Chapter 1195 Bringing the Americans to the Army

At the Supreme Military Conference of the Allied Forces held in Manila, Philippines, Tang Qiuli promised MacArthur that the troops of the Independent Division would actively seek to fight against the Japanese troops under Ito Yanzaburo in accordance with the requirements of the Allied Theater Headquarters in China and Southeast Asia.

However, the two conditions put forward by Tang Qiuli happened to be MacArthur's fate, and the first condition, MacArthur did not agree to it and was helpless, he knew more or less about some internal affairs in China, and even Chairman Chiang could not thoroughly implement the decree of the powerful faction that supported the army and respected himself, and besides, with Tang Qiuli's consistent style, even if MacArthur gave dozens of orders a day, people still did not regard it as the wind in their ears, and he would reply if he liked to be reasonable, and if he did not like to be reasonable, he would ignore it, and he had not received such treatment.

MacArthur would not hesitate to agree to this condition, but the second condition was that the best way to kill him and solve the Americans' worries was for Tang Qiuli's independent division to fight against the Japanese army alone.

Any kind of agreement can be signed, that is, it cannot be made public, and the Japanese cannot know or misunderstand, and the Americans and the Chinese unite to jointly deal with the Japanese. No matter how arrogant MacArthur was, no matter how much he considered himself the boss, he did not dare to make fun of the basic national policy of the United States.

Tang Qiuli looked at MacArthur quietly, he just wanted to put the Americans in the army, don't play these sleeves, let us Chinese take the lead, the Americans hide behind to reap the benefits, there is no door, risk being ambushed and intercepted by the Japanese air force, come to Manila, what is the purpose?

Of course, without this Allied Manila military conference, Tang Qiuli would never let go of the Japanese, this is his established strategy, and it will never change, but the Americans are hiding behind the scenes, on the one hand, enjoying the huge benefits of trading with the Japanese, on the other hand, they do not pay any risks, fattening up, and taking advantage of the opportunity, ridiculous, thinking that others are fools, and you Americans are smart?

Tang Qiu left step by step, promised the Americans to come to Manila to attend a military conference, and the great propaganda and hype was to plant a thorn in the hearts of the Japanese, and after arriving in Manila, taking the opportunity of the American soldiers to pick quarrels and provoke trouble, MacArthur was forced to shoot more than 30 American soldiers, so that the Japanese could interpret different information from it, which was another thorn.

Now, the demand for the signing of an open agreement is not a thorn, but a nail, firmly nailed to the hearts of the Japanese, and even the agreement has been signed, and if the Americans have to deal with the Japanese, the devil believes it, and it is impossible for the Americans to quibble, and it has broken off the speculative practice of the Americans to get benefits from both sides.

If MacArthur refused to sign this public agreement, Tang Qiuli would not be disappointed, he still followed the established strategy to force Ito's Japanese troops to the point of attacking the Americans, but in this way, it would be very jerky, and the deliberate method was too obvious, if the Japanese turned around and took the initiative to bite the Americans, it would be too perfect.

Therefore, whether the agreement is signed or not, for Tang Qiuli, it will not affect the overall situation, anyway, two thorns have been planted, it is nothing more than the time of the attack, a little longer, what he wants is an attitude of the Americans, forcing the Americans to make a choice, since the Americans want to borrow a knife to kill people, then good, the knife handle, also leave a handprint.

MacArthur's heart was extremely chaotic, he had never had such a sense of powerlessness that he could not control the situation, Tang Qiuli's request was reasonable, could not be refuted, and there was no excuse for quibbling, he hurriedly convened a military conference of the Allied forces, and did not even dare to sign an agreement to openly declare war on Japan.

Didn't that expose the little ninety-nine in his heart to the world? The little bezoar dog treasure in the stomach is displayed in front of people's eyes, where is the national reputation of the United States and the face of Americans?

MacArthur looked at Tang Qiuli with a calm face with a murderous gaze, this Chinese, cunning villain, this request of his is the most deadly, and the Japanese opponents, those bigwigs in the United States, have not even thought about this problem, even the people in the United States, oppose the United States to participate in the European war.

Does the war that took place on that distant continent have anything to do with us Americans? Since it doesn't matter, why should the people in power send our American children to the European battlefield, this is the general psychology of the mainstream American society at that time, you can give guns and cannons, but you can't send people, Americans have such an attitude towards their ancestral origins, not to mention Southeast Asia, which is more alienated from the United States?

But if such an agreement is not signed, this best military meeting of the Allied forces will become a farce, and Tang Qiuli will leave angrily, so who will break the bayonet that has always been dangling in the heads of the Americans? The Americans themselves? MacArthur didn't even think about it, he dared to do something with the Japanese today, and tomorrow, the dismissal order at home would turn him into an idler who was nothing.

The most important thing is that MacArthur knows the strength in his hands, to be honest, he is not even as good as the British at the beginning, and with hundreds of thousands of pampered American soldiers, drinking and making trouble, and playing with women, MacArthur can go on a round in the hands of the Japanese, MacArthur is proud enough, which is also the main reason why he tried his best to make Tang Qiuli fight Ito's opponent.

MacArthur is difficult, it has never been difficult, the beads of sweat on his head are coming out drop by drop, facing Tang Qiuli's calm gaze, MacArthur feels a huge pressure, he is willing Tang Qiuli to open his mouth widely, ask for guns, cannons, and things, but he doesn't want this public agreement.

MacArthur was silent for more than ten minutes, and there was already a whispering voice in the conference room, and he couldn't help but express his position, "General Tang, your first request, on behalf of the Allied Headquarters, can fully promise you that the independent division will not be subject to any constraints from the Allied Headquarters in future operations against the Japanese army. ”

"As for the general's second request, because it involves the basic national policy of our United States, please forgive me, I can't answer you for the time being, and then give General Tang an accurate answer after I finish asking for instructions in China, what do you think?" MacArthur smiled all over his face, said politely, and even added a lot of honorifics to his words, which was unprecedented for MacArthur.

On this matter involving the basic national policy of the United States, MacArthur did not dare to make his own decisions, and it also contained the meaning of delaying time and seeking other countermeasures.

"Oh, Your Excellency Deputy Commander-in-Chief, is it so difficult to sign an Allied war agreement against Japan? Your country's basic national policy is not to make unilateral peace with the Japanese, right? If so, is there still a need for this allied state to exist? Is there any point in coming to Manila from all walks of life? IMHO, the general's approach is really incomprehensible. ”

"Of course, I may not understand the difficulties of the general, we Chinese are exquisite, not strong people are difficult, I will wait in Manila for good news, but I can only wait for two days, that is, before 12 o'clock in the evening of September 17, not a single such agreement has been signed, I myself think that there is no such organization of the Allied Powers."

MacArthur couldn't wait to strangle Tang Qiuli, really***, even if this is an ultimatum to himself, I don't know what will happen in two days? After half a day's effort, the first meeting was over, and apart from MacArthur's insignificant tirade, there was no substantive content, and the representatives of the various countries attending the meeting felt strange in their hearts, and Tang Qiuli once again became the focus of everyone's attention and discussion.

Tang Qiuli returned to the hotel where he was staying, and Chief of Staff Yang Ketian came over to ask for instructions, "Division commander, do we have any specific tasks within the two days of the adjournment?" Tang Qiuli replied meaningfully: "There is only one task, the delegation has two days off, it is rare for everyone to go abroad once, enjoy two days, the allowance in your pocket is more than mine, don't be a miser!"

Yang Ketian didn't understand a little, Tang Qiuli said again: "We're not in a hurry, it's the Americans who are in a hurry, by the way, it's okay to go out to play, you must pay attention to safety, the Japanese have a lot of spies in Manila, tell everyone, don't fall for the beauty trick of the Japanese female spies!" All the people who went out were arranged by Captain Huang," everyone laughed.

MacArthur and Stilwell returned to the US military headquarters with a sad heart, this is an unavoidable question, and it cannot be avoided, Stilwell said: "General, do we have to use Tang Qiuli's strength?" As far as the current situation is concerned, the attention of the Japanese is still in the area of Burma, and they do not have the ability and courage to dare to take action against us and the United States. You should know that China will not agree to our request, and our focus is in Europe. ”

MacArthur suddenly became angry, and unceremoniously mocked his deputy, "Dear General Stilwell, I hope you will pay more attention to the character of the Japanese, as far as the current situation is concerned, the Japanese army under Ito's department has an appetite not only in the Indochina Peninsula, the Japanese target is the whole of Southeast Asia, and in terms of the national characteristics of the Japanese, they are the same as the Chinese, they are a greedy people, but the Japanese are more ambitious and more adventurous. ”

Probably thinking that his tone was too harsh, MacArthur slowed down his tone and said, "General Stilwell, the Japanese will definitely do something to us, I have this hunch!" ”