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#365 - Rogue Hawk's Response

Li Yunlong was naturally not one to suffer defeats. Even in more arduous times, Old Li hadn't lost any battles, even using broadswords to wipe out the Sakata Regiment.

Now, he had everything he could want, even an air force to dominate the skies.

Now, with heaven as the limit, Li Yunlong dared to call himself second to none.

After all, General Walker's Eighth Army had nearly collapsed; the Second Infantry Division and the First Cavalry Division had lost over ninety percent of their men, either annihilated or captured, following in the footsteps of the Rogue Eagle's 24th Division.

In terms of strength, the Eighth Army was mostly crippled.

Now, their remaining forces were busy fortifying along the Han River, forming the Han River Defense Line, preparing for another defense of Seoul.

The only Han River railway bridge currently built across the Han River had its key sections packed with explosives by the Eighth Army. If Li Yunlong and his forces were to attack Seoul, this hard-earned railway bridge would be blown up without hesitation by the Rogue Eagles!

The main reason Li Yunlong targeted the 38th Parallel was the difficulty of crossing the Han River!

His current forces were no longer in the era of millet and rifles, where they could simply find a shallow river section, wade across, and build a simple pontoon bridge to move troops across.

The current army was filled with all kinds of heavy equipment. Neither tanks nor artillery could be easily handled with simple pontoon bridges.

They needed the kind of iron boats Ren Zhong had once demonstrated, lined up side by side and covered with steel plates, to allow dozens of tons of tanks to pass. Unfortunately, there was no way to transport those things over yet.

Therefore, he could water his horses in the Han River, but it was difficult to directly approach the walls of Seoul.

Li Yunlong and Ding Wei's armies, like sharp swords, forcefully cut down the Eighth Army north of the Han River. Tens of thousands of Rogue Eagle troops, unlike the 24th Division, did not stubbornly resist to the end. After losing their artillery and tanks, the Rogue Eagle soldiers who fled into the mountains, when surrounded again, took off their white underwear and waved them on poles, begging to surrender.

For such opponents, the 38th Army, tasked with cleaning up the mess, naturally didn't need to risk a mutual destruction; ammunition cost money!

Li Yunlong had finished the big meat dish and sprinkled the captured prisoners as soup for them. The 38th Army, from top to bottom, expressed great satisfaction.

A week later, Li Yunlong, Ding Wei, and Kong Jie swept across the area north of the Han River, reclaiming most of the lost northern territories.

More than half of the Rogue Eagle and Allied forces were either killed or captured. The Dragon Country's battle record, once announced, immediately shocked the world.

However, simply lamenting their misfortune was useless. How to end the current situation and whether to continue fighting was what they should be discussing and deciding.

"We do not accept such a defeat. We will never accept peace talks until we regain our face. We are a superpower. Since our founding, the Rogue Eagle has never signed a peace treaty without winning a war first," a redneck roared, slamming the table.

"General Reagan, I understand your feelings. In fact, we are all unwilling, but tell me, what can we use to win?" An army general with glasses gently tapped the table. "Is it our Air Force that dare not move, or our Navy carrier aircraft that have been wiped out, or our Army that has been encircled?"

"We still have peace eggs!" the redneck retorted.

"It's as if the Dragon Country doesn't have peace eggs," someone sneered. "Can you offer some constructive suggestions? We don't need idiots."

"But we can strike their homeland. Can they strike our homeland?" the redneck insisted.

"Yes, our homeland may be safe, but what about these bases in Asia? Are we going to withdraw from Asia completely?" someone said slowly.

"Don't forget, they have already conducted a long-range missile attack test of several thousand kilometers in the Pacific. If that thing can be put on a ship, I believe it's not too difficult a technology. They can already build ten-thousand-ton ro-ro cargo ships. Putting that rocket tree on a cargo ship and attacking our West Coast from thousands of kilometers away, can we defend against it now? Stop joking. Our rocket and missile technology came from them. They not only have peace eggs but also very mature cloud bombs. The cloud bombs haven't appeared on the battlefield yet because they are being considerate! Otherwise, our positions would have even less defense."

The generals in Washington argued for several days and finally realized a reality that everyone had to admit: at this stage, the Rogue Eagle seemed to have no military force that could suppress the Dragon Country.

Except for the Navy, the Air Force and the Army had already lost their advantage.

But now, the Navy didn't have much use. Carrier aircraft were just delivering food to the Dragon Country's Air Force. After all, next week's carrier aircraft couldn't be updated, but the Air Force had new jet fighters. Now, mobilizing two wings could be tried.

So, in the end, everyone unanimously agreed to try again. If the Air Force's new jet fighters still couldn't regain air control, then the next step would be to consider negotiations.

They couldn't win on land, but they still had an overwhelming advantage at sea and could completely blockade the Dragon Country's oceans. With this trump card in hand, the Dragon Country wouldn't be too excessive.

But to do this, they must first transport four more divisions from home to the peninsula to rebuild the four destroyed divisions and stabilize the southern part of the peninsula first.

Otherwise, the opponent might directly drive the Rogue Eagle and the Allied forces into the sea next time, and the Rogue Eagle would have nothing to do on the peninsula.

Now that the opponent had reached the Han River, the entire logistics transportation line had been greatly extended. Although the Dragon Country's Air Force had a very elite air force in the air, the peninsula was narrow and could not defend against naval attacks. Although the Rogue Eagle Navy was hit by a rocket on a destroyer last time, after they recovered, they realized that the current rockets were just a concept in terms of their power against the fleet. If the ships maneuvered, it would be difficult to lock on. In this way, the Rogue Eagle's Navy could continuously attack the logistics transportation railways and highways at sea through warships.

Although the Dragon Country's current offensive was very fierce, it was also very dependent on logistics. The consumption of tanks and artillery was not at the same level as that of infantry. Once logistics couldn't keep up, the Dragon Country's army would be a tiger with its teeth pulled out, and the Rogue Eagle could counterattack at any time.

After all, the Rogue Eagle now had the strongest maritime supply transportation force in the world.

Then let's fight again!

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