MacArthur, who just wanted to shirk responsibility, probably did not expect that if this telegram was really sent, then Southern Africa and the United States would really be on the verge of war.
Compared with the frenzied MacArthur, Chief of Staff David Andreson was relatively calm.
In the view of Chief of Staff David Andrewson, the reason why the landing force suffered heavy losses was not due to the combat effectiveness of the Palawan rebels, but to MacArthur's command errors.
The First Division was a colonial servant army formed by the United States, with a total strength of about 15,000 people. Before departure, in order to complete the mission more smoothly, MacArthur recruited some guides and auxiliary troops, and the total landing force was about 20,000 people.
Probably in MacArthur's view, the Palawan rebels, who had just raised their flag of rebellion, could almost capture 20,000 people without much difficulty.
Unexpectedly, the Palawan rebels were well-trained and well-equipped and occupied favorable terrain. As a result, the first division almost lost its ability to continue fighting just after landing.
In this era, a force with 10% casualties can basically be judged to have lost its combat capability.
Especially colonial servants like the First Division have little ability to make a comeback once they are in a disadvantageous situation on the battlefield.
"Mike, calm down. What we have to do now is to stabilize the defense and concentrate the scattered landing troops. Otherwise, as night falls, the rebels are likely to attack during the night, and we will suffer more serious losses." David Andrew
Sen knew his priorities. The first attack must have failed, but he couldn't gain nothing.
Not everything was gained, at least now MacArthur should have a certain understanding of the rebels' strength and no longer knew anything about it.
Of course, after only one day of fighting, the information MacArthur collected was very limited. Among the information obtained by the landing force, the rebels had a flexible fighting style, were good at using terrain, and were equipped with heavy weapons including grenade launchers and heavy machine guns. This
It was also the basis for MacArthur's decision to enter the war in southern Africa.
However, MacArthur still had no idea about the number, distribution, logistics, personnel structure, etc. of the rebels. Under such circumstances, it was impossible to continue fighting.
"If the rebels have the ability to attack at night, it will fully prove the participation of southern Africans in the war." MacArthur was not stupid, he did not care about the losses of the Filipinos.
During World War II, the Japanese army launched a massive attack on the Philippines. MacArthur, who had retired from the U.S. Army and served as commander-in-chief of the Philippines, fled from Bataan in a hurry on a submarine. His 75,000 men were leaderless and had no choice but to lay down their weapons and surrender.
Regardless of how this period of history is beautified in the future, it is an irrefutable fact that MacArthur did not choose to fight to the end when facing the Japanese attack but fled.
As for the Allied forces' subsequent return to the Philippines, MacArthur left the trestle bridge that the American soldiers had repaired and insisted on calling in the reporter's famous photo of wading through the water and walking onto the beach, as well as the famous phrase "I'm back."
, Haha, this is very American.
What must be explained here is that there are many armies around the world that have the ability to attack at night, and southern Africa happens to be the best at it.
During the World War, Southern Africa took advantage of the darkness to launch attacks on the German army on the Eastern Front many times. While gaining worldwide attention, it also created a great military prestige for the Southern African army.
Even though the world war has been over for several years, there are still not many troops with night attack capabilities, and the Palawan rebels are even less likely. Night attacks still require high quality of troops.
"Unless we have direct evidence, we can't prove anything." David Andrewson disagreed with MacArthur. Southern Africans would not be so stupid and would not hand over the handle, even if whites were found among the rebels.
Or the Chinese and Southern Africans will deny it.
Palawan Island itself is home to many whites and Chinese, and this is true throughout Southeast Asia.
"No, we can prove that at least we can get more attention." MacArthur finally said what he meant. The main reason why MacArthur couldn't leave Southern Africa in these three sentences was to gain attention.
Yes, just to gain attention, MacArthur could leave 20,000 people in Palawan Island and face the siege of the rebels at all times.
MacArthur was such a person who was unwilling to be mediocre.
MacArthur came from a well-known family and had excellent academic performance. When he graduated from the U.S. Military Academy at West Point, he achieved the best results in the history of the U.S. Military Academy at West Point. Two years after graduation, he became the military adjutant of U.S. President Theodore Roosevelt.
During the World War, MacArthur went to Europe to fight with the rank of colonel and was deeply impressed by the combat effectiveness of the Southern African Expeditionary Force.
It was not just the Southern African Expeditionary Force. MacArthur was known for his "distinct personality", but in fact he was not convinced by anyone. At that time, MacArthur not only had a bad relationship with the expeditionary force headquarters, but also had a bad relationship with the US military generals.
This is also the reason why MacArthur was sent to the Philippines after the "Washington Massacre".
Because of MacArthur's insistence, the beachhead troops who had just landed could only hold on on the beach at night.
MacArthur was not fully prepared, and supplies were not delivered to the beach in time. The officers and soldiers of the beachhead were cold and hungry in the night, and there were widespread complaints.
At the same time, Allen and Matthew had just had a feast and were discussing whether to attack overnight.
"We can move our position forward and use grenade launchers to attack the enemies on the beach without letting them rest -" Matthew lit a cigarette under the cover of his raincoat. At this time, the sky started to rain again. Fortunately, the Free Army soldiers were all ready before setting off.
Carry a raincoat.
However, the servant army on the beach was not so lucky. They did not carry any extra supplies before setting off, and they certainly would not carry raincoats.
According to the combat habits of the First Division, civilian houses can be requisitioned at will after landing, so raincoats and other items are cumbersome and there is no need to carry them.
The soldiers who have landed now are less than 500 meters away from the town of Dini, but no one dares to get close to the town of Dini. Everyone still remembers the battle in the afternoon. The remains of the soldiers who died in the battle are still left at the entrance of the town of Dini.
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Just after the battle, there were still screams and wailings of injuries in the town of Dini.
Now these sounds have disappeared, and the town of Dini is as silent as death.
"Watch your cigarette butts, you bastard!" Alan reminded Matthew that smoking on the battlefield at night was taboo.
"Even if those servants find my cigarette butts, I bet ten rands that those servants won't dare to attack -" Before Matthew could finish his words, a gunshot suddenly sounded in the distance.
"I fff——" Matthew hurriedly threw down the cigarette butt and picked up the gun and entered combat mode.
Then there was no sound.
"Not an attack?" Matthew didn't know what happened.
"You are too nervous, this is our sniper -" Allen chuckled. In the current Free Army, snipers, machine gunners, commanders and other special positions are all well-trained elite veterans.
Otherwise, the First Division would not have been defeated so miserably.
"Let's go, let's go, let's go. We can't fall behind others and catch them off guard -" Matthew glanced at the cigarette butt he had just glanced at at his feet and hesitated whether to pick it up and smoke it again.
Well, hardship and simplicity are the heirlooms of the revolution and cannot be wasted.
"Then kill them, and then retreat -" Allen agreed with Matthew's suggestion. It would be very difficult for the officers and soldiers on the beach this night. They would have to starve, face bad weather, and face the Free Army.
Attack of warriors.
While the First Division was languishing on the beach, Roque had just returned to Pretoria.
Philip has already departed from Walvis Bay for a visit to the United States. During Philip's departure from southern Africa, Roque, as Minister of Defense and Commander-in-Chief of the Southern African Armed Forces, will handle political affairs in Southern Africa on Philip's behalf.
In other words, Rock is now the regent——
Oops, this description doesn't quite fit, but it doesn't matter.
In fact, according to the internal ordering in Southern Africa, when the Prime Minister leaves Southern Africa, the Speaker of Parliament should act as Prime Minister.
But no one cared about this, even Buck accepted Philip's arrangement as a matter of course.
Roque did not refuse. After returning to Pretoria, the first thing he did was to visit Kitchener and Ade.
"Locke, I thought you had forgotten about me, an old man -" Kitchina, who has not appeared in dozens of chapters, is like the empress dowager who has been relegated to the cold palace.
Ade looked at Roque and smiled without saying anything. Southern Africa was developing very well now. Ade was greatly relieved. He became more energetic and physically stronger.
This is normal. A broad heart naturally makes you fat. Adelaide did lose some weight in the past.
"How could it be? I've been a little busy during this period. Isn't this coming?" Rock was in a good mood. Phyllis was pregnant again. This was her and Rock's fifth child.
Did you see that this is truly responding to the call of Southern Africa, and only five have basically reached the passing mark.
Of course, if Ada is included, Rock is one step closer to his dream of creating a football team. During the holidays, the Rock family will become one of the top families in southern Africa, not only in terms of strength, but also in terms of members.
quantity.
"I heard that a rebellion broke out in the East Asian colonies of the United States?" Kitchina smiled half-heartedly, already understanding Roark's basic operations.
"It seems -" Rock smiled, so what if the rebellion broke out, it had nothing to do with southern Africa anyway, it was the Americans themselves who failed to live up to their expectations and made people angry.
"You have to be careful, don't make yourself self-defeating." Kitchina didn't believe Roque's lies. Without outside help, Palawan would not have the courage to rebel.
According to Kitchener's understanding of Roque, there is no doubt whether there is Patiño or not.
In other words, it’s unclear whether Patinho is from Palawan or not.
"What does this have to do with me? Americans are trapped in a cocoon and deserve it!" Rock firmly refused to admit it.
In other words, Rock was born at the wrong time. If Rock traveled a hundred years earlier, there is no doubt whether the British Empire would have had the chance to become an empire on which the sun never sets.