Siheyuan: Hang Jia Dongxu, smash Banggeng to death!

Roosevelt looked at him sharply: "What do you want to do? Military intervention? Can you defeat them?"

The defense minister opened his mouth, but couldn't say a word.

Roosevelt then looked at the Secretary of State: "Diplomatic protests? Condemnations? What good will they do?"

The Secretary of State smiled wryly: "Mr. President, we have already issued a statement of condemnation, and so have the Eagle Nation, the Penal Nation, and the Gaddafi Nation."

But they completely ignored us. Commander Lin of the Chinese Independent Brigade didn't even glance at us, clearly not taking us seriously.

Roosevelt remained silent.

Looking at the Washington Monument outside, my heart felt heavy.

He had lived most of his life, experienced World War I and the Great Depression, but he had never seen such an opponent, so powerful that it inspired despair.

Even the little dwarf who used to shout "Shiba" back then.

"Continue to issue statements, unite all allies, and put pressure on the Chinese Independent Brigade."

At the same time, we will strengthen our military presence in the Pacific and prepare for the worst.

Also, send someone to make contact.

Find out their background, who they are, where they came from. If they exist, they will leave traces.

"Yes!"

Churchill in London, a cigar dangling from his lips, looked gloomy.

Foreign Secretary Eden stood before him, holding a telegram and reading aloud the latest developments of the Chinese Independent Brigade.

Churchill nearly dropped his cigar, then took a deep drag.

"The Monkey Kingdom surrendered so quickly? It was fifty or sixty years ahead of the world? That's impossible. Even the Chinese don't have that kind of technology."

"Mr. Prime Minister, this is the conclusion of our weapons experts' research: their fighter jets are completely undetectable by our radar."

Their warships were completely out of our reach with our artillery.

This isn't a technological gap, it's a generational gap.

Churchill's face flushed red. "Generational gap? What can we do? Just watch them dominate the Far East?"

Aiden gave a wry smile: "Mr. Prime Minister, what else can we do besides protest? Military intervention? Our fleet can't defeat them."

Diplomatic isolation?

They don't care at all.

Economic sanctions?

They are self-sufficient, they go to war whenever they need something, they don't need our market.

Churchill stubbed out his cigar in the ashtray and said, "Tell the Ugly country that we must act together."

"We cannot allow the Chinese Independent Brigade to continue expanding; otherwise, the whole of Asia will become their backyard."

"Yes."

Paris, Élysée Palace.

President de Gaulle's face was ashen, and the Minister of Defense and the Minister of Foreign Affairs stood before him, not daring to utter a sound.

"Leading the world by fifty or sixty years? That's simply a fantasy!"

De Gaulle slammed his fist on the table. "What are our experts doing? They can't even figure out the enemy's weapons?"

The Minister of Defense bowed his head and said, "Mr. President, our experts have done their best, but the weapons technology of the Chinese Independent Brigade is beyond our comprehension."

Their materials, energy, and control systems are all things we have never seen before.

This isn't a problem of research; it's a problem of generational gap.

It's like trying to study laser weapons with a flintlock pistol—you simply don't know where to begin.

De Gaulle: "..."

He recalled that the colonial interests of the Punished Kingdom in the Monkey Kingdom had been completely destroyed by the Chinese Independent Brigade.

They wanted to protest, to condemn, to retaliate, but were powerless to change the situation.

There's nothing I can do; my fists aren't as big as theirs.

"Tell the Ugly Kingdom that we support their actions and unite all our allies to put pressure on the Chinese Independent Brigade."

At the same time, we must strengthen our defenses in Europe to prevent the situation from deteriorating further.

"yes!"

Berlin, the Chancellery.

Prime Minister Adenauer looked at the intelligence report with a furrowed brow, while the Minister of Defense stood before him, looking worried.

"Leading the world by fifty or sixty years? What will we do if the Chinese Independent Brigade advances westward?"

Adenauer's voice was low, and the Defense Minister shook his head. "Mr. Prime Minister, the Chinese Independent Brigade is currently only operating in East Asia, and there is no indication that they will move westward."

But it's better to be safe than sorry. Remember the Eight-Nation Alliance? We should have joined forces with the United States to deal with this threat.

Adenauer nodded. "Tell the U.S. that we support their actions, and at the same time, strengthen our cooperation with the Soviet Union to jointly deal with the rise of the Chinese Independent Brigade."

"But Mr. Prime Minister, the Soviet Union was also our enemy..."

"There are no permanent enemies, only permanent interests."

Adenauer interrupted him, "The threat posed by the Chinese Independent Brigade is greater than that of the Soviet Union. We must unite all forces that can be united to deal with it together."

...

Tokyo, Imperial Palace.

"Your Majesty, the Ugly Kingdom, the Eagle Kingdom, the Punishment Kingdom, the De Kingdom, and other Western countries are jointly condemning the Chinese Independent Brigade."

They demanded that the Chinese Independent Brigade withdraw from the island nation, the monkey country, and return power to the people.

The newly appointed emperor asked doubtfully, "Will the Chinese Independent Brigade withdraw?"

Newly appointed Prime Minister Shigeru Yoshida shook his head: "No, their Commander Lin said that the island nation is a defeated country and must accept China's control."

The new emperor closed his eyes, his heart filled with complex emotions.

He hated the Chinese Independent Brigade, hated that they killed his father, hated that they made the island nation lose its dignity, and hated that they made the island nation a vassal state.

But he was even more afraid of them—afraid of their force, afraid of their guns.

Once again targeting island nations.

"Tell the Ugly Kingdom that we support their actions, but do not provoke the Chinese Independent Brigade, otherwise, the island nation will suffer an even greater disaster."

"Hi!"

Brigade Commander Chen walked in with a stack of telegrams, his face grave. "Sir, the United States, the United Kingdom, the United States of America, the United States of Germany, and other Western countries have jointly issued a statement of condemnation."

They accused us of invading island nations and the "monkey country," demanding that we withdraw our troops and return power to the people.

Lin Tian took the telegram, glanced at it, and a smile slowly crept onto his lips. "Condemn? What right do they have to condemn?"

When they invaded China, why didn't they condemn themselves? Now they're acting like righteous crusaders?

Brigade Commander Chen smiled wryly: "Sir, they're scared. Our weapons are too advanced. They're afraid we'll expand and threaten their interests."

"Being afraid is the right thing to do."

Lin Tian put down the telegram and said, "Tell those foreign devils that the Chinese Independent Brigade is not afraid of anyone."

The island nation must accept regulation, and the monkey nation must compensate for the losses; this is their compensation, and they must pay it.

"yes!"

Brigade Commander Chen responded, then asked, "Sir, what if they unite against us?"

"Unite? What do they have to unite with?"

Lin Tian laughed, "They're all fighting amongst themselves. The U.S. is in a Cold War with the Soviet Union, and the United States is at odds with Germany."

The Punished Country and the Ugly Country have conflicts; how could they possibly unite? It's just talk.

"So what preparations do we need to make?"

"Need not."

Lin Tian waved his hand, "Strengthen combat readiness, but we cannot relax. Although we dare not fight those foreign devils, we cannot let our guard down."

Tell them that the Chinese Independent Brigade doesn't provoke trouble, but it's not afraid of trouble either. If they dare to come, we dare to fight.

"yes!"

The news spread around the world, and different countries reacted differently.

Across China, the people applauded with joy.

"Well said. What right do those foreign devils have to tell us what to do? Where were they when we were fighting the Japanese devils?"

Where were they when the cat was away and the mice will play? Now they're showing up to pretend to be good guys?

An old man slammed his fist on the table and said, "That's right. When the Eight-Nation Alliance invaded Beijing, why didn't they condemn themselves?"

Now you're acting like a champion of justice? Shameless!

With the support of the people, the prestige of the Chinese Independent Brigade is at its zenith.

The condemnations from those foreign devils were nothing more than a few barks from a dog.

Lin Tian didn't care, his troops didn't care, and the people of China cared even less.

All they knew was that it was the Chinese Independent Brigade that drove the Japanese away, and that it was the Chinese Independent Brigade that made the Chinese people stand tall.

It was the Chinese Independent Brigade that made the world know that China cannot be bullied.

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