Chapter 72

During World War II, that was the powerful firepower guarantee of the Soviet army.

Although these rockets currently lack precision guidance and high-explosive propellants,

as long as the quantity is sufficient, their destructive power is absolutely extraordinary.

For this attack on the Ugly Country's base, the Syrian side secretly transported over ten thousand Katyusha rockets in total.

Then, late at night, they were lined up in a single row.

At dawn, when the defenses within the Ugly Country's base were at their loosest, even the soldiers in the watchtowers were drowsy.

Taking advantage of the night and relying on camouflage,

a large number of Syrians transported the rockets to this location.

Then, they launched them all at once, bombarding the Ugly Army's base.

By the time the patrolling soldiers discovered it, everything was too late.

As over ten thousand rockets continuously bombarded the area,

the Ugly Army's base near the Kunuku gas field was blasted full of holes.

At the very least, over a hundred Ugly Country soldiers had their lives taken while in their sleep.

During the chaos, an AH-64 Apache helicopter attempted to take off,

but it was shot down by several RPGs, quickly becoming a burnt wreck of scrap metal on the ground.

Beyond the Ugly Army's base at the Kunuku gas field,

several other Ugly Country military bases in Syria, Iraq, Afghanistan, and Jordan were simultaneously within the scope of the attack.

This surprise attack occurred without any prior warning whatsoever.

Coupled with the Ugly Army's consistent arrogance, "lax precautions," and being "completely unthinkable,"

this directly caused the Ugly Army to pay a heavy price in the Middle East.

Several bases were destroyed by explosions before even a single aircraft could take off.

When the news broke, the entire world was in an uproar.

That night, President Xiao Ao of the White House was urgently awakened from his sleep by his secretary.

Only then did President Xiao Ao learn that the Ugly Country's bases in the Middle East had been attacked almost simultaneously.

The attackers used rockets that were cheap in price but numerous in quantity,

destroying many bases in a manner that nearly scorched the earth.

The severity of the carnage and the scale of the attack were unprecedented in history.

That night, from the Incirlik Air Base in Adana, Turkey, several F-16 fighter jets urgently took off, rushing straight toward the incident locations.

However, by the time these aircraft arrived,

those armed factions had long since fled.

All that remained was a mess of devastation at the armed bases.

The emergency meeting inside the White House lasted until morning.

During this time, the White House issued numerous orders,

including directives for Ugly Country bases such as the Ali Al Salem Air Base in Kuwait,

under which fighter jets began frequently scrambling into the air.

However, when daylight broke and President Xiao Ao dragged his exhausted self through the morning,

the loss data from that night was simply unbelievable even to him.

In just one night, the Ugly Country lost over two thousand people in the Middle East.

Furthermore, this count did not include the losses of various equipment, weapons, and radar systems within the bases.

It must be known that ever since President Xiao Ao prepared to return to the Asia-Pacific and compete with the Dragon Country for dominance, the Ugly Country's military presence in the Middle East had been continuously decreasing.

Currently, the total number stood at just over twenty thousand people.

Yet, overnight, one-tenth of these soldiers were killed.

Once such a severe fact was broadcast,

the stock market would immediately plummet, causing panic throughout the entire Ugly Country.

Although afterward, the Ugly Country Navy's USS Ross and USS Porter destroyers, located in the eastern Mediterranean, fired dozens of "Tomahawk" cruise missiles at Homs Province in central Syria,

the results achieved were negligible.

That same day, a Ugly Country news spokesperson expressed strong condemnation regarding this premeditated attack.

The White House even lowered its flags to half-mast for those who sacrificed their lives.

Subsequently, the spokesperson further stated that the Ugly Country military would carry out retaliation.

Of course, during this statement, the spokesperson also made sure to mention the DWS platform frequently, believing that this attack incident

was supported behind the scenes by the DWS platform.

At the same time, he implied that a certain major power should be held responsible for this event.

Of course, Longguo would certainly never admit to such accusations.

However, facing the accusations from Chouguo, Longguo was definitely stuck carrying this blame.

What left the Longguo government most helpless was this.

In this major incident, the Middle East Axis of Resistance, including the Hu Sai armed forces, the Li Banen Zhenzhu Party, and the Aid Aid Xuliya government army.

After wiping out Chouguo military bases.

All delivered impassioned video speeches on Al Jazeera.

Furthermore, the Axis of Resistance declared joint responsibility for this major incident.

Thus kicking off the prelude to a comprehensive anti-Chouguo campaign across the Middle East.

However, just after these masked armed personnel holding AKs called for a holy war in their videos.

These very people simultaneously highly praised Longguo's assistance to the people of the Middle East.

Calling it a brotherly nation.

The Axis of Resistance declared that the people of Longguo were friends of the people of the Middle East.

Some masked armed personnel even spoke to the cameras in broken Chinese, saying:

"Longguo, friend, I love Double Eleven!"

These videos broadcast by Al Jazeera quickly spread across the Longguo internet.

Watching these bearded men dressed in camouflage, faces covered, and carrying guns.

Longguo netizens immediately began letting their imaginations run wild.

"Haha, no wonder our country has remained unmoved time and again in the face of Chouguo's provocations,"

"At first I thought it was our weakness, but as it turns out, my great Longguo has played such a magnificent move, haha!"

"Exactly, this is the wisdom of our national leadership; didn't you want to return to the Asia-Pacific?"

"We'll just hit you Chouguo hard in the Middle East and see what you old Chou can do about it!"

"Right now the people of Chouguo must be hiding in toilets crying, hahaha, so many bases blown up and so many people killed!"

"By the way, what does DWS that old Chou keeps mentioning actually mean? Why does Chouguo always bring up DWS..."

"Shh! Don't talk about internal state matters, careful of those five-cent mercenaries!"

Across the Longguo internet, it was almost uniformly filled with praise for the nation's far-sighted planning.

Many people who knew what DWS meant believed DWS was simply a special department established domestically.

It served no other combat function, its sole purpose being to provide cheap weapons to the world in large quantities.

Enabling some nations to possess the ability to resist oppression.

What is this! This is the great proletariat, brimming with international sentiment.

The DWS weapons trading platform is the sharp weapon for resisting oppression and achieving the liberation of people worldwide.

Of course, some who considered their intelligence super-high (abcf) and believed they could comprehend the strategic intentions of the high command.

Felt that matters concerning DWS should be spoken of less, after all, this was a manifestation of the high command's wisdom.

If spies were to learn of this and tell those Western nations, it would not be good.

Later, during a military program, even Director Zhang of the Zhanhu Bureau, who was nearing retirement, was asked about the "DWS" issue.

As well as the Middle East chaos caused by "DWS."

— Author's Notes —

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