Chapter 482: Declaration of War 2
"What?"
"Why didn't the Saudis inform us?"
"Didn't the Arab League's ultimatum end on 31 December?
"What the hell is going on here?"
There was a buzz in the conference room, and there was a commotion all of a sudden.
"Quiet!" Okukanhai had to pat the table.
Finally, when everyone's feelings calmed down, Finance Minister Timothy Geithner said: "I think the reason for the Arab League's early declaration of war is very simple, and the Eurasian New Energy Investment Bank just launched by China and Russia is likely to be the fuse for their early declaration of war." ”
Everyone was stunned for a moment, and quickly reacted.
None of you here are fools, the Arab League dares to attack Somalia this time, the biggest confidence lies in the support of Western developed countries, but the emergence of the Eurasian New Energy Investment Bank is very likely to break their foundation, and may even split Europe and the United States.
The Americans can see this, and the important members of the Arab League can naturally see it too.
If you think about it, you can understand that in order to deal with Somalia, both Europe and the United States have opened their arsenals to sell arms to the Arab League, but now that the war has broken out ahead of schedule and the ship has left the port, the EU just wants to get off this ship, and at least wait until the results of the war come out.
"I really didn't expect that the Arab League inadvertently helped us solve a big problem. Defense Secretary Leon Panetta sneered, "I'm afraid those Europeans are going to scold their mothers!"
Everyone in the room smiled, imagining how annoyed the insatiable Europeans must have been.
The atmosphere in the White House conference room was also relaxed.
Soon, the White House secretary turned on the LCD TV in the conference room, and the screen showed the English channel of Al Jazeera.
His Royal Highness Crown Prince Salman, Secretary General of the Council of the Arab League, is speaking into a microphone in Arabic, with English subtitles below.
"My dear fellow Muslims,
The past few years. The evil Somali pirate syndicate is entrenched in the Horn of Africa, wantonly enslaving the Somali people, killing innocent people, hijacking merchant ships, extorting extortion and doing all the evil things.
They have become enemies of the world. We must uphold the will of Allah and eradicate this evil group.
Starting today, the Arab coalition will officially declare war on this terrorist group.
We will have the support of the whole world as our troops are about to go to the battlefield to disarm Somalia, liberate the Somali people and save the world from the dangerous initial phase of military operations.
I have already ordered that the Allies are about to strike at a number of important military targets in order to destroy the military strength of the Somali pirate group. It was the beginning of a wide-ranging, concerted campaign. Twenty-five countries have already given important support to the Arab League. Allow the Arab League to use their naval and air bases, assist our intelligence agencies, as well as logistics and deploy troops.
Each of the countries of this alliance is responsible for the common defense and is proud of it.
For every member of the Arab League's armed forces, the hope of world peace and the oppressed peoples rests on you, the enemies you face will learn your bravery and ability, and the people you liberate will witness the glorious and good spirit of the Arab League army......"
With a smile on his face, Ao Guanhai clapped lightly twice, as if applauding Salman's speech.
He turned his head sideways and whispered to the White House secretary on the side: "Notify the Saudi ambassador to the United States immediately." I hope to have a phone call with His Royal Highness Crown Prince Salman of Saudi Arabia later!"
"Yes!" the White House secretary replied.
Ao Guanhai turned his head and said to the people in the conference room, "Guys. Let's take action, this war is very likely to affect the future pattern of the world, and we must control it within a controllable range. ”
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China, the capital.
The Arab League's sudden early declaration of war not only frightened the United States, but also the whole world. No one could have imagined that Saudi Arabia and other countries would ignore the consistent international code of conduct. Come on such a show.
For a time, China, Russia, Britain, France and Germany were all in a state of chaos.
Ouchi, conference room.
When the Grand Elder walked into the conference room. The entire conference room was already full, and among the people present, there were not only members of the Presbyterian Council and high-ranking military officials, but even Qiao Ting was allowed to participate in this confidential meeting on an exceptional basis.
The Great Elder sat down at the top, looked around and said, "Comrades have arrived, let's begin! I believe everyone has received the news that war has broken out!"
Elder No. 7, who was sitting opposite the Great Elder, said: "Yes, I really didn't expect that this time when the Eurasian Investment Bank was established, we inadvertently pushed the Arab League!"
Elder No. 2 frowned and said: "The war is not at the right time, originally I was sure that before the war broke out, I would have asked the Europeans to stop blood transfusions to the Arab League and maintain neutrality, so that the Arab League would also have some concerns about starting a war, but now it seems that it may be difficult." ”
General Chang Siwei, chief of the General Staff, said: "I don't know how to deal with the sudden situation of the war, this time their enemy is not ordinary." ”
During this period, China's intelligence services were also quite active in the Middle East, providing a large amount of military intelligence information for the war, and General Chang Siwei was naturally clear about the strength of the Arab alliance coalition forces.
More than a thousand third-generation fighters and even a considerable number of fourth-generation fighters, this alone has surpassed the Chinese Air Force in strength, in addition, a considerable number of foreign elite pilots participate in the war in the form of mercenaries.
With such a huge air force, even China is terrified to deal with it, and it can be said that in addition to the absence of nuclear weapons, the Arab League has formed the second largest air force in the world.
On the army side, more than a dozen divisions are equipped with advanced mechanized units, several thousand tanks and armored vehicles, and nearly 10,000 artillery pieces.
In addition, Saudi Arabia has temporarily ordered a batch of land-based Tomahawk IV long-range cruise missiles from the United States, the "HIMARS" high-mobility artillery rocket system, which will be used as long-range firepower.
With such a complete firepower system in the near, medium and long range, if it weren't for the fact that there were too many miracles created before the war, I am afraid no one would believe that Somalia would be able to support itself in the face of such a strong force
"Little Qiao, what did Chen Xin say over there?" the Great Elder looked at Qiao Ting and said.
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Everyone focused on Qiao Ting.
A group of fifty or sixty-year-old men are discussing national affairs, and the sudden insertion of such a young and beautiful girl always makes people feel a little disagreeable.
However, this is also understandable, now Qiao Ting's identity is different because of Chen Xin's relationship, and most of the people present know this.
If Qiao Ting followed Chen Xin in the past, she was the representative of the Chinese government, then at this time, she became the representative of the war, otherwise it would be impossible for Qiao Ting to have the opportunity to attend a meeting at this level.
Qiao Ting naturally understood the truth in the middle, and said: "I just contacted Chen Xin, and he said that he thanked the Chinese government for its support, and he told us not to worry, the war situation is enough to deal with the attack of the Arab League." In addition......"
Qiao Ting seemed to hesitate.
"What else?"
Qiao Ting took a deep breath and said, "Chen Xin also asked me to tell me that I hope we are ready to promote Jinlong batteries on a large scale." ”
"What? Large-scale promotion of Golden Dragon batteries?"
Everyone couldn't help but look at each other, what the hell did this Xiao Chen think, the Arab League had already been overwhelmed, and he was still thinking about promoting the Golden Dragon battery?
The Great Elder pondered for a moment and asked, "Xiao Qiao, you mean that Chen Xin is sure that the war will end in a short period of time?"
Qiao Ting nodded and said, "That's probably what he meant." ”
General Li Yuanqing, head of the General Armament Department, couldn't help frowning and said, "What hole card is this Xiao Chen holding in his hand, so confident?"
Seeing that everyone was looking at her, Qiao Ting hurriedly shook her head and said with a wry smile: "To be honest, I don't know what hole cards Chen Xin has, Chen Xin once told me on the phone before that the war may last much shorter than everyone thinks." ”
"Much shorter?"
The Great Elder and the Second Elder looked at each other.
After being in contact with Chen Xin for so long, they also know Chen Xin's personality and know that he will not joke about this kind of thing, if what Chen Xin said is true, then the result of this war is likely to shock the world. (To be continued......)