General Fernandez, the commander-in-chief of the British forces in Australia, cursed the arrogant Yankee MacArthur and refused to listen to his good advice, and had to send more troops to the dead place on Luzon Island, so that his troops would be sent to death.

If the Japanese came over, what would they use to resist the Japanese soldiers like madmen, but the assembly of 100,000 troops would require a lot of work to be done, and Admiral Fernandez, while giving an order to the British and Australian troops scattered throughout Australia, gave an urgent assembly order, and on the other hand, sent a telegram to MacArthur, explaining the actual situation, the assembly of 100,000 troops, a week, is far from enough, just the logistics supply, it will take a few days to be busy!

MacArthur's call back was very crisp, just two words: "No!" A week later, on August 16, the British and Australian soldiers must be seen landing on Luzon and making Admiral Fernandez, angry and yelling, "What a thing! They are all people with troops, and the assembly of 100,000 troops is so easy, you MacArthur touched his lips up and down, and said it lightly, I am so busy that I am smoking! ”

The officer in charge of troop assembly and logistics of the British and Australian armies also complained to Admiral Fernandez, this British gentleman's bull temper has also come up, isn't it difficult for a fucking strongman, just come to a dead pig and not be afraid of boiling water, your MacArthur's order, just fart, I will assemble troops at my own speed, and finally send troops, what, you Yankee, can you still run to Australia to bite me?

MacArthur also had no choice, anxious. In the urgency of the fire, the Japanese dispatched troops, obviously putting on a posture of a big fight, but it was not a small fight before, and the commander of the Third Army, Major General Whiteman, when he reported the situation, the movements on the phone changed.

It's true that it's his cronies, but Whiteman has a few pounds and taels, and MacArthur still knows it very well, just by virtue of his ability. Holding the line of resistance in the mountains of Calais and holding the Japanese out of Manila was a big joke, and according to his own estimates, the Third Army was under the command of Whiteman. At most, it can withstand the Japanese for a week.

So, MacArthur gave the order to Admiral Fernandez. It's also a week. This was already a full plan, and one of the links went wrong, for example, the Third Army, under the fierce attack of the Japanese army, soon lost its support and retreated from the Calais mountains. For another example, Fernandez's Anglo-Australian army did not arrive on time on the battlefield of Luzon, and the shape of the Battle of Manila was not optimistic.

After a comprehensive assessment of the situation on the battlefield in Luzon. MacArthur personally called Commander Whiteman, "Whiteman, you are my hand-picked up army, I have high hopes for you and the Third Army, I have ordered the 100,000 troops of the British and Australian troops in Australia to rush to the aid of the Luzon battlefield, but they need time, so, Whiteman, your troops must be in the Calais mountains, hold off the Japanese army for a week or ten days, no matter how many casualties are paid, you must insist!" ”

"You also know that before the British and Australian reinforcements arrived on Luzon, your defense line was broken through by the Japanese army, what does it mean for Manila, which is under-armed, for you and me and nearly 200,000 American soldiers, all of them are annihilated, we will either become prisoners of the Japanese, or die without a place to be buried, you should know the severity of the situation, dear Whiteman, this is my trust to you, and it is also the hope of American soldiers for you, when you complete the blocking mission, I will meet you in Manila, in person!"

"In order for the troops of the Third Army not to suffer too many losses, I will order the First Air Force in the theater to dispatch all the fighters to fully support your troops and hold the defense line of Mount Calais, Whiteman, do you have any other requirements?"

On the other end of the phone, Major General Whiteman, who had not spoken for a long time, MacArthur held the telephone receiver, did not urge, waited patiently, as if he was giving his trusted subordinates time to consider, but in fact, the fire in his heart had already burst out of his two nostrils, the blood vessels on his temples, and the sound of "jumping" and beating, he could hear it.

MacArthur did not think that he would use extremely strict orders to make demands on Whiteman, ordering him to hold on to the Calais Mountains for more than a week, just like he did to other subordinates, but he was worried that it would frighten him, and originally, the pressure given to him by the Japanese had already made a dignified US Army major general who commanded 70,000 or 80,000 troops become nervous, and there was some rumor about it, and then according to the regular orders, Whiteman had the possibility of collapse!

If Whiteman really collapsed, for a while, let himself find that general to take his place, so Commander-in-Chief MacArthur, for such subordinates, can only play the family card, state the stakes, and earnestly induce, like a teacher with great professional ethics to treat students, more like a responsible parent, to treat timid children.

It took more than ten minutes to come over, and General MacArthur, who was good-tempered for the first time, was about to lose patience, and Commander Whiteman finally had something to say, and it is estimated that during this time, he had an idea with his officers.

Whiteman said: "Commander-in-chief, I will definitely carry out your orders, do my best to command my subordinate troops, and block the Japanese army to the specified time, but I dare not guarantee that I can complete the task, and also, when my troops are in danger of being divided and surrounded by the Japanese army, you must let my soldiers withdraw to Manila, in addition, the first air force in the theater must be assigned to my command to ensure that my front-line troops can get air fire support at any time!" ”

MacArthur gritted his teeth in his heart, but promised very openly, "Yes, Whiteman, I can meet your requirements, please believe that I will not joke with the lives of more than 70,000 soldiers of the Third Army!" ”

Putting down the phone, MacArthur was unspeakably tired, he was already disappointed in this Whiteman, in his most difficult time, such a person, not only could not share the pressure for himself, but also had to cheer him up bitterly, and after the defense of Manila was over, Whiteman could not stay in the position of commander of the Third Army anyway, so he was asked to go to the logistics department and serve as an idle.

At this moment, the fate of Major General Whiteman has been decided by his superiors, but whether he has the life to run back to Manila, or rather, when the defense of Manila is over, it is still unknown, Ito Yanzaburo has opened his huge mouth with fierce eyes, ready to swallow the more than 70,000 horses of the US Third Army in one bite in the mountains of Calais.

"What would it be like if it was Stilwell's unruly guy who commanded the Third Army, at least, he wouldn't let himself worry so much, and he could still complete his orders brilliantly with the least losses, if he hadn't been killed, the battle in the Calais mountains, he wouldn't have to worry about it at all, that guy had the ability to take charge of his own affairs," MacArthur suddenly thought of General Stilwell, and he felt a little bit of a national crisis!

"Regrets? An outstanding but disobedient chief of staff should not be sent to the front to borrow the hands of the Japanese to get rid of the stumbling blocks," of course, these few remorse only swept through his heart, leaving not even a trace of it, and then, MacArthur laughed self-deprecatingly, and tried to expel this rather ridiculous sadness from his mind, for the sake of a person who was not on the right path with him, and was he sad everywhere, was it necessary?

At 4 o'clock in the morning of 10 August, Senior General Ito Yanzaburo, commander-in-chief of Japan's Southwest Pacific Dispatch Army, commanded his 130,000 troops, divided into five routes, and launched a fierce attack on the 100-kilometer-long front of the US Third Army's defense line in the Calais Mountains.

The 103rd, 104th, 108th, and 109th Divisions of the 14th Army of the Japanese Army, as the two main attack units, carried out a continuous onslaught under the cover of the artillery fire of the four artillery wings, with Lucena and Caravag in the Calais Mountains as the main assault direction.

If the Japanese army captures Lucena and Caravag, it will cut off the defense line of the US Third Army and divide the strength of the US army's strength of more than 70,000 troops into two parts that are not connected to each other, east and west.

Ito Yanzaburo's tactical vision can be described as vicious, not a brutal attack like a front-line push, in the case of both the soldiers' superiority and morale, he chose a way that could end the Calais theater campaign with the fastest speed and the lowest cost, and as soon as he struck, he hit the cover door of the US Third Army.

Major General Whiteman, commander of the Third Army of the US Army, even if he was incompetent and timid, could see Ito Yanzaburo's intentions, and the entire defense line in the Calais Mountains was only Lucena and Caravag, and the fighting was the most intense.

Relying on superior forces, with the support of several hundred fighters and bombers of the First Air Force of the US Southwest Pacific Theater, the fierce battle lasted until more than 7 o'clock that night, and finally the Japanese attack was retreated, and the US troops did not lose an inch of position, but the US casualties exceeded MacArthur and Whiteman's expectations.

In just one day of fierce fighting, the Third Army suffered more than 10,000 casualties, and this was only the beginning, and in the following days, for the soldiers of the Third Army of the United States, they really realized what beastly madness is!

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