What the hell is a private enterprise?

Chapter 551 Killing the chicken to scare the monkey

Meanwhile, Jones was already impatiently sending the news back home.

The think tank experts seized on the term "shale oil" and then handed it over to Schlumberger for analysis.

Although the world is still far from large-scale shale oil extraction, small-scale synthesis in the laboratory is not difficult and verification is easy.

Schlumberger was also inspired, because due to its own characteristics, the oil refined from shale oil tends to be light crude oil, which is very similar to the high-grade, low-sulfur crude oil produced by Gekkin. So they quickly started experiments.

However, compared to Gadkin Oil, the Empire's main task now is still to teach the disobedient Indian brother a lesson.

The latter's thought process is truly bizarre, and he acts in a way that completely disregards international norms.

Previously, Turkey's attempt to block the strait almost caused India to give up on the spot.

They were forced to lower the margin requirement to $1 million, and even then, the Indian guy still tried to bargain.
The key issue is that the relationship between India and Turkey was not good at this time, because several sensitive military transactions were being ignored by the high-level officials of both sides. When the Varyag was about to pass through the strait, Constantinople really intended to hold it back.

Later, the Empire intervened, hoping that Turkey was just teaching India a lesson. After finally calming them down, India started making trouble again and was only willing to provide a $100 million deposit.

Their reasoning was also quite sound: why should they pay a $1600 million deposit for a $1 million aircraft carrier?

For this 100 million, a $10 advance payment is required, with the remainder to be paid after crossing the strait.

The price plummeted from $10 billion to $10. Not to mention Turkey, even Prism Tower was breached.

On December 16, during a vote at the UN General Assembly on a resolution to end mushroom cultivation in India, the Indian representative, Colin Powell, interrupted the speech and held up a stack of documents:
"Based on our investigation and testimonies from relevant eyewitnesses, it can be confirmed that during Dr. Tank's exile in India, he represented the Lost Empire in extensive secret cooperation with India, including jet technology and—nuclear technology."

We have every reason to suspect that Hans is heavily involved in the ongoing mushroom experiments in India.

As soon as he finished speaking, the Indo representative Avinash Genonath's expression changed drastically, and he no longer had the thick skin that a dead pig doesn't fear boiling water.

Although the Empire has been causing trouble in this timeline for a year, it hasn't really done anything too obviously bad under its banner. Even when it descended upon Nanmei, its behavior wasn't too ugly.

Even the orthodox Hans, apart from restarting some investigations, were not actually greatly affected overall.

The fact that the empire is now raising this banner shows that it is determined to do something big to make an example of someone!
The other representatives at the meeting were also quite astonished. Everyone thought that the Empire would at most impose some punishment and ban the sale of weapons, which would be considered a ruthless move, but they never expected it to be so severe.

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"Prism Building: The Empire is Ready for Punishment"

"...According to the on-site Q&A with reporters, Rams has confirmed that the Air Force and Navy deployments are being readjusted, and the Imperial Army will fully cooperate with the Prism Tower operation!"

Snapped

Wayne turned off the television. Rams was not present, and the military leaders at the Joint Chiefs of Staff all looked troubled.

the reason is simple:
The chicken Rams wanted to kill wasn't Yindu at all.

The Third Brother's position is too special, and coupled with his completely harmless abilities, the Empire really doesn't want to punish this poor wretch.

Their true objective was Babylon.

Since the Gulf War, the Empire has been trying to find fault with Assam under the pretext of the mushroom, but the latter is too shrewd and always manages to hit a brick wall, constantly wearing down the Prism's patience.

The surgical strike on the subcontinent was merely a scare tactic, but the unspoken attack on Babylon was always in the works.

The Prism Building's true strategy is to use India as a pretext to deploy fighter jets and aircraft carriers on Diego Garcia in the central Indian Ocean. The plan is to feign a northeastward advance while actually turning northwest to launch a major attack on Uncle Assam. The plan has already been named "Desert Fox."

Once the chicken is killed, the monkey on the subcontinent will definitely surrender obediently and give up planting mushrooms.

Rams could make tough talk and his plan was perfect, but putting it into action was a nightmare!

At its peak, the Empire had 14 aircraft carriers in service at the same time, but that was just a coincidence during their maintenance rotation, and it happened to be in 92.

And just then, the empire launched a major war, preserving its peak form for the world.

However, this was followed by a wave of conventional aircraft carrier retirements. There were still three Kitty Hawks left, the Forrestal-class Independence was about to retire, and the Saratoga, which was recommissioned after being retired, was prepared for use in the Antarctic theater of operations.

The Enterprise is heavily damaged and undergoing repairs, so currently only three Kitty Hawk-class and seven Nimitz-class destroyers are in active service.

What's even more awkward is that between 97 and mid-98, most of the aircraft carriers were under maintenance, and conventionally powered aircraft carriers served as the main force for overseas deployments due to their short maintenance time.

Currently, 70% of the US aircraft carriers remain on the mainland, making them incapable of launching global attacks.

The Enterprise was supposed to be deployed to key areas, but now that's out of the question.

The Air Force can easily squeeze out some planes to cross the ocean, but it will be tough on the Navy.

Johnson thought for a long time, and finally said helplessly:
"There's another ship in the Mediterranean, the Kenney, which is planning to return to its home port for rest and training soon. Let's just postpone it for three months."

However, Diego Garcia is quite far, and subsequent repairs will only make things more complicated.

"Perhaps we should get our allies involved as well, I mean the Royal Ark."

It's unclear who made the suggestion, but it caught Johnson's eye.

Last time, the Enterprise was supposed to be heading to Antarctica with the Clemenceau and the Ark Royal, but the British betrayed them and ran away without a trace, not only escaping unscathed but also mocking the Empire and the British for their recklessness.

This raid on the desert is a pure stomp on weaker opponents; it would be a real shame not to participate!
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Portsmouth Naval Base
"Hello, General Miles."

"Hello, General Philg..."

Philger saluted his former superior, General Miles Bonavita, whose uniform gave him a comforting sense of familiarity.

The mystery surrounding the disappearance of the Hans battleship's wreckage nearly caused him to lose his faith. He first underwent long-term psychological treatment, and finally took advantage of the six months that the Southampton was undergoing repairs after the battle to go to university to study theoretical physics.

Although he didn't become a physicist, he was already a beginner physics student and understood that science couldn't explain this matter at the present stage.

What ultimately saved him was a letter from the Royal Navy:

A year later, the bloated bureaucracy of the Royal Navy finally started functioning, and Philger's military achievements were converted into a promotion, officially making him Commodore Philger of the Royal Navy.

Although he is a brigadier general, he is no longer a field officer and has truly reached the rank of general. Moreover, given his age, he still has a lot of room for advancement and will definitely be on the priority promotion list after the old guys retire.

Just as the HMS Southampton had completed its overhaul and crew retraining, Philger received orders as soon as he was recalled:

"To prevent a subcontinental crisis, the Royal Navy has decided to organize a fleet to sail south with HMS Ark Royal as its core. However, before that, there will be a two-week retraining period. I would like you to take the lead in command."

(End of this chapter)