Chapter 618: Saving Private MacArthur (Part I) (Asking for subscriptions, monthly passes, and various !! )

The news that MacArthur was surrounded by the Japanese army on Corregidor Island soon blew up the White House, and the bigwigs in Washington really panicked this time, although the Allies have lost many generals since the start of the war, including many lieutenant generals, but they know very well that no one can compare with MacArthur, they can tolerate the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor, they can tolerate the Japanese invasion of the Philippines, but they can't afford the loss of a MacArthur.

MacArthur was a three-star U.S. Army Lieutenant General Sr. Arthur. The son of MacArthur II, a native of Arkansas, USA, graduated from West Point, the U.S. Army military academy. During his time at school, he studied hard and paid attention to physical exercise. Four years later, he graduated with a score of 98.43, setting a record for graduation scores at West Point.

During World War I, the United States drew personnel from the state National Guard to form the 42nd Infantry Division. MacArthur became chief of staff of the 42nd Infantry Division, promoted to colonel, and went to France to participate in the World War. He claimed that the division's personnel came from all over the United States, like a rainbow across the sky, so the division was also called the "Rainbow Division." Because of his bravery and good command, he was awarded several medals and promoted to the brigadier general of the 84th Brigade, and served as the acting commander of the Rainbow Division after the end of the war.

In June 1919, at the age of 39, MacArthur was appointed president of West Point; He became the youngest principal of the school since its founding. He always takes "Responsibility-Honor-Country" as the motto of the school. In 1925, MacArthur was promoted to major general and served as a military commander in Atlanta and Baltimore. Thereafter, MacArthur was transferred to the post of commander of U.S. forces in the Philippines.

November 1930. MacArthur accepted the provisional rank of four-star general and was sworn in as Chief of Staff of the U.S. Army. During his tenure, he replaced horses with mechanized equipment, improved the mobility and speed of the troops, and formulated a general mobilization plan for war. Establish a unified procurement system for all branches of the armed forces to reduce waste, and establish an aviation command to improve the coordination efficiency of ground-air forces; oppose congressional attempts to reduce the Army's apparatus for economic reasons; opposition to the reduction of the officer corps; Every year, it has successfully blocked bills to reduce the number of Army personnel and defended the Army's combat readiness.

Before the outbreak of Pearl Harbor, Washington ordered the merger of the Philippine Army with the US forces stationed in the Philippines and the transfer of MacArthur to active duty. Promoted to lieutenant general. He served as commander of the U.S. Far East Army Command, under the command of Wainwright 1st Army and Parker's 2nd Army.

Following the surprise attack on Pearl Harbor, the Japanese launched an attack on the Philippines. Due to MacArthur's misjudgment and mishandling, most of the US bombers and fighters stationed in the Philippines were destroyed. Air defense capability is lost. In addition, the US and Philippine forces are limited. Poorly equipped and untrained to withstand the Japanese attack, MacArthur nearly committed suicide with the pistol his father had left behind.

MacArthur had a high prestige in the military. Among the American generals on active duty, there is no one who can compare with him. The reason why MacArthur was so admired by the soldiers was not because of his achievements, but because of MacArthur's never-say-die spirit, although MacArthur won many battles, but it does not mean that he did not lose battles.

MacArthur had lost battles, but he used the hunt as a means to hone his skills and increase his desire for success. He was said to be a general who smiled at defeat and advanced detachedly, just as this time, even though the Japanese had won a decisive victory, MacArthur still led his soldiers to fight the Japanese. MacArthur is the symbol of the American army, MacArthur died or was captured, which was an absolute disaster for the US military.

The White House urgently consulted on the matter, and in the face of the complete blockade of the Japanese army, navy, and air force, the White House was desperate, and they could no longer think of any way to save MacArthur.

However, just when Roosevelt and others were completely desperate, President Roosevelt's personal assistant John Jr. made a suggestion to Roosevelt, he believed that MacArthur was not completely hopeless to be saved, but he needed Mr. President to come forward to persuade one person - Chen Feng.

President Roosevelt and the entire White House top brass seem to have grasped the straw that saved their lives, who is Chen Feng? A few years ago, some people may have been ignorant, but as the relationship between the United States and Japan has become increasingly stiff, the words China and Chen Feng have continued to appear in American newspapers and magazines.

Under Claire's deliberate publicity, Chen Feng's achievements in the past 4 years were published, and all Americans were stunned by Chen Feng's dazzling achievements, which was a miracle, and no one could do it better than him.

Therefore, when the word Chen Feng is mentioned at the top level in the United States, there is really no one who does not know what to say.

John Jr. was sure that Chen Feng could save MacArthur, although John Jr. didn't know much about military affairs, but according to Roosevelt and others, he understood one thing, that is, if you want to save MacArthur, you must have a strong armed force, and the only one in the South Pacific who can meet this condition is Chen Feng.

John Jr. has personally been to the South Seas, and he knows better than anyone what is going on, and it is definitely not a barren place in the mouth of American politicians. Although it is a newly developed area, the vast majority of the area is still in the primeval forest. However, the armed forces on the island are not inferior to those of any other country, and the powerful army and air force and the large naval fleet are definitely no worse than the Japanese army's force in attacking the Philippines. If there is anyone in this world who can save MacArthur, then this person must be China's Chen Feng.

John Jr. persuaded President Roosevelt and his staff, and soon an encrypted telegram was sent from the West Coast of the United States to Guisui. Because of such a matter, Roosevelt had to talk to Chen Feng's representative in the United States in advance before making a decision, and he was not sure whether Chen Feng, a Chinese general, would send a powerful army for the sake of an American general.

After Yan Changxi finished the meeting with Roosevelt, he personally sent a telegram to Chen Feng, saying the request between Roosevelt and the US government, and Yan Changxi did not say anything else, as a smart woman, she knew very well that Chen Feng would make up her own mind about things like this.

After reading the telegram, Chen Feng smiled, this MacArthur is still so personal, awesome and coaxing, I really think that he is a superman who wears underwear, this is a big game!

Despite the disdain, as the U.S. government considers, this man is really important and cannot die for the time being.

Chen Feng quickly called back Roosevelt, as a member of the Allied forces, he himself would do his best to save Private MacArthur, and promised to save him. But as a condition, the United States must reconsider its strategic thinking of Europe first and then Asia.

In the telegram, Chen Feng expounded his thoughts, first Europe and then Asia is not wrong, but can not let China become cannon fodder for allies, the Chinese have paid an extremely heavy price in the face of Japanese aggression, now that the main countries of the world are involved in this war, then China has absolutely no reason to become the only country to resist the Japanese invaders, that is to say, the Chinese have no reason to work for the British and Americans, this is one point.

Second, even if the Chinese resist Japan for themselves, as the most important anti-Japanese force in the Asian battlefield, the Chinese must be respected by the allies, and this respect is not superficial, but must come from the heart. Since it is respect from the heart, should the United States, Britain, France, and other countries give up all their privileges and interests in China, and should the cultural relics and national treasures looted from China be returned?

The two questions raised by Chen Feng only pointed the finger at the United States and Britain, the United States is okay, after all, they only have one Philippines in Southeast Asia, and now they are basically all captured by the Japanese, the British are different, although they have lost Malaysia and Singapore, but there are still Burma and India, and now the Japanese have suddenly occupied Yangon, and the British have asked the Nationalist Government to send troops, so there are some things that must be said, otherwise it will be too late to say anything when the British push the Chinese expeditionary force into the fire pit.

Chen Feng has always been wary of the British, although the combat effectiveness of the British army is at most among the third-rate countries, but the British have a trick that is absolutely first-class, that is, pit allies, which are not afraid of god-like enemies, but afraid of pig-like teammates, if this teammate still harbors malice, then the problem is serious.

Although Britain is known as the empire on which the sun never sets, and it is also the victor of World War I, in terms of the performance of the British in World War II, it is completely unable to control the title of "British Empire". First of all, in terms of strategic thinking, Britain was the initiator of armored operations - the invention of the water tank, but in the use of armor was thrown a few streets by the Germans.

Secondly, in politics, if you say you don't understand the military, then no one blames you. But the politicians of the British Empire couldn't even do politics well, which is a bit of a stretch. Originally, the war could have been avoided, but the British and French gave in again and again, and finally gave the Germans a big slap in the face.

Not to mention the performance during the war, Britain is still incompetent in fighting its own wars and adding exclusive harm to its allies. Incompetence in the war, not to mention the European battlefield, anyway, the crime is against the evil genius of Germany and the strength of the country that can compete with it. Asia has to be counted. In Singapore, 80,000 British troops surrendered to 60,000 Japanese troops, setting a record for the highest number of prisoners among Western allies.

In Burma, the British repeatedly framed the Chinese, not only misappropriating China's anti-Japanese materials, but also using the Chinese as cannon fodder to block the eye, and the British were mainly responsible for the failure of the Chinese expeditionary force. For such a player, Chen Feng must say ugly things in front. (To be continued......)