Chapter 795
: The loss is too severe, even God can make it difficult
Just as Captain Willis was about to contact the headquarters to inform them of the specific situation and seek support, the signalman suddenly reported urgently: "Captain, General Koro sent a secret message asking about our specific situation."
This time Willis did not dare to hide anything and directly ordered: "Report truthfully, don't hide anything."
"Yes, Captain." The signalman took action after receiving the order.
At the same time, the elevator to the underground bunker in the garrison base had begun to rise. Koro and Cruz in the elevator were both very anxious. They were almost cut off from information because they had no idea of the situation on the front line.
"What's the situation on the front line?" Cruz asked again.
Koro shook his head and said, "General, I have contacted the front line, but have not received a response yet. We need to wait a while."
"Why is there still no news?" Cruz was anxious.
Even though he was very sure that the incoming medium-range ballistic missile could not hit the Enterprise aircraft carrier on the front line, they had asked about the situation on the front line many times, but had not received a response until now. Several minutes had passed, which made them unable to be sure.
After all, nothing is 100% certain, not to mention that it is a battlefield that changes rapidly and anything is possible. If they are hit, they will have no way out.
If the aircraft carrier fleet is very dispersed, perhaps a nuclear weapon hitting one of the warships would not result in the annihilation of the entire fleet, but if the concentration is very high, then it would be the end of it.
The power of nuclear weapons is so strong that if it hits the USS Enterprise, it will be completely destroyed.
In addition to all the carrier-based aircraft being scrapped, the aircraft carrier will completely lose its combat effectiveness, and even the thousands of sailors on the aircraft carrier will be doomed. Even if they do not die, they will be seriously injured. The consequences are extremely tragic!
No, definitely not, definitely not! Cruz prayed silently in his heart. This was the umpteenth time he had prayed. You know, he didn't believe this before.
General Cruz kept comforting himself in his heart and praying silently at the same time. He didn't know why, the more he prayed for the aircraft carrier fleet to be safe, the more he felt an ominous premonition spreading in his heart, like an lingering haze, making him very irritated!
Suddenly, the satellite phone that Koro carried with him rang urgently.
After the call was connected, he couldn't wait to ask, "What's the situation at the front line?"
"Report to the general, the latest news comes from the front line. The situation there is very grim..." The person on the other end of the phone hurriedly reported the situation, but General Koro was frightened when he heard it.
General Cruz, who was standing by, naturally heard it as well. Suddenly, a chill rose from the soles of his feet to the top of his head. He felt chilled to the bone, as if he had been thrown into an ice cellar at minus 20 to 30 degrees Celsius, and his whole body was shaking.
The thing he least wanted to happen and thought was the most unlikely to happen actually happened? Was it really a ballistic missile launched by the Longxia tribe?
"...the medium-range and short-range ballistic missiles launched by the Longxia tribe hit the deck of the Enterprise aircraft carrier." A detailed report was given on the other end of the phone.
"What did you say? Is it true?"
Koro subconsciously took a look at the satellite phone, his face full of disbelief. This result was too unexpected and he had never thought of it at all.
Cruise was about to ask about the situation, but after hearing those words, he could only swallow back what he wanted to say.
"What kind of losses are there exactly? Tell me quickly." Koro asked anxiously.
No matter how much he didn't want to accept this reality, he had to accept it. The USS Enterprise was hit, so from now on he could only focus on the loss and hope that it was not too great.
I hope that the ballistic missile only hit the edge of the aircraft carrier and did not cause a fatal blow to it!
"General, according to the news from the front, the Longxia tribe did not use nuclear weapons, but only a conventional ballistic missile, and the only loss was the Enterprise aircraft carrier."
"The four catapults of the aircraft carrier were damaged, the deck was severely damaged and lost its take-off and landing function, more than half of the carrier-based aircraft were damaged, and the remaining fighters were unable to take off and fight."
"General, Captain Willis requests support from headquarters and the Vulture aircraft carrier fleet. Requesting to withdraw from the battlefield."
After listening to the report, both Cruz and Koro were shocked.
It was unbelievable that the Longxia tribe actually used a ballistic missile designed to attack fixed targets to hit their moving aircraft carrier Enterprise!
If this wasn't a battle report, they would never believe this fact. It completely broke their understanding of ballistic missiles as a weapon. Damn, it turns out that it can be used like this!
The Longxia tribe really made great use of ballistic missiles, which was completely beyond their imagination.
In comparison, the loss of carrier-based aircraft is not so obvious. Hitting the aircraft carrier is the key and the most core issue.
"It's unbelievable that the Longxia tribe actually used ballistic missiles to hit our Enterprise aircraft carrier. How on earth did they do it?"
"Aren't ballistic missiles used to hit fixed targets? That's unscientific. Even our technology doesn't allow it."
Cruz knitted his brows tightly together, and asked Koro who was standing beside him, his words full of shock.
Koro didn't know how to answer Cruise's question. His cognition was greatly impacted, and his head was still buzzing even now.
As for how the aircraft carrier was hit, he had no idea and didn't know how to explain what he saw and heard.
He needed some time to calm down the huge shock in his heart. Suddenly, at this moment, he remembered one thing, which was a project developed during the Soviet Union period.
"General, do you think the Longxia tribe inherited the ballistic missile technology used during the Soviet Union era to attack aircraft carriers?" Koro asked with a frown. After this reminder, Cruz also thought of this: "No, it's absolutely impossible. The Soviet Union has not developed the technology, but the Longxia tribe has done it? Doesn't this mean that the Longxia tribe's current technology has surpassed that of the Soviet Union?"
It’s not so much that he doesn’t believe it, but rather that he doesn’t dare to believe it and is afraid to believe this fact.
Because once the Longxia tribe masters the anti-ship ballistic missile technology, it means that they will no longer be able to show off their power in front of the Longxia tribe, let alone suppress the Longxia Navy.
Hearing this, General Koro couldn't help but laugh miserably, then shook his head and said, "This, this should be unlikely."
Then he changed the subject and asked tentatively, "General, what should we do next?"
After sighing slightly, General Cruz responded helplessly: "Hurry back to the headquarters to take charge of the overall situation. It seems that the Longxia tribe is still very restrained and has not used nuclear weapons."
"Give the base's air force an order to immediately send fighter jets to provide support. Support the Enterprise aircraft carrier fleet and beware of the Longxia Navy's next sneak attack."
"Also notify the USS Vulture and tell Douglas to immediately launch carrier-based aircraft to provide support to the front line."
After giving several orders in a row, Cruise still felt that it was not enough. This was all he could think of for the time being. He had to rescue the USS Enterprise as soon as possible.
He didn't want the Enterprise aircraft carrier to follow the same fate as the Fukuno aircraft carrier of the Donghuang tribe and become a trophy of the Longxia tribe.
If something like that really happened, not only the Seventh Fleet, but the entire Eagle Tribe would become the biggest laughing stock in the world.
"Yes!"
After receiving the order, General Koro hurriedly picked up his satellite phone and called the headquarters to convey the relevant orders to them.
The senior commanders in the headquarters who received the relevant news were all stunned.
Damn, the Longxia tribe is so unethical. When we thought you were using nuclear weapons, you actually used conventional ballistic missiles. How can you be so annoying?
When we were on guard against you using nuclear-armed ballistic missiles to attack the garrison base, you made a feint and directly attacked the USS Enterprise with conventional ballistic missiles, and you actually hit it.
Is this really necessary? Isn't this a bit too much? Is this how you deter others?
Previously, you issued announcements and threatened to use nuclear weapons, causing us to jump around at your pace and conduct bilateral consultations to restrict your use of nuclear weapons?
What exactly do you mean now? Are you making a naked threat to us? Are you telling us that you can attack our aircraft carriers with ballistic missiles equipped with nuclear warheads if you want? And you can hit them with one shot?
They felt that the Longxia tribe was just short of slapping the word "threat" right in their faces. They were too arrogant and did not take their position as the number one naval power on Blue Planet seriously at all.
These people in the Navy Command also knew about the battle situation on the front line. They knew that the Enterprise aircraft carrier had lost its combat effectiveness after being hit by the Yunfan-3 anti-ship ballistic missile, but they were helpless. At least the Longxia tribe abided by the agreement reached during the consultation and did not use nuclear weapons.
In that case, they would not be able to use nuclear weapons. And there was another point they could not confirm, they also had ballistic missiles, but it was not clear whether they could hit an aircraft carrier like the Longxia tribe did.
Obviously, the Longxia tribe did not say anything harsh during this wave of operations, and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs did not make any moves, but the big move they came up with was extremely deterrent.
"Fuck! This move by the Longxia tribe is making it very difficult for us to deal with it. How should we fight back?"
All the senior commanders in the Navy Headquarters were extremely distressed and unhappy. They had never felt so aggrieved before!
As for the ballistic missile that hit the USS Enterprise, did the Longxia tribe really have the technology to attack aircraft carriers with ballistic missiles, or did they just hit the target by chance?
They really couldn't be sure, and instead tended to believe that it was more of a matter of luck.
How difficult is it to hit an aircraft carrier with a ballistic missile? Even if the Soviet Union planned to do it, they gave up in the end because it was too difficult. Could it be that the Longxia tribe succeeded? Why don't they believe it?
In any case, the current situation seems to be beyond their control and they have no way to deal with it.
It is obvious that no matter whether the Longxia tribe has mastered the technology of anti-ship ballistic missiles, it is always a huge threat to them. Who can guarantee that the subsequent Vulture aircraft carrier will not be targeted by the Longxia tribe?
If the Longxia tribe launches another attack, wouldn't the Vulture aircraft carrier be in danger? If they are hit again, they will completely lose their air superiority over the sea, and the follow-up will be very dangerous.
Even if we take a step back, if the Longxia tribe really masters this technology, it would be equivalent to surpassing them in this aspect. No matter how many aircraft carrier fleets they send, it would be useless.
A four-star admiral at the Navy Headquarters sighed helplessly after reading the battle report: "Things have become out of control and very difficult."
At this moment, all the senior commanders of the Eagle Tribe Navy Command gathered here, all of them with sad faces.
Now that they learned that the Longxia tribe had launched a ballistic missile, which seemed to be heading towards their homeland, they were so scared that they immediately scattered like birds and beasts and were ready to run to the air-raid shelter. However, after confirming that it was a medium-range ballistic missile, they did not go and continued to stay here to command.
Of course, they all breathed a sigh of relief, thinking that they could fight back and completely crush the arrogance of the Longxia Navy.
The reason why they chose not to go to the air-raid shelter to command the battle was purely out of consideration for not affecting morale and also to demonstrate their fearless spirit and set an example.
Sitting in the chief position is the four-star General Abrams, the supreme commander of the Eagle Tribe's Pacific Naval Command. Of course, he is also one of the supreme commanders of the Eagle Tribe's Naval Command and possesses very great power.
It can be said that he is one of the few powerful figures in the Eagle Tribe's military. He can mobilize warships in the entire Pacific region to fight. The Seventh Fleet is the most powerful fleet under his command, specifically guarding the Dongzhou waters.
According to the Eagle Tribe's military rank system, a five-star general is the highest military figure, but he will rarely appear unless there is a war with other tribes. In peacetime, a four-star general is almost the ceiling, and he is even more powerful in the military!
But now, Abrams, the four-star general, sat in the chief seat with a gloomy face and said nothing.
The subordinates around him naturally remained silent. They could feel the solemn atmosphere and were afraid that if they spoke, they would offend the other party.
Sitting on both sides of the conference table were the commanders of the headquarters. One of the seats was vacant, which belonged to General Navadro who was trying hard to rush back.
It can be said that all the powerful people in the Navy are gathered here! (End of this chapter)