Wasteland Commander-Chapter 441 - 132: The Power of the Ocean Street Punks
Crescent Island’s actions may sound quite brainless, but in fact, before the apocalypse, they had always done it this way without any issues.
Protests, demonstrations, and even riots are quite common in the Western world, almost happening every day.
So, they aren’t brainless, they’re just unable to recognize the current situation.
Will Ye Fan tolerate their bad habits?
They can’t be sure now, but they have to try anyway.
Thus, the troops on Crescent Island began an unprecedented large-scale military exercise on the Strait shore, both as a deterrent to the Dawn Army and as preparation for battle.
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On the sea, the Dawn Army fleet continued to sail, now only 500 nautical miles away from Crescent Island.
Ye Fan was drinking tea when he received a report from the accompanying Engineer.
"Commander, the naval Combat Laboratory has made a breakthrough."
"Oh, what’s the good stuff this time?"
"Please, Commander, check the equipment list."
Ye Fan immediately opened the vehicle list, and sure enough, saw a new warship in it.
[815 Electronic Surveillance Ship: Electronic warfare ship, equipped with stealth masts and electronic spherical radar domes, displacement 6000 tons, featuring over-the-horizon phased array radar with a detection range of 1000 kilometers, capable of capturing stealth aircraft signals, also equipped with electronic countermeasure and satellite reconnaissance functions, boasts strong jamming and anti-jamming capabilities. Comes with 100 crew members, costing two million Gold.]
Upon seeing this ship, Ye Fan immediately thought of a term.
Ocean street prowler.
This ship had already shone brilliantly before the apocalypse, often showing up uninvited during other people’s military exercises, joining enemy drills.
And one more thing, it cannot be detected by radar.
While others are conducting drills, playing a song for you, throwing in some jokes to make enemy’s navigation route shift, all are routine operations.
Upon seeing it, Ye Fan wasted no time in building one.
Coincidentally, Fishing Island has a dock as well, and it quickly followed suit.
"Notify 815 to participate in the enemy’s drill, create some opportunities for us."
The aircraft carrier battle group here slowed down, 815 quickly overtook them, entering the sea area around Crescent Island.
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On this early morning, the sky barely lit up.
On Crescent Island, the tri-service joint military exercise formally began.
Fighter jet formations swarmed in the air, while at sea, more than a dozen warships navigated through waves with momentum like a rainbow.
On the ground, cannons roared, hitting targets on the sea with an accuracy rate as high as 25% repeatedly.
The soldiers struck various cool poses, resembling magnificent sculptures.
Accompanying journalists captured stunning moments, broadcasting them through television.
The island’s citizens saw the mighty image of their troops and erupted in cheers.
In Yuebei Base City, countless citizens began to gather, cheering for their soldiers, and preparing a lot of banners, walking through the streets, more and more people joining, the crowd growing larger.
On the street’s electronic screens, scenes of the military exercise were being broadcasted.
The Air Force was preparing to bomb a target ship, playing the role of a landing warship accepting the island’s Air Force’s righteous trial.
The planes executing the mission were taking off from the airport, heading towards the sea.
The pilot’s onboard camera was also live streaming.
During the flight, the TV footage flickered for about ten seconds and then returned to normal.
A total of ten planes were attacking the ships on the sea.
Meanwhile, the Navy was also simulating a strike against aircraft in the sky.
Aircraft played by drones was meant to fly over and be shot down by warships.
Almost simultaneously with the airplane part, the TV footage also shook for ten seconds and returned to normal.
In the plane footage, the target ship appeared.
The pilot immediately launched missiles for attack.
Meanwhile, the target ship opened fire in return!
On the television screen, fierce battles erupted instantly!
Boom~~~!
One plane was shot down!
This left the citizens stunned, unsure of the situation.
Someone watching the Navy footage found out the ships were really under attack.
Suddenly, alarms blared, and intelligence reports were constantly relayed back.
"Report! Report! Emergency military situation, Dawn Army ships spotted! Our aircraft have encountered attacks and are now in combat mode!"
"Report! Our aircraft hit a Dawn Army frigate, but have already lost three fighter jets. Requesting support, requesting support!"
"Report! Report! Our forces are undergoing a Dawn Army aerial assault, injuries have occurred, requesting support!"
As news of enemy attacks kept coming, chaos erupted on the island.
Even the island’s rulers panicked, hastily deploying troops to assist both the Air Force and the Navy.
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Thus, the exercise had barely begun when it swiftly entered a real combat state.
The public was eagerly following the situation on both sides, watching the battle scene feedback on the big screens with overwhelming excitement.
Although their troops suffered losses, so did the enemy.
Before this, most people believed they couldn’t possibly match the Dawn Army.
But now it seems like the strengths of both sides are about the same.
The fierce battle continued for forty minutes.
More than twenty aircraft were lost, one warship was sunk, and another was damaged.
Just as the island’s residents were cheering, the battle abruptly came to a halt.
A terribly awkward scene emerged.
In the footage captured by pilots, they saw that the wounded warship was actually their own!
Almost simultaneously, those on the warship saw that the fighter jets flying in the sky were also theirs.
What a blunder!
The Air Force’s exercise hit the Navy, and the Navy’s exercise hit the Air Force—back and forth, it was all their own people.
This idiotic situation, embarrassing enough to die from, actually happened.
The head of the military department was furious, ordering the immediate execution of the exercise commander on the spot.
Then, an even more embarrassing situation occurred.
The exercise footage from the Army’s side also had issues, as they suddenly broadcast a Japanese adult film live.
The intense battle scenes in the film left the protesters stunned.
No one moved, eyes glued to the television, hearts racing.
The person responsible for broadcasting the footage was panicking, but they couldn’t turn it off, no matter how hard they tried—the film’s battles continued unabated.
After immense effort, and being scolded harshly by their superior, they finally switched the footage, only for another problem to arise.
The TV then showed the Dawn Army attacking, and this time their first reaction wasn’t to defend but to have the military department handle it, to prevent these foolish troops from further embarrassing themselves in front of the public.
Thus, everyone stared blankly at the battle footage, continually criticizing the troops, wondering why such a fierce battle was playing out as part of an exercise.
Only when the Army’s footage captured enemy aircraft and missiles beginning to bombard the port did everyone realize that this was no drill!
Awooga~~~~!
The piercing air raid siren wailed over the Yuebei base city.
Explosions thundered incessantly from the port area.
The Crescent Island Air Force had already taken off to confront them, but as soon as their planes left the airport, they were shot down by missiles coming from who knows where.
Around the airport, dozens of planes were destroyed, and the remaining aircraft refused to take off, no matter what.
The pilots fled in a frenzy; this suicidal mission wasn’t for them.
Conditions weren’t much better for the Navy—Dawn Army’s saturation attack thoroughly destroyed the warship’s air defense system, and then giant squid appeared from the ocean, easily devouring the sailors onboard.
The sailors cried out in despair and abandoned their ships.
They had no choice; this deep-sea beast couldn’t be warded off with light weapons. Once aboard a ship, unless you turn the warship into a bomb and self-destruct, it’s over for you.
In no time at all, ghost ships drifted on the sea, completely unmanned.
The army on the shore fared even worse, suffering a saturation bombing—they were utterly defenseless against the missiles, a single strike would result in massive casualties.
Especially when the Dawn Army’s bomber fleet appeared in the sky, executing a second wave of bombing on coastal positions, the coastal guards couldn’t hold out any longer and began to retreat.
These were strawberry soldiers, demoralized at the first sign of attack, running faster than one another.
The military department was enraged, incessantly deploying supervisory teams to attempt to stabilize the situation on the shore.
They had to stabilize it because the Dawn Army’s dock landing ships had already appeared in view.
The dock landing ships halted in shallow waters, and massive Apocalypse Tanks rolled out from the ship’s hold, proceeding directly along the seabed.
Hovercraft landing craft also descended from the ships, carrying large numbers of naval fighters, and began advancing toward the shore.
This round of attacks completely bewildered the Crescent Island troops.
The Dawn Army’s strategy of deception and sudden attacks, utilizing the 815 electronic reconnaissance ship to incite infighting among them, vividly illustrated the tale of "The Wolf Is Coming."
Already at a disadvantage, the unprepared weaker side had a predictable outcome.
But the people of Crescent Island knew that if they let the Dawn Army establish a foothold on the beach, they would be doomed.
Just as they were growing frantic, the protest crowd arrived.
They were already prepared, and since they had reached this point, it was time for them to step onto the stage.
Countless people waved flags, held banners, used megaphones, and aggressively approached the beach.
"Oppose Dawn Army imperialism!"
"Down with Ye Fan! Restore clear skies to Crescent Island!"
"Dawn Army get out! You are not welcome here!"
The public was in high spirits, some even forming groups to march toward the beach to stop the Dawn Army’s landing.
This was their right; it was their freedom—they had the right to choose the life they wanted.
They were unarmed civilians, and sometimes being unarmed became a powerful weapon; they refused to believe the Dawn Army would dare harm civilians.
If anyone dared to fire a bullet at civilians, they could expect worldwide condemnation by tomorrow.
