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Chapter 1342: Speaking with Cannonballs (Second update, please subscribe)
This world has too many secrets.

Some secrets will always remain unknown, and sometimes, some secrets are public. This is the inevitability of this world. Sometimes, everyone pretends to be deaf and dumb.

In February 1963, the sudden "Congo incident" pushed NBC to the forefront - in fact, that was all. NBC officials did not even make any statement, and the White House only "requested the relevant parties to withdraw the mercenaries."

It seems that this is the official response, but in fact, both sides have already sharpened their knives.

"As for the United Nations forces, they are gathering near Kinshasa. The Pentagon has already mobilized transport planes and plans to use them to transport troops to Elizabethville, the capital of Katanga..."

While listening to Zhao Mingqin's introduction, Li Yian looked at the satellite photos in his hand. It had to be said that spy satellites were very effective reconnaissance tools. With them, one could clearly see the actions of various places.

"From a military perspective, the most effective way to strike is to use fighter jets to directly shoot down the transport planes when they are being reinforced."

After thinking for a while, Zhao Mingqin said:
"However, in order to avoid further intensifying the conflict between us and the United States, the General Staff believes that instead of attacking the transport plane, it is better to besiege Elizabethville. Now the United Nations forces are gathering their troops here. They are trying to concentrate their forces in Elizabethville, and then hold their positions to severely damage the Black Knight's Ninth Commando, thereby taking the initiative on the battlefield."

Even though the operation in Congo was not a military operation, the staff department inevitably participated in the operation, helping them formulate combat plans and providing intelligence support.

"Well, your analysis is correct. They want to wait for the Black Knights to tire themselves out and fight a positional war! The Black Knights are best at mobile warfare, and this is precisely the weakness of the UN forces. They have a large number of troops, but they come from many countries. When conducting mobile warfare, there will be many problems in coordination. Therefore, defending the stronghold is the best choice."

Putting down the photo in his hand, Li Yian nodded and said:
"This General Chandler is quite something. He knows how to use his strengths to attack his weaknesses."

In fact, he overestimated the Indian general. Rather than saying that he knew his weaknesses, it would be better to say that... he was frightened by his past experiences, or that after learning a profound lesson, he was naturally cautious.

"Will a siege solve the problem?"

"It's definitely not enough to just besiege them. We have to surround and fight at the same time. As long as the main force of the UN forces enter Elizabethville, then the initiative on the battlefield will be in our hands. The airport..."

Zhao Mingqin sneered:

"With a few anti-runway bombs, those field airports will be nothing to worry about! If the airports are destroyed, even if the United States wants to send reinforcements, they can only airdrop. Once the UN forces are surrounded, the initiative will be in our hands!"

Listening to the military's plan, Li Yian said:
"It is basically certain that the United States will intervene directly. We want to teach the United States a lesson and let them understand that they cannot do whatever they want!"

If there is one country in this world that can do whatever it wants, it must be NBC. As for the United States and the Soviet Union, let them fight each other!
NBC is more appropriate to do whatever it wants. After all, looking at the whole world, only NBC can deal with hooligans!

Because NBC also has a bit of rogue attributes!
This is because NBC does not need to pretend like the United States and the Soviet Union. The former has to pretend to be the "leader of the free world" and the latter has to pretend to be the "liberator of all mankind." Only NBC does not need to pretend - it only needs to care about its own interests.

This also doomed the result that only NBC could do whatever it wanted.

Moreover, this little broken ball only needs a big gangster!

"As for Elizabethville..."

After staring at the map for a while, Li Yian thought for a moment and said:
"Carry out your plan. Surround them and trap them to death. Also, send more troops there if necessary..."

In the end, Li Yian still hadn't made up his mind whether to completely wipe out the UN force.

The direct reason for not making up their minds is that Congo is playing a political card rather than a military one. Compared with a military victory, a political victory is more important.

"We need Kinshasa to recognize Katanga's independence, or we need the United Nations to preside over Katanga's independence."

In the office, Li Yian paced and said:
"A military victory might facilitate this, but it might also have a counter-effect. After all, we still have to give the United Nations face..."

As he said this, Li Yian's brows furrowed:

"So, it's a bit difficult to get the right degree when operating this matter!"

Li Yixuan came to his father's office after school and said as he looked at the report:
"Father, you mean that we should beat them hard enough to make them willing to sit down at the negotiation table, but we can't beat them too hard to escalate the problem, right?"

Turning around and looking at his son, Li Yian asked:

"Well, what do you suggest?"

The reason why he called his son here was not necessarily to listen to his advice, but to let him learn and master government affairs. After all, many things will need him to handle in the future, so letting him get in touch with government affairs as much as possible will help him continue to hold power in the future. Some things are always unavoidable.

NBC...NBC is not a country in the strict sense, it is more of a home.

"Um……"

After staring at the map for a while, Li Yixuan said:
"Generals are definitely better at fighting. It's not convenient for me to intervene, and I'm not good at it either. But from the map, this is a small town with an area of ​​less than 3 square kilometers and a pitifully small population. If we besiege it, I don't know how long it will take. I think we can attack!"

"attack?"

Looking at his son, Li Yian asked:

"What are you going to do?"

"Attack and compress their living space. They have set up some fire support points outside the city. Remove these fire support points and force them into the city. The rest will be easy. It's nothing more than artillery bombardment!"

"Shelling?"

His son's suggestion brought a smile to Li Yian's face.

"Yes, just like with Kinmen, the Black Knights can just bombard it. Kinmen is full of tunnels and mountains, but Elizabethville... is just a small town built on the red soil of Africa. The fierce artillery fire can destroy all the buildings there, including the defenders there. Simple fortifications cannot stop the shells. Forget about anything else and bombard it for a few days first."

Looking at his father, Li Yixuan emphasized at last:
"Using bombing to promote peace, after a few days of bombing, as long as Chand can't hold on, the United Nations will definitely not be able to support it. Besides, there are still thousands of troops from European countries such as Sweden, Ireland, Norway, etc. there. How could they be willing to die there for the Congolese?
Even if the United Nations is unwilling to make concessions, as long as these people are trapped in Elizabethville, those European countries will definitely find a way to make the United Nations make concessions. After all..."

Li Yixuan paused for a moment and said:

"They were only sending troops out of coordination, and never thought about really fighting a war in Congo. Even the United States was unwilling to send troops, so how could they sit back and watch their own people die there?"

"So, you think that all we need to do is siege and bombard the country to make the United Nations give in?"

"The United Nations will make concessions, but the key is still the United States!"

Looking at his father, Li Yixuan asked back:
"The question now is to what extent the United States is willing to fight a war with us there, or in other words, do they want conflict or war!"

Although his father did not answer his question, Li Yixuan had already spoken:
"Conflict! As long as the White House still has a bit of rationality, they will understand that the Congo crisis is essentially the inevitable result of the intensified differences between the two countries. We are using Congo to show our dissatisfaction. If they want to fight with us there, then the Soviets will only take advantage, and..."

Li Yixuan asked back:

"Can the White House afford to push us and Britain towards the Soviet Union? In fact, everyone with a discerning eye knows that the Black Knight Company belongs to us. They entered Katanga from the British colony. There are a lot of arms being transported there from the colonial ports. But why do they remain silent?
Isn't it because you don't want to over-stimulate us? So, this battle..."

Shrugging his shoulders, Li Yixuan even said in a puzzled tone:

"I really don't know what President Kennedy was thinking. Was he trying to show off his manliness in Africa?"

Listening to his son's analysis, Li Yian nodded in agreement. Indeed, pushing Britain, NBC, and even France into the arms of the Soviet Union was a responsibility that not only Kennedy, but even if Roosevelt were reborn, he could not bear such a responsibility. If all this really happened, the politicians in Washington would tear the Kennedy brothers to pieces before Roosevelt even kicked the coffin.

Ultimately, the key to this matter is "diplomacy", and Congo is not important at all.

Looking at his son, Li Yian smiled and said:

"Yixuan, your opinion is correct. The White House cannot bear the responsibility. This is also the fundamental reason why they are unwilling to directly accuse NBC and the UK. Moreover, just as you said, this is a muddled war. The only question now is how far Kennedy is willing to fight!"

"Dad, it's not about how far Kennedy is willing to fight, but how far we are willing to fight!"

Li Yixuan said directly:

"Now, we are the ones who are in an advantageous position, not them. Now, all we need to do is speak with our artillery shells!"

(End of this chapter)