Chapter 237: Conflict escalation

Liu Hui directed Xiao Hei to quickly kill the US Navy's "Eisenhower" aircraft carrier battle group. Less than ten minutes passed, which gave him a more direct understanding of Xiao Hei's powerful combat power.

Xiao Hei turned around and left the USS Eisenhower aircraft carrier battle group. It did not care about the US soldiers floating on the sea, but continued to move towards the Persian Gulf. Finally, half an hour later, Xiao Hei arrived at the Daman Port in Saudi Arabia, and it found the Starry Sky Group's desalination factory group near the Daman Port.

Apart from Liu Hui and Zhou Tengyun, Ahu and the others did not know that Xiao Hei was present. Xiao Hei was swimming very small now and basically made no sound, so the equipment arranged by Ahu and his men on the desalination ship could not find Xiao Hei's traces. They were strictly implementing Liu Hui's orders, strengthening the alert work towards the sea, the sky and the seabed to prevent US military from sneak attacking them. They did not know that the super weapons sent by Liu Hui to protect them had arrived.

After Xiao Hei found the seawater desalination ship of the Starry Sky Group, it immediately learned through its sensing ability that the four seawater desalination ships were in a safe state. Liu Hui, who was far away in Hong Kong, put down a big stone in his heart, so he directed Xiao Hei, left the seawater desalination ship of the Starry Sky Group, and began to cruise and detect the waters near the Persian Gulf.

Xiao Hei went along the northwest of the Persian Gulf and went all the way to the waters of Kuwait. It discovered another nuclear submarine of the US military in a waters of 100 kilometers south of Kuwait. Liu Hui immediately asked Xiao Hei to approach the nuclear submarine quietly and sensed the nuclear submarine. Then by eavesdropping on the conversations of the US soldiers in the nuclear submarine, he learned that the nuclear submarine was the "Hampton" nuclear submarine of the US Navy. It was also the nuclear submarine that had attempted to sneak attack the seawater desalination ship of the Starry Sky Group from the bottom of the sea. However, the nuclear submarine was shocked by the active sonar attack on the seawater desalination ship on the seawater desalination ship. Unexpectedly, it is now hiding in the waters near Kuwait. If Liu Hui had not been extremely cautious, he might have ignored its existence.

Since Liu Hui has discovered this "Hampton" nuclear submarine belonging to the US Navy, he naturally wants to destroy the nuclear submarine. Liu Hui cannot tolerate the existence of the US Navy's military force in the Persian Gulf. Otherwise, if he is negligent, this nuclear submarine will seriously threaten the safety of the Persian Gulf Starry Sky Group's seawater desalination ship.

So Liu Hui directed Xiao Hei to rush up and directly wrapped Xiao Hei's body that was more than 200 meters long, and then Xiao Hei pulled the Hampton nuclear submarine into the deep sea, hoping to flatten the Hampton nuclear submarine with the powerful water pressure in the deep sea.

However, Liu Hui did not know that the depth of the Kuwait waters was only more than 100 meters at most, and the water pressure there was not enough to flatten the Hampton nuclear submarine. So Xiao Hei began to change his combat methods. He rolled up the Hampton nuclear submarine with his tail high, and then used the nuclear submarine as a wooden pile, and smashed the nuclear submarine hard to the hard bottom of the sea. After several times of smashing, the hard shell of the Hampton nuclear submarine was finally

Xiao Hei smashed it. The sea water outside began to quickly pour into the nuclear submarine, drowned all the US soldiers who had been shaking out of coma inside. Then the nuclear submarine quietly sank on the bottom of the Persian Gulf. Because the nuclear submarine had been in a state of radio silence for safety before, and Xiao Hei's attack was so sudden that they had no time to send a distress signal, so no one knew that the nuclear submarine had sunk.

After Xiao Hei quickly resolved the "Hampton" nuclear submarine, he began to continue to conduct cruise exploration in the Persian Gulf. During this period, it also discovered small warships and small conventional submarines from some Gulf countries. However, Liu Hui did not take action to deal with the warships and submarines of these countries. After all, they were not the target of Starry Sky Group this time, and Liu Hui did not want to provoke trouble casually.

Xiao Hei quickly wandered in the Persian Gulf in the shape of Z, carefully exploring the Persian Gulf waters, but he never found the US military's military force in the Persian Gulf again. Only then did Liu Hui feel at ease that Xiao Hei came to the near the seawater desalination ship of the Starry Sky Group, where it found a trench lurking, providing safety protection for the seawater desalination ship.

The Pentagon just came to night, but the conference room of the Department of Defense was full of American soldiers. From the shoulder stamps on their shoulders, it can be seen that the lowest rank of American soldiers here is also the brigadier general.

"My generals, we just received the news that our USS Eisenhower aircraft carrier battle group has been destroyed in the Persian Gulf." Defense Minister Gates knocked on the table and then made a big news from his mouth.

"Mr. Gates, it's April Fool's Day now. Why do you still joke with us like this? And you also called all of us in the evening. You must know that our aircraft carrier battle group is invincible. There is no power on this planet that can destroy it. Even the former Soviet Union does not have this ability, so your joke is not funny at all!" A huge general said with some dissatisfaction. After all, since World War II, the US Navy has never had the entire army of aircraft carrier battle group. Even in the decades of the Cold War with the Soviet Union, their aircraft carrier battle group has not even been attacked by the other party, so no wonder he refused to believe this fact.

"Everyone, I don't want to believe that this is true, but it is absolutely true, and it has happened. After verification, our Eisenhower aircraft carrier battle group has indeed ended, and it is located in the Strait of Hormuz in the Arabian Sea. "Gates said seriously.

"Oh, my God! How is this possible? The Eisenhower aircraft carrier battle group is one of our most powerful aircraft carrier battle groups. Its hull is extremely strong. Even if you attack it directly with heavy artillery, dozens of shells may not be able to sink it. How could it be destroyed in the Strait of Hormuz?" A general said in surprise. He knew Gates clearly and knew that he was not a joker, so he believed him and was also shocked by the news.

"It was actually in the Strait of Hormuz. Did the arrogant Iranians finally declare war on us? These cunning Iranians dared to launch sneak attacks on us and destroy our aircraft carrier battle group, the United States should declare war on Iran immediately, send their spiritual leaders to the guillotine, and then liberate their people and bring them democracy." A radical general shouted.

For a moment, the generals were talking, and a noisy sound came from the room. Suddenly, a voice sounded outside the door: "Sir President is here."

Suddenly, the generals in the room calmed down. They stood up at the same time and looked at the door. The door of the room was opened, and the US President entered the conference room accompanied by a middle-aged man.

"Everyone, please sit down! I just heard about the destruction of our Eisenhower aircraft carrier battle group. Today is a sad day. I am not a military expert. I am here now just to hear your explanation. What happened to the Strait of Hormuz?" The US President said calmly.

The Minister of Defense stood up and said, "Mr. President, generals, let's take a look at the pictures taken from the scene first!" Then the lights in the conference room were turned off, and pictures began to be played on the screen on the opposite wall.

These pictures were taken by the surviving supply tanker "Big Huoth". In these clear pictures, you can see the fire of the USS Eisenhower aircraft carrier being hit, and you can also see the miserable situation of the USS Huecheng missile cruiser being turned upside down on the sea, the desperate photos of the USS McFall missile destroyer swept away US soldiers when it sinks, the terrifying scenes of the USS Carney missile destroyer and the terrifying scenes of no one escaping when the USS Faragette missile destroyer sank. The ending of the two small frigates is extremely miserable. The picture finally freezes to the appearance of the USS Sakagave ammunition ship when it was sunk.

"My God! This is so miserable..."

"Impossible, what kind of weapon is caused by it? How could it be that our powerful aircraft carrier battle group behave like this."

"Oh God! Most of the soldiers on that were unable to run out. We don't know how many outstanding soldiers we lost..."

"Mr. President, generals, you have seen these photos and know that the destruction of the USS Eisenhower aircraft carrier battle group is not a rumor. So today I called you here to discuss how to deal with the destruction of the USS Eisenhower aircraft carrier battle group this time." Gates said expressionlessly.

A general asked, "Mr. Gates, as far as I know, our Eisenhower aircraft carrier battle group has always been arranged on the Arabian Sea and the Indian Ocean. How could it suddenly appear in the Strait of Hormuz? You must know that the sea water there is not deep, and it is not suitable for the aircraft carrier battle group to launch operations. Moreover, there is an Iranian artillery threat on the shore to the east."

Gates looked at the president and saw that the president nodded to him, then said: "Everyone, the reason why the "Eisenhower" aircraft carrier battle group appeared in the Strait of Hormuz this time is because they are going to the Persian Gulf to carry out a top-secret mission."

"Now the "Eisenhower" aircraft carrier battle group has been destroyed because of this top-secret mission, we need to know the content of this top-secret mission." Another general said, and his proposal was immediately supported by others.

Gates was about to speak, and the middle-aged man who had been following the president said: "Everyone, I'll explain this top-secret mission carried out by the USS Eisenhower aircraft carrier battle group!"

The US president said: "This top-secret mission was formulated by Director Smith of Cia, so let him explain it to you!"

So the director of Cia, named Smith, said: "Everyone, I believe everyone knows that Starry Sky Group, far away in Hong Kong, has invented a new technology that can desalinate a large amount of seawater. This new technology can not only desalinate a large amount of seawater quickly, but also its desalination cost is very cheap and cheap, and this cost is even lower than the price we pump water from the ground."

After hearing Director Smith's words, the generals below immediately began to discuss.

“Is there really such technology?”

"How is it possible? How can desalination of seawater be cheaper than extracting groundwater?"

"Don't Starry Sky Group sells medicines? When did it enter the seawater desalination market?"

Smith and the generals finished their discussion and continued: "Everyone knows the importance of this seawater desalination technology. It can be said that it is related to the future development of all mankind. However, this technology is now kept in the hands of a private company, and the owners of this company are still from the Red Chinese. Do you think this can make people feel at ease?"

"Of course I'm worried. We have always had deep conflicts with Red China. If this technology is in their hands, it will definitely pose a major threat to us in the future."

"Let's talk about the topic quickly!"

Smith said: "Our government is negotiating some of the technology with China, but China is obviously unwilling to let us obtain this technology, so he sets a high threshold for our research on joining this technology. If we do what they said, our United States will lose control of this seawater desalination technology and will be strangled by the red China in future development, which has seriously damaged our United States' national interests."

"So what?" asked a general.

"So we sent our technicians to go to the Star Group's seawater desalination boat in the Bay Area for investigation and understanding, so as to evaluate whether this seawater desalination technology is real, and at the same time we can find out whether it will pollute the surrounding environment. But the Star Group rejected our kindness. They not only drove our technicians away, but also captured two of our US soldiers who escorted these technicians, and they also destroyed our transport helicopters." Smith said indignantly.

"It's really hateful..."

"We should send our army to let the people of the Star Group know how powerful we are..."

"So, we sent our Eisenhower aircraft carrier battle group to go to the Persian Gulf to give the Starry Sky Group a little color, but unexpectedly, they had an accident in the Strait of Hormuz, which led to the destruction of the entire army. This is the whole story." Smith said, both true and false, and he pushed all the reasons for the conflict with the Starry Sky Group to the Starry Sky Group.

Among the generals here, there are a few who understand. However, in this special sadness, they are unwilling to tell the truth they know, so as not to anger some people and be unfavorable to their future.

So after learning about the top secret mission of the USS Eisenhower aircraft carrier battle group, Smith's goal was achieved, and the simple-minded soldiers in the whole room began to shout loudly to condemn the Starry Sky Group.

Gates suddenly said: "Everyone, our purpose today is to analyze the reasons for the destruction of the USS Eisenhower aircraft carrier battle group and what should we do next. Instead of denying the Starry Sky Group, please don't go off topic. Now who can tell me how our USS Eisenhower aircraft carrier battle group was destroyed?"

The generals below suddenly remembered the situation they were facing now, and then they found that they were off topic, so they immediately became speechless. They were experts in the war and could ask them to analyze the specific cause of the accident. With their current military level and without more clues on the spot, they could not analyze what exactly caused the destruction of the "Eisenhower" aircraft carrier battle group.

If the attack was attacked by missiles in the sky, it would be possible to have such an effect. However, the surviving US soldiers did not find any signs of missile attacks in the sky, and the US spy satellites deployed in the Persian Gulf region did not find any missile launches in the Strait of Hormuz.

If the attack came from cannons on land, the U.S. soldiers at that time did not hear the sound of shells, nor did they hear the sound of shells exploded, so the possibility of shelling on land could also be ruled out.

Since the attack does not come from the sky or from land, there is only one possibility, that is, the attack comes from the sea. However, because there are too few clues, they cannot analyze the specific situation at all. However, what they can be sure of now is that the force that attacked the USS Eisenhower aircraft carrier battle group is definitely not Iranian, because even under the sea, the Iranians are not opponents of the US Navy, and the Iranians have been scared by the US military and have no courage to launch a preemptive war. So who attacked the US Navy?

Seeing that the scene was in a cold situation, the US President suddenly said: "Everyone, I suggest that we form an accident investigation team. This investigation team will immediately go to the Strait of Hormuz to conduct this accident investigation and find out what happened to the "Eisenhower" aircraft carrier battle group. However, the seawater desalination ship of the Starry Sky Group in the Persian Gulf region still detained two of our excellent soldiers, so we should send another aircraft carrier formation into the Persian Gulf. This will not only rescue our outstanding soldiers, but also teach the arrogant Starry Sky Group a lesson, but also provide force protection for our accident investigation team this time, so that our accident investigation team will not repeat the mistakes of the "Eisenhower" aircraft carrier battle group."

Smith immediately said: "Mr. President's advice is very good. I also agree to mobilize an aircraft carrier battle group into the Persian Gulf. We cannot let that Star Group be free and comfortable after insulting our US government. We must give them a good look this time."

Gates next to him suddenly said, "Mr. President, I'm not giving you cold water. What I want to ask is that we have not yet discovered what caused the entire army of our "Eisenhower" aircraft carrier battle group to be destroyed. I just analyzed from those pictures that we encountered powerful attacks from unknown weapons under the sea. Under that powerful attack, our aircraft carrier battle group had no power to fight back. If the aircraft carrier battle group we sent this time encountered such powerful attacks in the Strait of Hormuz again, how should we deal with this situation?"

The US President frowned and said, "Mr. Gates, our United States has the most powerful force in the world. This is what we have accumulated with 500,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000

Gates said: "Mr. President, if we don't understand this threat in the Strait of Hormuz, the security of our army will not be guaranteed, and there may be major problems at that time."

The US President said: "The Saudi government, in conjunction with several countries such as Bahrain, Qatar, the UAE, Kuwait, etc., officially protested to us, not allowing us to use their domestic bases to attack the Starry Sky Group's desalination ships, so our army's route from land has been cut off. What we can rely on now is our strong navy. For our national interests, shouldn't our soldiers take risks? You must know that if we do not seize this favorable opportunity, we will not have such a good opportunity in the future. And we have lost the "Eisenhower" aircraft carrier battle group. If we get nothing, I think the American people will oust us tomorrow."

Gates hesitated for a moment and said, "But as we understand, the seawater desalination ship of the Starry Sky Group is not so easy to deal with. A mysterious weapon appeared on their ship. The shells fired by that mysterious weapon is very fast, and it is said that it has exceeded Mach 10. We have suffered losses before. And we have no way to deal with this mysterious weapon. If we take action rashly now, we may suffer a big loss."

The US President said: "It is because I know that there are mysterious weapons on those seawater desalination ships that I decided to send our powerful aircraft carrier battle group to deal with them. Under the crushing of our powerful aircraft carrier battle group, the seawater desalination ships are just ants. They can't deal with our powerful war machines at all, and they can only surrender. In this way, we can not only avenge the previous ones, but also obtain the mysterious weapons and their seawater desalination technology."

Gates shook his head and said, "Mr. President, but why do you think that there is only one mysterious weapon on the desalination ship of the Star Group? You must know that the Star Group has always been very mysterious, and no one knows the specific situation inside them. What if they appear again in that time, what should we do? And who can tell that what happened in the Strait of Hormuz was not done by them? If we rush up in such an unknown way, it is likely that we will repeat the mistakes of the "Eisenhower" aircraft carrier battle group."

Gates kept refuting the words of the US president, which made the US president a little angry. However, Gates talked about the problem from the perspective of real threats, and the US president could not refute him. So he said from another perspective: "Mr. Gates, I believe your judgment because you are a professional soldier. But have you ever thought about the current situation of the United States? Our economy is weak and military expenditure is becoming increasingly difficult. If there is no better situation, we will have to shrink the military globally. At that time, the US's global interests will not be guaranteed, which will seriously shake our foundation. And we face it.

If a small regional company seems so hesitant, then those rogue countries will definitely think that we have become weak and start to challenge our hegemony. This is a very troublesome thing for us. We have taken action against the Star Group, so we must do our best. If we stop if we don’t get benefits, they will also condemn us. They will also condemn us. Why don’t we accept their condemnation after we get enough benefits? When this seawater desalination technology is obtained, our American economy will be guaranteed in the future and can maintain our strong American army. Isn’t that the situation?"

Gates hesitated for a moment, and finally found that he was moved by the US president. He said, "Okay, as Mr. President said! But we must also find out what happened in the Strait of Hormuz as soon as possible."

The US President breathed a sigh of relief and said, "Before this matter is completed, we must keep the entire destruction of the Eisenhower aircraft carrier battle group. No one can reveal this secret. Moreover, in order to ensure the success of this operation, we will expand the level of conflict with the Star Group. We must treat them as a powerful country. As for the specific arrangements for the operation, let Mr. Smith explain it!"
Chapter completed!