Chapter 368 Captured

The weather in North Korea is colder than that in New York. Hailige's eyebrows are frosted. He stood quietly on the periphery of the barracks, which is far away from the battlefield. The members of the Black Panther Special Forces passed by him from time to time and saluted him. He established his authoritative surname in the Black Panther Special Forces. Although this loss was not his squadron, he also felt the loss of faith in the hearts of the team members. The army has been resting here for a long time and has not had a combat mission. It seems that General MacArthur has forgotten this force. I even forgot the glory that this army had achieved.

He met Lieutenant Colonel Winters not far from the barracks. Although both of them are fighting in North Korea, they haven't seen each other for a long time. If it weren't for the fact that both teams needed to rest, they wouldn't have had a chance to meet.

"It's rare to have such a big snow!" Hailige came in from the outside. He shook the snowflakes on his body and couldn't help laughing, "Such a coat can't resist the cold wind. This feeling is very uncomfortable!"

"Colder than Bastogne?" Winters looked at him and couldn't help laughing.

"Baston?" Lieutenant Colonel Hellig couldn't help but be stunned, and then laughed with relief, "Yes, it's colder than Baston. Dick, we have suffered a major setback. Now I don't know what to do? Our army has been forgotten. Countless successes are not as important as one failure. Hai Lige then restrained his smile and looked very helpless!

The rest of the two teams became relatively long, and after several major losses of the 187th Regiment, MacArthur finally put them in the rear, and the failure of the Panther Special Forces made him feel sorry for the great loss of this unit. This was once a trump card in his hand. In the years after the war, he showed his power many times. This loss made him finally decide to put this force in the rear and preserve their strength in order to play a greater role in the most critical time, and those commonly used reconnaissance and raid operations were handed over to other troops. It's just that he has never talked to the commander of the special forces. He is now worried.

His proposal was rejected by President Truman one by one, which annoyed him. He always believed that the essence of war was to win by all means, but President Truman never let him carry out his plan. And the conflict between the two is constantly intensifying. And the news from the White House is that the president has planned to let someone take over his position as commander.

Despite the news that MacArthur suffered a blow, he kept adjusting his tactics. "Butcher's Battle" and "Tear Battle" were born in this way. And he also achieved certain results. MacArthur keenly grasped the "worship offensive" and "moonlight offensive" of the volunteers, but he could not completely reverse the decline of the fourth battle. And his increasingly fierce words also made Truman's worries about him more and more serious.

The battle is already in a stalemate. The [***] team does not have the ability to launch a big attack, and the counterattack of the U.S. military has also been blocked, and there is not much progress. MacArthur couldn't help sighing at this time. After all, the alliance [***] did not retreat again after being defeated. The current situation has made people feel hopeful, and as he learns more and more about the [***] team, MacArthur always feels that he will find a way to find the key to defeat the [***] team. In April, he returned to Tokyo again to prepare for further consultations with the Minister of War, Pace, for the next offensive plan.

"General, coffee!" A orderlyman walked into his office with coffee. Major General Craig, who was sitting next to MacArthur, took a bite and frowned and said, "It's a very good taste. It seems that your taste has not changed over the years! It's so strong that it stimulates people's taste, so it's unforgettable!"

"I like the same taste. It's like a battle!" MacArthur has especially liked to talk about war during this period, which has changed with the improvement of the war situation. "I like to follow my own taste. I don't care about other people's taste. First of all, I have to feel comfortable. It's like a war. If it were my way, I think the war might have ended long ago!"

"Yes, general, time may prove all this." Major General Craig nodded and couldn't help smiling. MacArthur was still so confident and stubborn, but he had begun to worry that the news from the White House could not be groundless.

MacArthur looked at Major General Craig's look and couldn't help laughing and said, "What's wrong? Are you still bothered by that rumor? I don't care about that anymore. If I want to contact my position, I will definitely have a good talk with the people in the White House. I won't compromise easily. They didn't spend a day on the battlefield. I don't know what the true meaning of war is. That's a bunch of ignorant guys!"

At this moment, MacArthur's adjutant, Lieutenant Colonel Huff, suddenly appeared at the door. He said flustered at MacArthur, "General, I think you should listen to the radio."

"Wait a minute, I have to finish my coffee!" MacArthur did not wrinkle slightly.

"But - you'd better listen to it now. It's about you!" Lieutenant Colonel Huff did not flinch, he insisted.

MacArthur said unhappily, "Okay, Lieutenant Colonel, turn on the damn radio!" With that, he shrugged his shoulders at Major General Craig, "There are always some stupid people who like to insist on stupid and wrong opinions!"

But then, he looked stunned. The sound of news came from the wireless broadcast, and the voices of those announcers were obviously shocked, and the broadcast was about the war in North Korea. The news counts the defeat of the Union [***] in the war, and of course affirms the efforts of the Union [***] and the role of General MacArthur in command. This seemingly contradictory statement made MacArthur blush when he listened, and his anger began to rise from his heart.

Then President Truman gave Douglas, the commander-in-chief of the Allies, the commander-in-chief of the United States, the commander-in-chief of the U.S. Far East, and the commander of the U.S. Army's Far East? MacArthur's order to dismiss him and hand it over to Matthew? Lieutenant General Li Qiwei, the order took effect immediately. Obviously, this approach is more incompetent. MacArthur was not persuaded to resign, but was dismissed, which obviously included Truman's punishment for MacArthur's repeated disobediction.

At this time, a conscript gestured at the door to Lieutenant Colonel Huff standing there. Huff walked out. The scout said, "I sent a message. You're not here, but it's very urgent, so I'm here. I'm sorry, I know it's not in compliance--" The serviceman's look a little strange, and he kept thinking. What do you want to explain?

Lt. Colonel Huff didn't have time to talk to him. He took the message and was shocked. It was President Truman's telegram about General MacArthur's dismissal, which was forwarded by the Army Department to Tokyo, and then forwarded to North Korea by Tokyo.

"General!" Lieutenant Colonel Huff pinched the message with an ugly face and shouted carefully. MacArthur looked at him. The anger in his eyes was gone, and the rest was like humiliated. He nodded and said, "I know what's going on. Give it to me!" With that, I took the message and put it on the table without reading it.

"General!" Major General Craig wanted to say something, but he couldn't say a word. General MacArthur's dismissal completely shocked him and shocked him. But this result seems to be doomed again, since he began to have serious disagreements with President Truman, and he went his own way.

This day is 3:00 p.m. on April 11, 1951. Because the formal dismissal message was converted, the time was delayed, and the news media reported the matter faster, which also caused serious harm to General MacArthur. MacArthur's dismissal caused an uproar. The cabinet had considered resigning to express his dissatisfaction with the dismissal of their "savior". Emperor Hirohito went to the U.S. Embassy to say goodbye to MacArthur. On the day of MacArthur's departure, hundreds of thousands of days he lined up to see them off by the road to the airport. This is also because he occupied Japan on behalf of the allies and commanded the ongoing Korean War. MacArthur is actually the only "Emperor" of Japan, and it has been five years and seven months.

After his dismissal, MacArthur and his family flew from Tokyo to Honolulu to be welcomed by 200,000 people, and more than 300,000 people in San Francisco. When he arrived in Washington, Secretary of Defense Marshall, Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Bradley, Army Chief of Staff Collins, Secretary of Naval Operations Sherman, and Air Force Staff. Long Vandenburg and many generals of the three armies greeted them at the airport.

"Bang!" With a sound, the newspaper was still on the table. General Taylor looked at Parks and smiled, "Look, what's the final result? Douglas is still too conceited. Now this result is not surprising.

"This is an obvious answer. And Matthew? Lieutenant General Li Qiwei is obviously more suitable for that battlefield than him!" Parks nodded, and he sat with General Taylor again in the school district office.

"So what's your answer?" General Taylor said to him, "I may leave in May. You need to make a decision before that."

"General!" Parks took a breath and said, "I know what you mean, but I still have to tell you that I'm not going to that place. I don't need me there, and more importantly, I don't need that place. I don't need war to prove me." With that, he shrugged his shoulders and said, "I can only express my regret for this!"

General Taylor looked at him and said, "Okay, okay, I know you will choose this way. But if you change your mind, you can call me at any time!"

Parks refused General Taylor's invitation, but he didn't expect that despite his unwillingness, as the 187th Regiment was transferred to the front line again, he had to call General Taylor, who had been transferred to the U.S. military headquarters, a few months later. Lieutenant Colonel Winters was besieged by heavy troops by Chinese and North Korean troops in a battle in the summer offensive of the U.S. military. After there was no hope of breaking out, Colonel Venice, the head of the 187th Regiment, ordered the whole regiment to surrender, and Winters was captured. That's why Parks changed his mind and decided to change his last name!

(to be continued)