"Pass my orders," pursed his lips tightly. After thinking for a moment, Blair stood up, "The Second Anti-Submarine Reconnaissance Squadron and the Fourth Destroyer Squadron of the Seventh Fleet immediately rushed to the last possible sea area of the Columbia to search, and I want to determine the accurate information of the Columbia in the shortest possible time!" ”

God, bless these wonderful children to come back safely. At this moment, Blair prayed in his heart, even though he also knew that the chances of the missing submarine coming back safely had become extremely slim.

"But...... Sir," the secretary's face was a little embarrassed, and it was evident that the secretary's head was calmer than that of Mr. Commander, who was already a little too excited, "I have to warn you that this is the territory of the Chinese, and if we pass with such fanfare, it may cause some misunderstandings or some minor disputes......"

"I see what you mean...... Needless to say. Blair interrupted the secretary with a wave of his hand, but did not continue to insist that the secretary issue his orders.

The secretary understood very well that if he had just made arrangements to search for the missing nuclear submarine Columbia, it would have the best effect, but because it would require a large search team including helicopters, fixed-wing aircraft, surface ships, and underwater ships. This team, if it is in most of the high seas and even in the exclusive economic zones of some countries, there is no problem, but if it is in the Yellow Sea, the problem is serious.

The odd and intricate bilateral relationship between the United States and China that has long been close and guarded. Make both sides extremely sensitive to any military operations in Asia by the other.

However, this place in the Yellow Sea is regarded by China as its own back garden, if such a huge armed force has been rushing straight past, it will be regarded by the Chinese military as a serious provocation to itself, if you do not do a good job of communication in advance, you will rush over in a daze, this search and rescue fleet is very likely to have a serious military conflict with the Chinese military, and even a war because of this is unknown!

If this is acceptable, the domestic political environment of the United States does not allow it to do so at the moment.

As a senior military general, Blair understands that in the face of growing popular pressure at home, the government urgently needs to maintain its rule by shifting the contradictions outward, and that way of diverting them is by starting a war with Iraq.

At a time when the US military is secretly preparing for war and preparing for war with Iraq, neither the US government nor the US military will allow anything unexpected to happen.

And at the risk of a serious military conflict with China or even the outbreak of war, he dispatched naval and air forces to the waters of the Yellow Sea to search for the whereabouts of the missing nuclear submarine Columbia?

Naturally, such a situation is absolutely not what the US military and government want to see, and it is absolutely not allowed, and no military conflict with China will be allowed under any circumstances!

Especially don't forget what time it was, the Chinese missile cruiser had just headed north, and the American combat forces rushed over, how would this signal be interpreted by the capital?

This means that this move will definitely be regarded as a provocation to itself by the capital! If they hold back, then they will lose face and lose a lot of money in the international arena, and their prestige in the international arena will definitely plummet like a roller coaster! This is something that no government that has always been concerned about face cannot accept under any circumstances. …,

Venture! Dangerous! It's too risky and dangerous, and the secretary couldn't be more sure. The possible consequences of this order are not affordable to Blair!

Blair was slightly stunned, then understood what the secretary meant, thought about it, and finally nodded, and revised his order, "Send two submarines to that sea area to search first, I need to report this situation to the Ministry of Defense!" ”

Blair's voice was low, and he suddenly realized. The feeling of uneasiness in my heart seemed to be getting stronger and stronger, and it seemed to ...... The situation is not very good.

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The nuclear submarine Columbia disappeared while conducting a hydroacoustic signature reconnaissance of the Chinese "Kirov"-class heavy nuclear-powered missile cruiser, and did not even send the last signal? This information was sent to US Secretary of Defense Donald Rumsfeld in the shortest possible time, and then to President George W. Bush's desk in the shortest possible time.

What's going on? After seeing this information, Bush Jr. was depressed and wanted to scold his mother! : How is it that no matter what happens, as long as it involves the Chinese and the Alice Group, there is no good news in the end?

George W. Bush even had some doubts, is it really like what the Chinese said in their mysterious witchcraft, and his own Bazi and the Chinese and Alice Group cannot clash with each other?

"What's the situation? Can you analyze what happened to the Columbia? Was it sunk by the Chinese? Or maybe there was a shipwreck? How is the search and rescue work arranged? Suppressing the unhappiness in his heart, Bush Jr. asked Rumsfeld in a serious manner.

George W. Bush is well aware of the seriousness of this matter if it is done by the Chinese. In the same way, there can be no impulse in one's own decision, and if one is not careful, the seat under his ass is in danger of being pushed up by the boiling volcano of the people!

"Basically, the possibility of an attack on the Columbia can be ruled out," Rumsfeld shook his head with a serious face, opened the relevant analysis report made by the Pacific Fleet, and put it in front of Bush Jr. "It doesn't look like it was shipwrecked, it's very strange." In order not to provoke the Chinese too much, Blair did not send anti-submarine ships and planes over, but sent two submarines of the Seventh Fleet to the area of the incident to conduct secret reconnaissance and search to determine what was going on as quickly as possible. ”

"Yes, that's a good arrangement." Bush Jr. breathed a sigh of relief, put down the heart he had been carrying, nodded, and now he was most worried about whether this matter would stimulate the Chinese, at this sensitive time, it was definitely better to have more than one thing, poor Bush Jr. felt that he could no longer afford to toss.

"But that's not enough," Rumsfeld undoubtedly thinks more about than Bush Jr., "We also have to consider one thing: if there is an accident on the Columbia, will there be a nuclear fuel leak from the nuclear reactor?" In the event of a nuclear fuel leak, the Columbia will definitely be discovered by the Chinese as soon as possible, if the submarine falls into the hands of Chinese......"

George W. Bush's face changed.

That's right, as Rumsfeld said. The loss of contact with the Columbia is not the most terrible, the most terrible thing is that if the missing Columbia is obtained by the Chinese, even if it is an incomplete Columbia, it is also a great help to the modernization of the Chinese army, and in many places, it can even help the Chinese improve their national defense science and technology level for at least 20 years!

And for the US military, it means a great disaster! Because the impact on the United States is still the most superficial, if you talk about a deeper impact, on this nuclear submarine, basically the most advanced military science and technology, communications, command and management mechanism, identification of friend and foe, weapon design concepts, etc. can all be found, if this submarine is really obtained by the Chinese, it means that the Americans need to upgrade and replace all their existing military systems! Otherwise, it means that the military lifeblood and secret door of the Americans are in the hands of the Chinese. …,

What about the deeper implications? If you don't know it, Chinese eats through this and quietly takes over the management of the US military...... Thinking of this, George W. Bush was already in a cold sweat! Naturally, this is absolutely unacceptable to the US military and government!

"That's right!" Nodding heavily, thinking for a moment, Bush Jr. raised his head and said in a sincere and serious tone, "Mr. Rumsfeld, this is the most serious and critical situation that our US military has encountered in nearly half a century, you are an expert in this regard, how should you deal with it." You are most familiar with it, and now I authorize you to have full authority over this matter. There is only one requirement: in any case, to ensure that this submarine does not fall into the hands of the Chinese. ”

Rumsfeld, who was well aware of the seriousness of this incident to the US military and government, nodded solemnly and gave Bush Jr. a guarantee: "Your Excellency, please rest assured that I will handle this matter well." But for now, in order to prevent the Chinese from secretly getting this submarine, I think the military and the government need to jointly announce the disappearance of this submarine. ”

George W. Bush immediately realized the meaning and gravity of Rumsfeld's words!

If the news is announced, the Chinese will need to pay attention to their actions, even if they find the wrecked submarine. At the very least, they do not dare to arrogantly directly tow this submarine back; at the same time, as long as the United States temporarily maneuvers the reconnaissance satellite into this orbit and conducts 24-hour uninterrupted reconnaissance, it will do its best to discover and prevent the Chinese from obtaining this submarine.

"Okay," Bush Jr. nodded, without the slightest hesitation or hesitation, "let's go and prepare separately and do our best to stop the damned Chinese." ”

Now, pray that the damned Chinese will not discover this nuclear submarine, otherwise the great army of the United States of America will be in great trouble. Rumsfeld sighed.

Compared with Bush Jr., Rumsfeld obviously sees farther.

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An American Los Angeles-class attack nuclear submarine with the board number SSN771 went missing while on a mission in the waters of the Yellow Sea? This is the third phase of nuclear submarine accidents that have occurred around the world since the beginning of the new millennium, following the crash of Russia's Kursk attack nuclear submarine.

The news of the world is like a gust of wind, blowing through every corner of the earth in an instant!

Although the US military and government are reluctant to talk deeply about this matter, except for briefing the media on the location of the disappearance of the USS Columbia nuclear submarine, and the fact that the US government and military are making every effort to search for the missing nuclear submarine and do their utmost to ensure the survival of the crew on board the nuclear submarine, and finally calling on the Chinese government and military to provide them with help within their capabilities, all other matters are excused by saying that "military secrets have no comment." Counting the major nuclear submarine accidents that have occurred around the world since the beginning of the new millennium:

On 12 August 2000, the nuclear submarine "Kursk" of the Northern Fleet of the Russian Navy was wrecked and sunk while participating in a military exercise in the Barents Sea, killing all 118 officers and men on board. It was the deadliest submarine accident in Russian history.

This year, that is, on August 30, 2003, after the tragedy of the Kursk attack nuclear submarine, a retired nuclear submarine numbered "K-159" of the Russian Navy's Northern Fleet was towed to the ship repair yard for dismantling, and sank due to a storm, with 10 people on board, and only one person was rescued in the end.

Everyone can't help but have a question in their hearts: what are the Americans' nuclear submarines doing when they are idle and running to the territory of the Chinese? Although the US military has repeatedly stated that the disappearance of this nuclear submarine has nothing to do with the Chinese military, this still does not prevent these idle and painful media from making their own speculations: Was this unlucky nuclear submarine sunk by the Chinese in a secret war with the Chinese? …,

You know, in the hands of the damned Chinese, there is a Russian "Kilo-class" conventionally powered submarine known as the "black hole of the ocean", although theoretically the Kilo-class conventional-powered submarine with a displacement of only a little more than 3,000 tons cannot be the opponent of the Los Angeles-class attack nuclear submarine with a displacement of more than 7,000 tons, but the special terrain of the Yellow Sea limits the strength of the powerful Los Angeles-class attack nuclear submarine, on the contrary, the much smaller Kilo-class conventional-powered submarine is like a fish in water in this sea area, If the hapless USS Columbia attack nuclear submarine was sunk by a Chinese Kilo-class conventionally powered submarine, no one would find it strange.

Right now. The Russians are excited! Because they came up with this idea first.

The reasons why they put forward this point of view are very simple: first, they want to take this opportunity to promote their Kilo-class conventionally powered submarines and make their country earn more extra money; The second, of course, is to disgust the Americans. Seeing the bad luck of the Americans, no one will be more excited than the old man who has planted a big heel in the Americans; The third reason, naturally, is to evilly provoke the relationship between the United States and China, although I know that it is basically impossible for Americans and Chinese to fight because of this matter, but even if it is to add a little blockage between the two of them.

Of course, in addition to that, the most damn old Mao Zi is gloating! After the accident of the attack on the nuclear submarine of the Russian Kursk, when the Americans were commenting on how bad the Russians' nuclear submarines were and how safe their own nuclear submarines were with a gesture of false pity and a sense of arrogance and superiority, the Russians who were slapped in the face could only knock out their teeth and swallow blood.

But now it's okay, the Russians suddenly found themselves with a great opportunity to fight back, and they can also slap the Americans in the face! : Americans' proudest and most successful Type 1 nuclear attack submarine: The latest Los Angeles-class attack nuclear submarine has an accident. Is there anything more wonderful in this world than this?

The Russian media, which found that they could finally take revenge, were overjoyed, and quickly took out the nuclear submarine accidents and losses suffered by the Americans since the nineties of the twentieth century, proving that in fact, the American submarines are nothing powerful, but just canned steel for human flesh in the sea:

On February 11, 1992, the United States "Patton. The "Ruzh" nuclear submarine collided with the Russian nuclear submarine "Barracuda" in the waters of the Barents Sea near the Russian base in Severomorsk.

On March 20, 1993, the US nuclear submarine USS Anise collided with the Russian nuclear submarine Delta III in the Barents Sea. Afterwards, both boats returned to base under their own power.

On 19 March 1998, the USS Kentucky and the USS San Juan collided in the waters off Long Island, New York. At that time, the "Kentucky" was sailing on the surface and the "San Juan" was submerging, and both boats suffered minor damage.

On 10 February 2001, the Los Angeles-class nuclear-powered attack submarine Greenville collided with the Japanese fishing training vessel Ai Hi off the coast of Honolulu, Hawaii, 15 kilometers away. The U.S. submarine was not badly damaged, but the "Ehime" sank to the bottom of the sea, and nine people were missing.

In the end, according to the triumphant and gloating Russian media, which had inadvertently leaked out the door of their mouths, the Russian media even had the support of the Russian State Security Service, the KGB, under a different name, when gathering this information.

Of course, the Americans who were slapped in the face refused to show weakness, Lao Tzu is angry, do you dare to come and provoke me?

The angry American media immediately counterattacked, counting the nuclear submarine accidents of the former Soviet Union and Russia since World War II, one by one, to prove that in fact, the nuclear submarines of your old hairy polar bear are actually more rubbish!

Of course, without exception, the US media at this time was also supported by the FBI, the CIA, and the NSA.

The Americans and Russians are arguing and dog-eat-dog here, and the audience from other countries has collectively moved a small bench to eat melon seeds and watched it happily, and sighed while watching: FeelingsYou have encountered so many nuclear submarine accidents over the years, and feelings are not only what we are good at covering up family ugliness? ……，