Yes, Prime Minister of Japan

Even if the entire Fifth and Sixth Army Groups were to search and plunder together, they could at most only take out one Marin Second Expeditionary Force and one Northern Task Force, totaling 4400 people.

A very auspicious number.

But they were facing a Mexican army of over 100,000 men and tens of thousands of Mexican drug cartel soldiers. No matter how advanced the US fighter jets were, or how quickly spy satellites could detect the enemy, without an army, they had nothing.

No matter how many planes bomb or missiles sniper there are, it's all castles in the air.

Just like the Israeli army, no matter how many elite air knights there are, the ground troops are like pigs, only good for shooting at civilians and messing everything up.

At this moment, facing a severe shortage of ground troops and artillery shells, Emperor Vance, the theoretical ruler of the world and the enraged emperor, gritted his teeth and made a 'great' decision that would affect the fate of his regime:

"We should reinstate conscription in the United States!"

"Just like the Vietnam War!"

Chapter 941: The True Gentleman Li Xinghe, and the Chaotic Battle in the Asylum (3400 words)

The clock is ticking towards June 2031.

The world is not at peace.

If the devaluation of the dollar and the complete loss of the world's currency of trade brought about by Vance's ascension to the throne were a catastrophic event, like blowing up the Three Gorges Dam, which is most often hyped up by the West, then the Federal Reserve's uncontrolled and reckless interest rate hikes and cuts, followed by a raging torrent of dollars, submerged the entire West, giving them the experience of the Three Gorges Dam collapsing and the Yangtze River flooding dozens of European and American countries.

But this is not a real collapse of the Three Gorges Dam.

Instead, the US is the one that defecates upstream and forces more than 20 EU countries downstream to consume all of its excrement.

Nevertheless, U.S. lackeys like von der Leyen are still assuring Europe: "Rest assured, as long as we stand united, we can overcome all difficulties with the power of our values."

As for how to solve the problem of the dollar's rampant misuse in the EU, von der Leyen is at a loss, and Macron, having just imprisoned his political rival Le Pen again, can only raise his hands in desperation.

Germany? The present-day Germany is the colonial governor's office of the United States.

Aside from those with connections in the US, like Ursula von der Leyen, there are also utterly intellectually deficient idiots such as former Estonian Prime Minister Ilya Kalakaras, former German Foreign Minister and trampoline athlete Joachim Belböck, and Czech Parliament Speaker Miloš Vystrčil. These are pure morons who straddle the line between evil and stupidity, exhibiting a madness incomprehensible to normal people. Not only do they dare not retaliate against the US, but they bark at the East, tearing apart their traditional enemy, China. And they've also targeted Li Xinghe.

At the EU foreign ministers' meeting, Kajakaras was the first to criticize Li Xinghe: "He is joining forces with China to disrupt our world order, which is unacceptable! The EU must play a greater role in containing the enormous threat posed by the China-Japan-Russia triangle." (The last sentence is a nonsensical string of characters and doesn't translate directly.)

Vystrcil and others have gone further, demanding expanded sanctions against Li Xinghe: "All trade between the Asia-Pacific Consortium and the European Union should be prohibited."

After Li Xinghe, the "Little Tyrant of the Asia-Pacific," had beaten up all his enemies except China, the pro-American and anti-China forces around the world "accidentally" discovered the true face of this "hypocrite."

You've consumed so many of our resources, and you're not anti-China!

You really are not a true gentleman!

Of course, the constant barking from the European Council, the European Commission, and the European Parliament is not actually an attempt to issue a declaration of hatred.

Just like a domesticated dog, it has to bark incessantly at strangers to attract its owner's attention, hoping that its owner will reward it with more bones or reduce its workload.

But the sharp barking of Kaya Karas and others did not elicit a strong response from the United States, which is far across the Atlantic.

The EU? Just pay up, I don't care.

In reality, the United States was at this time undertaking a major military reform.

Inside information quickly spread.

Ayman, Maria, Lin Mulan, and Scarlett from the Green Mountain Command sat together organizing the latest U.S. military intelligence data.

Ayman shook his pen:

"The United States has reinstated part of the conscription system, combining it with the green card conscription system and the all-volunteer system."

This part is quite intriguing.

Which part?

Having experienced the anti-war fervor that swept through Vietnam during the Vietnam War, everyone now knows the joke about Abcdv, and whoever failed to get into university joined the Vietnam War.

Lin Mulan's humorous banter:

"Ah, if this is targeting overseas individuals, it seems we should consider renouncing our U.S. citizenship."

Everyone laughed.

In reality, anyone familiar with the United States should know by now that the old pattern of blaming illegal immigrants, which began during Trump's second term, is about to be repeated. If the US military were to partially recruit, it would undoubtedly prioritize illegal immigrants with legal employment and minority groups such as Asians, Blacks, and Latinos, sending marginalized and impoverished individuals to the front lines as cannon fodder.

Those familiar with the situation in Ukraine know even better that the next step will inevitably be to expand conscription, then collect a fee for exemption from military service, which will gradually become a regular tax.

If this were said in 2017, there's a 99% chance people would laugh at them, saying things like "America is a paradise on earth" and "why would they be conscripting men?"

After summarizing the information, Scarlett stretched and patted Chief of Staff Elizabeth next to her:

"When are Jill and May going to give birth? It feels like they've been in the hospital for months already!"

Elizabeth has finally stopped buying US stocks; her expression is now indifferent, as if she's dead.

"They've only been living there for a little over a month. Following the order, they'll give birth after that woman named Shika Michi. Before her is Higashikawa Yukami's... mother's boyfriend? That woman named Minami Katomi, she just gave birth to a boy. What was her name again?"

Lin Mulan said:

"Nan Chengyi is supposedly being handed over to her family as an heir to make up for the fact that her boyfriend couldn't get her to have children. This isn't my opinion, it's what her father complained about."

As for why the intelligence unit of the Qingshan Command was able to monitor whether Nan Jiaduomei's father was loyal, that's another unspeakable story.

After resting for only ten minutes, the latest intelligence immediately put them on alert:

"It's starting! The Immigration Bureau and the Department of Homeland Security are starting to conscript men!"

Several women immediately opened the short video they had obtained through intelligence. The video showed masked U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents, armed with long guns and microphones, engaging in a street brawl with illegal immigrants, grabbing people and stuffing them into vans to escape, like human traffickers. This was, of course, plausible, because the illegal immigrant area was like a village, and the Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents were like the traffickers who entered the village to steal children; one wrong move and they could be killed.

Everyone started taking notes.

Eat the melon, eat the melon as soon as it's available!

……

The message was first passed through the Qingshan Command Headquarters before being delivered to Li Xinghe's office.

Not far from the Qingshan Command Headquarters, Li Xinghe sat in the Joint Operations Headquarters, listening to Lin Youzi recount the latest comprehensive intelligence.

Li Xinghe began to ponder:

"You mean the US is forcibly conscripting men from the streets into the military, and Vance's new military reforms are a revival of the old system of large-scale human wave tactics used by the US? Interesting."

In short, since the Vietnam War, the US military reforms have involved continuously reducing large formations, consolidating elite strike forces, developing integrated air-land warfare, and later relying on the forces of partner countries. Previously, the main force was the division; divisions were later reduced to combat brigades; and brigades were further reorganized into multi-domain task forces, resulting in a continuous decrease in the number of combat troops.

A task force consists of only about 1500 people, including an intelligence, consulting, electronic warfare, and space operations battalion, a strategic firepower battalion, an air defense battalion, and a brigade support battalion. In essence, it transforms itself from a combat unit into an auxiliary combat unit similar to a missile brigade, hoping to rely on its own brigade-level combat teams or on a large number of cannon fodder sent by cooperating countries to fight for it.

"Yes, the current U.S. operational posture relies on launching attacks from both the east and west sides of Mexico, especially the decapitation strike from Texas into Mexico City. They need a large number of reinforcements. We expect at least three divisions to be needed in this direction."

The staff officers were working out plans on the map.

When the U.S. military attempted to take matters into its own hands and invade neighboring countries, it discovered that it didn't even have many soldiers capable of fighting on the battlefield.

At this point, all sorts of high-tech fantasies, such as technology-driven operations, cross-domain teams, network-based information warfare, integrated air-ground strikes, multi-domain cooperative operations, space warfare, and modular forces, will become nothing more than castles in the air.

Let the cannon fodder fill the battle lines first.

Vance's restoration of the large-scale military formation wasn't entirely without basis. As early as Trump's second term, the US military realized things were going badly; the changes they made only made it weaker. So they introduced a reform plan to integrate three brigade combat teams into one division, supplementing it with the firepower and intelligence of multi-domain task forces, and reorganizing it into a heavy standard division of large combat divisions.

Of course, such a reform plan still lacks field air defense, anti-missile and information capabilities, but at least it has established an operational framework.

"It is predicted that actual combat may not occur until the end of this year or next year."

"Because they are not well-equipped."

The U.S. military's equipment list only includes tanks produced during the Cold War and the least technologically advanced rifles. All other missiles, artillery, and infantry fighting vehicles are either being recycled from old parts in warehouses or awaiting Godot in the indefinitely delayed development process.

It's basically a war against disabled people.

Just as the operations staff were discussing the matter, May quietly slipped in through the back door.

Gao Tiao Wuyue climbed onto Li Xinghe's chair, hugged his neck, and whispered:

"Confidential information: The EU has announced new sanctions against us."

what?

The news was so ridiculous that Li Xinghe even had to make sure he hadn't eaten mushrooms and seen a mannequin.

"Uh... what did you say? Who are you going to sanction?"

Gaojiao Wuyue stomped her feet seriously:

"The EU says it will impose sanctions on cars exported from China, Japan, and South Korea to the EU and increase imports of American cars. Therefore, it will impose high tariffs of 25%-75% on cars produced in China, Japan, and South Korea. This is top secret."

It is indeed difficult for normal people to understand how a regional alliance like the EU, whose entire assets consist of only one main combat aircraft carrier, whose main defense forces rely on the even weaker US European Command, and whose industrial strength has declined significantly, dares to impose sanctions on the three major industrialized nations of East Asia, which account for 45% of the global industrial share.

But it's okay not to understand.

If anyone can understand the EU, they certainly cannot understand its increasingly bizarre foreign policy over the past thirty years, nor its miraculously self-destructive domestic politics.

This might be the case: America has wronged me a thousand times, yet I treat America like my own father.

Li Xinghe naturally wouldn't give an inch:

"Implement reciprocal tariffs on EU wines, food, cars, airplanes, machine tools, etc. In particular, target BMW and Mercedes-Benz and retaliate severely. In addition, coordinate with China, South Korea, and Australia to launch sanctions together. We have our own industries, markets, and raw materials, so let's see who gets hurt more."

If the EU is to unilaterally prove its absolute loyalty to the US, even the current American empire under Vance, then Europe is the least valuable party for united front work and should have been slaughtered long ago.

However, like the US military, Li Xinghe also lacked a sufficient number of large-scale troops.

The main force consists of two armies, followed by various debt soldiers and temporary reinforcements. It's time to immediately carry out a major reorganization of the troops.

If a general who was used to fighting in total mobilization during World War I and World War II were to come and see this, he would only find the situation ridiculous.

Now, everyone on the battlefield chessboard is short of soldiers and generals, yet they are all baring their teeth and claws in a crippled state, trying to threaten other countries, just like the patients dancing wildly in St. Elizabeth's Asylum.

The US wanted to give Mexico a good beating, but it only had 4400 troops in its pocket.

Li Xinghe wanted to retaliate against the EU, but when he reached into his pocket, he found that there were only a few thousand people in the vicinity of Europe.

The EU wants to pledge allegiance to the US, but is helpless as it watches Russia's hundreds of thousands of troops.

This seems to be proving another truth:

War requires industry.

Chapter 942: A New, Slightly Dirty Interpretation of the Bible, The Super 66 Fleet (4600 words)

The setting sun's rays streamed through the summer gardens of the imperial palace, casting the evening glow upon the lawn.

This is a forest oasis that Tokyoites living away from home rarely get to enjoy. However, its original owner is now hiding in China, so Li Xinghe, who has taken over the place, has unceremoniously transformed it into his own style. Many houses are nestled in the gardens and woods, each with its own unique style.

Li Xinghe, carrying the desserts that Mian Guanjin liked, arrived at the Royal Hospital under the protection of special forces.

As soon as I entered the hospital, I witnessed a scene that was inappropriate for children.

Inside the room, Shikamikazumi lay on the bed with a gentle expression, but she was saying terrifying things:

"If I'm in a bad mood, something bad could happen to the child."

Threatened by these words, Kagami Shikami, sitting next to her, could only wipe off her dignified makeup and be forced to curl her long hair in front of her sister. The Chief Cabinet Secretary, who had been raised as a boy since childhood and whose personality had always been sharp and taciturn, and who was the third most powerful person in Japan, could only shyly take off his outer clothes and then put on his high school uniform piece by piece.

That's right, this high school uniform is the same one that Ai Azuma wore at Ochanomizu Girls' High School.

Therefore, it didn't fit very well. The short skirt, pushed up by her round, perky buttocks, made it difficult to conceal her private area. The tight sailor uniform was further strained by Hua Yingmei's not-too-large but not-too-small, round breasts, and the fabric stretched out, revealing the pink tips and areolas underneath. Just one glance was enough to arouse anyone's interest.

Li Xinghe was watching a play outside when Mian Guanjin noticed him and beckoned him to come in quickly and closed the door.

This is a rare discovery by Li Xinghe: Hua Yingmei has shy moments when she is being trained and controlled by her younger sister.

"She wants the child to take the surname Lu Yuchi and inherit the family name. Haha, I said I disagree. So now she has to make me happy." Mian Guanjin smiled humorously; this was one of the very few opportunities she could retaliate against Hua Yingmei.

The reason why the gentle Mian Guan Jin was able to control Hua Ying Mei was naturally due to the issue of family name inheritance.

Lu Yuchi Hua Yingmei, unusually embarrassed and angry, gritted her teeth and begged for mercy as she put on black stockings:

“I… your mother’s son’s surname is Chiyo, and I helped raise him. Our family should at least have an heir.”

In a place like Japan, shrewd politicians know that temporary ups and downs in politics are merely personal gains and losses, but without a successor, there is truly nothing left.

But this is a country with a low birth rate. Even a magnanimous man like Abe ruined his life because he married a rich girl.

Yo?

It seems that Hua Yingmei is completely stuck on this succession issue.

Li Xinghe's expression became animated.

No wonder she was so compliant the other day.

Ah, then Hua Yingmei also needs to persuade Li Xinghe to ensure that the child will be surnamed Lu Yuchi.