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Stimulated by the third and fourth battles, our army attached great importance to the Korean battlefield. Not only was the disarmament plan in May 1950 not fully implemented, but many new troops were formed. In June 5, the total strength of the PLA reached 1951 million, exceeding the record for the number of PLA during the War of Liberation.However, with the victory of the fifth battle and the gradual stabilization of the fronts of the two sides, the central government confirmed that the U.S. military was just like that in North Korea.Therefore, at the end of 6, the chairman and the commander-in-chief signed the (first) military reorganization plan, reducing the total number of troops from 627 million to 1951 million.About 627 million of these are fresh recruits or newly rebuilt/enriched units.
In the third disarmament, the abolished troops gave priority to the local troops and the independent regiment of the independent division of the non-field corps. The chairman and commander-in-chief ordered hundreds of thousands of commanders and fighters of the local troops to recover.
In terms of field troops, the entire army has reduced 3 corps, 19 corps, and 73 divisions.Collectively transferred 40 divisions, of which 12 divisions and 21 troops were transferred to positions with difficult environmental conditions such as railways, water conservancy, forestry, and construction.There are 19 divisions organized into agricultural reclamation troops, of which the Xinjiang Military Region accounts for about half. The Xinjiang Production and Construction Corps has already taken shape at this time, and it will be officially established when it is officially listed.
After the publication of the front-page article in "People's Daily", it aroused considerable repercussions in China.When you read this article, the first thing you think of is "the Korean battlefield seems to be all right", and then "the armistice negotiations with the Americans are expected to come to fruition soon". A peaceful environment should not be far away.
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"Ike, the Chinese made a high-profile announcement last week that they were going to cut their army from 450 million to 320 million."
It was the end of December 1952 when Eisenhower flew from the United States to Tokyo, and then from Tokyo to Busan.On the way to his residence, Sherman Adams, the (appointed) chief of staff to the president, broke the news to him.
"Really?" Eisenhower asked.
"Without a doubt." Adams said, "China's major newspapers are publishing, reprinting and discussing. As far as I know, after China was involved in the Korean War, the number of troops used to exceed 600 million, and now their goal is to reduce it by half." army."
"I guessed before that China has no intention to continue expanding the war in North Korea, or even to continue the current war in North Korea indefinitely." Eisenhower said, "North Korea's armistice negotiations are very hopeful, and they will definitely achieve their goals. As long as we each overcome some difficulties."
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Huachuan, in the lava.
"For the demilitarized zone, a military observer force composed of military personnel from various countries can be stationed in the demilitarized zone, responsible for the implementation of the armistice agreement, supervising the withdrawal of the two armies from the warring zone, and ensuring the neutral status of the demilitarized zone after the war." Nan Nan "However, we are opposed to sending military observers in the name of the United Nations, and at the same time, we are against sending military personnel from countries that have participated in the United Nations Army and sent troops to North Korea to fight with us to supervise the truce. Athletes cannot also serve as referees."
Chen Geng: "The first batch of military observer countries proposed by our side are the Soviet Union, Czechoslovakia, Poland, Sweden, India, and Bolivia. These countries held a neutral position in the Korean War. Future observer countries also need to be selected from neutral countries. .”
William Harrison Jr.: "Most of these countries do not have the strength to supervise the truce. The status of the United Nations is unshakable in today's world, and the Security Council is an effective security oversight body for the United Nations. We suggest that the United Nations send peacekeeping troops. The Security Council The permanent members and three to four UN member states form a peacekeeping force and a military observer group to monitor the truce."
Nanil: "The truce is guaranteed by the agreement reached between us and you, not by the country where the observers are located. Besides, there are permanent members of the UN Security Council in the list proposed by our side. In addition, India is an important A country with a population of [-] million."
William Harrison Jr.: "Power and population are not absolutely correlated. Here I say frankly that India is nothing."
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Most of the two sides are arguing about trivial matters now, and even these trivial matters can quarrel for a few days without a result.
However, whether it is Nan Ri, Chen Geng or Harrison, they are also used to this kind of negotiation rhythm. In short, it is impossible to make concessions. They can be silent, adjourn the meeting, or even go off-topic. Before he nodded, he couldn't let it go even one step.
"Mr. Harrison." Seeing that everyone had nothing to talk about, Chen Geng took out a speech written on paper, "I heard that Mr. Eisenhower, the next president of your country, has visited South Korea. Order of the Prime Minister and Commander-in-Chief to submit a speech to Mr. Eisenhower on behalf of the Central Committee.”
Harrison made a "Yes, please begin" gesture.
"...The United States is mainly responsible for the situation on the Korean Peninsula today. Since Mr. Eisenhower said that the Korean War should be resolved peacefully, one should know that the expansion and internationalization of the Korean Peninsula War are closely related to the intervention of the United States. The Korean Peninsula To move towards peace, the premise is that all foreign troops are withdrawn from the peninsula, and only in this way can the peace you mentioned be achieved."
"China's sovereignty and territorial integrity are inviolable. If Mr. Eisenhower wants to fulfill the goal of realizing peace in East Asia promised in his election platform, he should not invade Taiwan, China's inherent territory, and withdraw all armed forces from Taiwan and the Taiwan Strait as soon as possible."
"Mr. Eisenhower served as the Allied Commander-in-Chief of the European Theater during World War II, and was an ally of us. Chiang Kai-shek was the Allied Commander-in-Chief of the Chinese Theater. Both of you are the Allied Commander-in-Chief of the Allied Theater, and your military ranks are evenly matched. Chiang Kai-shek is known to have ended World War II Afterwards, hold..."
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"Crack!" In the high imitation Yunxian Palace built by Hyundai Group, Eisenhower slammed the book he was reading, interrupting Adams, the chief of staff, from reading the manuscript.
Eisenhower gritted his teeth and clenched his fists, and it took him a while to regain his composure. "Adams, just put the speech on the table, you go out first."
When Adams walked out of the office, Eisenhower picked up the book on the table, lifted it up high and threw it down again.
"I and Chiang Kai-shek are both commander-in-chief of the Allied Forces, so they are evenly matched... The Chinese are scolding me. Who is evenly matched with him? Who is evenly matched with him?"
Chapter 11, A Peaceful Resolution of the Korean War
"Mr. President, Mr. President..."
"I'm not the current President of the United States yet, please call me Ike." Eisenhower turned his head and said seriously.
"It's like this...Mr. Eisenhower," Rhee said, "we strongly advise against changing your itinerary. You can't get close to the area within 100 kilometers of the junction of the two armies. It's too dangerous."
Just in the morning, Eisenhower suddenly proposed that he wanted to investigate near Suwon. Van Fleet and South Korean Defense Minister Shin Tae-young were taken aback and hurriedly stopped them. Seeing that Eisenhower didn't seem to pay enough attention to this matter, Shin Tae-young simply asked someone to inform Syngman Rhee.
"Is it because of the mysterious glide bomb by the Chinese army in October?" Eisenhower asked.
Syngman Rhee: "That's exactly the reason."
Van Vleet explained: "At the end of the October offensive, the Chinese bombers passed through the control area of their own anti-aircraft missiles and dropped several bombs close to the combat zone. After gliding 10 kilometers, the bombs blew up our army. According to the speculation of the Far East Air Force, 45 kilometers is not the limit gliding distance of Chinese bombs, and it may fly up to 45 kilometers in the air. In addition, the success rate of our anti-aircraft artillery interception, the time difference between fighter jets and interception Due to some accidental factors, it is entirely possible for Chinese bombers to slightly enter the air above the area controlled by our ground forces and then drop bombs, so only areas more than 60 kilometers away from the junction of the two armies are absolutely safe."
After listening to Van Vleet's explanation, Eisenhower nodded and said, "Okay."
"Thomas, before leaving Washington, I heard some executives from Boeing and Lockheed talking about this Chinese bomb." Eisenhower said, "They have analyzed the working principle of the Chinese bomb, but it is not easy to make a similar bomb. .The people at Air Force Laboratories and Lockheed said it would take us at least 3 years to build something like this. It's incredible."
"On the Korean peninsula, there are still many unimaginable things, always...Mr. Eisenhower." Thomas White, commander of the Far East Air Force, said, "We will explain it to you at the Eighth Army Command in a while."
美骑一师师长被制导炸弹掏洞炸死之后，第8集团军和下辖的3个军军部大踏步后退。范佛里特的第8集团军司令部从汉江南岸的水原（离汉江大概40公里）直接退回了釜山，原来与第8集团军司令部同在水原的第1军军部南撤40公里，进入天安市；第9军军部退到了原州；第10军军部退到了平昌。
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"...That is to say, in the Battle of Qingchuan River and Changjin Lake, what we encountered was a Chinese light infantry with no tanks and basically no heavy artillery. With their high fighting spirit and skillful tactics, they defeated the Eighth Army and the 8th Army. But from May 10, the opposite Chinese army began to appear with incredible equipment—mainly night-vision goggle tanks and anti-aircraft missiles?”
Sievers, the oldest deputy staff officer of the Eighth Army, explained to Eisenhower the changes in the Korean War over the past two years.
"Yes, Mr. Eisenhower. In fact, during the battle of Qingchuan River, the Chinese army had some very extraordinary light infantry equipment." Sievers said, "Some were obtained from the Soviet Union, such as semi-automatic rifles with medium-power bullets and light infantry equipment." Some Soviet armies did not have machine guns, but the Chinese made them themselves. For example, small voice communication equipment and hybrid propelled anti-tank grenades are very cleverly designed. Now it seems that we underestimated the technical capabilities of our opponents At that time, we should be vigilant: the Chinese can make a voice communication device as big as a marching rucksack into a small hand-held box, which shows that the Chinese electrical and electronic component technology has surpassed ours. And missiles - we developed However, it is just a different category - no exception, it is the integration of rocket technology and electronics, radar technology. I think, when we see the Chinese small box can talk, we should guess what will happen in the next two years gone."
Eisenhower was silent.
"Now the Chinese have greatly penetrated the 2500th parallel on the western front, and we have a small prominence on the eastern front," said Van Fleet. Then China and North Korea’s southward invasion area is 950 square kilometers, our northward invasion area on the east line is 1550 square kilometers, and we have a net loss of [-] square kilometers. In fact, areas such as Kaesong and Yeoncheon are more expensive than the endless mountainous areas on the east line. rich."
Eisenhower: "If we endure this net loss of territory, what is the defense posture of the Line of Control now, and is the Line secure?"
Van Fleet: "If we are content with the status quo, then from the west coast of North Korea to the east coast, our defense lines are connected and echo each other. All key areas have mountains and rivers as defenses. If the Chinese did not suddenly attack from the northeast If we add 20 divisions to North Korea, our defenses will be safe."
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Busan, the presidential palace.
"President Lee, the U.S. election is less than two months away, so it is necessary for me to introduce how I defeated my opponent in the election."
In the presidential palace, Eisenhower kept his eyes on South Korean President Syngman Rhee.
"I am a soldier. In the entire 20th century, no one in the United States has ever run for president with military experience. Not only is it actually military, but from the time I was born until 1952, I was not a primary voter in any popular vote." Candidate, that is to say, the first "elected public office" success in my career was to be elected President of the United States. You have lived in the United States, and you should know that this is a miracle in American politics. In the Republican Party , I officially became the Republican nominee in July, but until mid-September, Mr. Taft and the forces behind him were against me, and these forces occupied more than half of the Republican electoral resources."
"I may still have an advantage in being well-known among the public, but after the campaign started, I found that being well-known among ordinary people is of limited help to the general election. But under such circumstances, I met with Taft on September 9. Mr. Tuo reconciled, and he already had an advantage in the polls on October 17. As a result of the final general election, I defeated Stevenson with an overwhelming majority of 10 votes to 17 votes in the Electoral College."
"After so much preparation, I want to express the main point: my slogan in the election - 'North Korea, communism-ism, corruption', is the most important one for my victory in the general election. Among them, North Korea, specifically In other words, my promise to voters is to resolve the Korean War peacefully. Therefore, I came to South Korea mainly to communicate with President Lee in advance. After being sworn in, I will earnestly fulfill the promise made during the general election to Peaceful solution to the Korean War."
Li Chengman sighed inwardly.What should come will still come.What Eisenhower said, he knew pretty well before.But Eisenhower wanted to repeat the matter in front of him. The purpose was obvious: he was about to show his cards.
I should also blame myself for being optimistic about Stevenson in the US election.Not only optimistic, but also expressed support for Stevenson in more than one public occasion.
"Mr. Eisenhower, the Republic of Korea also expects a permanent peace on the peninsula. But peace depends not only on our side's will, but also requires China and North Korea to agree on the terms of the truce, and also requires China and North Korea to have an equally strong truce will."