Chapter seven hundred and twentieth chapter cocktail provocation
In Xiangjiang Xinghua Society, looking at the invitation letter on the table, Mr. Liao felt a headache. According to his own thinking and others, this conflict would last for a year and a half, not to mention three to five to eight years.
I didn't expect it to end so quickly. In less than a month, the armed conflict was declared over, and the follow-up issue of the Falkland Islands was more on the negotiation table.
And now the Bryan government is holding a victory party with the power of its victory, and has also sent invitations to itself and Li Jueshen. This is probably more of a demonstration.
Moreover, this British victory will inevitably fuel the ambitions of the British upper class and the Bryan government, and the follow-up work will probably be even more difficult.
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The lights in Hong Kong are bright at night, especially in Central, which is at the core. Outside the Yanhui Hotel, reporters gathered tonight.
This time the Bryan government reception did not choose the Peninsula Hotel as usual, but chose the Xinhui Hotel in Central.
As the guests gradually arrived, celebrities and wealthy businessmen gathered in the Xinhui Hotel banquet hall, drinking glasses and drinking wine.
Brian gave a toast to the reception and welcomed the arriving guests.
"Entrusted by the Queen and the Prime Minister, I would like to serve the first glass of wine here to Ms. Li Chen Yulian, Earl of Donghua, and thank the Donghua Territory Defense Force for their great contribution to this victory."
Bryan's words silenced the entire venue. Li Jianhui had previously wondered why Bryan had sent an invitation letter to Chen Yulian. It turned out that he was waiting here.
This time, the defense forces of the Donghua Territory really did not make much contribution. The British were able to win so quickly mainly because of the fighter planes on the aircraft carrier and the bombers of the Air Force. The four warships of the Donghua Territory were just soy sauce.
The twelve Mirage 2000s did not go there at all, and the Army Mixed Regiment was also only training in England and was not arranged to go into battle at all.
Because the conflict was over, Chen Yulian had received a call from the Queen in the evening, negotiating for twelve Mirage 2000s to be temporarily stationed at Port Stanley Airport on the main island of the Falkland Islands. After the Donghua Territory Airport was put into use, these fighters would be
Departing the Falkland Islands.
However, Chen Yulian clearly rejected this, and also requested that the four warships in the Donghua Territory return to the British mainland to continue training on the grounds that the conflict was over.
Li Jianhui originally thought that the matter would just go away, but he didn't expect Brian to show up again, obviously to sow discord between the Li family and even the Donghua Association and the North.
But when the matter came to a head, Chen Yulian knew that she could not escape, and at this time she could only face it in person. Li Jianhui could not respond for her. After all, she was the Governor of Donghua Territory and the Minister of Defense of Donghua Territory.
"Mr. Bryan, your words really make me feel ashamed. The victory this time was only possible due to the strong strength of the local military and the bravery of the soldiers.
The two frigates and two destroyers in the Donghua Territory are more like an ocean training exercise without any achievements to speak of. How can they afford your toast?"
Bryan actually didn't care how Chen Yulian responded. He just wanted to let those present know Chen Yulian's identity and that there were troops involved in the Donghua Territory this time.
If the biggest gap between the Xinjian Clan and even the Donghua Society and the north is undoubtedly the Donghua Territory.
It is not enough for the Tung Wah Association to just shift the focus of the industry. They also need to continue to deepen the gap between the two sides. It would be best if the two sides can fall out.
Affected by this conflict, the British upper class planned to continue to relax the Donghua territory and guide Li Jianhui to increase more troops, especially the air force and navy.
As long as Li Jianhui needs it, the European Community's active fighter jets and warships other than aircraft carriers and submarines can be purchased.
"Earl Donghua is too humble. The Queen has made it clear to the Prime Minister that in this conflict, among our dozen overseas territories, only Donghua Territory sent troops to assist. This is the greatest contribution.
In order to thank the Donghua Territory for its contribution to the country, a number of patriotic companies, including Rose Financial Holdings Group, Grosvenor Group, and Luofu Group, jointly invested and specially ordered a Duke-class Type 22 frigate and a Type 42 frigate.
Destroyers are donated to the Donghua Territory to enhance the defense capabilities of the Donghua Territory.
Moreover, the queen personally named the two warships, the frigate Shutong ship and the destroyer Zhipeng ship, which is enough to show the Queen's importance and gratitude to Earl Donghua."
Li Jianhui really hasn't received any news about this matter, and of course he doesn't think Brian is talking nonsense. It is estimated that the British side is still keeping this matter secret, or they are planning for this meeting.
The price of two warships is nothing to these companies, it can even be said to be a drop in the bucket, and it can be regarded as a charity.
But it is expensive for Li Jianhui. With two warships, they must be equipped with multi-functional helicopters and missiles.
These are nothing, and the later training and maintenance are even more like gold-eating beasts. Not only will these two warships not bring any benefits to Donghua Territory, but they will become a burden.
Therefore, at Li Jianhui's signal, Chen Yulian directly stated that compared to the Donghua Territory, the British Royal Navy needed new warships.
After thanking the Queen, Rose Financial Holdings Group and other companies, he asked these companies to donate it to the Royal Navy. With local protection, the Donghua Territory as an overseas territory does not require much military power.
"Since Earl Donghua is unwilling to accept the good intentions of these patriotic enterprises, I can only convey your opinions back to the mainland, but I am afraid that it will chill the hearts of these patriotic enterprises."
Perhaps feeling that it was almost the same, Brian also began to change the topic and stopped talking about the Donghua Territory.
It just affected the atmosphere of the reception after all. Under the seemingly lively reception, there was already an undercurrent.
It was not clear what the other parties were thinking, but Mr. Liao and Li Jue were extremely uneasy in their hearts. Even though they had already known that Donghua Territory had sent warships to follow them, they still could not face it calmly at this reception.
At this time, it suddenly became clear to them that Li Chen Yulian, who had lived in Xiangjiang for a long time, was not only the wife of Li Jianhui, but also the governor of England, the distinguished Earl of Donghua.
And this person has already become a citizen of the British Overseas Territory, and holds British nationality. Britain is Li Chen Yulian's country.
While the two were thinking about life, Brian came to the two of them holding a wine glass.
"I'm very happy that you two can come to attend this celebration party. To be honest, I originally thought that you two would not come."
Mr. Liao and Li Jueshen naturally knew what Brian meant. To the proud Mr. Brian, Mr. Liao responded:
"Now that we have received the invitation, we will not be rude, and the end of the conflict is a great blessing to us global mankind. World peace should be the common aspiration of global mankind. The end of armed conflicts and the resolution through political negotiation are indeed worthy of celebration."
Faced with Mr. Liao's secret change of concept, Brian didn't say much. Instead, he chatted with him about the development of the Donghua Territory in the past two years and the importance of the Donghua Territory to England.
It is even said that after the construction of Donghua Territory is completed, the British military will send fighter planes and warships to station, under the joint jurisdiction of Donghua Territory and the mainland, to protect British interests in the Western Indian Ocean, West Asia, South Asia and East Africa.
"Mr. Bryan, Donghua Territory is your overseas territory. What you want to do has nothing to do with us. And what you said today are not afraid of leaking secrets and causing changes?
You must know that although Ms. Li Chen Yulian is the apparent controller of the Donghua Territory, the actual control is in the hands of Mr. Li Jianhui. He is not a puppet in your hands. I am afraid that some of your ideas will not be realized."