CHAPTER 639: CHAPTER 307: [VIETNAM FEDERATION: AM I JUST HERE TO GET BEATEN UP?]

"It was under such difficult conditions."

"To help the Vietnam Federation drive out the invaders, the Republic provided a substantial amount of military equipment and supplies, offering no less than 20 billion US Dollars in aid over 28 years."

"And there’s a support of 300,000 troops in railways, engineering, communications, and other infrastructure developments."

"To be fair."

"Which neighbor can do that?"

"When the Republic couldn’t even feed itself properly, to help the neighbor drive out the invaders, it offered 20 billion US Dollars in aid projects over 28 years."

"It’s no exaggeration to say they’re like a second parent."

"But this Vietnam Federation, after driving out the United States, turned into a second India."

"It wanted to annex surrounding countries like the Laos Federation, Cambodia Federation, etc., aiming for Southeast Asian hegemony."

"Ambition grew alongside the rift between the Republic and the Soviet Union."

"It made the Vietnam Federation feel they had a chance, thinking maybe they could bite off a piece from the Republic."

"Brothers."

"This aid started in 1950 and continued until 1978, just a year before the counterattack war, and the Republic was still aiding the Vietnam Federation, yet they dared to pull this kind of stunt."

"Who wouldn’t feel cold-hearted?"

"That’s why when you search for the Vietnam Federation storylines."

"That phrase from the Republic, ’200 billion raised a wolf cub,’ that’s where it comes from."

"Then by August 1978, when the Vietnam Federation was ready to make a move, from then until February 1979."

"In just six months, the Vietnam Federation militarily provoked over 700 times."

"That’s more than 100 times per month on average."

"Which averages out to about three to four times a day."

"To be honest."

"If this were some sandbox game I was playing, having this kind of provoking, reckless neighbor, I would’ve taken them down the second time they did it."

"The Republic’s temper can be considered good, repeatedly negotiating, but the Vietnam Federation completely ignored it."

"Finally."

"The Republic decided to fight."

"And if you fight, it has to be fast and ruthless."

"Thus."

"The counterattack war began."

"The war was actually quite quick."

"It lasted about 20 days, as about 10 days were spent on retreating."

"So there’s no need to look at the storyline."

"It’s better to listen to my explanation."

"First, there’s the first phase."

"The Republic launched a surprise attack, capturing key towns in the Vietnam Federation such as Cao Bang and Lao Cai in just a few days."

"Although the Vietnam Federation troops resisted by taking advantage of their familiarity with the terrain."

"But when it comes to guerrilla warfare, the Republic is the master."

"Not to mention who helped them use guerrilla tactics to drive out the United States."

"It was the Republic."

"Facing the Vietnam Federation’s guerrilla tactics, the Republic simply outflanked and successfully dissolved the Vietnam Federation’s defenses."

"Immediately after, they occupied Lang Son, advancing straight to the Vietnam Federation’s capital, Hanoi."

As he spoke, the streamer Wu Jie said:

"Hold on."

"Let me find a map."

Then he searched through his game screenshots and quickly found a map of the Republic and Vietnam Federation, posted it in the livestream, and said:

"Everyone, take a look."

"This is the map after the Republic occupied Lang Son."

"Of course."

"It may seem far at first glance, but that’s because Vietnam Federation’s area is small, so the map has been enlarged several times."

"In reality, the distance from the east side of Lang Son to the Vietnam Federation’s capital, Hanoi, is only a few dozen kilometers."

"We can see that the area around Hanoi is all mountains."

"There’s only a bit of plain in the middle where Hanoi is, which is why the capital is set there."

"And Lao Cai is only just over 100 kilometers from Hanoi."

"It’s like Hanoi is being surrounded from both sides."

"Don’t be fooled by the distances: one side over 100 kilometers, the other a few dozen kilometers. In reality, if a battle were to start, it’s just a matter of a few hours of travel."

"In other words."

"Once the Republic’s troops of more than 200,000 from both sides march all the way to Hanoi."

"The Vietnam Federation might even be wiped out."

"But the Republic adheres to the principle of maintaining friendly relations."

"After occupying Lang Son, it only conducted strategic deterrence on the Hanoi region."

"In just 28 days."

"The Republic captured 21 counties and cities in 4 provinces in the northern part of the Vietnam Federation."

"And then a few days later."

"The Republic, based on having achieved its strategic goals, began to withdraw."

"But withdrawal wasn’t done for nothing."

"During the withdrawal, all the military facilities and mines previously assisted were taken back by the Republic, and what couldn’t be taken was blown up."

"After all, having aided for 28 years, the equipment for the mines was given to you by us, so taking it back isn’t too much, right?"

"It’s also to prevent the Vietnam Federation from harboring any remaining ill intentions."

"The Republic also laid many mines along the border, forming a defense line."

"This series of moves."

"Was reasonable, advantageous, and dignified."

"No one could find fault with it."

"This indeed aligns with the traditional approach in Huaxia, where everything is based on ’reason’."

"But what I want to say is...."

"Times have changed!"

"Not everyone is reasonable."

"Little Japan isn’t reasonable, the United States isn’t reasonable, the India Federation isn’t reasonable, the Republic almost reached the Vietnam Federation’s capital, yet it only carried out strategic deterrence and then retreated."

"Very gentlemanly, right?"

"If the Vietnam Federation had any sense, they shouldn’t have caused trouble, right?"

"But they did."

"Because, at that time on ’Earth,’ nations hadn’t yet realized the gap between themselves and major powers."

"The Republic’s gentlemanly behavior."

"To the Vietnam Federation, it seemed like an insult."

"So they continued causing trouble."

"It’s actually easy to understand."

"That Vietnam Federation was just like the India Federation."

As he said this, Wu Jie laughed and continued:

"The last to claim to be the world’s third-largest military power was the India Federation."

"Now, do you know who the next is?"

Upon hearing this.

Blue Star viewers in the live chat winced; it had been made so clear, who wouldn’t know?

How arrogant has the Vietnam Federation become?

Wu Jie laughed and said:

"Correct."

"It’s the Vietnam Federation."

"After driving out the United States and unifying, it was just like the India Federation, wanting to inherit the colonial legacy left behind."

"That would be the subsequently split Laos Federation and Cambodia."

"They wanted to occupy these two and establish regional hegemony."

At this,

Blue Star viewers in the livestream were speechless.

Goodness.

That’s exactly like the India Federation’s thinking.

The India Federation wanted to inherit the British Commonwealth’s legacy, so it aimed to occupy East Pakistan and West Pakistan, resulting only in Bangladesh.

The Vietnam Federation, on the other hand, wanted to inherit the French legacy, forming new regional hegemony.

The Blue Star players couldn’t comprehend.

If you’re going for regional hegemony, shouldn’t you deal with the Laos Federation and Cambodia Federation first?

These two haven’t been settled yet.

To provoke the Republic, isn’t that courting disaster?

This storyline.

If placed in Europe, it’s like after the Empire blitzed Poland, it sent troops to blitz England, blitz France, while simultaneously massing troops to sneak attack the Soviet Union.

It’s simply courting death.

To put it bluntly, those people deserved their beating.

There’s no need to fight like this.

Can they even manage it?

Blue Star viewers were pointing at the map in Wu Jie’s livestream, thinking they absolutely couldn’t fight like this.

Wu Jie laughed as he continued;

"So."

"After the Republic completed its strategic goal, and ’taught a lesson’ to the disobedient Vietnam Federation."

"They considered withdrawing."

"But this withdrawal, to the Vietnam Federation’s upper and lower ranks, was a humiliation."

"Why?"

"Because they were immersed in the fantasy that they were the world’s third-largest military power."

"And the most absurd part?"

"While fantasizing about being the world’s third-largest military power, they also believed the Republic’s combat strength was inferior to theirs."

"So...."

"After being ’taught a lesson’ by the Republic, and once the Republic withdrew."

"It made the Vietnam Federation feel so broken."