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Chapter 39 Thunderbolt (3)

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    Army Chief of Staff General Collins personally rushed to Daegu to meet General Ridgway and solicit his opinions on the next step of the Korean War face to face. In Washington, many politicians have been disappointed with this war. For Americans,  He said that almost no benefit was obtained, but it was defeated again and again. Even President Truman was criticized.  Before rushing to South Korea, General Collins first went to Japan to listen to General MacArthur's opinions. The annoying and annoying old man was still so arrogant and ignorant, and still insisted on his stupid suggestions that he thought were the truth.

    "I do not agree to withdraw from North Korea!" General Ridgway expressed his opinion very decisively to General Collins: "We have invested so much troops and material resources in South Korea. If we withdraw like this, everything will be lost.  Everything has been reduced to nothing, including those soldiers who died on this battlefield. If one day, their families stand in front of you, point at your nose and ask you, why did you send these children to this place? For the United States,  , how would you answer when you die without making any progress?"

    Collins was speechless. In fact, he faced such questions every day. When he came here, a mother once told him in tears: "In the eyes of you generals, my son is nothing more than a mere  A small soldier; but in my eyes, he is the whole world!"

    "If we don't withdraw from North Korea, what will we do?" Collins asked Li Qiwei. From his heart, he couldn't see any clarity on the Korean War.

    "We must not compromise with the Communist Party!" Li Qiwei said categorically, and at the same time told him very confidently: "Our army's losses are not large. Although the enemy has occupied Seoul, this is only temporary. We are already working hard to counterattack.  I believe that we will be able to reoccupy Seoul soon." In order to reassure the imperial envoy, he personally accompanied the old boss to inspect the various units below and talked with many middle and lower-level officers in the Eighth Army.  , and even flew to inspect the battlefield.  At this time, Ridgway was launching a tentative attack on the Chinese and North Korean troops. In Collins' view, he was excited. After such a long time, he finally saw the long-lost offensive operations of the United Nations forces and brought it to the Joint Chiefs of Staff.  It's good news one by one.

    Because of this, Collins relied even more heavily on General Ridgway, and naturally responded to the commander's requests.  Ridgway revealed to him the details of Operation Thunderbolt he had formulated. Collins was very supportive of this plan. In order to allow the United Nations forces to launch an offensive as soon as possible and launch a counterattack before the Chinese volunteers had finished resting, he also agreed to this plan.  The South Korean commander replenished the troops and supplies of the Eighth Army as quickly as possible.  He kept his word, and in less than a week, most of the supplies were in place.  In fact, this is a reflection of the strength and weakness of a country.

    On January 15th, General Ridgway finally issued his order for a full-scale counterattack, and Operation Thunderbolt officially began. On this day, it was only one week after the end of the third battle on January 8th!

    At this time, senior cadres of the Chinese People's Volunteer Army and the Korean People's Army were having a meeting at the Junzi-ri Volunteer Army headquarters southeast of Pyongyang. The focus was on summarizing the victory of the first three battles and studying the issue of logistical supplies. When it came to the end, it was all  Debate began again about whether the third battle should be stopped. In the eyes of many commanders, the United Nations forces led by the United States were nothing more than that. As long as they wanted to fight, the enemy would have no choice but to escape!

    Neither the Korean People's Army nor the Volunteer Army took the Americans' tentative attack seriously. They just thought it was just the enemy's death struggle. When they saw that the Americans had actually launched a full-scale counterattack, they felt a little worried.  Caught off guard.  For Peng Dehuai and even Mao Zedong, it was unprecedented for them to start a war so soon after the war. Most of their consciousness still remained on the experience of fighting Chiang Kai-shek's Kuomintang during the civil war. They all believed that the enemy was  The counterattack will also be carried out in February. I didn't expect it to come so early.  For almost all the commanders of the Volunteer Army, there is a kind of inertial thinking developed during the civil war, in which I am the leader and Yelang is arrogant.  So, the bitter fruit comes naturally.

    Li Qiwei came prepared this time, commanding the United Nations troops to divide into two lines, still advancing east and west, concentrating five armies, sixteen divisions, three brigades, an airborne regiment and all artillery, tank troops and aviation troops.  There were more than 230,000 ground troops, and they launched a fierce counterattack against the more than 200 kilometers wide defensive front controlled by the Chinese and North Korean troops.  Because it was completely beyond the expectations of the Chinese and North Korean armies, from the very beginning, they achieved great success in strategy, operations, and tactics.The area to the north; secondly, they must hold on to Incheon and the south bank of Seoul, and attract the main enemy forces to Suwon and Icheon areas. When the battle is launched, the Chinese and North Korean troops should break through Wonju and go straight to Rongju and Andong to launch attacks; thirdly, for Peng Dehuai  The caller said it was no longer appropriate to withdraw to the north and publish news supporting a time-limited armistice. The enemy was hoping to re-enter the area, block the Han River, and then cease the war; fourth, only after the victory in the fourth battle would the enemy  It is possible to negotiate with the enemy, which is the most beneficial to both China and North Korea; fifth, although the Volunteer Army has many difficulties, it still has the strength to annihilate several US troops and four or five South Korean divisions; sixth, in China  After the North Korean and Korean armies occupy the area north of the Daejeon and Andong lines, they will conduct preparations for another two to three months, and then conduct the final fifth battle to drive the Americans out of North Korea. This will be successful in all aspects.  It is the most beneficial!

    It can be seen from this reply that Mao Zedong at this time still regarded the Korean War as a domestic war and the Americans as the Kuomintang. He also thought that he could let the Volunteer Army march into the Dabie Mountains just like Liu and Deng's army advanced into the Dabie Mountains.  The enemy's heartland.

    Decision-making mistakes will doom this upcoming battle to a tragic failure!  (Remember the website address: www.hlnovel.com
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