Bluesky231 说:
那么,在第2次战役前发送给麦克阿瑟的最后指令又是什么样的?这可以在李奇微回忆录《朝鲜战争》的230页找到(请去Uusequery女士上传得英文版李奇微回忆录链接)
原文
Despite this setback, the outlook for the UNC in the last week of October was distinctly optimistic. The KPA had collapsed as an effec - tive military force. Despite further warnings emanating from Commu - nist China, American civilian and military leaders concluded that Chi - nese intervention was very unlikely, and that if the PRC did dispatch units of the People’s Liberation Army to Korea, UNC air power would destroy them. After meeting with MacArthur at Wake Island on Octo - ber 15, President Truman revised his instructions to MacArthur only to the extent that if Chinese forces should appear in Korea, MacArthur should continue his advance if he believed his forces had a reasonable chance of success.
In hopes of ending operations before the onset of winter, MacAr - thur on October 24 ordered his ground commanders to advance to the northern border as rapidly as possible and with all forces available. In the west, the Eighth Army sent several columns toward the Yalu, each free to advance as fast and/or as far as possible without regard for the progress of the others. General Almond, adding the ROK I Corps to his command upon landing, proceeded to clear northeastern Korea. The ROK I Corps advanced up the coast, closing to within sixty-five miles of the Soviet border by November 21, while the 1st Marine and the 7th Infantry Divisions moved through the mountains toward the Yalu and the Changjin Reservoir. In the United States, a leading newspaper expressed the prevailing optimism with the editorial comment that “Except for unexpected developments … we can now be easy in our minds as to the military outcome.”
虽然英文原文看不到,但Amazon可对该书提供全文搜索功能。用Soviet 搜索,该书在第183到238页之间根本没有出现过这个词。参见搜索截图: