Chapter 713: The 17th North Latitude

"General, the frequency of harassment attacks by the North Vietnamese People's Army has increased recently. This week, our patrols have encountered 79 small-scale exchanges of fire with opposing patrols. At the same time, according to reports from our people who encountered the North Vietnamese patrols, the North Vietnamese The soldiers on the patrol have very strong combat capabilities and also have very strange abilities, so this has caused a lot of losses to our patrol."

The Ben Hoa US military base has returned to calm. The North Vietnamese army has besieged the Ben Hua US military base for several months. However, with the strong material supplies of the US military and the secret agreement reached between the United States and Thailand, a large number of US soldiers used the Thai-Vietnam border as a springboard. The North Vietnamese army The battle ended in vain.

In this battle initiated by the Vietnamese army and named "Spring Offensive", the North Vietnamese achieved brilliant results. They annihilated five French divisions in the first battle and defeated the Italian and Spanish troops. Armed, and also mobilized a large army to surround the Americans who had just joined the war and beat them up severely.

Needless to say, the French losses in this battle were extremely heavy.

Greece and Italy were also taken aback by North Vietnam's strength. Since then, they have become timid, and all their troops have gone to the rear area controlled by the Ngo Dinh Diem government, the third puppet regime of South Vietnam. The front lines and other important military locations have been Leave it to the Americans.

Therefore, the Americans who joined the war at the request and benefit of the French suddenly changed from a supporting role to the second leading actor, shouldering the responsibilities that should have been borne by the French. I have to say that this is very It's okay to be weird.

Fortunately, the Americans also had their own plans, so they pinched their noses and admitted this big loss, secretly asking the French to pay as much compensation as possible.

The military power of the French was completely lost in the "Spring Offensive" launched by North Vietnam. As a result, the French military power of the North Vietnamese puppet regime now only has one division of troops left, and the military power of this division is obviously It is not enough for the corrupt situation in Vietnam.

Although the French government intends to re-recruit young people as soldiers in the country to increase the deployment of military forces in Vietnam, domestic protests against the increase in troops have arisen one after another in France. At the same time, large numbers of people have demanded an end to the Vietnam War, which has troubled the French authorities. Very anxious.

Not to mention that French ability users, mutants, and even vampires have begun to stand up and declare their attitude of giving up Vietnam. At the same time, French President Dangbe was also killed in an assassination. Therefore, France is now in chaos and can no longer care about Vietnam. .

And because of the chaos in the French country, countries such as Greece, Italy, and Spain, which had already sent troops, began to retreat and secretly prepare to withdraw their troops.

It’s not surprising when you think about it, those people who are now standing up to compete for the position of president in France,

and the support groups behind it all played the cards and slogans of ending the Vietnam War.

So it can be seen from this that no matter who is the new president of the country in the future, the Vietnam War will definitely be withdrawn.

So why did the French, who were the real leaders, withdraw their troops, and Greece, Italy, and Spain, which were originally just helpers, continued to hold on in Vietnam.

For a time, in addition to the Americans in Vietnam, Greece, Italy, and Spain all began to secretly make small plans to withdraw their troops.

The Americans, who took over full responsibility for the military defense of the 17th parallel between North and South Vietnam, must have had more exchanges with the North Vietnamese army. This is equivalent to saying that the Americans are now staring at the pressure of the North Vietnamese army.

This attitude of the United States has been well received by European countries.

But in fact, Americans also have their own little calculations.

After taking over the military defense of the 17th parallel ceded by Spain, Greece, Italy and France, the US military established more than a dozen military bases on the dividing line and began to launch a huge bombing campaign called "Operation Rolling Thunder" against the North Vietnamese military area. offensive.

The bombing campaign of "Operation Rolling Thunder" solved the problem of old military inventory for the Americans, allowing the Americans to use the land of North Vietnam as an "munitions destruction" site.

This plan was originally proposed by Kim Hyun-tae, and was implemented after high-level discussions between the U.S. military and the government. The effect was very good. Both the military and arms company giants benefited, and even some congressmen Also got benefits.

You know, after the old arms are consumed like this, new ones must be purchased, right?

Moreover, when the Americans fought in Vietnam, it was the French who gave them benefits.

It is equivalent to saying that Americans are mercenaries of the French.

So, if the French pay the bill, the Americans will be smart enough to take advantage of it.

Good things like this don't happen often.

However, the Americans who took over the military defense of the 17th parallel also found that they faced great military pressure from North Vietnam and were not as optimistic as they thought before entering the war.

The mid-level military hierarchy of the US military will not know that in fact, the top US military officials have long expected that the US side will not be able to win this war.

But knowing they couldn't win, why did the Americans hold on instead of pulling out like Greece, Spain, Italy and France?

Benefit!

Although the United States could not win the final victory of the war, as long as the Americans stayed in Vietnam for one day, it would be of great benefit and benefit to the United States.

This interest has nothing to do with economics, but military interests.

According to the ideas provided by Kim Hyun-tae, the U.S. military can use Vietnam to train troops, experiment with new weapons, and clean up inventory of ammunition. It can be said to be a good thing that kills two birds with one stone.

The army needs actual combat, and weapons also need actual combat testing. Needless to say, old inventory of ammunition needs to be destroyed by itself when it reaches the end of its life, and you will have to spend a lot of money to destroy it.

But all problems can be solved in Vietnam.

So even though they knew they had to face North Vietnam's military pressure alone, the Americans still gritted their teeth and continued to hold on.

As for how many young Americans will lose their lives in Vietnam because of the joint interests of the top military and government officials, as well as the arms giants... Haha, no one will consider this.

The hearts of capitalists and politicians are all black. To these people, human life is just a cold number. How can they care about it?

Besides, these people can reap huge benefits for themselves on military issues in Vietnam, so they don't care how many people will die.

Of course, Anne and Kim Hyun-tae each gained their own benefits after the United States participated in the Vietnam War.

Needless to say about Annie, Kim Hyun Tae alone received a large order for military vehicles because of the solutions he provided, which resulted in stable sales of the Hummer he bought.

The order for 400,000 Humvees is only one of the benefits. Others include medicines for tropical diseases, Vietnamese news interview rights and other benefits.

Not to mention that Kim Hyuntai has entered the military's eyes. With the help of Old George, Kim Hyuntai has entered the hearts of many senior military officials and has been closely observed.

Otherwise, how could he successfully enter West Point Military Academy.

It is obvious that the generals in power on the US side have tacitly supported George Lao in cultivating him.

After all, Kim Hyun-tae showed his radical side and was very fond of military generals. At that time, the United States just needed hawkish rich people like Kim Hyun-tae to recognize him.

You know, being friendly with hawkish rich people will not do any harm to the hawkish camp, right?

At the very least, we can get a lot of funds from Kim Hyun-tae in the future and start some secret military projects without going to Congress, right?

"Is Hulk back?"

After listening to the report from his men, General Patton put down the cigar in his hand and asked.

An officer holding a confidential folder responded: "Lieutenant Colonel Hulk hasn't come back yet."

General Patton, the top commander of Ben Hua Base, looked down at the map on the table and said to the officers around him: "I have reason to believe that the North Vietnamese army has recruited ability users and mutants. We need to tell the Pentagon about this and let them Take countermeasures as soon as possible. After all, my soldiers are ordinary people. Once the North Vietnamese army lets people with abilities or mutants form an army to attack us, then this is not something we can resist."

Before General Patton finished speaking, an officer standing beside him asked: "General, can we ask the Pentagon to also start recruiting ability users and mutants?"

The words of this officer with the rank of colonel made everyone's eyes brighten.

Yes, if North Vietnam did it, why couldn't they do it too.

You must know that there are a lot of ability users and mutants in the United States, and there are also many beings with powerful powers. If such beings can come to North Vietnam, the pressure on the US military here will be much less.

At the very least, it can deter North Vietnam from this aspect, so that North Vietnam can only fight a conventional war with the United States.

Barton glanced at the officers in front of him, then sighed and said: "I don't want to be like this, but the things here are very complicated. The small-scale use of ability users and mutants may not be a big deal, but once it becomes an army, "Using it on a large scale will cause a lot of trouble, so the Pentagon will not do it."

"General, what will we do if the North Vietnamese do this?"

"Yes, General, we are too passive."

"Five days ago, a 36-man patrol of ours encountered a North Vietnamese esper during the patrol. In the end, all members were wiped out. This is an obvious signal that North Vietnam has begun to use esper or mutant soldiers against us."

"Don't be afraid, we still have Hulk and the team members under Lieutenant Colonel Hulk, so we don't have to be too worried about North Vietnam's unrestricted warfare!"

"I know Hulk is very strong, and his team members are also very powerful, but after all, the number of people in Lieutenant Colonel Hulk's team is too small, which is an obvious disadvantage."

For a moment, the officers surrounding General Patton started shouting at each other.

When General Patton saw such a scene, he sighed again in his heart. (To be continued.)