Ending the call with General McNair, Commander Wald let out a deep sigh. Pen ~ fun ~ Pavilion www.biquge.info don't look at the phone just now, he tried his best to defend Pop and won him a chance to prove his innocence. But Wald knew very well in his heart that after such a file, whether Pop was "innocent" or not, he no longer had the value of "cultivating".

If the investigation proves that Pop did manipulate the media behind his back, it means that he has abandoned the moral sense of honor that a senior military officer should have. If Pope had fallen into someone else's trap, it would have shown that he lacked the wisdom and insight necessary for a senior commander. Either way, Pope will inevitably be excluded from their next move.

From Wald's personal point of view, he felt a little sorry for Pop's personal fate. But what disappointed him even more was that his influence on the 82nd Division would be greatly reduced. As a veteran of all major wars since the Spanish-American War, Wald knew that the 82nd Division had embarked on a correct path of development. In time, it will surely become a trump card for the 4th Army.

As the commander of the 4th Army, Wald, of course, did not want to see such an ace army completely in the hands of the Marshallists. When Pop took office, he came forward so hard to support it, didn't he just want Pop to become an important pawn for himself to exert influence on the 82nd Division.

However, Pop's performance made his layout completely unsuccessful. He even developed a sense of frustration about why Marshall always found the right talent like a trickster? When Marshall first became Army Chief of Staff in 1939, his roots were pitifully shallow. In just over two years, he has promoted a large number of "young talents" from among the middle- and low-ranking officers, creating a faction that can compete with them.

On the contrary, the conservatives who were originally "full of talents" and "prosperous in military appearance" have actually shown signs of talent disconnection with the retirement of a large number of veterans. One after another, the "seed players" who had been pinned on high hopes fell behind on the road of military expansion and reform for various reasons, with the result that the conservatives gradually lost the initiative in competition. Is it true, as some have claimed, that the conservatives who have controlled the US Army for 20 years have sunk into decay in the glory of the past?

Disappointment to disappointment, Wald still has to leave as soon as possible and go to the Klabeau barracks to wipe Pope's ass. said a thousand words and ten thousand, the matter has already happened, and he has to give Bradley and the others an explanation anyway. Relative to the interests of factions, maintaining the stability of the 82nd Division and avoiding unnecessary twists and turns in the reconstruction work were the first issues that he, as the commander of the 4th Army, should consider. In this regard, Wald's big-picture vision and work ethic are much stronger than Pope's.

"John, take care of the finishing touches, Captain Wald is coming over in the afternoon." Upon receiving the notice that Commander Wald was coming to inspect the site, Bradley immediately called John's office. In the General Staff, Bradley had his own channels of information. General McNair had just asked Fox to go to the Press Photo Office to read the news about the 82nd Division when he received a call from Frank Allen Jr. (Chief of the Press Photo Division). Combined with the information that John had revealed to him before, he could naturally guess the purpose of Wald's trip.

"Understood, Omar." John was impressed by Bradley's reminder. After more than two weeks of hard work, he certainly won't relax when he finally kicked the door. In fact, for this day, he had long been completely prepared. At this time, poor Pope still didn't know anything about his next fate, and was taking a pair of reporters to cover the photo contest in the 505 regiment.

What Wald himself didn't expect was that the Klaibo barracks, where he arrived at more than 16:20 in the afternoon, ended the investigation before 17:00. As soon as he entered the division headquarters, he was surrounded by a group of journalists. Under Pop's incredulous eyes, these reporters protested against the behavior of others who had artificially set up obstacles to obstruct their interviews with other commanders of the 82nd Division, and completely confirmed Pop's accusation of "manipulating the media."

In the face of these "uncrowned kings", Wald had no choice but to appease the reporters and criticize Pop for his behavior of undermining the principle of press freedom. Otherwise, if any media reported this matter, it would be too big a blow to the image of the 82nd Division and even the 4th Army.

After dealing with the reporters, Wald grimaced and called Pop into a conference room alone.

"Gris, I ......" The dejected Pop wanted to open his mouth to defend himself, but he didn't know what to say. He still hasn't figured out how the reporter "friends" who have praised him for the past two days stabbed him in a blink of an eye.

"Have you read all the media reports lately?" General Wald asked.

"Look, look." How could Pope not have read those reports. Recently, his adjutant's most important job is to help him collect and sort out various media reports. Pope, who was touted a little flutteringly, almost framed all the reports.

"Did you do the business of not letting reporters interview Omar?"

"No, I didn't, it's Omar and they don't have time to ......" Pop wanted to deny it, but the reason was so far-fetched that he couldn't even say it himself.

"Gries, you have to trust me. I fell into their trap, they had already planned it! Pop shouted excitedly.

"Confused! Why did you go earlier, I didn't find out until now! Wald also saw that someone was plotting against Pop behind his back, but Pop's poor performance disappointed him even more. General McNeil was very angry at those reports. We didn't send you to the 82nd Division to let you be a star! ”

"Gris, you need to help me. I was confused and fell for them. They are all together and scheming against me. Hearing that McNair also knew about it, Pope panicked even more. What he regrets most now is that he listened to the words of the two reporters in the backstage of Sergeant York's speech that day, and he took the opportunity to hype it up.

"Count on you! Who counts you? You do your own thing, why do people calculate you? Wald was angry not because someone was calculating Pop, but because Pop had completely failed to understand the purpose of sending him to the 82nd Division.

"It must be Omar, I know he wants his old classmate Van Vliet to be this chief of staff. And that Vanderbilt, who wanted to empty me and take my place. Civilian staff officer Thorsen couldn't run away, and he tried to meddle in the news and reporting affairs several times without success......"

Pop was still babbling on and on about the "murderers" who might plot against him, and General Wald was too angry with his stupidity to talk to him anymore. After waving his hand for Pop to get out of the way, Wald felt the need to reconsider the selection of the chief of staff of the 82nd Division. People like Pop, who only know how to compete for power and profit, and lack a sense of the overall situation and cooperation, even if they do not appear in this matter, will hinder the development of the 82nd Division in the future.

Now, Wald is beginning to be grateful to the man who plotted against Pope. Taking advantage of the unstable foothold of the "cancer" of Pop in the 82nd Division, it is better to send it away as soon as possible, so as to save the atmosphere of bringing the 82nd Division to bad in the future. Moreover, while squeezing out Pop, this person also fully took into account the feelings of these conservative bigwigs.

Hold Pop up in the air first, and then quietly send his handle to McNair. Everything is carried out silently, except for the young parties, no one will find out the problems, which can be regarded as giving them enough face. Next, Wald and the others just need to find a glamorous idle position and send the "famous" Pope to take office. Encountering this kind of opponent who can help them prepare for even a retreat in advance, Wald feels that this "loss" is not unjust.