bookbashuk #370 - mascot
#370 - mascot
Following the unexpected death of Lieutenant General Walker, Washington decided to have General Matthew take office, filling the vacant position of Lieutenant General Walker and leading the crippled Eighth Army!
Thus, General Matthew became the actual commander of the Rogue Eagle and the Allied forces on the peninsula.
The nominal commander-in-chief, Five-Star General MacArthur, was recalled to the Rogue Eagle mainland. The Joint Chiefs of Staff were afraid that this stubborn old man would do something foolish, so they simply recalled him. Although he was not immediately removed from his position, it was basically decided internally to send a new commander to take charge.
If there are no surprises, General Matthew, who is now taking over as commander of the Rogue Eagle Eighth Army, will naturally take over as commander-in-chief of the United Nations forces.
Although the unexpected death of Lieutenant General Walker made this war even more ominous, the old men in Washington had no intention of admitting defeat. General Matthew took office and frantically shook people to replenish the collapsing Eighth Army. Not only did he demand to make up the shortfall, but he also demanded to increase the new troops to prepare for a big battle. The peninsula's combat sequence land forces have now become 7 divisions and an airborne regiment, including the 1st Marine Division, 1st Cavalry Division, 2nd Infantry Division, 3rd Infantry Division, 7th Infantry Division, 24th Infantry Division, 25th Infantry Division, and the 187th Airborne Regiment.
Of course, the most important thing is the air force. The Rogue Eagle's most elite fighter, the F-86 Sabre jet fighter, will mobilize an entire wing of 80 aircraft to enter the peninsula to cooperate with the F4U/F6F and Mustang fighters.
Their target is the Dragon Country Air Force's elite Air First Division, which is beginning to show its mettle.
"Old Ding, Old Kong, the three of us can finally be considered famous in a foreign country," Li Yunlong said without any scruples to his two old comrades who had arrived with him after entering Hancheng.
Ding Wei shook his head. These words would not be good for others to hear, but Kong Jie didn't care.
"It's so enjoyable, so enjoyable. It's really satisfying to fight the Rogue Eagle. So what if they are a world superpower? Aren't they still being defeated by us?" Kong Jie said bluntly.
"Stop it. Let's just talk about this among us old comrades. If the brigade commander and the chief hear it, they will definitely give you a hard time." Ding Wei waved his hand. "I estimate that after this battle, the higher-ups will transfer us back."
"Having fought until now, we have a clear understanding of what the Rogue Eagle has in its hands. The peninsula should be used as a whetstone to mobilize our troops for rotation battles."
Ding Wei saw further. The first phase of the war's goal has been achieved. Taking the 38th parallel and Hancheng, there are enough bargaining chips in hand.
Although it now feels like they can push all the way and drive the Rogue Eagle Allied forces' few troops into the sea, so what?
The situation on the peninsula is the result of the competition among many superpowers, and there is absolutely no possibility of unilateral dominance. Even if they take it all in one wave, they will continue to struggle endlessly.
Turning this place into a long-term powder keg.
Although the Rogue Eagle has temporarily failed, their industrial base accounts for almost half of the world's production capacity. The war will促使them to progress faster. The current temporary advantage of the air force will be caught up in a few years.
Although unwilling to admit it, so far, war is the biggest promoter of technological progress on Blue Star!
"Are we not continuing to fight south?" Kong Jie asked with some confusion.
"Maybe we will continue to fight for a while, but we will definitely not fight to the southernmost side." Ding Wei said very definitely, "We will not really fight a national war with the Rogue Eagle here. We used to be weak and needed the whole country to fight, but now we are leading in technology, so naturally we don't need to tie the entire country to the peninsula. After all, our industrial base is still relatively poor, and the gap with the world's powers is too big. At this stage, fighting is definitely not our intention. Peaceful development is our mainstream."
"According to Old Ding's statement, are the three of us going to become mascots?" Li Yunlong's small eyes kept turning, and he suddenly thought of something.
"There is some truth in what Old Li said." Ding Wei found Li Yunlong's train of thought somewhat amusing, but indeed, as a current victorious general, Li Yunlong and Ding Wei and the three of them actually have a bit of mythical hype, becoming representative figures of the Volunteer Army in the newspapers.
For propaganda, this is certainly very necessary. There must always be some flagship benchmark figures to lead an era.
"After we are established as typical examples, we actually have certain burdens. We cannot lose, and we cannot afford to lose. The higher-ups simply transfer us away, so that even if there are repeated changes in the war situation, it will not affect our morale too much. Therefore, it is reasonable to say that we have become mascots."
"Old Ding, actually I, Old Kong, can still fight and I am not afraid of losing." Kong Jie looked blankly at the profound conversation between the two comrades, and said with some unwillingness. He had not had enough fun yet.
"Okay, Old Kong, the three of us have already been in the limelight enough. When the war first started, not many people in the country were rushing to come. Now it's different. A lot of people want to come and clash with the Rogue Eagle." Ding Wei not only saw through the general trend, but also saw some undercurrents lurking beneath.
But this is also very normal.
Kong Jie only tasted something after hearing Ding Wei's heartfelt words.
Now it is as if they have cooked the half-cooked rice, and everyone wants to come to the table.
"Okay, it's good to go back. I feel that Ren Laodi has good things over there. We will go back and discuss with Ren Laodi. We will play with good things first. I have discovered that with good things, it is much easier for us to fight. For example, cloud bombs, it is simply too easy to attack positions." Kong Jie didn't have anything to worry about after hearing Ding Wei's analysis.
"Yes, yes, yes, I agree with what Old Kong said. Can you guess how I crossed the Han River?" Li Yunlong remembered the Falcon Brigade, guessing that his two old comrades had not seen it yet, and couldn't help but start to show off.
"Yes, Old Li, logically speaking, the difficulty of your attack here is the greatest. Why does it feel like you took down the Han River Bridge completely without any casualties? Didn't you say that explosives were buried and the bridge would be blown up once the attack started? How did you manage to nip them in the bud?" Kong Jie asked curiously.
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"Hehe, unexpected, right? My people flew over and directly killed them with lightning speed." Li Yunlong chuckled a few times.
"Fly, fly over?" Kong Jie opened his mouth wide and asked incredulously.
"Old Zhao brought the latest flying machine made by Ren Laodi and the others this time. It's like a tricycle tied to a propeller. It can fly directly into the sky. They call this thing an aerial three-wheeler. It can carry three people at a time. We sent more than 300 people over with this aerial three-wheeler at that time. Then, pretending to be the Allied forces changing defenses behind the enemy, we directly killed their sentries and went deep into the interior. Then, we used cloud bombs to destroy their command post in one fell swoop." Li Yunlong didn't keep it a secret and said directly.
"This thing is too easy to use. It doesn't require a venue. It can fly straight up and down for more than 400 kilometers. It's simply too strong for sneak attacks and infiltrations. However, in order to keep it secret, all these things were collected after the sneak attack was completed. In our army, only a few people like Dabiao know about this special force. Let me tell you, after we go back, we will go to Ren Laodi and ask them to equip each of our armies with hundreds of them. We will form an aerial assault team. The reconnaissance and assault power is much stronger than the current reconnaissance battalion in the army."
Ding Wei and Kong Jie were both fascinated by what Li Yunlong said.
Although they had not seen the real thing, they could imagine that once this aerial three-wheeler, which could fly in the air and stop everywhere, could be equipped to the troops, it would indeed be a huge improvement for the reconnaissance battalion that climbed mountains and waded through rivers.