Ten Days

Jieko Group's actions were no secret, and Beautiful Country quickly took measures.

In the waters of the Pacific Ocean, Beautiful Country had numerous military bases on islands occupying strategic chokepoints.

These military bases could resupply and maintain warships and vessels. They also had military airfields, allowing fighter aircraft to blockade and attack across the sea with their combat radius.

After learning that Jieko Group's transport fleet was approaching Sakura Country, fighter aircraft began taking off one after another from Beautiful Country's islands, launching high-intensity patrols over the sea in hopes of scaring Jieko Group into turning back.

Jieko Group, however, paid them no attention and merely increased the number of warships escorting its transport fleet.

At the same time, Jieko Group's Phoenix Sky Strategic Bombers appeared in the skies over those waters, making Beautiful Country's overseas military bases extremely tense. They did not dare act rashly.

After all, if fighting really broke out, their bases might be flattened by the Phoenix Sky Strategic Bombers before they could even break through Jieko Group's transport fleet's defensive zone.

As Jieko Group and Beautiful Country confronted each other, the atmosphere over the Pacific Ocean grew tenser by the day.

The two sides' fighters and bombers crisscrossed the blue sky, while warships prowled beneath the waves. That thick scent of gunpowder drew the eyes of the entire world.

Because of Jieko Group's military deterrence, Beautiful Country did not dare act rashly. The first Jieko Group transport fleet had already reached Sakura Country's waters without incident and landed at Osaka Castle, which Jieko Group had occupied.

The transport fleet brought an entire Mech Combat Brigade, nearly two hundred Spider Main Battle Mechs, Fly-type Rocket Mechs, Scorpion Flamethrower Mechs, Bee-type Anti-aircraft Mechs, and Locust Transport Mechs.

It also transported two infantry divisions and a heavy armored