Chapter 584 Back to the Negotiating Table
The USS Stennis aircraft carrier battle group moved towards the western Pacific Ocean of the new country, and F35 fighter jets frequently took off and landed on the deck, which intensified the investigation of the high seas in the western Pacific Ocean. ????????????????? At the same time, a B52 bomber was deployed at the Guam military base.
The two "sea fortresses" approached Xinguo's territorial waters at a sharp angle, but Jiang Chen heaved a sigh of relief.
They put on an offensive posture, which on the contrary shows that they don't intend to really do it. Otherwise, it will not be the aircraft carrier battle group and the B52 bomber, but the cruise missile deployed on the "Virginia" class nuclear-powered attack submarine.
Jiang Chen knew very well that just relying on two Guardians equipped with electromagnetic guns and the high-cruising Aurora-2o would not be able to help Xinghuan Trade defeat one of the five hooligans. Technology is always only one of the components of war, and it is not the whole that determines the outcome of a war, unless technology is powerful enough to change the structure of war.
One Aurora-2o can face 5 Fa-5o and 50 Mustang attack aircraft at the same time, but it is already a bit difficult to face 3 F35s at the same time. Just like when the me262 jet aircraft of the Axis countries faced the propeller fighter jets of the Allied forces, although it caused a lot of trouble for the Allied forces, it did not fundamentally change the direction of the war.
Since neither of them wants to fight, the only thing left is negotiation.
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At Cagayan City Airport, Jiang Chen arrived in Mindanao by An-12 transport plane.
It was Ivan who was in charge of picking up the plane. He is now the commander-in-chief of the Mindanao field.
This An-12 is still a Russian product, and the two were packaged and sold for a total of 5,000 US dollars. Recently, it has been used by Xinghuan Trading to deliver humanitarian relief supplies to Mindanao and maintain humanitarian arms. Among the five big hooligans, the only one who is willing to sell arms to Xinghuan Trading seems to be Russia, which does not flinch at the United States.
On the side of the airport, four captured oV-1o "Mustang" attack aircraft can be seen, as well as a Boeing commercial airliner that has been idle for an unknown period of time. Under the air pressure of Aurora-2o, the four planes had no chance to take off and were disarmed by the Moro guerrillas.
Santos readily expressed that he would give Jiang Chen two planes, after all, they were joint prisoners of both sides. But Jiang Chen politely declined.
Jiang Chen couldn't even arouse interest in modifying this kind of old antique + second-hand goods that participated in the Vietnam War in the 1960s.
Sitting on the army green jeep, Jiang Chen asked Ivan about the war situation.
"The air strikes consumed more than 60,000 aviation ammunition,
37 aerial bombs. 15 medium-range air-to-surface missiles, 17 short-range air-to-air missiles..."
"Closing to 100 million dollars? War is really a waste of money." Looking at the desolate street outside the car window, Jiang Chen narrowed his eyes and said.
This is only the air strike part, the cost of this war is far more than 100 million US dollars. However, when Jiang Chen thought that his star ring trade only took five days, he disabled the Philippine navy, land and air forces with an annual military expenditure of 500 million. He was also relieved.
What's more, the Moro Kingdom, which has fulfilled its long-cherished wish of independence, will use the rich resources of Mindanao to pay for the military expenses of the star ring trade.
"What about casualties?"
"Only 11 people were killed, and the seriously injured soldiers have been transported to Koro Island for treatment... That smart medical cabin is really a good thing."
"After all, it is produced by people from the future. By the way, the families of the soldiers who died in battle should be settled properly, and you can't treat our soldiers badly." Jiang Chen ordered.
"Yes!" Ivan nodded.
The jeep drove into Cagayan City, and the scorching sun made it impossible to feel the atmosphere of the end of the world. The main traffic arteries have been controlled by the soldiers of the Moro country guerrillas. The protective clothing and gas masks they wear are all provided by the star ring trade. Now they were holding rifles, watching the dull and bloody faces outside the barbed wire.
The safe zone is currently controlled by the Star Ring trade. Soldiers wearing mechanical exoskeletons checked Ivan's identity, gave a military salute, and let the vehicle pass.
The jeep passed through the safety zone all the way, and being welcomed by the survivors, Jiang Chen and Ivan arrived at the port of Cagayan City, where they met the delegation sent by the Aquino government. Unable to withstand domestic anti-war calls and protests from the families of prisoners of war, the Aquino government was forced to give up its tough stance and sent a delegation to discuss matters related to the redemption of prisoners of war.
Seeing Jiang Chen, who was obviously not "seriously injured", a haze flashed in the pupils of Di Tate, who is the ambassador of the Philippines. He felt that he and his government had been fooled.
"Oh. Mr. Jiang is in good health."
Facing Di Taite's unfriendly gaze, Jiang Chen shook his hand indifferently.
"Thank you for your concern. Say hello to your president for me. He must have not slept well these days. Also. I see that you have been preparing for the celebration ceremony some time ago, but at present, they may not be useful gone."
Reading the sarcasm in Jiang Chen's tone, Di Taite's expression suddenly turned ugly as if he had eaten a fly. With the naval guns of the frigate pointed at the city, no one in Manila can sleep well.
"Who is this?" Jiang Chen let go of Di Taite's hand, and turned his gaze to the two standing beside him.
A man with gray sideburns was wearing a suit. Another strong-looking man was wearing a U.S. Navy uniform. Jiang Chen noticed that the American's military rank was lieutenant colonel.
"Eric, UN observer." The man with gray temples reached out to shake Jiang Chen's hand, and then introduced the person next to him, "This is Lieutenant Colonel Reston, a mediator from the US."
Jiang Chen's eyes lingered on that Lieutenant Colonel Reston for a moment.
He knew that this person might be the right person to negotiate.
After exchanging pleasantries, Jiang Chen and Ivan took them back to the safe zone, and met Santos who had just arrived from Davao Port.
The relevant personnel have arrived, and after half a year, the conversation between the Philippine government and the guerrillas resumed again.
"To put it in a nutshell, I hope that the two sides can lay down their arms and return to the negotiating table to resolve their differences." Sitting on the negotiating table, Eric said straight to the point, "This dialogue should have started long ago, so first -"
"We will not compromise on territorial integrity." Duterte interrupted Eric, looked at Santos and said coldly, "but I brought Mr. Aquino's benevolent decision. Moro will exist in the form of an autonomous region , as long as you are willing to lay down your arms and release all illegally detained Filipino soldiers."
The atmosphere at the negotiating table instantly cooled down.
Jiang Chen squinted his eyes and looked directly into Di Taite's eyes. The Filipino had never shown a negotiating attitude from the beginning.
"It seems that we can only go to Manila to talk." Santos shrugged and said, spreading his hands.
"We won't let this happen." Lieutenant Colonel Reston, who had been silent all this time, said suddenly, raised his hooked nose slightly, and stared at Santos' face that was beyond the sky, "Stennis aircraft carrier battle group It will not be allowed. If your footsteps step out of Mindanao, then we have to judge that the situation has deteriorated to the point where we have to take action, and we guarantee that our soldiers will not stay on the deck of the aircraft carrier."
With that said, Reston gave Jiang Chen a warning look.
After all, he was born as a bandit. Santo glanced at the corner of his mouth and said disdainfully, "Then my guerrillas will make Mindanao the second Vietnam."
The negotiation reached a stalemate from the very beginning, and Jiang Chen's eyes shifted calmly between the smiling UN observer, Dieter with a gloomy face, and Reston with the poker face. .
Just when the two parties were about to break up unhappy, Jiang Chen suddenly coughed softly, took out a small bottle the size of a fingernail from his pocket, and gently placed it on the table.
The bottle was stuffed with a pocket-sized cork, and there was a crystal-clear liquid in it, with a faint oily sheen under the sunlight outside the window.
"What is this?" Ditek glanced at the bottle, reached out to pick it up, and looked it up in front of his nose.
"The stuff that gets us back to the negotiating table."
While talking, Jiang Chen put the phone on the table and looked at Reston with a smile.
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