(Second update, 6000 words chapter)

There is no doubt that the republic's sudden announcement of a plan to conduct a three-month, super-large-scale military exercise in the waters of the Taiwan Strait has greatly stimulated the Iranians and made ordinary Iranians see their hope for success against the United States.

Even if these ordinary Iranians don't understand high-level politics, a simple comparison will always be made: Americans are so powerful, so powerful that they are unlikely to lose a conventional war with any country below the average size in the world...... The defeat of the Americans in Iraq was automatically filtered by the Iranians, who have always been at odds with Iraq...... But once the Americans are fighting the war in Iraq, Afghanistan, Iran and the Taiwan Strait at the same time

Oh, this is simply something that no madman would do, because that ancient Central Empire is not a small country, but a great power with strategic nuclear weapons and a three-in-one nuclear strike force of sea, air and space, and in the case of a war with three countries, the Americans still want to go to war with Chinese in the waters of the Taiwan Strait? God, no American would do that, because it's not a war, it's a search for death

In the eyes of the Iranians, the Chinese's approach is obviously supporting Iran to a considerable extent, and for a time, the Iranians sang about Sino-Iranian friendship there.

Of course, the Republic's plan to conduct military exercises in the Taiwan Strait has also greatly stimulated the Americans, and in the eyes of the Americans, it is the "despicable" Chinese who have chosen the most uncomfortable time for the United States to "steal" Taiwan from the hands of the Americans at a delicate time when the Americans have no time to care about it and are unable to take care of it.

Unlike the praise of Chinese in Iran, in the United States, the accusation that China is a "thief" and a "liar" is rampant, and those media and congressmen who usually live an anti-China life have jumped out one by two, clamoring for war with Chinese, and for an all-round political, economic, military, and cultural blockade of China, so as to teach a "despicable and shameless" Chinese...... Of course, they are not stupid, they know that no matter how they call Huanshi, from the perspective of the United States' own national interests, they are just barking like mad dogs, but if they bark wildly, they will get money, in this case, why let go of such an opportunity to make money?

It's just that before everyone came to their senses, the Republic immediately announced the second news: the first aircraft carrier of the Republic: the Daxia-class will be launched for the first test during the military exercises in the Taiwan Strait of the Republic.

That's right, Great Xia, this is the new name of the Republic of Varyag, the Xia Dynasty, the first dynasty of Chinese civilization, using the name "Great Xia" to name the first aircraft carrier of the Republic, the meaning contained in it is extraordinary.

When this news was released, the whole world was no longer in an uproar, but instantly fell into a silent silence, and no one could understand why the republic, which had always pursued the strategy of "peaceful rise", suddenly became so powerful and aggressive

At this sensitive and wonderful moment, the Republic not only announced that it would conduct military exercises in the waters of the Taiwan Strait, but also immediately announced the news that its first aircraft carrier was launched and tested

The Americans were about to go crazy, and they did not expect that the republic, which had always been in awe of the United States, would be so deeply hidden

It certainly makes sense that the Americans are going crazy, let's go back to two days ago.

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General Cao was obviously surprised by the joint visit of Zhang Lan and Alice.

Yes, General Cao is the current Minister of National Defense and Vice Chairman of the National Defense Military Commission of the Republic, but although he is a big man in charge of the military forces of the Republic, he does not dare to have the slightest neglect of Zhang Lan and Alice, two young people who are too young, for the simple reason that the strength of these two young people is too strong, so strong that even the Republic will not have the slightest fear.

And based on the good relationship between the Alice Group and the military of the Republic, General Cao quickly made a judgment that there was something wrong with these two people coming to him.

After some pleasantries, Zhang Lan explained his intentions and expressed his desire to get support from the military.

"If it's according to what you say, this is also good news......" General Cao thought for a moment and cautiously gave an answer, "If you can really do what you say, on our military side, the problem is not big, the key is still on the government's side, and based on the sensitivity of this matter, it is not easy for our military to publicly express its attitude." ”…,

Hearing this, Zhang Lan still didn't understand that General Cao was actually very supportive of his ideas in his heart, but based on the actual situation, he couldn't express his position?

With this statement from the highest figure in the military, Zhang Lan had a bottom in his heart, "Thank you, General Cao, we know what to do." By the way, General, this incident is actually an opportunity for your military? ”

"Oh? How do you say that? General Cao's face couldn't help but show a hint of curiosity.

In his view, this incident is an opportunity for the Alice Group to expand their business in the military industry, and it is also an opportunity for the Republic to expand its international influence and increase its international discourse, but for the military, unless it can fight with the Americans, what kind of opportunity can this kind of thing be?

"If this plan can be successful, no matter whether your military takes the initiative to help us or not, but you have helped us in the end," Zhang Lan said with a smile, "We have reached an agreement within Alice Group, if this thing can be successful, in order to thank the military for its support to us, in the next five years, Alice can get a net profit of 10% of the weapons and equipment that appeared in this military exercise in the Taiwan Strait."

"Huhu~~" Hearing Zhang Lan's words, even though General Cao had already developed a temperament and city government that was indistinguishable from joy and anger on weekdays, at this moment, General Cao was still snorting heavily

If this military exercise can really have the promotion effect of the Gulf War in the last century on those arms dealers in the United States, no, even if the effect is only half of theirs, in the next five years, the Alice Group will be able to get at least tens of billions of military orders from various countries every year, and the profits of military products will be quite considerable...... In this way, the military can receive at least $2 to 3 billion in additional "special military spending" every year, equivalent to more than 15 billion yuan

150 billion, this figure is not a small number for any country, even for the domestic military with an annual military expenditure of hundreds of billions of yuan, it is not a small number, with this additional 15 billion yuan of "special military spending" how much can the army do.

It was precisely because of this understanding that General Cao's reaction was so fierce: what a huge piece of cake it was

"As long as you can provide us with the most advanced weapons and equipment, even if it is to deter those little deflated people in the countries around us, Lao Cao and I will put our old face out" After a while, General Cao slapped the table for the extra 15 billion yuan of "special military spending".

Zhang Lan was overjoyed, and what he was waiting for was General Cao's words.

"General Cao is so simple, let's be a little more simply," Alice said with a smile at this time, "General Cao, if you can convince everyone to pull the Great Xia out for sea trials at this time, our Alice Group can donate the first batch of weapons and equipment on the Great Xia to you."

With the strong technical support of Alice Group, the transformation of the Great Xia, that is, the Varyag aircraft carrier has been completed, the power system, the basic electronic system, the navigation system and even the blocking system have been installed, and the remaining other systems required for the main operation, such as the radar system and the defense system, but there is no doubt that the overall work of the Varyag has been completed more than ninety percent. The navigation system can meet the needs of bad situations, and the rest will be solved.

The current Varyag, also known as the Great Xia, is fully qualified for sea trials, and even if Alice's people act as pilots, the Varyag can already conduct fighter landing tests.

"Miss Alice, do you mean it really?" Hearing Alice's words, General Cao could no longer maintain his image, at this moment, General Cao's snort, his face was flushed with excitement, and the sound of his heartbeat could be heard clearly even outside his office, "Do the weapons and equipment you are talking about include those carrier-based aircraft on the ship?" ”

For an aircraft carrier, carrier-based aircraft is second only to the aircraft carrier, dozens of carrier-based fighters, several carrier-based early warning aircraft, several electronic warfare aircraft, some auxiliary attack aircraft, helicopters and other types of aircraft, the purchase cost of all aircraft adds up, to improve the number of carriers of the Varyag 65 power, the total cost will not be less than 2.6 billion US dollars...,

Alice's opening of her mouth means that the Republican military has saved $2.6 billion in equipment

At least $2.6 billion

"Of course," Alice nodded with a smile, "not only carrier-based fighters, but also AWACS, electronic warfare aircraft, air tankers, and other auxiliary aircraft...... Let's put it this way, as long as you agree to this condition, as long as there is no loss, the Great Xia no longer needs to be equipped with aircraft. ”

The "employment" contract with Iran can be signed at any time, and for the Alice Group, it is really a good deal to give away something that actually costs less than $1 billion compared to the tens of billions of dollars that will be received soon, but it can be exchanged for such a big favor

It really is

But when the matter came to the forefront, General Cao couldn't believe himself anymore, hesitated for a moment, and General Cao asked cautiously, "Miss Alice, aren't you afraid that you will lose?" ”

"I'm not afraid, as long as I dare to do this, I'm not afraid of losing money, and General Cao ...... Do you count the businesses that our Alice Group has done over the years, and which one of them has not been very profitable? ”

Alice said this with confidence, General Cao is not a person from the government, and he doesn't know much about the affairs of the Alice Group, but after recalling the things he knows about the Alice Group one by one, General Cao has to admit that the Alice Group does have their uniqueness in doing business, and they don't know if they have lost money, but at least as far as they know, they don't seem to have lost money.

After thinking for a moment and carefully weighing the pros and cons, General Cao finally stomped his foot fiercely and gritted his teeth, "Fortunately, for the sake of this ship's plane, my old Cao is out."

That's right, Alice smiled and raised the glass of water in front of her, "General Cao, I will toast you with water instead of wine, and I wish us a happy cooperation." ”

So far, none of the partners with Alice Group have been in a cooperative relationship, and there has been no unpleasant cooperation.

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General Cao reported to Brother Hu in the shortest possible time on the attitude, requirements and conditions of the Alice Group.

After hearing General Cao's report, Brother Hu did not dare to slack off, and after weighing it, he immediately decided to summon the Politburo Standing Committee to discuss this issue...... In normal times, it is of course necessary for the Standing Committee to discuss this kind of matter, but there is no need to convene a Politburo Standing Committee to discuss this matter specifically for this matter.

The annual rebate of 20-3 billion US dollars, as well as the temptation of all the carrier-based aircraft on the entire aircraft carrier, is indeed not something that anyone can refuse, although there is still some debate about this matter, several members of the Standing Committee think that if this is done, the Alice Group will inevitably take too much advantage, but most of the Standing Committee members still think that this is a mutually beneficial good thing, finally, after difficult discussions, the Standing Committee made a decision to agree to the request of the Alice Group, but all the responsibilities incurred during this period, all of which are borne by the Alice Group

Zhang Lan doesn't care about this, the current Alice Group, the last thing they are afraid of is to take responsibility, but once the United States and those countries that look down on people and bully the weak and fear the hard can see the "true" strength of the republic, the republic's international living environment will be greatly improved, at least at that time, no one will take the republic's words inappropriately.

For Zhang Lan, making money is still secondary, and being able to achieve this goal is better than anything else

So, there is the opening scene.

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The ongoing wars in Iraq and Afghanistan by the United States, the Iranian war, which may break out at any time, and the military conflict between China and the United States in the Taiwan Strait, which may break out...... Counting this year's international conflicts on my fingers, all the countries that are qualified to play a role in this game of chess are starting to have a headache: what the hell is going on? Could it be that World War III is really about to break out?

On the US side, it is even more difficult for George W. Bush to ride a tiger.

Iran alone is enough to make George W. Bush hesitate, if one more China is added...... Although George W. Bush is arrogant and has always been proud of his nickname "cowboy president", this does not mean that he is a real cowboy, in essence, George W. Bush is a politician, the very successful kind. …,

Since he is a very successful politician, Bush Jr. naturally knows that if he is not careful at this time, he may deal a heavy blow to everything that the United States has worked hard to run for decades

Iraq, Afghanistan, Iran, China...... George W. Bush counted on his fingers, and he was about to die of sorrow: Why is it that when others were presidents, there were a lot of good things, and when they came to me, they were all piles of bad things? At this moment, George W. Bush deeply envied his predecessors: former US President Bill Bush. Clinton.

"Knock knock~~"

A familiar knock on the door, a conditioned reflex developed over several years, made George W. Bush respond almost without thinking about it, "Please come in." ”

This familiar and distinctive knock on the door will never have a second person other than White House Chief of Staff Card.

It was only at this time that Bush Jr.'s brain reacted, and his face suddenly collapsed: paralyzed, Card came to find himself at this time...... Let's hope it's not bad news.

But speaking of which, there can't be any bad news at this time, even if the news is bad, it can't be so bad that it can't be anywhere, is there worse news than the news that the United States may face four wars at the same time?

"Mr. President," said Card, who came in, stood three steps in front of George W. Bush's desk, and bowed to George W. Bush, "Mr. Wang, the Chinese ambassador to China, just called and said he wanted to see you, ...... you see."

Does the Chinese ambassador to the United States want to see me? George W. Bush was a little surprised: What did he want to see himself doing at this time?

However, Bush Jr. immediately reacted that at this juncture, when Sino-US relations are likely to deteriorate sharply, Ambassador Wang may have come to communicate with him on China's plan for military exercises in the Taiwan Strait...... In any case, even if China were to forcibly take Taiwan, they would have to get the acquiescence of the United States. As the attitude of the United States, which has major interests in Taiwan, they dare not ignore it.

Realizing this, George W. Bush suddenly breathed a sigh of relief: Very well, as long as the Chinese are willing to talk, a channel can always be found for a solution to this matter.

"Alright," thought Bush Jr. with a nod, "Mr. Card, when will I have two hours to spare in the afternoon?" ”

"Afternoon ......" Kader took out his notepad, which recorded Bush Jr.'s daily schedule, and after looking at it, Kade looked embarrassed, "I'm sorry, Mr. President, according to the schedule." Today you will only be able to spare a maximum of an hour to ...... If you need two hours, you have to delay your home by an hour, but I think Madame will be unhappy if you delay your home by an hour. ”

At this time, he couldn't care whether his wife was happy or not, so Bush Jr. waved his hand, "It's decided, I'll go back an hour late tonight." ”

"Yes, Mr. President, now." Card nodded, since Mr. President has made a decision, then as the president's "butler", he just needs to implement Mr. President's will well.

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Ambassador Wang was indeed instructed to communicate with George W. Bush.

Although the Republic's current economic and military strength is now capable of fighting a war with the Americans at its own doorstep, and it is still quite sure of winning the war, once a war breaks out between China and the United States, it will not be in the interests of China and the United States.

What is the war fought for? At this time, the United States does not want to go to war with China, and similarly, if it is not necessary, China does not want to go to war with the United States.

But this time, unlike before, Master Wang's face was full of confidence.

This time is different from the past, when there was a problem in the Taiwan Strait, it was more China that begged the United States not to start a war, but this time the Americans themselves are anxious and on fire under their buttocks, starting a war with China? The Americans themselves were first of all 120,000 unhappy.

Why not? Because under the premise of fighting the Iraq war and the Afghanistan war at the same time, even if it is not a big Iran, if the United States and China go to war, the chance of victory will not exceed 20%. In other words, if the United States and China fight each other in the Taiwan Strait, it is almost doomed to the United States.

The current situation is that the Americans are begging us not to start a war in China

Raise your eyebrows

As soon as he thought of this, Master Wang felt that he could even walk lightly...... That's right, in the eyes of ordinary people, the ambassadors of the republic's embassies abroad, dignified and powerful figures at the level of deputy ministers, are friends with the upper echelons of society and political leaders from various countries, how beautiful and face-saving, but people who hold this kind of thinking do not realize at all that as the ambassador of a country, he is first and foremost a diplomat, and in international politics and diplomacy, a famous saying is: a weak country has no diplomacy

The strength of your home country is not good, even if you are an ambassador abroad, no one will look up to you.

At this moment, through the complicated and slightly angry eyes of the staff members of the White House, but no longer seeing the lofty and invincible eyes of the previous one, Ambassador Wang truly felt what he had most desperately wanted for in his diplomatic work for so many years: the awe and respect of the other party

If you can enjoy this kind of awe and respect every day, it will not be in vain for so many years of hard work and hard work. Sitting in the reception hall of the White House, drinking fragrant coffee, Ambassador Wang thought.

"Mr. Wang," said Card, after knocking on the door twice, after a moment's pause, he pushed the door in and said respectfully, "Mr. President is already waiting for you in the small parlor No. 3. ”

Parlor No. 3? Ambassador Wang's heart began to pound: the so-called No. 3 small meeting room, but it has the title of "White House VIP Lounge", ......