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Chapter 58 Magnetism (3)

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    There is still a trace of mist floating in the sky of Seoul, and you can hear the continuous sound of cannons from the north in the distance. The smell of gunpowder smoke has been passing through the city along the flow of the Han River. At this time, it is blind and deaf.  , you can also feel the coming war. The tense atmosphere fills the faces of every passerby. Even if acquaintances meet by chance on the street, there is no more to say. For many people, being alive is all they need.  A kind of satisfaction.

    Paul opened the closed window, and immediately there was a fresh breath blowing in from the outside. From the third floor, he could clearly see the ships still busy going back and forth on the Han River, but the wide Han River seemed so wide at this time.  It is becoming more and more turbid, and there is always a little bit of blood rising and falling. It is not strange for these people to see corpses floating from upstream or from tributaries everywhere on the river.  In fact, after Seoul experienced several battles, the North and the South also changed hands, but it still maintained a certain degree of integrity. It was not like many cities in World War II. After the war, it was in ruins. This is absolutely  Most of the credit goes to General MacArthur and General Ridgway. Even when the United Nations forces were at their worst and lost Seoul, these two United Nations commanders did not allow the U.S. Air Force to bomb the South Korean capital.  ; Even if they attack Seoul, they rarely use artillery to bombard the city.  It seems that the North Koreans have reached a tacit understanding. Their attacks on Seoul are limited to light weapons and equipment on the ground, and there are not many artillery attacks.  But think about it, these battles for Seoul between the two sides were basically peripheral battles. When the South Koreans or the United Nations forces felt that Seoul could not be saved, they retreated and abandoned the capital; similarly, the Chinese and North Korean coalition forces suffered setbacks  , when the United Nations troops were advancing step by step, they also retreated north of the 38th parallel, which made the city seem to be outside the war.

    However, no matter when, there will always be an accident. Seoul is still riddled with holes, especially the surrounding slums. Just like slums all over the world, there is a danger of explosion at any time. In fact, the war is almost  The first fire had already turned these slums into ruins; but just as the original refugees left, another group of refugees stayed.

    The roar of planes flew over the city from time to time. Paul knew that these were aviation attack forces flying from Busan. Their target was still the position on the Imjin River. Those Chinese volunteers had been blocked by the Imjin River for almost seven days.  They are like ants that cannot be killed, but there are more and more of them. Paul has to admire the endurance of the Chinese soldiers and their huge endurance of death. If this kind of battle happens to the US military, then this commanding operation will  The commander is afraid that he has been dragged into a military court long ago.  Obviously, the Chinese have other purposes. They have always been good at attacking in the east and in the west. After the development of the war in the past few days, General Van Fleet's guess has been fulfilled.

    "General, five days have passed since the enemy's attack, and their target has been revealed. As expected, they broke out from the middle as you expected!" Paul faced General Van Fleet who had just walked in, half-heartedly.  She was flattering him and said to him with some admiration.

    Van Fleet was not at all proud. He was still staring at the sandbox map in the room, but he shook his head and said helplessly: "Paul, it seems we still have to retreat!"

    Paul nodded. In fact, he had been thinking about this issue, so he came to the sand table and said honestly: "Yes, if we don't withdraw, our possible losses will increase, and the Chinese will  Close combat is a very unwise move!"

    Colonel Will, a combat staff officer next to him, couldn't help but frowned, and said with some confusion: "General, we are not defeated at all now. Although the entire defensive front is somewhat compressed, the Korean troops to the east have hit a few  The defeat does not affect our entire defense system. We have enough strength to fight the enemy in a stalemate, so why should we retreat?"

    Van Fleet glanced at him and did not answer immediately, but turned to look at Paul.

    Paul understood that Van Fleet wanted to explain himself. He smiled. The couple pointed to the sand table and said to the combat staff: "Colonel Will, the enemy has adopted the method of attacking in the east and west to firmly entangle our troops."  They were trapped on the east and west sides of the peninsula. The west side was on the Imjin River defense line. They would rather die than retreat. In order to protect the safety of Seoul, we did not dare to withdraw heavy troops; and the east side was on the line from Chuncheon to Bupyeong-ri and Yangyang.  The South Korean army is too weak. Although it has a large number of people, it is unable to counterattack, and its defense is somewhat precarious. Therefore, we cannot concentrate our troops to move west to meet their breakthrough group. These were already calculated at the beginning of the war!" He said,  He said somewhat helplessly: "Although later we tried to make up for the central government'sThe reason is that they are afraid that if this war expands and they directly confront the Soviet Union, it will damage our interests in Europe!  Hum, the Soviets just want to reap the benefits!  "

    Paul couldn¡¯t help but widen his eyes after listening to Van Fleet¡¯s words. Everyone said that the newly arrived commander did not understand politics. Now it seems that he knows much more than General MacArthur!

    "General, I am worried that once the Chinese supplies are supplied, their offensive may not last only seven days!" Paul still expressed his doubts.

    Van Fleet thought for a while and then said: "I think we can stop quietly and see how the enemy acts after the seven-day offensive weakens. We can't retreat anymore. We just need to hold on to the second line of defense and prevent them from losing their ability.  A sudden advance is the lowest goal we can achieve! And once we find that they are retreating, we will immediately launch a counterattack to achieve the greatest victory!"

    Paul knew that the second line of defense mentioned by General Van Fleet refers to a relatively straight line of defense across the peninsula from Jinpu in the west to Xiangyang in the east. Seoul is located behind this line.  Saying that you can no longer retreat means that if you retreat beyond this line, it will be equivalent to giving up Seoul again. This will have a huge political impact on the United Nations Army!  (Remember the website address: www.hlnovel.com
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