General Stilwell, chief of staff of the US Southeast Asia and South Pacific Headquarters, was furious because of an order from General MacArthur, the commander-in-chief, and the roar of Chief of Staff Stilwell could be heard even in the corridor of the imposing building of the US military headquarters.

MacArthur's face changed, and since Stilwell walked into his office with an unkind face, he had a hunch that this Texas country cowboy must have been a cow temper again, dissatisfied with his orders, and came to the door to theorize, or rather, to knock on the door!

Stilwell's previous words were quite normal, but when they fell on MacArthur's ears, they were extremely harsh, if it weren't for the fact that it was an eventful time now, facing great pressure from the Japanese, and he needed a hard-working, willing to do things, and a very talented chief of staff to help him stabilize the situation, with Stilwell's attitude, he would have blasted him out long ago!

MacArthur tolerated Stilwell's rudeness, but it did not mean accepting his advice, especially in the tone of teaching elementary school students, speaking to himself, in this acre of land, the authority of the boss cannot be challenged!

In MacArthur's view, Stilwell's reasons were purely showmanship, and he was also a veteran of war, so how could he not see that this was a good opportunity to inflict heavy damage on the Japanese, but Stilwell could only be called a soldier, not a politician, and if he held Manila, MacArthur would be able to explain the past to all aspects of the country, and he would not have to bear the charge of losing the city and land.

But once in the Xilai Mountains, the encirclement and annihilation of the Japanese army failed, but was surrounded by the follow-up main force of the Japanese army, and the little capital in his hand was exhausted. The defense of Manila, that is an empty talk, lost Manila, how can I explain to the country? As long as Manila is still in his hands, it means that the troops under his command are still fighting. It is impossible to sit idly by at home.

Gritting his teeth and holding on for a while, MacArthur himself had a clever plan to get out. So, while the opportunities are good, they coexist with the risks. If the Japanese army did not attack in full force, and the battle only took place on Luzon Island, MacArthur would not mind letting Stilwell fight this battle, but the current situation was absolutely not good, and he could not cause uncontrollable consequences because of risk.

Speaking of which, MacArthur has been troublesome enough these days, when the Japanese suddenly attacked. The war broke out in an all-round way, and as soon as the US troops in various places were in a situation of defeat and retreat, the battlefield was in a state of extreme chaos. Except for the specific situation of the Japanese troops who attacked Luzon, the battle situation in other places was all chaotic, and the battle reports from various places even attacked their own Japanese troops. The most basic situation, not figured out.

To tell the truth, up to today, Commander-in-Chief MacArthur himself does not know how much money the Japanese have spent this time, and if the statistics are counted according to the figures reported by the commanders in various places, the number of troops mobilized by the Japanese this time has reached an astonishing number of more than 2 million.

MacArthur himself did not believe the panicked of these commanders, if the Japanese really sent more than 2 million troops, wouldn't the islands be filled with Japanese soldiers? However, I could not grasp the real situation, and I sent several telegrams to the country, and I could not provide accurate battlefield situation and the specific situation of the Japanese army, but as long as we told the country that the Japanese attacked us and the war broke out, there would naturally be countermeasures in the country.

But what made Commander-in-Chief MacArthur so depressed that he almost vomited blood was that it had been four days since the outbreak of the war, and all the telegrams sent to China had sunk into the sea like a stone, without a single echo, and MacArthur, who was so anxious that his eyes were burning and he jumped straight to his feet, scolded the eight generations of the ancestors of the bigwigs of the Joint Staff and the Department of Defense, including President Roosevelt.

MacArthur couldn't understand and couldn't tolerate this kind of inefficiency at home, it had been four days since the war broke out, and those bigwigs in the country, even if they were pigheads, should have an attitude, right? But he was silent, and he didn't even have a guiding opinion, so didn't he put such a heavy burden on his shoulders?

MacArthur and other domestic news were waiting for the blue eyes, and the war situation continued to deteriorate, and his order to the commanders of US troops everywhere was, "According to the actual situation on the battlefield, commanders at all levels can handle it!" ”

In fact, this is just a duck release, how to fight, you have the final say, MacArthur no longer has much energy to take care of the war on the islands separated by the sea, the only thing to do is to keep Manila, anxious, waiting for domestic instructions.

There is another person who makes MacArthur grit his teeth with hatred, that is, Tang Qiuli, this untrustworthy, treacherous and cunning, greedy and despicable Chinese, if he had launched an attack on time against the Japanese army in Singapore in accordance with the "Tiger Shark Action Plan" formulated by himself, there would not have been the current situation, wouldn't he be a good swimmer, across the sea, watching the Chinese and the Japanese fight to the death and life!

But if you think about it carefully, Tang Qiuli is not a breach of trust or a breach of contract, Stilwell was in Yangon, and the attack that Tang Qiuli agreed on was launched at the end of May or early June, and the British provoked a war in northern Burma, and most of Tang Qiuli's troops were transferred to northern Burma, which would delay the time for the attack to be launched, and the Japanese suddenly launched an attack at the end of May, so that MacArthur could not blame Tang Qiuli.

Speaking of which, MacArthur's feeling is like eating something unclean, but he can't vomit it, so he holds it in his heart, and his internal organs are so disturbed that his internal organs are not refreshing, who can he blame? British? Is Tang Qiu leaving? That can't.

If you insist on finding a far-fetched reason to position Tang Qiuli in a treacherous role, that is, Tang Qiuli and the Japanese have privately reached some tacit understanding and joined hands to deal with themselves.

Such a reason, even MacArthur, who has always been unscrupulous, is discouraged, but he knows too well that between Tang Qiuli and the Japanese, the kind of unsolvable grudge, the bloody battles between Chinese mainland and the Indochina Peninsula, two countries and two nations, have long become mortal enemies, if Tang Qiuli hooked up with the Japanese, MacArthur himself does not believe it, will others still believe it?

All kinds of anxiety and evil fire accumulated in the heart, at this time, MacArthur's inner mood was like a barrel of gunpowder, and now, Stilwell, a guy who didn't know how to advance or retreat, actually knocked on the door, arrogant and ignorant said such ugly words, MacArthur himself is not a good man and a woman, the tiger's ass can't be touched, Stilwell directly choked his lung tubes, making his face extremely ugly!

Stilwell, who was angry, changed his face and continued to roar: "General MacArthur, because of your unreasonable order, our American army will lose the only chance to turn the tide of the war on Luzon, and you will be fully responsible for the consequences caused by this, and thousands of American soldiers will lose their precious lives because of your stupid order!" ”

"The interests of our United States of America will also be lost because of you, and I will not tolerate your stupid actions, and I will accuse you of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, and if necessary, I will forcibly deprive you of your command! For the sake of us, the American soldiers, do not lose their innocent lives because of this! ”

"Smack!" With a shattering sound, MacArthur, who was furious, slammed the coffee cup in his hand to the ground, and the amber coffee splashed on the marble floor, like dark red blood, on Stilwell's military pants.

To be honest, Stilwell's last few words were indeed excessive, he could scold MacArthur, and even blame him, but he couldn't say that as a subordinate chief of staff, forcibly depriving a commander-in-chief of command, if MacArthur wanted to use the topic to play and go online, Stilwell's words would be a major crime of attempting to rebel, and he would be killed on the spot.

MacArthur did not ignore the roar and roar like Stilwell, but his face was pale, his eyes flashed with a penetrating cold light, and his tone was frighteningly cold, and he said word by word: "Chief of Staff Stilwell, pay attention to your identity, I am the commander-in-chief appointed by the President of the United States and the Joint Chiefs of Staff, you have no right to accuse me like this, since you want the power to lead the troops, then okay, I will give it to you." ”

"The commander of the 8th Infantry Division, Major General Jamkins, has returned home to recuperate due to illness, and the position of division commander is vacant, I appoint you as the commander of the 8th Infantry Division, Commander Stilwell, you will become the first division commander with the rank of lieutenant general in the history of the American army, and the mission of the 8th Infantry Division is to block the Japanese 103rd and 104th Divisions in the mountains of Hirai, and continue to attack Batangas and Amochiel."

"Without my order, the Eighth Infantry Division is not allowed to take half a step back, otherwise, you, the division commander, are ready to be arrested by the gendarmes, and at the same time, your position as chief of staff of the headquarters is officially relieved, and the work at hand will be handed over to the chief of staff, Colonel Kleist, by the way, Kleist will be my acting chief of staff, Division Commander Stilwell, you can go, disappear in front of my eyes immediately, and if you are not summoned by me, you will never appear in front of me!"

Stilwell's face instantly lost all the color of blood, and became like a blank piece of paper, and the calm after losing his reason and rage made him realize how taboo his actions and words were, if MacArthur was willing, the gendarmes would be outside the door, and what was waiting for him would be a court-martial, and the new appointment was equivalent to a life-threatening talisman.

Stilwell knew that going to the Hillai Mountains would be more and more auspicious, but the soldier's vocation still made him make the last effort and said to MacArthur: "Commander-in-Chief, as the chief of staff, I propose to you for the last time, let's ask the Chinese Tang Qiuli for help!" ”

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

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