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When Xing Yuanzhao and Li Tingxuan discussed the strategic situation, global public opinion was already in an uproar. Pen, fun, pavilion www. biquge。 info

The terrorists who attacked the island of Manhattan went so far as to issue an "ultimatum" to the US authorities through a satellite television channel that made a declaration to the whole world.

No matter how calm the US authorities are, they will not be able to sit still at this time.

Because satellite television channels use directional communication technology, the US military's radio jamming and suppression cannot play a role.

As soon as the broadcast began, Robert proposed to Norris to immediately bomb the terrorists' signal transmitters to prevent the terrorists from influencing international public opinion.

In order for the president to adopt his proposal, Robert was well prepared and offered to use small missiles and bombs.

At that time, there were at least four unmanned attack planes carrying "Hellfire" missiles and small-diameter bombs over New York, which were able to bomb immediately after receiving orders, and the collateral casualties would not be too large.

Unfortunately, his suggestion was immediately vetoed by Norris.

In addition to the weapons of mass destruction in the hands of the terrorists, it is also related to signal transmitters, because the broadcast signals are sent from more than a dozen transmitting stations, which are all on top of buildings where large numbers of civilians are gathered, and if the US military launches a bombing, it will kill a large number of innocent civilians.

You can't bomb it, you have to ask the European TV stations to cut off the signal.

It's not that it can't be done, it's just that it takes a lot of time.

It was already two hours before the U.S. State Department contacted France, Britain, Germany, Italy, the Netherlands, and Belgium through diplomatic channels to send diplomatic notes and ask the television stations to cut off the signal.

After the truth was revealed, Norris was faced with a very difficult choice.

Either immediately launch a military operation to capture Manhattan Island, eliminate terrorists, and rescue trapped civilians; Or, as the terrorists say, go through deep negotiations to buy time to defuse the crisis.

Now, not to mention the civilian officials, even Archibald thinks the time is not ripe for an attack.

Since there was no immediate attack, negotiations became the only option.

In the evening of the same day, the White House press secretary held a press conference and announced that the US federal government would do its best to defuse the crisis and minimize the damage and impact.

Although there is no explicit mention that it will negotiate with the terrorists, the attitude of the White House press secretary has made it clear that the US military will not rashly launch an attack if the terrorists possess weapons of mass destruction, and will negotiate with the terrorists within an acceptable range.

By this time, Cologne had already contacted the attackers on Manhattan Island again, as Norris meant.

If there is to be a negotiation, it is necessary to determine the place of the negotiation, not by telephone.

"You have to know, Mr. Cologne, that we will not be safe without Manhattan. In view of the inconsistency between your words and deeds, I will not believe any of your promises and assurances. If you feel the need to talk to us and want to negotiate a solution, come to us. I will guarantee your safety and let you leave Manhattan after the negotiations are over. ”

"But ......" Cologne regretted a little, feeling that he should not have proposed negotiations to the president.

"If we can't do even this little thing, we have nothing to talk about."

Seeing the tough attitude of the other party, Cologne knew that there was no other choice but to agree.

"If you come by boat alone, if you don't know how to drive a jet ski, you can bring a crew member, but you are the only one who can go to the island. We will prepare all the equipment necessary for the negotiation, provide the negotiation venue, and you must have a communication channel that is not interfered with or monitored. Remember, when you go to the island, don't bring anything, and even if you do, it won't do anything. ”

"But ......"

"In half an hour, my men will be waiting for you at Cape Colares, hurry up."

Before Cologne could react, the communication was interrupted.

Because of the urgency of time, Cologne did not delay and asked Commodore Copperfield to prepare a motorboat for him and arrange a crew member.

Although CIA agents suggested that he wear a watch with a locator, Cologne refused.

Once on Manhattan Island, the terrorists will certainly conduct a thorough search for him, and his fate is in the hands of the terrorists, and it is better to be honest.

In less than half an hour, Cologne's motorboat was close to Cape Colells, across the coast from the Navy Yard.

According to the other party's instructions, Cologne let the accompanying crew stay on the motorboat, jumped into the knee-deep river, and landed on Manhattan Island, looking very embarrassed.

At this moment, Cologne can't care so much.

It's just that what happened next made him unacceptable.

After the motorboat left, two terrorists wearing face towels walked in from the woods near the river bank. Because this is the southern end of Donghe Park, the greening is very good, and the vegetation is relatively dense.

"Take off your clothes!"

Cologne was stunned for a moment, because the other party used a device that interfered with the sound, which sounded a little awkward, so he didn't react at once.

"Take off your clothes and pants, take them all off."

"I didn't bring anything, don't I ......?"

"Take it all off." The FOS fighter walked over, and the other FOS fighter picked up his rifle.

Cologne was startled, how dare he argue, and quickly took off his suit.

"I want to see your leader, you ......"

"You'll see him soon, but you'll have to get past us." The FOS warrior waved his hand, allowing Cologne to continue undressing.

Although he resisted a little, Cologne could only do so under the threat of gunpoint.

In a short time, he took off his shoes, pants, and shirt, leaving only a pair of socks and a pair of underwear.

Although it was early spring, the temperature was still very low, dropping below zero degrees Celsius at night, and the river breeze was blowing from time to time, making Cologne shiver.

"Socks and panties are also off."

"No, you're so insulting."

"Don't forget what you did in prison, it's nothing."

Cologne gritted his teeth, took off his socks and underwear, and then covered his crotch with his hands.

"Raise your hands above your head and cross them apart."

"You ......"

"If you don't want to, you can put on your clothes and go back now."

Cologne was angry, but he didn't want to go home empty-handed, so he could only honestly raise his hands and spread his feet.

FOS warriors pulled out a probe-like rod from their backpack and scanned Cologne from head to toe before stopping on Cologne's abdomen.

"What is this?" The FOS warrior pointed to the scar on Cologne's abdomen.

"Appendiceal surgery."

The FOS warrior touched his hand to make sure that the scar had long healed and that it didn't look like he had recently undergone surgery, and then he took out a plastic bag containing his clothes and pants from his backpack.

Without orders, Cologne immediately put on the clothes and trousers given by the FOS soldiers.

"Throw your shoes away."

"But ......"

"You don't need these shoes for the rest of the road."

Cologne sighed and threw away his shoes.

The FOS warrior looked at him before waving to the rear.

Two lights flickered, followed by the roar of a car engine, and an armored Humvee drove up and stopped beside Cologne with great precision.

"Get in the car."

"Where are you taking me?"

"You don't need to know."

"But ......"

"Why are you so much?" The FOS warrior shoved Cologne.

Cologne had no choice but to get on the bus. Before he could sit down, his hands were grabbed and a black mask was placed over his head. Cologne tried to struggle, but it didn't work. Suppressing the fear in his heart, Cologne forced himself to calm down. The terrorists did not kill him on the river beach, proving that they would not kill him, but negotiated with him in good faith.

The question is, what is there to talk about?

It is not only Cologne who thinks about this problem, but also Liu Wei.

The President of the United States offered to negotiate and sent a national security adviser, but Liu Wei had no reason to refuse, because he was the first to propose negotiations.

After agreeing, Liu Wei was in trouble.

Their purpose is not to bring the US troops scattered around the world back to their homeland, so Liu Wei has no intention of negotiating with the US authorities on related issues.

Negotiations are proposed, just to stall for time.

Fortunately, when the fake play was really sung, the gray-backed jackal was already prepared.

"I'll go later." The gray-backed jackal saw Liu Wei's thoughts, "That guy is a politician, and it is definitely not voluntary to come here to negotiate with us, so it is not difficult to send him away." ”

"It's not that simple, and the US authorities can't lose hope in the negotiations."

"They have no hope of a negotiated solution at all, so how can they lose it?"

"Anyway, we have to take this opportunity to buy more time."

The grayback jackal smiled and said, "Don't worry, I know what to do." ”

Liu Wei glanced at him, but he was not too relieved.

"Wait, that guy is going to want us to prove that we're qualified to get the U.S. authorities to accept the price we offered, which means that we have weapons of mass destruction. I'd take him to the top floor, show him the 'atomic bomb' that was planted there, and suggest to him that we have other weapons of mass destruction. ”

"And then?"

"When he gets the information, he will offer to report it to the president and take the opportunity to tell Norris what he has seen."

Liu Wei frowned, this is not a good thing.

"That way, Norris knows that we do have an atomic bomb in our hands and that it can be detonated at any time. While the U.S. military will immediately come up with a corresponding strike plan, it will not take action until we have more information, especially whether we have other weapons of mass destruction. Only after showing our cards will we have the opportunity to conduct in-depth negotiations with the US authorities and gain more time. ”

Liu Wei sighed and said, "It seems that this is the only way to do it." ”

"Don't worry, I can handle it." The Grayback Jackal smiled and said, "You'd better go to Central Park and have a look, the old wolves are looking for a new breakthrough." ”

Liu Wei nodded and didn't say anything more.

(To be continued)