Imperial Elite

Chapter 177 Saturation Assassination
In the past decade or so of low-intensity warfare, the People's Revolutionary Alliance and the Russian military government have built a defensive line stretching over a thousand kilometers along the long contact line.

From towering mountains, through boundless plains and vast rivers, finally reaching the bitter ocean.

This is possibly the longest defensive line in human history, consisting of endless trenches, foxholes, strong fortifications, and good young men with rifles at their sides.

After repeated reconnaissance of the enemy's positions by scouts and reconnaissance aircraft, the commanders on both sides became more familiar with the enemy's defensive line layout than with their own pistols.

Thus, although both sides learned from the lessons of the Warsaw Pilgrimage and tacitly refrained from large-scale armored battles, small-scale armored assaults, the overwhelming bombers, and the struggle for air superiority never ceased.

The entire land boiled like ocean waves amidst the explosions of artillery and bombardment.

In areas close to both sides' oil bases, the aim is to prevent the other side from approaching their own oil base and to destroy the other side's oil base.

The armored forces and air force units of both sides clashed most fiercely, and even that night, the explosions and flames directly ignited the entire night sky.

Just as the Teutons and the Lucia military government began their offensive northward, Old Joe encountered a minor problem.

According to Citibank's plan, prior to this surprise attack by Rising Sun, they were supposed to wait until both sides were nearly exhausted before engaging in combat, just like in the last major battle.

As for the war enthusiasm at home, why not just send these clamoring guys to support Old Joe as volunteers?

It's also a good opportunity to learn about advanced combat experience and get in touch with the latest technology and equipment.

Anyway, their technical cooperation with Old Joe has been almost continuous since the last war.

So they can stay behind the scenes and eat their fill.

But the situation changed completely when the Rising Sun launched a surprise attack.

If they don't act ruthlessly today, their position will be unstable tomorrow, so they need to immediately and fully transition to a state of war.

Then the Americans discovered a small problem: although they were separated by two oceans, they were now in fact fighting on two fronts.

In the Pacific direction, although they only have one enemy, Rising Sun, their situation here is not very good.

With the Pacific Fleet now reduced to almost nothing except the USS Enterprise, the United States' control over this sea area has been virtually wiped out.

While the navy was suffering a devastating blow, the Rising Sun also launched a large-scale attack in the South Pacific.

Although the US also deployed a lot of troops here, these troops performed very poorly. They could not be said to have surrendered at the first sign of trouble, but they were basically defeated at the first touch.

Overall, they performed even worse than the Gauls when facing the Teutonic attacks.

After all, judging from the current situation, the Gauls may not only last longer than the American army in Southeast Asia, but the Gauls are also better at fighting.

After all, before their main force was surrounded, the Gauls launched several effective counterattacks and were just a hair's breadth away from breaking through the Teutonic encirclement.

In Southeast Asia, the Citizens' troops were basically retreating.

If we completely lose Southeast Asia, and the Sheng Yang people advance along the southern island chain, what if they manage to reach our homeland?
Although the probability is low, Citibank has to consider the risks involved.

After all, their battle fleet did indeed launch a bombardment of Pearl Harbor.

However, compared to the Pacific theater, the Old World was clearly a more important battlefield.

In this direction, if they can help Old Joe quickly quell the situation here, putting aside the People's Revolutionary Alliance for now, Wagner alone would be enough to give those Shengyang people a hard time.

After all, when Old Joe traveled all the way to the Far East last time, he gave the people of Shengyang a hard time.

No one doubts whether Old Joe can beat the Sunborn.

So, while Old Joe immediately released a group of experienced American soldiers back home, the situation in Southeast Asia was dire.

The Citizens' military was wondering if Joe could provide some further military support.

For example, just like we used to train their armored forces, we could train their helicopter and paratrooper units.

The environment in Southeast Asia is clearly a good place to use helicopters and paratroopers.

At the same time, Citibank also wanted to obtain some production licenses from Joe, specifically, full production licenses for NATO-related equipment.

Although the military had just finalized the army's firearms plan not long ago, it is basically a configuration similar to that of the Teutonic Army, consisting of semi-automatic rifles, submachine guns, and light machine guns for squads.

These equipment have already been ordered from factories, and much of it has already been delivered to the troops.

However, with the outbreak of war, the military, which had been humiliated by the Rising Sun in Southeast Asia, urgently needed to find something to shift the blame for.

Although the military had long known that the performance of the troops in Southeast Asia was poor, it was quite normal.

The troops stationed in Southeast Asia never intended to fight. They were there to live like royalty, to have unspeakable stories with the local girls, and even to form temporary families with local technical workers.

People with ideas either work their way up in their home country or go to Wagner University.

Those willing to go to Southeast Asia and garrison troops in the southern part of the New World, apart from those who wanted to make money, were basically a group of people just trying to get by.

So while it's normal to lose, we can't say that; we have to find a way to shift the blame.

It's not that I'm incapable, it's just that the road is uneven.

So, among all the reasons, what could be better than an unsuitable weapon?

Moreover, even the military observer group sent out said that the assault rifles equipped with rocket launchers were a very satisfying and powerful weapon.

If you encounter someone, just pull the trigger; the person will die on their own.

If they're still alive, then another shot will basically wipe them out.

Steve Jobs naturally wouldn't refuse Citibank's request, since if Citibank started large-scale production of NATO-related equipment, his logistical burden would be significantly reduced.

However, according to Old Joe's thinking, the Citibank has also sent a military observer mission and wants its equipment to be directly NATO-ized. So, could it be... like Bonitania, joining NATO, or at least partially joining NATO?
Only with unified command can combat effectiveness be maximized.

The military felt that while there was a slight problem, it wasn't a major one.

After all, the US has no experience fighting alone on the Old World. When the time comes, some troops will be assigned to Old Joe, and some troops will fight independently. No matter which side wins, it will be a victory for the US.

But the Citizens' president didn't think so.

How can the US military be commanded by a foreign country?
No, absolutely not!
Then the Citizens' president, who had initially said it was absolutely impossible, was stumped by a question from Old Joe.

Old Joe said that, given the current situation, you definitely want to launch a counterattack, even if it's a small-scale one.

Don't rush to deny it. I'm an expert in this area, so if you want a small-scale battle that you're absolutely guaranteed to win, I can send a small force to support you, but in exchange.

Afterwards, some of your troops will be incorporated into the NATO framework, because my troops are simply not enough.

A small-scale battle that we are absolutely certain to win, in the Pacific Ocean, or more precisely, in the South Pacific.

This certainly piqued the interest of the Citizens' president, but Joe stated that the plan was top secret and therefore could not be communicated via radio.

Old Joe will send a team to personally deliver the proposal to the President, and if the President is interested, they can discuss it in more detail.

While grappling with the Citizens' president, Joe Biden also began his southward expansion plan as the frost season ended.

Among the many Teutonic friends, Italy was perhaps neither the weakest nor the most eccentric.

But Italy is definitely the most divided one.

Of course, the Russian military government was actually quite divided, but considering that after the capture of Constantinople, although the people of the Balkans were not very satisfied with the Russians who ruled them out of simple national sentiment.

However, given their religious fervor, many people in the Balkans were still willing to support the rule of the Russian military government.

Even due to the Cyprus issue, there was some collusion between Greece and the Russian military government. After all, after its establishment, the Russian military government officially called itself the Second Byzantine Empire and directly claimed to be the Fourth Rome.

In addition, they all had some reservations about another group of infidels, so Old Joe thought the Lucia military government could wait and deal with the Italian problem first.

Let the troops cooperate with the guerrillas to give that leader a little mountain shock.

Of course, although the plan to seize the emperor failed, the army did manage to bring back the princess who had served as a battlefield nurse on the front lines.

However, due to an unexpected change in the plan, neither Old Joe nor the Seventh Truck Transport Company had anticipated that after they infiltrated, the already frail and elderly late emperor, not to mention the surviving princes, would not react to the soldiers who came to "invite" them by negotiating or surrendering, but instead would directly choose to open fire.

What was even more unexpected was that the Führer actually sent troops to "invite" the Teutonic Emperor at the same time on the same day.

So after the chaos of war, only this princess remains of the Teutonic royal family's direct lineage.

As for Old Joe, who had caused this trouble, due to national and personal grievances, the princess basically adopted a non-violent, non-cooperative attitude towards him.

It was as if Old Joe was invisible; no matter what he said, she seemed not to hear it.

However, Old Joe didn't particularly need her to do anything. Now that he had the person in his hands, it was perfectly normal for her to say something.

So while preparing to cause trouble for the leader, Old Joe also started broadcasting to the Teutons.

Although the Führer carried out a purge of royalists after the Germanic events, ideological issues cannot be eradicated.

And now, anything that can cause trouble for the head of state is welcome.

So Old Joe began broadcasting to the Teutons that the Emperor had already been threatened by fanatics and that he had sent troops to protect the Emperor at their invitation.

The deranged leader actually sent troops to try to assassinate the emperor. His own people barely managed to protect the princess. So, loyal citizens of the empire, in order to prevent that madman from dragging your country and people into hell, you must rise up against him!

The Führer was naturally disgusted by Joe's disgusting behavior. He originally wanted to give a public speech to refute Joe.

However, the head of state's loyal propaganda minister dissuaded him, saying that responding to such matters meant losing, and that ignoring it was the best course of action.

After all, you are the head of state now.

Although the head of state heeded the propaganda minister's advice, he still couldn't swallow his anger.

So the furious leader asked two questions: Was the female assassin sent to kill Old Joe ready? And where was Otto? He was told to come see him!

No one dared to defy the leader's anger.

Soon after, the head of Abbotwell arrived and explained to the Führer that in order to successfully send spies over, they not only needed to prepare false identities and false resumes, but also to prepare suitable candidates and analyze what Old Joe liked.

It can't be that Old Joe likes blondes with big waves, and then we send a single, young girl over there; that would just make things harder for the agents.

Fortunately, our elite agents, after analyzing all the gossip about Joe and carefully watching his movies, confirmed that Joe does indeed like blonde, wavy hair; he's the kind of man who likes big things.

Therefore, we have now selected agents. Once they complete their training and a suitable opportunity is created, we can send them over to complete the mission. Please rest assured, Your Excellency!
Hearing what Abwer said, the Führer could only tell them not to rush, to take their time, but to be quick!
After dismissing the Abbeyrean official, the Führer immediately summoned Otto, who had been waiting outside for some time.

Although Otto's mission was not entirely successful, the Führer did not reprimand him. After all, he did bring the Emperor back, and even if it was slightly different from what was expected, the mission was still accomplished.

Therefore, the Führer assigned this Teutonic scoundrel a new task.

I don't care what method you use, just go and take care of Old Joe!

For the Führer, this was nothing more than preparing for a massive, coordinated assassination attempt.

As for Otto, he even wondered if he had just hallucinated.

If the person in front of him wasn't the head of state, he might even have wanted to reach out and pick his ear to see if it was blocked.

At this moment, Otto's only feeling was "Huh?"

(End of this chapter)