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Volume One: On the Songhua River Chapter 1,283: Giving MacArthur a Problem

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¡ª¡ª    go¡ª¡ª> Liu Xinlan, who had not slept all night, accompanied Tang Qiuli to prepare for the war. She first attended two consecutive meetings, served as the meeting recorder, and also took care of the breakfast of these big bosses. Then, she ran out to give  The commander of the naval fleet, Tang Qiuquan, sent a telegram. Just after returning, Tang Qiuli had another telegram to send. Liu Xinlan was full of energy, and she was enjoying being with her beloved, but she also felt a little tired.

    She glanced at Tang Qiuli angrily, pursed her lips and said, "Qiu Li, are you going to exhaust me to death? It's really hard to be a confidential staff officer for you. Otherwise, I can go back to the staff office!"  After saying that, she sat opposite him coquettishly and kept rubbing her shoulders.

    Tang Qiuli's mind has been fully devoted to the plan for the Japanese Navy's Third Fleet. His brain is running at high speed, considering various possibilities, existing risks, the complicated situation in Southeast Asia, and available resources.  , opportunities, constantly arranging and combining in my mind. Although the general outline and main plan have been determined, no one can replace myself in terms of the details involved, as well as the timing, etc. This should be the advantage of being a human being in two generations.  Bar!

    This battle can be said to be a big gamble. Originally, the chance of victory was certain, and he controlled the rhythm of the battlefield. Ito just passively accepted the challenge. Now, there is an additional third fleet of Kiyoshi Hasegawa. This unexpected factor is the most critical  Yes, he still has to capture the Third Fleet, one of Japan's four main fleets. One can imagine the difficulty.

    This plan involves a lot of risks. If it is a land battlefield, Tang Qiuli can strategize and gallop around. With an army of nearly one million strong, he can look down on any Japanese army, but that is at sea, between the Japanese and himself.  Compared with China's maritime military strength, it cannot be said that it is at a disadvantage.

    In the battle to capture the Japanese Navy¡¯s Third Fleet, Tang Qiuli revealed all his trump cards.  The biggest bargaining chip was Brother Qiuquan's naval fleet, which had been dormant for two years and went into battle for the first time.  Tang Qiuli was very worried about facing such a powerful opponent. He had to resort to all external forces. Tang Qiuli's thinking had expanded to Southeast Asia, and he also thought about that man and the forces behind him.  , this time.  Not only was it a touchstone, but it also wanted to drag him into the water. With a plan in mind, he naturally called Liu Xinlan.

    His girlfriend's sweet complaint brought Tang Qiuli's mind back to reality. He was stunned for a moment, then held Liu Xinlan in his arms and gently stroked her long black hair.  Liu Xinlan hugged his waist tightly, and for a while, neither of them spoke.  For some reason, Liu Xinlan has a sense of responsibility to share the joys and sorrows, and share the joys and sorrows. Yes, everything about her has been intertwined with this man and cannot be separated.

    Shaoqing, Tang Qiuli held Liu Xinlan's face with both hands, looked at her clear eyes, and said softly: "Xinlan, follow me. You have endured hardship. I think you should go back to the staff office. I will choose again."  A confidential staff officer, I can't bear to stay with you like this, you will grow old as time goes by!" After saying that, he kissed her smooth forehead, and what he said was true, Mei Ting and  Mei Xue, no one has ever undertaken such a complicated job.

    Although the two of them are by his side, their workload is very relaxed, but Liu Xinlan is different. As his confidential staff, she has to send and receive a large number of messages every day, running back and forth between various departments of the division. Some time ago,  During several operations on the Yangon battlefield, the number of messages, various orders, and instructions sent and received by the division headquarters can be described as massive.

    Hearing Tang Qiuli's words, Liu Xinlan opened her eyes wide, like a child who made a mistake, and hurriedly defended: "Qiu Li, you want to drive me away? I won't leave. Are you just saying a few words? Really?  You're so petty, tell me, Master, what's your order?" After saying that, he took out his notebook seriously and got into work mode.

    Tang Qiuli smiled silently. Liu Xinlan gave him a different feeling from his two wives and Xiaoling. How should I put it?  With Liu Xinlan by his side, he felt very happy and quiet. Looking at Liu Xinlan's appearance, Tang Qiuli said: "Counsel Liu, Secretary Liu, take notes!"

    "General MacArthur, First Deputy Commander-in-Chief of the Allied Forces China and Southeast Asia Theater, has learned from intelligence that the Japanese Navy's Third Fleet and local reinforcements will soon pass through the Strait of Malacca and pass through the Andaman Sea to support the Yangon battlefield. In order to  To ensure the successful conclusion of the Battle of Rangoon and achieve the goal of completely eradicating Japanese power in Southeast Asia, I urge you, General, to take all necessary means to block the Strait of Malacca, prevent the Japanese reinforcements, and ensure that our ** Division troops can attack Rangoon.  The overall attack went off without a hitch.¡±

    Liu Xinlan stood at attention solemnly, "This is the teacher's seat. I will send out the telegram immediately." Tang Qiuli was furious. He went over and used his claws to rub the girl hard. Liu Xinlan's face turned red and she hurriedly ran away with a scream.  Leaving behind a string of crisp laughter like silver bells.

    Tang Qiuli knew too well, so with thisA telegram cannot be persuaded in any way. MacArthur, who was as cunning as an old fox, took action against the Japanese reinforcements. Even thinking of MacArthur's expression when he received his telegram, he would definitely give himself an innocent and childish comment, and he would remember it in his heart.  He laughed at and despised himself greatly.

    Although preventing the Japanese Navy's Third Fleet and reinforcements from passing through the Strait of Malacca, it was just a simple task for MacArthur. Without dispatching warships and aircraft, the US military's large-caliber, long-range shore artillery on Sumatra Island could reach the other side of the strait.  We went to Singapore to block the Strait of Malacca, just for fun.

    Tang Qiuli clearly understood MacArthur's intention to play both sides, to gain benefits from both sides, and to sit back and watch the fight between the Japanese and himself. However, he had to send this telegram to MacArthur. According to the Allied Supreme Military Conference in Manila,  , signed the Alliance Military Mutual Assistance Agreement, the Americans had no reason to reject their Japanese opponents passing through the Strait of Malacca.

    Tang Qiuli wanted to throw such a big problem to MacArthur and see what he said with this hot potato in hand. In theory, he had the "first" position and also tightened the exit of the Strait of Malacca for Brother Qiuquan's fleet.  , laying the groundwork, the situation in the Strait of Malacca is complicated. On one side is Singapore occupied by the Japanese army, and on the other side is Sumatra island occupied by the Americans.

    He did not want his only fleet to be in a dangerous situation of being attacked from both sides. MacArthur did not take action to block the Japanese reinforcements, and the Japanese division fleet sailed to the Strait of Malacca as a matter of course. Although the Americans were reluctant, they had no excuse to stop it. Besides,  If the Americans really agreed to his request, and Tang Qiuli was really reluctant, it would ruin the plan to put Hasegawa Kiyoshi's third fleet into the Andaman Sea.

    Tang Qiuli had figured out what MacArthur was thinking and would never take action against the Japanese. What he wanted was to see how MacArthur would reply to him, so that he could give this extremely selfish and cunning American a headache!

    When Tang Qiuli was very concerned about Hasegawa Kiyoshi's Third Fleet, there was a quarrel between the Commander-in-Chief of Japan's Southeast Asia Expedition Force, General Ito Genzaburo, and the Commander of the Japanese Navy's Third Fleet, Lieutenant General Hasegawa Kiyoshi.  It was very unpleasant. Although due to their different identities, the tone of the exchanges and messages was courteous and peaceful, but the strong smell of tit-for-tat and mutual reluctance was clear to everyone in their hearts.

    The focus of the disagreement centered on the choice of where to land the reinforcements. Hasegawa Kiyoshi insisted on his own opinion and landed in Bangkok in the Gulf of Thailand. The fleet would provide artillery and air support to ensure that the army captured the beachhead. Hasegawa Kiyoshi's reasons, and  Tang Qiuli analyzed the same, saving time so that reinforcements can be put into the battlefield as soon as possible.

    In fact, Hasegawa Kiyoshi had his own plans. This reinforcement and escort mission made the arrogant Japanese Navy Vice Admiral very unhappy, "What? Did the General Staff make a mistake? Ordered the Third Fleet to return to Ito Yanzaburo.  What a joke, old guy? Does Ito know anything about the navy? Can he command warships in naval battles? The General Staff is really messing up!" Ever since he received the order from the General Staff, Hasegawa Kiyoshi has been so indignant.  think.

    I felt unhappy and had to be commanded by an amateur, Ito, who was usually not very good at it. Hasegawa Kiyoshi was not enthusiastic at all about this mission. At least he escorted the army's reinforcements to the battlefield of Indochina, even if it was the Third Fleet.  The mission was accomplished. In this case, we could disembark wherever it was convenient and take a detour to the Andaman Sea. It would take an extra seven or eight days of bumpy seas, and we would have to cross the Strait of Malacca under the eyes and noses of the Americans. It was a thankless task.  It's a bit dangerous, and I, Kiyoshi Hasegawa, won't do it.

    Besides, if the army wins in Rangoon, the navy will not get any credit or honor. For the sake of the interests of the empire, I, Kiyoshi Hasegawa, will neither hold back nor provide help in times of need, and send reinforcements ashore.  After everything is over, we have to wait for that old guy Ito to yell around, or let the navy take the lead.

    After receiving a telegram from Kiyoshi Hasegawa, Ito was not furious to death: "Is this guy who floats on the sea all the year round and has no roots in his feet stupid and naive, or is he deliberately going against himself? The reinforcements and fleet are still floating in the South China Sea.  He just started fighting with me, you bastard!" Ito cursed angrily.

    In Ito's opinion, Hasegawa Kiyoshi's opinion was ridiculously naive. He could not imagine that landing from the Gulf of Thailand would be a main force of Tang Qiuli's army there, with a strength of 150,000 to 600,000 troops. How many reinforcements would come?  ?  The four first-class divisions only have about 100,000 people. Could it be that this fool Kiyoshi Hasegawa asked the troops to reinforce Yangon to kill 150,000 to 60,000 people in the ** division first, killing every one of them, and then drive hundreds of kilometers straight?  , join the Yangon battlefield?

    "You're really a stupid pig and idiot," Ito couldn't help but cursed again.  ¡ª¡ªover¡ª¡ª>
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