Of course, to outsiders, such words are scoffed at.
Given the geographical situation where Johor borders the Jieke Group, and with troops stationed there, Johor has to consider the face of the Jieke Group in all matters.
If the Jieke Group truly wants to intervene, would Johor dare to say 'no'?
Datu Hou knows his explanation is feeble and powerless, but he has no choice; this is the best treatment he could achieve by compromising.
Johor is just a small country with a territorial area of 330,000 square kilometers and a population of 30 million. Its total military force barely exceeds one hundred thousand.
Such a small country, in the face of the Jieke Group, the dominant power in Southeast Asia, can do nothing but tremble in fear.
Without the support and backing of the Beautiful Country, Johor faces the Jieke Group; if it cannot kneel down early and sing songs of conquest, all that awaits is the Jieke Group's bitterly cold and ruthless assault.
