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【373】Military decoding

Chief of Army Operations General Collins frowned and raised his voice:

"You will anger the Chinese! This kind of behavior may become the fuse that eventually leads to China's sending troops! And your behavior of drawing the Marine Brigade from the Eighth Army, which is currently under heavy pressure from the enemy, to go north instead of south after landing in Incheon is extremely It may lead to the collapse of the Eighth Army at Pusan!"

MacArthur said tit-for-tat:

"Regardless of whether the Chinese send troops or not, they cannot change the reality that the Incheon landing will defeat the South and North Korean troops in one fell swoop. Moreover, I don't think that China, which has just completed the unification war and whose domestic regime is still unstable, dares to provoke the great American military forces At most, they sent brigade-level combat units to support the North Korean People's Army that was routed north.

If they do this, for us, we can get more diplomatic leverage. We can tell the world that the Korean War was a war of aggression launched by the Soviet Union and China. "

He looked around, satisfied with the betting eyes of everyone on him, swallowed his saliva, and said like a speech:

"... I disagree with some politicians who overemphasize the US strategic focus on Europe.

... At present, the confrontation in Europe is still in the stage of quarreling, but in Asia, we have taken up arms to fight against the supply and production parties!If we lose this war against communism in Asia, we will face a major crisis next, in Europe.Conversely, if we win here, there may be no war in Europe, and Europe can enjoy long-term freedom and peace. [

Therefore, to further defeat China behind North Korea, let him understand who is the master of Asia... This should be our real goal! "

In the end, MacArthur said with assurance:

"...If my judgment is wrong and the landing operation falls into a situation where I can't cope, I will personally arrange to withdraw the troops."

Hearing MacArthur's assurance, everyone was silent.

The Chief of Naval Operations, Admiral Sherman, saw that MacArthur had expressed his willingness to take responsibility, and he had already raised the banner of fighting against the rising supply-styleism in Asia.At a time when McCarthyism has swept across all sectors of the United States, including the military, he is really unwilling to confront this five-star general over an army's gambling-style military operations.The relationship between MacArthur and the media is so good, everyone knows it very well.

Admiral Sherman compromised, and he mocked in a whining tone:

"...this is a great voice for a great purpose, and I will convey your point to the Joint Chiefs."

In this way, the meeting ended under MacArthur's generous speech.

Word came back to Washington, and soon the Pentagon sent back vague approval orders.

"Prepare for, and agree to proceed with, the sea mobile transfer of forces off the west coast of North Korea."

This official tone is jerky and ambiguous. No matter how many times you read it, you can’t guess the other party’s attitude towards the specific details. Obviously, the Pentagon does not want to bet on MacArthur’s gamble, but it can’t find a way to stop MacArthur.They had to remind MacArthur in the follow-up order to reconsider the feasibility of the Incheon operation, and to consider the safety of the Gunsan landing compared to the former.

Of course, this is nonsense for MacArthur, and the Incheon landing plan has now entered the stage of comprehensive sea, land and air preparations.Once the preparations are complete, the battle to destroy the North Korean People's Army will be staged as scheduled.

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Just when Comrade Kim Il Sung was at a loss for what to do about the impasse in Busan and at the same time expanding his military frantically, China once again sent charcoal in a timely manner.

Just after the U.S. Air Force carried out reconnaissance and air strikes on Anton, the central government once again donated 30 U.S.-made Japanese-made bolt-type rifles, 2011 rounds, and [-] hand grenades replaced by troops in the Northeast to the North Korean side. The old "shock-type" grenades eliminated by our army are too weak and can only be used for daily training. The grenades presented to the DPRK this time are all new ones purchased in [-]. They are reliable in quality and foolish. [

In Incheon at this moment, Comrade Cui Yongjian, deputy commander of the People's Army, is leading soldiers and migrant workers to step up construction and build emergency fortifications.

"Reporting to the commander, the anti-slope fortification of Longshou Mountain in charge of the No.15 engineering team has been dug."

"Okay, let the Engineering Corps Command continue to hurry up. Before mid-August, I want to see all the [-] artillery holes in the Incheon area completed!"

Deputy Commander Cui Yongjian has been haggard recently. In order to complete the emergency fortification construction task in the Incheon area on time, he mobilized almost all his troops to dig holes in the mountains near Incheon on the side facing away from the coast.In order to avoid being wiped out by large-caliber naval guns, the People's Army chose to dig more holes and small holes in a distributed manner. Each anti-blasting hole was dug hastily according to temporary standards. Classes will do.

The thought of the majestic Deputy Commander of the People's Army being forced to become a digging rat, Deputy Commander Cui Yongjian was so angry that he couldn't laugh or cry.

"Damn American devils, come on, come and land, here in Incheon is your cemetery..."

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The U.S. military’s reconnaissance of Incheon is also continuing. In order to avoid revealing the intention of the operation, the landing force headquarters dispatched not many reconnaissance planes to Incheon, but only routinely fly over Incheon every other week. For the people The army's increased garrison in Seoul and the troops deployed in port warehouses and houses in the Incheon area have not been able to accurately estimate the number.

The U.S. military in the Far East has been idle for so long that the photo analysts found that in the photos taken at high altitude, when some new soil appeared on the side of some mountains, they didn’t take it seriously, they only regarded it as mottled yellow ground. Grass and ignored.For them, there is only one task, and that is to judge the number of troops stationed in the Incheon area.

But even with such negligence, the U.S. military can still feel that the strength of the People's Army along the way from Incheon to Seoul has increased, and some new ground fortifications have been built.

When the information was collected on MacArthur's desk, MacArthur didn't take it seriously.

He said to General Almond, the landing commander sitting next to him in the combat planning research room:

"It's just that the North Koreans are actively digging air-raid shelters to defend against our increasing air raids. You listen to Kim Il Sung's speech on the radio. He asked the whole country to dig air-raid shelters to resist American air power...

... In fact, even if there are division-level troops stationed in Incheon, it will not change the suddenness of our landing and the power of psychological shock!On the Pacific battlefield, the garrison strength of each island is several times that of Incheon, but this does not reduce the power of landing operations in the slightest.Previously, the garrison force in Incheon was only two companies, which was too little for a large port. Even if it was increased to two regiments or a militia division later, it was a proper force configuration.I have no doubts about the suddenness and success of the Incheon landing, and the victory that followed. "

"...For us, the most important thing is not the strength near Incheon, but the defense force in the Incheon port area. We have already formulated a secret landing and reconnaissance plan for the reconnaissance team of the Marine Corps headed by Lieutenant Colonel Tapulet. After logging in It was implemented the week before, and now, let’s not startle the snake. The frequency of surveillance by surveillance planes should not increase.”

"Yes, General." General Almond agreed with MacArthur.

"What is your opinion on the Air Force's request for a retaliatory attack on China?" General Almond asked.

"No, you can't bomb the Fengman Hydropower Station, it's too stupid to do so. This is tantamount to announcing to the Chinese that we will attack Manchuria after finishing North Korea, which will bring us great international political pressure.

I agree that the air force can conduct small retaliatory operations, but only for warnings, not this kind of strategic bombing.In this case, the matter will be too big to deal with. Not only will it not achieve the purpose of warning the Chinese, but it may cause them to make up their minds to send troops to the DPRK in advance. At this juncture of the upcoming Incheon landing operation, it is undoubtedly terrible. . "

After thinking about it, MacArthur added:

"What's worse, this kind of strategic bombing behavior may anger the Russians. China and the Soviet Union have an alliance treaty. Once China is attacked, the Soviet Union has an excuse to send troops to protect it. In the case of the Soviet Union sending troops to protect it, the Chinese may be reckless. immediately rushed into North Korea.

In short, the consequences of this behavior are a series of complex chain reactions, and we cannot risk this before defeating the North Koreans.

As long as the Incheon landing is successful, we can completely wipe North Korea off the map before the Chinese and Russians react..."

General Almond nodded in admiration for MacArthur's precise analysis of the integration of political and military forms.

"This is a piece of information compiled after translation of China's domestic radio military programs. Please take a look." General Almond pulled out this document from a folder and placed it in front of MacArthur.

"Military situation decoding? Is this a Chinese radio program?" MacArthur happily flipped through the pages with a feeling of curiosity.

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Sincere thanks to hzwngj, Lazy Snake Lao Kai for the reward!

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