The rise of a great power: starting with military industry

Chapter 1056: Bombardment of Mumbai
“Boom boom boom~~~”

Suddenly, there was a continuous sound of artillery fire in Mumbai.

This made the citizens of Mumbai even more terrified.

They never thought that war would come here one day. Before, they all felt that war was very far away from them.

Mumbai has been the safest city in India for more than a decade.

But at this moment, all security was shattered by the sound of artillery fire.

Although the shells did not fall into the city of Mumbai, they were enough to shatter the Mumbai residents' imagination of safety.

The news of the attack here was reported quickly.

This is not the sea, no one will know how we fight.

There are a large number of media in Mumbai, not only Indian media, but also a large number of Western media reporters in Mumbai.

The news spread quickly.

Soon, the whole world knew that Mumbai had been attacked by the Pakistani Navy.

Although some people criticized the Pakistani Navy’s behavior, more people understood it and were just bystanders.

The two sides are in a state of war and have declared war on each other.

Moreover, India was the first to provoke the war, mobilizing a million troops to attack the Indus Plain.

Now that the Indian Navy has been severely damaged, it is normal for Indian coastal cities to be attacked by the Pakistani Navy.

It’s just that the Pakistani Navy chose Mumbai as its first target of attack.

But the shelling of Mumbai also attracted more attention from Western countries to the war.

After all, Mumbai is a big city and is more well-known to Westerners.

It was also at this time that many people in Western countries realized that there was a war in South Asia.

It's so outrageous!

It's all about freedom of speech. In fact, most people don't know that Chinese people have more freedom of speech than Westerners. Everyone can say whatever they want. Unlike in some countries, "Jewish" is like a taboo topic. You can't even mention it. If you mention it, you will be scolded. If you mention it, you will be labeled. If you mention it, it is illegal.

As for news, everyone says that news should be objective. I don't know how many times China's news media has been scolded over the years. But when you look outside, wow, one is more outrageous than the other.

Anyone who believes in the West is a real fool.

Just like now, starting from New Year's Day, CCTV has started the special report on "South Asian Storm", reporting from the beginning to the end until now, explaining from the history, constantly analyzing, long-term and high-intensity reporting, so that people all over the country know about it, are familiar with it, and their ears are impatient.

But in many Western countries, that situation was not even reported, so many people did not know that a war had broken out in South Asia.

It's so outrageous!

Moscow is already winter even in February.

The average daily maximum temperature is -4 degrees Celsius, and the average daily minimum temperature is -11 degrees Celsius.

When Moscow residents go out, they wear thick warm clothes such as cotton-padded coats, winter coats, leather jackets, thick woolen coats, woolen hats, gloves, down jackets, leather coats, and fur coats.

With rising energy prices and large export orders from the military industry, life has suddenly become much better for polar bears.

The military exports alone brought in tens of billions of dollars in revenue, making the polar bear feel a lot more financially secure.

In addition, energy prices are rising, and this year is a new year with a new atmosphere, and the situation is very good.

With control over two major world energy markets, Europe and China, the polar bear has no trouble selling its energy, but the key is the price at which it can be sold.

Just like in previous years, when energy prices were low, the economic development of polar bears was very sluggish and everyone had to live a hard life.

But now it is different. With the international crude oil price breaking through $30 per barrel and the world's demand for arms soaring, the polar bear economy has suddenly developed rapidly. Liu Qi was drinking coffee in a cafe, listening to live piano performance, showing a look of enjoyment.

As the chairman of the Far East Group, Liu Qi comes to Moscow several times a year and stays in Moscow for a period of time.

Liu Qi has a big villa in Moscow.

He felt that Moscow was nice except for the coldness.

There are many young Mao girls with good figures and beautiful looks.

Of course, this only applies to young people. Once they get a little older, they will quickly gain weight and their figure will become seriously out of shape.

Liu Qi came to Moscow this time to sound out the situation privately.

After all, the polar bear’s behavior this time was not very authentic, so what to do next is very critical at this moment.

Liu Qi still hopes that the two sides can maintain a harmonious relationship, cooperate for mutual benefit, and make money peacefully.

After nearly 20 years of operation, the Far East Group has indeed gained too many benefits from it.

Among so many countries, the polar bear market is undoubtedly the most important.

The goods that Far Eastern Group delivers to Polar Bear range from small items such as shoes, socks, pants, clothes, and jewelry to large items such as refrigerators, air conditioners, motorcycles, and cars.

The Far East Group transported timber, iron ore, gold, diamonds, soybeans, etc. from the Polar Bear to China.

The annual profit here is hundreds of billions of RMB.

There are hundreds of thousands or even millions of people who make a living from this.

Here in Polar Bear Country, many people rely on this to get rich and live a good life.

If the relationship is not good, it will be difficult to do business.

In serious cases, it is even impossible to do business.

Revitalizing the old industrial base in Northeast China is not only aimed at Japan and South Korea, but also at the polar bear market.

To be honest, Liu Qi didn't understand polar bears either.

Since the split between conservatives and reformers in the Soviet Union, the situation has changed dramatically.

Although their attitudes are different, both factions actually consider themselves to be part of Europe and believe in their hearts that they belong to Europe.

So in essence, they all tend to be inclined towards Europe and think about being integrated with Europe.

It would be a very scary thing to think about once Europe is fully integrated, with mid- to high-end industries and the polar bears having strong military power, energy and raw materials.

By then the whole of Europe will be a real pole, and a hegemonic pole at that.

But according to Liu Qi's observation, the polar bear's behavior is just wishful thinking.

First of all, the Americans are obstructing this. How could the Americans be willing to see European integration, let alone the polar bears integrating into Europe? If that situation occurs, how can the Americans maintain a military presence in Europe? They will inevitably leave Europe in disgrace and retreat back to the United States.

The United States does not even want to see the current European integration, so how can it possibly see larger-scale European integration?

In a sense, Americans are using polar bears to intimidate Europe and thus pull Europe into their arms.

Secondly, the polar bear has left a deep impression on Europe. The "European Gendarmerie" is not just talk. Even powerful people like Napoleon and Moustache all met their end in defeat at the hands of Moscow.

The polar bears' greed for land is so ingrained into the DNA of Europeans that they feel fear at the mere thought of it.

But polar bears love to drink and fight. They will start a war if they disagree with something. The nickname "war nation" is not just talk.

(End of this chapter)