You MacArthur didn't even say hello, just ran away, and pushed such a big mess that couldn't be cleaned up to us, Brigadier General Jonathan and Colonel Kleist, frightened and angry at the same time, in their hearts, they scolded MacArthur's ancestors for eight generations!

The two of them are also senior officers in the US military, and they know better the gold and credibility of the letter of appointment sent by MacArthur at an altitude of several thousand meters.

According to the regulations of the US military, the promotion of a colonel to brigadier general, that is, the rank of a military officer who is higher than a colonel but has not yet reached the rank of general, must also be jointly issued by the Joint Chiefs of Staff in charge of military orders and the Ministry of National Defense, which is in charge of military affairs, and the promotion to the rank of major general must be approved by the Congress, and the president himself will sign the promotion order in order to be effective.

If you, MacArthur, the commander-in-chief of the theater of operations, dared to be promoted to the rank of major general, which was a great violation of the regulations, especially Colonel Kleist, who directly bypassed the brigadier general, and Brigadier General Jonathan and Colonel Kleist, who had never had personal contacts, talked on the phone in unison, and held urgent consultations on the future and fate of the more than 200,000 soldiers on the Manila defense line amid the roaring artillery of the attacking Japanese army.

After some telephone consultations, Brigadier General Jonathan and Colonel Kleist, the two brothers and sisters who had been roasted by MacArthur on the fire in ignorance, let go of their sincere fears and mixed feelings, and did the two most correct things.

The first is to tightly seal the matter of Commander-in-Chief MacArthur leaving behind his troops who are in the midst of a bitter battle and fleeing to Australia. The second decision was that the two men should report the matter to the U.S. Wartime High Command and President Roosevelt.

The reason why they did not report jointly was to explain the critical process of MacArthur's escape, and the fact that the two men reported the matter from different angles and identities is more revealing, and now the difficult problem is before President Roosevelt, and the political ability of this person at the helm of the United States is to be examined.

At this time, this is for the interests and future of the United States. The politicians, who had spent almost all their efforts, were full of anger and helplessness in their hearts, and what made Roosevelt angry was MacArthur's most shameful behavior.

Himself with that John the Bull Churchill. In order to be able to solve the problem of the fate of more than 200,000 American and Philippine soldiers on Luzon in the best way. The best efforts have been made. The envoy is now in Singapore, negotiating with the Chinese Tang Qiuli, and in three days at most, the negotiations will have a result, because they made concessions at that time. The interests of the United States will suffer even greater losses.

I don't expect MacArthur to perform a miracle and turn the tables on the battlefield in Manila and knock the Japanese out of Luzon. He only needs to grit his teeth and persist in holding Manila for about a week, giving the special envoy full room for bargaining, and achieving a satisfactory negotiation result with the least loss of US interests.

But at this most critical juncture, MacArthur left the troops in battle, took his wife and children, and the female governess with whom he had an ambiguous relationship, carried all his net worth, and ran away without a word of explanation to his subordinates.

Roosevelt clearly knew that once this terrible news reached the ears of the soldiers of the front-line troops who were fighting hard against the Japanese army, it would be a catastrophic consequence, and the morale of the soldiers would immediately drop to the lowest point, and the Manila defense line would collapse in an instant, and more than 200,000 soldiers would all be annihilated or taken prisoner by the Japanese army, and the loss of these troops would mean that the United States would lose the opportunity to turn the tables on the battlefield in the southwest and Pacific regions.

What is even more terrifying is that it will affect the Australian battlefield and shake the determination of the British and Australian troops to resist; once Australia falls into the hands of the Japanese, for the United States, it will lose the last base and springboard for the counteroffensive, then the day when the American army will return to the Pacific will become distant and more difficult.

After President Roosevelt tortured MacArthur countless times in his heart, what kind of coward, coward, scum among the American soldiers, and other vicious words were all added to MacArthur, he sadly found that he really did not understand the unruly and arrogant MacArthur.

The biggest problem is how to deal with MacArthur's escape, on the island of Luzon, more than 200,000 soldiers, President Roosevelt knew that it was impossible to hide this news for a long time, a supreme commander, when the battle was at its fiercest, did not show up for several days, and a fool could guess what was going on, and only by withdrawing troops to Australia before the news spread, could he save the last bit of capital.

Therefore, after receiving the news that MacArthur had abandoned his troops and ran away from Jonathan and Kleist, President Roosevelt did not hesitate to send a telegram to Tollman's envoy, instructing him, "Immediately negotiate with Tang Qiuli and agree to all the demands of this Chinese under the existing conditions, and at the same time, ask Tang Qiuli to complete the task of escorting the US and Philippine convoys to Australia by the morning of 29 August at the latest!" ”

Soon after the telegram was sent, President Roosevelt's heart was bleeding, and for this, the United States paid a great benefit; not long after the telegram was sent, he received a reply from Special Envoy Tollman, "Your Excellency President, after I met with the negotiators on the Chinese side, the Chinese have put forward new and higher conditions, and I have already argued and stated the interests on the basis of reason, but the Chinese general who negotiated has no room for the slightest concession, if so, the negotiations will continue to stalemate!" ”

Roosevelt almost did not hesitate to call Tollman back, and the content of the telegram was simple: "Negotiate according to the new conditions put forward by the Chinese, and reach an agreement as much as possible!" ”

After watching the secretary go out with his dictated message, President Roosevelt almost spurted out a mouthful of blood, he could be regarded as having seen the despicable behavior of the Chinese Tang Qiuli, taking advantage of the danger of others and asking for a price, but he could only promise, this is the gift that the damn MacArthur gave himself, and President Roosevelt was sad to find that he was competing for time with MacArthur, not with the Japanese.

Soon, the special envoy of Tollman called back, and the negotiations ended smoothly, and a series of agreements were signed, including Tang Qiuli's agreement to provide a full set of weapons and equipment for the newly formed troops in the British West Indies, as well as an agreement to provide logistical supplies for the Allied troops fighting the Japanese army on the Australian battlefield, and Tang Qiuli's air force was ready to provide escort for the US and Filipino troops evacuating Luzon at any time.

Looking at Taolman's telegram, President Roosevelt didn't even have the strength to be angry, can the negotiation be smooth, the greedy and cunning Chinese, got what he wanted, achieved the goal he wanted, and of course would sign the agreement very readily.

The biggest problem is solved, and no later morning, the American soldiers on Luzon will be able to evacuate this island of terror that could swallow their lives at any moment.

Fortunately, when the news of MacArthur's escape had not yet spread to the soldiers, he seized this opportunity, although at the cost of heavy losses to the United States, the rest was how to solve the matter of MacArthur, a bastard and a bitch.

President Roosevelt looked at the room full of military and political officials, and said in a calm tone, with anger: "I think everyone already knows, just a few hours ago, MacArthur, the commander-in-chief of the Southwest Pacific Theater, left behind the troops that were fighting the Japanese army and fled to Australia. ”

Listening to the President's words, everyone in the military and political departments of the United States can see that when Mr. President said this, there was an irrepressible glint of anger in his eyes, and the president's already sallow face has now turned blue-yellow, and it is obvious that he is in extreme anger.

Yes, President Roosevelt was eager to send that MacArthur to the gallows immediately, he was not only a disgrace to the American soldiers, but also caused the national interests of the United States to suffer huge losses, so that the Chinese Tang Qiuli reaped enough benefits, just by virtue of these two points, MacArthur's bastard, a hundred deaths, can not make up for the losses he has caused.

However, with the speeches of the various military and political leaders, President Roosevelt's face became more and more difficult to see, and the vast majority of the military and political officials attending the meeting actually looked for a reasonable basis for MacArthur's actions for various reasons, and the most concentrated statement was: "General MacArthur, aware of the situation on the battlefield on Luzon, was already in extreme danger, and in order to avoid losses to the US troops, he flew to Australia in advance to prepare for the withdrawal of troops." ”

As for not notifying any of his subordinates, nor making any targeted arrangements, and adopting the method of sneaking away alone, the basis of these people is also eloquent, "The reason why General MacArthur adopted this method is to ensure the stability of the army, in order to maintain the morale of the soldiers, and to convince the soldiers who fought against the Japanese army that their commander-in-chief is still fighting with the soldiers, so as not to demoralize the troops because of his departure!" ”

President Roosevelt, the more he listened to it, the more angry he became, the more he couldn't breathe, and he couldn't help but curse several times, "It's all a bunch of bullshit, it's all fucking bullshit, in your mouth, MacArthur Weasel's fart and disgraceful behavior has become his prophetic and prescient wise move, and is there such a ridiculous thing that reverses black and white?" ”

No, President Roosevelt, it felt like he was listening to a most ridiculous joke, and the military and political leaders had finished their opinions, and looked at Roosevelt, waiting for him to make a decision.

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