Chapter 678: Similar Results
Translator: Timothy_ Editor: GlobeGlotter
When Wales saw the horrendous mini-missiles strike the same ship and Luo Yue's jets soar across the sky, he understood Luo Yue was forcing a surrender. Otherwise, the locust missiles would swarm them again.
Although Wales could sink half of Luo Yue's fleet, he knew his army wouldn't survive.
Hence, Wales surrendered.
Meanwhile, the Union ground forces commander, having received orders for a final attack, assaulted Xi Tan Valley. Seeing thousands of fighter jets fly over Luo Yue, he anticipated immediate support. Reality proved harsh.
Before the jets reached Luo Yue, a dense swarm of mini-missiles obliterated them.
Watching countless jets plummet, the Union soldiers were shocked. Was this the nature of war? Were Luo Yue's missiles this accurate?
With their air force gone, their numbers were meaningless. Luo Yue only needed to bomb them from above.
Before Sean could react, countless missiles struck his tanks and armored vehicles with pinpoint accuracy.
Amidst the explosions and rumbles, Luo Yue's jets arrived. Sean was shaken—he hadn't anticipated such firepower.
"Retreat!" Sean disregarded orders; even if Wales counterattacked, he would retreat.
However, Luo Yue's jets weren't bombing randomly; they focused on the retreat path, pushing them into Xi Tan Valley.
Three hundred thousand Union ground forces were compressed into the small Xi Tan Valley, their anti-air missiles useless against the interference machine. Their cannons could only sporadically hit a plane.
Sean knew Luo Yue was forcing surrender. Reluctant to yield to a small nation like Luo Yue, he knew that continued resistance meant the deaths of three hundred thousand soldiers.
Hence, Sean surrendered. He had no choice. Watching his soldiers dejectedly drop their weapons, Sean's heart bled.
Luo Yue and the Union's second war concluded; this one lasted four days, but the results were identical to the first.
Luo Yue destroyed 109 ships, 1,600 jets, 1,400 helicopters, and countless tanks and armored vehicles. They captured 50 ships, 4 carrier ships, 200 fighter jets, 150 helicopters, 2,000 tanks and armored vehicles, and 360,000 soldiers.
Luo Yue's losses: 17 fighter jets, 32 tanks, and 1,200 soldiers. Such a victory couldn't go unnoticed.
Simultaneously, Luo Yue retook Jason Giambi Island. Because the US had twice invaded Luo Yue through the Malacca Strait, Luo Yue demanded US troop withdrawal.
Unhappy with Southeast Asian nations for allowing the US's invasions, Luo Yue demanded a resolution.
Everyone knew the US didn't need the Malacca Strait—they could invade from the Atlantic. Luo Yue clearly wanted the Strait, and Southeast Asia could only accept it.
The world was stunned by Wales' supposedly foolproof strategy's utter failure.
Military specialists considered Wales' tactic the most effective against Luo Yue, but they were again proven wrong. Absolute power rendered tactics useless.
Luo Yue had shaken the world, finally achieving international recognition as a nation capable of producing its own weapons and annihilating other countries' armies.
Everyone now recalled Xi Ke Long Er's predictions, which had proven true. He published a second article, "The new era of warfare – air force is a thing of the past," which was globally published and earned him numerous television interviews.
The article argued that with new mini-missiles and interference machines, air forces were easy targets due to their weak defenses.
Ye Xing looked at the article with contempt and sneered.
Ye Xing believed the opposite was true; the air force's era was just beginning. Luo Yue's current interference machines and mini-missiles would soon be overtaken by Luo Yue's first-generation battle jets.
When interference, radar, missiles, and anti-missiles reached equilibrium, the world would still rely on air power.
Luo Yue's dominance stemmed from Ye Xing's advanced technology, but that advantage would diminish over time. When the technological gap closed, air forces would again dominate.
Back on the cruiser, Sister Yan quickly moved her belongings to Ye Mo's room.
"Help me move my bed, too. I don't want you doing anything sneaky," Sister Yan instinctively felt Ye Mo was lying.
Ye Mo had two rooms, so she requested to stay. If he'd already read her diary, she wouldn't care, but she wasn't prepared for him to read it now.
Ye Mo looked at Sister Yan speechlessly. "Sister Yan, I won't be sleeping for a couple of nights; I need to work on something. You can sleep in my bed."
Sister Yan stared at Ye Mo, trying to pierce his lies.
"You planning to wait until I fall asleep and then sneak into bed? You need to work on something? Who are you trying to fool!" Sister Yan retorted.