nycdaug Chapter 352 The Invisible War (5)
Chapter 352 The Invisible War (5)
Wei Made laughed heartily, but when Yang Hong heard his laughter, he sounded extremely irritated. "Little guy, things are not as simple as you think. After all, it was you who violated the treaty."
"Boy, America is always here to support you wherever you need it. Why act so secretively for a few workers? The Soviets are clearly trying to use this to force you into compromise."
"Actually, it's no big deal. I think your leadership has already made a decision. I think the matter will be resolved soon. Little one, do you hope that we will break with the Soviet Union or even go into a hot war?"
Yang Hong knew that Wei Made was testing him. He calmed down and replied calmly, "Sir, you know very well that we have gone through too many hardships. Now is the time for construction. Of course, we don't want any of us to do anything that is not conducive to peace."
After hanging up the phone, Yang Hong called his adjutant over and questioned him again about the incident. The adjutant informed Yang Hong that General Liu Molong had already made a plan. The scientists were disguised as police officers, masquerading as members of the military police. Even if the Soviets searched the vehicle, the most they would find was the smuggled workers. Upon hearing this, Yang Hong formed a plan. He picked up the phone and contacted Wang Qingqiang, who had arrived, via walkie-talkie. He told him to openly allow the Soviets to inspect the smuggled workers. Let them arrest them if they wanted. Yang Hong already had a plan for dealing with the US, UK, and Soviet Russia's intentions.
Soon, the Soviets unloaded the twenty or so German workers they had hidden from the truck. The black-clad leader arrogantly briefed the reporters, fiercely attacking the Flower Planters for their despicable violations of the treaty. Wang Qingqiang, feeling particularly humiliated and enraged, ordered the military police to arrest Luo Keyu and the other officers on the spot, and ordered the remaining military police and police officers to return immediately for investigation. The scientists, mingling with the military police and police, were escorted by Zheng Shuang's military police team and quickly passed the Soviet outposts and entered the Flower Planters' occupied territory. Wang Qingqiang secretly breathed a sigh of relief.
The incident quickly became news in Berlin and around the world, thanks to media coverage. The Florists quickly made a decision and issued a public notice. The notice stated that some German workers, suffering from idleness and financial hardship, had bribed some of the Florists' junior soldiers, exploiting the Florists' urgent need for skilled workers, to secretly organize the smuggling operation. Therefore, the Florists would enforce strict discipline and deal with the soldiers and other personnel involved in the smuggling operation. At the same time, they would prepare to repatriate the workers who had already smuggled into the Florists. The Florists also promoted awareness of the plight of the German people after their defeat, urging all nations to pay attention to the plight of civilians, recommending the swift disposal of war criminals, and the restoration of the German economy.
A few days later, Major General Wang Qingqiang submitted his resignation to the Allied Military Police Headquarters. Immediately, the Allied military police withdrew from the Berlin Military Police. Many low-ranking officers, such as Luo Keyu, were also dismissed or forced to retire, suggesting that the Allied military police were handling the incident with great rigor. However, when the Allied military police proposed to the United States, Britain, and the Soviet Union that they accept the smuggled German workers, all nations remained silent, clearly unwilling to accept them. Behind the scenes, through negotiations, the Allied military police ultimately pledged to remain neutral in European affairs.
In May 1948, the United States, Britain, and the Soviet Union officially closed their respective zones in Berlin, and the Berlin Wall was officially erected. The Germans compromised and evacuated Berlin, and the occupied zone was divided between the United States, Britain, and the Soviet Union.
That same month, in Japan, the Tokyo Metropolitan Police Headquarters captured the leader of the GGC, a group secretly established by the Soviet Union, in the Ximending District. In the scuffle, the police beat the leader to death. Unexpectedly, the leader possessed dual Soviet and Japanese identities, stirring up a hornet's nest. The Soviet Navy and Soviet troops stationed in Hokkaido began to take action, threatening the so-called "government" of Tokyo, Japan.
The US and British occupation forces immediately stopped and took action. A large number of warships and troops began to be mobilized. The two sides formed a standoff on the waters of Tokyo Bay, and it seemed that a war was about to break out.
On June 6th, the "leftist" government of the Korean Peninsula's "Freedom Revolution" launched a protest, accusing the U.S. of oppressing civilians. Firefights erupted along the Line of Control between the two sides, escalating into a large-scale conflict. The U.S. military was no match for the U.S., which quickly overran much of the region. Seeing the situation was dire, the United States rallied a group of nations to support the U.S., ostensibly to maintain peace. Seeing the U.S.'s weakened forces, the United States recruited retired military personnel from the United States, Britain, Germany, and Japan to join the fighting directly, acting as mercenaries.
During this time and space, since so-called international organizations had not yet been established, neither had the US-UK-led military bloc nor the Soviet-led military bloc. Thus, the conflict on the Korean Peninsula, including that of the Soviet Union, intervened in the guise of mercenaries or volunteers, yet the intensity of the conflict remained undiminished, and in fact became even more brutal.
Soon, more regional conflicts erupted. In southern Vietnam, the war between French colonists and the Liberation Front also involved mercenaries and volunteers to varying degrees. Due to the situation in the north, the flower-growing countries were forced to strengthen their defenses. Kuang Zhengqi, who had just returned to China to assume the post of Commander of the Southern Military Region, felt obliged to lead the 3rd and 7th Group Armies to join the Southern Military Region to maintain stability in Indochina.
In Africa and the Middle East, the legacy of World War II in places like Turkey, Iraq, Syria, and Egypt has gradually come to light. Clearly, various forces are at play. With regard to Turkey in particular, the Soviet Union clearly refused to recognize the legitimacy of the current government, believing it contained numerous Nazi elements whose wartime crimes had not been dealt with. Following the withdrawal of the Flower Planting Army, a Soviet army group suddenly moved south and occupied parts of the region bordering the Caucasus. At the same time, the Soviet Union disagreed with the US and UK's commitment to Kurdish autonomy and supported the legitimate territorial claims of the various governments involved in these regions. This created a complex landscape of checks and balances and struggles in the Middle East.
The plan for Jewish migration to Palestine also encountered many twists and turns. Sometimes it was supported by the United States and Britain, and sometimes it was opposed by the United States and Britain. The Soviet Union took the opportunity to migrate Jews from Eastern Europe and the country to this region, and the powder keg in the Middle East tended to be ignited.
However, the most important event also took place that same month: the trials of World War II war criminals, including the trial and handling of Japanese Class I war criminals, which had been postponed for over two years. This immediately captured the world's attention.