Its background:
19411On February 7, the Pacific War broke out, when MacArthur was the commander-in-chief of the US military in the Philippines. He led the American troops there to stubbornly resist the fierce attack of the Japanese army, but they still could not resist. MacArthur refused President Roosevelt's suggestion to let him leave the Philippines, so he found the Colt 45 pistol left by his father. He was ready to commit suicide at a critical moment and was determined to share life and death with the Philippines.
1on February 8, 942, in the name of the country, President Roosevelt once again ordered MacArthur, his wife and son to leave the Philippines immediately. On February 22 and 23, Roosevelt and Marshall sent a telegram to MacArthur continuously, asking him to leave, and promised MacArthur to establish a new war zone and let him serve as commander-in-chief to prepare for the counterattack. Then, after receiving telegrams from President Roosevelt and Marshall, then the chief of staff of the US Army, the soldier wept bitterly. He said to his wife, "I was born and raised in the army, and I have been used to obeying orders all my life, but this order of mine is really difficult to obey!" " "Finally, he asked the President to allow him to leave when necessary, and Roosevelt agreed this time. Then,1one night in March, 942, MacArthur, at the repeated urging of the War Department, boarded the PT-4 1 torpedo boat with his wife and son, left the war-torn Philippines and took over the command of the theater in southwest Australia. On April 9, 75,000 American soldiers fighting in Bataan Peninsula in the Philippines surrendered to the Japanese army. On May 6th, 15000 American troops fighting on Coleridge Island in the Philippines surrendered, and the Japanese army occupied the whole Philippines.
The Philippine campaign was MacArthur's first defeat since he joined the army, and it was so miserable! Therefore, he said sadly: "I didn't expect that the biggest surrender in the history of the US military would happen in my hands!" Then, he thinks, this is his great shame! Although he arrived in Australia, he was welcomed like a hero when he arrived in Australia-after all, he fought with the Japanese in the Philippines for so long, but MacArthur, a conceited general, was really unhappy in front of people who welcomed him like an epic hero. He told reporters that he stressed: "The president ordered me to break through the Japanese defense line and withdraw from the Philippines to Australia, with the aim of organizing a counterattack against the Japanese army, with the main goal of liberating the Philippines. Now I'm out, but I'll be back! " "I'm out, but I'll be back!" At that time, the U.S. wartime information bureau thought this sentence was good, because the U.S. military was in the darkest moment, and it was defeated and fought repeatedly. At this time, MacArthur said such a sentence, and the US War Intelligence Bureau prepared to use this sentence as a show to stimulate people's confidence in the war of resistance.