Font
Large
Medium
Small
Night
Prev Index    Favorite Next

Chapter 37 Candidates for Acting Commander-in-Chief

The United States is actively preparing to attack Pyongyang, North Korea. Now Pyongyang is the last and most solid fortress of the North Koreans. The purpose of the Americans landing in Incheon was to cut off the connection between the North and the South, and then slowly began to continuously erode the entire North Korea.

However, the reason why this plan was temporarily stranded was that the 18th Army sent a large number of personnel to delay their offensive trend.

This made the Americans very unhappy, and what shocked them the most was that Lieutenant General Walker, the commander of their Eighth Army, was shot dead by them. This made the Americans look unfair. Now the public opinion in the United States is in an uproar. Many pessimists have begun to show that their international status will be greatly reduced once the United States fails, which makes the Americans very depressed.

Now Americans hope that they can get into roles and states as soon as possible and start the latest round of attacks on Pyongyang. Only by occupying Pyongyang can the so-called media in the country shut up and let these people know how powerful their people are. Otherwise, how can they shut up?

These media people are really mean. This is MacArthur's most straightforward idea now, because they not only did not help them improve their morale, but were even constantly suppressing their morale.

This made it difficult for MacArthur to accept because they represent a country after all. Their performance of turning against each other like this is really disappointing, and even more disappointing. The morale of Americans is a bit speechless.

Just imagine, even a lieutenant general can be assassinated, so who else can't be assassinated by the North Koreans? Could it be that they had angered the North Koreans before? Until now, Americans don't know that the real threat to them is not the North Koreans, but the Chinese.

This is a reason why the Americans are likely to continue to suffer losses in the future. The Americans don’t know that the Chinese’s combat effectiveness is much higher than they estimate. Speaking of which, the Americans’ combat effectiveness against the Chinese was still in the period of the Chinese War of Resistance Against Japanese Aggression. Of course, the combat effectiveness of most volunteers was indeed still at this stage, but the 18th Army was an exception.

Moreover, General MacArthur will not say how outstanding the 18th Army is now. Although he will treat the 18th Army at a 100% state, he will never gain the ambition of others to destroy his majesty. MacArthur will never do such a thing.

After all, he was the commander-in-chief of the entire Far East. At this time, MacArthur was telling his people about the next offensive plan. At the Far East Operations Command, MacArthur looked gloomy. There was no good news surrounding him during this period. This made MacArthur feel a little unusual and depressed. What was the crux of the problem?

However, MacArthur vaguely felt that this matter should be related to the 18th Army, but MacArthur still didn't want to come to such a conclusion. After all, MacArthur felt that his thoughts were a bit naive. It was only a little time for the 18th Army to visit the United States when he greeted New Year. How could such a little time have such plenty of time to destroy so many of his military facilities?

Could it be that they knew that China was going to send troops? So they took action in advance? Obviously, this possibility is not very large, at least in MacArthur's opinion, there is absolutely no such possibility.

MacArthur said: "We look a little passive now, and it is even hard to accept such passiveness. This is not what I want to see. I think our biggest advantage now is that we have occupied Incheon. Although it has been damaged on a small scale, it does not affect our overall situation. If we continue to consume this now, we may..."

The Chief of Staff said: "Yes, Commander-in-Chief, we are indeed passive now, which makes us very embarrassed. After all, our strength is obviously stronger than that for them. If we keep doing this in this situation, it is obviously something that we cannot accept. Now we can only attack Pyongyang and take Pyongyang to give us a comprehensive advantage in all aspects."

The commander-in-chief of the Navy said: "I think so too. If we continue to consume our daily food, we don't know how much we have to consume. Although this can stimulate our national consumption, it is ultimately the strength of our country. Instead of doing this, we might as well invest this money in our national defense construction. Now that we have such an opportunity, I think we should show our strength to these clowns, so that they can know the strong strength of our US military!"

MacArthur said helplessly: "After that being said, attacking a city and taking down a city is not a small project. I received news that the 18th Army of the Chinese Volunteer Army has arrived in Pyongyang, which undoubtedly puts high requirements for our siege plan. We have mentioned the 18th Army before this. It is a very strong combat force. Of course, these words are only mentioned when we are together. This must not be spread, otherwise, the morale of our own people will be hit."

The chief of staff smiled and said, "We were destroyed on a small scale. Most of the military facilities are basically intact. Now the generals are very excited to ask for battle. However, the commander-in-chief of the Eighth Army has not yet arranged it, which makes people feel a little unstable. Now our biggest thing should be to arrange the commander-in-chief of the Eighth Army."

The Navy Commander-in-Chief said: "I think Brown should be taken over. If you want to say that the person who is most familiar with and understands the Eighth Army should be the Deputy Commander-in-Chief Major General Brown. Major General Brown is also a veteran. I think he can gain our trust in this suffering morale. I wonder what everyone's opinions are?"

The commander-in-chief of the Air Force said: "I think Brown has enough qualifications, but during this period, I think it is unstable for the morale of the military. Now there are some rumors that General Walker's killing this time has a certain relationship with the internal personnel, otherwise..."

MacArthur said: "It has something to do with the insiders? I don't think it's possible? Although there is a competitive relationship between them, Brown is also a person who puts the overall situation first. I don't believe that he can do such a thing at such a time, which is simply unimaginable."

The commander-in-chief of the Navy said: "This is absolutely impossible. You should know that we are really actively attacking now. Don't Brown know that if such an accident occurs at this time, it will also be a blow to his reputation? Moreover, even if Brown's qualifications cannot be the commander-in-chief of the Eighth Army this time, after this battle, the qualifications and military merits are absolutely enough. He has been the deputy commander-in-chief for five years. Will he take this risk at this time? Conspiracy theorists are always so shameless. I think we should firmly resist him for these messages."

The Commander-in-Chief of the Navy is Brown's staunch supporter, because the two of them are the same faction even in the army. It is obviously impossible for such two people to have any gaps. Moreover, he also knows Brown's character. To say that Brown can do such a thing, it is absolutely impossible to say that the Commander-in-Chief of the Navy is.

His friendship with Brown also made him the firmest supporter of Brown. However, the Air Force Commander-in-Chief is not from the same faction, so it is naturally impossible to show mercy to Brown. Here he mercilessly said this remark from his faction.

The two sides had some choking each other, and MacArthur had a headache. You should know that these people were all his subordinates. Although there were some struggles, they were also willing to see these struggles. Otherwise, the people under his command would be united, so how could he win over the hearts of the people? But now when seeing such a situation, anyone would have a headache.

MacArthur said helplessly: "I think this is the case. This time, Brown is temporarily appointed as the acting commander-in-chief. If Pyongyang can be captured, then I think the position of this commander-in-chief is not Brown. If Brown cannot lead our army to a great victory, then I don't think we need to appoint Brown as the commander-in-chief of this group of troops. Do you have any different opinions on this suggestion?"

MacArthur could only adopt this compromise method, because it seems that the issue is that the husband said that the mother is right, so MacArthur absolutely has no way to settle the matter in front of him. Mixed with the clutter is the best way, but MacArthur's idea quickly aroused the dissatisfaction of the commander-in-chief of the Air Force.

Everyone knows the specific reason, because everyone recognizes how powerful the American army is. Since this is the case, it should be reasonable for Brown to win Pyongyang. However, if Brown cannot win Pyongyang, it would be the biggest dereliction of duty.

So the commander-in-chief of the Kong Army snorted coldly and said, "I think this is very unfair. Although Brown has enough qualifications, it is embarrassing to measure his ability by winning things. I think there is absolutely no problem with our army to take Pyongyang. So I think there are some restrictions on this time, otherwise wouldn't it be too unchallenging?"

The commander-in-chief of the Navy smiled and said, "So how long do you think it should be? Is it a day? If that's the case, I think you should give it a try. Maybe General MacArthur will give you the position!" The commander-in-chief of the Navy was full of irony.

In fact, MacArthur wanted to scold the commander-in-chief of the Air Force. Could it be that MacArthur was really that stupid? Brown was not a suitable candidate for him. It is good for the US military to be strong, but this is a tough battle, and he faces the 18th Army, who has no idea of ​​the depth of its strength.

Not to mention anything else, even the strength of the 18th Army was difficult for many people to beat. Now let Brown test the waters, General MacArthur also knows that Brown will definitely have some failure experiences. MacArthur just wants Brown to be a scapegoat, but what is the commander-in-chief of the Air Force doing now?

He wants to limit time, so it is not just a matter of one person, but how much damage is caused by the entire US military. This makes General MacArthur very annoyed. If it weren't for someone present now, General MacArthur would have gone crazy.

It seems that these people still have not been able to clearly recognize the strength of the 18th Army. MacArthur's idea is that this Walker is 80% likely to be assassinated by the Chinese. But there is no evidence, but sometimes there is no reason for doubt.

Now MacArthur is trying to find a way to slowly understand that what they have to face this time is probably not as simple as a volunteer army, and it would be much better if they pass this level. After all, there is only one 18th Army in the whole of China, not as many as twenty or even thirty 18th Army.

Otherwise, MacArthur really doesn't know how to fight this battle? MacArthur knows that in fact, many countries have many outstanding people, not only the United States, but the reason why the United States is strong is not because there are many famous coaches, but often the strength advantages are too great. MacArthur knows that if the technology and strength levels of each country in the world are comparable, the United States will not know how many rankings can be.

So now MacArthur's main purpose is to test the depth of the 18th Army. If the 18th Army is vulnerable, then it is best. But what if the 18th Army is strong to a certain extent? During the War of Resistance Against Japanese Aggression, MacArthur also paid attention to the 18th Army, and this unit always performed amazingly. From the current intelligence, this time the Chinese equipment and tank count reached a certain level.

This made MacArthur a little depressed. If the number of tanks is really similar to that of him, then they would have lost a great advantage. Although they still have aircraft or something, it is difficult to guarantee that the 18th Army does not have air defense equipment or that the 18th Army does not have aircraft or something.

This is the reason why MacArthur wanted Brown to try the waters. Once Brown fails, he can be given a name in various ways.

But now what are you fighting with the commander-in-chief of the Navy? What can you get out of a result? Isn’t this questioning your authority? Is it possible that the consideration of our commander-in-chief is not as thorough as that of your Air Force leaders? These are just power blinded.

MacArthur said, a little impatiently: "Things are decided. If Brown can complete the tasks I assigned, then his military achievements will be enough. It is also appropriate to be promoted to commander-in-chief of the Eighth Army. If the tasks I assigned, then I will punish him with a series of punishments, such as dismissal. This is the order of the General Command and my order!"

The expressions of the Navy Commander-in-Chief and the Air Force Commander-in-Chief are not very consistent, but from their expressions, we can see that the two people have completely different mentalities about this matter, but they really don’t know who laughs the last time. (To be continued)
Chapter completed!
Prev Index    Favorite Next