Chapter 1123 - Hegemony! (1/2)

Coro City, the capital of Xin stood there.

Xin became a stone blocking the UA from establishing its hegemony in the region.

At least in front of these soldiers, the small country Xin was no different from a stone. As soon as they were given the order, they would rush onto the assault boats and re-enact the “Desert Storm” on the beaches of Coro Island.

As a strong supporter of UA, the Nippon Maritime Self-Defense Force formed a battlegroup west of Guam. The fleet included the second-generation Ford-class aircraft carrier and Nippon’s helicopter carrier.

In addition, the Australian, South Korean, and Singaporean navies participated in the military exercise.

Other than Country F which had already lost to Celestial Trade, the Asian countries within the UA’s sphere of influence all participated in the military exercise. Whether willing or not, the four navies mobilized their most elite forces into the region.

The entire Western Pacific Ocean was in full swing.

Anyone could see a storm has been gathering over the peaceful sea.

About forty modern battleships lined up in battle formation on the high sea to begin the first round of target practice exercises in the 2019 Asia-Pacific joint military exercise.

Dozens of target ships were pulled to the area. With the flagship’s order, shells dragging orange tails bombarded the target waters. In an instant, the fleet of “imaginary enemies” sank and shredded into fragmentations.

At the same time, dozens of Tomahawk missiles dragging trails of flames lifted off from the missile frigate, accurately hitting targets more than 300 nautical miles away.

The F-35 and F-22 fighters took off from the deck one after another, leaving behind countless white trails behind to weave a net in the open air. More than a dozen flight squadrons took off to perform mid-range air-to-air combat and anti-ship operations.

Gunpowder raged in the western Pacific Ocean, and the calm sea turned turbulent.

The faces of the representatives of the countries standing in the audience all displayed some fear, and they began to doubt their previous decisions.

Obviously, the power displayed by the UA Navy already exceeded their expectations. Although they gained a lot of benefits from Celestial Trade and although the Global Grid Plan could give a big boost to their economy… power was what mattered.

Without enough force to protect their wealth, wealth was a sin.

Iraq and Afghanistan were all examples.

The representatives of the countries in the audience began to debate if they should reconsider the diplomatic relationship between Xin and the Earth Defense Alliance. Was it a good choice to make such a rash decision?

The representative of Ecuador, in particular, felt like a bucket of cold water was poured over his head.

The signal of the second space elevator released by Celestial Trade made the Ecuadorian government lose any logical sense, so they withstood the pressure of the neighboring countries and the UA. They embraced Celestial Trade and gave the green light to the trans-Pacific submarine transmission cable.

The choice now seemed to be a dangerous and wrong one…

At the same time that the representatives were all reflecting on their choices, the joint fleet officers standing on the flagship were proud.

In the entire aircraft carrier battle group, the aircraft carrier served as the fist of the entire combat formation. Without valuable space to load C4ISR equipment, the flagship was generally served by the missile frigate. The admiral of the fleet was usually the highest-ranking officer.

Hogg, who served as the admiral of the fleet, handed over the commanding rights of the aircraft carrier to his commander. He was standing on the missile frigate, looking far away at the wreckage in the distance. He couldn’t feel more honored about the uniform he wore.

Perhaps the overwhelming bombardment of missiles awakened his self-confidence, perhaps it was the frightened expressions of the representatives from different countries, or perhaps he remembered the “political mission” the Capitol gave him before the military exercise. He looked to his commander and ordered arrogantly, “Apply for passage in Xin waters; the exercise will now enter the second phase.”

The two orders were issued at the same time.

In other words, regardless of whether Xin agreed or not, UA’s joint fleet would sail through Xin’s waters.