Can't hesitate any longer!

Nomura's face turned from blue to red, then from red to blue, and finally turned pale, and he ordered in a weak, trembling voice, "Let's go back......"

After saying this, Nomura's whole body seemed to be drained away at once, and even his spirit instantly withered, and his face was pale and weak.

Disgrace!

These two words bombarded Nomura's mind over and over again, leaving his soul blank. As the defense minister of the empire, in the face of the enemy's "invasion", he actually gave orders to his subordinates to retreat and return......

Around, all the officers, staff officers, and soldiers bent their waists involuntarily. This is a shame for Nomura, a shame for all the soldiers present, and a shame for the country.

There was no resistance, no firefight, no return fire, only a gray retreat, and in their lives, they had never had such an experience, no such shame!

But what can it be?

Think about the soft-boned politicians at the top who immediately described nuclear explosions as volcanic eruptions and earthquakes, and what can they do as middle- and lower-level military officers? Think of the people who only know how to worship the strong and worship the powerful as gods, and they will have a different feeling about that country in the future—will they worship and even indulge in the toughness and power of that ancient republic from now on?

Everything is so helpless.

But why is there a faint sense of happiness and relief in the depths of my heart?

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Warsington, capital of the Commonwealth of Minia. Underground Command Center.

"What's going on?" The president of the Federation of Minia, Omaher, was dumbfounded, "Retreat? Return? And that's the end of it? ”

A huge screen in front of Omaher. The real-time satellite footage in the airspace of Jeppon was still playing, and the fighters of the Jeppon Defense Force were seen retreating like this. Omah couldn't believe his eyes.

In fact, although the vast majority of the world does not know that a battle is taking place in that blue sky, it is not a great secret to the military and political elites of many countries. At this time, I don't know how many military satellites have aimed their lenses at this airspace that have not yet been affected by the nuclear explosion, and I don't know how many pairs of eyes there are. Focus on this air battle that is far from intense, but full of twists and turns.

In particular, the most powerful ally of the Jeppen Empire can even become the Commonwealth of Minya, the suzerain, especially the military and political dignitaries of the Commonwealth of Minia in this underground command center.

But when President Omaher uttered his exclamations and displeasure and even anger, no one was able to answer the question immediately. Is this still one of the most powerful countries in the world, or the same powerful people who have waged many wars?

"Perhaps, this is what they are......" In confusion, an elegant and fierce voice slowly sounded.

It's Jack Ryan, the director of the Central Intelligence Agency.

"Do you remember the book "The Chrysanthemum and the Knife" written by the famous sociologist Ms. Benedict in our country more than 80 years ago?" Jack Ryan asked. The Marine, a former historian and director of intelligence, was clearly very familiar with the book, and Jack Ryan spoke slowly to President Omaher's astonished gaze. "Jeppon is extremely aggressive and very mild-mannered; martial and beautiful; arrogant, self-respecting and polite; stubborn and weak and fickle; tame and unwilling to be manipulated; loyal and prone to rebellion; brave and cowardly; Conservative but very welcoming to the new way of life. They are very mindful of what others think of their actions, but when others are ignorant of their bad deeds, they are overcome by sin - yes. This is the Jeppen people, Mr. President. ”

Omah nodded thoughtfully. Listen to Jack Ryan talk there: "I don't want to speak ill of our allies, but I can't deny it. When the natives show their irresistible strength and toughness, the country and their people will soon show their docile and effeminate side......"

"So what you mean?"

"Now it seems that it is only a matter of time before we lose this most important ally, or rather, their unsparing support, and with all the changes that have taken place in recent days, I think, Mr. President, that we may have to reassess the strategic intentions and strategic forces of that ancient republic in the East, and change our attitude......"

Omacher was silent for a long time before he nodded slowly and let out a long breath......

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An air war that would have caused a war between two great powers, and even a collision between several camps in the world, ended quietly, as if he had never existed. Of the 6 billion people in the world, no more than one in a million know about this battle, and even fewer people know what kind of impact this silent battle will have on the future world pattern.

Hu Xudong, who was in the air, would not know all this, but seeing nearly twenty F-30Es in front of him, retreating in a hurry at a faster speed than when he came, it only turned into a small black dot in an instant, disappeared in his sight, and then disappeared into the radar, Hu Xudong still couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief.

He didn't know why the enemy didn't choose to fight back when he still had the strength to fight, but fled like a fly. But after all, the crisis has been lifted, and the target to be met has also been received, and as long as it returns to the aircraft carrier and lands safely, this mission can be regarded as a successful completion.

The only regret is that the hero, who covered his comrades with his own life, fell into the deep sea from a height of 10,000 meters, alas, respectable!

Hu Xudong saluted deeply to the sea and prepared to command all the fighters to return home.

But at this time, Hu Xudong's ears suddenly changed to an exclamation: "What is he going to do?" ”

Hu Xudong turned his head suddenly, but found that the two F-30Es that had just been received ignored them, frantically rushed out of the protection of the fighter team, and dived quickly towards the sea!

PS: The text quoted in the article is from Ruth Benedict's "Chrysanthemum and Sword: Patterns of Japanese Culture (Expanded Edition)", translated by Lu Wanhe, Xiong Dayun and Wang Zhixin, Commercial Press, January 2012. It's a very good book, I recommend you to read it, and you can have a new understanding of Japanese culture.

――When I write this, will I suddenly become a little taller? Hahaha! (To be continued.) )