Rise from the sword

Chapter 709 Winds of the Indian Ocean

"We want to save those citizens."

In the reception room of the White House, an imposing blond and blue-eyed old man in a suit and leather shoes walked around in leather shoes. His tone was hysterical and crazy, which was very true to the head of state:

"Make the heretics pay for the crimes against the citizens of the United States."

"we want·····"

Listening to the speech of the top [-] richest man in the United States, an old man who personally and his family has a strong influence in business and politics, that is, the father of Kyle Dover who was arrested on the other side, Franklin replied with a smile:

"It is our duty to rescue those citizens who were innocently captured by heretics."

Although he is the president, the pinnacle of power in the United States, the person in front of him has great influence in the country, and he is also the big money maker behind him. Naturally, he must be taken seriously and dealt with carefully.

"I want to see actions, not slogans."

To become a top rich man, this old man is naturally not a fool. So far, the official is only the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, and the President’s Office has condemned, but there is no other effective action. He pointed out the problem bluntly.

As for the president.

Others are afraid, but he is not.

Even if it is a time of war, the president has a lot of power in one body, and he has enough power to speak out, and no one can stop him. Besides, this incident involves the glory and face of the United States. It is an insult to the United States of America, and many people will support it. he.

During the war, the hawks were strong.

"We're already working on a plan."

Franklin sighed silently.

On the first day those 17 were arrested, he acted.

I did everything I could.

Cut off official commercial ties, force technicians to return through policies, recall pilots and other military aid, stop flights between the two countries, stop military technical exchanges, and stop private commercial activities.

But it cannot be said that the impact is not great, it can only be said that it has no effect. Not only is the other party not afraid or panic, but even actively facilitated these cut-offs, sending special planes to transport technicians, pilots, etc. back to China.

As for military technical exchanges, the commercial connection was cut off first, and he cut off it before he even spoke.

For the rest, he couldn't think of a way!

You can't go to war with the other side for the sake of seventeen citizens, right?

Even if there is no mustache in the way, with the current strength of the other side, it is very difficult to succeed in this matter.

The seventeen businessmen were in Beiping Prison, and the distance to the nearest Pearl Harbor was more than 1 kilometers. The navy had to go through Guam and Ryukyu, the two joint sea and air bases.

There are hundreds of aircraft stationed there, several capital ships, equipped with super-advanced weapons such as missiles and early warning aircraft, and the radiation control island is within a range of [-] kilometers, and even submarines cannot penetrate it.

The Devils' joint fleet was smashed into Guam. Even if the American fleet is much stronger than the Devils' fleet, they are not sure of winning. The opponent's technical capabilities are too strong.

No matter how angry the military personnel are, it is impossible for the seventeen citizens to fight a powerful opponent whose outcome is unpredictable.

"I know what's going on in America right now."

The old man's tone changed, and he said:

"We need to deal with the European battlefield with all our strength, and we can't spare too much military power. This is also the main reason why the opponent dares to attack."

No, you're wrong... Franklin wanted to interject.

Although he thought so at the beginning, but after analysis, even if the main force of the fleet is in the Pacific Ocean, and even the Atlantic Fleet is also in the Pacific Ocean, the opponent may dare to do it and will do it.

Without hesitation.

The opponent has a warehouse in hand and has a technical advantage. Although the technical arms are insufficient, it is difficult for the United States to take advantage of the fortification advantage in a fight.Cherbourg is the most obvious example,
As for the members of the military and Congress who shouted indiscriminately, a group of grandstanding clowns.

"really."

But on the bright side, Mr. President still echoed the old man's words.

"But against a country."

The old man smiled and said:

"Not just military means, but also economic and political means, the latter two being even more effective."

"We can sever economic ties with them, stop technology exports, impose tariffs on their goods, launch antitrust investigations into their companies, and conduct espionage investigations."

"I have also investigated, and none of their drugs have registered patents, nor have they passed the review of our drug regulatory department. We can suspend imports, and we can also conduct targeted research and development to crack them."

"Their foreign exchange depends entirely on those medicines. Once the medicines cannot be sold and there is no market, then they will lose [-]% of their foreign exchange sources. At that time, they will feel fear and pain."

The old man is eloquent and confident in his tone.

At the end, Franklin's mouth twitched.

At first he thought that the old man was here to let him save his son, but he didn't think so,

He came to discuss business.

Is this a drug targeted at others?

But also normal.

Those advanced medicines have good effects and low side effects, and they have very good material effects for many difficult and miscellaneous compounds. Not to mention those cardiovascular, cerebrovascular, heart and other medicines that are only one of them, insulin alone, the purity of the other medicine is produced by the American factory itself Hundreds of times, almost no side effects.

It became very popular in the market, causing domestic drug companies to go bankrupt directly.

During World War II, insulin was still produced in a barbaric mode. It was extracted from animals. Compared with warehouse production, the production by modern technology was not as good as 01:30.

Every month, there are more than 1 million US dollars in sales, and everyone knows that the profit is at least 70.00% of the profit.

This is a figure that is enough to make all businessmen jealous.

"good idea."

Mr. President took a deep look at the old man named Kyle, and his tone was perfunctory.

This person's family mainly deals in energy, steel, and joint fruit products. Because of the technological upgrade last year, the use of new steelmaking methods, the sharp increase in the output of various steel factories, and the demand for energy in wars have greatly increased the family's financial resources and domestic influence. increase.

But it is precisely because of these industries that they have not been involved in chemical and pharmaceutical industries, so that their understanding of the other side is pitiful.

Many people have discovered that those medicines are not patented.

But it is a pity that it cannot be manufactured, and even the analysis of the ingredients is very difficult. The national laboratories have failed, and they are still exploring the main ingredients of those drugs and the active ingredients.

As for tariffs.

Funny?
Based on the pricing of the other party's medicines, the lowest price is [-] dollars a bottle. Except for pure insulin, those who can use it are the wealthy class, and they can buy it from abroad in minutes. Increasing tariffs is useless.

The rest of the goods are some aircraft and artillery purchased by the military.

"I will introduce corresponding policies as soon as possible."

Franklin intends to deal with these capitalists casually.

But this giant in a wheelchair didn't know that his actions and this policy not only failed to gain any benefits, but even accelerated the collapse of the US dollar after the war.

The old man left satisfied.

After making this decision, Franklin suddenly made up his mind. He called a member of the military and planned to accept the surrender of Yamamoto and Gangcun and eat 30 devils' cannon fodder.

Seventeen people will definitely not be rescued.

Now that you have turned your face, let's turn it over thoroughly.

He didn't believe it anymore, just for these 30 devils, for some so-called wanted devil officers, that group of people could change the overall strategy and mess with Mustache.

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Socotra Islands.

Located at the junction of the Gulf of Aden and the Arabian Sea, it is a small archipelago consisting of four islands and two rocky islets.

Undoubtedly, this is one of the important strategic locations in the Indian Ocean. Naturally, the British Empire would not let it go. In the early stages of expansion, it fell into the hands of the never-setting sun, and a navy was stationed here.

However, as the mustache rose again, the British Empire had to constantly mobilize forces to support the local operations, so that the number of troops here became less and less.

When the little devil pulled down the crown that the sun never sets, he also occupied the island, drove away a little garrison of the British and a few old-fashioned gunboats, and completely cut off Suez.

Although the Battle of the Peninsula failed after Gibraltar was cut off by the moustache, and there were no allied forces in the Mediterranean, the canal in this century existed in name only and basically had no effect.

After the failure of the Devils United Fleet, Yamamoto and Okamura began to contact the United Kingdom and the United States, preparing to surrender, giving the Allied forces the opportunity to occupy Socotra Island again.

But there is a problem here.

Britain and the United States are allies, but there have never been hardcore allies in the world. The relationship between the two countries seems so strong, but no one can do without the other.

The British Empire cannot defeat Mustache alone, it needs support and a large amount of supplies. Although Uncle Sam is powerful, it is impossible to defeat Mustache alone across the Atlantic Ocean. It needs a bridgehead and a pre-supply base.

So, the two hooligans hit it off.

But the location of Socotra Island is too important. This is the connection point of the Eurasian air route. Occupying here means controlling the Eurasian air route, which is very important for controlling and guiding the world situation after the war.

So the two hooligans naturally had a disagreement here.

Fatty Qiu wanted this place, and Cripple Luo wanted it too. The two stared at each other, neither would let the other go, and an interesting phenomenon occurred. The devils here were ready to surrender, but they just didn't come to accept it.

Then, more than ten days passed, and the devils panicked because there had been no supplies.

If the locust army does not come, it will starve to death.

But today.

The devils finally looked forward to the warship.

However, the troops led by Xu Husheng were on the shore.

"Grab it."

Looking at the devils who were less than a brigade, and even surrendered voluntarily, Xu Husheng waved his hand.

Although the troops that surrendered were not British and American troops, the hungry and dizzy little devils didn't think too much. They threw away their guns and raised their hands. After checking, they ate the food that the other party put in the basin.

That night.

Socotra Island began major construction, and the original port was widened and enlarged.Buildings, runways, hangars, and oil depots have sprung up.

a few days later.

A battleship with three dual-mounted main guns, a large cruiser, a guided missile destroyer, and five frigates are moored outside the newly reinforced port, and more than a hundred aircraft are stationed at the airport on the island.

at the same time.

Seychelles, a colony of the British Empire, a frigate and a transport ship arrived here quietly, accompanied by several famous figures in Seychelles—those expelled and imprisoned by the British Empire.

The transport ship came out with hundreds of troops armed with honest Mauser rifles, Bren-style light machine guns, and Type [-] infantry guns that had been eliminated by the troops.

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"what!"

In the White House, President Franklin, who was discussing the impact of his quarrel with the other side, immediately received the news that the Socotra Islands were occupied by Xu Husheng, and once again wanted to perform a miracle.

"They actually..."

Opening his mouth, Franklin couldn't say anything in the end.

Occupy Socotra Island.

This trick was something he never thought of.

But he had to admit that this move completely eliminated the possibility of the devils from the subcontinent surrendering.

As long as the troops are stationed here, it doesn't need too much or too much strength to cut off the connection between the subcontinent and Britain and the United States, but this also means that it will completely turn against Britain and the United States.

but.

"Hey···"

Sighing and rubbing his forehead, Franklin had a headache.

So what?
It's not once or twice that the other party has turned their faces. Occupying Guam and arresting people, isn't that a direct turn against the United States?

But so what?
Sanctioned and protested, but they didn't love him at all.

What else can he do?
On the contrary, it was my own side who complained a lot because they disconnected from the other party.

After the direct import channels of various drugs were cut off, the price increased, which was not affected by the rich, but the middle class complained that they had no channels to buy from abroad. Several projects of the military were also affected due to the suspension of contact. The new jet The research on mobilization force was blocked, and communication was required to be restarted.

Some domestic military enterprises have also been affected.

And they don't seem to be affected by the evacuation of a large number of technicians. Even after the confrontation with the United States, many technicians from other countries went there to pan for gold.

The world's gold price has been rising, and the other party's bonus is paid directly in gold, which is very popular.

The world will never be short of gold diggers.

"Temporarily suspend contact with Japanese forces on the subcontinent."

Mr. President sighed helplessly.

Unexpectedly, when he and Fatty Qiu competed for Socotra Island, the other side actually took advantage of it.

It can be expected that the opponent will definitely hold on to this gap and continue to attack cities and territories in the Indian Ocean, and even control the Indian Ocean.

"Trouble."

Mr. President has a headache.

Those people, after driving out all the devils, while they were deep in Europe, not only are they taking full control of Southeast Asia, radiating to the Pacific Ocean, and even starting to get their hands on the Indian Ocean.

Predictably, the subcontinent is next.

But they still can't do anything.

The moustache already overwhelmed them.

"Fortunately, the other party doesn't seem to be interested in America."

Donovan, the intelligence officer on the side, comforted him.

With the rise of the other side, especially recently, after the conflict with the United States, many people tried to contact the other side, but they were all rejected.

"Humph."

Franklin sneered and didn't speak.

Of course he knew it.

But this doesn't mean that the other party is not interested, it's just that he can't spare the strength now.

(End of this chapter)