Chapter 172: Another Compromise
"We will not give up Hokkaido, if the Soviets get the territory north of Rumo-Kushiro, then they will get access to the Pacific Ocean!" Defense Minister General Harold said: "The Pacific Ocean is ours, and the exit of the USSR must be blocked!" ā
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"Then we must be ready for a big battle, we must help the people of the island country, retake Hokkaido, and mobilize at least 100,000 troops to go to Hokkaido." CIA Director Admiral Stan Fettner, who had not spoken out, spoke.
An army of 100,000 people! Since the United States withdrew its troops from Vietnam, there has been no large-scale military mobilization, and it is really difficult to gather an army of 100,000 men in a hurry! Moreover, it has to be transported thousands of miles to the island country! Personnel, plus equipment, without two or three months, is absolutely impossible.
"Why are there so many?" President Carter asked.
"Because we've got the latest intel." Admiral Stein-Fittner said: "The Soviets are already in Vladivostok, transporting their two army reorganized divisions to Otaru, and once they land in Otaru, the Soviets' army in Hokkaido will have more than six divisions with a total strength of more than 80,000 troops!" If we want to solve the Soviets militarily, we have to use more military force, 100,000 people is still a minority, and once the Soviets continue to increase their troops, we will have to continue to increase the number of garrisons. ā
The Soviets will continue to throw in troops! Moreover, Otaru fell into the hands of the Soviets, and the Soviets will add more troops at any time!
"The army of the island country is not fighting, and the latest battle report, the 7th Division of the island country, is attacking Kushiro. At dawn, a tank regiment was reimbursed, the T-72 tanks of the Soviets, with heavy firepower. Vice President Walter followed: "Now, the four divisions deployed by the island nation in Hokkaido, the 2nd Division and the 7th Division, are already at a disadvantage in Kushiro. The 2nd Division was still holding Asahikawa, while the 11th Division did not dare to go out in Sapporo to defend their Sapporo. The islanders are mobilizing new divisions from the mainland, but from the perspective of combat effectiveness, the island's army will definitely not be able to stop the invasion of the Soviets, and we must make a quick decision if the Soviets completely occupy Hokkaido. Our negotiations will be bankrupt. ā
At this time, the Soviets have not yet occupied the whole of Hokkaido, and there is still room for negotiation, and when the Soviets occupy the whole of Hokkaido, they will negotiate, and then it will be too late.
Because of Hokkaido, a war with the Soviet Union? This is not the time of the Cuban Missile Crisis of the sixties, and the United States is quite tough. The United States has just emerged from the quagmire of the Vietnam War and is plunged into a new world war?
Careful. You have to be careful!
The vice president's speech also meant that he was in favor of negotiations.
"Brzezinski, what do you think?" Carter asked the man next to him.
As national security adviser, Brzezinski has always disapproved of too much conflict in the Far East, and now everyone understands it. Woolly bears are not easy to mess with, and they don't follow the rules of the game! This drama is too big, how will it end now?
"I think our focus has always been on Europe." "Europe has an important industrial and defense potential in our Western world," Brzezinski said. is the center of gravity of our entire Western world. Now, we are under too much pressure in the West, and we are constantly facing the torrent of armor from the Soviets, who are constantly thinking about planting their flag all over Western Europe. And now, the Soviets are actually going to attack the Far East, and for us, this may be an opportunity, if Hokkaido is divided, then the Soviets will always want to occupy the entire island country, and they will shift their military center of gravity to the Far East, so that we will have much less pressure in Western Europe. So, it's not necessarily all bad. Our strategic focus has always been on Europe. The island country is not worth using a large number of troops to fight for some territory for them, anyway, Hokkaido does not have any important industry, and there are still some people in the island country who do not welcome us, so it is better to let the people of the island country feel the immediate threat, which is good. And, most importantly, if we were to go to war with the Soviet Union, it would need congressional authorization, and you should know that no one except the arms dealers wanted us to go to war with the Soviets. ā
The island country belongs to the camp of the Western capitalist world, and there are still some people who are dissatisfied with the United States, thinking that the United States symbolizes imperialism and evil, which is simply too much! Now, let them feel that the real sin is the USSR! The Soviets will invade the island country at any time, and the United States is there to protect the island country.
And, Congress! Large-scale support for the island nation and a war in direct contact with the Soviet Union was not only the current air support and sea support, but also the dispatch of more than 100,000 troops to the country, which required the authorization of the Congress. The just-concluded Vietnam War made most Americans disgusted with war, and this proposal could not be passed in Congress at all.
Brzezinski said many reasons, in fact, these reasons have some truth, but the most important thing is that the United States is really not suitable for entering into a full-scale war with the Soviet Union at this time.
The United States and the Soviet Union are vying for hegemony, and both sides are fighting openly and secretly, but at critical times, there must always be a retreat, otherwise, the destruction of mankind will come, and now, this retreating role must be played by the Americans.
"Okay, Warren, you go and meet with the Soviet ambassador again, and ask him to convey our opinion to Moscow, if the Soviets are willing to end the dispute now, we can sit down and discuss the question of the ownership of the area north of Rumo-Kushiro, if Moscow still insists on going its own way, it means challenging the bottom line of our entire Western world!" President Carter said, "Harold, immediately transfer our native air force to the base in the island nation!" At critical moments, we will not be afraid to enter the war! Draw our Pacific Fleet's aircraft carrier battle group and head to the waters of the island nation! ā
When Carter said this, he already acquiesced in the plan proposed by the Soviets, which is simply too embarrassing! Once again, the United States compromised with the evil Soviet Union, however, there was no choice either.
Carter did not personally receive the Soviet ambassador and let the secretary of state serve as a microphone, and at the same time, the United States must also be prepared, if the Soviet Union really insists on going its own way, it will also mean the beginning of World War III!
Brezhnev, this old guy, how is it that he is getting older and more daring? Did he really calculate that the United States would not enter a state of war? Damn it!
Looking at the lights outside, hours passed, Carter felt a little hungry, and then remembered that he had not eaten since the morning, he turned his head and looked at his brains, Harold's old face drooped, Warren's face was not good-looking, and Brzezinski was relieved.
Alas, I just entered the White House, and I encountered so many things! Everything is a test of one's ability, but he always seems to be incompetent. When the news broke, the opposition parties didn't know how to criticize themselves. (To be continued.) )