At 12 o 'clock on August 1st, the aircraft carrier battle group stationed at the military base in Guam set off. The star-spangled flag fluttered in the sea breeze, and the valiant Marines stood on the deck of the aircraft carrier with rifles, valiantly looking southwest.
That was the direction of Coro City, the capital of Xin.
Xin had become a pebble in front of UA's hegemony.
At least in front of these soldiers, the tiny Xin was no different from a pebble. As long as the Rainbow House gave the order, they would not hesitate to board the assault boats and repeat the "Desert Storm" on the beach of Coro Island.
As the left and right arms of the UA, the Nippon Maritime Self-Defense Force and the UA Navy formed a fleet in the waters west of Guam. The fleet included the "Ford" aircraft carrier of the UA Navy and the Ise helicopter carrier of the Nippon Maritime Self-Defense Force.
In addition, there were also the navies of Australia, South Korea, and Singapore.
Except for Country F, which had already defected to Celestial Trade, the five Asian brothers all responded to this military exercise. Whether they were willing or not, the four navies gave face to the big brother across the Pacific Ocean and pulled the most elite naval forces to the Western Pacific.
In an instant, the entire Western Pacific Ocean was in turmoil.
Anyone could see that a storm that had been brewing for a long time was about to erupt.
About forty modern ships set up a battle formation on the sea and began the first round of target practice in the 2019 Asia-Pacific military exercise.
Dozens of target ships were pulled to the sea. As the flagship gave the order, an orange-yellow rain of bullets instantly covered the target sea area, engulfing the fleet of the "imaginary enemy" in an instant, tearing them into pieces with a destructive force.
At the same time, more than a dozen Tomahawk missiles dragged a tail flame from the missile frigate and accurately hit the target more than three hundred nautical miles away.
F-35 and F-22 carrier-based aircraft took off from the deck of the aircraft carrier one after another, and the milky white smoke columns weaved into a net in the air. More than a dozen flight squadrons were dispatched together and practiced many subjects such as medium-range air combat and anti-ship combat in the air.
The noise of gunpowder raged on the Western Pacific Ocean, and the originally calm sea was stirred up by rolling waves.
The representatives of various countries in the audience all showed expressions of fear and uncertainty, and there was a hint of uncertainty on their faces.
Obviously, the power shown by the UA Navy had exceeded their expectations. Although they received a lot of benefits from Celestial Trade, and although Celestial Trade's Global Power Grid Plan allowed their country's economy to skyrocket … in the face of power, everything was fleeting.
If one didn't have enough power to protect it, wealth would become a sin.
Iraq, Afghanistan, these are all living examples.
The representatives in the audience began to wonder if they should reconsider the diplomatic relationship with Xin. As for the Earth Defense Alliance, was it wise to rashly get involved?
The representative of Ecuador, in particular, felt as if a bucket of cold water had been splashed on his face.
The signal of Celestial Trade's intention to build a second space elevator stunned the Ecuadorian government. So much so that they resisted the pressure from neighboring countries and the UA and enthusiastically embraced Celestial Trade's thigh. They gave the green light to the trans-Pacific submarine transmission cable.
Now, it seemed that this was a dangerous and wrong decision …
While the representatives of various countries had their own thoughts, the officers of the Joint Fleet standing in the flagship were in high spirits.
In the entire aircraft carrier battle group, the aircraft carrier was the fist of the entire battle formation. It was impossible to free up precious space to load C4ISR equipment, so the flagship was generally served by the missile frigate. The commander of the fleet, if there were no accidents, was generally held by the person with the highest rank.
Hogg, who served as the commander of the fleet, handed over the command of the aircraft carrier to the deputy captain. At the moment, he was standing on the missile frigate and looking at the wreckage in the distance. His heart was filled with emotions.
Perhaps the overwhelming hail of bullets awakened his confidence, or perhaps it was because of the frightened expressions on the faces of the representatives of the various countries, or perhaps it was because he remembered the "political mission" that the White House gave him before the military exercise. He looked at the adjutant next to him and arrogantly ordered.
"Apply for transit to Xin. The exercise will enter the second stage."
The two orders were issued at the same time.
In other words, whether Xin agreed or not, the UA Joint Fleet would sail through Xin's waters.
Hogg was curious about the reaction of Xin.
He didn't think Jiang Chen would give in so easily, but he also didn't think Jiang Chen would do anything out of line at this time.
After all, this was the joint fleet of five countries with more than forty modern combat ships! Any resistance that overestimated their capabilities was tantamount to a mantis trying to stop a chariot!
As for the glorious record of Celestial Trade annihilating more than one hundred ships of Country F with two Guardian-class warships, Hogg didn't take it seriously at all. No one knew the situation of Country F's Navy better than him. Even the retired coast guard ships of Nippon were treated as the main force ships by those monkeys. Even the fishing boats were modified to make up the numbers. No matter how many fleets of this level were annihilated, it didn't amount to anything.
However, the adjutant's report was beyond his expectations.
"Xin refused our request and designated the northern territorial waters as a military restricted zone."
After a moment of pause, anger suddenly surged in Hogg's mind, and the veins on his clenched fists were bulging.
What a military restricted zone! Do you really think there's no one in the UA?
Where can't the UA Navy go? Whether it's the Mediterranean Sea, the Black Sea, or the South China Sea, they can do whatever they want! The navy of a great country that dominated the five oceans and seven seas would not allow a small country to destroy its prestige!
He quickly suppressed his anger, only to see Hogg's calm face, his expression cold as he gave the order.
"Pass my order, adjust the course ten degrees to the south, and continue the exercise!"
"Yes! Sir. "
The adjutant took the order and left.
Military restricted zone?
Hmph! I want to see who dares to stop the "freedom of navigation" of the UA fleet!
The joint fleet began to change its course and headed toward the territorial waters of Xin. The so-called transit application was only a formality. It couldn't even be called an application, it could only be called a notice. Regardless of whether Xin accepted it or not, the joint fleet would still go where it should go.
The expressions on the faces of the representatives gradually became interesting.
The previous target practice on the high seas could only be regarded as the UA fleet's demonstration. Whether the shells hit a pile of scrap metal or hit the heart of Xin depended on the reaction of Celestial Trade.
The reaction of Celestial Trade was the focus of their attention.
Although they didn't expect Celestial Trade's frigates to stop in front of the joint fleet, if Celestial Trade didn't do anything and just let the joint fleet sail past their territory, then their relationship with Xin would be over.
Countries were not companies. Economic and trade cooperation was the basis of diplomatic cooperation, but it was not only economic benefits that determined a country's diplomatic strategy.
Not only the representatives on the UA warships, but Hua and Russia were also paying attention to the Western Pacific and waiting for Xin's reaction.
The next step was the abyss.
The next step was hell.
The situation in the Pacific Ocean was unprecedentedly serious, and the choice Xin faced was also an unprecedented dilemma.
This step determined the ownership of hegemony and also determined the fate of Xin.
The world was waiting for Jiang Chen's reaction.
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