This means that the Pacific Command blocked the news of Nomura Yoshisaburo's arrival in Hawaii. Otherwise, the Marines would not be the only ones who want to kill Nomura Yoshisaburo.
If we talk about southern Africa, Americans are slightly jealous.
Then Americans only have hatred for Japan and Hongguoguo.
From the Japanese standpoint, the United States was the first Western country to use naval guns to force the Japanese government to open its borders.
Americans don't think so.
The "Black Ship Incident" is a painful memory for the Japanese, but for Americans it is a symbol of bringing Japan into a modern civilized society.
As for the subsequent series of wars, behind Japan's adventurous victories were the full support of the United States. The trade embargo of the League of Nations started the honeymoon period between the United States and Japan.
In the eyes of Americans, even though I have been so good to you, you actually attacked Pearl Harbor and tortured American prisoners of war in Bataan. This huge psychological gap is the biggest motivation for Americans to hate Japan.
MacArthur knew the Marines' hatred of Nomura Yoshisaburo, so he tried his best to keep the Marines from contact with Nomura Yoshisaburo.
Frederick underestimated the seriousness of the situation, so Jack Wood had the opportunity to shoot.
Now the cause of Kichisaburo Nomura's death is not important, Jack Wood is the real trouble.
Is it a crime to shoot someone, and kill several people in a row?
there must be.
But what if the Japanese were killed?
In the eyes of most Americans, Jack Wood is not only innocent, but also a hero who upholds justice.
So the question arises, what to do with Jack Wood, should he be sent to the gallows, or should he be awarded a one-ton medal?
Before Frederick had time to think about this issue, the American news media had already started a heated discussion.
"Criminal or hero? Jack Wood used gunfire to avenge his two younger brothers and the American soldiers who died in this war!"
The headlines in the Boston Evening Post are extremely sensational.
"This is not a negotiation, this is a betrayal of all Americans and allies!"
The New York Times is always sharp.
"An unnamed Whitehall staffer revealed: The president will issue a pardon for Jack Wood!"
The Washington Post is the best informed, and Whitehall is riddled with infiltrations.
Truman had no time to respond. What he was most concerned about now was why this matter had become so publicized that the whole world had agreed to keep it strictly confidential.
The U.S. government is very cautious about this matter, so Nomura Koshisaburo can only wait for the U.S. government's reply in Hawaii instead of flying directly to Washington.
Now that the envoy and deputy envoy have died one after another, the U.S. government has not yet investigated the cause of death, but the newspaper reporter has shown great skill, as if he were at the scene, restoring the details of the case in a meticulous manner, including Whitehall's response plan.
Clearly.
The Washington Post did not lie. Truman did not care about the life and death of the Japanese. If the Japanese government is determined to negotiate, it will send people to continue the negotiations in the future.
How to make the most of the Japanese's death and create a wave of favorability in the minds of Americans was what Truman cared about most.
Truman also had his own political ideals. He was not willing to become the president of the United States in this way. Truman also had a vision for the general election two years later.
Truman didn't want anyone to mention him in the future and comment on it as "Oh, he was the man who became the President of the United States after President Roosevelt died of illness-".
This introduction is so humiliating that it doesn't even have a name.
Roosevelt's status in the hearts of Americans is unshakable. If Truman wants to become the first real American president after Roosevelt, he must take action.
At the very least, he must win over the European theater commander who is eyeing him with covetous eyes.
Eisenhower made no secret of his political ambitions. He excelled in the military and led politics, and his industry span was quite wide. Truman, a senior politician, could not be inferior to a wild monk who became a monk halfway.
Let’s not talk about the former governor of Asia who was also jumping up and down. Truman did not regard MacArthur as his opponent at all.
Like Truman, MacArthur was also angry.
MacArthur regarded the negotiations between the United States and Japan as his political capital.
The negotiations have not yet begun. Two leaders of the Japanese side have died one after another. Not only did MacArthur not get the qualifications to get promoted, but he has become a stranger inside and outside, and his reputation is even more disgraceful.
As the commander-in-chief of the Pacific Theater, instead of doing your job well and beating the Japanese to death, you go to negotiate with the Japanese. Is this what you, a soldier, should do?
A soldier's duty is to fight, and negotiating is a politician's job. I can't tell that you, the former president of West Point Military Academy, have a double career.
No, West Point Military Academy is engaged in education.
If you think about it this way, in addition to dual professions, there are also hidden professions.
The brutal suppression of American veterans in Washington has earned MacArthur both reputation and reputation.
Abandoning his men and fleeing alone in the Philippines, MacArthur's status in the eyes of American soldiers dropped sharply.
He finally regained some favorability in the minds of American soldiers by performing on the beach. With the exposure of the US-Japanese negotiations, MacArthur's image in the minds of American soldiers has reached a level of disrepute.
It is really uneasy to fight under such a commander-in-chief.
"The Japanese government has used the plague on Kyushu Island to prove that landing operations on Japan's mainland will cause millions of casualties to the East Asian Allied Forces. The reason why I promote negotiations with the Japanese government is that I don't want to see more American families torn apart -
—" Facing a reporter from Time Magazine, MacArthur tried hard to defend his behavior.
The commander in Europe could describe his inability to intervene in the Battle of Berlin as a tragedy that saved the lives of 100,000 American soldiers.
The same goes for MacArthur.
Therefore, promoting negotiations with Japan is not about capitulationism or gaining political capital, but to save the lives of more American soldiers.
Deductions from the U.S. War Department showed that a landing on the Japanese mainland would result in the death of 1 million Allied troops.
Even if only one-third of these 100 were American troops, MacArthur would have saved at least 30 American families.
So from this perspective, MacArthur's contribution was at least three times that of Eisenhower.
It was outrageous. If Eisenhower heard this, he would probably scold her.
"The East Asian Allied Forces have landed on the Japanese mainland. So far, the East Asian Allied Forces do not seem to have encountered strong resistance." "Times" put it mildly, is the situation really that serious?
This can’t be blamed on the reporter of Time Magazine for being disrespectful. The Allied Forces Command in East Asia reports battles every day. As of MacArthur’s interview with Time Magazine, the total number of casualties suffered by the Allied Forces in East Asia after landing on the Japanese mainland was less than ten.
Thousands of people.
A large part of this was non-combat attrition, which occurred during the Kyushu Campaign. The total number of actual casualties in the battle was less than 10,000.
During the Kyushu Campaign, Japan spread the plague virus all over the island, which indeed caused some trouble for the Allied forces.
After the Allies urgently purchased vaccines and medicines, the impact of the plague on the Allies was rapidly reduced. So much so that when the Allies landed in Honshu, the Japanese government no longer used the plague as a weapon to snipe the Allies.
The plague virus spread by the Japanese government in Kyushu caused more casualties to Kyushu civilians than the Allied forces.
After the Battle of Kyushu, there were very few Japanese civilians left on Kyushu Island, and most of them were caused by the plague virus.
Of course the Japanese government does not recognize it.
According to the Japanese government's statement, the East Asian Allied Forces carried out a brutal massacre of civilians on Kyushu Island, and then blamed all the civilians who died on the plague virus.
The East Asian Allies will definitely not admit that how could the just Allies attack innocent civilians? It is all the fault of the Japanese government and military.
Putting aside the verbal spats between the two sides, the losses suffered by the civilians of Kyushu are real.
"This is a sign that the Japanese government is willing to negotiate, otherwise the losses suffered by the Allied forces would be much greater than they are now." MacArthur forcibly redeemed himself, and the Allied forces were unstoppable. It was all because of our good communication.
The reporter's expression was very confused.
You are so good at communication, then why did the Pacific War break out?
You are so sharp-tongued. When the Japanese army attacked the Philippines, why didn't you scold the Japanese to death?
However, when being interviewed by reporters, MacArthur's rhetoric skills were still unmatched. Otherwise, how could there be such a golden saying as "Old soldiers never die, they just wither."
When MacArthur was being interviewed by Time Magazine, Angel was also being interviewed by The Times.
"I did hear some news, but I think they are all rumors. It is impossible for the East Asia Allied Forces to engage in any form of negotiation with the Japanese side and will only accept Japan's unconditional surrender!" An Qi has a tough attitude. He is the East Asian Allied Forces.
Commander-in-chief of the U.S. Army, MacArthur was only the commander of the U.S. Pacific Theater.
More specifically, MacArthur was the commander of the U.S. Army in the Pacific Theater, and the commander of the U.S. Navy in the Pacific Theater was Halsey.
Considering that the U.S. military inherited from the United Kingdom and has always placed emphasis on sea and land, one can imagine the quality of MacArthur as a commander.
The news of Germany's defeat and surrender put a lot of pressure on Angel. Angel was very busy these days and had no time to pay attention to MacArthur's little moves.
An Qi had always known about MacArthur's little thoughts. If the opponent was not Japanese, An Qi wouldn't mind doing a favor to help MacArthur build up his reputation or something.
It would be great fun if MacArthur became President of the United States two years later.
"Germany has been defeated and surrendered. When will the East Asian Allied Forces prepare to launch the final battle against Japan?" The person sent by The Times to interview An Qi was An Qi's old friend Leighton More.
Since they are old friends, the communication is much smoother, unlike MacArthur and Time Magazine, who used guns and sticks.
"There is no final war against Japan. Our goal is to completely eradicate Japan's war capabilities, turn Japan into a peace-loving country, and make Yamato a nation that can sing and dance well." Angel hasn't had enough, Cat
You have to have enough addiction before you eat the mouse.
"Is this possible? After the end of the last world war, the transformation of Germany was unsuccessful." Litton was worried that next, there would be another period of peace that would last only 20 years.
In 20 years, which is the time for a generation to grow up, when countries regain their war capabilities, World War III will break out.
It cannot be said that this is a bad human nature. After all, the cake is only so big. If you take one more bite, I will take one less bite.
Don’t think about making the cake bigger, because no matter how big the cake is, it won’t be enough.
"Japan is not Germany, and the world today is not the world 20 years ago." An Qi was confident.
Angel is not good at sharing cakes.
An Qi is good at eating cakes. Only when she is full can she have the energy to fight, and only when she wins can she get more points.
It's not so much a score as a grab.
Some people grabbed the cream and fruits, some grabbed the base, and some could only watch and smell the taste.
Angel is waiting for Rock's order.
As long as Rock gives the order, Angel will drop bombs to Japan. The flying fortress loaded with super bombs has been waiting at Changi Naval Base for a long time.
The reason why the super bomb has not been thrown out yet is because the Ministry of Defense of Southern Africa has new ideas.
Before the advent of rockets, the only way to drop bombs was by dropping them from an airplane.
Scientific researchers in southern Africa have always understood this before. No one has ever thought of throwing bombs on the enemy's heads in another way.
When the Russian army besieged Berlin, a southern African researcher proposed a new idea. Since the southern African rocket has the ability to send a one-ton warhead thousands of miles away, can it send super bombs and
Combined with rockets, it becomes more threatening.
This proposal immediately attracted the attention of the Southern African Ministry of Defense.
Although Super Fortress is powerful, it is also subject to great restrictions. It requires a very long runway. So far, it cannot even reach an aircraft carrier, and its attack range is limited.
If rockets and super bombs can be combined, the deterrent power of the super bomb will be infinitely amplified. It can not only be mounted on surface combat ships, but also mounted on submarines, cruising silently anywhere in the world.
Southern Africans have always done whatever comes to mind when it comes to weapon research and development. No matter how fanciful the idea is, try it first and then say whether it works.
So von Braun, who had just arrived in Southern Africa, finally knew how big the gap between the V2 rocket he was proud of and the rockets in Southern Africa.
The V2 rocket is still at the level where it can be fired, and the accuracy is not guaranteed at all. It can only roughly control the direction. Whether it can hit the target accurately depends on luck.
Southern Africa has great experience in precision guidance. Its precision-guided bombs have long been used on the battlefield with great results.
The precision-guided bombs in southern Africa have a farther range, greater power, and higher accuracy than the V2 rocket developed under von Braun, surpassing them in all aspects.
Now, not to mention von Braun, Rock is also looking forward to how effective precision guidance, long-range rockets, and super bombs can be.
