Chapter 365 Participate in the war

Time passed quickly. When the U.S. military was in full victory in early October, U.S. President Truman and MacArthur met on Wick Island. MacArthur promised that he would not enter mainland China, and also believed that the war would end before Thanksgiving, saying that he would let American soldiers go home for this traditional festival. The newspaper widely reported the meeting, and many Americans regard it as of great historical significance. This is more radical than ending the battle before Christmas. Thanksgiving Day? That's what MacArthur seems to say.

When many people are optimistic, only Parks, a major who is familiar with history, is in trouble. On October 19, the U.S. military occupied Pyongyang, and the North Korean political axe moved to Jiangjie City. The troops of the 6th Division of the South Korean Army have reached Chushan County by the Yalu River. The U.S. military had already begun to cross the border to bomb airports and traffic lines near Andong City on the Chinese border. What does this mean? Parks knew very well that he didn't care about the students and many watch officers and teachers in the West Point gloating. All he was worried about was what Winters would do. At this point of war, there is no suspense in history. China must send troops, and will Winters' 187th Regiment still be sent to the forefront as in the previous life?

On October 19, on this day, the 42nd Army of the Chinese People's Volunteer Army took the lead in crossing the Yalu River from Ji'an. This is the beginning of China's so-called War to Resist U.S. Aggression and Aid Korea. But now people all over the United States, including General MacArthur, still firmly believe that China will not send troops. They don't know about it. They think that the U.S. military has an air force reconnaissance advantage, and there is nothing he doesn't know about large-scale military mobilization.

"The war is coming to an end soon!" Melens smiled at Alex, a student sitting opposite him at the long dining table in the Washington Building, "I think I'll win 20 dollars!"

"Jason, what do you think?" Alex did not agree with Merens, because he now bet $1,000 to bet that Major Parks would win back, so he was a little disgusted with Merens's complacency.

"I don't know!" Anyway, I didn't bet!" The student named Jason sitting next to them shook his head and said, "I'm not interested in this. I'm interested in the classic battles of Major Parks. Yes, there is nothing more attractive than that. And bet, it's just a boring man's idiot game!"

"Hey, hey, do you think I'm an idiot?" Melens couldn't help standing up, and the people around him quickly pressed the two of them.

"Fair up, man!" A sergeant came over and said to Merens, "Don't be excited, Merens. I think Jason has his own opinion. We can't be unhappy about this, let alone in the restaurant. It's not good to be seen by those officers!"

"For the sake of Leki!" Merens stared at Jason and then sat down again. His interest seemed not to be interrupted, and he still talked about the bet with great interest. In his opinion, he is almost sure to win. The U.S. military has now crossed the 38th parallel, and the North Korean army has done nothing, but no one talks about the legendary prediction that China will send troops, because China has not made any statement so far. There is only protest against the U.S. military's bombing of their airport. It doesn't matter.

"It's a pity that I've made enough mistakes in this war!" Another student looked at the complacent Melens and couldn't help shrugged 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 go out from here. I really want to be one of them. Unfortunately, I will even miss this war now! Thanksgiving is coming soon! This is a crazier prophecy than Christmas. Of course, I like such a prophecy.

"I promise, you're right, Brian!" Melens was very proud that he could win the most famous officer at West Point, Parks, and his interest 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 the war. If he joins in, the 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, and it will bleed. I can't imagine that you will be so eager for this. Well, Melens, I don't mean to laugh at you, but you have to remember that it's not over yet. Don't worry about Thanksgiving or Christmas. As long as the war doesn't stop, you haven't won it yet. With that, he tidied up the tableware, and then shrugged his shoulders at Melence, "Good luck!" With that, he walked away.

"You're jealous, Jason. You're jealous that I won the major, aren't you? He is your idol. I know you like him, but that doesn't mean he can't lose!" He roared at Jason's back, and then shrugged his shoulders at his companions who were still around him and said, "He's jealous. It must be like this!"

This is just a small disturbance, but it has been seen that in this good situation, not everyone is as optimistic as Merlins, although some people are out of blind worship of Parks.

"Do you think you will win?" General Taylor also asked Parks the same topic in the same place. They were in the corner of the restaurant, and the two of them were facing each other. General Taylor seemed to be a little careless and picked up a green bean with a fork, as if to ask casually.

Parks was seriously destroying the food on the plate. His mouth bulged and kept chewing, so that when Taylor asked this question, he didn't have time to answer, so he had to sitantly smile and said, "Wait!" With that, he chewed the food hard, then swallowed it, held the water glass next to him, and drank a sip of water.

"Do you always care like this?" General Taylor shook his head, "You know that this bet will somewhat damage your reputation. You are the hero of World War II and the most respected battle hero in the United States. Even after these five years, you still make every American proud of you and idol. I can't imagine what an idol will look like when she encounters a failure. General Taylor shrugged his shoulders, then put the bean into his mouth and tasted it slowly.

"God always sends hope when people are desperate!" Parks picked up the napkin, wiped his mouth, and then put it down. "General, my door of hope has not been closed. Of course, to be honest, I don't care whether I win or lose. It's a war. I've had enough of the war. I'd rather the student named Melence beat me. The war will end soon than I don't want it to spread endlessly!"

"You're still like this, well, if you want to bet, count me in, and I'll bet you to win!" General Taylor smiled and then pulled out a $20 bill from his pocket and put it on the table!

About this bet, it has not only affected the principal of West Point to the students, but also spread to the ears of those reporters through students or other means. Some reporters even made a special investigation report and published it in the newspaper. It seems that the whole American society is looking forward to the outcome of this bet.

"Look, what are these guys doing!" General MacArthur still put the newspaper on his desk. He recently looked very complacent. He crossed the 38th parallel, bombed the airports and traffic lines on China's border, and he even encouraged those actions without any care. And so far, there has been no news and intelligence that the [***] team has crossed the China-North Korea border on a large scale when moving to North Korea.

"Bet?" A major general came over. He read the newspaper and then shook his head and smiled. "They always like to be grandstanding. Look at the approval rating. Many people believe that the war will end before Thanksgiving. Your test is 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 think you have heard of his name. This time, he did not respond to the call-in-call, but went to West Point. Obviously, he was going to miss the war. Look at what he bet on. Even at Christmas, we can't end the war? Will the Chinese participate in the war? When MacArthur said this, he obviously said it with disdain. Admittedly, five years ago, he was very optimistic about the major and intended to let him form a Black Panther Special Forces. Now it seems to be his wishful thinking. This once annoyed him very much, but now, the victory is in front of him. Even if the man named Parks showed a bad attitude as usual, he only regarded his bet as a joke!

"He's sure to lose!" Major General Burke smiled. Obviously, in such a situation, he was not optimistic about Pax's bet.

"By the way, do we have the movement of the [***] team?" Although MacArthur didn't care, he was still a little uneasy in his heart. He said to Major General Burke, "I want the latest information!"

"No, general, we still haven't found a large-scale [***] team. Of course, there is still a small-scale movement, but I think even if they can meet the border, it is just a force that has always been insignificant!" Buck spoke to MacArthur with confidence.

Buck's words calmed MacArthur's heart again. Obviously, China is not ready to fight with the United States. They have just ended the civil strife. Even if they want to participate in the war, they will not have a great ability to cause damage to the U.S. military.

"I agree with you, Buck!" MacArthur smiled. At this time, if there is no movement on the Chinese side, the war will soon end. "L. Major Parks is sure to lose!"

MacArthur threw the newspaper into the trash can casually, because such a bet was of no value to him. It's just that he still felt a little sorry for the major named Parks.

Just as General MacArthur was preparing to expel all the North Korean troops from the Korean Peninsula, on October 25, 1950, the 118th Division of the 40th Army of the Chinese People's Volunteer Army launched a raid on the Union [***] in Beizhen, using more than one small Shi recaptured Wenjing. The coalition forces were caught off guard and retreated to the south of the Qingchuan River. At the same time, China claimed to have annihilated 35,000 joint [***] soldiers.

The joint [***] and Han [***] teams suffered major setbacks, and in the process of retreat, due to the embezzlement of strategic materials by Lee Seung-wan's political axe and military generals, the retreat of more than 400,000 South Korean National Guard in the cold winter of lack of supplies turned into a death march, resulting in 90,000 people along the He died of hunger and cold on the road.

The news came out, and the whole country of the United States was shocked!

(to be continued)