NFBE Chapter 317 Return to New City, End
Chapter 317 Return to New City, End
After South China spoke out, various ASEAN countries launched condemnations against Australia, accusing it of deliberately provoking trouble.
Even Suharto, the leader of southern Indonesia, made it clear that Australia should not easily send warships to cause conflict.
Although Suharto has the support of the United States, the relief supplies currently received by Jakarta mainly come from ASEAN countries.
Therefore, he must stand on the same front with ASEAN. Many of the United States’ resources are now supplied to South Vietnam, but not many can be given to him.
The Australian destroyer did not retreat due to the interception of the two South China destroyers, but instead tried to break through the blockade by force.
"Warning fire!" The muzzle of a Nanhua destroyer quickly aimed at the target, and with a deafening bang, a shell rushed out, raising a huge column of water near the Australian warship.
Seeing that Nanhua actually opened fire, the Australian warship immediately adjusted the direction of its guns.
The situation between the two sides is tense and war is imminent.
However, when the Nanhua warships saw that the enemy had stopped advancing towards Xindao, they stopped attacking.
After all, it was just a warning shot.
At the same time, the Australian warships were not stupid. They could tell at a glance that the enemy's warships were larger, more powerful, and had an advantage in numbers.
In this case, launching an attack is obviously not a good idea.
Both sides remained vigilant and entered into a standoff, temporarily avoiding further escalation of the conflict.
The Soviet Union expressed a clear attitude towards this incident, believing that the Western countries' disregard for international law was incomprehensible.
According to the principles of international law, since the islands were first discovered and occupied by Nanhua, their ownership should belong to Nanhua. Australia's behavior is obviously illegal and overbearing.
In the past, it was usually Western countries that had various conflicts and contradictions with them, but now there is the factor of ASEAN.
People in the Kremlin have been in a good mood recently and are even looking forward to a real conflict between the two sides.
At the same time, the United States also intervened to mediate the conflict and advised Australia to avoid provoking military conflict.
Now the Australian government is facing huge pressure from ASEAN, and after receiving the news that the South China warship fired warning shots, it finally issued an order to retreat.
They originally just wanted to know the location of the island discovered by Nanhua. If the distance was closer, they might become interested in the island.
But the reality is that the current conflict area is far away from the Australian island, and they cannot raise reasonable questions about the sovereignty of the island.
In addition, the assembly movement of South China warships was also one of the important reasons that prompted them to retreat.
They are also afraid that if they really use force, they will face not only South China, but also the joint confrontation of the entire Southeast Asian countries.
Although the situation was quite serious, Wang Ze was not very concerned about it.
In his opinion, South China’s current military might may have certain difficulties in far sea operations, but in the near sea area, no matter who challenges it, it cannot pose a threat.
South China's missile technology has made rapid progress, and ASEAN member states have all installed early warning radars.
This effectively compensates for the disadvantage of a smaller land area, at least the country will not be detected until the enemy is approaching.
Wang Ze believes that it is still necessary to establish missile defense bases in various countries to further enhance security.
In his prediction, only the Philippines and southern Indonesia may hesitate due to US pressure, but other countries should not have too many problems.
While Wang Ze was working on the greening of the island, India ignored repeated warnings from the mainland and continued to send troops to gradually build military facilities in the border area.
The world is not peaceful and is even on the brink of World War III.
Wang Ze knew clearly that there was an even more serious crisis waiting for the world.
Since he came to this world, he has changed the original development of the world a lot.
Now even he himself cannot be sure whether the future will develop according to the historical trajectory.
This is such an eventful time! Wang Ze couldn't help but sigh.
Wang Ze left four destroyers stationed on Xindao Island to maintain local security and stability.
He himself chose to take the airship back to Xincheng with Wang Shu.
After all, the speed of the airship is still much faster than that of the ship, and he really doesn't want to continue drifting on the sea.
When they returned to the new city, Wang Ze returned to the mountain base immediately.
Not long after, Wang Jixin also arrived at the mountain base.
"What's wrong? Why are you so anxious?" Wang Ze asked as he sat on the sofa and sipped his tea from the cup.
As soon as he sat down, Wang Jixin couldn't wait to ask: "What do you think about the border conflict between China and India?"
Wang Ze blinked his eyes, looked at Wang Jixin with a puzzled look, and asked back: "What can I think? What does this have to do with us?"
Hearing this, Wang Jixin was stunned. He never expected that Wang Ze would answer like this.