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Li Lan's trip to Saudi Arabia can be said to have ended perfectly, but for many people, his official state visit to Saudi Arabia has touched the bottom line.

As a major oil country, Saudi Arabia is also a very important oil base of NATO, and once a war breaks out, oil is an extremely critical blood of war.

Even in modern warfare, where tremendous progress has been made, oil is no less important than it was during World War II.

Every great power has its own strategic petroleum reserves, but this strategic petroleum reserve cannot support the war for a long time, and it is already very good that it can guarantee the war for a few months at most.

If it is a full-scale war, it will inevitably limit the supply of domestic fuel to ordinary people, and all of it will be transferred to the supply mechanism related to the war.

But even so, no country's oil reserves can sustain a full-scale war for more than a year.

The United States and Russia may be able to, because both countries are super oil producers, with oil production of more than 10 million barrels per day, and Somalia can also ensure the supply of domestic fuel for the war, because the Somali Federation has reached 20 million barrels of oil per day.

And every major oil-producing country in the Middle East has become a brother country of Somalia, and in the event of a war, it will inevitably stand on Somalia's side, and even directly join the war.

This in itself has cut off the possibility for Europe to obtain oil from the Middle East, which is still supplying oil to the rest of the world in peacetime, even before war breaks out. But once the war broke out. The supply of this oil will inevitably cease instantly.

And Saudi Arabia has become the most important oil exporter on the NATO side. Once Saudi Arabia is also close to Somalia, then NATO will be on the energy supply for a future all-out war. There is a high probability that there will be a shortfall.

Although no one can yet estimate what kind of course this seemingly imminent war will be, as long as the war on the Middle East and Africa starts at the same time.

Based on the calculation of medium all-out war intensity, half of the armored forces, air force, and navy, the fuel consumption will exceed 20 million barrels per day.

If it is a high-intensity all-out war, the fuel consumption will definitely exceed 40 million barrels per day.

You must know that fuel oil is not the same as crude oil, crude oil can only be used as fuel for weapons and equipment after extraction, and only part of the fuel oil that can be extracted from 10 million barrels of crude oil is enough, so once the daily consumption of fuel exceeds 20 million barrels, it is already a heavy consumption pressure for NATO.

If it is a high-intensity combat demand. NATO will have to use a lot of fuel from its stockpiles. Of course, the same is true for Somalia, but with the existence of Middle Eastern countries, the difficulties faced by them are naturally much smaller than those of NATO, but as long as Saudi Arabia joins, there will be no difficulties at all.

Coupled with NATO's lack of Saudi Arabia's oil supply, the effect is not simply a matter of addition or subtraction.

Therefore, Saudi Arabia's attitude has become very critical, almost just before Li Lan left. Hillary's plane came to Saudi Arabia.

No one is a fool, Hillary naturally hopes that Saudi Arabia can stand on the side of NATO, and no third person knows about the talks between Li Lan and the Saudi king. What will be the outcome of Hillary's trip, Li Lan is not in the mood to pay attention.

Because he is flying everywhere over the Middle East, after leaving Saudi Arabia. He went to Yemen, a country already controlled by the Houthis. He is also welcome.

In the next few days, Li Lan continued to travel to various countries in the Middle East. An intensive diplomatic trip began.

For a whole week, Li Lan traveled to seven countries in the Middle East, large and small.

On the eighth day, Li Lan's special plane again arrived at the South American Union, and the special plane landed at the Mexican Capital Air Base, and the four Apollo fighters escorting the special plane also landed at the same time.

This is Li Lan's first state visit to the country closest to the United States.

In the past, the United States carried out diplomatic actions around Somalia, but now Li Lan has also begun to move around the United States, not to mention fanning the flames, but it has also brought reassurance to these countries.

In South America, Li Lan stayed for a whole week, visited almost all South American countries, and finally went to the Cuban military port to hold a farewell ceremony with the Cuban president for the Somali Second and Fourth Fleets, which were about to return.

After this week, a large amount of Somali investment funds were tilted to South American countries, and patches of land were designated as factories, and a large number of factories began to be built in full swing.

Not to mention that the outside world doesn't know what these factories are, even the heads of state of South American countries don't know what these factories are really for.

Li Lan did not intend to trap these South American countries, but did not want the plan to die before it began.

The penetration of the United States into South America, more than any other country, is likely to be known to the Americans once the true usefulness of these factories is known to a second person.

When the time comes, it will inevitably cause a great backlash, so that the effect of the surprise soldier will not be brought into play.

The only regret he felt was that the global model of armed forces could not build buildings within hostile powers, not even in a neutral country like Russia.

Otherwise, Li Lan has already begun to invest in the construction of factories in Russia in a regular name, and when the time comes, the tanuki will be replaced by the prince, and it will be possible to turn it into a chariot factory or even a barracks.

In Saudi Arabia, several tank factories have been built, and after Hillary's visit to Saudi Arabia, he can still build them in Saudi Arabia, which is enough to show that Saudi Arabia's attitude has been firm and ready to advance and retreat together with Somalia.

While Li Lan was making a complicated diplomatic itinerary for the future war, the Somali Atlantic Combined Fleet, which formed the Second Fleet and the Fourth Fleet, which left the Caribbean Sea, was not quiet along the way.

The U.S. Atlantic Fleet, the British Royal Navy's Prince of Wales aircraft carrier battle group, and the French Charles de Gaulle aircraft carrier battle group, a total of five aircraft carriers, have been hovering around the Somali Atlantic Combined Fleet.

Five aircraft carriers, three of which are American supercarriers, are all carrier-based fighters that have been lightning. There are also a number of X-47 unmanned carrier-based aircraft.

And on the American Charles de Gaulle, there are no Rafale carrier-based fighters left. It was also replaced with a Lightning carrier-based fighter, for which the Charles de Gaulle also underwent a system upgrade for eight months.

And the British Prince of Wales aircraft carrier battle group. It is also equipped with lightning carrier-based fighters, and its combat effectiveness is very strong.

Surrounded by such five aircraft carriers, the Somali twin aircraft carrier battle group is under tremendous pressure.

To put it mildly, the two sides that have begun to fight between the two sides do not know whether war will break out in the next second.

Perhaps no one is willing to take responsibility for provoking a war, but once NATO decides to keep these two aircraft carrier battle groups, there will be no problem at all in terms of action.

Two aircraft carrier battle groups, and still surrounded by each other's regiments. Even if the Somali Navy is covered with iron, it still cannot resist the fate of total annihilation.

And in this sea area, there is also an unsinkable aircraft carrier, located on the British colony of St. Helena in the South Atlantic, which NATO has turned into an unsinkable supercarrier in the South Atlantic.

A large number of NATO air forces are stationed on this island, and almost all of the island's indigenous people of more than 5,000 people have been relocated.

It became a fully militarized naval military fortress.

It is only 1,900 kilometers from the west coast of the African continent, and from the east coast of South America. There are 3,400 kilometers.

If the Somali Atlantic Combined Fleet wants to return to its military port on the west coast of Africa, it will inevitably pass around the island.

With the entire island as the center, radiating a radius of 1,500 kilometers, within this distance. All are the combat radius of NATO fighters.

With five aircraft carrier battle groups, NATO can easily take out the two aircraft carrier battle groups in Somalia.

So an invisible pressure hangs over the Somali navy, saber-rattling on both sides. The loss of an aircraft carrier battle group can make a huge difference in the situation.

If anything loses these two aircraft carrier battle groups. In the situation of the navy, it will completely lose the ability to take the initiative to attack.

Even the four aircraft carrier battle groups that Li Lan hid in the snow. As well as the Eighth Fleet, which is about to be completed, it can be said that the advantage of attack is no longer in the face of NATO, with the combat capability of ten aircraft carrier battle groups.

After all, the United States alone has 14 supercarrier battle groups, Britain has two aircraft carrier battle groups, France will soon have two aircraft carrier battle groups, and Japan's huge navy also has five or six so-called destroyers that can take off and land lightning fighters.

And now, NATO is massing such a large force definitely not just to look at the two Somali two aircraft carrier battle groups.

The Americans probably also want to take revenge on the Bush, which was hit by missiles and made it incapacitated, and for the collision off the coast of the Caribbean some time ago.

will lose honor and dignity and get it back all at once.

However, the war has not really started yet, and NATO may still be considering whether to start a war immediately.

After all, these two aircraft carrier battle groups that are put on the lips will be difficult to eat in the future if they are not eaten, and in this way, they can also establish the absolute superiority of the NATO Navy in the Atlantic.

As long as these two carrier battle groups are eliminated, NATO warships can attack the west coast of Africa in an open manner.

You can choose any place to attack, and it will be convenient to launch a landing battle.

For this reason, the heads of state of NATO have been discussing with their own think tanks for a long time.

A subsequent video conference of NATO leaders was convened immediately after every NATO leader had fully listened to the opinions of the think tank.

The video conference was hosted by Hillary Clinton, and the heads of state of the 24 NATO member states that had decided to go to war also appeared on the video screen.

In a secret video conference room under the White House in Washington, Hillary Clinton sat in front of thirty-six huge screens, and in front of her, every NATO head of state was all ready.

"Ladies and gentlemen, I'm sure you all have the answer in your hearts now, do you want to take out the two aircraft carrier battle groups in Somalia?"

Hillary Clinton, who presided over the meeting, went straight to the point at the beginning of the meeting and was the first to make a statement: "I have convinced Congress that if everyone has no opinion, we will take out these two aircraft carrier battle groups and destroy a quarter of Somalia's naval strength." ”

The French president spoke: "President Hillary, we don't think it's a good time to go to war, after all, we haven't been preparing for a long time, and the country has not yet moved from economic restructuring to a state of full-scale war. A large amount of weapons, equipment and supplies are also not in place. At this time, we will be able to inflict heavy losses on the Somali Navy. But in terms of overall strategy, we don't have any advantages. ”

"Time is of the essence. The third aircraft carrier of the Royal Navy has not yet been completed, the domestic production of weapons and equipment will also reach saturation, the recruitment of soldiers has not yet begun, and most importantly, we are not ready for a wartime economic strategy. The British Prime Minister continued.

"Unless our air force is fully prepared now, I will not rush to start this war, after all, this war will definitely not end in a day or two. A long war requires enough time to prepare, and a hasty start will not do us any good. ”

"Yes, this move can weaken the strength of the Somali Navy, but I don't think that our own aircraft carrier battle group will not lose anything when it annihilates the other two aircraft carrier battle groups, and once the loss gap is leveled. Coupled with the fact that we are not ready for war, this impulse will lead to the failure of the overall strategy. ”

"I agree with the decision of the U.S. side to make the Atlantic an important sea lane for communication between us. Whether it is the transportation of materials or weapons, we need the support of the Atlantic, and if the Somali aircraft carrier is active in the Atlantic, our crisis will always exist. ”

"Don't forget the German submarine tactics of World War II. Nowadays, the navy is increasingly dependent on the Atlantic Ocean for the supply of weapons and the transportation of raw materials. The security of the Atlantic must be guaranteed. Somalia's two aircraft carrier battle groups absolutely cannot exist. ”

"Don't miss this opportunity. If you don't take advantage of the sneak attack to kill the opponent's two aircraft carrier battle groups now, you will want to destroy these two aircraft carrier battle groups in the future. But the more difficult it is to love, the greater our loss will be. ”

"When the Somali Atlantic Fleet approaches St. Helena, I will unite the air forces on the island to completely destroy the two aircraft carrier battle groups and completely defeat the arrogance of the other side, when the war begins. Let Somalia lose its troops first. ”

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Everyone is in favor of the attack, and there are many who oppose the attack.

Opinions could not be unified for a while, and after each of them expressed their opinions, all eyes were also on Hillary, hoping that she could synthesize the opinions of both sides at this time and make a final decision.

"When I was thinking about an absolute attack on the Somali Atlantic Fleet, I kept thinking, what is Li Lan doing at this time?" Hillary Clinton shook her head and said with a puzzled expression.

"It is indeed very strange that the Somali Atlantic Fleet has been heavily surrounded by us, and several hours have passed, and Li Lan has not made any moves, and there are also a large number of airports in Africa. As if, the whole of Africa did not see that two dangerous aircraft carrier battle groups could sink to the icy bottom of the South Atlantic. The French president said.

"From his dealings with Li Lan again and again, combined with Li Lan's consistent style, it is impossible for him to let his two aircraft carrier battle groups be dumplings by us. The most important thing is that the departure of the two aircraft carrier battle groups from Cuba is that Li Lan also personally went to the Cuban port to attend the farewell ceremony held by the Cuban side. The British Prime Minister continued.

"That person seems to be young, but his mind and ability can never be inferred by common sense, we are here to discuss how to deal with his two aircraft carrier battle groups, I even feel that he seems to be in his command headquarters, looking at the picture of the South Atlantic at this moment, I seem to have heard his sneer." French President said.

"Are you frightened by Li Lan, I don't believe that he can plan everything so perfectly, now in the sky over the South Atlantic, there is not a single Somali fighter, and the bottom of the sea is also our submarines, could it be that these two aircraft carrier battle groups will grow their wings and fly away." A voice full of disdain sounded, it was the voice of Shinzo Abe, the Japanese Navy, which still has strong strength, has become the guarantee for Shinzo Abe to enter this circle.

NATO countries need the Japanese Navy's strong anti-submarine capabilities and are willing to help Japan maintain this fleet, so Shinzo Abe was able to participate in such a meeting.

The French president's face changed, he didn't bother to look at Shinzo Abe, snorted coldly and turned his head, not looking at Abe on the video screen.

"I also think that it is impossible for the Somali side to let us kill the other two aircraft carrier battle groups so lightly, and I have always had an intuition that this may be another conspiracy of Li Lan. Deliberately let two aircraft carrier battle groups return to Africa in the South Atlantic without support, and then attract us to do it, and then use the mysterious backhand to start this war. Hillary said lightly.

"But intuition cannot be used as a basis for military action, because many times intuition is wrong." Shinzo Abe.

"This time, I can't really make up my mind, because Li Lan is not the one who let us succeed so lightly, and his ability can definitely not be ignored. And the instincts are often right. Clinton said that at the end, she took a special look at Abe.

"So what do we do now? Could it be that just watching the two powerful aircraft carrier battle groups of the other side return to Africa, we will not have such a good opportunity in the future. Shinzo Abe said.

"Don't you know that the better the opportunity, the greater the crisis." The French president couldn't help but say: "This is a factor that must be taken into account as a decision-maker." We can't be blindly deceived by what is in front of us, think about any possibilities hidden behind it. ”

"I see that you are all bluffed by Li Lan, is there still the strength there that can threaten the strength of the entire five aircraft carrier battle groups? Do you want to say that Somalia hides a large number of submarines in the surrounding waters? Prepare to annihilate our five carrier battle groups. Shinzo Abe said disdainfully.

"It's not out of the question." Hillary nodded in surprise and said, "Think about what happened to India's USS Viratt aircraft carrier battle group." And what is impossible. (To be continued......)