Chapter 824: Weapons and Alliances

The time soon came to mid-July. Although it is summer all year round, it is located south of the equator after all. Koro Island will still be hotter at this time in previous years.

Since Natasha revealed to Jiang Chen that the Freemasons would send "gatekeepers" to Asia, Jiang Chen has reduced unnecessary travel. Although he wasn't worried that someone could pose a threat to him on this island, under Aisha's strong request, he still took this matter to heart a little bit.

At the same time, Ghost also launched an investigation into the so-called "gatekeeper". Unfortunately, not everything can be solved simply and crudely by technology. So far, Ghost has not been able to pin down the gatekeeper's identity.

The Future Group has withdrawn European industries, the EU economy has been cast a shadow due to local protectionism, the space activities of the Star Ring trade are still frequent, the civil war in Turkey is still going on, and the situation in Mindanao is gradually deteriorating

The tension between the Philippines and the Moro Army in the confrontation in Mindanao has reached the point of imminent tension. It is no exaggeration to say that war is likely to break out in the next second, and the reason may be that a certain sentry's rifle forgot to turn off the safety.

In terms of public opinion, the two sides have not been stingy in the war of words.

Aquino IV accused Santos of serious crimes, unfair treatment of Filipinos living in Mindanao, and contempt for human rights for the delay in lifting the wartime regulations. Santos, in turn, accused Aquino IV of deploying tens of thousands of troops on the border and did not give him the opportunity to lift the wartime regulations. The people of Mindanao must take up arms against possible aggression.

Anyone with a discerning eye can see that this is the Philippines building momentum for the war.

In Davao Port in the northern part of Mindanao, accompanied by more than ten bodyguards wearing mechanical exoskeletons, Jiang Chen stepped off the Gulfstream private jet. Standing next to him was Aisha in a suit and leather shoes besides a group of bodyguards. Her eyes behind the electronic sunglasses were evenly scanning the edge of the airport.

Under the current situation, Jiang Chen went to Mindanao, of course, not for tourism, but to reach a deal with Russia.

The convoy sent by Santos took him to the State Guest Hotel where he was staying. At 3:00 p.m., Jiang Chen and he also went to a warehouse belonging to the Star Ring trade in southern Mindanao and met with the Russian officer Shatov.

This burly Russian, both his face and his demeanor, looked very tense. After seeing Jiang Chen, he stretched out his right hand neatly.

"Nice to meet you. Let me introduce myself. My name is very long. According to the language habits of Chinese people, you can call me Mr. Shatov, or Lieutenant Colonel Shatov."

Contrary to Jiang Chen's expectations,

The Russian speaks Chinese very well, and even has a Northeast accent.

After shaking hands with him, Jiang Chen also gave a brief self-introduction.

"Jiang Chen, chairman of Xinghuan Trading."

Shatov nodded and said straight to the point.

"I heard that you intend to make a deal with us, and the Kremlin attaches great importance to this. Then, what is your proposal?"

"Send two additional divisions to the Crimea Peninsula. I hope you can put pressure on the EU on the Ukraine issue," Jiang Chen said.

Shatov froze for a moment, he obviously did not expect to make such an abrupt request. Ukraine is NATO's bottom line on the Eastern European issue. If Russia continues to advance, it is very likely to ignite the powder kegs of the entire Eastern Europe.

It is not in the interests of Western countries such as NATO to collide head-on with Russia, but equally, Russia does not want to scuffle with its enemies now. After all, no matter from which point of view, if a war really breaks out, the Russian army will not have a big chance of winning.

"Comrade Brzezinski once said that Russia without Ukraine will not be able to become a great power. I don't believe that you will be willing to give up this once-in-a-century opportunity, and now this opportunity is in front of you." Jiang Chen looked at Shatov's eyes suddenly smiled, "Let's not talk about this, let's talk about the reward."

"With all due respect, your proposal may not stand up." Shatov replied helplessly.

"That's not necessarily true." Jiang Chen said, snapping his fingers at the bodyguard next to him.

That understands the bodyguard meeting and walks to the soldier who handles the warehouse. After a brief explanation, the two guard soldiers turned around and quickly opened the warehouse door.

A dry breath rushed towards his face, looking at the dark warehouse, Shatov frowned slightly.

"Follow me." Jiang Chen smiled slightly, and walked to the warehouse first.

Shatov hesitated, then followed suit.

From the outside, the warehouse looked very inconspicuous, but when he walked into the warehouse, he unexpectedly found that the warehouse was surprisingly large. Soon the soldiers turned on the lights, and the incandescent lamps on the top illuminated the interior space brightly. Shatov narrowed his eyes and saw the thing lying alone in the middle of the warehouse.

"This is?" Shatov stepped forward, reached out and knocked on the tube-shaped thing.

"Do you still remember the Madagascar incident last month?" Jiang Chen smiled.

Shatov's pupils shrank slightly, and he withdrew his hand.

"Is this a nuclear weapon?"

"No, this is a conventional weapon." Jiang Chen said with a smile, walking to the side of the tube-shaped device, "but it's just that its power is more amazing than nuclear weapons, especially for modern society."

When Jiang Chen said this sentence, Shatov didn't realize what it meant for a while. But after he chewed it repeatedly, his expression suddenly became quite exciting, and his fingers trembled.

"Could it be that this is an electromagnetic pulse weapon!"

"That's right, we call it a strategic grade, and it's slightly larger than the one used in Mayotte." Jiang Chen nodded with a smile, and tapped his finger on the round tube, "Small The combat components of Jian Zhe 1 can be mounted on intercontinental missiles. It only takes one shot to destroy unprotected electronic equipment within 100,000 square kilometers indiscriminately without leaving any pollution.”

Having said this, Jiang Chen stopped talking, looked at Shatov who was frozen there, and smiled.

"Now, do you still think my proposal will not stand?"

"Are you willing to sell us the technology of this weapon?"

"We never sell technology, but we are happy to sell products. 10 combat parts of Sword Breaker 1 should be enough for you," Jiang Chen said.

Weapons are laboratory weapons in any country. However, except for high-altitude nuclear explosions, no one has researched an "environmentally friendly" electromagnetic pulse excitation method for the time being. If this Sword Breaker 1 is really as powerful as Jiang Chen said, its existence will completely reverse the lack of confidence of the Russian army in the face of NATO.

"I can't give you a definite answer, but I will ask the Kremlin for instructions." Shatov replied cautiously.

"No problem, I look forward to getting good news when I meet you next time." Jiang Chen said with a smile. To be continued.

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