Chapter 206: The Eve of War (3)
When the whole world is still secretly rejoicing at the end of the Second World War, when the waves of nationalist movements in Asian, African and Latin American countries have been covered up one after another, and when European countries are still working hard for economic revival, the cloud of war has quietly shrouded the whole world and the people who are still immersed in the atmosphere of happiness.
War is a continuation of political struggles, especially when negotiations fail to resolve issues and disputes. The T34 tanks of the North Korean People's Army initially provoked the South Korean army near the 38th parallel, and two days later North Korea suddenly launched a war without warning and invaded South Korea, starting a war in secret. After making sufficient preparations for war mobilization, they quickly defeated the border defenders.
The horn of war has sounded, Soviet-made boots have stepped over mud-stained corpses, chariots have crushed wounded soldiers who are struggling to survive, and political commissars in thick leather coats have taken Makarov pistols and aimed their guns at the begging enemies. The guns of the turrets and warplanes were aimed in the direction of Seoul, the capital of South Korea, and at the right-wingers who were still basking in the dream of dictatorship.
It's just that this small wave that can't even be called an armored torrent knows what a stupid thing he has done when he flutters in front of the American army, just like a child with a wooden sword, running in front of an adult strong man, brandishing a short sword with great force, and then being trampled by the other party.
The North Koreans, who had armored units in the air but did not know how to coordinate operations, quickly learned the horrors of the US military's surgical strikes. The T34 tank was like a cattle and sheep to be slaughtered in front of the Pershing and anti-tank artillery, and the La-11 fighter was torn into a pile of scrap metal by the F86 sabre.
As agreed by the nations of the world, not only North Korea, but also India declared war on Pakistan on the same day, for the sake of the solidified oil from the remains of ancient creatures beneath Kutchrann, and they did not even know whether that oil field existed. The Indian army first baptized the Pakistani military posts with artillery fire. Then send troops and chariots to run over it.
In order to compete for this coveted oil field, India does not hesitate to use all military force.
And this planet, which was gradually re-established from the ruins of the world war, gradually fell into madness under Albert's planning. Albert was certainly not a war maniac, in fact he was also a pacifist, and it was only when he found that his interests were controlled by other countries that the harmless crown prince would show his fangs.
World peace? To his world peace, the United States and the Soviet Union as the biggest obstacle to the rise of Belgium, the first thing Albert had to do was to let them collapse economically in the war, the country was in turmoil, as for how many people were needed to be buried with them? Albert didn't care. I don't care.
As always, he looked at the sand table as if he were fiddling with the chessboard he had played with as a child, and Prime Minister Ashir stood behind him, reading the battle to Albert word by word.
"On June 30, 40 percent of South Korea's territory had been lost, and the capital, Seoul, was almost on the verge of falling. On July 2, the U.S. Corps in South Korea began a formal declaration of war on North Korea, and just three days later, North Korea turned around. Defeat step by step. By now, most of the troops had almost re-pushed back to the vicinity of the 38th parallel. On July 7, that is, yesterday, the United Nations Security Council adopted Resolution 84. Sent United Nations forces to support South Korea in defending itself against North Korea's attack. Your Highness, the United Nations has also asked us to send troops to North Korea, what do you think? ”
The Americans wanted to use the banner of the United Nations to make their own division famous, Albert knew for a long time, of course. Belgium is absolutely going to send troops, no matter if you will cross the Yalu River in the future.
"Of course there are troops, this is a great opportunity for the Belgian army to be able to go through the war. A soldier who has not been on the battlefield is not considered a passing soldier. Albert picked up his pen and pointed on the sand table on the Korean Peninsula, "But we have one request, Belgium will only send the air force to fight, as for the ground troops, we will not send a single soldier." ”
"Your Highness, what do you want to ......," Prime Minister Ahir asked suspiciously, "other countries are only willing to send their own ground troops to form a United Nations force, why did His Highness Albert do the opposite?" ”
"There's no why." Albert said perfunctorily, in fact, he remembered that Belgium in history only sent an infantry battalion under the command of the First Army of the United States Army into the court, and the royal family suffered a miserable defeat.
Throughout the Korean War, the Belgian battalion and the Civilian Volunteers fought many times, all of which ended in defeat. It lost 440 men successively, including 395 dead and wounded, and 5 were captured, and the most humiliating thing for the Belgian battalion was that when it was defeated on the Imjin River, the US command was shocked when it found out that the Belgian battalion had been surrounded, and once the Belgian battalion was completely annihilated, the United Nations army composed of the troops of the 16 countries invading Korea would become the troops of the 15 countries, and the international influence would be unfavorable to the United States, so it desperately broke the siege. If it weren't for the constant replenishment of new recruits, the Belgian battalion would have almost ceased to exist.
Albert wanted the Soviet Air Force to know what the real gap was, so as to re-establish the image of the Belgian army as brave and fearless, rather than indifferent to death.
"Send our special air service company and the 10th Tactical Aviation Regiment equipped with F4 Phantom fighters - send over, I think the United States is happy to see that we are willing to send military aircraft over, and I have a reluctant request, that is, I must also join the Belgian Air Force this time."
Albert's words can be said to have shocked the Prime Minister, he didn't expect Albert to make such an absurd request, the Prime Minister didn't care about any etiquette, and hurriedly grabbed Albert's hand and stopped, "Your Highness, this is not good, you are now the crown prince of Belgium, if there are three long and two short, Belgium will have no heir!" ”
"Don't worry, I'm just going to see it, not going to the front line. And I have other things to do in this war. "Just like the Serbian student who assassinated Archduke Ferdinand, it only takes one bullet to change the whole world." ”
"So His Highness Albert has a new plan? Negotiate business with the USSR with the help of this war? Seeing that Albert didn't want to go to the front line as cannon fodder, the prime minister was also a little relieved.
"No, it's to turn that huge red empire into a vassal of Belgium." Albert had a vague feeling that the Soviet Union was about to become Belgium's first superpower to conquer, and that all Albert had to do was a tiny "bullet". (To be continued......)