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　Seeing that all the roads leading out were blocked and being harassed by loudspeakers from morning till night, Fieri, the commander of the US forces in Vietnam, naturally protested to the British Hong Kong government and contacted the US Consulate in Hong Kong, demanding that the British Hong Kong authorities disperse the rioters and restore peace around Stonecutters Island.

　However, the British Hong Kong government threw up its hands to the American consul and said, "Citizens of democratic countries have the legitimate right to march, assemble and express their political demands." The Governor of Hong Kong said that he would send a team of Hong Kong police to keep an eye on the scene to prevent demonstrators from directly rushing into the Stonecutters Island Barracks to smash and cause trouble.

　But if citizens just set up tents outside to protest, the Hong Kong police will not interfere because this is their legal power.

　The Governor was also considerate enough to withdraw the two British companies still stationed at the Stonecutters Island base and move them to the Stanley Barracks in the south of Hong Kong Island, leaving only the Americans at Stonecutters Island to face the protesters outside who were clamoring every day, acting as if they were not getting involved.

　Wait, when did the British Hong Kong government become so cowardly?

　In 1967, hadn’t they just launched a heavy blow against the left-wing people who were “resisting the British riots” and engaged in unlimited street fighting for half a year?

　Because this time it wasn't the British Hong Kong authorities that were under siege. The Hong Kong government was also very angry about the recent mess the Americans had made.

　So, why should the British Hong Kong authorities suffer for the Americans?

　In fact, many government officials themselves want to hold up signs and go to the Stonecutters Island Barracks or the door of the US Consulate to yell!

　You have to know that nowadays, the more Westernized and "high-class" Hong Kong people are, the higher the proportion of them who believe in Christianity.

　Moreover, due to the fanaticism of converts, religious Chinese in Hong Kong are often more devout to God than white British people.

　Originally, these Chinese Christians were naturally pro-Western forces and were also the means for the Anglo-Saxon people to break into the Chinese circle.

　But now that the US military has destroyed Jerusalem, you Christians should at least show some respect. Otherwise, what kind of God are you worshipping?

　Anyway, this doesn't seem too dangerous.

　Hong Kong people all think that their city is a "civilized society" and the US military certainly wouldn't dare to play with guns and kill people in Hong Kong!

　Not to mention, there are so many reporters holding cameras, watching every move of the US military.

　In this case, it is natural to go to the gate of the US military base, make some noise, shout a few words, and express one's piety to God!

　As for the left joining in the fun? Everyone is against the US launching a war, so it’s not easy for Christians to chase them away!

　Therefore, there emerged a scene where the left, center and right factions in Hong Kong united and held peaceful demonstrations to oppose the United States' launching of an aggressive war.

　—Well, if they watched more news and found out that the US military used tanks and artillery to suppress rioters in Detroit, their home country...

　Perhaps, these naive and reckless Hong Kong people would not be so brave as to come to the Stonecutters Island Barracks to block the door.

　Of course, they won the gamble this time. Firi really had no intention of dispersing them violently, and he did not have the troops to disperse the protesters.

　After all, there are only less than 400 Americans in the entire Stonecutters Island military camp, and more than 100 of them are wounded with missing limbs.

　With only two platoons of guards left, if they were to fight the thousands of people outside with sticks and tear gas, they would probably lose more than they win.

　And if he were to shoot and kill someone...Dr. Kissinger's mission to break the ice in Sino-US diplomacy would be even more impossible!

　So, plug your ears and lie down.

　If you are flat on your face, just be a coward!

　Even if the land route is blocked, the US troops in Stonecutters Island Barracks can still take the sea route, take a speedboat across Victoria Harbour, and go elsewhere to buy daily necessities, even without missing their vacation time. So let the Hong Kong people make a scene on the streets! After all, this is their territory...

　In short, after ordering the installation of a high-voltage power grid to Stonecutters Island Camp, halting daily training, and blocking the main gate with roadblocks, Fieri settled into his own secluded space at headquarters, living a secluded life. Today, Dr. Kissinger has also moved in from his hotel to share Fieri's joys and sorrows.

　Well, actually, they are probably afraid that protesting clergy will find them in the hotel and block the door to harass them, right?

　——As the White House National Security Advisor, Dr. Kissinger should have returned to Washington after completing his mission of negotiating with China.

　However, he insisted on staying in Asia under the pretext of "continuing to inquire about Beijing's true attitude and specific requirements for breaking the ice in Sino-US diplomacy." He spent most of his time in Hong Kong, visiting the Xinhua News Agency's Hong Kong branch every few days to make himself familiar with the crowd, and occasionally going to Tokyo or Taipei to conduct social research.

　According to him, "After the burning of Capitol Hill, the political atmosphere in Washington is really terrible. Senators, congressmen, generals or ministers are assassinated every week. The atmosphere in the military is also very strange. The FBI is completely out of control and is even engaged in a gun battle with the Secret Service in the streets of the capital.

　What’s even more terrifying is that the Terrorist Mobile Team is secretly expanding its forces, and the first requirement for recruiting is that the new recruits must not speak English at all.

　Governors from various states are colluding semi-publicly, giving people the feeling of returning to the eve of the Civil War, when a storm was about to break out.

　In this situation, it is much safer to stay overseas than to return to the capital. I really don’t want to be purged for no apparent reason…”

　At that moment, Dr. Kissinger sat with Fieri and Marita on a sofa in the small living room of the US Forces Vietnam headquarters, watching the Israeli army's entry into Jerusalem on television. When he heard the uniformed Jewish news reporter, standing on the streets of Jerusalem, declare into the microphone that this was the city their "great ancestors built," Fieri rubbed his forehead and grumbled.

　"Jerusalem wasn't built by the Jews! It was originally built by the Jebusites, a small tribe who worshipped the twilight god Salem. Later, the Jews conquered the Jebusite capital, expelled the natives, moved in, and renamed the place Jerusalem."

　Firi couldn't help but shake his head and sigh, "Has Israel tampered with history? Or has it forgotten history?"

　"There's no difference between the two! History is just a little girl who can be dressed up by anyone."

　Dr. Kissinger shrugged. "Of course, it's more likely that they forgot—I'm Jewish too, but I've never heard of this."

　"Really? Well, never mind. It's such a distant past, so let's not talk about it. Anyway, the Jebusites who built Jerusalem have long since vanished from history along with their god of dusk, unlike the Assyrians who have survived and multiplied in the Middle East until the modern day. Let's talk about the present."

　Firi curled his lips. "What's Saudi Arabia's attitude lately? Have those nobles with white veils surrendered to the White House?"

　——Just like the history before Firi traveled through time, when the United States openly interfered in the Middle East war, used nuclear missiles to support Israel, and attempted to reverse the outcome of the war between Jews and Arabs, OPEC (Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries) immediately launched a countermeasure.

　Led by Saudi Arabia, in order to strike Israel and the European and American countries that support Israel, OPEC member states are preparing to declare an oil embargo and suspend exports to push up oil prices, hit the Western economy, and by the way, make more money in the future by relying on high oil prices.

　——For a long time before this, the price of crude oil was only $3 per barrel, which was really a terrible bargain.

　The US response was simple and crude: as soon as the oil embargo was announced, the Pentagon immediately launched an intercontinental missile with a nuclear warhead at the desert outside Riyadh, allowing the citizens of Riyadh to admire it up close (dazzling radiation).

　……

　In short, it is to let these ignorant desert natives experience the terrifying power of the mushroom cloud of a nuclear explosion with their own eyes!

　After showering Saudi Arabia with rockets, a Pentagon spokesman made a blunt threat. If Saudi Arabia dared to speak or act recklessly at this moment, the US military would directly "nuclearize" the Saudi royal family to promote Saudi Arabia's "democratization process"!

　Because the intercontinental missile attack on Riyadh happened the day before yesterday, Firi wanted to ask Kissinger about the follow-up situation.

　If Saudi Arabia, after being hit by a nuclear bomb, still refuses to succumb to the US's "maximum pressure" and insists on imposing an oil embargo, there's a risk of a significant increase in fuel prices in the near future. Philip would have to quickly divert funds to stock up on oil—even though he doesn't even have a military vehicle in Hong Kong, only a rented Japanese car. But there's also the massive Yukikaze at the dock, a huge gas guzzler!

　Even if we have to use our own pocket money first, we have to fill up the Yukikaze's oil tank!

　"Ah, you mean this? OPEC has already secretly given in and dared not launch an oil embargo again - after all, even the most naughty children wouldn't risk their lives, right? Of course, for the sake of face, the Saudi royal family will not make it public.

　"The White House won't force them to express their views. Anyway, as long as they do nothing during this Middle East war, it will be the greatest help to us." Kissinger replied.

　Well, such a simple and crude intimidation actually works immediately and effectively?

　Firi couldn't help but sigh secretly. I'm afraid that the American diplomatic style in the future will be a hundred times simpler and cruder than that of the Soviet Union.

　Then, just as he was thinking this, he heard a long and sharp sound coming from outside.

　"What's that noise? It sounds like... Oops! It's a rocket!"

　After recognizing her, Fili's face changed and he immediately threw himself forward from the sofa, pulling Marita down with him.

　Marita was dragged to the floor by her husband, her coffee cup falling and shattering. But before she could say anything, she heard screams outside. She quickly followed Fili and scrambled to hide in the adjoining bedroom.

　Dr. Kissinger then rolled over and stuffed his fat body under the coffee table, not forgetting to unplug the TV.

　Then, a burst of explosions was heard from outside, faintly mixed with the cursing of American soldiers and the shouts and cheers of Hong Kong citizens.

　Then, accompanied by the shrill blaring of air raid sirens, more homemade rockets whistled out from the crowd of demonstrators outside and from the rooftops of nearby residential buildings, bombarding the besieged Stonecutters Island base.

　——The accuracy and performance of some rockets were so poor that they rolled and turned in the air and hit the tent village of the protesters!

　At first, Firi was a bit nervous, as if he were facing a great enemy. But the sound of the explosion felt a little off—no roar of exploding walls, no flash of fire, dust, or rubble, no blast of air to shatter his eardrums. And then he looked at the office windows—they weren't even shattered...

　He found a helmet and put it on, put the pistol on his waist, grabbed a handful of bullets and put them in his pocket, and carefully slipped out to see what the situation was like.

　Then I found a group of American soldiers standing on the coast, watching the rockets coming from inland, laughing foolishly.

　"Is this considered a rocket? It's basically just a firecracker!"

　Looking at the charred cardboard shell falling from the sky, Fili took a breath of the air filled with the smell of gunpowder, and suddenly felt a little amused.

　——With this kind of firecracker-modified rocket, as long as it doesn't hit you directly in the face, even if it explodes above your head, the most it will do is break your eardrums.

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　Of course, while having a homemade rocket shot at your face isn't very harmful, it is extremely insulting.

　After all, no matter how weak the power of this thing is, it can still injure people if you are lucky, and it can also cause a fire.

　Although Hong Kong is about to enter its plum rain season and is already damp everywhere, most houses are generally not prone to fire. Even if a house is unlucky enough to actually catch fire, as long as the fire can be discovered and extinguished in time, there is still a high chance of saving it.

　But the problem was that even if the actual damage caused by this indiscriminate rocket attack was limited, the mental pressure on people was extremely enormous - seeing one rocket after another whizzing past their heads, no matter who they were, their heart would be beating wildly, and it felt like they were walking back and forth at the gates of hell... After a few days of being so nervous, many Americans in the Stonecutters Island camp felt that they were going crazy.

　What's even more terrible is that not only did the American soldiers have to hide from the bombing in the base, but there were also Hong Kong reporters setting up cameras outside to record the whole process, enjoying the revolutionary masses and devout believers slapping the American soldiers in the face, and then broadcasting it to the world.

　Think about the Jews in the 21st century, who are bombarded with rockets by Palestinians in Israel all day long. That’s probably what they feel!

　So, seeing the headquarters almost being bombed into a madhouse, Firi, the commander of the US forces in Vietnam, immediately ordered his soldiers to fight back in order to boost morale. He set up high-pressure fire hoses at the entrance of the camp and used water jets to disperse the protesters who had gathered outside to set up tents!

　It's worth noting that since the beginning of the 20th century, high-pressure water cannons have been widely used as non-lethal weapons to suppress demonstrations. It was indeed very effective, clearing a large section of the street outside the gate in the blink of an eye. Then, a team of US soldiers rushed out and dismantled the rocket launcher set up outside.

　However, there were also capable people among the left-wing people participating in the anti-war demonstration. They immediately turned off the main valve outside, cutting off the tap water to the Stonecutters Island base!

　In addition, some protesters with strong hands-on skills brought hastily made large slingshots to fire firecrackers at the Stonecutters Island Barracks.

　Moreover, they were very cunning and deliberately chose to set off firecrackers at night to make it difficult for the Americans inside to sleep.

　Firi, who was already furious, and his group of wounded American soldiers were not willing to be outdone. They also dismantled the furniture in the barracks, made a batch of large slingshots and simple catapults, and fired tear gas and stun grenades at the demonstrators outside.

　For a moment, rockets and firecrackers, tear gas and stun grenades were flying over Stonecutters Island, bursts of white light and flames, explosions and singing continued, just like a carnival show, almost becoming a wonder in Victoria Harbour.

　Because the Hong Kong police had been lying flat and pretending to be dead, Fili had to abandon the barracks near the wall, evacuate the remaining civilians in the camp, and move the remaining US military officers and soldiers in the Stonecutters Island base to the seaside as much as possible.

　, or simply live on the Yukikaze warship and prepare for a long-term confrontation.

　During this period, the massive influx of rockets fired by Hong Kong citizens caused numerous fires at the Stonecutters Island Barracks and surrounding homes, with one small wooden building completely burned to ashes. Furthermore, excavation work and the creation of firebreaks destroyed the greenery within the base.

　But neither Firi, the commander of the US forces in Vietnam, nor the Americans who followed him agreed with this.

　After all, the Stonecutters Island Barracks was the base of the British Army in Hong Kong, and the American troops in the Philippines were just temporarily staying there. Now the barracks have been set on fire by Hong Kong citizens, and the Hong Kong police have ignored them, forcing the US military to save themselves. The Governor of Hong Kong can't ask the Pentagon for compensation, right?

　It seemed that just by blasting rockets, they were no longer able to disgust the Americans. If they really rushed into the Stonecutters Island base, they would be forcing their way into a restricted area and would probably be machine-gunned or step on mines. Firi had put up many signs at the edge of the base, saying things like "There are mines here. Anyone killed will be at their own risk."

　The protesters came up with a new trick and started to prepare a civilian version of "biological weapons" - they mixed rotten seafood with feces and urine, pressed them into large dung bombs, and launched them into the Stonecutters Island base with catapults and slingshots. The smell was so nauseating.

　For a time, the stench filled the inside and outside of the Stonecutters Island base, forcing all the American soldiers to hide on the Yukikaze medical ship.

　At the same time, because the dung bombs were so smelly, many of the protesters gathered outside were driven away, leaving only a small group of tough people who were not afraid of the smell.

　At this point, Philip was truly furious. He figured he had nothing better to do than to confront these "Hong Kongers who love playing with poop." So he pumped out seawater, mixed it with a pungent chemical, and fired it out with a water cannon, confronting the residents to see who would smell the worst.

　Then, just as Fili was busy directing the US military to launch a heavy attack on Hong Kong citizens, fighting with both offense and defense, back and forth, maintaining low-intensity friction.

　A new massacre has begun again on the battlefield in the Middle East...

　Author's words: PS: Looking at JD.com's magical operations these days, I increasingly understand what kind of disaster a leader who doesn't want to take responsibility and only wants to shift the blame will bring to the organization.

　Chapter 481: Tragedy at the Suez Canal

　The brilliant sun slowly rose over the horizon, casting its first rays of light across the waters of the Suez Canal. The morning breeze, carrying the heat of the desert and the salty smell of the sea, rustled the tawny embankments along the canal. The outlines of the distant palm trees were particularly distinct in the morning light.

　In the past, countless ships plied this canal, a rich tapestry of history woven into its fabric. Modern ports intersect with ancient fishing villages. Even at night, the canal remains bustling, its brightly lit boats dotting the tranquil waters like a shimmering constellation.

　Because the Suez Canal connects the Red Sea and the Mediterranean Sea, and the Atlantic Ocean and the Indian Ocean, it has great strategic and economic significance.

　The British, French, Turks, and Egyptians engaged in countless battles over this canal, and then the Israelis came along.

　As the masters of this land, the Egyptians have had no access to the golden waterways in their own country for most of the time.

　Egyptian leader Nasser finally regained the Suez Canal through the Second Middle East War, but just ten years later, the Israelis launched the Third Middle East War, known as the "Six-Day War", and attacked the canal like lightning, cutting off navigation on the Suez Canal.

　Israel, which had only just entered the Middle East in this century, not only destroyed the strategic encirclement of the Arab coalition forces in one fell swoop through this blitzkrieg, interrupting the rising trend of the Arab national revival movement, but also made Egypt suffer a great humiliation. For the next three years, it had to endure hardships and seek revenge.

　It was not until last month, with a mushroom cloud rising over the Israeli capital Tel Aviv, that the Egyptian army finally crossed the Suez Canal again, defeated the demoralized and confused Israeli army, and took back this golden waterway.

　However, the joy of victory was so short-lived. Less than a month after regaining the Suez Canal, the Egyptians were about to lose the canal again.

　——On June 10, 1970, the Egyptian Army on the Suez Canal front received an order of "unconditional surrender" from the capital Cairo.

　Why surrender? Of course, because the war could no longer be fought.

　Although Egyptian leader Nasser had considered the possibility of US support for Israel from the outset of the war, he never dreamed that the US ruling class would risk the collapse of their country and personally intervene in the war to continue aiding Israel to the end!

　Therefore, since the "nuclear explosion of the Aswan Dam and the flooding of Upper and Lower Egypt", the US Strategic Air Force and Naval Aviation have continued to make persistent efforts, carrying out multiple bombings on Egypt and even using poison gas bombs.

　Egypt has been densely populated since ancient times, with everyone living in the narrow Nile Valley and the not-so-spacious Nile Delta. On paper, it covers one million square kilometers, but after deducting the desert, the actual habitable area is less than 40,000 square kilometers.

　Faced with the US military bombing, especially the poison gas bombing, most Egyptians had nowhere to hide and could only flee or wait to die.

　In addition, after the Aswan Dam burst and a man-made Nile flood swept through Upper and Lower Egypt, Egypt's military and political departments had already been in tatters, and industrial and agricultural production and transportation had collapsed. It was impossible to effectively respond to the US bombing.

　of resistance.

　Despite relying on Soviet-supplied SAM-6 missiles, anti-aircraft guns, and remaining fighter jets, the Egyptian army managed to shoot down three US B-52 strategic bombers and nine A-1 attack aircraft in early June. However, compared to the sheer number of US Air Force and Naval aviation, this achievement was far from impressive. Egypt's major airports had been destroyed, and Alexandria was blockaded by the US Sixth Fleet, leaving Egypt with no further supplies of munitions.

　What's more, there are also American ballistic missile nuclear submarines, which are constantly launching submarine-launched missiles at Egypt's rear cities and front-line troops...

　This resulted in a surge of refugees in cities and villages behind Egypt, and on the front lines of the Sinai Peninsula, the Egyptian army's supplies were almost cut off.

　On June 5, 1970, Egyptian leader Nasser was assassinated while fleeing from a US airstrike. The murderer was suspected to be a member of the Muslim Brotherhood.