"Hello, General MacArthur."

"Hello, General Chen."

...

The US military finally all boarded the ship. Under the cover of the battleships and heavy cruisers' naval guns, as well as the B-25 bomber squadron led by Doolittle, most of the US military stepped onto the deck safely, and the entire operation lasted for nearly a whole day from day to midnight. During this nearly a whole day, the Japanese had tried to launch an attack many times, but in the end they had to give up the idea of ​​leaving this US military.

It’s not that the Japanese are humble and polite, but that they cannot do it.

The Chinese Air Force used napalm bombs to erect firewalls on both sides of the port. This did not stop the Japanese for long, but if the entire Manila was burned, the Japanese would not dare to launch an attack even if they had the courage to do so. The fire was released by MacArthur... According to the general's explanation to his deputy, only in this way can they bring more time to retreat to their young men and save as many American soldiers as possible. As for burning the capital of the Philippines... let everything go to hell. What can be more important than the lives of Americans? He is also a Philippine marshal? Well, this funny rank is not as valuable as a US captain.

...

"I protest, I want to protest-"

MacArthur and Wainwright were the last American soldiers to board the ship. Before that, according to their orders, Philippine President Quezon and some senior Philippine generals had been forcibly escorted to the "Fengxiang" by the US soldiers. Chen Shaokuan had never seen these people, but now that MacArthur has come, he can no longer be so rude. But unexpectedly, the Philippine president showed up and roared at the two of them.

"What did he say?"

Chen Shaokuan could understand English, but Quezon was in a hurry to use Tagalog. Not to mention him, even MacArthur, the Philippine Marshal, could not understand it.

"I think Mr. President is in a bad mood now." Wainwright smiled helplessly. He couldn't understand this Tagalog, but Quezon's expression could already indicate many things.

"I want to protest. Protest!" Quezon also realized his mistake and switched to English, "You destroyed Manila, you destroyed our capital!"

"Mr. President, it was the Japanese who destroyed Manila." MacArthur looked at the Philippine president who was wearing a US military uniform but wearing a soldier's boat cap. "They were the invaders! They did all this!"

"marshal……"

"Please call me general." MacArthur's face turned cold. "I am Douglas MacArthur, General of the United States of America!"

"Okay, General," Quezon was shocked by MacArthur's cold expression. He looked at the "former Philippine Marshal" who had been kind to him and occasionally joked. A trace of sadness and grief flashed across his face, "Do you think pushing all this onto the Japanese can cover up everything? When I was on the boat, I saw US soldiers setting fires along the way... There was always someone telling the truth. You are committing crimes against the Philippine people."

"Mr. President, no one wants to destroy Manila. But you should know that we will never allow any mistakes in this action." MacArthur breathed a sigh of relief. He knew that his tone just now was a bit too stiff. Of course, this is also the most normal manifestation of people who have done bad things and are unwilling to face the victims. But think about the treatment he received in the Philippines over the years and the courtesy of Quezon to him. His heart couldn't help but soften a little. And they always have to come back. If they don't get along well with this guy who is scheduled to be the Philippine president in the future, it will definitely not be in the interests of the United States.

"But that is our capital!" Quezon shouted angrily, "General, that is the largest and most important city in the Philippines. It is easy for you to destroy it, but do you know how many years the Filipino people have spent and how much financial resources have they consumed to build this city?"

"As far as I know, the builders of Manila seem to be Spanish!" Chen Shaokuan suddenly interrupted, "And we Chinese have also played a lot of roles in it. As for the Filipinos... Mr. President, has your people played any good roles in this city besides creating garbage?"

“…”

"And I think that if it weren't for this fire in Manila, General MacArthur would have been difficult for General MacArthur to lead so many American soldiers to break through the Japanese siege. One more American soldier could fall into Manila. General MacArthur was committing crimes against a pair of American parents!" Chen Shaokuan continued, "General MacArthur is an American, so there is nothing wrong with taking the interests of the United States and the interests of the American people as the best consideration."

"……Who are you?"

Quezon and others looked at Chen Shaokuan in shock and anger. If there weren't many soldiers beside him eyeing him, he would have pounced on him long ago. The capital of the Philippines has nothing to do with the Filipinos... This guy actually said such words in front of him, the Philippine president?

"Your life-savior!" Chen Shaokuan looked down at the old man in front of him, "Chinese Admiral, Chen Shaokuan!"

"Do you think you saved us?" Quezon asked with a sneer.

"No." Chen Shaokuan shook his head and sneered, "I never think I saved you. Because we have intelligence and deductions, if the Japanese army launches a large-scale attack, the chances of the Philippine army surrender exceed 90%. In other words, if General MacArthur did not 'rescue' you this time, then you are very likely to be a guest of honor for the Japanese! The army led by you and your gang will become the vanguard of the Japanese army before that!"

"You're talking nonsense-" Quezon screamed in horror, and pulled MacArthur's clothes again: "Marson, you can't believe his words. He was deliberately, he was deliberately distracting our relationship!"

"Do you need to be separated?" Chen Shaokuan shook his head and sighed in a pretentious manner. "Mr. President, you have more than 170 languages ​​in the Philippines, which means that you have no less than this number of nations. But you do not have a unified culture. You do not have a slight background. Since hundreds of years ago, you have been playing the role of fence-bearing. Whoever comes, you will surrender to whom and then act as executioners in the hands of the other party. This time the Japanese invasion is just a repetition of history. Don't tell me that during the period when the Japanese besieged Manila, you and your troops have been firmly standing by General MacArthur without any thought of betrayal."

"You, you are..."

"I'm telling the facts. And I believe that it won't be long before the Japanese will announce your previous contact records with them. I hope you can deny all this at that time." Chen Shaokuan continued.

"Of course we will deny it, because it is all fake and nothing has happened. You are slandering us." Quezon was frightened and uneasy. Of course, he knew that many of the things Chen Shaokuan said were facts... When he was besieged in Manila, they had more than once secret contact with the Japanese. Because they knew very well that the Japanese opponent was Americans. Although the battle took place on the territory of the Philippines, they were just playing soybeans in this war. In this case, why did they pay for the war between the two great powers? Unfortunately, MacArthur was too alert and installed US troops in various Philippine troops, on the surface to improve the combat effectiveness of the Philippine troops, but in his opinion,

He was supervising them. That was why he pretended to go to MacArthur and reminded the other party that someone wanted to rebel. In fact, among the people who planned to "rebel", he was the Philippine president. Of course, for them, this so-called "rebellion" cannot be called rebellion at all. This is their Philippine land, and they are just to protect their own interests. Who is not to surrender? The most important thing is to save themselves. Therefore, when MacArthur began to conquer the US military, they also cooperated to make corresponding arrangements. Unfortunately, everything happened too quickly. Before they made the next arrangement, MacArthur "entangled" them first, and then... they had nothing to do.

"It's the best thing to be fake." Seeing Quezon's firm rebuttal, Chen Shaokuan suddenly smiled again, "President, please don't blame me. Everything is just speculation. After all, you Filipino people have not performed well over the past few hundred years, and it is normal for us to have such an idea. However, we still look forward to Mr. President, leading the Filipino people to be at the forefront in the future battle against the Japanese army."

“…”

...

"General Chen, I think it's better to treat a president."

Quezon and the people from the Philippines were so angry that Chen Shaokuan left. MacArthur, the "partner" with the best relationship with Quezon, never said anything. It was not until the group of people left that they sighed and said to Chen Shaokuan.

"General MacArthur, I believe you are also very clear about the character of these Philippine military and political officials, otherwise you would not have 'rescued' them together." Chen Shaokuan smiled, "I am just narrating the facts. And I believe you will not want people to focus on the incident of Manila being burned by the fire, right?"

"...Where are we going to dock?" MacArthur asked without entanglement on this topic and diverted the topic.

"Haikou." Chen Shaokuan replied with a smile: "Many people are there ready to welcome you and your soldiers."

“…”

MacArthur was silent. He knew who would be among this "many people". To be honest, he didn't really want to see that guy. But the current situation was simply unavailable to him.

...

"Report!"

After talking about the main business, MacArthur did not go back to the cabin to rest, but continued to stay in the command cabin. While looking at the sea view in the distance, Chen Shaokuan was talking nonsense. Just as the two were chatting more and more enthusiastic, Chen Shaokuan's first mate answered a call:

"Sir, discover the submarine!"
Chapter completed!