Yes, Prime Minister of Japan

They dealt a heavy blow to my allies.

But for Li Xinghe, this was actually a very reasonable approach.

They're attacking friendly forces because those friendly forces don't receive any military protection.

why?

Because the US military has fled Asia, but the Chinese army has not withdrawn from Southeast Asia. Cambodia, Malaysia, and Indonesia are all rushing to buy Chinese weapons and equipment and pay protection money.

Therefore, Australia is the weakest and most incompetent country in this region.

He neither buys weapons and protection money from China, but pays hundreds of billions of dollars in protection money to the United States to buy the elusive nuclear submarines, while at the same time refusing to pledge allegiance to Japan, the current representative of the American system.

If Li Xinghe doesn't take advantage of Australia's reaction and whip Australia, who else will he whip?

Regarding how to resolve the Darwin port conflict, Li Xinghe offered the United States a treaty swap proposal:

“I will provide military protection for Australia. I demand that Australia and I sign a mutual defense treaty that would allow me to station troops in specific locations in Australia to defend against the southward threat of the Chinese navy.”

Just give Australia a new colonial power.

Hagers was furious, but the Pentagon tacitly approved of it.

Therefore, it's difficult to say that the Pentagon's involvement and instigation were not part of the conflict between Li Xinghe and Australia. As they retreated and abandoned their military intervention in Southeast Asia, they should have foreseen that countries like Australia, Singapore, and the Philippines, lacking US protection, would face attacks from Li Xinghe, who was part of the same camp.

Furthermore, the entire U.S. diplomatic system possesses the capability to enable Japan to assume leadership of Southeast Asia after the withdrawal of U.S. troops.

Li Xinghe has indeed demonstrated the strength to lead Southeast Asia.

This punch, as big as a sandbag, left the Australian with a bruised and swollen face, leaving Southeast Asian countries dumbfounded.

The South China Morning Post of Singapore commented on this:

“All of this should have been foreseen. He should have known when he used the pretext of restoring the homeland of Greater China to seize the Batan and Babuyan Islands in the Philippines.”

Hagerseth discussed the matter privately with the Pentagon, but the Pentagon advised him to accept the terms.

The United States cannot demand that Japan revert to the brutal and aggressive posture of the Showa era while simultaneously expecting Japan to coexist peacefully and amicably with the vassal states that the United States left behind in East and Southeast Asia.

This is a place rife with conflict and contradictions; how could a highly aggressive mad dog possibly obey?

"Aren't you afraid of US sanctions?" Hergace finally showed his determination.

Li Xinghe said:

"Go ahead and punish me if you dare."

If China had attacked Australia, the United States would have immediately imposed various economic sanctions and initiated hostile warfare. But instead, it was Japan that struck Australia; Japan is a Brahmin in the American caste system, whose status is even higher than that of the Kshatriyas of Australia.

Isn't it perfectly legitimate for a Brahmin to attack a Kshatriya?

Precisely because they are allies, the choice is even more difficult. If economic sanctions are imposed on Japan now, the dollar assets held in Japan will be wiped out, and the financial tycoons in Japan will tear the US government apart. They are all preparing to short the US, seize assets on a massive scale, and plunder Americans until they have nothing. Now, with sudden sanctions, their money is stuck in Japan, and they will definitely destroy Hager Syers.

Meanwhile, Vance was also powerless to punish Li Xinghe. Over 30,000 trained and armed First Army soldiers were currently sailing towards Santiago, taking a dump in the Pacific Ocean. Without this force, Vance's technological emperor system reforms would be impossible.

So the phone call ended in failure.

The Pentagon and Hager Sykes got a scolding, but it was all for naught.

In an effort to save face, the Pentagon announced:

"The only thing the United States can tell the outside world is that the troops stationed in Darwin are indeed a strategic force deployed by the United States to Japan for supervision, aimed at ensuring the security and stability of Australia's northwest side. Regarding the troop dispute between Australia and Japan, the Pentagon is effectively communicating and mediating with the Japan Joint Command and the Australian Department of Defence to resolve the conflict."

Privately, the Pentagon suggested that Australia hand over the governance of the Port of Darwin to Li Xinghe.

It's just a run-down port, not much space at all. You can just give it to him.

As for Li Xinghe's immigration, construction of the naval port, and mining here, it's not like he won't share the profits with you.

This was tantamount to the formation of a modern concession.

The Australian Labor Party was furious, and they launched a furious attack on US Defense Secretary Hagerssey in the newspapers.

“Appeasement! This is absolute appeasement! You are just another Neville Chamberlain waving toilet paper! You are just another Edward Dalardi condoning evil!”

In the eyes of Australians, Li Xinghe is no longer the pretty boy he used to be; he is the biggest and most vicious bully in East Asia.

Chapter 842: The Great Demon King Launches Missiles from the Galaxy, The Antichrist Beaches in California (4600 words)

"Is there any justice left? Is there any law left? Is there any righteousness left?!"

Australians have been aggressively attacking the US government online these past few days, leaving comments on American websites and accusing Americans of lacking any determination to protect Australia.

In particular, despite receiving over $130 billion in submarine orders, not a single nuclear submarine has been launched to date. Meanwhile, the construction of America's own nuclear submarines is still dragging on.

Australian lobbying groups were fighting like mad boars on K Street in Washington, negotiating with every lobbying firm they could find, but most PR firms were too afraid to take on their lucrative deal.

I'm afraid of losing my life. Mei is thinking about it, thinking about it... Lin is still here...

Faced with this predicament, Congress convened an inquiry, while the Pentagon talked only about:

"The U.S. military lacks shipbuilding capabilities. Without ships, we cannot maintain a just international order."

Either Congress approves the money, or they should leave Australia alone.

The US Navy is short of money and is cutting funding to the point of madness.

Due to a severe shortage of funds, in the latest version of the Congressional Shipbuilding Guidelines, the Americans have only reserved plans for the construction of aircraft carriers and strategic nuclear submarines.

In addition, the costs for the new Ddx destroyers, Constellation-class frigates, attack submarines, and various supply and auxiliary vessels were drastically cut, effectively reversing the construction plans.

In other words, apart from aircraft carriers and strategic nuclear submarines, the US military is temporarily unable to attend to other ships.

What's even more ridiculous is that the US military is building aircraft carriers and strategic nuclear submarines at an increasingly slower pace, making it difficult to guarantee their timely commissioning.

The Pentagon is currently negotiating the above plan with Congress. The final outcome remains to be seen...

do not know.

But since the shipbuilding capacity is limited, whether or not support is provided will not change the predicament of the current situation.

As for where the massive $1 trillion in annual military spending goes, it seems to vanish without a trace, like snow melting in spring – that remains a century-old question.

In Tokyo.

Upon learning that the Australians were still complaining to the foreign powers in Washington, Li Xinghe angrily asked the Joint Command when they could produce the ballistic missile.

Under urgent pressure, the missile technology research institute finally reported its success:

"There has been a breakthrough in missile technology."

Li Xinghe immediately called Nan Haonu, and the two of them drove over together.

Japan-North Korea Missile Technology Research Institute.

The Japanese missile expert was named Kazuhiro Okawa, a junior colleague of Aritori Yamagata, who was still in prison. Of course, he hadn't joined the "Lolita ship" (a term referring to young girls who marry young men), so he was specially allowed to continue leading the research work.

The North Korean science and technology expert was named Kim Sok-hwan, who was in his thirties and was said to be a student of North Korean missile expert Kim Yong-hwan.

Li Xinghe wasn't quite sure about their names and generational relationships. It seemed that calling them Jin Shihuan would also work, since North Korea abolished Chinese characters earlier than South Korea, and the corresponding phonetic correspondences would be even more incomprehensible to outsiders.

Kazuhiro Okawa eagerly introduced Li Xinghe:

"With the help and support of our North Korean friends, we have finally completed the development of a ballistic missile that uses solid fuel."

Li Xinghe sighed.

What's this talk of collaborative support? It's clearly a technology transfer from His Excellency the General, with villagers from the other side of Mount Kumgang sharing advanced knowledge about hypersonic ballistic missiles with you.

Given Japan's lackluster technology, it's unknown how many more years it will take to develop ballistic missiles.

"North Korea has been good to you, hasn't it?"

Nan Hao Nu pinched Li Xinghe's fingers.

Li Xinghe then patted his chest and said:

"Of course it's good. I haven't treated the general badly either. There were remittances from 2 Allied soldiers, cooperation between South Korea and North Korea on industrial parks, funding for concept stocks on the Tokyo Stock Exchange, and development loans. Even North Korea's ability to push for disarmament depends on our peace plan."

In short, it was a win-win situation.

Next is the sample presentation segment.

This is a single-pole tri-cone ballistic missile with a length of 8 meters and a diameter of 1.5 meters. Its main propulsion engine is a copy of the Russian OKB-4D10 missile engine manufactured by North Korea. It uses a gyroscope engine to control the accuracy during flight. For guidance, it naturally uses the common gyroscope inertial navigation combined with Beidou satellite guidance. It is equipped with a small engine for terminal active acceleration to ensure accuracy.

Kim Sik-hwan presented a simple report:

"This is the corresponding table for warhead, fuel propulsion section, cruise speed, and range."

Li Xinghe glanced at it and grinned slightly:

"The cruising speed is only Mach 3, which is barely acceptable. The range is a bit lacking, only 650 kilometers."

At this distance, he could only work as an airport security guard near Tokyo.

The technical team responded:

"This is just an experimental model. It can be fueled. If it is extended to 12 meters in length, it is estimated to be able to launch at a range of 1350 kilometers."

"The furthest?"

They yielded good results:

"With further improvements to the fuel storage system, we could reach 1500 kilometers. This is just the initial research and development result. If the missile research institute can improve the fuel and engine, 2500 or 3500 kilometers are foreseeable future achievements."

The warhead is a typical 450-kilogram explosive warhead, and its actual destructive power isn't very strong. It's fine for damaging a modern warship, but it would be difficult to breach an enemy stronghold.

But it doesn't matter, this is just the initial model after all.

Regarding the success of missile technology, Li Xinghe quickly formatted the following:

"Let's call it Galaxy One. Shoot it! Let the Australians see my giant missile!"

Australians may not have seen this before.

But Nan Haonu had indeed been seen many times.

Soon, a missile launch plan that was not concealed, or rather, deliberately leaked, quickly appeared in the media.

Although the news was suppressed, most newspapers published it publicly:

Martial law was imposed near the Yokosuka Naval Base in Tokyo. A missile launcher carrying what is said to be the latest ballistic missile appeared at night, causing great tension among Self-Defense Force officers in the vicinity. To ensure that the secret was not leaked, not a single person went out to eat.

The Ryukyu Autonomous Prefecture has released a schedule and timeline for the closure of a certain sea area, requiring all Ryukyuans to stay away from that area.

Flights on the Tokyo-China route must avoid certain routes during specific time periods to prevent accidents, etc.

These various announcements almost clearly indicate that Li Xinghe is going to conduct a ballistic missile test.

So, within two days, a military missile truck set up a missile launcher at the Yokosuka Naval Base in Tokyo.

"emission!"

The missile ignited, rose into the air, and flew towards Okinawa.

The entire process was broadcast live, and the missile trajectory was even reported in real time.

After flying 1500 kilometers through the night sky, the missile accurately struck a target ship anchored in the waters off Okinawa. The flash of light from the explosion on the target ship shone in the night sky, resembling the Milky Way.

The Joint Operations Command released a very brief message:

"Galaxy-1 ballistic missile, launch successful!"

The public is in an uproar, and those who wanted to cause trouble will have to shut up for the next few days.

This news has once again shocked the international community.

This signifies that Li Xinghe's influence has also grown significantly, placing him among the ranks of ballistic missile nations.

Unbeknownst to many, Northeast Asian countries have indeed achieved the technological feat of developing ballistic missiles. Moreover, these missiles were all developed from Soviet-era technological bases.

Whether it's China's Dongfeng, North Korea's Hwasong, South Korea's Basalt, or Japan's Ginga, all of them involved Soviet elements. Dongfeng utilized technical documents left behind after the withdrawal of Soviet experts; North Korea's missile technology originated from the Soviet Scud missile; South Korea's Basalt was based on the Russian Iskander missile; and the new missile developed by Lee Sung-ha is a secondary creation of North Korean missile technology.

In a sense, the Soviet Union did indeed succeed in opposing imperialism.

It was during the two periods of the Soviet Union's rise and fall, when it continuously spread its technological genes abroad, that many countries ignited the flames of military technology and acquired super bombs to resist Western hegemony.

Australia has fallen into a deeper state of panic.

Li Xinghe's move is tantamount to openly putting pressure on Australia:

"Do you think I have more powerful, faster, and more explosive ballistic missiles? Do you think I could launch them from the Timor Sea to Sydney, Canberra, or Melbourne, which are 3,000 kilometers away? Or do you think I would dare to send three battleships to the waters near Sydney and bombard the city and coast while launching missiles?"

At the successful press conference, Tawara Senjou reiterated Li Xinghe's theory of a "new international order based on strength," thus ushering in a new era of change.

"Historical cases have repeatedly proven to us that in the context of a new international order based on strength, those so-called 'peaceful' and 'just' orders that were once considered truths and mistakenly believed to be irrefutable will be swept into the dustbin of history without exception."