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Chapter 1344 It’s Too Tortuous (First Update, Please Subscribe)
10:15 am.

A US military C130 transport plane landed at the airport outside the city of Elizabethville. The airport was originally a polo field for the club of mining company executives. After being surrounded, in order to obtain supplies, the UN force engineers used the polo field to build this field airport.

What was different from previous times was that, in addition to the supplies that the army urgently needed, this transport plane also had a distinguished guest.

Conor Cruise O'Brien, the UN Under-Secretary-General from Ireland, has focused on the Congo crisis over the past few years.

Congo is a sad place for the United Nations. Two years ago, the plane carrying Hammarskjold crashed on the way to Elizabethville to negotiate with the rebels, resulting in the tragic death of him and all the crew members. The crash has not been clearly explained to this day, and despite multiple investigations by the United Nations, the truth has not been found.

But almost everyone believed that the plane was shot down by rebels.

Katanga naturally denied this, but it was also for this reason that the United Nations paid close attention to Congo and even directly acted as Kinshasa's "thug" to help it quell the rebellion in Katanga.

Connor was ill when Hammarskjold arrived and was unable to travel with him, so he survived the crash and became the UN Under-Secretary-General last year.

Connor arrived in Elizabethville by plane to negotiate with the rebels and try to end the crisis through negotiations.

After all, the current situation is not what the United Nations wants to see. In any case, they do not want to confront major powers anywhere. After all, the lesson of North Korea is there.

After Connor arrived in Elizabethville, he immediately rushed to General Chand's headquarters, a building belonging to a mining company.

"Mr. Secretary General, look, this is our deployment here. Although the rebels and those East Asian mercenaries control the outskirts of the city, from the current point of view, with the increasing support from the United States, the balance of victory is leaning towards us..."

Inheriting the common advantages of all Indians, Major General Chand is definitely the best at talking big. As soon as he saw Connor, he patted his chest and made a promise with confidence.

"Moreover, the United States has promised to provide us with more tanks, artillery and other supplies in the next month. I am fully confident that we can defend this city and turn it into a solid fortress. Anyone who dares to spy on this place will pay a heavy price for their stupidity!"

This sounds familiar. A few months ago, in New Delhi, the Indian Defense Minister seemed to have said the same thing, but at that time, the city he was referring to was New Delhi. In the end, he did "defend" New Delhi because people had no interest at all.

Connor kindly reminded:
"General, you have to understand that we are not just facing a group of rebels and East Asian mercenaries! Behind them is NBC!"

If it were at the United Nations General Assembly, the NBC representative would definitely shout "slander" or even say "be careful or I'll sue you for libel", but here... this is a well-known fact.

"Mr. Secretary General, we have the United States behind us!"

Major General Chandler looked confident that he had the upper hand, and assured Connor while patting his chest:
"With American supplies, brave Indian soldiers, and high-quality Irish and Swedish soldiers, I believe that we can not only defend this place, but also defeat the rebels!"

Then, Major General Chand deliberately emphasized in a low voice:

"Besides, defeating them is what Washington wants to see!"

What Washington wants!
In an instant, Connor fell silent. The United Nations could not do without the support of the United States in any matter. Without the support of the United States, the United Nations would not be able to take action here.

The Americans supported the United Nations' actions in Africa with the aim of combating the colonial powers of Britain, France and other countries. As for the Katanga rebels, they were supported by European countries such as Britain, Belgium and France.

Under such circumstances, the United States certainly hopes that the Katanga rebels will be completely defeated, thereby thwarting the attempts of Britain, France, Belgium and other countries to continue to control the colony.

And now, there is another reason - the United States hopes to thwart NBC here, and NBC's actions here are also to seduce the United States.

In a word, small countries pay the price for conflicts between big countries.

“Ah, this may be the saddest part…”

Connor sighed and thought for a moment, knowing that the United Nations had no decision-making power. He said:

"Well, if we can thwart their attack and make them realize the reality, it will be very beneficial for further negotiations. General, just carry out your plan! But I hope to restore peace as soon as possible..." After learning some information from Major General Chand, Connor was invited to enter the banquet hall with Chand. Chand specially prepared a welcome banquet for the Deputy Secretary-General. The officials participating were all commanders of the Indian, Swedish and Irish military.

But before the main course of the banquet was served, the cannonballs from outside the city were served.

When the bombardment began, Lieutenant Colonel Arvid, the commander of the Swedish army who had actual combat experience, was calm and experienced. When the artillery sounded, he not only lay down immediately, but also quickly pulled a spring sofa seat from the restaurant over as a temporary shelter. Then, this professional soldier who had participated in the "Winter War" in Finland as a volunteer, immediately made a very calm judgment: the whistling of the warheads mixed with the sound of explosions must be ground artillery rather than air bombing. At this moment, the smoke produced by the dense explosions was so stimulating that people could not open their eyes at all. If they ran out rashly at this time, it would be difficult to pass safely through the layers of shrapnel.

So, Lieutenant Colonel Arvid simply chose to lie down, lying there motionless, and left the rest to luck.

At this moment, accompanied by a violent explosion, shrapnel and glass fragments were dancing in the sky like countless sharp blades, but did not hurt him at all.

Finally, after a long wait, as soon as the explosion sounded, Major General Alvid jumped out like a rabbit, ran wildly, and rushed to the entrance of the anti-gun cave. At that moment, he felt that the banquet hall with crystal chandeliers was simply a living hell, while this dark and damp cave was the most beautiful paradise.

In fact, most of those who were lying on the ground during the explosion were safe and sound.

It was experience and calmness that kept Arvid alive.

But not everyone has such experience, especially for Connor, the Deputy Secretary-General of the United Nations. He is just a politician and has never been to the battlefield. Even in his cognition, he never thought that he would have such an experience.

However, at the moment of the shelling, the captain from Ireland beside him threw him to the ground. At the same time when the captain was hit by shrapnel, Connor was also seriously injured. He lay on the ground with severe injuries, gasping for breath.

He kept calling for help, but even if he was the Secretary-General of the United Nations, it was meaningless at that time. Anyone who wanted to stay alive would not come to save him at this time. They would just let him bleed and his breathing became weaker and weaker.

Compared to politicians, soldiers react very quickly on the battlefield. Actually, it’s not that quick. Major General Chand, the commander of the UN forces, was also seriously injured, perhaps because he reacted a step slower. His right thigh femur was fractured, his left lower leg was cut by shrapnel, the muscles of his left upper arm were cut by shrapnel, the artery was broken, blood gushed out like a fountain, and a large piece of muscle in his chest was cut off. He was completely turned into a bloody man.

At this time, the only lucky thing was that Major General Chandler had no head injury and was still conscious. Unlike Connor, he knew that he would die if he bled out. The instinct for survival drove him into action immediately. He struggled to tear off his left sleeve quickly and put it on the wound on his left upper arm, then pressed his left upper arm hard to the ground to stop the bleeding. This trick worked and soon the bleeding stopped.

He then covered the wound on his left chest with his tattered clothes and pressed it with his right hand to stop the bleeding. Although his right thigh was seriously injured, the bleeding stopped automatically. It was really a blessing from God.

Qian De, lying in a pool of blood, heard the explosions around him becoming more and more violent, but he dared not move at all. He could only look around, holding on, waiting for rescue after the shelling ended.

Suddenly, the building was hit by a shell again, accompanied by a violent shaking. Chandler looked up and saw something falling from the sky. It was the Italian chandelier, falling directly from the ceiling. He didn't care about the pain on his body and rolled to the side desperately. Behind him, he heard a "bang" and a scream.

It was Deputy Secretary-General Connor. He was already seriously injured, and after being hit like this, he immediately began to breathe out more than breathe in.

Chandler was so frightened that he broke out in a cold sweat!
If he hadn't been sober and reacted in time, he would probably be dead now.

An hour later, General Chandler was finally taken to the hospital. Once he entered the hospital, he had to take an X-ray. At this moment, he felt a black screen in front of his eyes. He opened his eyes wide but could not see anything. Feeling weak and panicked, Chandler struggled and shouted with his last strength:
"Stop the photo. Give me a blood transfusion immediately. I'm going into shock!"

The doctor asks:
"What's your blood type?"

"I have type AB blood..."

After saying that, Chandler lost consciousness.

If there was a medal for self-rescue, Chandler would undoubtedly be qualified to receive it. Thanks to a series of decisive and calm actions, he successfully survived. But for UN Deputy Secretary-General Connor, he was not so lucky.

By the time paramedics arrived, Connor was already dead.

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(End of this chapter)