Siheyuan (courtyard house): My name is Shazhu!

"My God, what did I just see? The USS Independence is gone, sunk in an instant, leaving no trace of its existence. What happened?"

"They actually dared to attack the USS Independence carrier strike group. A carrier strike group of nine warships and eight thousand soldiers were all sunk in one minute. It's terrifying."

"I saw it. The USS Independence was hit by at least a hundred bullets. It was hit and bounced up on the sea surface before falling back to the surface and breaking into pieces. There could not have been any survivors on board."

The aircraft carrier sank rapidly without any delay, and none of the officers and men on board survived; the same happened to the other warships.

"That's right. I think that within ten seconds, nine warships were hit by thousands of firecrackers in turn."

It's as if they first killed someone, whipped the corpse, and then scattered all the ashes into the sea without the slightest hesitation.

It's more like we've been waiting for this opportunity for a long time. What should we do? Going out again would just be suicide.

"We absolutely cannot advance. They used over a thousand 'double-bang' missiles against nine warships; we only have forty-eight warships left. How many more 'double-bang' missiles will they use?"

"Our retreat of 100 nautical miles is not a war, but a one-sided massacre. We can't win, and we never will."

"Captain, we must retreat immediately! The enemy has too many shore-based 'firecrackers,' hundreds at a time, no one can withstand that!"

"They won't attack us if we don't move. The accuracy of the 'double-bang' missiles is within three meters; it's terrifying. Order our two warships to retreat and forbid them from firing."

"Yes, Captain."

The first order given by the smaller warships after they realized what was happening was to retreat. Compared to their own lives, what did their elder brother matter?

The commander of the Little Eagles trembled all over when he saw what was happening not far away. His eyes were lifeless and his face was ashen.

"It's over, it's all over. They actually dared to fight. That's an aircraft carrier battle group, nine warships, and eight thousand soldiers. Are they butchers?"

He was doomed too. As the nine warships sank into the sea, he immediately realized three things: First, the enemy really dared to open fire and was not just bluffing.

Secondly, even if their firepower were increased three to five times at a distance closer to their homeland, they still wouldn't be able to defeat them because the enemy has too many land-based "double-bang" attacks.

Third, he is completely finished this time. With an aircraft carrier battle group sunk, he, as the commander-in-chief, is the best scapegoat. Who else but him can take the blame?

"Order: retreat 100 nautical miles. Report the situation here to the 'Octagon,' and they will decide what to do next." The commander was still relatively clear-headed.

Our side!

"Our firepower seems to have been a bit too intense. We didn't even see how the enemy warship sank. It's a bit of a waste of our firecrackers."

We should be careful with our money, strategist. Has the target warship shown any signs of attacking us?

"General, the enemy hasn't attacked us. Satellite footage shows all their warships are retreating, and they're moving very fast."

"Are they afraid to fire? We're going to get our hopes up for nothing again. We did manage a salvo, which was a bit of a thrill, but we need to stay vigilant. Neither side has disengaged yet!"

"Yes."

"General Song, are Little Eagle and his men planning to run away? It's very unlike their status."

"General Liu, they won't go too far. We could go to war at any time. But I estimate that this time they will find an excuse to retreat after they continue fighting."

Bullying the weak and fearing the strong is also one of their strengths. If they can't beat us, they'll give up first and then use other methods to deal with us.

The rest is none of our business; passing the buck is someone else's job. We just need to hold on for a while longer.

"Haha, that's what I think too. They'll slink away in their boots. When they get back to shore, I'll treat General Song to drinks. Don't refuse, General, you absolutely must come."

"Thank you, General Liu. I will definitely go."

Octagon!

"What did you say? They actually dared to fire first, and in less than a minute, an entire carrier battle group, all nine warships, were sunk. We miscalculated."

"It may be true that they won't fire the first shot, but the Malays have never said they won't fire the first shot; they must have fired first."

Even if an aircraft carrier battle group doesn't use a nuclear-powered carrier, it still costs over 10 billion. The key question is, what about the 8,000 soldiers in the battle group? We need to explain this to their families.

What to do now that there are still forty-eight warships of various types? They can't defeat the Malays with their shore-based "firecrackers," nor those seemingly harmless rabbits.

"We failed this time. We can't get involved in that area of ​​waters anymore. We need to find other ways. Carrier battle groups can't deter them."

And the Malays are determined to help them. Should we withdraw our warships and think of other ways? How about overthrowing them?

"There's no problem with retreating back. The fact that the opponent didn't launch a second wave of attacks means they won't fight if they don't cross the line."

It's unlikely that we can dismantle them from within. The two sides are like two brothers, one big and one small. We tried to break them down a few years ago, but it didn't work.

Malays earn less than us, but they live very happily and have no hostile forces. Even if there were mud monkeys and third sisters-in-law, they wouldn't stand a chance.

"They're too strong on their own turf. If we can't handle them, we should give up for now, deal with Shadama first, and then look for their weaknesses."

"I agree to withdraw the fleet and prepare to fight Saddam. By next year, we will be able to send three more carrier battle groups. Six carrier battle groups will be enough to take down Saddam without much trouble."

The army has already recruited more than 700,000 soldiers, so there is no problem with manpower. We contacted the countries there to study where our troops should be deployed. This time, we need to be careful of the enemy's "double-bang" attack.

As for the number of soldiers lost, let's keep it low; this was unexpected.

"Whether our anti-missile system works or not, we can't keep making our soldiers live targets. Too many casualties are hard to explain, and recruitment hasn't been going too smoothly either. This time, we're increasing benefits."

"Last time, the two sides were too close, which led to an undefendable situation. This time, we'll deploy our soldiers at a greater distance."

"That's settled then. Withdraw the warships from their doorstep. If they stay there, they might get annoyed and want to fight again. You guys make the specific arrangements."

"Yes."

An hour or two later, the Little Eagle's warships began to retreat, emphasizing on the communication channel during the retreat, "They are not here to fight, but for freedom of navigation, and..."

"Still making excuses? Aren't you annoying? We're all soldiers, why are you spouting so much nonsense? If you want to hit me, just say so. If you don't want to, shut up and get lost!"

"Hahaha, General Song really looks down on them, he wants to rub them into the ground repeatedly."

"Hopefully they'll perk up and come back to fight us. One round wasn't enough; my hands are still itching."

"You'd better just bear with it. They're not stupid; they wouldn't come to their deaths if they couldn't win. It's a pity you haven't fought enough battles to earn any merit or awards!"

"What small battle? Without Malaysian warships, do you really think we can defeat four carrier battle groups?"

Just now, considering the ratio of our two sides' shipborne firecracker launchers was as high as 1:3.5, what is there to be happy about? The navy needs to develop and grow stronger.

It's a favor if the Malays help us, and it's their right not to. We should thank them, but we can't rely entirely on others.

"To forge iron, one must be strong oneself!"

"The general is right. We will always keep that in mind and strive to improve our professional skills through rigorous training."

"The enemy disengaged from combat range, so we had to go back. Unexpectedly, the problem was resolved in three days."