8mi #535 - Chapter 535: Boarding the ship for inspection, the past shame is recovered! Are there really
#535 - Chapter 535: Boarding the ship for inspection, the past shame is recovered! Are there really
The four aircraft carrier formations were completely surrounded.
They were surrounded by swarms of unmanned boats, packed so densely it made your scalp crawl.
Thomas, however, breathed a sigh of relief.
Clearly, the other side wasn't planning to attack, and at least they could leave alive.
"Tell them we can leave," Thomas instructed his adjutant.
There was no other way!
The purpose of the exercise was to suppress China and force them to hand over high-end technology.
But things didn't go as planned, and North America had no more bargaining chips!
The satellites were gone.
The F22s were completely annihilated.
Furthermore, before the destruction of the destroyer fleet in the Eastern Ocean, it couldn't be determined whose unmanned boats they were—although China was suspected, there was no concrete evidence.
Now!
China officially revealed its stealth unmanned boat swarm!
Having lost the satellites and F22s, how could the North American fleet fight against so many unmanned boats?
The exercise was declared a failure.
Thomas was powerless to turn the tide and could only choose to leave with his tail between his legs.
"We can leave!" the adjutant ran outside and shouted.
"Accept inspection before leaving!"
What?!
Thomas was shocked and furious.
Letting China board North American warships for inspection?
Where would their dignity be?
How would North America maintain its standing?!
"Otherwise, we will take compulsory measures!" came the shout from the unmanned boat.
"Wait a moment!"
Thomas gritted his teeth: "I… I need to consult with my superiors!"
"You have ten minutes to consult."
"Ten minutes is too short…"
"The countdown has begun!"
Damn it!
Thomas cursed under his breath while urgently contacting the White House.
…
The White House.
"Mr. President!"
Warren hurried in: "The news may be inaccurate! China sent a video claiming that they had sent fighter jets to intercept our F22s, but… they saw a terrifying scene!"
Huh?
The President was dumbfounded.
Could it be that China wasn't the one who destroyed the F22s?
Then who was it?
Soon, the video sent by China was opened, showing a somewhat blurry image taken from low orbit.
Well!
It could have been very clear, but it was deliberately blurred.
There were Chinese fighter jets in the picture.
It was the J-10 variant that North America had photographed with satellites!
According to existing information, the J-10 variant's appearance seemed cool, but in reality, its stealth performance was very poor and couldn't compare to the F22 at all.
That wasn't the main point.
The main point was…
There were multiple scenes in the video, and the locations were completely different.
The J-10 variant was hundreds of kilometers away from the F22 airspace.
It was stationary for some reason.
In the second video, a group of sci-fi-looking fighter jets, unlike Earth technology, could be seen completely surrounding the F22s and easily crushing the entire F22 squadron at speeds exceeding air-to-air missiles!
The key point.
The ones that destroyed the F22s weren't those sci-fi fighter jets either.
It was…
The F22's own air-to-air missiles!
"The Chinese side claims that they encountered a large number of aircraft with heaven-defying performance and originally planned to intercept our squadron, but… they stopped and didn't dare to get close," Warren muttered in explanation.
"Could it be… there really are aliens?!" The President's eyes widened.
On the video.
The satellite marked the airspace where the J-10 variant and F22 were located, and the distance was indeed very far.
Moreover, those sci-fi-looking fighter jets didn't seem like products of Earth at all!
"This…"
Warren was speechless.
Are there aliens or not?
God knows!
Just then.
The assistant held the landline phone: "Mr. Thomas is on the line!"
A moment later.
Hearing Thomas claim that the aircraft carrier formations were completely surrounded and required boarding inspections before leaving, the President was furious.
However, after maintaining his anger for only a moment, he suddenly showed a strange expression.
"It's very likely… it really wasn't China!" he murmured.
"What do you mean?" Warren asked, puzzled.
"If it was China who intercepted our F22 squadron, there's no reason not to use the unmanned boats to attack the four aircraft carrier formations.
It doesn't make sense!
The approaches to the F22 squadron and the aircraft carrier formations are completely different.
If China attacked the F22s, they would attack the aircraft carriers as well, so why would they say they could leave after inspection?
"Mr. President! I… how should I respond?"
Thomas on the other end of the phone was very anxious.
The President fell into deep thought.
First of all, his coercion plan had completely failed.
Secondly.
China had been forced to completely draw its sword, and the origin of the unmanned boats was confirmed.
With the Type 055 all-purpose destroyer and the unmanned boats, North America couldn't gain an advantage in China's coastal waters.
The last point.
China seemed to be strong with the boarding, but in reality, they were very nervous.
If they were strong enough, why didn't they attack?
They weren't polite to the Eastern Ocean back then!
Furthermore!
If China possessed such powerful sci-fi fighter jets, there would be no such thing as being nervous—indirectly proving that the sci-fi fighter jets were very unlikely to come from China.
Who is North America's real opponent?
It's the guys behind those sci-fi fighter jets!
In short, the President felt that the focus shouldn't be on China at the moment.
"Let them inspect!"
He gave the final answer: "Don't completely antagonize China for the time being. Investigating those sci-fi fighter jets is the most important thing right now, not to mention the Middle East… Fully produce F22s to support the Middle East!"
As soon as he hung up the phone, Warren said: "China just released an announcement claiming that they will inform the world of the relevant video."
"At the same time, they will also announce the basic performance data of that new fighter jet."
The President scoffed.
New fighter jet?
Is it that J-10 variant?
Trash!
If China's fighter jets were so amazing, they wouldn't have dared not to attack the North American fleet.
He didn't feel much of a crisis from China now: "Investigating which country those sci-fi fighter jets came from—that's more important than anything!"
…
There have been a lot of major international events recently.
At noon.
Chen Hao received a call from General Wang, claiming that according to his series of arrangements, the North American joint military exercise had failed.
The relevant news would be broadcast on the CCTV midday news.
Chen Hao rarely left the lab halfway.
Return home!
Watch the midday news!
Only by seeing it with his own eyes could he communicate with Zhang Zhong and Ai Yuejin and let the two bureau chiefs perform their respective duties.
One to deceive.
One to intimidate.
'North American F22 squadron suffered an unknown attack and was completely wiped out!'
'Our country announces satellite monitoring footage!'
'Stealth unmanned boats successfully developed, first attempt to use them against the North American joint military exercise fleet in the East China Sea and South China Sea!'
Subsequently.
Chen Hao waited for the last piece of news.
Also the most exciting!
Led by the North American four aircraft carrier formations, plus England, Maple Leaf Country, and Kangaroo Country, the four-party joint fleet was surrounded by thousands upon thousands of countless unmanned boats and had to stop their ships to accept inspection.
In the picture.
The navies of the four countries had drooping faces, looking like their parents had died.
Then, Chinese ships approached one by one.
The most outrageous thing came!
The ships didn't come from the navy.
It was that kind of hundreds-of-ton coast guard ship.
That's right!
The North American aircraft carrier formations were boarded and inspected by the Chinese Coast Guard.
Their faces were utterly disgraced all the way to the Atlantic!
The regrettable events that had happened in the past floated into Chen Hao's mind.
July 23, 1993.
North America claimed that the Chinese Galaxy cargo ship carried dangerous chemicals, not only sending ships and planes to track and monitor it all the way, but later forcibly boarding the ship for inspection, while the goods were only hardware, stationery, and so on.
That was humiliation.
The humiliation of all Chinese people!
This humiliation.
With today's Chinese Coast Guard boarding the four aircraft carriers for inspection, it can finally be completely repaired!
In a great mood, he picked up his phone and contacted Zhang Zhong and Ai Yuejin separately.
Midday, the news was broadcast.
At night.
It was the turn of the Strategic Deception Bureau and the Strategic Scare Bureau to take action!