Chapter 654: The Battle of the Islands Nine

"What are you talking about, a Los Angeles-class attack nuclear submarine of the Pacific Fleet actually rammed and sank a Japanese training fishing boat in the sea near Hawaii? Nine people missing, including four students? "The high-ranking members of the U.S. government, who were in a meeting, received news that the U.S. Navy was in trouble again.

The reason why I say it again is because 20 years ago, a ballistic missile nuclear submarine rammed and sank the Japanese merchant ship Nissho Maru, and two people died at that time. After such a long time, the disaster happened to the Japanese ships again, which seems to be a bit too coincidental, is there a feud between the US Navy and the Japanese civilian ships?

Originally, the accident of the nuclear submarine was not a big news, since the human beings created this kind of submarine ghost, there have been dozens of times, large and small, there are factors of environmental interference, human factors, and because the equipment is too high-end, there are all kinds of strange possibilities, there is no way to avoid it.

However, the timing of this accident is so coincidental that it is easy to make people think that at least in the minds of the Japanese government and people, the sinking of a training fishing boat by a nuclear submarine of the US Navy was a deliberate act.

Speaking of which, Japan was also bullied by American GIs, and many of its behaviors were worse than beasts, and there were thousands of indecent assaults every year, and this appalling number was only the tip of the iceberg, causing strong disgust among the people, and there were many demonstrations and protests, while the United States only expressed regret or apologized, and those soldiers who broke the law could not get a fair trial.

In fact, the Japanese government also hates these US troops, but the reason for this is that everyone on the earth knows that they dare not turn their faces against the US government, and Japan still needs to be protected by the United States, because the surrounding area is either China or Russia, as well as South Korea and North Korea, which do not deal with it, there are enemies everywhere, where do they dare to offend the only reliance?

"Boss, Mr. Secretary of Defense of the United States has already called me and asked me to go to the Pentagon as soon as possible, there is an important military operation that requires the cooperation of mercenaries, and we have ordered our troops in the South Kuril Islands to immediately enter a state of high alert, and the aircraft carrier battle group and strategic bombers will carry out 24-hour patrols on duty, and they will report to them the amount of military expenses and ammunition as soon as possible, and all of them will be transported to the bases on the four northern islands within a week." Thompson naturally had to inform his boss first.

"It seems that the U.S. government has made up its mind to teach Japan a profound lesson by means of military action, and to use high-handed means to prevent the Japanese government from continuing to engage with the Russian government. My judgment is correct, the Americans will not prevent Japan from recovering the South Kuril Islands, that is an internal affair of others, it is indeed difficult to interfere, and this matter is also beneficial to the United States, which can block the access to the sea of the Russian Pacific Fleet. ”

"However, the bottom line of the US government is that the South Kuril Islands must be guarded by mercenaries in order to pose a threat to Japan and Russia, which is non-negotiable, even if the Japanese government and the Russian government reach an agreement."

"I will inform Marcus to go to the United States to assist you in negotiations with the Ministry of Defense, on the surface, our mercenary corps has offended two military powers, and the price paid is not small, and we will not do this without sufficient payment. Anyway, if Japan gets the territorial rights to the South Kuril Islands, it also has to give us mineral resources and fishery resources, otherwise this matter will be endless! Wu Chen said with a smile.

"The armament thing is no longer a matter of consideration, unless the US government is willing to open the B-2 stealth strategic bomber and the F-22 Raptor fighter, but this is impossible. I went to negotiate with the Ministry of Defense this time, at most, I could add two Virginia-class attack nuclear submarines to the aircraft carrier battle group in the South Kuril Islands, and then there would be ammunition and funds. Thompson laughed too.

All countries in the world know that the mercenary corps has a terrifying number of American-made weapons and equipment, but for Wu Chen and the core layer, these are far from enough, because more than seventy percent or even more of them are retired equipment of the American army, which is basically a one-time consumable, and it is troublesome to repair it if it is broken.

Originally, I thought that with the new president coming to power, the trade in weapons and equipment would come to an end, but who would have thought that the Japanese government's behavior would provoke the US government, and Wu Chen secretly added fuel to the fire, and the US government itself sent it to the door.

The negotiations between the delegation led by Japanese Foreign Minister Tanaka and the delegation of the Russian Government have not gone smoothly, and the Russian side has always insisted on adopting a phased solution, agreeing only to return Shikotan Island and the Hamai Islands, and to cling to the islands of Setoki and Kunashir Islands, and also asking Japan to increase its assistance and attract more investment.

In fact, this is also to be expected, the Japanese cabinet has long been mentally prepared for this, the attitude of the Russians towards the territory is well known to the world, and it is normal for negotiations of this level to be completed in half a year or even a year for negotiations such as the four northern islands.

"The Japanese government has lodged a strong protest against us, demanding that the captain of the Los Angeles-class attack nuclear submarine be held accountable, that the victims be compensated for the high moral damages, and that we make a public apology."

"Because of this incident, the Japanese people held a large-scale demonstration, and actually shouted slogans calling for the Pacific Fleet to get out of Japan, and there were also public rallies in front of many bases of the US military stationed in Japan. This was stated by the Secretary of the Navy in a conference room in the Pentagon.

"Inform the troops at each base that if the Japanese dare to storm the barracks or commit acts that endanger the bases, they can shoot them directly and do not need to bear any responsibility. The Japanese are such a character, when you are hard, he will be soft, and you can apologize, after all, nine people died, and the mental damage fee can also be given, but it is up to us to decide the matter of accountability, and it is not the turn of the Japanese to point fingers at the American soldiers. The Minister of Defense said with a sneer.

"The conditions offered by the mercenaries are a bit excessive, they want four Virginia-class attack nuclear submarines, which are the latest main nuclear submarines of the US Navy, and they only pay $500 million for each one, which is not enough even for materials."

"The three armies of the navy, land and air force stationed by the mercenary corps on the four northern islands, with a total of more than 60,000 troops, have actually quoted $180 million a day for the salaries of our personnel, and a $100 million a day for equipment attrition.

"Looking at the list of ammunition listed, they all want all the types of ammunition used by our active equipment in the United States, not to mention Tomahawk cruise missiles, Harpoon anti-ship missiles, Standard-2 anti-aircraft missiles, young animal air-to-ground missiles and advanced medium-range air-to-air missiles, and 10,000 joint direct attack munitions alone! There is even more outrageous, MK-48 advanced performance torpedoes, actually need a thousand, satellite-guided bombs and heavy torpedoes, as general-purpose machine gun bullets! The director of the logistics bureau said, holding up the list.