Chapter 1359 - South and North Colombia (1/2)

Time soon reached the end of the month.

Although there were still countless reluctances, the UA finally fulfilled the promises in the agreement and initiated the first withdrawal procedure at the end of August. Amongst the cheers of the Yokosuka citizens, the flagship of the Seventh Fleet departed from the port and headed towards the Pacific Ocean.

After they learned the news of the UA withdrawal, the protesting citizens celebrated this historic moment and even set off fireworks at the gate of the UA military base. Although this behavior drew protests from the embassy and was quickly stopped by the police and the garrison, it still did not affect the celebratory mood of the Yokosuka people at this moment.

However, they didn’t know that the fortress in front of them just received a new owner. Two years from now, when the UA completed its withdrawal, Celestial Trade would take over here, and Nippon would never be able to get rid of the foreign troops to become a “normal country”.

But in any case, for these citizens, it was a great victory and a day worth celebrating.

About a few months later, the Mayor of Yokosuka proposed that this day would become a city holiday, and it received overwhelming support, but these were for later…

The UA fulfilled their promises, and Jiang Chen didn’t break his promise either.

On the second day after the Seventh Fleet left Yokosuka Port, Jiang Chen fulfilled the promise he made in the agreement. He called FARC leader Timochenko and Moro General and President Santos. He explained the requirements for cease-fire and release of NATO troops.

So far, FARC had captured Bogota, the capital of Colombia, and it was only one step away from gaining full control of Medellin, an important city in the central region. Now the entire Andes in Colombia was controlled by FARC guerrillas, and the southern provinces of Colombia had also fallen into the hands of FARC. The government force was forced to retreat along the Gulf of Mexico to the northern coast of Colombia along with the NATO Coalition Force.

It was not an exaggeration to say that FARC was one step away from controlling Colombia. The phone call from Jiang Chen at this time undoubtedly ruined Timochenko’s dream of being the president and divided the country into two, North and South Colombia.

Although he was extremely reluctant and unwilling, Timochenko nodded and agreed to Jiang Chen’s request. He slowly sent representatives to contact the Colombian government and initiated the ceasefire negotiation process. As for Santos, he had no opinion as he listened to what Jiang Chen said. He immediately agreed to the ceasefire agreement.

When the captured NATO soldiers were told that they could go home before the end of the next month, they almost cried with excitement. This more than a month of life was not only torture to their bodies, but also torture to their arrogant self-esteem.

Before they set foot on the battlefield, they originally thought it would be an asymmetrical war. However, when the EMP strike arrived, they experienced firsthand who was on the losing side…

As the ceasefire agreement entered into force, South Colombia had controlled 80% of Colombia’s territory. Although the Mexican coast was under the control of the government and NATO Coalition Force, the most important borders with Panama, Peru, Venezuela, Ecuador, and Brazil were all controlled by South Colombia.

At this point, Celestial Trade’s Global Grid Plan finally made a breakthrough in South America.

When Celestial Trade sent a team of engineers to Colombia, it also sent sales representatives to South American countries and began negotiations with the governments.

As the seventh-largest economy ranked tenth in the world’s electricity generation, Brazil was still very interested in the Global Grid Plan, and almost without hesitation, it agreed to the terms. It became the third South American country after South Colombia to join the grid.

A transmission cable would run north from Ecuador into southern Colombia, through the Andes and the Amazon jungle, cross Colombia’s border into Brazil, and finally merge into Brazil’s national grid. This transmission network would be completed by the end of the year. By then, most of South America would be tied to the Global Grid Plan and the war chariot of Celestial Trade…