"Report the position of the formation of Country Z!" Mbaton could no longer take care of the "Inois" at this moment. He had to deal with the dilemma of his ship being double locked by the ships of Country Z.
Maybe in one second, the "Lukes" will be attacked by anti-ship missiles and torpedoes. He knows country Z too well. There is no time.
"Z country formation, distance is 5 links, speed is 3 knots, no response." Communications Corps reported.
"They also slowed down?" Jenkins murmured again.
"Send a combat alert to the USS Booker nuclear-powered aircraft carrier formation located 500 nautical miles away and request emergency assistance!" Mbaton ordered.
"A combat alert has been issued. The aircraft carrier formation has accepted the request for rescue and is turning around. Two F-37 optoelectronic stealth carrier-based fighter jets and a B3 Netherworld strategic bomber are preparing to take off. The estimated arrival time is 20 minutes." First Officer Frank Major Johnson reports.
At this moment, Mbaton could clearly see with the naked eye the gradually clear outline of the Z country formation more than 900 meters to the starboard side. This is an elite detachment composed of Z country's new guided missile destroyers. Its level of advanced is no less than that of the "Lux". destroyer.
What makes Mbaton even more frightened is the two tsunami-class attack nuclear submarines under the water. Just one anti-ship missile can tear the "Lux" into pieces. The nuclear bombs they carry are enough to knock a medium-sized country back. Stone Age.
"Right rudder 15, activate the international public communication channel at the same time."
Mbaton's intention is obvious. The purpose of fine-tuning the course is to let the other party see his semaphore clearly and try to communicate through the international public channel.
Because he knew very well that his formation had broken into the exclusive economic zone of country Z and could only pass harmlessly.
According to the usual practice, Party M should inform Party Z in advance, but it did not notify Party Z in advance. Mbaton knew that this was not in line with international practice, and he was the first to take responsibility.
Another point is that there is no necessary military friction, which is beneficial to this secret mission.
But there was one thing that puzzled him: Although this area belonged to the exclusive economic zone of country Z, his fleet was currently in the international waterway, so there was no need for the formation of country Z to lock itself. This was not in line with their tradition.
Suddenly, a terrible thought came out of his mind: What if the Z country formation was also directed at the mysterious big guy on the bottom of the sea?
A chill rose from his back.
If this is the case, then it is easy to understand that one's own battleship is locked.
As a professional soldier, completing the mission is the first duty. He still clearly remembers the words that Secretary Snart gave him before leaving: "Complete the mission at all costs!"
But reason tells him that caution is also very necessary.
At the same time, Captain Zhou Hengxiang, the captain of the destroyer "Nanchuan", the flagship of the Z country's special mixed formation, was attentively observing every move of the "Lux"...
After a moment, he put down the telescope: "The Lukes signaled hope for dialogue and sent Morse code using the international public communication channel."
"The international public communication channel has been subject to unknown interference." Staff officer Zhang Yuegang replied.
"Send by light signal!"
"yes!"
On the island of the "Lux" ship, a response flag appeared in Lieutenant Colonel Mbaton's telescope---a blue, white, and red three-color five-horizontal flag (which represents "yes" to express the hope of communication) from the "Nanchuan" The mast of the destroyer slowly rose, and a smile appeared on his face.
"Captain, received the Nanchuan light signal, a set of Morse code." Jenkins handed the code to Mbaton.
The Morse code shows: This is the exclusive economic zone of country Z, and your formation has illegally entered. In addition, a destroyer and a frigate in our formation have been locked by your ship's missiles. Please explain the reason.
Mbaton looked at Jenkins in surprise. The two looked at each other for a full 10 seconds. Jenkins spread his hands and showed an innocent expression.
"This is simply a slap in the face!" Jenkins said in shock.
"Send Morse code: Our ship was double locked by torpedoes and missiles from your ship and another of your frigates. Please explain the reason."
"Morse code has been sent!" the signal soldier ordered back.
Mbaton raised his telescope and glanced at the "Nanchuan", his face became extremely solemn: "Report the position of the Booker aircraft carrier formation."
In the command cabin of the guided-missile destroyer "Nanchuan", the radar soldier quickly took off his listening earphones: "The K-8000 early warning aircraft discovered the USS Booker nuclear-powered aircraft carrier strike group of the country M 500 nautical miles south of our formation, and two other F -37 photoelectric stealth carrier-based fighter jet and a B3 Nether strategic bomber flew towards the sea area where our formation is located, heading 195, distance 230 nautical miles."
"Requesting urgent assistance from the Yonghai nuclear-powered aircraft carrier formation!" Colonel Zhou Hengxiang ordered.
"yes!"
"Lukes, Lukes, I am the F-37 attack formation. We have discovered that the Yonghai nuclear-powered aircraft carrier formation is 195 nautical miles away from your ship. There are also two J-30 fighters at the 220 position of your ship. They have activated Fire control radar, fire control radar has been turned on!"
"Captain, Country Z must be mobilizing heavy troops for that mysterious big guy at the bottom of the sea," Jenkins looked a little uneasy and said eagerly, "We must get there first!"
"How many nautical miles is my formation away from that big guy?"
"57 nautical miles!"
"It seems that conflict is inevitable," Mbaton glanced at the Z country formation not far away, "Order the task force to advance at full speed, and leave the fighting to the Booker."
"Captain, Country Z formation Morse code!"
Mbaton took the code from Jenkins: Lukes, this is Nanchuan, this is Nanchuan. After our investigation, the missiles of both sides are locked with each other. It may be caused by unknown strong magnetic interference. The source of the interference is located in you. At the 12 o'clock position of the ship, there should be an unknown object coming from the bottom of the sea. And the sea area ahead is an extremely dangerous area. Please change the course of your formation immediately, change the course immediately!
Mbaton glanced at his 12 o'clock direction, which was the area where the undersea ghost was.
"They're scaring us!" Jenkins said angrily.
At this time, Jenkins noticed that the "Nanchuan" had quickly maneuvered to about 100 meters to the starboard side of the "Lukes".
He picked up the communication device and turned on the ship-to-ship broadcast: "Nanchuan, Nanchuan, this is the Lukes, this is the Lukes, we are in an international waterway, please keep a safe distance between your ship and ours! Avoid conflicts upgrade!"
"Lukes, this is Nanchuan," Nanchuan also turned on the ship-to-ship broadcast, "Final warning: The sea ahead is an extremely dangerous area. Please change the course of your formation immediately, change course immediately!"
"Get rid of them!" Mbaton shouted sharply.
The "Lukes" began to accelerate at full speed, completely ignoring the strong warning of the "Nanchuan" and advancing towards the target area at high speed...
On several occasions, the "Nanchuan" tried to intercept the "Lux" by accelerating, but failed, and the two ships almost collided.
"Intercept again! I will order the F-37 formation to sink you!" Jenkins said angrily.
Captain Zhou Hengxiang watched the M country formation accelerating towards the dangerous sea area on the radar screen. He looked helplessly to Staff Officer Zhang Yuegang and said in a heavy tone: "It is true that the ignorant are fearless. They underestimated the mysterious ghost on the seabed. Powerful weapons system."
"Captain, we have tried our best, but the M country formation still insists on approaching the dangerous sea area, and it is no longer possible to stop them." Staff Officer Zhang Yuegang said.
"Order the fleet to evacuate at full speed."
On the sea, the formation of country Z began to evacuate in an orderly manner, while the formation of country M rushed forward at high speed...
"Slow down! Slow down immediately!" Jenkins looked at Captain Mbaton who was giving the order in confusion, "Look at your 12 o'clock direction!"
Jenkins immediately raised the telescope and looked at his 12 o'clock direction, and saw a huge circular light layer appearing on the sea. The light layer was transparent and blue, and it was rapidly expanding from a center point on the sea. The "Lukes" was wrapped in it in 3 seconds.
Mbaton saw the "Nanchuan" motionless about two nautical miles behind him, apparently parked there. The frigate formation behind it began to change course and gradually evacuated to the sea area behind.
He also noticed that the two tsunami-class nuclear-powered attack submarines of the Z country formation had surfaced and began their orderly evacuation.
Suddenly, a strong light struck from the port side of the "Lukes". Mbaton even saw that it was a square light prism. Before he understood what was going on, there was a loud noise. , the "Lukes" began to shake violently...
Everyone, including him, was thrown high into the air, first hitting the ceiling made up of various pipes and iron parts, and then hitting the steel plate inside the island heavily. Mbaton was knocked unconscious on the spot. .
The "Lukes" began to sink as a whole...
When Mbaton woke up, he found that the island was in a mess. His soldiers were either pierced by iron objects, smashed to death by various instruments, or fell to death.
Mbaton put his hands on the ground and tried to get up. At this moment, his head felt like it was being pierced by several steel needles, and he was in severe pain. He shook his body and was about to stand up, only to find that he was pressing on a radar soldier. , the radar soldier's face was covered with blood and he was no longer breathing.
When he climbed up with difficulty, the sight in front of him made him shudder. He saw that the "Lukes" had been cut into two sections, and the two sections of the ship began to sink gradually amidst the strong firelight and "squeaking" sound. ..
The soldiers jumped into the dark and rough sea holding all life-saving escape equipment.
He looked into the distance, and saw that the task force had turned into a raging inferno. The fires soaring into the sky formed a sea of fire, and the fire wall dozens of meters high illuminated the entire sea area.
He found that the task force, except for one tugboat that was towed behind, suffered the same fate as his own ship.
"We...we were...attacked by...Z country's missiles!"
Mbaton looked for his voice and saw the first mate, whose chest had been pierced by a steel pipe, holding an encrypted communication device and shouting feebly. After a moment, he used up almost his last breath and shouted loudly, "Our ship is on the way. Sink, request the aircraft carrier formation to retaliate with force... fight back!"
"I am Lieutenant General Justin Lance, commander of the USS Booker nuclear-powered aircraft carrier group. Please identify yourself."
"I'm... I'm the Lukes... first mate, Major Frank Johnson."
"The aircraft carrier formation accepts your attack order, over!"
Mbaton, who was watching all of this blankly, immediately woke up. Although he didn't know where the attack came from, this level of weapons and lethality could not be produced even by Country M. Its power was several times higher than Earth's technology. class.
Another point is that the two nuclear-powered attack submarines in the Z-country formation had already surfaced before the "Lux" was attacked. This was a non-combat signal.
Everything shows that the attack on the task force has nothing to do with the Z country formation!
"Abort the attack order! Quick!" Mbaton yelled at the first mate.
The first mate's eyes were fixed on him, and he held the microphone tightly with both hands, fearing that he would snatch it away.
Mbaton rushed forward quickly and found that the first mate's hand holding the microphone slowly dropped, and there were no vital signs.
He spread his fingers and snatched the microphone.
Suddenly, a heavy object hit Mbaton hard on the head. His vision went black and he fell to the ground.
"Lukes, this is the USS Booker nuclear-powered aircraft carrier formation. The first wave of attacks has begun. Two Harpoon anti-ship missiles launched from the Los Angeles-class nuclear-powered attack submarine have taken off, targeting Coordinates: 143, 69, 30, hit the target after 20 minutes;
"In addition, two Tomahawk cruise missiles launched by two F-37 optoelectronic stealth carrier-based fighters that are close to the target area, and an AGM-129 cruise missile launched by a B3 Nether strategic bomber have also started terminal guidance. The target coordinates :143, 65, 37, hit the target 10 minutes later.”
"The second wave of attack squadrons consisting of 4 F-37s, 2 Orion anti-submarine aircraft and 2 B3s have taken off."
The person who attacked Mbaton was none other than Captain Jenkins. He was holding a steel pipe dripping with blood in one hand, and his other arm had been broken from the humerus, with only a layer of skin connected. He had obviously suffered severe injuries. At this moment, because of the attack on Mbaton, The inertia generated by Patton swayed in the air.
3 minutes before the first wave of attack by Country M.
The "Nanchuan" is constantly dropping lifeboats and life jackets on the sea, trying to transport these life-saving facilities through ocean currents to the soldiers of the M country task force who have fallen into the water.
The strange thing is that the "Nanchuan" is still parked where it is, motionless, as if the 50-nautical-mile radius where the "Lukes" is located is like a restricted area.
Behind the "Nanchuan", all the ships of the Z country formation are evacuating one after another. They are sailing away from the sea area at a maximum speed of 50 knots. They seem to be trying to avoid something?
When the first batch of soldiers from country M were rescued aboard the "Nanchuan", the ship's alarm began to sound loudly, and various alarm parameters came in in droves...
The first wave of attacks from Country M has approached the "Nanchuan".
Colonel Zhou Hengxiang obtained various parameters and indicators of Country M's attack and immediately reported them urgently to the "Yonghai" nuclear-powered aircraft carrier formation 150 nautical miles away from the sea area.
Soon, 18 anti-ship missiles were fired from one cruiser and three destroyers in the "Yonghai" battle sequence, directly attacking the USS "Booker" nuclear-powered aircraft carrier strike group 360 nautical miles away.
At the same time, eight J-30 fighter jets taking off one after another from the "Yonghai" directly attacked the M country's F-37 attack squadron 270 nautical miles away.
Along the coast of country Z, missile silos on various coasts have also been slowly opened...
