Stilwell calmed down his agitated feelings, he understood that he had no way out by doing this, and he went past MacArthur, the commander of the headquarters, and directly stabbed his judgment and construction to the Joint Chiefs of Staff and even President Roosevelt, and had already offended MacArthur to death, even if the Joint Chiefs of Staff and His Excellency the President adopted his own opinions, MacArthur would not tolerate himself......

When the time comes, leaving the army or transferring to the reserve is the best ending, but the duty and conscience of a soldier made him put aside a worry, the night was already very deep, Stilwell was still writing hard, and the sporadic sound of gunfire accompanied his lonely and stubborn back.

Stilwell's letter to the Joint Chiefs of Staff and the President mainly talks about three points: First, the Japanese army has gathered heavy troops on Luzon Island, which could have broken through the resistance of the American troops in the Calais Mountains in one fell swoop, and the troops were under the city of Manila, and all the American troops on Luzon Island would be surrounded in Manila.

However, the commander of Japan's South Pacific Dispatch Army, Senior General Ito Yanzaburo, did not do so, but used part of his forces to continuously attack the US military blocking line in the Calais Mountains, creating a situation of constant oppression of the US military.

The second point is that the defense of Manila organized by MacArthur happened to fall into the trap of the Japanese, because with the current strength of the US forces on Luzon, they could not shoulder the heavy task of defending Manila, and this required domestic reinforcements.

The third point is that the main forces of the Japanese army, which had already concluded the battles of Kalimantan, Sumatra, Java, and Sulawesi, showed no signs of joining the Luzon battlefield, and their motives were very suspicious, and the direction of the next attack could not be determined.

Accordingly, Stilwell strongly established the Joint Chiefs of Staff and His Excellency the President. Immediately abandon the plan to defend Manila, take advantage of the opportunity of the Japanese army not to attack Manila on a large scale, and withdraw all American and Filipino troops on Luzon Island south to Australia, using Australia as a base. Regrouping and training of troops. When the time comes, a major counterattack will be launched on the islands of the South Pacific.

It should be said that Stilwell's construction is the most suitable approach for the US military at present. Moreover, the idea is clear, reasonable, and very convincing, and furthermore. Stilwell judged the situation in Luzon from a purely military point of view, and in the middle of the period, there was no personal emotion, and even the fact that he was ostracized by MacArthur and took up the post of division commander of the Seventh Infantry Division in the defeated army did not mention a single word.

As for MacArthur's method of killing people with a knife, there is discord and disagreement between the two. Stilwell was even more dismissive of mentioning it, and he had no intention of taking the opportunity to file a complaint, and at the end of the letter, Stilwell wrote: "To sum up, the Battle of Manila is being carried out. It is very unwise, and it will make the beauty of the South Pacific region consume all the power on Luzon, and. It will also implicate the domestic military power, and the commander of the Japanese army, General Ito Yanzaburo, who designed this trap. is an extremely dangerous character, and against it, the theater commander must go all out and be careful! ”

It was not until the dawn of the Calais Mountains on Luzon Island that the usual Japanese attack began, and after the "boom" of artillery fire, Stilwell put down the pen in his hand, rubbed his sore wrist, and put two letters with the same content into two envelopes.

With a sigh of relief, he picked up the bulging envelope, as if looking at two newborn babies, and shouted: "Higgs, please come here!" Major Higgs, the adjutant who was waiting outside, hurried in when he heard the sound, did not speak, but calmly looked at General Stilwell, waiting for his order.

Stilwell said: "Higgs, this is my handwritten letter to President Roosevelt and General Jeffrey Field, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, which contains important information concerning the lives of hundreds of thousands of American soldiers. ”

"Higgs, and be sure to watch the letters reach them, and don't alarm anyone, especially Commander MacArthur, when passing through Manila, do you understand what I mean?"

Higgs took the two letters, put them in the pocket of his close-fitting military jacket, and then said: "Please rest assured, General, Higgs will live up to his mission, but, General, after I leave, no one will take care of you anymore, and I can't rest assured of your safety!" In the tone, there was a sense of desolation and sadness.

Stilwell smiled silently and said: "Higgs, you can go with confidence, I will take care of myself, as for security, don't worry, when our reinforcements did not arrive, the Japanese army launched a devastating attack!" ”

After Higgs saluted and turned to leave, Stilwell suddenly felt that his whole body was relaxed, a kind of relief that had fulfilled his wish and had no worries, and he took a deep breath of the salty morning breeze and shouted: "Captain of the Guard, prepare the car immediately, I will go to the position of the Fifth Infantry Division!" Notify the relevant personnel of the General Staff Office, the Operations Department, and the Military Judge Advocate Office to accompany you! ”

In the headquarters of the campaign cluster in the mountains of Calais, there was a burst of chickens and dogs, and the officers of several departments and relevant officers who received the order were all pale, and they did not know that this commander, who was called "the stubborn cowboy of the west" behind his back, suddenly smoked the wind and wanted to go to the position of the Fifth Infantry Division, my God, their position was just attacked by the Japanese yesterday.

The troops of the two regiments were beaten to pieces, with thousands of dead and wounded, and they had become the key targets of the Japanese army. The only one to catch up with the Japanese attack, can not help but come back, are unknown, listen to the fierce artillery over there, you know, start fighting again, unlucky, a shell that does not have a long eye falls, he will become a national martyr!

You push me to let me, the officers are reluctant to follow Stilwell to dangerous places, no way, the heads of the departments directly under the three headquarters, hard orders, each department, sent three captain-level officers, the highest rank, but a lieutenant, all of them are novices who have not been in the long term, and they have no foundation and backing, not bad, the newborn calf is not afraid of the tiger, and nine young captain-level officers came out majestically.

Stilwell looked at it, and couldn't help frowning, although he was upright, he was also an old and sophisticated person, and the attachés sent by the three departments did not even have a major, he immediately understood the catty in it, and gritted his teeth and thought: "It's all a group of cowards who insult the honor of the soldiers!" ”

With a blushing face, Stilwell didn't look at these ignorant young officers, stepped into the jeep, and whispered an order to the driver: "Drive!" At the fastest speed! The convoy set off, and a US lieutenant general commander, with more than a dozen young lieutenant-level officers, rushed headlong into the battlefield full of artillery fire, which was also unique in the history of US military warfare.

Looking at the billowing smoke and dust, Stilwell's convoy disappeared at the end of the mountains, and all the officers in the headquarters secretly breathed a sigh of relief, finally no longer had to follow this crazy commander to such a dangerous place on the front line.

Just when Stilwell was on his way to the 5th Infantry Division of the US Army, he was forced to organize the field patrol group of the Japanese 14th Army's General Staff, and Chu Tian and his special operations team of the Xiqiao Dazuo Guard had arrived at the headquarters of the 103rd Division of the Japanese Army last night, Pinamalayan at the southern foot of the Calais Mountains, a small town of five or six hundred households.

It is only a dozen kilometers away from the US army's blocking line in the Calais Mountains, and a division and regiment headquarters is located so close to the front line, and the US army's long-range artillery can completely cover this place, and the divisions and regiments are all like this, and the brigades and regiments below are not even more advanced, and when Chu Tian first arrived, he was really impressed by the boldness and arrogance of the Japanese commander.

Originally, arrived at the destination, Chutian and their escort task, even if it was successfully completed, fortunately, there was no accident along the way, Xiqiao Dazuo and Xiaodog Shaozuo were also very satisfied with Chutian's expression, Chutian thought that after getting the letter from the puppy, they could leave, and finally got rid of the errand of the nest fire, that knows, it has been a day and a night, from Xiqiao to the dog, not to mention this matter at all!

Chu Tian was very puzzled, he didn't know what the hell the hell these two devil officers had in their stomachs, so he asked the little dog tentatively, and the little dog said vaguely: "Captain Fujino, Nishibashi Daisa, I am very satisfied with your appearance, and Dazuo himself also admires you very much, and has decided to extend your guard mission!" ”

As for how long it will last, the little dog guy didn't say a word at all, and later, Chutian also wanted to open it, and if he came, he would be safe, simply, he would go around the 103rd Division of the devil and various positions, try to touch some of the situation as much as possible, and at the same time, you can also observe the equipment level of the US army, the combat effectiveness of the soldiers, as well as tactics and tactics, so as to accumulate experience for fighting with the Americans in the future!

With the leader of the battlefield patrol group of the military department, the golden signboard of the captain of the Xiqiao Dazuo guard, if you don't use it, wouldn't it be a fool, Chu Tian said to Xiqiao's reason, it is very magnificent, "Your Excellency Dazuo, after all, we are the field troops of the imperial army, and we understand the enemy's strengths and weaknesses in order to better eliminate them in the future, so I humbly ask Your Excellency Dazuo to allow me and my subordinates to go to the various positions of the imperial army to observe!" ”

For this reason, the commander of the 103rd Division of the Japanese Army, Lieutenant General Kenji Morie, also issued a special order, "All units under the division and regiment shall provide convenient conditions for the guards of Nishihashi Dazuo to observe the battlefield!" ”

Chu Tian came to the front line for the first time, and it also made him experience something that he would never forget.

(To be continued).

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