The Southern African Expeditionary Force did not have any psychological barriers when fighting the Japanese army.
International law and the Red Cross Convention basically do not exist in East Asia. Did the Japanese army abide by international law and the Red Cross Convention when fighting?
Absolutely not!
Then it doesn't exist at all.
According to Japanese military data, the Battle of Shimonoseki was garrisoned by Japanese troops equivalent to three divisions. Taking the Japanese military establishment in 1945 as an example, it was approximately 40,000 people.
In fact, there are not so many. In the current Japanese army, each division is understaffed. Many new divisions only have a few thousand people. The garrison troops of the three divisions can only have 20,000 people at most.
"Yes, that's 20,000 people. We only eliminated 20,000 Japanese troops in Xiaguan. If there are more, they can only be judged as desertions. The Japanese people's will to fight - ahahahaha -" MacArthur was accepting
He is in a happy mood when interviewed by the media and will not miss any opportunity to be interviewed by the media.
The failure of last year's election did not make MacArthur completely give up. He planned to continue to run four years later. All publicity opportunities were very important to MacArthur.
As early as 1943, some Republican politicians were interested in inviting MacArthur to run.
MacArthur was very interested in the presidency, and he also knew that the opportunity was rare. If Roosevelt's popularity had not been unshakable, MacArthur would never have had the opportunity to run on behalf of the Republican Party.
Reality dealt a heavy blow to MacArthur. He did not get the opportunity to run on behalf of the Republican Party, and even failed to win the primary election within the Republican Party.
MacArthur did not openly admit his failure as Americans admired. Instead, in order to protect his image, MacArthur declared to the public that he had no intention of running for president.
hypocritical!
Through last year's election, MacArthur fully realized Roosevelt's power.
It can be said that as long as Roosevelt continues to run, others basically have no chance.
It was not until Roosevelt died that MacArthur realized again that his opportunity had come again.
"Japan is a backward feudal country with many political, economic, and cultural problems. If we want to eliminate the threat of war, we must modernize Japan. This will be our most important task next." MacArthur
Prepare to use Japan as his biggest bargaining chip.
After losing the election last year, MacArthur and his campaign team summed up their experience and believed that lack of sufficient governing experience was MacArthur's biggest problem.
As a soldier, MacArthur's image in the minds of the American public was undoubtedly successful.
As a statesman or politician, MacArthur had few achievements. His performance in the position of Governor of the Philippines not only failed to add points to MacArthur, but also became the most effective weapon for his opponents to attack MacArthur.
You can't even manage the Philippines well, the economy is in ruins, and the military has suffered a complete defeat in the face of Japan's attack. How can such a person lead the United States to continue to move forward——
So MacArthur was now eager to prove that he not only had the ability to regain lost territory, but also had the ability to manage a country.
Japan was MacArthur's touchstone.
Of course, all of this cannot be achieved without the cooperation of the Southern African Expeditionary Force.
When the expeditionary force landed in Xiaguan, Lion City was preparing for a trial of war criminals.
The reason is also very simple.
After the Malay Campaign and the Philippines Campaign, more than 400,000 Japanese soldiers were captured, many of whom reached the level of war criminals and were not eligible for labor reform and must be publicly and severely punished.
On this issue, MacArthur and Angel had differences again.
Angel's attitude was very clear. Instead of letting these war criminals waste food in prison, it would be better to hang them in public. This would not only boost morale, but also act as a huge deterrent to the stubborn resistance forces within the Japanese government.
The Allies have confirmed that there are huge differences within Japan, and some people are trying to get in touch with the Allies through different methods to end the war in a relatively dignified way.
Another group of die-hards were stubborn and tried to threaten the Allies with "100 million pieces of jade" to obtain a treatment similar to Germany's after the end of World War I.
This is so funny.
It probably means that if you don’t let me go, I will die for you!
The only outcome of the negotiation that An Qi could accept was unconditional surrender, without giving the Japanese any chance to raise conditions.
MacArthur did not think so. He believed that in order to transform Japan, sufficient attention should be paid to the Japanese upper class, so as to obtain the cooperation of the Japanese government and be more conducive to the Allied rule of Japan.
"What we need is peace, not a Japan full of hatred. Dealing with war criminals publicly will lead to worse consequences. We should let the Japanese see opportunities, especially those war criminals who know they have committed serious crimes. We should let them understand that only by taking
Cooperation is the only way to survive." MacArthur was indeed attentive. He designed a special structure for Japan with reference to the United States and Britain.
In MacArthur's vision, Japan should retain the royal family after the war, so as to eliminate the resistance of the Japanese to the greatest extent.
At the same time, the political status of the royal family will be reduced, Japan's Shinto religious system will be gradually abolished, the emperor will be promoted from a god to a human being, and the influence of the royal family on the Japanese people will be weakened to the greatest extent.
In order to win the cooperation of the Japanese government, MacArthur did not even want to publicly punish war criminals.
Angie was still in the mood to discuss the handling of the royal family with MacArthur.
But when it comes to dealing with war criminals, An Qi will not compromise at all.
In the list drawn up by Angel, there are as many as 5,700 war criminals to be publicly executed this time alone, including almost all the captured officers.
"If we do this, we will completely lose the opportunity to cooperate with the Japanese government." MacArthur firmly disagreed. In his plan, the cooperation of these officers was very important.
Japan's officer system is similar to the German Junker aristocracy during World War I. The vast majority of officers are children of aristocrats.
In the First World War, the Junker nobles suffered heavy losses and almost their entire army was wiped out. They never recovered from the fall.
Japan was a victorious country in World War I. Not only was the aristocratic system not affected, but it also grew in size. This group was also the main beneficiary of Japan's foreign wars.
Like MacArthur, Angel also wanted to transform Japan.
The difference is that MacArthur's plan was to cooperate with the Japanese aristocracy and proceed more moderately.
The biggest problem with this approach is that it is not thorough and cannot allow the Japanese aristocracy to be completely punished, so that they will not reflect deeply and lay the foundation for the resurgence of militarism in the future.
Angel's method is to completely liquidate, and in order to achieve this goal, he will not hesitate to hang all the "Junker aristocracy" in Japan.
"Is there anything worth preserving in the current Japanese government?" Angel said ruthlessly.
Renovation?
Change your sister!
Let's hang all those war criminals first. If they still don't cooperate, then continue to hang them. With tens of millions of Japanese, they can always find a suitable spokesperson.
"An, when it comes to dealing with Japan, we must consider the threat from Russia -" MacArthur was worried that the Allies would be too harsh and would force Japan to the Russian side.
The Allied forces are marching forward in Europe. At present, all the eastern and western fronts have invaded Germany. Judging from the current situation, Germany will definitely be divided in the future and ruled by territorial divisions.
The same is true for Japan. If the Allies cannot end the war as quickly as possible, it will be hard to say when the Russians end the fighting in Europe and return their focus to East Asia.
Now Russia has not given up on the so-called "Russian-Japanese Non-Aggression Pact", and its meaning is very clear, not to put any pressure on Japan, so that Japan can concentrate on fighting the Southern Front Allies.
If the Southern African Expeditionary Force and the US military land in Tokyo today, the Russians will launch an attack in the Far East tomorrow.
"How do you think about transforming Japan into a bridgehead against Russia?" Angel didn't want to compete for the Prime Minister of Southern Africa and had no political desires.
"Don't you realize the threat from Russia? Russia is not Germany and Japan and has the ability to pose a real threat to us." MacArthur still had basic acumen.
Germany and Japan are in similar situations. They have a small land area, lack of resources and strategic depth, and insufficient population. Their war capabilities are actually very limited.
Russia is different. It is a country of 20 million square kilometers and has a peak population of nearly 200 million people. Coupled with weather and geographical bonuses, it is almost invincible.
Why do Europe and the United States in another time and space shout loudly but dare not actually go to war with Russia?
Because no country can bear the consequences of fighting Russia.
As far as Britain and Germany are concerned, to put it bluntly, if a bunch of nuclear bombs are dropped, the entire country will be destroyed. Russia has this capability.
Russia covers more than 20 million square kilometers, and that's just the ground part. There are countless underground nuclear defense fortifications. As long as all Russia's counterattack capabilities cannot be destroyed immediately, then just wait to be punished by the giant bear in the north.
"It's just a threat. After six years of war, do you think it's possible to continue three wars in a short period of time?" An Qi is not unaware of the threat from Russia. There are always priorities in things, and you can't stop eating because of choking.
In order to deal with the potential threat from Russia, why not punish Japanese war criminals?
Are you kidding me? Even if An Qi compromises, the Chinese in southern Africa will not agree.
The fundamental reason why MacArthur launched his so-called "transformation plan" is that Japan did not cause irreparable harm to the United States. If Japan also invaded the United States, it would attack all the way to Washington, blow up the White House to pieces, and massacre 30 million Americans.
Man, let’s see if MacArthur still dares to transform Japan according to his own will?
If the above incident happened, if MacArthur dared to say the word "reform", he would be immediately swallowed up by the surging public opinion.
And he's running for president.
By then, MacArthur would be the biggest traitor to America in American history.
"If you insist, then I hope you can narrow the list and punish only the major war criminals, and the method should not be too cruel." MacArthur settled for the next best thing. Hanging in public was too cruel, so it could not be changed to injection or secret
Shooting?
"They are all already war criminals. How can they be divided into major and minor categories?" An Qi disagreed with MacArthur's classification. Are cuckolds divided into dark green and light green?
"If you insist, I reserve my opinion." MacArthur left himself a way out. When the Japanese rebelled, MacArthur could shift all responsibility to the Southern African Expeditionary Force.
"You can keep it, this is your right -" An Qi was very disappointed with MacArthur. Since you are unkind, don't blame me for being unjust.
An election requires support. As the Commander-in-Chief of the U.S. Pacific Theater, MacArthur has more than two million U.S. troops fighting in the Pacific region, which is MacArthur's largest base.
In terms of shaping his personal image, MacArthur was successful, especially his phrase "I will be back", which was simply a model of a comeback. Many American soldiers did not know the story behind this sentence, nor did they know that MacArthur was trying to protect war criminals.
, made those efforts.
Like the Southern African Expeditionary Force, the US military also has a military club in the Lion City. In their spare time, many American soldiers go to the club to have fun and relax.
"Have you heard? The headquarters will hold a public trial for the captured Japanese war criminals, and then all of them will be publicly executed. It is said that there are thousands of people on the list of people to be executed -" Second Lieutenant Kenneth, who was on vacation, was well-informed.
Work at the US military office in Lion City.
"Why?" Lieutenant Taylor from Manila, a survivor of the Bataan Death March, looked gloomy.
After the Battle of the Philippines, the surviving U.S.-Philippine coalition forces were rescued. Of the nearly 80,000 people who originally surrendered, less than 40,000 remained.
"Because we want to frighten the Japanese and prompt Japan to surrender as soon as possible -" Second Lieutenant Kenneth was happy to share.
"No, no, no, I mean, we captured 400,000 Japanese, why are there only a few thousand on the list?" The reason why Lieutenant Taylor was angry was not that the list was too long, but that it was too short.
"How much do you hope it is?" Lieutenant Kenneth was not sure about Lieutenant Taylor's experience.
"All! I hope it's all! Regardless of whether they are on the damn list or not, and whether they are soldiers or not, all Japanese deserve to die. They should be driven into the Pacific and drowned." Lieutenant Taylor recalled his experience in the prisoner of war camp.
I wish I could kill all the Japanese.
"Calm down Taylor, you know that's impossible." A familiar officer advised Taylor to calm down. Killing all the Japanese was unrealistic.
"I couldn't calm down. When Bataan surrendered, my company and I had 90 people left. When we arrived at the prisoner of war camp, there were only 37 people left in the company. After another three months, there were only 11 people left.
, in the end, I was the only one who walked out of the prisoner of war camp alive - how do you ask me to calm down? Unless I let my brothers come back to life -" Taylor's eyes were red and his whole body was shaking.
"Taylor, we have avenged your revenge for you -" Captain Xu Zhi from the Southern African Expeditionary Force patted Taylor on the shoulder. The Japanese created the Bataan Death March. How could the Southern African Expeditionary Force let the prisoner-of-war camp
