That night, just as the U.S. military sent the Third Division to the front line of Wu Laoli to enter a defensive state, its radio listening personnel received a clearly coded radio signal. After receiving the information, it was sent to Division Commander Smith and Commander Almond.
A U.S. Army major general was so angry that his mouth was filled with smoke after seeing it.
"The 'Drysdale Detachment' sent by the 1st Regiment of the 1st Marine Division has been completely defeated. Most of the detachment's crew members were wiped out, and more than half of its armored detachment was destroyed on the road leading to Hagaryu-ri. The detachment commanded
Lieutenant Colonel Drysdale was seriously wounded and Major McLaughlin was captured."
"The U.S. military needs to be responsible for the destruction of the 'Drysdale Detachment'. It threw a force of about a thousand people into the encirclement of an enemy division. This is extremely irresponsible for the lives of soldiers. This is murder."
"After the completion of the 'Drysdale Detachment', the result was that the U.S. military's Gutuli position was empty of troops. The position commander, Colonel Puller, foolishly launched another attack on the enemy's solid position. The battle ended in the evening when the enemy was defeated.
The powerful armored force counterattacked and lost Gutuli."
"Currently, Xingnan Port, where the First Marine Division's headquarters is located, is completely under the enemy's front and is about to suffer heavy losses. Major General Smith and Major Almond who are staying at Xingnan Port are in extreme danger. They are likely to become
Enemy prisoners of war."
The two U.S. Army major generals were really furious when they saw the continuous reports. Because these reports were almost always true and some were false. They had extremely detailed information on the deployment, personnel, and various internal information of the U.S. military. Ordinary people could not distinguish the errors and omissions in them.
What's even more annoying is that this information was sent by an Associated Press reporter named Frank Noel from an enemy prisoner-of-war camp to the Tokyo branch. There is no way to stop this kind of information released by high-power radio. Even if the Associated Press does not release it, others will
International news agencies will definitely not let it go.
This is really a huge disaster, more terrible than the hundreds of thousands of losses on the front line. Don’t think that Americans are shameless, in fact, all major countries are shameless. Now is the time for the United States to win World War II and build global confidence.
When news of this kind of battlefield defeat comes out, it is a complete slap in the face.
Not long after the message was sent out, His Excellency the Emperor, 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 one after another, asking who the "Drysdale Detachment" was.
It was not really sent to the enemy's jaws and eaten by the US military.
Because Lieutenant Colonel Drysdale is a British officer, there are a large number of British soldiers in the detachment he commands. This is simply a huge trap. Think about it, the British Reuters must have reported it, and the British army does not care about this matter.
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Moreover, the captured Frank released information continuously without any intention of stopping. He had first-hand information. For example, he could publish a lot of news by interviewing the frontline commander of the Volunteer Army, which would definitely attract attention; or he could provide information to the captured
The military officer wrote a documentary report, which was also extremely popular.
Reports with names and specific deeds have a high degree of credibility. Since the United Nations military includes the armies of more than 20 countries in the world, people who pay attention to the Korean battlefield are all over the world. The media in the world in the 1950s were also unscrupulous.
In order to attract readers, there must be crazy coverage.
In fact, the U.S. military was also very concerned about Frank's report, because this reporter also reported various details of the defeat of the U.S. military in Gutuli. In particular, he asked U.S. soldiers and officers who had witnessed the battle to completely outline the entire battle.
Frank also wrote a lot about the IS-7 heavy tank that broke through the US military position. He even described in detail the various details he saw. He also 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 experts 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 its maximum power of 70
The speed of kilometers per hour makes tanks from other countries instantly fall behind.
A 130mm main gun, a 40mm secondary gun, a 60mm mortar to support the infantry, and a large number of vehicle-mounted machine guns. This weapon configuration is enough to make the US military on the front line feel desperate, and even more so on the US military in the rear.
Tank designers were shocked.
Not to mention that the captured U.S. tank soldiers personally recounted the process of their fight with IS-7. The powerlessness of their own artillery shells was clearly described in their words. The one-sided massacre results in the confrontation silenced other U.S. tank soldiers, and also made the participating army soldiers silent.
The family members of the tank soldiers of the 1st Zhan Division cried.
"Damn, this guy's slanderous nonsense must be stopped." The 'Emperor' who was staying in Tokyo finally couldn't sit still. This five-star general is the most shameful. He hopes that one day he can be free like Eisenhower.
The military world turned to politics, seeking to become president.
(Well, Eisenhower has not yet become the president. He really cares about face when he is an old man and likes to show off. There are many examples of this.)
"To regain the old soil, I need you to win a victory immediately, a victory worth publicizing to the people of the world. Otherwise, the headlines of major American evening newspapers today will be that our enemies are boasting about their achievements." MacArthur was already furious.
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You must know that it is just dark in North Korea, but it is just dawn in the United States on the other side of the world. Radio waves can propagate very far, and they can also be transmitted in relays. As soon as the radio station in Gutuli sends a message, Tokyo can receive it. And Tokyo
If it is received, it is almost as if the United States has received it.
What a disaster!
MacArthur has always played the leading role in the Korean battlefield. He tried to spread the war to China and even wanted to compete with the Soviet Union. However, the U.S. Congress and the government wanted to control the scope of the war and did not want to make the matter a big deal, let alone make it the second war.
Three world wars.
Lao Mai, who has a domineering personality, relies on his performance on the battlefield to maintain his influence. If the news of the defeat of the 1st Marine Division is fermented by the media, his influence will soon drop significantly.
In fact, MacArthur was finally fired by Truman not only because of his rebelliousness, but also because of his series of failures in Korea. So what MacArthur needs now is a big victory, not news of failure.
The 'Great Emperor' went crazy, and the pressure naturally spread to Commander Almond and Division Commander Smith who were commanding the front line. The two men were worried about the 3rd Division that was rushing into battle, but now the meaning behind the boss's words showed that there was more than just
Instead of asking them to defend, ask them to attack.
Let the third division attack? Don't let that weak army with a large number of Nanbang soldiers fall apart halfway!
The two senior officers who were under great pressure were really having a headache, but the current situation was not only MacArthur's trouble, but also their trouble. Especially Almond, commander of the Tenth Army, who was a close confidant of Lao Mai, and now his master was in trouble
Well, it's obviously impossible for him not to do his part.
"Let the third division attack forward overnight, and finally recover Zhenxingli." Almond was helpless in the end. All he can do now is to continue to push forward the weak third division.
Looking at the situation on the map, Major General Smith threw the drawing pen in his hand on the table helplessly, raised his head and sighed. The third division really rushed to the top this time, bite the bullet!