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Chapter 2479 New Developments in Southeast Asia (Second Update, Please Subscribe)

News of the complete annihilation of Syria's 2nd Armored Brigade quickly spread throughout the world.

Although the media did not obtain details of the battle due to news censorship, they did obtain battlefield footage taken by drones.

That was footage of the battlefield taken by a drone at low altitude the next morning; the entire highway was littered with the wreckage of tanks and armored vehicles.

The horrific scene shocked the world.

Of course, what's even more astonishing is the fighting power displayed by sEA.

An entire Syrian armored brigade was wiped out by airstrikes alone.

Such combat power is truly astonishing. Not only them, but even military observers from various countries were taken aback. After all, they destroyed nearly a thousand tanks and armored vehicles with just one airstrike, and their own side suffered zero losses.

Such a victory is unprecedented in history.

For this reason, military observers from various countries are paying close attention to or waiting for the SEA to reveal more intelligence details.

At this time, they undoubtedly longed even more for the reporters on the front lines to bring more news reports, thereby breaking the information blockade.

Even in the face of the loss of an armored brigade, Damascus showed no intention of compromising; they remained firm and stubborn.

However, they shifted the battlefield from Syria to the United Nations, and began to criticize the coalition's invasion at the UN.

A war of words broke out again.

After a landmark unilateral victory, the world continues to operate according to its own rules—everyone is putting on their own show on the diplomatic stage.

With the support of the Soviet Union and the Eastern Bloc, the United Nations passed a resolution condemning the invasions of other countries by the SEA and the United Kingdom under the pretext of counterterrorism.

The SEA naturally ignored these condemnations, while also accusing the UN of becoming a haven for terrorists and tyrants, and claiming that the UN had completely lost its value and meaning.

This has become commonplace.

After all, that's what SEA often says. These words are nothing more than diplomatic performances. And performances always cause a sensation and always make headlines in various countries.

However, ordinary people don't care about these news stories at all, let alone pay attention to the performances of those diplomats.

As usual, Zhang Yaowu drove his car to the company, turning on the radio to listen to music programs broadcast by North Borneo Broadcasting Corporation.

Occasionally, news would be interspersed throughout the music program. When Zhang Yaowu heard about the Syrian diplomats protesting at the United Nations, he muttered to himself.

"That's clearly Lebanon. The Syrians are the real invaders. When they invaded, nobody criticized them, but now everyone's criticizing us."

He muttered this to himself. Zhang Yaowu was more filled with awe at the wonder of this world.

Invaders can always find a grand and respectable reason to justify their actions and then accuse other countries invited by the invaded of invading and threatening their security.

Sometimes, this world is just that amazing.

Listening to music and the news, Zhang Yaowu drove for more than ten minutes before finally arriving at his company—the National Image Analysis Center.

This is certainly not a company, but a "non-profit organization" that is not well-known to the outside world.

However, in intelligence communities around the world, it is known as "the eye of God".

The Eye of God!

This refers to the fact that it is like God, watching over Earth from space and observing every move of humanity, with its reconnaissance satellites in space constantly monitoring the entire world.

Multiple "wolf-hair brush" reconnaissance satellites monitor the world 24 hours a day, keeping a close eye on the movements of countries around the globe.

As usual, the central corridor was quiet, with only armed guards patrolling back and forth.

In a basement hall, staff members were still there, staring at their screens as usual. Meanwhile, in other offices, image analysis experts were conducting further analysis of certain photographs.

The process is quite simple: the first step is for the staff at the front to conduct a preliminary inspection, which involves reviewing images taken by reconnaissance satellites on a screen. If any suspicious points are found, they will be zoomed in further before being sent to image analysis experts for further analysis and research.

Although he is the deputy director of the image analysis center, Zhang Yaowu still personally reviews the photos. Every day after arriving at the office, he would take the coffee handed to him by his assistant and look at the photos while drinking the coffee.

With a background in image analysis, he is one of the center's most authoritative analysis experts.

As soon as he opened the newly received photos, his brows furrowed – these were the latest images transmitted back by the "Wolf Hair Brush" reconnaissance satellite.

The image shows the Vietnam-Cheng border. The photo clearly shows troops hidden in the rainforest and other areas, and a large number of aircraft deployed at the border airfield. "They have completed their troop assembly!"

In light of the friendship treaty signed between Hanoi and Moscow, and considering the present situation, ASEAN's attention has been entirely focused on the Middle East and Lebanon.

Zhang Yaowu came to a conclusion—Hanoi was very likely to take military action against Zhenla.

Although the unusual military movements in Hanoi were detected months ago, now everything seems to make sense.

The treaty of friendship should be the last step for them to take military action, or rather, Hanoi's "protective shield." Only after having this "protective shield" will they launch military action.

With the ASEAN’s attention now diverted, Hanoi can finally act more freely.

However, Zhang Yaowu was not an intelligence analyst. He quickly produced his analysis report, which only focused on the image itself. The intelligence analysis would naturally be done by intelligence analysts.

By the time the intelligence analyst finished typing his report on the computer, the midday sun was already shining on the city of Chang'an. Since it was already the rainy season, such sunny weather was rare. He stretched the tense muscles in his shoulders, lit a Camel cigarette with a filter, and then went to read the last few paragraphs.

This report is not based solely on reconnaissance satellite photos, but rather on an analysis that combines intelligence gathered from various sources.

In a corner of Saigon, someone is concealing his identity and providing intelligence he has gathered. The report is compiled and analyzed based on his intelligence and photos taken by reconnaissance satellites.

But the analyst doesn't know this. He doesn't know exactly how the intelligence in his report was obtained, or how many lives were lost before it reached him. He doesn't need to know. All he needs is to ensure the intelligence is accurate so that he can arrive at correct and logical analytical conclusions.

This is precisely the job of intelligence analysts, whose work often requires them to organize various scattered pieces of intelligence and then connect them one by one.

For example, the intelligence he saw was not just photos of the border area; he also looked at another set of photos from a week earlier, which were photos of Soviet cargo ships docked at Cam Ranh Bay.

The photo doesn't look particularly remarkable. What was the analysis at the time?
"Soviet troops are about to enter Cam Ranh Bay."

And now?

After linking several pieces of intelligence together, what conclusions were drawn?
"Hanoi is about to take action against Phnom Penh..."

……

Several tens of minutes later, the intelligence was sent to several places—the Ministry of Defense, the Investigation Department, and finally, after repeated analysis and assessment, it was sent to the official residence and presented to Li Yi'an.

"So that means they've completed their military buildup."

Li Yi'an looked at the satellite photos and asked without looking up.

"So, in your opinion, when will they take military action?"

In fact, Li Yi'an generally knew the timing. After all, the wheat had ripened five thousand times, but this was the first time people had been forced to return to the forest.

In another world, Bobo is still very famous.

As a result, he roughly knew that the Vietnamese invasion should have occurred at the end of December.

It was for this reason that, at his request, the National Image Center maneuvered and changed the orbits of the two reconnaissance satellites to ensure control of the situation on the ground.

This is also inevitable in military operations, since military intelligence is extremely important in war, and reconnaissance satellites are one of the most important links in it.

To ensure intelligence support during wartime, the Department of Defense commissioned SpaceX to manufacture three reconnaissance satellites two months prior.

Originally, these three reconnaissance satellites were intended to be used in Zhenla, which would essentially ensure almost uninterrupted space reconnaissance of the country.

However, following the London terrorist attacks, two of these three reconnaissance satellites will be used to ensure intelligence support in Lebanon in order to ensure the success of military operations there.

However, overall the impact is not significant, since SEA still has over a dozen reconnaissance satellites in space. At worst, they can relax their surveillance and continue monitoring other regions.

"After gathering and analyzing intelligence from various sources, we believe they will likely launch an attack on Zhenla in mid-to-late December!"

Qian Shangqin thought for a moment, then added:

"It will be no later than the end of this year, after all, so many troops cannot be stationed in the rainforest near the border for an extended period of time."

Li Yi'an nodded slightly, pondered for a moment, and then said:

"Indeed, they will cross the border by the end of December at the latest, there is no doubt about that."

After stating these words with certainty, Li Yi'an looked up at Qian Shangqin and the others, then asked in return:
"The only question now is how we respond to their entry, or rather, what is our position in this Vietnamese military operation? What actions should we take?"

(End of this chapter)