Lieutenant General Yoshihiko Haruta, commander of the 14th Army of the Japanese Army, although he is a rude, irritable, and temperamental guy, his brain is not stupid, and he knows that General Ito intends to cultivate himself and give him a great fortune, that is moving!

Lieutenant General Haruta Huo Ran got up and said in a trembling voice: "The Commander-in-Chief's trust in the department, even if he dies, he can't repay it in case, from now on, General Haruta Yui's horse is the first to look forward, for the Japanese Empire, for the Emperor's Majesty, although he dies without regrets!" The headquarters is on the battlefield of Luzon, and MacArthur will be captured alive and sacrificed in front of the general's horse! ”

Admiral Ito laughed heartily, and Yoshihiko Haruta was very angry with himself, brave and good at fighting, and was at the mercy of him, and said: "Good! Harida-kun's heroism is commendable, I am on the battlefield in Australia, looking forward to Haruta-kun's victory in the total annihilation of the enemy army! ”

Several other Japanese commanders looked at Yoshihiko Haruta with envy in their eyes, not envy, but naked jealousy, jealous to the point of madness in their hearts, just such a guy who obviously didn't have enough brains, and a straight cannon barrel temper, how could he be so favored by Commander-in-Chief Ito, I couldn't understand it, he commanded hundreds of thousands of imperial troops on Luzon Island, and that was a commander in a strategic direction!

Once you win, others can't grab the credit, such a good thing actually falls on the body of this guy, if you talk about strategy and qualifications, in terms of command art and grasp of the battle situation, that is stronger than Haruta with a tendon, hey, a lot of things, there is nowhere to reason! The loss and frustration in the hearts of the senior generals of the Japanese army are inevitable.

General Ito, who was as cunning as an old fox, of course would not ignore these, and said solemnly: "Gentlemen, cheer up, you must understand one thing, in the Southwest Pacific Dispatch Army of the Great Japanese Empire. There is no distinction between relatives and relatives, but their responsibilities are different, and the honor of the dispatch army is also the honor of everyone! I hope that all the monarchs will fulfill their duties and make every effort to prevent the attack of the Chinese devil Tang Qiuli troops, and after going back, all the remaining troops will enter a state of first-level combat readiness! ”

General Ito's words, whether true or not, spoke in the hearts of all Japanese generals. Somewhat comfortable, they all stood up and shouted loudly: "The department respectfully obeys the order of the commander-in-chief, and wishes the commander-in-chief a victory!" Flatten Australia in one fell swoop! ”

After the adjournment of the meeting, the commanders of the various Japanese forces. Rushing back to the troops overnight, Senior General Ito deliberately left Lieutenant General Yoshihiko Haruta. Together with the Chief of Staff, Major General Kawashima. He was instructed on how to fight MacArthur's coalition forces on Luzon, and several division commanders of the Japanese army in the mountains of Calais were summoned and orders were announced.

Lieutenant General Yoshihiko Harata, when he left the mountains of Calais, his face was full of red light. Appearing full of ambition, his chief guard noticed that the face of His Excellency the Lieutenant General was like that of a patient with a high fever. With a sickly flush, you can see it even in the dark of night, and the eyes of the lieutenant general are shining!

Everyone left, in the huge tent, only Admiral Ito and Chief of Staff Kawashima remained, Admiral Ito said with some concern: "Kawashima-kun, there is still a problem to be solved, it is more difficult to attack the selection of liaison officers sent by the Australian Legion to the Navy, our Army has stolen the limelight of the Navy, on the bright side, those guys in the Navy dare not make a mistake, but secretly hinder, it is also trouble!" ”

"This liaison officer is not only my personal representative, but also able to maintain the dignity of the army, without making things stiff, and at the same time, can handle the problem of mutual coordination between the army and the navy very well, originally, Kawashima-kun is the most suitable person, but, I can't do without you, I want to hear Kawashima-kun's opinion!"

Rear Admiral Kawashima smiled easily and replied: "Commander-in-Chief don't worry, after our battle plan was approved by His Majesty the Emperor, I thought of this problem, and I have already arranged a safe candidate to rush to the naval fleet to serve as your liaison officer, and I will give you a detailed introduction to the situation!" ”

General Ito waved his hand to stop him, and said with great appreciation: "Kawashima-kun, no need, I am completely relieved about what you do, just do what you want!" Major General Kawashima looked at his boss and smiled slightly, and no longer insisted, General Ito still smiled, and in an instant, the two of them actually felt like confidants!

By the afternoon of 23 August, the 100,000 British and Australian soldiers who had reinforced the Luzon battlefield had all landed on Luzon, and MacArthur's troops in his hands were immediately sufficient.

In the evening of the same day, MacArthur, in his capacity as the supreme commander-in-chief of the Allied forces in the Southwest Pacific Theater, convened a military conference gathered on the front line in Manila attended by all officers at and above the division level.

At the military conference, MacArthur deployed a plan of action codenamed "Counter-Attacker," the core of which was to launch a counterattack on the Japanese 14th Army at 4 o'clock in the morning on the Manila front line with 100,000 troops of the 1st and 2nd Army Corps of the new British and Australian Army.

The purpose of the campaign was to take advantage of the fact that the main force of the Japanese army on the front line in the mountains of Calais had not yet moved south, to expel the troops of the Japanese 14th Army attacking Manila to an area far away from Manila, and to inflict heavy losses on the Japanese army.

MacArthur's abacus was a thief, using the British and Australian troops to take the lead, if it could really repel the Japanese troops under Yoshihiko Harata, the American and Philippine troops would follow up, pick up the cheap, and beat the water dogs, if the British and Australian counteroffensive was ineffective, the Manila defense line would not be shaken, and their own troops would not be lost.

Lieutenant General Wagnarze, the chief of staff of the British and Australian forces who led the team, was not a fool, MacArthur's fine wine, before he dizzed his brain, saw through the poisonous plan of this Yankee at that time, and the fire in his heart scurried one after another, "What's the matter, use our soldiers of the British Empire as cannon fodder and call fools?" We're here to help, not to be a substitute for your MacArthur! ”

I felt uncomfortable, so I naturally refused MacArthur's order categorically, and in front of dozens of high-ranking generals from all sides, I didn't save any face for MacArthur, which still took a lot of scruples, especially the help that the Americans gave to the British Empire on the European battlefield, otherwise, Lieutenant General Wagnerdsze would not hesitate to expose MacArthur's sinister intentions on the spot.

The dignified commander-in-chief, General MacArthur, was not embarrassed, ashamed and angry, sat in his chair, panting, on the one hand, he was lost face, on the other hand, he was angry and ruined by the wrist, but he did not dare to force him to come, these British, as soon as the donkey's temper came up, maybe there would be a passive sabotage, and besides, after all, people were here for reinforcements, and it would be no good for anyone to tear their faces.

It is also difficult to let General MacArthur, who has always been arrogant and arrogant, bow his head to the British, and the two supreme commanders are just like this, and no one wants to spit out first, but Colonel Kleist, acting chief of staff of the US military headquarters, came out to play a round, and it took a lot of effort to pull away the two bulls that were on top of each other under the stunned expressions of dozens of generals attending the meeting, so that they did not make a fuss to the point of turning their faces on the spot, unable to clean up, and breaking up unhappily.

In the end, after several rounds of bargaining, Commander-in-Chief MacArthur and Lieutenant General Wagnarze reached a plan acceptable to both sides, the "counterattacker" plan, which was still implemented on time, and the strength was still 100,000, but the troops participating in the counterattack against the Japanese army became 60,000 American and Philippine troops, 40,000 British and Austrian troops, under the unified command of General MacArthur, and the remaining 60,000 British and Australian soldiers took over the defensive line of the American and Philippine armies.

At four o'clock in the morning on 24 August, on the side of the US defense line on the Manila battlefield, there was a sudden roar of artillery, and countless shells flew towards the Japanese position.

MacArthur's choice of the timing of the counteroffensive was also painstakingly to seize half an hour before the Japanese army launched its attack every day, and to take the Japanese soldiers by surprise and prepare for the attack, so as to achieve unexpected results.

Forty minutes after the shelling, 100,000 soldiers of the American and Philippine armies and the British and Australian armies, under the cover of hundreds of tanks, rushed out of their positions with shouts and launched a counteroffensive against the Japanese positions.

In the afternoon of the same day, 100,000 Allied soldiers, chasing the heels of the Japanese army, chased all the way but did not catch a fierce blow, and had already repelled the Japanese army to the southern part of the Calais Mountains.

As soon as MacArthur saw that this was a great opportunity to recapture the defense line in the Calais mountains, he immediately ordered 120,000 Allied troops to attack again from the Manila defense line to strengthen the strength of the counterattack troops, and ordered the counterattack troops on the first line to attack overnight, so as not to give the retreating Japanese troops a chance to recapture the defense line in the Calais mountains.

On the evening of 24 August, with the Allied follow-up troops joining the battlefield, the Japanese army was finally driven through the Calais mountains, losing the Calais defensive line for more than 20 days, and regaining MacArthur's hands.

Also on the evening of 24 August, 260,000 Japanese soldiers boarded ships from their respective stations and, escorted by Japanese warships, took advantage of the darkness to rush towards the Australian mainland.

(To be continued) (To be continued.) )