Chapter 1012: Chapter 1012

"Attention, invaders. Within one minute, if you do not hoist the white flag and surrender, we will open fire. We're only giving you one minute."

At this moment, the voice of Yongfan Island's helicopter urging surrender echoed in the sky.

"Shoot them down for me!" Manhattan's face turned extremely ugly at this moment.

In his eyes, Yongfan Island's armed forces were nothing but a bunch of pirates. How could he possibly surrender to pirates?

"General, we don't have an electronic warfare unit right now. Our radio and scanning systems have all been jammed by the enemy. If we engage in battle now, it's basically suicide..." The major briefed on the situation between the enemy and us.

Manhattan's face turned ghastly.

He knew that what the major said was reasonable, but making him—an Island Master General—surrender to Yongfan Island was simply impossible.

But without surrendering, how could they possibly avoid the helicopter's bombardment?

By now, Manhattan understood that their previous deep offensive, the retreat of Yongfan Island's navy, was not out of fear, but rather to lure them into this electronic warfare trap.

Even if it cost him his life, he couldn't believe that a group of pirates actually possessed electronic warfare equipment, so quickly they fell into this dire situation.

"Attention, invaders. You have thirty seconds left to consider." Once again, the shout from Yongfan Island's helicopter echoed in the sky.

"General, it's time to make a decision." The major urged Manhattan.

Woo... Just as Manhattan hadn't made a decision yet, the warship closest to Manhattan began to sound its whistle.

Manhattan was stunned, and when he looked over, he was almost directly infuriated to death.

Just then, the warship not far away raised the white flag after whistling, surrendering.

You should know, the fleet captain of this fleet is Manhattan himself, and he hasn't announced surrender yet, but now a ship has already surrendered.

And while Manhattan hadn't given orders yet, several other Island Master's warships also raised white flags one after the other, announcing their surrender. For a moment, only Manhattan's warship hadn't surrendered.

"General, time's running out; we should surrender." The major said anxiously at this moment.

The major had dealt with Yongfan Island before and believed that if Yongfan Island said they'd do something, they'd definitely do it. If they didn't surrender, a minute later, Yongfan Island would surely bomb them to the point nothing was left.

Manhattan was frowning tightly. It's not that he didn't want to surrender but surrounded by electronic warfare, they didn't even have the strength to retaliate; not surrendering meant only death.

But thinking about surrendering, he's an Island Master's general. If he surrendered here, then tomorrow in international news, it wouldn't just be himself but the entire Island Master country being ridiculed...

Just as Manhattan was mulling over this, a loud boom resonated directly from the sky.

Manhattan was stupefied, and before he understood what happened, a missile had already struck the warship.

Fortunately, the missile used wasn't very powerful, so it didn't sink the ship directly, but even so, their flagship was turned into a sea of fire by the explosion.

Manhattan never expected Yongfan Island people to act so decisively, without any delay; when the minute was up, if you hadn't surrendered, the missile would directly fire.

This was too ruthless.

At this moment, the flagship was ablaze, and Manhattan couldn't care about being a general anymore; he jumped straight into the sea.

"Raise the white flag quickly, surrender, surrender! We surrender!" Manhattan shouted hoarsely while jumping into the water.

Manhattan finally understood Yongfan Island's temperament; they really don't mess around with you.

If they procrastinated any further, Yongfan Island would send another missile, directly sinking the warship.

After Manhattan, the fleet's commander gave the order; no one else would dawdle. Within no time, the flagship was flying a white flag.

Soon after the flagship hoisted the white flag, several light patrol boats and a heavy destroyer sailed over on the horizon.

At this moment, Yongfan Island dispatched warships not for fighting but to accept captives.

After Yongfan Island's warships approached, twenty or so Yongfan Island soldiers boarded all the Island Master's warships.

They did this mainly to secure Yongfan Island's warships, preventing any further actions.

"Island Master's ships listen up. Sail into the dock following our patrol boats." At this moment, the shout from Yongfan Island echoed in the sky again.

Now, these Island Master's warships dared not to disobey at all; there were helicopters overhead, and fully armed combat personnel on the warship. They had no way to resist. Everyone obediently followed Yongfan Island's warships, heading towards the dock.

Before long, these Island Master's warships were all berthed at Yongfan Island's dock.

By now, there were already many media outlets waiting here.

Almost all mainstream media worldwide came, capturing the scene of Island Master's warships being seized vividly with their cameras and camcorders.

At this moment, besides the international media at the dock, there were many residents of Yongfan Island. When the general of the Philippine Navy, Manhattan, was brought up, Yongfan Island was instantly filled with a carnival atmosphere.

"Mr. Manhattan, why did you enter the waters of Yongfan Island knowing the island had already marked its maritime boundary and issued a statement claiming that anyone crossing would be attacked with full force?" At this point, a blonde, blue-eyed foreign journalist intercepted Manhattan, who was being escorted to the island, for an interview.

At this moment, Manhattan didn't have the face to answer. He immediately lowered his head, said nothing, and followed the other POWs in the direction of the island.

What was there left to say? Manhattan was furious with himself. If he had known the people of Yongfan Island were this decisive, would attack upon aggression, and even had electronic warfare equipment, he definitely wouldn't have recklessly entered the waters of Yongfan Island.

However, to this day, Manhattan couldn't figure it out; he was truly clueless.

Why would a small armed force formed by so-called pirates on Yongfan Island have high-tech equipment like electronic warfare? Even their own Philippines didn't possess it.

How is it that pirates are now developing more impressive forces than regular armies?!

At this moment, Hu Jin sat in a small RV with Ding Fan and Huang Can.

Looking at all the captured Philippine POWs, Hu Jin was speechless for a while.

Originally, in Hu Jin's perspective, their military strength was utterly lacking, incapable of waging war with sovereign nations.

However, by now, Yongfan Island had engaged in numerous battles with the Vietnamese Navy and Philippine Navy. In these encounters, Yongfan Island had consistently annihilated its opponents with zero casualties.

Hu Jin truly didn't understand whether the soldiers of Yongfan Island were incredibly powerful or if the navies of Vietnam and the Philippines were too weak.

"Island Master, what should we do with these people?" Hu Jin asked Ding Fan beside him.

Ding Fan pondered for a moment and then said, "Isn't there a shortage of labor for island construction? Assign all these people to Wang Zhian. Let them utilize this labor force fully."

Hu Jin hesitated for a bit, then said, "Is it really appropriate to send so many POWs to do labor?"

Hu Jin's greatest concern now was the international impact; sending captured people into labor could inevitably be criticized by The Stars and Stripes Country and other countries for ignoring human rights.

Ding Fan seemed indifferent. "As POWs, it's already fortunate we didn't execute them on the spot. I didn't invite them; they invaded us. Should they refuse to work, expecting fine meals and drinks daily? There's no such thing. If that were the case, other countries would readily bully us in the future."

Although Ding Fan's words were blunt, Hu Jin reflected on them and found there was indeed logic in what Ding Fan said.

This batch of captured POWs numbered over a thousand. Providing for so many people would certainly be giving the other side undue luxury.

"Very well, later on, let Huang Can send these people to the Urban Construction Department," said Hu Jin.

Ding Fan, after all, was the Island Master. Since he had spoken, Hu Jin naturally had no objections, and besides, she agreed with Ding Fan's stance.

Huang Can nodded. "Alright, I'll dispatch a company of soldiers to escort them later."

Having settled the matter, Ding Fan then continued, "Later, have the people from the research institute come over to see if there's a need to retrofit the Philippine warships. If not, dismantle any useful parts."

Ding Fan's idea was straightforward: anything captured was his. Previously, when India sent warships to flaunt at Yongfan Island, they were wiped out. Now, Ding Fan intended equal treatment.

He didn't return India's warships, so there was even less chance he'd return those from the Philippines.

"Alright, I'll notify the research institute's personnel immediately," replied Hu Jin.

"General, this electronic warfare equipment that Annie and her team just developed is indeed formidable," Huang Can sincerely remarked at this moment.

If it weren't for that electronic warfare equipment, they might have won the battle but couldn't have captured the entire enemy force. Follow current novels on 𝓷𝓸𝓿𝓮𝓵✦𝓯𝓲𝓻𝓮✦𝓷𝓮𝓽

Thus, the electronic warfare equipment sent by Annie was the key to this battle's victory.

"Hu Jin, make sure to properly commend the research institute for their contributions," Ding Fan said with a smile.

Hu Jin nodded. "I've thought it through. Let's give a newly built villa complex in Erdao River Town to these scientists."

Gift a whole complex to the scientists?

Huang Can's eyes widened with surprise at such a grand gesture.

But, though Huang Can thought the reward was excessive, Ding Fan felt it was worth it.

The key to regional development lies in talent acquisition. Only by securing talent can a region truly flourish and thrive.

Thus, giving a villa complex was really no big deal.

"I think it's fine. Let's proceed as you've suggested," Ding Fan said calmly.

Hu Jin took out a small notebook and recorded Ding Fan's instructions.