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Chapter 429 The Next Target: Zhongye Island

These past few days have been tough for the Filipino monkey.

They can't win a fight, and reasoning with them is pointless too, since they're the ones in the wrong. The key thing is, these past few days, the Americans have suddenly stopped paying attention to them!
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“The Easterners are shameless. Their actions are almost identical to before. If this continues, we will be in a very passive position. Our troops stationed on the nearby reefs have reported several times that they want to retreat. They are in danger,” Enrile said, frowning.

“Yes, we need to come up with a plan right now,” Ramos said. “The opposition in the country is increasingly dissatisfied with us, and we…”

Marcos paced back and forth, looking very anxious. Suddenly, he stopped. "I need to make a friendly visit to the United States. I need to have a good talk with our American friends about this. If they don't support us, then their navy shouldn't be stationed in our ports!"

This is a move to break ties with the Americans, telling them that if they want to continue using their naval bases, they have to support the Philippines!
The Filipino monkeys are so obedient in exchange for American protection. Now, it's time for the United States to stand up for them!

Just then, thump thump thump... someone ran in.

"Report, report."

"what happened?"

"The United States has released a new announcement."

"What announcement?"

"You'll see when you watch TV," the secretary replied, turning on the television, where a familiar face appeared.

Alexander Haig appeared on camera.

"We, the United States, hereby reiterate that we abide by the rules of the United Nations, and that area of ​​water has been..."

Everyone was dumbfounded.

East, capital, Yellow Tower.

"Haha, this is great news! With Comrade Qin Liang's strong support, the situation is completely in our favor. So what are we waiting for? Let's proceed according to the original plan!"

This was the most exciting moment for Leader Ye.

He's about to retire, and being able to accomplish this important task before leaving office is enough to make him feel satisfied!

"Yes, it's all thanks to Comrade Qin Liang. His strategic planning and decisive victory are unparalleled. Someone like him is wasting his talent at Northwestern Polytechnical University; he should be coming to our Huanglou campus!"

"Comrade Qin Liang's presence at Northwestern Polytechnical University also played an important role. The advanced technologies developed by Northwestern Polytechnical University have given us great confidence. Otherwise, how could we compete with them? Now, we must build our maritime steel Great Wall as soon as possible!"

Leader Ye looked at the map, his eyes sparkling with excitement.

Zhongye Island, located 850 kilometers from Qiongzhou Island, 677 kilometers from Yongxing Island, and 1436 kilometers from Kaohsiung, is the northern gateway to the entire NSQD and the heart of the South China Sea.

The nearby area is the Tiezhi Channel, a strategic location controlling shipping routes in the South China Sea and an important maritime transportation artery.

As the second largest island in the Spratly Islands, Zhongye Island has an area of ​​0.33 square kilometers. It is generally triangular in shape running east to west, 730 meters long, 580 meters wide, and 3.3 meters high. It is surrounded by sand dikes. Most of the island is covered by natural vegetation. It receives a lot of rainfall and has groundwater, especially the wells on the west coast, which are potable.

After Zhongye Island was occupied, the Philippines reclaimed land in the southern part of the island and built a 1,300-meter-long earthen airport runway running east-west, suitable for the take-off and landing of medium-sized transport aircraft.

As the largest island controlled by the Philippine monkeys, they have stationed an army of several hundred people and established an administrative center there.

At this moment, inside a building next to the airport, Commander Brownley of the Philippine Monkeys frowned, staring at the horizon where the sea met the sky in the distance.

Will the Easterners come? When will they come? And how will they resist?

Just then, a communications soldier ran in: "Report! We've received a call from the capital, ordering us to hold Kalayaan Island. The capital has already dispatched two C-130 transport planes with a large quantity of supplies and provisions, and they're asking our airport to prepare to receive them!"

"Do you have missiles?" Brownley looked at the communications officer. "We need anti-aircraft missiles and anti-ship missiles! Yes, and anti-tank missiles too!"

Currently, the island is still occupied by ordinary soldiers, who are equipped with nothing more than an M16 automatic rifle. This weaponry is clearly insufficient to deal with any potential situations that may arise. Right now, their greatest hope is for missiles.

With anti-aircraft missiles, we can launch a counterattack when the Q-5 arrives. With anti-ship missiles, we can block warships from getting close. Even if we have anti-tank missiles, it will work. Based on previous experience, they will likely come with amphibious tanks.

"do not know."

This kind of intelligence certainly wouldn't be discussed in detail over the radio. However, since the higher-ups have decided to hold Zhongye Island, they will surely send up enough equipment for their self-defense, right?
With this in mind, Brownley relaxed a little.

Soon, the roar of airplanes could be heard in the distance.

"So fast?"

Brownley was somewhat taken aback. Based on their experience, it would take at least half a day to arrive after making contact. However, since it had already taken off, it shouldn't be too late now, right?

"Let's go check out the airport!"

As soon as they stepped out of the command center, they spotted two medium-sized transport planes flying overhead in the distance. They were high-wing, four-engine aircraft, and it was immediately obvious that they were C-130 transport planes!
Following the Berlin Blockade, the Allies deployed a large number of transport planes to deliver supplies to West Berlin, successfully disrupting the Soviet Union's plans and demonstrating the immense role of transport planes to the West.

Therefore, in the 1950s, the U.S. Air Force began to tender for a new generation of transport aircraft, with many requirements: capable of transporting nearly 100 soldiers, with a range of nearly 2,000 kilometers, a maximum payload of more than 13 tons, and able to transport the vast majority of the U.S. military's armored vehicles, artillery, etc. at the time, and capable of short takeoffs from rudimentary runways...

These requirements were not easy to meet all of them. In the end, Lockheed's Skunk Works came up with the perfect solution, defeating other manufacturers. In 1956, the transport aircraft began to be delivered.

As a versatile aircraft, this type of transport plane continued to be produced in later generations and was sold to more than 70 countries and regions, becoming the most dazzling medium-sized transport plane in the world.

Two transport planes formed a formation, aligned themselves with the runway, and landed steadily.

The C-130 was designed to adapt to take-off and landing requirements on dirt runways, and now, facing a runway of over 1,000 meters, it is even more reliable and there is nothing to worry about.

However, the pilots were a little nervous at this point. After all, due to a shortage of parts, their aircraft was using tractor tires, and every landing felt like playing Russian roulette.

Boom!
The wheels touched down smoothly without the sound of a tire bursting. The pilot breathed a sigh of relief, activated the engine's thrust reverser, and the plane began to decelerate significantly. Once the speed was below 100 km/h, he gently applied the brakes.

The two transport planes came to a complete stop just halfway down the runway, leaving the Filipino pilots dumbfounded. This skill… was this really a Filipino pilot? Only the most elite American pilots could do that. Were these American planes?

That doesn't make sense. This paint scheme is clearly from one of the few C-130 transport planes in the Philippine Air Force. And the paint looks so fresh...

But... we don't need to worry about that anymore.

"Everyone get ready! Once the cabin door opens, we'll go up and unload the supplies to arm our Kalayaan Island as quickly as possible!" Brownley shouted to the people around him.

Several hundred soldiers, except for those on guard duty, have been gathered here. After all, moving supplies is the most important thing next.

As they waited expectantly, the tailgate slowly opened.

Many of the C-130's designs are groundbreaking. The tail cargo compartment opening is a very creative design solution. It has two sections, one above the other. When the lower section opens, it becomes an excellent loading ramp, and it can even be opened in the air to serve as an airdrop platform for cargo.

As the rear hatch opened, the outline of the vehicle came into view.

There was no canopy, but a machine gun was mounted on top. The engine compartment was very spacious, with two large round lights on either side that looked exceptionally bright. This…

What kind of vehicle is this? It looks like an old-fashioned jeep, but the supplies they're receiving must be advanced weaponry and equipment, so why would they send out such an outdated vehicle?

Buzz, buzz!

The driver was slamming on the gas pedal. At that moment, the tailgate had just been lowered and had not yet touched the ground when the first car rushed out impatiently!
The tires screeched against the cabin floor, making a rather grating sound. At that moment, the Fiora on the ground also sensed that something was wrong!

Type 74 military uniforms? Those landing on this plane aren't reinforcements from the Philippines, but rather…

Unfortunately, by the time they realized this, it was too late!
Buzz, buzz!

The 212 Jeep shot out like an arrow, landed heavily, bounced up and down twice, and then the driver did a near-fishtail maneuver, turned the car around, and sped away, rushing up behind them in the blink of an eye!
Then, the second one, the third one...

As 212 sped off, the Marines, armed with rifles, rushed out of the cabin, aiming their Type 56 assault rifles at the still-standing Filipino soldiers.

"Don't move!"

"Put your hands up!"

"Surf the gun and don't kill!"

Countless people chanted slogans, and countless gun barrels were pointed at the Filipino monkeys at the airport.

These Filipino monkeys are also combatants, but their current mission is to move supplies, so they are not carrying any guns at all!
The C-130 transport plane has an interior length of only 12 meters. For the 212, which is nearly four meters long, it can only carry three vehicles even when they are close together. Two planes would only carry six vehicles, which is not a large number. However, their mission is to use their high mobility to get behind the Philippine monkey soldiers waiting to unload at the airport and complete the encirclement together with the infantry that came down!
They are doing very well now!
Facing the dark muzzles of guns, the Filipino monkeys raised their hands. Brownley tried several times to reach for the pistol at his waist, but he knew that if he made the slightest move, he would be riddled with bullets!

This... it ended before it even started!

Having captured all the Filipino monkeys, two C-130 transport planes took off. Then, the roar of engines echoed in the distance once again—this time, the Y-8 transport planes were coming!
The only transport aircraft available domestically is the Y-8. If such an aircraft were to be flown over, it would obviously expose the island prematurely, causing chaos among the Philippine spies. If they were to hide in the forests on the island, it would create significant difficulties for our side's efforts to retake it.

After all, this requires a swift and decisive approach.

Therefore, when the plan was initially formulated, Qin Liang proposed the method of impersonating Filipino monkey reinforcements for this purpose!

Using electronic warfare capabilities, they impersonated Philippine superiors to send messages to this side, instructing them to wait at the airport, rent two C-130s from Langkawi, paint them with Philippine livery, and land them posing as Philippine Air Force aircraft.

Even if the Filipinos have doubts, they won't have time to fully realize what's happening before we've already succeeded!

Subsequent Y-8 transport aircraft will land one after another, carrying more supplies and equipment.

This is only because our advanced transport aircraft is still under development; otherwise, a Y-20 would have a carrying capacity of fifty or sixty tons, which would be far more powerful.

In Qin Liang's plan, this place is of even greater significance. After all, the dirt runway here is readily available, which means that it can accommodate medium-sized transport aircraft, as well as powerful fighter jets like the twin-engine Q-6. If needed, early warning aircraft can even take off and land here!
With this side, our control is much stronger!
The Filipino monkeys watched with wide eyes as the following equipment and personnel came down. After the handover on the ground, 212 quickly headed towards various key departments. Occasionally, sporadic gunshots could be heard, but the resistance was clearly meaningless.

Soon, it was all over.

Brownlee's face was incredibly grim. They had considered all sorts of possible ways to lose, but they had never imagined losing like this...

"Everyone, now, please use your hardworking hands to build this beautiful island!" They were all stunned when they saw the hoes and shovels being handed out.

A dirt track on the island is definitely not enough. The track needs to be hardened into a concrete track. Even with construction machinery, a lot of manpower will be needed!

At the same time, radar stations, electronic countermeasures stations, power plants, and so on also need to be built, which also require manpower!
Northwestern Polytechnical University.

Qin Liang sat at his desk, muttering to himself.

"What should we do next? What should we do next?"

He was holding a pen and scribbling randomly on a piece of paper. Yang Duo'er walked over and saw a few words written crookedly on it.

Air battle over Sakhalin Island.

The Sakhalin Island air disaster has long been shrouded in the mists of history, and the truth will never be known to future generations. However, many people have made speculations. For example, John Gabor, who once worked as a civil servant in the US government, made some bold conjectures with the help of French navigator Michel Brun.

They believe that the air disaster was a complete international conspiracy, with the South Korean passenger plane just the prelude, followed by several American fighter jets. After the passenger plane was shot down, American fighter jets and Russian planes even fought each other over Sakhalin Island!

Moreover, as they continued to deduce the events, the entire process became quite detailed: a Tu-126 early warning aircraft took command, MiG-29s participated in the battle, and a total of nine US aircraft were shot down…

To make a lie believable, you have to fabricate a lot of details. However, it is precisely because of these details that their lies are exposed: the MiG-29 was only finalized in 83, and the first batch of aircraft to be equipped were troops stationed in Eastern Europe, where the greatest air threat was faced.

In the Far East, they are all second-line troops. For example, those stationed on our country's northern border don't even have T-64s, let alone T-72s! They only have outdated T-62 tanks! The fighter jets are also outdated. MiG-25s are more like it, but MiG-29s? Impossible!

Now, the best way to ensure that the US and the USSR don't go back on their word after making their statements is to keep them both occupied, meaning they have to engage in a real war, but without triggering the S3...

For the first time since his rebirth, Qin Liang felt immense pressure.

(End of this chapter)