I don't know whether Admiral Fernandez, who is the host, was intentional or negligent, or selective amnesia, but the welcome banquet he held included officers at or above the rank of colonel in the US, Filipino, British, and Australian armies, but only one person was missing, General MacArthur, head of the US Military Observer Group at the Allied Headquarters, US Southwest Pacific Theater Strategy Chief Adviser, and four-star General MacArthur of the Army.

Perhaps it was Admiral Fernandez, who was very unimpressed with the arrogant Yankee who almost buried 100,000 of his own soldiers on the battlefield of Luzon, perhaps out of a bad opinion of MacArthur's personal integrity, and his disdain for leaving his subordinates who were fighting a bloody battle with the Japanese and running to Australia alone, or perhaps, the equally arrogant British general, did not want to see that nasty face.

Therefore, at the grand welcome banquet, General MacArthur, who has always liked to be in the limelight, was missing, and Lieutenant General Jonathan certainly noticed this, but Lieutenant General Jonathan, who has been mixed with the American army for most of his life, probably guessed the mystery, and at the same time, for the former boss, the lieutenant general was also quite annoying, not to mention repeatedly suppressing his correct construction, just discarding the troops, and running away alone, is not worthy of his own respect.

Most likely, Admiral Fernandez and Lieutenant General Jonathan both have a common point of view, and without the presence of MacArthur, an old fellow, the atmosphere would be more harmonious and pleasant, and he would be more ashamed to be in company, so His Excellency the Admiral did not mention this stubble at all, and His Excellency the Lieutenant General pretended not to know and did not ask a word.

However, the two supreme commanders, who had deliberately avoided them, suddenly came, and, moreover, made up their minds to be an uninvited guest. The officer who served as the master of ceremonies at the door, who did not know the joints, saw General MacArthur and walked in with his chest folded, and hurriedly shouted: "General MacArthur, head of the military observation group at the US headquarters in the Allied Forces, has arrived!" ”

MacArthur was very dissatisfied with the British major's call for his other title, the strategic chief adviser of the US Southwest Pacific Theater, and he snorted in his nose, which was regarded as an answer. Of course, such a little person is not worthy of His Excellency the General to show him color.

There was silence in the hall, and the eyes of all the officers were on the almost notorious American general. The eyes of the British and Australian officers were disdainful and surprised. U.S. and Filipino officers who escaped death on Luzon. In the eyes, you can see the dancing flames.

MacArthur came with a stomach full of anger, and after listening to his adjutant's report, he was so angry that he scolded the British, and after breaking a set of his favorite Chinese tea set, he drove in a huff. Didn't you invite me, I'll come by myself, in Asia and the Pacific, there is no one yet. If you don't take me MacArthur seriously, when I opened up territory for the United States of America, many of you were still in the boot camp, sweating every day!

MacArthur had been trained to be thicker than the city walls, and he was not afraid of the different eyes cast at him, opened his arms, and said exaggeratedly: "My brave officers, as your former superiors, welcome you to the beautiful and magical land of Australia. ”

MacArthur's open arms did not drop, he looked forward to a few officers who he had single-handedly promoted, come up and give him a warm hug, preferably a few tears of excitement, this would be perfect, and at the same time, he would like to tell all the officers who are in charge at the Allied headquarters.

However, MacArthur was disappointed, it was an extremely embarrassing disappointment, and the officers of the US and Philippine armies were heartbroken by the despicable behavior of this former boss who left his troops behind and fled by himself, and in the days that followed, in the nightmarish bloody battle with the Japanese army, this sadness turned into bitter hatred, and in the eyes of the British and Australian officers, this American general had become the object of ridicule and contempt, so no officer came forward.

Lieutenant General Jonathan sighed in his heart, that is, he hated MacArthur for losing the face of American soldiers, and he hated this old guy for coming uninvited, and he had no choice but to scold MacArthur in his heart.

Others can slap MacArthur in the face without hesitation, but he can't, so he will be embarrassed like this, and it is not just MacArthur who will lose face, but all American officers, and he has to bite the bullet and take over this scene.

Lieutenant General Jonathan stepped forward, followed the rules, stood upright, saluted, and said: "General, I am very happy to see you in Australia, please accept my salute to you on behalf of all the officers of the US and Philippine armies!" ”

Lieutenant General Jonathan is giving MacArthur a step down, hoping that this shameless and narcissistic old fellow can borrow the slope to get off the donkey, quickly find a corner where no one is around, squint obediently, and stop embarrassing in public, he is strange, can't this old fellow see the eyes of the officers who have evacuated from Luzon Island, who can almost kill him a hundred times?

MacArthur's face finally did not fall to the ground, and no matter what Lieutenant General Jonathan thought, he gave him a big hug, and his mouth was not idle, and he said in a tone of voice: "Ah, dear Jonathan, I am very happy to accept the respect of my subordinates, that is my honor!" ”

Hearing this, Lieutenant General Jonathan almost fainted, and all that was rolling around his head was the English word "Obey!" "It is estimated that even God has to flee in front of this old fellow, but he can't escape.

Since MacArthur was uninvited, Admiral Fernandez didn't want to let the officers see what he really thought in his heart on the surface, and besides, there was Lieutenant General Jonathan in it, so he endured the nausea in his stomach, forced out a little smile, and said: "Welcome General MacArthur, join this joyful banquet, please sit here!" As soon as he stretched out his hand and gave him the place of guest of honor, MacArthur sat down unceremoniously with a smug expression.

It stands to reason that MacArthur came uninvited, and those who should have shown their faces were revealed, and the performance was over, although all the officers who participated in the welcome banquet ate a fly and earned face, and they were in the same place with the two giants tonight, and gently opened this page, and the next banquet was still going on normally, which was also a happy result.

But MacArthur is a person like MacArthur, who is born to be unhappy, the kind of person who doesn't make trouble, but feels uncomfortable, after drinking a glass of champagne, he looked at Lieutenant General Jonathan and asked arrogantly: "Jonathan, you answer me, have all the troops been safely withdrawn to Australia?" ”

Lieutenant General Jonathan's face darkened, as if he recalled the Manila Line, the bloody battles that could not be recalled in those days, did not notice MacArthur's tone, and replied: "All units have suffered great losses, the 11th Infantry Division and the 3rd Division of the 1st Philippine Army Corps, on the way to retreat, were surrounded by the Japanese army and completely annihilated, and the current strength of the troops, about 170,000 people, has been discarded, and all heavy weapons such as vehicles, tanks, and artillery have been discarded. ”

MacArthur stood up abruptly and shouted, "What, Jonathan, how can this be, I put a whole army in your hands, and that's how you commanded it?" I have been gone for only four or five days, relying on strong fortifications, and with more than 80,000 casualties, my poor Manila Line, my God, the Washington guys, what a fool, how can you put the burden of commanding an army in the hands of someone like you? I doubt your command skills! ”

MacArthur's movement was very large, all the officers, all heard, especially the US and Philippine officers, all of whom had personally experienced the Luzon campaign, and no one knew the battle process and the truth better than them, and they couldn't believe their ears, and lamented in their hearts, "Almighty God, you quickly manifest your spirit, take this faceless old fellow away, how to reverse black and white, if it were not for Commander Jonathan personally commanding the troops to block the Japanese army, if it were not for the cover of Chinese aircraft, we would not want to leave!" ”

"You left behind hundreds of thousands of soldiers who fought bloody battles with the Japanese troops and fled by yourself, are you qualified to blame Commander Jonathan, who died nine times in his life? Leave a whole army, I phew! How many good opportunities to counterattack have been brutally rejected by you, and it is fortunate that you have not been trapped in Luzon by your bullshit Manila defense line! ”

If the gaze is a knife, the gaze of all the American and Filipino officers present can cut MacArthur into a skeleton of bones, and Lieutenant General Jonathan is so angry that his face is white and his lips are blue, his hands and feet are cold, his hands are trembling, and he points at MacArthur, but he can't say a word.

MacArthur was not finished, and then said: "Jonathan, put the American troops in your hands, I am very worried, I will build Washington, and retake command of the troops, and on the issue of the selection of the supreme commander of the Allied forces, I will also ask the president to reconsider, look at the current Australian battlefield, our passive situation, has not been changed in the slightest, this is a matter of command, if I command, the war situation will never be so unbearable!" ”

MacArthur was probably strongly stimulated, a little crazy, maybe he was dismissed from his post, and he failed to become the commander-in-chief of the Allied forces, and he lost the opportunity to be high and commanding, and he was extremely unhappy in his heart, perhaps, MacArthur thought that he was the hero of the world, and the one who could turn the tide was none other than himself, and more likely, Washington's slight punishment made him feel angry!

Anyway, many factors are intertwined, I am not happy, and others don't want to be happy, so I simply took out a rogue face and made a lot of nonsense, not only slandering Lieutenant General Jonathan in black and white, but also pointing the finger directly at the new Supreme Commander of the Allied Southwest Pacific Theater, General Fernandez.

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