Chapter 364 Bet

At West Point in October, the weather gradually cooled down. [No pop-up novel network] can be seen everywhere on campus with those military cadets and officers in a hurry. The wind of the Korean War was blowing in the United States, and many people were optimistically evaluating the war, and they were all proud and proud of General MacArthur's achievements, and believed that this would be another peak in his personal military career, and that he would establish one of the most prestigious soldiers since the founding of the American army.

Every day in each of the teaching districts of Saiyan Hall there are discussions, and the debate about this war is more intense than ever. Especially after the landing of the American army led by MacArthur at Incheon, the offensive was overwhelming, and many people optimistically estimated that the war was nearing its end.

Major Parks was sitting in General Taylor's mansion, enjoying the French wine provided by General Taylor, and some fresh fruit, while several soldiers on duty reproached General Taylor for sending him away, and now by the pool in the backyard of the huge villa, only Parks and General Taylor were left lying on their chairs basking in the early autumn sun.

"My report has been submitted!" There was something wrong with General Taylor's face, "I know this is not very popular. They don't like to have different opinions, especially when General MacArthur is making significant progress. General Taylor sneered a little self-deprecatingly.

"Sooner or later, they will know your wisdom!" Parks pursed his lips, he placed the wine on the small round table of parasols between the two, then turned his head to look at General Taylor and said, "I hate to admire your courage, General. But you're still weak, and of course, you may end up not being here for long. The army doesn't need dissidents like you! ”

"I know!" General Taylor smiled slightly, as if he had lost something, "I know, but I still can't help but say what I think about myself, not for me, not for this position, but for the United States!" I know what kind of man MacArthur was, he was too strong, and now my worries are even more serious. We're going too well, and that's not a good thing, especially for a long-honored and strong-character general. ”

"What are you worried about?" Parks moved slightly, and he quickly realized what General Taylor was worried about. It was not without military strategists at that time that the United States had made a correct assessment of MacArthur or the eventual progress of the war, but it was often overshadowed by the glory of victory, and it was not until it was out of control that it suddenly remembered how important the opinions of those who opposed it were at the beginning.

"I'm worried about General MacArthur!" Taylor seemed to be talking to himself, then shook his head, then nodded, and it was clear that he was in a state of conflict. Between opposition and approval, he wants to choose the former, but the former has no way out now, and in the end, it may lead to the loss of the status he has won so hard. But it was not what he wanted to do with those jī ideas. That's why he came to Parkes. He already knew Parks' attitude to the war through the newspapers, and he just wanted to talk to Parks casually, and now they could be said to have a common contradiction.

But he could not listen to any advice now, the victory had made his mind lose his coolness, perhaps he was a self-righteous man, and the victories and achievements in the Pacific Theater of the Second World War had made him lose patience to listen to opinions. General, I think we can only wait, wait for him to make a mistake, and then come and listen to us! Now everyone is optimistic, but once the war gets out of control, or exceeds the bottom limit, then it is not only the North Korean army that is involved in this war, there are also Soviets and Chinese behind them! "If we could stop near the 38th parallel, I think all of this would have been avoided!" ”

"You can see it clearly!" Taylor nodded approvingly, he had always admired Parks' military talent, whether it was tactical or combat, and now he could show such insights in strategy, which also showed his extraordinary, "Okay, let's not talk about this now, let's talk about you!" ”

"Talk about me?" Parks was a little surprised, then smiled, "General, what else can I do?" ”

Taylor grinned, "I know you didn't come to West Point because of how attractive it is to you, I know the military department has sent you letters, and the only way you can escape the recall is to come here." Because I know you don't like this war, and that's why, Lacey, are you going to stay at West Point for the rest of your life? ”

Parks immediately laughed, this is not difficult to analyze, he shook his head and said: "No, General, I don't want to stay in school for the rest of my life, it's not that I don't like it, I'm here until my service is over, I don't want people to find a handle, you know, although I like the life of the army, but obviously I can't find that feeling here." If Company E hadn't been disbanded, maybe those brothers would have had a very good time together-" At this point he suddenly stopped, and said to General Taylor apologetically, "I'm sorry, General, I didn't mean to mention this. ”

"I know. To be honest, the disbandment of the 101st Airborne Division was the most wrong thing I did, believe me, I feel the same way as you, but now it's all in the past! Taylor smiled wryly.

"yes, it's all in the past!" Parks couldn't help but sigh, he knew that E-Company was just his past, he had to look forward, and what he was most worried about now was not the progress of the war, but his friend Winters. He knew that Winters had gone to Korea to serve as the commander of a battalion of the 187th Regiment, and that his little tuǐ had been wounded in a recent battle, but fortunately nothing serious, but after a month of recovery in the rear hospital, Winters returned to the 187th Regiment again, and he was again awarded a cross for the success of the defense of Busan. But he was firmly tied to General MacArthur's vehicle, which looked dangerous.

After a conversation with General Taylor, Parks obviously felt that General Taylor's attitude towards him was much closer, maybe he was a person who was good at listening to him, or maybe he was someone who held the same point of view as him, which made him feel like a bosom friend, of course, there was more or less the intimacy of being his old subordinate.

Parks, on the other hand, continued his life at West Point, training on time every day, and when he had time, he would make guest appearances in military lectures, of course, he mainly lectured on the art of command, and some knowledge about special forces. But it's mainly his class, and every time the classroom is full.

"Major Parks! My name is Myrons," and after another lecture, one of the cadets raised his hand, and he stood up to Parks, "and we are now engaged in a war that is no less than the Second World War, and we have been arguing about it for a long time, and of course our unanimous result is that the Korean army will be driven out by us, and we will achieve absolute victory in this war." When he said this, there was a round of applause in the classroom, and it was clear that many people agreed with him.

"Still, we'd like to hear from you!" The student didn't mean to provoke, instead he had a very eager look, and the other students had similar expressions to him.

Parks was stunned, he didn't expect a student to ask him such a question at such a time. In fact, anyone who has read the newspaper will know what Parks's attitude towards the war was like at the beginning. At that time, no students asked. Perhaps, in the minds of these students, when the war is going well, they will want to hear the praise of the war from authoritative figures, especially those who once had no hope in the war, to satisfy their sense of national pride of American supremacy.

"You know what my attitude is!" Parks smiled slightly, "If you read the newspapers, you will see that I am a pessimist, of course, the current results prove me wrong, at least this is the result of the opinion at the time!" ”

When Parks's words came out, the classroom immediately burst into a buzz, and then Myrons still didn't give up and asked: "Major Parks, I don't mean to be offended, now our war is going very well, and some people are even predicting that even if all the North Korean troops are driven to the Korean Peninsula, our soldiers will return home victorious before Christmas!" ”

"Does anyone think so?" Parks shrugged his shoulders and smiled.

"Yes, at least General MacArthur had said this in his speech the day before yesterday, and I don't think it's unreasonable!" Student Mylens spoke, causing a response from the students below, and a buzzing sound erupted in the classroom.

"Of course, I have a very high respect for General MacArthur, and his accomplishments are so impressive." Parks couldn't help but laugh, "I don't know if that sentence you just said was from General MacArthur, but I dare say that he certainly wouldn't say that." I fought in World War II, and everyone knows that. I was fighting in the European Theater of Operations, serving in the 101st Airborne Division, and at that time, we fought with the belief that we would win, at least that was what we thought before Operation Huā Garden. At that time, there was a rumor in the army that General Eisenhower said that once Operation Huā Garden was carried out, we could rush home for Christmas! ”

Parks said this, shrugging his shoulders and smiling: "When I said that, it was 1944, but we finally got the Germans to surrender unconditionally on May 7, 1945. Of course, until now, I believe that the person who said that sentence was definitely not General Eisenhower. So I was so confused by what you said just now, I don't think General MacArthur would say anything like that the war would end before Christmas. Because I've already experienced it once! ”

As soon as Parks's words fell, the classroom burst into laughter. It was evident that the laughter was directed at the questioning Myrons, and he blushed and said, "Really? Major, I can bet you if I can! As he spoke, he took out a $20 bill from his pocket, "$20, I'll end the war before Christmas!" ”

Obviously, this was a provocation, and the ridicule of the cadets made the guy lose his mind. He completely ignored the difference between superiors and subordinates, between instructors and students, and all the students looked at him worriedly.

Parks shrugged his shoulders, pulled out a $20 bill from his pocket and smiled, "Okay, Student Myrons, I'm betting with you." With that, he slapped the bill lightly on the podium!