Chapter 185: Buying Time
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Since the Second Reading War, when British troops invaded Washington during the Anglo-American War, the United States has never been invaded or attacked on such a large scale. In the face www.biquge.info of an unprecedented crisis, the Mingzhu party and government axe led by Norris was helpless and still did not find an effective solution.
At this juncture, Norris had to take on the responsibility of commander-in-chief.
Faced with more than a dozen ministers and above, Norris raised only one issue: whether to negotiate with the attackers to buy time for the final victory.
As Mr. Norris had expected, there were very serious divisions among officials.
The "hawkish" officials, led by Archibald, are adamantly opposed to any form of negotiation, because this will seriously weaken the prestige of the US political axe, reduce the international reputation of the United States, and make it even more difficult to account to the people. The "dovish" officials, led by Sternberg, believed that it was necessary to negotiate to stabilize the attackers and buy time for organizing a large-scale military operation.
Faced with the controversy, Norris first asked Archibald to propose a solution other than negotiation.
As a result, Archibald could not come up with an effective solution. No large-scale military operation can achieve a successful outcome knowing that the attackers possess weapons of mass destruction, or even a tactical nuclear warhead. In order to destroy the weapons of mass destruction in the hands of the attackers, it will take time to gather intelligence, complete the preparations for the strike, and negotiate with the attackers.
After convincing Archibald, Norris took Sternberg's advice and decided to negotiate with the attackers.
By this time, Cologne had arrived in New York and came to the front headquarters where General Robert was located.
It didn't take much for Cologne to contact the attackers.
Video calls are still used, and the screen is still the young man dressed as an Islamic terrorist in Arabic dress and wrapped in a face scarf.
Cologne wasted no time, and as soon as the talks began, they offered to release critically ill patients, children under the age of 13 and pregnant women. Because Liu Wei has already put forward relevant requirements through the CIA, even if it is unacceptable to the United States, Cologne also clearly mentioned that as long as he is willing to release people, the US federal political axe will announce the withdrawal of troops from Afghanistan and other places at an appropriate time, and put forward a clear withdrawal plan.
"Mr. Cologne, you should know that we are asking for much more than that. Before announcing the withdrawal of troops, you must apologize to the countries that have been invaded by the US military over the years and who have been brutally intervened by the United States, and compensate them for all the losses caused by the war. ”
"We're considering your request, it's just that it's not something the president can decide."
"Then let someone who can decide talk to me."
Cologne almost choked. "According to our law, even if the president agrees to your request, it must be submitted to Congress, and after it is approved by Congress, we will ......"
"I don't care so much." On the screen, the terrorists did not give Cologne a chance to justify. "As a sign of sincerity in reconciliation with your country, I will release 1,000 hostages within 24 hours, including all the seriously ill, as well as children under the age of eight and some expectant mothers. In the meantime, you must announce to the world the crimes you have committed, announce the timetable for the withdrawal of your troops, and apologize to the countries that have been victimized. If you can't, I'll find a way to do it for you. ”
"But ......"
As soon as Cologne spoke, the video call was interrupted.
On the other end of the phone, after Liu Wei turned around, he pulled down the mask.
"It's a good job, at least letting the Yankees know that the situation won't deteriorate further in the next 24 hours, and giving the Yankees a little hope."
Liu Wei smiled and said, "Compared to the time we need, this is far from enough. ”
"I came up with a way to buy enough time, but the risk was very high." The gray-backed jackal walked over.
"What's the solution?" Liu Wei just wants to buy as much time as possible now.
"Push the Yankees into a corner."
Liu Wei frowned, letting the gray-backed jackal speak in more detail.
"So far, it is the Yankees who are announcing the news about the incident, and the outside world can only get news from the US federal political axe. If we can make statements directly to the news media, even if only through the news media, we can complicate the situation. ”
"Can it be done?"
"Of course, there are two ways." The gray-backed jackal took out a cigar and handed one to Liu Wei. "The first is to invite journalists from other countries to come and we will hold a press conference."
As soon as Liu Wei took out the lighter, he was stunned for a moment, and looked at the gray-backed jackal in disbelief.
"The Yankees would certainly not let reporters land on Manhattan Island, and for good reason. It's just that there are already reporters on the island, and there are still a lot of them. As long as we bring them together, we can get the word out through these journalists. ”
"The problem is, the Yankees have cut off all communication channels."
"Then let them go and let them take the news out."
"It's not that easy, the Yankees will definitely temporarily detain people leaving Manhattan Island on the grounds of safety, and will not let them have contact with the outside world."
"Of course, it's just worth a try. Don't forget, the United States is a country with a high degree of freedom of journalism, and those reporters are not vegetarians, so maybe someone can think of a way to get the news out for us. ”
Liu Wei nodded thoughtfully and said, "You can try it, as long as we can make the Yankees scramble, we can get enough time." What is the second option? ”
"Access to international communications satellite channels and broadcast directly to the world."
"This ......"
"It's technically difficult, but it's also feasible. At most, the U.S. authorities will be able to block their own communications satellites, while European, Russian, Benedictine, and continental communications satellites will not be affected, and if we have access to these broadcast communications satellites, we will be able to broadcast live directly to a global audience. ”
"How sure are you?"
"It can't be done here because there is no suitable person."
"What do you mean?"
"After accessing the communication satellite, we also need to get the permission to broadcast, and we need to find someone to break into the central system of the broadcaster and open the communication line for us."
"Yanksky?"
The gray-backed jackal nodded, indicating that this was what it meant.
Because Yankesky did not accept the FOS transformation, Liu Wei left him in Reno and did not let him participate in the operation, and did not even let him know about the operation-related things.
"Can you get in touch with him?"
"The U.S. military has cut off all radio communication channels, and communicating with him through the radio system is very likely to reveal our identity, and we can't take this risk."
"Then we have to send someone to find him."
"And tell him what to do, and you have to keep him shut." The gray-backed jackal glanced at Liu Wei and said, "There is no suitable candidate other than you." ”
Liu Wei sighed and didn't say anything more.
"The big problem is that by doing so, we are speeding up the course of events and blocking the way out, and the US authorities will have no choice but to launch a large-scale offensive in the end."
"Even if we don't, the Yankees will attack."
"The problem is that as long as Norris is a little tougher, he will launch a military operation in advance."
Liu Wei frowned, as if he didn't understand the meaning of the gray-backed jackal.
"The United States is already a wounded bull, but it still has a strong attacking force, and if we push it into a corner, it can only fight back."
"Norris must be made to be a rat trap."
"Then we have to find ways to do other things, such as through the upcoming general election, to let Norris know that even if there is a ground offensive, any level of loss will have unforeseen consequences."
"You mean ......"
"Find Scott and let him put pressure on the federal political axe of the Ming Cook Party through the Republican Party, and influence Norris, so that he does not dare to make major decisions rashly."
"Or do you have to let me go to him?"
The gray-backed jackal nodded and said, "You'd better call another person to find him, otherwise it's too flamboyant." ”
"Who?"
"Little Capua."
Liu Wei was stunned for a moment and said, "He's not on the island?" ”
"No, I went to Los Angeles yesterday morning, and he should have been on the Long Island estate when the attack happened, and he should still be there."
Liu Wei pondered for a while and said, "After I go to find him, I will go with him to Scott, and he will come out to make suggestions to Scott." ”
"It's better to use Wall Street as an excuse."
Liu Wei nodded, indicating that he understood the meaning of the gray-backed jackal.
Capua Jr. is an investment businessman who has started an investment company on Wall Street, and his main business is also on Wall Street, so he has enough reason to complain to Scott.
"Don't forget who you are, and if necessary, let Scott know that this is a great opportunity like never before."
"I understand that after meeting Scott, I will go to Yankski and let him enter the broadcaster's data system and get authorization for the broadcast channel."
"I'm going to be ready as soon as I can, and I'll broadcast it to the world when I get the authorization."
Liu Wei thought for a while and said, "In this case, it will take at least two days. In the meantime, you'll have to stabilize the Yankees. ”
"I will release the hostages on time, and if the US authorities propose further negotiations, I will try to maneuver."
"Can you watch the old wolf?"
"Him?" The gray-backed jackal smiled and said, "The old wolf is a reasonable man, and I won't tell him. ”
Liu Wei shook his head with a wry smile and said, "Okay, I'll go and prepare, and I'll go find Kapuya later." ”
"Bring Takeuchi Kotoon."
Liu Wei nodded and didn't say anything more.
Half an hour later, he entered the East River from near the heliport on East 34th Street with Kotone Takeuchi. Although the US military has dispatched reconnaissance planes to closely monitor all rivers and sea areas around Manhattan Island, and has also mobilized two attack nuclear submarines and several small special submarines to closely monitor the underwater situation, Liu Wei and Takeuchi Kotone do not need to float to the surface to breathe, and the echo signal characteristics produced by the two are no different from those of big fish, and they will not be discovered by the US military at all.
At this time, in the "Future Soldier" experimental base, Mobei Wolf was also ready to blast.
(To be continued)