Weber had long been accustomed to the disdainful ridicules from the people in the conference room. Although he felt very uncomfortable, he did not take it to heart. After all, Her Majesty the Queen was standing behind him. Even if they did not like it, they could not do anything to him.
As the ridicule ended, the conference room became quiet again, and John Lewis, the Prime Minister of the Parrot Kingdom, also fell silent.
At this time, a female staff officer named Hathaway spoke up, "Mr. Shouxiang, actually, I think we seem to have fallen into a misunderstanding!"
The sudden sound immediately attracted everyone's attention and they all looked towards her.
"Oh? Misunderstanding? Tell me in detail!" John Lewis said with surprise.
"Now, Longxia's military exercises are a foregone conclusion and we cannot stop them. Moreover, according to international law and the Convention on the Law of the Sea, the area where the other party is conducting exercises belongs to international waters and does not belong to any country. In addition, the other party has issued a notice in advance and fulfilled its obligation to inform. So if we want to respond to Longxia's military exercises through force, it will be untenable no matter from which perspective." Hathaway said.
Her words were well-reasoned and quickly won everyone's approval.
John Lewis knew that she had not finished speaking, and nodded slightly, indicating that she should continue.
"Therefore, I think we should shift our focus away from the Longxia Kingdom's military exercises and focus on areas where we still have a chance to contain the other side!"
"What do you mean?"
"Hong Kong Island!"
"Hong Kong Island?"
"That's right. There's still more than a year until 1997. Although we've reached a consensus with Longxia Country and signed an agreement, there are still many details that can be worked out!"
As Hathaway finished speaking, the eyes of the Chinese people in the conference room suddenly lit up.
"Yes, there is no way to hold a military exercise, but there is still a lot of room for maneuver in Hong Kong. Even if they can't go back on their word, they can still make Longxia Kingdom lose face in front of the whole world!" Everyone couldn't help but think in their hearts.
However, not all the Parrots were so brainless. After Hathaway finished speaking, another young man in the staff immediately stood up and said, "Your Excellency, I don't think this is appropriate!"
"Kane, tell me what your basis is?" John Lewis was one of the few Parrots in the entire conference room who was still clear-headed.
"Your Excellency, I think the most urgent thing we should do is focus on Longxia's military exercises, rather than on Hong Kong Island! After all, if we really want to target Longxia on the issue of Hong Kong Island, the prerequisite is that we have military strength equal to that of the other party. Otherwise, all the ideas are empty talk! Even if we really make things difficult for Longxia on the issue of Hong Kong Island and make them lose face in front of the whole world, can we really withstand the subsequent retaliatory actions of the other party?" Kane said, and then glanced at Hathaway with hatred.
In his opinion, if they really used this stupid woman's method to deal with Longxia Kingdom, then given Longxia Kingdom's consistent tough stance on territorial issues, it would very likely drag the entire Parrot Kingdom into the quagmire.
At this time, Hathaway had not yet realized her mistake and was very dissatisfied with the way Kane looked at her.
Kane glared at Hathaway, then looked at the people in the conference room who were lost in thought, and continued, "Your Excellency, gentlemen! Let's imagine the worst-case scenario. Suppose Longxia really retaliates against us because of our actions regarding the Hong Kong issue. Who among you here will lead the troops to fight against Longxia?"
As he finished speaking, John Lewis, the Prime Minister of Parrot Country, immediately frowned, and those military leaders who held the rank of generals no longer had the high spirits they had just now, and all of them shrank their necks and acted like quails.
Even General Nurt, the Army General who had previously clamored to fight against the Longxia Kingdom, shuddered when he thought of the scene decades ago when he led his troops and was almost wiped out by the Longxia Kingdom troops on the battlefield in North Korea. A layer of fine beads of sweat seeped out of his forehead.
Nurt was well aware of the military qualities of the Longxia Army soldiers and the enemy commander's ability to command on the battlefield, so he knew that if he really encountered the enemy on the battlefield, he would have no chance of winning.
Soon, all the Parrots in the conference room calmed down completely, and the enthusiasm that Hathaway had just instigated had disappeared.
There was no other reason, it was just that no one among them dared to stand up and say with confidence that if they really had to go to war with the Longxia Kingdom, they would be willing to lead the troops.
To put it bluntly, among the large group of people sitting in this conference room, more than half are sophisticated egoists. They are okay at talking, but when it comes to getting serious, they are all more cowardly than the other.
As for the remaining people, even if they had the will to be a tiger, they were powerless, especially the staff officers. It was okay to ask them to use their brains, but to go to the battlefield? Forget it, they would just be cannon fodder if they went!
Seeing the tension in the conference room becoming increasingly low, John Lewis, the defending minister, felt that this could not continue. So he knocked on the table with his knuckles and said, "Do you have any other different opinions?"
After pausing for a moment and seeing that no one spoke, he continued, "I agree with Kane's suggestion. Now is not the time for us to break off relations with Longxia Country, so in the coming time, I require the military and MI6 to closely monitor all of their movements! There is an old saying in Longxia Country that I think makes a lot of sense, which is 'Know yourself and your enemy, and you will win every battle'. So even if we want to make a fuss about the Hong Kong issue, we must first understand the other party's true strength. Otherwise, if we act rashly, all of us here are likely to become sinners of the entire Parrot Country!"
"Yes!" As soon as he finished speaking, all the military personnel, including Weber, immediately stood up and saluted him.
At this point, the Parrots have decided on a countermeasure that is not really a countermeasure. To sum it up in four words, it is to wait and see.
And an hour after the meeting ended, Xu Jianguo, who was far away in Longxia Country, received news from Larson, the space servant who was a baron in Parrot Country.
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