Sword of Light: Humanoid Self-Propelled Artillery

Chapter 253 A War of Restraint

Not long after the U.S. Army landed at Renchuan, Chaoguo appealed to Suguo and Huaguo for help.

However, what was unexpected was that Su Guo had promised to send air force support to ensure the air safety of the aid troops to Chaozhou.

However, as the war was about to begin, the Sukhomlinsky Air Force remained inactive for a long time. As a result, the Huaguo (South Korea) had to send someone to meet with the Sukhomlinsky's supreme commander.

At this moment, the highest commander of the Su Kingdom said:

"We already know that the Huaguo has ordered its troops to attack the Chaoguo, which is good. Although the Suguo intends to help the Chaoguo, it has already issued a statement that its army has completely withdrawn from the Chaoguo, so it cannot appear on the Chaoguo battlefield, let alone directly confront the Miguo, otherwise it will become an international problem!"

In response, the people from the Huaguo side said:
"But our equipment is far too poor. We need to concentrate at least five or even six times the enemy's strength to win!"

Clearly, this indicates an intention to equip troops. Since the Suguo (Suguo) does not plan to send troops, it naturally needs some weapon support. The Suguo's supreme commander nodded in agreement.

"Yes, the equipment of the Flower Kingdom army needs improvement. You proposed that the Element Kingdom help you equip forty lions, and we agree, but it should be done in stages. We can start by equipping you with twenty lions first. However, based on our experience, we don't need to wait until the equipment is fully equipped before fighting. We should modify it while fighting, so that the soldiers can become proficient in using the equipment more quickly! Improve the combat capability of the troops in actual combat!"

Although the Japanese commander agreed to provide individual weapons and equipment for the ground army, he made no mention of the air force, so the Japanese side had to remind them:
"The most difficult situation facing our nation is not just the army; our air force has just been established and cannot be immediately deployed for combat. Regarding the air force..."

Upon hearing this from the Hua Guo side, the highest commander of the Su Guo side understood that they could no longer avoid the issue, and thus said:
"I'm sorry, but the Sukuri Air Force is not ready yet. We have to wait two or two and a half months before we can deploy. Although Sukuri can provide air support, we cannot enter behind enemy lines to avoid the aircraft being shot down, which could have international repercussions, lead to the expansion of the war, and affect the peaceful reconstruction of Hualien, especially since you are still in the post-war recovery phase!"

The words of the Supreme Commander of the Su Kingdom also put this side into a period of reflection. Indeed, the Su Kingdom was unwilling to escalate the war, and the Hua Kingdom was no different!
In fact, things weren't going very well for the Soviet Union either. After all, only five years had passed since the end of World War II, and compared to the United States, the Soviet Union had suffered greater losses during the war.

Even the capital of the Sukhomlinsky Kingdom was almost breached! While the United States lost about 400,000 soldiers in the war, its domestic industry was completely undamaged.

The Soviet Union suffered over 26 million direct deaths in World War II, including nearly 9 million soldiers and over 17 million civilians.

This death toll is the highest in World War II, ranking first. The second highest is naturally the Korean War, with over 18 million deaths and over 16 million wounded, bringing the total number of casualties to over 35 million.

This is also why the Suguo is unwilling to fight the Miguo to the death at this time. After all, with such casualties, if the war were to escalate further and a direct war were to break out between the Suguo and the Miguo, then the Suguo would really have to wipe out all the men of the Suguo.

Compared to such a number of casualties, the deaths of 400,000 people in the United States are truly insignificant, not even a fraction of the total.

After all, one had over 26 million, the other over 18 million, while the US had only 400,000, not even a million, let alone a fraction of that. Moreover, the US made a fortune during World War II, selling war supplies to the Japanese before the war even started, including in Europe. Only later, when the fighting was nearly over, did they personally step in to reap the rewards of victory.

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"Si Ling, when will our aircraft carriers be deployed to attack the US carrier fleet? I heard that the Ninth Army Corps is being mobilized and heading north!"

However, looking at the latest orders from the General Headquarters in his hand, Wang Gensheng said to Duan Peng with an annoyance:

"What are we going to do? Are we going to send our twenty or so fighter jets from just one aircraft carrier to deal with the thousands of aircraft on more than a dozen US aircraft carriers? The General Staff just sent an order for our aircraft carrier to stay in the concealed dock and not to go to sea without orders. They said not to escalate the war and to keep it within the Tsui River basin, and not to let the war spread to the land of the United States! So our navy will not participate in the war."

"But·····"

Duan Peng was about to speak when Wang Gensheng interrupted him, saying:
"There's no 'but' about it. I think the decision made above is correct. We've already sacrificed so many lives in the War of Resistance and the Liberation War. We can't let any more war break out on our land. Fighting in other countries only damages those countries, not ours. The most important thing for our country now is to do a good job in post-war reconstruction, especially to develop industrialization. Otherwise, will we still have to fight with swords and spears against the enemy's planes and artillery in future wars?"

Wang Gensheng's words immediately silenced Duan Peng. After seeing that Duan Peng was speechless, Wang Gensheng breathed a sigh of relief. After more than a year of naval construction, from converting cruisers into aircraft carriers to modifying Mustang fighter jets.

Wang Gensheng finally understood how important a country's industrial strength was. Look at the United States: from December 1941, when it announced its entry into the war, to August 1945, when the Japanese surrendered, in just three and a half years, the number of US aircraft carriers skyrocketed from eight before World War II to more than 150. Such a terrifying construction speed and industrial capacity were far beyond what the United States could match at that time.

Therefore, Wang Gensheng naturally agreed with the decision made by the higher authorities to confine the fighting to the Chaoguo area.

However, while the navy was indeed inferior to the US, Wang Gensheng was not going to back down in terms of the army. So, Wang Gensheng said to Duan Peng:
"Tell Wei Dayong to get ready. We're going to enter the tide for the operation. I'm going to show the Mi Guo that we Hua Guo people aren't made of clay!"

Duan Peng was surprised by Wang Gensheng's sudden decision:

"Si Ling, didn't the higher-ups forbid our navy from deploying? Now..."

Wang Gensheng responded with a hint of annoyance:
"Are you stupid! If we can't send out the navy's warships, can't we just turn into the army? Don't we have the Marine Corps? We can just send out the Marines! By the way, besides you, Wei Dayong, all the other pilots in the Marine Corps are to stay here! They are not allowed to come along!"

After saying that, Wang Gensheng turned around and went to the telegraph room to have Du Yiman send a telegram requesting to join the battle!

(End of this chapter)