The rise of a great power: starting with military industry

Chapter 1115 Bloody New Year
The bombing at the Vienna New Year's Concert resulted in 89 deaths, 465 injuries and huge damage to the Vienna's 'Golden Hall'.

When the news came out, the whole world was shocked.

And this explosion seemed to have opened the prelude to 2003!
New York, the largest and most prosperous city in the United States, is still shrouded in terror.

The collapsed Statue of Liberty is being rebuilt and is expected to stand tall on Liberty Island again in 2005. Without the guidance of the Statue of Liberty, Americans seem to have lost their way.

The Empire State Building, a famous skyscraper in New York, has 102 floors and was originally 381 meters high. The antenna installed in the 20s raised its height to 50 meters. It is the second tallest building in the United States. Since September 448.7, 2001, the entire Empire State Building has collapsed, and the ruins have just been cleared. Some Americans can be seen holding candles and praying at the scene.

The World Trade Center, one of the landmarks of New York, originally consisted of two parallel tower skyscrapers, four seven-story office buildings and a 4-story hotel, built between 7 and 1. The World Trade Center was once the tallest twin towers in the world, a landmark building in New York City, and one of the tallest buildings in the world. However, on September 22, 1962, the two main buildings of the World Trade Center collapsed in a terrorist attack. Now the ruins have just been cleared, and it is expected that the two new main buildings will not be rebuilt until 1976. At this moment, there are also some Americans holding candles in their hands, praying for the dead.

In 2001, the city hardest hit was New York, the most developed and largest city in the United States, and what most Chinese people consider to be the capital of the United States.

Even though more than a year has passed since September 2001, 9, New Yorkers still haven't forgotten and the wounds have not healed.

Times Square, also known as the "crossroads of the world", is a block in Manhattan, New York City, with its center located at the intersection of West 42nd Street and Broadway Avenue. There are nearly 40 shopping malls and theaters gathered near Times Square, which is a prosperous entertainment and shopping center. The theaters on Broadway, a large number of dazzling neon tube advertisements, and TV-style promotional films have become the symbol of New York.

The tragic events that happened here on September 2001, 9, seemed to have been forgotten, with only about a hundred people holding red candles in their hands, as if telling of that tragic event.

"Boom~~"

A bus that had just arrived at the station suddenly exploded violently.

Almost at the same time, a trash can in Times Square exploded!

All of a sudden, everyone became frightened and terrified.

The casualties caused by the stampede even exceeded the direct casualties caused by the explosion.

When the situation was under control and the police counted the casualties, they fell silent when they saw the numbers.

217 people were killed and 367 people were injured.

On New Year's Day alone, a total of 97 vicious explosions occurred in cities across the United States, killing thousands of people and injuring more than two thousand.

Organizations have emerged on the Internet, claiming responsibility for this.

Also on New Year's Day, as many as 59 vicious explosions occurred in various cities across the UK, killing more than 700 people and injuring more than 2000 people.

One organization after another claimed that this was in retaliation for the British "aiding and abetting" and that as long as British troops were in Afghanistan, the explosions would not stop, but would only be a new beginning.

Explosions also occurred in Tokyo, Japan. On New Year's Day, 83 serious explosions occurred across Japan, killing more than 1200 people and injuring 3000 people.

No one expected that so many vicious bombings would occur on New Year's Day. Nearly a thousand vicious bombings occurred around the world, most of which were concentrated in countries that sent troops to Afghanistan, and were highly targeted.

The whole world lost the joy of celebrating the arrival of the New Year on New Year's Day, and there was only a bloody New Year's Day filled with sorrow.

Various organizations have evolved. After intercepting planes became difficult, and shootings became easy, various organizations began to carry out vicious bombings. Vicious explosions and time bombs became difficult to detect because they might be in trash cans, or left behind packages, or in very hidden places, making them difficult to find.

There were even people who disguised themselves as couriers, delivered packages to police stations, and then directly bombed police stations in Europe and the United States.

Afghanistan, mountains.

Ten thousand Iraqi troops arrived here and were breaking up into small groups and dispersing to conduct guerrilla warfare.

Unlike the guerrillas in Afghanistan, the Iraqi troops were much more easily supplied, and could obtain supplies from the border with Persia. Iraq sent troops to Afghanistan twice, totaling 20,000 people.

These people maintain relative independence and have independent command, but they also cooperate with the Taliban guerrillas and al-Qaeda guerrillas and share intelligence.

Even the Taliban guerrillas and al-Qaeda guerrillas can obtain funds and supplies from Iraq.

Although facing pressure from the possible US attack on Iraq, Saddam had no intention of withdrawing the troops he had sent.

Because even if 20,000 people were transferred back, they wouldn't be of much use.

Saddam is strengthening the training of the army and mobilizing militias for military training in preparation for resisting a possible invasion by the Americans.

"Boom~~" On a mountain road, an explosion suddenly occurred in an Australian military transport convoy.

It was the infantry fighting vehicle that ran over a mine, causing it to explode.

"Da da da~~"

On the mountain, heavy machine guns fired at the transport team below. Fire snakes were spewing and bullets were fired at the transport team.

There were also small-caliber mortars firing at the transport convoy.

The two sides were fighting.

Then with a wave of charges, the Australian soldiers raised their hands in surrender. Facing more than 300 guerrillas, more than half of the Australian soldiers had been killed or wounded.

"Papa~~"

As gunfire rang out, the surrendering Australian soldiers were shot dead.

The guerrillas stripped all the clothes off the bodies and took them away, then tied the bodies to trees to dry.

The guerrilla soldiers were carrying the spoils away, and at this time, two armed helicopters were coming to support them.

"Boom~~"

The individual air defense missiles flew towards the two armed helicopters.

Two armed helicopters fired jamming bombs but were still shot down, plume of smoke and crashing into the ground, exploding.

That's right, the guerrillas disappeared.

The guerrillas returned to their lair with the spoils. The lair was located in the mountains and was heavily guarded, with not only radars but also infrared detectors.

While fighting against the coalition special forces, the guerrillas are also making progress and constantly improving their anti-special operations capabilities.

The coalition special forces wanted to raid the guerrilla lair again as they did before, but it was not that easy.

If a strong attack is launched, even if a group of guerrillas can be wiped out, it will often come at a heavy price.

Because nowadays, the guerrillas’ lair are often dug with tunnels, so it is very difficult to wipe out the guerrillas.

(End of this chapter)