Chapter Sixteen: Post-War Ripples

  The ability shown by the Taiwanese government in this operation, as well as their emergency response to sudden events, have been widely welcomed around the world. In particular, the "Nine-tailed Fox" special forces unit, which played a key role in this operation, has received unanimous praise from outside observers.

  Whether it was their daring raid on the embassy to rescue Chinese nationals or their unexpected capture of the Indonesian president, these actions have been studied repeatedly by special forces around the world. The "Nine-tailed Fox" team, a young and elite unit, has shaken the world with this operation, earning international recognition.

  Liao Jun, the commander who guarded the embassy, was given the title of "Jakarta Beast" by outsiders, while Lin Feng, this "executioner", was even more famous around the world.

  As time went by, two days after the end of the Jakarta Action, various news was exposed and people were more shocked at Lin Feng's cruelty as a "butcher".

  Here is the translation:

  Firstly, it was Taiwan that released the news. According to an unnamed official who revealed to the media (a common tactic used by the government), "those who participated in the operation confirmed that their 'leader' had personally ordered the beheading of Indonesians and piled up their heads as a spectacle". The official then provided several photos to the newspaper as evidence. As a result, the "Spectacle" incident spread further and wider, initially only being discussed in Taiwan but now gradually extending to Hong Kong and from there radiating to Southeast Asia, Europe and the United States.

  Those photos of people's heads piled up like a Beijing opera house were reprinted by all major media outlets, and Lin Feng, as the protagonist of this incident, can be said to have shaken the universe. And recently, American media has dug up the event where he shot and killed Taiwanese separatists on the street again, so now he can't help but become popular.

  All major media outlets are eager to get an exclusive interview with this new Taiwanese sensation, but unfortunately, Lin Feng has been keeping a low profile since his return from Indonesia. Many people do not even know where he is right now. Unable to find Lin Feng, they have resorted to harassing the Indonesian side instead.

  Since the rescue operation ended, Indonesia has been in a state of silence because they soon discovered that most of the high-ranking officials of the Indonesian government had been captured by Taiwanese special forces, leaving only President Suharto's son-in-law lying on the ground at the presidential palace with blood all over his face. However, this survivor was also left with only one breath, and his left eye and right ear were gone.

  It can be said that this time, the Indonesian side is now left with only military leaders. There are contradictions between the military and the government on how to respond to this incident. The military believes that President Suharto can no longer lead Indonesia and they should quickly elect a new president, which would allow the military to take control of the government; while Suharto's supporters and some government officials do not want the military to come to power, so they advocate for negotiations with Taiwan in order to welcome back Suharto.

  Both sides continued to argue for their own interests, so they refused to comment on the Beijing Olympics except to condemn each other's brutality. No matter how Indonesia reacted, overseas Chinese and ethnic Chinese were excited and relieved when they heard the news. As the Beijing Olympics continued to spark heated debate, the historical behavior of showing off military power to opponents was recognized and accepted by most Chinese people, because before that many Chinese did not know that the Chinese nation also had a bloody side in history.

  Soon, Lin Feng's actions in front of the embassy were exposed by the media, using the famous words of Chen Tang, a Western Han Dynasty minister: "Those who openly offend the strong will be punished!" This made Lin Feng's bloody and violent behavior even more criticized by Western public opinion. Because they do not want Chinese people to become bloodthirsty, they hope that Chinese people will always be like sheep, only being bullied by others, so when they see so many overseas Chinese boiling with enthusiasm for that heroic remark, they are afraid, so they keep smearing Lin Feng.

  No matter how Western media smeared Lin Feng, Lin Feng is in a good mood now. In fact, all the revelations about this action from outside are arranged by him personally. He has always controlled the general direction of public opinion, and now he still needs to take the last step for all his plans to be realized.

  On October 1st at 9:00 am, the press conference hall of Taiwan's Executive Yuan was packed with journalists from media outlets around the world. They had all received word that the Taiwanese authorities would be holding a press conference today regarding the Indonesian rescue efforts, the first official disclosure of information since the operation began on September 13th. Moreover, this press conference would be hosted by "Butcher" Lin Feng and attended by "Jakarta Beast" Liao Jun.

  All the media people who received the news frantically booked planes and ships to Taipei, and some Taiwanese civilians also began to gather in the Taipei area. They all wanted to know how the Taiwanese authorities would deal with the captured Indonesian President. At 9:00 am, under everyone's expectation, Lin Feng, dressed in a crisp Major General uniform, walked in accompanied by Liao Junzhong, looking quite pleased.

  At this time, the host saw that the two principals had arrived and hastily introduced them: "According to the order of the President of the Republic of China, Lin Feng was promoted to Major General and Commander of the New First Army, and Liao Jun was promoted to Deputy Commander of the 'Nine-Tailed Fox' Special Warfare Battalion." Everyone listened and looked at Lin Feng with some envy. A general in his early twenties, this is relatively rare in various countries, especially after the end of World War II, it is not easy for military personnel to be promoted to general, and some people even spend their whole lives unable to complete the transition from school officer to general officer.

  Lin Feng first swept his gaze over the people in the hall, then said: "First of all, thank you everyone for coming to this press conference. Next, I will announce the National Government's decision on the handling of high-level Indonesian leaders. Given that the Indonesian leaders did not stop the situation in time during the anti-Chinese riots in Indonesia, resulting in 152 Chinese casualties, they bear an unshirkable responsibility. According to relevant regulations of the Republic of China, they will be punished with different penalties such as detention, hard labor, and death sentence based on their respective responsibilities. Among them, Indonesian President Suharto will be executed by beheading at 10 am tomorrow."

  Wow, with Lin Feng's words falling, the entire venue was like a calm lake surface throwing in a small stone, thoroughly boiling over. They thought the Taiwanese authorities were too ruthless. The Indonesian government was completely petrified, thinking that the Taiwanese authorities had kidnapped President Suharto just to gain an upper hand in the final negotiations, and they themselves were prepared to use money to ransom him back, even being prepared to be slaughtered by the Chinese.

  What they didn't expect was that Taiwan would humiliate them in this way. Think about it, the president of their own country was kidnapped and then sentenced to prison by another country, which is a huge humiliation for any nation. It can be said that from now on, Taiwan and Indonesia will thoroughly become adversaries and there's no chance for reconciliation talks anymore.

  On October 2nd at 10:00 am, with the Taipei Supreme Court's final verdict on the last captive of Indonesian authorities, the noisy Indonesian action finally came to an end. Suharto was escorted to the execution ground and beheaded by a special forces member under the gaze of tens of thousands of Taiwanese civilians and journalists from all over.

  This scene spread to the whole world with different radio waves, and the whole world was shocked by this move of the Taiwan authorities. All the anti-Chinese policies that were being prepared or had already started in Malaysia, the Philippines and other countries were shelved.

  "The Nine-Tailed Fox" team, which shook the world as soon as it debuted, has become even more mysterious and unpredictable with this media revelation. All countries have been praising the performance of this team in this operation, and are eager to get all the details of this operation in order to learn from it and improve their own special forces capabilities. Especially the small team led by Lin Feng, which broke into the enemy's presidential palace in one fell swoop, has been hailed as a classic battle in special operations by various countries.

  After this operation, Lin Feng's special warfare battalion underwent a qualitative change after a life-and-death struggle, and everyone's eyes involuntarily flowed with killing intent. Except for the sacrifices and severe injuries that retired, there are currently 827 people left. Lin Feng plans to transfer 120 people to the newly formed troops, and the remaining will be reorganized into the "Nine-Tailed Fox" special warfare battalion.

  They will be organized into five special warfare teams, namely: Electronic Special Warfare Team mainly responsible for electronic aspects; Network Technology Special Warfare Team mainly responsible for network security and attack; Psychological Intelligence Special Warfare Team mainly responsible for negotiating with the enemy to undermine their resistance will; Sniper Special Warfare Team is responsible for sniping targets; Assault Special Warfare Team is responsible for assaulting and rescuing hostages or killing targets.

  The members of these teams will be selected from the remaining 700+ people, and will be divided into suitable teams based on their individual specialties. After completing the basic training of the large team, they will learn their own specialties under the supervision of the team leader, and finally, in order to train their tacit understanding with each other, they will also cooperate with different team members to confront each other.

  In short, Lin Feng is about to modernize and upgrade the Taiwanese military, with the special warfare brigade taking the lead. The most important thing is the establishment of a new army brigade. However, what makes Lin Feng most distressed is that Taiwan's satellite network is far behind, and even the special warfare brigade's cyber warfare team is just an empty shell.

  Lin Feng is now ordered to form a new experimental brigade - the New First Brigade of the Army, although the military gave him an army brigade's establishment, but he plans to build the New First Brigade into an amphibious combat force - Marine Corps. As a latecomer, Lin Feng is very clear that in the future, China will have conflicts with many Southeast Asian countries in the South China Sea region, at which time the Army will not be able to be dispatched, and more will be the Navy and Air Force's affairs. Moreover, once other countries occupy our islands in the South China Sea, I will launch an island landing war, which requires a professional amphibious landing combat force.

  The requirements for this new unit are very high, all soldiers must have a physical standard and cultural qualifications of at least junior high school diploma, otherwise they will not be accepted. After the Indonesian action, the impression of Taiwanese people on the troops and government has greatly improved.

  Especially Lin Feng, who can now be said to be a household name, and many young people admire him very much. So this time, as soon as the new recruitment started, all the registration points were crowded with Taiwanese young people who wanted to join the army. Such scenes have rarely appeared in Taiwan before. Soon, 3,200 places were filled up, and after passing the political review, they will become members of the New One Brigade.