January 1942.

the Philippines.

After the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor, on December 17, 1941, the remaining 17 B-17 bombers of the US military withdrew to Australia. The Japanese army completely controlled the sea and air in the Philippines, and Manila was attacked from the north and south by the Japanese army.

Fortunately, the U.S.-Philippine coalition encountered a Japanese commander who was not of high quality.

On the 26th, General MacArthur, Commander-in-Chief of the U.S. Army in the Philippines, led 79,500 U.S.-Philippine coalition forces on Luzon Island to withdraw to preset positions on the Bataan Peninsula and Corregidor Island, preparing for long-term resistance.

At that time, the highway out of Manila was crowded with various artillery carts, trucks, bridge cars, and ox carts.

However, the Japanese troops approaching Manila from the north and the south did not send bombers to intercept them. Commander Masaharu Honma only sent troops to pursue them, but for some unknown reason, he completely forgot that he could have sent bombers to solve the problem.

As for the important bridge from Manila to the Bataan Peninsula, the Japanese army also left it for the retreating US-Philippine coalition forces. MacArthur really deserved his fate.

On January 2, 1942, after the Japanese army occupied Manila, they sent their main troops to Indonesia and Myanmar. The remaining troops of the 14th Army began to clear Luzon Island. However, they encountered stubborn resistance from the U.S.-Philippine coalition forces on the Bataan Peninsula. The Japanese troops suffered heavy casualties and were forced to move.

into defense.

As a result, Honma Masaharu aroused serious dissatisfaction with Prime Minister Hideki Tojo and was almost dismissed from office.

However, at this time, the US-Philippine coalition forces were at the end of their rope and even used the Boy Scouts.

The failure of the US military in the Philippines was already foreseeable.

At this time, MacArthur was in a state of despair.

A pistol was placed in front of him.

He picked it up, his hands trembling slightly.

He is a retired major general of the U.S. Army, a field marshal of the Philippines, and the commander-in-chief of the Philippine Army.

The Philippine Army was established by him.

Just when he was ambitious and ready to show off his talents, he encountered such a terrifying scene!

MacArthur was unwilling to give in.

However, he would rather die than fail and become a prisoner of the Japanese.

He looked at the pistol blankly, and then slowly, slowly, he put the gun into his mouth.

His finger was on the trigger.

Just one click and everything is over.

Life or death, only a few tenths of a second of hesitation.

Outside the office, someone suddenly knocked on the door:

"Your Excellency, Commander-in-Chief."

That was his adjutant's voice.

MacArthur didn't really want to die. He immediately took the gun out of his mouth and put it on his desk:

"Come in."

His adjutant came in: "There is a man from New York, Peter Lin, asking to see him."

"Who is he? I don't know him. I'm very busy."

At this time, MacArthur had no intention of meeting anyone.

"It was introduced by Mr. Clint Doncos. At the same time, he also had a letter of recommendation from Congressman Mr. Maxings."

"Oh, is it so?"

MacArthur hesitated: "Let him in."

Mr. Doncos of New York was a famous financier, and MacArthur hated him very well.

As for Congressman Maxine, he is a famous member of Congress.

He didn't know who Peter Lin was, but he must give Mr. Doncos and Congressman Maxings the respect they deserve.

After a while, the man named "Peter Lin" came in.

very young.

He was so young that MacArthur felt envious.

This Peter Lin is, of course, Tian Qi.

"Mr. MacArthur."

As soon as he came in, Tian Qi said straight to the point: "He is from the US Intelligence Coordination Agency."

From the Intelligence Coordination Bureau?

MacArthur was startled. Before he could speak, Tian Qi took out two letters: "This is the letter from Mr. Donkaus and Congressman Maxine."

MacArthur took it over, and in Mr. Doncos's letter, he enthusiastically recommended "Peter Lin" and said that he was a "trustworthy friend."

As for Congressman Maxine's letter, it is very simple. The general meaning is, Dear MacArthur, please trust Lin, he is the person who can get you out of trouble.

At this moment, MacArthur's surprise was difficult to express in words.

Why do Mr. Doncos and Congressman Maxins both admire the young man in front of them so highly?

He is just from the Intelligence Coordination Bureau.

Even the Intelligence Coordination Bureau may be disbanded now.

Just him?

Tian Qi's eyes fell on the pistol on the desk: "Your Excellency, Commander-in-Chief, do you want to commit suicide?"

"Me?" MacArthur sneered: "I am the Commander-in-Chief of the Philippines, and I must be responsible for the entire Philippines and all Americans here!"

you are lying!

In Tian Qi's mind, he remembered what Meng Shaoyuan said to him before leaving China:

"You have to go to the Philippines quickly, otherwise, MacArthur, who is in a desperate situation, may commit suicide!"

Meng Shaoyuan has taken care of everything.

This guy is really not human!

Tian Qi smiled: "There is nothing shameful about it. Suicide is at least better than becoming a prisoner of the Japanese."

"What exactly do you want to say?" MacArthur was a little unhappy.

"Currently, the US military is fighting fiercely with the Japanese army on the Bataan Peninsula. The situation is not optimistic." Tian Qi said calmly: "When I came, I even saw many children carrying weapons and walking to the front line.

How much longer do you think you can hold on, Commander-in-Chief? A month, or a day? Maybe while we are chatting here, the Japanese army is less than ten kilometers away from your headquarters!"

Although this was an exaggerated threat, MacArthur, who knew the situation in the Philippines very well, knew that this was a true portrayal of the Philippines' current embarrassing situation.

"I'm your friend and I'm here to help you."

"Help me? What can you help me with?"

"Leave the Philippines."

"What." MacArthur was startled.

He was silent for a while and shook his head: "I am a soldier, and I will never run away."

"Mr. MacArthur, this is not an escape!" Tian Qi emphasized his tone: "You and I both know that it is only a matter of time before the entire Philippines falls. Staying here will only lead to death.

You can choose to commit suicide, or choose to enter a Japanese concentration camp and suffer humiliation, but what does that mean? What will happen to your family in the Philippines if you commit suicide? They will suffer unlimited humiliation at the hands of the Japanese.

Living and ending your life? It just means that you have failed and you have lost the most important honor of a soldier.

You don't even have a chance to take revenge. If one day, the war is over and you are released, everyone will point at you and say, look, this is the guy who failed!"

MacArthur was heartbroken.

fail!

A shameful failure!

"But if you are alive, there is still hope." Tian Qi continued: "You are on the battlefield, not in the Philippines, but in Australia."

"What? Australia?"

"Yes, serve as the Allied Commander of the Southwest Pacific Theater and command the Allied counterattack!"

"Who told you this?"
Chapter completed!