Add Bookmark | Recommend this book | Back to the book page | My bookshelf | Mobile Reading

Free Web Novel,Novel online - All in oicq.net -> Historic -> Rebirth of the war years

Volume 1 On the Songhua River Chapter 1715 The Defeat of the Japanese Army

Previous page        Return to Catalog        Next page

    At this time, Commander-in-Chief MacArthur was undoubtedly the most excited person. After being suppressed by the Japanese army for several months, his first large-scale counterattack achieved such results. Although not many Japanese troops were annihilated,  At best, there were only about two to three thousand people. However, driving the Japanese army away from Manila and successfully regaining the defense line in the Calais Mountains changed the war situation in Luzon. It was a record that the US military had never had since the outbreak of the Pacific War.

    As the Japanese army swept across the Pacific battlefield and the United States and its allies suffered repeated defeats, the Luzon counterattack was like a bolt of lightning that appeared in the sky, lighting up the dark night sky and giving confidence to the Allied forces that had been hit repeatedly.  , this alone makes General MacArthur confident enough to rank among the famous Allied generals.

    Of course, General MacArthur has always believed that he is a famous general, but he needs a huge victory to prove his ability, and the Manila Counterattack is the best gift. The situation is absolutely beneficial to him, and of course he will not let this go.  good chance.

    General MacArthur's sight was not limited to this. At midnight on August 24, the sound of gunfire in the Calais Mountains had not subsided. In the name of the Commander-in-Chief of the US Southwest Pacific Theater, he ordered the counterattacking Allied forces to continue their efforts.  , to take continuous offensive actions and not give the retreating Japanese troops a chance to breathe. In addition to restoring the previous situation in the Calais Mountains, they must also restore the original favorable situation in the Calais Mountains when Stilwell was there.

    General MacArthur even thought about driving the Japanese army out of Luzon Island, and invested more than 200,000 troops to form a battlefield advantage over the Japanese army. This goal was not difficult to achieve. After issuing the order, he was excited in the Manila headquarters office.  inside.  Take it upon yourself to send a war status report to the U.S. High Wartime Command.

    "The Supreme Wartime Headquarters was transferred to Your Excellency the President. Our troops in the Southwest Pacific Theater launched a large-scale counterattack against the Japanese troops on Luzon Island at 4 o'clock in the morning on August 24. By 5 o'clock in the evening that day  At about 30 minutes, the Japanese 14th Army troops that attacked Manila were pushed back to the Calais Mountains and took advantage of the situation to regain the defense line in the Calais Mountains. The Japanese army suffered heavy losses and retreated step by step. Now, the battle is still ongoing.  "

    "It is expected that by the morning of August 25th, our troops will be able to establish a solid defense line in the Calais Mountains. After a short rest, we can launch a full-line offensive. The ultimate goal of the battle is to defeat all Japanese troops on Luzon Island.  , expelled from the island, and the latest battle situation will be reported at any time.¡±

    General MacArthur¡¯s mood was optimistic.  He was still relatively reserved and did not say that the hundreds of thousands of Japanese troops on Luzon Island would be annihilated. In fact, this was the idea.  It spread uncontrollably in his heart.

    However, to achieve this goal, the more than 200,000 troops currently engaged in counterattack are far from enough. After sending a report to the U.S. Supreme Wartime Command, he ordered the Allied troops guarding the Manila line of defense to  More than 80,000 troops were once again dispatched as the third wave of counterattack troops and immediately entered the battlefield in the Calais Mountains. This was a heavy weight, because at this time, the remaining Allied troops on the Manila defense line were less than 60,000.  Most of them are Filipino soldiers.

    After arranging all this, MacArthur said to the acting chief of staff, Colonel Kleister: "Kleist, immediately mobilize capable personnel to form a front-line headquarters. I will personally rush to the Calais Mountains to direct the counterattack against the Japanese army!"

    When General MacArthur said these words, Chief of Staff Kleist saw that His Excellency the General's eyes were bright and full of confidence in victory. However, Chief of Staff Kleist still felt uncomfortable with Your Excellency General going to the front line to command in person.  I don't quite agree.

    He said: "Commander-in-Chief, you are the supreme commander of hundreds of thousands of Allied troops. There is no need to rush to the front line to command in person. Moreover, our only focus on Luzon Island is Manila. I personally think that you are  It is more appropriate to command the overall situation in Manila than to go to the Calais Mountains to command operations. After all, the front line is dangerous. As your chief of staff, you must be responsible for your safety! "

    Chief of Staff Kleist was absolutely sincere when he said these words. It is a pity that he is not proficient in Chinese culture. Otherwise, he would have said a few words such as "a gentleman should not walk in dangerous places," "a handsome man should not leave his position easily" and other Chinese  Idioms will be more convincing.

    MacArthur smiled reservedly. He could tell that his chief of staff was speaking from the bottom of his heart, out of concern for his own safety. Therefore, he said with a tone of instructing his juniors: "Kleist, as a general  A general should always be with his soldiers. For a soldier, fighting should be his whole life. The battlefield filled with artillery fire and smoke is the stage for the general, but I still want to thank you. Go and prepare.  Let¡¯s go right away!¡±

    Just as Chief of Staff Kleist was about to leave, General MacArthur called him again, "Kleist, on my behalf, call Lieutenant General Wagner in person and say, I am at the front of the Calais Mountains."At that time, Manila's defense got rid of him!  "

    General MacArthur, with confidence and optimism about the coming victory, and a capable command team rushed to the battlefield in the Calais Mountains. In accordance with his orders, he counterattacked the Japanese Allied troops overnight, but was met with the stubbornness of the Japanese army.  check.

    After Yoshihiko Haruta's Fourteenth Army retreated to a certain position, the Japanese troops of more than 90,000 troops staying in the Calais Mountains immediately came up to fight in the northern part of the Calais Mountains. They fell into a stalemate. No matter what the Allied forces did,  During the attack, the Japanese army did not retreat even half a step. Moreover, it seemed that the Japanese army, which had been premeditated for two weeks, gave the allied counterattack troops with high morale a head-on blow.

    After attacking several times and paying the price of more than 10,000 casualties, the Allied counterattack came to an abrupt end in the Calais Mountains. When General MacArthur arrived, it was the Allied counterattack troops that were beaten by the Japanese troops who were waiting for work.  When your head is bleeding and you can't move forward even a step.

    The sudden situation surprised General MacArthur, who came in joy. He immediately ordered the troops to stop the attack and called together the generals on the front line to study countermeasures. After the generals reported the situation, General MacArthur painfully discovered that the Japanese troops  The current position is the one previously vacated by Major General Whiteman, commander of the Third Army. It is also the position where Stilwell ordered not to retreat even half a step before his death.

    That is the area with the best terrain conditions and the most conducive to defense in the entire Calais Mountains. Now, General MacArthur has reason to hate the dead Major General Whiteman with hatred. If it were not for this stupid pig-like guy, Calais would be  The defense lines in the mountainous areas have shrunk by an average of more than thirty kilometers, giving up areas conducive to defense to the Japanese. Now, more than 200,000 Allied troops who have entered the battlefield have compressed the Japanese army to Naga in the southwest of Luzon Island.  , Mayong area.

    How could the Japanese army block the advancement of more than 200,000 Allied soldiers by relying on favorable terrain conditions? Obviously, the current situation does not allow the Allied forces to use the residual power of victory to continuously attack Japanese positions. In that case, it would give the troops  It caused huge casualties, and the Allied soldiers who fought continuously for a day and half of the night were very tired and were not conducive to fighting again, and many heavy weapons were left behind.

    In view of the actual situation, General MacArthur issued an order for all troops to move to the battlefield to rest and wait for heavy weapons to catch up. At 4:00 a.m. on August 26, they launched the offensive again. In other words, more than 200,000 Allied soldiers  , and got nearly twenty-four hours of rest.

    From Manila to the Calais Mountains, the sound of gunfire rang out for nearly a day and night, and gradually subsided. At this time, more than 200,000 Allied troops were already in the Calais Mountains, more than 200 kilometers away from Manila.

    On the other side of the Calais Mountains, Lieutenant General Yoshihiko Haruta, commander of the Japanese Fourteenth Army, looked at the dark night, laughed to the sky, and ordered: "Send a report to Commander-in-Chief Ito immediately, our Fourteenth Army has successfully  The main force of the Allied forces was attracted to the Calais Mountains and successfully blocked the Allied counterattack forces in the middle of the Calais Mountains. The war was in a stalemate. "

    After issuing the order, Lieutenant General Springfield ordered his adjutant: "Tell the military's cooking team to cook a table of authentic local dishes. I want to have a few drinks with everyone!"

    Lieutenant General Springfield¡¯s words made the senior staff officers around him stunned, with expressions of disbelief on their faces. It was so unexpected. Did you hear it correctly?

    Commander Springfield, who was brave and good at fighting and had a bad temper, was beaten all the way from Manila to the Calais Mountains by the Americans. Not only did he not become furious, but he even thought of buying everyone a drink. Could it be that Commander Springfield was stimulated to the point of insanity?

    Lieutenant General Haruta Yoshihiko, of course, knew why his subordinates were surprised, but he didn't tell the truth. He took out a snow-white towel and carefully wiped his beloved ancestral sword while humming a tune from his hometown of Hokkaido!

    At around five o'clock in the morning on August 25, MacArthur was awakened from his sleep by a rush of shouts, "Commander-in-Chief! Commander-in-Chief! Emergency telegram!" The voice was urgent and filled with incomparable panic.  and nervousness.

    MacArthur heard that it was his chief of staff, Colonel Kleist, and felt angry. This guy just couldn't keep calm. If something big happened to him, it would be like the sky was falling.  You can never become a general. If there is something urgent, you have to wake yourself up early in the morning. Last night, after the military meeting, it was already past one o'clock in the morning. I had just slept for more than three hours, and I was called  Wake up, there are no rules!

    MacArthur frowned, put on his clothes, stood up, and shouted angrily: "Come in!"

    Colonel Kleist opened the tent curtain and rushed in. He was sweating profusely, his lips were dry and white, and his face was as ugly as a dead fish. When he saw General MacArthur, he also forgot to salute. It was difficultSwallowing his saliva, he said: "Commander-in-Chief, we received an urgent call from Australia!"

    (To be continued) (To be continued.)
Didn't finish reading? Add this book to your favoritesI'm a member and bookmarked this chapterCopy the address of this book and recommend it to your friends for pointsChapter error? Click here to report