Eh? Do you also want to try the iron fist of the humanoid girl?

Eric squinted at Harry and said, "In the Office of the Chief of Naval Operations (OPNAV), the only official who can legitimately participate in the affairs of the Navy's Oregon Kaiser Shipyard is a two-star general. Only civilian officials in the Navy Department can ignore these regulations. As long as the Minister is willing, he can let anyone take up this position."

"Don't think I don't know the structure of your crappy office."

The way Harry spoke made it sound like he understood everything.

"you……?"

When Harry saw Eric's eyes fall on the two stars on his shoulders, he suddenly became angry:

"Fuck! I'll say it again, Fuck! If you want to manage a shipyard director, just find a captain with management experience.

If you want to find someone who can properly manage various shipbuilding plans and coordinate their implementation, it is better to hire a professional manager from outside. You only need to provide him with the rank of naval colonel and corresponding status and treatment.

Why are you always targeting Raphael?"

After Harry said it out loud, a smile appeared on Eric's deliberately serious face.

Seeing the expression of the old bastard, Harry just sighed deeply and didn't intend to continue the discussion with the bastard.

"Okay, they have experience." Eric took out his phone from his pocket, turned on the screen and handed it to Harry. "You look like you're worried that your daughter will meet a heartless man."

“第一批4辆M1A2 SEP主战坦克预计在9月22日交付波兰陆军……”

Harry held the phone and read word by word:

"The two sides will sign a new agreement to meet the logistical maintenance needs of the Polish military."

"You managed to properly sort out the mess of the production line and resume work, and you also made sure that the products passed the performance and quality tests of the Polish army and were finally delivered. To be fair, your Raphael is more powerful than anyone expected."

Harry couldn't help but smile with pride as he read the news on his phone. In his opinion, this was just a phenomenon caused by strong artificial intelligence being able to fully exert its capabilities after getting a suitable platform to play its role.

Apparently, Raphael and her puppet sisters were given such a platform.

Harry didn't care about the funding issue at all. You couldn't stop an artificial intelligence that had super computing power and was proficient in computer technology, especially in the field of hacking technology.

It seems that the body parts that have been bothering them have been partially resolved, which means that the bionic tactical humanoid team's dependence on the United States has decreased.

From a personal perspective, Harry thought this was a good thing.

But there are pros and cons. Once someone notices their little tricks, they will definitely take countermeasures.

"Don't even think about it. Our current environment can't accommodate them." Harry said regretfully. He remembered the State of the Union Address released a while ago, which did not mention any plans or policies for autonomous humanoids and strong artificial intelligence.

All signs indicate that many opponents have made great efforts in this regard and have been quite successful.

Yes, it is quite effective.

The mad wheels of war are about to begin turning in Latin America.

At this critical moment, no matter what promises anyone makes, he will not call people back.

As soon as Rafael and her team return to the United States, they will definitely ride on the war to the Venezuelan battlefield.

Once there, it will no longer be a place Harry can control...

The phone rang, interrupting him. Eric said to the person on the other end, "Got it, I'll be right down."

After that, he said to Harry: "I'll wait for you to let go. Caesar Shipyard really needs someone like this who can coordinate the overall situation, even if it is a bionic humanoid."

"Let's wait until the war order takes effect."

"Okay, I'll come find you then."

Harry looked at his watch, watched his old friend Eric leave, then turned around and called Raphael.

Just then, his adjutant pushed the door open.

"Precisely on time," Harry noted secretly.

"Harry, the air force's war order has come down. Should we issue a combat readiness order now?"

"Wait a minute," Harry said, covering the phone. He recognized Raphael's voice on the phone and asked, "Raphael, how is the matter at the logistics maintenance center going?"

"The Germans incorporated this logistics maintenance center into their maintenance system. In addition to providing overhaul and other maintenance services for the Polish M1A2 SEP main battle tanks, they also provide maintenance services for the main battle tanks at the Gurkon base."

"Well done." Harry's voice became unexpectedly happy. "Things have changed. This is the foundation of your survival in Germany and even in the Federation. Don't let it be taken away by others."

“We knew that we were completely independent of the system in terms of our asset composition and that we had a cooperative relationship with the Stasi.”

"Stasi..."

This was the real surprise. Harry stood up neatly and walked to the corner of the reception room. "This is not an easy partner to get along with."

"Understood. I will treat this with caution."

Raphael hung up the phone. It seemed that they were very busy there.

Harry also put down the phone and smiled for the first time in this heavy afternoon. He asked his adjutant, "How many crews are in place?"

"Everyone is on standby."

"Let them rest. The Navy's amphibious landing fleet has not yet moved. Relax."

Chapter 106 Strategic Bombing

Within a few hours, the US military's amphibious landing fleet successfully landed at the port of La Guaira.

The battle went smoothly, and the F/A18EF Super Hornet fighter squadron on the USS George Bush directly suppressed Veneria's air and sea forces.

The three amphibious landing fleets completed the landing operation without any interference.

After the two Marine divisions completed their deployment in La Guaira, they drew out six battalions of troops to form a task force and marched towards Caracas.

Raphael learned about this from TV. She was remotely assisting the Brain Research Institute's neural model in carrying out the 27th data correction online.

She originally planned to help with just a little bit, but it ended up taking her five days and five nights.

It wasn't until Major Gilbert Lane found Raphael and told him the state of war that it was finally confirmed that the United States' southward punitive war had begun.

Who knows how the amphibious landing fleet performed, but the curious people on the Internet are always following the development of the war.

When someone suggested that the successful landing of US troops at the port of La Guaira meant the end of the war in Venezuela, many people fell silent.

Although Venezuela's national armed forces, FANB, tried their best to resist, they were completely defeated by the Marines due to their backwardness in both technology and tactics.

The Latin American alliance immediately fell into chaos in response to the sudden invasion of the US military, and did not provide any help except providing ammunition to the Venezuelan National Armed Forces every day.

The Marine Corps' task force appeared in the suburbs of the capital Caracas on October 10 and continued to approach the Caracas airport.

It is self-evident what the mission commander is to do.

Although the capital Caracas urgently mobilized garrison troops to try to intercept, they were subjected to continuous bombing by F/A-18E/F and F-35B, and suffered huge losses before the counterattack was launched.

The task force commander immediately seized the opportunity and followed the enemy all the way to Caracas airport, while also taking control of the surrounding areas.

By this time, only four days had passed since the landing operation was launched.

The air route was successfully opened, and the M1A1HC main battle tanks most needed by the Marine Corps were urgently delivered during this period.

As the route was opened for a longer time, the originally scarce supplies were met, and M1A1HC tanks used as ground breakthrough forces were also delivered.

In contrast, the Army has become slow. They have sent two battalions of M1A2 SEPV5, but the subordinate units of these two armored battalions have not yet set off.

During this period, the Secretary of State suddenly announced the lifting of the blockade against Cuba. On October 10, the two sides announced the establishment of diplomatic relations and the dispatch of ambassadors to each other.

Cuba announced that it would enter a state of neutrality and no longer provide military technology and personnel support to the Latin American alliance.

It was surprising to see the two mortal enemies shake hands and make peace.

On October 10, the US Strategic Air Force entered the battle and the B8 stealth bomber appeared over Rio de Janeiro.

The bombing was very rapid. In less than 10 minutes, 1000 tons of bombs were dropped.

On October 10, a fleet of B9 and B21 launched a carpet bombing of Rio de Janeiro.

This was the first time the U.S. Air Force launched a large-scale bombing operation of this scale since the end of the Vietnam War.

The bombing lasted for six days, and half of Rio de Janeiro was reduced to ruins.

Just after the Air Force bombed Rio de Janeiro, another bomber squadron consisting of B52H "Stratofortress" and B1B "Lancer" attacked the industrial area of ​​São Paulo.

Such bombing caused 40% loss of Brazilian industry. For this reason, the US Air Force was determined to expand the scale of the gap, give the Latin American alliance a fatal blow, and completely weaken their war potential.

Throughout November, the U.S. Air Force bombed steel manufacturing plants, transportation hubs, refineries and other heavy industrial targets in Latin American alliance countries such as Brazil and Venezuela.

During these 30 days, the Air Force's bomb drop increased to an average of 3000 tons per day.

After the strategic bombing operation began, the primary combat target gradually shifted from the oil industry to the railway and road transportation systems of the Latin American alliance countries.

During this period, their refined oil and transportation efficiency dropped sharply by 92.2%.

Due to the shortage of fuel, the combat effectiveness of the army, which already had extremely poor quality, further declined.

The fuel shortage had already had disastrous consequences: their armored vehicles could not be moved and had to be towed to the defense line to be used as fixed artillery positions.

Under the continuous attacks of strategic air forces, the railway transportation capacity of the Latin American Alliance has dropped sharply, seriously affecting the transportation of various materials.

Under normal circumstances, the number of wagons per day is about 3, but half a month after the crackdown began, it dropped to less than 5000 wagons per day, only 16.7% of the normal volume.

By the end of November, only 11 wagons left the industrial zone every day, just 3000% of the normal volume.

For this reason, the Minister of Transport of the Latin American Alliance publicly stated at the meeting: "We are on the brink of the most serious industrial production crisis since the war began."

The tight supply of various raw materials has caused serious under-operation or even closure of production departments in Latin American countries.

At the end of November, Latin America's industrial sectors such as machinery manufacturing, food, natural gas, and electricity were in a state of shutdown.

Natural gas stations in many places were forced to close due to lack of gas supply. Although power plants are key protected units, they still suffered heavy losses under the precise attack of joint guided explosives.

Due to the severe shortage of electricity, many large steel mills were unable to produce normally and were forced to shut down.

The powerful blow to the industrial and railway systems of the Latin American countries almost paralyzed these two systems, resulting in a comprehensive shortage of production materials, which in turn made it impossible for various production departments to operate normally.

The sharp deterioration in production has led to a rapid decline in the war potential of the Latin American alliance, which is on the verge of total collapse.

However, despite the heavy bombing the allied countries endured, their small arms production remained at previous levels.

On December 12, the carrier-based aircraft wing of the USS George Bush attacked Buenos Aires and accurately destroyed the pink building in Wuyue Plaza.

It is the president's official residence and office, and one of the symbols of the administration.

This unique building, which was built in the mid-19th century, disappeared in the smoke of the bomb dropped by the Super Hornet.

At this time, the Army finally completed the landing operation and rushed south along the route opened up by the Marines.

The Army's frantic rush drove the Marine Corps, which had fallen into a state of laziness, and the two services directly started competing with each other, advancing southward like mad dogs.

Chapter 107 Bombing Caracas

it's getting dark.

Bombers and fighters performed well in night bombing raids.

The deafening roar of the F/A-18E/F "Super Hornet" is easily identifiable, while the other aircraft types are flying high in the sky. Those who remain on the ground can only judge that a bombing is imminent by the whistling sound made by the bomb control tail fins cutting through the air.

Annabelle Espinosa was instantly awakened from her deep sleep when she heard the roar of the plane she was using to attack.

The sudden roar pierced the quiet night sky, causing her to sit up and listen to the low roars. The gravel that seeped from the ceiling formed a hazy line under the faint glow of the night lamp.

"The war...really broke out."

Annabelle felt uneasy. Why did the war suddenly break out? Wasn't it just the media's daily deterrent propaganda?

Someone in the panicked crowd below kept shouting with a handheld megaphone: "The US military has attacked Venezuela, many cities have been bombed, and the ports have been blocked..."

She quickly walked to the window, inserted her fingers between the curtains of the blinds, squeezed out a narrow gap and looked out the window at the city of Caracas.

Flames shot up into the sky at the edge of the city, and half of the sky was lit up by the red light of the flames, giving a scene of spreading war.

There was a flash of panic in her eyes.

"What should I do? If I leave, what will happen to my studies?"

Annabelle began to panic. She was different from other people of her age. Annabelle always did things aimlessly. As she got older, she gradually avoided those colleges with poor prospects and high difficulty.

She plans to leave Caracas after getting her degree, GPA and GRE scores. Whether she applies to schools in Europe or universities in North America, as long as there is a university willing to admit her, Annabelle will seize the opportunity to leave.

This resulted in her academic performance being mediocre, but sometimes when she was determined, she showed that she was capable of getting all A's. However, her math grades were not good enough to consider a career in science and engineering.

Caracas is the capital of Venezuela, but its prosperity belongs only to the rentier class. She has lived here for three years, and Annabelle's enthusiasm has long been worn out.

On a stormy night in July, she suddenly felt tired of everything around her. The room she rented overlooked a muddy street and was filthy; the smell of garlic and the stench of the sewer made her sick.

Before the bombing stopped, Annabell saw a group message on her phone. The university she attended announced that it would stop operating immediately due to the impact of the war, and it was difficult to predict when it would resume.