I built an armada.

Chapter 899 The Eastern Wilderness is in complete panic; it's actually on the menu!
After a slight pause, the cabinet chief continued to mutter to himself, "Why isn't Cruise answering the phone? Even if the situation on the front lines is bad, it's still a victory. It shouldn't be like this."

"Kimagami Tamao, are you sure you have accurate intelligence that the garrison base has not been attacked? Are you 100% sure?"

Naturally, his last words were addressed to the intelligence officer, who now doubted the intelligence and felt that the treetop farmer was lying about military intelligence.

"Reporting to the leader, I have verified that intelligence through multiple channels, and it is accurate!" Treetop Farmman quickly patted his chest to assure him.

"So what exactly happened?"

The cabinet leader rubbed his throbbing temples with both hands, his brows furrowing so deeply they could almost trap a mosquito, yet he still couldn't find any answers.

At that moment, he wished he could run out of the air-raid shelter and return to the Cabinet Building.

Just then, an intelligence officer rushed in, practically slamming the door open.

"What happened?"

Seeing the other party's urgent manner, the cabinet chief frowned and asked.

"Reporting to the leader, the latest intelligence."

Upon hearing that the intelligence officer had news, not only did the head of the cabinet's eyes light up, but even the cabinet ministers' ears perked up.

"What intelligence? Is it from our side, or has war broken out in the waters off Europe?" the cabinet chief asked impatiently.

"Report, it's about the naval battle that's broken out on our side," the intelligence officer said hurriedly.

Upon hearing this, the cabinet chief became nervous and hurriedly said, "Quick, tell me what it is."

"Yes, Chief."

The intelligence officer quickly unfolded the intelligence file and reported as fast as possible, "Reporting to the leader, the Eagle Tribe has issued a foreign affairs announcement, stating that they and the Dragon Summer Tribe are about to hold peace talks to end the war in the Eastern Continent seas..."

Even though the rest of the content hadn't been finished, this information exploded like a bomb in the conference hall, leaving everyone stunned and frozen in place.

The Eagle Tribe actually wants to negotiate peace with the Dragon Summer Tribe?

Holy crap, did they hear that right? Is this for real? How can they possibly negotiate a peace agreement?

Every cabinet minister present, even after considering countless possibilities, never imagined that after such a long and agonizing period, they would arrive at this result.

This is not what they want, much less what they hope will happen.

If the two sides negotiate peace, what does that mean? What should be done next?
Suddenly, they all felt abandoned by the adults. Everyone panicked. This is not how it is. How could this be?
Previously, they listened to the Eagle Tribe's instigation and took the initiative to provoke a maritime conflict with the Dragon Xia Navy. Wasn't it just so that they could gain more benefits after winning a great victory?

They were the first to set their sights on the advanced warships in the hands of the Longxia Navy, as well as the huge war reparations they obtained from the Longxia tribe. Only after acquiring these could they rise again.

The cabinet leader and others were all looking forward to the day when the Eagle Tribe defeated the Dragon Summer Tribe. Even if their Maritime Self-Defense Force lost all its warships and suffered heavy losses in fighter jets, they would still be able to reap the benefits of the war. All the price they paid would be worth it!
After the war ended, they captured several advanced warships from the Longxia Navy, especially 10,000-ton destroyers and advanced destroyers like the Type 052D. They took them back to China for in-depth research and were sure to thoroughly understand the relevant technologies.

Then, by using the war reparations obtained from the Longxia tribe, the domestic manufacturing industry and economic strength will be replenished, and a stronger naval force will be built than before!

Once this goal is achieved, they will naturally regain their position as the number one power in the Eastern Continent's maritime region, continue to be the dominant force, and even gain a higher status on the entire planet. They might even be able to try to compete for the position of vice president.

In fact, after the first naval conflict with the Longxia Navy, the Eight-Eight Fleet was utterly destroyed, and the aircraft carrier was crippled and captured. After watching helplessly as the Longxia Navy repaired and sold the fleet, the status of the Eastern Wilderness Tribe in the entire Eastern Continent Sea Area plummeted, and its former glory was gone.

Fortunately, the former chief took the blame; otherwise, the entire cabinet would have collapsed.

Therefore, almost every member of the cabinet, including the head of the cabinet, was thinking about restoring the former glory of the Eastern Wilderness tribe and revitalizing its naval and air force capabilities.

Before the war, they purchased various types of warships from the Eagle Tribe and rebuilt the Fukuno aircraft carrier fleet, which can be considered as restoring a part of the empire's former glory.

Unexpectedly, they were wiped out in this maritime conflict, and even the air force suffered greater losses!
Today, the Eastern Wilderness Tribe is arguably at its weakest point in military strength in history, and its situation has deteriorated to an extreme degree.

If the Eagle Tribe fails to win this battle, they will have no way to explain themselves to the people.

If the crowd becomes agitated, even if the chief steps forward again, he may not be able to protect them, and whether he can step down safely will be a huge question!
Moreover, they were the ones who handled the entire operation this time, so if they lost, there would be no one to take the blame for them.

After all, how old is the current chief? He's practically clueless. Even if they forcefully pin the blame on him, I doubt anyone would believe it.

The people will become a raging flood, drowning them all! They will all be tried, and may even be killed on the spot!

The emergence of a series of major problems caused all the cabinet ministers to panic. They absolutely could not accept such an outcome, nor was there any possibility of accepting it!
Finally, one of the cabinet ministers couldn't take it anymore, as if he had suddenly gone mad: "No, it can't be! How could they do this? Why would the Eagle Tribe negotiate peace with those damned Dragon Xia people? Why would they do this?"

"Chief, we cannot sit idly by and wait for our doom. Please contact the Great Chieftain as soon as possible to confirm."

That's right. Even though they had seen the relevant announcement on the Eagle Tribe's Foreign Affairs Department website, they were still unwilling to give up and wanted to get definite information from the Great Chief.

Therefore, all the ministers focused their attention on the head of the cabinet, hoping that he could contact the Great Chief as soon as possible.

The cabinet chief felt unprecedented pressure at this moment, his face full of worry, but he was helpless. He was unwilling to believe that all of this was true, and he wanted to call the chief to confirm whether the news was true.

Despite being on the side of the war, they weren't even allowed a seat at the negotiating table during the bilateral peace talks, experiencing a sense of being abandoned and lost. The situation was of utmost importance, and this outcome was simply unacceptable to them.

“Alright, I’ll contact the Grand Chief right now.” Gritting his teeth, the Cabinet Chief made the decision immediately.

The staff quickly brought over the satellite phone, which the Cabinet Chief took and dialed the Black House's dedicated line.

Normally, the two sides maintain very close contact, so it's quite commonplace. But today, the cabinet leader suddenly felt a surge of anxiety and was very nervous.

The phone beeped twice and then went silent, soon followed by a message indicating that the call could not be connected.

At this moment, he became even more uneasy, and his face turned grim. When the other cabinet ministers saw this, they all secretly realized that something was wrong and were clearly panicked.

"Everyone, calm down!"

Seeing the cabinet ministers getting agitated, the cabinet chief quickly said, "The Grand Chief may be busy. I'll contact him again."

So he tried to contact them again, but the call still wouldn't go through, as if the cable had been pulled.

He tried several more times, but the result was the same; he couldn't get through even once. Finally, the line just beeped and disconnected. Clearly, this usually readily available dedicated line was now unreachable.

The situation is quite clear: the Great Chief is unwilling to have any contact with them, not even uttering a single word. It's as if the two sides have been completely separated.

The cabinet chief, fully aware of the situation, helplessly put down the satellite phone and let out a long, sorrowful sigh.

In that instant, his face lost its luster, and he seemed to age several years overnight. Before the battle began, he had been so full of vigor and ambition, but now all of that had vanished without a trace!
At that moment, a somber mood filled the entire conference hall, as if shrouded in a thick layer of dark clouds.

Almost everyone's face was filled with dejection, as if they had lost their parents!

"Why, why is this happening? What happened? How did the two sides suddenly agree to peace talks? We haven't heard a thing, and we've been excluded from the negotiations. Aren't we on the side of the war? Aren't we allies? Why has the Eagle Tribe abandoned us?"

"Didn't they say it was a great victory at the front? With two nuclear-powered aircraft carrier fleets, this situation is clearly a sure win, a great victory. Yet we know nothing about it and are completely isolated."

"The Eagle Tribe actually unilaterally negotiated peace with the Dragon Summer Tribe without even bothering to inform us. What do our losses matter? Don't watchdogs have any dignity?"

"They've both made peace, so what are we then? Are we to be served at the dinner table? To be divided up? Are we the only losers?"

The ministers were all thrown into disarray; they were in a state of panic and even felt fear.

They weren't fools; they were well aware of the ironclad rule in international relations: it's either at the dinner table or on the menu. On the menu, that means being eaten.

Suddenly, everyone remembered something: they had been unable to contact the military base.

"Damn it, no wonder we couldn't get in touch with the garrison base before. It seems they planned to keep it from us from the very beginning. They didn't tell us a word of the truth, leaving us to speculate wildly here."

"Are they embarrassed, or do they think we're insignificant, useless things that can be tossed aside at will? Then what are we? Are our efforts completely worthless?"

"They definitely didn't tell us on purpose. Damn Cruise, damn the Great Chief, they actually abandoned us. Such an important matter, they didn't let us know a word, and we had to find out from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs' announcement. Baka, bastards, they're all bastards!"

"Oh my god, we're doomed this time. We've made a complete gamble. Now we can only hope that the Eagle Tribe won't forget about us, or we'll be in big trouble."

The cabinet chief roared hysterically, but he also laid bare the harsh reality before everyone.

Every cabinet minister felt a chill run down their spine, their hearts trembling. For the first time, they experienced fear and despair!
Originally, they were on the same side as the Eagle Tribe, forming a US-Japan coalition. However, after the war began, they suffered a crushing defeat, losing almost all of their Maritime Self-Defense Force forces and at least one-third of their air force.

It can be said that they suffered the greatest losses in this battle, but now the Eagle Tribe is sitting down with the Dragon Summer Tribe to make peace, abandoning them.

Now that things have progressed to an irreversible point, they cannot change the Great Chief's decision, much less the will of the Eagle Tribe, and can only swallow this bitter pill.

Next, they will face a major challenge: how to deal with the anger of the domestic population!

After all, they can't be considered as one side alone. If they can only follow the Eagle Tribe to the bitter end, then they can only be considered as the defeated side!

The mere mention of the word "defeat" sent shivers down the spines of all the cabinet ministers.

How long has it been since the last defeat? We finally managed to accumulate some resources, and then we squandered them all again.

They were full of confidence in this battle, hoping to turn the tide and fully demonstrate their ambitions, but unexpectedly, they failed again!
The last defeat resulted in the loss of an aircraft carrier fleet, and the Dragon Xia Navy even threatened them at their doorstep for several days. In the end, the sheikh had to personally hand over the surrender document and pay more than 10 billion US dollars in reparations before the matter was finally settled.

This time, however, it was even more devastating.

Not only were all the warships they purchased from the Eagle Tribe wiped out, but they also lost their last aircraft carrier, resulting in even greater losses that nearly made them vomit blood.

Not only was the temporary airbase on the Alyu Islands completely destroyed, but they also lost an excellent battlefield commander, a general, and their air force lost a third of its fighter jets.

Needless to say, almost all of the pilots were killed in action, with no survivors.

Besides these, all the engineers who were working on construction projects on Haiyu Island and Weiba Island were also captured!

(End of this chapter)