The first to notice that things were starting to look a little wrong was Civilian Staff Officer Thorson. Pen | fun | pavilion www. ｂｉｑｕｇｅ。 Info One afternoon, he approached Bradley with a thick stack of media reports that he had sorted out.

"Omar, look at these recent reports. Why do you feel that the theme is a little off-track? Thorson said.

"What's wrong with the recent reporting?" Bradley took the stack of bulletins and flipped through them quickly.

"At first, the coverage was all about Sergeant York and the 82nd Division, but recently there have been more and more reports about Chief of Staff Pope. I counted it, and there were already 27 interviews with him. ”

"It's Pop's job to coordinate media interviews, so what's so strange about him going to the newspaper a few more times?" Bradley said disapprehantly.

"However, now the report is full of how he is, and there is no mention of you, Matthew, and Joseph, which is inappropriate. It was as if he was the commander of the 82nd Division, and he was doing all the work. "Thorsen was clearly holding on to his old chief.

"What's the deal. Pope was the chief of staff of the 82nd Division, and to report on him was to report on the 82nd Division. Bradley didn't take that to heart at all. But as soon as he said that, he suddenly thought of John. Most of the media were invited by him. My instinct told Bradley that the kid might be behind it.

But for a while, Bradley couldn't figure out what kind of medicine was sold in John's gourd. So he changed his tune and said to Lieutenant Colonel Thorson: "You go back first." I'll put these things here first, and I'll take a look at them when I have time. If there's something out of place, I'll remind Pope. ”

After Solson left, Bradley began to study the news stories one by one. On the surface, these reports are quite decent, and the process of the rebirth of the 82nd Division and its march to the elite division is vividly and infectious. The frequency of popper's name is a little higher, but it's not a big deal. However, Bradley, as an insider, quickly discovered something unusual in it.

Of all these interviews, 31 mentions the 82nd Division's "All-American House" program. All 31 of these reports included interviews with Colonel Pope alone, and made no mention of the other members of the division, especially John, the initiator. The report gives the impression that the "National House" project is the work of Pope alone.

Bradley couldn't help but frown. Was this intentional on the part of Pop when he scheduled the interview? Bradley himself couldn't be sure. He only knew that if this was the case, then Pop would have committed a taboo in the army. As a commander but taking the credit of his subordinates for himself, this kind of person cannot lead the troops to fight. Once this rumor is confirmed, who will want to work under Pope? The evaluation of Pop by the army top brass will also be greatly reduced, and he will not want to be the commander of the unit in the future.

"John, I'm Omar." Bradley called John's office, "Are you busy right now?" ”

"Hi, Omar. What's the matter? Chief of Staff Pope went for an interview, and I was discussing plans with Matthews for next week's field drills. ”

Beginning next Wednesday, the recruits of the 82nd Division will train as regiments for a 25-mile field weight-bearing march. Most of these recruits who grew up in a peaceful and comfortable environment lacked exercise, and there were not a few who were fat. John estimated that at least a third of the men had to lie down after a five-mile march with a load. Therefore, the General Staff Headquarters must make a contingency plan for this training in advance to avoid unexpected situations.

"Then you get busy first. Come home with me for dinner in the evening. Mary said she helped you look at a few curtains and asked you to go back and pick them out for yourself in the evening. Bradley thought it would be better to ask John privately about this kind of thing, after all so far everything was his own speculation.

"Okay. I'll be done around 6:30 a.m. Just call me before you go. John didn't think much of it and immediately agreed.

Ever since Mary learned that John's new home needed to be refurbished, she had been helping with ideas. Today, she volunteered to take the newcomer Miller to shop for items on the list. John reckoned that Mary must have seen something good again, and couldn't wait to show it to him. Although John didn't care what curtains to use in the house, Mary was so enthusiastic that he had to cooperate.

In the evening, John was at Bradley's house and had dinner with the couple and Bridges and Miller. Miller had just learned that the old woman who had been walking around Alexandria for a day was the wife of the division commander, General Bradley. In addition to being surprised, he was a little nervous during the whole meal, and basically didn't talk much.

After dinner, Miller declined Mary's invitation to stay overnight and made an excuse to go out with Bridge. Tonight, he was going to spend the night at John's new home, and the next morning he would report to the Klebe barracks. And John, after picking the curtains with Mary, was pulled into the study by Bradley.

"John, what's going on in the news lately?" Bradley asked straight to the point.

"You see that?" John didn't intend to hide it from Bradley at all, so he didn't pretend to be confused and took the initiative to admit that he was involved.

"I'll just say, there are so many media, even if Pope wants to stop them, it's impossible for them not to interview anyone but him." Bradley had an expression that I knew it was your kid who was making trouble, "Tell me, what do you want to do with such a show?" ”

"Tell me first, who else can see it besides you?" John asked.

"There should be no one else. Now the division is so busy, Matthew and Joseph can't take care of it. If Thorsen hadn't felt something was wrong and came to me, I wouldn't have noticed. Bradley replied.

"Thorson, did he find out too?" John's evaluation of the civilian staff officer was raised by another level. It seems that he not only has good communication and coordination skills, but also has a keen sense of smell.

"He just thinks the media has covered Pope a little too much, and he can't guess you for a while."

Come to think of it, Thorson is not Bradley, how would he know that most of the media reporters were invited by John. John reckoned that Sauerson might have just intervened in Popper's work without hesitating him to pay attention to the "anomalies" in the report.

"I want to remind you in advance that the 82nd Division is now the focus of national attention, and everything is focused on the overall situation. I don't care if you deal with Pop, but you can't make a big mess. Bradley admonished.

"Rest assured, Omar. I didn't want to do anything to him, I just caused him some trouble. After saying that, John also smiled: "I didn't expect Pope to be so easy to fool." I just asked those reporters to praise him a few more times, and he started to get carried away. I'll tell you, he can enjoy this kind of star treatment now. Whenever a reporter wanted to interview me, he stopped me. ”

"How did Pop change like this now. It's exactly the same as when I was at West Point. Bradley said with some emotion.

"Most of the secretaries have this problem. used to be tired and tired, and the scenery was someone else's. Now it's suddenly his turn, and naturally it's ......" Halfway through his words, John suddenly remembered that Bradley was also an assistant secretary to Chief of Staff Marshall when he was in the General Staff, and quickly stopped.

Bradley didn't care about this, and he directly asked the question he was most concerned about: "When do you plan to end this matter?" From Bradley's point of view, although he had received John's assurance, he still preferred to have the matter resolved as soon as possible.

John understood what Bradley meant, but he had his own considerations. "Wait two more days, I've had a lot of things on hand lately. Let those reporters catch him first, and keep staring at me all the time. ”

"You'd better hurry, the night is long and you have a lot of dreams, don't go wrong. Also, there can't be anything in the media that damages the image of the 82nd Division, understand? Bradley drew a red line for John.

"Understood!" John patted his chest and promised, "Just wait and see." ”