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This time it was the Americans who died.

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"The 2506 brigade that was sent to Cuba basically doesn't exist anymore. The CIA screwed up this matter."

George Kennan accurately stated the reality of intervention in war today.

Kennedy: "Most of the pre-action intelligence was inaccurate. We were so misled. Now, what do we do? I'm talking about how the White House should respond."

George Kennan: "I guess Director Allen Dulles has repeatedly said that the U.S. military should enter Cuba to fight in the days after the operation."

Kennedy: "It was indeed introduced."

George Kennan: "If the 2506th Brigade can capture a stronghold in Cuba and has been fighting, then the US military can intervene, because we have legitimate reasons: Cuba is experiencing civil unrest and a humanitarian crisis, and the United States has an obligation to help Cuba regain its strength. peace."

"But now, when the Army and Marine Corps enter the theater, the battle on Cuban land must be over. At this time, sending troops is not the United States to maintain peace in Cuba and perform humanitarian missions, but aggression. From a purely military point of view However, without the cooperation of armed personnel on the ground in Cuba, our landing and attack on Cuba is bound to be very difficult, and there is even the danger of failure.”

Kennedy: "Your analysis made me determined. The United States can no longer intervene in Cuba's internal affairs for the time being."

"There's always one person, one organization, that's going to be held accountable," said George Kennan. "If the military campaign in Cuba ends here, it's only the CIA, Allen Dulles. If we continue to take the risk , it would cost the national reputation of the United States of America. It is better to sacrifice a department than a government."

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Beijing.

Tang Hua on the Cuban side knew that the fight had already started a few days ago, but the details of the incident in Cuba this time seemed to be inseparable from the original historical plane, and the landing point had not changed, so he didn't pay much attention to it.

The things in South Korea are really interesting. It is not only different from the original historical line, but also very bloody.

The latest piece of information that Tang Hua has now is that Zhang Mian resigned as acting president and hid in the US military base with Syngman Rhee.Li Zongren was really good at trying to figure out the characteristics of various people in this type of government, so Zhang Mian voluntarily withdrew from the political arena.

Although Zhang Mian's ability is mediocre, his political sense is still quite sensitive: the United States is dissatisfied with the provisional government that has come up now, and the United States may want to kill this government.He must run first, so as not to be implicated.

After the end of the Korean War, the most uncomfortable part of South Korea was that the most affluent area of ​​the country - the Han River Plain was cut in half to become a military buffer zone without troops.The other half of the Han River Plain, the Jiangnan area, has been tense because it is very close to the front line.

This division made the post-war reconstruction and economic development of South Korea very slow.Song Yaozan and others organized a small group below, gathered daily to drink and discuss government affairs, and gradually formed a consensus: only by taking back the Seoul-Uui government and putting the entire Han River Plain under the direct control of the central government can South Korea recover and develop quickly.

However, in terms of the implementation of the specific plan, Song Yaozan advocated that after coming to power and stabilizing the political power, he should discuss with the American father, and the United States will discuss it in the Security Council to see if the demilitarized zone on the Han River North Plain can be slightly reduced to allow South Korea The government returned to Cheong Wa Dae.

This is the view of Song Yaozan, who is relatively conservative in politics.The radical officers under him were more impulsive than him.The incident of crossing the Han River Bridge at night was the first adventure of the radicals. Unfortunately, Zhang Duying was stopped and the march into Seoul failed.After cutting off one of his fingers, Zhang Duying and several colonels and lieutenant colonels were taken away by the US military, and the marching soldiers were dispersed.

It was a mistake of the US military to disperse the soldiers marching into Seoul.

These soldiers are actually peripheral members of the Song Yaozan organization. They went back to their respective homes. Soon, the attitudes of many regiment-level troops in the South Korean army in Incheon, Cheongju, Busan, Guangzhou, Daegu, and Jinju became subtle. stand up.

The U.S. military does not know why these South Korean troops have become unstable one after another, but the U.S. military knows that the problem must be Song Yaozan.

The "(pseudo) United Nations Command" in Incheon is also the combat command of the U.S. Army in South Korea and the South Korean Army. Lieutenant General Carter Magruder, commander of the U.S. Eighth Army, met with Park Chung-hee in secret.

"The Korean Peninsula, or even the entire East Asia, is not the focus of the US military strategy. This region is a strategically stable area for the United States. Our global strategy always needs a stable and conservative region in order to concentrate our forces on other hotter countries. If If Song's reckless actions could cause a second Korean War, then the United States has an obligation to prevent it, by any means."

Magruder first clarified the basic attitude of the United States towards the current turmoil in South Korea.

Park Chung-hee: "South Korea and North Korea can no longer fight. If we continue to fight, South Korea will not be able to sustain it. Now we need to recuperate. Defense Minister Song incites the hearts of the people to increase his approval rate. to danger."

Magruder: "The United States needs the new South Korean government to maintain diplomatic and military stability and ensure that peace on the Korean peninsula can continue. As for Your Excellency, I would also like to say that the South Korean army is a huge force of 45 people. Intelligence and espionage work can know all the secrets of the military, but when the intelligence chief goes from behind the scenes to the front, he does not necessarily control everything in the military."

Magruder obliquely reminded Park Zhengxi that he understood.He replied: "Commander, I am not alone. Not all the officers of the Korean National Army are on Song Yaozan's side."

"Well, let's say you can get the situation under control," Magruder said. "And what happens when you get it under control?"

"I will declare the 1960 general election null and void, hold a new general election, and then I will become the president of South Korea."

Magruder smirked.

Park Chung-hee: "After becoming the president of South Korea, I will try to move the South Korean government's capital to Jiangnan. For this reason, the South Korean national army's garrison in Jiangnan will be transferred to other places. I also hope to reduce the deployment of the US military to make room for the new capital."

Magruder: "Are you still advocating regaining control of Seoul and Uigung?"

Park Chung-hee: "I don't ask Seoul and Ui-government to increase their control. It's good now. In fact, I hope that Gangnam will implement the same light taxation policy as Jiangbei. In the end, the economic policies of Gangnam and Gangbuk will not be too big. However, I still need to clean up corruption and reorganize the bureaucracy, all of which will be easier to achieve when the capital is moved to Jiangnan."

Magruder: "Move the capital to Jiangnan, and also request to reduce the garrison troops in Jiangnan. This will put your political center under heavy military pressure."

"I believe in the isolation strength of the demilitarized zone delineated by the United Nations. If there is still military pressure, the United Nations Command can stay in Busan and not participate in the relocation."

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U.S.washington.

The Bay of Pigs Invasion is now being reported by newspapers in the streets and alleys. Although the reporter did not get real evidence, when they wrote the article, they basically implied that it was the CIA, and the CIA screwed up.

The U.S. officials downplayed the incident when they landed at the Bay of Pigs. Indeed, the landing and the first wave of planes were carried out by Cuban rebels.Three days later, the U.S. aircraft carrier dispatched carrier-based aircraft, and later dispatched American-driven bombers from Guatemala, which was embarrassing.

"The weapons, ammunition, ships, and aircraft used by the Cuban Freedom Army were procured at their own expense. No US agency provided funds or directly provided weapons to these Cuban Freedom Army. The Bay of Pigs incident was essentially a civil war in Cuba, and the United States did not intervene in this civil war."

In a special Senate hearing, Secretary of State Herter brushed off any ties between the United States and the Bay of Pigs incident.

"Mr. Allen Dulles, two bombers of the U.S. Air Force in Guatemala disappeared three days ago. The U.S. Air Force announced yesterday that the four pilots on board were killed. The U.S. has engaged in military intervention in Cuba. It is now an internal hearing in the Senate, Secretary. Sir, you better tell us the truth."

The senator unceremoniously poked at Herter's defense, but the senator was targeting the CIA and its director.

Allen Dulles closed his eyes slightly: "Yes, this is part of the plan."

Secretary of the Navy Arleigh Burke: "Now that the world knows that the United States is involved, I advise you not to dwell on the details of the evidence."

Kennedy: "There is an old saying that victory has a hundred fathers, and failure is an orphan. Today's discussion is not intended to hide anything. I am the president of the United States and I am the person in charge. What we should discuss now is the follow-up plan for the United States. .”

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Kennedy says he bears overall responsibility, but not all of it.

The investigation had to be investigated, so the "Maxwell Taylor Team" to investigate the Bay of Pigs invasion was quickly established.

The team was headed by Admiral Maxwell Taylor, and his deputy was Attorney General Robert Kennedy.

Robert Kennedy is Kennedy's brother.

"The CIA has done something beyond its capabilities and has grown the program from guerrilla support to overt armed action without any plausibility or possibility of success."

On the day of launching the investigation, Admiral Maxwell Taylor first made a general assessment of the Bay of Pigs incident.

Robert Kennedy: "The CIA has greatly misled the government in this matter, and may even have deceived the president."

"That possibility is not ruled out," Taylor said. "However, I feel that if we continue to investigate along this line, the CIA executives may express strong objections to the results of the investigation."

Robert Kennedy: "General, we don't care what the CIA is against or for. We serve the President, not the intelligence agency."

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