After being clamored by several women, or reminded, Qin Wei immediately thought of MacArthur's weakness.

As mentioned earlier, MacArthur has a common problem with Americans: a heroic complex, or a savior complex. In the original history, this guy commanded the US military to break through Japan's defense line in the Pacific and eventually led his troops to occupy Japan. But not long after that, he began to consider the interests of the Japanese people... because he saw the difficult life of the Japanese people after the war.

In addition, MacArthur was also a man with a strong desire for revenge. According to the original historical trajectory, he was defeated by Masaharu Honma in the Philippines with an extremely clumsy fighting style and almost committed suicide. The US government did not want such a general to be captured by the Japanese and sent a submarine to pick him up. He refused to do so. Finally, he proposed the condition that he must preside over the war against the Japanese. As a result, Roosevelt and others were forced to agree, which led to his later glory. After he fought back, he killed Masaharu Honma in Manila without waiting for the formal trial to begin.

Apart from these two points, MacArthur has two great weaknesses: the desire for power and the desire for expression!

MacArthur has always wanted to be the president of the United States, but unfortunately no matter how he "acts", he cannot be qualified as a presidential candidate, which has always made him extremely depressed.

Now, Roosevelt wants him to go to Egypt to "cooperate" with the British... This is definitely not in line with MacArthur's wishes. Because the United States has not yet begun to send troops to Britain on a large scale, MacArthur can only command his 30,000 defeated troops, and at most the 230,000 British troops in Egypt. Of course, if it only takes time to wait, MacArthur will definitely not care about such a little time, but the problem is that they will attack Libya and seize the oil base of the Axis powers. This is definitely an extremely important battle for the entire war. MacArthur certainly does not allow himself to play a supporting role in such an important battle. But he just lost the battle and his military strength is only a fraction of the others... He doesn't play a supporting role, who will play a supporting role? Even if the US government can help him seize the command of the entire battle, he is still a supporting role.

But MacArthur has no choice now.

The US government has made up its determination to first Europe and then Asia, and he must obey this grand strategy. The country needs him to go to Egyptian sites and show the existence of the Americans there, and he must go. Unless he has a more sufficient reason to oppose all this. But it is obvious that he has not.

So Qin Wei decided to give him one.

...

"Commander-in-Chief of the Allied Forces of the Asian Theater?"

Hearing Qin Wei's words, MacArthur's hand trembled and almost threw the microphone to the ground. But after all, he was a big shot, and he had experienced many hardships. He immediately calmed down:

"General Qin, your joke is not funny."

If you want to play tricks on me, you can find a suitable reason. When I don’t know that you Chinese have always wanted to gain command of the Allied Forces in Asia? At this time, you suddenly said that you should nominate this position. Do you think the person named "MacArthur" is a fool, or do you think you don’t have the chance to play tricks on me in the future, and want to seize the time to play tricks a few more times? MacArthur was secretly angry. But he also clearly felt the beating of his heart. This made him a little ashamed and worried... a person in his sixties. His heart beats so fast and it’s easy to have problems. Slow down. Slow down, slow down...

"Do I dare to joke about this kind of thing?" Qin Wei's laughter came from the microphone, "General, you don't have to doubt the accuracy of this matter at all. Of course, we are just asking you now if you have any intention in this regard. If you don't want to, just pretend I have nothing to say."

"... But the order I received was to go to Egypt to start a war with the Italians." MacArthur hesitated for a while before he said slowly.

"How big is Libya?" Qin Wei sneered, "The Asian battlefield covers the entire Siberia, China, Southeast Asia, and even South Asia, of course. Considering that the United States is now working hard to build a defense line to deal with the Japanese, we can expand the scope of the war zone again, after all, they are all against the Japanese... Do you think so?"

"It's true. But it doesn't seem to have much to do with me." This guy is testing me, sure. But what's the use of testing these? MacArthur's thoughts were loud, and Wainwright, who was watching him nervously because he heard the sensitive name "Commander-in-Chief of the Allied Forces of the Asian War Zone" on the side did not pay attention.

"How big is the entire Europe? It's just over 10 million square kilometers." Qin Wei continued, "But the Asian War Zone we expected, or the 'Western Pacific and Indian Ocean War Zone', has a total area of ​​more than 40 million square kilometers. How many people does Europe have? How many people does our war zone have? How many troops will the European Allied forces eventually? Now, China alone, the various armed forces of our China alone, have nearly eight million! These forces must obey the command of the Asian War Zone Command!"

"..." Eight million!? MacArthur couldn't help but lick his tongue. Although he knew very well that Qin Wei had a lot of moisture in his words, it was eight million, and half of it was four million. Moreover, this was just the number of teams in the top. If we counted this way...

"This is not a beautiful era, but for real soldiers, this is another rare era to show their abilities." Qin Wei sighed, "General, I believe that since the founding of the United States of America, there has never been a chance to command so many soldiers... Even the person who will serve as the commander of the European Allied Forces in the future will never have the chance to lead such a huge team."

"What do you want to say?" MacArthur didn't understand China, and he didn't understand it at all. He came to Guilin to "mediate" because of the Chinese occupation of French Indochina. In addition, the Chinese impressed China was just a country where everyone was wearing long robes and jackets and pig tails. But that was only the past. After being rescued by the Chinese from the Japanese encirclement in Manila by the Chinese, he "really" saw the Chinese soldiers... It can be said that except for the equipment, the equipment was far inferior to the US military, the military uniforms were not as handsome as the US military. The Chinese people were not inferior to their American soldiers in other aspects. To be honest, the troops he valued the most were much stronger than the US military in terms of the quality of the soldiers alone. For example, the troops he saw on Hainan Island that were training to fight on the beach gave him a very iron-blooded feeling.

Even during training, the murderous aura was extremely strong, far exceeding all the troops he led. This is why, after seeing that unit, he immediately ran to Qin Wei to ask for command... Who wouldn't want to command such an army? If such a strong army could be equipped with American equipment, it would be simply... But it is obvious that that unit is also the ace of the Chinese. After feeling his "ambition", the Chinese even vigilantly dispersed his troops directly to avoid making unreasonable demands. But MacArthur was still obsessed with that unit. He even believed that if he had such a unit in his hands when he was in the Philippines, he would definitely not fall into the situation today. Even if he could not save the Philippines, he could retreat calmly and not be rescued in a humiliating manner like now.

Apart from the brigade with the number 58th Division, he also valued the 5th Army, who was in a military exercise with his men and was in a bad mood. Wainwright told him that the army was not simple, and he believed in the vision of his partner. In this way, the Chinese team is far from being as unbearable as the legend of the outside world... Think about it, after years of training, even the proud troops were quickly defeated under the attack of the Japanese. The Chinese lacked anything. It is said that even the uniforms were not neatly arranged. The soldiers did not even have bullets to practice shooting, and could only go to the battlefield to "train". It is not easy to be able to persist under the attack of the Japanese until now.

If the so-called eight million people have similar qualities... Although they are still trying to keep their tone calm, MacArthur feels that his heart is about to jump out of his mouth.

"General, we are very dissatisfied!" Qin Wei sighed again, "So, we hope to compete with you again..."

"Again?" MacArthur's expression tightened, and a fooled anger suddenly emerged, and his voice unconsciously raised several degrees: "So, are you planning to use the position of commander of the Asian Allied Forces to seduce me and let me agree to your request?"

"There are indeed reasons for this." Qin Wei smiled, "But this is not comprehensive... Our considerations are all-round. It is actually beneficial for us to be the highest commander of this Asian theater. It is actually beneficial for us, but we cannot maximize our interests. But now, because both Britain and the United States are grasping the small failure of our previous exercise. In order to take the overall situation into consideration and to continue to retain the opportunity to fight for the best interests, we have proposed this bet... If you win, you may be the general with a large command force and the widest range of the theater in human history. If you lose... After you arrive in Egypt, you will be even more unable to compete with the British for military command."

"What if I don't agree to your request?" MacArthur said in a deep voice.

"You will never be able to return to Asia, at least until the war is over. And in this way, you will naturally be unable to recover the Philippines that you threw away in your hands." Qin Wei replied.

"You have many reasons, but it's still not enough!" MacArthur said.

"Isn't it enough? We have officially proposed this 'bet' to President Roosevelt... I believe that if you refuse, then it won't take long for the whole United States to know your choice." Qin Wei smiled, "I don't know how American citizens will evaluate your choice at that time."

"...You are the thickest-skinned guy I have ever seen." MacArthur sneered: "But what if it were the government, not me personally refused? How could the people of the United States feel that I was retreating at the last minute? They would only think that I was a tragic soldier who obeyed orders."

"That's true," Qin Wei nodded, "But will your government refuse?"

"They will!"
Chapter completed!