After arriving at the office building of the Joint Chiefs of Staff and his own office, Admiral Jeffrey Fell first issued an order to the Pacific Fleet, "In accordance with the presidential authorization, the Joint Chiefs of Staff will organize the defense of Manila on Luzon Island, and specially order your fleet to be ready by June 8 to escort the 1st and 3rd Marine Divisions to the South Pacific theater and assist General MacArthur in jointly implementing the plan for the defense of Manila." ,!”

Admiral Jeffrey Fell knew that the Pacific Fleet was under the command of the Admiralty, and the commander of the fleet, Admiral Nimitz, was also an unruly and self-respecting guy, and in some respects, he was more similar to MacArthur.

Therefore, in the order given to the Pacific Fleet, Admiral Jeffrey Fell finally emphasized a special article, "After the Pacific Fleet arrives in the theater of operations, the command belongs to the Southeast Asia and Pacific Headquarters of the US Army, and the commander of the department, General MacArthur, is the supreme military commander in the theater, and all army, navy, and air force units must obey the command!" ”

Admiral Jeffrey Field, who had to go to the front, did not want to take precious time out of the complicated work during the Battle of Manila to act as a mediator between MacArthur and Nimitz, the two bulls, although the Coalition would be annoyed to death, although the Coalition would be a lot of the time. is acting and dilute the mud. The role of a peacemaker who balances all aspects of the relationship.

The second thing was to order MacArthur to immediately organize the defense of Manila in the name of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, and to inform him of the decision to increase the number of troops in the South Pacific theater and the specific situation. A long telegram was sent to MacArthur.

Admiral Jeffrey Field, who needed the empty-eyed Commander-in-Chief MacArthur, to receive this favor, also wanted to tell him in a vague way. The reason for such a successful result is all due to his own mediation, not that he wants him to repay his kindness, but that during the period of commanding the US army, MacArthur will not disobey the law and make his strategic intentions unrecognizable.

After doing this, Admiral Jeffrey Fell originally wanted to immediately convene the four ministers of the War Department, the Navy Department, the Air Force Department, and the Department of Defense to a meeting of the Joint Chiefs of Staff. After thinking about it, he was a little exposed in a hurry, and there was a suspicion that once he had the power in his hands and gave the order to do it, so that those guys who were also military giants felt uncomfortable, and it was not very good.

Anyway, there was no rush for this day, and then, Admiral Jeffrey Field, made another phone call to President Roosevelt to report the results of his own disposition. After a detailed report to His Excellency the President, he naturally received great praise from His Excellency the President, and looking at the clock on the wall, it was already five o'clock in the afternoon of June 5, Washington time. So I packed my things and got ready to go home from work.

At night. There was also a small-scale gathering, which was held by his close friends, some bigwigs in the US military, political and business circles, in order to celebrate himself and gain the supreme command of the US military.

On the evening of 5 June, in the official residence of Jiang Zhongzheng, chairman of the Military Commission of the Nationalist Government, in Huangshan, the wartime capital of Chongqing, in the southwest of China, in an office full of Chinese style, high-ranking officials of the party, military, and political circles of the Nationalist Government at that time were gathered.

The cause of the anger of the old man Long Yan was MacArthur's telegram ordering the Nationalist Government to send troops to the South Pacific region and join the battlefield against Japan.

Yes, it was an order, in the eyes of Chairman Chiang, this is simply unreasonable, was MacArthur confused by the Japanese, and he couldn't even figure out the relationship between his superiors and subordinates, he was the commander-in-chief of the Allied forces in China and Southeast Asia, and what power did he MacArthur, a deputy commander-in-chief, have to order the Nationalist Government to send troops to help them fight the Americans?

The key point is that Chairman Chiang does not want to send troops at all, and the distance from Chongqing to the South Pacific is long and not to mention, and the large expenditure on mobilizing troops alone is an astonishing figure, and the Americans do not have a penny, so they let Chairman Chiang take out his direct Central Army and go to those islands in the South Pacific to fight the Japanese desperately.

What did MacArthur do with it? Is his brain broken? There is another idea that cannot be known to outsiders, and what Chairman Chiang hated MacArthur the most, that is, the issue of the route of the Central Army to the South Pacific theater.

From Chongqing to the Indochina Peninsula, this is the nearest route, but whose territory is the Indochina Peninsula? Tang Qiuli, with the strength of this person now, he is far more than himself, and it is already a great luck not to mess with himself at home, if the elite Central Army troops are sent out and pass through the Indochina Peninsula, this person will detain these troops in the name of fulfilling the Allied agreement and sending troops to the South Pacific theater to help the Americans.

Taking the opportunity to reorganize, change the generals and change the officers, the troops that he has painstakingly managed for many years, the reorganization is unrecognizable, and the troops that he spent a lot of money to raise are filled into Tang Qiuli's mouth, isn't it for Tang Qiuli to make wedding clothes, 70,000 or 80,000 people are not enough, at least more than 150,000 people, so many soldiers, when the time comes, Chairman Jiang can't even find a tone to cry, and he can die of distress just by feeling distressed!

If he were to be himself, he would never let go of such a great opportunity, because the commander who could lead his troops to fight in the South Pacific was none other than Tang Qiuli, and the best position aside, the Americans would definitely choose him by virtue of his experience in fighting the Japanese many times in the Indochina Peninsula.

You said that this Yankee, isn't it nonsense, leaving Tang Qiuli, who is closest to the battlefield, not mobilizing his troops, and preferring to let Chongqing send troops all the way away.

It is impossible to send troops, but refusing to send troops is also a very test of political wisdom, how to reject the Americans, and not be able to break this line, it is very nerve-wracking! Chairman Jiang, who was in an irritable mood, gave a few slaps to a guard with weak hands and feet, paced back and forth in the study, and kept scolding in his mouth: "Niang Xipi! What nonsense! What are the Americans going to do? ”

After scolding his mother, Chairman Chiang ordered the attendant room, and immediately the heads of all departments of the Military Commission were in a hurry to come to the official residence to discuss how to deal with MacArthur's bullshit order!

These party, government, and military officials were greeted by Chairman Chiang's thunderous rage, which was nothing more than scolding himself for having so many subordinates, none of whom could share his worries, all of them were wine bags and rice bags, and the officers also knew that the old man's evil fire was not directed at him, but at Sang and Huai, and it was not good to scold MacArthur in public, so he had to take out his anger on these people.

After the lightning and thunder, there was silence in the conference room, and only the voice of Chairman Jiang could be heard panting, and Yang Yongtai, secretary general of the Central Military Commission and director of the chief thinker of Chairman Chiang, stood up.

Yang Yongtai said calmly: "Chairman, please put out the wrath of thunder for the time being, for such a trivial matter, it is not worth it to anger your body!" ”

Chairman Jiang snorted in his nose, and was not very satisfied with Yang Yongtai's understated attitude, and said: "Shunqing, this is not a trivial matter, if it is not handled well, it will shake our foundation, and it will hurt the harmony of our allies, it is very tricky!" ”

Before Yang Yongtai could reply, Chen Cheng, Minister of Military Affairs, stood up and said loudly: "Headmaster, the students have a proposal to agree to the Americans' request to send troops, if it weren't for MacArthur's exhaustion of mountains and rivers, with his arrogance, he would not have sent such a telegram, why don't we take this opportunity to extend the influence and influence of the central government to the South Pacific!" Students are willing to lead troops! The blue sky and white sun flag may not be planted on a certain island! ”

In the end, he is a soldier, he has the ambition to expand the territory in his bones, Tang Qiuli in the Indochina Peninsula and the South Asian subcontinent, seizing two colonies of the British in a row, as if he became an overseas emperor who is not controlled by the national government, which makes a cadre of soldiers led by Chen Cheng look at the blood boiling and itching, not to mention, the central army has been recuperating for many years, and it is time to pull it out and sharpen it.

Chairman Jiang frowned and said four words: "Young and frivolous!" "Chen Cheng's construction is definitely not in line with his original intention, that is, his confidant loves Chen Cheng, and he only got a four-word evaluation, if he were another senior officer, he would not have such good luck, and Chairman Jiang, who was in an unhappy mood, would definitely be a stormy training.

Chen Cheng's face was embarrassed and ugly, he didn't sit or stand, he was in his forties, and since he presided over the Ministry of Military Affairs, he usually has a lot of praise from Lao Cheng, including Chairman Jiang, but today, he just put forward a Jianyi, in exchange for the comment of "young and frivolous", which is equivalent to a hairy young man in his twenties! Next, I'm afraid it's "overwhelmed", right?

This was a big blow to Chen Cheng, who imitated the principal's words and deeds everywhere, and his face became more and more difficult to look at.

Seeing Chen Cheng's appearance, Chairman Jiang couldn't help but regret a little in his heart, he had the love of Chen Cheng's children and nephews, so he said this sentence without thinking, if it was a private occasion, Chen Cheng would be taught, but today is different, all the bigwigs who came were the party, government and military bosses, among them, there was no lack of his political opponents, Chen Cheng's embarrassment was inevitable.

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

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