Chapter 255: This Time, We Won't Let You Escape!

Feng Yan took a bite of a bun and mumbled: "Meeting in ten minutes, you guys put down what you're doing first."

"Are we going to fight?" Li Yang's eyes sharpened.

"Prepare first," Feng Yan drank some porridge, "Haozi, take inventory of your missile stock. Old Li, the mech landing plan needs to be updated. Guangzi, monitor the intelligence system at full power."

The three nodded simultaneously.

Breakfast ended hastily.

At 10:00 AM, Longyin Strategic Conference Room.

Just the core six-person group of Longyin: Feng Yan, Li Yang, Chen Guang, Wang Hao, Zhao Kaiyuan (holographic projection), Zhao Gong (moon link).

Feng Yan didn't waste words and directly pulled up the East Sea Theater map.

"Latest order: within 72 hours, complete the first phase of the 'Dongfeng Plan'—paralyze Foot-Basin-Chicken's national resistance capability."

Wang Hao whistled: "Finally!"

"Specific division of labor," Feng Yan started calling names.

"Chen Guang, your Torch Dragon-3 is responsible for information warfare. I want you to paralyze Foot-Basin-Chicken's national communication network, power dispatch system, and financial trading system simultaneously at 2:00 AM."

Chen Guang recorded quickly: "Need military permission for satellite attacks."

"Granted," Feng Yan turned, "Wang Hao, air suppression. Five hundred Sword Immortal fighters carrying EMP bombs, precision strikes on 127 military strongholds, coordinates will be provided by Chen Guang."

"Five hundred?" Wang Hao's eyes widened, "We only have six hundred Sword Immortals in total!"

"So there can be no mistakes," Feng Yan stared at him, "Not a single one can be lost."

"Understood!" Wang Hao grinned, "Guarantee completion of the mission!"

"Li Yang, maritime blockade. The Navy will cooperate, your mission is to ensure that not a single Foot-Basin-Chicken naval vessel can leave the port intact. All Xuan-Gui mechs will deploy to infiltrate and destroy the remaining submarines."

Li Yang nodded: "What about the landing plan?"

"That's the second phase," Feng Yan pulled up a new interface, "Paralyze first, then land. But the plan needs to be done now; I want a detailed plan to control the entire territory within three days."

Li Yang calculated quickly: "Three days... need at least three hundred mechs, advancing simultaneously along the north and south lines. The terrain differences between Kyushu Island and Honshu Island are also large, I have to redesign the tactical modules."

"You have twenty-four hours," Feng Yan finished and looked at Zhao Kaiyuan, "What about energy?"

Zhao Kaiyuan's holographic projection pulled up a chart: "The penetration rate of the Xuanming Power Grid in Foot-Basin-Chicken has reached 42%."

"If necessary, I can remotely cut off power to all access points; of course, the civilian part will retain minimum guarantees."

"Ruthless," Wang Hao gave a thumbs up.

Finally, Feng Yan looked at Zhao Gong's lunar projection: "Zhao Gong, how is the Heaven's Punishment base test progress?"

Zhao Gong puffed on his pipe: "Completed the third calibration last night, accuracy meets the standard. But do we really want to use it at this time? Heaven's Punishment is prepared to fight aliens..."

"I know," Feng Yan interrupted, "Just keep them on standby. But if... if the situation gets out of control, we need to demonstrate our 'strategic deterrent capability'."

Everyone understood.

Heaven's Punishment wouldn't actually fire, but its muzzle turning toward Foot-Basin-Chicken's homeland was a message in itself.

The meeting lasted until noon.

Before the meeting adjourned, Feng Yan said last: "This operation is codenamed 'Dongfeng'."

"The meaning is simple: once the East Wind arrives, all flowers wither."

"I want the whole world to see that once Longguo's bottom line is touched, there is no second chance."

At 1:00 PM, the canteen was full again.

Wang Hao sat down next to Li Yang: "Old Li, do you really think we can finish in three days?"

"If it goes smoothly, maybe faster," Li Yang drew the advance route on his tablet.

"Their main forces were already mostly lost in the last East Sea decisive battle, and the rest are second-line troops. Equipment is aging, morale is low."

"But what about urban street fighting?" Chen Guang interjected, "With Tokyo's twists and turns, even mechs can easily get lost."

"That's why we need new tactics," Li Yang pulled up a design drawing, "'Mech Frog-Leap'."

On the drawing, Jigan mechs were retrofitted with simple thrusters on their backs, allowing them to jump short distances between buildings.

"And urban swarm," Li Yang zoomed in on the details, "Yinglong mechs carry micro-drones on their backs, specifically responsible for clearing out remaining enemies inside buildings."

Wang Hao's eyes lit up: "This is cool! A bit like playing a game!"

"It was learned from a game anyway," Li Yang smiled rarely.

"Didn't you ask me to play that mech game last time? There was a tactic in it called rooftop assault, I modified it."

"Awesome!" Wang Hao slapped his thigh, "Let me lead the team during actual combat! I want to be the first to jump into the National Diet Building!"

"Pass the mech frog-leap license first," Chen Guang poured cold water, "Last time in the simulation training, you jumped ten times and hit the wall nine times."

"That was a system bug!"

While the three were bickering, Feng Yan walked over with his tray.

"What are you talking about?"

"Talking about how to dismantle the Foot-Basin-Chicken National Diet Building," Wang Hao grinned.

"Brother Feng, let me do the shouting when the time comes? Listen up, you inside, you've been surrounded!"

Feng Yan sat down and ate slowly.

After Wang Hao finished, he said slowly: "Haozi, do you know what's most important about this operation?"

"Winning?"

"It's speed," Feng Yan put down his chopsticks, "We have to end the battle before the rest of the world reacts."

"Why?"

"Because of deep space," Feng Yan looked out the window, "The Harvesters won't wait for us to finish the ground war before they set off. Every day we waste, Heaven's Punishment project is delayed by a day."

He turned his head, his gaze sweeping over the three:

"So this time, don't show off, don't play tricks, don't give the enemy any chance to delay."

"Use the most direct, most violent, most effective way."

"Crush them."

The canteen went quiet.

Only the TV in the distance was still playing the news, which was the public apology of Foot-Basin-Chicken interim Prime Minister Ishihara:

"... We express our deepest apologies and will fully cooperate with the investigation..."

Wang Hao sneered: "Apologizing now? Too late."

As soon as the words fell, Feng Yan's encrypted communicator rang.

He connected, listened for three seconds, and his face changed slightly.

After hanging up, he looked at the three:

"Latest intelligence."

"Those two retired aircraft carriers from Eagle Country didn't return to port for maintenance."

"They... are heading toward Foot-Basin-Chicken."

Li Yang frowned: "Are they trying to support them?"

"No," Feng Yan shook his head, "They want to muddy the waters at the last moment."

He stood up:

"Plan advanced."

"Notify Penglai to turn, heading toward Foot-Basin-Chicken homeland."

"At midnight tonight, 'Dongfeng Plan' starts."

Outside the canteen, the sun was blazing.

And on the Pacific Ocean thousands of miles away, the massive shadow of the Penglai was casting a shadow on the sea, slowly turning to the east.

On the bridge, Li Yang looked at the light spots of the two slowly moving aircraft carriers on the radar screen, whispering to himself:

"This time, we won't let you escape." ===== CHAPTER 256 =====