Chapter 207: The Abandoned British Forces! The Zhiyuan Army Is Here Again!

Seeing Shin Il-young so cowardly,

his fellow countryman from Korea, Jiang Jiang Enbiao, immediately flew into a rage.

"Run! Get away from here!"

With that, Jiang Jiang Enbiao grabbed his companion and dragged him toward the distance.

At this moment, the bombing was drawing ever closer to them.

However, just after the two of them had moved a short distance from the troop transport, a missile struck the vehicle directly.

In an instant, the entire troop transport was blown sky-high.

The terrifying heatwave sent Jiang Jiang Enbiao and the nearby Rodian soldiers flying, slamming them to the ground.

Moments later, although Jiang Jiang Enbiao and Shen Rirong were both lucky enough to escape unharmed,

the blast's shockwave left them dizzy, their ears ringing severely.

Yet, this was no time to stop.

At this moment, the entire force, including the British and Kangaroo Nation soldiers ahead, had been stunned by the sudden bombardment,

leaving the whole unit utterly disoriented.

Many British soldiers displayed lamentable quality; after the bombing, they failed to organize, trembling in fear one by one.

Without even spotting any enemy, they fired their weapons wildly.

Some even screamed "Mama!"

But such behavior was understandable; since World War II, John Bull had been in constant decline.

The loss of its vast overseas colonies had reduced John Bull to a thoroughgoing island nation.

Resources were scarce, and the economy was in recession.

One could say the lingering glow of the empire on which the sun never set had long vanished.

With no other choice, John Bull could only become Ugly Nation's loyal lackey,

basically doing whatever Ugly Nation ordered without any opposition.

The last time British soldiers engaged in a truly independent operation was during the Madao War of '82.

In the decades since, British soldiers had rarely seen combat.

This stood in stark contrast to Ugly Nation, which constantly provoked trouble and ignited wars across the globe.

That was why this force proved so incompetent.

At this moment, Apache helicopters that had just attempted to gain altitude for reconnaissance

were greeted by a volley of missiles.

These helicopters were utterly useless, instantly transformed by the missiles into bursts of aerial fireworks.

This naturally triggered a new wave of panic.

The British commander struggled desperately to control his frightened troops and organize a counterattack.

But facing an invisible enemy,

who seemed to know their every move and unleashed a frenzied bombardment,

how could these British forces possibly counterattack?

Whether hiding behind tanks or armored vehicles, it was completely futile.

If an enemy missile struck a tank, whether it was an M1A2 or a Challenger,

that tank was essentially totaled.

The crew inside would suffer severe internal injuries from the shock.

If they were slightly luckier, a single missile would simply obliterate the tank and everyone inside.

As for those taking cover beside the tanks, they would fare no better.

The massive shockwave could rupture human organs outright.

Many British soldiers consequently bled from their facial orifices, presenting a terrifying sight.

"We are under heavy fire! Requesting support, requesting support..."

A British soldier was crying out to the Ugly Army for help.

In his view, this location was only about two hundred kilometers from Homs City; if the Ugly Army deployed its air force, they could arrive in the blink of an eye.

However, the Ugly Army officer on the other end seemed to have anticipated this.

He merely responded indifferently:

"We are aware, but I'm afraid our air force cannot deploy!"

Hearing such a reply, the British officer lost his composure.

So be it! We came to the Xuzheng Prefecture battlefield to assist you Ugly Army, and now that we are under attack,

you won't even spare a single aircraft.

What does this mean? Is this still the traditional friendship between Ugly Nation and Britain?

He would definitely report this matter to the homeland in Britain.

However, the Ugly Army side was actually quite helpless as well.

They could certainly dispatch fighter jets,

but facing dozens of Lin Lin Jian-20s on the DWS platform, how many fighters would they need to sacrifice to fill that gap?

Even though the pilots flying the Lin Lin Jian-20s this time were not as formidable as that one from before,

the Lin Lin Jian-20's beyond-visual-range combat mode and stealth capabilities

meant that even the two aircraft carriers in the Red Sea (one of which had its carrier-based aircraft half-crippled and had already returned to Ugly Nation),

even if all were deployed, would struggle to fight against this group of most advanced stealth fighters.

The probability was high that they would be annihilated again.

Under such circumstances, how could the Ugly Army possibly dispatch fighter jets?

As for infantry, even if they were entirely armored units, given the distance between the Ugly Army's position and the location where the British soldiers were being bombed,

at the very fastest, it would still take over three hours.

By the time they arrived, without air support, it was uncertain whether they would mount a rescue or become trapped themselves.

In terms of timing, in over three hours, the enemy would likely have already finished cleaning up the battlefield.

Moreover, he had just received orders from the Pentagon.

He was forbidden from deploying any military forces to rescue the British soldiers.

According to the Pentagon's simulations, facing such a luxurious lineup from the DWS Platform.

unless some miracle occurred.

otherwise, this British unit was fundamentally doomed to escape its fate.

"Apologies...!" The U.S. General hung up the phone.

"Shit... damn it, those damned Americans!"

Upon hearing that the Americans would not come to their rescue at all, the British officer flew into a complete rage.

While barely enduring the relentless bombing, he continued to curse the Americans.

In fact, at that moment, when President Xiao Ao of the Little White House learned that the DWS Platform's forces were attacking the British, Australian, and Korean troops.

for some reason, he breathed a long sigh of relief.

To him, although the annihilation of the allied British army was an unfortunate event.

it was still better than having the U.S. army annihilated.

The defeat of the 1st Division's 2nd Armored Brigade last time had already caused the American public to lose extreme trust in him.

Many citizens had even held protests demanding his early resignation.

If thousands more U.S. soldiers were annihilated this time.

Xiao Ao estimated he would be impeached immediately.

Therefore, when choosing between two evils, one must pick the lesser.

As for sending troops to help those British soldiers, apologies, neither the Pentagon nor he approved of it.

Although this was somewhat unfair to the British people.

compared to Americans dying, Britons dying was actually a very good choice.

At that moment on the battlefield, most of the British, Australian, and Korean soldiers still did not know.

that they had been completely abandoned.

In less than fifteen minutes, under the assault of countless enemy missiles.

essentially all heavy weapons and equipment of this unit could be said to be completely lost.

Many tanks, helicopters, and infantry fighting vehicles had been destroyed.

Now burning with raging fires, many crashed aircraft had already been scorched down to their skeletons.

Now engulfed in raging flames, many of the crashed aircraft have already been burned down to their skeletons.