Chapter 215: Beyond the Battlefield 1
What kind of plan to adopt to support Southeast Asian allies has always been the focus of debate on the US side, but one thing is the same, the United States, which has experienced a serious weakening of its national strength after the economic crisis, urgently needs a war to enhance its international status, and China, its opponent for decades, has undoubtedly given them such an opportunity! If the United States retreats without a fight, the consequences will be no less serious than an economic crisis, further weakening her leadership position in the world, which no politician will allow! But once a head-to-head confrontation begins, how big the losses will be, and whether they can win smoothly, this is also a question they have to consider, and once a full-scale war starts, it will be no less than an economic crisis for the United States, and it may only be other countries that will benefit in the end, not their so-called world superpowers! To fight or not to fight has become the focus of controversy between the Pentagon and the White House, how to enter the war...... And this problem is now very urgent, once the Southeast Asian countries can no longer support it, they have to retreat in disgrace, so it is even more procrastinated!
Before the Pentagon came up with a final plan, some militants had already taken action, a former military organization called on people all over the world to support the "bullied" Southeast Asian Association, and recruited a large number of retired pilots to fight in the Far East, and this initiative was actually responded to by many former American pilots, and by March 6, more than 100 pilots expressed their willingness to go to the battlefield generously, and two days later the organization received more than 300 applications, and by the 9th, it continued to increase to more than 500. Even some former pilots in their 50s have expressed a willingness to go to Southeast Asia as mercenaries or volunteers. On March 9, the first batch of more than 70 former pilots have come to Indonesia, "majestic, high-spirited, across the Pacific Ocean", the group recruited retired pilots, most of them are Americans, there are also a small number of Europeans, many people think that China is too arrogant, too not to take their beloved fighters in their eyes, you know, those fighters (European and American fighters) that were shot down in air battles are mostly fighters that they once loved infinitely, and even some people have flown as test pilots! But pilots alone are not enough, there must be planes to form combat effectiveness, and the pilots of the coalition forces do not have planes to fly, let alone them? Soon, some people sent them fighter planes, some organizations raised money to buy planes, and even some American organizations openly called on people to donate money to buy fighter jets, and it is said that many people really donated money, and some rich people donated huge sums of money to buy fighter jets! According to news interviews, many pilots are there to fight against China's "invasion", and some pilots say they are competing with their Chinese counterparts...... In short, the elites of these aviation powers are not willing to let their Chinese counterparts specialize in the United States! Because according to the news, since the start of the war, at least 14 pilots have shot down more than 10 opposing planes, and these pilots are all Chinese pilots, which can make some money pilots and aviation enthusiasts very dissatisfied, and they want to fight with China's ace pilots!
Regardless of the purpose, by mid-March, more than 200 pilots had arrived in Southeast Asia, most of them to Indonesia, and then a significant number to Thailand, either through organizations or at their own expense. But the problem is that the coalition forces are already lacking in advanced fighters, and letting these "old men" fly those ordinary fighters will definitely "discourage the enthusiasm of the people of the world", although some organizations have raised more than 30 fighter jets and are ready to go, but even so, it is still far from enough! At this time, it is necessary for the United States to make a statement!
People all over the world are staring at the world's number one power, wanting to see how it deals with China, which is second in line, whether it is a frontal war, which then leads to a world war, or a proxy war, fighting, talking, and finally a decent compromise between the two sides; Governments around the world are nervously staring at the U.S. government, hoping that she will nod and that she will shake her head; At the same time, some opponents around the world who want to confront them are also surging in the undercurrent, hoping to solve their own problems by taking advantage of the fact that the major powers have no time to take care of anything else. More countries began to lobby the big countries that were fighting the bull, "take a step back and open the sea and the sky, and endure the calm waves". Some non-governmental organizations between China and the United States are also actively campaigning, hoping to act as a fulcrum to balance the current situation in the Far East! Although the government and squadron of country Z are waiting for the battle, they have also repeatedly shown goodwill gestures, "It's up to you......
Although the government of country Z has taken drastic measures, it has never been ruthless, and it has always left room for the world bosses! Although the Southeast Asian countries are making a lot of noise, they have only sent part of their troops to carry out lesson-style strikes, and have not sent superior forces to "step on the level"; for example, Vietnam, which is only destroyed but not destroyed, hundreds of thousands of army forces have only been besieged, not eliminated, and the Philippines has been allowing them to go freely since they plowed all the bases of the air force, and even the other three countries have only sent two air divisions to sparring them, and there is no intention of further expanding the scale of the war. If you really have an iron determination to attack these countries, maybe the Philippines will not be able to fight, but Vietnam will definitely be destroyed, and Thailand itself will also be attacked, China's army has always been the most powerful, although it is not possible to go to Thailand when it crosses the country, but through the ally Laos, there is a long border to attack, I believe that the Thais will definitely not be able to withstand the ground offensive, and maybe their performance may not even be comparable to the Vietnamese......
I endured it when you Americans gave Indonesia the most advanced early warning aircraft, I endured it, I endured it when you American soldiers were stationed in Australia, and I also endured it when you American soldiers from six aircraft carrier battle groups Chen soldiers off the coast of the Philippines; And all this, I just sent four nuclear-powered submarines to stand guard for you, and left as soon as I showed up, which is far more kind than your obvious GI pressing! Look, the coalition forces can't defeat these two aviation divisions, haven't I all withdrawn, as for sending out two more, it's just a refill, the combat effectiveness of these two divisions is definitely not as good as the previous one, why make a fuss, after all, the Three Kingdoms Alliance still has nearly 200 advanced fighters, and it's almost time to repair and replenish it! The government of country Z has shown sufficient posture, although several air battles in Southeast Asia, most of which were initiated by the Chinese side, except for the first time, the number of fighters sent by the Chinese side is very limited, mainly limited to the two aviation divisions stationed in southern Vietnam, which can be said to have maintained considerable patience!
Many countries and people have admitted that China has a strong base of troops, and has always won with the tactics of crowds, and this time it was able to send only two aviation divisions to participate in the war, and it can be said that it is quite restrained to deal with the three-nation coalition army with more than 20 aviation divisions, and you must know that the advanced fighters of the coalition forces alone are more than 900, even if more than 100 have been destroyed by long-range missiles, there are at least 8 aviation divisions! Of course, it is precisely because of this that the United States did not participate in advance, so it had the strategic intention of containing most of China's forces and having these countries rush forward and finally defeat China! However, the Chinese Air Force became more and more courageous, and repeated air battles actually achieved her world prestige, with extremely low (96) losses, in exchange for an incredible casualty ratio of 682 aircraft of the coalition army, of which, only one aviation division, achieved a record of 412 aircraft, only two aviation regiments achieved a record of 237 aircraft, and even the record of just one flight regiment surpassed the entire coalition army!
It's just that politics is far from being as simple as military, and war can be said to be fought, and an air war is a matter of ten minutes or dozens of minutes, but politics often takes a long time, and the dispute between the two countries in the middle of the last century has been fought and talked about for nearly three years!
The sudden outbreak of the war in Southeast Asia after the economic crisis has had a great impact on the world economy that is starting, from the situation in the Far East to the outbreak of war, so that the war continues, and the world economy that has just come out of the sea of suffering has no choice but to endure severe pain, and the Wall Street stock market has fluctuated many times in a row...... Even European stock markets, far from the flames of war, have fluctuated sharply.
The impact of the war on the world is multifaceted; since China is the country directly concerned, military control has been exercised in some areas, a certain wartime production system has been activated in some industries, the production of military industrial enterprises has been markedly accelerated, and the procurement of equipment and weapons by the armed forces has been markedly accelerated...... Although civilian facilities were not the focus of the bombing and were largely unaffected, most of the infrastructure available for military use was given priority care, such as widespread and prolonged disruptions to the power and communications systems in most countries...... Military production in the United States has also accelerated markedly, although the wartime production system has not yet been activated; India's military production has also increased considerably, although it has since largely stagnated, and other countries have been affected to a greater or lesser extent. Even more concerning than these domestic effects are the mutual blockades and embargoes between some countries, as well as the freezing of some companies, which have had a detrimental impact on the development of those related enterprises.
Relatively speaking, the European economy was relatively less affected by the war, and Russia was similar, and South American and African countries were also relatively light, and the most affected countries were those in the region, especially those countries that participated in the war and those with ambiguous attitudes. For example, Singapore, the impact of the war on her is very serious, among the world's most important maritime communication arteries, the Strait of Malacca is definitely at the forefront, and countless ships pass through every month, but since the outbreak of the war, this strait has basically lost its function as a shipping channel; At the same time, the country, which is dominated by trade, has almost stopped, and because it is in a war zone, several air battles are carried out within a radius of hundreds of kilometers around her, and people can almost feel the roar of fighters in the distance. On the other hand, her investment abroad has also been affected, especially within ASEAN, almost all of which are in a state of stagnation, and even if it is an investment outside the region, the situation is more delicate, of course, because it is a neutral small country, there is no country to embarrass her, and the impact is not absolute. According to the analysis of experts, the countries that have been seriously affected in the whole world are, in order, the five countries of the Southeast Asian military alliance, some small countries in the theater of operations, China, Japan, the United States and India, specifically, these countries have certain advantages and disadvantages.
The economies of the five Southeast Asian countries have been deeply affected by the economic crisis, and they have not yet recovered, and in addition to the attacks, domestic production has basically stagnated, and only investment in other regions can produce properly, and this does not include investment in China, of course, all their assets and industries in China have been frozen. Although most countries did not implement a complete embargo, only an embargo on war materials, but even so, the foreign trade of these countries was basically in a state of stop, outside products could not come in, and they could not sell their production, because the war was still unclear, China is a powerful country, not every country is willing to take the risk of offending China, in the eyes of most countries, China's importance is simply not comparable to them. As a result, they are the countries that have been the most affected.
The other countries in ASEAN are a different story. All countries in the world are looking for their own spokesmen in the region, the situation in the whole region is extremely complicated, among those countries, the most powerful are China, the United States, Japan, India and Australia, but no matter who these countries are supported by, they are in the war zone, they are inevitably seriously affected, for example, Cambodia, is considered a traditional pro-China country, but on the left is Vietnam, on the right is Thailand, the situation is more embarrassing, although the final neutral policy was adopted, the national economy has not improved, Trade with foreign countries has largely stagnated and is largely isolated, with the exception of some trade with Laos. Laos, another traditionally pro-China country, simply chose to support China and allowed China to use its domestic military facilities, which is actually in a state of war, but neither Thailand nor Vietnam has attacked her, in this state, not to mention any economic recovery, but the domestic economy is better because of China's support, at least better than Vietnam. Among the other countries, Myanmar is the least affected, a country with a relatively large land area and on the edge of a war zone, and at the same time has good relations with China, the most powerful power in the region, and is even considered a partner country of China, a country that can directly support China at a critical time. But no matter which country it is, in the theater of war, in the center of the competition among the world's great powers, the domestic economy will inevitably be deeply affected, and of course, most of the benefits have nothing to do with them!
China's economy has borne the brunt of the war, not to mention the instability on all sides, international trade is basically interrupted, even with neighboring Myanmar and other three countries, it has shrunk considerably, but land trade with Central Asia, as well as sea, land and air trade with Russia, has basically not been affected, and trade with Japan and South Korea has been strengthened to some extent. The most serious is the almost interruption of maritime trade with Europe, because the shipping lanes are blocked by Southeast Asian countries and the United States, only the Eurasian land bridge is still functioning, and the air transport industry in the north has stimulated growth. Since they could not go abroad, the competition between domestic and international companies became more intense, but due to the impact of the "Far Eastern War", the advantages were even more obvious in the case of an extremely serious nationalist atmosphere, and even Japanese companies did not dare to take it lightly! Generally speaking, the war will have a certain effect on the economy, and all the non-local wars have stimulated domestic production to a great extent, and due to the international embargo on war materials, some domestic companies have obtained a large number of government procurement orders, and this time is no exception, and in this respect, the impact of the war is basically benign. In particular, several key victories on the front line in succession have forced "India to retreat," and Japan has been bent on "making a move" with the Americans, which has played a great role in stimulating the domestic economy, with various economic indicators rising rapidly and the domestic unemployment rate falling continuously...... The company's enthusiasm for production has increased unprecedentedly, and it has a greater market advantage than ever before!
In addition to China, the countries that were severely affected by the war were two countries in East Asia, represented by Japan. Previously, the enterprises of the three countries competed for each other in Chinese mainland, and they have not stopped, but for some reason, enterprises in both countries have relaxed their competition for the Chinese market; However, the war not only limited their market position in China, but also interrupted their trade with Southeast Asian countries, including India and other Middle Eastern countries, the shipping lanes were not smooth, and no one was willing to pass through the South China Sea, which made the connection with Europe basically in a state of interruption. Relatively speaking, Japanese companies are better than China, China has received part of the European market, Japan has received all the North American market, and at the same time, due to a certain consequence of the "Far East War", Japanese companies have also formed a lot of pressure on their European and American counterparts. Suffice it to say, the war in Southeast Asia caused Japan to shift its focus from China to North America, driven by the Chinese to launch another campaign against the United States! The impact in the short term is not obvious, but as time continues, North American companies are feeling more and more pressure, marveling at the "old look new" of the Japanese, and even more lamenting the "harmfulness" of the Far East war. In fact, the war in Southeast Asia saved European and American companies, imagine that when Far Eastern companies from China hit the world, especially the European and American markets, it would be even more terrible, and if they carried out some kind of alliance, the situation of European and American counterparts would be even more precarious!