Meng Hao's head was a bit fuzzy.
But.
For his old friend Gude Yefu.
Meng Hao didn't feel the need to be too concerned about saying something wrong.
It was like Gude Yefu could directly tell Meng Hao that their submarines were very useful, he used them to bomb US warships, and he knew he made a mistake, so he punished himself with three cups.
Normally.
Let alone a big shot like Lieutenant General Gude Yefu.
Even an ordinary person would never directly admit their mistakes.
But Gude Yefu completely disregarded whether he would lose face in front of Meng Hao.
He admitted his mistake as soon as he said it.
And he would drink three bottles as punishment.
Regarding this.
The staff members around Gude Yefu were also at a loss for words.
Damn it.
What did he mean by "Little friend Meng Hao cares about you deeply"?
They weren't even letting Gude Yefu drink.
As a result.
This Major General from the Bear Country.
It seemed he didn't take anyone else's words seriously except Meng Hao's.
Meng Hao drank for three or four consecutive days, getting thoroughly drunk from being plied with alcohol.
And Gude Yefu, after downing a bottle of Life Water vodka right off the bat, also appeared to be quite tipsy.
In this regard.
These two old brothers, with their age gap friendship, were pretty much neck and neck.
They looked like complete alcoholics.
"But, I say, old brother Gude Yefu, what were you thinking? You knew I didn't want our Huarong Technology products to be used as military weapons, yet you still used them..."
Since there was no longer any way to hold him accountable.
Meng Hao still wanted to satisfy his curiosity.
To Meng Hao's question.
Gude Yefu poured himself a glass of wine.
He took a bite of roasted goose.
Then, with a mixture of a wry smile and admiration, he downed the wine.
"Little brother Meng Hao, my greatest fortune in this life is meeting you..."
"From the mechs at first to the submarines later, it was all beyond my wildest expectations..."
"To be precise, it completely surpassed my understanding of modern weaponry..."
Meng Hao remained silent.
He just took small sips of the liquid in his glass, quietly waiting for Gude Yefu to continue speaking.
"Thanks to your mechs, I was promoted directly from Major General to Lieutenant General... You have no idea how difficult it is for officers at the general rank to move up even one level. And I estimate that with your help, I'll definitely be promoted to General before I retire. General is one of the highest levels of management in our Bear Country's military system..."
"Of course, I'm not telling you this just because I got promoted and rich thanks to your weapons... Not that I'm not happy about my own promotion. On the contrary, it's the realization of my life's value. I'm very grateful to you..."
"But, most importantly, you gave me the opportunity to beat up the US. You know, we can't go back to that country of iron and steel, but being able to spar with a country like that iron and steel nation, or even occasionally slap them hard, is truly exhilarating. This drink, I'll drink on behalf of everyone in our Bear Country to thank you..."
Gude Yefu, this old brother, was an honest man.
As he spoke.
He was even getting teary-eyed.
He didn't pick up his wine glass.
He directly grabbed the vodka bottle, which only had two cups poured from it, and was about to perform a bottle-to-mouth chug for Meng Hao.
Of course.
This suicidal behavior, which could even be described as treating a gastric hemorrhage as a joke, was immediately stopped by Meng Hao and the people around him.
Indeed.
Meng Hao's appearance.
Had given the Bear Country a chance to slap the US in the face.
Last time.
Meng Hao's two mechs had directly granted the Bear Country ownership of mineral deposits worth trillions of US dollars.
And this time.
The continuous long-range submarine bombing for over a week.
Although the US losses were only a negligible over a hundred billion dollars... compared to mineral deposits worth trillions of US dollars, over a hundred billion did seem insignificant... but there are many things in this world that cannot be measured by money.
For example, letting the whole world know that the US had suffered a loss, with warships worth over a hundred billion dollars belonging to their own country and allied nations sunk by the Bear Country's "depth charges."
Causing the deaths of at least thousands of sailors and injuries to thousands more.
This was already the greatest achievement of the Bear Country, as the authentic sequel to that iron and steel nation's demise.
Of course.
The US would not admit that its warships were sunk by the Bear Country.
Similarly, the Bear Country would not voluntarily step forward and admit that their military was behind it.
But.
Anyone who wasn't blind or stupid could see that these were the Bear Country's doing.
This was a huge slap in the face to the US's authority and in front of its subordinate allies.
Just like the previous incident of Meng Hao being detained.
Everyone understood what was going on.
But no one would intentionally poke the paper window.
However.
Just because the paper window wasn't poked didn't mean there were no consequences.
In the previous incident involving Meng Hao, the US was forced to have Admiral Tommy, who was temporarily recognized as the supreme deputy commander, take the fall as a scapegoat...
And this time, the US even paid compensation to its allies for the damaged warships, and was helpless against the Bear Country...
These embarrassments and disappointments would accumulate and eventually lead to questioning the US's authority.
It was like a camel.
One or two straws could not crush the camel.
But as the straws piled up.
The camel would slowly become unable to bear the load.
Until one day.
It would perish completely.
The logic was the same.
As the US's authority was constantly challenged.
One day.
Its subordinate allies would realize that the US was just like that.
That their big brother was so insignificant.
And then, at a certain tipping point.
The subordinates would completely run away.
To Gude Yefu's explanation.
Meng Hao quickly offered another glass of wine... He wasn't an old drunkard like Gude Yefu.
After taking a sip of pure liquor.
His entire body was so scalded that he winced.
Nearly brought to tears by the heat, Meng Hao, in one go, finished his glass and said in a softer tone.
"Oh, old brother Gude Yefu, don't be so sad..."
"I don't blame you for what happened before, but you can't do it again in the future..."
As soon as Meng Hao finished speaking.
Gude Yefu, who seemed to be about six or seven parts drunk, quickly replied.
"Yes, next time I definitely won't keep Little brother Meng Hao waiting for so long..."
"Next time, I'll come over to drink with you right away..."
"This time, it's truly my fault as an elder brother..."
Damn it.
Meng Hao felt like cursing.
Was he talking about being kept waiting?
Of course, it wasn't about drinking either.
This Gude Yefu.
Could it be that he was really a bit muddled from drinking?