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Chapter 1359: Ending (First update, please subscribe)
March 16th was a sunny day, as usual.

Katanga, Elizabethville.

Second Lieutenant Teng Guinan of the 9th Commando was sitting leisurely under the shade of a tree, happily eating breakfast.

Breakfast is not Type 58 individual self-heating food. Although that kind of steaming hot field rations is very popular, as long as conditions permit, everyone still likes to eat food prepared in the cooking car.

Breakfast is Tang-style - oil tea, steamed buns, eggs,
After eating the eggs, Teng Guinan swallowed the big beef bun in one gulp. The strong flavor of peppercorns tasted very good.

With a satisfied look on his face, Teng Guinan picked up the lunch box of oil tea on the ground, took a big sip, and then burped with satisfaction.

Meanwhile, his subordinates were leaning on sandbags, chatting and enjoying a delicious hot meal.

Just as they were enjoying breakfast, the sound of artillery fire was heard again in the distance - the bombardment of Elizabethville had not stopped. In fact, it had never stopped. In the past half month, they had dumped tens of thousands of shells on the city on average every day.

Listening to the sound of artillery fire in the distance, Teng Guinan, who had already finished his breakfast, picked up the "Type 77 submachine gun". Compared with assault rifles, he prefers lightweight submachine guns, but people always have their own habits. Teng Guinan likes this submachine gun, not because it has only seventeen parts, but because when he was promoted in India, the weapon he used was this submachine gun. It is extremely reliable, and it can fire normally even if it falls into a muddy rice field.

Teng Guinan came to the trench with a submachine gun and observed the city with a telescope. Smoke clouds from the explosion continued to rise.

At this time Jiang Haoer came over and asked:

"Captain, when will these foreigners surrender?"

"Who knows? But they will surrender sooner or later!"

Putting down the telescope, Teng Guinan said:
"Soon, these Westerners won't be able to hold out for long. Yesterday, the air force bombed their warehouses. Without supplies, they won't be able to hold out for a few days."

Then he said in a tone of extreme contempt:

"Westerners...can't stand any hardship!"

Then he added:

“It’s the same with Indians!”

For the defenders under fire, every minute and every second is torture. They don’t know how long they can hold on, but they know that they may die at any time as the shells fall.

"General, now, every minute, someone is dying, Indians, Swedes, Irish..."

In the headquarters, Colonel Floyd frowned and looked at Chandler, the commander of the UN forces, who was still wearing bandages.

"They are bleeding and dying, General!"

Chandler just sat in the soft chair, listening to the colonel's report for a long time before speaking.

"What do you mean, Colonel?"

"General, our ammunition depot has been destroyed, thousands of people have been killed or wounded, and there is no hope of victory now. I believe that surrender is the only option at this moment for humanitarian reasons."

Chandler, leaning back in the soft chair, looked at the officers in front of him and said:
"But, gentlemen, we are United Nations troops..."

As soon as he finished speaking, Major Frank from Ireland said:
"It's not like UN troops haven't surrendered before. We have to consider everyone now. We are here to maintain peace, not to die."

Major Frank had had enough of it all. Not only him, but everyone else as well. They were tired of being bombarded with artillery all day long.

They did not come here to be cannon fodder, not to be cannon fodder for the Africans.

"General, what do we have now? Nothing. We have no planes, no external assistance, and we can even watch them fire shells at us. Under such circumstances, we have managed to hold on until now, and we have done our best."

Major Frank said in a very serious tone:
"General, we must be responsible for our men, and I have received an order from Dublin requiring me to be responsible for my men."

This is no longer a suggestion, but a "notification".

In fact, after the UN forces were surrounded, the most nervous parties were not the UN, but Sweden and Ireland. On the one hand, they contacted the surrounded troops and asked them to ensure their own safety, while on the other hand, they put pressure on the UN to solve all these problems as soon as possible.

At the same time, they contacted NBC through private channels, hoping that they would "exert their influence" to ensure the safety of the besieged Irish and Swedish troops. As for the affairs of the United Nations, they did not care at all.

For these two countries, what they care about most is the safety of their own people.

Politicians in both countries are well aware of the disaster that would follow if their armies suffered a heavy loss here.
So for Ireland and Sweden, the important thing is to evacuate their people safely. As for surrender... it's no big deal, it's nothing more than raising the white flag.

The most important thing is that our own people cannot die!

Facing their suggestions, or rather notifications, Major General Chand, who had escaped death, did not act embarrassed, but sighed and said.

"Then... negotiate with them."

At 10 a.m. that day, three officers arrived at the city's outskirts.

Leading the group was an Indian major, accompanied by an Irish major and a Swedish major.

The three of them represent the United Nations forces.

The representatives of the three countries just looked at each other, then walked out of the trench holding the white flag. The sniper spotted them at the first time, and soon, Teng Guinan walked out.

When the leading officer, Major Singh, saw the officer coming, he deliberately fiddled with his beard with his hand, as if trying to maintain his dignity.

"I am an envoy from the United Nations Force Command. I am here to negotiate."

Major Singh unfolded the small white flag in his hand, then walked towards the East Asian officer with his chest puffed out.

"I'm Major Singh from the United Nations Force Command, and I want to see your commander."

Walking up to the second lieutenant, he lowered his chest, raised his chin slightly, looked directly into the eyes of the short officer, and spoke loudly.

He seemed to be trying hard to maintain the dignity and pride of an Indian officer in front of this man.

Teng Guinan looked at the other person. He didn't speak English. After a moment of silence, he said:
“I speak Hindi and I was stationed there for a long time.”

In an instant, Singh lost his previous momentum and immediately changed his tone to communicate in Hindi with the short officer in front of him.

What to communicate?
I just want to meet their commander and negotiate surrender!

On March 3, after several days of artillery battles, the UN forces in Elizabethville finally made a wise choice.

More than 20,000 UN and Congolese troops laid down their arms.

After this news came out, the whole world was shocked. But that was it. The military defeat forced the United Nations to sit down at the negotiation table and start discussing the future of Katanga with an extremely serious attitude.

For the current United Nations, they have no other choice and negotiation is the only way out.

……

After the UN troops raised the white flag in Elizabethville, Li Yian simply said:

"this is the truth."

Just as his son had judged, ever since Elizabethville was surrounded, the initiative had been seized by NBC, or rather, by the "Black Knight".

With Ireland and Sweden communicating privately, the surrender of the UN forces was only a matter of time.

As for the United Nations... no one cares about him at all!
This is true even for small countries like Ireland and Sweden.

Putting down the report in his hand, perhaps because everything was expected, Li Yixuan did not feel any surprise, but just asked calmly:
"Dad, how will Congo end in the future?"

"future……"

Does the country of Congo still have a future?
After thinking for a while, Li Yian said:
"The future of Congo is not important. What is important is Katanga... It is ours. Soon, our company will obtain the local mineral resources, especially uranium..."

When talking about "uranium mines", Li Yian emphasized:
"Although we have uranium mines in Australia, the uranium mines in Katanga are different. They will truly belong to us. They are extremely important from both a military and economic perspective."

"I know that nuclear power will be the focus of our development in the future. The use of nuclear power can reduce our dependence on imported oil and natural gas, thereby improving energy security..."

Li Yixuan thought for a moment and said:
"So what we need is Katanga, not Congo,"

"Yes, we just need Kadan back. This is also our position in international affairs. It is enough to exert influence where NBC needs it. As for other places, it is not important at all..."

Listening to his father's answer, Li Yixuan smiled and said:
"Let the Americans and Soviets worry about the rest!"

"Haha, that's right, let them worry about it!"

Li Yian burst into laughter at his son's words. The United States and the Soviet Union should worry about the whole world, while NBC only needed to care about its own interests.

What direction will Congo develop in the future?
The situation in Congo was doomed - Lumumba's supporters rose up in eastern Congo, known as the Simba (Lion) Movement. This time, the rebels echoed Lumumba's supporters in Stanleyville, and they quickly established the People's Republic of Congo with Stanleyville as its capital.

The leader of the Simba Movement was Murere, who was the Minister of Education in Lumumba's cabinet. He received support from the Soviet Union, Cuba, Algeria and Egypt. They launched a large-scale purge in the areas they controlled. In front of Lumumba's statue, a large number of clerks, teachers, civil servants, technicians, government officials, opposition leaders, etc. were executed. At the same time, his power was also expanding rapidly. With the support of the Soviet Union, his military strength exploded. In just a few months, he controlled two-thirds of Congo's territory. The Congolese central government fell into crisis again and the government collapsed.

The sudden change in the situation has changed the situation in Congo. Katanga, which was once regarded as a local separatist region, seems to be no longer important. After all, the biggest threat to the United States has always been the Soviet Union. The emergence of the Simba Movement has changed everything.

As the Simba Movement rises, what choice will the United Nations make?

There was only one choice - to recognize Katanga's "independence". In this way, the "Congo Crisis" that lasted for several years finally returned to its original situation.

Does all this matter?
It doesn’t matter at all, what matters is that Katanga is NBC’s!
While Li Yian was lost in thought, Li Yixuan asked:

"Father, what about our relationship with the United States?"

"USA……"

After a brief pause, Li Yian said:
"Washington should make a rational decision!"

(End of this chapter)