Being noisy by several women, or rather, reminding, Qin Wei immediately thought of MacArthur's weakness.

As mentioned earlier, MacArthur had a common American problem: the hero complex, or the savior complex. In the original history, this guy commanded the U.S. military to break through Japan's defense line in the Pacific, and eventually led troops to occupy Japan. But it didn't take long for him to think about the interests of the Japanese people...... Because he saw the difficult life of the Japanese people after the war.

In addition to this, MacArthur was a very vindictive man. According to the original historical trajectory, he was defeated by Masaharu Honma in the Philippines with an extremely clumsy style of play and almost committed suicide. The U.S. government was unwilling to allow such an admiral to be captured by the Japanese, so he sent a submarine to pick him up, and he refused to do it, so he finally put forward the condition that he must preside over the war against the Japanese, and as a result, Roosevelt and others were forced to agree, which led to his later glory. And when he came back, before the official trial began, he slaughtered Masaharu Honma in Manila.

In addition to these two points, MacArthur also has two great weaknesses: the desire for power and the desire for expression!

MacArthur has always wanted to be the president of the United States, but unfortunately no matter how he "performs", he cannot qualify as a presidential candidate, which makes him extremely depressed.

Now, Roosevelt wanted him to go to Egypt to "cooperate" with the British...... This was certainly not in MacArthur's wishes. Because the United States had not yet begun to send troops to Britain on a large scale, MacArthur could only lead his 30,000 defeated troops, plus the 230,000 British troops in Egypt at most. Of course, MacArthur would not have cared if it was just time to wait, but the problem was that they were about to attack Libya and take over the oil bases of the Axis powers. This was definitely an extremely important battle for the entire war. MacArthur certainly did not allow himself to play a supporting role in such an important battle. But he had just lost the battle, and his strength was only a fraction of that of others...... He shouldn't be a supporting role, who will be a supporting role? Even if the U.S. government can help him take command of the entire campaign, he is still a supporting role.

But MacArthur now had no choice.

The US Government has made up its mind to put Europe first and then Asia, and it must obey this grand strategy. The country needs him to go to Egypt, to show the presence of the Americans, and he has to go. Unless he has a more robust reason to oppose it all. But apparently he didn't.

So Qin Wei decided to give him one.

……

"Commander-in-Chief of the Allied Forces in the Asian Theater?"

Hearing Qin Wei's words, MacArthur's hands trembled, and he almost threw the microphone to the ground. But after all, he is a big man and has been through ups and downs for a long time. Immediately stabilized his emotions:

"General Qin, this joke of yours is not funny."

If you want to trick me, you can find a suitable reason. When I don't know, do you Chinese always want to seek allied command of the whole of Asia? At this time, he suddenly said that he wanted to nominate me for this position, do you think that the surname "MacArthur" is a fool, or do you think that you will not have a chance to play me in the future, and you want to hurry up and play a few more times? MacArthur was secretly angry. But at the same time, he clearly felt his heart beating. This made him a little ashamed and a little worried...... People in their sixties. It's easy to have problems with your heart beating so fast. Slow down. You slow me down, but slow down......

"Do I dare to joke about this kind of thing?" Qin Wei's laughter came from the microphone, "General, you don't have to doubt the accuracy of this matter at all. Of course, we're just asking you now if you're willing to do that. If you don't want to. Just when I didn't say anything. ”

“…… But I was ordered to go to Egypt and go to war with the Italians. MacArthur hesitated for a moment before speaking slowly.

"How big is Libya?" Qin Wei sneered, "The Asian battlefield encompasses the entire Siberia, China, Southeast Asia, and even South Asia, of course. Considering that the United States is now trying to build a defensive line against the Japanese in Australia, we can expand the scope of the theater again, after all, it is all against the Japanese...... Do you say? ”

"That's true. But it doesn't seem to have much to do with me. "This guy is testing me, for sure. But what's the use of him tempting this? MacArthur's mind was racing, and he didn't even pay attention to Wainwright, who was nervously looking at him because he heard such a sensitive title as "Allied Commander-in-Chief in the Asian Theater."

"How big is the whole of Europe? But it's just over 10 million square kilometers. Qin Wei continued, "But the Asian theater we envisioned, or the 'Western Pacific and Indian Ocean theater', has a total area of more than 40 million square kilometers. What is the population of Europe? And how many people are in our theater of operations? How many troops will the Allies in Europe end up with? Now we China alone, and the various armed forces of our China alone, add up to nearly eight million! These forces must be under the orders of the Asian Theater Command! ”

"......" eight million!? MacArthur couldn't help but lick his tongue. Although he knew very well that there was a lot of water in Qin Wei's words, it was eight million, and it was four million if he beat half of it. What's more, this is just the number of Chinese troops. If that counts......

"It's not a beautiful era, but for real soldiers, it's a rare time to show their abilities." Qin Wei sighed, "General, I believe that from the founding of the United States of America to the present, there is absolutely no one who has had the opportunity to command so many soldiers...... Even the man who was to be the future commander of the Allied forces in Europe would never have the opportunity to lead such a large team. ”

"What exactly are you trying to say?" MacArthur didn't know anything about China, not at all. He came to Guilin once to "mediate" about the Chinese occupation of French Indochina, but other than that, he had the impression that China was just a legendary country where everyone wore robes and horse coats and pig's tails. But that's just before. After being rescued by Chinese from the Japanese encirclement in Manila, he "really" saw the Chinese soldiers...... It can be said that in addition to the fact that the equipment is far inferior to that of the US military, and the military uniforms are not as handsome and beautiful as the US military, the Chinese soldiers are no worse than their American GIs in other aspects. As a matter of conscience, the units he values most are much stronger than the US military in terms of the quality of the soldiers. For example, the unit he saw on Hainan Island that was training to fight on the beach gave him a feeling of being quite iron-blooded, and even in training, the murderous spirit was extremely strong, far exceeding all the troops he led. This is also for what he saw that force, and immediately impulsively ran to Qin Wei to ask for command...... Who wouldn't want to command such an army when they are generals? Such a strong army, if it can be equipped with American-style equipment, it is simply ...... But it was clear that that unit was also the trump card of the Chinese, and after feeling his "ambition", the Chinese even vigilantly broke up his troops directly, so as not to make any more undesirable demands. But MacArthur still remembered that force, and he even thought that if he had such a force in his hands when he was in the Philippines, he would definitely not have ended up in the situation he is in today. Even if he can't keep the Philippines, he can retreat calmly and not be rescued in a humiliating way like he is now.

In addition to the strong brigade numbered the 58th Division, he also attached great importance to the 5th Army, which conducted military exercises with his subordinates and was unlucky to lose. Wainwright had told him that the force was not easy, and that he trusted his partner's vision. And in this way, the Chinese army is far from being as bad as the outside world has said...... Think about it, after many years of training, even the proud troops were quickly defeated under the attack of the Japanese, the Chinese lacked everything, it is said that even the military uniforms were not neat, the soldiers did not even have bullets to practice shooting, they could only go to the battlefield to "train", so that they could hold on to the Japanese attack until now, it is not simple.

If the so-called eight million Chinese soldiers are all of the same quality...... Despite his efforts to keep his tone calm, MacArthur felt his heart pounding.

"General, we are not convinced!" Qin Wei sighed again, "So, we hope to have another ...... with you."

"Another game?" MacArthur's expression tightened, and a kind of foolish anger suddenly emerged, and his voice unconsciously raised several degrees: "So, you are planning to use the position of commander of the Allied forces in Asia to tempt me to grant your request?" ”

"There are reasons for that." Qin Wei smiled, "But this is not comprehensive...... Our consideration is all-encompassing. It is actually beneficial for us for you to be the supreme commander of this Asian theater, but we cannot maximize our interests. But now, because both Britain and the United States are clinging to our small defeat in the previous small exercise, we have put forward this gamble in order to take into account the overall situation, and at the same time to continue to retain the opportunity to strive for the maximum benefit. …… If you win, you may be the general who has commanded a large number of troops and has the widest jurisdiction over a war zone in the history of mankind, and if you lose...... Once you arrive in Egypt, you will not be able to compete with the British for military command. ”

"What if I don't agree to your request?" MacArthur said in a deep voice.

"You will never be able to return to Asia, at least not until the war is over. And in this way, you will naturally not be able to recover the Philippines that you lost in your hands. Qin Wei replied.

"You have a lot of reasons, but they are still not enough!" MacArthur said.

"Isn't it sufficient? We have formally presented this 'bet' to President Roosevelt...... I believe that if you refuse, it will not be long before the whole United States will know your choice. Qin Wei smiled, "I don't know what the citizens of the United States will say about your choice when the time comes." ”

“…… You're the thickest skinned guy I've ever met. MacArthur sneered: "But what if the government, not me, came forward to refuse?" How can the people of America think that I am holding back? They will only think that I am a pathetic soldier who obeys orders. ”

"That's true," Qin Wei nodded, "but will your government refuse?" ”

"They will!"

"They won't." (To be continued......)