While Liu Jinpeng and Li Xiwen were admiring the graceful figure of the Arab dancer in Prince Said's manor, a secret meeting was being held in the Prime Minister's residence in Pingjing, the capital of the Han Empire. [ ] The participants were of course members of the Prime Minister's cabinet team. Since they had just received the latest news from His Majesty the Emperor, although the news has not been verified, Shen Jiatai would not miss this opportunity to show the determination and skills of the imperial government.

He took off his reading glasses, observed the expressions of the participants intently, and said slowly: "I just got a message from His Majesty that one of the arrested assassins has confessed. They are from the Somali People's Army, and there are unidentified locals to assist in the positioning. At present, Egypt is searching for the locals code-named "Tour Guide". Tell me what you think."

Minister of National Defense, commonly known as the Minister of Military Affairs, Lu Jingguo, spoke first. He is about fifty years old, has a tall figure, a rosy complexion, and has a loud voice from northerners. His voice is not high but it can be heard by everyone: "We have no other choice now. I suggest dispatching the First Fleet of the Indian Ocean. After the Huashan is completed, there are always gossips. Now it is time for it to show its skills."

The First Indian Ocean Fleet in Guadal is not the closest fleet to Somalia, and the Third Indian Ocean Fleet with Maluant as its home port is the closest. In the original plan, the First Pacific Fleet was conducted in July with Egypt and Sudan, but now it can't wait for the dispatch of the Tarzan. The Third Indian Ocean Fleet has been established less than two years ago and has not had an aircraft carrier. In the eyes of the Minister of Defense, it is not suitable for this mission.

Foreign Minister Han Shixi frowned and reminded: "The original plan was to hand over the active x24 to the Egyptian military after the exercise, and now it has been replaced by the First Fleet of the Indian Ocean. A lot of preparations will need to be changed." It is definitely impossible to stuff two giant aircraft carrier fleets together, which is not conducive to the development of the strategy and will cause waste of combat power.

The most important thing is that there is only a carrier-based x25 on the Huashan, but Egypt does not need a carrier-based type because it does not have an aircraft carrier. This is the contradiction. It is unrealistic to temporarily replace the Huashan x24 in a short period of time. If a consensus is reached at this meeting, the fleet will soon leave the port. There is no time to replace a large number of fighter jets.

Agricultural Minister Yuan Liping also started to interrupt. He was a man in his fifties, with a quiet expression and a gentle tone. He said, "Isn't there a fighter squadron at the base near Guadal Harbour? If there is a x24 installed, it's really impossible to replace their planes first." This is probably the only solution. Everyone else was silent, some smoked and some drank tea.

Shen Jiatai coughed, brought the issue back on track, and said, "You have no objection to sending troops to deter Somalia. Right? Then order the Indian Ocean fleets to gather urgently." There is indeed no good objection to this. Whether Somalia has done such a thing or whether they have the courage to admit it, it doesn't matter. The empire is now taking this opportunity to penetrate its influence into East Africa, which is the traditional territory of American allies.

Regarding the types of fighter aircraft of the Huashan, Shen Jiatai had to follow Yuan Liping's plan and ordered all x24s on the Taishan to be uninstalled and transferred to Guadal to make up for the losses of the fighter squadron.

After discussing the military operation, the possible reactions of the United States and the EU were also deduced, and then the political plan was discussed. Regarding the behavior of the Somali People's Army, the meeting believed that the imperial government should protest against the Somali government and announced that it would impose economic sanctions on Somalia. This was a preliminary reaction, and diplomats would frequently travel between the two countries until the two governments reached a consensus.

During this period, the United States would not stand idly by. At present, the traditional EU power in Africa is gradually fading away, and the marks of the previous colonial period are gradually disappearing. Africans hope to be independent rather than becoming vassals of certain major powers. Even some allies of the Han Empire hold this view, including North Africa, Sudan and Ethiopia, which are actively approaching.

It is conceivable that the United States will definitely not make Somalia surrender to the pressure of the Han Empire, but because the United States received the tacit approval of the Han Empire in threatening Afghanistan to hand over the **. Therefore, the United States cannot do too much. After 9/11, the United States wanted to use the excuse to capture terrorists into Afghanistan, but was blocked by the Han Empire and finally fled to Afghanistan to resolve the issue.

Although ** finally disappeared after entering Persia, and there was a legend that he was captured by the US Special Operations Team, in fact, no one had seen this bearded man again. Some people also said that the man sneaked back to Afghanistan again and lived in seclusion in the mountains to continue to guide terrorist organizations. Although the United States claimed that he had shot this person, he could not provide conclusive evidence, and Afghanistan also escaped the end of being occupied by the US military.

It is precisely because of such a source that after almost the same terrorist incident, the United States could not completely ignore the will of the Han Empire and interfere. Moreover, Somalia is close to the Indian Ocean, which is the traditional sphere of influence of the Han Empire, which is exactly the opposite of the United States on the Atlantic side. The countries here are basically willing to respect the legitimate rights of the Han Empire, let alone such a thing.

It is unceremonious to say that even if the Han Empire declared a state of war with Somalia, no one would say anything good for that small country. They were still happy to fight. Prime Minister Shen Jiatai's plan was to use military threats to make Somalia fall to the empire, but Foreign Minister Han Shixi was even more radical. He explicitly said that he hoped to build a military base in Somalia and strengthen the empire's presence in Africa.

The idea of ​​building a military base was supported by the Minister of Defense, but the Minister of Agriculture, Water Resources and Education both opposed more overseas garrisons. In the end, everyone looked at the Minister of Finance Kim Byung-gook, who never spoke. Kim Byung-gook was only forty-nine years old and was the second only to Han Se-hee in the cabinet this time. He had a square face and big ears, thick eyebrows and big eyes, and the face shape that would inevitably play good people in movies.

Looking around, Jin Bingguo seemed to have just found that everyone was waiting for his speech, so he said slowly: "From the financial perspective, of course, I do not support the construction of a new overseas base. This year's budget has been spent 70%, and there is still half a year left. Don't you want to chase me to ask for debts in the second half of the year, right?"

What he said was quite funny, which eased the tension just now. However, everyone knew that he had nothing to say, and didn't say anything to him. "But from the perspective of a cabinet member, building an overseas base is indeed conducive to the radiation of military power," Jin Bingguo touched his thick eyebrows, and the pair of eyebrows seemed to be painted. It made people feel unreal, "and it is also conducive to supporting and deterring African allies."

Education Minister Xu Zhongliang couldn't help but mutter: "You have told you all the good and bad things. Can you have some clear opinions?"

Everyone laughed, and Jin Bingguo no longer kept it in hiding, saying with a smile: "I support building, and I need to build it even if I sell the iron. I can't let this happen again, otherwise the face of our empire will not be left. If we had a military base in Africa, Somalia would come to seek peace now."

It is completely different to having deterrence and not having deterrence, so the Emperor* now feels that it is beyond the reach of the incident in Egypt, which is also the greatest motivation for establishing a military base. After reaching a consensus on this matter, the imperial war machine quickly started to move. Within two hours after the government issued an announcement of sanctions against Somalia, the Huashan was already replaced, the First Indian Ocean Fleet began to gradually dispatch, and the first batch of six warships had left the home port.

At the beginning of the assembly of the Indian Ocean fleet, the 12 diesel-electric submarines cruising deep in the Indian Ocean were given radio wave instructions and gradually leaned towards the Red Sea estuary to protect the safety of the fleet in the Gulf of Aden. The Minshan, a nuclear-powered submarine sailing from Ceylon, has entered submarine mode. There will be no regular instructions for them in the next six months.

During this Indian Ocean Fleet operation, the newly equipped anti-gravity drone attracted much attention, and its unique appearance impressed everyone who has seen it. He Feihu's order to the Indian Ocean Fleet included the actual role of anti-gravity drone in war, so he specially allocated 3 of the five test drones. If the equipment department had not cooperated, the old marshal would have wanted to install the electromagnetic cannons as well.

In fact, the UFO drone does live up to expectations. It can complete the established tasks at an altitude of 15,000 meters. If clear image data is not required, it can also be raised to a height of more than 20,000 meters for over-limit telemetry reconnaissance. With the holographic image playback device dedicated to the anti-gravity drone, you can clearly see everything it sees through the anti-gravity drone, and it is still an instant image, which is better than a satellite.

It was already afternoon that Liu Jinpeng received the news that the Indian Ocean Fleet was dispatched. At this time, the First Indian Ocean Fleet should have passed Masilla Island in Oman and was about to arrive in the Gulf of Aden. Although Prince Said was hospitality, and the Arab dancer's dance posture was indeed very attractive, but Liu Jinpeng was no longer in the mood to continue watching. Li Xiwen liked the snacks like Fite sent by Said, so His Highness wanted to give Liu Jinpeng several servants who could be Fite.

Liu Jinpeng had never seen anyone who gave him a casual gift. This was not the 19th century. He refused to ask for it. Sayed insisted on giving it to him. In the end, Li Xiwen accepted the matter. Li Xiwen also said: "These servants will be left in Qingyi Garden. Anyway, there are a lot of their salaries. When the imperial chef learns to be Fate, they will be sent back."

The so-called Fite is a food similar to pizza. The dough is made with various ingredients, and it has two flavors: sweet and salty. The sweet one is to add raisins, walnuts, dried fruits and sugar, while the salty one is to add cheese, minced meat, olives or eggs.

Speaking of the snacks, Li Xiwen remembered the yam soup that Liu Jinpeng brought back from Osaka last time. The thing was quite suitable for her appetite. However, no one in China could make that, so Liu Jinpeng had to promise to ask Uchida Asuka to give him a chef who could make yam soup next time when he went to Osaka. I wonder if Uchida Asuka would be frightened when he heard this request. She would definitely complain that Prince Said was generous and she could not compete with this local emperor.

It was almost dark next time. After leaving Sayed's manor, Liu Jinpeng said that it would be better to go to Chen Zhongmao's house to have a free meal. This suggestion was accepted by Li Xiwen happily. She had had enough of Egyptian dishes, which was even worse than when she went to the Mongolian prairie. In addition to meat, the dishes were all raw, and they were also short of oil and salt. This made His Royal Highness, who was used to eating Chinese delicacies, was so angry that she was itchy.

No wonder, except for the Chinese nation, other foreign people are called barbarians, and it is true. How could the first heir of the foodie empire to endure such torture? It would be better to eat the home-cooked dishes made by Zhu Xiaolu. The heavily guarded convoy quickly turned to the East Coast Embassy District, where Chen Zhongmao lives nearby. (To be continued. If you like this work, you are welcome to come to Qidian to vote for recommendations, monthly tickets, and your support is my greatest motivation. Mobile phone users please read it.)
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