Chapter 1099: Dilemma

On an aircraft carrier in the Soma Sea, Arthur was in a dilemma, the news of the defeat of the paratroopers had come, and this war had lost an important link in the decisive victory, and no one knew what would happen if it continued to fight, and it would not work if it was not fought, and there was no way to end it.

Looking at the senior officers of various countries who came in one after another, Arthur threw a look to his chief of staff, and the chief of staff nodded knowingly, and then said in a calm tone: "Everyone, now the meeting is held, after a night of attack, the two sides are now fatigued and have entered a phased period of recuperation, what to do next, let's talk about it." ”

No one spoke, everyone looked at the commander-in-chief Arthur, things have come to this point, no one wants to see such a result, but no one will speak easily, so as not to set themselves on fire, in everyone's opinion, the next step is not how to fight, but how to get out? How to draw responsibility? How to face the questions of the countries of the world and the possible pressure of the United Nations? After all, the teacher is unknown.

Everyone was silent, Arthur's originally gloomy mood was even worse, he glanced at everyone, and said slowly: "Everyone, the war has been fought to this extent, it depends on who can't hold on in the end, according to the situation we have, Soma has no weapons to take, there may be more than thirty fighters left, and the others can't be taken at all, as long as we make the last fight, the victory will be ours." ”

This is a beautiful statement, but no one will believe it, everyone is because of the bewitchment of Arthur, coupled with the pressure of their own country, they have to lead the troops to participate in the war, and no one will be able to fight again, so many people have died, and how to explain to the country after returning home is a problem.

Seeing that everyone was silent, Arthur was also very helpless, after all, everyone was not a subordinate relationship, just a coalition army that had been put together temporarily, and if there were interests, it was a coalition army, and without interests, it was nothing, so he just left.

Seeing that the meeting was of little significance, the Chief of the General Staff glanced at Arthur, Arthur nodded, and the Chief of the General Staff said: "Everyone, please go down and think about it, and a military meeting will be held in an hour." ”

Everyone left the conference room one after another, and each found a place where no one was there to contact their superiors. It's not a problem to stay here all the time.

After Arthur signaled the chief of the general staff to leave, he broadcast an encrypted military phone, dialed a secret number, and said after connecting: "Your Excellency the President, I am Arthur, our plan can only be said to be half successful, the most critical step has not been passed, the top priority is to immediately increase the offensive, take the capital of Soma in one fell swoop, and force the other side to surrender unconditionally." ”

"How sure are you?" The president of country A, who answered the phone, asked in a low voice.

"If the coalition forces continue to support us unconditionally, we are at least seventy percent sure, because Soma has no weapons that can stop us, and the remaining infantry with guns are not opponents at all, we can organize a thunder offensive, and the air force and land force will work together to take the Soma capital in one go." Arthur said confidently.

The president on the other end of the phone hesitated, when he made the sneak attack plan, it was also in this tone, it turned out that it would not work at all, and there were a lot of losses, no matter how strong the economic strength of country A was, it could not withstand several such tosses, especially the country's influence was too bad, and it was not easy to deal with it politically and diplomatically.

"I need some time to think about it." The president of country A said hesitantly.

"We don't have time, if we give the opponent enough time to prepare, we will pay a greater price, there are only two paths in front of us, one is to attack, attack fiercely, and immediately, take advantage of the opponent's confusion to win in one fell swoop; The other is to retreat, quickly, and immediately, before the international community has yet to protest. Arthur reminded with some dissatisfaction.

The two armies are the most suspicious of each other, and one hesitation may affect the outcome of the entire war, as a pure soldier, Arthur understands this truth very well, so he has to be anxious.

"I said I'd think about it, but I need time." The president of country A was also in a hurry, and when he heard Arthur's disrespectful tone, the anger came up, and it was reasonable for the battle to be like this?

"Yes, Your Excellency, I await your final decision." Arthur realized that he had lost his temper, sighed helplessly, and said something down the stairs.

"Please give me some time, this matter must be considered holistically." The president also realized that he had spoken a little too hard, and this was suitable for offending the commander-in-chief, but he did not know it, and said in a tactful tone.

"Yes, Your Excellency the President, may I ask you, what about the status quo in the troops?" Arthur asked, this question has to be asked, the troops have already landed on the beach, and built a defensive line, there must be an explanation for whether to stay or withdraw.

"Maintain the status quo and wait for my reply." The president of country A said firmly that it is indeed inappropriate to end up like this, and it is not in line with the style of the people of country A, and as for what the result will be after such a decision, he can't care about it for the time being.

After hanging up the phone, the president immediately convened a meeting of his staff to discuss how to deal with it, and all the henchmen and staff arrived a few minutes later.

"Everyone, everyone has heard about Soma country, right? I'd like to hear your opinions on what to do next. "As soon as the president came up, he went straight to the point.

"Let me say a few words first, I personally think that we should retreat immediately, and it is no longer meaningful to continue fighting, because we have lost the only chance to rescue the soldiers to go home, and if we continue to fight, I estimate that the Soma Congress will push our soldiers to the front to block the bullets, and even directly kill prisoners to vent their anger, and then blame the coalition forces, so how can we explain to the people? Even if the Soma country is defeated, what can be done, a poor and white country is not in line with the national interests at all. "The Minister of Defense immediately gave his opinion.

"Let me say a few words," the Minister of Foreign Affairs took over, "just now, the United Nations sent a notice of inquiry, asking what is going on?" Huaxia and Polar Bear directly protested, demanding that the coalition forces retreat immediately, and Huaxia said that if the coalition forces did not retreat, it would not rule out sending volunteers to Soma to help the war. ”

"The strategic interests of the Chinese state are in the Soma country, and they naturally spare no effort to support it, which is known from the fact that they sell weapons to the Soma country, the question is how we choose, retreat now, the country's prestige will be reduced by at least fifty percent, and after losing so much, nothing will be gained in the end, which is not in line with the national interests, but I don't know what will happen if we continue to fight." The Secretary of State reminded from the side.

"Maybe we can choose a middle way." The intelligence chief said suddenly.

"Tell me what you think." The President of Country A immediately asked.

"We can openly say that it has nothing to do with this matter, the troops are retreating, and proposing open peace talks is the best proof of this, so that Soma will not dare to make a fuss about prisoners of war, unless they dare to risk the condemnation of the world, first fight a diplomatic war, delay for a period of time, the coalition forces can use this time to launch an attack, win, needless to say, if we lose, we will stand up and mediate." The intelligence chief said.

This proposal is obviously a bit self-righteous, but no one of us points it out, offending the intelligence chief is not a good thing, and the president of country A also feels a little wishful thinking, in case Soma makes a mistake, what if the prisoners of war make a fuss? That's more than 30,000 lives.

It's just that the president can't think of a better way, he can't fight, he can't retreat, he can't retreat, he is in a dilemma, after thinking about it, the president asked: "Do you have anything else to add?" ”

Things are very simple, but it is very difficult to make decisions, the starting point of interests is different, the choices are different, and how to choose in the end depends on the president's own, and everyone is silent.

"Since it's not easy to make a decision, let's follow the proposal of the intelligence chief just now, let's take the middle route, and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs will immediately issue a public statement, put aside our relationship with the coalition forces, and look at the situation first." The president quickly made a decision and said decisively.

Yu Gong, the president wants to safeguard the prestige and interests of the country, and the president wants to avenge his son, so the president is still inclined to war, but war must also have a war saying, you can't give people a handle, but you must put an end to the trouble caused by it, which needs to clear yourself.

After a few discussions about the details, the president left the intelligence chief behind and said, "What is the top priority for the coalition to continue to support us unconditionally?" What's your best idea? ”

These words are tantamount to treating the intelligence chief as a confidant among his henchmen, and the intelligence chief is not a fool, and immediately said: "This is actually not difficult, haven't we recently retired a large number of weapons?" I propose to sell them to the country at a low price, firstly, to win them over, and secondly, to dispose of our military garbage, killing two birds with one stone, once they use our weapons, future repairs, spare parts are inseparable from us. ”

"Well, that's a pretty bad idea." The president shouted excitedly, and all the worries were swept away.

Many weapons in country A are retired every year, these weapons are nothing to country A, they belong to the outdated second-generation products, but for the coalition countries, they are indeed top-notch super weapons, and the good things they dream of, they are naturally thirsty for knowledge.

I have to say that this intelligence chief is a bit condescending to do intelligence work, and he can go to the secretary of state, and the president's headache is solved by the intelligence director in one sentence, and it is very in line with the national interests of country A, and he can explain the past in all aspects.

"It seems that your political ability is very high, and when I am re-elected, I will definitely nominate you to be my secretary of state." The president excitedly promised immediately.

"Thank you, President." The intelligence chief immediately said gratefully.

"No, this is what you deserve, you have the ability." The president said: "What do you think about the next war in Somama? "This question should have been asked to Commander-in-Chief Arthur, but the president had become accustomed to having difficulty finding the Chief of Intelligence.

"In fact, it is not difficult, as long as we secretly support a group of air forces in the past, and the joint coalition forces carry out non-stop attacks, and take the capital of Soma and the mountain base in one fell swoop, we will definitely be able to take Soma under the fierce attack of absolute strength." The intelligence chief said with certainty that he deliberately ignored whether it would bring danger to the prisoners of war.

Of course, the president understands that doing so will bring trouble to the prisoners of war, but the dead are not poor people, and the president cares more about his throne than the lives of 30,000 prisoners of war.

"Okay, you work hard and come up with a detailed plan." The president said decisively, and deliberately did not mention the safety of the prisoners of war.