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Chapter 2578 One Ton of Bombs Per Person (Second Update, Please Subscribe)
"I see the evil moon in the sky, I see disaster imminent."

Almost subconsciously, this sentence popped into Li Yi'an's mind. His fingers tapped lightly on the armrest of the chair, but he didn't speak. He just sat there quietly, and then asked:
"So, how much air power is expected to be deployed?"

"all!"

Qian Shangqin's answer was straightforward; he said:

"We plan to emulate the US Army's 'Operation Guardian II,' deploying all our bombers to launch a comprehensive and continuous attack on Thang Long's industrial, military, and transportation centers, including SAM air defense missile sites... In addition to the military targets that need to be destroyed, we will destroy all their hydroelectric power stations, railway and highway bridges, all power plants and substations, and... We plan to drop no less than 100,000 tons of bombs within 50 days to completely destroy Thang Long's industrial productivity, causing its economy to regress to the 19th century..."

Then, he emphasized:

"At the same time, we will destroy all ports and docks to fundamentally prevent them from receiving overseas supplies, energy, and equipment. By destroying their lifelines, we will ensure that foreign aid cannot enter their territory..."

What came to Li Yi'an's mind as he listened to Qian Shangqin's report?
It's actually the United States.

What emerged was the US's "Operation Rolling Thunder," which was what the Pentagon told Johnson at the time—we can use bombing to make the Rising Dragon submit!

and then?
Johnson signed the order to launch "Operation Rolling Thunder," thus beginning the United States' full-scale intervention in Vietnam. In the days that followed, the U.S. Air Force never fulfilled its initial promise to Johnson—to completely destroy Thang Long.

Not only did it fail to achieve its goal, it also led to the escalation of the war, and Saigon ultimately became a bleeding wound for the United States, depleting its wealth.

Seeing that Your Excellency was deep in thought, Qian Shangqin said:
"Your Excellency, we are different from the United States. Although the United States had four objectives when it formulated Operation Rolling Thunder, these four objectives were formulated as the operation progressed, not decided at the beginning: to boost the morale of the Saigon authorities; to force Thang Long to abandon support for the South; to destroy the North's transportation system, industrial base and air defense system; and to intercept personnel and supplies moving from the North into the South."

However, due to the special circumstances of the Cold War, the United States dared not act freely; and because North Vietnam also received aid from its allies, achieving these goals was not easy…

Finally, Qian Shangqin stated directly:

"In fact, the military had already thoroughly studied the reasons for the failure of Operation Rolling Thunder. To put it bluntly, it was because they dared not go all out. Since it is war, one must go all out. The Americans used a 'gradual strategy': bombing some small targets first to let Thang Ryong know that his strategic locations were threatened. In this way, the deterrent effect of the operation would exceed the effect of the bombing itself."

Moreover, only Washington has the authority to determine the objectives, mission duration, number and type of aircraft deployed, type and quantity of munitions carried, and sometimes even the flight path of the aircraft crews in Operation Rolling Thunder.

Such an action, with hands tied, naturally cannot achieve victory.

But when it came to the second phase of operations, the outcome was completely different. After the White House gave them free rein, the Sengryong faction returned to the negotiating table in just 11 days.

Listening to Qian Shangqin's description, Li Yi'an nodded slightly, then turned his gaze to him and said:

"But we must also note that our goals are different from those of the United States. The United States only wanted them to return to the negotiating table. The concessions made by Thang Long during the 11-day bombing were more like 'strategic deception.' But now? We want them to withdraw their troops from Chenla and Saigon and restore the status quo of the Paris Peace Treaty. This is equivalent to asking them to give up the achievements they have made over the past 20 years. How could they possibly make such a decision?"

After a brief pause, Li Yi'an continued:

“For any government to make such a decision would be catastrophic, sacrificing millions of lives and paying such a heavy price. How could they possibly make concessions over a ‘small bombing’? In this situation, they would certainly spare no effort and would never compromise.”

Although there is a vivid example in another world—when the United States and NATO bombed Yugoslavia, they spent dozens of days bombing it, destroying its various facilities and forcing it to evacuate Kosovo.

However, having successful examples does not necessarily guarantee success, since they are fundamentally different.

Hearing your question, Qian Shangqin pondered for a moment, then said:
"Then things become very simple. Since they want to pay any price, I will make them pay the price themselves. Your Excellency, you once said that the Maxim machine gun and the B29 killed more people, but they were all civilian soldiers. It did not affect the generals and politicians from strategizing and being promoted. On the contrary, they were happy to do so."

The indiscriminate annihilation by atomic bombs is tantamount to decapitation, directly turning those who are willing to pay any price into the "price" themselves. Once they themselves become the "price," they will then love peace.

Meeting your gaze, Qian Shangqin spoke in a resolute tone:

"Perhaps we cannot use atomic bombs in such a war, but we can use decapitation strikes to make those who are willing to pay any price also become the price. Once they themselves become the price, they will naturally love peace."

This is what makes decapitation strikes so unique. Their targets are more direct and specific, making all those who want to wage war pay the price.

As the original inventor of the decapitation strike, Li Yi'an was certainly well aware of its deterrent power.

His deterrent power is practically limitless.

Why have so many countries started building bunkers since the SEEA invented this tactic?

Ultimately, it's because they're afraid; they're terrified. They truly can't sleep at night. In those countries, the most crucial and top-secret information isn't the location of their own cannons, nor is it incriminating material on neighboring countries, nor is it their assets.

Rather, it's about the presidents' health and the issue of succession. If a leader leaves too hastily, there won't be enough time to arrange a successor. In this sense, letting the leader pass away first directly addresses these two sensitive issues.

Therefore, this is the root cause of their fear of SEA.

After a moment of silence, Li Yi'an stood up. However, what he needed to consider was not whether to wage war, but how to wage it.

As Qian Shangqin said, the simplest and most effective way to wage this war was not to send a large number of troops to carry out landing operations, and then to bombard the infantry with artillery to capture cities and occupy land step by step.

What is the simplest way?
The goal is to bombard them, dropping hundreds of thousands of tons of bombs on their homes, and then coordinating with decapitation strikes, to instill in those who clamor for war at all costs the fear of conflict. Through this extreme pressure, they will be forced to make concessions.

It's not about making concessions, but about forcing them to face reality.

End the war and let peace return.

This is undoubtedly the simplest, most effective, and most friendly way of waging war for ordinary people, whether it is for SEA or Rising Dragon.

At least ordinary people don't have to pay such a terrible price for war.

After weighing the options in his mind for a while, Li Yi'an asked:
How many bombs do we have left that are nearing the end of their service life?

"Huh? What?"

Qian Shangqin looked at you with some confusion. Before he could understand what you meant, you said:
"What I mean is that we haven't had a major war since the end of World War II, but we have a huge stockpile of ammunition."

If I remember correctly, after World War II, the US military stored over 50 tons of bombs here, which were originally intended to be given to the Japanese… Judging by the timeline, they should be nearing the end of their service life.”

Li Yi'an looked at Qian Shangqin, his tone questioning.

"That...that's about right, that's definitely true."

"In that case, let's just throw all those bombs at them."

Li Yi'an stated bluntly:

"If we're going to put pressure on them, then we'll put pressure on them to the extreme, making them all understand one thing—we never just talk the talk."

We will not be constrained by anyone's warnings. 50 tons, or 100 million tons, or 200 million tons if that's not enough.

We could even give them all of them, I mean all of them… one ton of bombs for each and every one of them.”

When Li Yi'an spoke of a ton of bombs, his tone was icy, as if he were mentioning a trivial matter.

"If that's not enough, then two tons. I believe that eventually, the problem can always be solved."

However, Li Yi'an then emphasized:
"Of course, we are not going to bomb indiscriminately, nor are we targeting the lives of ordinary people. What I mean is that we are going to use those bombs to raze the entire Sengyong, to the ground."

Before the bombing, we must warn them to leave the city and the target area. Their entire country will be our target; if we're going to fight, then…we'll push them back to the Stone Age.”

This is the correct way to conduct war.

“We must make it clear to all of them in this way—we cannot leave these threats to the next generation,”

Li Yi'an looked at Qian Shangqin and said:

"Because if we don't act now, our next generation will face an even greater threat. So we must act now."

(End of this chapter)