"I will send your information back to India as soon as possible, and then pass it on to the US and British embassies and the United Nations," Panikha said.

"As for UN Resolutions 82, 84, and 85," the Prime Minister thought for a while and added, "Since the UN does not recognize the legal status of the Chinese representative, China does not assume any obligations to the UN."

"Your Excellency, Prime Minister," Panica thought for a while, and still expressed his opinion, "If China responds strongly now, it may drag China into a war with the United States."

"We have considered everything, even the situation where they drop atomic bombs on us." Nie Shuai, who attended the meeting, replied, "Millions of us may be killed, but a country cannot defend its independence without making sacrifices." .”

Zhongnanhai, Huairen Hall.

"The current situation is that the worst has already happened," said the Chairman, who was anxiously watching North Korea's battle reports, and his voice was loud. "Now we have to do two things quickly. First, the Northeast Frontier Defense Forces must complete all operational preparations before October 10 to ensure that they can be dispatched at any time; second, quickly inform the North Korean government and The Soviet government and told North Korea that it must be prepared to deal with this worst case.”

"The General Staff and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs are closely monitoring the changes in the Korean War situation." The Prime Minister said, "Considering that a large number of US troops have landed from Incheon and are attacking Seoul, our liaison office in Pyongyang must be prepared to withdraw."

"On July 7, we informed Chai Chengwen to return home immediately," the commander-in-chief said. "First, we consider that Pyongyang may be in danger soon. Second, we need to listen to his detailed report in North Korea."

"This is the best way. After listening to Comrade Chai Chengwen's report, we need to hold an enlarged meeting of the Military Commission," the prime minister said. "Some things must be prepared quickly, and this needs to be discussed in detail by the organization."

general staff.

"Prime Minister and Chief of Staff Nie, during the few months in North Korea, the comrades in our liaison office were mainly active in Pyongyang. In early July, a comrade visited Seoul briefly, but he did not go further south. In August, I had He proposed to send observers to Busan to understand the battle situation, but Comrade Kim Il Sung did not agree." Chai Chengwen reported the details of his Korean War to the Prime Minister and Nie Shuai.

"... Generally speaking, the North Korean comrades gave us a high standard of reception, but the scope of activities was not large. I have a dedicated phone line with Kim Il Sung, and I can call to inquire about the battle situation of the People's Army at any time. But in most cases, Comrade Kim Il Sung avoided discussing overly detailed frontline battles. In addition, Comrades Wu Ting and Xu Hui were members of our People's Liberation Army. Probably because of this, Comrade Kim Il Sung seemed to ask them to try their best to No contact with us. Therefore, in most cases, our liaison team relies on sources such as Pyongyang’s government staff and mid-level cadres of military agencies to learn from the side and speculate on the progress of the People’s Army on the battlefield.”

"We have roughly collected and counted information on recruit training and personnel replenishment of the Korean People's Army from June to September.... In terms of weapons and ammunition, at present, most of the Soviet aid is by sea, from North Korea to East China. Wonsan and other places on the coast went ashore instead of being transported to North Korea by my country's railway, which also made it difficult for us to know the specific situation of North Korea's equipment and ammunition. After August 6, the number of trains arriving in Pyongyang began to increase. We also counted the number of these weapons and ammunition."

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"Comrade Chai Chengwen's activities in Pyongyang were relatively restricted, and the information he reported was a little simpler." Nie Shuai said with some regret after listening to Chai Chengwen's report.Chai Chengwen's report was mostly mentioned in their regular situation reports with the Military Commission in the previous few months, and the report brought back by the body did not contain any more detailed information.

"Call Tang Hua back from Shanghai," the Prime Minister said.

"That's good, Tang Hua is here, so I can sort out the high-level trends of the United States and South Korea. But..." Nie Shuai still regrets that he has too little knowledge of North Korea's inside information. rest assured."

Chapter 63, North Korea will be over if there are no troops

"Prime Minister: I have received the telegram, and I will return to Beijing immediately. In order to save time and speed up the pace, please ask the Soviet Union to obtain international information related to the Korean War situation from the Soviet Union as soon as possible, especially the meeting minutes and resolutions of the UN General Assembly and the Security Council in the last one and a half months. Statement; please also ask Minister Li of the Second Department of the General Staff to summarize the public and semi-public news information we have collected. After returning to Beijing, I will meet with Minister Li to conduct analysis and research, and compile a report to report to the leaders of the Military Commission. Tang”

Tang Hua got up and started to pack his things after handing over the written confidential draft to the cadre of the General Staff who came to the door.

In fact, even if the prime minister didn't send someone to remind him, Tang Hua was ready to leave for Beijing.

"Old Lie?" In the empty supercomputer hall, Lebedev placed his large desk by the window of the supercomputer hall, drawing something on the paper.

"I think I should also go to Jilin," Lao Lie said, "The big baby has been shipped away, and now it's like my daughter is married."

"No, you are on vacation now," Tang Hua said with a smile, "After three weeks of vacation, the new hardware will be in place gradually, and then the development of TC51 will start."

The train back to Beijing started slowly.

Now the central government requires cadres at the deputy department level and above to travel by train instead of plane if there is no urgent reason.It's not to save travel expenses, but the current aircraft accident rate is really high.But Tang Hua was also really afraid that the shabby planes of this era would fall off, so he was really willing to bang bang bang bang on the train. Although it would take more than two days to travel from Shanghai to Beijing, it was safe.

General Senate compound.

"Chairman, Prime Minister, Commander-in-Chief, Chief of Staff Nie, Chief of Staff Xu," Li Kernong, chief of the General Staff Intelligence Department (Second Department), was the first to speak, "Now the General Staff Intelligence Department will make an intelligence report on the military dynamics of the Korean Peninsula and surrounding countries Summarize and analyze."

On the night of September 9th, the small conference room was brightly lit, and the seven participants all looked serious.

Four hours ago, news came that the U.S. military had occupied Seoul. This was not information obtained by intelligence agencies, but a public announcement made triumphantly by radio stations in Busan and Tokyo.

The enlarged meeting of the Military Commission/Revolutionary Military Commission has been mentioned on the agenda, but before the formal meeting, several major leaders must first understand the latest situation on the battlefield before they can draw accurate judgments and conclusions.

"First, let's sort out what has happened in the Korean War since September." Tang Hua took out a cut-out newspaper page from the materials in front of him and held it up. "This is a report from a Tokyo newspaper on September 9th."

The text content of the Japanese newspaper has been written with a pen and a rough translation, but the main information comes from a black-and-white photo printed in the newspaper.

"This report said that when two American sailors were visiting a custom shop, they had a conflict with the store, and finally alerted the Metropolitan Police Department. The soldiers who got off were handed over to the U.S. military. These two sailors are from a U.S. warship called 'McKinley Hill', which sailed from the west coast of the U.S. to Tokyo Bay a day or two ago."

"'Mount McKinley' is not an ordinary warship." Tang Hua put down the newspaper and picked up a photo. "In the U.S. Navy's classification of warships, it is called the 'Amphibious Force Flagship'. Simply put, it is an amphibious command ship. In general small and medium-sized amphibious landing campaigns, the commander chooses a cruiser or battleship as the flagship. It can command the entire fleet and landing troops. However, in the combined sea, land and air amphibious campaign of the Marine Corps Expeditionary Force level, the number of radio stations installed on the cruisers and battleships is not enough, the frequency bands are not enough, and the command staff is not enough to accommodate so many troops. At this time, it is necessary to use a dedicated amphibious flagship such as the USS Mount McKinley. When the USS Mount McKinley appeared in Tokyo Bay on September 9, it is easy to guess the correct answer as to what the US military will do next."

“The chairman has long reminded the North Korean comrades of the possibility of the United States launching an amphibious landing,” the prime minister said. “Even in early September, there was even such obvious publicly available information, and the North Korean comrades still didn’t notice it.”

The chairman also sighed, shook his head and remained silent.

"After the U.S. military landed in Incheon, there was such information," Tang Hua continued to say bit by bit, starting from military review to future prediction. "This kind of heavy truck has appeared on the beach in batches, and it is difficult to transport it by landing ships on the beach."

"Here it is mentioned that the 155mm heavy artillery battalion of the US military has been deployed"

"This report is about MacArthur. Since the reporter did not describe him wading to the shore, it means that MacArthur did not wade in the water, but walked on the pier. On the morning of September 9, the US military had built an artificial pier in Incheon."

"This report refers to a military move by the 7th Division of the U.S. Army Infantry in mid-September..."

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While speaking, Tang Hua and Li Kenong kept inserting flags and arrows of various colors on the map of the small meeting room.

"Based on the above information," Tang Hua finally concluded, "As of today, the number of U.S. troops disembarking in Incheon should be 5 to 6. The Seventh Division. And also delivered sufficient supplies and ammunition to the shore."

"On the Korean battlefield, I also conducted a summary analysis of the armies of other countries besides the U.S. military." Tang Hua continued, "In terms of ground forces, apart from the United States, the country that is more worthy of analysis is the United Kingdom. On July 7, The British government announced that it would recall some World War II veterans and send a brigade under the command of the United Nations.”

"This is a report from a Hong Kong newspaper on September 9. Clement Attlee and Ernest Bevin are in Busan. Then check the current combat order list of the British Army. The situation should be as follows: According to the date of the report, on August 5, the British Army The first battalion of the No.8 Eighth Brigade's 'Royal Scottish Regiment' and the No.29 Seventh Brigade Howitzer Battalion have definitely landed on the Korean peninsula."

"Hehe, the British are still ghosts," Nie Shuai said. "On August 8, the defense circle of Busan is already very secure. It is safe for the British troops to go ashore."

"Britain recognized my country earlier this year." Tang Hua also smiled, and took over Nie Shuai's words, "Britain has made internal public opinion preparations. From August to September, domestic anti-war sentiment gradually eased. , the support rate for the war rose to 8%. On September 9, British Field Marshal Slim mentioned in his speech that all the personnel and equipment of the British 69th Brigade had been boarded and bound for North Korea. It is the 9th Brigade in the Far East, and it is preparing for departure. Therefore, in addition to the US military, another large-scale foreign army on the Korean Peninsula is the British Army..."

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"Information from the Korean People's Army is briefly summarized as follows," Tang Hua finished talking about the situation on the United Nations side, followed by Li Kenong. "The first is the situation of the Korean People's Army besieging the Pusan ​​defense circle. Here is a summary of the information collected from Comrade Chai Chengwen and the North Korean Liaison Office, the enemy's situation collected by our department, and the military situation indirectly reported by Tang Hua's US military. The People's Army is now on the southern front. There are 6 divisions with combat effectiveness. Not long ago, the 15th Division of the People's Army may have suffered extremely serious losses, and the entire division may have even been disbanded. The 1st Division and the 13th Division of the People's Army carried out an attack on Daegu Attacked with full force, but the attack failed after 9 hours. All kinds of information prove that the 10st Division and the 24th Division have lost their combat capabilities.  …”

"Seoul Defense Line," Li Kenong continued, "the original garrison in Seoul was a reserve division of the Korean People's Army. After preliminary training in northern Korea, it was transferred to Seoul on September 9. While continuing training, it was also responsible for suppressing the rebels in Seoul.10 From September 9th to September 20th, they were the main ones who fought against the U.S. forces attacking Seoul. By early this morning, the division's radio call sign and communication station had disappeared, and it was preliminarily judged that the division had been completely lost or disintegrated..."

"Obviously, the People's Army must retreat from Busan quickly." After analyzing the situation of the People's Army and the United Nations Army, Xu Shuai stood up, "If you don't retreat, all those troops will have to be accounted for. Just like how they were read in 46, disperse Break out, transfer the masses and the wounded, and preserve the vitality. Go to the east of the Korean peninsula, and then, then..."

"Where can they retreat?" Nie Shuai said, "Is there a safe place?"

Xu Shuai looked at the map for a while, then shook his head. "It's over. If we don't go to war, North Korea is going to be over."

Xu Shuai pointed to the map from Pyongyang to Seoul, "The U.S. military has already sent 6 troops, so we can use only 4 people to block the route of the People's Army's northward withdrawal. We can send more than 2 troops to the north, and the people in the north There are only [-] new recruits in the army, it's like entering a no-man's land."

The two marshals stopped talking, and the entire meeting room was silent for a long time.

"If the United Nations forces want to cross the 38th parallel and occupy North Korean territory, they need to obtain authorization from the United Nations Security Council." The Prime Minister said, "Now the Soviet Union has resumed its activities on the agenda of the Security Council."

"Prime Minister, there is a loophole in the current structure of the United Nations-Security Council that may be caught by the United States." Tang Hua said, "The members of the Security Council can authorize the United Nations Army to cross the 38th parallel and continue northward. It can be vetoed by one vote. However, according to the power given to the General Assembly by the United Nations, Britain and the United States may gather more than 8 countries to propose to the General Assembly to "take all necessary measures to ensure the stability of the entire North Korean situation", and then add a Committees related to the Korean peninsula, which decide on the arrangements for UN affairs on the Korean peninsula..."

Tang Hua listed the authority and relationship between the UN General Assembly and the Security Council in 1950, and several participants also discovered that there is now such a loophole that can bypass the Security Council by taking the route of the UN General Assembly.As long as the Security Council authorized the formation of the United Nations Army, the actions of the United Nations Army cannot be stopped or restricted under the premise that the UN General Assembly is manipulated.It is entirely possible for the UN forces to 'legally' cross the 38th parallel.

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