Chapter 286: The Ambition of the King of Goryeo
Truman's decision to increase troops did not bring any good luck to the coalition forces that were struggling to support the battlefield in North Korea, anyway, even if they increased their troops, they would not quench their thirst, and it would take at least half a month for the two divisions to come by boat from the United States! Walker, who was severely understaffed, was ultimately unable to complete the task given to him by MacArthur to hold on to Pyongyang and wait for reinforcements to arrive.
Pyongyang has changed hands again.
On the same day that Pyongyang was lost, Wonsan on the Eastern Front was also lost.
The next line of defense is Huangzhou.
But it is a pity that the second army of Goryeo left as the rear guard was too fast to rout, and they did not perform their duties at all, so they were scattered under the impact of the volunteers, and the coalition army, which had not had time to establish a defensive line, had to abandon the original plan and continue to rout to the south.
So far, after nearly a year of repeated tug-of-war, the battle line has returned to its original state, and the poor land of Goryeo has been sawn into ruins in this tug-of-war, according to some European media estimates, the dead and wounded soldiers and civilians in North and South Goryeo have exceeded two million so far.
And this war is obviously going on indefinitely, that is to say, they have to continue to die, it is simply white bones exposed in the wild, and there is no rooster crying for thousands of miles, which fully demonstrates the cruelty of war.
Of course, this was said by the announcer of the Ming Imperial Radio Station.
However, just as the allied forces were lying on various positions north of Seoul in shock, trembling and waiting for the arrival of the volunteers, the suffering Goryeo people finally saw a ray of light.
Their king master is here, the real king master!
"At this time of survival. I don't have a choice. Whether the ruling promises it or not. I can't sit idly by and watch the suffering of the people......"
"This little plum is quite capable of doing some tricks!"
Listening to the impassioned speech of His Majesty the King of Goryeo on the radio, Yang Fuhrer couldn't help but sigh.
Well, His Majesty the King of Goryeo sent troops, just a few hours ago, by His Majesty's father, the former Lieutenant General of the Wa Army, now the Commander-in-Chief of the Royal Army of Goryeo. Chongren Daejun Li Yin, personally led the 1st Brigade of the Royal Army, aboard six merchant ships, escorted by the warships of the Royal Navy, to land at Mokpo Harbor.
Because the Royal Navy was too strong, several small South Korean gunboats responsible for monitoring Jeju Island at sea did not dare to intercept them.
Yang Feng gave one of the two Greaves-class destroyers given to him by the Mi people to His Majesty the King of Goryeo as the flagship of the Royal Navy of Goryeo and the imperial seat of His Majesty the King, which is a large destroyer with a displacement of 2,000 tons, which is a small gunboat of the South Goryeo Navy. As soon as he saw the five 127 mm barrels, he was immediately frightened and hid aside. How dare you step forward to intercept it.
As for the American warships, they were all on the east coast at this time, and the 3rd Division of Wonsan and the Capital Division of South Goryeo were blocked there by the volunteers, and there was no hope of breaking through from the land, so they had to withdraw from the sea like last time, and the American warships in this area ran to help.
There was no resistance to the landing of Dayuanjun, and although a local official with the police stepped forward to stop him, he was immediately reprimanded and taken, and no one resisted.
Because Daewonjun not only brought a brigade of soldiers, but also brought a whole boatload of rice and canned fish, which was a gift from His Majesty the King to the people of Mokpo, and now there was no one to resist, because of the continuous war, the eyes of the people of South Korea turned green when they saw the rice, who would resist such a merciful monarch.
Not only did no one resist, but a large number of Goryeo people who were dissatisfied with Syngman Rhee came to welcome the king, and there were even members of the Diet inside.
"Führer, they're a bit risky like this, aren't they?"
Hu Hao said in horror.
"Adventure? Of course, you have to take risks, wealth and danger, I like to have an adventurous spirit, and I will issue a statement for me, hoping that the coalition will respect the will of His Majesty the King of Goryeo to defend the country and protect the people, and if there is any objection to this, it can be resolved through negotiation, but no matter who uses force against His Majesty the King of Goryeo, it means a provocation to the Ming Empire.
Also, the Kunlun aircraft carrier formation was ordered to go north. ”
Yang Feng said.
"That's a bit too much, isn't it?"
Hu Hao said with some astonishment.
"Passed? Yes, it's over, and at this time, we are entitled to lose some temper! ”
Yang Feng said with a sneer.
As soon as he finished saying this, an attendant came in and said, "Führer, the ambassador of the United States asks to see you." ”
"The reaction is pretty fast!"
Yang Feng said.
A few minutes later.
"George, I really don't understand what you are worried about, His Majesty the King of Goryeo just wants to contribute to the country, he has made it clear that he will not compete with Syngman Rhee for the right to rule the country, and he is just trying to open up a safe zone for the common people on Jeju Island. Now that the situation on the front line is so tense, he is also anxious, he can accept a democratic government to rule Goryeo, even if this government does not welcome him, but he can't tolerate Goryeo falling into the clutches of Stalin, so he has no choice now.
You also know the performance of the South Korean Army on the battlefield, but as long as they have a little combat effectiveness, the battle situation will not develop to this point, why can't you give him a chance? Isn't that the kind of help you need most right now? ”
Yang Feng said to Johnson very seriously.
"Your Excellency, what about after the end of the war?"
"After the war, of course, the Goryeo people will choose for themselves, or you can hold a referendum at that time, if the Goryeo people want to restore the monarchy, of course we should respect, if the Goryeo people don't need the king, then of course Li Jiu will not force anything, as long as he can give him a place on Jeju Island."
Yang Feng said.
This is the showdown, now in wartime, we focus on the overall situation, allow Li Jiu to send troops to participate in the war, after the war Goryeo held a referendum, the people are willing to restore the monarchy and invite him to come to power as the king, anyway, the constitutional monarchy is a tablet to enshrine, if the people don't want the king, then give him Jeju Island, let him play his own small court.
Johnson was a little struggling.
Obviously, if you only consider the immediate interests, Li Jiu's participation in the war is indeed a good thing, the battlefield performance of the South Korean Army is too bad, originally in history they tried to get Li Yin back to command the army, but he is also a lieutenant general of the Japanese Army, even if he has no actual combat experience, he is also a genuine general, compared to the policemen under Syngman Rhee, the general who was born as the captain of the Manchurian Guo Army is much stronger, but because Syngman Rhee did not agree, it did not succeed.
Of course, now they can't let Li Yin command the army.
But his brigade is an excellent reinforcement, at this time the coalition army is most lacking is reinforcements, the loss was too great some time ago, the six divisions of the South Korean Army, now there are only two left, the first, six divisions are all wiped out, the two divisions of the second army responsible for the rearguard in the battle of Pyongyang ran away, and they are still being rebuilt, the US army is missing the first marine division, the first cavalry division and the twenty-fourth division are still half, and the supplementary recruits and reinforcements are still on the way, Lieutenant General Walker is worried about how to defend Seoul next!
Although Li Yin has only one brigade, it is a brigade with all-Ming equipment, and the backbone are all former Ming officers and soldiers, and their combat effectiveness is not inferior to that of a division of the South Korean Army, and their reinforcements are definitely a relief in the snow.
But the question is, what to do in the future?
He decided to leave the issue to President Truman and think about it himself!
He looked for Yang Feng and had another matter.
"You buy a wind chaser? George, I can't sell arms to you at this time, this is my bottom line, Xinhua is my compatriot no matter what I say, I will never sell weapons and let you use them in the war with my compatriots, I hope you understand this. ”
Yang Feng said.
The United States government wants to ask him to buy a batch of carrier-based aircraft chasing the wind, the same as Britain, in fact, the United States Navy also has aircraft carriers, catapults, but there are no usable carrier-based aircraft, they can go to the battlefield now, the best is the banshee, this fighter is not as good as Sabre A, let alone compared with Yang Feng's chasing the wind.
In the U.S. plan, the next thing to be equipped with the aircraft carrier is the F8 Crusader that was launched in advance, but they don't expect this fighter five or five years ago.
There is nothing else that can be taken out, FJ1 Fury (Sea Saber is 2,3,4), F2 Banshee, F3 Demon (terrifying pilot killer, of course, to kill his own pilot), FH1 Ghost (Ghost 1, scum is forced, transferred to the reserve in 50), F4D Skylight (later renamed F6, very exaggerated large delta wing carrier-based interceptor), F2Y Sea Javelin (later changed to F7, no landing gear to take off on the water, a total of five are made, and it can actually be supersound), Genuine F7U scimitar (top pilot killer, also kills their own pilot), F4U Black Panther (later changed to F9), F2D Air Knight (later changed to F10), F11 Tiger (Black Panther follow-up, at this time is still in the design!) ), the middle F5 is vacant, that one also has, flying pancakes, twin-engine propeller carrier-based aircraft, the shape is so weird that it is jaw-dropping, the only advantage is that it flies slowly, and the project is withdrawn in four or seven years.
All in all, they have a bunch of projects that have been completed or have not yet been completed, but now there is not a single carrier-based fighter that can really show its hands, and this is only carrier-based aircraft, not counting even and hundred-digit Air Force fighters.
There is no way, there are too many fighter manufacturers in the United States, and there are also people in Congress, and it is not easy to offend, so I can only engage in more projects and cast a wide net, but in the end, I can't catch a decent fish, but it is not as good as Yang Fuhrer, and it will become the best to change a fighter jet at will.
"Your Excellency, what if we don't buy it and use it for the Goryeo battlefield?"
Johnson said. (To be continued.) )