Chapter 561: Don't Give You a Chance
"We still need to continue the exercise? no, no, no... According to the orders of the Army Department, we are about to go to Egypt to fight the Italians, and we have no time to 'waste' our time here."
Guilin.
MacArthur was "receiving Wainwright" at his temporary residence. He was so happy... Although it was just a regiment-level exercise, and it didn't even take three days from the beginning to the official start, he just felt happy. Especially after seeing the dark faces of Qin Wei and others, this feeling of pleasure almost penetrated his Ren and Du meridians and communicated with the bridge of heaven and earth. You kid deliberately stimulated me before and expressed contempt for me in every possible way. How is it now? Your troops have almost no power to fight back under the attack of my young man.
"General, you should know that the result of this exercise cannot be the real result of the battle." Du Yuming accompanied Qin Wei. He lost the battle, although it was just an exercise, it was still embarrassing. And he had to come to find MacArthur again, and look at the face of the foreigner. How could he only bear such a bad thing? Originally, Bai Chongxi was also coming. That guy considered himself a famous general, had a high status in **, and had seen MacArthur. He felt good about himself and felt that the other party should sell him some face.
He was sarcastic and forced to stop him from going back. It’s not that Qin Wei didn’t want one more person to help share the embarrassment, but the key is that this kind of thing cannot be shared at all. And the more people come, the bigger the people will be lost. Du Yuming is okay. No matter how high he is, he is a commander and a rank of lieutenant general. Bai Chongxi is one of the true supreme commanders, and he represents the "face" of the entire National Revolutionary Army. If this guy loses people in front of MacArthur, the problem is not an exercise.
"The result of any exercise cannot be the real battle result. But we can believe that the result of the exercise is often the final result of the war. Just like the sand table deduction we usually conduct." MacArthur would not give the "enemy" chance. This exercise was first initiated. The purpose was also extremely obvious, and he wanted to step on him, MacArthur and his group of young men "climb upwards", and even use this to fight for a favorable diplomatic situation for China. The intention was extremely sinister. Therefore, even in a regiment-level exercise, he still sent Wainwright as his representative to the exercise command center. In order to prevent possible small actions by the Chinese people, it seems that this kind of worry is not necessary...
At the beginning, China was in a state of chaos in command, and they almost completed everything in a crushing manner. This result made him feel as if he had eaten a large piece of iced watermelon during the dog days. However, the "warning" that Wainwright gave him also surprised him. After Wainwright came back, he told him that the Chinese team participating in the exercise had high quality and good equipment. The most important thing was that the battle was very strong. Although they had to fight each other because of an accident, the strong desire to win was still shocking. Wainwright even asserted that if it was not an exercise, but a real battle, even if they could win the final victory, the losses they had to bear would be several times the amount of the exercise.
MacArthur understood his character as a "slim monkey". Since Wainwright said so, it means that the victory of this exercise does not mean too much. But he also knows what it means to "stop when you are good". Winning a small one is a small lesson for the Chinese, which not only earns face, but also does not cause any big problems. But if he fights another battle that may be difficult to decide, he will not do it. It would be fine if he wins, but what if he loses? A hundred birds are in the forest. It is better to have a bird in his hand. Although he doesn't know this sentence, he still understands the truth.
"Let's go for another division-level confrontation exercise. Of course, if you think this scale is too small, we can just go on an army-level battle!" Qin Wei ignored MacArthur's ruling. He pointed to Du Yuming: "This is the commander we decided to send this exercise, one of China's best generals, which basically represents the highest military level of our army. How about it, General, who do you plan to send?"
"I can understand your feelings because I have had the same experience." MacArthur smiled: "But the exercise has ended, and another one is just a 'waste' time."
"No, no, no, this is definitely not a waste of time." Qin Wei smiled, "On the contrary, this is a rare opportunity for our army to see the world-class industrial strong team with one's own eyes; and for you and your subordinates, it is an excellent opportunity to re-feel the atmosphere against Japan... General Du's 5th Army once fought with the Japanese army at Kunlun Pass. They defeated the Japanese and were defeated."
"We don't need to feel the atmosphere of the battlefield against Japan." Wainwright said, "General Qin, we are going to Egypt soon. Just wait for the fleet to arrive, and all of us will set off immediately. We are facing Germans and Italians, not Japanese."
"With the reputation of losing?" Qin Wei asked with a smile, "As far as I know, the British are very arrogant. Their Prime Minister Churchill is still snatching the position of commander-in-chief of European allies in the United States and President Roosevelt... It is no less than a fierce battle, but he is alone without gunpowder."
"We just go to beat the Italians, and everything else has nothing to do with us." MacArthur's face turned mute. He felt that he hated the brat in front of him more and more. Why do he always mention his defeat at the hands of the Japanese if he has something to do? The Japanese have 300,000, but he only has 30,000, okay? He escapes with one-on-one, ten, and he can be considered a defeat? But even though he is angry, he can't lose his temper with Qin Wei... He can escape without losing his body, but he still depends on the person in front of him. Otherwise, the whole army will be wiped out.
"The British troops in Egypt have reached an astonishing 230,000. And the Italian troops in Libya have nearly 500,000!" Qin Wei still smiled and said, "General, how many troops do you have?"
"Thirty thousand, to be precise, it should be less than 30,000." Du Yuming also suddenly spoke. He didn't say much, and after he finished speaking, he lowered his eyebrows and sat down with his eyes, as if an old monk had entered into meditation.
"Only a fraction of the British!" Qin Wei smacked his lips and kept shaking his head, "And the British's Eighth Army in Egypt is a completely mechanized unit equipped with a large number of tanks and armored vehicles. But what does the US military have?"
"There is nothing, and I can't even complete the guns." Du Yuming interrupted again, and after saying that, he quickly became silent.
"I understand." Qin Wei snapped his fingers, "I was too anxious when I left the Philippines. Some soldiers threw away their guns, and our ships could not carry heavy weapons... Tsk tsk, the United States of America is the hope of our anti-fascist forces all over the world. We almost all rely on the United States to support the battle. But the American soldiers we have given high expectations are not even worthy of guns... Gentlemen, imagine what the arrogant "John Bulls" will think of you after you arrive in Egypt? You shouldn't just put you under their command? General MacArthur, you are the "General" of the American Army!"
"America will fully configure everything for us." Wainwright said hurriedly as he looked at MacArthur's increasingly gloomy face.
"But they are not sure whether they can win the highest military command for you." Qin Wei smiled, "And what if they win the highest military command? Will the British obey orders?"
"Since it is an allies, since the command has been determined, they must obey the orders." Wainwright himself felt how inconspicuous he was when he said this, and in this way, he was even more worried about MacArthur. He knew this boss very well. Qin Wei's words could be said to have hit their weaknesses... In fact, when they received the order to go to Egypt, they had already begun to worry about these things. It was just that the military orders were difficult to violate. Even though they knew that the road ahead was difficult, they had to act according to the order. Originally, Washington also knew MacArthur's character and their situation at this time. He had already sent a telegram to explain it to them and promised that he would
After they arrived in Egypt, they quickly replenished what they needed. This made them feel a little relieved. But now Qin Wei picked up these things... It's okay to say anything else, the previous sentence, "With the reputation of defeating the battle" is quite powerful. How could a proud person like MacArthur accept such a result? This is not counting. The speculation that Qin Wei mentioned later on about whether the British would obey orders would make MacArthur feel even more worried and uncomfortable... He would never accept that his subordinates would not obey orders. But the problem is that with the British's usual temperament, this kind of thing is probably possible.
"Go back to win a battle, so that you can at least earn a little more face." Qin Wei continued with a smile.
"It's a pity that you are just Chinese, and the one I want to defeat is the Japanese." MacArthur suddenly breathed and said.
"General Du Yuming's troops have defeated the Japanese many times, and one of them is the troops that Seishirou Sakagaki became famous. The Japanese army is known as the Fifth Division of the "Steel Army"!" Qin Wei said again.
"Sakagaki Seishiro has led the 5th Division to fight many victories in China, participated in many battles such as Nankou, Xinkou, Pingxingguan, Taiyuan, Shanghai, Taierzhuang, etc., and repeatedly held the main attack mission. When it was most powerful, it defeated the troops of more than 30 divisions of our unit in Shanxi with the power of half of the division, and conquered half of Shanxi Province." Du Yuming's voice was a little low, but then suddenly rose three times: "However, in the Battle of Southern Guizhou, the 5th Division was almost wiped out by our army, and only a few remaining troops escaped."
"So what?" MacArthur shrugged, "The exercise is over. I'm not interested in doing it again."
"Are you afraid of failure?" Qin Wei asked with a smile.
"No, I just don't want to 'waste' time." MacArthur shook his head, "And I don't want to be teased like this... General Qin, I understand your purpose, but unfortunately I am Douglas MacArthur, not a brainless idiot. You can't 'command' me."
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