Anti-War Game: Starting from Normandy Campaign-Chapter 577 - 276: [Republic: Is Might Always Wrong?]
"After consultation, the Soviet Union has finally determined these conditions."
"But the relations between both sides have already become somewhat delicate."
"Especially with the ensuing controversy over the joint fleet."
"As previously mentioned."
"The Soviet Union wants to counter the military deployment of the United States in the Asia-Pacific region, which cannot be done without the participation of the Republic and many countries to the south."
"When proposing a joint fleet, the Soviet Union hinted to the Republic that later on, countries like the Vietnam Federation in East Asia might join."
"Up to this point, there’s actually no issue."
"However, the Soviet Union’s representative, in their words, implied that it’s all to resist the imperialistic aggression of the United States."
"At this time, the Republic’s navy almost has no combat capability, so if a joint fleet is gradually formed, and the baseline is the Republic."
"Who then is the main force?"
"The main force is the Soviet Union, with the Republic as support, followed by other small East Asian federations joining."
"Then everyone happily leverages the vast maritime authority of the Republic to counter the fleet, submarines, and such of the United States."
"This seems quite good."
"But looking from another angle."
"From the Republic’s perspective, our navy currently has no combat power, only a few ships, and then the Soviet Union sends over many warships."
"Subsequently, Southeast Asian small countries join in, so here comes the issue."
"Given the situation."
"Should the Republic still develop its naval power?"
"Right?"
"There’s already something in place, so why develop naval power at all."
"However, if naval power is not developed, the Republic’s maritime sovereignty will be lost."
"The vast sea area that should belong to them would become a place of free passage for the Soviet Union and many small Southeast Asian countries."
"All in the name of resisting imperialistic aggression from the United States."
"Demanding the Republic to forsake maritime sovereignty is too much."
"Who could agree to such a thing."
"Therefore, the matter of the joint fleet ultimately ended in discord."
"Based on current intelligence."
"The relationship between the Soviet Union and the Republic has now dropped to freezing point."
"Thus, it can be said that the world is unpredictable."
"At the level of nations, there are many things that cannot be conceded."
"Even the best relations can turn into strangers."
Yu Feng shook his head, and then spoke:
"In reality."
"This is also related to the national conditions of both sides."
"First, one must understand the composition of the two sides."
"Although they are part of the same camp."
"The Soviet Union believes the camp is a whole, so everything within the camp must be shared, and the Soviet Union acts accordingly."
"Because those satellite states of the Soviet Union in Europe all serve the Soviet Union and dare not resist at all."
"So when facing the Republic, the Soviet Union subconsciously regarded it as a satellite state and demanded that the Republic share territory and maritime conditions."
"But they forgot."
"The Republic has stood in Asia for thousands of years and has only been slightly backward in recent years, which doesn’t mean it should be treated like a satellite state to be manipulated at will."
"Such behavior that harms national sovereignty is absolutely impermissible."
"The long-time leader that is the Soviet Union, naturally, would not make concessions, while the newly liberated Republic wouldn’t allow foreign forces to station troops within its territory."
"Thus arose the conflict."
"After the unpleasant separation over the fleet event."
"Soon thereafter."
"In 1959, which is the timeline I’m currently situated in within the narrative."
"The Soviet Union first unilaterally terminated the contract, ceased providing technical assistance, and began gradually withdrawing sent experts."
"At the same time."
"In the border conflict issue between the Republic and the Indian Federation, the Soviet Union sided with the Indian Federation, further intensifying the conflict between both sides."
"And recently, there’s been frequent communication between the Soviet Union and the United States."
"Relations between the two seem to be easing."
"However, those keeping a quick pace with the storyline might already know that by the end of the year, the Soviet Union will visit the United States."
"The relations between both parties seem to have eased significantly."
"These are the current situations within the Soviet Union Camp."
"As seen, just over these two years, the world’s landscape has changed dramatically."
Yu Feng flipped through the intelligence in his hand, put everything about the Soviet Union aside, and then began to speak:
"Let’s take a look at the United States’ situation."
"Starting from 1957, the first thing was the establishment of NASA (the United States National Aeronautics and Space Administration) by the United States, to prepare for future space warfare and counter the technological advantage of the Soviet Union."
"This is not much to talk about; it remains calm for now."
"Then it was 1958, with heightened tensions in Asia, the Republic shelled Jinmen, and the United States’ Seventh Fleet entered the Republic’s straits."
"Of course, this ultimately ended with no resolution."
"The United States continues to tighten the blockade on the Republic and reinforce its military deployment in the Asian region."
"This is not merely isolating the Republic."
"The United States also united with countries in the Western camp and federations to obstruct the Republic from reclaiming its United Nations seat."
"In 1959, meanwhile."
"The Soviet Union visited the United States, the relations between the two eased, yet it left some countries within the camp dissatisfied."
"After all, both sides were supposedly enemies."
"What’s up with the two leaders suddenly shaking hands?"
"It’s like two gangs fighting, while the underlings are struggling and even dying, the two leaders suddenly chat over a cigarette."
"So what about those subordinates fighting outside?"
"So how to discuss this matter."
"Of course, we are not in that position to discuss their politics, and our talk is merely speculation, as it’s hard to evaluate the specifics."
"After all, it’s all just a game plot."
"This is the current transformation of the camps on ’Earth’."
"Two years ago, the two sides couldn’t associate at all, suddenly it seems like they’re about to shake hands and make peace, while the Republic is isolated by both."
"Again returning to the initial CG, where the greedy giant bear and the defiant bald eagle are both eyeing this Republic hungrily."
"Having covered both sides, let’s see the changes in the Republic over the past two years."
"First, the Republic’s ’Two Bombs, One Satellite’ program has commenced, indicating that within a few years, the Republic will possess nuclear weapons."
"No longer being threatened with nuclear force."
"Then there was the 1958 sovereignty event, due to the Naval Radio Station and joint fleet issues, the Republic emphasized sovereignty while the Soviet Union insisted on sharing."
"Ending in discord."
"Thus creating a rift within the camp."
"Then in 1959, there was the border conflict between the Republic and the Indian Federation."
"The cause was the Indian Federation’s secret movement of boundary markers since 1951, illegally occupying the Republic’s territory."
"The Republic proposed negotiating to resolve the border issue."
"But the Indian Federation insisted the Republic first withdraw from the border and even demanded 12.5 square kilometers of Republic territory as a basis for negotiation."
"Such a demand was naturally impossible for the Republic to agree to."
"Even the Soviet Union met with refusal, let alone such unreasonable requests from the Indian Federation."
"The border friction intensified, finally erupting into the first armed conflict in 1959, resulting in casualties."
"And as the big brother of the camp at the time, the Soviet Union’s response was quite peculiar."
"The 1958 discord and the 1959 unilateral cessation of contracts and withdrawal of aid said it all."
"The Soviet Union attributed responsibility to the Republic, claiming that more Indian Federation members died, thus they were the weaker, and the Republic was at fault."
"Demanding Republic to concede on territorial issues."
"Obviously, such reasoning was unacceptable to the Republic."
"Since the cause of the armed conflict with the Indian Federation was their soldiers crossing the Republic’s border with weapons, there was no point to argue over casualties."
"This notion of whoever kills more being at fault is absurd."
"The Republic certainly could not accept it."
