The 21st Division, which lost contact, was annihilated by the 5th Moro Guerrilla Division. More than 6,000 people, including the division commander, were captured.
The 25th Mountain Division, which was suppressed by naval artillery and fighter planes in the eastern foothills of the Cagayan River, suffered heavy losses and chose to surrender under the siege of the Star Ring Marine Corps. As a result, the Star Ring Marine Corps achieved brilliant results, capturing 1,000 people and capturing 7,000 people.
In an asymmetric war, the disadvantaged side has no power to fight back on the frontal battlefield. The Philippine army that concentrated its efforts to resist faced a disastrous defeat, just like what Iraq suffered in the Gulf War. Geosynchronous orbiting reconnaissance satellites relayed the tragic battle in real time to the USS Stennis aircraft carrier battle group hundreds of kilometers away, which was waiting solemnly.
The pilot who had already boarded the F35 fighter jet climbed out of the aircraft under the command of the control tower. The Osprey gunship that was checking weapons and ammunition also returned to the hangar, and the Marines who had finished dressing also put away their rifles and stepped off the Black Hawk.
Standing in the command tower, the captain, Colonel Hoffman, looked at the screen with an ugly face, and after a while he uttered two words.
"This bunch of trash."
"Indeed, trash." The vice-captain standing next to him swallowed his head and said with difficulty.
These U.S. troops stationed in Asia look down upon the Philippines, an ally that cannot support itself. But now, they have some sympathy for the two Philippine divisions that were beaten and running around.
"Report to the Pentagon."
"Combat preparations?"
"Release it first."
Finished. Colonel Hoffman left the command room without looking back, leaving behind the deputy captain and correspondent who looked at each other.
at the same time. A new country hundreds of kilometers away.
In the confinement room of the Crescent Island military base, a man with a Slavic face was sitting on the bench, looking gloomily at Jiang Chen, who was sitting opposite him.
He has been locked up here these days, but the people from Starlink Trading did not abuse him. Not only will he be given two nutritional supplements every day, but he will also be given a newspaper. But he never interrogated him a word.
"It seems you are not injured." Ladisf said gloomily.
"You should be grateful for my kindness. At least my people let you read the newspaper." Sitting opposite him. Jiang Chen crossed his fingers in front of his knees and said with a smile, "As for the guy next to you, we are repeatedly testing the limits of his resilience."
A drop of sweat slid across Ladisf's forehead, and the stubble on his chin moved, "You devil."
"Do you think so?" Jiang Chen smiled, leaned on the chair, and pushed a document onto the table in front of the Slavic woman.
The good news from the front line has been received, and he now has enough time to deal with these trivial "private matters."
Ladisf glanced at the file. He looked at Jiang Chen questioningly.
"Can't you understand? This is the casualty statistics report of Cagayan City. This number is updated every day. A total of 253,000 people died from the virus. It was you who poisoned you. Who is the devil? It's you, it's you. Radi Mr. Sifu." Jiang Chen tapped his finger on the shadow of the bulletproof glass and said.
Ladisv looked at Jiang Chen indifferently.
As a mercenary, he doesn't feel guilty for his actions. Originally, what he earned was blood money. If he failed in any mission, he would just become one of those numbers.
Suddenly, he realized something was wrong.
"Why do you know my name?"
Jiang Chen raised his eyebrows and said with a smile.
"I not only know your name. I also know that you have two daughters and a son. They are in an orphanage in Thrace Province, Republic of Macedonia. The eldest daughter is currently in high school and the younger daughter is sick and hospitalized. I also know that your ex-wife is in the Balkans I work as an assistant at Al Jazeera. I am still single. I still have phone calls with you... "
"enough!"
Ladisf gasped and looked at the expressionless Jiang Chen with red eyes.
That look was like a beast imprisoned in a cage, with warning, threat, and powerless fear in its pupils.
Seeing this, Jiang Chen's lips curved into a smile. Although it was unethical to threaten someone with his wife and daughter, he seemed to have no room for picky tactics now.
"Who told you!" Ladisv gasped and squeezed out these words through his teeth.
"There were three people in total. In addition to the dead Mr. Giles, our Moro guerrilla friends also captured one of your men. Obviously, not everyone can resist our Veritaserum. Although he doesn’t have much information in his mind, he unexpectedly contains these interesting things.”
As he spoke, Jiang Chen leaned forward slightly and placed his crossed fingers on the table.
"I'm curious why someone like you would choose to join the Black Ship. You should know that their actions will destroy the world, and no one, your lover or children will be spared... Of course, including yourself."
"Then destroy it. This world is rotten anyway... What's more, more than a hundred years after the arrival of the black ship, I will never see the end of the world." Ladisv sneered.
Little people will never worry about what will happen to the world after they die, because they have never left any trace of themselves in this world.
Jiang Chen understood very well that he would have such thoughts, because if he did not have such a huge family fortune, he would not worry about the colonial ship.
"This is incredible news. The black ship you are talking about will arrive in a hundred years." Jiang Chen casually made a note in his notebook, and then looked at him, "Then what? I want to know your motives. ."
"Money." After being seen through, Ladisv no longer concealed anything and said frankly.
"Then how about I give you money to buy the information you tell me?" Jiang Chen said happily.
For him, any problem that can be solved with money is not a problem.
However, Ladisf sneered and said sarcastically.
"Do you think I need money for myself?"
"For your... little daughter?" Jiang Chen looked through his information and asked casually.
"For the sake of my family," Ladisf said calmly, "If I tell them, they will kill them. Believe me, their infiltration into this world is far more terrifying than you think."
"Really?" Jiang Chen said noncommittally. He took out the tablet on the table and clicked a few times. He called up a picture and pushed it in front of him. "But to me, they are just a group of rats in the gutter."
Ladisf leaned forward, frowned and moved closer to the tablet, "This is..."
Italian-style red brick building, street scene with people coming and going, at the door of the clothing store, a blond woman is holding the girl's hand and leading her to buy clothes.
Suddenly, he realized that this was his hometown, a small town in Thrace, Macedonia.
The woman was his ex-wife, and the girl she was holding was his eldest daughter. They were shopping for clothes for his younger daughter.
"You haven't been back for a long time, right?" Jiang Chen asked.
"Your people followed her," Ladisf said in a low voice.
"It's to protect them. You should notice that after you were captured, several men of unknown origin appeared next to them. If it is confirmed that you leaked the secret, they will... "
Jiang Chen smiled and made a shooting gesture.
"Don't you want to save them?"
Ladisf's Adam's apple moved, and there was hesitation in his eyes. Noticing this keenly, Jiang Chen hid the proud curve of his mouth and stared intently into his pupils.
"Will you save?"
"Of course." Jiang Chen said.
"How do you guarantee it?" The continuous questions revealed Ladisv's inner vacillation.
At this time, all you need to get his compromise is a little toughness...
"You have no choice. Watch them die, or join us and save them. The choice is yours, Mr. Ladisf."
Yes, he had no choice but to believe in Jiang Chen.
Ladisf stared at the woman on the tablet and muttered in a gloomy voice.
"If you break your promise, I will wait for you in hell..."
"Don't worry, although I don't think I will go to hell after death." Jiang Chen started spinning the ballpoint pen again and said with a smile. (.)