Empire Conquest

Chapter 675 - 14 To Each His Own

He still hasn’t left!

Although that’s what he thought, Li Tianling did not want to be disrespectful and walked towards Liu Zunshan.

For the past two days, the two had almost turned the sky upside down arguing over tactics, though they had not quite resorted to overt insults.

Truthfully, Li Tianling had never liked Liu Zunshan, always feeling that this "Stubborn" had a screw loose in his head and was impossible to communicate with.

It’s not that Li Tianling was biased, many people felt the same way.

"I’ll take the troops out soon, I’m here now to apologize."

As soon as Liu Zunshan opened his mouth, he said "apologize," but his tone didn’t sound like an apology at all, more like he was picking a fight, giving Li Tianling a surreal mixed feeling of laughter and tears.

Perhaps his loud voice was just strong from within and not intentionally shouting.

"No matter what, once we’re on the battlefield, we are brothers who share life and death, and you Air Force better not drop the ball!"

Was this guy really here to apologize?

"The air combat is not your concern," Li Tianling felt both amused and annoyed, but he knew this was the indomitable Liu Zunshan.

"That’s all I need to hear."

After dropping that remark, Liu Zunshan turned and walked away, not even saying goodbye to Li Tianling.

Of course, he probably never had the habit of saying goodbye to anyone.

Watching Liu Zunshan’s retreating figure, Li Tianling couldn’t help but shake his head with a wry smile.

Liu Zunshan had always been like this since childhood and became more aloof because none of the other children wanted to play with him due to his bad temper.

It was only after joining the military that he changed somewhat.

In the Marine Corps, there were countless officers and soldiers like him.

Indeed, the grassroots officers of the Marine Corps were known for their fiery tempers.

The self-assessment of the Marine Corps’ soldiers stated that since they often fought alone, charging onto the beach to face enemies far stronger than themselves, they must possess resolute wills and unyielding spirits, maintaining an aggressive posture at all times.

The motto of the Marine Corps was "Attack, attack, and attack again!"

But now, there was no time for Li Tianling to reflect.

It was the early morning of August 4th, with the ultimatum expiring in a few hours, and the Iraq authorities had not responded yet.

In truth, there was no point in harboring any illusions.

If the warning from the Liangxia Empire could have frightened Hussein and made him order a withdrawal from Kuwait, he wouldn’t have dared to send troops to invade Kuwait three days ago.

In any case, the battle would begin in a few hours.

What Li Tianling needed to do now, aside from mobilizing his officers and soldiers, was to come up with a clever tactic to intimidate the Iraq Air Force right after the war began.

The tactic was ready, just needing necessary adjustments based on the actual situation.

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At this moment, in Doha, the capital of Qatar, at the Eastern Pearl Hotel along the coast of Boss Bay.

Only once inside the elevator did Bai Huamin pull down her headscarf and veil, fanning her face with her hands.

Not just her—who was overheating—but also two female agents assigned by the Military Intelligence Bureau for security duties, although they were not as exaggerated.

Even though it was past midnight, the temperature was still a stifling 35 degrees Celsius.

What was even more challenging was, to avoid detection by the press, Bai Huamin was disguised as a local woman.

In the emperor suite on the 38th floor, a negotiator from Boi Country was waiting for her.

Actually, having Bai Huamin come to Doha as an imperial envoy for a secret negotiation with Boi Country’s envoy worked out because women could more easily disguise themselves.

As the elevator approached the 38th floor, Bai Huamin put her veil and headscarf back on.

There were no cameras inside the elevator, but there would definitely be cameras in the hallway outside, linked to the hotel’s security server.

The hotel also had an automatic alarm system connected to the security system, which couldn’t be deactivated without triggering the alarm.

Thus, deactivating the security surveillance system would alert the local police.

Since the Eastern Pearl Hotel was owned by the Liangxia Empire and the security system provider was a company that dealt with the Military Intelligence Bureau, the bureau knew everything about it.

This secret negotiation certainly couldn’t alert the Doha police.

If the police arrived, what secret would remain?

Despite Qatar’s close relations with the Empire, claiming to represent the Empire on the southern coast of Boss Bay, Qatar’s authorities still maintained secretive connections with Boi Country.

Out of all the southern coastal nations of Boss Bay, only Qatar still interacted with Boi Country.

In fact, this was also why the secret negotiations were being held in Doha.

"You guys wait for me outside."

After Bai Huamin instructed, the two accompanying agents stopped walking.

Bai Huamin was just a diplomatic officer, and since the other party had agreed to come here for negotiations, there shouldn’t be any danger.

Indeed, Boi Country’s envoy had also left their bodyguards outside.

Inside the vast living room, there was only one person.

Bai Huamin was slightly surprised to see that the other party was also a woman.

During the preparation phase, Boi Country had only provided the envoy’s surname, Hyderabadi, without mentioning a name or gender, which wasn’t necessary.

The result was, Bai Huamin had always thought Boi Country’s envoy would be a man.

Actually, all of her known diplomatic contacts from Boi Country were men!

Clearly, Boi Country’s decision to appoint a female diplomat as an envoy might also have been with secrecy in mind.

At this crucial juncture, neither the Liangxia Empire nor Boi Country wanted to attract public attention.