Seeing several American generals talking discouragingly, Liao Yaoxiang stood up and said: "Although the combined fleet is powerful, it may not be able to achieve its goal of occupying Hawaii Island."
"General Liao, you Chinese love to brag," Smith said sarcastically.
Liao Yaoxiang snorted coldly and said: "We Chinese never brag, unlike some people who were arrogant before the Japanese came. Once the Japanese came, they only knew how to run away and leave the position to our New Sixth Army to defend.
"
"Liao, please speak clearly and don't slander friendly forces!" Smith said angrily, his face turned red.
Two other US military division commanders also shouted: "We Americans are not afraid of death. All our actions are based on orders from the top!"
Obviously, Liao Yaoxiang's words hurt their fragile self-esteem, and these Americans have always felt that they are superior and do not look down on the Chinese at all. Now that Liao Yaoxiang hit the sore spot, they suddenly exploded.
Even MacArthur felt that his face was dishonored. After all, he was also an American. The performance of the American army in previous battles was really unflattering, but being exposed in front of others made him feel somewhat unjustified.
MacArthur coughed lightly and said: "Liao, you are a little excited. Smith and the others are just executing orders. Whether they are American soldiers or Chinese soldiers, they are the best soldiers in the world, and they all have the spirit of dedication. We must unite."
, we can’t slander each other.”
Liao Yaoxiang snorted coldly and said: "General MacArthur, listen to what they said. Hawaii's military power cannot resist the combined fleet, so what are they going to do? Do they want to escape or surrender? If they want to escape, they should die first.
Don't worry, Hawaii doesn't have enough warships to transport so many troops. Even if it has enough transportation capacity, can it escape the attack of the combined fleet at sea?"
"Commander Liao is right. I can tell you a fact. Most of the Allied soldiers captured by the Japanese on the battlefields of Southeast Asia were transported to the mines to work, eating moldy food, and living in drafty houses. There were as many as a dozen per day.
Hours of heavy manual labor constantly exhausted their physical strength. In less than a year, more than half of them were dead. Very few of them lived to see the day of victory. Do you want to be like them and suffer humiliation?
You can't live anymore, and you will die without dignity in the end?" Xu Rui also stood up and said.
After listening to Xu Rui's words, everyone was silent. Obviously, Xu Rui's words touched the hearts of these American officers. Some of them had learned from various channels about the inhumane treatment of American and British prisoners of war in Southeast Asia. Many of them
Everyone is thinking that if they really surrender, those abused prisoners of war will be their future.
Thinking of this, several American generals who were originally inclined to surrender became silent.
MacArthur was very satisfied with Xu Rui's words. It seemed that Xu Rui's words completely stopped his subordinates from surrendering. In this way, the US and Chinese forces could share the same hatred and fight against the enemy.
MacArthur said: "Gentlemen, you have heard what Xu Rui said. Our compatriots who were captured in Southeast Asia were inhumanly tortured by the Japanese. We cannot follow in their footsteps. Although the U.S. military has regulations, soldiers can fight even when there is no hope.
Under certain circumstances, we choose to surrender to the enemy. However, if we suffer inhuman torture after surrender, then we would rather die than suffer the humiliation. Therefore, there is no need to say anything like surrender that shakes the morale of the army in the future. We are going to discuss
How to defeat your opponent."
Liao Yaoxiang also cast an appreciative look at Xu Rui. Obviously, he admired Xu Rui's ability to persuade these weak-willed Americans. He thought to himself that Xu Rui is a man, with the backbone and ambition of a Chinese, and he is also a good man.
A rare general, but it is a pity that such a person does not belong to the National Government. This is really a great pity.
"Oh, God, the Japanese treat prisoners of war like this. They are trampling on the Geneva Convention. We must punish the Japanese!" Will Smith said.
Xu Rui said: "The Japanese have never taken the Geneva Convention seriously. In China, the Japanese burned, killed, and looted everywhere, committing all kinds of evil. In Nanjing, the capital of China, they massacred tens of thousands of prisoners of war who laid down their weapons, and also killed
More than 300,000 unarmed civilians were killed. Because of the brutality of the Japanese, countless Chinese people were harmed. Surrendering to them can only be a dead end!"
After listening to Xu Rui's words, Will Smith was like a deflated rubber ball. He was originally a capitulationist, but after listening to Xu Rui's words, he knew that surrendering to the Japanese would not end well, so he could only change.
His position changed from a capitulation faction to a war faction.
Following Will Smith's transformation, several other American generals also expressed their intention to fight the Japanese to the bitter end and let them see the power of the warriors of the United States of America.
Seeing that his men had unified their thinking, MacArthur was very satisfied and said: "Gentlemen, let's discuss how to fight this battle successfully!"
After hearing what MacArthur said, everyone was silent again. The Japanese combined fleet had more than 300 warships, thousands of cannons, and 400 to 500 carrier-based aircraft, while the U.S. Pacific Fleet only had one ship left.
The newly repaired aircraft carrier Hornet, two submarines, a destroyer, and an injured light cruiser, with this little strength, did not dare to leave the port at all, and were completely suppressed by the combined fleet.
The navy can't be counted on, so only the army and land-based aviation are left. At this time, there are only about 300 fighter jets and 50 high-altitude dive bombers left on Hawaii Island. According to reconnaissance, the main force of the Japanese Navy's combined fleet
There are more than a dozen aircraft carriers and about 400 carrier-based aircraft, which completely suppress the US land-based aviation.
As for the army, although the Japanese Marine Corps lost more than 10,000 people in the landing battle on San Marino Island, there are still at least 40,000 to 50,000 army and marines on the Japanese Navy's transport ships. If these people land on the island, they must
It will pose a huge threat to Hawaii.
After this calculation, the Chinese and American allies were at a disadvantage in all aspects. For a moment, everyone was a little discouraged, and even Liao Yaoxiang was silent.
MacArthur said: "Gentlemen, don't you even have any ideas? If we want to hold Hawaii, we can't just rely on passion. We need wisdom."
Nimitz said: "I think that if we want to repel the Japanese combined fleet, we must first obtain sea control and air control. With the existing strength of the aviation force, it is difficult to complete this task. Therefore, we need more aircraft, especially fighter jets."
With torpedo bombers."
MacArthur said: "I have already reported to Stimson of the Army that four hundred of the latest Mustang fighters and one hundred torpedo bombers are already on the way, and it is estimated that they will arrive in Hawaii tomorrow night."
After hearing MacArthur's words, everyone breathed a sigh of relief, but Nimitz continued: "Airplanes alone are not enough. The Combined Fleet has too many warships and has powerful anti-aircraft firepower. Therefore, we still have to put pressure on the Combined Fleet. If
If we can destroy the air defense system of the Combined Fleet, then the effect of our aircraft bombing will be greatly increased."
MacArthur shook his head and said: "Chester, the anti-aircraft guns of the Japanese warships are scattered on various warships. It is impossible for us to kill their anti-aircraft guns."
"What if I can silence the anti-aircraft guns of the combined fleet?" Xu Rui said suddenly.
Liao Yaoxiang winked at Xu Rui repeatedly, which meant that Xu Rui should not show off his power and try to silence the anti-aircraft guns of the combined fleet. This was simply impossible.
However, Xu Rui seemed unaware of Liao Yaoxiang's eyes, and kept looking at MacArthur.
MacArthur was overjoyed and said: "Xu, how many fighters and bombers do you need to deal with the anti-aircraft artillery of the Combined Fleet?"
Xu Rui shook his head and said, "We don't even need one."
"What?" Everyone looked at Xu Rui blankly, and Liao Yaoxiang kept winking at Xu Rui anxiously. After all, although Liao Yaoxiang and Xu Rui have different political views, they are both Chinese. The Chinese have no external influence.
When threatened, they sometimes fight within themselves, but when there is a common enemy, they become extremely united. Everyone in the family does not bully outsiders, so Liao Yaoxiang does not want to see Xu Rui at this time.
On the contrary, he hoped that Xu Rui could win glory for the Chinese people and show his authority in foreign countries, instead of being carried away by his passion and doing some unrealistic and stupid things to make foreigners laugh.
Nimitz asked: "You don't need airplanes, so how can you deal with the anti-aircraft guns of the Combined Fleet?"
Xu Rui pretended not to see Liao Yaoxiang's eyes and said to Nimitz: "General Nimitz, I need your help."
"How can I help you?" Nimitz spread his hands and made a helpless gesture.
Xu Rui said: "General Nimitz, I need your submarine."
"My submarine? What are you doing?" Nimitz asked.
Xu Rui said: "I need to borrow your submarine to attack the combined fleet."
"How many submarines do you need? I only have two submarines in total," Nimitz said.
"I only need one." Xu Rui said loudly.
Will Smith and other American officers couldn't help but chuckle to themselves, thinking that the combined fleet had more than 300 warships, most of which had anti-aircraft guns. How many warships could the submarine sink, no matter how powerful it was? Xu Rui's idea was completely unrealistic.
Xu Rui understood as soon as he saw the expressions of those Americans, knowing that they regarded him as a fool, Xu Rui said: "General Nimitz, the combined fleet does have more than 300 warships, most of which
There are anti-aircraft guns. If I want to destroy these warships one by one, I only have one submarine. No matter how powerful I am, I can't do it."
"Haha, Xu, are you scared? It's still too late to regret it." Will Smith laughed...
