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

The South Korean Army used all their assets, whether it was old towed artillery or advanced self-propelled howitzers, all of which were aimed at the enemy's front line in the north.

Fire as hard as you can, even if the barrel is burned red and glowing.

Either die on the battlefield, or break through the permanent defense line that the Korean People's Army has worked hard to build on the 38th parallel for decades, and fight for a chance of survival.

At the Camp David presidential vacation villa, the president had just finished lunch and was watching CNN's midday news broadcast.

Like most Americans, he does not have the habit of taking a nap, and at most he rests for half an hour after lunch.

After becoming president, he slept less than six hours a day.

If you don't have a lot of energy, don't even think about living in the White House.

When Defense Secretary Alexander Whitman arrived, the television was broadcasting what had just happened, with the footage being shot by reporters on the scene.

The fire spread across the city, hundreds of wounded were carried out of the rubble by military and police, and more civilians supported each other as they left their homes destroyed by artillery fire.

The road was littered with broken glass and rubble, and on the roadside there were several cars that had been hit by the aftermath of the explosion, leaving only twisted frames.

The fire brigade set up a cordon outside the city that was under heavy shelling. Several armored vehicles and a large group of people armed with K2 rifles set up checkpoints on the highway to strictly check vehicles trying to pass and fleeing civilians.

The president flipped the mute switch and asked Alexander to sit down.

"CNN's response was pretty quick."

"Minister, don't you think this is a little different from the plan?"

The president tossed a folder with the Pentagon logo on it in front of Alexander.

"Before the South Korean army launched an artillery battle, we bombed the headquarters of the Korean People's Army and a bomber was shot down."

"Maybe it was shot down."

"Maybe?" the president's tone was full of doubt.

"It is true that a B-2 'Ghost' crashed in North Korea after completing its mission, but the intelligence we have is very limited, and we are unable to determine the cause of the crash for the time being. After all, the aircraft's route happened to be covered by a collapsing radiation cloud... Of course, it won't be necessary to find out for a while."

Alexander smiled. He was not concerned about the technical safety of the "Ghost" bomber.

Besides, a considerable part of the Korean Peninsula has become a collapse fluid contaminated area, and no life can survive in such a harsh environment.

Want to recover the wreckage of the B-2A Ghost?

Please first compete with the collapse radiation that takes off from the readings. If you can bear it, he will accept it.

Besides, the technical life of the B-2 series bombers is outdated, and the Air Force and the Department of Defense have long wanted to play with new bombers.

"It is undeniable that some accidents did happen, but the situation is still under control. The South Korean Army's 707th Special Mission Regiment has already set out, and if nothing unexpected happens, they have already received the pilot by now."

"Minister, you are too confident."

Alexander coughed twice and said reluctantly: "The 707 Special Mission Regiment was trained by our special forces. They are all..."

"Yes, rescuing the pilot is important, but cleaning up this mess is more important!"

“The situation has not gotten out of control and it is very favorable to us.”

"Really?" The President crossed his arms and waited for his defense minister to continue.

"After the shelling of the 38th parallel began, the North Korean People's Army launched a tough counterattack and shelled Seoul, and the South Korean army immediately expanded the scope of the counterattack. If handled properly, it can be said that it was the North Korean People's Army that first shelled Seoul and we were forced to retaliate. After all, the right to speak is in our hands."

"So they also bombed the residence of the North Korean leader?"

Alexander nodded and said, "It's just that a few bombs deviated from their preset flight paths, so... this was a mistake."

"Minister, you forgot that our bombers are deployed in Guam."

“I’ve thought about this question, too.”

The president spread his hands, leaned back in the leather seat, and motioned for Alexander to continue.

"When promoting it, we can say that we received news before the incident, that the Korean People's Army ruthlessly refused to open the border, refused to accept South Korean refugees, and held large-scale live-fire exercises."

"So sending bombers into North Korean airspace to carry out retaliatory bombing immediately after the Korean People's Army shelled Seoul?"

“It wasn’t immediate, but it was a very quick response.”

Alexander coughed twice, and then continued with his calm smile:

"The chaos on the Korean Peninsula perfectly fits our interests. The outbreak of war will cause more refugees to move north, and eventually the country to the north will also fall into chaos.

That way, even if we lose our western Pacific island chains due to a disaster, we won’t be at a strategic disadvantage.”

"Rather than thinking about strategic gains and losses, you should think about whether the journalists will believe your words."

"So far, the North Korean authorities have not released any information related to the bombing. We have gained a propaganda advantage and can announce the news in advance."

Alexander paused for a moment and then continued:

"It doesn't matter whether the journalists believe it or not, or whether they believe it or not. As long as the North Dynasty remains silent, the information we reveal will not be questioned."

The president nodded thoughtfully, but did not immediately express his opinion.

"The speech has been drafted," Alexander took out a document and handed it to the president. "It's just a draft, and some wording needs to be modified as appropriate."

After looking at the speech, the president said, "Minister, the current situation is completely different from what you said at the beginning."

“But the result is exactly the same.”

Alexander knew how to convince the president.

"I did say at the time..."

"You know I'm not talking about war."

The president took off his glasses, pinched his brows and said:

"All previous strategic deployments were based on the Fukushima nuclear accident, but now it seems that you already knew about the Nobuoyama ruins, right?"

"About this..." Alexander lost his composure, but he quickly recovered, "I can neither confirm nor deny..."

The president showed an expression that showed he had known this would happen, and finally shook his head helplessly.

“You know I was a lawyer before I went into politics, right?”

"Ok?"

"As a lawyer, I strongly believe that a false start often means a bad outcome."

Chapter 142 The future is uncertain

Regardless of the outcome of the war on the Korean Peninsula, it is not important to the United States on the other side of the ocean.

In the Nobuoyama Ruins incident, the focus is never on the result, but on the series of subsequent processes it triggered.

After all, the outcome was already determined.

The collapsing radiation cumulonimbus is the sword of Damocles hanging over their heads, and this sword will inevitably fall one day in the future.

Whether it is a downpour or a drizzle, what falls from the sky will destroy all life.

As for the Army's eighth episode, their fate depends on whether they can break through the North Korean People's Army's defense line in the first place.

Only if you show enough value do you need to be rescued, right?

After all, the evacuation operation also represents a huge economic expense. Although the United States can still use the dollar as a tool to reap the world, the impact of the huge war expenditures is even more serious.

With the sudden increase in war expenses, they were left with only two options.

Either cut down on daily government spending. Given the current state of the federal government, the government may face the embarrassing situation of shutting down in two months.

Either severely punish corruption and waste, and cut off people's financial resources, which is like killing their parents. It is not just the politicians who are sucking their blood, but also the factions standing behind them. If this is really done, the person with the big head will be the president;

Or it can be passed on to all Americans in the form of higher taxes.

The former involves interest groups and even high-level leaders, making it extremely difficult to implement and unlikely to produce immediate results.

Of course, there are other ways besides raising taxes, such as issuing excessive amounts of currency. However, in any of these ways, the public will ultimately pay for a disaster that has nothing to do with them.

Alexander was escorted out of the Camp David holiday villa area by the president. He stood next to the Secretary of Defense's special car, looked back at the villa looming in the woods, turned around and got into the car.

If it is so difficult to make a decision at the beginning, the owner of this villa complex will have to be changed after the next election.

The war on the Korean Peninsula alone was not enough, and he had already set his sights on the Japanese refugees accepted by the Okinawa Islands.

He is planning to let the other country take over this place. Isn't it always said "since ancient times"? Then satisfy the wishes of the people of East Asia.

Being forced to swallow the fruits of chaos, coupled with the impact of the destruction of major grain-producing areas, and having to accept refugees with deep blood feuds, must have made the people of East Asia extremely anxious.

Of course, it’s okay if you don’t accept it.

A large number of non-governmental organizations controlled by the United States would be happy to jump out and take action to further exaggerate the many problems facing East Asia and lower its international reputation.

After all, it was not a war, but a sudden "natural disaster". If it was a war, this operation would be meaningless.

Alexander was glad that this was a "natural disaster." It was a pity for those island chain bases.

The concentration of radiation from the collapse of the Pacific Ocean is rising at an alarming rate. The impact on humans in the short term is not obvious, but long-term activities are certainly not possible. Closing those bases is inevitable.

This will cause serious damage to the US military's interests and strategies in the Asia-Pacific region.

……

Japan, near Kagoshima Airport.

As the radiation concentration from the collapse in the Kansai region gradually increased, the Japanese people in Kansai, who were slow to realize the situation, all began to head south, heading towards the Kagoshima International Airport, which is still in operation.

Even if they cannot travel abroad, they hope to get a flight to the Okinawa Islands.

On the highway, the traffic stretched all the way to the distant horizon. Cars, trucks, buses, SUVs, anything that could be driven on the road appeared on the highway.

The four-lane dual carriageway has now become a one-way carriageway, packed with traffic.

Rafael also saw traction locomotives and concrete mixers, as well as large trucks towing fuel tankers.

Not only that, many vehicles have people sitting on their top racks and cargo beds.

This scene reminded her of the photos of Indian trains she had seen on the Internet. There were people in the carriages, people lying outside the carriages, and the roof of the carriages was packed with people, even the front of the train was not spared.

Many people walked along the road heading south. Some people were holding things and knocking on the windows of the nearest cars.

There were also women in revealing clothes, shivering with cold, perhaps trying to make a deal in exchange for permission to take a ride.

Just walking might be faster than getting stuck in traffic...

Naturally, along with the chaos came violence. Robbery was commonplace, and people were often beaten to death with baseball bats on the side of the road.

Once targeted by those bastards, basically no one can escape unscathed.

Not only do they want a car, they also need necessities for escape, such as warm clothing, sealed food, medicine, etc.

So at this time, the best way to deal with such thugs is to step on the accelerator and kill those who block the road in one breath.

It seemed as if there was a fire in the city in the distance, with black smoke rising from the city center, and this side happened to be downwind.

A foul and pungent smell came with the wind, a mixture of the smell of burning wood, rubber and corpses. No one knew who had died on the way to escape.

What a fucking tragedy.

Through the car window, Raphael heard some sounds coming from the sidewalk outside. That kind of sound...

Anyone who has seen a severe case of ELID infection will understand that the cough is from the heart, with a metallic taste, and it is heart-wrenching. If you cover your mouth with your hands, you may see blood.

In the distance from the direction of the airport there were curses, horns, and gunshots from M700 police sniper rifles. Chaos was the only feature of this "safe zone".

As for the cause of the gunfire, Raphael speculated that it was the ELID infected people who had transformed, or the refugees who attempted to force their way into the airport's aircraft operation area, causing the guards responsible for airport security and order to open fire.

Two helicopters with the insignia of the Self-Defense Forces flew overhead at about the height of the treetops. Seeing how hurried they were, the people inside the helicopters must have been scared.

Raphael bit his lip lightly, slightly adjusted the steering wheel to avoid the human remains on the road, and turned his head to look inside the living box.

Lingyin wore headphones and used the satellite network to keep in touch with CIA agents still operating in the country.

Asuka continued to interpret the photos taken by the Keyhole satellite to understand the situation of the Japanese Archipelago and East Asia.

At this time, intermittent sounds came from the car radio.

Raphael listened for a while, and the local government of Okinawa accepted the advice of the Heritage Management Agency. They decided to close the Naha airport and stop accepting refugees from Honshu Island.

They also forwarded an announcement issued by the US Navy that the airspace over Kyushu Island was designated as an absolute no-fly zone.