MacArthur felt very good about himself, and his foresight of the development trend of the war had come to the front of the domestic military and political bigwigs, and the defense of Manila was something that had been planned for a long time. Come on,.!

The thoughts of General Jeffrey Field, a heavyweight in the military circles and chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, coincided, and moreover, he was one step ahead, which made him quite complacent and have the pride of being a hero, as for whether Admiral Jeffrey Fell was willing to stand side by side with this self-esteem general and call him a hero, it is unknown.

As soon as the domestic reinforcements arrived, Luzon Island was the battlefield where he had made great achievements, and his own power was infinitely expanded, and all the land, sea, and air forces in the theater were under his command, including the Pacific Fleet.

He took out the plan for the defense of Manila from the safe, handed it to Colonel Kleist, the acting chief of staff, and instructed: "Kleist, this is the battle plan for the defense of Manila, immediately activate the top-secret code, and report it to Admiral Jeffrey Field, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, it is related to our future fate, you must personally supervise the dispatch of the confidential radio, except for you and the operator, no one is allowed to contact, understand?" ”

Colonel Kleist, as if holding a peerless treasure, walked out with a solemn expression, and did not forget to call two heavily armed gendarmes as personal guards.

Everything has been dealt with, and the country is actively forming new units for the South Pacific theater, and in three days at most, the Pacific Fleet will have two more Marine Divisions. You can reach the Lasag military port on Luzon, reinforcements are about to arrive, the insurance coefficient for the defense of Manila has been greatly increased, and there is a solution to the looming crisis. MacArthur's nerves relaxed.

Lighting the pipe, MacArthur's mind. I couldn't help but think of the formidable and hated Chinese Tang Qiuli, what he was doing. Is it on the land of the East Indies, busy consolidating its own occupation zone, or is it just on the other side of the South China Sea. With a gloating gaze, watching the Japanese fight against their own soldiers, waiting to pick up the bargain?

MacArthur really wanted to know, what was Tang Qiuli doing? The truest aspect of his heart at present, this unruly and wise Chinese, is one of the most troublesome people who makes General MacArthur, who thinks highly of himself, the only one, MacArthur's gaze. Through the window, over the vast sea, looking across the continent to the sea.

On the evening of June 5, in Yangon, Indochina Peninsula, the rear headquarters of the Independent Division. Tang Qiuli, the division commander who was remembered by MacArthur, was in the office, looking at the order from the Chongqing government with a rather playful expression.

Deputy Division Commander Tang Qiusheng and Chief of Staff Zhao Yuhe were also in the office, looking at Tang Qiuli intently. The expression changed as he changed.

Tang Qiuli put down the telegram, looked at the two people, and said: "It's interesting, MacArthur used the trick of fighting cattle across the mountain, and Chairman Jiang made a big move to it, one wanted to use the government is hand to press me, and the other wanted me to fight directly with the main body, Chairman Jiang made up his mind not to contribute, this order and authorization statement came at the right time!" ”

"In the face of the Japanese army's devastating offensive, the American army was beaten to the ground, MacArthur was obviously in a hurry, but he still half-covered his face, why bother? Could it be that he felt good about himself and thought that he could still resist the Japanese attack with his own strength? ”

Hearing Tang Qiuli's somewhat cynical and disdainful words, Tang Qiusheng smiled and didn't answer, but Chief of Staff Zhao Yuhe asked: "Division Commander, since this matter has been made clear in China, we can't help but face MacArthur, do we want to respond?" Even if it is to find an excuse to explain the reason why it is impossible to send troops immediately, otherwise, there is a treaty of mutual military assistance of the allies there, it will be very passive! ”

Tang Qiuli shook his head and said: "Yuhe, MacArthur came to put pressure on me, the reason is very simple, his Tiger Shark action plan is to let the troops of our independent division take the lead, to put it bluntly, it is to work for the Americans and clear the potential threat for them, as a result, the Japanese are very cooperative and launched an attack on the Americans in advance!" ”

"Moreover, as soon as he made a move, it was a ferocious attack, which knocked the American army to the ground, which disrupted MacArthur's wishful thinking, he knew that ordering me to send troops would have no effect, but he still went to Guò Guofu, and came to such a hand, obviously, it was to put me in a disadvantageous position, and besides, he thought that with the strength in his hands, he still had to fight with the Japanese."

"The more direct reason is that he can't let go of the stinky shelf, and refuses to whisper to me for help, Yuhe, at this time, we took the initiative to respond, explain something, to the point that we seem to be weak-hearted, and also called MacArthur's intentions, MacArthur was not beaten by the Japanese to the point of exhaustion, and he couldn't support it, he would not ask me for help, and it is also possible that the United States reacted and gave MacArthur confidence."

"The war has only been five days since the outbreak of the war, and the contest between the Americans and the Japanese has only just begun, and the strength of the two sides will not be consumed to a certain extent, and we will absolutely not move, and we need a legitimate reason and opportunity to join the South Pacific theater, and this reason is that MacArthur directly asked me for help, and the timing is that the Americans were completely beaten out of the South Pacific islands by the Japanese."

Zhao Yuhe nodded thoughtfully, Tang Qiusheng smiled meaningfully, and Tang Qiuli continued: "Brother Qiusheng, Yuhe, what we need to do is to watch the fire from the other side, looking at the two red-eyed opponents, who are bruised and exhausted, MacArthur is not in a hurry, what are we anxious about?" ”

The three of them laughed knowingly, Tang Qiuli paused, and said: "Brother Qiusheng, the main battlefield of the United States and Japan in the future must be in the vast Pacific Ocean, and the battle for islands is just the first stage, I have this consideration, the military strength of the Americans is not in the army but in the navy and air force, especially the navy of the Americans, in this regard, the Japanese are far inferior." ”

"Can we do this, send the fleet's submarine forces, secretly go deep into the Pacific waters, whether it is a US warship or a Japanese warship, if there is an opportunity, we will take advantage of it and muddy the waters, however, the risk of doing so is extremely great, our fleet has not yet entered this sea area, supplies and reinforcements cannot be provided in time, and the submarine force is a lone army, and if it is not done well, it will become the target of the US and Japanese navies."

"Besides, if our identities are discovered, we will be in big trouble, so I haven't been able to make up my mind, this is definitely a risky move, Brother Qiusheng, what do you think?"

Tang Qiusheng shook his head slowly, and said: "You can't do anything, it's not just a great risk, in the sea area where the huge fleets of the US and Japanese navies are fighting, dozens of submarines can play a big role, not to mention, the submarine force is fighting alone, the danger is extremely great, as long as one of our submarines is sunk, or a sailor is captured, things will become unmanageable, division commander, dispel this idea as soon as possible, the gains outweigh the losses!" ”

Tang Qiusheng's words were both a warning and an exhortation, and at the same time, they also showed his resolute opposition attitude, Tang Qiuli couldn't help but pay attention to it, and sighed regretfully, but this idea of fishing in troubled waters tempted him like a demon, "If you have a chance, talk to Brother Qiuquan and Amosyev and see what he says," Tang Qiuli thought to himself.

Zhao Yuhe didn't interject, this was a conversation between the two division commanders, involving the issue of using troops, the division commander didn't ask for his opinion, however, Tang Qiuli's gaze immediately turned to him.

Tang Qiuli asked, "Yuhe, how is the progress of Battle's formation of the armored group, has the training officially begun?" By the way, I remember that when Battle was forming the troops, you went to inspect him on behalf of the division command and told me what you think? ”

Zhao Yuhe's face turned a rare red, and replied: "It's been a few days since I came back, and I was sorting out the relevant materials, and I didn't report to the division commander in time, the division commander, frankly speaking, the tactical drills of Major General Battle's armored troops, as well as the tactics used, I can't understand and can't ignore them, and the tank battle I imagined is very different." ”

"In general, it is to carry out uninterrupted rapid and continuous assaults in a specific direction with a large-scale armored cluster with strong mobility, and to achieve continuous penetration of the enemy's defense line when the enemy army has not yet organized an effective and strong defensive line, so as to create favorable conditions for the subsequent infantry units to divide and encircle the enemy's army, so as to achieve the purpose of the campaign, of course, this is what Commander Battle said to me, and I am still digesting it!"

Zhao Yuhe didn't quite understand, Tang Qiuli heard it, and he understood what was going on at that time, Battle was to transfer the German armored assault group's tactics to the Asian battlefield as it was, to put it bluntly, that is, blitzkrieg, to deal with the Japanese army that lacked tanks and other equipment, to break through the Japanese defense line, it was an invincible weapon.

But the future combat objectives of the independent division are not necessarily limited to the Japanese troops, when the conflict of interests reaches an irreconcilable level, war is the only means of solution, once it fights with the US army, what effect can be achieved, no one knows, whether the blitzkrieg can be used on the US army with strong armored strength, whether it can work?

If you have time, I would like to remind this kid that he should not only focus on the Japanese, but also work more on the Americans, perhaps, his brother's future opponent is not the Japanese but the Americans, he thought to himself.

Looking at Zhao Yuhe's somewhat ashamed and embarrassed appearance, this is a rare sight, Tang Qiuli was just about to laugh a few words, the door of the office was knocked, unexpectedly, it was so late, Yu Deshui, director of the Intelligence Department, and Bai Luoyu, deputy director of the Intelligence Analysis Center of the Intelligence Department, actually came together.

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

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