Stricken by the dual blows of international condemnation and a devastating defeat in cyberspace, the foreign powers lashed out like cornered beasts. Completely losing their sanity, they resolved to launch a mad and merciless campaign of retribution. In secret, they urgently rallied a massive naval fleet, like a school of baring-toothed sharks, and accelerated at full speed toward the waters surrounding Great Qing. At the same time, colluding with their allies, they deliberately whipped up a new wave of turbulent storms on the international economic and political stages.
"This time, we must make Great Qing pay a heavy price for their defiance! Make them understand that the only end for those who oppose us is destruction!" Inside the war room, the president of the foreign power flew into a rage, roaring hysterically. "Order the fleet to pour on the coal and advance at full speed! Carry out provocative exercises near their waters to fully demonstrate our military deterrence. Economically, unite all allies to impose the strictest and most comprehensive trade embargo on Great Qing, plunging their economy into an irreversible state of paralysis! Politically, swiftly table a sanctions resolution against Great Qing in international organizations such as the United Nations, forcing other countries to choose a side and isolate them!"
Back in the imperial court of Great Qing, Su Ran and the ministers were likewise closely monitoring every move of the foreign powers, the atmosphere gra…
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