As the chariot of time continued to advance,
various mega-corporations sometimes ascended to the peak, enjoying endless glory; at other times, they plummeted into the trough, facing the crisis of bankruptcy.
It was as if a cycle had formed between the two, repeating over and over.
However, no matter how they cycled, they were only revolving on the same wheel, a wheel that remained unchanged.
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The situation in New America was completely different from the desperate struggle of the European Community.
Although they were also actively preparing for war, sharpening their weapons and training their troops, they did not show excessive tension.
This was thanks to the technical support of the Mechanicus's Sky-Hovering Relay, which allowed them to easily grasp all of the European Community's methods and routes of advance through its surveillance.
And they formulated a perfect production plan and weapon equipment specifically for the European Community.
For them, this war was like a game with a fully revealed map, where there was no need to reason with the opponent at all.
Under such an absolute information gap, the battle between the two sides was no longer a fair competition, but more like a unilateral slaughter.
However, in corners imperceptible to New America, a large number of grassroots soldiers, due to their fear of war, chose to join the Mechanicus and become Mechanical Cultivators.
After all, having one more belief was much better than dying in war, and the power amplification brought by the Mechanicus was a tangible benefit.
In the dozens of past wars fought by New America, grassroots soldiers were nothing more than consumables for the upper echelons.
Many new recruits had not even received any training; instructors simply handed them a gun and sent them to the battlefield.
Moreover, their enemies were not limited to humans, but also included various unexpected and powerful war machines.
To achieve victory, to survive,
countless soldiers once desperately pushed beyond the limits of their own humanity, overloading themselves with various cybernetic implants, even at the risk of becoming cyberpsychos.
However, these individuals could only remain stable under continuous warfare; once they left the war, they would quickly descend into madness due to destitution and the pressures of life.
Therefore, for grassroots soldiers, whether or not they were brainwashed by the Mechanicus was not a concern.
In their eyes, their own lives were far more important than their beliefs and everything else.
What's more, the Mechanicus was now on their side, and there was already a certain foundation of trust between them.
So many grassroots soldiers were easily swayed by the Mechanicus cultivators' few words about various benefits and participated in the initiation ceremony, becoming glorious Mechanical Cultivators.
And as the war approached, more and more soldiers who couldn't bear the pressure and the temptation of power secretly sought out the Mechanical Cultivators accompanying the army, wanting to join the cult.
Naturally, the Mechanical Cultivators accompanying the army welcomed all comers, performing rituals for every soldier who wished to join, helping them awaken their Primal Power.
Of course, the spread of the initiation ceremony was still conducted in secret; after all, no one was foolish enough to bring such matters into the open.
Even if some officers found out, they didn't pay too much attention.
After all, the Mechanicus, as the state religion, was allowed to spread; it was the orthodox religion of New America!
One or two soldiers becoming believers would not affect the overall situation.
Moreover, with faith, these soldiers would be easier to persuade into sacrificing themselves.
After all, they were quite aware of how terrifying the faith warriors on the opposing side were.
Now that they were fighting for the God of All Machines, what else was there to say? Haha~
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November 19, 2077, 8:32 PM,
the European Community's aircraft carriers, under the cover of night, entered New America's inland waters from the Bering Strait and attempted a landing operation.
New America did not immediately counterattack;
instead, it chose to defend its position, simply because several times the European Community's forces had already been ambushed near the Bering coast.
And they quickly launched a full-scale encirclement and annihilation of the European Community's forces.
The European Community side hadn't even figured out which unit of New America was stationed there before suffering heavy casualties.
The entire battle lasted less than an hour, and powerful saturation bombardment nearly wiped out the European Community forces.
Among them, 1200 were wounded, 279 were captured, and the rest were missing.
In contrast, New America suffered 13 wounded and 0 dead.
With such a huge casualty ratio, this battle not only fired the first shot of the Fifth Corporate War,
but also showcased New America's prowess, making the name Militech once again resound globally.
As the European Community fired the first shot, New America immediately went into Level 1 combat readiness.
The powerful Militech navy would also quickly enter designated areas, standing by at all times.
This included 11 nuclear-powered aircraft carriers, nine amphibious assault ships, 22 cruisers, 70 destroyers, and over 80 various nuclear submarines.
It is worth mentioning that all 11 of Militech's aircraft carriers are nuclear-powered, weighing over 100,000 tons.
And the carrier battle groups built around these aircraft carriers—each one can rival the entire navy of a medium-sized country.
Additionally, there are 179,000 active-duty Marines and 35,000 reserve Marines.
Militech's soldiers can, with their unparalleled strength, control and blockade any sea area,
and also conduct long-range and close-range attacks and landings.
In terms of air force, 13,000 various aircraft are ready to take off for the battlefield at any moment.
This includes 2,000 fighter jets, 1,000 attack aircraft, 1,000 transport aircraft, 5,000 helicopters, and various other aircraft.
What's more, Militech's aircraft are not only numerous but also of world-class quality.
In terms of bombers, if all were deployed, they could carry 5,860 tons of ammunition in a single sortie, equivalent to 1,465 "Little Boy"-level explosions, capable of sweeping across 90% of the world's countries.
As the saying goes, "soldiers and horses move, provisions go first." Once Level 1 strategic readiness is entered, what cannot be ignored is Militech's military-industrial production capacity.
During the Second Corporate War, Militech's 15 shipyards operated simultaneously,
launching a total of 155 aircraft carriers and 1,800 large warships and submarines in less than two years, averaging one aircraft carrier every seven days, one warship every four days, and one aircraft every 15 minutes, producing a total of 350,000 aircraft.
Their terrifying industrial capacity simply left other countries in the dust. Now, their military-industrial production capacity is even greater than during the Second Corporate War, and they will certainly operate at full capacity to produce various weapons and ammunition.
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