Chapter 710 Balkans, Endgame
Obviously, not everyone will accompany the Europeans to brain death.
In the face of such a major event that is likely to change the direction of the world line, it is extremely important to take the initiative.
It should be said that the U.S. military is extremely efficient in this regard. It completed a series of post-event disposals almost within two hours of the Spirit of Kansas being shot down.
If it weren’t for the unlucky Brigadier General Marlott who happened to be ejected almost to the city center and went completely in the wrong direction due to GPS interference while heading to the suburbs, the helicopter of the combat rescue team had to wait for a long time. They were forced to retreat after not seeing anyone for an hour, so the negative impact of this incident may even be narrowed to a very small level.
It's a pity that some things can't be done.
Wrong target, unexploded bomb, captured brigadier general.
Their situation suddenly became very embarrassing.
The world, in many cases, is actually turn-based.
After the American, who reacted fastest, finished playing his cards, and the European, who reacted second fastest, lost the connection and burned the rope before he could play his cards, it was the turn of others.
On the afternoon of April 18, as mentioned at the General Staff Meeting, Mr. Zhang and Fu Youquan held a round of remote meetings with General Anatoly Kvashnin to discuss the dispatch of units to carry out peacekeeping operations in the name of the Security Council. possibility.
In fact, the core purpose is to win over the fire——
You old Russia has been an important player in the Balkans for the past two hundred years. Although it has shrunk now, it is not just a cat or a dog. Now the United States It’s just a human being, even those five guys in Europe started to cause trouble, and in the end they started fighting among themselves. How can you bear it if you don’t do something now? If you can bear this, you can eat it...
The relationship between my second uncle and your father has been ups and downs for so many years. Now that such a good opportunity is in front of me, I definitely can’t eat it alone. I’m already prepared to do something. Yeah, if you don’t follow me, I’ll look down on you...
The positive words will definitely not be so straightforward, but that’s what they mean.
Of course, Gonghuo will return to Gonghuo, and the opponent is not a fool after all.
If you want to persuade others to end up taking chestnuts from the fire, you will definitely have no hope of relying on words alone. In the end, you still have to rely on profits.
As it happens, if the plan proposed by China can be implemented, then the Russians are likely to be the ones who can take the biggest advantage.
Because they are in the Balkans and really have a force that can be mobilized immediately.
In fact, Chang Haonan was able to come up with this idea at that time, largely inspired by this army in the previous life...
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A few hours later, local time, on the night of April 18th.
Border of Bosnia and Herzegovina.
Sergeant Matthew Condit, who was standing guard, stood in the machine gunner position of the Humvee as usual, looking boredly at the road in front of him.
Searchlights and headlights can only illuminate a distance of about a hundred meters. To the human eye, places farther away are completely dark, as if leading to an abyss.
Even on normal days, there are not many vehicles passing through here.
What's more, since the Allied Forces Operation began, the checkpoint has become a theoretical war zone.
Although the border area has not been directly affected by the war, except for a few unlucky ones who live on one side and work on the other side, it is even less likely that anyone will take this road.
Especially at night.
However, just when he was already feeling a little sleepy, the roar of a diesel engine suddenly came from far and near.
It doesn't sound like one yet.
But a convoy.
Condit cheered up and stood up a little straighter, but still did not put his hand on the handle of the M2 machine gun.
Because he stood at the highest position, he saw a row of car lights traveling along the road in the distance earlier than others.
Others on the ground who were standing guard with him had spread out, preparing to conduct routine inspections of the convoy.
Generally speaking, the trucks passing through here are used by international organizations to transport supplies (and of course smuggling), and inspections are just routine. As long as the driver spends a little money, even this routine can be skipped.
As the opposing convoy gradually approached, a lieutenant in charge of the sentry came to the middle of the road, crossed his hands above his head, and signaled the other party to stop.
But soon, they discovered that something was wrong.
The other party suddenly turned on the high beam, making the people on the ground unable to open their eyes for a while.
However, Condit, who was in a higher position, was not affected much.
What appeared under the searchlights did not seem to be the expected convoy of trucks.
The first one, judging from the outline, seems to have a turret...
"It's a tank...no, it should be an armored vehicle?"
Condit Almost subconsciously, he pulled the charging handle and shouted loudly to his comrades below.
In this flash of time, the opposing team was approaching another distance.
Now, even a few people on the ground can distinguish the distinctive outline of the BTR armored vehicle from its outline.
The words "KFOR" seem to be visible on the lower armor plate of the lead car.
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The US military was a little confused for a while.
KFOR, is a force prepared to enter the Balkans to control the situation after the victory of the Allied operation.
Although it is still in the preparation stage, they have actually been sent near the border under various names. When the time comes, they can change their clothes and rush in directly——
Yes, it is actually them.
Now, seeing this logo that belongs to you appear in front of you, everyone will be confused for a moment. In fact, if we put it aside 10 years ago, when we saw BTR, we could already judge whether the other party was an enemy rather than a friend.
But since the 1990s, a large number of countries equipped with Soviet-style equipment have become their allies or quasi-allies, which directly makes it completely unfeasible to rely on equipment models to distinguish between ourselves and the enemy.
And coincidentally, in order to show "sincere unity", there are actually several teams from different countries in Eastern Europe in KFOR's sequence.
“Is it our turn to rush in?”
Condit couldn’t remember where his KFOR armband was thrown. If he needed it now, maybe Still a little troublesome.
The lieutenant standing in the middle of the road still had the same posture as before, trying to check the identity of the visitor.
But not only did the other party have no intention of stopping, the sound of the diesel engine became louder and louder, and it sounded like it was accelerating.
At the same time, the two sides finally got close enough to see the details of each other's vehicles.
On the side of the first car, there seemed to be a white, blue and red tricolor flag...
Condit, who had just woken up from a dream, wanted to turn the machine gun, but then realized that he There was actually no order to fire.
Moreover, our side currently only has one 12.7 and a few 5.56s, and the worst firepower on the opposite side is 14.5, and there seems to be a few 30mm...
It seems a bit difficult if there is a real exchange of fire. Suffer.
It's hard to say who was saved by the sergeant's hesitation at this moment, but in short, the opponent's convoy arrived almost in an instant.
The lieutenant standing in the middle of the road jumped to the side with quick eyesight and quick hands.
With a loud "bang", the blocking pole of the checkpoint was knocked away, and a dozen BTR armored vehicles filed into the other side of the border under the watchful eyes of a group of US troops...< br>
“Lieutenant?”
After the smoke and dust raised by the convoy cleared, Condit turned to look at the lieutenant who had not even touched a gun during the whole process.
The sound of the diesel engine gradually faded away, and the scene became quiet again.
Nothing seemed to have happened except the broken barricade.
The lieutenant calmed down his frightened mood:
"Report to the superiors and tell them that a KFOR convoy just passed the checkpoint and asked if we need to follow them."
"But that was Russia just now..."
The other person next to him looked shocked.
After all, the other party didn’t even take off the national flag on the car. The reason why it was written KFOR was obviously not to confuse them.
Either he wanted to express his dissatisfaction for not receiving an invitation when KFOR was formed, or it was just a simple prank.
But before he finished speaking, he was interrupted by the lieutenant:
“I only saw an Allied convoy with the KFOR logo on it, what about you?”
The radio operator understood immediately and quickly adjusted the channel to try to get in touch with his superiors.
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Early the next morning, news that shocked the world came.
A VDV fleet of about 200 people has arrived at the central airport in the Balkans.
In the face of doubts, the Russians are also plausible:
"Isn't the Allied Force operation over? Then it should be very reasonable for me to be invited by the host country to maintain peace here, right?"
"Your operation just caused more than a hundred people the night before The tragedy of civilian casualties, most of which are your own, is it to protect people?"
"I told you not to take me with you when you formed KORF, are you getting retribution now? Now that the chaos is like this, if I don’t rely on you to maintain peace, how can I still rely on you?”
“Now that my people have been sent in, it’s impossible to come out, but I am willing to serve as an intermediary to host the exchange of prisoners, and Form a completely open investigation team to investigate what happened the day before yesterday. We welcome all countries and organizations that want to participate.”
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After this statement, Huaxia also stood up and said that I had already told you that peace is the most important thing and not to engage in war. You see, things are now in chaos.
In addition, since the eldest nephew has spoken, as one of the five good people, I cannot shun international responsibilities, so I reluctantly set an example and agreed to send people to join the investigation team. I also support the integration of the entire investigation process and The results will be made public...
In such a big matter, investigation is definitely inevitable.
Otherwise, there will be no way to give an explanation to the people of the countries involved.
But both the United States and the European Union have their own agendas, and it is obviously impossible to allow the investigation results to be truly open and transparent.
At least it cannot be open and transparent led by the Russians.
Who knows what will be found?
Moreover, Brigadier General Marlott is still in the hands of the opponent. If the time drags on for too long, there is no guarantee that a confession will not be made. Obviously, the knot must be cut quickly...
So the United States immediately proposed , if the investigation wants to ensure fairness, it must not be just random people, so it should be organized within the framework of the Security Council, which is fair and just.
Considering the safety of the investigation team itself, and in order to monitor the subsequent human situation in the Balkans, a peacekeeping unit should also be established in the name of the Security Council on the basis of KORF.
In the end, after several rounds of wrangling, KORF was finally expanded into a force composed of nearly 30 countries, including the five permanent members. In order to muddy the water, a lot of soy sauce was even included. Members...
The uproar in the Balkans has ushered in temporary peace in such an anticlimactic form...
(End of this chapter)
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