The entire Manila has been built into a giant fortress!
Landmines, barbed wire fences, ravines and trenches are scattered throughout the city.
The Japanese army even frantically took the citizens of the city as hostages to resist the US military offensive.
Tian Qi sent this information out in time.
However, the US military did not pay enough attention to this intelligence.
Yes, MacArthur personally passed the information to General Kruger.
And he also specifically reminded the general that it was just the information sent by Peter Lin.
The meaning is too obvious.
The information sent by the legendary spy Peter Lin must be taken seriously.
However, General Kruger, who had been having smooth sailing since landing on Luzon Island, didn't care much.
Especially when he saw that there were only 17,000 Marines in Manila, he sneered even more.
How can a force of 17,000 people resist the arrogant U.S. military?
As for the four thousand security forces?
General Kruger did not count them among the defensive forces at all.
These miscellaneous troops will turn into powder with a wave of your hand!
…
But at this time in Manila, Iwabuchi looked extremely excited three times.
A smile he hadn't seen for a long time appeared on his lips.
He even ordered his subordinates to prepare a few delicious dishes and two bottles of wine.
In the backyard of the headquarters, two Japanese soldiers were helping a man take a bath.
The conditions here are very crude.
For now, bathing is almost a luxury.
One of the two Japanese soldiers was holding a wooden bucket filled with hot water, and the other was holding a bath towel.
The man finally finished washing.
After how many days, I was finally able to take a shower.
He has been a clean person since he was a child, but how many days has it been since he took a shower?
When he finally arrived in Manila, his first request was to take a shower immediately.
He wiped himself off, and then two Japanese soldiers brought him a center-left military uniform.
…
The wine has been poured.
Iwabuchi waited anxiously for the third time.
"Jumonro!"
When that voice came, Iwabuchi stood up with "ooh" three times.
Chrysanthemum man!
That's his nickname.
How many years has it been since anyone called me that?
"Seijiro!"
Iwabuchi greeted him with a smile three times, and then hugged the central left man vigorously.
This is a good friend who grew up with him:
Fujikura Seijiro!
Iwabuchi was very thin when he was a child three times and was always bullied, but every time it was Seijiro who stood up.
In order to protect Iwabuchi three times, Seijiro was beaten to death many times.
Iwabuchi always cried when he helped him clean his wounds three times.
But Seijiro didn't allow him to cry and wanted him to be a strong man.
Even their parents saw all this.
Iwabuchi Miji's parents told their son:
"Kikumonro, you and Seijiro will be friends for life!"
Later, they all joined the Navy.
After the war broke out, they went to their respective battlefields and had not seen each other for many years.
But this time, Seijiro suddenly appeared in Manila. How could Iwabuchi not be overjoyed three times?
The two finally separated.
"Seijiro, drink." Iwabuchi said enthusiastically three times: "Today, we must get drunk before resting."
Fujikura Seijiro said with a bitter face: "At least, let me fill my stomach first. I have been hungry for many days."
Iwabuchi laughed "haha" three times.
In front of Kikumonro, Fujikura Seijiro doesn't need to be polite.
He devoured the food like a wolf.
After swallowing the last mouthful, he patted his belly with satisfaction:
"Belly-kun, Belly-kun, you don't have to complain about me anymore, right?"
Iwabuchi laughed three times: "Seijiro, you are still so humorous."
"drink wine."
Seijiro raised his glass: "Cheers!"
"cheers!"
Iwabuchi drank three times, put down his glass and asked, "Seijiro, how could this happen?"
Seijiro smiled bitterly: "The American navy is too powerful. After we were defeated at sea, many navies were forced to move to land operations, and I was one of them.
I commanded my troops and stationed them at Lingayin Bay, which was where the Americans chose as their landing point. We are ready to fight the US military to the death!
However, that bastard Yamashita Fengfumi was not prepared for anti-landing operations at all. The armies on our flanks withdrew the day before the Americans landed, without notifying us!
We were outnumbered and quickly routed, and during the retreat I became separated from my troops. I couldn't contact other troops and had to make my way toward Manila. "
"Those bastards from the Army!" This is equivalent to saying something that made Iwabuchi angry three times: "Manila was also abandoned by this bastard Yamashita!"
"I know, I know." Seijiro sighed: "That's why I decided to come here because I know you are in Manila. I think that as long as I can survive to get here, we can finally fight side by side.
I was lucky. I saw an abandoned car on the road. I tried to start it and it actually started. Ha, if it weren’t for this car, maybe I would still be trudging on the road now. "
"Everything is over, Seijiro!" Thinking of the hardships on Seijiro's journey, Iwabuchi felt sad three times: "It's okay now, we are together, no matter how many Americans come, we can repel them. "
"Is it just like when we were children?" Seijiro said with a smile: "But, as promised, we are not allowed to cry anymore."
When Iwabuchi was a child three times, he would cry every time he lost a fight.
Seijiro said this without hesitation, which made Iwabuchi a little embarrassed even three times.
But Seijiro didn't care: "Kikumonro, you don't know how powerful the Americans are. They can't use up all their artillery shells.
Every time before a war started, there was indiscriminate bombing from the sky and the sea, and tons of artillery shells roared in. Before the war officially started, we already suffered heavy casualties.
This not only brings us physical blow, but also mental torture, which makes people feel desperate! "
Iwabuchi didn't expect him to say such words three times.
In his understanding, Seijiro is a brave and strategic guy.
But now, why do you seem so afraid of Americans?
"Seijiro, are you scared?"
"No, I'm not afraid." Seijiro took a sip of wine: "The Americans appear in Manila, and I will continue to fight with them. However, I must tell you all the disadvantages.
Jumenlang, you are responsible for defending Manila, I hope you are fully mentally prepared! "
Iwabuchi did not want to discuss this matter any more for the third time: "Seijiro, there is something that has been holding back in my heart for a long time. You and I enlisted in the army at the same time. Why are you still just a left-of-centre person?"
