Chapter 365: Joining the War

Time flew by, and in early October, when the U.S. military was in full victory, U.S. President Truman and MacArthur met on Wake Island. MacArthur promised not to enter Chinese mainland, and at the same time believed that the war would end before Thanksgiving, saying that he would let American soldiers go home for this traditional holiday. The meeting was widely reported in newspapers, and many Americans saw it as historic. This is even more advanced than the previous hustle and bustle of ending the battle before Christmas. Thanksgiving? MacArthur seems to have said so.

While many were optimistic, only Parks, a major who knew history well, was in trouble. On October 19, the U.S. military occupied Pyongyang, the Korean government moved to Gangjie City, and the troops of the 6th Division of the South Korean ** Army had arrived in Chusan County on the banks of the Yalu River. The U.S. military had already begun to cross the border to bomb airfields and lines of communication near the Chinese border city of Andong. What does this mean? Parks knew very well that he didn't care about the schadenfreude of the students and the many officers and faculty members at West Point who loved to watch the excitement, and he only worried about one thing, and that was what was going to happen to Winters? At this point in the war, there is no suspense in history, China will definitely send troops, and will Winters's 187th Regiment still be sent to the forefront as it did in his previous life?

On October 19, that is, on this day, the 42nd Army of the Chinese People's Volunteers took the lead in crossing the Yalu River from Ji'an to fight in Korea. This was the beginning of China's so-called War to Resist US Aggression and Aid Korea. But now people in the United States, including General MacArthur, are still convinced that China will not send troops, and they are unaware of this, believing that the US military has the superiority of air reconnaissance and that there is nothing he does not know about large-scale military movements.

"The war will soon be over!" Mylens smiled at Alex, a cadet sitting across from him, at the long dining table in the Washington Building, "I think I'll win $20!" ”

"Jason, what do you think?" Alex didn't echo Myrons' words, as he was now betting $1,000 on Major Parks to win back, so he was a little sick to his stomach for Myrons' triumphant look.

"I don't know!" I didn't bet anyway! The cadet named Jason, who was sitting next to them, shook his head and said, "I'm not interested in this, I'm interested in those classic battles of Major Parks, yes, there's nothing more glamorous than that." And bet, just an idiot game for boring people! ”

"Hey, hey, are you calling me an idiot?" Myrons couldn't help but stand up, and at this time, the people around him hurriedly held the two of them down.

"Burn down, man!" A sergeant walked over and said to Myrons, "Don't move, Myrons, I think Jason has his own opinion, and we can't afford to make a fuss about this, especially if it's in the dining room." It's not good to be seen by those officers! ”

"For Leckie's sake!" Mylens glared at Jason, then sat back down, his interest still talking about the bet as if it hadn't been interrupted. In his opinion, he was almost going to win. Now that the U.S. military has crossed the 38th parallel, the North Korean army has done nothing, and the legendary prophecy that China will send troops has not been talked about anymore, because China has not yet expressed anything. There were only protests against the bombing of their airfields by US troops. None of that matters anymore.

"It's a pity I've been wrong enough of this war!" Another student looked at the triumphant Myrons and couldn't help but shrug his shoulders and said, "Do you know why I came to West Point?" I just want to be a general who can fight well, look at the generals who have walked out from here, I really want to be one of them, but unfortunately I will not even miss this war now! Thanksgiving is coming! It's a crazier prophecy than Christmas, and of course I love it. ”

"I promise, you're right, Brian!" Myrons said, he was very proud that this bet could win over Parks, the most famous officer at West Point, and his conversation was not affected by the conflict just now, "This is also the same as I have always been very optimistic about General MacArthur." I like him! Of course, I also like Major Parks, he is a hero, but he missed this war, and if he joins, then this war may bring us more wonderful things. ”

At this time, Jason next to him suddenly stood up, he shook his head and sneered: "War is war, it is going to bleed, I can't imagine that you will be so eager for this." Well, Myrons, I don't mean to laugh at you, but you have to remember that it's not over yet, and it doesn't matter what Thanksgiving or Christmas is, as long as this war doesn't stop, you haven't won. With that, he straightened the dishes, then shrugged his shoulders at Myrons, "Good luck!" He walked away.

"You're jealous, Jason, you're jealous that I won the Major, aren't you? He's your idol, I know, you like him, but that doesn't mean he can't lose! He yelled at Jason's back, then shrugged his shoulders at his companion who was still around, and said, "He's jealous, it must be so!" ”

It was a small bō, but it was already clear that not everyone was as optimistic as Myrence in this good situation, although some were motivated by blind worship of Parks.

"Do you think you're going to win?" General Taylor was in the same place, asking Parks the same topic. They were in a corner of the restaurant, two people facing each other. General Taylor asked casually, picking a bean with his fork.

Parks was seriously destroying the food on his plate, his mouth bulging and chewing, so much so that when Taylor asked this, he didn't have time to answer, but laughed hesitantly, "Wait! As he spoke, he chewed the food vigorously, then swallowed it, and took a sip of water from the glass next to him.

"Don't you always care like that?" General Taylor shook his head, "You know that this bet will hurt your reputation somewhat, you are a World War II hero, the most respected combat hero in all of America, and even after these five years, you still make every American proud of you and idolize you." I can't imagine what it would be like for an idol to fail? General Taylor shrugged his shoulders, then put the bean in his mouth, savoring it slowly.

"God always sends hope when people are in despair!" Parks picked up the napkin, wiped his mouth, and put it down, "General, my door to hope is not closed. Of course, to be honest, I don't care if I win or lose, it's war. I'm fed up with the war, and I'd rather that cadet named Myrons win me and end the war sooner rather than let it spread endlessly! ”

"You're still like this, okay, if you want to bet, count me as one, I'll bet on you to win!" General Taylor laughed, then pulled a $20 bill out of his pocket and placed it on the table!

This bet has not only affected the principal of the West Point Military Academy, down to the cadets, but also reached the ears of those reporters through the cadets or other channels, and some reporters even made a special investigative report and published it in the newspaper. It seems that the entire American society is looking forward to the outcome of this bet.

"Look, what are these guys doing!" General MacArthur, who had kept the newspaper on his desk, had been looking very complacent lately, had crossed the 38th parallel, had bombed airfields and lines of communication on the Chinese border, and had not even cared for those actions. Moreover, so far in North Korea, there has been no news and intelligence that the squadron has crossed the Sino-North Korean border on a large scale.

"Bet?" A major general walked over, he looked at the newspaper, then shook his head and smiled, "They always like to grandstand, look at the approval ratings, a lot of people believe that this war will end by Thanksgiving." Yours with a test accurate, General! ”

"No, that's not what I'm talking about, Burke!" MacArthur pointed to a name in the newspaper and said, "I mean this guy." I'm sure you've heard his name too. This time he did not respond to the call-up and went to West Point, apparently to miss the war. Look at what he gambled, even for Christmas, we can't end the war? Will the Chinese go to war? MacArthur said this with a distinctly dismissive tone. Admittedly, five years ago, he was very optimistic about this major and intended to let him form a Black Panther special forces, but now it seems that it is his own wishful thinking. This used to annoy him, but now, victory was in sight, and even if the man named Parks showed his disdain as always, he only thought his bet was a joke!

"He's lost!" Major General Burke smiled slightly, and it was clear that in such a situation, he was not optimistic about Parkes' bet either.

"By the way, do we have the movement of the squadron?" Although MacArthur acted like he didn't care, he was still faintly uneasy in his heart, and he said to Major General Burke, "I want the latest information!" ”

"No, General, we still haven't found a large-scale squadron, of course there are still small-scale movements, but I think that even if they can cross the border, it will only be a negligible force!" Burke said confidently to MacArthur.

Burke's words made MacArthur's heart settle down again. Obviously, China is not ready to go to war with the US team. They have just finished the inner luàn, and even if they want to enter the war, they will not have a great ability to cause harm to the US military.

"I agree with you, Burke!" MacArthur laughed slightly, at this time, if the Chinese side has not moved, the war will end soon, "Major Parks is lost!" ”

MacArthur said and threw the newspaper in the trash, because such a bet was worthless in his eyes. It's just that he still feels a little sorry for the major named Parks in his heart.

Just when General MacArthur was preparing to expel all the North Korean troops from the Korean Peninsula in one go, the 118th Division in 1950 launched a surprise attack on the United ** at Bukjin and took more than an hour to recapture Onjeong. The coalition forces were taken by surprise and retreated to the south of the Cheongchon River. At the same time, the Chinese side claimed to have annihilated 35,000 joint ** soldiers.

The United and South Korean forces suffered a major setback, and during the retreat, due to the embezzlement of strategic materials by Syngman Rhee and his generals, the retreat of more than 400,000 Korean National Defense troops in the cold winter of lack of supplies turned into a death march, resulting in 90,000 deaths of hunger and cold along the way.

When the news came out, the whole United States was shocked!