"......" Ayumi looked at this, but suddenly heard a voice from behind her with a completely different tone from those fanatics.

"Are they provoking us like this?"

Ayumi turned her head to see two white soldiers in military uniforms looking at the Tutsis who were being flogged through a barbed wire fence that separated their place from the courtyard where the moving white building was located. And it was one of the two of them who spoke.

"Probably, otherwise it wouldn't have been possible to explain doing such a thing right next door to us......" said another soldier. Bastard ......"

"But...... And what can be done, if there is any rash action, it will probably be shelled again like before? ”

"yes, the satellite images sent a few days ago show that heavy fire seems to have been prepared where we can be covered. Probably if we do it, we will immediately launch a powerful offensive against us, right? It's a big deal to shift all the blame to us who have already been blown to pieces and have taken the initiative to declare war. ”

"Damn...... Seriously, it's scary to stay in a precarious place like this, but ......"

"But it's not reconciled to be driven out of here and watch them continue to commit this crime, right?"

"yes, why did they all leave? Even if we want to do something now, we are no match for each other at all! ”

…………

"Who are they?" Ayumi asked Chiha.

"Soldier of the United Nations Peacekeeping Force." Chiba's explanation was crisp.

"Here are the peacekeepers of the United Nations Army?" Ayumi lost her voice. "They just looked at it...... Watch them get whipped? ”

"Uh...... What do you think they can do? Qian Yu glanced at the protective equipment on the soldiers, and then looked back at the Tutsis who had been whipped. You give you an example, let's take a look. ”

"Get them out?" Ayumi tentatively offered her opinion.

"Well......" Qian Yu pouted. If they had a full 2,200 men, they might have been able to try to contain the Tutsi refugees a little, and then go head-to-head with the army in the area for a defensive battle. And if there are still 1,500 troops, if the troops of nearby countries are sent as peacekeeping forces, it may be able to support the goal of maintaining peace by force. But...... You let an infantry company do this kind of thing...... Some strongmen are difficult, right? Well...... I mean, about 150-200 troops, with less than 100 military observers. It is totally impossible to carry out any meaningful task of intervening in the situation in Rwanda — even partially, because there are so few of them. If they do choose to step in here, then it could be ...... It will soon be pushed out by the regular army of Rwanda. ”

"How can there be such a small number of soldiers?" Ayumi looked puzzled. "Did you just say that?" 2,200 people at full capacity,' means there should be 2,200 people here, but only 150-200 people? How could such a thing happen? ”

"Ask the United Nations," Chiba sighed. "Hmm...... Let me say so, in the way of reciting official documents. ”

"Special Report by the Secretary-General of the United Nations Security Council on the United Nations Assistance Mission for Rwanda, 20 April 1994."

"Article 5: [...... The Belgian Government decided to withdraw the Belgian ......battalion in UNAMIR following the killing of 10 Belberian soldiers and threats against Belgian nationals in UNAMIR]"

"Article 7: [...... Following the withdrawal of Belgian contingent personnel and other non-critical personnel of the contingent, the number of UNAMIR military personnel was reduced to 1,515 (from 2,165) on 20 April, plus 190 military observers (from 321), for a total of 1,705 (from 2,486)]"

"Article 8: [...... At the request of the Council, on 14 April, I presented two broad options for dealing with this highly volatile and unpredictable state of affairs in Rwanda......]"

"Article 15: [The second option is an amendment to the second option submitted to the Security Council on 14 April. ] In accordance with this concept, a team led by the Force Commander, together with the necessary staff, would remain in Kigali as an intermediary between the two sides in an effort to bring about a ceasefire agreement between the two sides......]"

"Article 16: [The team will require the support of an infantry company for security and a number of military observers to monitor the situation, estimated at approximately 270 personnel in total, in addition to civilian staff. The rest of UNAMIR personnel will be withdrawn from ......]"

"United Nations resolution 912 (1994), adopted by the Security Council at its 3368th meeting on 21 April 1994, finally endorsed the so-called 'second option', which would be to keep only one infantry company here, with 10 per cent of its strength, while the remaining 90 per cent would be withdrawn from the Rwanda area immediately."

"Withdrawn? That's how they withdrew the peacekeepers? "Ayumi clearly failed to understand the reason behind this." But they're called peacekeepers, isn't that what they do? ”

"Where did you get so many troops to come from, but there are no more UN peacekeepers nearby. Of course, there are powerful forces nearby that can change all this, but because of their status as permanent members and satellites, they were initially excluded from the relevant candidates. In the end, they were allowed to intervene in the situation with a full division of 20,000 men and quickly put down the chaos - 20,000 troops of the same country can do this, do you think if it is a UN peacekeeping force, how many more troops need to be drawn from various countries to fill the gap between the current strength and 20,000? And how much sacrifice would it take to fight the regular Rwandan army if it barely used this size to quell the situation? Urgent recruitment in response to such large-scale emergencies...... The United Nations is not good because it relies on governments for funding and troops, its pool of troops is too dispersed, and its tolerance for sacrifice is too low. ”

[Author: Dallaire's request and the United Nations later called for 5,500 troops, but this number of non-elite troops is not enough to ensure the maintenance of adequate order and the simultaneous suppression of both sides of the conflict by countering violence with violence.] 】

"But the truth is that earlier on, there were rumors that the United Nations had turned a deaf ear to the situation and had been emphasizing that its scope of work should be to avoid affecting Rwanda's internal affairs. And the Far East shows such an interest in this place only because this country is on their side of the satellite state, and intervening can expand its sphere of influence...... But all in all, they really made a good move, and that gesture of eagerness to calm things down helped them to grab unusual benefits. ”