Back in 1978, I was admitted to Northwestern Polytechnical University.

Chapter 424 is about the infighting between the Filipino and Vietnamese monkeys; we are here to maintain order!

The capital of the Philippines.

"Based on our current projections, the growth rate of chicken emissions this year may be negative..."

Upon hearing this, Marcos's face instantly darkened: "How is that possible? We've implemented so many reforms, how could we possibly see negative growth?"

“Yes, the situation was very unstable last year, with all sorts of demonstrations…” General Bell said with some worry, “That damned Aquino, his death had nothing to do with us, but the people are putting all the blame on us.”

This is the downside of military government!

After 1971, Marcos ruled the country through the strength of the military. When he first took office, he actually implemented many positive reforms, such as promoting clean governance, curbing corruption, developing agriculture to achieve food self-sufficiency, and actively attracting foreign investment.

At first, things did improve, but by the early 1980s, the situation had taken a sharp turn for the worse.

In order to develop their economy, they needed to attract foreign investment. By the early 1980s, their total foreign debt had reached US$12 billion, making them the country with the largest debt in Asia!

By 1983, the debt had snowballed to $246 billion, making the Philippines one of the world's top ten debtor nations!

Economic recession, production contraction, inflation... all of which are accompanied by public discontent.

"Now, if you want to divert public attention, then... Your Excellency Marcos, look at 82, the Crying Kingdom successfully escaped its crisis by launching a war against foreign powers."

Marcos was in a military government, and General Bell was his right-hand man. Unfortunately, it turned out that General Bell had no talent for governing the country at all. Instead, he always came up with all sorts of bad ideas. The opposition leader was killed as soon as he got off the plane after returning from the United States!

Now, even if they say this has nothing to do with them, no one will believe them!
They not only couldn't kill Aquino, they also had to protect him, but... who could have considered this situation back then?
Seeing the situation becoming increasingly complicated, General Bell is now coming up with some wicked ideas again, and he's actually planning to start a war!

"Bell, you should know that the Crying Nation was able to win because of the strong support from the East! What about us? If we want to wage war against other countries, then we only have the East as our enemy. Do you think we can defeat the East? Do you know why the Soviets came so aggressively recently, only to leave in a sorry state?"

General Bell fell silent.

The people of the East have actually become a world power!

The United States, the world's number one power, has cooperated with Eastern countries in many technological fields. Whether it's civilian airliners or military fighter jets, they have close ties with Northwestern Polytechnical University. The Soviet Union, the world's second-largest power, has recently suffered a loss!

Therefore, their current provocation of Easterners is simply...

"Something terrible has happened!" Just then, someone ran in.

"Ramos, what is it?"

"The Easterners suddenly launched an attack and occupied Nanzi Island in the Twin Reefs last night!"

"Great, excellent! This is practically giving us an opportunity to make our move!" General Bell exclaimed with delight. "This place is far from the Eastern Continent, but it's very close to us. Our navy and air force can easily get there and cause them trouble!"

“Nanzi Island is controlled by the Vietnamese. Right now, it’s a conflict between them and the Vietnamese. Why should we get involved?” Marcos frowned. “I don’t think it’s a good thing for us to get involved.”

"No, no, Your Excellency Marcos, their occupation of Nanzi Island is like a nail driven into the South China Sea, which will hinder us at every turn. Do you really want to see Easterners roaming our doorstep?"

This……

The Philippines has been at odds with the East since ancient times, yet it has always followed the Americans. Now that the East is about to establish itself right under their noses, they will absolutely not stand by and watch this happen!
Marcos stood up and paced back and forth. Just then, slogans rang out again outside.

"The military government must step down!"

"We want elections!"

"Marcus, get out!"

These slogans made Marcos feel terrible, but he still managed to make his own judgment: "Bring the American ambassador here!"

The United States has troops stationed in the Philippines!

In 1904, the Americans noticed the important role of the Philippines, especially the largest island, Green Bay, located 110 kilometers southwest of it, which is a natural harbor. Before World War I, it was already a training base for the U.S. Marine Corps.

In the early stages of World War II, this place was occupied by the islanders for a period of time, but the Americans soon drove them out.

During the Cold War, according to the US-Philippines Military Bases Agreement, the United States occupied 23 land, sea and air bases in the Philippines and could also use extraterritoriality. In essence, the Philippines is not much better than island nations.

Soon, the Vietnam War broke out, and many of the United States bombers took off from the base in the Philippines, which also served as the carrier-based aircraft maintenance center for the Seventh Fleet.

The two sides have a good relationship. Now, seeing the East extending its reach into the Spratlys, the first thing Marcos thought of was to seek justice from the Americans.

"Really? The Easterners actually did this? That's a bit outrageous. But rest assured, we Americans will formally question the Easterners!" The American ambassador's confident assurance reassured Marcos considerably.

East, capital, Yellow Tower.

“Mr. Stilwell, what did you say? About Nanzi Island? Nanzi Island is controlled by the Vietnamese, of course we have to take it back! In the entire South China Sea, any island controlled by the Vietnamese will be taken back by us!”

The recent operations have been going smoothly. After the news of Nanzi Island being reclaimed spread, the capitals of the various islands controlled by Vietnam in the South China Sea voluntarily left. Before leaving, they even detonated explosives and destroyed the reef.

If the reef is completely undefended, that would be even better, saving our Eastern Navy from wasting manpower. Of course, we should still condemn this environmentally damaging behavior to the outside world.

"Are you sure you only want to target the islands controlled by the Vietnamese?" Stilwell asked again.

"Of course, otherwise, what do you think?"

Stilwell nodded: "Okay, in that case, we can rest assured!"

"We have a good relationship with the United States, and we cherish this hard-won friendship. We would never do anything to harm our friendship, so please rest assured."

"Yes, we also value our friendship with the East. By the way, your side is even building an air force base on Nanzi Island?"

"Well, how should I put it... As you know, the Vietnamese will not accept defeat and will inevitably retaliate. The reason we built an air force base there is to better guard against a Vietnamese sneak attack."

"Is that all you're after?"

"That's right, otherwise, what other ideas do we have?"

Leader Ye remained calm, as if to say, "What bad intentions could we possibly have?"
"Yes, what we deployed there wasn't the J-7 or JF-17, these modern aircraft. It was just the Q-5, which was a modified version of the old J-6. It's an aircraft with technology from the 1960s. If we really wanted to do something, we would definitely send the twin-engine Q-6 there."

Stilwell nodded, completely relieved.

After seeing this guy off, everyone's faces were grim.

"Liangzi, do you think the Americans will resort to desperate measures once we take back the entire Twin Reefs?"

"Hmph, do you think they would stand against us for the sake of the Filipino monkey?" Qin Liang smiled. "I guess they won't. Besides, if they really want to oppose us, then we can reveal one or two more of Northwestern Polytechnical University's trump cards."

"For example?"

"Stealth cruise missiles. Taking down aircraft carriers will be much easier for us!"

The supersonic anti-ship missiles cannot be exposed yet, otherwise the Americans will think that we were responsible for what happened before. However, we can bring out our other powerful weapons. If they want to be our enemies, we will let them know how powerful we are!
And... why hasn't the incident of the Russians shooting down a South Korean civilian airliner happened yet? If that had happened, would the Americans still care about their little brother, the Philippines? If it hasn't happened, is there anything I can do...?

Qin Liang continued to ponder. The Philippines had received a positive response from the Americans in their capital, and the Filipinos were finally relieved. Little did they know, they had missed the best opportunity. Once the airport on Nanzi Island was built and fighter jets were deployed, the power to control the Spratlys would fall into the hands of the East!
On North Zi Island, Ruan Zhixiong held up binoculars and looked towards South Zi Island, where construction was progressing at an astonishing pace.

On the first day, the land was leveled, and on the first night, the field runway was laid. On the second day, barracks were built. On the third day, amidst the roar of engines, ten Q-5s arrived!

“Santos, what exactly are they thinking in Manila?” Ruan Zhixiong couldn’t help but ask, “They’ve deployed planes here so they can patrol the entire Spratly Islands, and even fly to your Philippine capital!”

“We’ve already spoken with the Americans,” Santos said. “The Easterners promised it’s only targeting you…”

Saying that has a self-comforting feel to it, and now, before I've even had a chance to comfort myself, it's already...

"Look, what is Nanzi Island doing?"

Ruan Zhixiong's words were tinged with terror. Everyone looked towards Nanzi Island in the distance, where plumes of black smoke were rising—that was…

The Type 63 amphibious tank has gone into the sea and is heading towards Beizi Island!

“Santos, you can’t trust the Easterners! They’re untrustworthy!” Ruan Zhixiong shouted angrily. “You should have taken the initiative and reclaimed Nanzi Island before the Easterners had even transformed it! Now…”

It's too late now!
Amidst the roar, two Q-5 fighter jets took off from the ski-jump runway. As the noses pulled up, bombs and rocket launchers could be seen hanging under the wings. Was this... an attack on Beizi Island?

"Quickly, prepare for battle!" Santos shouted to his men.

The Filipino monkeys stared at each other, bewildered. Fight? With what? We only have assault rifles, while they have tanks and planes!
This is a complete and utter crushing defeat!
Just as they were in a panic, a loud voice rang out from the distant sea.

"Listen up, you Vietnamese over there! Lay down your weapons and surrender immediately!"

What do you mean?
Are they here to capture Vietnamese monkeys?
Santos's expression was unpredictable. If they were just here to capture the Vietnamese monkeys, it didn't seem to concern them much. They could simply stand by and watch the monkeys being taken away!

“Santos, they’re just an excuse now. If you hand us over to the Easterners today, it’ll be your turn tomorrow!” Ruan Zhixiong shouted.

"This……"

"Santos, you have to believe me, we're on the same side now!"

"Listen up, you Filipino monkeys! Think back to how you were tricked by the Vietnamese monkeys ten years ago! Now, your best course of action is to tie up the Vietnamese monkeys immediately and hand them over to us!" The shouts from the other side rang out again: "If you hesitate even for a moment, the Vietnamese monkeys will seize your weapons and take over your positions!"

This……

Ten years ago, Yuehou really did fool them!

Santos immediately became wary of the people around him...

Meanwhile, Ruan Zhixiong was also battling against the Celestials.

They have no other choice! Now, they must make a decision immediately!
If they don't fight back, they'll be captured by the Filipinos and handed over to the Easterners! Once they're in the hands of the Easterners, they'll be forced to work day and night…

No, absolutely not!

"Brothers, steal the monkey's weapon!"

"That's right, they don't want to fight, so we'll fight for them!"

Several Vietnamese monkey soldiers rushed towards the machine gun position, knocked down several Filipino monkeys guarding it, seized the machine gun, and then...

Da da da!
Machine gun bullets were fired at the amphibious tanks on the sea!
Of course they knew the bullets couldn't penetrate the tank's hull, but... as soon as the gunfire started, the other side would know that the Philippines and Vietnam were of one mind, and the other side should just get lost!

Just then, a whooshing sound rang out in the sky, and the Q-5 fighter jets had already swooped down!

The Vietnamese quickly raised its machine gun and opened fire on the Q-5 fighter jet, but the armored Q-5 paid no heed and continued its dive, and then...

Whoosh, whoosh!

The rockets roared in!

Boom, boom boom!

The next moment, the entire machine gun emplacement was sent flying into the air!
Whether they were Vietnamese or Filipino, there was no one left on this battlefield!
"Hey, damn it, our Filipinos are here!" Sanchez yelled at the plane in the sky.

At sea, amphibious tank units continued to approach, accompanied by shouts.

"Philippine monkeys, we're here to help you! Don't worry, we'll definitely take care of all the Vietnamese monkeys! To avoid friendly fire, please step aside and get away from the Vietnamese monkeys!"

Move aside? How can I move aside now!

Sanchez looked behind him and saw that the Vietnamese monkeys and the Philippine monkeys had already started fighting!
Some were fighting for guns, others were fighting hand-to-hand...

"Damn it!" Sanchez's face was extremely ugly. If he had known it would turn out like this, he wouldn't have taken in these Vietnamese monkeys! The Easterner was right, the Vietnamese monkeys had ill intentions; they wanted to turn the tables and take over Beizi Island!
"Open fire! Kill these Vietnamese monkeys!"

Da da da!
Gunshots rang out, and chaos erupted at the scene.

Some Vietnamese monkeys had already grabbed guns, and when they saw the Filipino monkeys starting to fire at them, they joined in and attacked the Vietnamese monkeys!

Rumble…

Amidst the roar of engines, the Type 63 amphibious tank rolled onto Beizi Island!
Beizi Island is also an oval-shaped island, over 800 meters long, over 200 meters wide, with a maximum height of 12.5 meters and an average elevation of 3.2 meters!
Beizi Island is surrounded by a white coral sand belt about 300 to 500 meters wide. The central and southern parts are grasslands, the northwest is shrubbery, and there is a spring in the center of the island. The soil is fertile.

Long ago, fishermen from the East would come to the Spratly Islands to fish and would settle here. The wells, houses, and trees on the island were all built by them. This is the territory of the East, and its sovereignty is indisputable!

A Type 63 amphibious tank drove up to the graves on the island. Each grave had a tombstone in front of it, inscribed with "Weng Wenqin, eleventh year of the Tongzhi reign" and "Wu XX, thirteenth year of the Tongzhi reign." The last two characters were illegible due to years of wind and rain.

A tank stopped and stood guard here. This place hasn't been destroyed yet, which is good. With these, it's even more evident that Beizi Island is also our territory in the East!
The tank unit continued moving forward. Ahead lay the garrison barracks. Although the inscription on the two-person-high sovereignty monument had been damaged, the emblem of the Republic of China (Taiwan) at the top remained, as if telling a story.

This place was once guarded by the Nationalist army, but unfortunately, they eventually withdrew. The Filipinos found that this place was unguarded, so they came up and took it for themselves. This is also evidence!
The roar of tanks echoed throughout the entire island!
Inside the radio station, the radio operator was still shouting, but it was all in vain. Under the intense electromagnetic interference, the place had become an information island, and no message could be transmitted back!
A reconnaissance satellite flies by in space.

Half an hour later, in the East, in the capital, at the Yellow Tower.

"You clearly promised not to seize Beizi Island's territory, but now your tank units have appeared on Beizi Island, and your flag is flying over them. What's going on?"

“Mr. Stilwell, this is a long story. Please sit down, have some water, and we’ll talk about it slowly.”

"No, I need to know what's going on right now!"

"Here's the thing, a Vietnamese army unit has infiltrated Beizi Island. As we all know, ten years ago, the Vietnamese used special means to occupy Nanzi Island. So, we've been closely monitoring the situation on Beizi Island. Today, we discovered that there's infighting at the top."

Stilwell's face darkened: "What, internal strife?"

"That's right, the Vietnamese and Filipinos are fighting over control of Beizi Island. When we saw this, we had to lend a hand! So, our amphibious tanks went to maintain order! The Filipinos should thank us; if we hadn't arrived quickly, Beizi Island would have become the Vietnamese's too."

What a joke!
After you fought a few battles, the Vietnamese have returned all the islands they occupied, and their people have withdrawn! How could they possibly plot against Beizi Island? If they really had such a plan, would they have voluntarily withdrawn from Nanzi Island in the first place?
Stilwell realized he had been tricked!

but……

(End of this chapter)