138: The Anti-Japanese Army cleaned up the US troops that fell into the trap

When Fang Le returned to the command center after his fill, Yue Hanshan and the others were already waiting with solemn expressions.

Fang Le started by saying, “Don’t ask me, and don’t ask for my instructions. You tell me what you want to do.”

Yue Hanshan: “We must eliminate the U.S. Military’s main force in one go.”

“Due to our previous strategy, out of the U.S. Military’s 100,000 troops, 70,000 were delayed in the mountains, primarily infantry. Now, after our round of bombardment and their previous foolish decision to gather, they have suffered significant casualties.”

“Our second round of suicide drone attacks will further deplete their personnel and equipment.”

“Currently, although their numbers in the mountains are large, they are scattered, their morale is likely low, and they cannot contact their rear. It’s time to harvest them.”

“I suggest we dispatch our infantry to clear out the remaining 70,000 people, striving to clear the American military in the mountains as soon as possible.”

Fang Le nodded: “Okay, continue.”

Yue Hanshan: “The infantry in the mountains are easy to deal with. The remaining 30,000 people are the problem.”

“The 10,000 U.S. Military troops stationed west of the mountain range should be ignored for now. If they don’t attack us, we won’t attack them. Anyway, they are not the main force and have limited firepower; we just need to tie them down.”

“The 20,000 U.S. Military troops east of the mountain range, directly commanded by the U.S. Military’s General Headquarters, are the key.”

“We must cripple their command chain, destroy their air defense early warning capabilities, strike their long-range firepower network, defeat their remaining missile forces and artillery forces, and destroy their airfields… Therefore, our air force must be deployed.”

“Strike the American military on the ground and seize air superiority at the same time—”

Fang Le: “Very good, do it.”

Soon, the battlefield situation changed.

Deep in the mountains, in several valleys, the ground suddenly cracked open with large fissures.

Deep, gently sloping, long tunnels appeared, seemingly extending deep into the mountains.

Then, amidst a roar, a silver-gray warplane emerged, successfully took off, and reached the sky.

F Two Two Raptor fighter jet.

One of the U.S. Military’s main air force models, a fifth-generation stealth fighter, air superiority type, capable of supersonic cruising and rapid maneuvering.

A total of 24 aircraft, including an early warning aircraft providing information support from the rear.

To quickly achieve air superiority, and because the combat airspace was not large, this formation consisted entirely of F Two Twos, forming 12 two-plane groups.

And after this F Two Two army was dispatched, other F Three Five, F15, F16 fighter jets, etc., also entered the field as supplementary forces for air combat.

After a large number of warplanes took off, they quickly flew towards the eastern and western lines of the mountain range.

Since the U.S. Military’s air defense early warning capability had been severely damaged by the Anti-War Army’s large-scale missile bombardment, the Anti-War Army’s aircraft formation successfully flew over the U.S. Military’s rear in a short time.

Air combat was inevitable.

Although the U.S. Military, due to limited time, had not constructed enough underground airfields and primarily relied on makeshift airfields, both the warplanes themselves and the runways were completely defenseless against the Anti-War Army’s previous bombardment.

However, the U.S. Military had multiple temporary airfields, and most were far from the front line, so many warplanes reacted to the previous air raid warning and successfully took off.

These warplanes became the opponents of the Anti-War Army’s warplanes.

But hastily launched aircraft were no match for the well-prepared and fully formed Anti-War Army. Not to mention that the Anti-War Army’s pilots were far superior to the average of the U.S. Military Air Force, so the U.S. Military Air Force was steadily retreating, and a complete collapse was only a matter of time.

The U.S. Military still had a large number of armed helicopters, many of which survived, but they became targets for the Anti-War Army’s numerous F15 and F16 non-stealth fighter jets.

Moreover, the Anti-War Army subsequently also deployed armed helicopters to take control of the airspace.

Therefore, this aerial battle lasted less than an hour, ending with the Anti-War Army gaining complete air superiority.

Some U.S. Military warplanes, having no will to fight, simply fled the battlefield.

Pilots could flee in their warplanes, but ground commanders could not.

Commander-in-Chief Douglas had repeatedly called various operational units but received almost no response.

Douglas’s face was ashen, and he no longer had the mind to smoke cigars, sitting slumped in his chair.

Aris, on the other hand, was anxious.

“General Douglas, you are the commander, you must pull yourself together!”

Douglas’s eyes were devoid of light.

“Pull myself together? How can I pull myself together?”

“70,000 troops completely stranded in the mountains, just taking hits. Our People's Army’s long-range firepower in the rear is completely destroyed, the command chain is broken, and air superiority is gone… We’ve lost, and we’ve lost so thoroughly—”

Aris: “No, General, we haven’t lost… at least not completely.”

“Our total strength is 150,000, not 100,000. Quickly contact the two mountain ranges to the north and south; we have 50,000 troops stationed there. Tell them to join the battle and relieve the siege!”

Oh, right, Douglas only remembered at this moment that there were still 50,000 people who had not been deployed to the battlefield.

He quickly ordered urgent contact with those two forces to deploy.

Then, Aris added: “General, we should also activate the emergency plan and have our naval forces, anchored in the waters north of Darwin Port, launch operations, at least to support us.”

“Support? How to support?” Douglas’s mind couldn’t grasp it.

That place was a thousand kilometers away from here.

Aris: “This battle has only just officially begun, and it’s not over yet. With our 50,000 troops from the north and south joining the fight, we can at least prolong the battle time, and even turn defeat into victory.”

“So, the navy still has time to arrive.”

“The Marine Corps can come by ground, the navy’s missiles can provide us with long-range support, and the navy’s carrier-based aircraft can fly directly here to help us regain air superiority!”

Yes, yes.

Douglas finally understood that they were the U.S. Military, and this force of theirs was not isolated and helpless.

Before the war, just in case, two complete carrier battle groups had already sailed over.

These carrier battle groups were actually reserved to prevent China from intervening in the war.

Now that China hadn’t intervened, they were in trouble, so it was just the right time to use them.

It could be said that not only had the U.S. Military not adapted, but all observers around the world had no idea that the battlefield here was changing so rapidly.

—

Several days ago.

China, Department of Defense, Dong Changjun was gathering a group of high-ranking officials, including some promising young generals, using satellite intelligence to observe the progress of the war in central Australia.

Someone sighed.

“Alas, the Anti-War Army is still young and too hasty.”

“Although they declared war on the U.S. Military first, they should have hidden in the mountains and let the U.S. Military attack first, then used mountain warfare to wear down the U.S. Military. Even if they couldn’t ultimately hold out, they wouldn’t have suffered such a crushing defeat.”

“I even want to directly command the Anti-War Army generals myself. Oh, and I’d point my finger at them and curse, ‘You’re too stupid! You exposed all your trump cards at once. Now you’re deaf and blind, aren’t you?’”

Dong Changjun remained silent regarding these unrestrained comments.

Although he had only interacted with the Anti-War Army’s commander, Fang Le, it was normal for Fang Le not to be proficient in warfare. After all, according to his background check, he came from an ordinary family in China, had not received military education, and had no military experience.

But Fang Le was, after all, the person who led the first Darwin City defense to victory, which shows he had basic strategic vision.

So why, then, did he use a large amount of long-range firepower at the very beginning, exposing all his trump cards?

Now, after a wave of powerful counterattacks from the U.S. Military, the Anti-War Army’s long-range firepower and air defense early warning capabilities were completely destroyed.

How should they fight next?

Even if it was mountain warfare, they couldn’t be deaf, blind, or missing limbs, could they?

But unfortunately, unlike last time, China could still dispatch a naval fleet to contain the U.S. at close range to support the Anti-War Army.

This time, the war was happening deep in Australia, over a thousand kilometers from the coastline. China was completely powerless to help and could only watch.

Alas, hopefully, the Anti-War Army won’t lose too thoroughly.

—

Several days later, now.

Dong Changjun was jolted awake by a sudden phone call.

“Old Dong, don’t take a nap. The situation in Australia has suddenly changed; big news has arrived—”

What?!

Dong Changjun’s mind buzzed and cleared as he listened to Deputy Minister Liu Shaowu on the other end of the line.

Could it be that the Anti-War Army had already been defeated???

And when Dong Changjun rushed to the operations room and viewed the latest intelligence from Australia obtained by satellite, he was completely stunned.

What happened?

How did the situation suddenly reverse, and the U.S. Military fall into a losing position?

What happened?!