Chapter 99 good luck dream

At 2 o'clock in the afternoon, the signalman put the microphone in front of MacArthur.It started to rain lightly, and standing in the drizzle, MacArthur delivered an impromptu speech into the microphone. "This is the 'Voice of Freedom' broadcast, and I am General MacArthur. Citizens of the Philippines, I have returned! Our troops are re-entering the Philippine land soaked in the blood of the people of the two countries..." MacArthur's speech, broadcast over the Filipino guerrilla's communications wavelength: "Close to me, carry on the indomitable spirit of Bataan and Corregidor, as the front advances, bringing you into the combat zone. Arise, fighting!"

At the end of his speech, MacArthur repeatedly shouted: "For your hometown and family, fight! For your children and grandchildren, fight! For your holy dead, fight!" After shouting "battle" three times, he was already trembling, obviously moved by true emotion. For the rest of the afternoon, MacArthur reported the good news to Roosevelt: "This is the first letter from the liberated Philippines. I think you may be happy to collect it. I hope it has the value of collection." President Roosevelt quickly sent a congratulatory message: "The whole country is grateful to you, and the whole country is praying for the success of you and your men finally counterattacking back."

The landing battle that day was indeed worthy of celebration. By the evening, the US military had controlled a 17-mile forward position and transported more than 100,000 tons of supplies, and the price they paid was very small-only 49 soldiers were killed during the landing .MacArthur had promised Roosevelt before that as long as he commanded the Philippine landing, the United States would never incur major losses. Facts have proved that he did not keep his word. MacArthur returned to the flagship, and he could sleep peacefully.At night, he had a dream. What appeared in the dream was not bayonets, bullets, or bombs, but a very old Wright old man.

The old man walked slowly from the gunfire and extended his arms to welcome him: "Hello, Mr. Marshal (the Philippines awarded the title of Marshal MacArthur), it's a pleasure to meet you, we haven't seen you for a long time." MacArthur undoubtedly had an auspicious dream. It is not known what kind of dream his opponent Yamashita could have. Therefore, they simply concentrated their forces on Luzon Island to organize defenses, the so-called giving up one son and guarding one son. In addition, Yamashita finally settled a concern: At 8 o'clock that night, Lieutenant General Akira Muto came from Sumatra to the headquarters of the 14th Army named "Sakura Barracks".

Akira Muto was formerly the Chief of the Military Affairs Bureau of the Ministry of the Army. He was "exiled" to Sumatra Island by Tojo because of his disagreement with Tojo. This experience also made him feel sympathetic with Yamashita.On the way from Sumatra to his post, Muto took refuge in the rain-soaked airport due to an attack by a U.S. plane, and his body was covered in mud.Yamashita's adjutant, Captain Kawasawa Binji, was suspicious at first when he saw his face, but then he thought about Muto's appearance that Yamashita had described, and felt that it was not bad, so he let him into the reception room on the second floor .

After seeing Muto, Yamashita also laughed at his bear appearance: "It's hard work, but I've been waiting for you for a long time!" The next morning, due to the attack of the US plane, the chief of staff had to hide in the war room of the underground fortification, and gave an acceptance speech to the staff and staff of the headquarters. The U.S. military landed on Wright Island, and the staff officer Kosuke Tanaka was too busy. Tanaka was late because of this. After arriving at the meeting, he hurriedly apologized to Muto. Obviously, Muto didn't know that the U.S. military was coming, so he pretended to be relaxed and said, "Are you going to land? That's interesting!" Then he turned to look at the map on the wall, and asked Tanaka, "So, where is Wright Island?"

The chief of staff didn't know where Wright Island was. Tanaka suddenly felt petrified. He quickly raised the pointer and pressed it on the map: "Yes, it's at this location." "Hey, the chief of staff doesn't even know the geographic location of the Philippines!" After the meeting, the young staff members all burst into laughter, and this big joke quickly spread throughout the "Sakura Barracks". As soon as Muto figured out where Wright Island was, the Southern Army General Headquarters sent Lieutenant Sergeant Mitsuo Kai, a combat staff officer, to the "Sakura Barracks".Kaisaki asked Yamashita to consider whether to send a considerable amount of troops to fight the U.S. military on Wright Island.

According to the original "Jie 1" combat plan, Yamashita made it clear that his mission was to fight the U.S. military on Luzon Island. Wright Island would only let the United Fleet and the 16th Division on the island deal with it. It is not an easy task. Just transporting the two divisions from Luzon Island will face many difficulties and dangers. In a hurry, where can I find so many troop carriers? Kaisaki only brought a mouth, without any proof, Yamashita rejected the other party's proposal on the grounds that this was just Kaisaki's personal opinion.