Public opinion is intensifying, and everyone understands what the consequences of a nuclear war will be, and a large-scale nuclear war is undoubtedly a devastating disaster.

And the will of the people will eventually manifest itself in politics, especially in Western countries, where votes determine political power.

Under the pressure of the midterm elections, the ruling party of country M finally chose to put aside its arrogant posture and took the initiative to propose dialogue and consultation among high-level military leaders.

The place of negotiation is in Kaohsiung City.

The ruling party of country M will choose to let go of its arrogant posture, the pressure of the midterm elections is one of the aspects, and the other reason that is not known to the general public is that the military of country M knows that RB has obtained a complete olefin-3 mass production preparation plan and industrial 3D printer production line.

RB has always been a reliable ally of country M in the Asia-Pacific region, after World War II, RB also relied on the assistance of country M to rise rapidly, militarily RB has been acting as a pawn, and now country M learned that he was stabbed in the back by his younger brother, and the anger in his heart can be imagined, and now the Houston is still docked in Kagoshima, and the missiles on board radiate almost the entire southern coastal area of RB.

The alliance was extremely fragile in the face of the interests of any reliable ally, and the RB immediately mobilized some of the National Guard Forces and began to assemble along the southern coast, while also urgently sending diplomats to Washington to lobby.

Behind all this is led by Li Mingyu.

Cheung Chau Industrial Group itself has been completely infiltrated by spies, and without Li Mingyu's reminder, RB's spy agents not only stole all the confidential information provided by Matrix Technology Co., Ltd., but even stole an industrial-grade 3D printer.

Li Mingyu, who knew everything, did not operate too much, but submitted the audit report of the production line output to the military.

The output of all production lines is fixed, and the expected output can be easily estimated when the total number of production lines is determined, but the audit report submitted by Li Mingyu shows that the final output did not meet expectations.

As a high-secret production line, not to mention that there is a problem with the output, even if the audit report says that which screw of the production line is missing, a bunch of professionals will come to investigate.

However, through a detailed investigation of Matrix Technology Co., Ltd., all production lines are normal, and the natural problem is not here.

When the inspectors arrived at Zhongzhou Industrial Group, everyone was shocked.

Originally as the most confidential production workshop of Zhongzhou Industrial Group, it was a mess at this time, the production line was violently disassembled, a large number of parts were scattered on the ground, and as the core component of the production line: industrial-grade 3D printers, after statistics, three industrial-grade 3D printers were damaged, one industrial-grade 3D printer was lost, and all the managers of the production line were missing.

Even Liu Qinghe, the boss of the group, did not know where to go, and in addition to hundreds of thousands of ordinary employees, almost all the senior leaders of the huge Zhongzhou Industrial Group have evaporated.

"Check! Even if I turn Changzhou City upside down, I have to find out Liu Qinghe for me. Commander Yang, who came in a hurry, saw the mess at the scene, and the whole person was like a volcano about to erupt, and said viciously.

Zhongzhou Industrial Group is surrounded by special departments, and no one is allowed to enter or leave, but there are too many employees in the group, and hundreds of thousands of ordinary workers just settle down is a very large job, not to mention such a criminal-like control, a large number of employees began to protest dissatisfied, but these are insignificant in the face of national security.

Commander Yang transferred the troops from the general district, all employees were not allowed to leave Cheung Chau Industrial Group, all the work of the group was suspended, the employees were placed in the group dormitory, and the military provided food, and at the same time, Commander Yang also assured all employees that everyone's salaries were paid normally.

In the event of such a major leak, it must be impossible to conceal it, and the situation report of Cheung Chau Industrial Group was reported layer by layer, and finally handed over to the hands of senior leaders.

Li Jun was still in a meeting, and when he learned the news, it was like a thunderbolt in the head, and he stood in the corridor of the conference room and didn't come back to his senses for a long time.

A spy for an oil and gas conglomerate leaked the mass production data of the olefin-3 type.

A Zhongzhou industrial group leaked the production line of industrial-grade 3D printers.

They are still hesitant to accept the invitation to negotiate, because even if Party M puts down its arrogant posture, the conditions put forward still cannot satisfy the leadership, and they need to put more chips on the negotiation table.

However, Zhongzhou Industrial Group let their calculations fail.

There is no way to exchange anything decisive just by relying on the source code of the olefin-3 high-resolution material and the alpha core, because their priority is far less important than the other two.

Polymer materials and alpha intelligence are soft power, and more are economic and technological improvements, but olefin-3 type is different from industrial-grade 3D printers, one is related to energy, and the other is related to military industry, which is the promotion of hard power.

Once country M reversely cracks the manufacturing industry of industrial-grade 3D printers, then the military equipment of both sides will be at the same level, and it is still unknown who will die if they really want to fight.

After all, the advent of industrial-grade 3D printers is still too short, not to mention the replacement of the equipment of the entire army, and now even the equipment of a regiment of the Changzhou Military Region has not been updated.

The number of Mach 50 missiles in reserve is also insufficient, and the speed of the Patriot missiles of the military of country M is not low, although it does not reach Mach 50, but the victory is that the number is enough, and if you really want to use missile attacks, it is likely to end up in a lose-lose situation.

Now that the war is imminent, it doesn't matter how Zhongzhou Industrial Group leaked the information, what is important to do next.

Li Jun reported the situation to his superiors, and the other party was silent for a long time, and reluctantly instructed:

"Prepare for negotiations..."

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Kaohsiung City, meeting room on the top floor of the Center Building.

Commander Yang and Li Jun sat at the conference table without saying a word, and at the top of them sat a gray-haired officer, his straight uniform full of medals, and the dazzling red and gold colors were eye-catching, announcing the great military exploits of the owner of the uniform.

General Nie, the leader of this military negotiation, is also the heavyweight person in charge of the Z side negotiations.

Compared with the few people on the Z side, and the number of people sitting on the opposite side of the conference table is much larger, this time country M, O LEAGUE, RB, H country, and Canada all sent military leaders-level figures to participate in the negotiation meeting, sitting around the huge conference table, as if the Z side representatives were sandwiched in the middle, just facing these leaders-level figures will feel a lot of pressure.

General Nie's expression was solemn, his straight spine was like a stone statue, and his sharp eyes looked around at the people involved in the negotiations.

Sitting opposite General Nie was the main person in charge of this military operation in country M: General House.

The two looked at each other for a long time, and they both read a strong smell of gunpowder from each other's eyes, there are not many private disputes between the two countries, and there are countless friction incidents abroad, speaking of which they can be regarded as old acquaintances, and they have already browsed each other's information countless times.

RB's negotiator, General Takeda, sat next to General House, looking at General Nie with a somewhat complicated gaze, hatred, admiration, annoyance and other emotions flowing in his eyes, too many of his subordinates died at the hands of General Nie, but even so, the number of spies and armed infiltrators sent to the mainland by RB every year is increasing, and they are too eager for the vast fertile land in the East.

What Takeda didn't notice, however, was that General Nie's gaze had never lingered on him since it first swept over him.

"I think we should talk about it calmly, and I'm sure everybody doesn't want to see it get to this point." General House was the first to break the silence.

General Nie nodded noncommittally at General House's cheeky words, and then responded coldly: "We never take the initiative to provoke wars, but in the same way, we don't allow anyone to bully us, no matter what our strength is, it was so before, and it is still like this, don't forget, it was you who drove the Houston to Kagoshima first!" ”

"But you've threatened our safety!" Gage, the military head of the O-League, interrupted.

"Do you think we're just like you? Having made your fortune on the primitive and brutal triangular trade, thinking that the whole world is in your pocket? We have never invaded any country, everything we do is only to resist aggression! General Nie's words were loud and clear, and he replied mercilessly.

As if stimulated, the military leader of the O League slapped the table and scolded angrily: "Your missiles have reached the Atlantic!! ”

General Nie looked at the angry Gage, smiled contemptuously, folded his hands in front of his chest, leaned back into the chair with a straight back, and replied softly: "This is a polite response to your small actions on the southwest border, as the old saying goes: Come and not be rude!" ”

Looking at Gage, whose face was extremely ugly, General Nie spoke again: "I heard that you haven't upgraded the anti-missile system yet?" Why, our missiles didn't intercept it? We don't have anything on the missile, it's just an empty shell, don't be so nervous. ”

"Okay, we're not here to quarrel, Nie, we should talk about the specifics, instead of wasting time arguing here." General House interrupted the argument with a frustrated wave of his hand.

General Nie retracted the smile on his face, and then changed to a solemn expression, his wrinkled fingers tapping lightly on the conference table, making a soft "boom" sound.

"We won't agree to any of your requests..."General Nie spoke softly, his deep voice echoing through the quiet conference room.

There was a brief silence in the meeting.

General House touched his chin, his sharp eyes stared at General Nie, and it could be seen from his expression that he was already extremely angry at this time.

Ignoring General House's gaze, General Nie slowly stood up, looked around, and then said: "Put away your arrogant posture, don't think that we will compromise, in our history, we have always believed in such a saying: It is better to be broken than to be complete!" ”

After a pause, feeling the increasingly tense atmosphere in the conference room, General Nie spoke again: "The only compromise we can accept is to follow the rules of your capital market. ”

"Equivalent exchange!"

"If you want to get something, you have to pay the same price, and if you want to be as clever as you used to, then you can give it a try."

"Oh yes, I forgot to tell you that we didn't produce too many Mach 50 missiles, only about 400."

General Nie dropped a bombshell at the end and immediately sat back in his seat.

"Four hundred?"

The conference room resounded with the sound of discussions.

Four hundred Mach 50 missiles are enough to plow the capitals and important cities of all the participating countries.

However, what makes them even more desperate is that no country can defend the Mach 50 missile at present, not even its maker, country Z, which is a sharp sword that can be defended without any shield.

"Our secret service has mastered your 3D printing industrial technology, and if you dare to launch missiles at us, we can also fight back." General Takeda stood up and roared at General Nie.

The relationship between RB and country Z is the most tense, if the Mach 50 missile hits Washington, maybe General Nie will have to bear the pressure of domestic public opinion, but if the Mach 50 missile reaches Kyoto, then the country will really have to supply General Nie as a master.

Of course, Takeda knows this, so he is the most nervous person in the conference room, if country Z wants to make an example of chickens, then this little chick is obviously the most suitable for RB.

"Really? It seems that your scientific researchers are well educated in a few days to thoroughly study this difficult technology. General Nie was noncommittal about Takeda's threat and responded lightly.

In just a few days, it was obviously unrealistic to master the manufacturing technology of industrial-grade 3D printers, and everyone understood that this was just a pale deterrent from Takeda.

"We need your technical solutions, tell us about your conditions." General House stopped Takeda with a look, then took out a cigar and lit it for himself, and said slowly.

General House did not mention any more conditions that could not be negotiated at all, but let General Nie's side take the initiative to make a request, and it was clear that he was ready to compromise.

The core of politics itself is war and compromise, and as long as the two sides can reach a unity of interests, all contradictions can be resolved through compromise.

General Nie was a little surprised by General House's words, originally he thought that it would take a long time, but the other party's quick compromise also made him understand that this negotiation was very important.

If the two sides do not reach a consensus of opinion, then war is inevitable.

General Nie was silent for a moment.

Does he crave war? Maybe longing, which soldier doesn't want to serve the country on the battlefield, even if he bears more honor and sheds all his halo, he is just a soldier.

The military itself exists for the sake of war.

Does he crave peace? Of course, he himself has experienced countless battlefields, large and small, so many comrades-in-arms, elders, and subordinates sacrificed in the cruel war, isn't the blood and tears swaying just in exchange for the peace of the country?

With a long sigh of relief, General Nie took out four yellowed chess pieces from his arms and placed them on the table.

There are a few cracks on the wooden chess, because of the long-term stroking of the gelatinous luster.

"Four chips, four conditions." General Nie pushed one of the chess pieces forward, his eyes fixed on General House like an eagle.

As if he understood what General Nie meant, General House calmly took a puff of his cigar, shook his head and said, "No, you don't have four chips, I can only count you two and a half." ”

General Nie nodded when he heard this, and knocked his fingers with the chess on the conference table a little harder, and the chess in his hand, which had a crack in his hand, suddenly shattered into two halves, and General Nie took the chess back by one and a half, and then glanced at Takeda with a slight squint.

If it weren't for the infiltration of RB, they could have taken a more active voice in this negotiation.

"So these two and a half chips, what are you going to exchange?" General House looked at General Nie and said with a solemn expression.

Push the first full chess piece to the center of the conference table.

"The first condition is that you take the initiative to admit the aggression against CX, compensate CX, and promise that no warship will step into the sea area near China's coastline within 15,000 nautical miles, in exchange for a complete technical solution related to olefin-3 polymer materials."

General House hesitated for a moment, then responded: "Compensation is okay, but the compensation cannot exceed 10 billion US dollars, our side will not admit aggression, but I can persuade that there will be a declaration that military decision-making is wrong, in addition, 15,000 nautical miles is too far, 10,000 nautical miles is acceptable." ”

General Nie thought for a moment, and then suddenly pushed the chess in front of General House, and the wooden chess kept spinning around on the conference table, and finally stopped at General House's hand, General House slowly picked up the chess and motioned for General Nie to continue.

Push half of the chess piece to the center of the conference table.

"The second condition is that the market in Western countries is completely open to us, and the manufacturing process of industrial-grade 3D printers is exchanged."

After a pause, General Nie glanced at Takeda, and then added: "But since you have already obtained the finished product, then we can make concessions, and our market will also be more open, and at the same time, your capital will be allowed to enter our inland market in a restrictive manner." ”

Hearing General Nie's second condition, people from Western countries who attended the meeting hesitated.

The manufacturing industry of country Z is too strong, with the export of goods in recent years, now the daily necessities of Western countries have been almost occupied by country Z, and basically Western countries have introduced corresponding policies to restrict the import of certain products of country Z to support the local manufacturing industry.

General House did not answer immediately, but discussed it in a whisper with the people next to him.

Ten minutes later, General House replied: "Our market can be completely open, except for the military industry." ”

Throwing half of the chess into the hands of General House, General Nie finally took out a complete chess piece.

"The last condition, the abolition of military bases in the Far East."

"Exchange the source code of Alpha AI!"