The officers and men of the Navy were very envious of the food of the 327th Regiment of the Navy and Army, and when they were in the Philippines, they were either bread, steaks, canned food, or unpalatable local dishes.

This situation does not seem to be the most important thing, but Hart, who heard these words on the side, understands that the operation of the fleet is completed by the combination of individual officers and soldiers, and if there is a problem in any link, the optimal combat effectiveness cannot be exerted, and diet is one of the most important items.

If all conditions have to be weighed on a scale, now the weighing pan that tends to be on the side of the Shanghai Sea has added another weight! ——

In the next few days, Hart did not let Li Junhao accompany him, but only asked him to send the guards of the headquarters to lead the way, and led the officers and men of the navy to tour and inspect the concession.

As the largest metropolis in the Far East at present, even if the concession only occupies a quarter of the area of Shanghai, its prosperity is not comparable to that of Southeast Asian cities.

Although Admiral Hart had only been in command for half a year after taking over as commander of the Asian Fleet, he had excellent command ability and a style of caring for officers and men, and he had already won the love of the officers and men......

This is tantamount to adding another weight to Hart's heart.

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In the evenings of the past few days, Admiral Hart accepted Li Junhao's invitation and stayed in his mansion.

This is also a very interesting old man, he is very interested in the study on the third floor, and every night when he goes back he goes in for a while to get a few books.

Of course, he couldn't read Chinese, but he was very interested in some ancient books collected by Li Junhao, especially the handwritten manuscript, he felt that the brush writing on it was very beautiful, and he was amazed every time he saw it!

During this period, he also chatted with Li Junhao for a while every night, and there were many topics, even the contradictions between him and MacArthur.

According to him, MacArthur was a strong man who talked about war on paper, and his theoretical level was really good, and he even served as the principal of the West Point Military Academy for three years and the chief of staff of the Army, but he himself never led his troops to win any regular battle, or even battle!

How can such a commander-in-chief of the Far East convince him, an admiral? Not to mention that after his second enlistment, he is only a lieutenant general now! But that's it, this MacArthur always looks like a cowhide, and it's not cool to look at!

Li Junhao couldn't laugh at Admiral Hart's resentment, but he very much agreed with his evaluation of MacArthur, this person's biggest advantage - or it can be said to be an advantage, is that he is very lucky!

To tell the truth, Li Junhao, who knew the history of his previous life, was very disgusted with MacArthur, this person was not good at fighting, and his character was even worse!

When the Japanese army attacked the Philippines, MacArthur first made a mistake in judgment and mishandling, and had no feasible defense plan, resulting in the destruction of most of the fighters of the Far Eastern Brigade and the loss of air defense capability. When the Japanese army landed in a panic, he commanded indiscriminately, and let the Japanese land smoothly in disguise, while he hastily led the army to abandon the Manila defense line and fled to the Bataan Peninsula......

The worst thing is that when there were still more than 20,000 American troops and more than 70,000 Philippine troops left in his hands, he actually abandoned his troops and fled to Australia, leaving nearly 100,000 of his subordinates to the Japanese army, and these troops surrendered to the Japanese army without hope, resulting in the fall of the Philippines!

Later generations have counted that in World War II, after the United States and Japan declared war, the Americans in the Far East, including the colonial garrisons, were persecuted to death by the Japanese army after surrendering, and only after the Japanese occupied the Philippines, the Bataan death march forced American prisoners of war to carry out more than 15,000 people were stabbed, shot, and tortured to death by the Japanese bayonets!

It is precisely because of this that Li Junhao is very puzzled by the important MacArthur of the US government in the later stages of the Pacific War-shouldn't such a person be sent to a military court to be shot?

After the end of World War II, MacArthur became the supreme commander of the US military in Japan by virtue of his position as commander-in-chief of the Far East, and became the "emperor" of the Japanese, accepting bribes, shielding war criminals, retaining the Japanese imperial family, helping to rebuild the Japanese economy, and fighting against the forces of the red revolutionaries...... Until he advocated the launching and command of the Korean War......

For such a person, Li Junhao has the urge to assassinate him now! So, of course, he deeply agrees with Hart's disdain for this person!

Speaking of which, if we look at the command sequence of the US military, the current Shanghai Strait garrison should actually be under the jurisdiction of the US Far East Command, and Li Junhao, the commander of the Shanghai Strait Joint Command, is also a subordinate of MacArthur, but he is unwilling to admit it.

Fortunately, because of its special status, the Shanghai Concession has always been directly under the jurisdiction of the US State Department and the Navy Department, and the Far East Commander-in-Chief does not have the right to directly give orders to them. Otherwise, Li Junhao would have resigned and left long ago!

Admiral Hart was very pleased that Li Junhao was able to agree with his views, and while counting the incompetent and incompetent MacArthur, he introduced him to the current Far East forces of the American army.

At present, the Far East Force mainly refers to the US Army stationed in the Philippines, mainly including the Philippine Division, the Independent Infantry Regiment, the Independent Cavalry Regiment, the Tank Regiment, three artillery regiments, and the fortress garrison, with a total of more than 23,000 people; There is also an army aviation corps with 265 aircraft, including 35 B-17 bombers.

At the same time, the Far East Command also commands the 1-10 divisions of the Philippine Defense Forces, with 7,500 men and 50 old aircraft each; coastal defense forces, with 3 gunboats, 6 torpedo boats, 3 minesweepers; Patrol force, a total of 120,000 people.

The Commander-in-Chief of the Far East and the Commander-in-Chief of the Far East Army is Lieutenant General Douglas MacArthur, who enlisted in the army for the second time and served as the commander of the Philippine Colonial Army three times, who is the emperor of the Philippines, and even has the ridiculous "military rank" of the Philippine Marshal!

Admiral Hart reminded Li Junhao that MacArthur had a strong desire for power, and now that the military strength of the Shanghai Strait was getting stronger and stronger, he would not remain indifferent, and perhaps he would soon give an order to transfer troops to the Philippines, so he must be careful.

Sending your own troops to the Philippines? What do you think? Li Junhao's eyes became fierce, if this MacArthur really dared to do this, he would definitely mobilize all his strength to wrestle his wrists, and if he didn't work, he would kill him!

Admiral Hart noticed the murderous aura in his eyes, and his heart shook - this Pan Sen really dared to kill? He began to feel a little worried, and decided to make a report to the country tomorrow......

(End of chapter)