Chapter 1378 It looks beautiful, but it hides arsenic
Although, according to America's system, once the commander-in-chief is in trouble, he will immediately be replaced by the deputy commander-in-chief and exercise the highest authority.
However, there are still very large political risks here. The prestige and power of the deputy commander are not enough at all, and the most can only be used as an emergency.
Otherwise, he would not be the deputy, but would directly become the commander-in-chief.
Under such circumstances, America must seek stability and not act rashly.
They will be in quarrels and games for as short as a few months or as long as a year.
Their donkeys and elephants will fight desperately for power until a new balance is reached.
In comparison, this little incident with South Vietnam at sea seems to be nothing.
In fact, this kind of conflict does not involve islands, and is not uncommon among Southeast Asian countries.
The reason why Du Fei paid so much attention this time was mainly because at this point in time, before he traveled through time, there was another more important naval battle at this point in time.
This made Du Fei extra sensitive. Whenever there was any disturbance, he immediately became vigilant and even came directly to deal with it without hesitation.
On the contrary, Chen Fangshi did not make too much fuss, and just adopted a more conventional response, sending corresponding forces to confront him and establish communication to get rid of it.
The feedback from the correctional department was very fast, and only a few hours later, a second telegram was sent.
Needless to say, in this short period of time, Jianzhi Bushi still put a lot of thought into maintaining his relationship with Du Fei.
The telegram clearly explained the situation this time. It was exactly as Du Fei expected. It was not an order from America's superiors, but someone who made a deal directly with the South Vietnamese Navy in private.
Among them, the most critical two parties have the strength, one is the Youtai Group on Wall Street, and the other is the people from the Rockefeller Family.
They paid the South Vietnamese Navy to do things. As for the follow-up methods, it is still unknown what they want to do.
Du Fei frowned as he read the contents of the telegram. It was not surprising that these two families got together. They all had a holiday.
Needless to say, there is no need to talk about the grievances with the Youtai people. During the Middle East war that just ended a few months ago, Du Fei took 500 million US dollars from Youtai.
Now that the war is over, the other side has freed up its hands, and it is inevitable to find ways to make up for it.
As for Rockefeller, last time he wanted to invest in Bandar Seri Bega Petroleum Company, Du Yanci rejected him, and he was afraid that he would not be willing to do so.
Then he handed the telegram to Chen Fangshi.
In the report, Zongzhi Bushi also suggested that he could contact him and the two sides could sit down and talk.
Chen Fangshi also frowned, looked at Du Fei and said, "What do you think, do you want to talk about it?"
Du Fei pursed his lips and said firmly: "Don't talk about it! Are you trying to force us to sign an alliance under the city by using these methods to scare us? You really think we are soft persimmons~"
Chen Fangshi also agrees that even if we want to talk, it is not now.
Du Fei added: "It's disrespectful to come and not return. Let Eagle handle this matter."
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Early the next morning, the South China Sea was calm, cloudless, and the sea and sky were the same color.
In the middle of the sea, on an offshore oil drilling platform, two workers were performing early morning defecation activities.
Next to the platform, the open-air toilet directly returns the excrement to the sea, falling straight down from the platform tens of meters high.
While the two were chatting, they were looking at the tropical ocean scenery that they had long been tired of seeing. The only drawback was that they were not allowed to smoke.
At this moment, a person suddenly shouted: "Look!"
Another person also looked over and saw three thin white lines emerging from the distance on the sea surface, which became larger and larger.
After a while, the two finally saw clearly that they were three speedboats approaching quickly.
The speedboat didn't have any flags, and we couldn't tell where it came from. Judging from the direction, it was heading straight towards them.
The two of them were shocked and immediately realized what it was.
He immediately stood up with a yell, wiped his butt hastily, and quickly went to a small room not far from the runway, where there was a siren button.
With a bang, the man pressed the alarm, and soon a sharp sound sounded across the entire drilling platform.
Suddenly, many people appeared on the drilling platform.
There are more than 200 people working and living on this platform, and there is also a security team of more than 20 people, equipped with sophisticated weapons, just to guard against attacks.
In just a few minutes, the platform entered a state of combat readiness, and the three heavy machine guns on top were set up.
"Tu tu tu tu~ tu tu tu~"
He directly made a warning design in the direction of the three speedboats, trying to drive them away.
In fact, the distance is still far at this time, and the heavy machine gun basically poses no threat at this distance.
But it also successfully blocked the reckless approach of the three speedboats.
The three speedboats drove sideways outside the range of the heavy machine guns and significantly slowed down.
The people on the boat then picked up the rocket launcher and aimed it in the direction of the platform.
This kind of rocket launcher is obviously a lot thicker than the ordinary anti-tank rocket launcher, and it is also longer.
It was the newly developed rocket produced by Factory 8270, the kind of extended-range rocket that Du Fei was selling to Syria.
Due to the addition of an extended-range rocket booster, this kind of rocket not only has a range several times greater than that of ordinary rockets, but also has a larger warhead charge.
After taking aim, I saw three flame jets coming straight towards the drilling platform: "Swish~Swish~Swish~".
The people on the drilling platform did not expect that the other party would have such a powerful weapon.
Generally speaking, nearby pirates do not dare to provoke them.
First of all, the platform is very high from the sea, so small boats like this can't get close at all, and even if they get close, they can't climb up.
Secondly, their platform belongs to Rockefeller. Anyone who dares to come up here and touch the tiger’s butt will be touched by America.
However, the situation was obviously different this time. The other party actually fired rockets at the drilling platform unscrupulously.
Sure enough, there were two booms soon, two rockets hit, and one flew away and passed by.
Hearing the explosion, the hearts of the people on the platform were in their throats. Those two rockets were nothing to such a huge drilling platform.
But don't forget, they are mining oil. If the oil pipe is hit, igniting a fire or causing an explosion, all of them will be killed.
Fortunately, they seemed to be lucky. The rocket did not explode after hitting it, which made everyone breathe a sigh of relief.
The three speedboats did not launch another attack. After launching rockets, they directly changed direction and disappeared quickly.
The people on the drilling platform breathed a sigh of relief, and some smart people also realized that this was not a general attack, but a warning.
They didn't know what was going on, but they almost died in vain.
After inspecting the damage, the responsible person on the platform immediately contacted the superior department and reported the specific situation.
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A few hours later, on the other side of the world, in the Big Apple City of America, on the upper floor of a skyscraper.
In an office with a brownish-grey tone, an old man in a suit sat behind a large solid wood desk, smoking a pipe with an expressionless expression.
The office decoration is all made of precious mahogany, giving the place a solemn and depressing feeling.
The old man was of medium build and looked to be sixty or seventy years old. His hair was meticulously combed and he was looking at the report that had just been sent in front of him.
Opposite the huge desk, two middle-aged men in suits stood.
The two of them looked serious and said nothing.
After reading the report in front of him, the old man got up from the brown high-backed chair, took a puff from his pipe, and came to the window next to him, overlooking the huge city below him with his cloudy eyes.
He stands here every day, and the vehicles and pedestrians on the street below are like ants in his eyes.
He likes it here, it makes him feel like he is a god, and he can control the fate of those below at will.
Until a few minutes later, the old man said calmly: "The attitude is indeed very tough. Let Dawen relax. The Rockefeller family does not need to establish a strong enemy in Southeast Asia."
A middle-aged man standing nearby frowned and said: "I'm very sorry, Your Excellency, this matter has spread now. If we shrink back, will it cause... bad consequences? I mean, some people will
Mistakenly thinking that we are afraid.”
The old man sneered and said: "Has it spread? It's a trick played by those Youtai people, thinking they can control everything with a few newspapers."
The two middle-aged men present did not respond. This topic was a bit too sensitive and they were not in a position to express their opinions.
The old man added: "I heard that the orthodontic cloth stone has a good relationship with this young man. Please make an appointment with me."
Another middle-aged man responded and quickly wrote it down in his notebook.
The old man looked out the window again, his voice was slightly hoarse, and he said calmly: "This time our Mr. Nico will no longer be able to escape unscathed. I believe that correcting Bu Shi requires a new, strong ally in the parliament.
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At the same time, Du Fei was in Kuching. Apart from asking Eagle to find another way to retaliate, Du Fei was not in a hurry to deal with the ongoing confrontation.
According to the current situation, the ships sent by Saigon are obviously trying to fool things, and there is no possibility of the conflict escalating.
And asking Eagle to dispatch speedboats to attack the enemy's platform has already made his attitude clear.
Now that the ball is kicked back, it depends on how the Rockefellers receive it. That is the key to deciding whether it will be a battle or a draw.
At this time, Du Fei and Subian were sitting together.
When Julie was at the beach, the royal garden modeled after the Summer Palace had already been completed.
Du Fei specially chose this place to entertain Subian today.
The two of them were sitting on a pavilion on the hillside. Far away, they could see the sea view to the north. Nearer, they could see the well-proportioned Chinese garden scenery, shaded by trees, and the scenery changed as they moved, which was magnificent.
Du Fei was quite relaxed and comfortable in the pavilion, and personally made Kung Fu tea on the tea table.
Subian, on the other hand, looked sad and couldn't settle down at all. He only complained to Du Fei and hoped that Du Fei would help.
"Have a try~" Du Fei put the newly brewed tea in front of Subian, then picked up another purple clay cup and drank the strong tea in one sip, the bitterness brought back the sweetness.
Subian also drank. He came to ask for help and must not be less happy.
Du Fei put down his teacup and calmly said, "So, you want me to help you stabilize the situation in Sumatra?"
Subian nodded immediately.
Du Fei said: "This one is different from what we agreed upon~"
Subian smiled helplessly, he did not expect that the situation would reach this point.
Originally, what he was most worried about at the beginning was that Du Fei and Lin Tiansheng joined forces with the Huang family in East Java, and the three parties worked together to deal with him.
Only then did he come up with an expedient, using his orthodox status as a bargaining chip to sell to Du Fei in exchange for Du Fei's recognition of his remaining territory.
Unexpectedly, the wishful thinking was very good, but unexpectedly things did not go as smoothly as expected.
Although Subian has taken care of Du Fei's side, things seem to be developing in a good direction. Du Fei and Lin Tiansheng will not threaten him for the time being, and the Huang family, which occupies East Java, has no ambition to continue to expand. What's next?
All he needs to do is think of ways to control Sumatra.
However, the situation in Sumatra is far more complicated than Subian expected.
Moreover, Subian also overestimated his own strength and influence.
Especially last time, he was opportunistic and cooperated with the Yingguo people. He wanted to be narrow and self-respecting, but he was self-defeating. Instead, he completely pissed off the local faction in Sumatra.
Although he tried every means to remedy the problem later, he still had little success, which gave him an extremely headache.
Until last month, news came back from his secret post in Sumatra that several relatively powerful local forces there were secretly communicating to eliminate him completely from Sumatra.
Subian couldn't accept this at any cost, so he simply changed his mind and came to Kuching.
His idea was very clear, which was to bring in Du Fei, a fierce tiger from the outside, to drive the tiger away and devour the wolf.
Regarding this, Subian did not mince words in front of Du Fei.
Du Fei asked back: "If you let me go, aren't you afraid that I will turn my back on you?"
Subian smiled bitterly and said: "Mr. Du, do I have a choice now? At least if you leave, I can still have two or three shares in Sumatra. If I let those people continue, I will have to cleanse myself. If
If it were you, what would you choose?"
Du Fei pursed his lips in disbelief, he couldn't believe Subian's statement, but he couldn't believe it at all.
Despite what Subian said was pitiful, in fact Subian's situation was definitely not as miserable as he said, but it wasn't much better either.
If he could think of any other way, he would never come to Du Fei.
This shows that his defeat in Sumatra has been decided, and his purpose of coming this time is not to make a comeback.
That kind of requirement is too high and simply impossible to achieve.
Subian is a veteran in the game, so it is impossible that he does not understand this truth. The purpose of his coming here is to hope that Du Fei's entry will muddy the water and allow him to retain some chips and not lose them all.
Once you lose all your money, you will be out. Once you are out, you will be completely defeated and there will be no chance of comeback.
Subian wanted to keep a glimmer of hope, even if he knew it was slim, and even if he knew that introducing Du Fei would lead to a wolf entering the house, he would not hesitate.
Subian knew it, and Du Fei also knew it in his heart, otherwise Subian would never reveal his soft belly to Du Fei.
However, Du Fei needs to think carefully whether to enter the game.
Sumatra, this is a seemingly beautiful place, but it is a poisonous bait hidden with arsenic.
(Sorry, I have something to do today, that’s all I have. I’ll try to get 7,000 more tomorrow.)