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Chapter 61: The War of Expansion Begins (5)

At this time, the huge fleet of Jili State was sailing towards the waters of Yan State.

The fleet consisted of five battleships, two aircraft carriers, twelve cruisers, and more than thirty destroyers and frigates, totaling as many as two hundred warships of various types.

They were aggressive and less than a hundred nautical miles away from the waters of Yan State, and war was about to break out.

Faced with the threat from Jili State, Yan State did not show any weakness and quickly mobilized all available warship resources.

Hundreds of large and small ships were on standby, including two main battleships, which were placed at the forefront of the fleet as the core force of the defense line.

At the same time, the two aircraft carriers hid in a secret location, waiting for the best time to attack.

In addition, Yan State has also prepared a powerful air force.

The torpedo bombers at the air base are ready for combat and can launch an attack at any time.

Fighters and bombers will be responsible for destroying the enemy's air defense firepower and creating conditions for subsequent attacks.

The armies of both sides were on high alert and a tense atmosphere permeated the entire battlefield.

The soldiers are on high alert, with weapons and equipment ready, ready to go into battle at any time.

Every warship and every plane carries the country's honor and hope, and every soldier carries firm belief and courage.

This is a battle of life and death, as well as a showdown of strength and wisdom between the two countries.

In the spacious and bright conference room.

Admiral Feng Ziqi, the Minister of the Navy, stood up and said in a steady voice, "Your Majesty, we are now facing an important decision. Should we take the initiative to attack?"

His eyes fell on Emperor Qin Ruihua, who was sitting in the first seat.

Qin Ruihua frowned slightly, and after thinking for a moment, he replied: "We must face the reality. There is still a huge gap between our navy and that of Geely."

"You know, what's on display here are only some of the warships of the Jili Kingdom. They have more than a dozen powerful battleships and several aircraft carriers."

"Is the Geely country interested in negotiations?"

Foreign Minister Wu Qingyuan quickly responded: "Your Majesty, if we start negotiations, I'm afraid the Geely Congress will put forward harsh conditions."

Qin Ruihua nodded to show his understanding, but at the same time emphasized: "We might as well try to have a dialogue with them first."

"As long as the conditions are not excessive, you can handle this matter with full authority."

"Of course, we don't have to be too afraid of them."

“While we may not be able to afford the cost of an all-out war, neither may the Geely State.”

Wu Qingyuan replied respectfully, "Yes, Your Majesty."

He understood that the negotiations would be challenging, but also a critical step in safeguarding national interests.

After a few days, representatives from various countries arrived and the negotiations officially began.

As the Foreign Minister of Yan State, Wu Qingyuan asked sharply: "What exactly do you, the Jili State, want to do?"

"How dare you send such a powerful fleet to intimidate us! We are only going to that island to rescue our people. What does it have to do with you?"

The Windmill Country representative responded without showing any weakness: "Save your people? This is simply bandit logic!"

"Your Yan Nation's move is clearly an illegal invasion of another country's territory. Don't you take the world leader, Jili Nation, seriously at all?"

Wu Qingyuan's eyes widened and he angrily retorted, "I'm talking to the representative of Geely Country. Why are you from Windmill Country trying to butt in?"

"Besides, is that place really your territory?"

"How dare you say it's an illegal invasion? When you invaded our Yan Country, why didn't you say it was an illegal invasion?"

The representative of the Windmill Nation sneered: "Who made your Yan Nation so weak? A strong country naturally has its reasons."

Wu Qingyuan raised the corner of his mouth and sneered: "Since you admit that the strong are right, then our Yan country has become powerful now."

"And your Windmill Nation is no longer the sea coachman that once dominated the world."

"So, now I am strong and I am right."

Just as the two were about to quarrel, the representative of the Jili country stood up and said: "Your Yan country is illegally invading another country's territory. You must return this island to the Windmill country."

"At the same time, compensation must be paid for the losses caused by this incident, otherwise our Geely country will intervene militarily."

Foreign Minister Wu Qingyuan responded: "Impossible. First of all, we are only rescuing our people on this island."

"Secondly, this island has now become the territory of our Yan Country, and the local residents on the island have agreed to join our Yan Country, so our actions are legal."

"If we talk about history, thousands of years ago, people from our Yan country lived here and even established a small country."

After hearing this, the representative of Geely frowned and said in a tough tone: "I don't agree with your explanation. You must agree to the conditions I just stated."

Foreign Minister Wu Qingyuan responded without showing any weakness: "Don't even think about it. Although your Jili Country is powerful, our Yan Country is not afraid. If it really doesn't work, let's go to war."

The atmosphere in the meeting room was extremely tense, with both sides on the verge of a fight and neither side willing to give in.

At this moment, the representative of the United States slowly stood up and said seriously: "I sincerely hope that both sides can remain calm and restrained."

"Once a war breaks out, its impact will not be limited to the two countries, but will likely spread to the entire world."

"Therefore, I strongly urge both sides to resolve their differences in a peaceful and amicable manner."

Then, the representative of Lanxi also stood up and said firmly: "We will stand on the side of Geely without hesitation and firmly support their position."

The representative of Prussia responded without showing any weakness: "Yan Country has always been an important ally of our country. Any behavior that is unfavorable to Yan Country will be regarded as a provocation to our Prussia!"

The representative of the Northern Bear Country also expressed his views: "I also hope that the two countries can exercise restraint and avoid further escalation of the situation."

Finally, the representative of Dongyang expressed his attitude: "We firmly support the approach of Jili and are willing to fight shoulder to shoulder with them."

Geely was secretly delighted to see so many countries siding with it, but it looked at the representatives of other countries with a calm expression.

He knew in his heart that these countries only supported him on the surface and were actually unwilling to come into conflict with Yan Country.

However, this is enough.

As long as these countries do not openly oppose Geely, Geely can use them to exert pressure.

The representative of Jili showed a confident expression and said to the representative of Yan: "No matter what, your Yan country is illegally invading other countries, and you must agree to the conditions I just gave."

He believed that with the support of many countries and its own strong naval force, Yan State would definitely succumb to pressure.

Foreign Minister Wu Qingyuan responded: "Don't even think about it. my country will never agree to such a condition."

"When the Windmill Country invaded our Yan Country, why didn't you come forward to stop it?"

"Now you come out and pretend to be a good person again?"

Foreign Minister Wu Qingyuan went on to say: “You countries keep talking about peace and justice, but you always take sides and condone the aggressors.”

"By doing this, you not only hurt the invaded countries, but also undermine the international order."

"If you really care about world peace, you should stand on the side of justice and jointly uphold international laws and rules."

The representative of Geely State's face turned very ugly after hearing this. He did not expect that Yan State would be so tough.

He realized that if the stalemate continued, it might lead to a larger-scale war.