I asked you to escape, but you became a soldier in World War II

Chapter 181: Life is like this, and you have come to this day too?
"As a participant and witness of this world war, you are undoubtedly qualified to participate in the surrender ceremony."

General Rhodes is quite appreciative of Lin Chen.

"Prepare well and be energetic tomorrow to witness the end of World War II."

After leaving General Rhodes, Lin Chen made a long-distance call to Director Duo.

Director Duo highly praised Lin Chen's work, and at the same time did not forget to tease,

Hearing that Lin Chen's plane was shot down, he was furious and suggested that Hiroshima be the first target of the atomic bomb, hoping to avenge him.
Fortunately, he is blessed with good fortune.

Whether this statement is true or false, only God knows.
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On the morning of September 9nd, the sky in Tokyo Bay, Japan was extremely gloomy, as if countless souls lost due to the Japanese invasion had arrived.

At 8:43 a.m., General MacArthur arrived on the battleship Missouri on the destroyer Niagara. Following him were General Wainwright of the American army who was captured on Bataan Island and General Perceval of the British army who was captured in Singapore.

They were detained by the Japanese army in a prison in Shenyang, and were taken to Tokyo by Allied planes after Japan surrendered.

Today, President MacArthur specially invited Winright and Percival to attend the signing ceremony of Japan's surrender.

With the arrival of General MacArthur, the Missouri sent a signal to the destroyer USS Lansdowne carrying the Japanese delegation, indicating permission to board the ship.

The destroyer USS Lansdowne then lowered a small boat and carried the eleven members of the Japanese delegation to the USS Missouri.

The US military chose the Missouri as the surrender site after careful consideration.

At the beginning, the US top brass appointed General MacArthur to be in charge of the surrender ceremony.

However, the Navy Commander-in-Chief believed that the Navy was the backbone that could completely defeat the Japanese army in the Pacific War. Therefore, the Navy found it difficult to accept the move of entrusting the ceremony to Army officers and refused to participate.

Faced with such a situation, the US Navy Secretary at the time could only think of a more neutral approach.

That is, although the ceremony was presided over by President Mai, the signing location of the ceremony was set on the USS Missouri.

There is another meaning for choosing the Missouri warship:
The Japanese Navy has always been proud of the Yamato battleship, but now it signed the surrender document on the Missouri, the most modern and powerful battleship of the US military, which is also the imaginary enemy of the Yamato. The meaning of this is self-evident.

Although the head of the Japanese delegation, the old devil Shigemitsu, strongly opposed it, General Mai finally used a tough attitude to shut him up.

So even though they were indignant, they had to come, but they did not choose to iron their dresses and uniforms to express their strong dissatisfaction.

But when they got on the battleship Missouri, they were dumbfounded.

On the huge battleship USS Missouri, you can see densely packed people of all skin colors, at least several thousand people.

But even so, he could still tell at a glance which ones were American soldiers.

Because in comparison, the US military's uniforms look very messy.

As we all know, no matter what important event they attend, the US military requires everyone to wear formal attire. However, the Japanese surrender ceremony was so casual and there were no rules or disciplines at all.

The officers and soldiers of the US Army did not wear formal dresses, and they were even too lazy to tie their ties.
Just regard this surrender ceremony as a casual thing,

Moreover, the signing location was on top of the battleship, and the Japanese representatives had to go up the gangway themselves.

Shigemitsu's legs were blown off by patriotic heroes in Shanghai. With a prosthetic limb, Shigemitsu found it extremely difficult to walk.

Mitsu, who was standing next to him, wanted to go over and help, but was rejected by him.

There was no Allied force at the scene to help him, and he just walked there alone and miserably.

The American military officers were smoking and chatting and laughing with other generals, not taking each other seriously at all.

After a long time, the Japanese representatives finally stepped onto the signing platform.

After coming up, a scene that made them vomit blood happened.

Whether Japanese officials took off their hats or Japanese officers saluted, no Allied officers or soldiers returned the salute.

The old devil Chongguang's face twitched violently.

But there is no way, we started the war ourselves, and we must stand at attention when we are beaten.

The ceremony officially began as the Japanese delegation arrived under the No. 2 turret of the battleship Missouri.

Two five-star generals, General Mai and General Ni, strode over.
The American national anthem "The Star-Spangled Banner" was played on the Missouri.

After performing his own exclusive national anthem, President Mai began to read out the Japanese surrender announcement.

Although the old Japanese soldier Chongguang had a broken leg, he deliberately stood with his hands on his hips, clearly looking unconvinced.

After the Japanese surrender announcement was read, the signing ceremony officially began.

At 9:4, General Mai came to the microphone next to the sailor's table.
He said: "From this solemn moment, we will bid farewell to the past filled with blood and massacres and usher in a much better world. This world is based on faith and understanding, is committed to upholding human dignity, and realizes the human desire for freedom, tolerance and justice."

He then announced: "I now order the Emperor of Japan and the representatives of the Japanese Government, the Imperial Headquarters of Japan, to sign the instrument of surrender at the place designated."

The two leaders, Shigemitsu and Mitsu, signed their names on the surrender document one after another.
Although they try their best to make themselves look more arrogant,
However, the eye-catching words on the surrender agreement, coupled with the supervision of American military officers, still made them feel unprecedented humiliation.

The defeated party signed the agreement.
This made the victorious countries sign one by one with a critical attitude.

General MacArthur, Supreme Commander of the Allied Forces in Japan, was the first to sign on behalf of the Allied forces. Standing behind him were generals from Britain and the United States.

On the left is the American General, Major General Wainwright, and on the right is the British General, Lieutenant General Percival.

Wainwright was MacArthur's deputy when he was the "Governor" in the Philippines. When the Japanese surrounded the Bataan Peninsula, he became MacArthur's scapegoat and became a prisoner of the Japanese.

Percival was the British commander-in-chief of Malaya and surrendered to the Japanese in Singapore.

Having both of them attend the signing ceremony is undoubtedly a way for Britain and the United States to save face.

Here, Mr. Mai played a little trick.

When he signed the Japanese surrender document on behalf of the United Nations, he used five fountain pens:
One signed "Doug" was given to General Wainwright;

One signed "Las" was given to General Perceval;
One signed "Mac" was given to the United States Military Academy at West Point;
One signed "Arthur" was given to the Library of Congress;

MacArthur gave the "Five-Star General" card to his wife Joan.

The Japanese representatives also saw this kind of operation for the first time.

This is to spread the glory of the victorious side to all directions.

Lin Chen stood behind Mr. Mai and the others, watching all this coldly.
On his way here, he heard that the US was going to disgust Japan at its surrender ceremony.

This is just a small part of the content.
Other things included specially preparing two national flags at the surrender ceremony signed by Japan.

It was learned that one of the flags was the flag on the US Capitol when the Japanese attacked Pearl Harbor. The time for the US military flag-raising ceremony on that day was 9 o'clock on Sunday.

When Japan attacked Pearl Harbor in the United States, the time was also 9 o'clock on Sunday.

After General MacArthur signed, General Ni of the US Navy signed.
It is worth mentioning that China also has representatives participating.

General Xu Yongchang, then Minister of the Nationalist Army, was the third person to sign on behalf of China.

Lin Chen was quite excited when he saw it. After all, it was the third signature, and it was also a recognition of the great role played by the Chinese people in this human catastrophe.

Then representatives from Britain, the Soviet Union, Australia, Canada, France and other countries signed.

The agreement has officially come into effect.
There was warm applause,

World War II is over!

This war, the largest in human history and with the most casualties and property losses, which began on September 1939, 9 and continues to this day, has finally ended.

Seeing the joyful expressions of the Allied Forces, the Japanese representatives did not want to stay any longer.

I just wanted to leave immediately.
Unexpectedly, at this time, the US military's finale came on stage.

A huge fleet of 450 US Navy fighter planes roared over the sky above the Japanese representatives.

They flew past the USS Missouri one by one, not only declaring to Japan that their defeat was not unjust, but also demonstrating the powerful military strength of the United States to countries around the world.

One of the fighter jets even flew past the Japanese representatives at a very low altitude, scaring Shigemitsu so much that he staggered and almost fell.

This caused a burst of laughter from the Allied forces.

After the Japanese representatives left dejectedly, the proud General Mai drank and said goodbye to representatives from various countries, and then left the battleship Missouri surrounded by everyone.

After the signing ceremony, the Japanese army will sign surrender documents in other war zones.

This human catastrophe has finally ended.

Lin Chen has now been allocated a house in the most prosperous area of ​​Tokyo, and the $10,000 in his account is enough for him to buy anything in Tokyo.

Of course, Tokyo lacks everything now, except refugees.

Moreover, with Lin Chen's status, his food and drink expenses are covered by the military, so he doesn't have to spend any money at all.

With the formal signing of the surrender document, all Japanese armed forces disappeared.

A few diehards committed suicide in despair.

The Japanese people were afraid and hated the US military.
But over time, I became very envious.

Because the US military was generous and had a lot of good things on them, such as chocolate and candy, which were very popular among the Japanese people.

Moreover, the U.S. military is now the "local emperor" in Japan, because most Japanese politicians are proud to curry favor with senior U.S. military officials.

Even a Chinese American colonel like Lin Chen received a lot of gold bars and Japanese yen.

Japanese politicians and businessmen all understand that if they want to rise, they cannot do without the support of the United States, so they spare no effort in smoothing relations.

But Lin Chen always insisted on one thing: I don't want to refuse what you give me, but do you want to get economic construction or post-war recovery from him?
That's a dream! If you want to sell drugs or something, Lin Chen will definitely be very happy to see it happen.
Who would want their mortal enemy to become stronger again?

Under the orderly control of the United States,
The public security in the Tokyo area gradually improved, and many American officers and soldiers began to go out and seek happiness.

In this environment, human life is not worth much, let alone women's self-esteem.

Someone has done statistics and found that during that period, the largest amount of goods shipped from the United States was actually "TT". Many military officers were doing this business, which was a very profitable business.

However, Lin Chen was not very interested in Japanese women, which made many American military officers confused and they teased him for not knowing how to enjoy life.

Lin Chen's biggest hobby is collecting Japan's national treasures.
Especially the treasures that Japan snatched from the mainland.
It became his main concern.

Some of them were bought by him, and of course, he basically had the final say on the price.
Some of them were obtained by him using some means. After all, in Japan, almost everything the US military does is legal.

The only headache is where to store these things and who to give them to?

In his previous life,

After the Japanese surrender, the Liberation War broke out again on the mainland.

Therefore, it would be inappropriate to hand it over to any party now.

After much deliberation, he decided to take people to transport these things to Northeast China and hide them in the deep mountains and dense forests.

Using his connections, he quickly got a boat, and then hired a group of Japanese to help him move the goods.

I searched many places before finally choosing a secluded place.

It turned out that these Japanese had evil intentions and were thinking of killing Lin Chen and taking away these treasures.

Of course Lin Chen would not be merciful and would kill all those guys who knew the inside story.

Then he carefully covered up all traces, drew a treasure map, and returned them to the motherland in the future.

When Lin Chen returned to Tokyo, Japan, no one asked where those Japanese workers had gone.
Most officers are busy having fun, so how can they have time to care about anything else?
Lin Chen felt quite bored.
Coincidentally, Director Duo found me again and hoped that I could go to Okinawa Island to meet him.

Anyway, their bomber brigade had no combat missions, so after asking for leave from their superiors, they arranged for a transport plane to fly to Okinawa.

After not seeing you for a few months, Okinawa Island has really changed.
This place has been completely transformed into a US military base.

The airport apron was packed with aircraft, and countless armored vehicles were piled up in the open air.

When the war was over, these weapons and equipment became useless.

Just like these professional soldiers,
After the war, many people will be demobilized.

It is impossible for a country to support such a large army for a long time.

At a secret liaison point of the Strategic Intelligence Agency on Okinawa Island, Lin Chen once again met the mysterious Director Duo.
It must be a big deal for the US intelligence chief to come here in person.

But this also fully demonstrates that I still have value to them.

Director Duo gave Lin Chen a warm hug, and then dismissed his attendants.
He actually took out a very exquisite box from the drawer of the desk.

(End of this chapter)