If MacArthur had known the phrase "curiosity can kill a cat" and had a deep understanding of its meaning, he would definitely not have opened the letters of invitation that Qin Wei had brought. In fact, these so-called war petitions were just written casually by Qin Wei when he went to Zhang Fakui's headquarters to find a few staff officers, and it may be that a staff officer is a little busy or a little impatient, so he copes with official business and writes eight words casually. As a result, it was these eight words that seriously "destroyed" the General of the Army of the United States of America, the future five-star general, Douglas. MacArthur's self-esteem.

The defeat in the Philippines, although MacArthur did not care about it on the surface, has always claimed that it was not his problem. The reason for such a result is that the difference between the strength of the Japanese army and the US army is insufficient, and the Philippine army is dragging its feet. But in fact, it was an eternal pain in his heart.

Whatever the reason, defeat is defeat. As a general, and a self-esteemed and prestigious general, this defeat was a humiliation for him.

But the staff officer who didn't know who Lu Dao was actually directly uncovered MacArthur's scars.

From this, we can also see how powerful the vast and profound language of Chinese is...... MacArthur could stand still under the long denunciation, but he could not stand the "insult" brought by these eight Chinese characters.

Qin Wei felt a little incomprehensible about this. But since MacArthur agreed to conduct confrontation exercises, he had achieved his goal, and he didn't bother to continue to look at MacArthur's black face, and quickly took his leave. Then he returned to the Fourth Theater Command and informed Zhang Fakui of this plan.

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"How big are you going to make this exercise?"

Zhang Fakui didn't ask Qin Wei's purpose. He knew that the kid in front of him had a much higher status in the center than him, and he belonged to the kind that could go straight to the center. It's just that because he was born in the Air Force and is not good at commanding specific battles, he is subordinate to himself. But he is a person who can directly reach the sky, since he decided to conduct such an exercise. Naturally, he had to cooperate well.

"Let's have a group first." Qin Wei pondered, "From small to large, lead the enemy step by step." But we have to win this first game, and it's better to win by a big score. ”

"It's not easy." Zhang Fakui said, "I've seen those American soldiers. Although the spirit is not very good, it is not worse than our elite in other aspects, and even slightly stronger. Then take into account the equipment factor. I'm afraid that there are really few troops in our fourth theater who dare to say that they will defeat them, let alone win a big victory. ”

"I don't care, it's victory anyway. And you can't cheat. Qin Wei shouted.

"Aren't you embarrassed?" Xu Tingyao is more familiar with Qin Wei, and she speaks more casually. He immediately expressed his dissatisfaction: "Although the exercise is not a war, it is almost the same, who dares to say that they will be able to win this kind of thing?" And you're going to have to win big, which, that's simply not possible. ”

"Nothing is impossible. My goal is not just to fight the Americans. I'm going to push them so hard that MacArthur wants to 'take revenge on the blood'. forced him to put pressure on the U.S. government. In this way, maybe we can get more benefits. Qin Wei said in a deep voice, "So, we must win, and we have to win." You can't just win one game or two. First at the regimental level, then at the division level...... Other words. We have to beat the opponent at least twice. ”

"You're trying to force everyone to death." Xu Tingyao was puzzled, "It's not enough to win one big game, you have to do it again?" You...... This MacArthur is not a fuel-efficient lamp. As a famous general, he naturally has the means of a famous general. He's already lost once. How is it possible to lose twice in a row? ”

"I don't care anyway. You find me someone. If you really can't do it, you can find me the ones that we can fight the most in the war zone. Qin Wei slapped the table, "The regimental level confrontation has been won, in addition to the reward, Lao Tzu also gave them the whole regiment to upgrade the equipment, and all officers were added to the ranks; After the division level has won, I will propose to the Military Commission that it be expanded into an army, and all of them will be reequipped in accordance with the requirements of the US military......"

"Don't you need it?" Zhang Fakui and Xu Tingyao couldn't help but gasp. Qin Wei's reward is not ordinarily big. The regimental level is just that, the division level has been expanded into an army, and all the uniforms have been changed according to the requirements of the Americans, which is equivalent to stepping into the ranks of top military generals in one step. If it is an ordinary army, it is even more equivalent to becoming the trump card of the national army. This kind of temptation, if the generals of the various departments can resist it, even the military-level generals of those ace troops can't stand it. Of course, if it were someone else, they would definitely have to wonder if Qin Wei's promise would come true, but they wouldn't. Even in their hearts, what Qin Wei said was more credible than what Lao Jiang said.

"Brother, you're going to turn our fourth war zone upside down." Zhang Fakui couldn't help but smile bitterly, "I dare to say, if your words get out, it will definitely cause turmoil in the entire war zone, and even other war zones may have to send people over......

"That's even better. I still don't believe it, and I can't find a few people in China who can ravage MacArthur. Qin Wei said with a smile.

"You can't just do any drills. Takashi Sakai in Guangzhou is not a good man, what if he thinks this is an opportunity to take advantage of the situation to attack? Xu Tingyao reminded.

"Then teach him a lesson first, so that he doesn't have any crooked thoughts." Qin Wei said lightly, looking like he didn't take Sakai Takashi in his eyes at all.

"I think it's better to talk to Chongqing about this." Xu Tingyao said again.

"Let's not talk about it yet, let's talk about it after we win a battle." Qin Wei raised his eyes and looked at the two of them, "Have you thought about it?" Who is more appropriate for this first battle? ”

"Since you brought it up, let's mention it first." Zhang Fakui said.

"How about the 58th Division? Zhang Lingfu fought bravely, and his division has been holding back his strength to compete with the Americans, to give the other side an unforgettable lesson, and the military spirit can be used. Qin Wei asked. His inspiration came from the 58th Division, so he naturally wanted to reciprocate. And Zhang Lingfu, as one of the most famous generals in the national army, he is also very confident. But he didn't expect that after he proposed this candidate, whether it was Zhang Fakui or Xu Tingyao, they all shook their heads at the same time.

"No, I can't. Although Zhang Lingfu fought bravely, this was an exercise after all, not a desperate effort. No matter how fierce he is to death, he can't use it on the Americans...... So, the 58th Division can't! ”

"And whose troops are you going to use?" Qin Wei was a little disappointed. But it's not bad to think about what these two people said. It is true that Zhang Lingfu does not want to die in battle, but this person can fight tough battles, but he is not good at fighting skillful battles. It's okay to work hard, but the drill is a bit hanging. As the ace of the national army, if Zhang Lingfu is defeated, it will also lose the face of the entire Chinese army.

"This battle is nominally a regimental confrontation, but I estimate that MacArthur may personally end up, or at least help formulate a battle plan." Zhang Fakui muttered, "So we have to go all out." But in this way, this candidate is really difficult to decide. ”

"Then what do you think of Du Yuming?"

"Du Yuming?"

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"What do you think?"

Although the exercise with the US military was only a small regiment-level confrontation match, it still alarmed Lao Jiang and others who were far away in Chongqing. For a while, He Yingqin, Chen Cheng, Bai Zhenxi, who had not appeared for a long time, and Zhang Zhizhong, who had just returned from the Shanxi Supervision Army, all gathered in Lao Jiang's office.

"Since it was made by Qin Wei, it is definitely impossible for it to be just for some exercise. What bad idea did this kid come up with? "Bai Zhenxi has been patrolling the Ninth War Zone lately. They don't want to fight now, and they know that the Japanese have similar thoughts, but they always have to take precautions. As the most important line of defense on the periphery of Chongqing, the Ninth War Zone is naturally also the most important. Unexpectedly, as soon as I returned to Chongqing, I heard such a "big event".

"I can't figure it out for a while, and on the other side of the Fourth War Zone, Zhang Xianghua and Xu Yuexiang don't seem to understand either. But it shouldn't be a bad thing. It's just that Qin Wei asked us to achieve a big victory in the first two confrontations...... That's a bit of a problem. He Yingqin said on the side.

"I heard that he also set a big reward. Especially in the division-level confrontation, if we win, he actually promised to expand it into an army, and all of them will be redressed in accordance with the establishment and requirements of the US military...... Now the departments of the Fourth Theater of Operations, even those who stay on the front line, are not stable. Chen Cheng's tone was slightly dissatisfied.

"Good boy, he really dared to speak." Bai Zhenxi bared his teeth, "But from this, it can be determined that this kid is in the next big game of chess." I even suspect that this kid's so-called American-style equipment may not need him to pay for it himself, and he may not be able to blame anyone. ”

"Now that this exercise has been decided, then I don't care about anything else, I have the same request as Qin Wei: don't lose!" Lao Jiang had a gloomy face, "If you lose, the whole regiment will be disbanded, and all the officers will be demoted to soldiers." ”

"That's right." Chen Chengzheng said, "Now we are negotiating with Britain and the United States at a critical juncture, and the Philippines rescued the US troops before, which can be regarded as a ruthless handicap to the Americans, so that they dare not ignore our demands." But even so, Britain and the United States are still unwilling to cooperate according to our demands, but they do not dare to force us. But if this exercise fails, all previous efforts will be lost. Britain and the United States will inevitably seize the initiative in our cooperation on the grounds that the national army's combat effectiveness is inadequate. ”

"I'm going to Guilin to meet that MacArthur." Bai Zhenxi dusted off his military hat, "I want to see if he is the American general, or I, the Chinese general, are more ruthless!" (To be continued......)