The rolling waves slammed against the side of the ship and shattered on the motionless steel.
The radar and missile launchers on the guided missile cruiser were all in place. They only needed to wait for one order, and they would be ready …
"Sir." The young man with a navy cap looked at the officer sitting on the side. His Adam's apple moved up and down, and his green pupils didn't show determination or panic. "What should we do?"
What should we do?
No one could answer the young man who just left the military school, not even the wrinkled veteran. Since they were standing here, they were soldiers, just an insignificant screw in this war machine. What they should do was not up to them.
Instead of thinking about this unanswered question, it was better to think about a more realistic question …
What will happen to us?
Everyone asked themselves, including the sailors on the warship, including, of course, the one standing on the bridge.
Hogg's face was livid, and his murderous pupils narrowed into slits, just like the Celestial Trade Navy lined up in a row.
The Pacific Fleet more than 150 kilometers away responded to the alliance fleet's tough stance with artillery fire.
He made a choice immediately, including setting up an attack formation, sending carrier-based fighters, and sending destroyers …
There was no room for weakness. Even if he was unwilling, he could only choose to move forward.
The representatives of various countries were watching him. The Capitol, Congress, and the people of the UA and even the world were watching him. Those gazes were like sharp swords, pressed against his back.
"Celestial Trade fighters are approaching. They are very fast. Our radar can't lock onto them …" The adjutant's nervous voice came.
"All carrier-based fighters, take off! Don't leave a single one alive, "Hogg said coldly.
"Roger!" The adjutant gritted his teeth.
He had already expected this. As early as the battle between Country F and Xin, it was already proven that the F-35 was no match for the Aurora-20. However, even so, there was no fear on his face at this moment.
Although the Aurora-20 was strong, it was by no means invincible. Under the cover of destroyers and guided missile frigates, even if an entire squadron was exchanged for a small team, the final victory would only belong to the alliance fleet.
Although the electromagnetic cannon was strong, the small boat that carried the cannon was still made of flesh and blood. Anti-ship missiles and anti-ship torpedoes were fired at the same time. Perhaps they could sink a few battleships or even the aircraft carrier in the middle of the fleet, but that was it …
As for space-based weapons?
It would take a while to cover the distance of 36,000 kilometers.
After issuing a series of orders, Hogg felt a lot more relaxed.
It seemed that this battle was destined to be fought …
…
"Twenty kilometers left."
Twenty kilometers.
With the current speed of the UA destroyer, this distance would not last more than a few minutes. At that time, the Alliance Fleet's vanguard would cross the red line, and the Pacific Fleet would retaliate with electromagnetic cannons. The war would break out at any moment, and there would be almost no room for maneuver.
Hearing the adjutant's report, Lei Zheng raised his eyes to look at the approaching red dot on the radar. At this moment, his expression was like an unchanging mountain, without the slightest change.
The navies of the five nations, forty-seven modern warships, and more than a dozen flying squadrons … In his eyes, it was as if nothing existed.
"Ten kilometers!"
With widened pupils, the adjutant stared at the sea in the distance. The veins on his arms were bulging, and his tightly clenched palms were sweating.
The two destroyers, one in front and one behind, were advancing toward the border one hundred kilometers away.
At this moment, Lei Zheng suddenly raised his hand and adjusted his navy cap.
"Five kilometers!"
Almost at the same time the adjutant shouted this sentence, Lei Zheng took off the intercom on his shoulder.
"All combat units pay attention, freely aim at all targets of the alliance fleet except the aircraft carrier, prepare —"
"Look! They, they're retreating! "
An exclamation interrupted the combat order he was about to issue.
Lei Zheng's pupils suddenly contracted. He stared at the holographic screen, and his eyes were filled with disbelief.
The two destroyers in the vanguard almost rushed into the territory of Xin. However, just two kilometers in front of the border, they suddenly changed their course, made a nearly 90-degree turn, and dispersed from both sides.
Not only did the two destroyers retreat, but the alliance fleet behind them also retreated …
…
Hill collapsed.
And it was a complete collapse.
She was a wise, strong, brave, and resourceful politician. Otherwise, she wouldn't have defeated her competitors and sat on the throne. She had the top think tank in the Capital and the best cabinet, but there was one thing she didn't have …
That was the wolf's nature.
In this era of peace, this was something that couldn't be elected no matter how many elections there were.
Being a saint may allow her to take votes from the "white left" pocket, but it could never win a war for her.
When the saints in North America cast their votes with joy and handed the nuclear button to her hands, they believed that she would never press the button to hell. However, they never considered the consequences of this button never being pressed.
If nuclear deterrence lost its deterrence, then could deterrence still be called deterrence?
At the moment she met Jiang Chen's eyes, she felt that she was lifted out of the Pentagon by the neck and kicked into the arena.
The opponent standing in front of her was neither a shrewd politician nor a great leader, but a complete lunatic, a ferocious beast.
At this moment, all schemes, games, and even words had lost their effect.
And what finally crushed her psychological defense was not Jiang Chen's eyes, nor was it his "are you ready?", but the tens of millions of families on the other side of the scale, and the prosperity of the UA for nearly a century …
It was the bargaining chips that overwhelmed her.
She must not let a nuclear war break out!
“Stop！”
In the tenth second of the nuclear war countdown, she screamed and desperately pushed the suitcase away. She rushed to the side of the Minister of Defense, grabbed his collar, and used all her strength to yell words like "the military exercise is over" and "change course" …
History changed because of one word.
The destroyers retreated.
The alliance fleet changed course.
The nuclear button on the screen also disappeared.
Looking at the snow-white scene on the screen, Hill gasped and took two steps back with a pale face.
That word seemed to have drained all the strength in her body. If it weren't for the military advisor and the chief of staff supporting her from behind, she wasn't even sure if she could still stand there.
This war couldn't be fought after all.
The strategy of returning to the Asia-Pacific and containing Xin was also declared bankrupt along with the hegemony of the UA.
From now on, nothing could stop the expansion of the global power grid, and nothing could disintegrate the firm Earth Defense Alliance. The world witnessed the retreat of the UA and the rise of Xin. Even the UA Navy that dominated the seven seas and five oceans had a place they couldn't cross.
That was the gate of Xin.
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