Chapter 488: Surrender (Second Update)

Temasek, inside the Parliament Buildings.

Temasek President Min Pak-chen looked at the congressmen below with a cold face, gritting his teeth and said: "Tell me, tell me, what is going on over the Kra Isthmus Canal, who can give me an answer?"

The congressmen sitting below were silent. Everyone seemed to be wandering, and no one answered.

"You're not talking, are you? Do you need me to personally name what you did? Cui Yanlin, I know it was you who did it, but now you don't dare to admit it?"

Min Bochen looked at a middle-aged man, who was Cui Yanlin, the Coordinating Minister of State Affairs and National Security, and a representative of Temasek's pro-beautiful state officials.

"Your Excellency, President, we are doing this for the good of Temasek. If the Jieco Group is allowed to dig the Tongkra Isthmus Canal, the number of ships passing through the Strait of Malacca will definitely decrease sharply. How will we be able to feed all the people by then?"

Faced with doubts and pressing questions, Cui Yanlin snorted coldly and said righteously: "I am not the only one who opposes it. Look at us Temasek people, who wants to see the Kra Isthmus Canal built? All of our citizens depend on the Strait of Malacca for food. , The other party is destroying our jobs now, if we don’t do something, we will only starve to death.”

Many other congressmen below nodded. Even the centrists knew the importance of the Malacca Strait to Temasek. Once the Kra Isthmus Canal is built, Temasek's life will be difficult.

"This is not the reason for your misbehavior. We are just a small country. Do you understand a small country? What will you get in return for provoking Jieko Group like this? Do you think we, Temasek, can afford it?"

Min Bochen slapped the table with a fierce look.

Although Temasek is an important entrepot in the world and a throat center for shipping between Asia and Europe. Its GDP exceeds US$400 billion, which sounds great, but Temasek is actually a small country.

Because their population is only over seven million and their land area is 735 square kilometers, consisting of Temasek Island and 63 nearby small islands, it is not as big as a county in many countries.

Therefore, although Temasek's economy ranks among the best in the world, it is actually only a small country due to factors such as land area, population, and resources.

If it were not for guarding the golden waterway of the Strait of Malacca, no one would care about a small country like Temasek.

"Between the Jieco Group and the Beautiful Country, we have to make a choice. The Jieco Group is building the Kra Isthmus Canal and is inserting its hands directly into our lungs. How can we choose if we don't side with the Beautiful Country."

Cui Yanlin loudly retorted, which was also what Temasek had advocated in the past.

Because Temasek is sandwiched between Java and Johor, it cannot even be self-sufficient in fresh water. It needs supplies from Johor and is at risk of being annexed at any time. It has no choice but to rely on the beautiful country and use the Strait of Malacca as protection money to rely on the beautiful country.

Because beautiful countries thousands of miles apart cannot covet and annex their territory.

For this reason, half of Temasek Airport is exclusively used by the US Air Force. US warships can dock at all ports in Temasek without prior notice. Moreover, the US has deployed many warships in Temasek, and even aircraft carriers will dock at Temasek for supplies. .

Through Temasek, beautiful countries have indirectly completed control of maritime transportation hubs, maintained their maritime hegemony, and will spare no effort to attack other countries that peek at Temasek and provide them with security guarantees.

"You are acting so recklessly. Now that the Jieco Group's army is approaching, what should we do? Start a war with the Jieco Group? Can you defeat their air force, navy, or army? How can you stop the spider main battle mecha and those genetic warriors? ? Don’t bring our entire country into the abyss just to please the beautiful country.”

Min Bochen's tone was unkind. As a centrist president, he was very aware of the consequences of offending the Jieco Group.

"We are a member of the Thousand Islands Strategic Alliance, and we are protected by the beautiful country. The Jieko Group will not mess around."

Cui Yanlin was tit for tat and it was he who arranged for the cargo ship to hit the Kra Isthmus Canal terminal. To be precise, he cooperated with the CIA in the beautiful country.

As the spokesperson of the beautiful country in Temasek, he naturally prefers to speak in favor of the beautiful country.

"Thousand Islands Strategic Alliance, Johor is a member of the Thousand Islands Strategic Alliance, what did he do? The other party immediately surrendered to the Jieco Group, took the initiative to ask the Jieco Group's troops to enter the passage, and allowed the other party to attack us? They can be relied on ”

Min Bochen held up a newspaper, and the news written on it was exactly what Johor said about letting the Jieko Group's army pass through the border.

Cui Yanlin's face darkened and he said: "Johor is just an exception. The Thousand Islands Strategic Alliance is not the only one. At least the beautiful country will support us."

"The beautiful country you mentioned also received news just now. Unless it is absolutely necessary, they will let us solve this incident ourselves."

Min Bochen glanced at Cui Yanlin coldly and said with a hint of ridicule.

"Impossible, how could the beautiful country do this? If the Jieco Group really wants to take action, the beautiful country will definitely spare no effort to support us, even if it uses an aircraft carrier."

Cui Yanlin was filled with disbelief when he heard this.

"Yes, how could a beautiful country abandon us?"

"The Strait of Malacca is so important to this beautiful country, how could they leave it alone?"

"The president must have said it wrong. How could a beautiful country see the Jieko Group being so arrogant?"

The congressmen below also spoke in a flurry of words at this time, many of them looked very excited. After years of training and education, most of the officials in Temasek who are close to the beautiful country did not believe the news.

"You have forgotten that the beautiful country suffered a defeat in the Indo-China Peninsula not long ago. The Jieco Group must have come overland to fight. Do you think the beautiful country is willing to go to land to fight the Jieco Group for our sake? You should Are those spider main battle mechas from Jieco Group just decorations?"

Min Bochen told the truth, and the congressmen present immediately lost their confidence. The strength of the Jieko Group was obvious to all. On land, it swept through the Indochina Peninsula in just one month, defeating Siam and other countries.

If there is a military conflict on the Malay Peninsula, not to mention the deterrent power of the Spider main battle mecha on the ground, the air force of the Jieke Group can also come with reinforcements, and those Magic Bird fighters can also threaten the aircraft carrier fleet. The beautiful country is not willing to mix water. , which is also a reasonable thing.

"How is it possible? The CIA also asked us to go to the Kra Isthmus Wharf to do it."

Cui Yanlin accidentally let it slip. After reacting, he suddenly understood something.

"I still don't understand. You are being used as a weapon by the CIA. He is using you to test the attitude of the Jieco Group to see how much importance the Jieco Group attaches to the Kra Isthmus Canal. You, including our country, are He is a victim. Our troubles in the Kra Isthmus Canal offended the Jieco Group and can only be tied to the beautiful country. This is the tragedy of a small country. I wanted to swing between the Jieco Group and the beautiful country before. You provoked The actions of Jieko Group put us in danger.”

When he said this, Min Bochen shook his head and said with a sigh on his face: "Unless the Jieco Group wants to completely occupy the Strait of Malacca, I don't think any beautiful country will choose to participate in the war, and we have sacrificed too much. When the Jieco Group By taking action against us, the beautiful country can hold high the banner of justice and lead other countries in the Thousand Islands Strategic Alliance to encircle and suppress the Jieko Group. But no matter what, Temasek, our leader, will first be turned into ruins. Is this what you want? "

Cui Yanlin swayed, his eyes widened, and his lips moved, but no sound came out.

“Everyone, our only choice now is to sue for peace. I don’t dare to bet on whether Jieco Group will take action against us, but I know that we, Temasek, cannot withstand Jieco Group’s military strength. If we don’t want to become a beautiful The country uses the flag to call other countries to participate in the war, so we must surrender to the Jieke Group. "

Min Bochen looked grave and said something that none of the congressmen present wanted to hear.

But who told them that Temasek is a small country and a weak country has no diplomacy.

No one else can be trusted. Now Temasek, Johor, Java and other members of the Thousand Islands Strategic Alliance are like a group of little white rabbits, while Jieco Group and Meiliguo are like tigers and lions.

Even the so-called Thousand Islands Strategic Alliance, facing the tiger like the Jieko Group, no one dares to really touch the tiger's butt. They mostly violate the orders of the Beautiful Country. On the one hand, they are afraid that the Jieko Group will annex and bully them and come to them. The beautiful country acts as a backer, but it is not willing to listen to the beautiful country and take the initiative to anger the Jieco Group and bring disaster to its own country, becoming the main target of the Jieco Group.

However, this time, Temasek acted as the leader to touch the tiger's butt. Once Temasek was attacked and occupied, and the greedy nature of the Jieko Group was revealed to the world, the beautiful country could use its famous name to command the heroes and summon other Thousand Island Strategy Alliance, all the way to pursue and intercept the Jieke Group.

Otherwise, without this leader, everyone would hide behind, and the situation would not change much at all.

"Now, by a show of hands, those who agree to implement the appeasement strategy and negotiate peace with the Jieco Group, raise their hands."

Min Bochen was the first to raise his hand. The congressmen below looked at each other. In the end, more than half of them raised their hands.

Although they are pro-American, they generally know the difference between right and wrong and know that this is the best solution.

Min Bochen breathed a sigh of relief and looked at the many opposition members who were still dissatisfied and unwilling. He couldn't help but sigh with emotion: "Oh, we are too far away from the beautiful country and too close to the Jieke Group! Please think twice about what you do in the future. Then go.”

There was silence below, and every council member looked ugly and aggrieved.

If it offends a beautiful country thousands of miles away, it will impose economic sanctions at best. If it offends the Jieco Group, which is just around the corner, Temasek may have to change its surname if they are not careful.

That mighty torrent of mechas can turn Temasek into ruins in an instant, trampling under its iron hooves, leaving it in a dilemma of life and death.

"Temasek announced that President Min Bo Chen will pay a goodwill visit to the Kingdom of Zen today. This is Temasek's first official visit to the Kingdom of Zen since the Jieko Group took over the country. 》

"Temasek invited Jieko Group to conduct joint maritime military exercises. It is reported that Jieko Group has sternly refused. 》

"Regarding the collision of the Kra Isthmus Canal with the dock, Min Bochen publicly declared that it was a misunderstanding, and was willing to take the initiative to compensate Jieke Group for US$1.743 billion in dock repair costs and lost work costs, and announced that he would open various domestic industrial investments to Jieke Group, including Shares in terminal-related industries along the Malacca coast welcome Jieke Group to make capital investment in Temasek. 》

Two days later, a flurry of news began to emerge.

In news photos and videos, Min Bochen, the president of Temasek, always nodded and bowed when Su Jie met with him.

This disappointed the people who originally hoped to see tit-for-tat confrontation between the two countries, or even another war. They did not expect that Temasek would slip to its knees at such an outstanding speed, that their jobs would be ruined, and that they would compromise to the Jieco Group in such a way.

When these news emerged, Min Bochen, the president of Temasek, was kneeling in front of Su Jie.

"Mr. Su, I will keep your teachings in mind, and please rest assured that we will be peaceful in the future and will not cause any further disturbance."

Min Bochen stood up, bowed to Su Jie, and then carefully turned around and left with his two cronies.

In order to gain forgiveness from the Jieco Group, he paid a high price this time and made many compromises to his interests.

But in Min Bochen's opinion, everything is worth it.

Although the construction of the Kra Isthmus Canal will seriously threaten the interests of the Strait of Malacca.

But in the final analysis, this is just a matter of jobs. Even if the Kra Isthmus Canal is really repaired, Temasek can still make money by relying on the Strait of Malacca, but not as much as before.

But if they offend the Jieke Group, it won't be as simple as eating less, but their wealth and life may be at risk.

Who makes the two so close? With the speed of the spider main battle mecha, from Songkhla in Siam to the capital of Temasek, a distance of several hundred kilometers, it takes less than a day to reach the city. This evil tiger really cannot be provoked. .

"He's a smart man."

At the same time, looking at Min Bochen's leaving figure, Su Jie made a faint comment.

"This is a pretty high rating."

Liu Yingying, who was pouring tea for Su Jie, smiled and said that she had often heard Su Jie scold other countries. They were all a group of guys with poor IQs who were used as weapons by beautiful countries.

"It's not easy to know how to assess the situation! But unfortunately, it's still a small country after all, and he can't make the decision. A beautiful country won't like people like him."

Su Jie slowly drank tea. Liu Yingying blinked and heard Su Jie continue: "One of the cronies who followed him just now is from the CIA."

"Ah, then he is really pitiful."

Liu Yingying immediately understood that the CIA's penetration was really pervasive.

"By the way, what don't we do? How about supporting each other as an agent."

"It's useless. He is a smart man who can only play tricks between big countries. He is like a businessman. He doesn't care about anyone, only about interests. They only want to do business with us, not be friends with us."

Su Jie shook his head and said: "The beautiful country wants Temasek to test us, so why can't we take this as an opportunity to continue to spread our sphere of influence? If it weren't for the lack of time, we wouldn't be so advantageous to them. But all of this, Once the Kra Isthmus Canal is completed and the Lankai No. 1 battleship is repaired, we will be able to change our offensive and defensive postures.”

Su Jie's smile was a little cold, and he did not take action this time. The main reason was that the Kra Isthmus Canal had not been repaired, and the Lanhai No. 1 was being outfitted and had not yet truly formed a combat capability.

Southeast Asia is an archipelago country, and future wars will definitely be dominated by naval warfare. Su Jie needs to accumulate strength until his own naval warfare strength is fully formed, and then it is time to take action.

When Liu Yingying heard the name Lan Hai No. 1, she recalled that Su Jie took her to visit the Lan Hai No. 1 last time and was being outfitted in secret. She couldn't help but feel excited. It was a super battleship more terrifying than a nuclear-powered aircraft carrier.