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Chapter 2679 What Can You Do to Me? (First Update, Please Subscribe)
What was the biggest change after World War II?
Those small and weak countries always seem to have a mysterious kind of self-confidence.

They always think I'm the only one who acts like a hooligan, but what can you do about it?

Therefore, under normal circumstances, small and weak countries always shout about international law, international morality, fairness and justice.

In short, I can seize foreign investment in our country and carry out massacres behind closed doors, but no other country can criticize me.

It's unclear when this mysterious self-confidence began, but it likely started after World War II.

Over time, everyone seemed to have forgotten the basic rules of how this world works.

What are the rules that govern the operation of this world?
Ultimately, it all comes down to power, whether it's so-called fairness or justice, or things like international law.

Essentially, it's about the strong being willing to comply.

Their mysterious confidence is based on the idea that the strong abide by the rules, or rather, that the strong change the rules.

The law of the jungle is no longer as prevalent as it was in the 19th century. More accurately, it's not as blatantly brutal anymore.

This is why the weak have even learned to threaten the strong.

But they clearly forgot that threats are based on power.

What is the real threat?
The real threat is when you're faced with a threat, you don't even have the courage to fight back.

At least for Ibrahim Yazidi and others who were negotiating in Kuala Lumpur, they were completely stunned when they suddenly realized that the SEA had no intention of following what they called "international rules".

It's not that I'm numb from winning, but rather... I've suddenly become numb.

Faced with this reality, they want to show their fervor, but they are also helpless.

Fanaticism stems from anger.

The helplessness stems from reality.

Faced with reality, people always compromise, or rather, people always make rational choices.

Although the negotiations ended in discord, reality must still be faced.

What is the biggest reality?
Kill the chicken to scare the monkey. Now, Rising Dragon is that chicken.

Because he was in Kuala Lumpur, Ibrahim Yazidi was able to watch the bombing of Thang Long on television.

What would it be like if it became Tehran?

Despite being a diplomat, he was well aware of the current state of Thang Long—it had been completely razed to the ground.

However, knowing and seeing are two completely different concepts.

Watching the bombs fall like raindrops on the television.

This was a near-primitive, barbaric bombing.

It is demonstrating some kind of power, some kind of world-destroying power.

There's not much you can do in the face of this power; you can only watch helplessly as it strikes.

This kind of destructive power has been widely condemned by countries around the world, but such condemnation is useless if the condemned party chooses to comply.

Just like now, not only does it have no effect, but SEA will also demonstrate this power to the world.

It means to tell others – what can you do to me?

"This is a complete crushing of strength."

When Ibrahim Yazidi uttered this remark, he felt more helpless than anything else. He knew very well what it meant to return empty-handed.
This means that Tehran may very well make other choices in the future.

So what consequences will this choice bring?

"God bless!"

After letting out this sigh, Ibrahim Yazidi turned his gaze to the distance, his expression solemn, and stared silently into the distance, imagining the war taking place there.

Finally, he muttered to himself:
"Is war what they really want?"

……

This was a meeting that was destined to have no outcome.

In fact, no one knows what the SEA's maximum pressure campaign was for—was it for war?
Actually, it wasn't for war, but to make everyone understand one thing—the conditions I offered the first time were the best; you either accept them, or you face destruction.

This is something that Rising Dragon felt extremely deeply. After all, more than 200 strategic bombers dropped bombs on their heads every day.

"This is the largest strategic bombing since World War II!"

This description is absolutely accurate. In fact, after 100 days of bombing, the SEA had transferred all 275 strategic bombers from all over the world to Yongping Island and Siam, and the intensity of the bombing was constantly increasing.

Those World War II surplus materials are being consumed at a rate of thousands of tons every day.

In the end, were there more bombs or more people? Only God knows. Perhaps it was precisely because the scale of the bombing was unprecedented, even the largest in human history, that strategic bombing attracted all attention, so much so that ground military operations did not attract the attention of the outside world.

"Their fighting style is based on three main tactics: stealth bombers for pinpoint destruction, drones for destruction, and then strategic bombing."

Many people say this, as if ground military operations don't exist.

But in fact?
Ground military operations continued. At the outset of the war, ASEAN ground forces entered Cambodia and began attacking the Thang Long Army.

To prevent them from infiltrating the rainforest for a long-term guerrilla war, the coalition forces adopted a steady and methodical approach to their offensive, avoiding any rash advances.

Basically, the strategy is to immediately organize troops to clear the rainforest after each area is recaptured, thereby ensuring the safety of the region.

The morning mist in the rainforest had not yet dissipated, and the damp air, mixed with the smell of decaying leaves and gunpowder, made it hard to breathe.

Sunlight filtered through the tree canopy, casting dappled patterns of light in the dark rainforest. The boots of the special operations team members rustled softly as they stepped over the decaying branches and leaves.

Ruan Haitao raised his hand to signal the team to stop, then knelt down, picked up his binoculars and observed for a while before whispering instructions:
"Left flank alert, M60 set up firing positions, target at three o'clock, 200 meters away, there is movement."

Three days ago, the allied forces launched a saturation attack on the area, and the defending Thang Long army was completely defeated. However, the remnants burrowed into the dense rainforest, attempting to put up a stubborn resistance by relying on their familiarity with the terrain.

Ruan Haitao led the 18th Battalion of the Special Operations Unit, which was ordered to mop up the remaining enemy forces. The Special Operations Unit, like the Rangers and Marines, consisted of veterans of the Saigon Army. Towards the end of the war, the Rangers fought to the very end. Some units were completely wiped out in the battle from the north to Saigon, while others refused to obey the surrender orders and continued to fight, causing considerable losses to the northern forces.

Later, most of them escaped to Kunlun Island by helicopter, and some even worked as mercenaries in East Africa. Like Ruan Haitao, who even sent gold bars to become a mercenary. But now, he and his comrades have finally returned.

Although this is not in the south, they will fight their way from here all the way to Saigon and eventually reclaim their country.

Unlike the Zhenla government forces, these Saigon government forces had received rigorous anti-guerrilla warfare training. They were most skilled in rainforest anti-guerrilla warfare, so after their main force entered Zhenla, they were always the main force in clearing out the remaining enemy forces in the rainforest.

The team quickly spread out in the rainforest. The machine gunner, carrying an M60 machine gun, lay down behind a fallen tree, set up the gun, and aimed the barrel at the swaying shadows of the trees in front of him.

The other soldiers gripped their M16 rifles, buttstocks against their shoulders, fingers lightly on the triggers, their eyes scanning the dense rainforest warily—every swaying leaf here could harbor a deadly threat.

"boom!"

Suddenly, a burst of rapid gunfire shattered the silence of the rainforest.

It was the distinctive, somewhat muffled sound of an AK47 gun, as a bullet grazed a soldier's helmet.

"Enemy attack!"

The entire team instantly went into battle mode. The M60 machine gun roared first, its rapid gunfire echoing through the rainforest. Bullets swept through the rainforest like raindrops, snapping small branches and leaves in response, scattering leaves and dirt everywhere.

Ruan Haitao stared into the distance, took the microphone from the communications soldier beside him, and called for backup:

"Alpha, Alpha, this is Tiger 18, enemy detected, target area..."

After skillfully reporting the area coordinates, he immediately engaged in combat.

Gunfire was rapid and dense, bullets raining down on the surrounding trees, stripping bark and sending wood chips flying. Ruan Haitao pulled the trigger of his M16, and a bullet struck a Thang Long soldier in the chest. The soldier groaned and fell into the bushes.

Having dealt with these people for many years, he knew their combat habits all too well. These highly trained special forces fully demonstrated their tactical skills in battle. They could not only easily suppress the enemy, but their M60 machine guns could also seize opportunities to mop up the enemy and prevent the remnants of the Thang Long army from using the rainforest terrain to outflank them.

The Vietnamese troops were clearly familiar with rainforest warfare tactics. They did not engage the special forces in direct combat, but instead used trees and gullies to constantly shift their positions, with sniper shots rising and falling intermittently.

A special operations soldier failed to take cover in time and was hit in the shoulder by a bullet. He groaned and fell to the ground, his camouflage uniform instantly soaked with blood.

Just then, a barrage of shells rained down, forming a wall of fire that completely enveloped the remnants of the Thang Long army.

The violent explosion snapped a thick tree in half, and for a moment, the deafening explosions of falling bombs filled the air.

Watching the enemies being blown away in the explosion, Ruan Haitao simply nodded slightly and muttered to himself:
"Sometimes, artillery fire can be faster than air support."

He said this because the SEA's tactical system seems similar to that of the US military, but unlike the US military, they are more independent in ground operations and do not rely heavily on air power.

For example, artillery fire is more accurate and more intense. From long-range howitzers to rocket launchers, even the most common 120mm mortars follow the principle of delivering the most intense firepower to the enemy in the shortest possible time.

Just like now—in less than two minutes, more than 300 120mm shells have landed on those Yankees.

Meanwhile, the fire control officer beside him kept providing new coordinates, and the shells seemed to have eyes, chasing after the Yankees and engulfing them in the fire.

Finally, after the intense shelling, the battlefield fell silent.

Meanwhile, Chen Shan, the deputy captain beside Ruan Haitao, immediately directed the troops to suppress the remaining enemy forces. Ruan Haitao took the opportunity to lead some soldiers to outflank and surround the Shenglong position.

As he led his troops to outflank the enemy, he saw enemy machine gunners firing wildly in another direction.

Gunfire suddenly erupted from behind, and the remnants of the Thang Long army, who had just lost most of their troops in the artillery barrage, were immediately caught in a pincer movement. However, even so, they did not surrender but continued to put up a stubborn resistance.

The battle lasted for nearly two hours, with gunfire, explosions, and the shouts of soldiers echoing throughout the rainforest.

The special forces gradually compressed the enemy's area of ​​operation. The roar of machine guns never stopped. The enemy's resistance became weaker and weaker. The gunfire of AK47s changed from dense to scattered. In the end, only a few sporadic gunshots were left, followed by shouts of surrender.

Ruan Haitao raised his hand to signal a ceasefire, and the rainforest instantly fell silent, with only the heavy breathing of the soldiers, the groans of the wounded, and the occasional bird calls from afar.

(End of this chapter)