Chapter 18 The Pusher of War
.When senior federal government officials headed by Secretary of State Strauss and White House aides headed by National Security Adviser Adams arrived, Chandler received the exact news that Han Yuanhe's guard captain had arrived in Panmunjom and formally proposed to join the US-South Korea coalition forces.
What he didn't expect was that Han Yuanhe planned to lead the Fourth Legion to attack Pyongyang.
Can he accomplish great things?
"It is obvious that Park Jung-deok's death made Han Yuanhe unable to trust us." Chandler was very smart and could see at a glance why Han Yuanhe was marching into Pyongyang. "Although Han Yuanhe had already controlled the Fourth Legion and claimed that Choi Yongguang's rebellion killed Kim Il-jung, creating a reason to march into Pyongyang, but Kim Il-jung is dead. Other legions will not obey Han Yuanhe's command. Even if the Fourth Legion can capture Pyongyang, it will not be able to defeat other legions. Han Yuanhe asked us to provide help and can take advantage of this opportunity to send troops north."
"Han Yuanhe really betrayed?" Strauss did not let Chandler say to death. "If he did not rebel, but set a trap, our dispatch of troops would be like taking the initiative to provoke a war."
"The war has broken out, and the People's Army first shelled Seoul, causing a large number of civilian casualties!"
"We can ask the North Korean authorities to hand over war criminals."
"Kim Il-jeong is dead, Kim Eun-jeong is dead, and even Deputy Commander Choi Yong-gwang is dead. The North Korean regime has collapsed. Even if we don't send troops, a civil war will break out in North Korea."
"As long as China is willing to come forward, North Korea will not have a civil war."
"Two, I think there is a problem that is more urgent." Adams came forward in time to stop the quarrel between the Secretary of State and Director Cia. "There was already intelligence proved that North Korea has at least five nuclear raw materials to make five explosive devices. Although North Korea did not master the miniaturization technology of warheads and used two nuclear devices in previous experiments, the remaining three nuclear devices can still cause huge disasters."
Lindberg nodded and turned his gaze to Chandler.
"We have mastered the deployment and storage location of North Korea's nuclear devices. The first round of bombing in the war can destroy it and will never let the People's Army detonate the nuclear device."
"So, we must send troops immediately." Lindberg said, "If we do not send troops, there is a great possibility that a civil war will break out in North Korea. Although the People's Army may not use nuclear devices in the civil war, the legions that have mastered nuclear devices will definitely use this to threaten other legions. If the nuclear device falls into the hands of extremist organizations, the consequences will be unimaginable. We must destroy North Korea's nuclear device and ensure that the bombing is successful. We must use ground troops to occupy the location where the nuclear device is stored and eliminate all potential threats."
"It's enough to occupy several areas and send special forces."
"As long as we make a decision to send troops, it is not as simple as dispatching special forces." Lindberg smiled and said, "No matter what our purpose is, as long as we conduct military intervention, China will take action, and war is inevitable. Instead of waiting until China intervenes heavily before responding, it is better to take action as soon as possible, take the initiative, and calm the unrest before China conducts military intervention."
Lindberg was determined and Strauss did not waste his saliva.
Congress has passed the Korean War Authorization Act submitted by the president, and the US-South Korea coalition forces have also launched a war mechanism. It is not the president who wants to fight, but the interest groups that promote the war.
Who is driving the war?
Straus, who has been on Wall Street for more than 20 years, is very clear.
As the Federal Reserve decides to maintain zero interest rates until 2020, the third round of quantitative easing policy that injects more liquidity into the market is officially implemented, a new round of inflation is coming, and the global economy will not only not expect to improve in the short term, but will also gradually spread in the real industry as more and more sovereign credit crises are coming. The economic crisis is coming, and the best medicine to solve the economic crisis is not the macro-control policies of various countries, but a huge war. Only when excess capacity is consumed and the balance system of the market economy is rebuilt, the economic crisis will pass.
However, this crisis is essentially different from the Great Depression.
The United States is not rich and cannot sell the goods it produces, but it owes a lot of debts, the market lacks momentum for development, and investors lack confidence.
Starting a war is not to consume excess capacity, but to cover up existing debts with more debts.
Only the United States can do this in more than 200 countries and regions around the world, because the US dollar is a global currency. About 80% of global trade, including all commodities, are settled in US dollars. If a large amount of US dollars is issued, the United States can repay its debts by reducing the value of the US dollar.
The key is: investors must accept the depreciating US dollar.
War plays a crucial role here, because only war can demonstrate the strength of the United States, only war can make investors trust the US dollar more, only war can push up commodity prices, only war can weaken the international status of other currencies, and only war can allow people to support the government to expand fiscal spending, thereby supporting the Federal Reserve to increase the issuance of currency by lending money to the government.
If this war is fought well, the United States will be able to get out of the shadow of the economic crisis and even achieve a period of prosperity.
The question is, can I fight well?
When Strauss was thinking about these issues, Lindberg had already issued an order to Berkshire, allowing the US military to obtain the exact news that after Han Yuanhe's Fourth Corps gave up resistance, he would first bomb North Korea's nuclear arsenal and then march from Kaesong to Pyongyang.
Half an hour later, eight B-2a took off from an air base in Alaska.
After joining the refueling opportunity over the North Pacific Ocean and refueling, eight bombers headed south from the east of the Kuril Islands and flew straight to North Korea.
The eight bombers had only one mission: to destroy North Korea's nuclear arsenal immediately after the war began.
To be on the safe side, two bombers bombed a target. Because the reliability of b-2a is not very high, there are two bombers to backup.
About an hour and a half after the b-2a took off, strategic bombers stationed in the United States took off one after another.
The leader is four B-2a, whose mission is to accurately bomb North Korea's strategic command and communication contacts. Following is twenty B-1b, which will use air-fired cruise missiles to bomb the Korean People's Army's air defense positions. The target is the Korean People's Army's base near the 38th parallel.
These bombers will take twelve hours to fly across the Pacific Ocean, and during this period, they will have to perform their first aerial refueling near the Northern Mariana Islands. After completing the mission, some bombers will fly to Japan and Guam, and the rest will return to the United States after the second aerial refueling.
Because the tactical aircraft are deployed in South Korea and Japan, they will only be launched in a few hours.
Joining the Air Force's tactical aviation corps, there were carrier-based fighters on the USS Washington aircraft carrier that arrived in the waters of Jeju Island, as well as destroyers and cruisers carrying cruise missiles.
The South Korean Air Force will be dispatched within an hour after the US military enters the battle, focusing on bombing the People's Army's ground forces.
The strike operation was planned very closely, exactly the same as the military exercises that the US and South Korean coalition forces had to conduct many military exercises every year. The fierce air strikes would completely destroy the People's Army's defense line and will, paving the way for ground attacks. It's just that war is not an exercise, and no one knows what uncertainties are there.
The US bomber has taken off and the battle has begun to enter the countdown.
At this time, Fu Xiubo and others had returned to the conference room. After explaining the voting principles, they began to vote. The first person to raise their hands was not Li Pingko, who had always been active, but Lu Fenglie.
Li Pingko followed closely and raised his hand to express his approval.
After several leaders raised their hands one after another, Wen Tinggui unexpectedly voted in favor.
Fu Xiubo raised his hand and finally passed the decision to participate in the war with unanimous vote. The subsequent agenda was much simpler, and Fu Xiubo was fully responsible for handling war matters as the military commander.
In accordance with judicial procedures, the high-level voting results must also be transferred to the Standing Committee of the Congress for deliberation.
Because of the separation of military and political affairs, the Standing Committee will not become an obstacle.
Li Guoqiang did not participate in the voting, and he was not qualified yet.
When the meeting ended, Fu Xiubo's secretary kept Li Guoqiang, but did not take him to see Fu Xiubo immediately.
Making a war decision does not mean joining the war immediately.
Many problems were exposed during the discussion period. Even if Fu Xiubo received the highest authorization, his decision was to order, but he had to rely on other leaders on other issues.
Among them, Wen Tinggui is crucial.
The war is not only fighting for military strength, but also the comprehensive strength of a country, especially the economic strength that supports the war and the industrial productivity that supports the army.
The Premier of the State Council is the general logistics manager, and his role cannot be underestimated.
After the meeting, Fu Xiubo first found Wen Tinggui.
"Old Wen, I understand your worries very much." Fu Xiubo made a cup of strong tea for Wen Tinggui. "After this day, I have been considering the issues you mentioned. Although more than 60 years ago, our ancestors achieved the first great victory after the founding of the People's Republic of China in North Korea, it is different from the past. The people today lack the fighting spirit of bloody fighting and the spirit of courage to sacrifice. We cannot blame the people. This is due to the times. Some of the country's policies have problems, making the people care more about personal gains and losses and pay more attention to the economy. We cannot blame the people.
Interests. But we cannot lose the confidence to defend national interests and national dignity, and we cannot compromise and surrender to the enemy. A war can destroy a country, destroy a nation, revitalize and rise, and reborn a nation. In history, no strong country has become truly powerful by means other than war. Only a country that bravely faces challenges can be recognized by a strong country, gain its due prestige and status, and have the opportunity to become a truly powerful country!"
Wen Tinggui vented his breath and said, "Old Fu, I understand what you mean and I know your ideas very well. After the southern border conflict ended, we have achieved peace for more than 20 years. Two generations have forgotten that war, and even more so how terrible the cost of our ancestors paid to establish this country that made all Chinese people stand tall. This war can awaken many people, but we cannot ignore the potential danger."
"Only by facing danger can we overcome danger."
Hearing this, Wen Tinggui looked at Fu Xiubo.
The two have known each other for more than ten years and have worked together in the Central Committee for more than ten years. Only then did Wen Tinggui realize that Fu Xiubo was still the fighting spirit of Fu Xiubo.
Chapter completed!