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It is late at night in Washington, but inside the White House, which is running efficiently 24 hours a day, there is still a group of political elites gathered to pay attention to the current situation in the Asia-Pacific region. Among them, Anthony Lake, who is the country's political adviser, has a different view on the Taiwan issue.

"Give up this game, let our fighters withdraw from the sea, and when the Soviet and Chinese anti-submarine ships and submarine hunters track a certain distance, they will naturally give up tracking. The Soviets and the Chinese were not fools, and the conflict with the United States at this time was only cheaper than the three European countries. ”

The British Prime Minister, the German Chancellor, and the French President all issued statements expressing the hope that the Asia-Pacific countries would respect the opinions of all parties, remain calm and restrained, and avoid conflicts. Privately, however, France was stepping up arms sales to Southeast Asia, and Britain was not idle, signing a general trade agreement with Japan almost in the days leading to the conflict.

For these inconsistent guys, Mario doesn't have the energy to clean them up for the time being.

"Are we sure we want to do this? Anthony Advisors. President Mario asked.

"If you don't want the situation to get out of control, I advise the president to make up his mind as soon as possible and give up the careful idea of sanctioning China and the Soviet Union." Anthony's answer was straightforward, "Immediately recall our fighters to the Nimitz aircraft carrier and give up surveillance of the Sino-Soviet combined fleet, I mean what I said." At a time when there was no way to negotiate with the leadership of the Soviet state and reach an agreement, choosing to take a step back was a message of goodwill. ”

President Mario shook his head helplessly, he picked up the phone to connect to the Department of Defense, and said regretfully, "This means that everything we have done before will be in vain." ”

"No matter how much it falls short, it is much better than turning this conflict into an Asia-Pacific crisis." Anthony's fingers kept tapping on the table, trying to ease his nervousness, after all, this decision is likely to change the strategic direction of the United States in the Asia-Pacific region.

When the Ministry of Defense heard Mario's abandonment of the conflict, everyone present breathed a sigh of relief, except for the bleak faces of the main battle faction. Everyone cheered and applauded to avoid a crisis between the superpowers, and the Secretary of Defense gave the Commander-in-Chief of the Navy a relieved smile and then hurriedly called the Nimitz aircraft carrier of the Pacific Fleet, telling them to cancel the attack on the Soviet anti-submarine ships.

"I understand." When the pilot of the F14 received the order to return home, he gave up the entanglement with the Su-33 fighter and began to turn around and return home, and after the order of the superior was given, it meant that they could not provoke a war. Soon the two F14 Tomcats disappeared into the distant blue sky, leaving only the Su-33 still guarding the Project 1155 anti-submarine ship.

"We're heading home, good luck with you, Los Angeles-class submarines." The driver of the F14 said regretfully.

Before leaving, the F14 pilot looked back at the Soviet anti-submarine ship that was still chasing the American submarine, presumably the captain of the Los Angeles class was already dead.

"The fighters of the Americans have withdrawn from the combat area, Captain Shaposhnikov." The first mate reported this momentous news to the captain, but Captain Shaposhnikov did not answer him.

"Captain?" The first mate shouted again.

Suddenly, Captain Shaposhnikov opened his eyes, and he said to the first mate, "Let's get out of here, this hunt is over, and twenty nautical miles ahead is the field of activity of the Nimitz aircraft carrier battle group, we don't need to take any more risks, let's go back, first mate." ”

In the bewildered eyes of the first mate, Shaposhnikov gave up the pursuit.

Looking at the submarine that was gradually moving away and finally disappeared on the sonar search screen, Shaposhnikov's secretly tense heart finally relaxed.

"It seems that the Taiwan issue is now developing towards the worst situation we had at the beginning, and it is impossible for the United States to directly launch a conflict against China and the Soviet Union, otherwise it will not be the three of us that will have the last laugh, but France, Britain and Germany. It's time for America to get out of this game, President Mario. This game continues and we are the losers, and now we must stop the loss. ”

President Mario sat in the chair of his desk, his eyes closed, contemplating Anthony Lake's proposal. White House Chief of Staff Panetta looked a little worried, and anxiety was evident on his slightly vicissitudes of life, "If we withdraw now, then the whole world will know that we lost." And we are very likely to lose the trust of our Asia-Pacific allies. So far, Japan is getting out of control. ”

"But we're going to retaliate afterwards, aren't we? Isn't it the CIA's task to purge all potential enemies against China? Lake pulled his hands out of his pockets and said to President Mario and Panetta, "The most important thing now is to get the Pacific Fleet out of this crisis quickly, and the situation is bad enough." A dignified departure is nothing more than bureaucratic thinking, when in fact the interests of the United States should come first. ”

"That means that our relationship with China is completely torn apart." President Mario held his forehead, looking a little painful, he just wanted to force China to give in, but he did not expect that on the first day of the Sino-Soviet joint military exercise, Wall Street suffered a Black Monday, and the index plummeted, making the already difficult US economy even worse.

"This is not the outcome that the United States wants to see, at least the relationship between the United States and China should be in a relationship of peaceful coexistence, not conflict."

"So the chess pieces we support can only be thrown out as sacrifices." Adviser Anthony threw out his own stop-loss plan, "Everything comes from Taiwan's Iwasato Masao, since we can use him to coerce China, we can also adjust the relationship with China and abandon this chess piece, without the support of the Americans, Iwasato Masao is nothing." ”

"What do you mean?" Hearing what Anthony's adviser said, President Mario looked up. The stop-loss plan piqued President Mario's interest.

"This means that if we give up Iwasato Masao and force the other side to veto the independence bill, if they dare to choose independence, then we will immediately sever all relations, plus an economic blockade and a military blockade. As far as the United States is concerned, the current state of not advancing or retreating from Taiwan is the best, and furthermore, China will be desperate to retake the island of Taiwan. It's just that the appearance will be a little ugly, and to take a step back, if we give up Taiwan, then China will also step up all kinds of infiltration, which is not what we want to see. ”

"And then?" President Mario asked.

"So we need to sell Masao Iwasato and sign another agreement with China and the Soviet Union, an agreement on maintaining the status quo in Taiwan. I think that the current Chinese side is at the end of a strong bow like us, and has been confronting each other until now with the support of the strong military strength behind the Soviet Union. Anthony said.

"The specific step is to warn Iwasato Masao not to allow de jure independence, put away his set of independent remarks, and obediently do a good job in the position of Taiwan's leader, otherwise the United States will definitely make him look good. Without our backing, he would just be a clown, and with our backing, he would dare to argue with the Chinese side. ”

"After the biggest problem is resolved, we will start negotiations with the Chinese and Soviet sides, and if the Chinese side wants to use force or negotiate to recover Taiwan, it is impossible, and we will never allow such a thing to happen. Even if he has the support of the Soviet Union behind him, we will do our best to defend Taiwan from falling. The Chinese side, which is still thinking about stabilizing the external environment and developing its economy, can only agree to our conditions, so that we can keep Taiwan and the mainland can save face, and we can get the best of both worlds. ”

"After that, we can completely recover our losses from the Taiwan side, and after this crisis, I think the Taiwan side is also thinking about strengthening its own armed forces. American fighter jets can find a market and a market again. "Consultant Anthony runs the island with the attitude of draining Taiwan's economy. After each crisis, representatives of various US arms giants began to lobby Taiwanese politicians.

"I'm done, President Mario, and it's up to you to decide." (To be continued.) )