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"As the supreme commander of the United Nations Army, you must always put the safety of the U.S. troops as the primary goal, followed by attacking the North Korean and Chinese troops, and occupying Seoul. The ultimate goal of occupying Seoul is to create favorable conditions for resolving the North Korean conflict. "

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Chi Division.

In the air-raid shelter, Ye Ting and Jin Xiong, the former enemy commander of the Korean People's Army, looked at each other for a long time.In the end Jin Xiong lowered his head, and Ye Ting didn't say a word from the beginning to the end. Seeing Jin Xiong bowed his head without saying a word, he just took a deep breath, turned and walked out of the headquarters.

In the second stage of the fifth battle, Su Yu and Ye Ting planned three defensive and counterattack battles.The blockade to the east of the North Plain of the Han River, the tactical counterattack of Gapyeong-Daimyung Valley, and the encirclement of Yanggu County-Hwacheon.

Everything went well in the first two battles, and the encirclement of Yanggu County-Hwacheon seemed impossible.

Because the 5th Army Corps of the People's Army stationed in Yangkou County did not follow the order to retreat and give way to Yangkou County.

The 5th Army has been fighting like chicken blood for the past few days, defending to the death, on May 5th, May 13th, 5th, and until May 14th, the 15th Army has not given up on the surrounding areas of Yangkou County. commanding heights.

Ye Ting guessed the idea of ​​the 5th Army, it just didn't want to lose face.Indeed, the two corps of the People's Army on the Eastern Front and the 2nd Army were forced to retreat northward under the attack of the two divisions of South Korea and the artillery of the navy. Once they retreated to the north of the 5th parallel, the eastern front also became the most direction of the entire front. North sloping area.If the [-]th Army Corps of the People's Army also abandons Yangkou County, it seems that "significant results were achieved on the Western Front, but the Korean People's Army was defeated on the Eastern Front."

The commander of the 5th Corps of the People's Army had this idea in mind, so even though Jin Xiong Zai Zhisi and Ye Ting reached an agreement, the commander of the 5th Corps did not listen to the telegram Jin Xiong sent to the 5th Corps.

The 5th Army was a model of "bad acting" in five campaigns - or, rather, a model of not listening to command.As a result, the 7th Meibu Division and the Korean Division on the Eastern Front have not followed the script of Su Yuye TING.

On May 5, another frustrating thing happened.The U.S. military dispatched 17 B-24 bombers to bomb the hidden areas of the 29th Army in two waves. The hiding place of the 64th Army is a dozen hills in a large area, and the B-64 did not blow up anything.But this shows that the United Nations Army already knows that there are a large number of enemy troops in the mountains and forests behind Yangkou County.In other words, the United Nations Army will probably not be fooled.

Now, even if the 5th People's Army obeyed the order and withdrew from Yangkou County, after the Meibu 7th Division occupied Yangkou County, it would definitely stay put and strengthen the defensive position of Yangkou County, but it would definitely not march westward to find it. Several divisions of the Chinese army they thought existed before.

If the 5th People's Army was a volunteer army, then Ye Ting would probably have to say, "The combat discipline of the large corps must be strict", and then the political commissar or deputy political commissar would scold the commander of the 5th People's Army and dismiss him from his post.

But now the Volunteer Army and the Korean People's Army are fighting side by side, and the battlefield discipline of the friendly troops is resolved by the friendly troops themselves.

Ye Ting could only take a deep breath, then turned around and walked out of the headquarters to Room 0. The T51T communication computer typed out another message, and the confidential secretary had already written the pinyin in Chinese characters.

On the afternoon of May 5, a U.S. high-altitude reconnaissance plane discovered that the Korean People's Army guarding Seoul, Goyang and other places were packing up their luggage and preparing to retreat.

On the morning of May 5, the reconnaissance plane and the forward observation post of the British 18th Brigade both confirmed that in the past night, the People's Army on the other side had been completely withdrawn, and the Chinese army was still blocking the U.S. military on the east side of the Han River North Plain.

The United Nations Army, which had been fighting hard on the east side of the Han River Plain for a long time, suddenly discovered that crossing the Han River was actually not that complicated. On the morning of the 18th, the British 27th and 29th Brigades quickly set up pontoon bridges. The main combat force crossed the Han River that day.The British 29th Brigade went ashore and found that the opposite Gaoyang City was completely undefended, so they continued to march northwards led by bagpipers in floral skirts.

Van Fleet was also relieved by the sudden and clear situation on the western front. He ordered the [-]st U.S. Cavalry Division and the [-]st Marine Division on the south bank of the Han River to separate part of their troops and move westward, intending to cross the river on the floating bridge built by the British. The Chinese army, which had been stuck with the UN Army for several days, encircled it on three sides.

On the evening of the 18th, the British 27th Brigade was suddenly attacked at night by four divisions of the 12th Army and the 60th Army.By the morning of the 27th, among the 19 members of the British 27th Brigade (4500 members) who had crossed the river, less than 6000 of them fled back to the vicinity of the pontoon bridge, and the rest were all wiped out.Then, the four divisions of the 300th Army and the 12th Army took nearly 60 British prisoners of war and drove dozens of captured British tanks, and swaggered northward during the day.At the same time, the 20th Army and the 26st Tank Division, which had been exhausted from fighting, also moved northward, and the [-]th Army plugged in lagging US troops for cover.

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"What are your plans for the next stage of combat? Su"

This is the telegram from Su Yu that Ye Ting saw in Room 0 the night Ye Ting was sulking at Jin Xiong.

Ye Ting: "It may be difficult to do a good job on the Eastern Front, and we need to look for opportunities to annihilate the enemy in other directions."

At this time, Su Yu was also disappointed like Ye Ting, but after thinking for a while, Su Yu sent a message to the Volunteer Army Second Staff Headquarters of the 50 Center alone:

"Has the enemy discovered in the past few days that the deployment and combat arrangements of the Chinese and North Korean troops in Yangkou County are unreasonable? Have they guessed the reason?"

In the Second Staff Department, Deng Hua, deputy chief of staff, re-analyzed for nearly an hour, and called back to Su Yu: "Based on the dozens of deciphered telegrams in the last three days, the Second Staff believes that the enemy has indeed discovered something strange, and deduces that the Chinese army has nothing to do with it. There is a problem with the coordination of the North Korean military."

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Although some Korean People's Army units did not obey the orders of their superiors, not all the People's Army commanders did not obey orders.At least the 1st Army Corps of the People's Army must obey Jin Xiong's orders, because Jin Xiong was promoted from the commander of this unit.

Thus, with the cooperation of Su Yu, Ye Ting, and Jin Xiong, the failure to lure the enemy into deep combat on the Eastern Front was realized on the Western Front.

After annihilating more than 4000 British troops, the number of enemies annihilated in the blocking and killing battle on the western front exceeded 4000 in an instant. Among them, more than 7000 British soldiers were captured and killed. The US military captured not many, but it is estimated that more than [-] casualties were caused to the US military.

On May 5, the Volunteer Army and the People's Army on the western front gave up Namyangju City and the Han River defense line. defensive line.

Chapter 156 Are you really going to negotiate?

On May 1951, 5, US State Department adviser George Kennan came to the residence of Malick, the Soviet representative to the United Nations, as previously agreed.

George Kennan was the one who stirred up Washington with an 8000-word long telegram when he was stationed in Moscow four years ago, making the top leaders of the United States think about how to fight the Soviet Union.After returning from his term in Moscow, George Kennan was recruited by Secretary of State Acheson to his own staff group, that is, a full-time State Department consultant for strategic planning and forecasting.

After the US National Security Council Document No. 48-5 was issued, Acheson looked for all feasible channels to establish contact with the Chinese.This is very difficult-the Chinese delegation came to the United States at the end of last year, fired a cannonball at the United Nations, and all went back after the release.As far as Acheson knows, there is not a single Chinese diplomat in the entire United States who can speak his mind.

Now Acheson can only use an indirect method—to find the Soviet Union and ask the Soviet Union to convey the news that the United States intends to negotiate an armistice.

In addition to sending George Kennan to find Malick, Acheson also asked Charles Pollan, an American diplomat in Paris, to try to contact Simonov, an adviser to the Soviet Presidium; diplomats; asked Charles Marshall of the White House Policy Design Office to go to Hong Kong, China to see if he could find opportunities; he also tried through the high-level contact channels between the United States and Sweden and Moscow.

A day later, none of the above was going anywhere, but George Kennan had a quick breakthrough.Relying on his personal acquaintance with Malick and the enormous influence of several of George Kennan's own books, Malick quickly agreed to chat with George Kennan at his residence.

Malick's house in Long Island, New York.

George Kennan and Malik sat on the sofa as casually as possible, holding goblets in their hands, pretending to have a casual chat, and soon got to the point.

George Kennan: "North Korea is now... heading towards the most dangerous conflict possible, and it is certainly not the purpose of American action and policy, nor, I believe, was the desire of the Soviet Union."

Malick: "George, although you deny it here, isn't the United States the main driver of the development of the North Korean issue to today's situation? It is the policies and actions of the United States that led to the war on the Korean Peninsula and the huge casualties. "

After hearing Malick's criticism of American policy, George Kennan decided to speak for himself.

"The dangerous trend should be stopped now, and the only way to stop this trend is for commanders on both sides of the battlefield to make rational decisions."

Malick: "The Soviet Union didn't have troops fighting in Korea, so maybe you should go directly to Ridgway and Ridgway's opponents and urge them both to be more sensible."

George Kennan: "The United States is curious to know what Moscow thinks of the situation, and what, if any, advice would be."

Malick had now guessed the intentions of the United States, or George Kennan.He raised the corner of his mouth: "I know what suggestion you want the Soviet Union to make, but this suggestion should be your suggestion."

George Kennan: "If this proposal is one we and all would like to propose, then the United States and the Soviet Union at least agree on this."

Malick: "The Soviet Union can make this suggestion, but it is only a suggestion. Besides, it is not necessarily consistent with the suggestion that the United States wants. Maybe this is two kinds of suggestions that lead to the same goal. Why don't you speak first and see what we want. Is the recommendation consistent."

George Kennan was also tired of playing charades, so he simply said: "The only correct suggestion now is to negotiate. The commanders of both sides will negotiate a truce and ceasefire on the battlefield. I came here under the order of Secretary of State Acheson. The attitude of the Secretary of State is , if the war is to be ended, this is an opportune time to begin to end the war."

After finishing the round, George Kennan looked at Malick, but the latter didn't intend to reply right away.

George Kennan: "The cessation of military operations in North Korea is a separate issue and discussion. The United States does not intend to involve other regions in the negotiations. The purpose is to restore the pre-war status in North Korea and establish a proper monitoring ceasefire institutions, and prevent both sides from taking advantage of the ceasefire to strengthen their capabilities and launch offensives."

Malik: ...

George Kennan noticed that Malick had stopped talking about business and began to steer the conversation toward small talk.George Kennan understood that with Malick's status and rank, he still had no right to make decisions, and he needed to allow time for him to report to his superiors and accept instructions from his superiors.George Kennan asked Malik if they could meet again another day, and the two agreed to meet again on May 5, three days later.

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"The Soviet government hopes for peace, and also hopes that the North Korean issue can be resolved peacefully." Malick finally spoke, "The sooner the peace, the better. However, the Soviet army did not participate in the conflict in North Korea, so our government does not think that it can participate in Any discussion of the fire issue. The U.S. government should engage with North Korea and China on this matter.”

George Kennan: "The United States is prepared to meet with high-level Chinese officials at the United Nations or at other qualified international committees or in any other way to discuss ending the Korean War."

Malick: "The conversation between the two of us on May 5, after I conveyed it to Moscow, Moscow immediately notified China and North Korea. The Chinese side discussed the feasibility of this proposal and considered it a positive suggestion."