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More than 2 officers and soldiers from the 700nd Battalion of the [-]st Regiment of the Annan Army lined up on the playground of a middle school to hold a peaceful reorganization ceremony.

As a "high imitation" of the US military division, an infantry battalion of the Annan Army has a theoretical full strength of 980 people. After the peace agreement was signed, a small number of soldiers and low-level officers applied to leave Taiwan, and basically all of them were approved. To continue to stay in Taiwan, not only asked to stay in Taiwan, but also hoped to continue to serve as many as 730 officers and soldiers. This group of soldiers from the Annan Army was evacuated from Guangxi to France, and after being imprisoned for two years, they were inexplicably transported to Okinawa by the US Marine Corps. Holding his head down, he has no sense of belonging to overseas places.

However, the officers above the regiment of the Annan Army, except those who had established contact with them before instigating rebellion, were all transferred to deputy positions. cadres, and political commissars.

The commander of the 2nd Battalion, wearing an "authentic" US military uniform, walked to the center of the playground, first put on the collar badge and shoulder patch of the People's Liberation Army, and took the red flag after tidying up.

The battalion commander changed his clothes to receive the flag, and more than 700 officers and soldiers behind him also did it themselves, changing the collar badges and epaulettes of the People's Liberation Army by themselves.

Taichung.

When the peace agreement was signed, there were 2 Nationalist troops from the 4nd and 15th armies in Taichung.The way to deal with this batch of national troops is to disband the establishment. After screening, the remaining officers and soldiers can apply to choose to go home, or they can be retained. However, the new troops are no longer combat troops but construction corps, which may not be It is to build Taiwan, but there are three possible destinations: Inner Mongolia, Northeast China and Yunnan. Of course, there are also some soldiers who apply to join the People's Liberation Army.

As for the inexistent 5th and 6th armies that had been hastily compiled and trained, the establishment was disbanded, and they were not prepared to build a corps.

"General Sun, the Annan Army's military establishment is completely preserved, and we will not abolish it from division to battalion. However, there is indeed a big difference between our army's establishment and that of the US military, so we will make some adjustments after the peaceful reorganization. "

Sun Liren, the former chief of staff of the national army (although he only took office for a week), had a meeting with Zhang Zhen, the former chief of staff who arrived in Taipei with the 27th and 28th armies.

"I didn't know much about the organization and training of the Annan Army before," Sun Liren said. "Not only me, but the entire government was like this. They couldn't control the Annan Army at all, and they didn't even know about its reorganization and training in Okinawa. But I In the past few days, I have inspected some troops of the Annan Army, and their professionalism is very good, and the equipment is uncompromisingly all-American. Troops with this combat effectiveness should indeed be retained."

Zhang Zhen: "The Annan Army Corps is temporarily organized into the 131st Independent Division, and is preparing to be incorporated into the 20th Army. The specific adjustment measures, the first is to take out the three tank battalions and establish a tank regiment, which exists as the 20th Army Tank Regiment; the second is the 155th Army Tank Regiment. The millimeter howitzer battalion is planned to be merged into the independent artillery division. The third is to gradually replace the light weapons of the independent 131 division in the future to match our army's current firearms standard."

Sun Liren: "The amount of motorized equipment in the Annan Army may also exceed the level of other infantry divisions in the PLA."

Zhang Zhen: "In addition to taking away the tanks and large-caliber heavy artillery, the other equipment of the independent 131st division will not be changed. The future 131st division will also be a fully motorized infantry division. There are only three such divisions in our army... .”

On the long table in the range are Type 50 semi-automatic rifles, Type 50 light machine guns and other squad weapons.Sun Liren picked up the 50-type semi-automatic rifle, pondered for a while, and then pulled the bolt to open the chamber without a teacher, and pressed the bullets in the bridge clip into the magazine.Then he learned to open and close the bayonet under the guidance of the soldiers next to him.

"It's pretty good," said Sun Liren, "especially the bullet is very suitable. Is this...made in Dalian?"

Sun Liren saw the factory mark on the gun.

"This light machine gun is better than a semi-automatic rifle. It should not be said that it is much better than the American BAR. It is also made in Dalian."

Sun Liren finally saw a 75mm light howitzer behind the long column of weapons.

"You read that right. It is a copy of the American M1 mountain howitzer. We call it a light howitzer. This one does not need to be replaced, and the shells and parts are common."

"You can all produce rifles, machine guns, and 75mm mountain howitzers by yourself," Sun Liren said sadly, "The government has not done it for more than 20 years..."

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Washington.

"Who Lost Taiwan? — Truman

“1946-1949年的事件现在被我们定义为‘失去中国’。1953年4月12日至4月26日也就是今天，正在发生的事情是‘失去台湾’。”

"A series of events in China from the end of 1945 to 1946 finally led to the CCP expelling Chiang Kai-shek's Republic of China government from mainland China, and Chiang Kai-shek transferred his power to Taiwan, which has a special term in Chinese history 'Pian'an' , refers to the Chinese feudal dynasty that lost the Central Plains and established a temporary capital on the remaining territory."

"The civil war in China has brought challenges to American politicians. President Roosevelt's aide, Davis, warned in 1945 that the material support provided to Chiang Kai-shek during the Anti-Japanese War did not change the fact that the Nationalist government was inefficient and corrupt. This warning fell on deaf ears. When the Chinese civil war broke out in the summer of 1946, the U.S. government even believed that Chiang Kai-shek could quickly defeat the CCP, so it announced in a high-profile manner that it would stop providing military and economic aid to Chiang Kai-shek in order to maintain the U.S. policy of 'not intervening in other countries' civil wars' Glossy feathers."

"In 1950, with the outbreak of the Korean War, Truman finally realized what it meant to maintain the last province of the Republic of China. He had the Seventh Fleet step up patrols in the Taiwan Strait, sent aircraft to patrol Taiwan, and gave Taipei greater military The amount of aid. In three years, the United States has provided Taiwan with the same amount of military aid as when Chiang Kai-shek was still in control of the whole of mainland China, maybe more.”

"If Truman's cruise defense is effective, we don't have to reflect on why we lost Taiwan today. If the United States really wants to maintain Taiwan's independence and keep it next to Red China, perhaps what it should do is to keep Taiwan's troops fighting on the Korean peninsula. The U.S. Army moved to Taiwan, or at least half of its divisions there."

"It's a pity we didn't do that, we're completely stuck in North Korea."

“When on April 4, just 12 days after the signing of the armistice agreement in North Korea, the Chinese-Communist military suddenly launched a full-scale attack on Taiwan, the United States had only 2 exhausted and war-weary troops in the Western Pacific, most of which were in the middle of the Korean peninsula. It is impossible to sail to Taiwan in the trenches and tunnels. Moreover, even if these soldiers are brought to the port, they will refuse to board the ship and continue to fight in Taiwan.”

"For the Korean War, George Kennan said to the author: 'The Korean War should have ended in June 1951. In the previous 6 months, it may be necessary for China and the United States to understand each other through a war in North Korea. Months later, even the necessity has ceased to exist, and we have gained nothing but wasted taxpayers' money and the lives of American soldiers." China has been reducing the number of troops it puts into North Korea over the past year Secretly transported across the Taiwan Strait. On the contrary, in order to maintain the Korean front, the United States has increased its military strength from 8 divisions to 1951 divisions, and needs to maintain a reserve of 6 divisions in Japan at all times.”

"Truman did not notice the changes that were taking place in the opposite Chinese army, and he did not decisively end the Korean War. One war was not stopped on time and another war broke out. The loss of American foreign policy will make the United States have to face it for many years to come. A worse geopolitical situation..."

……

The article was an excuse for the president by a Republican newspaper that didn't like Truman.

Excusing public opinion is no substitute for debate in Congress, though.On the day the newspaper went public, Eisenhower, Secretary of State Dulles, Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Bradley, and Marshall faced a lot of heckling and criticism in Senate hearings.

“To what extent would the loss of Taiwan worsen America’s strategic posture in the Western Pacific?” asked one senator.

Marshall: "It's not going to get worse. In fact, it's going to be a relief for the United States in a way."

Marshall's answer set off a buzz around the Senate floor, with members chatting for a long time.

"General Marshall, Taiwan is a link in the first island chain, and the loss of Taiwan means that the Soviet Navy's submarines can be stationed in Kaohsiung, and then dive into the depths of the Pacific Ocean in one night." A senator on the military committee retorted, " There's nothing worse than that."

Marshall: "No, China will not allow the Soviet Union to use Kaohsiung as a naval base."

Dulles: "Actually, as early as 1950, in the alliance agreement with the Soviet Union, China required the Soviet Union to gradually withdraw its troops in Luda and return its navy and air force base to China. There is an unusual sensitivity to this incident. Due to historical reasons, any presence of troops - whether from a non-friendly country or an ally - will touch the most sensitive nerves of the Chinese people."

"Then we also cannot ignore the threat that China's own navy poses to the United States."

Marshall: "Gentlemen, what reason, what strength, what motive does China have to threaten the United States? With the six destroyers they seized when they captured Taiwan? Besides losing the spare parts supply from the United States, those six destroyers will be destroyed in five years. scrapped within."

"Mr. President, after losing Taiwan, how should the United States adjust its strategic deployment in the Western Pacific? General Marshall just claimed that this would free the United States. I want to know to what extent it will be relieved."

Eisenhower: "If we continue to help defend Taiwan as before, the Joint Chiefs of Staff has formulated a plan to transfer four US military divisions from North Korea to Taiwan directly, and the Far East Air Force will also make similar adjustments. This plan was originally planned in 4. It was implemented in July and August of 1953. It is unnecessary to implement it now. Most of our army in North Korea can be withdrawn to the country. In the next one to two years, the US Army will abolish 7 infantry divisions and reduce the number of personnel by 8 people."

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The offensive and defensive alliance formed by Eisenhower, Marshall, Dulles, and Bradley at the hearing was mainly for self-protection.

Shirk responsibility when you can shirk responsibility, and downplay the seriousness of the matter when you can't, that's it.

Moreover, the defense at the hearing is not complete nonsense.Of course, part of the truth was fooled by them.

"Subic Bay." Eisenhower came back to hold a small meeting with Bradley and the chiefs of staff of several military services. His eyes finally turned to the Philippines.

"We signed an agreement with the Philippines in Manila to continue the use and expansion of the US military base in the Philippines. The lease term of Subic Bay is now until 1991, which is not enough. It is rescheduled to 99 years, until 2046."

Secretary of the Navy Robert Anderson understood Eisenhower's plan. "Does the president think that Subic Bay should be expanded and an aircraft carrier be permanently stationed there?"

"The pier must be able to accommodate an 8-ton aircraft carrier and an entire aircraft carrier battle group, as well as a 350-meter-long overhaul dock, and a land airport for the aviation wing..." Eisenhower said, "We will build another Yokosuka in the Philippines."

Chapter 69, I am going to China to apply for a job

"Commander Xiao, after the Taiwan campaign, I suggest that the Navy and the Shipbuilding Industry Bureau of the Ministry of Heavy Industry jointly hold a working conference on naval development and the adjustment of the shipbuilding industry system. After the liberation of Taiwan, the situation faced by the Navy is very different from the past. Adjust future plans accordingly.”

"Agreed, such a meeting is very necessary. I think it should be held this summer, and the specific time will be arranged as soon as I return to Beijing."

In front of Tang Hua is a map of China-Western Pacific Ocean. After the color of Taiwan is highlighted in red, China's strategic posture in the direction of the sea has completely changed.

It is worthy of being the first island chain and the "unsinkable aircraft carrier" in the American population.

To be precise, when the island of Taiwan is on the US side, it is an unsinkable aircraft carrier aimed specifically at mainland China.It is also very meaningful when China takes Taiwan - the safety factor along the coast of the mainland has directly increased by two levels.