Chapter 31 The Price of Sending Troops
.Huang Zhibo was appointed as the commander-in-chief of aiding Korea by Fu Xiubo, and no one who knew him was surprised.
In the eyes of others, Huang Zhibo is a professional soldier who is afraid of the world's chaos. He was well done in the General Staff and was deeply appreciated by Lu Fenglie, but he was clamoring to go to the local military region. When he arrived at the Nanjing Military Region, Huang Zhibo ignored the opposition of the military region commander, the military region commander and other superiors, and carried out reforms as the chief of staff of the military region, and shouted the slogan "Climbing onto the treasure island and recovering the country." Against the backdrop of cross-strait reconciliation, his argument seemed particularly different. If Lu Fenglie had not been covering him all the time, he would have been sent to the security headquarters in a remote area.
Huang Zhibo dared to shout because he had this strength.
Last year, during the large-scale assessment of the entire army, Huang Zhibo made a "synthesis force" for a year to play the role of the Blue Army, fighting the ace troops such as "Long Live Army", "Thousand Live Army" and "Iron Army" to the point where Lu Fenglie came out to clean up the mess, and canceled some of the results on the grounds that the Blue Army violated the exercise rules many times, so as to save the face of those ace troops. However, the "synthesis combat tactics" vigorously promoted by Huang Zhibo were widely recognized and accepted, and he was promoted because of this. However, there were people in the positions of the commander of the military region and the commander of the military region's army, so he could only continue to serve as the chief of staff of the military region. According to Lu Fenglie's arrangement, he would return to the General Staff in a few years to preside over the modernization reform of the army.
To fight an unconventional war with the US military, you have to use generals who do not abide by the rules.
If you say it is rebellious, no one can compare to Huang Zhibo.
When he went to Shenyang, Huang Zhibo only brought two people, one of his guards and the other was the staff responsible for contacting the General Staff.
Many people believe that Huang Zhibao valued old subordinates, that is, officers from the Nanjing Military Region.
However, when he arrived in Shenyang, he only seconded more than a dozen officers from the Nanjing Military Region, and they were all staff officers responsible for combat planning and tactical deployment.
All those who are valued are from the Shenyang Military Region.
This guy doesn't seem to have any factional concepts.
Strictly speaking, it is difficult to divide Huang Zhibo into a certain faction, because he has worked in five troops and three troops since he has served.
If you really want to talk about factions, I'm afraid nothing can be considered.
When he arrived in Shenyang and began to form the combat headquarters for the aid to Korea, Li Pingko returned to Beijing and boarded a special plane to the United Nations headquarters.
Twelve hours later, he will meet with U.S. Assistant Secretary of State O'Neal in New York.
However, what happened next made him miss this opportunity.
On July 24, the day after the outbreak of the Second Korean War, as the vanguard of the US First Marine Division landed to the north of Haizhou at around 10:30 at night and captured many military main roads near the Xinyuan Reservoir, the combat operation of the US-South Korea coalition forces to attack Haizhou officially began.
With its powerful air force and long-range artillery, the US Marines' offensive operations were very smooth.
According to Allen's deployment, the air assault forces of the First Marine Division cut off traffic near Haizhou, and then the Korean Marine Brigade landed on the southeast beach of Haizhou.
Although there are thousands of people in Haizhou, it is not worth mentioning in the face of the fierce offensive of the US-South Korea Allied Forces.
The night battle was not fierce. When the US Marine Corps gained a foothold and a large number of heavy transport helicopters sent combat supplies and light artillery to the front line, some nearby people's troops did not know that the US troops had come to fight, and some even regarded the US troops as the first legion to reinforce.
One night was enough for the US military to perform.
When it was dawn, hundreds of landing crafts and amphibious chariots appeared on the sea surface of Haizhou Bay, and the Korean Marine Brigade set out at 6:30 on time.
Because the traffic supply line had been cut off, the People's Army guarding Haizhou could not receive reinforcements and was forced to retreat to the city and port areas, giving the beachhead to the enemy, so the South Korean army's landing operation did not encounter much trouble. At 7:15, the first batch of Korean infantry boarded the beach on helicopters. Half an hour later, the South Korean army's landing craft and amphibious chariots rushed to the beach and sent heavy equipment to attack Haizhou.
At this time, the special plane Li Pingko had just flew over the North Pacific Ocean.
After receiving the news, Li Pingko immediately asked the captain to turn around and return.
The United States has no sincerity in negotiating, so why do you go to New York?
Fu Xiubo was not idle either. He personally held a press conference and severely accused the United States of having two sides in peace negotiations in front of hundreds of journalists from all over the world, warned the United States not to ignore China's voice, nor to try to gain additional benefits through war, and then announced the establishment of the Aid to North Korea headquarters.
What happened next was completely expected by the news media.
China's national defense released relevant information about the commander-in-chief of the war aid to North Korea and the troops aid to North Korea, and also announced a message: the troops aid to North Korea continue to use the title of "volunteer army".
However, the reason this time is different from more than sixty years ago.
According to the official announcement, the title of "Volunteer Army" is mainly because more than 60 years ago, the two sides of the Korean War signed a ceasefire agreement, not a peace treaty. Therefore, defending North Korea is the obligation of "Volunteer Army". China only provides military assistance as a friendly neighbor of North Korea.
This announcement eased the tense atmosphere of war.
Because the "volunteer army" nominally fights for North Korea, not for China, the United States does not need to declare war on China, and China does so and it also means that it will not declare war on the United States.
Not declaring war does not mean that the scale of the war is very limited.
Among the list of troops aiding North Korea released by the Chinese Ministry of National Defense, the most eye-catching thing is not the 39th Army affiliated to the Shenyang Military Region, nor the 16th Airborne Army that has been reorganized and assigned to the Air Force, but the ten aviation divisions and ten air defense divisions of the Chinese Air Force.
The first thing that entered North Korea was not the ground troops, but the air troops!
Among the ten aviation divisions, there are seven tactical aviation divisions, equipped with a total of 280 fighter jets of various types, and the other three support aviation divisions are equipped with nearly 60 support aircraft. Among the ten air defense divisions, there are three important air defense divisions, equipped with a total of 27 sets of various long-range air defense systems, and the other seven tactical air defense divisions are equipped with more than 60 sets of air defense systems. Because the anti-aircraft artillery troops have been incorporated into the Army Group Army, they are not included in the Air Force Air Defense Force.
When the outside world was amazed at China's big moves, Kim Seung-hwan, Ambassador to North Korea, was dealing with a very important matter.
Since it is a "volunteer army", the account of weapons and equipment must be settled clearly.
Brothers must settle accounts clearly, let alone the two countries.
According to Fu Xiubo's intention, Kim Seung-hwan made it clear to Park Jun-chul that the equipment of the aid forces of North Korea that is used for more than fifteen years will be given to North Korea free of charge. If it is less than fifteen years, North Korea will pay the fee according to the proportion of the remaining service period. If it purchases brand new equipment, it will pay the full amount at the cost price.
The question is, can North Korea pay so much money?
Among the ten aerial divisions aiding North Korea, there were at least eighty J-11b fighter jets. Even if calculated at a cost price of 15 million US dollars, or about 100 million RMB, it would cost 8 billion. Adding 120 J-10, 40 J-8b, and 40 FBC-1c, the total value is as high as 17 billion. In the North Korean treasury, there is only 2 billion US dollars at most. Including the 4 billion assets of the Kim family in China, you can barely buy 280 fighter jets. As for nearly 60 support aircraft and more than 90 air defense systems, there is no place.
This is just the beginning. With the large-scale entry of ground troops into North Korea, North Korea simply "can't afford" the volunteer army.
What should I do if I don’t have money?
Fu Xiubo came up with a solution for Park Junzhe: the Chinese central government came forward to guarantee that North Korea would mortgage state-owned assets and obtain war financing from banks and other financial institutions.
"Your Excellency, this is the only way." Ambassador Kim Seung-hwan is a Korean, but his service target is China on the other side of the Yalu River. "More than 60 years ago, we could rely on the big brother of the Soviet Union. Now, we can only rely on ourselves. Ensure that the volunteers enter North Korea to participate in the war as soon as possible, so that they have the hope of defending Pyongyang and fighting the US-South Korea coalition forces back. The war came too suddenly, and we did not prepare at all, and the budget did not consider the cost of war. Billions can be taken out, and too much we could not bear it. Our workers also have to eat, and selling weapons and equipment at cost prices is already the minimum limit. It takes time to start the production line, and most of the main combat equipment has a long production cycle. In order to supplement the losses suffered by the People's Army during the bombing as soon as possible, we have provided a lot of weapons and equipment free of charge. So..."
"But, we..." Park Jun-cheol is a diplomat and is very clear that China now cannot fight for North Korea as free as it was more than 60 years ago. After hesitating for a while, he said: "Amistant, you must also understand our difficulties. The domestic situation is turbulent, and the people's hearts and military spirits are shaking. My signing of this agreement at this time will only make the people feel that China is not the most trustworthy ally."
"Your Excellency Commander, are our soldiers wept and sacrificed for your country, not trustworthy? If you think there are more trustworthy allies, why so far, we have only stood up and spoke for your country, and we have only supported your country's anti-aggression war with practical actions?"
Park Jun-cheol sighed, he also met a diplomat.
"When we face the invaders together and protect your country's territory and sovereignty, I believe that your people will definitely understand and will definitely regard our country as the most trustworthy ally!"
"Can I think about it?"
Kim Seung-hwan was not aggressive, so he let Park Joon-chul think clearly.
The agreement brought by the ambassador clearly states that North Korea's state-owned assets include ownership and mining rights of natural resources such as mines, water conservancy, forests, land use rights in border trade areas, use rights of major state-owned infrastructure, and even North Korea's post-war tariffs.
Signing this agreement is equivalent to selling North Korea to China.
What happens if you don’t sign it?
China will definitely send troops because defending North Korea is just a name, and its real value lies in defending Northeast China and China's national interests. It's just that it won't take long to see North Korea usher in the next commander, and signing this agreement is the political basis of the new commander.
North Korea has no other choice, and Park Joon-cheol has no other choice.
Chapter completed!