I am Jiang Weiguo in World War II

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When entering the city, the officers and soldiers of the Nanjing Army were warmly welcomed by local overseas Chinese.

"Welcome! Welcome to the army of the motherland!"

"Welcome to the Philippines!"

"Long live the motherland! Long live the Nanjing Army!"

Seeing the mighty Nanjing Army entering the city, the overseas Chinese in Manila were so excited that they ran to tell each other and lined the streets to welcome them. Bullying, persecution, oppression, the Chinese are hardworking, smart, and careful, so the Chinese class is generally richer than the locals. As a result, the Western powers that rule the Philippines regard the Filipino Chinese as "the fattest fat sheep" and slaughter them (mainly Spain People, the Americans who later replaced the Spaniards to colonize the Philippines are the same as the Spaniards, but they eat a little better. The local Filipinos did not slaughter the Chinese, not because the Filipinos are kind and pro-Chinese, but because the Filipinos have never been part of the Philippines. The real master, no chance to slaughter the Chinese), and even massacres, the largest one occurred in 1603, when the Spaniards massacred more than 2 Chinese and overseas Chinese in the Philippines, similar to the Dutch in Jakarta, Indonesia in 1740 Massacred more than 1 Chinese and overseas Chinese (Hongxi Massacre).

It is conceivable how excited the Chinese and overseas Chinese in the Philippines were when they saw the arrival of the army of the motherland. They were far more joyful than New Year's Eve. He tightly held the hands of the officers and soldiers of the Nanjing Army, crying while unwilling to let go.

"Hello, compatriots!" The officers and soldiers of the Nanjing Army were equally excited. Their eyes were full of their compatriots in Chinese-style costumes, and their ears were full of familiar Chinese dialect. The enthusiasm of the overseas Chinese made the officers and soldiers both surprised and moved.

Compared with the joy of the overseas Chinese, the local Filipinos in Manila were apprehensive and suspicious, looking at this third foreign army in the Philippines' modern history with fear.

Whether it is Spaniards, Americans, Chinese, or later Japanese, the Philippines has changed masters one after another, and the masters of this place in the Philippines have never been Filipinos.

A group of Filipino overseas Chinese leaders headed by Li Qingquan greeted Zhang Yun and other military officers on the main street, wiping tears frequently.

"Mr. Zhang, we overseas Chinese in the Philippines have been looking forward to you for 330 years!" Li Qingquan couldn't help himself, "At that time, it would be great if the army of the motherland could come to the Philippines!"

Zhang Yun shook hands with Li Qingquan emotionally: "Mr. Li, overseas Chinese, don't worry! The sufferings of the past are gone forever! From now on, no one will dare to bully you again!"

"Good! Good! Good!" Li Qingquan nodded again and again with red eyes, and he said with emotion, "Five or six years ago, I met the second son in Singapore. At that time, he gave us instructions to do a good job in various parts of Southeast Asia. Prepare, unexpectedly, his grand blueprint at that time has really come true now! It's a pity..." He sighed, "The Philippines will soon become a Japanese colony. If the Philippines can truly become a colony like Malaya and Singapore How wonderful it would be to become my Chinese territory!"

Zhang Yun smiled: "Don't worry, even if the Japanese come, they won't hurt you, but you still have to be prepared to move your personnel and property out of the Philippines as soon as possible. Vietnam, Laos, Cambodia, Thailand, Myanmar , Malaya, Singapore, and Brunei are all Chinese territories or territories, and you don’t have to worry about having no place to become your new home. You will still have room to flex your muscles there. Our country also wants to develop those places! In addition, the motherland The mainland welcomes you back anytime!"

Li Qingquan nodded again and again: "Yes, yes, yes! It's good to have a strong motherland! We overseas wanderers will never be bullied again!"

Together with Manila, it fell into the hands of the Nanjing Army, as well as a large number of high-level Philippine government leaders headed by Philippine President Manuel Luis Quezon.

Zhang Yun ordered people to detain Quezon and other senior officials of the Philippine government, and then issued the second order after the occupation of Manila: the assets of the local Chinese and overseas Chinese should be kept intact and protected. In addition, all local assets, whether they are Official or non-governmental individuals, all are confiscated.

The original intention of Zhang Yun to issue this order is very simple: after the Philippines is conquered, it will be handed over to the Japanese. Since it does not belong to China in the end, the Chinese army occupying the Philippines must dig three feet after the occupation and before leaving. Wealth plundering squeezed the local area clean, so as to get enough oil and water, leaving the mess to the Japanese.

After all, fighting a war is burning money. After winning a battle, how can we not recoup the cost?Of course, after recovering the cost, we will continue to search to make a lot of money.

Following Zhang Yun's order, thousands of officers and soldiers of the Nanjing Army started looting in the city like bandits. Breaking in, rummaging through boxes and cabinets, taking away all the valuable things that can be taken away, such as gold and silver jewelry, emerald agate, furniture and carpets, food and medicine, books and oil paintings, machinery and equipment, wires and appliances... up to the reserves in the central bank vault of the Philippine government Gold, ranging from earrings and necklaces of local women, to murals of gods in churches and temples, to screws and nuts in factories, all were wiped out by the Nanjing Army. The alleys and the houses were filled with the Nanjing army busy searching for land and the local Filipinos. Many Filipinos rebelled. Fortunately, the Nanjing army "wants money rather than life", and Zhang Yun didn't want to make things too bad ( After all, there is an essential difference between robbery and murder), so the Nanjing army seldom shoots and kills people in this process, even if they shoot, it is a kick. It is worth mentioning that there was no incident of rape of local women by the Nanjing army during the period.

The Nanjing Army is a civilized army, even if they rob, they are still civilized.

The 18th Brigade of the Nanjing Army continued to loot Manila and nearby towns and villages for a long time. The US military did not come to "disturb" the "good things" of the 18th Brigade, because the US military was already at the end of the road at this time.

After the First Marine Division was wiped out, MacArthur finally realized that something was wrong. He hurriedly ordered the US troops on the Lingayen Bay battlefield to retreat southward, break through the blockade of the 17th Division of the Nanjing Army in Olongapo, and enter the Bataan Peninsula For the final resistance, from April 4th to April 7th, within five days, the 4nd Armored Division, 12th Division, and 2nd Division of the US Army in Lingayen Gulf repeatedly broke through, but they were all firmly stopped by the 7th Division , and the 42th Division also continued to attack behind the U.S. Army. The two divisions flanked the U.S. Army back and forth, causing the U.S. Army to lose consecutive battles, with casualties and losses rising. The large field airport allowed the Chinese Air Force to gain a foothold on Luzon Island. Soon, the Chinese Air Force's bomber fleet also began to drop bombs on the US-Philippines, further accelerating the collapse of the US-Philippines.

In fact, by this time, the Philippine army was no longer a party to the war. The U.S. military was busy retreating and fleeing, while the Philippine army was busy surrendering, because the Philippine army already knew that "not only did the Chinese army not kill the Philippine army prisoners, It doesn’t matter, just take away the weapons, and then dismiss them and release them.” “After surrendering to the Chinese army, just hand over the weapons to the Chinese army, and then you can go home” (Philippine army prisoners are worthless, and the Nanjing army is too lazy to catch them), Therefore, wherever the Nanjing Army went, the Philippine army descended like a cloud. Not only the grassroots officers and soldiers had no fighting spirit, but the high-level officers of the Philippine army were also fearful of the enemy. The conductor Wainwright was so angry that he almost vomited blood. He described:

"Although the Chinese haven't come yet, the soldiers have already abandoned their positions in a hurry, and then fled to the rear, as if fleeing in a swarm like avoiding a flood. Most of them are American troops, a few are Filipino troops, and there are not many fleeing Filipino troops. Because the Philippine soldiers who did not sneak away were not fighting, but squatting on the side of the road, talking and laughing with ease, as if they were not soldiers participating in the war at all, but bystanders.

I walked up to a group of Filipinos and said 'why don't you go to war? ' But they have more plausibility than me 'Why war?Fighting with the Chinese is death, so we won't go." "You Americans are running away, and you still want us to go to war." I asked them in a daze, "Then what are you doing here?"Come retreat with us! ’ They said blushingly, ‘Why retreat?Where to withdraw?Isn't it about surrendering at the end?What is the difference between early surrender and late attack?We're right here waiting for the Chinese army to come and surrender to them, just hand them the guns and we can go home! 'They said these words jokingly, without the sense of honor and shame of a soldier.

I have to draw such a conclusion with great sadness: Filipinos are completely muddy and cannot support the wall, and they have no courage to defend their home and country at all!"

The performance of the U.S. Army was not much better than that of the Philippine Army. It was completely frightened, just like the Nanjing Army used gentle tactics to treat the U.S. Army. Hot water for a bath and a set of clean clothes, and treat them to a meal, and finally say to them: "We are a civilized army and will never slaughter or mistreat captives. I hope you can let more of your comrades know this.

If you can no longer survive the battle, we welcome your surrender and assure you with the honor of soldiers that we will strictly abide by the Geneva Conventions and treat you with a humanitarian spirit!"

The Nanjing Army's move has achieved excellent results, and more and more U.S. troops have chosen to surrender to the Nanjing Army like a snowball.

Although MacArthur is arrogant, he has a strong will. He never thought about surrendering, but tried his best to find ways to break through the current predicament. However, he had to take measures to quench his thirst by drinking poison, bit the bullet and used lies to comfort and encourage his subordinates. He repeatedly claimed that "the Eighth Fleet is about to arrive in Australia, and more than five divisions of well-trained and well-equipped Australian troops It is ready, as long as the Eighth Fleet arrives, they will take the Eighth Fleet to the Philippines, and we will be able to turn the crisis into safety and turn defeat into victory." "A large transport fleet has already set off from Los Angeles, fully loaded with more than [-] tons of weapons and supplies To the Philippines, including hundreds of the latest aircraft, hundreds of the latest tanks, hundreds of large-caliber artillery, and sufficient fuel and ammunition." "President Roosevelt paid close attention to the war in the Philippines. He has already I said that I would never give up on the Philippines, and a large amount of aid, a large number of reinforcements are coming” and so on. However, lies are like stimulants, which can only be effective for the first few times. Disappointment and despair follow the dashed hopes.

MacArthur himself felt ashamed and uneasy about deceiving his subordinates with nonsense, and he didn't even dare to face his subordinates. In the latter part of the war, he never went to the front line to inspect the troops because he didn't know how to answer the soldiers' "General, You said when will the reinforcements come?" This kind of question can't face the contemptuous eyes of the soldiers who no longer trust him.

On April 4, MacArthur left the front line and withdrew to Corregidor Island with his family and headquarters personnel.

Corregidor Island is a small island with an area of ​​less than 7 square kilometers. It is located at the mouth of Manila Bay and is only a little more than three kilometers away from the Bataan Peninsula in the north of the bay. Although the island is small, it has undulating mountains, The hills and valleys are vertical and horizontal, and the terrain is very complicated.

Before the Battle of the Philippines, MacArthur ordered the U.S. military to build permanent fortifications on the island and deployed more than 40 heavy artillery. There were more than 4000 combatants on the island, more than 4000 non-combatants, and more than 2000 islanders. Like a cork, guarding Manila Bay, as long as the island is guarded, the Chinese and Japanese troops will not be able to pass through and use Manila Bay.

According to the "Orange Plan" formulated by MacArthur, the US-Philippines will eventually retreat to the Bataan Peninsula. He himself and the US-Philippines Command are on Corregidor Island, commanding the "last resistance" on the Bataan Peninsula nearby.

Right now, since the land road on the Bataan Peninsula has been cut off by the Nanjing Army, the U.S. and Philippine troops cannot retreat into the Bataan Peninsula at all. However, Manila has fallen, and MacArthur has nowhere to settle his headquarters, so he has to move to Corregidor. island.

At this time, the situation around Manila Bay is like this. Although the Bataan Peninsula in the north of the bay is still in the hands of the US military, because the land passage has been cut off, no US troops have withdrawn to the peninsula. Therefore, the number of US troops on the peninsula is only a thousand or so. Manila in Japan has been captured by the Nanjing Army, Cavite in the south of the bay (the general base of the U.S. Asian Fleet) is also in the hands of the U.S. military, and Corregidor Island in the bay is where MacArthur's headquarters is located.

MacArthur did this because he knew that the four divisions of the U.S. military had been defeated, and it was impossible to retreat into the Bataan Peninsula, but he did not want to give up, leave, abandon the troops, let alone surrender. Philippines, lead by example to boost the morale of the US military until the last moment.

As for what the "last moment" is, MacArthur is already mentally prepared. He has the pistol left to him by his father Arthur MacArthur in his waist, and he is ready to end his life at the last moment.

"Hey, isn't that big man surrounded by a group of people MacArthur?"

"No mistake! Look at the sunglasses he is wearing and the big pipe dangling from his mouth, he is MacArthur!"

"He has come to Corregidor Island!"

Two local islanders of Corregidor Island looked at MacArthur from a distance, discussing in low voices, and exchanged glances with each other.

Chapter 645

After nearly half a month of fighting, the U.S.-Philippines army was defeated by the Nanjing Army at an incredible speed for MacArthur and Washington. The Yanwan area was hit hard by the 2th Division of the Nanjing Army and the Marine Corps. Then when it tried to break through the land defense line established by the 7th Division of the Nanjing Army and the northern part of the Bataan Peninsula, it was hit head-on by the 42th Division and the 74th Division. Division, the 17th Division's north-south attack, losing streak and suffered heavy losses. The three divisions had only more than 17 soldiers left. Completely defeated, almost the entire army was wiped out. Only 74 people in the whole division were spared. After fleeing north, they joined forces with the other three divisions, and then struggled together in despair. As for the Philippine army, they had no fighting spirit and surrendered There are many people who say that the overall situation of the Philippines has been decided.

Just when Feng Shengfa was about to order all the ministries to make persistent efforts to wipe out the U.S. military in one go, a new piece of information was sent to him. It was sent by the Philippine Station of the Southeast Asian Region of the Maritime Statistics Bureau. The content of the intelligence surprised him very much.

After careful consideration, Feng Shengfa ordered the ministries to suspend the attack, turn to the defense, and stop chasing the US military.

The reason why Feng Shengfa issued this order was based on two considerations. First, the war in the Philippines has lasted for more than ten days. Although the Nanjing Army has been advancing triumphantly and invincible, the troops are already a little tired. I'm tight, I need to take a breath, take a break first, and only when I'm fully prepared can I gather strength and launch a thunderous final blow; the second point is the latest information sent by the Maritime Statistics Bureau: MacArthur, his family, and the staff of the headquarters have just Withdrawn to Corregidor Island.

"If MacArthur can be captured alive, try to capture him alive, don't let him escape, and try not to let him die or commit suicide!" This is Jiang Weiguo's instruction to Feng Shengfa.

Jiang Weiguo knew very well that MacArthur was not an ordinary American general. He was one of the few military strategists in the U.S. Army at this time with the ability to command. He was very capable and important, so he was very "valuable". If you can hoard things, how can you waste everything?MacArthur's real glory has not yet begun. His achievements are just like the four sentences on a special gold medal he won in later generations: Defender of Australia, Liberator of the Philippines, Conqueror of Japan, Defender of North Korea, Because he led Australia to resist the Japanese invasion in World War II, then led the army to take back the Philippines from the Japanese army, then fought to the Japanese mainland, conquered Japan, and finally commanded the United Nations Army in the Korean War (this "merit" is in Chinese Forget it), obviously, none of MacArthur's "four major achievements" has been completed at this time. If he just died in the Philippines or became a prisoner of the Nanjing Army, it would be a bit of a "historical regret". Of course, Jiang Weiguo did not I feel sorry for MacArthur, he just needs to let MacArthur play a more valuable role for China, nothing more.

If MacArthur's death in the Philippines would be more beneficial to China, Jiang Weiguo would not hesitate to order Feng Shengfa to "beat MacArthur to death" and "see people alive and corpses." is the diametrically opposite outcome.

Feng Shengfa did not understand Jiang Weiguo's "foresight and foresight". He just knew that if he could capture MacArthur alive and force him to order all the US and Filipino troops on the Philippine battlefield to surrender, the war in the Philippines would end faster and the casualties of the Nanjing Army would be even greater. If you are smaller, if you can save your own Chinese soldiers from shedding a little blood, it is naturally a good thing.

"Master, why did you let the troops delay the advance?" Cai Renjie, the chief of staff, was a little puzzled, "Yes, the troops are a little tired, but the US military is more tired than us, and the strength of the US military has plummeted, morale is low, the morale of the army is turbulent, and the fighting spirit is weak. As long as you grit your teeth and work harder, ten days for the elders and five days for the short ones, if you work hard, you will definitely win the final victory!"

Feng Shengfa smiled without saying a word, then looked at Huang Baitao.

Huang Baitao said with a smile: "MacArthur is still in the Philippines. If we wipe out all his troops, will he still stay in the Philippines? At that time, he will either run away or commit suicide. Therefore, in order to 'retain' MacArthur, we temporarily What's the point of slowing down the efforts to eliminate his army? Anyway, the Philippines is an archipelago, and the US military in the Philippines is already unable to fly. It is impossible for the US and Australian troops to come to the Philippines to participate in the war. Instead of going to Australia, they turned back to the west coast of the United States. Therefore, the US military in the Philippines is ineffective.

Now that the meat is covered in the pot, why worry about chopsticks? "

Cai Renjie suddenly realized: "So it is!" He was very surprised, "Master, you want to capture MacArthur alive?"

Feng Shengfa nodded: "Capturing him alive can not only end the war in the Philippines ahead of schedule, but also reduce the casualties and losses of our army. It is also a special instruction given to me by the second son. I must go all out!" He opened the map, "This MacArthur, why don't you run to Where else, why go to such a small place as Corregidor Island?"

Huang Baitao said: "It's not surprising.

MacArthur's headquarters was originally located in Manila, and Manila has been captured by our army. He has nowhere to go but Corregidor Island.

This small island was designed as the location of his final headquarters in MacArthur's pre-war construction.

Commander, look at the map. Corregidor Island is located at the mouth of Manila Bay. The Bataan Peninsula in the north of the bay and Cavite in the south of the bay are still in the hands of the US military. Manila in the east of the bay has been captured by our army. The Japanese fleet is on the sea. After all, MacArthur has no other place to go. Corregidor Island is still the safest place! "

Feng Shengfa shook his head: "MacArthur is now on Corregidor Island. If he goes to Cavite by boat, and then takes land from Cavite to southern Luzon Island, or even goes to Mindanao Island via southern Luzon Island, we want to find him again. It's just looking for a needle in a haystack.

The Philippines has an area of ​​30 square kilometers. The core of the Philippines and our war are currently on Luzon Island, but there are Visayas in the south of Luzon, and Mindanao in the south of the Visayas. Hundreds of thousands Most of the islands and 20 square kilometers are primitive and brutal forests and no-man's land. It is still feasible for him to hide there or go to Australia through there.

How about this, pass my order, contact Narumi Inoue, and ask his fleet to assist our army in another landing battle. The 11th Marine Brigade has nothing to do in Lingayen Bay, so let the brigade go to Cavite immediately. Batangas in the south landed ashore, blocking MacArthur's escape route to the south.

It's not too late, the night is long and the dream is full, execute it immediately! "

"Yes!" Cai Renjie immediately went to carry out the order in a hurry.

Feng Shengfa continued to look at the map: "If MacArthur escaped instead of committing suicide, how would he escape?"

Huang Baitao thought for a while and said: "After the 11th Marine Brigade landed in Batangas, the southeast, northwest, and four sides of Manila Bay were under our army's control. It was almost impossible for him to escape by land. In my opinion, his only way was to take a The submarine broke through the Japanese sea cordon and then went to Australia, and he may also escape by plane, but it is too dangerous to do so!"

Feng Shengfa nodded: "Well, I think so too.

How about this? Immediately contact Commander Zeng of the Navy and ask him to send out all the destroyers, and let Narumi Inoue support a few destroyers to form an anti-submarine fleet, which will drive day and night at the mouth of Manila Bay, dropping a few depth charges from time to time. , so that MacArthur dare not take the submarine to leave for the time being!"

"But this can only 'retain' him for a while!" Huang Baitao was a little annoyed, "Should we directly launch a landing on Corregidor Island? That island is very small, and MacArthur is completely vulnerable, and the Japanese fleet can encircle that island at sea. It's airtight, we just need to get out!"

"No!" Feng Shengfa shook his head, "That's a storm. First of all, when the US military built the island's fortifications, it took into account the threat from the sea. Therefore, there are dozens of large-caliber heavy artillery on the island, and most of them are coastal defense artillery. Narumi Inoue is reluctant to let his fleet take such a big risk. Secondly, when MacArthur finds that he is in a situation where there is no way to escape, he is likely to die or surrender. would kill himself!"

"Does it really take so much effort?" Huang Baitao hesitated.

"I also don't quite understand, but this is the second son's order!" Feng Shengfa said, "He said that MacArthur had only three endings in the Philippine battlefield, escape, be captured, be killed or commit suicide, and MacArthur would not surrender.

The second son repeatedly emphasized that it is best to capture MacArthur alive, if he cannot be captured alive, let him go, and try our best not to let him be shot dead by our soldiers or commit suicide!"

"What a strange order.

Under normal circumstances, for the enemy's senior generals, it is best to capture them alive, followed by killing them or forcing them to commit suicide. The worst result is to let them slip through the net. Why did the second son order us to release MacArthur on purpose if we cannot capture him alive? where to go?The second young master is not afraid of letting the tiger go back to the mountain? "The more Huang Baitao listened, the more confused he became.

Feng Shengfa laughed: "Since Second Young Master issued this order, there must be some deep-seated reasons for him. We can just execute the order, and don't speculate on Second Young Master's 'superhuman wisdom'!"

A meticulous plan was formulated and then put into action.

At 4 o'clock in the evening on April 15, the Chinese and Japanese allied forces launched an attack on Corregidor Island where MacArthur was hiding. Following the order of the commander of the Japanese 4th Fleet, Narumi Inoue, the Japanese fleet sailed into Manila Bay in a mighty manner. At the mouth of the sea, artillery bombardment was launched towards Corregidor Island. Amidst the earth-shattering noise, waves of large-caliber shells flew towards the small island, and the US coastal defense artillery on the island immediately launched a counterattack. , violently bombarded the invading Japanese fleet, and shells from both sides flew horizontally. For a while, there were lightning, thunder, and violent waves. Regido Island kept a safe distance from the US coastal defense artillery on the island. Not only that, but almost none of the naval artillery shells fired by the Japanese army actually hit Corregidor Island. The second is that the Japanese army deliberately "released water".

Before the war, Feng Shengfa had a meeting with Narumi Inoue and asked the Japanese naval guns to "try not to shoot too accurately" to prevent MacArthur from being killed. The Chinese army planned to use "surprise soldiers" to capture MacArthur alive and force him to order all the U.S. troops on the Philippine battlefield to surrender. .

Narumi Inoue was very surprised, and then said "no problem".

In addition to the Japanese fleet approaching Corregidor Island, there is also the Chinese Navy's 1st Fleet. The fleet is located behind the Japanese fleet. The core of the fleet is the Ryujo light aircraft carrier leased to the Chinese Navy by the Japanese Navy.

At this time, there was not a single carrier-based aircraft on the flight deck of the Ryujō, replaced by more than 20 strange-looking aircraft. This new type of aircraft that is currently only available in the Chinese and German armies in the world once appeared on the battlefield of the Soviet Union's Champion City However, it was the "Hummingbird" helicopter (transport type) that rescued Jiang Weiguo from the fire in Champion City that day.

24 Hummingbirds are ready to go on the Ryujo, and the fuselages have been painted dark blue (dark blue or dark purple can be more integrated into the night than black), each of which is carrying eight Chinese army special forces, a total of 190 two The people are all elites among the elites selected from a hundred, and the leader is Liang Fei, the captain of the Nanjing Army Special Forces Wing.

"It's time!" Sa Shijun, the captain of the Longxiang, looked at his watch, and then at Liang Fei.

"Understood!" Liang Fei nodded lightly, and he took out a map, which contained detailed information on the internal structure of Corregidor Island. It was secretly sent by Filipino islanders of Chinese descent. The U.S. military began to build military facilities on Corregidor Island a long time ago, and hired a large number of Filipinos to work. While working for the U.S. military, they saw every plant and tree on the island and the U.S. military fortifications in their eyes, kept them in their hearts, and drew them on paper, and then sent this precious information to the Nanjing Army. inside.

After confirming that he had memorized the map by heart, Liang Fei looked at the special forces: "Let's go!"