Restarting life in Siheyuan

There was a loud roar in the command center of Coconut City. The most powerful fleet that was confronting the coachman far away at the eastern end was urgently recalled. They suffered a loss last time because the main fleet was not at home. This time, they had to teach them a lesson and regain their dignity.

This fleet includes the "Sverdlov" class cruisers aided by Russia, the "Irian Jaya" naval flagship, as well as the Fast-class destroyers, Riga-class frigates, W-class submarines, Mosquito-class missile boats, as well as the Il-28 bombers of the Naval Aviation Force, the PT-76 amphibious tanks and BTR-50 armored vehicles of the Marine Corps.

These luxurious equipments make them think that they are the most powerful navy in Southeast Asia, especially the long-range strike capability. They no longer have to fear the opponent's "missiles". They already know that those are not missiles at all, but just a variant of rocket launchers. Those Han pigs have been blackmailing them. They are all liars, complete liars.

"Since they are provoking me again, I order the enemy fleet to be crushed and the ground forces to eliminate the resistance organization. We do not want to take prisoners, these damn Han pigs, these liars."

In the conference room, Zhu Xuefeng was listening to a report.

"Tell me about your situation."

Song Yan raised his head and said, "Commander, we have received news that the enemy's main fleet is rushing to Dumai and is expected to arrive within ten days. There are more than 30 ships in total. In addition to the flagship, there are two ships over 5,000 tons, as well as missile destroyers and submarines. It is said that there are also amphibious tanks. Xiaojun and his men will definitely not be able to handle it. The gap is too big. If they can't get support from here, they can only give up Dumai."

Zhu Xuefeng nodded, "Du Mai must not give up. This is the lifeline of our invasion force. Our navy is no match for us in a head-on confrontation. They are coming here with such a huge momentum, isn't it just bullying us because we don't have submarines? How are those submarines being trained now? Can they fight?"

Song Yan was stunned. The commander found a few instructors from somewhere and secretly taught the navy how to use submarines last year. However, the submarines had been practicing in the bay and had never really left the bay, and they were still not fully staffed.

"It's a bit difficult. Many of the people who joined recently haven't fully recovered yet, so it may be difficult for them to dive underwater for a long time."

Zhu Xuefeng walked back and forth for a few steps, then stopped and said, "No more waiting, send out both submarines."

"But Commander, they haven't even gone out to sea once. If they were to go into battle..."

Zhu Xuefeng was checking the map of the Strait without even looking up. "The enemy will be here soon. We don't have time to wait for them. Move now. I have confidence in them."

"Yes!" Song Yan agreed. The leader did not use these two submarines that had not yet formed combat effectiveness when the pseudo-aircraft carrier formation was deployed several times, but he was going to use them this time.

Zhu Xuefeng checked the intelligence and said, "The submarine is dispatched alone and is lurking in this area. The enemy has no idea that we have submarines. We can use this sea area to launch a covert sneak attack and then retreat!"

Song Yan took a look and found that it was indeed the opponent's only way, and this sea area was right at the opponent's doorstep. The opponent should never have thought that they would be attacked by surprise, so it seemed that there was a great hope of success.

"Clear the mines in this area and don't let them get alerted. The other side also has submarines. You have to think about how to avoid them."

"Yes." Seeing that the leader stopped talking, Song Yan was about to leave and gather people to make arrangements, but he heard Zhu Xuefeng add.

"Let Xiaojun use the anti-submarine helicopters to help the navy gain experience in searching for submarines. Also, if a crisis really comes, as long as Xingcheng agrees, don't worry about Mara. Tell them directly that we want to borrow the road. If they don't, we can just drive through."

"understand!"

He also inspected several newly added ships. These newly acquired ships are still being modified and cannot be put into naval battles in the short term. Moreover, there are not enough suitable naval soldiers to operate the ships. It seems that the only option is to activate the backup plan, which will only benefit the Bald Eagle.

"Please rest assured, Commander. We, the Wolf Fang, are guaranteed to complete the mission!"

"Please rest assured, Commander. We, the Navy Seal, are guaranteed to complete the mission!"

This was a firm assurance from the captains of two submarines who had been secretly training for several months.

"Captain Zhao, I believe in you. You are the most brave and fearless warriors. You are tigers on land and dragons in the sea!"

Zhu Xuefeng patted the two captains heavily, and Liang Yan's eyes lit up. These two were heroes rescued from the island by her and her senior brother. She found them and, according to their intelligence, led the team to and from the island many times, rescuing many people.

"Hurry up and interrogate the announcer named Zhang. She knows a lot of information and won't hide anything. We need to speed up the search and rescue process. Once the other party finds out, it will be difficult to move forward."

"Okay, brother." Yan Zi is now a sharp knife for the autonomous region to face the outside world. Leading the team to carry out secret missions many times has enabled her to grow rapidly.

The Yang sisters, who were far away in North America, also received instructions and were proceeding quickly as required. One day later, a secret delegation boarded a special plane and left North America.

"It's incredible. How could the auxiliary ships of the two aircraft carrier fleets appear there?" Minister GF, who had seen off the special plane, was still muttering to himself.

"After so much time, nothing is impossible, Mr. Secretary. I just hope that the children can maintain the dignity of the United States and not reveal any information."

"Mr. Director, I am more concerned about whether these two thousand soldiers are truly out of danger. They are now in the hands of the damn barbarians..."

Eight days later, the aggressive enemy fleet encountered an unexpected attack in the Jili Sea, which is more than 100 nautical miles away from the Dumai Sea. The enemy fleet, which had sailed from afar, did not pay attention. Four torpedoes that came out close to the island left the fleet with no escape, and two main destroyers were hit by four torpedoes.

The two main destroyers were severely damaged and had to withdraw from the battle. The angry fleet searched the island-filled sea area for a whole day but found nothing.

"Let the injured ships return for repairs, and the fleet continues to move forward!" The fleet set sail again after receiving the order from the Coconut City Command. They were very careful along the way to prevent surprise attacks. The fleet arrived at the outer waters of Dumai two days later than expected, firmly occupying the middle section of the strait. The huge fleet completely cut off the strait channel.

"Report to the general, the enemy fleet has a total of fourteen ships and is gathering in the port area thirty miles away."

The fleet commander, General Haliber, laughed. "They are still not running away. They are just foolishly staying on the coastline. They are really stupid. Block the sea area and let the whole army rest. We will wipe them out tomorrow. Since they are not running away, there is no need to run."

"General, I heard that it was this group of scammers who destroyed the Coconut City Military Port last year."

"Yes, I know that General Su has already issued an order to wipe out this group of swindlers."

The general is preparing to wipe out this group of fraudulent armed forces in one go. The ground forces are quickly encircling the Dumai area and have a clear advantage. Although the navy has lost two main warships, the flagship is still there, as well as missile ships, submarines, and the air force. It should be easy to eliminate the opponent, but no one knows where the two submarines are hiding, so they need to remain vigilant.

In the early morning, the submarine that went for a sneak attack was unexpectedly attacked by an anti-submarine helicopter, and one of the submarines was directly destroyed, which made the general furious. Before the large-scale attack was launched, it was armed and expelled by two large-displacement destroyers. The large logos on the ships forced the general to give up the blockade of the strait.

"What? The American warships are dead! Are you sure?" "It's true, General. The other side insisted on maintaining the right of free navigation in the strait, saying that our blockade of the strait violated the international law of the sea. We forced them to leave, and they fired missiles without hesitation. Our missile ships and flagship were attacked."

The command center in Coconut City was stunned. What was going on? The Americans were coming and attacking their own fleet?

Many media outlets as far away as North America unanimously condemned Coconut City's armed blockade of the Strait of Malacca. Soon, the relevant reports were reprinted by countless countries, and more countries joined the ranks of condemnation.

Amid the overwhelming condemnation, an inconspicuous report seemed to be deliberately ignored by many media: two United States warships had an accident in the Bay of Bengal, and a large number of naval soldiers on the ships were infected with diseases due to the accident. They recovered with the help of an inconspicuous small force (the Goming Autonomous Region).

"Sister, His Highness sent a telegram praising us." Yang Zhen happily reported the news to her sister.

"Let me see it." Yang Lei put down the document and took the telegram.

"Little sister, you have helped His Highness again. His Highness thinks highly of you."

Yang Zhen was cheerful and excited, "Sister, I really want to go back and take a look. They said there is a lot of commotion right now. I want to go to the scene to report."

Yang Lei shook her head. "Sister, I suggest you follow His Highness's arrangement. You are his mouthpiece to the outside world and an important window for him to gain external support. You can't be too casual."

"But now they are negotiating. If we follow up and report on it in time, it will be a world exclusive news, which will be very helpful in expanding the reputation of our small newspaper. Once we have a reputation, we won't have to spend so much money to get other newspapers to publish it. We can publish it ourselves."

Over the past year, Yang Zhen spent more than 800,000 U.S. dollars to bribe North American newspapers and keep reporting on the Coconut City incident. This made him very distressed, and he has always wanted to expand the influence of the tabloid and reduce this expense.

"Sister, don't worry about these details. The first priority is to implement His Highness's request. His Highness doesn't care how big your tabloid can be. He just wants a window. Make his plan first."

Not to mention that Yang Zhen was still struggling with how much money was spent on external reporting, the autonomous region had already gained the "friendship" of the bald eagle. Yang Maosheng sent off the representative of the bald eagle with mixed feelings. His Highness's move made him a little confused.

"Don't think about it, just go and report to the chief."

Song Yan felt mixed emotions as he watched the American plane take off. This time, the Bald Eagle spent 15 million US dollars to take away two large-tonnage destroyers and more than 2,000 soldiers. Although he didn't know where the chief got the money from, he was definitely losing money on this deal.

A helicopter was parked at the airport of Zhu Xuefeng's new residence in Michina. Zhu Xuefeng and Qiu Hong had been practicing here for the time being. There were no outsiders in the entire new residence, except for the guards and service personnel, and Zhu Xuefeng and his two companions. Liang Yan and Senior Brother Bai would come over occasionally for advice, and the old patriarch would come over from time to time for a secret chat.

In the conference room, three people were sitting around the coffee table, and Qiu Hong stood stubbornly behind Zhu Xuefeng.

"Chief, we're done with the talks. We didn't reach the best solution. We didn't do a good job." As the on-site decision-maker of the negotiations, Song Yan took the initiative to admit his mistakes.

Zhu Xuefeng waved his hand. "It's not that you didn't put in your efforts. I overestimated the status of the autonomous region in the other party's heart. It seems that I suffered a little loss, but the strategic goal has been achieved. This is a success. Okay, no more words, let's move quickly according to the original plan."

Zhu Xuefeng originally wanted to learn from the price the Americans paid in the Bering Strait last time and offered a high price of 50 million. Unexpectedly, the Americans were not blackmailed at all. After all, the autonomous region was not Russia and was not qualified to negotiate on an equal footing. In the end, the autonomous region could only take a big step back, and the two sides achieved friendship as they wished, leaving an opportunity for strengthening cooperation.

The Bald Eagle took away all the soldiers and two destroyers for a "thank you fee" of 15 million US dollars, but promised to help the autonomous region maintain free navigation in the strait until the other fleet withdrew. In this way, Li Xiaojun's fleet safety problem was temporarily solved.

"Star City acquiesced to our request, but required that we not use their airport to launch a direct attack."

Zhu Xuefeng nodded. This was a matter of course. "Promise them that we will just transfer through their airport. Besides, whether we can use it or not is another matter. The situation in Golden Island is very good now."

"By the way, if it is really necessary to use fighter jets, they should be transferred to Dumai Airport first, and then carry out the attack mission."

Zhu Xuefeng then told Yang Maosheng, "You have to go to the capital in person. You have to tell your family about some things."

This secret reception of the Bald Eagle's special plane and the conclusion of a secret agreement will surely attract the attention and suspicion of some interested parties as long as the confrontation in the Strait is exposed. This matter must be clarified.

"Chief, will our future policy be pro-American?" After seeing Zhu Xuefeng finish the arrangements, Song Yan finally asked out the doubts in his heart. He couldn't accept cooperating with the Bald Eagle, especially at a high level.

Zhu Xuefeng looked at the two of them with a smile, "You're not feeling well. Come, let me tell you about it."

Zhu Xuefeng explained his idea in detail, and the two men's brows gradually relaxed.

"We need to give people the illusion that we are a small force wavering between big forces. Only in this way can we gain the greatest benefit and accelerate the development of ourselves and our family."

This is the patronage theory of small-power diplomacy in later generations, in which smaller and weaker countries can use asymmetric relations with larger powers to their own advantage through carefully designed diplomatic strategies.

"Your Highness has profound thoughts, and we understand."

In a courtyard in Beijing, several elderly people were sitting together. One of them had just finished reading the latest briefing. "This autonomous region is amazing. It has done things that we cannot do. I, Old Huang, admire it."

"Not only do you admire them, I, Old Li, admire them too. Those people officially became citizens of Coconut City two years ago. Even if we protest, we have no reason to intervene. We can only watch our compatriots suffer. It's painful."

"It's more than just uncomfortable. My heart is bleeding! Lao Li, I heard that they rescued a lot of compatriots, more than the overseas Chinese we evacuated. Is that true?"

The old man surnamed Li pointed at another old man and said, "I heard it from Old Xie. You can ask him."

Old Xie nodded. "It's absolutely true. It is said that they are now confronting that group of crazy rebel navy in the Strait of Malacca. Now the war between the two sides is imminent. The situation is very delicate."

"How can such a small autonomous region have the courage to fight to the death with the other side? The other side is known as the number one in Southeast Asia and has the support of Russia. It's a pity that they are developing so fast now. If they delay for a few more years, they should have a greater chance of winning." The old man surnamed Huang felt very sorry.

"Old Huang, what you said is correct, but these beasts are not giving us time and are slaughtering people everywhere. If we wait a few more years, my compatriots will probably be killed."

"Old Li, do you think we should do something? After all, we are family." (End of this chapter)