Chapter 242: 【Bombardment of Jinmen】 (4k)

Seeing Zhao Ming finish his work, Shen Qinghan spoke up:

"Are you busy lately?"

Zhao Ming leaned back in his chair, stretched, and said:

"Not busy."

"Why?"

"Is there something up?"

Shen Qinghan said:

"Nothing much."

"A new resort island has been built in the south of the Daxia Alliance. It was just completed and hasn't opened for business yet, but they've invited high-level executives from various major corporations to visit."

As she spoke, she tapped the bracelet on her wrist.

A projection of an island appeared before his eyes.

It was composed of seven main islands of varying sizes and unique characteristics, surrounded by numerous micro-atolls.

The features and facilities flashed by one after another: "Dome Forest," "Abyssal Suites," "Canopy Treehouses," "Customized Genetic Gardens," and so on.

Zhao Ming couldn't help but nod, saying:

"Looks pretty good."

"Are you going?"

Shen Qinghan said:

"I plan to, which is why I came to ask you."

"Mainly because the company is running smoothly so far, but we can't be too isolated. In some areas, we still need to find corporate partners. I've turned them all down before."

"But this time, many high-level executives from other groups are going, so it's a good opportunity to show our faces."

"Regardless of whether we cooperate or succeed."

"As the president of this group, you have to go out and make an appearance."

"Especially since you're currently a favorite over at the Federation."

"There will definitely be plenty of people trying to curry favor with you, all of which can be utilized."

Zhao Ming smiled upon hearing this:

"Wouldn't it be better if they curried favor with you?"

"Aren't you the one managing all the company's affairs?"

Shen Qinghan rolled her eyes and said:

"I don't have that much pull."

"I'll come find you when the time comes."

"By the way."

"The popularity of 【Modern Warfare】 has dropped recently. Are there any updates?"

"Although many players are still playing Polar Star games and the total number hasn't decreased, they've all run off to the WWII side."

"There's still some time before the selection for the 'Anti-War Competition' ends."

"Try to give it a push."

Zhao Ming said:

"It's fine, these games are all linked now."

"The 【Hundred Regiment Offensive】 just ended, so players are resting for two days. In a few days, we'll launch the update for 【Modern Warfare】."

"By the time they're done playing 【Modern Warfare】."

"【Cold War Clouds】 will be starting soon."

Shen Qinghan asked curiously:

"Starting soon?"

"Where is it taking place this time?"

Zhao Ming said:

"The timeline for 【Cold War Clouds】 can be accelerated a bit, because it's mainly about the great power game. If the timeline is too slow, the players won't feel it."

"The next battle points are the 【War to Resist America and Aid Vietnam】 and the 【Self-Defense Counterattack Against Vietnam】."

Shen Qinghan's expression was a bit strange:

"Are these two connected?"

Zhao Ming nodded, then shook his head:

"You can't really say they happened together, because there was a gap of several years in between."

"The 【War to Resist America and Aid Vietnam】 lasted for eight years, then there was a gap of a few years, and only after that was the 【Self-Defense Counterattack Against Vietnam】."

Hearing this.

Shen Qinghan understood:

"So that's how it is."

Zhao Ming briefly explained the subsequent game rules and the release of the update. Feeling that there were no issues, Shen Qinghan left.

On the other side.

Sky Shark Streaming Platform.

Inside Yu Feng's stream.

With the end of the Hundred Regiment Offensive, the Republic on the WWII side had temporarily fallen into a stalemate.

So Yu Feng had returned to the 【Cold War Clouds】 DLC. While chatting with viewers a while ago, he discovered that with the end of the 【Peninsula Battlefield】, the time flow in the 【Cold War Clouds】 DLC had accelerated.

Sometimes it could even jump a week at a time.

This actually provided a lot of convenience for Yu Feng to collect intelligence. After all, jumping seven days at once meant he could collect seven days' worth of intelligence at once.

The efficiency was much faster than jumping day by day.

At this point, the plot in Yu Feng's game had already reached 1954 after the rapid skipping.

It wasn't until early 1955 that Yu Feng stopped.

It wasn't that he didn't want to keep skipping.

It was because if he didn't pick out the collected intelligence, it would all be exposed by other players.

After all, other players weren't incapable of skipping.

It was just that compared to his identity as a newspaper editor, most streamers or players had access to less information, knowing only the major events reported in the newspapers.

They had less understanding of the underlying analysis and inside information.

However, if they participated in it, they would have more scoops than him. Plus, with such a large base of Blue Star players, if he didn't expose some intelligence to attract popularity.

Once others finished the missions and had all the intelligence, why would they need to listen to him?

After organizing the intelligence, Yu Feng said:

"Brothers, sorry for the wait."

"The intelligence has finally been organized. There's a lot of content, and although some players have leaked it, they were all single-angle leaks."

"I'll talk about it from a global perspective."

"First, the current situation on 'Earth'."

"Since the end of the Peninsula Battlefield, the situation on Earth is quite subtle."

"Currently, the Soviet Federation, after the end of the Peninsula War, has launched large-scale industrial aid to the Republic according to the agreement. The Republic is also striving for peaceful construction, so the relationship between the two sides is currently quite good."

"There is absolutely no sign of the later confrontation seen in the CG."

"However, the American Federation and the countries of the Western camp have now moved to the opposite side of the Republic."

"This is something that couldn't be helped."

"Because the American Federation is the leader of the West, and during the Peninsula War, the Republic beat up the troops of quite a few countries."

"They all carry a trace of hatred, more or less."

"So the world situation is now clearly polarized."

"Either you side with the American Federation and are hostile to the Soviet Federation and the Republic."

"Or you side with the Soviet Federation and resist the American Federation and the various Western countries."

"However, at the recent Geneva Conference held by the United Nations."

"The Republic proposed the 'Five Principles of Peaceful Coexistence,' which attracted a lot of attention, but perhaps hindered by the American Federation blocking the way."

"Many countries did not express their opinions."

"But not two months later."

"The American Federation openly interfered in the Republic's maritime affairs."

"The Secretary of State of the American Federation publicly stated that they would use all the power of their naval and air forces to enter the Republic's waters, and the President of the American Federation also announced that he would let the American Federation's Seventh Fleet enter."

"At the same time, the Pacific Fleet also dispatched 6 warships to invade the Republic's waters."

"And the Republic's response was a firm counterattack."

"On September 3, 1954, which is a few months before my current plot timeline, ten thousand guns roared on the front line in Fujian, bombarding Jinmen."

"It is said that two advisors from the American Federation were blown to death on the spot."

"The bombardment lasted for more than 10 days."

"The American Federation's reaction was quite interesting. They had been clamoring publicly in the media, but when it actually came to this point, they became worried that the risk of starting a war with the Republic was too great."

Speaking of this, Yu Feng took out a piece of intelligence.

This wasn't something that could be seen in those newspapers, but was bought at a high price from an internal mole.

The content was that the President of the American Federation believed the Republic might be about to liberate Jinmen and didn't dare to act rashly, so he persuaded the person in charge of Jinmen to abandon Jinmen, Mazu, and other places."

"So as not to give the Republic an excuse."

"This was still considered normal, but what was more interesting was that it recorded that the person in charge of the Jinmen area firmly refused."

"They even had several big arguments with the American Federation."

"The two sides, which should have been allies, also developed rifts and contradictions under such quarrels."

"Although this intelligence didn't explicitly state it."

"But the Blue Star players looking at this intelligence all knew that you have to look at who you're arguing with."

"You, an island owner, have several big arguments with the President of the American Federation. If you weren't of some use to the American Federation, could a superpower of the American Federation's size tolerate you?"

"It was precisely because of this."

"The back of the intelligence also recorded some cursing words from the President of the American Federation."

"Obviously, he was also dissatisfied with the person in charge of Jinmen."

"The Blue Star players couldn't help but laugh when they saw this intelligence, but then they couldn't help but gasp at Yu Feng, as it was recorded in such detail."

"This was clearly an internal high-level official from the American Federation's White House."

"And at a level that could normally come into contact with the President."

"Just how much money did you spend to bribe them?"

"Even many Blue Star players had to sigh that Yu Feng was already invincible in this 【Cold War Clouds】 DLC."

"With this intelligence network spreading, as long as this identity doesn't die."

"It's enough to play until the game shuts down."

Inside the stream.

Yu Feng continued:

"Although they had several big arguments, the American Federation didn't intend to abandon this place."

"After all, it was aimed at the Republic, and compared to this, everything else was a small matter."

"So in December."

"The American Federation signed a 【Mutual Defense Treaty】 with this side, intending to stand up for Jinmen."

"However, the Republic stated, I didn't acknowledge it, this is just a piece of waste paper."

"In the blink of an eye, in January 1955, the Republic dispatched land, sea, and air forces and captured Jiangshan Island."

"The American Federation was caught off guard and was forced to withdraw the Seventh Fleet."

"Immediately after, on the afternoon of the next day, January 19, they bombarded Dachen Island again."

"After the American Federation received the request for help from Jinmen, they also played their old tricks."

"First, they urgently mobilized nearly 100 warships, including 5 aircraft carriers, and dispatched 2,000 sorties of aircraft to hover over the Republic's waters."

"Large numbers of armed forces rushed over day and night."

"But externally, they first contacted the Foreign Minister of the Soviet side, then the British Foreign Secretary, the UN Secretary-General, and other international officials to contact the Republic."

"Demanding an immediate ceasefire."

"To be honest, this trick is enough once, why do they use this move every time?"

Yu Feng complained.

The Blue Star netizens in the stream also had their mouths twitching.

This is too familiar.

During the Peninsula Battlefield, every time the American Federation demanded a ceasefire and then secretly mobilized troops, but unfortunately, the Republic didn't buy it."

They didn't buy it during the Peninsula Battlefield before."

But the American Federation seemed to have no memory."

Using a ceasefire as an excuse time and time again."

Just on the Peninsula Battlefield, they used it I don't know how many times, and now, not even two years later, they're doing it again."

You say you want a ceasefire, but you secretly bring in 5 aircraft carriers and over 100 warships?"

Yu Feng continued:

"The American Federation's 'ceasefire strategy' naturally didn't work."

"On January 30, the Republic issued the order to liberate Dachen Island."

"The Republic's naval, land, and air forces were dispatched."

"And when Jinmen saw that the Republic was serious, they had no choice but to retreat from Dachen Island in a panic."

"It wasn't that there was no reaction within the American Federation."

"It's just that the internal division was severe."

"Some people threatened to use nuclear weapons, which should be one of the scenes where the American Federation was clamoring in the CG."

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"But the internal disagreement lay in public opinion."

"The situation in the Republic is not like the Peninsula, where standing up for Jinmen is unjustifiable, especially since it's so close to the Republic's mainland."

"The President of the American Federation analyzed that no ally would support them in starting a war with the Republic."

"Mainly because the Peninsula Battlefield had just ended a little over a year ago."

"I'm afraid many countries haven't recovered from the shadow."

Yu Feng said, then thought of something:

"If this were the American Federation in 1990, its allies would probably have joined the group in seconds."

"But it's different now."

"This period is 1955, the Peninsula Battlefield has just ended, and the Republic's 1v17 record is still shocking the world."

"Just like when the American Federation's modern warfare crushed the steel torrent during the Gulf War."

"Now they don't dare to easily attack the Republic."

"And under such circumstances, we have to talk about the brilliance of the Republic."

"First, the forces in Jinmen have differences with the American Federation."

"Jinmen attempted to have the American Federation directly intervene and attack the Republic's mainland."

"But the American Federation isn't brain-dead; how could they cross the Pacific to attack the Republic's mainland for such a small island?"

"So the difference between the two sides is that Jinmen is the radical faction."

"While the American Federation is the conservative faction; as long as the Republic doesn't flatten you, I'll just stick a nail here to disgust the Republic."

"That's why there was a conflict over the issue of attacking the Republic."

"From the American Federation's perspective, they definitely didn't want to fight."

"And this is where the Republic's brilliance comes in."

"Because since the 'Five Principles of Peaceful Coexistence' in 1954, the Republic has always advocated for peace, including now."

"So regarding the Jinmen issue, the Republic occasionally proposed a peaceful solution in public."

"When the American Federation saw this, they thought, since it's a peaceful solution, that's easy to handle."

"Why send troops?"

"I'll just stand up for you, you guys talk."

"For the American Federation, as long as the Republic doesn't unify this place by force, it doesn't matter even if half of the island is lost; anyway, having half is enough to serve as their eyes and ears."

"The American Federation's attitude also left Jinmen helpless, because they really had nothing."

"They could only rely on the American Federation, and now with this attitude from the American Federation, they could only talk." ===== CHAPTER 243 =====