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once Upon a time.

The United States' attitude towards Long Country is to kill them all and pursue and intercept them.

Nothing that could pose a threat to the Western world would be allowed to enter Dragon Country.

Everything has changed from time to time.

The United States, contrary to its usual practice, stood on the side of Dragon Country.

This is a disguised requirement for the Kangaroo Country to sell the aircraft carrier to the Dragon Country.

Seeing that everyone in the parliament was speechless, General Jacob further said: "Mr. Governor, our top priority is to sell the aircraft carrier as soon as possible."

"Only if we show sincerity will Longguo start a second round of negotiations with us."

"The aircraft carrier HMS Merle is no longer of any significance to us, but it consumes a large amount of military expenditure every year."

"The military can no longer afford the over 10 million dollars of annual maintenance costs. If the maintenance of the aircraft carrier HMS Merle is stopped, it won't be long before the aircraft carrier becomes rusty and becomes a waste ship."

“By then, I’m afraid it will be difficult to sell at a high price.”

The Governor of Kangaroo Country stood up, looked around, and said in a serious tone: "Gentlemen, generals, we must admit that the problems mentioned by General Jacob are the realities we need to face."

"As time goes by, the U.S.'s attitude toward China may further improve. Once China and the U.S. become strategic allies, the U.S. may export two retired aircraft carriers to China."

"By that time, even if the USS Moore is priced at 100 million US dollars, Longguo may not consider it."

"The military will be in charge of the subsequent negotiations."

In a word, it laid a core foundation for the second round of negotiations.

The Governor's Office and the Parliament played supporting roles, while the military represented by General Jacob played the leading role.

The main content of the negotiations is decided by the military.

General Jacob finally breathed a sigh of relief after obtaining this right.

Without a greedy Congress to interfere, the aircraft carrier would be sold quickly.

Through the middleman of Horton Company, General Jacob conveyed the latest attitude to Lin Kaifeng.

The military is different from the greedy parliament.

In the second round of negotiations, the military will show its utmost sincerity and complete the deal at a price that satisfies everyone.

No matter what, even if the USS Moore is retired, it is still an asset of the military.

The military will be responsible for the cost of maintenance.

Other expenses related to aircraft carriers must also be deducted from the military's military budget.

The second round of negotiations resumed half a month later.

After a not-so-long negotiation, the USS Moore was sold for US$3.8 million.

The Kangaroo Country promised to retain weapon systems and electronic equipment.

Responsible for training Longguo’s sailors on aircraft carrier operations. The relevant technology and drawings will be returned to Longguo together with the aircraft carrier.

The day after the agreement was signed, the Kangaroo Country media, which had obtained permission, began to report extensively.

A number of countries were shocked by this.

The newly developed Dragon Country has an aircraft carrier so quickly.

What was even more unexpected was that the aircraft carrier sold by Kangaroo Country to Dragon Country was actually a complete light retired aircraft carrier.

Weapon systems, electronic equipment, and even aircraft carrier blueprints were sold to Longguo.

The United States is definitely involved behind this matter.

Without the approval of the United States, Longguo would not be able to obtain a complete aircraft carrier.

At best, you'll end up with an empty shell.

What’s even more unexpected for other countries is yet to come.

Since Dragon Country possesses an aircraft carrier, hostile countries that have grudges against Dragon Country will inevitably become uneasy.

The island nation and the Curry Country, which should have strongly opposed Dragon Country's possession of an aircraft carrier, remained silent on this matter.

An aircraft carrier has attracted countless speculations from the public.

"Mr. President, more than a thousand naval officers and soldiers from Dragon Country have arrived in Kangaroo Country. They will begin a two-month aircraft carrier operation training tomorrow."

"Two months later, the aircraft carrier Moore will set sail with the manufacturing drawings and the trained officers and soldiers back to Dragon Country."

Across the ocean, a circular office.

President Reagan listened to the report from the intelligence department with a smile on his face.

The cabinet members who were in the office also had relaxed smiles on their faces.

From a normal perspective, the United States should not allow Long Country to obtain a complete aircraft carrier.

Even if it is just a light aircraft carrier, it could pose a threat to the United States.

I don't know.

The United States is playing a big game.

A century-long banner for re-establishing the international order.

As the intelligence department finished reporting, President Reagan looked at the cabinet members and said happily, "Gentlemen, when Dragon Country begins to build an aircraft carrier battle group, their dependence on us will increase exponentially."

"Longguo will never guess how much money and how many years it will take to build an aircraft carrier and an aircraft carrier battle group."

The United States never does business at a loss.

Allowing Longguo to purchase the USS Moore aircraft carrier has nothing to do with whether the relations between the two countries are friendly.

Globally, only the United States has a systematic aircraft carrier battle group.

Whether it is the number of aircraft carriers, combat experience, or research and development experience, the United States is number one in the world.

The Dragon Kingdom has neither any experience in building aircraft carriers nor has it ever owned an aircraft carrier.

He is a novice in the field of aircraft carriers.

The human and material costs of building an aircraft carrier battle group are completely unclear.

The naval power of Dragon Kingdom is about the same as that of Curry Kingdom.

The island nation’s maritime power can also compete with that of the Dragon Country.

To stand out from these countries and build an aircraft carrier battle group using second-hand aircraft carriers is as difficult as climbing to the sky.

The expenses are astronomical.

Without tens or hundreds of billions of US dollars, don’t even think about it!

The improvement of naval strength is different from that of the air force and the army.

It will take at least three to five years for a warship to become combat-ready.

And this is just an ordinary warship.

If we talk about aircraft carriers and aircraft carrier battle groups, seven to eight years is already considered a short time.

all in all.

The Dragon Kingdom wants to build an aircraft carrier and have an aircraft carrier battle group. Any plan will at least drain more than half of the Dragon Kingdom's military budget.

If half of the military expenditure is invested in the navy, the development of the air force and the army will definitely be affected.

If you encounter technical problems, who can provide help and guidance to Longguo?

The answer is obvious, the United States.

The United States is the world's largest naval power and also a major aircraft carrier power.

Taking advantage of the opportunity of guidance and assistance, we will take control of the construction and development of the Dragon Kingdom Navy step by step.

"Gentlemen, given time, we will be able to turn the Dragon Navy into a maritime force with American blood, just as we control the maritime forces of the island nations."

"Little by little, we will make them our vassals."

"The upcoming war will make Longguo realize one thing: how terrifying the world's number one naval power is."

General Reagan said proudly: "We must use a naval battle to tell the world that the United States is the only overlord of the ocean."

"It is even more important to make it clear to other countries that the Soviet Union is finished."

“There are no longer two superpowers.”

As soon as he finished speaking, thunderous applause broke out in the room.

The Dragon State thought that it could become a maritime power by purchasing an aircraft carrier.

I don't know.

Naval construction was far more complicated than they had imagined.