I, transformed into a vampire girl, sparked the Industrial Revolution.

Chapter 280: Base Areas along the Five Great Lakes

The lake rippled, the golden rays of the sun adorning its surface, contrasting with the red and black flags and the gray high-rise buildings. Several M48 tanks drove by, and part of the Northern Federal State National Guard had been fully integrated into the Second Army.

Alice gave the syndicate complete advice: within the framework of the Second Army, the entire syndicate's armed forces must maintain political loyalty and unity, and most importantly, clearly state that "we are a syndicate of laborers."

The Second Army is the fighting force of workers and peasants, the fighting force of the people, the production force, and the engineering force. Within the entire Colombian Union of Trade Unions, the Second Army must not only be proficient in combat skills but also master revolutionary theory.

The armed forces of the proletariat must be clear about their ideal of fighting for the proletariat, rely on and unite with the workers, and come from and go among the workers and peasants.

“Miss Alice, the views you put forward today have indeed made me realize your position. To be honest, during the ten years you were in seclusion due to your health condition, many of us studied you. Some comrades thought you were a pragmatist, some thought you were a capitalist, and some thought you were a reformist.”

"And now, it is clear that you do have a rather advanced understanding of revolutionary theory."

Jack Reed still had great faith in Alice. With such a force joining, he was confident that the revolution would succeed. There were many factions within the syndicate, and the struggle for power was fierce.

If Alice were to be present, their voice would be louder within the entire syndicate's assembly. After all, the Columbia Union syndicate was never controlled by a few individuals, but by the entire Colombian proletariat.

"Alice is simply standing on the shoulders of giants to see this land."

Alice said.

"Well, given the current situation in Colombia, the forces we possess are actually quite weak. We only have a very small portion of the National Guard. Not to mention Mike Douglas, we can't even compare to Ronnie Scheu. After all, the southern states face greater border pressure, and there are more troops deployed there, aren't there?"

"Indeed... The comrades of the labor corps are busy building defenses and preparing weapons, but we still lack weapons to deal with tanks. We only have two fully-fledged armored divisions. According to intelligence from comrades in the Southern Underground organization, Longy Xiu has a lot of rifles provided by the Texas Confederation, including AR44 7.92mm assault rifles and MG34 general-purpose machine guns."

"Furthermore, Miss Alice, have you heard? The Glennada National Workers' Party has seized power in the Republic of Glennada... and they plan to provide aid to Langi Xiu, with the first batch including 72 E-75 tanks equipped with 105RH10 smoothbore guns and 80 G.91R3 attack aircraft... all of which are retired equipment, but they are tough nuts to crack for the workers' corps."

"Hmm...that's true. But since Alice said she would support your revolution, she will definitely find a way. But first, the union must control a port, otherwise the ships won't be able to get in. As for the Skyship, Columbia's radar isn't blind."

The fact that the United States Air Force is not flying over the corps today is largely thanks to the corps' control of the Chicago Air Force Base and the nearby Perkins Aircraft Manufacturing Plant, now known as the Chicago Space Commune.

The entire Second Army Air Force has 74 fighter jets of various types, ranging from P-51 Mustangs to F-4 Phantoms, and also has three Columbia-class air combat ships equipped with four 40mm close-in weapon systems, four Hawk air defense missile launchers, eight AIM-7 Sidewinder air defense missile launch modules, and four 20mm rotary cannon turrets.

These "air destroyers" are one of the latest manifestations of the rapid development of military equipment in recent years. They are used for regional air defense and air-to-ground combat command. Before the "March into Greater Columbia" incident, these ships had not yet been officially commissioned. Their huge hulls and clear anti-gravity magical fluctuations made them almost perfect targets for surface-to-air missiles and anti-ship missiles.

The first country to use airships in actual combat, Amerlane, faced enemies at that time who had virtually no decent air defense capabilities. As a result, almost all top-tier countries began to build such massive air platforms.

Now, less than five years after missiles became popular, almost all first- and second-tier countries around the world have begun to equip themselves with these things. This is partly due to the technological diffusion of Ameranian, and partly because the current Lucy Empire is the advocate of air fleets. The empire's expansionist ambitions have also led to various frictions.

In the Far East, during the Battle of Jindo, the Seres People's Red Army, which controlled the northern frontier during the civil war, used their own "Red Flag-2" surface-to-air missiles. A key air defense brigade sank a large number of Lucy Snow Empire air warships in a short period of time and paralyzed a captured, state-of-the-art air combat ship, hull number 545, almost signaling the end of heavy air warships.

Since then, countries around the world have decommissioned their heavy airships, converting them into cargo ships or aircraft carriers, while some military strategists have turned their attention to regional air defense.

These three Columbia-class ships are the product of this idea. Their weapons are mainly anti-aircraft weapons. The lightweight hull and the ejectable missile jamming target drone can effectively jam most missiles except for active radar missiles. The lightweight hull combined with jet engines allows the ship to maneuver at a high speed of 50 knots.

"Alice will help you, don't worry, our maritime fleet is not just for show, it's just..."

"There might be some minor troubles?"

Alice said.

"What trouble?"

"The Navy! The United States Navy is all in Admiral McGregor's hands!"

Jack Reed nodded, but before that, he had to introduce Alice to his comrades at the syndicate's meeting and solidify the syndicate's beliefs.

"Miss Alice, before that, you must get to know our comrades."

"Yes! Alice came here to make friends!"

Alice nodded. If you ignored the FLUX pistol conversion kit inside her coat, she was indeed just an ordinary girl.