Rebirth: I am in Jin-Cha-Ji

The British are very cunning.

After the founding of New China, Britain was the first Western country to recognize New China.

Furthermore, in Hong Kong and Southeast Asia, British and Chinese institutions had deep ties, and business was booming. The British knew that many of these trading companies were affiliated with the People's Republic of China, and some were directly affiliated with the official leadership of the People's Republic of China abroad. However, British intelligence agencies turned a blind eye to these activities. As long as they did not go too far, they would not do anything to them.

Now that the United States and China have engaged in a fierce war in North Korea, Trudeau still wants to confine the war to the Korean Peninsula.

This requires a tacit understanding between both parties.

There needs to be a communication channel to avoid mutual misjudgment. The UK is the most suitable intermediary.

"What does the United States mean? Are they really going to use the atomic bomb?"

This is what Attlee wanted to ask most.

Truman remained vague, saying, "That depends on how the war situation develops."

"I don't think the issue on the Korean Peninsula has reached the point where atomic bombs are used, and we shouldn't escalate the scale of the war."

Attlee was very dissatisfied with Truman's answer.

So I expressed my disagreement directly.

Truman smiled but said nothing. Attlee was furious, annoyed by the Americans' rudeness. But times had changed, and Attlee understood that Britain was no longer the "Empire on which the Sun Never Sets" and needed America's help.

Therefore, he suppressed his anger and said, "Any decision we make must take into account the reality. We must know that Europe is the most important, and Western Europe is the bridgehead against the Red Soviet Union. The Far East is just a pawn casually deployed by the Soviet Union and should not involve too much of our energy.

Truman shrugged.

Dao: "We all understand this."

After hearing Truman's words, Attlee finally breathed a sigh of relief.

As long as the United States remembers the importance of Europe, it will not ignore the advice of its European allies. So Attlee asked: "Since the United States has proposed negotiations, does it have any specific ideas for the negotiations?

Truman took out the memorandum he had prepared long ago.

Attlee took it, looked at it, and quickly frowned. He said, "The Chinese have already put forward their conditions for negotiation. In particular, they want to discuss the Taiwan issue and the UN seat."

"Apart from these two, everything else is negotiable.

Truman's answer was decisive.

Attlee didn't understand why Truman insisted on this. Despite Truman's resolute stance, Attlee tried to persuade him, saying, "I think it's worth considering allowing China to replace Taiwan in the UN. It's a terrible thing for a country like China to be outside the UN, with the UN Charter unable to constrain them. With a great power without constraints, none of us can predict its next move. It would be better to bring them into the UN to constrain them and increase channels for direct communication."

Truman shook his head.

"Our military has given the Far East a comprehensive consideration. To prevent the spread of Soviet-led communism in the Far East, the most important thing is to control Red China and prevent it from expanding. Once Red China begins to expand like the Soviet Union, the Korean Peninsula and Indochina will soon become communist countries. This is a terrible thing. And to control Red China, Taiwan is the most important link. It will become an unsinkable aircraft carrier, controlling the expansion of Red China. So everything can be discussed, but the Taiwan issue cannot be discussed.

Attlee was helpless.

Attlee really supported China replacing Taiwan.

But it was clear that the US had different ideas. Britain and the US had different interests in the Far East, and therefore different approaches to China. Attlee suddenly realized that negotiating with China without tying himself to the US was futile. Attlee's original purpose for coming to the US, aside from the atomic bomb issue, was to unite with the US in negotiations with China. This was primarily because China held thousands of British prisoners. If this issue wasn't resolved, the Labour Party's position in Britain would be precarious.

But seeing Truman's current state, Attlee knew he had been wrong. If Britain wanted to resolve the issue of so many British prisoners, it would still require negotiations on its own. If it tied itself to the United States, it was unclear when the prisoner problem would be resolved.

It's almost time to talk.

Finally, Attlee couldn't help himself and asked again: "Does the United States really intend to use the atomic bomb?"

"We will consider it carefully."

855 Differences

The American people, from top to bottom, are indeed unwilling to accept this.

They believed they were the "world's strongest army" and couldn't possibly lose to the Chinese. They believed MacArthur, that "idiot," was the reason they lost the first battle. Therefore, they were willing to give all their support to the newly appointed Ridgway.

I hope Ridgway can restore the glory of the US military.

Because the United States could not send enough troops to the Korean Peninsula in a short period of time, it decided to first provide Ridgway with sufficient weapons and ammunition. As a result, large quantities of American weapons entered North Korea, and large numbers of military advisory groups also arrived on the Korean Peninsula.

Their mission is simple.

That was to arm and train Syngman Rhee's puppet army and Chiang Kai-shek's troops. When Chiang Kai-shek sent troops to Korea, he bargained with the United States. One of the most important items was the request for the United States to equip the troops.

And I can’t fool myself like I did before.

The troops must be equipped with genuine American equipment.

The United States now has sufficient weapons and equipment, so Syngman Rhee's puppet army and Chiang Kai-shek's troops received large quantities of equipment provided by the United States in a short period of time. Of course, Ridgway would not only give benefits to Syngman Rhee's puppet army and Chiang Kai-shek's troops.

Ridgway selected personnel from Korean recruits to form an infantry brigade of nearly 5000 people.

However, this infantry brigade was not incorporated into Syngman Rhee's puppet army, but rather directly under the Eighth Army. The officers, from top to bottom, were American-selected, and American military advisors were also sent in. The entire brigade's training was handled by the Americans. This was a choice Ridgway had to make due to a shortage of troops.

Ridgway was still very decisive.

Although the 3rd and 7th US Divisions retreated to Japan for repairs, the Eighth Army had already recovered to about 20,000 men in a short period of time. Once the 3rd and 7th US Divisions were reorganized, the Eighth Army would be able to regain some combat effectiveness.

The United States had already decided to arm 40 divisions within a month and prepare to deploy them to the Korean Peninsula. Although the US military wanted to reorganize the Eighth Army, so many divisions had been completely annihilated. Reorganization would be difficult.

Therefore, the US military is considering sending the 40th Division to the Korean Peninsula to stabilize the war situation.

After returning to Korea, Ridgway began to analyze the Chinese army.

But there is too little useful information.

The truth is, the US military had barely seen the Volunteer Army's tactics before being beaten. They lost without even knowing why. Ultimately, it was Chiang Kai-shek's officers who provided Ridgway with the most intelligence.

We all know each other.

The two sides have been fighting for more than 20 years since the August 1st Nanchang Uprising. How could they not be familiar with each other?

Only then did Ridgway gain a direct understanding of the Chinese military. They possessed considerable expertise in all aspects of infantry tactics, particularly long-distance raids and interspersed encirclements, tactics the American military had never encountered before.

If it relied solely on the army to fight, this army would definitely be one of the best in the world.

But Ridgway was not worried.

Because modern warfare is a combined land, sea, and air force operation, not simply a land-based engagement, he focused his attention on China's logistics and transportation, which is arguably the most vulnerable weakness of the Chinese military.

A million Chinese and North Korean troops were on the front lines, already crossing the 38th parallel. North Korea itself was impoverished, and how could it possibly support the logistics of so many troops? It certainly needed supplies from China. However, transporting supplies from China to the front lines would require a long logistical transport line.

This is the weakness of the Chinese military.

In order to attack the Chinese army, Ridgway began to intensify aerial bombing.

But the aerial bombardment could not stop the troops' advance.

After crossing the 1950th parallel on October 10, 23, the troops advanced rapidly. Within two days, they had reached Seoul. If Seoul had a population of million before the war, it would have been considered a relatively large city in North Korea.

So Seoul is nothing now.

Most of the people have run away.

After all, Seoul was originally controlled by the Syngman Rhee government. After the outbreak of the Korean War, the North Korean People's Army captured it. However, after the Incheon landing, it was captured by the US military. Now it has been captured by the Chinese People's Volunteer Army.

In less than half a year, Seoul has changed hands four times.

There are only about 200,000 people left in Seoul now.

On October 1950, 10, Chinese and North Korean troops occupied Seoul.

"Comrade Wei Hongjun, I don't understand why you want to stop the troops from advancing."

When the troops reached the Han River basin, Wei Hongjun ordered the Volunteer Army to halt its advance. He then proposed to the Sino-North Korean Joint Command that the Chinese and North Korean armies temporarily rest and recuperate. After all, the troops had been in North Korea for almost a month.

There is no time to repair.

Of course, more importantly, Ridgway has begun mobilizing US military aircraft to attack the Volunteer Army's logistics transportation lines.

Although a logistics meeting had been held, adjustments would take time. However, the troops were advancing too quickly, and the logistics line had stretched thousands of miles. If they continued to advance after crossing the Han River, Wei Hongjun would lose control of the situation behind them.

The troops would be absorbed in capturing one place after another.

By that time, there will be a lot of problems.

But not long after Wei Hongjun issued the order, Razovaev and Park Xianyong came over. Razovaev was the current chief adviser of the Soviet Union in North Korea, and in fact, the head of the military advisory group sent by the Soviet Union to the Korean People's Army.

Park Heon-yong was a member of the Political Bureau of the Workers' Party of Korea and director of the General Political Department of the Korean People's Army. Seriously speaking, Park Heon-yong was a genuine North Korean cadre who founded the Communist Party of Korea in South Korea. Later, it merged with the Workers' Party of Korea in the city of Kwangchong, and he held a position similar to second-in-command within the party.

Razovaev said directly: "Now that the troops of US imperialism and its running dogs are entrenched in Busan, we should attack boldly and take other places. It is unreasonable for the troops not to attack after winning a battle.

"Yes."

Park Heon-young nodded and said, "Only by occupying more areas now can we gain an advantage in the subsequent elections."

"Comrade Razovaev, Comrade Park Heon-young, it's not that we want to stop the offensive, but we have to. Ever since Ridgway took office and intensified the bombing of our logistics lines, our frontline troops have received less and less logistical supplies. Many of our frontline troops are running low on rations, almost to the point of having to reduce their daily rations. If the troops continue to advance across the Han River, what will they eat in a few days? We are not Syngman Rhee's puppet army. We can't just steal food from the people when we run out of food."

Deng Guo explained to Razovaev and Park Heon-young.

After all, we still have to cooperate.

Don't make things too awkward.

And this wasn't Deng Guo making excuses. Since the supply lines had been stretched, logistics had become increasingly difficult. Ridgway's bombing had made many supply lines unsafe.

Large-scale resupply is now simply impossible.

The Wei Hongjun couldn't afford to deploy their logistics department on a large scale without preparation, as that would result in heavy casualties. Therefore, to avoid the US bombing, they could only use small-scale transport. However, with so many troops on the front lines, such small-scale transport simply couldn't meet the needs of the front.

Some troops on the front line have begun to run out of rations.

So we can only reduce part of the food rations.

Deng Guo's explanation, however, did not satisfy Razovaev and Park Heon-young. Razovaev said, "We have confirmed information that the United States intends to withdraw from the Korean Peninsula. However, this requires military pressure from us. As long as we continue our advance and attack Busan, the United States will choose to withdraw from Korea due to its military disadvantage."

"Comrade Razovaev.

Wei Hongjun was a little impatient, but he still said patiently: "We can't put all our hopes on something vague and uncertain. From what we know now, we don't see any sign that the United States has any intention of withdrawing from North Korea. We have only seen that the US military has intensified its bombing, that the US military is strengthening the defense of Busan, and even that the US has threatened us with atomic bombs. We have to consider all aspects of war and can't take risks because of one uncertain thing. War is not fought that way."

"Furthermore, the troops are currently facing difficulties in supply. Not only are they short of food, but they're also running low on ammunition. After the first battle, although some of the troops were replenished, some were advancing too quickly and didn't have time to restock. Now that we're marching south, how are we going to replenish the remaining ammunition?"

The more Wei Hongjun spoke, the uglier Razovaev and Park Xianyong's faces became.

Wei Hongjun didn't care and continued, "Anyway, our volunteer army must have sufficient logistical support before it can advance south. Either the Soviet Air Force increases its air protection of the logistics supply lines, or we wait for our logistics transportation capabilities to improve. If the Korean People's Army believes our judgment is wrong, then we have no objection to the Korean People's Army advancing south alone."

The fact that Razovaev and Park Xianyong came here must have been Jinricheng's intention. So Wei Hongjun's words were also addressed to Jinricheng.

Faced with the unyielding Wei Hongjun, Razovaev was very angry.

He said angrily, "Comrade Wei Hongjun, do you really disagree with the southward advance?"

"I will not allow our troops to take risks until the logistical supply lines are complete. I am responsible for our troops."

"Comrade Wei Hongjun, can you shoulder this responsibility?"