Two Realms Shuttle Gate: Don't Call Me a Demon!-Chapter 357 - 251: We Will Win (Third Update)
Chapter 357: Chapter 251: We Will Win (Third Update)
“It’s not hard to understand, those Europeans are so clever! They see even the Americans don’t want to get involved, afraid of getting mired in another Vietnam War quagmire.”
Su Jie wasn’t at all surprised by this, Europe had no significant stakes in Southeast Asia, and naturally, they wouldn’t bother coming here to clash with the Jieke Group or charge into battle for the Beautiful Country.
“Apart from Japan, that loyal dog, the other countries are all watching and waiting.”
Liu Yingying smiled with pursed lips. As a Hua Country person, Liu Yingying naturally had no fondness for Japan.
“It just goes to show the remote breeding techniques of the Beautiful Country are highly sophisticated; this ‘raising sons to provide in old age’ strategy really paid off. Without Japan to fight on their behalf, I wonder if they could bear such casualties if the Beautiful Country soldiers were to come forward,” he said, caressing Liu Yingying’s thigh, causing her to let out a chuckle.
“Recently, Japan’s air force began to strut their stuff again, making multiple passes at the edge of the airspace over East Qin State and Ji State. However, according to our intelligence, this time Japan has dispersed their airports and built them all in the hinterlands of Southern Chan Country. Every sortie is accompanied by two or three extra fuel tanks for long-distance flights, precisely because they fear a repeat of our last surprise attack.”
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“The next big war, if it comes to a conflict, will only be fought in high-mountain and dense-forest environments. Air superiority isn’t the main issue here.
What we need to guard against is Japanese fighter jets launching attacks in East Qin State and Ji State – bombing our power plants, fuel depots, electronic communications facilities, and weapons factories, crippling our command, control, communications, and intelligence capabilities. How is our underground defense preparation coming along?” asked Su Jie, stroking his chin. Given Japan’s nature, they were certainly capable of such a move.
If a large number of civilian and military infrastructure was destroyed, it would cause significant problems for the Jieke Group.
“Following your orders, we’ve trained the locals in the corresponding air raid warning exercises and set up multiple air-raid shelters in the city.
In addition, we’ve dug out vast bunkers in the mountains and underground throughout East Qin State and Ji State, stocked up on a mass of communication equipment, fuel, and power-generating devices, etc., as well as various munitions and ammunition. We are also using underground bunkers for protection to prevent them from striking at our war potential,” Liu Yingying reported everything was progressing smoothly. With the Thousand-Hand Centipede as the main force in the excavation, it was far more formidable than any so-called shield tunneling machine.
With various construction machinery, pouring concrete and building in the bunkers was no trouble for the Jieke Group.
“By the way, Su Jie, there have been some movements from our neighbors recently. Our informants found that CIA members have been in touch with those warlords from Chan Country Northern Territory.”
Liu Yingying suddenly brought up a matter that once again brought the CIA into Su Jie’s attention after a long absence.
“The CIA, it seems they can’t stand being idle. Are they trying to bribe those warlords, setting us up for a pincer attack?”
Su Jie raised an eyebrow, immediately guessing at the CIA’s intentions.
On the map, Chan Country looked like a diamond-shaped crystal, pointed at both ends and thick in the middle.
The territory of the Jieke Group currently spanned the upper part of the diamond shape, with East Qin State located mainly in the higher region, and Ji State in the middle, thicker waist.
To the south was the domain of the Chan Country Government Army.
To the north lay the various scattered warlord territories of Chan Country, who financed their military through opium cultivation and management of various illegal businesses like telecom fraud, gambling, and brothels. The infamous Golden Triangle was situated in this region.
These warlords were not obedient to the Chan Country Government, and frequently clashed fiercely with the Chan Country Government Army.
In the past, it would have been virtually impossible for the Chan Country Government to form an alliance with these warlords, as both sides had been locked in conflict for many years and were deeply entrenched in their respective differences.
But now, with the CIA meddling, things became unpredictable.
You could curse the CIA, but you definitely couldn’t doubt their ability to stir up trouble, instigate discord, and create war conflicts—they were top-notch in that regard.
“We also need to be wary of these warlords now.”
Liu Yingying felt that there were still too few Super Soldiers prepared and planned to increase the number of militia training.
“Those warlords don’t amount to much, relying on armies sustained through illegal businesses, with limited combat power and will. It’s only because of the vast primeval jungles in the northern territory of Chan Country that they seem formidable. Using jungle and guerrilla warfare, they can make the Chan Country Government Army run in circles, but against us, heh!”
Su Jie scoffed. When it came to special operations in the jungle, who was more suitable than Steel Camp?
It was almost overkill. Even if they only deployed First-class Super Soldiers from Steel Camp, let alone the second-class and third-class ones, entering such a primal jungle environment would let their individual soldier qualities be fully realized. Without the cover and suppression of heavy weapons firepower, that place was practically heaven for Super Soldiers.
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“Su Jie, when do you predict the war will break out?”
Liu Yingying asked the most pressing question. The foreboding atmosphere throughout Chan Country was palpable not only to the warring parties but also, the international community generally believed that a monumental war would soon erupt in Chan Country. This war could very well determine the fate of Chan Country’s sovereignty.
“The war could break out as soon as within two months, or within half a year at the latest. Pay attention to the online public opinion. When international public opinion intervention explodes, and when the Eight Nation Group starts frequent military drills, those will be the precursors to the outbreak of war,” Su Jie said in a grave tone. Both the Chan Country Government and Japan needed time to prepare logistical supplies, as did the Jieke Group.
The consumption of resources in modern warfare is astonishingly high—a single missile costs several million Hua Yuan. The preparation of various supplies before the outbreak of the war, including ammunition, steel, oil, cement, coal, food, medicine, etc., are all critical resources.
Neither side would rashly go to war without being fully prepared; otherwise, if the supply lines were cut during the conflict, it would be an utter tragedy.
“We can win this,”
Liu Yingying clenched her small fist and swung it a few times to boost her spirits, albeit feeling a bit uncertain.
After all, they were facing the Eight Nation Group, backed by the Beautiful Country, the world’s superpower, along with Japan, the world’s fourth-largest economy, and a bunch of minor powerhouses from Southeast Asia.
It could be said that in terms of national power, financial resources, and military strength, the Eight Nation Group surpassed the Jieke Group by an immeasurable margin.
Just considering Beautiful Country alone, its annual military expenditure neared one trillion US dollars, accounting for about 40% of the world’s military spending. This figure, compared to the Jieke Group’s annual profit of seventy to eighty billion US dollars and a military expenditure of two to three hundred billion US dollars, was especially stark, not to mention that the Beautiful Country brought along a string of allies.
