The outbreak of the Second World War, in the Pacific theater, a great anti-fascist hero, he led the troops, defeated the Japanese combined fleet, eliminated thousands of Japanese devils, and made great contributions to the liberation of the vast number of peoples enslaved by Japanese fascism.
However, this hero, who is so majestic in the vast and boundless Pacific Ocean, only a few years after winning the Second World War, also encountered another hero of the world, and as a result, he was beaten into a bear on the small Korean Peninsula, and finally defeated and dismissed, and died at the age of 84 with hatred.
The hero of the world just mentioned is the great hero of the Chinese nation, Peng Dehuai, the great general Peng Dehuai; and the man who was beaten into a bear by him was also a hero in World War II, but later as the commander-in-chief of the unjust division, he participated in the Korean War, became a US imperialist eagle dog, and was harshly taught a lesson by Peng Dehuai.
This former hero is today's protagonist, the famous american general Douglas MacArthur.
MacArthur was also born in a prestigious family, the son of a three-star lieutenant general in the U.S. Military. After being born in 1880, under the influence of his father, MacArthur aspired to join the military from an early age, and at the age of 19, he was admitted to the West Point Military Academy.
MacArthur in infancy
MacArthur was equally brilliant, and his graduation results were not only the first in the class, but also the highest among the previous graduates of the West Point Military Academy.
MacArthur wasn't just an exam-nerd, he did just as well in practice. After the outbreak of World War I, MacArthur was chief of staff of the US 42nd Division, and he applied what he learned and fought bravely, and was called "one of the bravest and fearless officers" by the media.
With outstanding military achievements, MacArthur was soon promoted to brigadier general of the 84th Brigade, and then served as the commander of the 42nd Division, with the rank of brigadier general, at the age of 38, becoming the youngest general in the U.S. army.
After World War I, the 39-year-old MacArthur became president of west point and became the youngest president of the school. On the one hand, he attaches great importance to the construction of school culture, taking "responsibility - honor - country" as the school motto, the school motto is: "Today, the seeds sown on the school grounds; tomorrow, will definitely harvest the fruits of victory on the battlefield!" ”
MacArthur as president of West Point
On the other hand, it attaches great importance to modern military professional education and drastically revises the school curriculum.
West Point was credited with becoming a world-renowned military academy.
MacArthur, who was chief of staff of the U.S. Army in 1930, had a very different attitude toward officers and soldiers, arguing that "the army can be worn out, it can be short of food and clothing, but if it lacks well-trained officers, it is doomed to be annihilated in wartime." Victory or defeat in the war lies with the officers."
Therefore, in peacetime, MacArthur still obtained a lot of funds from the United States Congress for the training of officers and salaries.
In 1932, American veterans, mainly soldiers, demonstrated in Washington for retirement money. MacArthur personally directed the crackdown, which led to the Washington Massacre.
MacArthur's contempt for the soldiers at the bottom of the army should come from the fact that he has always been in the elite class of the United States, his father was a general, and he became an officer at a young age, so he naturally believed that the achievements were the credit of his own class, and ordinary soldiers were just tools in their own hands. As a white elite, he did not look at other people of color very much, and he had a sense of superiority.
Years later, several scattered Chinese soldiers, without the command of officers, were still spontaneously organized, and they could chase the American troops all over the mountains and hold out on the spot for days and nights; it is estimated that MacArthur is difficult to understand, which is also a factor in his arrogance and arrogance that eventually lost the battle.
After the outbreak of World War II, MacArthur served as commander-in-chief of the U.S. Far East Army. In 1941, the Japanese army declared war on the United States and immediately attacked the Philippines. At this time, the United States had not yet entered a state of war, and its combat readiness was very inadequate, and it was caught off guard by the Japanese army.
MacArthur was very tough, and although he saw that he was about to lose, he was determined to stay with the American troops and local people in the Philippines, and he even planned to kill Chengren with the pistol left by his father. MacArthur was a tough guy to the U.S. military who thought they could surrender without resistance.
The U.S. military headquarters knew that a general like MacArthur would be hard to find, so it forcibly ordered him to withdraw. After MacArthur left the Philippines, he told reporters: "I came out of danger, but I will go back!" ”
MacArthur in his youth
At a time when the Japanese army successfully attacked Pearl Harbor, was killing all sides, the international anti-fascist war suffered successive setbacks, and the prospects were gloomy; MacArthur's words, which were vigorously publicized by the media, suddenly became the most inspiring words, and the American people used these words to encourage each other and devote themselves to the anti-fascist war.
As soon as the American war machine was activated, its terrifying production capacity left Japan without knowing how many streets, coupled with MacArthur's good command, fought many beautiful victories. He was especially good at amphibious landings, beating the little devils all over the Pacific To find teeth, quickly turning the tide of the war, and then marching all the way. In October 1944, when U.S. troops captured the Philippines, MacArthur shouted to the media, "I'm back!" ”
This sentence immediately became a golden sentence, which made the Americans, Filipinos and even the anti-fascist peoples who had seen the dawn of victory excited, and many people were filled with tears of excitement. MacArthur has become a symbol of victory, and everyone hopes that this great hero will quickly defeat fascism and save the world from the depths of the sea.
MacArthur led his army all the way to the Japanese mainland, and his amazing military level really contributed to the victory of World War II and became an anti-fascist hero who liberated the vast number of countries enslaved by Japan. With his military exploits, MacArthur was also promoted to five-star general in the US army, equivalent to a marshal.
In June 1950, the Korean War broke out, and the Korean People's Army suddenly hit the Roksan army in a corner of Busan. The fierce offensive of the Korean People's Army made the US troops who had just entered the war lose even the battle, and they were about to be driven out of the sea.
In the midst of the crisis, MacArthur defied public opinion and insisted on implementing an amphibious landing in Inchon, where the landing conditions were not good. MacArthur, who had tasted the sweetness of media propaganda in World War II, was indeed bold, and in the case of victory or defeat, he actually took a group of reporters to take a boat to participate in the landing operation. The result was a great success, and the tide of battle was reversed in one fell swoop.
Inchon landing
MacArthur also improvised a wonderful plot: MacArthur told reporters that he would personally award a medal to a colonel named Lewis Puller. Lewis was organizing troops to attack a position, and when he received the call, he actually said that the battle was being fought tightly, and there was no kung fu to receive the medal, and if he wanted to award the medal, let the commander come here!
MacArthur listened, it was really fun, this time the best supporting role is you boy! Of course, the best protagonist is Lao Tzu, and MacArthur, despite the persuasion of his subordinates, immediately jumped into the jeep, took a few bold reporters, and drove to the forward position where the gunfire was constantly sounding, found Lewis, who was covered in smoke, and saluted him.
Push the crowd! Turn the tide! The commander-in-chief went to the front line in person, and the regimental commander only cared about fighting, playing with the cowboy temper, and letting the commander-in-chief come to see him! The two heroes regarded the gunfire and bullets around them as nothing, and the guns were awarded in the sound of gunfire! This is a live-action version of the American hero blockbuster, the publicity effect is too good to say, the media "God of War", "God of War", "Savior" all kinds of reputations are overwhelming, MacArthur is in the limelight, even more powerful than in World War II.
In terms of the scale of the war, the Korean War obviously cannot be compared with World War II, but in the second world war, many famous generals emerged in various battlefields, and MacArthur was only one of them; and the Korean War was the only large-scale war in the world that year, and MacArthur became the most famous general.
The more fundamental reason is that at that time, the Cold War pattern had been formed, the entire capitalist camp needed a hero who could resist the socialist camp, MacArthur won a high prestige in World War II, and then fought a beautiful victory, and the propaganda machines of European and American countries naturally spared no effort to exaggerate, eager to shape MacArthur into an invincible god to unite people's hearts.
Years later, the United States reflected deeply on its defeats in the Korean War and the Vietnam War and decided to expand its national influence with soft power instead. As one of the representatives of American culture, the king of pop music, Michael Jackson, under the impetus of national propaganda forces, quickly spread around the world and became an idol of countless people, and many fans worship Michael Jackson as a religious fanatic. This is the same as MacArthur's god-making propaganda.
After the Inchon landings, China issued a solemn warning to the United States not to expand the war and not to cross the 38th Parallel. MacArthur did not fight with China, naturally took the previous opponent as a reference, he personally beat Japan and Korea to the ground, and the Japanese army ravaged China for eight years, then the Chinese army is just the defeated generals under the US army.
Although the number of the Korean People's Army is not as large as that of the Chinese army, the full set of Soviet-style equipment equipped with it can be much larger than the main force of the People's Liberation Army, and many of the soldiers are the original soldiers of the People's Liberation Army. In this way, if the Chinese army really wants to send troops, it is tantamount to hitting a stone with a pebble, and it is completely seeking its own death.
MacArthur stills
In addition, MacArthur was already immersed in a hail of praise, believing himself to be an invincible god of war, so he arrogantly shouted that "if they cross the Yalu River, I will subject them to the largest massacre in human history." At this time, he really had the capital to be overwhelmed, and then with a big wave of his hand, the coalition army surged forward, crossed the 38th line in a big way, and went straight to the Yalu River.
At this time, MacArthur had changed from an anti-fascist hero to a pawn of US imperialism in practicing hegemonism. In October 1950, Peng Dehuai led the volunteer army into Korea, immediately seized the fighter, gave the coalition a blow, and annihilated more than 15,000 enemy troops from the Yalu River to the south of the Qingchuan River, winning the first battle.
Because of the small look at the Chinese volunteers, MacArthur, who had eaten a dull stick, carried out a large number of reconnaissance to find out the size of the Chinese army. In mid-November, the Ninth Corps of the Volunteer Army, as the second echelon, successively entered the DPRK, and the volunteer army, which had greatly increased in strength, did not take advantage of the victory to pursue, but lured the enemy to go deep and took the initiative to retreat. With excellent camouflage, the volunteers avoided most of the reconnaissance of the coalition forces, but hundreds of thousands of soldiers marched and camped in Korea, showing some clues.
U.S. military intelligence agencies have compiled various information pointing out that China may enter the war. MacArthur still insisted on his judgment that China could not go all out into the war. He ordered his troops to cross the Cheongcheon River again and advance north. The Coalition did not meet much resistance, and on November 21, the vanguard of the U.S. Seventh Division had reached the Yalu River.
On November 24, MacArthur publicly told reporters that the Chinese army had 30,000 regular troops and 30,000 volunteer troops in Korea, the coalition army was about to arrive at the Yalu River, the war was soon over, and the children were going home before Christmas!
Marshal Peng Dehuai's general uniform
Just a day later, on the evening of the 25th, the volunteer army began to attack in an all-round way, and nearly 400,000 volunteers attacked the coalition forces with overwhelming force, annihilated more than 36,000 people, advanced the front to the vicinity of the "38th Line", and won the second battle. Subsequently, taking advantage of the victory to pursue, launched a third campaign, and occupied Seoul with great momentum, hitting the vicinity of the "37th Line".
MacArthur, who had suffered defeats, could not accept the fact that he was defeated by Chinese, he gave the command to Ridgway, and then focused on the fight with U.S. President Harry Truman, and confronted the U.S. president through the media: first, his military command was tied to a man-made net; then, on the issue of the 38th Line, politicians violated the authority of the military.
Translated, that is, it is not my old Mai, a soldier, who is incompetent, but your US president with a bunch of politicians who get in the way.
Even worse, MacArthur actually said bluntly in the newspapers: The president did not listen to him and did not use the Taiwan army in the Korean War, which is extremely stupid.
Just when MacArthur was taking care of the media every day, Li Qiwei keenly discovered the weakness of the volunteer army's logistics, seized the opportunity of the volunteer army's supply difficulties, and began to launch a counterattack, slowly pushing the front line from the 37th line back to the 38th line.
MacArthur, who had completely abandoned his hands on the troops, said to reporters at this time: "I have commanded the coalition forces to restore the lost initiative." "And Ridgway was right next to him!"
Such a struggle for merit and bullying subordinates is really a judgment on the performance of tough guys in the Philippines. It seems that the supreme honor is a poison, and the hero eats too much, and it is easy to become a villain who does not hesitate to use all the tricks to defend his vanity.
MacArthur
It is easier to fool the American melon-eating masses through the media, and MacArthur's performance level is not a problem. But President Truman and other American political elites, of course, know who is commanding the army, although MacArthur was repeatedly angry at the media to intervene in national policies, but thinking that the gods of war are all beaten like this, others are only afraid of worse fighting, so they have to endure MacArthur again and again.
And now that everyone has found that Ridgway was much more powerful than MacArthur, as soon as he took office, he made the war situation better, so why did he swallow MacArthur's anger?
Truman summoned his staff to discuss whether to remove MacArthur, and the American top management agreed that he would not hesitate to commit the taboo of changing the marshal in the front, and would not hesitate to beat the god of war that had spent a lot of effort to publicize back to his original form, and he would remove MacArthur from his post as commander-in-chief and let Ridgway take over.
After MacArthur was dismissed, he returned to the United States. Many of the American melon-eating masses in the unknown believed his words, believing that he was dismissed from his post after being a scapegoat for the defeat of the US military. MacArthur was greeted by as many as 500,000 people, and everyone still regarded him as a hero, and did not feel that he was a defeated general.
After returning home, MacArthur gave speeches everywhere, repeatedly stating that he was tied up by Truman and other politicians. The old hero of yesteryear was warmly welcomed by people across the country, reaching a total of 7.5 million people.
MacArthur was welcomed home
MacArthur, who was beaten by Peng Dehuai in the Korean battlefield and could not find the north, won a complete victory in the field of American public opinion. Most people want their idols to be perfect, and MacArthur has gained a large number of hardcore fans with his previous military achievements and the country's vigorous publicity.
Now MacArthur's hard work, these fans are naturally full of sympathy for him, while all the blame is on Truman's head, many people even angrily burned Truman's head, public opinion supports MacArthur 69%, only 29% support Truman.
In 1962, MacArthur returned to his alma mater, The Military Academy at West Point, and delivered his famous speech, "The Veteran Doesn't Die," which became famous and contributed somewhat to American literature.
MacArthur died in Washington in 1964 at the age of 84.
A generation of famous generals MacArthur, Lianke Japan, Korea, the two major East Asian powerhouses, their military level is beyond doubt; helpless to meet Peng Dehuai, so they can only look up to the sky like Zhou Yu and sigh: "He Shengliang!" ”
Deeper, MacArthur fought an unjust war as an American Eagle Dog; as a volunteer of the Division of Justice, the soldiers' astonishing fighting power to defend their homeland was far beyond that of american soldiers. Changing to Su Yu and Lin Biao to command the volunteer army is estimated to be able to make MacArthur lose the battle, which is the fundamental reason why Mai Shuai's army defeated Korea and the late festival was not guaranteed.
Text/Wen Kaiyu
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