PFC Chapter 258 Braving the Waves to Protect the Sea Frontier!
Chapter 258 Braving the Waves to Protect the Sea Frontier!
"We only have five thousand soldiers at most!"
"Right now, just setting aside manpower to look after these 20,000 people is already extremely difficult."
"There are still hundreds of scattered tribes of varying sizes remaining on the island!"
"If they take advantage of the chaos to cause trouble now, our forces will probably be stretched thin."
After listening to Wang Li's report, Zhang Fan looked at the simplified map of Japan on the table and nodded thoughtfully.
Although the five thousand elite Qin soldiers were unparalleled in combat power, their numbers were simply too small.
It's definitely not enough to completely digest and control the entire map of Japan.
Zhang Fan raised his head and decisively issued the order:
"Wang Li, heed my command!"
"Your subordinate is here!"
"You will lead the remaining soldiers to garrison the west coast and the ancient sites of the three major tribes!"
"Keep a close watch on the prisoners, construct fortifications, and secure the existing territory!"
Wang Li bowed in agreement, then asked:
"Master, what about you?"
A glint of light flashed in Zhang Fan's eyes, and he said in a deep voice:
"I immediately led Prince Fusu and Mofeng back to Xianyang by warship!"
"If we're going to fight, let's beat them into submission in one go!"
"I want to return to Great Qin and request His Majesty's permission to send another large army to completely pacify this land of Dongying!"
"promise!"
Wang Li was delighted and immediately withdrew to make arrangements.
……
at the same time.
7 PM, Beijing's No. 1 High School.
In the classroom of Senior Three (2), it was so quiet that the only sound could be the "scratching" of the pen tip tracing across the test paper.
The students are engrossed in a sea of practice problems during their evening self-study session.
suddenly!
Holy crap!!!
A boy in the back row couldn't help but swear, breaking the silence of the classroom.
Before the squad leader could even explode!
The boy suddenly stood up, pointing excitedly at his phone, his voice trembling:
"Breaking news! Holy crap! Something incredible has happened!!"
Almost at the same time.
The multimedia teaching screen at the front of the classroom began broadcasting the daily 7 o'clock news!
Not only this class, but every classroom in the entire high school, every household in China, and even countless outdoor screens on the streets were all simultaneously broadcasting this scene.
On the screen, the news anchor's voice came through clearly:
Good evening, viewers. We're about to broadcast a breaking international news report!
"Just half an hour ago, the White House spokesperson held an emergency press conference!"
The scene shifts to the US spokesperson standing on a podium.
He was angrily waving his fists, spitting as he spoke:
"We strongly protest against the illegal stationing of troops by the Chinese nation in island territories!"
"This is a blatant provocation against the international order!"
"We demand that the Dragon Kingdom withdraw its troops immediately!"
The students in the classroom were completely stunned by what they saw.
Troops stationed there?
Our mother has stationed troops in the island nation!
When did this happen?
Why isn't there even a whisper of it?
Before everyone could react, the news footage switched again.
This time, the broadcast switched to the island nation's official television station.
The island nation's foreign minister stood on the podium, facing a dense crowd of international journalists and flashing lights below.
It's shocking!
The foreign minister was as pale as a sheet, and his forehead was covered in cold sweat.
My legs were even trembling slightly!
He swallowed hard, forced a smile that looked more like a grimace, and spoke into the microphone:
"Good evening, everyone from the media!"
Regarding some recent speculations from the outside world!
"On behalf of our government, I offer this unified response."
"Recently, my country's communication equipment has suffered an extremely rare and widespread irreversible failure!"
"This caused our country to be cut off from the outside world for several days!"
"We sincerely apologize for causing everyone concern."
The foreign minister picked up his prepared speech, his hands trembling like leaves, and continued reading:
"At the same time... in response to the protest from the United States, our country hereby solemnly declares!"
"Regarding the presence of the Chinese military in our country... our government states..."
The Foreign Minister closed his eyes, as if drawing out all his strength, and shouted:
"A warm welcome!!!"
"The arrival of the Dragon Kingdom's army is for..."
"This is an important measure of friendly cooperation between our two countries to help our country maintain regional stability and prosperity!"
These words were spoken.
"boom!!!"
The entire teaching building of Beijing's No. 1 High School instantly erupted in chaos!
The deafening cheers almost lifted the roof off!
It's not just schools.
At this moment, the entire nation of China was in an uproar!
Major social media platforms, Weibo trending topics, and Tieba forums were completely paralyzed within minutes!
Countless netizens flooded in, and comments flooded the screen like a tsunami:
"Am I blind or has the world gone mad? This island nation was cut off from the internet for three days, and as soon as it was restored, they immediately announced a warm welcome to our troops stationed here?"
"Internet outage caused by communication equipment failure? What the hell? Communication equipment failure! Even a dog wouldn't believe that excuse, hahaha!"
"Look at that foreign minister from that island nation, his face is as white as a corpse, his hands are shaking so much he can't even hold the paper, is he reading a prepared speech with a knife to his throat?"
"That's outrageous! The US is protesting like crazy, and this island nation is saying 'warmly welcome' them! The US is getting a real slap in the face!"
"Five days! Only five days without internet, guys! What happened in those five days? Did our country secretly develop Gundam?"
"Awesome! This is so damn awesome! A once-in-a-lifetime event! The rise of a great power leaves no hidden problems; the best strategy is to subdue the enemy's hearts, the next best is to subdue their diplomacy, and the worst is to subdue them militarily!"
The entire internet erupted in an unprecedented frenzy.
However, just as everyone's discussion was still escalating exponentially.
At the end of the official news report, a short, fifteen-second video of routine naval training was suddenly and unexpectedly inserted.
The video's title is extremely simple and unpretentious:
Braving the waves to protect our maritime borders!
In the footage, a new type of destroyer is seen sailing across the azure sea.
The officers and soldiers on the deck were conducting their daily drills in an orderly manner.
Everything was normal at first.
But less than five minutes after the video was posted!
Military enthusiasts across the internet have managed to discover a chilling "blind spot" in the background of the image!
On the rear deck of the warship, there is a massive naval gun that stands out from the surrounding conventional equipment.
Although the image appears somewhat blurry due to the shooting angle and distance.
Moreover, most of the naval gun was completely covered by a tarpaulin.
But even the small part of the mechanical structure that is exposed is enough to make those in the know gasp in shock!
The energy storage array on the base!
That has absolutely no traditional parabolic gun barrel!
And the reflective crystal surface that faintly gleams with a bluish luster...
Military enthusiasts were instantly in an uproar!
The popularity of military forums and social media platforms has once again seen an explosive surge:
"Holy crap! Guys, look at the background at 0 minutes and 11 seconds! What the hell is that thing covered by a canvas?!"
"Am I blind? That's definitely not a naval gun that fires conventional shells! Isn't that a laser weapon launcher from a science fiction novel?!"
"Be confident, remove the 'ma'! The condenser and high-voltage charging components are showing a corner; this is definitely a combat-ready high-energy laser weapon!"
"This is insane! Utterly insane! They just stationed troops in the island nation, and then they accidentally revealed laser weapons? Did Mom really burn aliens' butts with cigarette butts on the far side of the moon and make them explode with gold coins?"
"Hahaha! Official response: Oops, the cloth wasn't covering us properly. Sorry to let everyone see our outdated equipment."
"No wonder the island nation behaved itself after a few days of internet outages; they were persuaded by reason with our mother's cannon pointed at their heads!"
"When the netizen upstairs talks about 'persuading with reason,' is the 'reason' in physics?"