Chapter 857 The Threat of War

"Ladies and gentlemen, media friends from home and abroad... At 19:47 p.m. local time last night, a frigate "Flower Moon" belonging to the French Navy openly invaded our territorial waters and brutally shelled the returning fishing boats without any reason, resulting in two A fishing boat sank, killing nine people, two missing, and two people fled after being injured. After receiving the news, China's political axe immediately sent a naval patrol aircraft to the scene of the incident and found the fleeing frigate Huayue. In the case that our naval patrol aircraft repeatedly asked the other party to stop the ship and was refused, according to China's relevant laws and the principle of ensuring national defense security, the frigate "Huayue" was sunk by our air force at 20:33 last night..."

The spokesman of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs announced a news that stunned everyone to more than 30 domestic and foreign media reporters in a solemn and indignant tone.

In the minds of these media reporters, the first thing that comes to mind is not the two fishing boats sunk by the French [***] ship, but how dare the Somali Air Force directly sink the French naval warship?

"Here, on behalf of the Somali political axe and the families of the victims, I express the strongest protest like the French political axe, and call on the people of the world to oppose the despicable behavior of this inhumane executioner." Before the media reporters could react, the spokesman waved his fists again and said angrily.

Suddenly, the media reporters who were like a nest swarmed up, holding long guns and short cannons and began to ask questions in their hearts.

"Excuse me, is the sinking method [***] decided by the air force pilot or from the political axe or the senior management of the army?"

"May I ask what preparations your government axe has made for how to deal with the next aftermath?"

"..."

Some reporters almost asked directly, is the Somali political axe ready to go to war with France?

The spokesman of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs hurriedly concluded the press conference after dealing with the reporter with ease. In just half an hour, the news was reprinted on major Internet portals around the world, and soon compared many international hot political issues.

Internationally, for some reasons, there are many examples of damage and loss caused by civilian personnel and property in the military, but it rarely happens that the victim country directly takes a tough stance and resolutely counterattacks by force.

In a sense, from the moment the Somali Air Force sank the frigate Flower Moon, it was ready for a conflict with France.

The news spread to France, and there was a great ups. From the political axe dignitaries to the ordinary people, they have expressed their opinions on this matter, but most of them are shouting for revenge to avenge the French soldiers who died on the Flower Moon.

In the demonstrations that broke out in major French cities, some right-wing elements added fuel to the flames, and even some political dignitaries directly and publicly delivered speeches on 'military sanctions' against Somalia.

French President Sarkozy then issued a strong condemnation, claiming that the Somali political axe's behavior was infuriating France and was very dangerous.

In Europe, France can be said to be a very special country. As one of the five permanent members, France's political axe is often more 'readable' in actual foreign policy. For example, France has the most complete military industrial system in Europe, instead of developing some aspects like Britain, and producing with other countries. Complementary. In many military weapons, France pursues independent research and development of reading power, rather than joint research and development with other countries.

In terms of defense policy, France also places more emphasis on maintaining strategic nuclear deterrence to protect France's interests, emphasizing that when dealing with the crisis and France's potential enemies, the role of strategic nuclear deterrence will not be a deterrent, and the French political axe may be the first to use nuclear weapons.

When the French axcot feels that France's status is being challenged and France's interests are being violated, the first thing they do is to show a tough attitude towards it.

At the same time, the French senior officials are also holding a secret meeting. Because the French political axe is also very confused now, because they have no order for the frigate Huayue to enter the Somali territorial sea to fight against pirates, so why did the Huayue frigate open fire on the Somali fishing boats and sink them?

So, secretly, it was established by the French political axe and the investigation team of the Ministry of Defense. The task of this investigation team was to investigate what happened before the frigate sank.

However, this does not mean that the French political axe compromised the Somali air force to sink the frigate Flower Moon. In the eyes of the French political axe and the people, France is absolutely unacceptable to be bullied by an African country.

In the afternoon of the same day, the media broke out that the French nuclear-powered aircraft carrier Charles de Gaulle had left the port and its whereabouts were unknown, and then there was news that an unknown armored force in Somalia was mobilizing abnormally. For a while, the whole world saw the convergence of the clouds of war.

Although in the eyes of everyone, there is a conflict between Somalia and France, and the final winner must be France, but everyone understands that Somalia is also a nuclear-weapon state. Unlike those traditional veteran nuclear-weapon states, how many nuclear weapons Somalia currently has and what nuclear strike capabilities it has. It's not clear. Once a conflict breaks out between the two sides and gets out of control, will it eventually lead to a nuclear war?

In the evening of the same day, a spokesman for the Somali military said that the Somali Defence Forces have the responsibility to protect the safety of the Somali people, and that Somalia will use any means to attack the enemy when safeguarding the interests of the country and the people from harm.

This is a very obvious 'nuclear threat' signal. Judging from what Somalia has done in the past, if Somalia really fails in conventional conflicts, it is really likely to use nuclear weapons first.

At this time, many people can't sit still. Some countries are ready to read jokes at the beginning, but once there is a possibility of a world nuclear war, no country can ignore it. Because no one can admit the result of the nuclear war.

Some countries have begun to call on both sides to maintain restraint, while some "nuclear-weaponists" have also begun to call for the reduction of the destruction of nuclear weapons.

The financial economy that has not yet recovered in the world has also been hit hard again by the possibility of a nuclear war. For a while, many national and foreigners in France and Somalia began to panic and try to leave the two countries, and some countries and cities with French troops also immediately broke out large-scale demonstrations, and the call for the French to get out became louder and louder, because no one knew that when Somalia's nuclear weapons could not be directly When it is put into French territory, will these French garrison bases be targeted?

At this time, a Somali tabloid suddenly broke out that accelerated the spread of this panic, because in the tabloid, a paparazzi reporter revealed that the family of Li Mo, deputy commander-in-chief of the Somali Defense Forces, had secretly left Somalia for China. The reporter predicted Li Mo may be preparing for a nuclear war and let his family evacuate in advance.

Although the Somali intelligence and police departments moved quickly and then sealed up the newspaper and arrested the reporter, the news had been sent to the Internet, and the news was soon known to the whole world. Many people who did not believe that there would really be a 'nuclear war' did not dare to be sure. Does the hard-line Chinese commander in Somalia really intend to die with France and the world?

Panic soon spread in major cities in Somalia, and in Europe, France suddenly became a 'prohibited area'. Some rich French people began to move to the countryside or other countries. For them, safety is the most important thing. Most of them go out as a tourist vacation. Anyway, they can't stay during this period. In France. Although the political axes of both countries are trying their best to advise the masses that there will be no danger of nuclear war, who will listen at this time? Because in the words of the political axe, I can only believe three points.

An emergency meeting is being held in the small conference room of the Ministry of Defense in Mogadishu, targeting the 'nuclear panic' that is gradually expanding and getting out of control.

First of all, Wang Ning, the Minister of Intelligence, reported on the seizure of the tabloid and the interrogation of the reporter. The final information shows that the reporter is an ordinary paparazzi reporter. In an unexpected situation, he learned that the seaside villa where Yang Xiaorou and others lived had something to do with Li Mo. Therefore, this person has been waiting on the periphery for a long time.

This time, he saw a group of women put them in the car and followed them to the airport. If it's normal, his report must be inconspicuous, because not many people will be interested in such 'line news'. But in the tense environment of 'nuclear war panic', the reporter's report is the straw that overwhelms many people's hearts.

Yang Xiaorou and Liu Wei returned to China to deal with Liu Zhengdong's after-the-morse, and took Li Mo's family to evacuate early. This misunderstanding is not easy to explain. Once people believe it, they will believe that this is Li Mo preparing for the arrival of a nuclear war.

Then, Wang Ning reported the news from France. At present, it is certain that the French "Le Gaulle" nuclear-powered aircraft carrier formation is on its way to the Gulf of Aden, and the purpose is self-evident. Moreover, intelligence personnel of the Ministry of Intelligence also got a piece of information about the two French strategic nuclear submarines that were originally maintained in the port. A "daunted-class" and "Triumph-class" nuclear submarines have left the port and their whereabouts are unknown.

This news has not changed everyone. Major General Hussein, the Chief of General Staff, said after taking over Wang Ning, "Our General Staff has formulated a complete anti-aggression and nuclear counterattack plan." After saying that, he stood up and walked to the big map hanging on the front wall of the conference room.

"In the conventional war, France mainly uses the navy and air force, which can be seen from the dispatch of the 'De Gaulle' aircraft carrier by the other side, and the Suez River-Red Sea, the French political axe certainly does not have much confidence to pass through it safely, and the surrounding countries do not allow it. As for the air force, what they can use is the Djibouti military base and airlift directly from the mainland.

(to be continued)