Chapter 521: Organizing the Rescue
Little Franklin embarked on a long journey, but this journey was not chosen by himself, but forced by the Japanese. What other choice could he have as a prisoner of war? He could only treat those Japanese guards who were so arrogant. At least their team of naval prisoners were lucky and did not receive the treatment of the "Batan March". It is said that countless American prisoners of war died in the "Batan March".
Franklin Jr. is Roosevelt's fourth son. If he is only considered a child who lives to adulthood, then he is Roosevelt's third son. In 1937, he married Ethel DuPont, the heir to the DuPont family, which became a sensational event. This incident is similar to the modern version of Romeo and Juliet. This marriage was unanimously opposed by parents of both parties. As the spokesperson of the "soul" of capital, DuPont hated Roosevelt, the president who implemented the New Deal at the time. Roosevelt made them make a lot of money less.
Just when the "souls" were preparing to take measures to deal with Roosevelt, the president suddenly turned his attitude towards them by 180 degrees, surrendered, and defected to the capital giants. Afterwards, DuPont talked about this matter and still couldn't forget to tease Roosevelt. Unexpectedly, Roosevelt replied seriously: If it weren't for my war with Japan, I would definitely continue to implement the new policy, so I wouldn't be afraid of you. As for why I reconciled with you now, it was just because I don't want civil strife in the United States. I know that you are all first-class experts in sabotage. I am afraid that you will ignore the safety of the country and think about how to make money and mess up the country at critical moments.
The two families were reconciled on the surface, but the two parents still dissatisfied with each other and looked down on each other in the mainland. The public did not know the inside story, and they still cheered for the modern "Romeo and Juliet".
Franklin Jr. not only completed his Harvard school, but also obtained a law degree from Virginia Law School. He began working in a law firm on Wall Street with an annual salary of $2,000. This salary could not be said to be a high salary in the United States at that time, but he was a person who lived on his own. He had no sense of "second-generation officials". When the war broke out, Franklin Jr. responded to his call to join the army and was divided into the Pacific Fleet. During the Battle of Midway, he was serving as an intern captain on a destroyer.
During the battle, the destroyer was hit by a 50-kilogram bomb and immediately exploded the tail rudder. In the subsequent fierce battle, the captain was killed. Franklin Jr. took on the captain's duty to command the battle.
Little Franklin saw that his three aircraft carriers were sunk one by one, and he also saw Spruins fleeing in a panic with more than 30 ships. Of course, Little Franklin would not blame Spruins, nor would he blame him for leaving the injured warship that had lost its speed for running away alone. He knew that Spruins and Fleche must do this. In order to preserve the remaining fleet, they must try their best to escape the Japanese second attack when the Japanese flew back to recharge the fuel. Only in this way can they escape the combat radius of the enemy planes, and only in this way can they escape from the combat radius of the enemy planes.
After the first wave of the Japanese attacks ended, the battlefield calmed down, and lifeboats were floating everywhere on the sea. Gradually, the lifeboats gradually moved closer to the two destroyers that were hit but had not yet sunk but could not move and boarded the destroyer. They had fantasies waiting for their submarines to suddenly surface and rescue them.
The result was obviously disappointing. The Japanese submarines arrived first, and soon after, a large number of Japanese seaplanes arrived, completely cutting off the possibility of floating on one's submarines. If there were really our submarines below the sea level.
It is useless to go back to the past 100 million. Franklin shook his head speechlessly. He is now sitting in the train with other prisoners of war. It is said that the next destination will be Xinjing, China. These days, these high-necked Americans were dragged to exhibitions by the Japanese. The purpose is unspeakable. While humiliating these prisoners of war, the Japanese also showed their martial arts to the people under their rule. They existed as proof of the Japanese victory in Midway. It has to be said that Yamamoto Iroku was very vicious and used this method to increase his morale and attack the morale of the enemy.
One day in Tokyo, one day in Seoul, one day in Pyongyang, and now it is about to arrive in Xinjing (Changchun). I don’t know where to go after Xinjing. Both the Japanese and Koreans are very barbaric. Thinking of this, Little Franklin smiled bitterly and stroked his head. Several red and swollen parts on his head were beaten by them while parading, and carrots and cabbages and even small pebbles. I hope the Chinese will not be so barbaric and don’t play these boring tricks.
He also asked the translator in the guards where his group of prisoners of war would go. The translator told him that the final purpose of others might be the concentration camp in Manchuria. As for you, it is hard to say. The superiors are very interested in your identity. Maybe you will go back there soon, which is also unsure.
Franklin's identity is indeed embarrassing. He hopes that his father can save him, but he does not want Japan to ask for too high a price, but it seems that there is no such cheap thing.
There were also several Japanese interrogators who were following him, which troubled him. He knew that these guys wanted to use the interrogation records to make up something. He knew that Shi Daling's son Yakov was captured by the German army. German agents used the interrogation records of Shi Daling's son to carry out various propaganda and provocative activities on Su L during a period of time.
Unexpectedly, he fell into the same situation as Yakov, and Franklin was very depressed.
After the exhibition in Beijing, the Japanese took more than a thousand prisoners of war to Harbin, Little Paris, East, and conducted the largest display on the Central Street where foreigners gathered. They even made a special statement that they had captured the son of the US president to humiliate Roosevelt and hoped that he would make concessions in the upcoming new round of negotiations between Japan and the United States.
Fearing that his son was safe, Roosevelt flatly rejected the price of Japan. The Japanese were still arrogant and forced the Americans to withdraw from the war with a tough attitude. Roosevelt really couldn't figure out what the Japanese had drawn. Logically, Japan should have stopped when it was better after winning Midway Island, and correspondingly exhaled some Pacific interests to the United States, so that they could hope that the two countries would quit the war. However, the Japanese army proposed more harsh conditions and asked Roosevelt to ensure that they would withdraw from the war in exchange for normal trade relations. This is completely confused. Now the one who wants to rush to stop the war should be the Japanese. Although you have won another battle, the slightly smarter people understand that Japan's war with the United States is a war between dwarfs and giants.
Withdrawing from the war is not good for the United States, and "normal" trade relations are only good for the Japanese. How can you take all the benefits of the Japanese? If I agree, those financial oligarchs will tear me to pieces. They will not fight before they get the benefits from the war. They will never agree no matter what. And the people who have been mobilized will want to extinguish their enthusiasm for war unless God comes.
My son, my father is sorry for you. I cannot agree to the conditions of Japan to come back. The people do not need a weak president and do not want to see a president who uses national interests to exchange private affection.
Roosevelt kept silent about his son's fate to others in public, and never instructed his subordinates how to rescue his son. However, when his subordinates saw that Roosevelt's hair was thinner day by day, they knew that the president was anxious. The team to rescue Franklin, led by Secretary of State Hull and ** giant DuPont, was quickly established. A large number of consultants and think tanks gathered together to provide advice, and hundreds of strategies were released almost overnight.
However, it is not easy to rescue Franklin Little in Harbin, the hinterland of the Manchukuo Kingdom? Japanese troops gathered in Harbin. Even if Franklin Little was rescued by chance, how could they escape a large-scale pursuit? Besides, is it only the president's son who saved people? Should the remaining more than a thousand naval prisoners be rescued? If they do not rescue, they will have to bear the moral condemnation of the people in the country. If the rescue target is too big, it will be even more difficult to escape.
Even if you don’t consider these things, and only consider rescuing by force, who will take on the task of saving people? First of all, you will definitely not expect the foreign agents in Manchuria. They are small in number and low in force, and there are many people who collect intelligence. They are not those who fight by force, so who can you expect?
Soon, Lao Chiang, who was far away in Chongqing, received a familiar and unfamiliar guest. He was the military representative of the US military in China, the commander of the United States, the commander of the Chinese-China-U.S. military in Myanmar, the commander of the management of materials leased to China, the supervisor of the Yunnan-Burma access road, the commander of the US Air Force in China, and the chief of staff of the Chinese theater.
Chiang Kai-shek loves and hates Stilwell. It means that there can be a large amount of rental bill materials coming. It hates Stilwell interferes with his command and often threatens him with the distribution of rental bill materials. Mom Xipi! Fighting Japan is not only about us Chinese, but also about your American affairs. Don’t Japan beat you too? The two of us should have worked together to deal with vicious enemies. Americans should not use the rental bill materials to steal my power. In a big way, I am the commander-in-chief of the Chinese theater. Why do you, a chief of staff, make a point of fingers? The US intends to use US aid materials to restrain and interfere with the Chinese government’s military system. In essence, this is a very important issue of national sovereignty. The National Government is fighting for national sovereignty.
Chiang Kai-shek knew this and refused to give in. Stilwell often accused Chiang Kai-shek of his government's defeat, worried that the aid supplies would fill the pockets of the defeated officials. The husband said that his mother had a reasonable woman and his mother said that his mother was right, but the relationship between the two was not very harmonious.
Chapter completed!