Hearing that, Preston nodded slightly, and quickly conveyed Alster's orders.
As Preston went to convey the orders, Alster turned his gaze to another middle-aged man beside him and said solemnly:
"Vikrand, where are the sea otters and delta at the moment?"
Hearing that, Vikrand, the middle-aged man asked about, did not hesitate to say directly:
"The Delta team has now infiltrated the City of the Sand Camel King based on the intelligence provided by DIA and FBI, but they have not found a trace of Modalarhan yet..."
"The seals have been deployed and their positions have been confirmed, including those of Makiyar and other camel commanders, ready to take action at any time!"
With the response, Alster's eyes sparkled.
"Order Delta to speed up, and also DIA and FBI..."
After a moment, Alster directly opened his mouth. As he was speaking, Alster directly turned his gaze to the two other middle-aged men beside him and said solemnly:
"In simple terms, by giving up some benefits now, we will indeed suffer losses, but as long as we dismantle both the Dragon Village and the Camel Gang, the losses we incur today will be regained in the future!"
It seemed like a year, yet it also felt like a century.
"No fortress is strong enough to withstand an attack from within!"
With just a few words, the fate of Sergei and Ronald was already sealed.
Upon receiving their responses, Alster pondered for a moment and then said again:
"Where is Sergei? Has there been no contact yet?"
Hearing what Kate said, the people present almost subconsciously prepared to speak up in denial.
But in the twinkling of an eye, Alster thought of the losses suffered by the Combined Fleet and the Squid Village...
Without waiting for Su Heng to speak, Modalarhan directly said:
The joy of the victory was completely gone at this moment!
So this blame is inevitably to be borne by Sergei and Ronald!
...
"We have complete control over the world fishing vessels, and we can easily manipulate everything. We don't even need to shake the Moralrahanell camel forces; all we need to do is shake their people, and we can replicate what Old Polar Bear did years ago!"
"The most crucial aspect is the desert. This failure means that for a long time to come, we will lose control over the desert, or rather, over global energy. Our currency is tied to oil! Without oil, what are we to do next?"
Upon hearing that, all the members of the round table were stunned for a moment, but they quickly regained their composure.
Upon hearing that, Alster's expression grew increasingly dark.
Offer concessions?
Handle responsibilities?
Compared to Ronald who has caused the Combined Fleet to suffer heavy losses, Sergei is even more useless!
Before the others could give it much thought, the speaker continued:
"Ladies and gentlemen, the problems we face now are all actually because of the Dragon Village!"
Forcing them, the black and white eagle village to make concessions, is not equivalent to cutting their flesh?
How could they accept that?
"Su, can you make mushrooms?"
Thinking about it, Alster's deep voice rang out again:
"I want you to work with Delta and the Seals. Use any method necessary, pay any price, but you must eliminate those cursed camels!"
On the other side, Dragon Village ——
Within just a few hours, Modalarhan had reached the headquarters of Jiuding without a moment's rest.
If we count those, it's beyond estimation!
The original task was to command the coalition forces to launch a counterattack against the desert camels, in order to quell this Camel Rebellion, and show the world the strength and status of Black and White Eagle Village!
Hearing that, the two middle-aged men looked at each other and then both nodded directly: "Yes! Sir!"
In fact, they themselves are actually representatives of the financial magnates!
Now Alster wants to use Ronald and Sergei as scapegoats, how can people not have other ideas?
However, after hesitating for a moment, the group looked at each other and then fell into silence.
"Because the carrier was heavily damaged and the deck could not complete takeoffs and landings, Super Beetles, Plastic Beetles, as well as Roar electronic warfare aircraft and Hawk early warning aircraft had to make emergency landings near Husky Village. Thirteen Plastic Beetles and Super Beetles could not complete their emergency landings due to exhaustion of fuel, the pilots parachuted, and three pilots went missing…"
Although the Noah's Ark plan has basically failed this time, it is not a total loss.
"Loss of eight escort ships, two Aegis-class ships, two amphibious assault ships, one cruiser, and one replenishment ship…"
After listening to Preston's words, Alster and all the members of the round table present had faces as dark as water!
Sergei, that was their former front-line commander in Squid Village!
It could be said that they have already basically completed their set tasks, and in fact, due to the few large hidden airports discovered later on behind them, their achievements were further expanded!
The over eighty Yinglong and Tianlong fighter jets, as well as over two thousand out of the four thousand Falcon drones, all came from these several large airports...
However, even so, with the injuries of these three aircraft carriers, it would take at least a year or even more to repair!
The funds spent, probably at least several hundred million!
And those Plastic Beetles and Super Beetles, as carrier-based aircraft, are incredibly expensive, often costing in the tens of millions or even nearly a hundred million dollars each!
Although the Falcons and Eagle fighters are a bit cheaper, they are still worth over $50 million each!
"Ultimately, it is the existence of Dragon Village that has led us step by step to the current predicament where we can no longer retreat."
However, as they say, the law cannot punish the many, and considering their identities, it is natural that they cannot come forward to take responsibility.
"Negotiate with Dragon Village!"
Of course, those who are here are not idiots, and naturally, they easily understand the meaning of what Alster refers to as 'handling responsibilities' in his words.
Better said, it's 'handling responsibilities,' but put another way, it's being a scapegoat!
Subconsciously, some people wanted to say something.
"What is the statistical result of our losses?"
"And Ronald as well, order him to return for his report immediately. They must give our villagers an explanation for this failure!"
"Has the result of the statistics on Squid Village and the Combined Fleet been released?"
As direct commanders, Sergei and Ronald are inevitably inescapable from responsibility!
Even Alster and everyone here can't escape responsibility!
After all, the Noah's Ark operation was under their control!
Seventy-seven Falcons and Eagle fighters, thirteen Plastic Beetles and Super Beetles, as well as those even more precious pilots.
But the losses they encountered far exceeded their achievements!
Including three aircraft carriers and twelve other ships that were heavily damaged, and four ships that sank!
"Even the East Village is likely to become active again!"
Hearing this, everyone present fell into silence.
Although the three aircraft carriers were damaged but not sunk.
Three hundred billion!
Thinking of that number, Alster's face turned even darker than a pot bottom!
Now, this commander has been buried underground from the start of the battle!
It almost didn't have any effect at all!
While the Black and White Eagle Village is discussing countermeasures,
...
Over two hundred targets, a destruction rate of ninety-five percent!
From this aspect, their operation this time can be considered a success.
Even if these escort ships were decades-old vessels built to counter the polar bears, or to protect the mothership from missile attacks,
"It is very likely that the situation will further deteriorate as a result. Therefore, the only way to possibly secure time to address our current issues is for us to make some concessions, satisfy Dragon Village, and then negotiate for a solution."
Before, they were a roaring tiger, but now, in the eyes of the world, they might have become a sickly tiger!
As a former roaring tiger, they have too much meat in their hands!
Now that they are sick, can these wolf packs let them off?
And the price of the oil control, as Alster said, their currency is tied to oil!
Without oil, their currency will inevitably experience a collapse unprecedented in history!
By then, under the chain reaction, if they handle it poorly, it's possible that without further action from Dragon Village or the camels, they might even collapse on their own!
Such a large Black and White Eagle Village might become history as a record, just like the Old Polar Bear!
"The preliminary statistical results have been released. In this Noah's Ark operation, we have completed tactical strikes on two hundred and thirty-five targets, and destroyed two hundred and nine of those targets. This includes forty-six airports, eighty-one conventional power stations, thirty-three water supply plants, six large reservoirs, eighteen material warehouses, fifteen oil fields, as well as twenty-six other types of tactical targets such as radar, missile bases, and air defense bases!"
After all, whether Sergei or Ronald, to become a commander, they must have the support of financial magnates behind them.
Preston directly said:
And almost all the benefits of the Black and White Eagle Village were under their control.
Instead, he directly accompanied the Dragon Village ambassador of the sand camel to board the fastest plane and head towards Jiuding Technology.
Facing the question, Preston didn't hesitate and responded directly:
"The preliminary statistics show that in this operation, we have lost seventy-seven Falcons and Eagle fighters! We have lost fifteen missile defense systems, Rhamus main battle tanks……Various supplies……"
But then, a voice rang out directly:
"Mr. Cait, what you said may be true, but how do we negotiate? We have already tried to negotiate with the Dragon Village before, but they never gave us the opportunity to negotiate!"
Hearing Alster's voice, everyone present's face turned pale.
A voice finally echoed again:
Hearing this, the crowd exchanged a glance, and then everyone nodded slightly.
After saying goodbye to Qian Zhizhong and others, Modalarhan didn't go back to the Dragon Village Guest House for rest.
After another moment of silence, Alster spoke again.
The sudden voice made everyone stop in their tracks, and then everyone's brows furrowed.
"At the moment, Squid Village and our allied forces are already organizing people to start digging……"
"The remaining six nuclear power plants and four seawater desalination plants have been too well-defended, and our missiles were unable to destroy them…"
However, before the crowd could dwell on it further, Cait continued:
"And besides, besides giving us some time to solve our existing problems, we can also release some wrong signals to the outside world through this way, such as Dragon Village may give up the signal of the camels. In the words of Dragon Village, this is called a ruse!"
They may have achieved significant results.
Later, Alster spoke again:
"Everyone, now we should think about what we should do next."
Facing the inquiry, Prestin, who had already conveyed the order, walked back and then said directly:
"There is no contact so far. According to the messages from Squid Village and the people we have in Squid Village, the Squid Joint Command has been subjected to a saturation strike by Camels. The surface buildings have been completely destroyed, and now Sheli and their team are buried 50 meters deep underground!"
"Similarly, we can also contact the camels and release some signals to them, letting the camels think we have concession, gradually weakening their alertness, and then step by step provoking their relationship with Dragon Village."
The loss of these fighter jets and pilots alone amounts to tens of billions!
Including other miscellaneous losses, their direct losses this time alone are at least 300 billion dollars!
Hearing this, the crowd's eyes flickered slightly……
"The preliminary statistics show that more than 86 Sand Camels, One Camel's Yinglong and Tanglong fighter jets were destroyed! More than 3,000 Eagle drones were destroyed, as well as the destruction of judgment drones……"
As each number appeared, Alster's expression eased slightly.
Facing the inquiry, the roundtable member Cait who had just proposed negotiation said directly:
"The Dragon Village is not the same as before. If we want to negotiate with them now, we must lower our posture and offer some interests. Otherwise, continuing to act with the arrogant attitude of the past will definitely not get us anywhere!"
The Old Polar Bear collapsed because of economic collapse. As a conglomerate of numerous interest groups, the Black and White Eagle Village is not far from collapse if there is no interest?
Unknown how long the silence lasted.
The failure this time indeed requires someone to take responsibility.
Without the support of financial magnates, they would never have reached this step.
Then, he met Su Heng, whom he had previously contacted by phone.
Numerous numbers kept flowing out of Prestin's mouth one after another.
And those God's Shields, cruisers, amphibious assault ships, and general-purpose supply ships, all of which cost hundreds of millions or even billions of dollars to start with!
As for the three aircraft carriers, their cost is even higher, reaching nearly ten billion!
As they themselves were founded by pirates and criminals, they naturally understand what the failure this time means.
The loss of the combined fleet alone is already an astronomical figure!
After all, even their cheapest escort ships, the cost of the cheapest escort ship is as high as sixty million dollars!
"Therefore, in order to solve the problem, we must start from the root. As long as we solve the Dragon Village, then whether it's other villages like Europe with different ideas or the natives like Camels, all of them are nothing to us!"
"Especially villages like Europe, we cannot hide our losses from their eyes. Villages like the Three-Delight Village have already wanted to break away from our control. Now that we have suffered such heavy losses, they will definitely take the opportunity to be active!"
This is almost their instinctual response!
As capital interest groups, their interests are almost like their lives!
After a long time, Alster took a deep breath, forcing down the thoughts in his mind, and then coldly said:
"Once Sergei is dug out, have him return to see me immediately!"
"Better die a friend than a poor fellow."
And this is only direct loss, not including the ammunition and other consumed, as well as the additional loss brought by the failure of Noah's Ark.
At this moment, Alster continued:
"Although we have sealed the news and are doing our best to control the fishing boats, we all know that these fishing boats can be controlled for a time, but not for a lifetime!"
"Additionally, including the three aircraft carriers, a total of twelve warships were severely damaged!"
"？？?" The sudden sound made Su Heng, who was about to say something, freeze in place.
What are you talking about?
Growing mushrooms?
Looking for him to make mushrooms??
At this moment, Su Heng felt like his brain was on standby.
He's just a private businessman who made his fortune selling fishing rods. Why would he be asked to grow mushrooms?
(End of chapter)
