In international disputes nowadays, people considered the visible repercussions and then sought peace through various means. Not many countries were still reckless enough to simply start fighting!
Since modern society measured development by economic strength, when conflicts arose, everyone sat down to negotiate. At worst, they paid some compensation and called it settled!
But Cam Ranh was extremely important to Vietnam, and this time the losses had been immense. Nearly half the entire national fleet had been wiped out, so Vietnam naturally wanted to deal with this properly.
Only during the subsequent investigation did they discover, to their misfortune, that the incoming missiles had directly detonated a military ammunition depot, triggering a chain of devastating consequences and causing many irreparable losses. Even Cam Ranh, originally a military base, might need nearly ten years of cleanup before it could be put back into operation.
How could such consequences not leave Vietnam humiliated and enraged? It immediately clamored for revenge.
But regardless of whether they fought or negotiated, there would be plenty of wrangling.
At that moment, Malaysia's Sultan also received news that Vietnam's Cam Ranh had been bombed. That alone meant nothing. On the surface, Vietnam and Malaysia had never been particularly close, and the Sultan had even planned to have a few celebratory drinks that evening.
But after looking through the information, how had this become connected to his own country?
As he looked at the evidence and video files Vietnam had sent over, he immediately realized that Vietnam had not falsely accused Malaysia. They really were warships from Malaysia.
"What is going on?" the Sultan asked.
As a monarchy, Malaysia had a rather interesting system of governance. The nation's highest leader changed every five years, with the Sultans of the country's nine states taking turns in office. Everyone lined