuai has something to do now. In fact, it is to turn a group of sheep who have never been on the battlefield from top to bottom into a pack of dogs. Of course, if you can turn into a pack of wolves, it will be perfect. With the level of equipment of the US military, the level of logistics. If Mai Dashuai brought a group of dogs, the little devil would have to wait for death. MacArthur's failure to counterattack after gaining the upper hand did indeed attract a lot of saliva in the United States. But this is also the reason why MacArthur was so beloved by the soldiers, and he attached great importance to the lives of the soldiers and the proportion of casualties.

MacArthur's personality has flaws of one kind or another, but he is a soldier with a sense of honor, and many of his actions are actually aimed at victory. This madman is crazy, but he does things directly, as long as it is beneficial to the US Army, he is not afraid of criticism, and will do it immediately. For example, the issue of the procurement of weapons from the Haitang Kingdom. Therefore, after studying MacArthur, Li Guang believes that such people are actually easier to deal with. At least it's easier to make than Nimitz's gentlemanly deal, and during the time at Pearl Harbor, Li Guang dealt with Nimitz, and countless brain cells were consumed.

Later generations had many legends about MacArthur, such as greed for money. Li Guang simply likes this character too much. Moreover, MacArthur himself is really rich and handsome, and his vision is not ordinarily high. Therefore, Li Guangxia's capital cannot be small. Besides, Li Guang is now a god, and the gift should also be high-end. Therefore, Li Guang's gift to Mai Dashuai is very real. Others send gems to the gods, and it is about blocks. And Li Guang sent gems, simply in kilograms, a full five kilograms of gems. Madagascar is still being explored, but almost all the gems in the world are produced here. As soon as the box was opened, it was so dazzling that even the well-informed MacArthur almost drooled. Gift-giving, Li Guang's level is not high, and he has only one skill, and he was stunned with a hammer.

MacArthur is also famous. It happened that Marshall, the big man of the US Army, was the first to agree with the island-hopping tactic, and a considerable part of this tactic was originally made by MacArthur, so it was quickly approved by MacArthur from the bottom of his heart.

However, there is a small problem in this, that is, MacArthur must occupy the Philippines before landing on the Japanese mainland, which is a matter of MacArthur's prestige.

Li Guang then carefully analyzed MacArthur's glory score between landing in Japan and returning to the Philippines.

In addition, the island-hopping tactical route pointed out by Li Guang, even if MacArthur wants to fight back to the Philippines, is still a shortcut. At least it's easier than jumping all the way from New Guinea.

Famous and advantageous, it is really not too difficult to take down MacArthur. Li Guangke knew that Marshal Mai was the emperor of Japan after the victory in World War II, and although Nimitz had a lot of credit, he was definitely inferior to Marshal MacArthur in terms of discourse after the war. Haitang wants to make a lot of money and water in Japan, but it really can't do without the support of Mai Dashuai. It's been four or three years now, and if you don't work public relations, it will be too late.

That's friendship. Mai Dashuai immediately, without even the slightest hesitation. The order for 20,000 tons of napalm was immediately placed.

Li Guang sincerely said that when Mai Dashuai counterattacked the Japanese mainland. The Naval Resistance Army is willing to be the forerunner, and the Naval Resistance Army Fleet will go all out to fight in coordination with Marshal Mai. This is to put the Naval Resistance Army under the command of Mai Dashuai, and Mai Dashuai's heart is full of joy. As soon as Mai Dashuai was happy, Li Guang's little request was simply nothing. Li Guang demanded the purchase of 120 American-made 105 howitzers, with 1,000 tons of artillery shells attached.

There are a lot of artillery pieces of the Naval Resistance Army, but the structural configuration is not reasonable, after all, it is from the beaches of Dunkirk, and it cannot be very reasonable.

The artillery configuration of a unit should be as simple as possible. It can reduce logistical pressure. However, this does not mean that only one or two types of artillery can cover the world, and the long and short range and power logistics must be considered. There is a fault in the artillery sequence of the Naval Resistance Army, that is, the four-inch class howitzer. AS FOR GUNS LIKE 122MM152MM. Soviet artillery is easy to use and cheap, and Li Guang will definitely not buy the American one. But. Although this gun of the US army is not good. It's not cheap, but it's lightweight, only one ton and three weights, which is really suitable for the use of the sea resistance army.

MacArthur loved Chinese food, and when he ran away from the Philippines, he didn't forget to bring his nanny with him. An Aunt Zhou from China, of course, also to take care of his son. Therefore, Li Guang also ate a very authentic Chinese food with Jiangsu and Zhejiang flavors. As soon as the chopsticks were put down, there was already a reply in the United States, and the Naval Resistance Army could pick up the goods at any time. Handsome and mighty. Li Guangxi. That's the power of MacArthur. By the way, I despised a handful of Nimitz, and I had to ask the country for a little thing, and I saw that the people were handsome.

Before leaving, Li Guang also gave MacArthur's son (in New York) a toy. Mai Dashuai is old and has children, and MacArthur Jr. is only five or six years old, and he is very fond of him. A well-crafted scooter. This thing is common in the 21st century, and it is a novelty toy in this era. MacArthur Sr. was even happier as a result.

Li Guang didn't know much about MacArthur, but he didn't know much either. On another plane, he had read MacArthur's prayer to his son, and it was so heartfelt that it was a calf lick. (Readers can read it if they are interested, and it is really well written.) Therefore, this third trick, the emotional card, is beneficial and does not cost money, and the effect is no worse than that of five kilograms of gems.

Self-deprecating. The de facto supreme leader of a Haitang country pats the sycophants of another country's generals. Li Guang felt a little Q in his heart, comforting himself, let's have low investment and high returns.

In addition to these, Li Guang still left two elite pilots to serve as instructors for the US military, although the pilots of the naval resistance army are not necessarily much stronger than the flight elites of the US military. You must know that the U.S. military also piloted Wildcat fighters to kill five Japanese fighters in five minutes. However, the experience of fighting the Japanese Zero fighters was incomparable with the American pilots.

This gift was not only a joy for Mai Dashuai, but before Li Guang left, Arnold, the future US Army Strategic Air Force Twin Admiral made a special trip to see him off. Don't look at this General Arnold is still MacArthur's subordinate at this time, but the number of warplanes under his command has exceeded 600. That's after half a year of fighting and losing hundreds of fighters.

Moreover, although MacArthur did not ask for 1,800 planes from China at one time, his air power was growing at a rate of 100 planes per month. In the Naval Resistance Army, the role of Liu Guobang, the captain of the Strategic Air Force, is similar to that of Arnold, but the force at hand is not at the same level at all. So far, Liu Guobang still has twelve B17s on hand as the backbone. And Arnold's B25, B24, B17 bombers are numbered. The gap between the two armies is not only in terms of quantity, but also in quality.

Think about the Naval Resistance Army, which only got 300 fighters in 42 years, of which 200 were TBD torpedo planes that the Americans completely abandoned. It's really pathetic. However, four or three years should be better, after all, submarine technology has just been exchanged for 200 American fighters.

Shao Fuxuan, the captain of the Indian Ocean aircraft carrier pilot of the Naval Resistance Army, invented the ricochet tactic. Arnold, on the other hand, was the inventor of ricochet tactics in the U.S. military. However, in terms of use, the US military is ahead of the curve. On 3 March, the U.S. Army's ricochet tactics were used to destroy several Japanese warships. Fifty-four bombs were dropped, and 38 hits, with a hit rate of 70 percent.

The U.S. military has a profound heritage, and although the Naval Resistance Force has unique tactics, when it comes to all-round combat effectiveness, it still cannot be compared with the U.S. military. It is unacceptable to be complacent, and the experience and tactics obtained by others by spending huge energy, money, and even life and blood are extremely valuable, and the naval resistance forces need to continue to learn.

Li Guang left two elite pilots not only to teach the US military the skills of fighting the Zero fighter and to spread friendship, but also to learn the tactics and air combat skills of the US military.

Of course, Li Guang will not let the pilots reveal the most core tactics of the Naval Resistance Force. In the world, there is no Lei Feng yet.

The gift-giving operation gradually came to an end, and when the Japanese army still had a little strength left, the naval resistance army was still not suitable for fighting with the little devils. War of attrition, this great cause, leave it to the US military to play. Waving his hand, without taking away a single cloud, Li Guang sailed back to the Indian Ocean. (To be continued......)