Age of Conquest Reborn

In recent days, General MacArthur, the commander-in-chief of the US military in Southeast Asia and the South Pacific, has been in a very depressed mood. The dignified top military officer in the region has been reduced to the British logistics chief, and he is still unconditionally satisfied.

The Lion opens his mouth to everything the British ask for.

This made MacArthur very angry. He was extremely dissatisfied with President Roosevelt's connivance and tolerance towards the British. In his opinion, the British did not know how to advance or retreat, and did not care about the overall situation. As far as the current situation in Southeast Asia is concerned,

, the biggest threat is not the Chinese Tang Qiuli who has established a foothold in Indochina, but the hundreds of thousands of Japanese soldiers lying in Singapore recuperating from their injuries.

There is only the Strait of Malacca between them and their own territory. The extremely greedy and aggressive Japanese are right at the doorstep. They are like temporarily forbearing beasts that can break out and hurt people at any time. How can MacArthur sleep?

A peaceful sleep?

The strongest of the three parties competing in Southeast Asia is undoubtedly the Chinese Tang Qiuli's military commander. If he were the Japanese decision-maker, the target of his attack would never be on the Chinese. A person in the Indochina Peninsula

After a series of disastrous defeats, Japan no longer had the confidence and capital to compete with Tang Qiuli.

Therefore, the only target that can be chosen is the existing sphere of influence of the Americans. Although MacArthur does not know what the Japanese are doing and has been abnormally quiet recently, with his intuition and sensitivity as a soldier and politician, he has already faintly

Smelling out the dangerous factors beneath the calm, MacArthur instinctively felt that as long as the Japanese took action in Southeast Asia, the target they would choose would definitely be him.

Implementing the "Operation Tiger Shark Plan" as soon as possible to seize the Japanese foothold in Singapore on the Indochina Peninsula is MacArthur's biggest concern. To this end, he can create all favorable conditions for Tang Qiuli, and the situation is also going according to his plan.

The idea is developing. It only takes four months for everything to be over, and then he will plot against Tang Qiuli. This is his established strategy.

However, God is not as good as man. The British who did not know whether they had a light head or a heavy egg or took the wrong medicine suddenly jumped out and launched the Northern Burma Campaign against Tang Qiuli. From MacArthur's point of view, the British were

We are engaged in a meaningless war that will fail miserably. How can the British attack the Japanese division troops that have swept through the Indo-China Peninsula and made the Japanese miserable and retreated continuously? How can the British shake this?

, MacArthur and Stilwell's views are surprisingly consistent.

MacArthur did not understand what the British were doing, especially the British Prime Minister Winston Churchill. He criticized the British Prime Minister Winston Churchill. The war at home was enough to make the British anxious. The Germans could cross the English Channel at any time, and without the United States

With constant blood transfusions, the British may not be able to survive even a week.

The powerful local enemy is suppressing the border and struggling to support itself, but in distant Asia, it provokes a war that can drag down the British overseas colonies and affect the plans of the Americans. However, this war does nothing to change the dangerous situation on the mainland. The British

Aren't you sick?

And what was MacArthur doing? He became the logistics manager of the British. He sent guns, artillery, and ammunition. The British were using the guns and ammunition provided by the Americans to fight a war that affected the vital interests of the Americans. This was funny.

It made MacArthur himself feel ridiculous. The British's defeat was inevitable sooner or later. It was just a matter of time.

However, what MacArthur was most worried about was that Tang Qiuli and the British were locked in a stalemate on the battlefield in northern Burma, and the war would not end soon. In other words, in the process of defeating the British, Tang Qiuli

Its own strength was consumed too much, and afterwards, it was unable to launch an attack on the Japanese army in Singapore, led by Ito Genzaburo.

If this is the case, General MacArthur racked his brains and worked hard to formulate the "Operation Tiger Shark Plan" designed to drive the Chinese to take the lead and serve as the gunmen. He himself has also carefully analyzed that the British suffered a disastrous defeat.

In northern Myanmar, Tang Qiuli's troops were exhausted and were in a period of weakness. What would the Japanese do?

The possibility of going north to re-attack the Indo-China Peninsula, taking advantage of Tang Qiuli's illness to kill him, and going south to seize the islands in the South Pacific. The possibility of going south to seize the islands in the South Pacific was only half of the five-to-five possibility, which was enough to make MacArthur tremble with fear, and in his heart

Deep down, I stubbornly believed that the possibility of the Japanese doing something to me was more than 80%.

Therefore, the sooner the battle between the British and Tang Qiuli in northern Burma ends, the sooner the British fail, the better it is in MacArthur's interests. This has nothing to do with whether they are allies or close brothers. If MacArthur is allowed to make decisions, his approach is very

Simple, not only will they not provide supplies and ammunition to the British, they will also cut off all supplies so that the British can't fight as soon as possible.

Regrettably, MacArthur could influence the U.S. government's policy toward Southeast Asia, but he could not influence its policy toward Europe, let alone change President Roosevelt's established policy. He also once thought about whether, as a senior expert on Asian issues, he should persuade those who had already

Red-eyed John Bull, the notoriously stubborn British Prime Minister Winston Churchill, the overall situation is the most important thing!

However, MacArthur soon gave up his idea. Even President Franklin Roosevelt could not convince the already crazy Churchill that his weight was not enough. Moreover, MacArthur knew that all the British people did not want the rich land of Indochina.

It was only a matter of time before Tang Qiuli's obsession with land turned against him.

At this point, MacArthur understood the mood of the British. After all, they had been in his arms for more than a hundred years and it was difficult to let go. If there was no imminent threat from the Japanese, he would not mind joining forces with the British to put pressure on Tang Qiuli.

But both in terms of time and situation, the British made a wrong choice.

General MacArthur, who was extremely depressed and unable to change the status quo, hated the tasks he was currently undertaking from the bottom of his heart. With such a mentality, the Commander naturally had no interest in work and put all the work at the headquarters, including

The matter of being the chief logistics manager for the British was all delegated to General Stilwell, the chief of staff of the headquarters.

MacArthur himself was happy and carefree, either attending a cocktail party today, participating in a private salon at the invitation of a famous lady tomorrow, or going fishing with a large group of guards, living a relaxed and comfortable life.

I actually forgot a lot of my worries.

However, today, General MacArthur had to return to his office because he received a call from his confidential staff. The liaison officer assigned by the US military to the British Army in India sent an urgent telegram about the incident over northern Myanmar this afternoon.

, it is related to the great air battle that took place between the British Air Force in India and the aviation force of Tang Qiuli's army.

After driving the staff and adjutants out, MacArthur looked at the telegram. He frowned, smiled, stood up, paced back and forth in the carpeted office, and fell into thinking. However, if he observed carefully, the commander

His Excellency's expression was somewhat relaxed and happy, and there was also a hint of pride in knowing everything.

In the U.S. military headquarters, in the long corridor, Stilwell's hurried footsteps and military boots made a dull echo on the concrete floor. The passing staff officers and other officers greeted the chief of staff respectfully, and Stilwell responded absently,

The officers were left with suspicious looks. What important thing happened? This stubborn chief of staff looked nervous and walked in a hurry?

When he arrived at the door of MacArthur's office, Stilwell calmed down, raised his hand and knocked on the door. "Bang, bang, bang," a voice with an accent came from inside the room, "Please come in!"

I don't know why, but when I heard this voice, Stilwell felt a sense of disgust in his heart. From the bottom of his heart, he absolutely did not want to interact with this man who was extremely controlling, power-hungry, arrogant, selfish and arrogant if not necessary.

The Commander-in-Chief has many interactions with each other, and their personalities are destined not to make them close friends, but to have a simple superior-subordinate relationship.

Stilwell pushed the door open and MacArthur said exaggeratedly: "Dear Stilwell, it's so late and you are still working. There is no general more dedicated than you at the headquarters. Oh, do you have anything important to do here?

"Sit down and talk!" Then, he shouted toward the door, "Adjutant, bring two cups of coffee. Chief of Staff Stilwell's coffee does not put sugar in it. It is his favorite!"

After Stilwell sat down, he took out a telegram sent by the liaison officer, as well as the manuscript of the previous telegram, and said bluntly: "Commander, I received a telegram from the liaison officer. The British army is in northern Burma with the

Tang Qiuli was defeated in the air battle, and according to various intelligence reports, Tang Qiuli was defeated in the air battle.

Qiu Li designed a huge trap for the British and Indian troops in northern Myanmar. I think it is necessary for us, in the name of the US military headquarters, to solemnly remind General Alexander to change the campaign deployment and be careful of being deceived, or in other words, to dissuade General Alexander.

Give up this attack on northern Myanmar."

MacArthur blinked his light blue eyes and looked at the anxious and serious Stilwell, feeling disgusted. In his opinion, Stilwell's idea was dangerous, childish and ridiculous.

As the chief of staff of the US military headquarters, he did not understand how much impact such an idea would have on the future war situation in Southeast Asia and how detrimental it would be to the implementation of the "Operation Tiger Shark Plan". Reminding Alexander to change the deployment would not be the same.

Let the British entangle Tang Qiuli for a longer time?

The war situation in northern Burma has fallen into a stalemate, making it impossible for Tang Qiuli's troops to withdraw from northern Burma as quickly as possible. Then who will fight the Japanese troops in Singapore's Ito Division? We American soldiers?

As for persuading the already red-eyed British to withdraw their troops from northern Burma, it is a fantasy. You, Stilwell, can give it a try, but no, you cannot let this stubborn Stilwell try to mix things up between the British and the Tang Dynasty.

Qiu Li's war, and also gave this stubborn California cowboy a stern warning that he must keep up with his own thinking, otherwise it will be very dangerous!

(To be continued)