ps: Yesterday's friend's birthday, all kinds of drinking ...... From white and red to beer, from eating and drinking in the afternoon, after the family banquet, he switched to KTV, and KTV turned to the barbecue stall after finishing work...... Xiao Chao couldn't even remember how much he drank......

So I apologized to everyone for delaying the update! Today, Xiaochao is more than 15,000 to compensate everyone.

"Woo~~~" The whistle sounded on the wharf, and the cargo ships and passenger ships loaded with a large number of various supplies and supplementary soldiers sailed towards the Philippines.

The Japanese Navy suffered heavy losses in Manila Bay, which forced them to withdraw to the mainland for repairs. At the same time, the entire Japanese Navy began to undergo extremely rigorous investigations.

Officers of all levels of the Japanese Navy were forced to leave their posts and were sent en masse to the former Navy's Command Department for questioning. At the same time, they were temporarily stripped of their positions.

Under these circumstances, the entire Japanese Navy was thrown into disarray. Without these experienced officers, the Japanese Navy would not have been able to leave the port for operations.

And after the Battle of Manila Bay, although there were no injuries, the damaged battleship still needed time to repair. At the same time, the fighters of the replenished aircraft carriers also need to be retrained.

The two battles of Annam and Manila Bay resulted in the loss of a large number of excellent Japanese naval pilots. To restore their combat effectiveness, they will need a long time to repair.

During this time, the entire East Asian seas became the backyard of the Wehrmacht Navy.

During this time, the Wehrmacht organized a part of the recruit units to replenish the strength of the Nanyang Army Division. At the same time, a large amount of weapons and ammunition was sent to the Philippines.

This defeat of the Japanese Navy also means that the units of the Southern Army of the Japanese Army, which are entrenched in Southeast Asia, are about to be liquidated. Without the support of the navy and the replenishment of local weapons and equipment, the days of their existence can already enter the countdown.

In this situation, one of the commanders of the Allied forces in Southeast Asia was not at all happy. He is the former commander of the U.S. forces in the Philippines and the current commander of the U.S. forces in Australia. General Arthur.

"Actually, we should have considered supporting the ...... of the Philippine Defense Forces at that time." Sutherland, chief of staff of the Allied forces in the Southwest Pacific, sighed helplessly.

And beside him Douglas. Mike. Admiral Arthur had a gloomy face and did not say a word. In fact. When the Japanese navy and army attacked the Philippines together, his staff suggested that he contact the Philippine defense forces and assist in the defense from the periphery or directly support them in the war.

But MacArthur rejected the offer.

"These damn 'little eyes' forced us to sign an agreement to hand over Southeast Asia to them, and since it was handed over to them, they were responsible for it. We have no reason to shed blood for them! ”

This was MacArthur's attitude, and despite the sound advice given to him by the General Staff, the general was adamant that the Wehrmacht could not win the battle.

Of course, one of the most important reasons why MacArthur was reluctant to take the initiative was that the number of American troops in Australia was so limited.

Most of the navy maintained superiority over Germany in the Atlantic, and only a small number of ships were able to be assigned to MacArthur's Allied command in the southwest Pacific.

In fact, in the tactical exercises of the Allied Staff Headquarters in the Southwest Pacific, the best outcome of the Nanyang Army Division was to escape from the Philippines with the remnants of the troops or go into the jungle to fight guerrilla warfare.

No one thought of it. This small force, which had no heavy weapons, was able to fight this battle with great success. What they did not expect was that the Wehrmacht naval units, which were obviously at a disadvantage, would dare to take the initiative.

and inflicted heavy damage on the Japanese naval fleet in the waters of Manila Bay, forcing them to withdraw from the battlefield. This led to the total annihilation of tens of thousands of Japanese landing forces.

"Humph! And even then, what can they do?! At least for the time being, I don't see any signs that the Tiger's forces can storm the Japanese mainland. MacArthur snorted coldly: "What we need to do now is to preserve our strength, and when our fleet can support us, we can take Malaya and other regions." ”

Over here. We have to mention several salient characteristics of this American general: First, conceit, he is extremely conceited. He has always taken it for granted that he is the center and deserves everyone's attention. Even at one point he showed an attitude of longing for the praise and admiration of others, and he did not fail to reach out for honor or covetous merit for what he already had.

Second, MacArthur was impulsive and had a weak sense of control over his emotions. And they often have unrealistic optimism and are good at psychological warfare. Think you're always right. And if the advice given by the staff officer does not suit his appetite, then he will treat it as a fart. Just ignore it.

For example, this time, the Allied General Staff in the Southwest Pacific has already made recommendations to support the Philippines. The chief of staff, General Sutherland, privately said that at least the Allies in the Southwest Pacific would make a statement about friendly combat.

Unfortunately, MacArthur ignored these suggestions. In his opinion. The U.S. military is the protagonist of this war, and it is itself the protagonist of this war.

And the protagonist will never waste his strength for a supporting role. Of course, he did not have a fleet that could compete head-on with the Japanese navy, which was one of the reasons why he refused to send troops.

"General. So what do we do now?! Do you need to march into Southeast Asia?! The chief of staff, General Sutherland, asked MacArthur in a low voice: "Now that the Japanese Navy has fully retreated back to its own homeland, almost all the Japanese troops in Malaya have been transferred to the Annam region to fight against the Wehrmacht. Their defenses are extremely empty......"

Sutherland's suggestion made MacArthur's eyes shine, and it was a good opportunity to take the merits. The Japanese were now too busy to take care of themselves, and almost all of their forces in those areas were exhausted.

In other words, if they are now leading people to stir up the world in Malaya, the Japanese can only do nothing in vain. Most importantly, the Wehrmacht was too impressive in the Battle of Manila Bay.

This makes MacArthur, who thinks of himself as the protagonist, very unhappy, and he needs to do something to prove his status as the protagonist. Then, attacking these areas that are not defended by many people becomes the best option.

"Hmm...... That's a good suggestion. Sutherland, you and the staff do a tactical drill first. Then make a plan for me, and I'll call Washington in person. ”

MacArthur was clearly interested in the proposal, and Sutherland, the chief of staff, smirked. It wasn't the first day he had worked with MacArthur, so he was able to guess what MacArthur was thinking.

All he had to do was show a move that would bring his ideas to fruition, and the arrogant, conceited general would support his proposal. This tactic has been tried and tested.

And after Sutherland left, MacArthur's face showed a look of hesitation. He was not unaware that Washington had already signed an agreement with the Wehrmacht.

Southeast Asia will be the reserve of the Defence Forces, and all affairs there will be dominated by the actions of the Defence Forces. Unless they speak out, there will be no statement from Washington.

On this issue, Washington has been very respectful of the agreement. When the indigenous people of the Philippines who had defected to the Japanese launched an independence movement, the United States also chose to take the attitude of the National Defense Force.

The stupid Speaker of the British Parliament jumped out, and the result was that the United States won the trust of the tiger in this statement. The British side is in a hurry.

As a senior military official, MacArthur naturally knew that Churchill had tried to go to China's imperial capital to explain to the tiger afterwards. Unfortunately, the coalition government ignored Churchill's request to visit.

In terms of cooperation between the two sides, the Wehrmacht even sent its own elite troops with secret weapons to assist the US army in destroying the German train artillery. This weapon, even the Soviet and British sides did not have the opportunity to touch.

I do this...... Will Washington agree?! MacArthur himself had this question in his mind......

"Commander! The Japanese withdrew, and they now left two divisions in position. The rest of the troops were all withdrawn in the direction of India......"

The General Headquarters of the Southeast Asian Theater of the National Defense Forces in Weijiang, Long Shenzu excitedly reported to Tu Sancang. And Tu Sanpao, who got the news, grinned, this matter was just expected.

The Japanese will withdraw, this is what he has long thought of. It is estimated that the Japanese army base camp in Tokyo, Japan, is also considering this issue. After all, these more than 100,000 people are not worth it for them to waste on this battlefield like this.

And if they withdraw, it will be really difficult for the Wehrmacht to pursue. On the one hand, if the distance is too long, the logistics will form a huge pressure. On the other hand, no one can be sure that the Japanese will not play tricks on the road.

Moreover, the National Defense Forces also need to rein in the current situation in Southeast Asia, especially to clean up the pro-Japanese factions in Southeast Asian countries. After the purge, it was only by replacing the pro-China faction that the coalition government would be able to guarantee its influence in the region.

"Let them go, it's good to go to Lao Maozi and cause trouble." Pao Ye didn't care much about this matter, and scratched it on the map and said, "It's good that the family still left two divisions for us to eat, which can be regarded as paying the money to buy the road......"

"Uh......" Long Rope Ancestor choked on the words of the cannon master and rolled his eyes, okay! The two divisions of the Japanese are, in the eyes of the cannon master, the money left for him to buy roads.

But when it comes to it, it's pretty much the same. Sugiyama Motomo certainly didn't think that these two divisions could be withdrawn, since the two divisions were lost, these two divisions must be used to block the Wehrmacht troops.

This kind of task has always been a life-or-death task.

"Let Lao Li and your Uncle Lu have a whole day!" The gun master threw the pen on the map and said with a smile: "Didn't they ask for war a long time ago?!" These two divisions, they ate one by one, and it can be regarded as the end! ”

Saying that, Pao Ye sat on the shell box and said with emotion: "Hurry up and clean up these bunches, I still have to go back to the imperial capital and wait for my daughter-in-law to give birth to a grandson......