These three days were extremely unusual for the people living on the Pannu Islands.
Originally they thought that the government troops would be overthrown by the Japanese army, but the Japanese troops were beaten and fled away. Just when they gave up hope on the Japanese army, the mercenaries they paid to hire beat the government troops until they raised the white flag.
Such a dramatic change left many people unable to react.
But no matter what, the revolution finally won.
After the military camp was occupied, the rebels regained their confidence in victory. Those soldiers who did not die in the civil war reunited under the new flag, retrieved equipment from the occupied arsenal, and then captured the replica building. The White House, the presidential residence.
He grabbed President Edward from the bed and pushed him to prison. An insurrectionist climbed to the roof of the presidential palace, chopped off the yellow sun flag with a woodcutter, and replaced it with a new flag with nine stars and two palm leaves.
The nine stars symbolize the nine islands of Pannu, and the palm leaves symbolize victory.
At the same time, surrounded by insurrectionists, Zhang Yaping, who was elected as the leader of the Civil Liberties Party, entered the presidential palace and read the Declaration of Founding in front of a group of bleary-eyed foreign reporters.
The old regime was outlawed, and the political system of the Pannu Islands was changed from a presidential dictatorship to a presidential republic. At the same time, the state system was changed to a federal system. The name of the country is New Panu Federation, or New Country for short.
The first president was Zhang Yaping, who served for a five-year term. A general election will be held five years later. The parliament consists of nine members, each elected by voters in their respective constituencies on the island.
Except for the minor modifications to the presidential powers in the Constitution, the rest of the laws follow the laws of the previous regime.
The federation of only nine islands is undoubtedly a bit funny in the eyes of various media. So much so that many Western media are hesitating whether this news should be placed in the current affairs section or the entertainment section.
Immediately afterwards, a BBC reporter asked why the country was named in Chinese. Zhang Yaping’s explanation for this is. Chinese account for 36% of the residents on the island, and Chinese, English and Dutch are listed as common languages on the island. This is a decision made taking into account language habits. Don't over-interpret.
At this time, another reporter asked a very sharp question: President Edward relied on the military to become dictatorial. And what guarantee do you have that you will not follow the same path as him
Regarding this question, Zhang Yaping felt a little bitter in his heart, but did not show any expression on his face. He calmly announced a word that shocked all reporters - "Defense Contracting System"
Pannu Islands defense will be fully contracted by Star Circle Trading Company. Star Ring Trading Company has the right to recruit mercenaries within Panu or abroad to undertake the protection of Panu. Starring Trading Company is directly responsible to the constitution and does not need to take orders from the president. Employment expenses are covered by customs duties and land rent.
After hearing Zhang Yaping's explanation, a thought flashed through the minds of all the reporters.
It's crazy.
This way. It is tantamount to completely handing over the country's military power to private individuals and operating the military like a business.
Will such an army have combat effectiveness? Can such an army ensure national security? Is such an army itself safe
But after calming down, these reporters thought again that such a thing is not unprecedented in the world.
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The U.S. military is currently the most dependent on private contractors in the world. More than 60% of the U.S. Department of Defense’s annual funding is paid to contractors. In addition to completing the most basic military duties, today's U.S. soldiers have outsourced all military affairs, large and small. Private contractors are everywhere, from the development and manufacturing of weapons to logistical services related to eating, drinking and sleeping.
Owned by the government and contracted by private parties, not only can it save a lot of costs, but it can also shift the burden of pensions for fallen soldiers to private enterprises.
Since there is precedent, this system is not completely undesirable.
It's just that they completely dumped the entire "Department of Defense" to private contracting. This is really the first time these reporters have heard of it.
I have to say that when it comes to laziness, this small country is at the forefront of the world.
For a while. This small country with a population of less than 20,000 has rarely been on the homepage of international news several times. At the same time, the Star Ring Trading Company also appeared in many well-known newspapers.
All kinds of irresponsible speculation has emerged about this company that the public has never heard of.
Some people say that there may be oil underground in the Pannu Islands, and this Star Ring Trading Company is just a subsidiary controlled by a large oil consortium, and the capital is likely to come from the United States. Some people also speculate that this may be the work of China to pave the way for meddling in overseas affairs...
Of course, no one guessed the relationship between Starring Trading Company and Futureman International. After all, the two had nothing to do with each other. before the ship left West Africa. Jiang Chen canceled the Futureman Security Company registered in Niger and transferred the equipment and remaining personnel of the military base to two other ships. As for some infrastructure that cannot be transferred. He handed it over to the Niger government at cost price.
The two ships will take the Cape of Good Hope route and take a long detour to the Pannu Islands.
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the other side. After the rebels took President Edward and his family to prison, they then angrily surrounded Johnny's villa.
This time they were much more careful and learned from their failed attack on Johnny's Villa last time. This time they mobilized the only armored vehicle that had survived the civil war. With the cover of armored vehicles, their confidence is undoubtedly much greater.
However, when they arrived at Johnny's Villa, they found that someone had already been here.
The iron gate of the courtyard wall lay on the lawn a few meters away as if it had been hit by a car. The wall seemed to have been swept by large-caliber bullets, and it was broken into several pieces in some places. In particular, the machine gun position circled by sandbags on the roof was turned into sand by bullets. Many walls were broken into pieces, and it was unknown what weapon was so powerful.
The bodies in the villa have not yet been cleared, and all of the deceased were shot through the left chest. The murderer's shooting skills were so terrifying that even the mercenary hiding behind the wall was shot through the heart.
Finally, the rebels found Johnny's body in the basement, as well as the four women he imprisoned in the basement.
Three of the women are locals, one is even married, and one is even in junior high school. He was originally registered as dead due to a car accident, but he didn't expect that he was actually imprisoned in his villa by this villain.
The other woman was a reporter from Australia who was captured while sneaking into Johnny's villa for a secret visit. After this incident was exposed, public opinion in Australia caused an uproar. However, Johnny was already dead, and it was meaningless to denounce the crime of a corpse. What's more, the old regime had been overthrown. The incident calmed down after boiling for a while. .
Later, all four victims received a generous compensation package, signed by the new government. It is said that this money was donated by an anonymous wealthy businessman, and it can be regarded as a small compensation to the unfortunate people.
Of course, these are all things for later. (.)