Chapter 193 Battle 2

For decades, although people have been used to living in peace, there are still a large number of radicals, especially those in power, who are looking forward to war! On March 21, 1940, an ordnance clash broke out between China and the Philippines. On that day, the two sides declared war on each other in the afternoon. 30 minutes later, the Indonesian government announced its support for allies to fight against China and provide all-round support and assistance. Almost at the same time, Vietnam made similar statements, and Malaysia and Thailand also made similar voices. At 15:30, an hour after the government of Z declared war on the Philippines, it announced that it had entered a "hostile state" against Vietnam, Indonesia, Malaysia and Thailand, saying that it must not stand the enemy's "blasphemy" of China's territorial waters and sovereignty.

Internationally, the U.S. government expressed serious concern about the situation in Southeast Asia on February 18, demanding that countries stop provocative actions and announced that they reserve the right to take further action. On the 21st, a White House spokesman expressed regret for the start of the war in Southeast Asia and showed the world the "potential of maintaining Southeast Asia". Balanced strength" and the will to be peaceful and stable, and at the same time announced to the world that four aircraft carrier battle groups are gathering in the waters of Guam (the original two aircraft carrier battle groups in the region) to wait for further instructions from the government. At the same time, careful people also noticed that the U.S. military has activated the orange national alert level. The Indian government also expressed serious concern about the situation in Southeast Asia on the 18th, demanding dialogue between the disputed parties. When the war broke out, it immediately raised the country's combat readiness and informed governments and international groups of their attitude of "resolute opposition" to the Southeast Asian war. The two aircraft carrier battle groups of its navy began to go to the eastern Indian Ocean. The sea area was gathered and a joint naval and air force exercise was announced. The Australian government also expressed its intention on the 18th, saying that it did not want the people of Southeast Asia to suffer the "disaster of war" again, and then expressed its regret for the powerlessness of the situation, "reserved" the right to take follow-up actions, and activated the country's highest level of combat readiness.

The government of Country Z informed the Japanese government of the latest situation in Southeast Asia as early as the 18th, reaffirmed the effectiveness of maintaining the bilateral agreement at various times, and hoped that the Japanese government would remain neutral, and China's opinion that the Sino-Japanese trade agreement would continue to be effective. On the 21st, the Japanese government expressed its opposition to the Southeast Asian War, asked countries to maintain restraint, and announced an embargo on war materials from the belligerent countries. The European Union and Russia also issued a request for relevant countries to stop provocative actions on the 18th, and immediately announced a temporary arms embargo on relevant countries, making similar statement. There are also countries in South America and Africa such as Brazil. Another ** point of the conflict, Taiwan, remained silent, but quickly raised the alert state to the highest alert state. All three officers and soldiers stopped taking leave and entered combat positions!

In less than four days, people all over the world have turned their eyes from China to the mysterious Far East and Southeast. In this place, there are the so-called Ten ASEAN countries and part of China's territory. Outside this region, there is the shadow of the power of the United States, Japan, India, Australia and even other countries, which can be said to be a In the areas where forces are gathered and staggered, almost all the countries around the sea have participated in this dispute. Almost all of the countries that have triggered disputes and possible wars are relatively strong countries in the region, and these countries will unite to "dist a strong China" with the support of their respective forces. If the war is only limited to these few countries, then people will not be too concerned. However, people coincidentally think of the famous gunpowder barrel more than a hundred years ago. It is not too late for the world situation to rise! In addition to the state of war or war posture of the five countries in Southeast Asia, several other countries have expressed a certain degree of neutrality. On February 21, Singapore, located at the throat of the Strait of Malacca, finally declared neutrality and stopped the transportation and transshipment of war materials to the warring parties. Cambodia declared neutrality. It expressed its attitude that it would not intervene in the war and hoped that the warring countries would respect their territorial, territorial waters and airspace rights; the Myanmar government announced that it was seriously concerned about the development of the situation and was willing to make positive contributions to the transformation of the situation in the region; East Timor also expressed its neutrality; only Laos announced its support for China's actions, but also called on governments. Stop confrontation to seek peace and stability in the region.

People have noticed that the different attitudes of traditionally pro-China countries have met each other, the Myanmar government has flickered, Cambodia has declared neutrality, and Laos expressed its support for China. The government and people have worked hard for decades and have only got one supporter! Of course, the focus of people's attention is the attitude of all countries in the world towards war. Japan, which has close interests, expressed its neutrality and imposed an arms embargo. Although her arms embargo is limited, it only means that the arms embargo on the warring parties is not restricted to countries that have not yet entered a state of war. The day before, it was It is believed that the three merchant ships full of arms set out to a country in Southeast Asia, and the destination is unknown! The United States, Australia and India expressed their attitude of waiting for the opportunity to intervene, while major countries in Europe, Russia, South America and Africa expressed the posture of a comprehensive arms embargo. Of course, the potential forces of all parties to the conflict in Southeast Asia have not been fully demonstrated. On the morning of the 22nd, the Pakistani government expressed deep concern about the situation in Southeast Asia, deep doubts about the expansion of the war, and improved the country's combat readiness. Bangladesh announced that... For a while, the situation in South Asia was also cloudy!

In China, air traffic control is still implemented in the south, and some transportation routes are under traffic control. After the first lunar war, the whole country entered a state of local war. First of all, a state of war was launched in the southeast, south and southwest, and some civilian airports were also temporarily requisitioned. The army troops transferred from the north, northwest and other military regions quickly entered the Liangguang and Yunnan regions. The elite A-type military division troops quickly went south in batches. The navy has also carried out war mobilization, and the Yellow Sea Fleet and the East China Sea Fleet have been integrated and under the unified command of the East China Sea Fleet Command. The two fleets south of Taiwan Province have carried out emergency coordination. The South China Sea Fleet is responsible for the combat and patrol tasks in the northern and southeast coastal areas of the whole South China Sea, and is responsible for the northern half of Hainan Island. The combat duty of the region, while the powerful South China Sea Fleet is responsible for the combat duty of the southern part of Hainan Island and all areas of the South China Sea. Among them, the Philippines area is also within his combat duty, with Sanya, the southern seaport of Hainan Province, as the main base. At the same time, the military has requisitioned and modified a large number of commercial ships moored in the southern ports and on the southern route, and some southern ports have also been requisitioned in wartime. Many domestic enterprises have also entered a state of wartime and sub-war, especially military enterprises have been fully operating, and other people such as Donglin Electronics Enterprises have also received a new batch of national orders... All kinds of war propaganda are being carried out in an urgent and orderly manner, and all kinds of previous propaganda seem to have also played a role. The whole country has quickly shifted from the economic crisis mentality to the war mentality. The news media, especially the Internet, has sharp criticism of some Southeast Asian countries everywhere. Comments and accusations, there are all kinds of descriptions of the living conditions of Southeast Asian Chinese and overseas Chinese, and there are descriptions of the Z government's tolerance of these countries over the years. From the perspective of public opinion, China has also completed national ideological mobilization!

China is carrying out war mobilization, while Southeast Asian countries have already done war mobilization. According to intelligence, in a few years, Vietnam has rapidly increased its army from 300,000 to 500,000, and its total number of reserve soldiers has reached more than 1 million. More than one-third are stationed on the 80-kilometer deep line of the Sino-Vietnam border, and the other countries' armies have also been expanded. In addition to the army, all countries are large The construction of the air force has been greatly strengthened. The Philippines and other five countries have purchased a large number of new advanced fighters from the United States, Europe, Japan and Russia, some of which are fighter jets, completely ignoring the serious impact of the economic crisis in the region on the people. According to the statistics of the Military Defense Brief, within four years, the military of the five countries has purchased a total of 300 billion US dollars, totaling 900 billion yuan of advanced military fighters, equivalent to 125 billion euros. Ironically, China has exported more than 120 multi-purpose advanced fighters to Malaysia, plus Weapons, equipment and spare parts, with an amount of 80 billion yuan.

When the government of Country Z announced that it had entered the state of national high combat readiness, the Vietnamese army immediately entered the state of combat readiness, and the border patrols increased significantly. Before and after the war, the army of the Northern Military Region began to gather on a large scale and quickly entered the 50-kilometer area of the border. Border patrols have been significantly reduced. Some army troops from the other countries have also carried out assembly and live-fire drills. The navy has carried out a small-scale contraction, while the air force has continuously patrolled the sea. Among them, the Indo-Mastika and Thai air forces have conducted a large-scale troop reconsolidation in the waters of the Nansha Islands in the South China Sea... India carried out emergency mobilization, and the army troops opened It began to gather on a large scale in the India-Pakistan border, and the military strength was also greatly strengthened in the eastern section of the Tibet border between China and India. The U.S. Air Force carried out a large-scale transition. A large number of fighters were stationed from all over the world to military bases in northern Australia. The army was also gathering urgently. Giant military transport aircraft shuttled around the world and soon sent a large number of soldiers to northern Australia.

The political activities and military mobilization of various countries have had a serious impact on the economies of various countries and even the economies of the world, and normal economic activities have been seriously damaged! On February 18, the North American stock market and the Far East stock market fell again in turmoil before recovery. By the 21st, almost all major stock markets around the world fell to the limit, and people were once again faced by the collapse of the stock market. However, because the stock market did not regain its strength in the first place, the losses were not great! Compared with the stock market, more serious economic events have occurred.

On February 18, the government of Country Z announced the freezing of all kinds of deposits in various banks in China by Southeast Asian countries and suspending the business activities of the invested enterprises. On the 20th, it announced the temporary freezing of bank deposits in India, Australia, Japan, the United States and other countries in China, and the transfer of various materials, especially funds. It was stopped two days ago. Two days later, it was announced that all kinds of deposits in the Bank of China by Australia, the United States and India were officially frozen, and their investments in China were frozen. At the same time, it was announced that all kinds of bank deposits and investment activities in China by Japan and other countries (except Southeast Asia) were unfrozen. At the same time that the government of Country Z announced such measures, countries around the world also responded urgently. On the 18th, Southeast Asian countries announced the freezing of various accounts and investment activities in China's territory. On the 20th, the governments of India, the United States and Australia made a tit-for-tat decision with the government of Country Z, while Japan and Europe and other countries "understand" the economic policies of the Z government, but require "prudent consideration" to reduce the losses of countries in China. On the 22nd, the United States and other countries announced the freezing of the business activities of various investment industries in China's territory (except for some enterprises), while Japan and other countries On the morning of the 22nd, the government of State Z announced that the support for war materials in the Philippines and Vietnam would be regarded as provocative, and the Chinese military had the right to detain and confiscate it. On the afternoon of the same day, it was announced that this provision was suitable for such actions in the other three countries!

Therefore, the three Japanese merchant ships that had been closely monitored by China first made a short stay in the sea on the morning of the 22nd, and then went south for less than 4 hours later, and immediately turned back, ending a short trip to Southeast Asia. According to some analysis, these materials were to be shipped to Li Zhiming City, Vietnam, but in the south He was forced to stop near the Zhongsha Islands in the China Sea and finally stopped the journey.

Originally, the economic crisis had isolated the North American and Far Eastern markets, and the Southeast Asian War had completely separated the two major markets. In particular, the investment between the United States and China was forced to be suspended before it was resumed. All American enterprises in China cannot carry out production and operation activities, and these companies that have been in operation for less than half a year have been forced to stop production. Similarly, Chinese enterprises that have been operating in the United States for less than half a year have to urgently stop. These enterprises have become the first victims of the war. At the same time, a large number of U.S. corporate deposits that have not been transferred from the Bank of China have also been frozen. Since the 18th, trillions of yuan of deposits cannot be withdrawn. What's worse is that due to the impact of the Chinese Spring Festival, many companies cannot transfer funds from the Bank of China for at least five days, and these funds have also become a struggle between the two countries. The victim, although a larger amount of money has been transferred between them. Compared with their counterparts in the United States, Chinese enterprises have fewer deposits in the United States. These deposits are basically used for the production of enterprises in the United States, with only a few hundred billion yuan at most. But even so, the impact of the war on the intertwined companies of the two countries is still very great. The economic crisis has just passed, and all walks of life are recovering rapidly. It can be said that it is worth a lot of money a day. Every day is delayed, its losses will be several times the usual. Even if these companies are allowed to operate in the future, they will definitely be greatly damaged. Unfavorable position of market competition!

Because the two countries are economic powers, there is a lot of integration between them, from the catering industry to the service industry, and then to all kinds of manufacturing... For example, all American drinks and restaurants in major cities in China have to be closed down. McDonald's, KFC, Texas beef noodles, Coca-Cola, Pepsi, etc. almost at the same time. Ordered to suspend business by the government, various large shopping supermarkets such as Nomart and Wal-Mart were also forced to close again two years after opening, becoming market spectators. Of course, the same treatment has also happened to similar enterprises in China! The situation between China and Australia is similar to that between the United States, but the measures taken by China and another rival, India, are different. Relatively speaking, China is more cruel, while India is more kind. All Indian deposits and investments in China are not allowed to transfer and stop business activities, while India has closed most of the business of Chinese enterprises in India and frozen most of its deposits, especially not allowing the outflow of all funds. Due to the relatively large scale of India's investment in China and the relatively good market prospects in China, as long as Indian enterprises in China can support the past, almost no Indian enterprises in China have been transferred and have more deposits. Now they are suddenly frozen and suspended by the government of Z, resulting in heavy losses, causing the Indian business community. The Indian government also took retaliatory measures, but the effect and impact were very small. It also caused a fierce domestic debate and seemed to be a little.

Not only the hostile countries impose mutual blockades and economic sanctions, but the domestic enterprises of the relevant countries have been greatly affected, and even the economic activities around the world have been greatly affected. Trade is blocked, investment has stopped, and the tourism industry, which has just been a little better, has stopped again... Many Chinese enterprises have entered wartime production. Status, military factories are at full capacity, the production of all kinds of bombs and missiles is accelerated, advanced fighters are quickly assembled, the improvement of fighters is being carried out quickly, and new weapons and control systems are cited... Even some civilian factory enterprises have been converted to produce military products... Some factory enterprises have drawn up migration plans. Many big cities have carried out population evacuation or formulated emergency evacuation plans, and air defense and fire drills are carried out almost every day! This has limited the production of some industries, while the production of some industries has soared in an instant. For example, the production of food enterprises, textile enterprises and biopharmaceutical industries has increased a lot, and the output of other industries such as new materials and machinery has fallen again...

China is like this. The United States on the other side of the ocean is not comfortable. Before the economy recovers, it is necessary to carry out wartime production mobilization. However, the situation in the United States is better. After all, for more than a hundred years, the war has been carried out far away from the mainland, but it is different from China's domestic The situation is stable. In just a few days, the United States has set off a huge armistice and non-participation demonstrations. Many people oppose the government's participation in this "meaningless" Far East war! Indians are more complicated. Nationalists believe that the Southeast Asian war will violate (India's) interests and require the government to adopt a tough attitude, but there are also many people who oppose the government's participation in the war, because "this is indeed not the best time for India to join the war". Compared with China, India's own national strength is insufficient, coupled with the economy. The heavy losses during the crisis have not been recovered so far. Many people still live in the "rent-free" commercial housing of a Chinese company, "can't stand the toss of the war." A serious consequence of India's competition with China is that India's enterprises in China once again lag behind their counterparts in Japan, South Korea, North Korea and Europe. This "incompetence loss" is unbearable for Indians. However, the Indian government is obviously unwilling to show weakness in front of this strong neighbor in Asia. The navy, army and air forces quickly gathered, and some aspects even exceeded China's assembly speed. Its ability and determination were amazed by the world!