Chapter 226

According to the spokesperson at the Ugly Nation's White House that day,

their special military operation, codenamed "Lei Shen,"

had destroyed 50% of the anti-aircraft resistance forces of Syria and the Yemen Hu Sai armed groups in this round of fighting.

It could be said that Operation Lei Shen had achieved the expected results.

Regarding this, a reporter asked:

"Mr. Spokesperson, but this military operation by the Ugly Nation has caused many civilian deaths, and you have bombed many civilian facilities!"

The spokesperson glanced at them and said:

"This is a necessary sacrifice for world peace, and the so-called civilians you speak of are standing on the side of the dictatorial president; I am not sure if they are civilians!"

Once these words were spoken, the reporters present all frowned.

This was the hegemony that the Ugly Nation had always pursued.

They used depleted uranium bombs to bomb the populace,

yet claimed those ordinary people, women, the elderly, and children were standing on the side of the dictator.

And that the Ugly Nation had started the war for the sake of peace.

Only an Ugly Nation spokesperson could state such fallacies so calmly.

In the Dragon Nation, however, it was completely different.

In the routine news briefing, the Dragon Nation spokesperson stated their inherent position,

which was to call for both sides to return to the negotiating table; war was undesirable and beneficial to no one.

The spokesperson said they hoped the United Nations could play a leading role, seek common ground while reserving differences, and achieve permanent peace in the Middle East as soon as possible.

As for the Bear Nation's spokesperson, they strongly condemned the actions of the Ugly Nation and some North Moon countries.

They believed this was an invasion and an extension of the Ugly Nation's hegemony.

The Bear Nation would continue to monitor the situation.

The Syrian side also made the casualty figures public.

After 12 hours of fighting, as of 5:00 sharp, Imperial Capital time,

98 people had died in Syria, and 217 were injured, 65 of whom were seriously wounded.

At the same time, the Syrian side admitted to having suffered some losses, but everything was within a controllable range.

However, the Syrian side had destroyed 3 F/A-18E fighter jets and captured one Ugly Nation Air Force pilot.

Soon, television stations in various countries showed the wreckage of an F/A-18E fighter jet behind many armed militants,

as well as the captured Ugly Nation Air Force pilot.

From the fighting between Syria and the Ugly Nation,

this was already the third Ugly Nation pilot they had captured.

One of them had been executed and dismembered by the Hu Sai armed group, but the remaining two were still alive.

Although the Ugly Nation said they had achieved significant results in this battle,

from the video footage, although many key towns, including the capital Damascus, were billowing with smoke,

the Syrian side had immediately launched rescue operations.

Those soldiers showed no fear, instead continuing to clamor against the Ugly Nation.

Many viewers around the world saw the terrified expression of the captured Ugly Nation airman,

so ordinary people really couldn't tell who had actually won this battle.

However, in reality, the Syrian side had indeed suffered a major loss.

Although their air defense system had indeed destroyed 3 F/A-18E fighter jets, that was correct.

But Syria's air defense system had been shattered by the F-22 and F-35C stealth fighter jets.

In just one battle, the Syrian side had two sets of S-300 missile defense systems, aided by the Bear Nation, destroyed.

That wasn't all; other anti-aircraft guns, Scud missiles, and low-altitude air defense system positions had also been destroyed in significant numbers.

Just as the Ugly Nation said, the Syrian side's air defense capability was at least 50% paralyzed.

While some of these could be replenished from the DWS platform,

the DWS platform did not sell high-end equipment like the S-300 missile defense system.

Come to think of it, Syria could actually buy some of the Ugly Nation's air defense weapons.

For example, Patriot missiles, "Avenger" air defense missiles, etc.

However, unfortunately,

Syria had always been a world of Soviet-made weapons; the Syrian side had never used many of the Ugly Nation's weapons.

Naturally, with a certain procurement budget, the Syrian side would prioritize familiar weapons.

Even if they wanted to learn at the last minute, it would be difficult to form combat effectiveness in a short time.

It could be said that the only exception was that the Syrian side had ordered 200 Ugly Nation M1A2 Abrams main battle tanks,

which was because they were more advanced than the Bear Nation's T-90.

The M1A2 Abrams main battle tanks, which had once been active on the Middle East battlefield, appeared more advanced.

Moreover, a portion of Syrian officers and soldiers were currently training in secret in Iran.

Once the Ugly Nation launched a full-scale invasion, they would use these tanks to teach the other side a lesson.

At that time, one wondered how ugly the Ugly Nation's faces would look.

Therefore, after the half-day battle ended,

the Syrian side urgently contacted the DWS platform, meaning they hoped to obtain some air defense systems that could truly inflict damage.

Additionally, they needed to replenish some anti-aircraft shells.

Basically, the 100 S-400 air defense missiles ordered by Syria last time were almost exhausted.

Although many launch platforms had been destroyed,

the Syrian side still had some launch platforms.

If they didn't even have these air defense missiles, it would be difficult for them to defend against the Ugly Nation Air Force's airstrikes.

Even though the S-400 air defense missiles hadn't achieved great results this time, only destroying three of the opponent's old fighter jets,

and not even shooting down a single F-35C or F-22 Raptor,

as long as Syria still possessed air defense missiles, those Ugly Nation airmen wouldn't dare to bomb recklessly.

Furthermore, the Ugly Nation might not necessarily dispatch more powerful strategic bombers without having completely secured air superiority.

(Wait, this line is missing in source, skipping to next)

As for the owner of the DWS weapons trading platform, Lin Yi had been quite happy during this period.

They say one makes a fortune from war; he was now truly experiencing it.

In a short time, countries including the Bear Nation, Iran, and Syria,

had ordered over $5 billion worth of various equipment in total.

And he had earned at least $4 billion in profit,

plus the $2 billion in overseas earnings from gold and oil.

He now had at least $16.8 billion in overseas earnings.

Of course, a portion of this money would quietly be converted into procurement funds for various raw materials for domestic enterprises.

On the other hand, it was to prepare for further upgrades of future weapon systems.

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