Chapter 147 Pirates? We'll kill the pirates!
In the command room of the Dragon Nation fleet, everyone sneered upon hearing this explanation!
"Pirates? Pirates again? To come up with such a lame excuse! Do they really take us for fools?"
"What kind of pirates can launch Tomahawk missiles, and hundreds of them at once? Do they even believe this excuse themselves?"
"They are really good at finding excuses, bringing up pirates like that. Aren't they afraid of damaging the reputation of their shipping lanes? Do they really think we don't know it's the Eagle Nation?"
Upon hearing this, General Zhao Yong's lips curled up slightly, revealing a meaningful smile.
"Since they are pirates, then it's easy to handle. We must set sail to suppress the bandits."
General Zhao Yong's voice was steady and firm, permeated with unquestionable authority.
Everyone was stunned for a moment.
Turkey was also a bit confused!
Not only them, but high-ranking officials from countries around the world, who were monitoring the situation via satellite, were also dumbfounded at this moment!
"What does the Dragon Nation mean? Have they so easily believed that it was pirates?"
"What kind of pirates have Tomahawk missiles? The Dragon Nation couldn't possibly be this stupid!"
"Who knows? What if the person in charge of the Dragon Nation warship is a military idiot?"
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On the Eagle Nation side, Smith laughed and slapped the table:
"Hahaha! The Dragon Nation is truly stupid! They actually believed such a lame excuse from Turkey!"
"This also shows that our fleet's disguise was effective!"
"I don't know why the Dragon Nation would let such a stupid person serve as commander!"
"Wait!" the Secretary of State suddenly spoke up:
"The Dragon Nation would absolutely not let a stupid person serve as commander!"
"There must be some conspiracy in this!"
He looked at Smith with disdain, his gaze seemingly saying, you are the stupid one!
Smith stopped talking!
Subsequently, the Secretary of State called in a group of experts to analyze the intention behind the Dragon Nation's statement!
The Secretary of State was worried that the Dragon Nation was playing some kind of conspiracy again; after all, they had suffered quite a bit at the hands of the Dragon Nation! He dared not lower his guard again!
"Bluffing!!! I know now, the Dragon Nation must be bluffing!"
An expert suddenly jumped up, his eyes flashing with a firm look. He was ecstatic to have discovered the Dragon Nation's true intention!
Everyone's eyes were focused on him!
The Secretary of State pondered for a moment, somewhat puzzled: "How did you figure that out?"
The expert looked around at everyone, his lips struggling to contain his smugness! He explained very excitedly:
"It's very simple! If we stood in the Dragon Nation's shoes, would we be willing to believe the lame excuse given by Turkey?"
"Certainly not! If it were me, if they dared to lie to us like this, I would definitely fire a shot at their homeland!"
"And why would the Dragon Nation believe it? It must be because they have a guilty conscience!"
Seeing that everyone was slowly understanding his line of thought, the expert continued:
"Moreover, I thought about it, their warships have such powerful interception capabilities, why would they still have a guilty conscience?"
"It is very likely because their warships are strong on the outside but weak on the inside—they have powerful defensive capabilities, but their offensive capabilities are unsatisfactory!"
"You can tell this from their warship's weapon systems; what age is this, yet they still design such large-caliber naval guns for their warships! Which warship still uses cannons as its main weapon?"
The expert spoke with such certainty that everyone was stunned! After a long while, they looked at each other! They felt that what this expert said seemed to make some sense!
And Smith was so excited he started clapping: "That is damn right! So the Dragon Nation has admitted defeat! I knew it! They couldn't possibly be that stupid!"
The Secretary of State glared at him, thinking, did this guy get into the intelligence agency through the back door? He frowned and carefully analyzed the expert's theory! He always felt something was wrong, but he didn't know what was wrong!
Just then, a subordinate suddenly took out a mobile phone, pointed at the screen, and said: "Mr. Secretary of State, look!"
Secretary of State Jack was stunned for a moment, took the phone from his hand, and as his gaze fell upon it, he was immediately dumbfounded!
He discovered that the Dragon Nation fleet had actually initiated a live broadcast!
In this way, even without relying on satellites, they could see what was happening there! Now, the whole world could truly see it!
The Eagle Nation couldn't figure out what the Dragon Nation was trying to do by doing this? Hadn't they admitted defeat? Did they want to admit defeat in front of the whole world?
Furthermore, it could be seen that the Dragon Nation fleet had connected with reporters from their domestic state media! Everyone's eyes were focused on the screen! General Zhao Yong also appeared in their view!
They had always been a bit curious about the commander of this Dragon Nation fleet! Now that they saw General Zhao Yong, they immediately realized that their previous deduction—that the Dragon Nation fleet commander was stupid—must be wrong!
This old general of the Dragon Nation looked weathered, his eyes sharp and hard to face; it was the gaze of someone who had been baptized by countless wars, an existence capable of being a pillar of the nation—definitely not a stupid person!
Looking at it this way, could the expert be right? Was the Dragon Nation really bluffing? They looked at General Zhao Yong intently, wanting to find a clue in the interview!
"Respected Captain, our country is very curious about this voyage of ours!" "Especially regarding what our fleet just encountered, can you explain to us what exactly happened?"
Hearing the reporter's question, General Zhao Yong spoke calmly, his tone full of authority: "It's nothing major, just encountered some pirates!" "But the crisis has been resolved!"
Hearing his words, the Eagle Nation side couldn't help but be stunned, and then their lips couldn't help but curl up!
"They are still insisting that those were pirates!" "Hahahaha, I don't believe they don't know it was us; they are indeed bluffing!"
"The Dragon Nation isn't much after all! It seems their fleet is truly strong on the outside but weak on the inside—first-class defense, but worrisome offensive capabilities!"
The Secretary of State finally breathed a sigh of relief at this moment! It seems their expert was right; the Dragon Nation indeed does not possess the capability to attack, which is why they dare not escalate the matter!
If they had pointed out that it was the Eagle Nation's doing, this conflict would have escalated to another level! From a regional conflict to a conflict between two great powers! At that time, the world would tremble!
"It seems the Dragon Nation still lacks the confidence to fight us!" "Hahahaha!" A look of contempt appeared on the Secretary of State's face. His gaze remained fixed on the screen!
But very quickly, his smile froze! On the screen, the reporter continued to ask: "So it was pirates!" "Then may I ask what the next step is?"
General Zhao Yong chuckled and said: "Since the other party are pirates, we'll just wipe them out while we're at it!" "After all... since we're already here!"