Chapter 63 208 Heights (1)
Li Xianyu was fully prepared, and when MacArthur learned that Seoul was occupied, he almost fainted.
The reporters in the United States are really omnipresent. MacArthur originally dared not go to the press conference for the next day, so there is no need to say the reason.
The next morning, major American newspapers began to report on the war situation of the fall of Seoul.
The United States is shrouded in a cloud of darkness. It looks very depressing.
The American people even expressed their pessimism about war. China has been a mysterious ancient country in the East since ancient times. In the eyes of many American people, China is an unknown factor.
Therefore, when they proclaimed that their war was very smooth in the United States, they did not expect that such a situation would be true. How could the American people accept this?
Moreover, newspapers and media have always started to expose their imagination in order to attract attention. Wang Jie provided them with the losses of Americans about 3,000 people.
When they arrived in the United States, it almost turned into 30,000, but their words were very rigorous.
They are all based on incomplete statistics, war sources, etc., anyway, no one can blame them if they don’t match the facts. They were just writing and playing around.
The ability to sell more newspapers is what they pursue. Wang Jie was naturally happy. The mysterious letters received by these newspapers made these Americans very happy.
In the United States, thousands of protesters have begun to stay away from the White House of the Presidential Palace. Their slogan is very simple and taxpayers' money. They think that war is for the American people to seek more benefits, and many of their relatives and friends are joining the army.
This time, the United States sent hundreds of thousands of troops, and the families of the victims themselves were relatively large. Moreover, many people now don’t know if their families are really in trouble? What should they do if there is something? So the only thing they can do now is put pressure on the US government.
In the White House of the United States, the government is already in a state of turmoil. They are constantly scolding MacArthur. At this time, MacArthur is no longer the ever-winning general in their hearts.
It is a person who embarrasses them. Politicians don’t care about the lives and deaths of these people. What they want is political achievements. What they want is to be able to win and what they want is to be able to benefit.
But the war is still continuing and they have not seen any benefits. This is the most depressing thing. There are more and more protesters in the United States, and they are interested in starting to incite, and even the phenomenon of people starting to attack the White House in the United States has occurred.
This is very serious. After Wang Jie heard this news, he kept smiling. This rally was not simple in Washington, but in the whole United States, a large-scale march broke out.
The number of people in the march began to increase. Washington sent MacArthur the most severe telegram, urging them to give a clear statement. In fact, Brown was preparing to eliminate the Chinese people reporting the situation. After all, this is not good news. Who would be willing to get into trouble at this time?
But he didn't know that the 18th Army actually had a base in the United States and could play such a great role. You should know that Zhongsheng Group has a very large influence in the United States now.
In fact, Americans also know that the shareholder behind Zhongsheng Group is Wang Mingyu, but there is no way. They are fighting with you now, but this is their property.
You can't kill all the Chinese in the United States because of this, right? The United States is a country that emphasizes democracy. This kind of thing can be done in other countries, but in the eyes of its own people, this is absolutely impossible. Moreover, Zhongsheng Group can now increase the number of jobs in the United States.
Once anything happens, these tens of thousands of people will be a headache for the US government, and the biggest disadvantage is that investors will never dare to come and invest rashly again in the future.
Otherwise, once the two countries conflict, will the industries all turn into bubbles? So this is not a simple issue of Zhongsheng Group, which involves a lot of things.
Moreover, Wang Mingyu and the 18th Army have a relatively high status in the hearts of the Americans. To trace the origin, we have to talk about the 18th Army during the National Government period.
At that time, there was a cooperative relationship between China and the United States, and a hero-like figure appeared in China, which was also a very good topic. Since it was a very good topic, in order to attract attention, the American media naturally would not let go of such news. For a while, some news about Wang Mingyu even spread in the newspapers.
However, although there are not many now, some people still slowly come up with these past events.
Americans will gradually realize in the future that they are facing the 18th Army, a Chinese hero-like army. If the American people knew this, they would probably start another parade and rally. When MacArthur received the government's news, he felt a little cold in his heart because he didn't know that Seoul had been lost.
At this moment, he is far away in Japan, and basically Thirteen is not reliable. The source of information is relatively closed. It can be said that only Brown can communicate with him at present. Once Brown doesn't want to tell him, he doesn't know the big one.
MacArthur didn't know that Brown had the courage to hide such an important thing from him. If Washington hadn't sent a message, MacArthur would have thought the Eighth Army was going all out to attack Seoul.
What made MacArthur very depressed was that his telegram was sent, and it took Brown more than two hours to respond. Of course, there were many explanations. But MacArthur thought the explanation was useful?
Obviously, it was useless. At this time, MacArthur felt that he should find a place to rest. Then he talked to Brown slowly.
However, MacArthur did not have this free time. MacArthur did not hesitate and proposed three points.
The first point is to attack Pyongyang with all your might, and you must take Pyongyang before the arrival of the Chinese volunteers; the second point is to eliminate the enemy attacking Seoul; the third point is to have Brown's position as the commander-in-chief. If the above two points cannot be completed, Brown will resign himself.
MacArthur was really angry this time. This was like slapping him in the face continuously and giving Brown a chance, but he was not worth cherishing. This made MacArthur feel that Brown was a bit regretful.
But unfortunately, he wanted to kill Brown with one shot, but now MacArthur's pressure increased sharply with Brown.
Originally, MacArthur felt that he had more opportunities. Now it seems that once the entire Korean War does not change much, he may have to roll the bed and take away like Brown. MacArthur is a five-star general, and he can't afford to lose this person.
He originally thought that the Chinese were very easy to deal with, and it was not easy to get rid of bombs and tanks. Now it seems that even after a arduous war, it is still a bit difficult.
MacArthur believed that because the Chinese rely on their home court, this war seemed very difficult. However, MacArthur did not want to expand the difficulty, and he wanted to solve these Chinese people in the easiest way.
But there are so many Chinese people, the easiest way? They won’t be stupid and stand there to bomb you, right? Take the last time for example. So many planes were lost when attacking Pyongyang.
No one believes that he doesn't feel sorry for him. He lost more than twenty flying frames in one morning. Could it be that MacArthur's family built his own plane? Obviously not.
MacArthur felt sorry for nothing. The current situation is that no one can easily use the plane before it is absolutely necessary.
After receiving the telegram from MacArthur, Brown felt very calm. After all, he knew the result. Moreover, this time MacArthur was not dismissed, it was a great gift. This was the last chance of the Eighth Army, or his last chance of the Eighth Army.
It can also be said that it was the final madness, but Brown knew that it would be impossible if the Eighth Army really wanted to take Pyongyang.
The situation in Pyongyang is now at a very serious moment. Brown knew that even if he was adding an army of 50,000, it would be useless. These Chinese people were too cunning, they were like loaches.
Every time their troops advance a little, they will be defeated at a certain period of time. After so many days, thousands of people have been damaged, and there will be no final result.
Even Chief of Staff Michel, who had always been unable to get along with him, sympathized with him quite sympathized with him. Now he no longer talked back to Brown, and they also knew the current dilemma of the entire Eighth Army.
Although Michelle had a bit of a good show, in general, he was still concerned about the life and death of the Eighth Army. So when MacArthur's order was photographed on the table, Michelle also patted Brown on the arm and said, "Commander-in-Chief, this time it may be really sad. The second one may be realized, and the first one is really too difficult. We have less than ten days left. In another ten days, I am afraid that the Chinese army will start to enter the Pyongyang territory. We will be really helpless by then!"
Brown smiled bitterly: "If I order an attack without regard to casualties, it will probably be effective. But I can't joke about the lives of my soldiers. Even if I can't take Seoul, I don't feel embarrassed, because the army we face is an army that is not weaker than ours at all. But I will definitely not let those who attack us go."
Brown was gritting his teeth at the troops that attacked Seoul. This was a crushing defeat. Moreover, the supply of the entire army was defeated by a quarter, which was unbearable for any army.
Michelle said: "This is inevitable. I really can't believe that we have received such news on the other side of the ocean, and it is said that it has begun to spread wildly. Who leaked this secret?"
Brown said: "Is there any meaning to say this now? When I started taking over the position of Commander-in-Chief, I was confident and wanted to do something. But now, it is a bit unlikely. I hope that the Eighth Army will continue to play its role after this battle in Pyongyang. Michelle, this depends on you. I know you have the ability and talent. Although it is not necessarily your turn to this position, I guess the person behind you will also try his best to fight for you."
Michelle shook her head and said, "If it were the past, I really had some ideas. But now I find that I am not suitable for this position. We must have a handsome guy to take the position to turn the tide. Otherwise, we may not get anything in the end."
Brown said: "General MacArthur asked us to attack Pyongyang, and I can only attack symbolically. However, for the Chinese army currently trapped by our army on the 08 Highlands, we must do everything possible to eliminate them. Otherwise, we will have no face to face our American people, our own soldiers, and no face to face the Koreans we help."
Michelle shook her head helplessly and said, "We look down on Koreans all day long, although they are even worse. But this time we also suffered a big loss. I'm afraid that for a long time, Koreans will use this to make trouble. Don't we understand their personalities yet?"
Brown smiled and said, "It doesn't matter anymore. I decided to send an additional army to surround these people so that they can know that the outcome of the sneak attack is not so beautiful. Since they have the awareness of sneak attacks, they must have the awareness of being completely wiped out."
Michelle smiled and said, "It is possible to wipe out the entire body, but we must be as soon as possible, otherwise we may be more passive. In addition, these people occupy very favorable terrain. I think we have to discuss it carefully. At the cost of the attack, our death toll is likely to exceed 20,000 people in the end, and we think their terrain advantage is too huge."
Brown said: "I have already said that I must eliminate these Chinese people. No matter how much the cost is, because they have exceeded the range we can bear. Although they have the advantage of the terrain, what about their food? What about their water? What about their weapons and ammunition? These are probably not enough? Haha, think about it, although such a force on the verge of despair is very powerful, one thing I must explain is that their morale will slowly disappear with their supplies."
Michelle nodded and said, "Haha, I agree with this, so let's wait and see..." (To be continued)
Chapter completed!