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Chapter 36 Seoul (3)

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    Paul was a little flattered, and suddenly realized that his talent might be right in front of him!

    On December 31, the Chinese Volunteer Army and the Korean People's Army acted simultaneously, broke through the 38th Parallel, and launched a full-scale attack on the United Nations forces that relied on the established positions on the 38th Parallel for defense. For General Ridgway,  It was as if the Chinese knew that he had arrived in Seoul and held a welcome ceremony for him.

    One after another, battle reports arrived in front of Paul, and they were all bad news. Either the position of this unit was broken through by the enemy, or that unit was already retreating, and there was no decent blockade at all.  When seeing these battle reports, Paul did not dare to pause at all. After summarizing them for a while, he reported everything to General Ridgway.

    Faced with these urgent battle reports that came like snow flakes, General Ridgway was so angry that he slapped the table. But after taking the pictures, he also understood that even if he smashed the table, those corps commanders and division commanders who were directing operations on the front line would still be affected.  Can't hear or see.  At this time, General MacArthur, who was far away in Japan, also received the North Korean war report and made a phone call like a burning fire.  At this time, General MacArthur had long lost the pride he had at the beginning of the war. He was somewhat panic-stricken and cursed the incompetence and indecision of the politicians in Washington.  Prior to this, he had proposed that in order to turn defeat into victory in North Korea, the war must be escalated, and he proposed to use nuclear weapons to attack coastal cities in China. He was also prepared to let the Kuomintang troops who had retreated to Taiwan join the war, or to counterattack the mainland from Hong Kong.  Or enter North Korea to join the United Nations Army and fight the Chinese with Chinese people!  However, his proposal was ruthlessly rejected by President Truman.  President Truman's reason was simple. If this happened, the Korean War would definitely escalate and the Soviet Union would definitely join the war. This might trigger World War III, which was not in the national interest of the United States at all.  Therefore, the frustrated General MacArthur proposed that we should withdraw from North Korea as soon as possible, get out of the quagmire, leave North Korea's affairs to the North Koreans and South Koreans, and stay out of it!  However, anyone can do this kind of hand-off. In this case, there is no doubt that all the manpower and material resources invested by the United States in North Korea have been in vain. If this is the case, why bother in the first place?  President Truman sent Army Chief of Staff Collins to Japan for talks with General MacArthur, but the stubborn old guy still insisted on his own ideas and was not even willing to accompany Collins to Korea.  Collins himself went to North Korea and took a look around. The results he came up with overturned General MacArthur's conclusion and believed that although the US military failed in the Korean Peninsula, it was not injured and the main force was still there.  At that time, the chief of staff was already very dissatisfied with General MacArthur. It was actually Collins's idea to send Ridgway to North Korea. Ridgway was Collins' deputy at that time.

    General Ridgway was naturally aware of the situation, so he calmed down in the face of the constant complaints from his boss, General MacArthur. General MacArthur had already issued an order to him to prepare to withdraw from North Korea, and asked him to build a strong line outside Busan.  At the defense line, General Ridgway respectfully expressed that he would obey the orders of his superiors. At the same time, he told this famous but bombastic general that he would be responsible for the war in Korea to the end. Even if he had to withdraw from the Korean Peninsula, he would leave with dignity.  .  General MacArthur expressed satisfaction with the Lieutenant General who came in person, gave some more instructions, and then put down the phone.

    "Is the general really ready to evacuate North Korea?" Paul had been standing in front of Ridgway, quietly listening to his conversation with General MacArthur. At this time, he couldn't help but ask.

    Ridgway did not immediately answer his question, but asked him instead: "Colonel Paul, do you think we can still withstand the Chinese attack now?"

    Paul lowered his head and was silent for a moment, then immediately raised his head again, but said seriously: "Yes!"

    "Oh?" General Li Qiwei immediately became interested and couldn't help but asked him again: "Okay, can you tell me about it?"

    Paul said: "Our failure here is entirely caused by pride and complacency. It is not that our army is incompetent, but that the commanders from top to bottom in our army underestimated the enemy. There is an old Chinese saying, "Gao Gao"  It's hard to live in a cold place, but it hurts to rise high and fall painfully! We thought we were bound to win, so when we suddenly encountered a defeat, we were at a loss. We were beaten dizzy by the Chinese, and many commanders lost their opinions.  That led to chaos. However, although the Chinese are very good at fighting, their weapons and equipment are only so good. Starting from the Battle of Unshan, to Tokugawa, and Tokugawa, as long as we work hard to fight, we will definitely be able to break out of their encirclement.  This is already very obvious. So since the Chinese entered the war, only the Korean army has been defeated, and although we have been defeated one after another??Any opinions on my order?  "

    "Yes!" Paul nodded and said solemnly: "General, after you issued this order, have you thought about it? In this mental state at this time, whether it is our Eighth Army or the Koreans, they are basically  It is vulnerable. This kind of resistance that requires the Chinese to pay a price for every step forward is just a blank check on paper in the end. Whether it is the commanders or the soldiers, the rest will definitely be  We are running backwards at all costs! I am afraid that after such an order is issued, we are likely to make those who obey the order and are truly prepared to resist pay a heavier price!"

    General Ridgway frowned slightly. At this time, he actually had some premonitions and worries that Paul was worried about, but there was still some kind of luck: "Paul, is it as dangerous as you said?"

    "Is it dangerous or not? I would like to ask you to go to the road north of Seoul and have a look!" Paul said.

    Li Qiwei nodded and said: "That's exactly what I meant. Since it was you who suggested it, let's go, then follow me to the north to have a look!"

    "Okay!" Paul nodded.

    Soon, accompanied by Paul, General Ridgway's jeep left the Seongbuk District of Seoul. On the road leading to Uijeongbu, a large number of broken troops were seen swarming in, each one seemed to be running for his life.  , there is no formation at all, there are Americans, Koreans, and other countries¡¯ armies here, and they are really defeated, just as Paul said.

    Ridgway became a little angry and ordered the driver to place the jeep across the middle of the road in an attempt to stop the retreating troops.  However, at this time, there is nothing to do. Even if he carries three stars on his shoulders, no one knows him as the commander. Maybe even those who do know him have to pretend not to know him. Three stars  The star with flowers is a lieutenant general. If there are no flowers, just think of him as a captain!

    The defeated soldiers passed around the jeep one after another. No one looked at him, and no one listened to him standing in the car shouting. It was like a torrent pouring down the mountain and encountering a stone.  Then it immediately split into two parts, bypassed them and then gathered them together again, and then vented wildly down the mountain!

    The defeated troops are like a flood. If you want to stop them, they are simply unstoppable!  (Remember the website address: www.hlnovel.com
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