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    The year 1952 was destined to become very interesting. Not long after the British successfully exploded the first atomic bomb, the Americans also achieved a complete success in their first nuclear fusion test. This was simply unbelievable for the so-called liberal democratic world.  It's a shot in the arm.  ?For a time, various public opinions badmouthing the Soviet Union emerged one after another, as if the Soviet Union would collapse overnight.  But what¡¯s more interesting is that the Soviet Union¡¯s reaction to this was still not strong, or there was no reaction at all. Even American reporters who deliberately came to see Soviet jokes couldn¡¯t get anything out of the press spokesman of the People¡¯s Committee of the Soviet Union.  .  According to the public opinion of the free world: "This is ostrichism in the Soviet Union. They think they can just pretend they can't see the American hydrogen bomb This shows how deformed the Soviet country and society is. This is a closed iron cage!"  Anyway, the American political arena has been quite lively for more than a month, with all kinds of satire and sarcasm emerging in an endless stream. American politicians are happier than Christmas.  The consequence of this happiness is that adventurist thinking has once again emerged in American politics, believing that it is time to expand and expand the United States' sphere of influence.  Especially those capital giants, they can't bear it anymore. They are eager to open up new markets and earn more money.  This put great political pressure on Eisenhower. Who let this US president be carried into the White House by capital?  So Eisenhower had to take action. He began to look around on the map to see where it would be more appropriate to strike.  In the end, Eisenhower chose two points, one in Vietnam and the other in Palestine.  Comrades are actually very familiar with these two places. In fact, the United States has been fighting in Vietnam, but the large-scale deployments are air force and naval and air force. Only the special detachment of the Sixth Army has entered the Vietnam battlefield. Overall, the scale of the war is not large.  big.  As for Palestine, in the last short-lived military conflict between Egypt and Israel, the Israelis achieved a complete victory and severely damaged the Egyptian army. It was finally ended through a multi-faceted political deal, and this political deal made the United States very  Angry, barely got much benefit.  It is natural to get up wherever you fall. Eisenhower felt that he was still much better than Truman in the military. He should be able to lead the United States to a glorious victory like in World War II.  So near the end of 1952, Eisenhower suddenly signed a presidential order to dispatch the 6th Marine Corps into Vietnam.  It's not that Eisenhower liked to use Marine Corps 6, but Marine Corps 6 has a very special status in the United States.  According to the literal explanation, the 6th Marine Corps should belong to the naval system, but it is different in the United States. The 6th Marine Corps in the United States is an independent service and is on the same level as the Army, Navy, and Air Force.  That is to say, Ma Rune) is also called Yue.jing team (unitedstatee abbreviation u**st breast a1y1e is also m, of course it can also be understood according to Chinese English, that is, Navy 6 team = mt month. Meng = Yue. Team  ) is not a 6th navy team in the traditional sense, but an independent military branch of its own.  And this independent military branch is also very special, that is, it is the only military force that the president of the United States can use without authorization from Congress.  So this also has the so-called first-class air force, second-class navy, third-class military force, and the animals and horses are run.  To put it bluntly, Ma Run is an animal dedicated to doing the dirty work for the President of the United States. Basically, if there is an armed conflict, this guy will be at the forefront.  Of course, it is not that Eisenhower likes to use this animal, but that it will take time for Congress to go through the procedures, especially the large-scale use of the military is very time-consuming.  Before Congress approved it, Eisenhower could only use animals to top it.  The first batch of Ma Run¡¯s thousands of livestock was quickly mobilized and shipped to Vietnam to participate in the battle.  A large number of U.S. warships and cargo ships are also entering Vietnam's ports. As the saying goes, food and grass must go before the troops are used. For American soldiers who have high requirements for quality of life, there is no way for them to work hard without sufficient supplies.  Fighting.  And this is also the traditional American style.  This traditional custom has a long history. Let¡¯s not talk about the distant past. Let¡¯s just say that during World War II, when the Japanese were unable to finish their meals, and when the Soviet people were worried about food rations, the American soldiers were facing a steady stream of food.  They complained about the Spam luncheon meat in their hands, and from time to time they were picky about the taste of chocolate in the rations.  People who have experienced the war and famine during World War II have the impression that American soldiers drink Coca-Cola freely, use chocolate as snacks, scatter chewing gum everywhere, and give away field rations casually. They behave like nouveau riche.  Actually, this is not an exaggeration. It can be said that the quality of life of the US military was quite exaggerated at the beginning of its founding.  After the outbreak of the War of Independence, the daily ration standards for the "Continental Army" soldiers set by the Second Continental Conference were: one pound (approximately one pound or 454 grams) of beef or three-quarters of a pound of pork or one pound of salted fish.  (usually good and cheap salted cod)???One pound of bread or flour; one pint (approximately o.473 liters) of milk; one quart (approximately one liter) of spruce beer or cider.  Each soldier was also provided with three pints per week of peas or beans, or other vegetables at $1 per bushel of peas or beans;  No one was given a quarter of a pint of rice or a pint of cornmeal per week; the company (1oo men) without beer or cider was provided with nine gallons of syrup per week.  Please note that this is the standard at the end of the 18th century. To put it bluntly, according to this standard, even the 20th century will not be able to compare.  As for the standards during the American Civil War, they are even more terrifying. According to the standards issued by the U.S. Department of War on August 3, 1961, the daily rations that each northern soldier could receive were: 12 ounces of pork or bacon (one ounce is about 28.3 grams)  , or one pound and four ounces of fresh beef or corned beef; one pound and six ounces of soft bread or bread flour, or one pound and four ounces of hard bread or cornmeal.  Each hundred rations also provide one peck (about two gallons) of beans or peas; 10 pounds of rice or cornflakes (for porridge); 10 pounds of green coffee beans or 8 pounds of roasted coffee beans, or a  pound and eight ounces of night tea; in addition fifteen pounds of sugar; four quarts of vinegar; one pound and four ounces of candles; four pounds of soap; three pounds and twelve ounces of salt; four ounces of pepper; one quart of molasses; and thirty pounds of potatoes.  This set of standards is quite astonishing. It is higher than the food standards of the Empire, the world's most powerful country at that time. The Americans' standards are about 1.2 times theirs, twice that of the French army, and higher than those of Russia,  More than twice the size of the Prussian and Austrian armies.  At that time, American standards made the whole world envious and jealous.  But there is nothing that can be done about it. Who makes the Americans live too comfortably in the New Continent? They spend every day with wine and meat. They want Yang Ji to join the army to remember the bitterness and sweetness. Hehe, there is no one.  Of course, the U.S. government is not really afraid of not being able to recruit soldiers, but it is afraid that if it recruits soldiers, these pampered men will lose their lives due to malnutrition due to poor living conditions.  In fact, as early as 1818, U.S. Secretary of War John Calho complained: "We are far inferior to most peoples in our ability to endure hardship. Under the same conditions, a Tatar may live very comfortably, while a Tatar may live very comfortably.  Americans may starve to death!¡± It¡¯s funny to say that the U.S. government has worked hard to provide the military with huge amounts of supplies, but the waste is also staggering.  General Irving McDowell once said quite humbly: "The things we waste are enough to supply a French army equal to half of our army." What's interesting is that the initiator of this waste is the US military.  Senior officers, during the civil war, the northern generals all suffered from severe "squirrel syndrome". The generals had a special hobby of hoarding supplies, and they would desperately ask for them regardless of whether they were needed or not. They were afraid that the supply to the rear would not keep up with the consumption.  Some Northern Army generals were reluctant to march on the excuse that they needed to store enough supplies.  President Lin Keng was almost driven crazy by the generals' hamster-like habits.  In November 1961, he was about to lose his composure when he wrote to General Banks: "Dear General, so far, such unrestricted expansion and hoarding of baggage have almost made us bankrupt. If we don't change our ways, we will definitely end up bankrupt."  Bankruptcy! "But Lincoln's generals still go their own way. No matter what materials they are, whether they are useful or not, they store them first, maybe they will be used someday?  This deadly habit has continued into the new century. For American soldiers, having a full stomach is just the most basic need, and they must eat well and enjoy themselves.  Therefore, the consumption of various materials is astronomical.  Therefore, if the U.S. logistics department is not strong enough and does not prepare in advance, there will really be big trouble.  ¡°It¡¯s just that such behavior often exposes the U.S. military¡¯s operational intentions. For example, the Soviet Union used various reconnaissance methods to find that the United States was exporting a large amount of materials to Vietnam. There is only one possibility, and that is that the U.S. military is going to expand the scale of the war against Vietnam.  This information attracted Li Xiaofeng¡¯s great attention. Almost as soon as the Americans launched their operation, under his suggestion, the Politburo expanded the scope of assistance to Vietnam for the first time.  The first is to supply more advanced jet fighters, the second is to deploy the S75 missile system (Sam II) to Vietnam, and the third is more advanced light weapons.  and provided certain economic and material assistance to Vietnam.  In Li Xiaofeng's words: "This is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity. The Americans didn't know that Vietnam was a quagmire. They rushed in carelessly. It's time to bleed them!" It is obvious that Li Xiaofeng's intention is to use Vietnam to bleed the United States.  , at least it has to achieve the same effect as in history, right?  In fact, Li Xiaofeng believes that this time the effect should be better than in history, because the US imperialism at this time is not as powerful as it was in the 1960s.  On December 24, 1952, in the last congressional discussion before Christmas, Eisenhower¡¯s order? was fully satisfied, and Congress authorized the President to take all necessary measures to maintain peace in Vietnam, including the direct deployment and use of the 6th Army!  This meant that Eisenhower could do whatever he wanted in Vietnam.  The president immediately dispatched 50,000 soldiers into South Vietnam with a wave of his hand. The nominal excuse was to maintain peace, but in fact they would be put into the battlefield as the main force to attack the Viet Cong.  At the same time, the various supplies imported from China to Vietnam were also increasing massively. Although the Viet Cong criticized the Soviet Union's previous stinginess, they heaved a sigh of relief when the new batch of aid arrived.  It's one o'clock.  A large number of Viet Cong guerrillas were rearmed and trained by Chinese and Soviet military advisers. In the next ten years, they will fight to the death with American soldiers armed to the teeth.  The new actions of the United States in Vietnam have naturally attracted the attention of the international community. However, the opinions of the two camps are not exactly the same. The American side naturally talks about nonsense like maintaining peace, while the Soviet Union naturally accuses the United States of intervening in Vietnam.  The internal affairs are aggression and neo-colonialism.  Anyway, it was just two people scolding each other, which was more lively than the vegetable market.  ¡°It¡¯s just that there are some crises hidden under this bustle and hustle and bustle. Some people think that the current situation is a good opportunity.  This person is the Nasser we knew earlier.  In the last armed conflict, Nasser almost lost his pants. If the Soviet Union had not made the deal with the Suez Canal, otherwise Nasser would not have known how it would end.  During this period of time, Nasser has also been actively recharging his energy and accumulating strength to prepare for a comeback. In his words, he got up from where he fell.  Destroying Israel has become his obsession.  Now that the Soviet Union and the United States are at war in Vietnam, they will naturally not pay enough attention to other places in the world. As the saying goes, if there is no tiger in the mountain, the monkey will be the king.  Nasser felt that if he operated correctly, it was entirely possible to attack Israel at this time and achieve a complete victory.  As a result, Nasser became restless. On the one hand, he quietly mobilized his troops, and on the other hand, he began to use various excuses to visit other Arab countries or to entrust Sadat to visit other Arab countries. This was really a secret conspiracy.  So are Nasser¡¯s little moves really hidden?  It should be said that it is impossible to hide such a big thing, especially the confidentiality system in Arab countries is like a sieve, almost nothing can be hidden.  The Soviet Union and the United States noticed Nasser's little move almost at the same time. What is very interesting and intriguing is that the Soviet Union and the United States adopted almost the same attitude towards this and pretended not to see it (To be continued.) 8
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