Chapter 585 The US Military Is Fine
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"By the way, you should have heard about it, right? What do you think of the United Nations' opponents and their combat effectiveness?" Norman Brooke wanted to ask this Eastern expert's opinion.
"What do you think? In today's world, if you abandon air support, logistical support and heavy firepower, considering the scale, it should be second only to the Soviet Red Army's ground armed forces." Alan Wilson showed a trace of thought on his face, giving The evaluation of Americans after the Korean War.
"Such a combat effectiveness?" Norman Brooke said with a surprised smile, "This is not a low evaluation. So using the Soviet Red Army as a comparison, do you think it has 10% of the Soviets' combat effectiveness."
"Dear Cabinet Secretary, this is a very acute question. Let me think about it!" Alan Wilson began to calculate in his mind, the troop deployment during the confrontation between China and the Soviet Union. In the 1970s, the troop strength of a certain big country was 6.1 million. Most of them are concentrated in the north, even half of them are used to defend against the Soviet Union.
The Soviet Union has 1.2 million troops throughout Asia, of which 600,000 are close to the border, including an unknown number of KGB border guards. Counting a little more, the first wave of troops invested is considered 800,000?
"If a stalemate can be formed, the exchange ratio should be one to four." Alan Wilson finally gave a fairly appropriate answer. This exchange ratio is actually similar to the exchange ratio of the US military in the Korean War.
Norman Brook nodded, and Alan Wilson breathed a sigh of relief, having fooled his immediate boss.
He was talking about being able to maintain a stalemate, but in fact, no one in the world today can maintain a stalemate with the Soviet Union on the ground. Once the Soviet Red Army breaks it and marches forward, the end will be extremely miserable.
He did not dare to tell the truth in front of Norman Brooke, because the only country in Europe currently confronting the Soviet ground forces was the United Kingdom, so he said that the combat effectiveness of the Soviet Red Army was similar to that of the US military.
This can be regarded as a comparison between thieves. No military service can compare with the army in terms of threat. The United States is an exception. The Soviet Union, the largest airborne force in the world, cannot send airborne troops to the United States, but it can send them to the United Kingdom. Native. After all, the English Channel and the Atlantic Ocean cannot be compared.
If it were the airborne troops of an ordinary country, it wouldn't be worth worrying about, but the Soviet airborne troops had fifteen divisions and more than 200,000 people.
Alan Wilson was a little ashamed of raising the U.S. military's ground combat effectiveness to such an extent. MacArthur was now so anxious that he even called for the use of nuclear weapons to solve the problem.
Norman Brooke also mentioned MacArthur and came back to his senses slightly, "But the U.S. military seems to be embarrassed now."
"There is no doubt about the combat effectiveness of the US military. I personally think it is a problem with the commander-in-chief. As we all know, General MacArthur has been disgraced in Asia." Alan Wilson categorically maintained the special relationship between Britain and the United States. There is no doubt about the combat effectiveness of the US military. MacArthur People have big problems.
Norman Brooke reluctantly agreed to this statement, and finally no longer struggled with the issue of the US military's combat effectiveness.
When it comes to MacArthur, it's not that the British Empire cares much about him, but that this is the source of the Prime Minister's impromptu visit. If Washington had not threatened to use nuclear weapons, Prime Minister Attlee would not have rushed to visit the United States.
After the two battles, the disgraced U.S. military looked like a script that went straight to the beginning of the war and retreated all the way to Busan. At this time, the United States claimed that it would use nuclear weapons, forcing Prime Minister Attlee to start his own diplomatic mediation.
The United Kingdom is not the only country reacting to the United States' use of nuclear weapons. At this time, prominent powers are also making diplomatic efforts, suggesting that both sides cease fire and maintain the military demarcation line before the war.
Before Prime Minister Attlee arrived in the United States, the U.S. military had revealed all the results of the Incheon landing. When news of the death of Commander Walker of the Eighth Army came, Truman declared a national emergency.
The American people are required to make any necessary sacrifices for the Korean War. At the same time, it is decided to establish the National Defense Mobilization Agency, expand the draft plan and arms production, and require the US military to be increased from the existing 2.5 million to 3.5 million. Within one year, the production capacity of aircraft and tanks will be increased by five times and four times respectively.
Immediately afterwards, Washington announced that it would allocate $20 billion to support the cost of the war. Prime Minister Attlee arrived in Washington on this occasion.
Alan Wilson estimated that the Prime Minister's trip to the United States may only be an effort to get the United States to guarantee not to use nuclear weapons, because before Attlee arrived in Washington, the U.S. government had done everything it needed to do.
The fact that the current Prime Minister is abroad to maintain peace certainly arouses concern among British citizens. After all, the support rate of this government is very high, and it has prevented Britain from falling into the vortex of war again. Now Attlee has gone abroad to campaign for peace again and has received overwhelming praise from British public opinion.
In the vast majority of countries, countries like the UK, under the guise of freedom of speech, have no shortage of people who say weird things at any time.
Not necessarily the Conservatives, who also agreed with Attlee's efforts to avoid involvement in the war.
The Conservative Party's focus is on another aspect. Mr. Churchill, a senior member of the House of Commons, said that if he became prime minister, he would not only avoid sending ground troops, but also the navy and air force. The Labor Party still made compromises in the face of pressure from the United States, and so on.
"North Korea matters now. I never heard of such a damn place until I was seventy-six years old." Churchill said this in an arrogant tone in the House of Commons in front of all members.
When Attlee arrived in Washington, the United States was holding a grand funeral for Eighth Army Commander Walker.
At this time, Alan Wilson was also busy with his own affairs, preparing for the Brussels meeting, and visiting Audrey Hepburn, whom she had not seen for a long time. Audrey Hepburn was very happy for this man to come back. He had helped her a lot.
Women have a certain admiration for men. Alan Wilson went to Asia to work as a commissioner, which made Audrey Hepburn recognize his career. When the two met, they had endless things to talk about.
"Why do you even ask about the war now?" Alan Wilson was really surprised when he heard Audrey Hepburn ask about the situation in the Far East.
"Others say it may cause World War III, and I'm a little scared too." Audrey Hepburn was a little embarrassed, "This will lead to the extinction of mankind, right?"
"Ordinary people understand this, but don't the leaders of big countries understand this? Our Prime Minister went to Washington for this purpose this time." Alan Wilson expressed cautious optimism in front of the goddess, "We We have to believe in the abilities of politicians.”
I don’t know why, but Alan Wilson feels that what he is saying now is a bit hypocritical, and he is the last person to believe such words. They all believe in the aristocracy and the monarchy, but they don't really believe in the so-called ability of politicians.
But that's not entirely true, because after he returned home, he got data from Whitehall. Last year, the UK's fiscal surplus was 500 million pounds, which seemed inconspicuous compared with the US$20 billion that the United States had just allocated.
But this is already Britain's largest surplus in a single year after the war, and now Prime Minister Attlee's largest nationalization expenditure has been completed. Even if military spending will definitely increase due to increased pressure from Europe, it will not lead to a fiscal deficit.
In general, Alan Wilson believes that Prime Minister Attlee, who has already visited, will take a breath of cold air when he sees the US$20 billion in war expenditures that Washington has just allocated. What if it were the UK?
If the UK sends troops, even if it is just a symbolic one, the increase in expenditure will not be a small amount. The fiscal surplus in the past year was only 500 million pounds, and it will soon turn into a deficit.
"Audrey!" Alan Wilson expressed his desire to be close and wanted to dance ballet with Ball Flower.
"I hate it. I keep thinking about this every day. I just came back." Audrey Hepburn whispered with a blush on her face, "You will affect the image in my mind."
Alan Wilson used practical actions to show that image or not is not important at all. The atmosphere between the two gradually heated up, and a little separation was better than a wedding.
At this time, due to the death of Commander Walker of the Eighth Army, a new commander was taking office. Ridgway arrived in Japan and had a detailed discussion with MacArthur. Also present were the Commander of the Navy in the Far East, Lieutenant General Turner Joy, and the Air Force in the Far East. Commander Lieutenant General George Stuttermeyer.
Before noon, Ridgway's head was filled with answers to every question he could ask and all the information others thought he needed. At 12 noon, Ridgway had already left for Haneda Airport, preparing to fly to South Korea.
At four o'clock that afternoon, Ridgway stepped off the plane and stepped onto the tarmac of Daeqiu, shivering slightly under the bright winter sunshine.
Just like Alan Wilson who just arrived in Brussels. It is the end of December after all. Although the climate in Europe is good, it is not comparable to Malaya on the equator. Alan Wilson, who has only returned to Europe for a few days, is always in Reminisce about the brilliant sun of British Malaya, especially at this time of year.
The United States was caught up in the war, which was a good thing for Alan Wilson. The United States was important in this world, and the Soviet Union was also important, but it would be great if there were no United States and no Soviet Union.
The economic cooperation part of the current Brussels Conference did not include him as the colonial commissioner. Naturally, other important civil servants in Whitehall were responsible for it. What he was responsible for was the part about the Second Berlin Conference.
At this time, Attlee, who had arrived in Washington, was conveying the concerns of European countries about Truman's previous remarks about the use of nuclear weapons, asking Truman to clarify his previous remarks and control the scale of the war.
Attlee succeeded in this, and Truman's tentative remarks had received feedback, so in front of Attlee, Truman insisted that this was a police operation with only some mistakes.
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