Volume 1 On the Songhua River Chapter 1538 MacArthur has not been heard from at all
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Putting down the phone of General Chesterny, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, Roosevelt shook his wheelchair, hurriedly changed his clothes, knocked over the wastepaper basket, and broke the water glass, he didn't even think of it, and greeted the secretary.
The faces of the US political leaders were as ugly as ashes, and when they received an emergency call, they also knew the reason for the military meeting held overnight, President Roosevelt, who arrived a few minutes later than them.
As soon as he entered the office, Roosevelt eagerly asked, "Gentlemen and generals, can any of you sue me for what happened?" ā
No one can answer the president's question, they don't know anything about what happened on the east coast of the Pacific Ocean, they only know that the Japanese have done it, and as for the rest, they, like Mr. President, their own soldiers, are being beaten by the Japanese!
Roosevelt asked, "Then you tell me, why did the Japanese suddenly attack us?" ā
Again, this is an unanswerable question, and the best answer is to ask the Japanese.
Roosevelt's eyes were on fire, and a wave of anger rushed to his heart irrepressibly, looking at the senior officials like clay carvings and wood sculptures, he wanted to be furious, but there was no suitable reason, he turned his face to General Chestney, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, "Chestney, how much information does the Joint Chiefs of Staff know?" ā
Admiral Chesterny. Put MacArthur's telegram. Handed it to the president, Roosevelt took it and looked at it, and asked in disbelief, "That's all?" ā
Admiral Chesterney smiled bitterly and replied, "Yes, Mr. President, MacArthur, the commander of the South Pacific Regional Headquarters, sent this telegram, and the Joint Chiefs of Staff sent many telegrams in succession asking about the specific situation, but until now. Haven't heard back yet! ā
Roosevelt opened his mouth, but he couldn't say a word, and the emergency military meeting held in the early hours of the morning was in a dull atmosphere. Boredom and anxiously awaiting news from MacArthur.
Until there is no definite information, the US government, including President Roosevelt, can do nothing, because the first emergency military conference held because of the outbreak of the Pacific War, is actually a waiting meeting, and this waiting is the most dull and torturous!
At about 8 o'clock in the morning of 1 June, the second emergency military meeting was convened again. Sixteen hours have passed since the outbreak of the battlefield, but MacArthur still has no specific news, and during this time, the telegram sent by the Joint Staff to the South Pacific Headquarters of the US military has sunk like a stone into the sea, and there has been no response at all, and no one knows what MacArthur is doing.
A cadre of military and political officials can only sit and wait. Roosevelt couldn't hold his breath any longer, and he asked Chestney, "The Tiger Shark operation that MacArthur did was not the Tang Qiuli unit in China before the end of May." Attack Singapore, which was occupied by the Japanese? Why didn't the Chinese start attacking, but the Japanese attacked us? Don't. Do we just keep waiting? ā
Chesterny didn't know how to answer the president's question, but he was the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, and he couldn't help but answer, "Mr. President, the liaison and communication with the Chinese Tang Qiuli, including the implementation of the Tiger Shark Action Plan, according to your instructions, is carte blanche entrusted to General MacArthur, before I get his telegram, I'm sorry, Mr. President, I can't answer your question!" Chestney said with some pity.
Roosevelt suddenly became furious and shouted, "Shall we just keep waiting?" More than ten hours have passed since the outbreak of the war, and we have no useful information at all, what is MacArthur doing? ā
Chesterney was a real man, and he told the truth, "Yes, Mr. President, I think the only thing we can do is wait!" I'm also curious to know, what the hell is MacArthur doing? ā
Roosevelt was so angry that he almost fell backwards, and he wanted to strangle MacArthur to death, the situation on the other side of the ocean is unknown, what is the current situation of the US military, the Japanese have hit there, his own dignified US president, and all the decision-makers of US national policy are here, but they don't know anything, what is this called, is there anything more ridiculous than this?
Just five days ago, more than 300,000 American soldiers, together with a full set of equipment, several thousand artillery pieces, thousands of tanks, thousands of airplanes, two fleets, and more than 1,000 transport ships, had already set off from the United States mainland and sailed for Britain via the Atlantic and Arctic Ocean routes to prepare for the war in Europe.
This is the regular force of the United States, the navy, the land and the air force, about three-quarters of the strength, Roosevelt has already pressed the treasure on the European battlefield, after defeating the Germans, the post-war situation in Europe will be the United States alone, the United States dominates the new order of Europe, this is the United States Senate and House of Representatives, reached a unanimous consensus, the United States strategic center of gravity, always in Europe.
But the capricious and treacherous Japanese stabbed the knife in the soft underbelly of the United States, and now realized, let Roosevelt take what to deal with the Japanese attack, but Asia cannot be lost, and the interests of the United States in Asia are lost.
But all the countermeasures and decisions could not be made until the exact news was obtained, and the waiting was helpless and anxious, and the day of June 1, in Roosevelt's memory, was almost equal to a century, and the only thing he could do was to pray to God in the anxious waiting, to bless MacArthur and his soldiers, to withstand the frenzied attack of the Japanese, as long as a week, the United States would make the most appropriate response!
In the sky over the Middle East, there were no clouds, and Tang Qiuli's special plane was flying smoothly at an altitude of several thousand meters; now, eight fighter planes painted with the Iranian Air Force logo flying from the direction of Tehran were escorting the special plane.
The newspaper that Hoffman brought provided Tang Qiuli with a lot of information, and among them, a newspaper called "The Persian" published a commentary that attracted his great attention.
"To sum up, in the early hours of yesterday morning, the war that took place in Southeast Asia and the South Pacific region will have a heavy impact on the pattern of the region, and the Japanese attack on the Americans is, in a sense, a forced choice, and everyone knows that the Indochina Peninsula, which the Japanese originally controlled the region, has now fallen into the hands of the Chinese Tang Qiuli."
"As we all know, two years ago, in order to fight for control of this area, the British, Japanese, and Chinese fought bloody battles here one after another, the British were defeated and retreated to the Indian mainland, and the troops of the Chinese Tang Qiuli defeated the Japanese and obtained control of the region.
"In two years, there has not been the slightest military action to regain control of the area, is it that the military strength of the Chinese Tang Qiuli in the region has grown to such an extent that the Japanese dare not hold his edge? The reason for this is unknown! ā
"However, the Japanese surprise action this time set the target of the attack on the Americans, which just proves this, the situation in Southeast Asia and the South Pacific region is complicated, the Chinese, the Japanese, and the Americans are wrestling with each other, and in the end the other side wins, we will wait and see!"
"But one thing is clear, Tang Qiu, a Chinese who did not intervene in the US-Japanese war, will play a decisive role in leaving this side of the force, and his troops, which side they join, will tilt the balance of victory at an astonishing speed, and neither the Americans nor the Japanese will ignore this extremely important factor, but from the point of view of this newspaper, the possibility of joining forces with the United States and China is the greatest, which is tantamount to a catastrophe for the ambitious Japanese!"
"The Chinese are the signatories of the Allied Treaty, and according to the obligations of the treaty, Tang Qiuli's troops will inevitably join the battlefield and fight against the Japanese, but just a month ago, the vice chairman of China's rapidly rising National People's Congress fought against the British, who were also allies, in northern Burma and the South Asian subcontinent, and finally ended the war with the British being forced to sign the Sino-British Treaty of Aliger."
"Therefore, in the end, it is still a mystery whether the troops of the Chinese Tang Qiuli can carry out the obligations stipulated in the Allied Treaty and participate in the war against Japan, and his attitude towards this war, so far, is still silent, which makes the situation even more complicated, or, the situation will change dramatically, we will continue to comment until the war ends, at that time, every guess and inference will be proved by the facts!"
Tang Qiuli put down the newspaper, frowned slightly, and muttered to himself in his heart, "Damn, this commentator's article, although it doesn't go to the most critical node 100%, it's not far off, this guy's writing is sharp, well-organized, and convincing, just like the people around him, he also thinks about his own mentality very well." ā
"Is this a comment? No matter how you look at it, it's like an intelligence analysis, not an ordinary comment, could it be that this guy is a knife and pen hired by the Americans, in order to build momentum and force himself to the point where he can't maneuver? Or is it the masterpiece of the US Strategic Intelligence Agency? ā
Tang Qiuli was full of discomfort, such a comment was very easy to bring unnecessary trouble to himself, and he even had a ridiculous idea that if he received this guy under the account, he would go to Yu Deshui's intelligence analysis center, talent!
Or, if you can't accept it, you can simply pass the hand of Hoffmann, the head of the German Overseas Intelligence Service in Ankara, and let this guy close his big mouth forever and do it once and for all? It's easy, just say hello to Hitler.
Tang Qiuli couldn't make up his mind for the time being, but obviously his mood was a little annoyed by this comment!
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