Chapter 368: Captured

The weather in North Korea was even colder than in New York, and Hailig's eyebrows were frosted, and he stood quietly on the outskirts of the barracks, far from the battlefield, and the members of the Black Panther Special Forces passed by him from time to time and saluted him. He established his authority in the Black Panther Special Forces, and although the loss was not his squadron, he also felt the loss of faith in the hearts of the team members little by little. The troops have been resting here for a long time and have not been on combat duty, and it seems that General MacArthur has forgotten about this unit. Even the glory of this unit has been forgotten.

He met Lieutenant Colonel Winters not far from the barracks. Although both of them fought in North Korea, they hadn't seen each other for a long time. If it weren't for the fact that both teams needed to rest, the two wouldn't have had a chance to meet.

"It's rare to see snow this big!" Hailig came in from outside, he shook the snow on his body, and couldn't help laughing, "Such a coat can't withstand the cold wind." It's uncomfortable! ”

"Colder than Bastone?" Winters looked at him and couldn't help but laugh.

"Bastone?" Lieutenant Colonel Haliger couldn't help but be stunned, and then laughed with relief, "Yes, it's colder than Bastone." Dick, we've suffered a major setback. Now I don't know what to do? Our unit has been forgotten. Countless successes are not as important as a single failure. Hailig immediately restrained his smile and looked helpless!

The rest of the two teams became relatively long, and after several heavy losses of the 187th Regiment, MacArthur finally put them in the rear, and the defeat of the Black Panther Special Forces made him feel even more distressed by the heavy losses of this unit. This used to be a trump card in his hands, and in the years after the war, he showed his might many times. This loss made him finally decide to put this force in the rear, to preserve their strength, so that they could play a greater role at the most critical time, and those commonly used reconnaissance and surprise operations were handed over to other troops. It's just that he didn't talk about this to the commander of the special forces, and he is already in a state of flux.

One by one, his proposals were rejected by President Truman, who had always believed that the essence of war was to win by all means, but President Truman never let him carry out his plan. And the conflict between the two is constantly intensifying. And the news from the White House is that Mr. President is already planning to have someone take over his position as commander.

Although MacArthur was devastated by this news, he continued to adjust his tactics, and it was in this way that "Butcher Operations" and "Tear Operations" were born. MacArthur keenly grasped the "Worship Offensive" and "Moonlight Offensive" of the Volunteer Army, but he was unable to completely reverse the decline of the Fourth Campaign. And his increasingly fierce rhetoric also made Truman's concern for him more and more serious.

The battle was already in a stalemate, the squadron was not capable of launching a major offensive again, and the US counteroffensive was also blocked, and there was not much progress. MacArthur couldn't help but sigh at this time. After all, the United ** did not retreat in great strides after being defeated again. The current situation has given people a sense of hope, and as he gets to know more and more about the squadron, MacArthur always feels that he will find a way to find the key to defeat the squadron. In April, he returned to Tokyo for further consultations with War Secretary Pace for the next offensive plan.

"General, coffee!" An orderly walked into his office with coffee, and Major General Craitch, who was sitting next to MacArthur, took a sip and frowned, "Very good taste." It seems that your tastes haven't changed in all these years! It's so strong that it the taste of the jī people, so it's unforgettable! ”

"I like the same flavor as the stronger. It's like fighting! MacArthur was already very fond of talking about the war during this time, and this changed as the situation changed, "I like to go according to my own taste, I don't care what other people's tastes are, first I have to feel comfortable with myself." It's like going to war, if it were my way, I think the war might have ended long ago! ”

"Yes, General, time may tell." Major General Craitch nodded, and couldn't help but smile, MacArthur was still so confident and stubborn, but he was already worried, the news from the White House could not be empty.

MacArthur looked at Major General Creech's god and couldn't help but smile: "What? Still bothered by that rumor? I don't even care about that anymore. If you want to get into my position, I'm going to have a good conversation with someone in the White House. I will not compromise easily, they have not spent a day on the battlefield and do not know what the true meaning of war is. That's a bunch of ignorant guys! ”

At this moment, MacArthur's adjutant Lieutenant Colonel Huff suddenly appeared at the door, and he said to MacArthur in a panic: "General, I think you should listen to the radio broadcast." ”

"Wait, I've got to finish my coffee!" MacArthur didn't wrinkle slightly.

"But—you'd better listen now, it's about you!" Lieutenant Colonel Huff didn't back down, he insisted.

MacArthur said with some displeasure: "Okay, Lieutenant Colonel, turn on the damn radio!" As he spoke, he shrugged his shoulders at Major General Craitch, "There are always stupid people who like to stick to stupid wrong opinions!" ”

But then, his god was stunned, and the sound of the news was heard on the radio broadcast, and the voices of those announcers were obviously shocking, and the content of the broadcast was about the war in Korea. The news counted the failures of the United States in the war, and of course affirmed the efforts of the United States and the role of General MacArthur in command. This seemingly contradictory statement made MacArthur's face flush when he listened to it, and anger began to rise in his heart.

Immediately after that, President Truman sent a letter to Douglas, Supreme Commander of the Allied Forces in Japan, Joint Commander-in-Chief, Commander-in-Chief of the U.S. Army Far East, and Commander-in-Chief of the U.S. Army Far East. MacArthur's order to dismiss him from the above duties and hand him over to Matthew? Lieutenant General Ridgway, the order takes effect immediately. Obviously, this approach is more inappropriate for cleanup, and MacArthur was not persuaded to resign, but was dismissed, which obviously contains the meaning of Truman's punishment for MacArthur's repeated disobedience.

At this time, an orderly gestured at the door to Lieutenant Colonel Huff, who was standing there, and Huff walked out, and the orderly said, "I sent a telegram, you are not here, but it is urgent, so I came, I'm sorry, I know this is not in accordance with the rules-" The orderly was a little strange, and he kept trying to explain something.

Lieutenant Colonel Huff didn't have time to ramble on him, took the message, and then was shocked. It was President Truman's dismissal message about General MacArthur, which was forwarded by the War Department to Tokyo, and then by Tokyo to Korea.

"General!" Lieutenant Colonel Huff pinched the message with an ugly face and called out cautiously. MacArthur looked at him, the anger in his eyes was gone, and the rest was like humiliated depression, he nodded and said, "I know what's going on." Give it to me! As he spoke, he took the message and put it on the table without looking at it.

"General!" Major General Kretsch wanted to say something, but couldn't say a word. General MacArthur's dismissal completely shocked him and shocked him incomparably. But the outcome seemed to be foreordained again, since he began to have serious disagreements with President Truman and went his own way.

The day was April 11, 1951, at 3 p.m. Because of the delay caused by the conversion of the official dismissal message, the news media reported the incident more quickly, which also caused serious damage to General MacArthur. MacArthur's dismissal caused an uproar. The Japanese cabinet had considered a general resignation to express its dissatisfaction with the dismissal of them as "saviors," and Emperor Hirohito went to the US Embassy to bid farewell to MacArthur, and on the day MacArthur left for his homeland, hundreds of thousands of Japanese lined up along the road leading to the airport to see him off. It was also because he occupied Japan on behalf of the Allies and commanded the ongoing Korean War, and MacArthur was effectively the only Japanese "Emperor" for five years and seven months.

When MacArthur and his family flew from Tokyo to Honolulu, they were greeted by 200,000 people, and more than 300,000 in San Francisco.

"Smack!" With a bang, the newspaper was still on the table, and General Taylor looked at Parks and smiled, "Let's see, what the final result is?" Douglas was still too conceited. Now this result is not surprising. ”

That's the obvious answer. And Matthew? Lieutenant General Ridgway is clearly more suited to that battlefield than he is! Parks nodded, and he sat with General Taylor again, in the school district's office.

"So what's your answer?" General Taylor said to him, "I may be leaving in May, and you need to make a decision before then." ”

"General!" Parks took a breath and said, "I know what you mean, but I still have to tell you that I'm not going to go there, I don't need me there, and more importantly, I don't need there, I don't need war to prove what I do." He shrugged his shoulders and said, "I can only express my regret for this!" ”

General Taylor looked at him and said, "Okay, okay, I know you're going to make that choice." But if you change your mind, feel free to come to me and give me a call! ”

Parks refused General Taylor's invitation, but what he didn't expect was that, despite his inner reluctance, with the 187th Regiment being transferred to the front again, he had to call General Taylor, who had been transferred to the U.S. Forces Command in Japan, a few months later. Lieutenant Colonel Winters was heavily besieged by Chinese and North Korean forces during a campaign in the American summer offensive, and after a hopeless breakthrough, the commander of the 187th Regiment, Colonel Venice, ordered the entire regiment to surrender, and Winters was captured. That's the decisive reason why Parks changed his mind!