Chapter 982: Public Opinion Pressure

That night, when the U.S. Army sent the 3rd Division to the front line of Wulaoli to enter a defensive state, its radio listeners received a radio signal with clear communication. After receiving www.biquge.info information, it was sent to Division Commander Smith and Commander Almond, and the two American major generals were so angry that they smoked after reading it.

"The 'Dreisdale Detachment' sent by the 1st Marine Division and 1st Regiment of the United States Marine Division has been completely defeated, most of the crews of the detachment have been wiped out, and more than half of its armored detachment has been destroyed on the road leading to Xiajieyuli. The detachment commander, Lieutenant Colonel Drysdale, was seriously wounded, and Major McLaughlin was captured. ”

"The U.S. military needs to be held accountable for the destruction of the 'Dreisdale detachment', throwing a force of about 1,000 men into the encirclement of one division of the enemy's army, which is extremely irresponsible for the lives of soldiers, and this is murder."

"And after the 'Drysdale detachment' was finished, the consequence was that the U.S. Gutuli position was empty, and the position commander, Colonel Puller, was even more stupid to attack the enemy's fortified position again, and the battle was counterattacked by the enemy's strong armored forces in the evening, and Gutuli was lost."

"At present, the port of Hungnam, where the headquarters of the 1st Marine Division is located, is completely under the enemy's front, and is about to suffer heavy losses, and Major General Smith and Major General Almond who are staying in the port of Khinnam are in extreme danger, and they are likely to become prisoners of the enemy in this war."

The two U.S. major generals were furious when they saw the continuous reports. Because these reports are true and false, and they have an extremely detailed understanding of the deployment, personnel, and various internal information of the US military, ordinary people cannot distinguish between errors and omissions.

What's even more annoying is that this information was published by an Associated Press named Frank. Noel's correspondent sent it to the Tokyo bureau from the enemy prisoner of war camp. There is no way to stop this kind of information disseminated by high-power radio stations, and even if the Associated Press does not release it, other international news agencies will certainly not let it go.

This is a goddamn disaster, more terrible than hundreds or thousands of losses on the front line. Don't think that the Americans don't want to be faceless, in fact, all the big countries are very face-saving. Now is the moment when the United States won World War II and established global confidence.

Not long after the message was sent, His Excellency the 'Emperor Taishang', who was staying at the Far East Military Headquarters in Tokyo, was still thinking about how to deal with it. The British troops on the Korean battlefield sent telegrams in succession, asking whether the 'Drysdale detachment' had really been sent by the American army to the enemy's mouth and eaten.

Because Lieutenant Colonel Drysdale was a British officer, there were a large number of British soldiers in the detachment he commanded. This is simply a huge basket, considering that the British Reuters must have reported it in a big way, and the British army could not care about it.

And the captured Frank released information one after another, without the slightest intention of stopping. He has first-hand information, such as giving an interview to the front-line commander of the Volunteer Army, and he can post a bunch of news, which is absolutely eye-catching; Or write a documentary report to a captured officer, which is also extremely popular.

The reports of names and specific deeds are highly credible, and because the United Nations forces include the armies of more than 20 countries around the world, the people who are concerned about the Korean battlefield are all over the world. In the 50s, the world's media was similarly undisciplined, and they were bound to report frantically in order to attract readers.

In fact, the U.S. military also paid close attention to Frank's report, because the reporter also reported on various details of the defeat of the U.S. forces in Gutuli. In particular, the U.S. soldiers and officers who had experienced the battle were asked to give a complete picture of the entire battle.

Frank also wrote a lot about the IS-7 heavy tank that broke through the US position, and even described in detail the various details he saw, and said that he took a lot of photos and even went inside the tank to watch.

Through Frank's description of the IS-7, both laymen and insiders seem to see a tank that is ahead of its time. Its weight of nearly 70 tons is huge, and its power of 1,200 horsepower and maximum speed of 70 kilometers per hour make the tanks of other countries instantly outdated.

The 130-mm main gun, the 40-mm secondary gun, the 60-mm mortar to support the infantry, and a large number of vehicle-mounted machine guns were enough to make the American troops on the front line despair, and even more shocked the American tank designers in the rear.

Not to mention the captured American tank crews who personally recounted the process of their fight with the IS-7, and the weakness of their own shells was clearly told in their words. The one-sided slaughter in the confrontation silenced the other tank crews of the US army, and also made the families of the tank crews participating in the 1st Marine Division cry.

"Damn, this guy's smear nonsense must be stopped." The 'Emperor Taishang' who stayed in Tokyo finally couldn't sit still, and this five-star general was the most dignified. He hopes that one day, like Eisenhower, he will turn from the military to politics and become a president.

(Well, Eisenhower is not going to be president yet, and being a man is really face-saving, and he likes to pretend to be forced.) There are many examples. )

"Collect the dirt, I need you to achieve an immediate victory, a victory worthy of preaching to the people of the world. Otherwise, the headlines of today's major American evening newspapers are that our enemies are boasting about their exploits. MacArthur was already in a state of rage.

You must know that North Korea has just fallen into the night, while the United States on the other side of the world has just dawned. Radio waves can travel long distances and relay them. As soon as the radio station in Furutari sends a message, Tokyo will receive it. And Tokyo received it, almost as much as the United States received.

Disaster!

MacArthur had always played the main battle faction on the Korean battlefield, and he tried to spread the war to China, and even wanted to take on the Soviet Union. However, the US Congress and the US administration want to control the scope of the war, and do not want to make things bigger, let alone cause a third world war.

Lao Mai, who has a domineering personality, relies on his achievements on the battlefield to maintain his influence, and if the news of the defeat of the 1st Marine Division is fermented by the media, his influence will soon be greatly reduced.

In fact, MacArthur was eventually dismissed by Truman not only because of his unruliness, but also because of his series of failures in Korea. So what the current Lao Mai needs is a big win, not the news of a defeat.

The 'Emperor Tai' was furious, and the pressure naturally spread to Commander Almond and Division Commander Smith, who were in command at the front. The two men were worried about the 3rd Division, which had rushed into battle, but now listening to the meaning of the boss's words, it showed that they were not just asked to defend, but to attack.

Let the 3rd Division attack? That fish belly unit mixed with a large number of Nanbang soldiers should not fall apart halfway through!

The two senior officers who were under pressure were really a headache, but the current situation was not only MacArthur's trouble, but also their trouble. Especially the commander of the Tenth Army, Almond, he is a close confidant of Lao Mai, and now that his master is in trouble, it is obviously impossible for him to do his best.

"Let the Third Division attack forward overnight, so that we can recover Zhenxingli." Almond was also helpless in the end, and what he could do now was to continue to push the weak Third Division on top.

Looking at the situation on the map, Major General Smith reluctantly threw the drawing pen in his hand to the table, looked up and sighed. The third division is really catching ducks on the shelves this time, and it's hard to be bullish!

What if someone is abused?