Chapter 49: Disparity and Contrast

The withered tulips in the second season are contrasting in 49 chapters

The red sun, the fiery sand, this is the fiery "butterfly city".

"Oh my god, the thief ......!"

Such a guy who scolds the country so much, apart from that Li Erpole, who else will it be? He tilted his head on his sun-red skin, and the cold beer brought by the orderly was gulped down with the help of his throat movements.

"Haha, you bastard, do you dare to come again?"

George Patton, in this case, was more able to maintain his demeanor. Of course, this is just about the demeanor of the dress. At least he wasn't shirtless like Li Du's pole, and as for the number, it was simply attached to the bare backbone.

As for language, he has never cared much about it, and he has long been in a nest with the snake and mouse of "Li Erpole".

Li Jinyu, who was riding a high-breed Arabian horse, waved the polo club in his hand, as if to answer George. Patton's challenge is the same.

Patton was fully involved in the planning of the Djibouti offensive, and even at the time of the offensive, he could see the whole process perfectly clearly from the bridge of the ship. While watching, I measured it in my heart. If such an army were to engage in a war with the US army, the US army would still not be an opponent of the Chinese Federal Army's army in the absence of absolute superiority.

Therefore, after the capture of Djibouti, he had a deeper friendship with "Li Erpole", and the two almost ate, slept and played together. Polo, naturally, is another means of communication. In particular, these vigorous and well-bred Arabian horses make this kind of game that the soldiers like to play even more lively.

"Come on ......"

The female soldiers who went abroad also became wild one by one. Perhaps due to the increasingly diverse population of the Chinese Federation, these female soldiers had different skin tones and colorful hair. This is the result of the blending of the cultures of various peoples.

The female soldiers wore army green vests and held their heads with short haircuts. On both sides of the vest, shoulders skinned by the African sun are exposed. One by one, the men who rode on horseback cheered for the fierce demeanor of men.

On the other side of the beach, smoke rises from a long barbecue rack. The cooks cursed the appetites of the soldiers, and their men were busy spreading the cut cuts, fish steaks, and other things with meat palladium. Grease of various colors sizzled on the charcoal fire, and of course, there were special forces in full black uniforms who carried dog meat from nowhere.

Rosennik and his soldiers, though did not leave such a party. But as usual, they were cold, like summer ice cream, which attracted the eyes of the female soldiers of the city. However, because of their coldness, it stopped the girls' footsteps.

On the contrary, Guo Chaodong and his men, wearing sunglasses, sat under umbrellas and beach chairs, showing off the tattoo of the winged horse on their shoulders. When they smoke cigars, they all have the demeanor of a big brother in the underworld.

They were surrounded by a large crowd of them, as if they were not now on the battlefield, but sitting in an open-air café in the United States. Naturally, the Marines, like their division commanders, had to look for the special forces from time to time to learn their newfound kung fu. Although these soldiers with little skill and special forces have more losses than they can compete with, their strength to not admit defeat is really like their division commander.

The soldiers of "Thunder International", in addition to training, looked at these popular scenes with a smile one by one. They didn't join the fight or the boxing match, for them the war was when they used force, they had seen too many deaths, they had experienced too many races for life.

The gendarmes of all branches and units simply formed a joint gendarmerie unit, and under this hot sun, they were the only soldiers who were neatly dressed. Despite this, they did not deliberately ask these soldiers who were not on duty to pay attention to their military appearance.

Speaking of which, the Bundeswehr's rapid reaction forces each have their own characteristics. For example, An Jinchi became the division commander's heavy division, and the whole division was like a group of tigers, as fast as wildfire and as fierce as lightning. Zhang Xiaohuai's lightly armed division was completely a well-behaved and agile unit.

What is puzzling is that with so many elite troops gathered here, does Tang Yunyang want to fight a defensive battle in the "Butterfly City"? If it was for defense, there would be too many armored troops gathered here, and if it was for the offensive, there would be no transport troops here, so what was he going to do?

On the red igneous rock, where a large group of vehicles were parked, the hard-working staff officers were working in sweat and rain. Although the air conditioner sent a cool breeze, although cold soda and drinks were constantly sent into their work place, the temperature did not drop.

This is not just due to the effect of the temperature, but also due to the heat of the upcoming war.

"Life is amazing, think about two months ago, we were in the North Pole, but now! Believe it? The heat here reminds me of that cold place! ”

Annie. Although Taylor has been reinstated as a Russian royal family, she is still standing up to Anne. Taylor, a pseudonym, works by Tang Yunyang's side. Although at this time, she didn't need her beautiful translator at all, but she still stayed by Tang Yunyang's side, which was probably his wife's right and obligation.

Tang Yunyang, who was watching carefully with the document in his hand, didn't pay attention to Anne at all. Taylor's pick-up. Annie. Taylor didn't care, either, as a young wife. She understands that her husband does not want to be disturbed when he is working.

Annie. Taylor's eyes, from the platform at the bottom of the volcano where they were sitting, stretched out to the sea, where the blue sea and tall warships were.

There, three aircraft carrier strike groups seemed to be preparing to leave the sea where the big war was about to begin. This arrangement really makes people wonder what Tang Yunyang wants to do, when this big war is about to start, his aircraft carrier formation actually set sail for the sea, heading to the southeast.

"They, where are those fleets going? Aren't they part of the battle here? ”

Annie. Taylor let out an exclamation, but this inquiry was only exchanged for Tang Yunyang's glance. This skimming alone has made Anne. Taylor understood who she was, she was a military man, and a military man who worked in the command. Fundamental confidentiality agreement, don't ask what you shouldn't ask, and never know what you shouldn't know.

So, where will the naval commander Lucknar lead his men to? I'm afraid that apart from Tang Yunyang and Luknar, the "ghost captain", no one else will know.

Soon, the news of the departure of the fleet of the Navy of the Chinese Federation of China from the "City of Butterflies" soon reached Europe by radio. There, the fleets of France, Great Britain, Spain, Portugal, and the Netherlands are being assembled, while Australia has begun to mobilize in parts of the region. Germany, on the other hand, agreed that it was necessary to guard against movements on the part of Poland and Russia, and could not participate in the operation on a large scale, and symbolically sent a hospital ship.

In the midst of this war, Australia, as a British Dominion, could not but participate in the war. But they are fighting on the defensive. That is, if the Chinese Federation does not attack the Australian mainland, then they will not send the remnant army into the war.

As for the Netherlands, their goal was control of Batavia. At this time, the "Javanese Youth Army" led by Sukarno, with the help of French equipment, had reached a considerable scale and had already begun to attack the Chinese industry.

Of course, because the fleet of the Chinese Federation of China is nearby, they still have some scruples and do not dare to act on a large scale. At the same time, the Dutch army in Batavia was building a large-scale defensive base under the pretext of suppressing banditry.

According to the information received by MI5 from Europe, the focus of the operation in the European direction this time will be on Batavia, in addition to the "Butterfly City". There, a huge warehouse for storing munitions had been set up to facilitate a decisive battle at sea with the Navy of the Chinese Federation.

Of course, the main goal in the early stage was still the "butterfly city", and only by gaining control of the Red Sea access could European maritime power go directly to the East through the Suez Canal. In order to carry out the battle here, the British concentrated on 100,000 troops. The French mobilized 300,000 troops. At the same time, 100,000 troops from Spain, Portugal, and the Netherlands were dispatched.

The 500,000-strong army includes 7 armored divisions and most of the artillery, mechanized units or land forces. On the naval side, the British dispatched a fleet of 8 battleships, 25 cruisers, 50 destroyers, plus 8 improvised aircraft carriers, with 240 military aircraft of various types. As for the naval side of France, the forces are almost equal to it. When the navies of all countries are combined, there are 20 battleships, 20 improvised aircraft carriers, more than 120 cruisers and destroyers, and more than 600 aircraft.

They faced 280,000 troops from the Rapid Reaction Force of the Chinese Federation, three brigades from the Bundeswehr Rapid Reaction Force and Thunder International. In addition, it includes the First Air Force of the Chinese Federation and three aircraft carrier battle groups.

In some ways, the war will be the largest since the First World War. In particular, the comparison of the maritime forces of the two sides, the number of warships is a war with a huge disparity.

So when did the war officially begin?