Chapter 367 Considerations

In February, it was already snowing in New York, and although the snow was not very heavy, the streets were full of people wrapped in their coats, and the temperature was already below freezing. In addition to normal training, the cadets are hiding indoors at other times on the campus of West Point, except for the Central District, where a company of people is shoveling snow.

Today's training is relatively simple, the outdoor training is just a simple cào performance, and then the soldiers are hiding in the dormitory area, and the soldiers in the dormitory area are sitting in the heated room, some begin to open the wine bottles, and some begin to sit together to prepare to play poker, although life seems a little leisurely, but many people are not in the state, this leisure is just a way for them to relax their minds, but it seems a little incongruous.

"Myrons, why don't you come and play two?" Brian shouted at Myrons, who was sitting by the window in a daze at the snowy scenery outside the window, "I'm in good luck today, and I can give you a generous loan, well-I'll see, I can lend you two hundred dollars, and of course, that's only part of what I've won!" ”

But Brian's words were soon besieged by others, who were unhappy with Brian's arrogant attitude. But Myrens ignored him, still just looking out at the thin layer of grass covered in snow. Brian motioned to the others and said, "Don't send it to me next, you guys play first, I have to talk to him!" ”

Yes, the Korean War took a sharp turn for the worse, which took all Americans by surprise, and the famous bet at West Point was also turned over at this time, and it was repeatedly hyped up in the newspapers, and it was asserted that General MacArthur would suffer the second defeat of his military career, the first defeat of course was counted on the Japanese, and in the Philippines MacArthur could be seen as a Japanese escape, although the military and himself denied this claim, but in fact, it was the same thing, This matter may not have been brought up again, but when he failed, someone else brought it up, and although it did not raise any bōlàng, it really worried the American people who were full of hope for MacArthur. At this time, the fourth campaign had already been carried out for a certain stage, and the U.S. army had inflicted heavy losses on the Chinese and North Korean armies in the Battle of Toping-ri and recovered a certain decline.

"Hey, still thinking about bets?" Brian walked over and stood behind Myrons, patted him on the shoulder and said, "It's nothing, even if you lose, it doesn't matter, Lieutenant Colonel Parks does have his strengths, we have nothing to be frustrated about." He's an instructor, we're cadets, that's it! ”

"No, no, it's not this!" Myrons frowned, turned his head, looked at Brian and said, "I feel like I've become a laughing stock, and now everyone in the United States knows that I lost this bet, but it's nothing, but there is one thing, you should think of it, if I lose, it is equivalent to the loss of the American ** team in North Korea!" ”

Brian nodded, "You have a point, but aren't we on the verge of getting a game back?" We annihilated those Chinese in Toping, and it turned out that their tactics of crowds could not withstand our steel torrent. Our situation is improving, war is like this, there are losses and wins, we lose in front, maybe we will come back later. ”

"I hope you're right, but I think it's over, and I should say sorry to Lieutenant Colonel Parks!" Myrens stood up, then picked up the coat that had been smacked on the chair, "I'll go out and maybe find Lieutenant Colonel Parkes, it's time to settle this matter, I don't want to be in arrears for too long!" With that, he walked towards the door without looking back.

As the door opened, a cold wind blew in from outside, making everyone shrink their necks. The snow on the path outside has not yet been cleared, and leather boots creak when you walk on them.

Parks and General Taylor were walking on a wooded path in the school, listening to the sound of stepping on the snow, the two were so close that Parks himself could not have imagined that it would be very difficult to meet General Taylor in the 101st Airborne Division, but now the two of them could chat and walk together from time to time, without the seriousness and rigidity between superiors and subordinates in the barracks.

"What does this weather remind you of?" General Taylor looked at the snowy campus and the woods, and suddenly smiled at Parks.

Parks knew what he meant, and couldn't help but nod and say, "Yes, General, I remembered Bastone. It's just that there is no war here, and the snow is not very big, but it is as cold as Bastone, it is like hell! Still, General, are you sure you want to continue walking in such weather? Parks looked at the snow huā that kept falling on General Taylor's shoulders and fur hat, he was not wearing a military uniform, a fur coat and fur hat and a walking stick, making him look like a kind old man from the neighborhood.

"The weather doesn't bother me! Don't forget, I'm also a soldier who survived Bastone! General Taylor shook the snow off his body, and then looked at Parks with some solemnity, "It seems that our prediction is accurate, and someone has already started to pay attention to my report, of course, you won this bet." ”

Parks smiled wryly, "I'd rather I hadn't won." Truth be told, our predictions were based on General MacArthur's character and the surprisingly smooth outcome of the battle. I don't even expect this war to happen. So even if I win, I don't have the slightest feeling of success. ”

"What do you seem to be worried about?" General Taylor looked at Parks, "Are you worried about the future of the war?" ”

"No, General, I'm just thinking about an old friend of mine, and you also know, Major Winters, the battalion commander of the 101st Battalion of the 506th Regiment of the 2nd Airborne Division, of course, he is still the battalion commander, and he also leads a battalion of the 101st Regiment of the 187th Airborne Division, and is a lieutenant colonel! He was re-drafted into the army. I'm worried about him, this war is still in a stalemate, and it is also very cruel! ”

"Lieutenant Colonel Winters?" General Taylor couldn't help but smile, "I know him, I'm very impressed with him. A very nice officer. If it weren't for you, I think he would have been in the limelight at the 101st Airborne Division. What impressed me most was the battle he commanded at the Brecourt estate in Normandy, and now West Point is the paradigm. ”

Parks couldn't help but nod and smile. But he was still worried about Winters, and yesterday he had a phone call with Nickerson, and on the phone, he analyzed the situation that Winters might face, and Nickers also began to worry about Winters, in fact, he had been worried since Winters was transferred to the Korean battlefield. Although he wanted to help Winters, the army did not recruit him, so he could only stay at home and do nothing, of course, he could only pray for Winters at home.

"Lacey!" General Taylor stopped suddenly, he looked at Parks again, hesitated, and said, "Because my analysis has shown its value, I may not be able to take it long at West Point." ”

Parks was stunned, he knew that General Taylor had been in West Point for less than a year, but he didn't expect the result to be the same, could it be because of his analysis report? He couldn't help but look at Taylor and said, "What? General, you're getting out of here? ”

Taylor nodded and said, "Yes, to get out of here." Maybe go to the War Department, someone is already on the phone with me, there is a position of Deputy Chief of the General Staff of the Army. I know, I'm not the one who runs the school. It's so peaceful on campus, and it makes me feel a kind of twilight myself, and I don't want to retire here like this. ”

"Are you going back to North Korea?" Parks Road.

"I don't know, the arrangement of fate is magical. Of course, if you don't want to stay here anymore, just let me know! At the very least, in the Army, I still have a way to get you to go wherever you want. Referring to the Army, of course! Taylor couldn't help but laugh when he said this, "I know you like barracks, but you don't like war. Don't worry about this. With that, he pulled a box out of his pocket and handed it to Parks.

"General?" Parks looked at him suspiciously and said, "This is for me?" ”

"Yes, you deserve it. The people at the War Office finally know the value of your words. So they asked me to give this to you. Of course I don't know if you care about that—" Taylor said, waving his finger for Parks to open the box and see.

"Silver sè oak leaf emblem?" Parks opened the box, and then couldn't help but scream, which is a sign of the rank of lieutenant colonel in the U.S. Army, and he looked at General Taylor in surprise, lù puzzled. He had absolutely no idea why he had been promoted to the rank of lieutenant colonel.

"It's funny because with one bet, everyone in the whole country knows you're right and you win." General Taylor smiled slightly, "The people at the War Department know that if they don't give you a little expression, they will be questioned and criticized. Of course, they also asked me by the way for your opinion, if you want, you will be sent to North Korea. And you talk about being the squadron commander of the Black Panther special forces, and when the time comes, you will fight alongside your old friend, Lieutenant Colonel Haliger. ”

"Black Panther Special Forces?" Parks couldn't help frowning, at this time, General Taylor mentioned this army, did he have another purpose in it? He looked at General Taylor, hoping that he would be able to give himself an answer directly!

Taylor looked at him and said, "I know what you're thinking. The Black Panther special forces suffered heavy losses in North Korea, and they served as the task of early reconnaissance and assault operations, but they encountered a strong opponent, and in another assault operation, a squadron was besieged by a reconnaissance regiment of the squadron, and finally only 500 people broke out, and half of the manpower was lost. The squadron leader was seriously wounded and had already arrived on the ship back to the United States. Of course, Lieutenant Colonel Haliger's squadron suffered little losses, and they were able to get out unharmed. ”

Parks didn't say anything, it was clear that the incident had come so suddenly that he barely had time to think about how to answer. General Taylor looked at his expression and couldn't help but smile bitterly and said, "Actually, I have a bit of a heart, that is, when I will be in the War Department, I can find a person to solve the problem for them, of course you have the right to refuse!" ”

Parks couldn't help but smile bitterly, "You know, General MacArthur doesn't think very well of me, and I don't want to be bored!" ”

"Of course, I'm just saying what I think!" Parks' reaction was expected by General Taylor.

"What is that troop doing now?"

Taylor was stunned for a moment, and then quickly smiled: "In the recuperation, if there is no suitable commander, they will continue to rest!" This sentence shows that Parks' attitude is somewhat loose!

"Well, General, I can't answer you right away on this matter, but I can think about it!" Parks nodded, then looked ahead, and the snow seemed to be falling a little heavier.

The two of them walked slowly in the snow, and gradually, they were wrapped in the snow, and they couldn't see their figures clearly, just like a strange future they were about to face!