--Philippines

Philippine President Quezon walked briskly in an underground headquarters, his mood was extremely bad, the Japanese bombs kept falling on the territory of the Philippines, and the US military's defense strength can be said to be no strength, the US air force was basically wiped out in the first air raid, and the air defense fire is undoubtedly weak and unbearable in front of so many defensive points, not even the port can be protected, let alone other places. Pen, fun, pavilion www. biquge。 infoHe's getting more and more pessimistic about this war.

"Please tell me that Philippine President Quezon has asked to see General MacArthur." Quezon smiled and said to the American soldiers guarding the gate, although he is the president of the Philippines, but the United States is the real master here, in order to get the strategic place of the Philippines, the United States first provoked the Spanish-American War to defeat the Spaniards, and then slaughtered more than 200,000 Filipinos who dared to resist American rule, so that it really sat down here, but soon after Roosevelt came to power, Roosevelt began to recognize the autonomous status of the Philippines in order to reduce the pressure, but the US military is still stationed here for a long time and enjoys special treatment.

For example, on the China issue, the reason why the United States has stood on China's side so many times is nothing more than hoping to grab its rights and interests in China from the mouths of Japan, Britain, France, and other countries.

At this time, MacArthur had only one division and two regiments in his hands, most of which were Filipinos, and the American soldiers were just over 10,000, and those Philippine troops were inferior to the American troops in terms of equipment and training. No one wants to have too much force in the hands of their servants, does they?

MacArthur was looking at the map in the war room and was bitter, it was difficult for a clever woman to cook without rice, no matter how powerful a general without soldiers was, he could not win a battle, and the Japanese army opposite him was an army according to intelligence, close to 60,000 people. And the Japanese army can also get a steady stream of reinforcements, and he... You can only ask for more blessings.

Quezon walked in and said to MacArthur, "Your Excellency, I have good news for you. ”

MacArthur looked up and asked, "What good news?" ”

Quezon replied, "We have urgently organized 10 infantry divisions, and we are going to organize another 10 in two months, and thanks to your long-term help in our military system, without those militia groups, we would not have been able to form such a large number of troops in such a short period of time." ”

This is indeed good news, MacArthur smiled and said, "So how are these people equipped now?" How is the training? Is it possible to jump into battle right away? ”

Quezon suddenly said with a difficult face, "You know the situation in our country, only half of our people have guns in their hands now, and the original ten regiments have only fired 50 rounds of ammunition, and there is no heavy artillery, and machine guns and light artillery are also extremely insufficient. ”

What a waste!! MacArthur's heart floated through these three words, such a force can only be strong, really going to the battlefield has almost no effect, he sighed and said to Quezon, "I also have to tell you a news, just sent a telegram from Washington, in three months, we may not be able to get local assistance, which means that we must rely on our own strength to hold on, my personal opinion is to set up five lines of defense, and hold on until the United States provides us with domestic support, I believe that by then, Everything will be fine. ”

Quezon's heart was half cold, and he said quietly, "I don't understand military affairs, everything is entrusted to you, Commander." ”

After leaving the underground headquarters, Quezon hurried back to his presidential palace and secretly summoned his close subordinate, José Paciano Laurel.

Laurel was 50 years old at the time, having served as the Philippines' Secretary of the Interior and then as Attorney General as early as the American Rule.

When he saw Quezon, Quezon immediately closed the curtains and asked in a low voice, "No one saw you coming, did they?" ”

Laurel shook her head and said, "When I got your news, I came here in disguise, and there should be no one." ”

Quezon nodded and said, "I'll tell you a top-secret news, the U.S. military won't be able to reinforce us for three months." ”

Laurel suddenly said urgently, "Three months? Where can we hold on for three months? ”

Quezon snorted, "I suspect it's more than three months, I look at MacArthur's appearance, he himself is actually not confident, but the Americans can escape, what should we do with so many people in the Philippines?" We have to think of a way to deal with what might happen. ”

Laurel hummed and said, "You're right, so what do you suggest?" ”

Quezon looked at him and asked, "Can I trust you?" Can you be absolutely loyal to our Filipino nation? ”

Laurel immediately patted his chest and said, "Of course, you know, even when Leonard Wood covered the sky with one hand, I never gave in, I only have the interests of our Philippines in my heart!" ”

Quezon nodded, whispering in his ear, "That's what I thought....."

Laurel frowned, nodded, and said "Good!" All for the Philippines! ”

"All for the Philippines!" Quezon also said firmly, as the saying goes, the tree falls and the tree falls, and the big tree of the United States falls, and as the Philippines, they naturally have to find their own way out.

After MacArthur received reinforcements from the 10 divisions of the Philippines, he strengthened the training of these 10 divisions while arranging the defensive line, but could MacArthur, who had lost air and sea supremacy, really be able to hold it? None of the defenders had confidence in this, and on their opposite side, Masaharu Honma led more than 50,000 troops and more than 30 warships to start a general offensive in all parts of the Philippines.

Southeast Asia is turbulent, Yan'an is peaceful at this time, although due to the food problem, everyone's rations have been reduced, but it is not really hungry anyone, Bao Ruide is holding a list at this time in the chairman's cave and talking to the chairman.

"This is our first batch, and probably the last batch, and the Japanese have attacked us, and they will not stop attacking because they have our American flag on their ships." After Bao Ruide finished speaking, he said as if asking for credit: "In addition, thanks to the efforts of President Roosevelt, General Zhu of your party has been appointed deputy commander-in-chief of the Chinese theater, which is not easy, and Chairman Chiang of Chongqing is deeply opposed to this.

The chairman took a look, according to his request, most of the materials this time were artillery, and in terms of light weapons, the Eighth Route Army no longer had to worry about it.

The chairman put down the list and said, "On behalf of our party, I would like to express my condolences to your government on the matter of Pearl Harbor, Japan is our common enemy, and this is the consensus that we have long understood, isn't it?" It's just that none of us thought that Japan would start this war by such despicable means. These supplies are also very much needed, and I would like to express my gratitude to your country, as for the post of Deputy Commander-in-Chief... If your country has such an appointment in the future, it would be better to discuss it with us. ”

Barred said incomprehensibly, "Isn't that good?" ”

The chairman sighed and said, "I understand Chairman Jiang, he has always been wary of us, this time you pushed us to this position, you are simply roasting us on the fire, I am worried that the already uncoordinated relationship between the red and white parties will be even worse." For example, I'm afraid that Chairman Jiang won't think about the issue of establishment that we raised last time, right? ”

Barred nodded with some understanding, he shrugged his shoulders and said, "I believe this is not what President Roosevelt wants to see, President Roosevelt hopes that you can be more united and cooperative, and the reason why we arrange this way is that we hope that you can have a dialogue on an equal footing, and we believe that such a dialogue is beneficial."

To be honest, China has such a vast land and army, and in our opinion, if the Chinese army were united and fought hard, Japan and China would not have much spare strength to fight against other countries after the war. ”

The chairman sneered in his heart, and said very well, then it is the bad luck of China, you can see the good show, and say in your mouth, "This is a bad thing, but also a good thing, the United States, Britain and even China can unite to fight our common enemy." If good is combined against evil, then evil will be defeated! ”

Bao Ruide had already received the news that the Chongqing Joint Military Conference had broken up unhappily, and he shook his head and said, "Mr. Mao, I'm afraid the British don't think so, they seem to want to be independent against the Japanese attack. ”

The chairman shook his head and said, "No! They hope to rely only on the strength of Britain, the United States, the Netherlands and Australia to deal with the Japanese attack, the British thinking is still in the old colonial era, they are extremely afraid that other countries, especially the Chinese forces as the eastern countries, will enter their colonies, for fear that our entry will affect their rule, but I do not think that the current Southeast Asia can withstand the attack of the Japanese army, we have been at war with the Japanese army for many years, unless the British army fighting in Europe comes to Southeast Asia, otherwise Southeast Asia will lose. ”

Bao Ruide frowned and said, "Is Mr. Mao so pessimistic? ”

The chairman smiled and said, "Let's wait and see." ”

Bao Ruide said with some worry, "If this is the case, then in order to pull the strength of the Japanese attack, China must contain more Japanese troops, and we hope that your party, as the main force of the anti-Japanese forces in North China, can exert your strength." ”

The chairman wondered, "Didn't we play our part?" Didn't the millions of Japanese troops in North China and even Northeast China go south? ”

Bao Ruide hurriedly said: "No! Mao, I didn't just come to Yan'an, I saw your strength, you have your own industry, your own steel mill, your own arsenal, you have strong soldiers and excellent officers, your strength is actually very strong, stronger than you think, please believe me, if you no longer fight guerrilla warfare and sports warfare, but fight tough battles, then you can completely take away control of one or two provinces, Mao, think about it, what a beautiful picture this is, your Red Party can control most of North China. ”

"But that would also attract most of the Japanese army to attack us." The chairman said unceremoniously: "I must point out that the current Japanese army is not at the end of the crossbow, but has put their main forces in the two directions of Northeast and Southeast Asia, and if their main forces return to China, we will not have much advantage." At least in terms of armament, we don't have it. ”

Listening to Xuan's song and knowing the meaning of elegance, Bao Ruide said in embarrassment: "In terms of weapons and equipment, I am afraid that it will be difficult for us in the United States to support it anymore, and Mr. Mao, you also know that it is difficult for us to transport materials and personnel to China now." And I think your army is basically self-sufficient in light weapons. ”

The chairman really wanted to tell Bao Ruide that you can just ship it to the American port, and Xiao Jiang will do it, but he can't say it, so he can only smile and say, "Light weapons are basically okay, but if you want to attack the fortification, you must have heavy weapons, especially heavy artillery and aircraft, if your country can provide one of the two, I believe that our army can launch a new round of major counteroffensive." ”

Although Bao Ruide has seen a lot of weapons of the Eighth Route Army, he has never seen 107 rocket artillery and heavy artillery more than 100 mm, and in his heart, he also thinks that it is great that a unit like the Eighth Route Army can find a way to solve light weapons on its own, and the production of heavy weapons is so difficult that it is definitely not something that can be solved by a team that is overwhelmingly from a peasant background.

Bao Ruide nodded and said, "I can send electricity to domestic coordination, but Mao, when the allies are in trouble, I think you should do your best." ”

As if moved, the chairman sighed and said, "As you know, many of our troops are behind enemy lines, and it takes some time to organize or hoard ammunition, so I can only say that we will try our best to launch a large-scale counteroffensive in three months to echo your efforts in Southeast Asia." ”

After a long time, Bao Ruide finally got a letter of approval, and said with great satisfaction: "Thank you for your understanding, I believe that with our efforts, the evil Japan will fail!" ”

After Bao Ruide left, the chairman said to Xiao Wang outside, "Go and let Mr. Zhu come here." ”

Not long after, Mr. Zhu walked in and said to the chairman, "Chairman, are you looking for me?" ”

The chairman smiled and took the telegram to Mr. Zhu and said, "Mr. Zhu, you are now promoted to a senior official, Deputy Commander-in-Chief Zhu, according to reason, you are now under one person and above ten thousand." ”

Mr. Zhu glanced at it, threw it aside disdainfully, and said, "What's the use of this thing, this Lao Mei is almost the same as Lao Jiang, so I know how to deceive people with these empty names." I just want to ask, with this, will Lao Chiang's Central Army obey our command? Or will the Northwest Three Horses no longer make trouble from now on? I don't think a mortar is useful yet! As he spoke, he thought of something and asked, "In this way, is it difficult for us to compile what we want?" Chairman, this business can't be done, although they are all names, but a deputy commander-in-chief can't compare to the establishment of several divisions, and besides, we shouldn't only have a few divisions! ”