Chapter 1345 is too much punishment (first update, please subscribe)
Morning, 10:15.
A U.S. military C130 transport plane landed at the airport outside Elizabethville. This airport was originally a polo field for the mining company executives’ club. After being surrounded, in order to obtain supplies, the United Nations engineers used the polo field. The stadium built this field airport.
What is different from the past is that in addition to the supplies urgently needed by the army, this transport plane also has a distinguished guest.
Conor Cruise O'Brien, the United Nations Under-Secretary-General from Ireland, has been focusing on handling the Congo crisis in the past few years.
Congo is a sad place for the United Nations, where two years ago Hammarskjöld's plane crashed en route to talks with rebels in Elisabethville, resulting in his tragic death and that of his entire crew. There has been no definite explanation for the crash so far, and despite numerous United Nations investigations, the truth has still not been found.
But almost everyone believed that the plane was shot down by the rebels.
Katanga naturally denies this, but it is precisely because of this that the United Nations pays close attention to Congo, and even directly acts as a "thug" in Kinshasa to help it pacify Katanga. Rebellion.
When Hammarskjold arrived and encountered a plane crash, Connor was unable to accompany him due to illness, so he survived the plane crash. And last year he became the deputy secretary-general of the United Nations.
Connor arrived in Elizabethville by plane this time to negotiate with the rebels and try to end the crisis through negotiations.
After all, the situation at hand is not what the United Nations wants to see. In any case, they do not want to confront major powers anywhere. After all, North Korea has learned the lessons from its past.
After Connor arrived in Elizabethville, he immediately rushed to General Chander's headquarters - a building belonging to a mining company.
“Mr. Secretary-General, you see, this is our deployment here. Although the rebels and those East Asian mercenaries control the periphery of the city, from the current point of view, with the intensity of the United States’ support for us, The scale of victory is increasing, and the balance of victory is leaning towards us..."
Inheriting the common advantages of all Indians, Major General Chandler is definitely the best talker, and he is full of confidence as soon as he sees Connor. He patted his chest and promised.
"Moreover, the United States has promised to provide us with more tanks, artillery and other supplies within the next month. I am completely confident that we can defend this city and turn it into a solid fortress." Fortress, anyone who dares to peek here will pay a heavy price for their stupidity.”
This may sound familiar. A few months ago, India’s Defense Minister seemed to have said the same thing in New Delhi, but at that time, the city he was referring to was New Delhi. In the end, he did "hold" New Delhi because others had no interest at all.
Connor reminded kindly:
"General, you must understand that what we are facing is not just a group of rebels and East Asian mercenaries! Behind them is Nanyang! "
If it were at the United Nations General Assembly, the Nanyang representative would definitely shout "slander", and even say "be careful to sue you for slander", but here... this is a well-known thing.
"Mr. Secretary-General, the United States is behind us!"
Major General Chandler looked confident that I have the upper hand, and at the same time, he patted his chest and assured Connor:
“With American supplies, brave and capable Indian soldiers, and excellent Irish and Swedish soldiers, I believe that we can not only hold on here, but also defeat the rebels!"
Then, Major General Chand emphasized in a low voice:
"Furthermore, defeating them is what Washington hopes to do! See! ”
What Washington wants!
In an instant, Connor became silent. The United Nations cannot do without the support of the United States in any matter. Without the support of the United States, it would be impossible for the United Nations to operate here.
The purpose of Americans supporting United Nations operations in Africa is to combat the colonial powers of Britain, France and other countries. As for the Katanga rebels, they are supported by European countries such as Britain, Belgium and France.
In this case, the United States certainly hopes that the Katangan rebels will be completely defeated, thus thwarting the attempts of Britain, France, Belgium and other countries to continue to control the colonies.
Now, there is another reason - the United States hopes to defeat Nanyang here, and Nanyang's actions here are also to give the United States eye candy.
In a word, small countries pay for conflicts between big countries.
"Hey, this may be the saddest part..."
Sighing, Connor, who knew that the United Nations did not have any decision-making power, thought for a while and said:
"Well, if If we can thwart their attack and make them realize the reality, it will be very beneficial for further negotiations. General, just follow your plan! But I hope that peace can be restored as soon as possible..." After learning from Major General Chand, After some circumstances, Connor was invited to enter the banquet hall with Chandler and the others. Chandler specially prepared a welcome banquet to welcome the arrival of the deputy secretary-general. The participating officials were all commanders of the Indian, Swedish and Irish military. official.
However, before the main course of the banquet was served, the artillery shells from outside the city were served.
At the beginning of the shelling, Lieutenant Arvid, the Swedish army commander who had actual combat experience, When the gunfire rang out, he not only immediately lay down, but also quickly pulled a spring sofa seat in the restaurant as a temporary shelter. Then, this man who had participated in Finland as a volunteer The professional soldiers of the "Winter War" immediately and calmly made a judgment: the flying roar of the warhead was mixed with the sound of explosions, which must be ground shelling rather than aerial bombing. At this moment, the smoke generated by the intensive explosion was so irritating that people could not open their eyes at all. If they ran out at this time, it would be difficult to pass safely through the layers of shrapnel.
Therefore, Lieutenant Colonel Arvid simply chose to lie down and lie there motionless, leaving everything else to luck.
At this time, accompanied by a violent explosion, shrapnel and glass fragments danced in the sky like countless sharp knives, but they did not even hurt him.
After finally surviving the first few dozen seconds, after a long wait, as soon as the sound of explosions subsided, Major General Arvid sprang out like a rabbit, ran like a rabbit, and rushed towards the entrance of the anti-bomb hole . At that moment, he felt that the banquet hall with the crystal chandelier was a living hell, but this dark and damp cave was the most beautiful paradise.
In fact, most of those lying on the spot during the explosion were unharmed.
It was experience and calmness that allowed Arvid to survive.
But not everyone has such experience, especially Connor, the deputy secretary-general of the United Nations. He is just a politician and has never been to a battlefield. In his knowledge, he never thought that there would be a battlefield. Such an encounter.
However, at the moment of the shelling, the Irish captain next to him threw him to the ground. At the same moment when the captain drank the bullet and was torn apart by shrapnel, Connor was also seriously injured. , his body was severely injured, and he was lying on the floor, breathing heavily.
And kept calling for help. However, even if he is the Secretary-General of the United Nations at this time, it does not make any sense. Anyone who wants to survive will not come to save him at this time and just let him go. He was bleeding and his breathing became weaker and weaker.
Compared to politicians, on the battlefield, soldiers react very quickly. In fact, it is not fast at all. As the commander of the United Nations forces, Major General Chand, perhaps because of his slow response, he also suffered Seriously injured, the right thigh and femur were fractured, the left lower leg was cut by shrapnel, the muscles of the left upper arm were cut by shrapnel, the artery was broken, the blood was like a fountain, and a large piece of chest muscle was severely gouged out. The whole person completely turned into a bloody man.
At this time, the only good thing is that his head was not injured and Major General Chandler is always conscious. Unlike Connor, he knows that he will die if he bleeds out, and his survival instinct drives him Taking action immediately, he struggled and quickly tore off his left sleeve, placed it against the wound on his left upper arm, and then pressed his left upper arm hard on the ground to stop the bleeding. This move was indeed very effective, and the bleeding stopped soon.
He then covered the wound on his left chest with his rags and applied pressure with his right hand to stop the bleeding. Although his right thigh was seriously injured, it stopped bleeding automatically. It was really a blessing from God.
Lying in a pool of blood, Chand listened to the explosions around him becoming more and more violent, but he did not dare to move at all. He could only look around and hold on, waiting for rescue after the shelling was over. .
Suddenly the building was hit by a shell again, and there was a violent shaking. Chandler stared and saw something falling from the sky. It was the Italian chandelier, falling directly from the ceiling. Ignoring the pain on his body, he quickly rolled to the side, and there was a "crack" and a scream behind him.
It was Deputy Secretary-General Connor. He was originally seriously injured, but after being hit like this, he immediately released more air and lost less air.
Chandler was so frightened that he broke into a cold sweat!
If his mind hadn't been clear enough and his reaction hadn't been timely enough, he might have been the one who died now.
An hour later, General Chand was finally carried into the hospital. As soon as he entered the hospital, he had to take an X-ray. At this time, he felt that his eyes were dark. He opened his eyes wide but could not see anything. Chandler, who was weak and panicked, struggled and shouted with his last strength:
"Don't take the shot, give me a blood transfusion quickly, I'm going to go into shock!"
The doctor asked:
"What's your blood type."
"I have blood type AB..."
After saying that, Chandler lost consciousness.
If a self-rescue medal was awarded, Chandler would undoubtedly be eligible to receive it. With a series of decisive and calm operations, he successfully survived, but for United Nations Deputy Secretary-General Connor, there was no such thing. So lucky.
When paramedics arrived, Connor was lifeless.
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(End of this chapter)