Yes, Prime Minister of Japan

Tokyo.

Today, the set of "The New King of Japan" is a little special.

Although Li Xinghe arrived, due to the social situation in Ukraine, he had to directly discuss solutions to the Ukrainian problem with his subordinates on set. As a result, Sasaki Toya took his place in playing an unimportant role, while Li Xinghe sat with Olympia and held a discussion with the people from the Joint Operations Headquarters and the Aoyama Command.

"This is outrageous! They remained silent when the Americans were exploiting them, but when I sent people to collect a single crop of grain, they felt they had been greatly wronged and started making trouble for me, wanting to reclaim their rights?"

Although Li Xinghe always liked to play clowns and weirdos on television, when he really got angry, he could silence the entire set, and no one dared to make a sound.

Even Olympia expressed regret, saying that the EU was probably too slow to react to changes in the global situation.

This is really disrespectful to the little tyrant of East Asia.

She mentioned:

"They've probably been influenced by the EU's rhetoric and now think they're the second strongest European army after Russia."

Li Xinghe, however, felt that it was more than that.

Ukraine's economic interests have been seized by the United States. They dare not confront the US directly, so while the Americans are selling off assets to Li Xinghe, they are mingling with the EU there, trying to find a way to drive Li Xinghe, who has no military power in Europe, out. The millions of tons of wheat supplied annually are irresistible to Europe, and the trillions of yen in revenue generated each year are the best remedy to alleviate economic recession.

Therefore, this must be the reason why the EU instigated and provoked the local armed groups in Ukraine to cause trouble behind the scenes.

But they dared not offend the Americans who caused all this, yet they dared to offend Li Xinghe, who had no army in Europe.

The coalition forces must establish a heavily armed force in Europe capable of blitzing Poland and storming Berlin!

We need to be able to slap Europeans awake when they make a foolish mistake.

Li Xinghe tapped the table and said to Lin Youzi:

"Artillery, ammunition, drones, and all sorts of important military supplies must be delivered to the front lines. In addition, we need to organize 3 veterans, especially those who are suspected of gambling or committing crimes after their discharge, and who were previously unwanted by our coalition forces, and send them all to Ukraine!"

These "bad" veterans are the most suitable for the Ukrainian battlefield. The coalition forces don't really need these soldiers, so the vetting process has been stalled. But with trouble brewing in Europe, they've simply sent them there. Although their character is questionable, in chaotic Ukraine, they're considered good people.

Air Force asked:

Should we send F-35s over?

Li Xinghe shook his head:

"That's not the case. We still have a large number of old F-15s and F-16s."

However, the Navy raised questions:

"What are you sending? Can this even be delivered?"

Egypt is blocked by the Suez Canal, and Turkey is blocked by the Bosphorus Strait. If Li Xinghe wants to fly his plane to Ukraine, he first needs to get close to those places, but unfortunately, his aircraft carrier can't even pass through the Suez Canal. Even if Li Xinghe had enough ships and planes, getting them in would be a problem.

Everyone couldn't help but fall into deep thought.

After a brief discussion, the General Staff proposed a solution:

"It really can."

"Serbia is not a member of the EU, and its relationship with China is relatively good. How about we send the fighter jets and key combat personnel to Serbia, transport them via the Serbia-Hungary railway to the Ukrainian-Hungarian border, and then transfer them to Odessa? We can also purchase semi-military supplies from Serbia, Hungary, Bulgaria, and Romania, and send them to Odessa for final assembly?"

Military personnel can enter Odessa from Serbia by rail or the Danube waterway.

As for war materials, Li Xinghe didn't need to ship everything from South Korea. Transporting some key production equipment to Odessa would be enough to convert semi-military products into military products. For example, a lathe for rifling seamless steel pipes, or a tank engine repair department.

The rest can be outsourced to Romania or even Moldova by spending money to organize near-shore outsourcing, allowing them to profit from the war.

After the basic agreement was finalized, Li Xinghe immediately made a decision:

"It's already October. Pass on my order: tell Hu Zhantian to storm Kyiv and cut off the oil and gas pipelines supplying the EU from Russia! Create another global oil and gas price crisis!"

"Let every brainless European freeze to death!"

Now, with the establishment of the Asia-Pacific Consortium, the region controlled by Li Xinghe is no longer a country poor in oil or natural gas. In Australia, Southeast Asia, and other places, there are oil and natural gas wells everywhere. The region's output is so large that it exceeds 3000 billion cubic meters per year, making it one of the world's top five natural gas producing regions. It can not only meet its own needs but also export extensively.

By cutting off Ukraine's oil and gas pipelines, the EU had no choice but to ask Li Xinghe to sell them natural gas.

Even Olympia was amazed that he could fight a war and do business at the same time, and even make the EU kneel down obediently. He was really pleased with himself.

……

Odessa. Are you here or not? Are you free? Are you here or not...?

The winter wheat harvest is complete, and now it's the off-season for farming; it's time to start the war.

The Odessa shipyard was restarted, and not only were many of the veteran technicians brought back, but cargo ships were also modified on-site.

The factory manager said:

"This is a 3000-ton flat-bottomed inland river cargo ship. We plan to add armor, close-in weapon systems, and 155mm rapid-fire naval guns to it. We'll start by modifying four ships and sending them into the waterways of Nikolayev and Kherson."

This is the shallow-water heavy gunboat of the new era.

The farm is also getting busy.

All the young people who had just arrived from China, who had only been married for a few months and were already tired of looking at their wives at home, and who were mostly pregnant, were taken to the village entrance and assigned jobs.

People came in droves to deliver instructions, one after another saying:

"200 people went to work at the shipyard in Odessa port."

"A 500-person airport security battalion will be formed and sent to Odessa International Airport."

"We also need 2000 drivers to go south to Izmail, a city on the Romanian border, where we will designate an area for the transfer of military supplies at the border."

Many people already found it troublesome, and now they are even more surprised:

"What kind of formation is this?"

They were told:

"A total mobilization of the entire population, huh? Don't you guys love making jokes about the Soviet Union? Now I'll show you what a Soviet-style total mobilization social model is like."

Everyone was shocked.

Are we going to war?

Someone asked:

"Can I not participate?"

But this idea was ruthlessly crushed by reality:

"What are you thinking? You're Chinese, do you think you can escape this place? If the coalition forces withdraw from Ukraine, you certainly don't want to end up like the people in eastern Ukraine who were massacred by Ukrainian militias in 2016 and 17, right?"

This is Ukraine, where people of Asian descent are very conspicuous. Once you're here, don't even think about running away.

If we lose, we'll experience what it was like when the militias massacred people in eastern Ukraine.

The young men had no choice but to say goodbye to their wives and head to their assigned mission areas, carrying their weapons.

Meanwhile, unseen by most, on planes flying from China to Serbia, batches of veterans are disembarking, boarding Hungarian trains, heading to the Ukrainian border, and then taking a detour through Moldova to enter the joint forces camp in Odessa Oblast.

At the European Command headquarters, everyone is discussing procurement plans.

Manager Alex looked at the diplomats sent from Tokyo with surprise and said:

"The coalition has dispatched a diplomatic task force to acquire weapons in several nearby countries."

"The Romanians agreed somewhat haphazardly. They offered 300 billion yen to sell us 100 relatively old TR85 tanks, and also promised to provide maintenance and repair services at the border. They also hoped to attract some investment."

"The Hungarians are willing to support large-scale imports of artillery from other parts of Europe. We currently only need old 122mm artillery, similar to Bulgaria."

"Serbia has a lot of light weapons."

"Bulgaria is the biggest Soviet arsenal. We took a look around and found over two hundred T-72M tanks sitting idle. There's also a massive stockpile of Btr infantry fighting vehicles. The warehouses are overflowing with old 122mm Soviet-made artillery. We negotiated with Bulgaria to hand over all of these things to us. We were willing to pay Bulgaria 600 billion yen for everything, and we also promised to invest in industries of equal value, purchasing their grain, light industrial products, and textiles. We guaranteed their economy. You know, Bulgaria is practically turning into a 'golden zone' (a derogatory term for Bulgaria's military strength)."

All of the above are the results of Li Xinghe's work with the Japanese diplomatic corps in these countries. It's not that the Allied Forces actually bribed warehouse managers to buy goods for free, but the prices they offered were indeed incredibly low, comparable to free goods. They also bribed local military and political officials; these old scum were perfectly suited to make the most of the wasteland.

So it's hard to say whether it's more cost-effective to buy from this warehouse for free or to bribe the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.

In Odessa, a logistical alliance was finalized with Romania, Bulgaria, Hungary, and Serbia. Not only did they bring in a large number of tanks from Romania, but they also acquired the Red Flag air defense system from Serbia, and a large number of old tanks and artillery pieces from Hungary and Bulgaria.

Dozens of F-15 and F-16 fighter jets were brought in from China, mainly to form a Soviet-style tank force and an American-style air force.

Hu Zhantian breathed a sigh of relief. The coalition forces still had considerable strategic airlift capabilities, so he wouldn't be left picking up trash in Europe.

He asked with great interest:

"Is Bulgaria really out of population?"

"Yes, more than a third of them have left; most of the young and middle-aged people have gone to the EU. If you don't believe me, go and see for yourself; the villages along the Danube River in Bulgaria are all deserted."

By this year, Bulgaria's population has shrunk from a peak of 900 million to less than 600 million. Many settlements near the Danube River in northern Bulgaria are either abandoned or have not seen a newborn for 30 years, resembling a desolate desert.

“It’s alright, we still have plenty of people on hand. We can bring the Dai people from Thailand to Bulgaria to farm. As long as they’re willing.”

The staff officers were drawing straight lines on the map, formulating battle plans.

Someone asked:

"What if the Ukrainians also use drones?"

Old Hu gave a direct and irritable reply:

"Who the hell wants to play a war of attrition with the Ukrainians? Concentrate our tank and armored forces and launch a major offensive into their big cities. Drain the strongholds of these diehards!"

Drones are invaluable assets in protracted and attrition warfare. Unfortunately, there are far more drones here than in Ukraine, and even countermeasures like drone jammers.

Moreover, there is no longer a unified Ukrainian armed forces.

Now, there are only veteran gangs in one region or one city, but their organization has declined significantly, and their fighting spirit and skills have also deteriorated severely.

Kyiv?

Kyiv Central Committee is a complete mess right now; nobody wants to talk to them.

The local provinces are engaged in a war between the Odessa region and other regional powers; Kyiv doesn't need to get involved.

At this time, the veterans' gangs in the four regions of Mykolaiv, Kherson, Vinnytsia, and Kirovoglar could not have imagined, nor did they know, how much war supplies the Allied forces had purchased from neighboring countries in order to deal with these Ukrainian local armed groups that were trying to launch a siege against the European Command.

And all of these debts must be repaid.

……

Meanwhile, in several Ukrainian regions near Odessa, the religious forces of the Kyiv sect are mobilizing for war.

Orthodox priests preached in the streets, carrying huge cross flags.

The veteran gang members then assembled troops and prepared for battle near the state government.

Many people are still claiming:

"Don't worry, everyone. They only have some rifles and old armored vehicles. Take Odessa, reclaim our port, and our food!"

"Eliminate the heretics and madmen!"

Down with the Tatars!

They shouted loudly, but they all had the same thought in their hearts.

Why should the interests of Odessa Port be handed over to an obscure little organization?

If I capture Odessa, I'll also get the profits from 400 million tons of wheat!

Meanwhile, military mobilization is also underway in Odessa Oblast.

From playing with Soviet jokes to young people being genuinely awakened by the Soviet mobilization system, they are now conducting assault combat training on the training grounds.

And they even felt somewhat lost inside:

"What time and space are we in now? We're waging a religious war against the Kyiv Orthodox Church using a Soviet-style total mobilization system..."

This is Ukraine, a post-apocalyptic wasteland.

Chapter 969: Blood Flows into the River, Prices Soar (5100 words)

European Command.

Hu Zhantian and a group of generals sat in front of an electronic display, looking at the current war situation map.

Throughout Ukraine, not a single country expressed support for Odessa; all the regions were chanting slogans like "Chinese, get out of Ukraine and give us back our wheat."

Since war is inevitable, it's better for the European Command to take control of the pace of the war.

Hu Zhantian, who had previously devised a plan for an armored blitzkrieg against India, was now personally pointing to a map and explaining the situation of the Ukraine war to his subordinates:

"Our enemies are currently mainly the remnants of the former Southern Command of Ukraine. These forces are now scattered between Vinnytsia, Mykolaiv, Kirovoglar, Kherson, and Zaporizhzhia."

"The 28th Mechanized Infantry Brigade, the 56th, 57th, and 59th Motorized Infantry Brigades, and the 40th Artillery Brigade of Ukraine are our main enemies. The 28th Mechanized Infantry Brigade and the 40th Artillery Brigade are located in Mykolaiv to the east, the 56th Motorized Infantry Brigade is in Zaporozhye, and the 57th Motorized Infantry Brigade is in Vinnytsia to the north."