Chapter 1705: Stabilize the situation and consider the opponent
Give your competitors some eye drops, which is definitely the best thing for Ontanssu.
As a politician, if he can't even do a good job of cracking down on dissidents, he will not be qualified to sit in his position today. Since he can sit in his position today, it is naturally also said that he is familiar with all the regulations in the middle.
Within a few words, he had already set up a bad label for those villains who were secretly causing trouble. The meaning inside and outside was clearly that these villains were destroying their cooperative relationship.
Of course, these words are used to coax those ignorant guys. For example, officials surnamed Li and Major General Ouyang, they almost touched his thoughts when he opened his mouth.
At any time in the past, they would not have been able to tolerate Ondansu in such a way and play the trick of driving away the tiger and swallowing the wolf. But now, in this turbulent season of the border situation, they have to abide Ondansu's approach and have begun to turn to him psychologically.
Stability is their top priority at the moment. And boring political games like this are not within their consideration.
Especially this is a political game in other countries, and success or failure has no meaning to them. In this case, instead of pushing things in a complicated direction, it is better to have a straightforward one-size-fits-all approach and directly stabilize the situation.
"Please rest assured, Your Excellency President. Let go of whatever you want to do. In this regard, we will give you the greatest support. But in the same way, we also have a requirement, that is, you must be able to stabilize the domestic situation and prevent any inducement that may cause complications from appearing within your country. You should understand that being able to provide you with this level of support in the form of international aid is already the greatest effort we have made. If there is any loss to our troops due to your domestic relations, then we are embarrassed, so we can only shrink our defense line and give up on you completely."
"Of course, of course, that's certain"
While nodding and bowing, Ondansu had already given a positive answer repeatedly. His goal had been achieved, so naturally it was impossible to ask for more insatiable times. That was a choice that only people with capital could make, and for him, who was already completely affiliated with the new master, did not have this qualification.
People should be self-aware, and he is still sober in this regard. Seeing him behave so well, both the official surnamed Li and Major General Ouyang nodded with satisfaction.
Compared to a talented and ambitious manager next door, a president who obeys the rules and acts, and is the most in line with their interests. Some people like to jump at this time, but they don’t know that the meager interests they can bring out are simply insignificant compared to the stability of the overall situation.
Unless they are fools, no one will bear the big risk of the overall situation collapse because of such a small profit. From this point of view alone, these guys who are free will be sentenced to death.
Of course, this is Ontansu's business. Neither of them has the intention to interfere. In order to express their attitude in this regard, Major General Ouyang just glanced at the politicians and said directly to the official surnamed Li.
"Old Li, I'll leave the things here to you. I really don't have the mood to act with these guys here. I'm talking to people, and I can't do such things. So it's better for you, the old guy, to deal with them."
"What do you think of the tasks assigned by your superiors?"
The official surnamed Li, who has a close personal relationship, doesn't care much about Major General Ouyang's tone. What he cares about is his attitude. He has always worked in formal diplomatic occasions and has always been steady and serious. Naturally, when he saw Major General Ouyang's somewhat careless style, he was a little uncomfortable.
However, after all, he was a person from the two systems, so he could not force Major General Ouyang to do anything. It was because of this that Major General Ouyang seemed a little fearless.
"The task assigned by the superiors is only to allow me to ensure that the defense line is not lost and that the war will not affect the stability of the country. As for the disputes with these hypocritical guys, the superiors will not care about how I did it? To be honest, Lao Li. I think if I stay, I will only cause trouble for you. I can't guarantee that when I talk later, I will greet them with my fists. I don't think you want to see things turn like that, right!"
Major General Ouyang is a famous thorn in the military, and officials surnamed Li know that this is something he has. In the domestic environment, he can try every means to cause trouble. If he were placed abroad, no one dared to say whether this guy would suddenly let himself go.
The official surnamed Li did not dare to take such a risk, so he could only glar at Major General Ouyang angrily, and then left a sentence without saying anything.
This is an obvious concession, and this concession is also the result that Major General Ouyang wants to see. So at the moment, he patted the shoulder of the official surnamed Li and laughed out loud.
"Is that right? Old Li. There is an old saying that is good, "It's called "a specialized in profession". I, Ouyang, have been a soldier since I was born. If you let me tell these half-true and half-false nonsense with these things about Pili Yangqiu with a fake face, I would rather take a team of assault soldiers to fight two hand-to-hand battles with the enemy. This is not comparable to you. You are born on this stage, good at dancing, and versatile, and are talking about people like you. Since you are here, why should I cause trouble for myself in this regard? Isn't this ugly? If I were at home, it would be fine. But this is outside, and I don't think you want to see me embarrass us!"
"Skewer. Forget it, I'm too lazy to care about you. You can do it yourself."
There was no way for him to do anything. The official surnamed Li could only complete his diplomatic work independently. Seeing his statement, Major General Ouyang did not think it was offended to put his wine glass on the table, and then stepped away from here without any politeness.
His actions naturally cannot escape the eyes of some people who are interested. Seeing such a thing happen, many people can't help but jump in their hearts.
In their eyes, this result was clearly a situation of disagreement. After a short conversation with Ondansu for a while, someone left in anger. From this perspective alone, we can see how dissatisfied with Ondansu's work.
This is a good thing. Because only when Ontansu is not satisfactory can they have an opportunity to take advantage of it. Almost everyone with this idea approaches impatiently. Seeing their performance, the official surnamed Li sneered in his heart while practicing Tai Chi.
A group of guys who can't even see the situation clearly are destined to be eliminated by this turbulent world. At this time, they can still be intoxicated by their beautiful fantasies and have fun. When the cruel reality is placed in front of them, it is probably too late for them to cry even if they want to cry.
Not to mention the official surnamed Li, he was gloating and mixed with these politicians. On the other hand, Major General Ouyang drove away with his subordinates when someone had already locked down his whereabouts.
It is certain to have bad intentions. However, at this moment, no force on that side dares to do stupid things that directly attack the powerful generals on one side. Although creating chaos is the best way to take advantage of the situation, the premise is that you can arrange all your preparations to ensure that you can gain enough benefits from it.
Even Hydra could not do this. Therefore, this spy who was inserted into Myanmar by Hydra could only watch Major General Ouyang return to the camp of the peacekeeping troops without any trouble, and then he reported the news to his superiors unwillingly.
The news was handed over layer by layer and was soon put in front of Steve. For the addition of such a strong opponent, even a experienced guy like Steve could inevitably feel it became difficult.
This is not because he is too cautious and careful, but because the Pla warriors today are really not to be underestimated. You should know that Pla warriors with glorious historical heritage have always been the most powerful army force in the world. Even Steve who survived the battlefield of World War II has to admit this.
Although he had not participated in the Korean War, he knew how much effort the Americans had put in the war.
The military investment of more than 300,000 people accounted for almost one-third of their army's strength. The two hundred ships and 300 aircraft invested by the navy accounted for almost half of the US Navy's strength. This is not counting. As the most advanced air force in the world at that time, the Americans invested one-fifth of the air force on the Korean battlefield. The various aircraft they dispatched reached tens of thousands of times, and at most more than 1,700 aircraft participated in the battle on the battlefield.
It can be said that even with the support of the Soviet Air Force, the entire Korean battlefield was almost completely covered by the American air firepower. In such a war with huge strength, the Pla warriors relied on steel-like discipline, tenacious fighting will and lofty spiritual awareness to save North Korea, which was already close to the destruction of the country, and brought the 16-Nation Alliance led by the United States back to the 38th parallel. Even he had to admire such a result.
Look at what the United Nations led by the United States has? Complete logistical support, various powerful firepower support, and military equipment at the highest level in the world at that time. It can be said that there should be no suspense from the beginning. Because their opponents were not on the same level as them at that time.
China, which has just experienced a painful disaster and has come from a century of culprit, is incomparable to today. At that time, the United Nations army ate canned meat, such as the Italian army, and even transported red wine and pasta from their own country. What about the Pla warriors? The name of the one that was dry until they were so hot was called fried noodles. In fact, it was not easy to eat just fried dried flour. If there was an apple, the same class would take turns to smell the smell and would not be willing to take a small bite of good things.
This is just a gap in living conditions, and in combat conditions, this gap will only be even bigger. Comparing the US Ace Marine Division 1 and Pla Elite Ninth Corps Division of the two sides of the Changjin Lake Battle. Each of the US Marine Division 1 has a tank battalion, with four tank companies under it, with a total of 70 tanks, and each land regiment's anti-tank artillery company has another five tanks. In this regard, there are no tanks or armored vehicles.
In terms of artillery, the 1st Marine Division of the United States has three artillery regiments, each of which is usually equipped with a 105mm howitzer battalion, a tank company and an engineer company. The fire support team of each infantry battalion is equipped with 12 107mm heavy mortars. Each Marine Division has another anti-tank artillery company equipped with 75mm recoil-free guns and 5 tanks. In addition, the artillery regiment of the 1st Marine Division has three 105mm howitzers and a 155mm heavy howitzer battalion. The combined 105mm howitzers have nearly 100, and 155mm heavy howitzers have eighteen.
As for the Ninth Corps Division, there is only one artillery battalion, with a total of twelve artillery pieces, mainly mountain artillery pieces. Because they cannot be produced by themselves, the Soviet Union did not provide weapons. These artillery pieces are all seized equipment, and there are differences in the degree of new and old levels and models. The support firepower below the regiment is so miserable that it must use artillery below the caliber of 82 mm as the main force.
This is not the worst. The worst thing is that the transportation of artillery can only be completed with manpower and animal power. If the mobility is poor, it is still difficult to provide the most effective assistance to the battlefield. Because without any artillery above 105 mm caliber, the coverage and strike force of firepower cannot be compared with the coalition forces at all.
This is the gap in heavy firepower. In terms of individual firepower, the US Marine Division has standard 7.62mm caliber Garland M1 semi-automatic rifles, Browning M1918a2 automatic rifles, M1919a4 heavy machine guns and 12.7mm caliber M2HB large-caliber machine guns. These are outstanding weapons that have been tested in World War II, and their performance is very excellent and reliable.
The Ninth Corps division almost all focuses on capturing weapons. There are a wide range of weapons from countries such as the Soviet Union, the United States, Germany, Japan, Britain, Canada and the Czech Republic. The weapons are mixed and ammunition is difficult to replenish. From the perspective of the US military, it is an absolute antique weapon fair, and it is simply a joke about its own life when it is used on the battlefield.
The gap between the enemy and us is so huge. But there is such a gap. In the Changjin Lake area, the Ninth Legion Division wore thin single clothes and was invincible weapons and equipment. It covered a large-scale firepower for a long time, mainly with a surprise attack strategy. It was in the ice and snow, facing the severe cold of minus 40 degrees Celsius for six days, completing a fatal raid on the US Marine Division.
The Ninth Corps Division, which was trembling in the cold, dragged the US Marine Division into the quagmire of despair. The two sides fought for seventeen days. Many people in the Ninth Corps were already hungry like skeletons. The Fifth Company of the 242nd Regiment of the 81st Division was ordered to set up an ambush during the US military's retreat, but when the battle started, no one stood up and charged. Because the cadres and soldiers of the entire company who had already developed into a battle formation were all frozen to death in a simple bunker. Except for a fallen soldier and a correspondent who conveyed the order, no one survived the company's more than 100 people.
The same is true for the First Division of the Land War. They were hit like a tide by the Ninth Corps and used almost all their ammunition and supplies in repeated battles. They lost their logistics supplies. This ace brigade, which had only experienced World War II and had outstanding achievements, was also tortured by the severe environment.
Many people can only rely on a piece of chocolate to support them during several consecutive days of battles. The high-intensity battle has caused their rifles to be scrapped one after another. Many people have been frozen to death by the severe cold, and many people have been frozen on the ground. If they cannot pry open the ice surface or tear their clothes, they may not be able to get up from the thick snow again.
The front was cut off, and the situation was almost everywhere. The situation of the enemy was so that the Americans who had originally planned to end the Korean War before Christmas could only choose to retreat and break through. If the Ninth Corps had not been able to chase and encircle the mechanized convoy of the United Nations Army in the snow, whether they could complete the breakout was a questionable matter.
The final result was that the Americans led the coalition forces to retreat from Xingnan Port. The vast area north of the 38th parallel was completely recaptured. The overall situation of the Korean War was reversed, and the Korean War, which was originally considered by the Allies, had to continue.
The First US Marine Division regards the Battle of Changjin Lake as its proud capital, and Time Magazine calls it "an epic of perseverance and courage that is incomparable in the history of the US military." Because they completed an impossible breakthrough in this most arduous and tragic battle in human history, and achieved a myth that could not be completed by any American force.
However, in the eyes of soldiers like Steve, their opponents are more proud and respectful.
A group of Pla warriors with simple weapons and wearing thin clothes that are incomparable to the US military. In the same environment, they can beat the first Marine Division in a propulsion posture with their willpower and courage. Such an opponent is an existence that no soldier wants to see on the battlefield.
Although more than half a century has passed and the Pla warriors are no longer the same as they were back then, the inheritance of the troops is enough to make anyone who knows the truth feel afraid of them. Steve has experienced the terribleness of this opponent, at the border of India. It is precisely because of this that he is increasingly reluctant to have such a doomed tragic war.
Chapter completed!