63. A touch is imminent

The 60-day military strike officially began the moment General Mattis set foot on the African continent.

The vanguard departed from an air base in Tennessee and arrived in the Kenyan border area after a ten-hour air journey.

Near the Kenyan border in Wakanda, Ulysses Crowe, who serves as a guide, waits for a long time, with the Mutant Legion and Brotherhood members behind him.

Surrounded by the vast expanse of the East African grasslands, the famous Great Rift Valley and the majestic Kilimanjaro Mountains can be seen as far as the eye can see, which makes American GIs who stay in the Middle East or the mainland all year round feel quite surprised and shocked.

Follow-up supplies and equipment are continuously delivered through military transport planes, and the camps stationed are like layers of fortresses rising from the ground, neatly distributed in rows, and the US military is trying to block this piece of border defense line in order to achieve the purpose of encircling Wakanda.

In their eyes, war is the best way to obtain honors and medals, and it is also one of the shortcuts to higher ranks.

Kenya has no objection to this move by the United States, it is one of the African countries that has received the most aid from the Bald Eagle, it maintains good diplomatic relations, often conducts cooperative operations similar to joint military exercises, and both sides have a tacit understanding of the value of vibranium resources.

What's more, Wakanda is not a member of the East African Community, the other side has rejected Kenya's request to establish diplomatic relations several times, and due to the country's closed and conservative nature, it is not very good in terms of diplomatic relations, and it has been isolated for many years.

The international disputes that have occurred in Wakanda, more countries are holding the mentality of eating melons and watching dramas, and as for the world powers with the right to speak, they don't know the news of vibranium for the time being, so they won't intervene.

In this war game, the Wakandans can only fight alone, their prince His Royal Highness T'Challa has committed murder and the evidence is conclusive, and the royal orphan who claimed to be persecuted, under the packaging of someone with a heart, has become a royal leader in exile, and his father died in an improper power struggle.

"Hello, General. This is Mr. Ulysses-Crowe, who knows the inside of Wakanda and has a number of sources of information that you can use when you need to. ”

John introduced General Matisse to the smugglers, and then turned sideways and introduced Kermungo, "He is the son of Prince Njobe of Wakanda, and he has the legal right to inherit, especially in the traditional culture of Wakanda, every descendant of royal blood can challenge the king to have a fair duel, and the winner can become the new king." ”

"A bunch of backward savages!"

General Matisse made no secret of his contempt, he looked at Cummingo, and sneered: "Someone actually said that such a country has a world-leading level of science and technology...... It's ridiculous! ”

"What do they think governs the country? A group of primitive people like the Stone Age, armed with spears and clubs? Perhaps the people of Wakanda should know the power of aircraft cannons! ”

The fifty-seven-year-old army general has not taken Wakanda seriously in the slightest, and his resume is full of glory and achievements, even compared to his old rival Thaddeus Ross.

Mattis entered the Marine Corps Reserve at the age of 19 and later served as a second lieutenant, and by the time he was in the First Gulf War, he had risen to the rank of lieutenant colonel and was part of the "ripper task force" that invaded Kuwait City.

Ten years later, Mattis rose to the rank of colonel and led the 1st Marine Expeditionary Brigade to Afghanistan and commanded the U.S. Navy's Task Force 58, becoming the first Marine commander in the history of the U.S. Army to command a naval fleet.

Therefore, of course, he is qualified to look down on Wakanda, a brave and ruthless nation, no matter how fierce they are, in the face of advanced technology, they can only face a fiasco.

"A country with a total military strength of less than 200,000 troops is limited no matter how strong it is."

Clemungo was silent, while Ulysses laughed twice, no one could afford to offend a little person like him anyway.

Ignoring the two nobodies, General Mattis walked out of the camp and stood on a desolate plain, behind him an airfield with dozens of military transport planes parked, and various logistics personnel busy moving around, which for the next sixty days would become a temporary base for the American army, supporting the start of the war machine.

Wakanda, on the other hand, will be enveloped in war until their king accepts the terms of the garrison, or is willing to abdicate and give up the ancient country that holds vibranium mines.

General Mattis estimated that the time should also begin to move NATO troops.

After the end of the Cold War, in order to meet the needs of the new international security environment, NATO member states have set up rapid reaction forces, and the United States is no exception.

In order to carry out rapid troop projection overseas and carry out emergency operations, the Ministry of Defense has established a rapid deployment force, which, by virtue of its powerful sea and air transport capabilities, can enable the Army to send one light brigade within four days, one division within 12 days, and two divisions within 30 days to overseas theaters.

The same is true for the Air Force and Navy, each of which has the basic capability to fight quickly and respond to international crises. This concept of "flexible defense" is the maintenance and development of military capabilities in the form of multinational cooperation while reducing spending.

Soon after, NATO's rapid reaction force, numbering about 150,000 men, will gradually enter the battlefield over the course of 60 days, bombing from the air, occupying the ground, and launching continuous attacks...... As always, take turns using the usual methods, and then Wakanda will naturally succumb to the Bald Eagle's wings.

The law of the jungle is a ruthless law in nature, and many times, the pattern and relationship between countries is also like this.

Wakanda is like a treasure trove in front of the bandits, but there is not enough force to ensure its safety, and even in today's civilized society, the commission of violence only needs to be put on a reasonable veneer.

After this battle, you can climb to a higher position. General Mattis was convinced of this.

Although the United States has a rule that military personnel must retire seven years before they can serve as secretary of defense, who says rules cannot be broken!

The incumbent President Underwood is not a person who follows the rules, and the next re-election has become an inevitable trend, and he must seek a higher status.

He and Thaddeus Ross are both about to retire, and both of them are quite enthusiastic about the position of secretary of defense, if they can win this war game beautifully, let the interest groups behind them divide the cake, and gain a lot, then there will be no suspense about entering the cabinet again.

On one side of the border, General Matisse is full of longing and excitement, while on the other side, the king of Wakanda, T'Chaka, stands on the throne, except for the ape tribe that lives in seclusion in the snowy mountains, the rest of the tribal elders are ready for the first war in Wakanda's history.

The old king, dressed in an enlarged vibranium suit and holding a panther helmet, looked up and felt a large, invisible shadow loom over the country's head.

Faintly, he could hear the roar of artillery fire, a harbinger of the rumbling of the war machine.