1949 I am from the future

【372】Mike's ambition

Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, General Bradley, Chief of Staff of the US Army, is not as confident in MacArthur's plan as MacArthur himself.There is only one reason, Incheon.

General Bradley certainly knows that if Busan collapses, Incheon will inevitably collapse, but this is not the focus of his concern.Regarding the desperate assault of the People's Army, he believed that under the intensive firepower of modern infantry from the US military, the large-scale infantry assault would only increase the casualties on both sides.Although in General Bradley's view, the life value of American soldiers is higher than that of North Koreans, but in order to completely win the battle, the temporary confrontation is worthwhile.

At present, it seems that after rounds of air strikes, the artillery strength of the People's Army is getting weaker and weaker, and the strength and scope of artillery attacks on the U.S. Busan circular defense circle are gradually shrinking. The Battle of Busan is likely to start from a The fierce battle for positions has turned into a siege war in which the two fronts have entered a stalemate.

In General Bradley's view, as a powerful United States, just wait quietly at this time, and when the pot of soup is hot enough, launch an assault with a majestic array, which has become the most powerful force in the bombing of American aircraft. Just go back after the weak People's Army is defeated.At this moment, the reinforcements from the United States in the Far East are like adding potatoes to onion soup, arriving in Busan one after another without stopping.If this continues, at the end of August and the beginning of September, it is time for the Pusan ​​defenders to cross the circular defensive circle and launch a full-scale counterattack behind the armored units that opened the way as the vanguard.

Doing so is the right way of a military strategist. The so-called Qi Zhengyi says that only the weaker side will be particularly biased towards Qibing, because without Qibing, it is impossible for the weak to defeat the strong.

General Bradley thought worriedly, but once MacArthur launched the Incheon landing, the U.S. military’s support for Busan would inevitably weaken, and the deployment of tens of thousands of troops from Busan as Incheon’s second wave of reinforcements may also make the Pusan ​​ring defense circle is weakened.In case something happens to Busan, Incheon will follow suit!

Although there were so many concerns above, General Bradley also endured it, but the only thing he couldn't bear was that MacArthur insisted on choosing Incheon as the landing site.

Tokyo Daiichi Building. [

Before the war, this [-]-story building with baroque-style reinforced concrete structure using granite as the skirt was the headquarters of the National Insurance Company of Japan. The building faced the moat outside the palace where the Japanese emperor lived, and the environment was very elegant.After the war, the National Insurance Company of Japan was fully annexed by the American consortium and moved out of this comfortable office.It was also taken over by the US Far East Command.The condescending overlooking here deters the Japanese imperial palace, which is very demeanor of the emperor.

MacArthur is currently on the sixth floor of the building, in the MacArthur exclusive high-level conference room of the U.S. Far East Command, which was converted from the huge board meeting room, smoking a pipe vigorously, accepting questions, strictly speaking, indeed questions.

Representatives of the Joint Chiefs of Staff came, two generals and one lieutenant general.

The representatives of the navy came, all four were admirals.

On MacArthur's side, except for him, the five-star general, the rest are all lieutenant generals and below.

MacArthur felt that this formation was not at all to discuss the battle with Lao Tzu, but to force Lao Tzu to revise the landing plan according to their wishes.This made MacArthur, who had always thought that Laozi was the number one in the Far East, very unhappy.

After MacArthur's chief of operations, Lieutenant General White, briefly explained the Incheon landing plan, the Ministry of the Navy immediately launched an attack.

Admiral Redford said nothing,

Admiral Turner did not speak either,

Admiral Joey didn't speak either,

Admiral Doyle certainly didn't have to speak.

Although the four admirals of the Ministry of the Navy did not speak, the nine staff adjutants they brought with them were not idle.nonsense!Is it tourism to take you little guys flying over thousands of miles!I saw these nine young generals slapping MacArthur's plan with a brick!

Enemy!

meteorological!

The state of the Yellow Sea! [

The status of water transportation to Incheon!

Incheon coastal tides and landform features!

Large-scale landing fleet under complex sea conditions is a problem!

Narrow waterway navigation scheduling problem!

Big drop tidal flat landing port problem!

Naval gun fire support problem!

Aviation fire support problem!

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The nine young generals brandished theoretical bricks, and cracklingly photographed the landing plan drawn up by MacArthur's chief of operations, Lieutenant General White, all over the floor.

"Incheon has the world's largest seawater rise and fall! It's a full six meters. On the day when the moon is full, the drop is a full 10 meters! After the tide ebbs, the mudflats extending to the sea are as long as 3 kilometers!"

Lieutenant General White retorted:

"This also allows us to land closer to the inland, and makes this kind of landing a sudden surname. The North Koreans will never expect that we will choose Incheon, which does not seem suitable for landing."

"The Flying Fish Strait that enters Incheon is too narrow. Once a ship is sunk in the waterway, the entire fleet will be blocked!"

General White retorted: "A 3-kilometer-wide waterway, do you insist on hitting the sunken ship? How could the enemy's coastal defense artillery attack after the previous naval gun fire covered it? Since it was a surprise attack, how could the enemy attack this place?" What about deploying heavy troops in the area? According to previous investigations, the North Koreans only have two scattered companies on the coast of this area!

"What if North Korea lays mines in the waterway? General White, have you considered it?"

"According to previous investigations by our intelligence personnel, North Korea did not lay mines in this waterway!"

"There are only two periods of the day that are suitable for landing, and each time is two hours. The first marine team must complete the landing within two hours! After that, it is too difficult to establish a defensive position to hold the beachhead and establish a supply base!"

"You mean, the Navy isn't going to put some of its landing craft on the beach?"

"That way, our landing craft will become a target under the artillery of the enemy's coastal artillery!"

"Landing craft are not transport ships! They must rush to the beach! Stay there! Don't go until all personnel and supplies are unloaded!"

"What should I do if I can't walk after being stranded!"

"Then go on the next high tide! Don't tell me the Navy doesn't have enough landing craft!"

"Current capacity is very tight!"

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For the debate between the two sides, MacArthur seemed to be smoking his cornstalk pipe leisurely, but he was already furious!

"The army is probably just a bunch of mud monkeys in the eyes of these motherfuckers!

In their view, the value of the navy can only be reflected in naval battles!

None of these guys wanted to take any responsibility for a failed landing, even though it was an impossible failed landing.

If even a warship is lost or damaged because of an army operation without an enemy fleet, these motherfuckers will go crazy with anger. "

Seeing that MacArthur's face was getting more and more gloomy, the representative sent by the Joint Chiefs of Staff, Admiral Sherman, Chief of Naval Operations, slowly and unhurriedly concluded:

"From a naval point of view, all the conditions that are not suitable for landing are clearly reflected in Incheon."

Another general sent by the Joint Chiefs of Staff, General Collins, Chief of Army Operations, said:

"Incheon is too far away from Busan. We don't see why you need to land 260 kilometers away from Busan. Since you want to outflank the North Korean army that is fighting in the Busan encirclement from behind, choose to land in the mountains, in terms of terrain and sea conditions or combat In terms of function, it is undoubtedly more suitable.”

At this time, among the three people sent by the Joint Chiefs of Staff, only Lieutenant General Edward, the deputy chief of staff of the Air Force, did not speak.

Lieutenant General Edward seemed a little drowsy in this noisy debate. He didn't care what the army and navy thought. In his opinion, it was his virtue to land anywhere. Anyway, the air force only wanted to attack.

MacArthur stood up suddenly and walked to the edge of the map. It seemed that he was going to shoot himself.

"...It is because of the difficulties brought about by various landing conditions that the enemy also believes that it is impossible for us to land from Incheon, and as long as we do it, we will get the effect of a surprise attack. I think we can!

... In 1759, the Marquis of Montecarmo believed that the southern part of the city wall of Quebec was built on the riverside cliffs, and no one could climb over it, so his defensive position was completely concentrated in the north of the city with its back to the south.As a result, General Jim Wolfe led a small team up the cliff and appeared behind the Marquis of Montecarmo, which determined General Wolfe's victory in this battle.

…After the capture of Quebec, the Anglo-French war in Canada was declared officially over.

...and Seoul is Quebec on the Korean peninsula!Only by landing in Incheon can we take Seoul in the first place!Then we can not only achieve military victory, but also political victory!

... I also admit the various landing difficulties raised by the navy, but I believe in the strength of the navy more than the navy itself.In the Pacific War, I commanded the navy to participate in many landing campaigns, each of which was equally difficult, and the result?We all did.

... This time, I think we can still. "

Speaking of which, MacArthur was full of confidence, raised his head proudly and said:

"...the so-called landing from the mountains and outflanking the rear of the People's Army outside the Pusan ​​encirclement from the rear is conservative and old-fashioned, and it is not at the same level as my plan.

...What I'm going to do is land in Incheon, take Seoul, and march straight into the heart of North Korea!I will not outflank the North Korean army fighting in the south, I will take North Korea directly! ! !Take Pyongyang! ! !

… After taking Seoul, the supply system of the North Korean army will be completely disrupted.And to win Pyongyang, even if we only need to attack Pyongyang, the North Korean army will inevitably collapse!

I firmly believe in this! "

Admiral Collins was the first time today to hear MacArthur talk about the follow-up actions of the Incheon landing plan.

MacArthur was silent before, making everyone think that he was just going to cut off the supply line and rear route of the People's Army, and then go south to attack. Who would have thought that he would go north!This was not mentioned at all in his rough landing plan.

Collins can imagine how angry General Bradley would be when he heard the news!Mr. President will definitely be very dissatisfied with MacArthur's arbitrariness!The megalomaniac son of a bitch!He's still fucking in the U.S. Army!How dare you deliberately conceal your combat intentions in the combat report, or - mislead!He is misleading the Joint Chiefs!Misleading the President of the United States!

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