Lost and Spy

Chapter 2897
Connecting requires a special method and a secret code that you have mastered in advance.

Meng Shaoyuan has all these.

But when seeing this person who came in, everything can be avoided.

Any connection methods, any codes, put them aside.

Because, there is no need for these between them.

Do you need any connection codes when you meet your brother?

And the person who came in was Meng Shaoyuan's brother, and he was also a legend in the intelligence world:
Tian Qi!

Blood Fox Tian Qi!
Of course, he still has a name now:
Peter Lin!
The moment he saw Meng Shaoyuan, Tian Qi couldn't believe it at first, then he was delighted, and then he regained his composure.

"Rukawa-kun."

At this moment, Tian Qi completely changed the way of connecting, he greeted easily in Japanese:

"I kept you waiting."

Rukawa Maple!
That was a pseudonym Meng Shaoyuan used quite often!
"Mister Earth Dog!"

Meng Shaoyuan also called out "politely".

I circle you a cross!

Tian Qi cursed in his heart, sat down, and also ordered a cup of coffee.

"The person connecting, is that you?"

The two of them are so familiar that they don't need to say anything, just get straight to the point!

"Why can't it be me?" Tian Qi said: "I guessed that you have already arrived in the Philippines, but I didn't expect that the person who connected with me would be you."

The proprietress came with coffee, and the two immediately chatted happily in Japanese.

As soon as the proprietress left, Meng Shaoyuan immediately asked, "Tell me, what important task do you need to come to in person?"

"It's very important. My director Donovan personally gave me the order, and skipped MacArthur." Tian Qi said immediately: "The one who asked Donovan was the commander of the US military in Europe and the commander of the Allied Forces in North Africa. White David Eisenhower!"

Meng Shaoyuan almost spit out his coffee.

Eisenhower?
I rely on!

This background is bigger than MacArthur.

Future President of the United States!

What task would allow him to directly request Donovan?
"I found an excuse to come out this time." Tian Qi whispered: "Because of this mission, you must not let MacArthur know, or he will be very angry. You probably don't know the relationship between MacArthur and Eisenhower. very nervous."

I have no idea?

And what I don't know?
Meng Shaoyuan dismissed it.

Eisenhower had a pretty good relationship with most people, except MacArthur.

Not only did they have a cold relationship, they were even in a state of hostility.

To be precise, Eisenhower was still a junior of MacArthur.

When MacArthur took over as Chief of Staff of General Smeller of the U.S. War Department, Major Eisenhower was still unknown at this time, working under Smeller.

Subsequently, MacArthur, who had witnessed Eisenhower's excellent work ability, appointed him as his personal assistant.

Eisenhower prepared the "Annual Report of the Chief of Staff," in which the two listed the deficiencies of the U.S. military and urged improvement in its equipment.

However, the U.S. government believes that the military should practice strict economy and does not approve of military expansion for backup.

This led to the United States participating in the war six years later with very poor equipment and insufficient troops, and paid a bloody price.

In 1935, MacArthur was transferred to the Philippines as an adviser to Philippine President Quezon and was responsible for building an army there.

MacArthur asked Eisenhower to go with him and still serve as an assistant.

Eisenhower was very happy that MacArthur appreciated him so much, and happily went to Manila.

After arriving in Manila, Eisenhower found that the Filipinos he dealt with rarely fulfilled their promises.Moreover, the Filipinos procrastinated, which caused Eisenhower's work to progress slowly.

As the work progressed, Eisenhower found that working with MacArthur was even more difficult than working with the Filipinos.

MacArthur refused to meet and communicate with senior leaders of the Philippines, thinking that it was inconsistent with his identity and status.

Eisenhower had to negotiate with the Philippine authorities himself, and spent a lot of time exchanging military building proposals.

Philippine President Quezon appointed MacArthur as Philippine Field Marshal and Eisenhower as General.

Eisenhower declined the appointment, thinking that the Banana General honor was meaningless.At the conferment ceremony, MacArthur was like a philanderer.

Afterwards, MacArthur scolded Eisenhower.

A series of events that followed made Eisenhower think that his work in the Philippines was meaningless, and he planned to return to China.

In particular, MacArthur decided to hold a grand parade in Manila to boost the morale of the Philippine army and people.

Eisenhower quickly estimated the cost and decided that the plan was impossible to implement.MacArthur arbitrarily rejected the advice of his subordinates.

Philippine President Quezon called MacArthur and demanded the cancellation of the parade, emphasizing that it was a waste of money.

The face-saving MacArthur shifted the responsibility to Eisenhower. Eisenhower was very annoyed and asked to be fired and return to China immediately.

In September 1939, Britain and France declared war on Germany, and World War II broke out.

The outbreak of the war made Eisenhower firm in his idea of ​​returning home.

Both MacArthur and Quezon tried their best to keep him, and the terms were very generous, but Eisenhower still refused.

After the attack on Pearl Harbor, Eisenhower became General Marshall's assistant and concurrently served as the chief of the Far East Section of the Operations Division.

His experience in the Philippines gave him a good understanding of the situation in East Asia. He believed that the Philippines was hopeless, and the more sensible approach for the US military was to retreat to Australia and establish an anti-Japanese base there.

In order to conquer the Pacific region, the Japanese army deployed sufficient forces with careful planning and resolute execution.

Facing the strength of the Japanese army, Eisenhower could not fully support MacArthur who retreated to Bataan Island, let alone consider the European battlefield.MacArthur was so angry that he could not get timely support, saying that Washington lacked the will to win, and sharply accused Eisenhower of being "Washington's shameless staff officer."

The relationship between the two has completely deteriorated.

This is also the main reason why Dovano skipped MacArthur and gave orders to Tian Qi alone.

"Is that the truck driver?" Meng Shaoyuan turned to ask, "Who is this guy?"

"Before Eisenhower left the Philippines, the secret intelligence personnel who stayed here." Tian Qi explained: "He provided Eisenhower with a lot of information, which also prompted Eisenhower's determination to refuse to assist MacArthur.

After the fall of the Philippines, the truck driver continued to work here, but because of carelessness, his identity was exposed and arrested.According to the information we have so far, the truck driver is being held in Ward Zero in Sumaraga. "

"That's not right." Meng Shaoyuan murmured, "Eisenhower would really do this?"

(End of this chapter)