Chapter 17 Truman made a wise decision

After talking about Mao Zedong's art of military decision-making, it's time to talk about his opponent, President Truman. President Truman is extremely intelligent and shrewd.But compared with Mao Zedong in the military, it is really not to underestimate him. It is a broken teapot in the hands of a beggar-it cannot be lifted, and it is incomparable with Mao Zedong! I wanted to introduce more about him, but after checking the information for a long time, I didn't find much. Truman really was a soldier.He was a lieutenant in his hometown.However, that was the lieutenant of the militia company, equivalent to the deputy commander of the militia company.

Later, he also served as the commander of the artillery company for several months, but he never actually commanded the firing. If it has been opened, it can only be a military exercise. But his military rank rose the fastest, from company commander to commander-in-chief of the armed forces.However, it was not because of military merits, but because of becoming president. The President of the United States is, of course, the Commander-in-Chief of the armed forces. In the Korean War, he was very wise. He became the treasurer and left major military decisions to the Joint Chiefs of Staff and field commanders.

He just nodded. One plus one is greater than two. The combination of Mao Zedong and Peng Dehuai had a multiplier effect.Because the two are not only military experts, but also cooperate very well.In terms of military affairs, Boss Peng is rarely convinced, but Mao Zedong is the only one who admires him very much.For Peng Dehuai, Mao Zedong was also very relieved. When Truman and MacArthur are combined, one plus one is greater than two, because Truman is a military layman, and to put it bluntly, he is a bit stupid in military affairs; although MacArthur is an expert, he is a crazy expert.One is "stupid" and the other is "crazy". When added together, no one listens to the other. The coefficient of friction is too high and becomes a negative number.

However, it cannot be said that Truman did not have brilliant military decisions.His most important, correct, and wise decision in the Korean War was to order decisively to send this half-mad MacArthur to It was removed. This decision saved tens of thousands of deaths from the United Nations Army. There is another one that is also very worthy of recognition. President Truman is very studious. He is a military fan who is very obsessed with war theory.