If you want to find a figure similar to MacArthur in the UK, this person would be none other than Alan Wilson's respected father-in-law, the current fourth-ranked Sea Lord, General Mountbatten.
Apart from MacArthur, there was no second choice for the US military commander when the war broke out in the Far East. While chatting with Mountbatten, Alan Wilson also asked his father-in-law in a subtle way what he thought of the five-star emperor.
"He? He is a very narcissistic person!" Mountbatten frowned slightly. For the same-sex repulsion reason, he did not like MacArthur. "He should take off his military uniform and go into politics instead of fighting. Just as a general.
Generally speaking, his level is just that. Although we should not judge anything from our limited meetings, his desire to perform left a deep impression on me."
Is this why two similar people can't be friends? Alan Wilson is a professional civil servant. Although he wants to laugh out loud, he still looks indifferent.
"By the way, in fact, MacArthur didn't have much of a smoking habit in private." Mountbatten revealed to his son-in-law, "His big pipe, which usually appears in newspapers, is not used at all in private. At the same time, he also has the leather jacket and...
That fancy Philippine Marshal hat is his image in front of the public. This man is the best at building his own image. If there is anything about MacArthur's character, it is that he is a person who will never suffer a disadvantage, and he has never encountered any difficulties in life.
What a setback.”
Just like you! Of course Alan Wilson only said it in his heart and did not say it in front of General Mountbatten.
"If he has never suffered a loss in his life, we can now judge that he will definitely try his best to let President Truman give him a chance to save face. This war will not end so easily."
An idea flashed in Alan Wilson's mind. Isn't this another opportunity to write a report?
In fact, MacArthur's insistence on expanding the war to regain face is similar to the reason why Mountbatten was hostile to Japan throughout his life. It was all because he had had smooth sailing throughout his life, and he suffered a big loss in the Earth's protagonist template and was remembered.
The reason why Mountbatten was not very fond of MacArthur was because the United States, represented by MacArthur, to a certain extent frustrated Mountbatten's attempt to liquidate Japan as a whole.
As a result, Mountbatten did not enjoy the feeling of returning as a king when MacArthur returned to the Philippines.
The most important thing is that Japan's early surrender disappointed a large number of British people represented by Mountbatten. After finally ending the European battlefield, they were waiting for Japan to inflict heavy losses on the United States and bring the major participating countries back to a level line.
, Japan actually surrendered.
Alan Wilson, who served the country and the people, immediately produced an analysis report on MacArthur's personality, and also got General Mountbatten to co-sign. The conclusion of this report was that based on the analysis of MacArthur's past experience,
With him as the commander-in-chief of the army, it is inevitable that the scale of the war will be uncontrollable.
This is a secret report, the most informative part of which was provided by the current Sea Secretary, General Mountbatten himself.
On the issue of whether U.S. President Truman could control MacArthur, the report stated that it was very difficult. Truman was not a very prestigious president. There was not much he could do in front of the powerful generals of the U.S. military.
Because this report involved Mountbatten himself, Alan Wilson personally handed it to the Cabinet Secretary before sending it to Prime Minister Attlee.
"Actually, for Britain, having this five-star general as commander-in-chief is not a bad thing." Alan Wilson, who submitted the report, lamented.
If it were replaced by another general, maybe this war, even if it was inevitable to expand, would not last for such a long time. But if it were replaced by MacArthur, this result would be almost inevitable.
MacArthur, who had enjoyed a smooth life, would never end the war so easily after being driven back to the 38th parallel again. After all, Emperor Mai believed that he had the status of an emperor, and he would never suffer such a loss in his glorious life.
MacArthur repeatedly undermined Truman's idea of ending the war. He was finally dismissed entirely because MacArthur had completely disobeyed orders from the White House. His actions included but were not limited to publicly issuing an ultimatum speech when Truman was preparing to negotiate.
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A few days after this report was handed in, the precise assist from Mai Tianhuang arrived. The British newspaper reprinted an inside message from an American newspaper. The news was like this. Mai Tianhuang came to Scam Island and had a chat with Chang Gong and his wife.
commune.
Throughout his life, Emperor Mai's routine of making big claims without a clue was exactly what the UK currently needs to avoid sending ground troops, with the personal care of Whitehall, and the threat of an escalating war, because Emperor Mai
This unwilling to be lonely operation has real evidence.
At this time, the report signed by Mountbatten himself appeared in front of Prime Minister Attlee and ministers. Emperor Mak came to do such an operation, which made the Labor cabinet deeply doubt the control of the United States when responding to the previous report.
How reliable is the guarantee of the scale of war?
"What on earth is he going to do?" President Truman complained to Secretary of State Dean Acheson in the White House, a symbol of American power. "Is this what a soldier should do? A general of our country directly does something involving
To a job in diplomacy? What is our country? A military junta?"
The newspaper in Truman's hands reported the news of MacArthur's arrival at Scam Island.
Just a few days ago, Truman had just met with MacArthur. The meeting took place at Wake Island near Hawaii today, in the middle of the Pacific Ocean, 10,000 miles away from the mainland of the United States.
After getting off the plane, when these two people meet, MacArthur is the general, Truman is the president, and the commander-in-chief of the armed services. It is always okay to give a military salute, right? This is also the rule. No, MacArthur just gently touched Truman's arm, even if
It was a salute.
This chapter is not over, please click on the next page to continue reading! Then when the two men sat down to talk, Truman spread out his notebook and took notes like a primary school student, while MacArthur talked about his strategy and tactics alone.
It doesn't matter, but MacArthur is doing this now. This is something Truman can't stand. Who gives a general such power?
"Dear President, news has just come from the UK expressing doubts about the United States' ability to control the scale of the war. This is a formal rejection of our request to send ground troops to support. The reason is the report in your hand!" Dean Acheson
With a wry smile, he took out the telegram and placed it in front of Truman.
"Of course, the United Kingdom stated that it is indeed necessary to establish a common defense mechanism among the allies as soon as possible and merge the occupied areas of the three countries. From this point of view, this war is not without gains."
After listening to Dean Acheson's words, Truman thought for a moment and sighed, "Well, it's not without gain. The UK wants to use these two concessions in exchange for avoiding sending ground troops to the war, and we don't want it either.
It's too much push. But we have to be careful about the UK trying to get Canada and Australia to take a common position."
It is meaningless to comment on Britain's timidity now. Truman also understood that the fact that the U.S. military was constantly withdrawing made Britain doubt the combat effectiveness of the United States.
What he has to do now is to break the suspicion of the British and prove that the strength of the United States is beyond doubt. Prove it to the United Kingdom, prove it to Canada and Australia, and prove it to the entire free world.
Therefore, although Truman disliked MacArthur very much, he still wanted to support MacArthur. As a president, he still understood that he had to support MacArthur at this time.
The biggest reason is that MacArthur's prestige among the American people is particularly high. MacArthur's long-term management of his personal image has indeed made Americans trust this maverick general.
The United States agreed that Britain would use the Royal Navy and Air Force as support, and the news of the fall of Daejeon in South Korea came at the same time. Alan Wilson, who took out the map, knew that Daejeon was already considered the city in the center of South Korea.
The fall of Daejeon is enough to prove that South Korea is in complete defeat. After all, Seoul is very close to the border geographically. It is excusable that it fell in two days. It can be said that it was not prepared for a raid. Daejeon is already a city in the center of South Korea. This city was
Everyone can see that the situation on the peninsula is extremely bad for the United States.
"Thank you, King Mak!" Alan Wilson was especially grateful to King Mak for his trip to Scam Island. If it weren't for the American version of General Mountbatten, who performed such a show on the spur of the moment, let's pay close attention to see what favorable conditions can be
The British took advantage of it, so it is estimated that the two sides will have to go back and forth for a while about whether to send ground troops to participate in the war.
The key is that Emperor Mai's special status in the US military was seized by the British. US President Truman could only choose to support him, and he could only recognize the British attitude of staying out of the matter.
"I even thought about the reasons for Labor's victory in the next election." Alan Wilson muttered, stroking his smooth chin.
Now, the matter of whether to send ground troops to participate in the war can be considered officially over. As long as this matter can be avoided at the beginning, it will naturally be avoided forever.
Anyway, Alan Wilson did not believe that once the US military really suffered a loss, Britain would suddenly find its conscience and fight side by side with its traitors.
Even Churchill would not do such a thing, and Prime Minister Attlee would be even less likely to do it. It is more in line with the British tradition to gloat about the misfortune because the United States avoided joining the war.