Chapter 305: World War III (I)

"I'm very sorry for what happened, but our government landed on Honshu Island at the invitation of the island government to help the island country maintain local order." Dobrynin came to the White House and faced the furious President Carter. He could only explain to the American in front of him in the tone of a diplomat: "Our government promises that as long as the election of the island country is successfully concluded and the local security situation is good, our troops will withdraw from Honshu Island."

"This is an act of war, a total act of war. This time, we Americans will not retreat!" Carter said to Dobrynin, "On behalf of our American government, I solemnly notify your government that if you do not immediately withdraw your troops that have landed on Honshu Island, we will have a direct confrontation. This will be a full-scale confrontation between NATO and the Warsaw Pact, and World War III will break out!"

The Soviets have gone too far this time. They actually colluded with the islanders and crossed the Tsugaru Strait through an undersea tunnel. The Soviet armored forces are now rushing across Honshu Island towards Tokyo!

At this time, the air force bases used by the US military were completely paralyzed. The Japanese controlled these air force bases! The Japanese actually betrayed the United States! The island country's defense department actually issued an order to welcome the Soviets to land in Honshu!

"We in the Soviet Union love peace. We are only here to help our friends maintain domestic order." Dobrynin said, "I will tell our general secretary your words verbatim. However, I want to reiterate that we in the Soviet Union absolutely do not intend to have a direct conflict with you. We are only helping the island country maintain law and order before the election. Please do not get too excited. However, if you regard us as a scourge and want to take the initiative to provoke a war, we will have no choice but to defend ourselves."

One can imagine what the Americans felt at that moment. Dobrynin felt that he was very lucky not to have been killed by Carter's angry gaze.

Walking out of the White House and getting into the car, Dobrynin had a lot of thoughts in his mind. He knew that all the personal friendly relationships he had built up with these guys in American politics after staying in the United States for so many years were completely shattered, and his idea of ​​​​easing the contradictions between the East and the West also failed.

This is a desperate move for the Americans. Their troops landed on Honshu Island and directly confronted the US army, which could trigger World War III at any time! Even in the Brezhnev era, no one dared to do this. The newly appointed General Secretary Andropov is really an iron-blooded and powerful figure!

However, looking at the American's expression, it is really pleasing to the eye. No matter how it is handled later, it always makes people feel very comfortable now. If the United States can be forced to withdraw its troops from the island country this time, the Soviet Far East will be completely stable! This is a major breakthrough in the strategic situation!

"War, this is a pure act of war!" After the meeting with Dobrynin, an angry President Carter returned to the Oval Office, unable to contain his anger.

The latest intelligence shows that the Soviets have crossed the Self-Defense Forces' defense zone and are only a hundred kilometers away from Tokyo! Soon, they will confront the First Cavalry Division! The situation in the island nation has taken a sudden turn, and the situation has developed so fast that no one could have predicted it.

"The Japanese are all idiots. They actually cooperated with the Soviets!" said Brzezinski, the national security adviser. "We have been supporting the Japanese over the years. We even gave them priority in providing our military equipment. Now, we get such a result! These people are schizophrenic!"

Secretary of State Warren was extremely angry when he heard Brzezinski's words, but he knew it was too late to say anything now. At the beginning, Warren had always advised against using force and using the military to solve such political problems, as this would only arouse more resentment among the Japanese! When the Japanese were completely disappointed with the United States, they would turn to the Soviet camp.

It can be said that the current outcome is caused by a series of wrong decisions made by the United States! It was the Americans themselves who pushed the islanders to the Soviet Union!

When the tanks of the First Cavalry Division entered the city of Tokyo, it meant that the United States had completely failed politically! The solution he proposed was not accepted by the president! At that time, Warren had an ominous premonition that under the instigation of the Chi Army and the Communist Party, the public who did not know the truth would easily lose their good impression of the United States!

Do you think that using strong force is back in the colonial era of the last century, when you could knock on the doors of other countries with guns and cannons?

"We can't retreat any further. The more we retreat, the more the Soviets will press us. When the Soviets invaded Hokkaido, we chose to retreat in order to avoid a direct confrontation with the Soviets and trigger a world war. But now it seems that all this is wrong. The Soviets' appetite will never be satisfied. They have touched our bottom line." Defense Minister Harold's words were also extremely cold: "President, this time, we must show our tough attitude."

Tough! Can the United States still retreat? Just withdraw from the island country in disgrace? This is simply a shame for the US military! Even more shameful than the Vietnam War!

"Harold, Brzezinski, do you think we can win if we go to war with the Soviets on the island country?" Looking at these two guys who lost their minds because of anger, Warren finally couldn't help it.

"Of course, we have two army divisions in the entire island country! Our ground equipment has an absolute advantage over the Soviets! We can also dispatch new troops from Hawaii! The island country is small, and the Soviets' heavy equipment cannot be used at all!" Harold said: "As long as the islanders see the powerful strength of our army, they will definitely obey us again. They only respect the strong!"

Back in Vietnam, it was because the Vietnamese locals fought desperately and used guerrilla warfare to fight the United States that the United States was stuck in the quagmire of war and could not extricate itself. But now, the islanders will definitely sit aside and watch the US and Soviet armies fight. As long as they win the battle against the Soviets, these fence-sitters will definitely turn to the United States immediately!

What are you afraid of? Since the beginning of the Cold War, NATO, led by the United States, has been simulating a large-scale mechanized war with the Soviet Union. If an unexpected conflict occurs on the island country, the United States is also confident!