Chapter 148 The True Intentions of the Dragon Kingdom!
Upon hearing the Dragon Kingdom's statement in the command room, the Secretary of State was stunned for a moment, then burst into uproarious laughter.
His shrill laughter echoed through the room, his shoulders shaking uncontrollably.
"Did I hear that right?"
"Is the Dragon Kingdom serious?"
"Are they dead set on treating our troops as pirates?!"
They clearly know these are our warships, yet they insist on calling them pirates!
And now they're talking about suppressing bandits?
Do they really want to keep up this act to the end?
Will they come up with another excuse later, saying the pirates ran too fast and they couldn't catch them, just to end this conflict!
This really sounds like something the Dragon Kingdom would do!
After all, they have always been reluctant to clash with other countries!
But this time is different!
The other side has already fired missiles at you, and you're still acting like this? That's just spineless!
"It seems the Dragon Kingdom has really caved in!"
The US Secretary of State sneered!
In his view, the Dragon Kingdom had simply chickened out, which is why they were saying this on purpose!
"Even though they just displayed powerful air defense capabilities, it still cannot change the weakness in their bones!"
"Since that's the case..."
He looked toward the naval commander and issued an order:
"Then just find a few pirate ships and give them to the Dragon Kingdom to play with!"
"Since they've chickened out, we might as well play along with their little show!"
"Hahaha! The Dragon Kingdom has really embarrassed themselves this time."
While laughing loudly, he issued instructions to his subordinates, his eyes filled with contempt and disdain.
His subordinates joined in the laughter; the Dragon Kingdom was undoubtedly bluffing.
The command room was filled with an atmosphere of mockery.
Not only them, but the high-ranking officials of other countries also suddenly realized!
Originally, they couldn't guess the Dragon Kingdom's intention in doing this!
But soon their think tanks reacted!
The Dragon Kingdom is probably afraid to expose the USA's identity!
If they really exposed the other side's identity, they wouldn't be able to explain it to their own people without fighting them!
They might as well take the opportunity to step down and continue the pretense using Turkey's excuse!
But this way, the Dragon Kingdom will become the laughingstock of the whole world!
They clearly showed powerful strength, yet they still want to act like cowards!
If we don't laugh at you, who do we laugh at!
However, at this moment, General Zhao Yong on the longwei warship spoke again.
His voice was steady and powerful, clearly transmitted through the communication equipment.
"We have now locked onto the location of those pirates, and we have also preserved evidence of their attack."
Everyone was stunned for a moment, not knowing what General Zhao Yong meant by this!
And as his words fell, the modified USA missile ships actually appeared on the live broadcast screen.
The outlines of those ships were clearly visible in the satellite images.
Some unique markings on the hulls and the characteristics of the missile launchers allowed those familiar with military equipment to easily judge that this was the work of the USA.
Seeing this scene, everyone was bewildered!
"What is the Dragon Kingdom doing? Since they are bluffing, why transmit such clear footage?"
"Yeah, anyone with eyes can see that these are USA warships, right?"
"Now everyone in their country knows it was the USA. If they still call them pirates, aren't they deceiving their own people? How can they explain it to them?"
Subsequently, General Zhao Yong pointed to the ships on the screen and declared again:
"These are pirates."
The US Secretary of State heard this, and the smile on his face instantly froze. He widened his eyes, his face full of astonishment.
"Is the Dragon Kingdom telling barefaced lies?"
"There is such clear evidence that it was us, yet they can still call them pirates? What exactly is the Dragon Kingdom planning to do?"
He roared in his heart, and a sense of unease began to spread in the bottom of his heart.
He did not believe the Dragon Kingdom was deceiving themselves!
In his view, the Dragon Kingdom must have a conspiracy!
There must be one!!!!
"Quick! Contact our missile ships!"
"I need to know, what is their situation right now!!!"
The Secretary of State hurriedly asked about the situation of his own missile ships!
Soon, news came from his subordinates:
"Report, Mr. Secretary of State, Captain Halse has led his fleet back successfully!"
Upon learning that they had returned to base, the Secretary of State suddenly had a bad premonition.
After pondering for a few seconds, his pupils dilated sharply.
His voice couldn't help but tremble!
"Could the Dragon Kingdom's target... be our secret base?"
"Otherwise, why would they lock onto the location of our fleet..."
"Why keep emphasizing that we are pirates?"
"Could they be looking for an excuse for war?!!!"
As everyone knows, a reasonable excuse for war can not only boost the morale of the army but also dispel anti-war sentiment at home!
And in this regard, the Dragon Kingdom is extremely familiar with it!
They only fight just wars!
Working backward, once some righteous rhetoric appears, it is very likely that they...
Are about to take action!
Once this thought appeared, it grew wildly in the Secretary of State's mind like weeds.
His palms began to sweat, and his eyes revealed a trace of panic.
Moreover, he knew deeply that if the Dragon Kingdom really advanced toward the secret base in the name of suppressing pirates, he really had no good way to stop them.
After all, on the surface, the Dragon Kingdom is currently targeting "pirates".
In terms of international public opinion, he also could not immediately find a suitable reason to stop the Dragon Kingdom's actions.
If you dare to stop them, you are helping terrorist forces!
For the USA, acting as the so-called world police, this is undoubtedly smearing itself!
At this moment, he seemed to have confirmed the Dragon Kingdom's true intentions!
The smile on his face disappeared completely!
He realized that he had fallen for the Dragon Kingdom's trap again!
Smith spat: "Bah! People who play mind games have dirty hearts!"
Others were no longer laughing at this moment!
Because they couldn't laugh anymore!
So this was the Dragon Kingdom's true intention!
They were not chickening out; on the contrary, they were getting aggressive!
They dared to take action against them!
"Ring, ring—"
Just at this moment, the phone on the Secretary of State's desk rang urgently.
He looked at the caller ID and found that it was actually President Biden!
After taking a deep breath, Secretary of State Jack quickly picked up the phone:
"Mr. President... I..."
He still wanted to say something, but before the extra words could come out, he was interrupted by President Biden's words:
"Absolutely do not let the Dragon Kingdom discover the secret base!"
He repeated again: "Our secret base is crucial and cannot be exposed!! No matter what, it cannot be exposed!"
President Biden's voice was serious and anxious; clearly, he also discovered the Dragon Kingdom's true intentions!
Secretary of State Jack was somewhat helpless: "It's not just the secrecy issue of the secret base!"
"Mr. President, we also need to prepare some countermeasures against the Dragon Kingdom!"
"I think you also know that our fleet's missiles are ineffective against the Dragon Kingdom's warships..."
President Biden's voice rang out:
"It doesn't matter!"
"We now have two carrier fleets already heading to the White Sea!"
"They will arrive in at most five hours."
Secretary of State Jack was shocked: "Is that... true?"