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“Don’t give me these empty political jargon. You and I both know the real situation. Don’t you really know that your actions could completely enrage the Russian bear? You’ll drag all of Europe into hell!” Glenn slammed his fist on the table and roared at Karl Lenner on the phone.

"General, you flatter us. We simply want to do our part for the freedom and democracy of our friendly nations. I believe there is still truth in this world. No matter how powerful the Russians are, can they stop the whole of Europe from yearning for freedom?" Karen Lenner said, still spouting platitudes.

"Very well, very well. So Austria thinks it can represent all of Europe against the Russian bear, huh? I'd like to see how you'll handle this!" Glenn was both angry and amused. He was supposed to retire next month, but this incident happened suddenly, and you can imagine how furious he felt.

“You need not worry about that! I believe the Russians are reasonable!” Karl Lenner said neither humbly nor arrogantly.

"Hmph, let's put that aside for now. What do you mean by your army surrounding my troops?" Glennther was too lazy to argue with Karl Lenner anymore, and instead asked about the fact that three American divisions were surrounded by Austrian troops.

“General, you misunderstand. Since World War II, your army has made tremendous contributions to our country’s independent democratic construction. Our country is so grateful to your army that we would never do anything to cause any conflict with your army. Think about our various military cooperation projects over the years, which have made great efforts for the peace and stability of Europe! So the encirclement is definitely a misunderstanding! All our army’s actions are very normal military movements and deployments, and we have absolutely no intention of causing conflict with your side. Some roads in our country have always been completely open to your side!” Karl Renner explained to Glennser in a very “sincere” manner.

But Glennther on the other end of the phone was furious.

Yes, the roads are all open, which means that defenses are deployed on both sides of the roads and at strategic points, and all supply depots are removed, right?

As soon as the air force approaches Austrian airspace, a bunch of fighter jets surround it to "greet" and "escort" it, right?

And then there's the claim that all military cooperation projects contribute to peace in Europe. Isn't that just saying that we, the United States, have taken so much of your technology and have already repaid most of the favors we owed you?

Moreover, the thought of those new fighter jets that suddenly appeared and whose performance completely surpassed that of the Mirage 3 made Glennther's anger rise again.

These damned Germans, they've been hiding something all along.

"What's the name of your newly equipped fighter jet?" Glenn suddenly asked, suppressing his anger.

"Huh? You mean that one? It's called the F4 Phantom, a new fighter jet that we just developed this year? What? Is your military interested in it? We'd be happy to share it with your military, although its research and manufacturing costs might be quite high..." Karl Lenner lied through his teeth.

Glenn was furious with Carl Lenner's words.

Does he not understand the research and development and production of fighter jets?

This fighter jet, named F4 Phantom, is clearly an extremely comprehensive multi-role heavy fighter jet. From the completion of its research and development to its full deployment, it cannot be completed in just one or two years.

Based on monitoring over the past few days, at least one hundred of these F4 Phantom fighter jets have been spotted around Austrian airspace.

This is already a very large number for a jet fighter.

Even the Mirage 3s previously in service with Austria did not reach this number—of course, if you include the Mirage 3s sold abroad, then there are at least thousands.

This doesn't even include the joint ventures with the United States; it's just the Austrian-made products for export.

It's fair to say that Austria's arms business has become incredibly large in recent years.

But even under these circumstances, it is quite intriguing that Austria was able to quickly and completely replace so many F4s.

It's likely that the F4 was already being secretly built long before the Mirage 3 was developed.

"If your country is willing to share, I believe our country will provide you with sufficient compensation!" Although he was already furious inside, Glennser suppressed his temper and said in a muffled voice, thinking of his ultimate goal.

From the very beginning, Glenn's goal was not Austria's advance into Hungary and Czechoslovakia.

While the United States was indeed angry about Austria's unauthorized military intervention, after analysis by the White House think tank, it actually chose to acquiesce.

At this time, although the United States did not want to start a full-scale war with Russia, it did not rule out the possibility of someone helping them to test the strength and weakness of Russia, which was experiencing internal conflicts.

At this time, neither the United States nor the Soviet Union had the same ambition they did in the 1970s and 80s.

The rivalry between the United States and Russia is still in its very first stage, and both sides are being very cautious.

After all, they have only recently taken the top spot in the world and have not yet clearly found their place.

Therefore, they dare not be too domineering in their attitude towards Europe.

As for the three divisions of the United States that were surrounded by Austrian troops, the United States was not worried about their safety at all.

Having already offended Russia, the United States did not believe that Austria would dare to directly confront them. Its intention was merely to monitor the US military and prevent the US from forcibly interfering in Austria's actions.

This is almost self-evident.

So this phone call, and the newly unveiled Phantom Fighter, were Glenn's ultimate goals.

Although the Mirage 3 has excellent performance, it is far from meeting the needs of the entire United States, a country with a large military force, a vast territory, and many allies to take care of.

Therefore, they have been trying to develop a more comprehensive fighter jet, but due to time constraints, they have not yet designed a suitable one.

Especially the two companies that were most expected to succeed, Josh's Boeing and Howard Lockheed Martin, didn't even bother with it.

After being acquired by Josie, the former began to make a full-scale foray into the aerospace and automotive industries, and of course, it did not give up on the aircraft sector either.

The problem is that Boeing is already overwhelmed with orders, with the Mirage 3 and other related models already in existence, and they also have to produce large jet airliners. They simply don't have the capacity to develop new aircraft. Of course, there's also a deliberate element of Josh's influence in this situation.

Lockheed Martin, while not venturing into car manufacturing, has largely followed Boeing's lead, investing heavily in aerospace, driven by Howard's ambition to rival Josie. Its aircraft business, including the development of large aircraft (C-130) and other models, has been profitable. Furthermore, Howard's recent dedication to the Cosmic Cube has left little room for developing new fighter jets.

Therefore, only McDonnell Douglas and a few other companies were able to accept the military's demands.

However, due to the aggressive expansion of Boeing and Lockheed Martin in recent years, the business of companies such as McDonnell Douglas has been greatly squeezed, and a large number of research personnel have been poached, greatly reducing their research and development capabilities. It is truly difficult for them to develop a fighter jet that surpasses the Mirage 3 in this era.

Not to mention that in the past few years, Continental Group, under Josh's control, has continuously released various advanced technologies, especially the series of technological developments brought about by intelligent robots, which have directly elevated the entire technology industry to several levels, causing many established companies to fall behind.

Take the newly revamped F4 goblins in Austria, for example. In terms of appearance, they don't seem to be much different from the goblins in the original timeline.

However, the control, electrical, hydraulic, fuel, and other systems involved are actually quite different from those in the original Goblin.

Its performance is more similar to that of the F-4X fighter jet, a variant of the F4 that was abandoned midway through development in the original timeline.

This is a fighter jet jointly developed by the United States and Israel in the 70s.

However, this fighter jet, which was originally intended to be developed based on the F-4, was halted by the United States because of its long development period, large investment, and the fact that its estimated performance was so outstanding that it might affect the sale of F-15s to Israel.

However, the F4 Phantom now equipped by Austria has actually reached the performance of the F-4X on paper. In other words, this Phantom, which has been modified by Austria, has reached a level in actual performance that matches or even surpasses that of the fourth-generation F-15.

Even such a powerful fighter jet, capable of overwhelming the world, is seen by the Austrian military as merely a bargaining chip for future negotiations with the Western bloc.

Austria is willing to sell as long as the Western bloc is willing to pay!

So when Karl Lenner heard that Glenn was interested in F4, he was secretly delighted.

“Of course, the United States has always been a close ally of Austria, and we have always attached great importance to the relationship between the two countries. As long as the price you offer is right, not to mention fighter jets, even the corresponding technology and production lines are completely open to you!” Karl Lenner said very confidently.

That's right, we dare to sell not only fighter jets, but also production lines and technology, as long as you Americans can afford the price!

After all, whether it's the F4 or the F15, which one is as appealing as the F22? Right?

Yes, just as the Air Force was fully replacing its equipment with F-4s, Austrian military factories, under Josie's instructions and assistance, had already begun setting up production lines for the F-22.

Of course, due to the timeline, the F-22 fighter jet technology does not exist in Yuri's world.

Therefore, the source of Josie's F-22 technology is me, Lawrence from the robot world. In his world, the F-22 is already a very outdated fighter jet. With Lawrence's influence, obtaining the relevant technology reserves from the military is naturally not a big problem.

Moreover, with Josie's help, Austria has no need to worry about the high cost of the F-22.

The high cost of fighter jets ultimately stems from the fact that the productivity and production technology of the supporting industries cannot keep up.

However, these problems were not a problem at all for the Ouroboros organization, which had actually started building spaceships long ago.

For Ouroboros, building an F-22 wouldn't cost much more than building a large figurine.

Moreover, for Ouroboros, providing F-22 fighter jets to Austria was never their first choice.

Because both Yuri's and Lawrence's worlds have fighter jets that are far more advanced than the F-22.

The reason Josh chose the F-22 was simply because he wanted to see this pride of America in another world become America's nightmare in this world—that would be fun, wouldn't it?

Thus, the F-22, which was phased out in Josie's previous life due to its excessive combat power, is about to appear in this world decades ahead of schedule.

However, the United States at present is unlikely to realize the problems involved.

So when Glenn heard Karl Lenner so decisively say that everything about the F-4 was for sale, Glenn felt like he was dreaming.

Could the White House's assumptions be wrong? Does Austria actually not intend to completely break free from US control?

This went too smoothly.

As for the cost of purchasing the F-4 technology and production line, Glenn didn't think too much about it.

At this point in time, are there things on Earth that my great America can't afford?

It's so arrogant.

After exchanging a few more tentative words and confirming that Austria was genuinely willing to sell F-4 technology, Glenn hung up the phone.

His mission was now complete.

Subsequent negotiations were no longer his responsibility as the commander of the European Allied Forces.

All he had left to do, besides reporting to the White House, was to withdraw the three divisions in Austria back to West Germany.

By the way, let's just withdraw the fleet in the Adriatic Sea. After all, the fleet's initial deployment to the Adriatic Sea was mainly to support Austria, and there weren't many warships there.

Let's just do each other a favor.

Now I can finally retire in peace.

Glenn was relieved.

But Carl Lenner on the other side couldn't rest.

Because the Russian ambassador to Austria also came knocking on their door at this time.

Compared to the Americans, who had already adopted an evasive attitude in this struggle, the Russian bear was the main course that the newly established Kingdom of Austria had to face!

Chapter 297 Launch

"You will pay the price!" The Russian ambassador sneered at Karl Lenner, then slammed the door and left the presidential palace.

Like General Glenn, the U.S. commander of U.S. forces in Europe, Ambassador Bear questioned Carl Lenner as soon as he met him.