697 Why
The current Qin Zhiyuan is no longer the Qin Zhiyuan who had nothing, Qin Zhiyuan does not need to fight in person, nor does he need to prove his worth with his life and bravery, the current Qin Zhiyuan is used to planning and then acting, every seemingly inadvertent action is often the result of a long brew. Pen? Interesting? Pavilion wWw. biquge。 info
It is impossible for such Qin Zhiyuan to not have the slightest means of defense in Port Hedland.
"You think Port Hedland doesn't have a navy? Then you are wrong, not to mention the city government of Path, even if the Royal Fleet is sailed over, it may not be able to blockade Port Hedland. Jack seemed to be trying to get drunk, and although the wine had not yet sobered up, Jack couldn't wait to drink it.
Jack and Joe are old friends, so the place where they eat is Jack's private dining room, except for Jack and Joe, no one else is present, not even the servants in the "Governor's Palace", so Jack behaves very casually.
"No kidding, Navy in Port Hedland, do you mean those gunboats?" Joe laughed, acting a little debauched.
Port Hedland has a navy, and if those gunboats can be considered warships, this is not a secret in Port Hedland, everyone knows about it.
"That's just what you can see, and there's more to not see, if that's all you need, do you think I dare to provoke the Royal Navy? Don't forget who my boss is, it's not his style to make a fuss. Jack smiled a little weirdly, and looked at Joe a little playfully.
"You mean—submarines?" Joe suddenly thought of another possibility, and his back immediately left the back of his chair.
The "Royal Navy" that Joe and Jack are talking about is not the Royal Navy of Lanfang, but the Royal Navy of Great Britain.
The British Royal Navy in this era is a real maritime giant, and the naval strength of the British family can be equal to the combined strength of the navies of all countries in the world except the United Kingdom, even the United States Navy, which is on the rise.
Of course, since the war between Lan Fang and RB, the status of the navy has declined, and all countries are now carrying out large-scale modifications of their warships, installing more air defense weapons, and paying more attention to the construction of the air force, but for now, the navy still occupies a dominant position, and the status of the air force is far lower than that of the navy.
"That's right, it's a submarine, Qin has a submarine force in Gusu, and I don't even know how big it is." Jack's words became more and more terrifying.
"Gusu" is a small harbor about 150 kilometers away from the Port of Hedland, where there are some fishermen, who usually make a living from fishing, and have never heard of a naval base, let alone heard of a submarine in Gusu.
"Gusu - another strange name, Qin will provoke international disputes like this, if Australia knows that Gusu actually has a Lanfang navy, then Australia will go to war with Lanfang." Joe has no interest in getting to the bottom of it now, and an inexplicable sense of crisis slowly grows from the bottom of his heart.
What Jack said today should be an absolute secret of Port Hedland, since Jack revealed it so freely, then there are only two possibilities, one is that Jack doesn't want to live, and the other is that Jack wants to drag Joe to die together.
"How can there be a war? Even if the Australian government knows, it's me secretly recruiting troops and plotting against me, what does it have to do with Lan Fang? Even the boatmen are German and French, Qin does things, how can people easily catch the handle? Even if I say it, who would dare to believe it? Do you believe it? Jack looked really on the verge of a breakdown, and his eyes were a little frighteningly red.
"I didn't believe it originally, but when you say it now, I do believe it a little - then now this matter is obvious, you are just the person selected by Qin to operate all this, if you win, then you can continue to stand in the foreground, if you lose, then you will lose everything." Joe still has the morality of a friend and is helping Jack analyze the situation.
"That's pretty much it-" If you ignore his eyes, Jack's expression can't be seen to be anger or sadness, a little heartbroken: "Tomorrow I will leave here, and then go to Jiulian City, you may not have heard of this name, this is a city in the Pilbara mining area, where there is an air force, a factory, and a large number of Lanfang troops, even if the Royal Navy drives the battleships over, it is impossible to threaten there." ”
It seems that Jack is indeed depressed, a bottle of wine has been drained in the blink of an eye, and the glass in Joe's hand is still full, and he is really a little unsavory.
"Air Force, there is still an Air Force?" Joe was shocked again.
Well, the number of times Joe was shocked tonight was too much, so now Joe feels a little numb, Qin Zhiyuan has invested so much, it is conceivable that it must be a great request, if Jack says now that Qin wants to annex Australia Joe will not be surprised.
Annex?
Joe realized that it wasn't out of the question, if Jack could win the battle and keep winning.
"I don't need to say how powerful Lan Fang's air force is, the whole world knows it, how can Qin You not take advantage of this advantage? Although those pilots are still all Germans and French, but they obey the orders of the Lanfang Military Department, I have a feeling that Lanfang must have some kind of relationship with Germany, you look at the proportion of Germans in Lanfang's army, you know, Lanfang is raising troops for the Germans, there must be a secret agreement between them. Jack continued, unsettling.
Jack is wrong about this, Lan Fang and Germany really don't have a secret agreement, but if it is a few years later, maybe the German emperor is the godfather of the crown prince Lan Fang, this is not a secret, many people know it.
"Why are you telling me this?" Joe was really a little worried right now.
There is a saying that "the less you know, the better", Joe understood what this meant, and if Jack only revealed one or two confidential pieces of information to Joe, Joe might be excited, but Joe did feel fear when he poured out baskets and baskets like this.
After knowing so much confidential information, can you still get out of the Governor's Mansion alive?
Joe had no confidence in his heart.
"I'm afraid that I won't be able to make up my mind-" Sure enough, as soon as Jack opened his mouth, Joe felt like a basin of cold water poured down: "We are old friends, before the age of fifteen, we went to school together, ate together, and even slept in the same bed every day, the days were so happy at that time, there was no suspicion, no calculation, no intrigue, and even before today, I still regarded you as my best friend, or even a lifelong friend, if not, I would not be ruthless to you." ”
Jack said emotionally, and the corners of his eyes were already red.
Qiao's expression was blank, and he picked up the wine glass in front of him and drank it all.
"Why? Why? Short on money? You can tell me that I can easily turn you into a millionaire with little power? I can make you a Perth City Councillor, or even a Member of Parliament – why should you do that? With that last sentence, Jack abruptly got up and swept all the cups, plates, and bowls from the table in front of him to the floor.
The crockery still clinking on the floor was still a bit loud, and the door to the restaurant opened immediately, and heavily armed guards poured in, their guns pointed at Joe.
The guards had been given clear instructions, and even if Jack couldn't do it today, Joe wouldn't be able to get home.
"Get out!" Jack's blood-red eyes looked as if they were about to be devoured, and his gaze at the guards was full of anger.
Jack was the nominal supreme ruler of Port Hedland after all, and the guards didn't say much, exiting the restaurant and carefully closing the door.
"What can I say? If I say it's for responsibility, can you understand that? Joe's expression did not change, his gaze naturally drooped without focus, and his voice floated a little weakly.
"Responsibility! I can certainly understand, yes, it's really a good excuse. Jack sat back in his seat weakly.
Patriotic enthusiasm is not only happening among the Chinese, no matter which country, there are people who are willing to shed their blood for it, which is also the basis for the existence of a country, and it is precisely because of the love of countless people that these countries can exist to this day.
"Believe it or not, there's nothing about you in the information I sent." Joe still didn't look up, maintaining that numb expression: "The information I sent away is all about the frequency of import and export freighters, as well as the destinations of those freighters, the price of ore, the production of the Pilbara mines, etc., and there is nothing about you. Although there are some things that are worth reporting, although the military intelligence also has information about you, it has nothing to do with me. ”
People are indeed very complicated, and it is normal for Joe to come to Port Hedland as an agent for the sake of his country, or he can deliberately conceal certain facts for the sake of feelings.
"What's the use of talking about that now—" Jack had a blank expression, his voice cold to the cold.
In the list provided to Jack by Chen Zhaoqiang, Joe ranked first, so no matter what Jack thought, Joe was on the list of "handling", and Lan Fang's methods of treating agents Jack knew that someone had "strayed" into some forbidden areas in Port Hedland before, and they were all killed directly on the spot, without even a warning.
"I know it's useless, but I still want to tell you that I didn't betray our friendship, and I don't want you to live in the agony of being betrayed later—" Joe didn't mean much to excuse himself, and looked up at Jack and smiled, a wisp of blood running down the corner of his mouth.
"Damn, what are you doing? Doctor, doctor—" Jack cried out in horror, jumping up and around the table to hug Joe's already crooked body.
The door to the cafeteria was pushed open again by the guards, and heavily armed guards poured in, and immediately someone turned to look for a doctor.
"Damn, why would you do that?" Jack's tears finally welled up.
Joe looked like he wanted to give Jack a smile, but the corners of his mouth tugged, but he didn't laugh, only more blood gushed out.
(To be continued.) )