Chapter 416 The Explosive Gaul-Respective Preparations
Although Gaul and Britain are two of the five major leaders of Blue Star, they are usually jokingly referred to as the Wuchang.
The main reason for this was that something went wrong when Gaul and Britain jointly used the veto power for the first time.
In order to regain the glory of their empires after World War II, these two established empires prepared to intervene in Egypt to regain control of the fate of that place.
The proposals put forward by Big Beautiful and Big Bear were all rejected by them with one vote.
Then, oh well, Big Beauty and Big Bear joined forces, and they directly deceived the two old empires who had dreamed of returning to glory.
The original plan ended in a hasty manner. Not only did the dream not come back, but the future was also lost.
Since then, it has been in decline, and the veto power is usually used in conjunction with the big beauty.
Later, during the beautiful washing powder incident, Gao Lu used it again, but it was still of no use.
But...
Even if the Wuchang is lame, it is still the Wuchang!
Still at the top of Blue Star!
Perhaps everyone's eyes will be focused on the top players, and they also like to compare their own country with all the strongest points of major countries around the world.
But it is undeniable that the old empires also have their own heritage.
Take Gaul as an example. The fact that they were able to obtain their current seat was not because they surrendered quickly enough during World War II. A big reason was Gaul's huge influence in Africa.
And this influence has penetrated deep into the bone marrow, and is much heavier than many people imagine.
Mainly concentrated in thirty-one French-speaking countries in northwest Africa.
The blackening of Gaul is so serious now, which is actually a kind of backlash to a certain extent.
Although these thirty-one countries have been formally established for a long time, most of them are still using the CFA franc after Gaul itself has used the euro and abolished the franc for so long.
In the past, Gaul was not mentioned at all, and the coinage rights were still in the hands of Gaul. All countries using the CFA franc had to hand over 65% of their foreign exchange reserves.
Well, the "preferential terms" of handing over 65% was a compromise made by a campaigner who wanted to abolish the CFA franc after he was assassinated in front of the beautiful representative office before success. Before that, he had to hand over 100%.
To a certain extent, Gaul has already used the method of harvesting the world with the United States knife in Africa in an even more ugly way, obtaining abundant resources at a very low cost.
A Gaul speaker once said that 60% of every franc was brought to Gaul from Africa.
In order to stabilize this back garden, and as the leftists came to power, some immigration restrictions were relaxed in the 1970s, which led to the bitter consequences today.
But it is undeniable that the effect of their move was extremely significant, instantly stabilizing the originally precarious back garden. A large number of spiritual Gauls and compradors successfully took over and completed remote control in disguise.
At least, until those who lived through that era lost power, Gaul's status in Africa was almost as stable as a mountain.
Over the past half century, Gaul has intervened 20 times militarily in Africa. Cardasso shook the foundation of Gaul and allowed him to take the lead in attacking.
But most of the time, Gaul is hidden under the halo of great beauty.
This is actually the reason why Gaul sometimes has the confidence to refute Da Mei.
When the beautiful girl is using Gaul, she is not as convenient as the other losers, and she will beat him from time to time.
Airbus and Alstom, which were snatched away by Big Beauty back then, are both from Gaul, and one of the four major grain merchants is also from Gaul.
In recent years, some things that cannot be written about in Africa have caused instability in the back garden of Gaul.
We are also increasingly sensitive to the situation in Africa.
The Democratic Republic of the Congo happens to be an important piece of the puzzle within the Gallic sphere of influence!
As a result, now, not only someone has entered the back garden, but also a real ‘magic’ resource has appeared here!
Naturally, Gaul would not be given the slightest chance of giving up.
After learning the news through multiple channels, even the beauty kept a low profile when speaking, Gao Lu directly made the official statement
"What does Umbrella want to do by secretly mining minerals in other sovereign countries without permission?!"
It can be said that recently, all parties are paying attention to the products of Umbrella's last press conference.
While waiting for the new phone to be released and the 'Tracker' electric car to roll off the assembly line, Gaul suddenly said such official words, which still confused all parties.
Damn it!
The beautiful girl now pays attention to her words when talking to Umbrella. Is Gaul so brave?
This caught many people whose impression of Gaul was that 'no one could capture Paris before Gaul surrendered' feeling a bit off guard.
The contrast is really too great.
Beautiful and fierce, that's how he has always been, just like no one would expect a street kid to suddenly be so polite.
"Currently, according to our intelligence, Umbrella is illegally staying and mining minerals in the Congo Basin rainforest. We are telling Umbrella not to do whatever he wants just because he has advanced technology and force..."
Gao Lu's eloquent words gradually made the people who were suddenly shocked by the news slowly understand what happened.
Umbrella mining minerals inside Congo?
Or illegal mining?
Not so!
Umbrella is indeed obsessed with minerals, and his lavish purchases have single-handedly raised global mineral prices.
Umbrella has acquired many minerals, including lithium, which has limited reserves. It can be said that the global bulk ore business has increased as a whole, and some of the increases have been exaggerated.
In particular, the price of silver has skyrocketed, and it has been listed as a strategic material by many countries, soaring higher and higher!
but!
Umbrella has always liked to spend money on kangaroos that have been defeated, so that others are willing to sell them!
Their force is more like a way to protect the property they bought from being robbed.
At least for now, everyone, including Big Beauty's allies, feels that Umbrella's force is much safer than Big Beauty.
They are very strong and have skills, but they won't suddenly come up with unfounded excuses to mess with you just because you have a lot of resources. Sometimes they even don't even bother to find excuses.
This time, even if Gao Lu spoke, many people did not believe it.
I am more inclined to agree on an agreement between Umbrella and Congo.
"Is Gaul angry because his back garden was cut off?"
"Why does Umbrella mine illegally? Just use money to knock Congo unconscious, dig it at will, and the local people cooperate."
"Why don't I believe it? But Gaul is really brave."
"..."
However, regardless of the discussions among many people, Umbrella's positive official reply still aroused surprise, because Umbrella did not deny everything, but just pointed out some issues
"First of all, we found that place because people who were tracking the mysterious organization found it. The people from the mysterious organization had been there for a long time before we arrived.
"Secondly, it is true that we are occupying and hosting the company now, but we are not 'mining' it yet. Generally speaking, we still prefer to use money to solve problems."
It was a very calm response, but someone keenly noticed the difference!
‘Escrow’ ‘usually’!
The meaning of this wording can be seen as almost unabashed.
When necessary, they will go 'unusual'!
Chapter 446: Brewing
"Magic! It must be related to magic!"
"Yes, Umbrella now controls the largest silver mine in the world, and has also purchased a lot of other mineral resources during this period. There is no shortage at all. Is there anything worth doing this to them? It can only be related to magic power. ! ”
"Yes, is there anything that has a greater impact on magic power than silver?"
"Umbrella felt that she was on a collision course with that mysterious organization, and she directly pursued them until they discovered important resources."
"It's so domineering, but I like it."
"..."
It can be said that both Gaul's uncharacteristically tough attitude and Umbrella's response attracted many people.
Yes, Gaul is not as capable of wandering around the world as the Great Beauty, and surprise attacks are not such a big deterrent to them.
But no matter what, you still have a nuclear-powered aircraft carrier, right? Aren't you afraid that people will miss you?
This only shows that the interests involved this time are large enough!
This is true for both parties.
The incident happened in Africa. This time, the beautiful lady acted like she was watching a show. She only expressed her support for Gaul and expressed her agreement with their views, but there was nothing else to say.
Taxes have been increased. Are you not afraid of Umbrella's counter-sanctions last time?
Besides, if after Gaul is occupied, he, as an ally, wants to come over to study together, he won't, um, can't object, right?
Of course it would be nice to have a punch!
Was Umbrella's previous attitude, reverse sanctions, so embarrassing?
Of course I'm angry!
It’s just that the family is big, the business is big, and there are many bottles and cans in the house, but there is nothing we can do about it.
Soon, Gaul took some economic measures first.
Relying on its position in the European Union, it pushed forward the bill restricting the access of Umbrella's new electric vehicles.
Prussia itself is also a major automobile manufacturing country, and has always been resistant to new energy vehicles. In fact, it does not rely much on Umbrella. It originally had this idea, but at first it was inclined to increase taxes, and it also did not want to break up. .
Now that Gaul suddenly jumped out and took the initiative to resist the thunder and attract hatred, he was naturally happy to hide behind.
But Umbrella didn't bother to pay attention to Gaul's constant sanctions and measures.
Instead, go all out to conquer the Congo!
To put it simply, it’s just throwing money!
Yes, if the problem can be solved with money, then it is not a problem.
Umbrella did not want to use force unless necessary.
But this time, the all-conquering money offensive has somewhat failed on the Congolese side.
In other words, the Democratic Republic of Congo is also caught in a dilemma at this time.
Gaul was behind the two Congo wars. As for Africa, they will really come!
Yes, Umbrella is very strong.
The group has done it to destroy the Kangaroo Navy.
The economic strength is also as rich as any other country.
However, no matter what, the overall size is only here. When it comes to reality, how can it compete with a truly powerful country?
Yes, it can cause an asymmetric attack, but people with thick blood can resist it!
Kangaroo can be regarded as an isolated island, relying heavily on sea transportation. Umbrella can easily pinch its lifeline.
But it is not suitable to use this method to threaten Gaul. It is impossible to attack cargo ships indiscriminately.
Now it can be said that both sides have reasons not to retreat, but they have let the Democratic Republic of the Congo, caught in the middle, directly become a Muggle.
Subsequently, the Congolese side had no choice but to make an official announcement
"There are traces of rebel activities in the rainforest, which are not under our control. Now we hire Umbrella to clean up the rebels, and we also invite Gaul for military support. As for the 'magic mine', the discoverer can mine it for a fee. Details The amount can be discussed in detail 'after discovery'..."
It can be said that the response of the Democratic Republic of the Congo made the Gaul side very dissatisfied. It seems that the two sides are not helping each other, and they even directly let the two sides do it on their own soil. To a certain extent, it still helped the larger Gaul. A little more.
Otherwise, if it was just a small-scale local confrontation between the two sides, Gaul himself would know that he could not handle it.
It’s just that this has always been my own back garden!
Just this is not enough!
You must stand completely on your own side to condemn Umbrella's invasion and allow yourself to occupy the moral high ground!
In fact, for small countries, neutrality sometimes faces tremendous pressure.
In order to achieve his own goals, Gaul also responded in an extremely high-profile manner.
"It's because of your incompetence in talking things over that the rebels never stopped."
A Gallic speaker made a condescending and direct comment in front of the media, accusing a speaker from another country.
Although in terms of national strength, the two sides are indeed completely incomparable.
However, this kind of merciless public humiliation still made the people involved in the Democratic Republic of the Congo feel very embarrassed.
I just risked my life and replied
"Stop looking at us with the eyes of the previous colonists! Put away your condescending attitude!"
It can be said that Gaul originally just wanted to step on the other side to show its influence in Africa.
After all, normally, the other party shouldn't refute.
However, the change in reality caught him completely off guard!
Gaul, who was used to lying on Africa and sucking blood, never expected to get such a response.
This time, he was just shouting in the face, and he didn't even get down the steps.
Fortunately, Congo has not withdrawn its initial commitment. Let's talk about the euphoria. Here is the comparison of the strength of the two sides.
Even if it reaches this level, I don't dare to go directly to Umbrella, but I still show that I can't control it. Which of you gets the other, and you can give me a share in the end.
This is actually the tragedy of a weak country, which is completely helpless!
No choice!
So what if you object?
People still come here to make people laugh.
There are actually countless similar examples.
Maybe some people will say a few words, but when this kind of thing becomes the norm, they will acquiesce to the status quo.
It can be said that the conflict that suddenly intensified between Gaul and Umbrella was all due to the sudden appearance of interests.
Neither party can give up!
After that, it’s traditional public opinion-blowing.
This time Gaul was obviously serious about it, and even prepared for the worst.
With the strength of Umbrella's missiles here, it is really possible to destroy the aircraft carrier.
In case the worst happens, he must rely on the early blowing to pave the way!
However, after paying such a high risk, the ultimate reward is worth it.
Once you can understand the technology and secrets, you may be able to open the door to a new world just like Umbrella today!
I'm afraid that's why Umbrella was so domineering this time.
Subsequently, various parties around the world began to express their opinions one after another.
Mexico and Brazil directly expressed their support for Umbrella
"The rebels were probably instigated by a mysterious organization, so Umbrella is only helping Congo to quell the rebellion. It is not their turn to go online. We have also invited them to help, and their service attitude is good."
"To always threaten in the name of an established empire is unbecoming of a great power."
Subsequently, a large country, a kangaroo, and a furry bear also successively issued statements of neutrality.
We call on all parties to remain calm and return to dialogue.
Other forces that have prejudices against the West have made similar remarks.
But then, Gaul and the North Atlantic Organization headed by the Great Beauty, along with other forces, mostly expressed their condemnation of Umbrella.
In less than three years, a company is about to publicly challenge the WPC!
This is completely different from the time with the kangaroo!
Subsequently, satellites and nearby yachts photographed that the Boeing 747-8 cargo plane bought by Umbrella took off from their Penglai and headed straight for Mexico...
Well, the locations of Africa and Penglai are almost opposite to each other on the earth. Even the 747-8 voyage requires a transfer.
Judging from the photos taken on the yacht, these Boeing 747-8 cargo planes are all painted in pitch black.
When this most cost-effective transport aircraft is all painted black, it inexplicably brings out a sense of depression and shock...
Chapter 447: Each preparation
Mexico, Mexico City Airport, a Boeing 747-8 cargo plane landed on the airport runway at night.
The whole body was painted in black, still taking advantage of the night.
Except for the flashing warning lights on the fuselage, this dark behemoth can almost only be seen when it lands!
Moreover, it is obviously a civilian aircraft, but it has obviously undergone a lot of modifications, and you can even see external missiles!
This made the staff at Mexico City Airport, who only received communication signals and no radar response at all, couldn't help but be speechless.
"Good guy, the radar doesn't respond, and there are external missiles? A direct transport plane turned into a bomber?"
"The structure of the aircraft itself is very important. It is very difficult to make any small changes, but Umbrella did it and it can still fly very stably."
"Hey, darling, these are the kind of missiles used to fight kangaroos. They're awesome!"
"Haha, let those Gauls still scream!"
"..."
Umbrella's status in Mexico continues to improve over time!
You must know that some of Umbrella's factories have begun to expand, and the number of jobs provided alone is terrifying.
The farms that had driven away the local merchants were also growing the materials Umbrella needed.
For a small country, a sudden increase in profits can easily make people feel that the overall living standard has improved.
It's like building a factory next to a backward village so that the villagers can work and their income is much higher than before.
To put it bluntly, ordinary people have the deepest feelings about these things, so Mexico did not hesitate to side with Umbrella when they spoke out publicly, and this time they also agreed to allow Umbrella to use the airport.
Now that Umbrella is deeply integrated into Mexico, dealing with Umbrella is no different from dealing with Mexico itself.
But after all, this is a civilian airport. Although Umbrella's special forces can ensure safety, some situations are unavoidable...
In addition to the airport staff, there were several strange passengers who were continuously filming the landing of the plane.
The external missile was also photographed.
Damn it!
Obviously they have demonstrated such excellent stealth, but you actually delivered such a large aircraft to the opposite party later.
The direct transport plane turned into a stealth bomber!
Damn it!
The bomb load of the B-2 is only 23 tons.
How to do this?
But they are also intelligence personnel, they just send back the information silently, and there is nothing else they can do...
……
"Shit! Look at the good things those upstarts have done!"
Because of the intelligence sharing relationship, Gaul also received the intelligence and pictures from the beautiful side.
It's just like lying on the spot.
Stealth bomber?
There is only one great beauty in the world!
In the end, Umbrella just took the transport plane and magically modified it?
You are exaggerating, Temo!
In the past, after Umbrella missiles were launched from helicopters, some people saw problems with the batch of 747-8s they purchased.
The helicopter has already been mounted, but the transport plane cannot take off after being mounted?
But the idea at the time was that the 747 would fly outside the defense zone and then launch invisible hypersonic missiles.
It is indeed difficult to deal with, and it has a fatal blow to the fleet.
But now even planes have become invisible? !
How can such a large structure be made invisible?
Just look at the accident rate of B2.
Costing 2.4 billion U.S. dollars, the structure obviously does not conform to the normal aircraft structure for stealth performance, so it is prone to various failures during landing and takeoff, and the control mainly relies on system adjustment.
But look at others, just buy a ready-made aircraft at one-tenth the price and go back to tinkering with it.
It's a shame that Airbus still wanted to grab this order in the first place. If Special Mo was really selling Airbus aircraft, wouldn't he be beating himself up?
"The intelligence shared by Da Meili is about stealth coating, and they are currently modifying some high-power radars in order to burn through the coating. Even if it doesn't work, it will heat up the aircraft, and then use passive radar to lock on .”
In order to deal with this invisible thing, under the arrangement of the organization, several major arms dealers cooperated and quickly produced some goods and prepared to support Gaul.
No matter what, there is no doubt that the level of scientific research is great here!
Passive radar specifically accepts signals such as infrared rays to make corresponding judgments. Although it also has limitations, it is also one of the means to deal with stealth aircraft.
The first stealth fighter jet that was shot down that year was because of passive radar.
And because of the interference of the sun, this stuff works even better at night.
Although this set of tools is very troublesome to use and has great limitations, it is not suitable for dealing with hypersonic missiles. It is too fast and does not have enough reaction time.
But if you just deal with bombers, there is still a chance.
Although Gao Lu was scolding her, he still accepted the beautiful woman's kindness.
In fact, they knew that this was just for Da Meili to test the effect and let herself go.
But because it involves core interests, they have to bite the bullet this time.
I still can’t believe it, your company consumes more energy than your own country!
However, preparation still takes some time. Now the Gallic side is mainly focusing on public opinion. At the same time, fighter planes have begun to use their own military bases in Africa to start mobilizing.
That's right, they are not planning to dispatch the aircraft carrier this time. The excuse is that the aircraft carrier is under maintenance.
Originally, this nuclear-powered aircraft carrier often had problems of one kind or another. Is the maintenance normal?
It doesn't matter whether it's true or false, that's what it says anyway...
……
Regardless of Gaul's preparations, Umbrella started the deployment and transportation of supplies step by step.
The 747 pops up and docks at a civilian airport, and its stealth performance is directly exposed, just to delay time!
Without Gaul's navy, it would be a tedious task to mobilize it, even if they had many bases in Africa.
During this time, Umbrella could do many things.
While mobilizing personnel and materials, the Congolese authorities have also been trying to appease and win over them.
At the same time, on the other side, representatives of Umbrella flew directly to Maple Leaf Country and came to a Maple Leaf Country company.
First Quantum Minerals Corporation.
"I knew you would come. If you want to spend money through commercial means, then please come back. We will not sell it, no matter how much money you have."
The president of First Quantum Mineral Company received the reception without any surprise when he heard the receptionist said that Umbrella people were visiting. He also sighed helplessly as soon as they met.
They have mining rights to many minerals in Congo, including a copper and silver mine, the Dikouruche copper and silver mine.
Although it is not a very rich mining area, with a total reserve of 1.9 million tons of ore, after the price of silver has skyrocketed, there is no doubt that it has become a hot commodity.
The status of First Quantum itself has also risen.
But also because they hold this mining area, they have received double warnings from Maple Leaf and Big Beauty.
This is a strategic material that affects national security. If it is to be sold or changed, it must be approved.
Especially naming Umbrella.
Umbrella likes to throw money, and they are afraid that this kind of mining capital will not stand the test.
Sure enough, they really came with sincerity!
Umbrella has many silver mines in Mexico, which is actually enough for its own needs.
But since Congo also has silver mines locally, it naturally cannot be wasted.
This place is connected to the abyss, and the consumption of building the mage tower itself is only one of them. There will inevitably be new consumption in the future. It is very important to have a supply point at a close distance.
After all, it is inconvenient for Umbrella to destroy the rainforest, and the cost of transporting it in is still very high.
"You said commercial methods are not possible, which means there are other methods?"
Li Yao looked at the opposite side with a smile on his face as he wore his representative vest.
Capitalists are all very slippery, and sometimes, it’s really not a matter of warning.
"For example, if you threaten me and I am worried about my safety, and if the price is high enough, I will be willing to give up the property rights of the mining area and return it to the Congolese authorities."
When he said this, the CEO of First Quantum also carefully glanced at the face of the other person, and continued after seeing no reaction
"In addition, we want to enter new areas and open some offline sales points, such as selling some cars, etc., but we still lack high-quality products..."
When the benefits are big enough, what’s a warning?
We didn’t want to sell it, we were forced to sell it!
And we are not selling it, we are just returning it to the authorities. After all, this is something that belongs to someone else, and it is none of my business who they give it to later!
As for why I was suddenly able to get the right to sell?
One code equals another, this is a business discussed by another subsidiary, don’t overthink it...
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