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Chapter 537 Weather Attack
Besides oil, there is only one other thing in the world that could make the heavenly army descend so eagerly:

Mushroom eggs.

Especially now, with the comprehensive ban on atmospheric testing just signed, anyone who jumps out is just trying to undermine the Empire and is pointing fingers and provoking them.

The original timeline's third brother didn't believe in evil, and as a result, he was subjected to comprehensive sanctions, with sensitive equipment and semiconductor electronics fields being completely cut off, and the sanctions were not officially lifted until around 2005.

Meanwhile, Uncle Assam, whose status was far inferior to that of his brother India, was directly subjected to a "Desert Fox" attack. The Empire deployed its carrier battle group, including the "Enterprise," and together with the British, deployed more than 400 aircraft and launched more than 500 missiles.

Pakistan has no oil, and local economic interests alone are not enough to motivate the heavenly army to fight to the death.

Tang Wen's plan was to dismantle the reactor of the Birmingham and disguise it as a nuclear facility in order to entice the other side to escalate their efforts.

Even if there's radiation, it's okay. We can let Bumblebee handle it manually. The only problem is that it might actually cause a boom, which wouldn't be fun.

He had considered building it directly in a shipyard, but despite the fact that naval nuclear technology was already included before the 60s, he was warned that it was an advanced technology that would only be available in the next version, so he could only focus on existing nuclear submarines.

In addition to leaking the mushroom technology, Tang Wen also plans to deploy the inland river fleet and expose the existence of more bases to fully attract the Empire's attention.

After his initial shock, Lao Zhang repeatedly confirmed that Tang Wen was not joking. He paced back and forth for a long time, first reassuring Tang Wen to wait a few days before going to find an expert.

Because he had already figured something out:

Agreeing to help might lead to trouble, but refusing to help will definitely lead to trouble!

……

Prism Building
The Joint Chiefs of Staff convened an emergency joint meeting, with almost everyone present.

Rams stood up, and then everyone else stood up as well.

"Let us observe a moment of silence for General Charles Krullack."

A minute later, everyone took their seats. On the table were photos of the scene that had just been sent back. The most eye-catching item was the wreckage of a watch, still stained with blood. Upon inspection, his ex-wife's name was found on the watch, which could be used to identify him.

As for the remains...

After all, not all air defense positions were detected. Based on the analysis of the recorded shell curves, experts believe that it is most likely the trajectory of a 16-inch naval gun.

Charles's command vehicle was completely destroyed. It was later deduced that he was very unfortunately hit directly by a shell. Based on the power of the metal jet and the fuel explosion, the probability of his body being pulverized was 100%, and the probability of carbonization was also about 100%.

It was fortunate that a piece of the watch's wreckage was preserved, but the shock this caused to the Prism Building was completely beyond imagination.

That's a general, the highest-ranking officer in the Marin army!
Even if Huaien lost nearly half of his fighter planes and nearly a thousand heavenly soldiers, it still couldn't compare to this.

The sudden loss of such a high-ranking veteran was unacceptable to everyone. The president was so angry that he woke up everyone in the middle of the night and demanded that a solution be provided before the information was released.

The equipment loss wasn't actually that much; most of it was old equipment that wasn't worth much. But losing nearly a thousand soldiers was no small matter.

Losses in a long-term local war are not a big deal, but such losses in a single battle are deadly.

"The President means that we must retaliate in kind!"

Rams taps the table:
"Charles was a man worthy of our utmost respect. He risked his life to be on the front lines and was unfortunately injured. Prism Building must also show the strongest stance against his murder!"

“We can destroy anti-aircraft towers with missiles, and bunker-buster warheads can destroy everything!” Army Chief of Staff Dennis Reimer suggested, but Johnson quickly rejected the idea.

"Don't we need intelligence anymore? The Birmingham is still missing!"

"Charles has taken away the dignity of the empire!"

"Gentlemen, please stop for a moment."

Rams stopped the argument from starting:

"The biggest problem is the target of retaliation. One anti-aircraft tower is far from enough. Either we capture or kill a high-ranking official of a lost empire, or destroy their important bases."

Johnson, is Fern's hull-up aircraft carrier ready for conversion?

When the conversation turned to himself, Johnson immediately knew that Rams wanted to take action in Antarctica, but he hesitated and said:

"We are also in an intelligence crisis. McMurdo station sees Hans' planes every day that could fall at any moment, and reconnaissance satellites have not found much valuable intelligence."

"What about the IAA? What's the progress of their contacting people in Nanmei under false identities?"

Johnson immediately showed disdain:
“They pray to the moonlight every day like they are performing witchcraft, but Hans doesn’t seem to pay any attention to them.”

The situation suddenly reached a stalemate. The empire was clearly ready to deliver a powerful punch, but it couldn't even hit a cotton ball, which was quite frustrating.

"Then there's only one way left: force Hans to show himself."

With his eyes bloodshot from the loss of nine aircraft, Wayne was now consumed by thoughts of revenge.

"Electromagnetic suppression is effective. Anti-aircraft towers do have anti-aircraft missiles, but they are completely suppressed by us and cannot be attacked. They can only be attacked by means that are easily detected, such as anti-aircraft guns or catapults."

Now that we've identified the western rainforest and the northern region, including air bases, let's just use hundreds or even thousands of bombers for a carpet bombing raid!

Wayne's words startled everyone else. How could the Amazon rainforest, spanning millions of square kilometers, be bombed over?
However, the former did not go crazy, but stood up and pointed to the map, saying:
"The rainforest is not entirely uninhabited. There are many villages and towns scattered throughout the 480 million square kilometers of Baxi, making it relatively easy to investigate. The area covered by rainforest and far from transportation is at most 200 million square kilometers."

After disregarding those absolutely impossible terrains, there aren't many truly suspicious areas.

Rams: "Even one-tenth of that number is staggering, and the Empire's bombs are not unlimited."

Wayne: "Bombing is not the goal, and I don't plan to drop any bombs. I'd like to use dry ice or silver iodide."

He took the map and replaced it with a topographical map:

"The air in Bassin has a very high moisture content and is constantly replenished by air currents from the two oceans. There have been many heavy rainstorms recently."

What if we gave it a push at the right time, creating an unprecedented super flood that covered most of the forest? Hans must have built a lot of bunkers to hide, and even with waterproof designs, it's impossible to be completely safe. There will always be supplies and personnel that need to be moved, which would make aerial photography much easier.

Moreover, a single torrential rain can raise the water level by 20 meters! Even Hans wouldn't be able to withstand that many times; the power of nature is far greater than that of a bomb!

The others fell silent, and after thinking for a long time, they actually thought... it was feasible?
The classic tactics of flooding and burning, which have never been outdated, are still useful today.

The fact that the empire had previously sent fewer troops was partly due to the weather. Although it was no longer the flood season, no one questioned the fact that the river was the most turbulent and powerful in the world.

(End of this chapter)