A storm was brewing in the Western Pacific Ocean, and it wasn't just a few countries that were paying attention to this matter.
Celestial City, Earth Defense Alliance Headquarters.
Wu Changfeng walked to the floor-to-ceiling window with a cup of coffee in his hand and looked at the blue planet outside the window.
"What choice do you think he will make?"
Standing next to Wu Changfeng, Lu Hao laughed.
"If he can make up his mind to fight against the extraterrestrial civilization, what choice do you think he will make?"
Wu Changfeng also smiled and didn't respond.
Looking at the planet outside the floor-to-ceiling window, he was silent for a long time. The smile on his face gradually faded, and he whispered thoughtfully.
"Say, if they really fight, what kind of scene can we see here?"
Lu Hao's smiling face suddenly changed.
After a while, he squeezed a sentence out of his mouth.
"I hope … we can't see it."
What kind of war can be seen even from the geosynchronous orbit?
Other than nuclear war, he couldn't think of any other possibilities.
"I hope so." Wu Changfeng sighed and looked out the window.
Suddenly, in the direction of the main axis of the space elevator, in the direction of the port of Celestial City, he saw an unusual shadow.
A Seagull-class transport ship slowly left the port, and the engine faintly flashed a faint blue arc as it approached the low-Earth orbit …
…
On the Western Pacific Ocean, under the clear sky, huge waves rolled. It was as if tens of thousands of tons of lime were thrown into the sea, and the sea was turbulent. The representatives of various countries in the audience were tense. Although they hoped that Celestial Trade wouldn't give in so easily, their hearts were still beating like drums.
They heard that the leader of Celestial Trade is an idiot …
If a fight really broke out in the heat of the moment...
On the flagship of the joint fleet, Hogg stood in front of the window of the bridge like a sculpture. His eagle-like eyes locked straight on the southwest sea level, and he didn't speak for a long time. The personnel in the command room were busy working at their posts, and there were only occasional exchanges.
"Report! One hundred and fifty kilometers away, the Celestial Trade Navy Fleet was discovered! "The officer sitting in front of the radar reported.
Hogg frowned, and a hint of coldness appeared on his face.
It seemed that Celestial Trade didn't intend to give in.
"How is the fleet?" Hogg said coldly.
"The entire fleet consists of six frigates. The number of submarines is unknown."
Hearing that there were six frigates, Hogg was stunned for a moment, and a trace of doubt appeared between his furrowed brows.
"Six frigates?"
They were underestimating the military might of the US Navy if they thought they could stop the Allied Fleet with just six frigates!
"Send a signal to warn them to get out of our way immediately. Otherwise, they won't be able to bear the consequences if they accidentally fire," Hogg said faintly.
At this moment, standing on the bridge of the Zhenyuan battleship, the communicator received a message from the alliance fleet opposite and immediately reported it to Lei Zheng.
After listening, Lei Zheng nodded without any change in his expression.
"Major … General Lei?" The adjutant looked at Lei Zheng and asked nervously.
With his eyes still looking straight ahead, Lei Zheng ordered indifferently, "Tell them that Celestial Trade's Pacific Fleet will conduct routine military exercises in the 790-square-kilometer military restricted zone. The subject of the drill is naval cannon shooting. If anyone accidentally drives into our shooting range, they will bear the consequences! "
The six frigates lined up on the sea, and their cannons were all aimed at the area 100 kilometers away, which was designated as a military restricted zone. Under the command of the flagship, the six electromagnetic pulse cannons fired at the same time and left a series of orange-yellow bullet trails in the air.
A hundred kilometers away, a monstrous water curtain exploded and a heavy rain fell within a radius of tens of meters.
In the command room of the Pentagon, senior officials of the Department of Defense were busy moving around.
Accompanied by military advisers, Hill stared at the satellite image on the big screen with a dignified expression.
"Celestial Trade Fleet test-fired cannons into the target sea area and announced that it will conduct routine military exercises in the military restricted zone!"
The term routine military exercise made Hill slightly stunned. The shamelessness of Celestial Trade almost made her swear. However, the military advisor standing next to her cursed on her behalf.
"Routine military exercise? These Third World hooligans, what kind of routine military exercise is this! It's clearly a provocation of war! "
Hill didn't speak. She, who was once the Secretary of State, knew very well that Celestial Trade was skirting the line.
According to relevant international conventions, military exercises on the high seas must be notified to neighboring countries in advance and other countries must be invited to observe. However, if it was a routine military exercise in the territorial waters of one's own country, it was not necessary to notify other countries.
As for this so-called routine.
Who knew if they had this arrangement internally? It was entirely up to them to say whatever they wanted.
The sudden artillery attack of Celestial Trade startled the joint fleet and the observers on the joint fleet. No one thought that their reaction would be so direct and fierce.
While they were surprised, the Alliance Fleet also reacted at the same time the Pacific Fleet opened fire. The aircraft carrier slowed down, but the course of the fleet did not change at all. The two destroyers even accelerated to the military restricted zone designated by Celestial Trade.
The submarines began to sink, and more than forty ships spread out on both sides and formed an offensive formation. F-35Cs ejected from the deck, and in just a few minutes, the Ford launched more than a dozen flight squadrons into the air and rushed in the direction of the Pacific Fleet.
Celestial Trade was not to be outdone. More than thirty Aurora-20s flew out, divided into ten teams in the air, and rushed to the joint fleet.
The war was about to begin!
…
With their eyes glued to the big screen, the hearts of Hill and every senior official of the Department of Defense were in their throats.
The situation seemed to be out of their control from the beginning.
In just a few minutes, it deteriorated to the brink of war.
It was just a military exercise!
Before this, the Military Advisory Team of the Capitol and the Department of Defense had analyzed the possibility of war, but no one ever thought that this possibility would come so directly. They only intended to use military exercises to put pressure on Xin, show their strong return to their allies, disintegrate the Earth Defense Alliance, regain the dominance of extraterrestrial civilization defense, and finally lift Xin's space blockade …
As for war …
Who would want to go to war with an opponent of equal strength!
A drop of sweat oozed from Hill's forehead.
One step forward and it was hell!
Now Jiang Chen threw the choice back into their hands.
What should I do?
Just as Hill was hesitating, a sudden change occurred.
In the center of the command center, more than a dozen satellite images all turned white.
"What happened?"
"Server 091 was hacked …"
"Check the firewall immediately!"
The staff member who was typing furiously on the keyboard in front of the computer suddenly lost his voice and cursed.
"Dammit, it's not a hacker attack! There is no problem with the firewall! There are no signs of intrusion on the server! It's our satellite that's malfunctioning! "
At this moment, Jiang Chen's face replaced the white images and appeared in the center of the dozen screens.
"Change course immediately!"
"This is impossible!" Hill stared at Jiang Chen, not backing down, and said sternly, "The UA is exercising its legitimate right to freedom of navigation. In addition, I warn you to immediately stop interfering with our satellite. Otherwise, the UA will view this as a provocation of war. "
Jiang Chen sneered.
"Freedom of navigation? You can come and go as you please. Are you a crab? Without my permission, your warships can't cross the border of Xin. I will only say this once. If you cross this red line, dozens of Peace Messengers will come to your territory! "
After that, Jiang Chen on the screen gestured to the officer next to him. A suitcase was immediately taken out by the officer and opened in front of him.
The moment Hill saw the suitcase, her expression suddenly changed.
Almost at the same time, the man next to her reacted, took two steps forward, and brought the black suitcase in front of her.
Hill subconsciously reached out, and her trembling fingers touched the edge of the password lock.
From the day she ran for president more than three years ago, she had been fantasizing that one day she could control the nuclear button that signified the power of the president. However, until a minute ago, she never thought that she would actually use this button one day.
In contrast to her hesitation, Jiang Chen on the screen had already entered the password, opened the suitcase, and gently placed his finger on the launch button.
Jiang Chen raised his eyes, looked at her calmly, and said coldly.
"Then Madam President. Are you ready? "
A chill rose from the bottom of her heart.
From those pitch-black pupils, she could see the ferocity of a wolf.
Even if she had been the Secretary of State for several years, she had never seen such eyes. Even the craziest dictator was not crazy enough to leave no room for negotiation …
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