Li Lan never imagined that the war would end so simply, nor did he think that a military attack on Europe would completely shatter the enemy's fighting spirit. Reading Book Artifact.yankuai.

Although the whole world is now against this war, it is hoped that this war will be subdued and no more disasters will be created.

But in fact, the war has no intention of stopping, and the end of the Indian Ocean naval battle also kicked off the prelude to the Atlantic naval battle.

Although Somalia had won the Indian Ocean naval war and was able to focus much of its navy's efforts on the Atlantic side, the war did not end there.

Most of Europe is still on the side of the United States, and some hesitation has hardened over time.

The wars in the Middle East and the wars in North Africa also filled with a large number of soldiers on both sides every day.

The only thing that has changed is that NATO's navy in the Atlantic is facing a huge challenge.

With the help of land-based air forces on the west coast of Africa, the Red Alert Atlantic Fleet has successfully established a foothold in the southern Atlantic.

The main naval force assembled by NATO also took the initiative to retreat to the North Atlantic Ocean to carry out passive defense to prevent the Somali Navy from carrying out sabotage of the lines of communication.

It seemed that with the shadow of Russia in it, Li Lan immediately corrected his previous attitude.

After the Atlantic Fleet entered the Atlantic, it did not make much move, but entered the military port of the Congo to rest and recuperate, so as to ensure that it would be able to ensure complete combat effectiveness in the next stage of the battle.

However, on the battlefields of the Middle East and North Africa, Li Lan also kept increasing the input of troops and began to stabilize the situation of the war.

At the same time, the African Federation was finally formally established in the midst of the war, and all the countries in Africa announced their accession to the African Federation, except for four African countries.

Li Lan also undoubtedly became the first supreme leader of the African Federation.

As soon as Africa was officially established, the African Federation officially declared its participation in the war.

Previously, only the Somali Federation and its allies in the Middle East were involved in the war, but now those countries in Africa except the Somali Federation are involved. Also involved in the war.

The African Federal Guard, which has been in preparation, was established as soon as possible, and at the same time, troops were immediately dispatched to North Africa to support the operation.

From this moment on, the African federation will be a state as a whole. The membership includes all countries in Africa except the four countries in North Africa.

Although Africa as a whole is not very strong, this is not good news for NATO.

More than a billion people in Africa can raise a large number of troops at will, with the strong industrial support of Somalia. It's not so easy to deal with.

On the other hand, on the NATO side, the allies have gone and scattered, and the original strength has declined.

Naturally, NATO's military superiority also fell into disadvantage.

Although Britain, France, Italy, Turkey and other countries also formed provisional governments at the first time, the loss of things was completely irretrievable, and the political and economic center of the country collapsed.

As the most important member states of NATO and the main force of the participating countries, the enormous damage suffered by the four countries has also deeply affected the combat potential of the entire NATO bloc.

The war went on for almost two or three months, both in the Middle East and North Africa. NATO has turned offensive to defensive.

In addition to arming the armies of Africa and the Middle East on a large scale, Li Lan did not have any large-scale military operations.

The outside world is curious, why didn't Somalia take advantage of the victory at this time?

Some people speculate that it is because Russia has become close to NATO for a while, others speculate that Somalia is accumulating strength that can lay the foundation for victory in one fell swoop, and some people even speculate that Li Lan is further integrating the war forces of African countries.

And no matter what the outside world speculates, Somali officials have not said anything at all.

On the sunny coastline of Bagua City, the cool sea breeze blows across the coastline, bringing up the neat coconut groves and swaying gently.

Outside the cabin on the sea. Li Lan was cross-legged, and a fishing rod shook gently in his hand.

Next to him, an old man was also sitting on a rattan rocking chair, enjoying the fun of fishing.

Tranquility is the main theme of the moment. Only behind the two of them, the burning charcoal fire crackled from time to time, which was the sound of charcoal cracking in the high temperature.

Next to the grill, Lin Meiqi was also cool, baking the appetizers for the old and the young.

It is rare to enjoy life so much, and it is an extremely precious time for Li Lan. The same is true for the elderly.

And there is only one person in the world who can make Li Lan squeeze out time to accompany him, and although this person has retired, Li Lan has not changed his attitude towards him.

Time passed slowly in calm, feeling the slight pulling force from the fishing rod in his hand, Li Lan showed a hint of a smile, and pulled the lever violently, pulling a shaking grouper up from the sea.

Put on your gloves, loosen the grouper from the hook, and throw it into the bucket next to you, and say, "You've lost again." ”

"The old man is no longer so competitive, and now I only enjoy the fun of fishing, and winning or losing has long been a thing of the past." The old man said calmly.

"Naturally, your consciousness is still high." Li Lan didn't care, smiled slightly, put down the fishing rod in his hand, and said, "You plan to come here to live for a long time?" No problem? ”

"I have already said that if I want to come here to retire in the future, I will naturally live here for a long time." The old man spoke.

"No problem, just tell me where you want to live, I won't let any irrelevant people bother you, so that no one is worried." Li Lan said.

When the old man heard this, he smiled and nodded, and said, "As long as it's by the sea, my old man doesn't have anything to ask for." ”

Li Lan shrugged her shoulders and said, "I will arrange it to your satisfaction, but when you come here this time, are you really light?" ”

"You're smart." The old man smiled and put down the fishing rod in his hand.

At this time, Lin Meiqi happened to shout at them: "Stop fishing, lunch is ready." ”

"I'll talk about it after eating." Li Lan picked up the old man and walked towards the open-air dining table.

……

An hour later, after a warm lunch, Li Lan and the old man walked side by side on the beach behind the wooden house.

"Say, I'm ready." Li Lan said.

"I'm now unofficial and light, but I still care about my home and country." The old man looked reministent, and said: "Unfortunately, the matter of interests is too difficult to say, and the Russian top brass has decided to join forces with NATO to deal with you, the biggest threat to the future." ”

"I know. From the very beginning I expected that no matter which side was at a disadvantage, Russia would help to balance it, but I was curious. Why is Russia so determined, you must know that once you join, the situation will be completely different. Li Lan asked.

"Because Russia already knows that we will not be involved." The old man said calmly.

"But this is not true, and Russia probably will not believe it easily." Li Lan said.

"It's really fake. Sometimes you can't watch the fire from the other side, you always have to make a choice, and this time we made a choice. As for why Russia joined so desperately, it is mainly because Russia's economy cannot afford it.

Over the past few years, Russia has vigorously developed advanced military equipment, built one aircraft carrier, and the navy alone has hollowed out almost all of Russia's finances, and the domestic economy has long been in a mess. It's like the USSR back then.

But once Russia collapses from the inside, it will not be as simple as the collapse of the Soviet Union, and it will be difficult for Russia to turn over in the next hundred years. ”

When the old man said this, he showed a very relieved smile and said: "It's just that the sudden defeat of NATO has made Russia a little anxious, so it has to believe our words." But politically, there are a few truths. ”

"That's true, but I believe that the economic reason is one factor, and another factor is that Russia can't help it." Speaking of which. Li Lan's eyes suddenly flashed with a cold light, and his footsteps stopped, and he said, "But you have all been deceived, completely deceived by the Russians." ”

The old man's footsteps paused, and he turned to look at Li Lan in surprise, and asked, "Why do you say this?" ”

"Russia did not intend to believe your words from the very beginning. Russia is not declaring war on us in order to unite with NATO, because the Russians know very well that even if they add NATO, they will not be able to defeat our alliance. ”

Speaking of this, Li Lan showed a mocking smile on his face and said, "Since Russia won't believe you, why is it deliberately getting so close to NATO?" Why do you know that it is a failure, but still help NATO, which has less than half of its strength left, and then let yourself suffer the defeat as well? ”

The expression on the old man's face also became very exciting, and after staring at Li Lan's face for a long time, he said in surprise: "Russia wants to dominate Europe? ”

When Li Lan heard this, he showed a slight smile and said: "Why haven't I made any drastic military moves in the past three months, because I just don't want Russia to easily dominate Europe.

If I simply let NATO lose all resistance, then NATO will ask Russia for help as soon as possible, and then the Russian army will be able to enter Europe openly, and then it will be to lure the wolf into the house. Europe will all be controlled by Russia.

However, if NATO has always maintained the strength of a war, then it will be difficult for Russia to achieve its goal, and although the relationship between Russia and NATO is ambiguous for a while, it has not yet reached the point of direct help, in order to prepare for the annexation of Europe.

With Russia in Europe, you can get European industry and technology, and by combining the two in pairs, Russia is ready to confront us for decades to come. ”

In fact, Li Lan guessed Russia's purpose from a very early age, and in the eyes of the outside world, Russia's strength has threatened Russia's international status.

But Russia is not a fool, and among the four superpowers in the world, the NATO bloc led by the United States has already engaged in Somalia.

And suffered huge losses in the war, and because of the close relationship between China and Somalia, it is no longer possible for Russia to unite with NATO to confront Somalia and China, which have powerful military strength on land, sea, air and space.

As far as the navy is concerned, although Russia has stepped up the construction of domestically produced aircraft carriers, so far, there are only four aircraft carriers, one of which is the Kuznetsov aircraft carrier.

And Serstopol, where Russia's Pacific Fleet is located, is under the ice front of China.

NATO's remaining naval forces are also intelligently said to be more than self-preservation, and their offensive strength is insufficient.

The combined navies of China and Somalia have a superforce of more than 20 aircraft carrier battle groups, not to mention that NATO's main military strength has not been consumed. Even if NATO joins forces with Russia before entering the war, there is not much chance of victory.

In such a situation, how could Russia be foolish enough to unite with the already half-crippled NATO to confront the two superpowers.

Russia, though, covets the interests of the world. But he is not a fool, and if he wants to take advantage of the world, he should have a smart mind.

So Russia made a look of trusting NATO, but in fact it was a big bad wolf, just to trick Little Red Riding Hood into opening the door.

Once Europe really lures the wolf into the house. Add to that the ongoing war with Somalia, and Europe will be completely transformed.

The United States can only watch Russia enter Europe and stare helplessly.

Therefore, in the past few months, Li Lan has not taken any major military actions, but only ensured his initiative on the frontline battlefield.

In this way, Russia can only be in a hurry, because when it is not at the limit, Europe will not let Russia easily stretch its bear claws into its own territory.

Of course, these are only Li Lan's predictions so far, whether Russia will really be like this. He didn't dare to be 100% sure.

After all, there are no absolutes, and many plans will change as events unfold.

But no matter how it evolves in the future, Li Lan's current plan is to respond to all changes with the same.

However, the impact of these words on the old man was not small, and as an old politician, he quickly woke up.

Although Russia is a superpower and has a strong war potential, it is difficult for Russia to face the alliance between China and Somalia, let alone the whole of Africa and the Middle East.

Now he has slowly woken up to the fact that it is impossible for Russia to make such a desperate bet.

At least for now, Putin still has a very high level of influence in Russia. It is simply impossible for Russia to commit such a risky act.

There is no point in going to war with China and Somalia compared to taking control of Europe.

"Then are we going to inform the NATO side?" The old man spoke.

Li Lan shook his head and said, "No need, I believe in NATO." It has long been wary of such behavior by Russia. ”

"Shall we just sit by?" The old man shook his head, as if he did not agree with Li Lan's plan.

"What does it matter, in fact, I really hope that Russia will directly send troops to Europe." Li Lan said with a hint of a smile.

"But what's the point of you fighting this war?" The old man asked.

When Li Lan heard this, she looked at the deep wrinkles on the old man's face, and said seriously: "There is only one purpose of this war, to break the pattern. Reorganize the world. And if it wants to break the world pattern, NATO must disappear, and the remaining interests are the object of everyone's contention, in such a situation. And from the very beginning, I was mentally prepared for Russia to come out and get a piece of the pie. ”

"It's a novel idea, but I want to bring Russia into the war." The old man said suddenly.

"If you really think so, I'll support it, just like you once supported me." Li Lan said.

"Don't forget, there are still tens of thousands of your troops in the northeast, aren't you ready for war with Russia?" The old man said calmly.

"Of course, I need to prepare with both hands, if Russia even wants me to eat it, I will naturally not let him do it." The corners of Li Lan's mouth curled and said.

Seeing Li Lan's expression, the old man suddenly laughed and smiled happily.

Li Lan also laughed, some things are unspoken.

"By the way, what kind of pattern do you want the post-war world to be?" The old man asked suddenly.

"I don't want the United States to lose, and I don't want Russia to lose, and then continue the four-legged situation. In this way, the wife will really be peaceful. Li Lan said.

When the old man heard this, the whole person suddenly relaxed, looked at the young face in front of him, and said: "As I thought, some balances still cannot be broken, and our environment needs enemies to provide us with the impetus to move forward. ”

Li Lan nodded, didn't say anything, but walked again and continued to step on the soft sand, but his heart was uncertain.

In fact, he made this decision after years of careful consideration, because he really didn't dare to imagine what would happen once there was still Somalia and China left in the world.

Some things can be controlled by the will of the individual, and the real balance in this world is the triangular relationship, but the current pattern, the triangular relationship is no longer possible.

Since it is not possible to create a balanced triangle, it is necessary to maintain a balanced relationship of four corners as much as possible, so that both sides have checks and balances.

Of course, this is only his thoughts now, and what will become of the future is not something he can control.

As for the current war, how it will evolve next, he himself does not know.

As long as Russia does not officially take action for a day, there will be variables in the war.

As for the thoughts of the Russians, Li Lan can only guess, and it cannot be used as a basis for his next move.

However, he also has the means to deal with it, because no matter what actions NATO or Russia make, the war firmly grasps the initiative of the war, and he has enough room to react.

At present, what makes him most gratified is that the relationship between China and Suo is still the same, which is where his belief in victory lies at this moment.

As long as China and Somalia stand firmly together, no matter what Russia does, it will not shake the status of the two countries at the moment, and it is NATO's business to be unlucky or not. (To be continued.) )xh118