Cui Zhicheng's process was so smooth that Wang Yuanqing couldn't believe it!!

Wang Yuanqing proposed to form a joint command center. Cui Zhicheng not only agreed readily, but also agreed to conduct high-level consultations with the Republic on specific issues.

Cui Zhicheng's attitude made Wang Yuanqing very worried.

After arranging the General Staff to contact the North Korean Armed Forces Headquarters, Wang Yuanqing deployed a mission to the Military Intelligence Bureau to investigate whether North Korea is preparing to launch a war immediately.

On December 11, the report sent by the Military Intelligence Bureau made Wang Yuanqing feel relieved.

The reconnaissance satellites and reconnaissance planes did not find that the North Korean army entered the offensive position, nor did they find that the North Korean army was ready for attack, indicating that Kim Cheol-nam did not have the intention to take the initiative to attack south.

On the same day, Pei Chengyi, who represented Xiang Yinghui, met with Colonel Park Ho-chul, who represented the deputy commander of the North Korean armed forces.

The two sides first discussed the command authority of the joint command center, and there were great differences. Pei Chengyi insisted that the General Staff of the Republic should play the main role, and put forward many reasons for this, such as the General Staff of the Republic command commanded several regional wars, had rich practical experience, advanced command system, etc.; Park Ho-chul insisted that the North Korean Armed Forces Command should play the leading role because the North Korean army is the main force participating in the war.

When neither side was willing to give in, the second question was discussed, which was the way the Republic joined the war.

From the beginning, Park Ho-cheol avoided talking about the Republic's dispatch of the army to participate in the war, emphasizing that the Republic must provide air support and air cover for the North Korean army. Pei Seung-yi focused on ground combat operations. In order to "persuade" the other side, he did not hesitate to provide a lot of "evidence" to prove that without the support of the Republic, North Korea could not defeat the US-South Korea coalition forces on the ground battlefield. For example, Pei Seung-yi made a comprehensive comparison and analysis of the heavy equipment of the North Korean army and the US-South Korea coalition forces. The North Korean tank troops, mainly mainly t-55 and 69, were not the opponents of the US-South Korea coalition forces equipped with m11a3, k88|| main battle tank tanks. No matter how correct Pei Seung-yi's view is, Park Ho-cheol has never let go of the issue of sending ground troops to participate in the war in the Republic.

It was originally planned to complete the land negotiations in one day. Only less than one-third of the land content was discussed during the first land contact.

The next day, the two sides continued their consultations.

The Military Intelligence Bureau received a very critical piece of information on the 12th.

South Korean intelligence agencies "sent" an important piece of intelligence to North Korea through a North Korean spy who had long since surrendered.

Although I don’t know the specific content of the information, according to the analysis of the Military Intelligence Bureau, it should be related to the assembly of materials or logistics preparations of South Korea’s military and local governments. The purpose is to make North Korea relax its vigilance and believe that the South Korean army will not immediately go north to attack.

This speculation was quickly confirmed. In the afternoon of the same day, the army returned to the barracks one after another in combat readiness.

Kim Cheol-nam did not believe in the intelligence "get" from the Republic, but believed in the information "get" from South Korea, which made Wang Yuanqing and other Republic leaders feel very "disheartened".

As the situation on the Korean Peninsula eased, the negotiations between Bae Seung-yi and Park Ho-cheol quickly cooled down.

On the 15th, the joint military exercise of the South Korean and American coalition forces' "2024 Northeast Cold Wind" anti-landing operation ended. The US Marines who participated in the exercise left Yingri Bay on landing ships and set off for Guam.

Wang Yuanqing was very surprised that the US military did not take the opportunity to go north.

Soon, the Military Intelligence Bureau confirmed that the US military was on its way back to Guam, and the large Ro-ro-carriage carrying heavy weapons and equipment was still at the Apula military port in Guam, and the US military showed no sign of an immediate war.

It's certainly not that simple.

The General Staff reached a similar conclusion, believing that the South Korean and US coalition forces had no reason to delay the war to January 2025 and would definitely take action in December 2024.

The Military Intelligence Bureau mobilized several reconnaissance satellites and several long-range patrol aircraft.

On the morning of the 16th, the Republic's long-range patrol aircraft discovered a US amphibious fleet that had just passed the Korean Strait and was advancing towards the Osumi Strait in the western waters of Kugashima. When they were approaching to take photos, they encountered an F-35b fighter on the amphibious assault ship and almost had a collision accident.

The large Ro-Ro-Fleet docked at the Port of Apula remains unchanged.

On the night of the 16th, the US amphibious fleet passed through the Osuki Strait and left the search range of the Republic's long-range patrol aircraft. The Military Intelligence Bureau then adjusted the flight orbits of the 2 radar reconnaissance satellites and 2 optical reconnaissance satellites. According to the navigation speed of the US amphibious fleet, it selected an appropriate entry point to monitor the US fleet heading to Guam.

On the 17th, an abnormal incident attracted the attention of the Military Intelligence Bureau.

The density of radio activities of the South Korean army on the 16th was twice that of normal times, not much less than during military exercises. The South Korean combat troops participating in the military exercises did not return to the camp immediately, but stayed near Pohang.

On the morning of that day, the number of takeoffs and landings of the South Korean Air Force increased significantly.

These are all signals that the war is about to begin. The question is where the US military has gone?

The General Staff and the Military Intelligence Bureau analyzed various situations and finally confirmed one thing: even if the US military took advantage of the exercise opportunities and left the combat troops in South Korea, without an amphibious fleet, the US military could at most assist the South Korean army in the attack on the frontal battlefield, and it would be difficult to achieve the goal of quickly defeating North Korea.

The key is the US amphibious fleet!

The reconnaissance photos sent back by the reconnaissance satellite on the same day showed that the US amphibious fleet was on its way back to Guam.

To launch a surprise attack

, The US military gave up amphibious landing operations?

By night, the atmosphere was already very tense.

The dy-14 electronic reconnaissance aircraft patrolling over the Yellow Sea intercepted a large number of radio communications from the South Korean army, indicating that the South Korean army was dispatching combat missions to the front-line combat troops. Then the KZ-199 battlefield surveillance aircraft discovered that the South Korean army armored troops deployed in Dongdouchuan, north of Seoul, left the base and advanced towards the 38th line.

There is no more obvious signal of war!

Xiang Yinghui did not dare to have any delay and immediately contacted Wang Yuanqing by phone.

When Wang Yuanqing came to the General Staff, Xiang Yinghui had already activated the emergency mechanism and all the staff officers were summoned back.

"How is the situation?"

"As expected, the war will break out between two and four in the morning." Xiang Yinghui glanced at his watch and said, "In four hours, the Korean ground forces will arrive at the offensive position. If the Korean army wants to take the initiative as soon as possible, it must start fire preparation two hours before the ground attack, and the first round of bombing will start half an hour before the fire preparation. In other words, the combat aircraft of the South Korean Air Force will be launched soon."

Wang Yuanqing frowned slightly and glanced at Xiang Yinghui.

"Our reconnaissance planes cannot fly too close." Xiang Yinghui smiled bitterly and said, "In order to monitor the US amphibious fleet, the Military Intelligence Agency has occupied most of the reconnaissance satellites, and the first batch of satellite reconnaissance photos will be sent back in half an hour."

"Find out the situation as soon as possible, and have you notified North Korea?"

"Not yet." Xiang Yinghui paused for a moment and said, "It is not yet certain whether the South Korean army will launch an attack immediately. I don't think it is appropriate to notify North Korea immediately."

Wang Yuanqing nodded. "It would be better if there is no notification."

Both of them knew it. It would be too late to notify North Korea until the situation was clear.

Just now on the 18th, the Military Intelligence Bureau sent photos taken by the reconnaissance satellite.

The situation is very clear. Dozens of air bases in South Korea have entered combat readiness. At least 200 combat aircraft have been launched, and about combat aircraft are preparing to take off. Six e-111 early warning aircraft deployed at Jeonju Air Base, and all e-2d early warning aircraft deployed at Daqiu Air Base have been launched.

25. The Military Intelligence Bureau sent the second batch of reconnaissance satellites to take photos.

The US Air and Space Expeditionary Force deployed in Guam, as well as approximately 120 F-22s and F-35a, have left Anderson Air Base. There is no doubt that the Aerospace Expeditionary Force will participate in the first round of bombing operations, and the rest of the US combat aircraft are flying to the Japanese Air Base.

Between 1 o'clock, the General Staff received three reports from the Navy.

Three US aircraft carrier battle groups patrolling the Pacific Ocean in eastern Japan are moving towards the Tsugu Strait, and are expected to enter the Sea of ​​Japan through the Tsugu Strait after dawn.

The report sent back were three attack nuclear submarines tracking and surveillance of the US aircraft carrier battle group.

Subsequently, the Navy Aviation's long-range patrol aircraft discovered a US aircraft carrier battle group sailing westward in the Osumi Strait.

The US combat fleet is moving very quickly. Around dawn, all six aircraft carrier battle groups will enter the waters that can dispatch carrier-based aircraft to bomb targets in North Korea.

Although other US military forces participating in combat were unable to participate in combat operations as soon as possible, the combat capabilities of South Korea's United States coalition forces were still confident that they would paralyze North Korea's command and communication systems within two hours after the war started, causing the North Korean army to suffer a tragic blow.

At 1:15, Zhao Rundong came to the General Staff.

Xiang Yinghui introduced the situation very briefly. Zhao Rundong immediately asked his secretary to contact Huang Guowei and issued a war alarm to North Korea through diplomatic channels.

This time, Zhao Rundong did not adopt Wang Yuanqing's opinion.

After asking Xiang Yinghui to handle the combat work, Zhao Rundong called Wang Yuanqing aside.

"Old Zhao, you are in poor health..."

"Physical is a secondary problem. At critical times, I can't sleep at home." Zhao Rundong glanced at Wang Yuanqing and said, "I don't have your ability, but you don't have the experience of joining the army and are not very good at war. I have thought about it carefully. In the past few days, I have been watching the General Staff Department and responsible for handling operations. You are mainly responsible for government work and diplomatic affairs. We divide the work and cooperate to prevent everyone from being in a hurry."

Wang Yuanqing was late and nodded and agreed.

On the surface, Zhao Rundong "snatched away" military command from Wang Yuanqing. In fact, Zhao Rundong was secretly helping Wang Yuanqing.

Even if Zhao Rundong does not come forward, it will be difficult for Wang Yuanqing to play a role in military command.

With Zhao Rundong in the General Staff controlling the overall situation, Wang Yuanqing can focus on other important matters. The outside world will not know that Zhao Rundong is in charge of the overall situation, but will only remember Wang Yuanqing who "showed out in public".

It is obvious that Zhao Rundong is trying to improve Wang Yuanqing's status and enhance Wang Yuanqing's prestige.

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