Chapter 580: Soldiers are coming to the city!
Volume 1, First Pot of Gold, Chapter 580, Soldiers Coming to the City!
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Santos still couldn't believe it. ◎,
Even the commander of the 5th Division, who put the battle report in front of him with joy on his face, still couldn't believe that victory would come so easily.
In the face of the Philippine government forces with American-style equipment and American-style training, the guerrillas hardly won in the frontal battlefield. Often, they can only rely on the terrain advantage to regain a little advantage in the mountainous and jungle battlefields where the armored units cannot pass Guò, and test the bottom line that the Philippine government can bear in the stalemate.
However, with the support of Star Ring Trade, it only took three days for his men to defeat two divisions of the Philippine government army and re-advance to the outskirts of Cagayan City. It is no exaggeration to say that if it were not for the refusal of the Philippines to cede Cagayan anyway, Aquino would have offered to negotiate in exchange for the captured tens of thousands of soldiers, two division commanders and admirals.
The debacle in Mindanao has far exceeded the capacity of the Philippines and the Aquino administration. The United States is reluctant to take action, but it is afraid that there must be a dirty PY deal behind it. Originally, the commander of the army and the commander of the navy swore to him that they would win, but now, one was beaten into a turtle with a shrunken head. One has become a prisoner of the Star Ring trade.
The Philippine Navy has a total of more than 120 ships, and almost all of them have been pressed up in order to show their military might, and as a result, 101 of them have become tattered and broken into the Pacific Ocean, and more than 4,000 sailors have fallen into the sea as if they were dumplings, and all of them have become prisoners of war.
Not to mention Aquino, who wants to cry without tears, the speed of the Transwarp trade. It also frightened the White House on the far side of the planet, but it also left them helpless.
After learning about the outcome of the naval battle on the border between Singapore and the Philippines. The President of the United States immediately approached Zhang Yaping, who was on a diplomatic visit to Washington, and expressed the hope that he would restrain the actions of Transwarp Trading Company. The implication is nothing more than this: you have made enough trouble, so you can almost stop it.
However, President Zhang Yaping said very simply: I can't do it.
Strictly speaking, Transwarp Trade is a private military company, not a state organization that participates in the civil war as mercenaries. Dejurely, they do not constitute a violation of international law at all. Moreover, the United States is the world's largest "military contractor". From the point of view of the notorious overseas misdeeds of its mercenaries, the United States is completely unable to blame the Star Ring trade, which adheres to the "rules of engagement".
Of course, the so-called jurisprudence is just excuses and high-sounding rhetoric, and what really makes the White House jealous is the weapons they display on the stage of war.
Not to mention the mysterious aerial killer Aurora 20, let's talk about the terrifying shipborne electromagnetic cannon, which has always been one of the research projects of the US Department of Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency DARPA. However, even the most advanced Yàn-type electromagnetic guns currently equipped on Ford-class aircraft carriers could not achieve the terrifying lethality they had observed from spy satellites.
The Hamilton patrol ship was sunk with a single shot, and many warships in the US Navy were able to do it. But a hundred kilometers away a cannon shot through it. There are really few guns that can do it, not to mention, there is also a problem of hit rate. If it was a conventional artillery, it would be a miracle that it could hit from such a distance.
Other than that. The excellent performance of the Aurora 20 fighter in the air battle with the A50 also made the White House feel vigilant.
According to the Pentagon's assessment report, if the sea power of Star Ring Trade were to be dismantled and the no-fly zone was to be re-established in the airspace of Mindanao, it was conservatively estimated that the USS Stennis aircraft carrier battle group could cause about 30 percent battle damage.
This is still a conservative estimate
In peacetime, such high war losses are unacceptable to neither the White House nor Congress. The crash of a 35 has already left the White House in a hurry, and pacifists are still surrounding the White House gates. Holding up a photo of the pilot and shouting slogans.
What's more, the strategic role of the Stennis is to contain China. If it rashly intervenes in the conflict between Transwarp Trade and the Philippines, it is very likely to break the US military deployment in South Asia.
There is also the zombie virus outbreak in Cagayan City, which is also the most headache for the White House.
Because of the Philippine attitude of blocking news, media reporters generally suspected that the virus was a biological and chemical weapon deployed by the Philippine government in Cagayan City, but Aquino could not provide sufficient evidence to clarify this, and just blindly put the words "lie" and "slander" on the media's head.
Any mature politician knows what a foolish choice it is to confront the media. However, even the most mature politician may find it difficult to remain rational in the face of such a bad situation.
In any case, it would not be wise to publicly support the Philippine government at this time.
Of course, some members of Congress have suggested that if the Moro State is allowed to take control of the city of Cagayan, given its hostile attitude towards the United States, it is difficult to guarantee that they will not leak the virus to terrorists who are also anti-American, and that the policy of appeasement is tantamount to that.
After all, there is currently no vaccine or antidote to stop the virus, and once the virus spreads in densely populated areas, the consequences will be unimaginable. Although The Walking Dead has good ratings in the United States, it doesn't mean that the Yankees really want their country to become a zombie country.
It is precisely for this reason that some members of Congress immediately proposed that the city of Cagayan should be brought under the joint control of the international community by sending U.S. Marines, at least peacekeeping troops and medical teams from the International Health Organization. The virus that threatens human society should be overcome by all human beings.
While the White House and Congress were debating which strategy to adopt, the Star Ring Marines had assembled in the mountains south of Libona, redeployed artillery positions made up of Fireball 1 rocket launchers, and delivered E rockets to the artillery positions via Guò heavy helicopters.
After collecting American-made equipment from the Philippine Army, the 5th Guerrilla Division of Moro has been transformed into the most well-equipped 5th Infantry Division in the entire Moro country.
After a brief rest, all prisoners were taken over by the 6th Division, which followed in the footsteps of the Star Ring Marines and made its way up the Cagayan River, effortlessly capturing Cagayan International Airport, the largest airport in northern Mindanao, supported by Aurora 20's air raids.
Two divisions were knocked out in one day, and the Philippine Army was completely stunned, and without even making much resistance when defending the airport, it abandoned its position and withdrew in the direction of Cagayan City.
The morale of the 14th Division, which was stationed in Cagayan, was already low, and it fell to the bottom. From time to time, the sound of warplanes whizzing through the air drove them back to their bunkers. The sound once belonged to their allies, but now it had become a nightmare for them to sleep, causing them to cower in their bunkers and not dare to pop their heads.
Urban fortification is not as easy as jungle warfare, especially when the Philippines is a turtle with a shrunken head.
The 14th Division is one of the most elite divisions in the Philippine Army, and it has not only participated in US-Philippine joint military exercises, but is also equipped with two mechanical brigades, and is the only modern unit with "nods" from American instructors.
Because of Aquino's death order to hold the city of Cagayan, the commander-in-chief of the Philippine Army gritted his teeth and transferred a tank brigade from the northern theater into the city to strengthen the defense. In order to make up for the lack of air force, the 5A "freedom fighters" who were originally fully retired were also dragged out of the fighter cemetery and returned to service after resting. With the OV10 Mustang light attack aircraft, it can be regarded as barely filling the gap in the strength of the air force.
However, Philippine pilots are obviously full of fear of "death flight", and using 5A to fight against the Aurora 20, which even the A50 can't match, is like poking an elephant with a toothpick, and they can't muster the courage to climb into the cockpit. In the face of the negativity in the army, Aquino was angry but helpless, so he had to visit the barracks again and again, trying to awaken the morale of the army with passionate speeches.
It's just that the grassroots officers and soldiers in the audience have a mediocre response, and the applause is sparse and falling, but the white eyes are one after another. In order not to make the leader sad, the Filipino officer, who was good at observing words and feelings, had to issue each soldier with a pair of sunglasses
so that they can have a good time "white".
At the same time that the Philippines was in crisis, Tanaka was facing inquiries from Japanese dignitaries at the headquarters of Takeda Pharmaceutical in Tokyo, Japan. The impact of the spread of the virus far exceeded the Japanese prime minister's expectations, not only did Jiang Chen not die, but the new country also put the pot on the head of the Philippines and sent troops to Mindanao. The Philippines is one of Japan's strategic allies, and Japan is not happy to see the children who contain China in the South China Sea being beaten by the new country, especially since the new country has recently gotten a little closer to China
In addition, the 35-year-old mutiny also made the Japanese government feel a little jealous of the "Black Ship" organization.
The dog, who was fed by them, stretched out its paws to their father's country without their knowledge. At present, the IA has intervened in the investigation, and Japanese politicians know very well how sensitive those bloodhounds fed by the US Congress are to the smell of conspiracy.
In order not to set himself on fire, it is necessary to knock down this disobedient dog.
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