Dragon Rising

Fenghuang
June 8, 2023

An undisclosed base in Guangzhou Military Region

"ATTENTION!"

Boots clicked together as Colonel Peng walked into the concrete court yard, dressed in a Digital Jungle BDU uniform. He smiled at the small platoon of Special Operators as he by, each saluting in unison. "At ease," Peng said smirking, raising his righthand in acknowledgement ", Sun Tzu once wrote 'Speed is the essence of war. Take advantage of the enemy's unpreparedness; travel by unexpected routes and strike him where he has taken no precautions.' I believe all of you are the embodiement of this statement. You are the speed in which we will incite our glorious campaign against the Imperialists and Capitalists; who have unjustly enslaved our fellow brothers and sisters in Taiwan. You will begin the greatest conflict that the world has ever seen, and you will show the world the full might of the People's Liberation Army."

The men cheered as Peng finished his speech, and he grinned. He had studied that U.S. Naval movements in the South China Sea, read the U.S. strategies, and listened to the military traffic. He knew they were very unprepared for such a conflict, as they continued to believe that a small fleet would be able prevent an invasion by more than a million men. What fools they were! Peng walked inside the offices to move forward with the remaining elements of "Operation Fenghuang", an operation he personally helped to form with Beijing's top military planners. Fenghuang, Peng thought, would be a sucess. And it would show the U.S. who truly was the master of the Pacific.