January 22nd, 2024 at 09:00,

  The 1st Marine division headquarters base at Midori Ward, Saitama City,

  Saitama Prefecture, Japan.

  The ist Marine division command line had prepared and established a

  suppressing operation related to Japan’s ‘Declaration of Autonomy. However,

  they were now busy with preparing, according to the new orders of the Marine

  command line, to throw away all of the prior operation plans, and to establish

  and prepare to go into action with a new operation plan.

  Staying true to the changed operation plan, the ist Marine division didn’t show

  any movements different from before. They were going about their normal

  procedures as always, but some marines, namely the explosives specialty marines, were moving secretly, following the orders they had been given.

  They had also gotten information from the National Intelligence Service that

  American special forces had entered the countrya few days ago through the

  Narita International Airport, and that they were deployed throughout Tokyo.

  Most of the focus was around tracking these special force agents down.

  Even just nmoments ago, they had gotten a call from the National Intelligence

  Service that hundreds of the US Navy Seal soldiers had entered the country

  through civil aircrafts and Narita International Airport.

  “How many teams”


  “According to the information we currently have, that would be 5 men per

  team, so a total of 250 men.”


  Colonel Kim Jin-wook answered quickly at the 1st Marine division commander

  Major General Min Tae-hwan’s question.

  “So those American bastards must definitely be prepared this time,”


  “It seems so. If we count the Navy Seal soldiers, the current number of

  American special forces men deployed at Tokyo is about 1,000 men.”


  Colonel Kim Jin-wook elaborated, looking into his tablet carefully.

  “Mm, it’s not a problem for the Security Service to come at us with tens of

  thousands, but it’s a bit worrying that there are more than 1,000 American

  special forces soldiers.”


  Major General Min Tae-hwan stroked his chin, making a worried face. It was a

  sticky situation.

  “I don’t think there will be much of a problem if we take care to get information

  about their locations beforehand. Also, this isn’t a suppressing operation, so

  wouldn’t it be okay?” It was true. If they had to, as Colonel Kim Jin-wook had said, move according

  to the suppressing operation plan they had previously, they would have had to

  bring over the 2nd marine division, currently in charge of defending the east,

  here at Tokyo already.

  But out of the entire 21nd marine division, only 2 regiments were deployed at

  Shikoku in place of the 5th marine division that had been dispatched to

  Ukraine.

  The problem here was the American special forces’ main task. Their goal was

  to, in accordance with the ‘Declaration of Autonomy,’ cooperate with the

  Security Service forces and take down the ist nmarine division deployed in

  Tokyo.

  In other words, even if the ist marine division did

  show movementS

  different from the norm, it was confirmed that the Security Service of Japan

  and the special forces of the US would attack the ist marine division.

  At this, the situation had changed to one that required excellent self defense,

  as well as fighting with the American special forces, in order to have the

  operation plan succeed.

  “Commander! If there isn’t enough time, what do you think about requesting

  airborne forces from the Joint Chiefs of Staff?”


  Colonel Kim Jin-wook read the Division Commander’s expression and

  suggested additionally.

  “Airborne forces? Even so, how can we, as the invincible marines, ask for help

  from the army?”


  Major General Min Tae-hwan had been an officer for more than 30 years now,

  and had great pride in being a marine.

  “Ha ha, I must have said too much because of your expression.”


  “Was my face really like that?”


  Yes sir, it was a face full of worry.” “Ha ha ha, I must have looked scared in front of you, when it’s really nothing at

  all.”


  Major General Min Tae-hwan joked, smiling brightly. He then gave additional

  orders, as if he had made up his mind about something, lookirng at the screen

  on the wall that was showing the development status of the US special forces

  and the Security Service of Japan.

  “The entire Spartan 3k should take care of thhe American special forces!”


  Spartan 3K, a rapid response regiment, was originally given tasks with the 2nd

  marine division to spy on Japan’s Security Service that had been gathering in

  Tokyo, or to fight, depending on the situation.

  “Then, wouldn’t we have a shortage of the 7th regiment troops that were going

  to take care of Japan’s Security Service?”


  The newly modified operation plan of the ist marine division was as follows. It

  was to, excepting the 3rd marine regiment that had moved along Hokkaido, have the 2nd marine regiment, along with the explosives specialty marines, go

  into given tasks in Tokyo as well as the surrounding industrial complexes

  within 200km. The 7th marine regiment and the 2 mobile strike squads of the

  Spartan 3K would be facing off against Japan’s Security Service, which had

  around 40,000 men.

  In other words, Major General Min Tae-hwan was trying to, as the special

  forces got larger in number, change the plan from having only one of the

  Spartan 3K mobile strike squads go against the American special forces, to

  having the entire Spartan 3K force go against the American special forces.

  Operations Officer! In this situation, it’s better to have a shortage of troops for

  facing the Japanese Security Service rather than for facing the American

  special forces! Isn’t that so?”


  “That is true, but I was wondering if it was okay to leave 1 mobile strike squad,

  at least, to help out with the Japanese Security Service.”


  Colonel Kim Jin-wook seemed worried about facing 40,000 of the security

  service with only 1 regiment that was around 1,500 men, even if the Japanese

  security service was an intantry force that only possessed normal personalT

  firearms.

  “Mm, we can decide on that part after we see how the American bastards move!

  What do you think?”


  “Yes sir, that sounds good.”


  “Good! Then relay the details to subordinate units.”


  “Yes, sir.

  January 22nd, 2024 at 12:00 (US time 21st at 23:00),

  The Pentagon (the situation room of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Headquarters),

  Arlington, Virginia, USA.

  The spacious, 200 acre big situation room of the Joint Chiefs of Staff was busy

  with many commanders and staff, but the atmosphere of the room was very

  relaxed.

  This was because they had been tense when they had gotten infornmation about

  the Republic of Korea noticing their movements and mobilizing various naval

  forces to the East Sea, but they had relaxed upon further confirmation with all

  of the reconnaissance force that they had, when it was confirmed that there

  were only 2 multipurpose amphibious assault ships and destroyers and

  frigates, only totaling up to 12 ships.

  It was a point of slight concern that the 2 multipurpose amphibious assault

  ships each had 16 6th-generation CWA-11P Phoenix fighter jets, but these jets

  were developed more for ground attacks than other attacks.

  Furthermore, the Pacific Fleet had 300 F-35C and F-35B Lightning II fighter

  jets. These fighter jets didn’t lose in terms of number or performance

  compared to the opponent fighter jets.

  At this, the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, Austin Berry, who was also

  the commander of naval operations, was watching the situation personally

  before doing anything else. This showed how important the Pacific Fleet’s

  landing operation, related to the Declaration of Autonomy, was to the US.

  Even just 3 years ago, the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff hadn’t had

  military power. Unlike the Republic of Korea, which had a specific operation

  region, the US considered the whole world as its operating region. Because of

  this, the US had Unified Force Commands deployed in each region of the world,

  and the commander of the Unified Force Command of that region had all of the

  commanding power for any operation of that region. But currently, as

  network-based technology advanced, it became possible to relay orders and

  know the status of the operation from anywhere in the world in real time. So,

  after the 1st Northeast Asian War had ended, President Trump had given all of

  the commanding power, including the comnmanding power of the Unified Force

  Commands of each region, to the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff

  “Are you really sure that the Korean naval force is only that big?”


  Chairman Austin Berry asked repeatedly.

  “Yes sir, when combining all of the military satellites’ data, including the Atlas

  reconnaissance satellites and the satellites that pass through the skies above

  those seas, there isn’t any other naval force within a radius of 50okm.”


  The head of the Reconnaissance Military Command of the Joint Chiefs of Staff,

  Captain Julian Green personally answered.

  The Reconnaissance Military Command was a department that collected,

  combined, and commanded all data of the US Army, Navy, Air Force, as well as

  the Marines and the Coast Guard when there was ongoing war or when the

  country was undera state of emergency.

  Captain Julian Green answered in a confident tone. He was slightly annoyed at

  the repeated questions of the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, but he

  didn’t show it. Chairman Berry’s rigid expression didn’t get any softer, however. It was because continuous suspicions were wandering in his mind.

  “Ha ha, Chairman! It seems your nerves are too sensitive.”


  Chief of Operations Nick Rimando, who had exactly the same name as the 3rd

  fleet’s Operations Officer, Nick Rimando, interjected.

  Chairman Berry got up from his seat, crossed his arms, and shook his head.

  “It’s not that I don’t believe in our reconnaissance force, but recently the

  Korean navy has been showing up with numerous new technologies that we

  can’t even imagine. Don’t you know as well? The result of the naval warfare we

  had with the Korean navy 3 years ago.”


  “3 years ago? We didn’t have too much information about Korea back then, but

  this time it’s different, Chairman”


  Chief of Operations Nick Rimando, much like Captain Julian Green, replied in a

  confident voice. The surrounding commanders also started to agree, nodding

  their heads.

  “I understand. Even so, please continue to be alert and perform your job to the

  fullest in the reconnaissance tasks and operations, Commander Green.”


  “Yes, sir.

  As Captain Green replied, nodding slightly, Chairman Austin Berry turned his

  head to ask one of the Unified Force Command commanders, the Central

  Command commander, Captain Kyle Scott, a question.

  “Commander Scott!”


  “Yes, Chairman!”


  “Early morning tomorrow, when, after the Pacific Fleet carries out the landing operation, can the 5th fleet get to the operation region?”


  Last week, the 5th fleet, at President Trump’s urgent orders, had sailed from

  the Middle East through the Strait of Malacca, and currently, it was at the seas

  previously called the South China Sea. The distance was 3,700km, a distance

  that could be covered in at least 8o hours if all ships sailed at 25 knots from

  Namju to Jeju-do of the Republic of Korea.

  “There’s exactly 73 hours left, so ipm on the 25 at local time.”


  Captain Kyle Scott answered immediately with a hint fronm his aide.

  “73 hours… Not too bad. That’ll be when the 7th fleet will be carrying out its

  operation at Dongju after the landing operation finishes.”


  Chairman Austin Berry muttered as if he was reflecting on the previously

  established operation plan.

  “Yes sir, there won’t be any issues with getting there on time.”


  It was called the ‘Declaration of Autonomy’ operation in Japan, but the US Joint

  Chiefs of Staff’s official operation name of this operation was the “Revelation

  of destruction” operation.

  As the name of the operation suggested, making Japan, which had become

  simply a small nation, an autonomous country was only an excuse. The actual

  intention of the US was to prove to every country in the world that the US was

  the one leading world order.

  The US special forces deployed on the 23rd at 5am (local time) will work

  together with Japan’s security service to attack the 1st marine division of the

  Republic of Korea while the Pacific Fleet carries out a landing operation on the

  Kujukuri Beach of Chiba at the same time.

  The landing operation must be finished in one day. When 6 US marine

  divisions have landed within the day, the 7th fleet must sail around Japan’s

  south coast and near the seas of Dongju, and attack the 2nd marine division’s

  military facilities. At the same time, the 5th fleet that comes from the previously-called South China Sea must also sail towards the operation sea

  area of the northern Korea Sea and attack Jeju-do’s military facilities.

  This was the general gist of the ‘Revelation of destruction’ operation.

  This was a large-scale military operation, even including the attack of the

  Republic of Korea territories, that was widely different from the information

  related to the ‘Declaration of Autonomy’ that the Tokyo agents of the Foreign

  Intelligence Service had been able to acquire this past September……