Yes, Prime Minister of Japan

As long as neither China nor Japan recognizes the Allied Forces as their official army, then it doesn't count as an invasion, right?

At Li Xinghe's insistence, both the army and air force were mobilized.

"This is... Torato Torato?"

The Japanese Maritime Self-Defense Force, its temporarily borrowed air force, and the pilots borrowed from China were all stunned. (The last part, "美呢咏没你林空你林在在没呢," is a nonsensical string of characters and doesn't translate directly.)

They were given orders to bomb Subic Bay.

Is this an attempt to recreate the attack on Pearl Harbor during World War II?

Fortunately, this time it wasn't a real fight.

Asuka Nagumo issued them combat orders:

"Note that you are to fly directly over the Philippines, through their shitty radar defense zone, and drop barrels of red paint bombs into Subic Bay. Then return. Tell the US forces in Subic Bay that this is our first deterrent, and if they dare to act rashly, next time we'll be dropping bombs."

Li Xinghe added:

"Operation name: A Little Tiger".

This is a huge dark joke. The US military was intimidated, but the Philippines was the one that got attacked.

Of course, there were still main attacking forces.

Lin Youzi said:

"In reality, your operation is to provide strategic cover for another force, to attack the Philippines through island-hopping tactics, to deter the Philippines and the US forces stationed there, and to reclaim the territory we have lost."

Which unit?

Which other could it be?

Of course, it refers to the two Taiwanese military brigades under the Taitung Local Defense Command and the Hualien Defense Command.

Upon receiving the order, He Yang immediately organized troops and personnel to capture Sun Jinde.

"what?"

Major General Sun Jinde was like a numb stick. It wasn't until he and his soldiers finished lunch and were pulled onto the roll-on/roll-off ship that he realized he had been drawn into the war.

The two brigades formed the Taitung Corps and marched south to attack.

The Batam Islands, south of Taiwan, have a population of just over 10,000. The islanders speak the same language as the Taiwanese aboriginal people, so after a guide spoke with them for a while, the aboriginal people announced their willingness to cooperate. Of course, they didn't admit to surrendering, fearing retaliation from the Philippine army.

Anyway, they have no ability to defend themselves.

The Philippine officials on the island fled, and soon after, several roll-on/roll-off ships sped off, and the phone rang back:

"The Batanes have been fully occupied."

He Yang refuted:

"Shut up. From now on, this place will be called the Sanyu Islands, and the Sanyu City."

The Sanyu Islands are the same Sanyu Kingdom recorded in ancient Chinese books.

The small archipelago, covering a total area of ​​just over 300 square kilometers, is of little value.

This area originally belonged to Taiwan. After Japan defeated the Qing Dynasty, it ceded the Batan Islands to Japan along with Taiwan, which Japan recognized. After its defeat in World War II, the territory was controlled by the US-controlled Philippine military, and as a victorious power, it was conveniently transferred to the United States. Then, when the Philippines gained independence, it was seized again.

Therefore, if we really want to debate the ownership of this territory, we can go back to World War II and even the First Sino-Japanese War.

So, although Sun Chin-te and the Taiwanese soldiers felt like they were doing something wrong, they were still able to calmly take photos and check in on the island. After all, many Taiwanese soldiers didn't receive much intense combat training.

But He Yang asked:

Why not continue south?

Continuing south, you'll find what is traditionally known as Philippine territory: the Babuyan Islands.

This is Baipuyan, also known as Bijia Mountain, as recorded in ancient texts. It was once a transit point in the vibrant Southeast Asia. Not only Chinese pirates, but also Japanese pirates, Spanish, Portuguese—basically, everyone who could come, came here. Until later, the Spanish occupied this area and incorporated it into the Philippine administration under the framework of Spanish-controlled Philippines.

This truly constitutes territory outside of sovereignty.

To fight again would be an act of aggression.

He Yang climbed onto a Yonghu tank and waved his fist at everyone:

“We risked punishment to come to these wretched islands for the sake of our country and our nation. Brothers on the mainland, brothers in Taiwan, why does this bastard Philippines always cause us trouble? We should punch him in the gut and make him kneel on the ground begging for mercy. I will continue south and fight until the Filipinos put up a fight.”

He Yang set up a pretext here.

Will the Filipinos resist?

That's because they didn't react at all.

"Walk."

So, in his confused and ill-conceived plan, after leaving behind a small number of troops, the Taitung Army continued south, launching an attack under the cover of darkness.

They continued their occupation of the Babuyan Islands in the Philippines by roll-on/roll-off ship.

"From now on, this place will be called Baekpuyeon City."

He Yang stood on Babuyan Island, watching as the occupation flags also rose from Ganmiyin Island.

There was still no resistance.

He Yang became even bolder:

"Advance and capture Palaui Island."

This island is right next to Luzon, the main island of the Philippines. How close is it?

The strait is less than 5 kilometers apart. If you fire a shot into the air from here, the bullet could reach the Philippines.

This island is located in the northeastern corner of Luzon and is home to the famous Cape Engaño Lighthouse.

The Battle of Engano during World War II took place 200 miles north of here. The aircraft carrier Zuikaku fell silent here, and the joke about 'Where is Task Force 34? The whole world wants to know' also originated here.

Then they rushed up without any resistance.

The most time-consuming part of the journey was actually the time spent transporting troops.

Sun Jinde was terrified and even began to mentally prepare for when he would commit suicide.

After all, this has triggered a territorial conflict that is almost like war.

Someone needs to be in charge.

He patted his chest with difficulty:

"Plant all the flags we can! This is a bluff, we must intimidate the Filipinos. If we can just hold on today, if we can just hold on today... maybe we'll succeed..."

The flags of the coalition forces, China, Japan, South Korea, and North Korea were raised one by one.

Although the Taiwanese military is often the subject of jokes, it lags behind in Northeast Asia but is a veritable little tyrant in Southeast Asia. Expecting the Philippines to immediately organize an army to reclaim its territory is a gross overestimation of the Filipinos. Their army is still using M113 troop carriers, and their organizational capabilities are abysmal.

The Cm Tiger tanks and Cloud Leopard armored vehicles used in the attack on the island were far more advanced than those of the Philippine Army.

After calming himself down a bit, Sun Jinde managed to put his heart, which felt like it was about to jump out of his chest, back down.

More than 8,000 Taiwanese soldiers are still in a daze, clutching their rifles and watching the fluttering five-star red flag.

He Yang proposed:

"We set off from Taitung and came here, taking over dozens of islands, occupying two archipelagos and Palaui Island. Let's compose a poem to commemorate our brave battle today."

Have you found the enemy?

There was virtually no resistance. The island's indigenous people were contacted and courted by Taiwanese indigenous people, and although they didn't cooperate, at least they didn't resist. The so-called Filipino politicians and police on the island surrendered without resistance.

Are you brave?

That was certainly brave. In Northeast Asia, it instantly boosted international tensions by several points.

Although the struggle is only for large uninhabited islands and some neglected island inhabitants.

After racking their brains for a long time, the more than 7,000 soldiers who landed on the island only managed to cobble together half a document:

"The brave warriors marched nine hundred miles, daring to imprison the barbarian king to comfort Zhong Jun."

It's exactly 900 li from Taitung to here. We ran for more than ten hours and crossed the river several times.

By the way, a tribute to Zhong Jun of the Han Dynasty, the originator of the meme "coming of age and volunteering for duty".

On the opposite shore, and on the island, all the Filipinos stared with stiff expressions as the flags of the coalition forces, China, Japan, South Korea, and North Korea slowly rose on Palau Island, which was undoubtedly a Philippine island.

The Filipinos were stunned for a long time.

"what?"

what's going on?

They don't understand.

But the Chinese, or rather the Confucian states of Northeast Asia, have once again moved south after 80 years.

Meanwhile, in the sky, Type 1 Super Fighter Ryuzakura, F-35B fighters, F-35A fighters, and F-15J fighters, led by KJ-500 early warning aircraft and aerial refueling tankers, formed a mighty army and navy air formation. More than a hundred fighters traversed the sky in the darkness, attacking the USS Kennedy and USS Washington at Subic Bay.

A cold, indifferent AI voice came through the fleet's radio:

"Bomb target, USS Kennedy! Blow his rotten head off!"

Chapter 811: Bloodshed Makes Us Family (6300 words)

Late at night. Mei, are you there? Lin, are you there? No...

As the dual-carrier strike group moved south to the waters off Taitung, aircraft took off from the carriers and the Okinawa Air Base, forming an enormous fighter formation. Strictly speaking, this was the largest single fighter formation sortie of this century.

On the communication channel, the pilots chatted leisurely, each talking at their own pace.

“If I were the Philippines, I wouldn’t consider setting up that so-called ‘advanced radar system’ from the United States. It hasn’t been delivered yet this year.”

In recent years, the United States has made many promises to the Philippines, such as selling F-16 fighter jets, advanced radar systems, and cutting-edge warships, but due to the overall decline in US production capacity, these promises have not been fulfilled. In the end, the US simply found a few second-hand large patrol boats in its military reserves and supplied them to the Philippines.

"They also have giraffes."

As it turns out, the S-70 Giraffe air defense radar that the US military provided to the Philippines was still too outdated.

Those were Swedish-made goods.

"A mere 40-kilometer detection range and a 20-kilometer lock-on range... and you still can't detect a stealth aircraft..."

"I don't think that radar can be turned on at all."

Furthermore, this giraffe radar, installed on the ship's mast, requires the ship's power supply. Given the Philippines' small, pre-Cold War naval capabilities, they certainly wouldn't be like Li Xinghe, keeping the warship's radar plugged into the port for power supply and running to prevent theft.

With such a relaxed mood, the large formation of fighter jets flew over Palaui Island, crossed the Central Cordillera Mountains, climbed over the Zambales Mountains, and finally arrived at their destination, Subic Bay, when they could see Mount Pinatubo in the distance.

The pilots were invigorated just by seeing this famous natural naval port:

"What a beautiful bay, what a strategically important place."

"Don't be anxious, one day this place will be ours!"

Subic Bay and the Philippines, these colonial territories, would never have been relinquished if it weren't for the wave of colonial liberation initiated by the United States and the Soviet Union after World War II. Even the US's temporary abandonment of Subic Bay was due to the eruption of Mount Pinatubo; the US simply didn't want to clean up the mess left by the Philippines.

There's no reason why the US should be such an exception. If the Filipinos insist on being America's Asian hedgehog slaves, then I, too, know a thing or two about fighting.

"bomb!"

Effortlessly slicing through the sky, the low-flying fighter jet formation, like a phantom demon suddenly appearing on the faces of the American soldiers on the ground, dropped paint bombs that shattered their confidence.

Paint bombs fell low into the air, exploding violently upon impact with the ships, splashing red paint like in a Splatoon game, turning Arleigh Burke-class destroyers, Ticonderoga cruisers, and various auxiliary vessels into a mocking red.

For the US military, the greatest humiliation is the complete lack of early warning. They have no supporting radar stations, no air defense early warning, only the shame of being constantly outmaneuvered.

Buckets of paint were thrown down, and the entire bay was soaked in red dye.

Someone deliberately threw paint bombs at the bows of the USS Washington and USS Kennedy, creating red markings reminiscent of those used by the Japanese during World War II. It seemed to mock their inevitable fate of being destroyed like the Japanese fleet.

Just as the paint bombardment was shattering the sense of humiliation among American soldiers, the clothesline mast of the USS Kennedy suddenly broke off and fell from the sky, severely damaging a nearby ship.

On the plane, the tour leaders were practically cursing:

"Who the hell is using live ammunition? Holy crap, this is Operation Little Tiger, not Tiger Tiger Tiger!"

Even in a truly tense situation, it's impossible for a squadron of veteran fighter jets to break through and appear over US military bases to show off their skills and mock their carelessness and lack of defense in the harbor. Close-range harassment by fighter jets is itself a form of threat.

"Check all the bombing photos!"

Just like cars have dashcams, airplanes also have their own bomb drop recorders to ensure accurate bombing and to facilitate troubleshooting and corrections.

A quick inspection on the plane revealed that everyone's bombs were clearly paint bombs.