Yes, Prime Minister of Japan

"Where are the early warning aircraft? Where are the early warning aircraft?"

After searching for a while, they finally found a hole in the barbed wire fence in front of the airport runway. The Australian pilot awkwardly climbed back from the sea and said:

"Landing failed, we've gone into the sea. The landing distance here is much shorter than at our airfields in Australia. It feels like going from 16 centimeters to 10 centimeters... Oh, sorry, I'm not a pedophile, I just watched... watched some Japanese anime. I promise I am!"

To prove his innocence, he even revealed his identity.

I'm a long-time anime/manga fan.

However, what is a very sensitive issue in Australia is ignored here.

The boss was furious:

"Who the hell cares about you? If this AWACS plane can't be saved, you're in for a world of hurt!"

That's an early warning aircraft worth tens of millions of dollars!

Everyone nearly fainted and rushed over to the beach to check.

Fortunately, the runway is short, and the E-737 early warning aircraft didn't actually sink into the sea; it just floated on the waterway outside the airport. They could quickly find a rescue boat and use a crane to salvage it. Although it's temporarily unusable, at least its components weren't completely destroyed.

In short, the Navy's first large-scale hunting operation was already in chaos before it even began.

After the incident became public, it caused considerable embarrassment internationally, even prompting many retired air force bloggers to mock the coalition forces online, saying they were fundamentally unprepared to organize multinational air force operations. The previous shuttle bombing raid in Vietnam was successful because it targeted a single objective and followed a single route.

Photos of the Australian military deploying its early warning aircraft into the sea have been widely circulated.

So much so that the Joint Operations Command called to inquire about the situation.

However, Zhang Xiaoqian withstood the pressure from all sides and allowed the troops to continue taking off and landing according to the newly formulated joint flight plan, and to enhance training.

……

Seeing the coalition forces utterly miserable in the cramped airfields of Singapore, the Indonesian Navy certainly saw an opportunity to steal a chicken.

They devised a nighttime march plan, intending to launch an attack from Jakarta at dusk, stealthily advance along the coast into the vicinity of Singapore, and then conduct a missile bombing raid on its airport. Furthermore, they possessed advanced Turkish drones (Huaqiangbei version) capable of destroying many of Li Xinghe's fifth-generation fighters.

This would result in a much greater loss for Li Xinghe.

Therefore, the operation plan was quickly formulated and executed on February 7th, taking advantage of the pleasant weather that arrived in February.

However, if one were to mock Li Xinghe's multinational flight formation for its poor performance, the Indonesian Navy probably never imagined its own navy would be so lackluster.

A large number of missile boats were deployed ahead of time, running at sea in the middle of the day. Many other vessels, such as tank landing ships, also arrived, reportedly because some army units believed they could take advantage of the situation to occupy Singapore.

On the vast ocean, dozens of ships darted about in the Java Sea.

Southern Command immediately issued an order to attack:

"Fools, they've set out! Good lads, forward, forward, forward! The Java Sea Hunting Contest has officially begun! There are rewards for catching prey, and those who don't catch anything will only get to eat scones!"

As war approached, the air squadrons suddenly became serious, taking off swiftly and decisively from Singapore's airports. Under the command of the integrated operations center, they attacked the Indonesian navy, which was attempting to leave port. They had been practicing large-scale coordinated attack tactics intensively for the past few days.

At airports and on aircraft carriers, squadrons of fourth- and fifth-generation fighter jets take off like flocks of eagles, solemn yet fierce.

Above the Java Sea, eagles soar, their sharp talons gleaming coldly.

Soon, the Super Battle Dragon Sakura found its target:

"At 11:20, the Indonesian Navy's Sigma 10514-class frigate was sunk by our forces."

This is a frigate developed by the Netherlands.

"At 11:27, the Indonesian Navy submarine MK Chakra was sunk by the Golden Sword trainer squadron. Oh, what an unexpected bonus?"

This was part of a Class 209 submarine built by West Germany for Indonesia, produced in 1968. This training squadron had actually taken off from Darwin, Australia, to participate in the fighting. Unexpectedly, they spotted a submarine in the Bali Strait, and their training aircraft happened to be carrying depth charges. This super-old ship, nearly 62 years old, sank.

"At 12:44, the Indonesian frigate Patimura was sunk by our 202nd Air Force Fighter Squadron."

This is a warship without a father. It was built by East Germany for Indonesia, and by the time the last one was completed, East Germany had been forcibly bankrupted and acquired by West Germany. The best armament on board was that 57mm gun.

"At 12:55, the Indonesian 28-meter patrol boat Marapas was sunk."

"12:5, sink."

"At 13:01, the Indonesian Makassar-class amphibious assault ship KMakassar was sunk by our 4th Joint Fighter Squadron in the Sunda Strait."

This was Indonesia's best large landing ship, but unfortunately, it was intercepted by the Type 1 Super Battle Dragon Sakura formation while attempting to evacuate and was sunk by several anti-ship missiles. Similarly, this was a South Korean-built warship, a remnant of South Korea's ship sales activities throughout Southeast Asia over the past decade.

"At 13:13, an Indonesian... uh, I don't know what class of tank landing ship it was, was sunk by us. We sank four ships in total. Love comes from the Royal Australian Air Force."

In fact, the Australian military was quite bold, flying directly towards the vicinity of land and spotting four aging Semanca Bay-class landing ships at a port in Surabaya. Then came the most intense and unrestrained barrage of fire from the highest point of attack. After a fierce bombardment, the Royal Australian Air Force, locked on by anti-aircraft missiles, hurriedly withdrew and fled.

With the aid of satellites and radar, the massive air formation sank most of the nearly one hundred Indonesian warships.

The missiles flying in the sky were so numerous that the arcs of their trajectories complemented each other, resembling a large net.

Faced with hundreds of fighter jets in the Java Sea chasing Indonesian naval vessels and ships that were fleeing in all directions like fierce falcons, it was as if the weakest and most stupid rabbit could only be caught by the hounds.

The Australian Air Force, which participated in the battle, described it as follows:

"This is a hare hunt in the Java Sea. They are not as weak and lost as they were yesterday. The Indonesian navy is unable to leave the Java Sea and enter the Riau Islands to carry out their planned counterattack. They are like hares in a race, running around wildly with nowhere to escape."

So, in less than an afternoon, only a few dozen burning, slowly falling silent ships remained in the Java Sea, along with tens of thousands of Indonesian naval sailors adrift on the ocean, seeking rescue everywhere.

Zhang Xiaoqian swirled the celebratory champagne:

"The navy is the kind of military that, no matter how much money you spend or how advanced the technology you use, can always be completely wiped out in a single day."

The navy is inherently a gambler's game. It might win big, or it might lose everything.

This is perhaps why this sea is often referred to as a casino.

In any case, Indonesia suffered a crushing defeat.

Even more tragically, the Indonesian military government knew that three battleships would soon appear on its doorstep.

……

Tokyo.

The end of the Java Island hunting competition signifies that the collapse of this military government is essentially complete.

Li Xinghe learned that:

"The Indonesian pro-democracy activists have already pledged to us their willingness to cooperate."

Prabowo's position was seized, and the military government brutally persecuted the Indonesian National Struggle Party (BNP), which also had a large number of ethnic Chinese members. Therefore, the outcome was very clear.

With just one phone call from Li Xinghe, the top brass of the Democratic Struggle Party immediately agreed to cooperate and overthrow the Prabowo military government from within and without.

Nearby, Duchess Olympia was discussing a trade cooperation plan for 2031 with Rokuro Yuchi and Hua Yingmei, arguing about KPIs.

Suddenly, Chiyo Hinaki walked in wearing a suit.

Hey, Mom.

Just as everyone was surprised, Chiyo Hina hugged Li Xinghe tightly and gave him a big kiss:

"Mom is pregnant!"

She was certain she was pregnant; it was indeed true that praying to the gods during the New Year was the right thing to do.

While they were still locked in a fierce battle in their room, they were arguing incessantly over work KPIs.

Sitting near the entrance, Takajo Satsuki was reading the latest world news in shock:

"Chicago, Rust Belt workers' organizations are trying to... establish the American Workers Party and run for government themselves? What kind of alternate dimension is this?"

Chapter 901: The Alliance of Southeast Asia, the Alliance of China, Japan and South Korea, and the Alliance of the United States, Canada and Mexico (5000 words)

In February, the moon was like a hook.

Singapore's waterways have returned to a bustling scene.

Cargo ships from China, Japan, and South Korea remain the main force passing through this sea area. And they all know that the Singapore Special Economic Zone is a special area under the United Nations and has Chinese, Japanese, and South Korean nationals, making them even more eager to go there.

Of course, the island isn't entirely peaceful. Taking advantage of the ongoing conflict and the resulting influx of scammers, telecom fraudsters, and gang leaders seeking refuge in Singapore, the Singapore police are actively arresting these wealthy criminals. Newspapers are filled with lists of these ringleaders, but it's rumored they're fleeing to India.

Two amphibious landing ships, fully loaded with soldiers, traversed the narrow waterway and landed on Batam Island across the sea.

The cities of Batam and Tanjong Pinang, across the sea, didn't seem to mind being occupied. After all, the Java Sea headhunting competition had already been reported in media outlets worldwide. Hundreds of advanced fighter jets formed the most advanced combat force in the world at that time.

Even the current US military can't muster such a terrifying fighting force. Lin Lin, where are you? No time? Lin, are you here yet...?

Therefore, cities like Batam and Tanjong Pinang, with their large Chinese populations and close economic ties, quickly surrendered.

Meanwhile, hundreds of kilometers to the northeast, the Han Kuang Volunteer Army, which had sailed south from Cam Ranh Bay, occupied the Natuna Islands and went up there to film videos.

"Hey guys! Look where we are! The Natuna Islands! Aren't we bold? Aren't we brave? That bastard Indonesian country always wants a 200-kilometer exclusive economic zone, trying to encroach on our South China Sea. Now they can't shout it anymore. We're going to shout for a 200-kilometer exclusive economic zone! From Natuna to Singapore, it's all ours!"

Hundreds of miles to the south, under the watchful eyes of the Indonesian army, the coalition forces easily landed on the Bangka Belitung Islands and, welcomed by the local Chinese community, entered Bangka Pinang.

The complete loss of the Riau, Natuna, and Bangka Belitung islands dealt another heavy blow to the authority of the Indonesian military government.

Immediately upon landing, the coalition forces began a vote based on the principle of national self-determination:

"Send out delegations from the Cantonese and Chaoshan regions to mobilize local Chinese to vote. Be careful not to send the wrong mobilization team; I don't want to hear that the Cantonese delegation went to the Chaoshan association."

These Chinese in Southeast Asia can be said to have retained the conservative habits of the South from the old Qing Dynasty and the Republic of China era, with considerable inter-ethnic divisions and segregation. Even though the new generation of Southeast Asian Chinese no longer cares about these things, the older generation still harbors resentment. Therefore, mobilization can only be carried out separately according to ethnic groups: Hoklo, Teochew, Cantonese, Leizhou, and Hainanese, each with its own mobilization team.

The voting results are clearly not flawed.

With a slight movement of its fingers, the command center expelled the Javanese colonists from their citizenship, mobilized Chinese people who had hidden away and changed their ethnic identity, and some mixed-race Chinese, and easily organized a large-scale referendum.

Of course, what's rather amusing is that, in reality, the Southern Command didn't even need to lift a finger; the local Javanese, Malays, Bataks, and other ethnic groups were already eager to join the path of civilization.

More specifically, they want to join Singapore and enjoy the economic benefits of a developed region. After all, their long-standing economic activity has involved fishing and providing supporting services to Singapore's industries, such as developing natural gas and oil processing industries invested in by Singaporean companies. Economically speaking, they don't belong to Indonesia, but rather to Singapore's economic sphere.

Two days later, the three island groups announced their secession from Indonesia and their joining the Singapore Special Administrative Region:

"The referendum results are in! 72% support joining the Singapore Special Administrative Region."

Singapore Chief Executive Hosley traveled to Batam Island to welcome the islands to join the fold.

"I hereby announce that Riau, Natuna, and Bangka Belitung have successfully joined the Sin Chew Daily Special Administrative Region! The Sin Chew Daily Special Administrative Region will do its utmost to protect civilians and develop the economy!"

Singapore Special Administrative Region, in an instant, expanded from a small island to encompass three archipelagos, its land area swelled from 753 square kilometers to 2.6 square kilometers, roughly two-thirds the size of Hainan or Taiwan. The population increase, however, was not significant, around 200 million, of which about 60 were ethnic Chinese, a relatively small change in population proportion. Population scarcity was not a problem; they could be addressed by bringing in people from mainland China and mixing them with other ethnic groups.

However, the 2.6 square kilometers of island land acquired, along with its vast exclusive economic zone, is of paramount importance.

The army no longer needs to compete with civilians for hotel accommodations, and the navy no longer needs to be stationed in Changi Harbour, constantly watching over the vast farmlands of the Malaysian peninsula. The air force can simply find a large, uninhabited island to build an airfield, instead of struggling to take off from cramped city airports.

For ordinary people in the Singapore Special Administrative Region, they can finally buy houses and build buildings on other islands, instead of suffering from the painful internal struggle of being crowded on the extremely narrow Singapore Island.

For the first time, the coalition forces gained the support of most ethnic groups:

"This can be seen as expanding the living space for Singapore, no, the Sin Chew Special Economic Zone."

But Zhang Xiaoqian was still not satisfied.

He's like a chess player who's almost in check, he won't easily resign.

"We should press on with our remaining strength and not be like Xiang Yu who sought only fame. We should tear it down in one fell swoop! At the very least, we should take a bite out of the eastern half, which is predominantly Christian, and the western half, which is predominantly Muslim."

Aceh.

Those who frequently play Europa Universalis know that in the northwest corner of Sumatra, facing the Indian Ocean, there is an Asian Islamic country that was once a territory of the Ottoman Empire. It was the first stop for Islamic merchants entering Southeast Asia and also the first stop for the spread of Hindu civilization.

Perhaps because it stood at the crossroads of economics and civilization, the Aceh Sultanate, having embraced Islam, appeared exceptionally conservative and combative. After the formation of Indonesia, Aceh sought to become a separate nation, but Indonesia, having fully inherited the imperialist style of its colonial government, resolutely refused.

Thus, under economic pressure and cultural conflict, the two Islamic regions fought fiercely, with the Free Aceh Organization and the Indonesian government battling it out until 2005, when Aceh gained autonomous special status in exchange.

This is a rather conservative and separatist area, with laws in Acehnese that are somewhat similar to those in Iran. Women must wear headscarves, and wearing miniskirts incurs fines. Social entertainment is heavily regulated. This modern conservatism is a conservative approach chosen by the Islamic community to maintain its independence, as it faces economic challenges and cultural impacts from the modern world.

With the support of the Southern Command in terms of money and guns, more than 2,000 Free Aceh fighters quickly sprang up in the Aceh Special Region and opened fire on the local Indonesian garrison.

They even made no attempt to conceal it by bringing out 155mm howitzers and blasting away three regional command posts.

But the Aceh people may have forgotten that the Indonesian military government is also quite capable.

The Indonesian military government deployed its Leopard 2 tanks, which they relied on, and rolled westward from Sumatra, forcing the Aceh Liberation Organization to retreat into the mountains.

Seeing that war and economic crisis were making society even more difficult, the people of Acehn went out and shouted:

"We want to join the Nanyang Alliance too! Allied forces, come help us!"

……

Tokyo.

Li Xinghe was very happy to have acquired a new provincial-level unit with a per capita GDP of over $10,000, which would not cause any trouble for the government's finances. He even organized a small banquet at the Cabinet Office to celebrate.

Li Xinghe raised his glass:

"Celebrating our liberation of Papua and the expansion of the Singapore Special Economic Zone!"