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The offensive plan has been drawn up long ago, the tasks have been arranged, and all the special forces participating in the battle have been deployed in place.

Among other things, the B-2 bombers, which were on bombing missions, had just taken off from air bases in the west.

Because it is a subsonic bomber, it will take three hours to arrive at the earliest.

If bombers are not used, only tactical aircraft deployed in the eastern region can be mobilized. Although the bombing ability of a tactical fighter is not too bad, it takes two hours from preparation to take-off to dropping bombs.

Until the bombing began, the special forces could only stay on the perimeter.

"Even if you can't launch a ground attack, you have to find a way to stop the attackers from stealing the gold!" Norris has become an ant on a hot pan. "Whatever you do, you have to get this done. You know, the purpose of those guys attacking Manhattan is not to take millions of hostages, not to save money in the bank, not to disgrace us, but to completely crush us so that we can never turn over! ”

Norris's tone was heavy, but he was telling the truth.

It was the last thing he wanted, but it happened. What's worse is that after the attack, no one expected the attackers to dissolve the gold with solvents, or did not bring it up. The reason is simple: dissolving tens of thousands of tons of gold requires at least twice as many specialty solvents. Although the attackers were very powerful, it was certainly not easy to bring in more than 20,000 tons of special solvents.

Besides, it is even more impossible to transport away more than 30,000 tons of solvent that dissolved gold.

Only now it appears that the attackers did not intend to transport the solvent away, but intended to discharge it directly into New York Bay, causing the United States to suffer the most popular losses in history.

Although the solvent is diluted by seawater, the gold dissolved in it will be resolved, but it is almost impossible to collect tens of thousands of tons of fully resolved gold in New York Bay.

Norris finished his anger and waited for the military generals and the senior federal political officials to speak.

At this time, no one was willing to speak.

Everyone knows that things have reached a point out of control, and if the incident continues to deteriorate, no one can afford to take responsibility.

After a long silence, Archibald said, "We've done the analysis with the computer, and the attackers must have used Manhattan's underground pipe network, especially the stormwater drains." Although it is not known how the attackers brought the special solvent here, it is certain that the dissolution work was carried out underground. According to our judgment, there are at least tens of thousands of tons of solvent in the underground pipelines centered on the Federal Reserve Bank. If the dissolution had started three days earlier, more than two-thirds of the gold had been completely dissolved. ”

"Why don't they immediately drain the solvent that has dissolved the gold?" A minister asked.

"Because it's going to be discovered by us, forcing us to attack immediately." Archibald sighed and said, "After the incident, we were monitoring the water quality in New York Bay. The attackers must have known we were going to do this, so they blocked the discharge pipe ahead of time to prevent the solvent from flowing into New York Bay. It's just that the corrosive surname of special solvents is very strong, and it can dissolve almost all metals, even inorganic substances. There are not many solvents flowing into New York Bay, and they contain gold. Judging by this, the attackers did not expect such a thing to happen. Based on the current situation, even if the attackers intended to transport the gold solvent away, they would change their intentions once their intentions were revealed. ”

"You're saying the attackers will dump all the gold solvent into New York Bay?"

Archibald nodded, affirming the president's statement.

"It's even more unacceptable." Norris's face turned pale, and he said, "First of all, do we have a way to extract gold from the solvent discharged into the sea?" ”

"Hardly possible." A minister immediately answered the president's questions.

Norris nodded, and said: "We already know that the solvent used to dissolve gold is highly toxic, and if more than 20,000 tons of solvent are discharged into New York Bay, it will cause immeasurable ecological damage, not only New York will be affected, but even the entire East Coast region will be implicated." ”

"Perhaps, the problem is even more serious."

Norris glanced at the minister, asking him to be more detailed.

"Solvents are easily soluble in seawater. When the solvent diffuses, it is mixed with a warm current from the south to the north, polluting the entire western Pacific coast. Solvents are also highly volatile, and when evaporated, they will mix with water vapor and contaminate the entire East Coast, as well as the eastern part of Canada. Although it is not yet clear how strong the poisonous surname of the solvent is, several special solvents that can dissolve gold have a strong poisonous surname. Even a small amount of poison falling with the rain can cause an ecological catastrophe and even render the entire East Coast unfit for human habitation. ”

Norris let out a long sigh and said, "Then we'll have to prepare for the worst." ”

"Thankfully, with adequate preparation, we were able to keep ecological pollution to a minimum."

"What do you mean?"

"As long as we know the nature of the solvent, we can take corresponding measures, such as spraying a neutralizing solution to cause a chemical reaction with the solvent to reduce the toxicity and volatilization."

"Will you be able to keep New York?"

The minister hesitated for a moment and said, "It depends on how quickly the attackers release the solvent, but don't get your hopes up, New York will definitely be affected, and we can only try to keep other areas, especially the northeast, which is the core of the country, out of the way." ”

Norris closed his eyes, the result clearly out of his reach.

"For security reasons, we must immediately evacuate civilians in the surrounding areas, especially those on Long Island, Staten Island and Jersey City." The minister didn't seem alarmist enough, and added, "As long as the volume spreads and is extremely poisonous, the unprotected people in the area will be killed within a few hours." In any case, everything possible must be done to evacuate all personnel in this area. ”

Norris nodded, turning his gaze to Archibald.

"In the event of an emergency evacuation, the only way to evacuate is to use military force. Although we have mobilized thousands of helicopters, there are about four million residents on Long Island alone who cannot be evacuated by helicopter in time. ”

"Then use the navy."

Archibald gritted his teeth and said: "There are thirty-four warships in the nearby waters, but they are all on a mission, if the warships are mobilized, it will ......"

"Do you think that a million civilians can't even compare to a few dozen warships?"

"President, I know what you mean, but ......"

"There is nothing to do, immediately mobilize warships, evacuate all civilians in the area where the poison is spreading, distribute anti-poison equipment to the army and the National Guard, and the army will be responsible for the evacuation."

Archibald nodded, not arguing with the president.

"This is only the most basic precaution, and we must do everything we can to stop the attackers from emitting highly toxic solvents." Norris turned his gaze to Robert on the screen. "General, do you have any good suggestions?"

"The attackers still have nuclear warheads in their hands, so my advice is, bomb the Federal Reserve Bank immediately."

"No way!" The minister, who had begun to speak, immediately shouted. "Bombing only makes things worse. Even if the attackers do not detonate the nuclear warhead, the bombing is likely to damage the underground network and cause the solvent to leak out early. Because we couldn't control the collateral damage of the bombing, we couldn't stop the volume from flowing into the sea. ”

Robert did not argue, because it was true.

"That is, you can't bomb." Norris sighed and said, "Isn't there any other way?" ”

Robert hesitated for a moment and said, "If you can't bomb, you can only send special forces." ”

"Let the special forces send them to death?"

"Of course not." Undeterred by the president's sarcasm, Robert continued, "If the attackers had deposited the solvent in Manhattan's underground pipe network and intended to drain the volume into the New York Bay after dissolving the gold, they would have had to use smaller diameter feeder pipes and not block the main pipes." If the special forces can get in without a hitch, they will be able to blow up the main pipeline and block the passage into the sea. ”

Norris frowned, as if he felt that Robert's suggestion was more feasible.

"Admittedly, this is a very difficult, even death-defying task. Some of the solvent has already entered the New York Bay through the drain, so the seawater near the main drain has been contaminated. Special solvents have a strong corrosive surname, general anti-poison equipment is simply useless, and special forces on duty will be seriously threatened. Unfortunately, this is the only way to do it. Robert paused slightly, then added, "Commander-in-Chief, please give the order." ”

Norris was stunned for a moment, and then remembered that he was the commander-in-chief of the U.S. military.

All the generals and ministers turned their eyes to Norris, and such a major decision must be made by the president.

"I have an unshirkable responsibility for what has happened, but we must use all forces and means before the crisis is resolved." Norris let out a long breath and said, "General Robert, when will the strike begin?" ”

"I've ordered the B-2 bombers to come at full speed, and in about two and a half hours they will be able to bomb."

"Put the special forces in place." Norris rubbed his forehead, "I'll try to buy you two and a half hours, and launch a surprise attack as soon as the bombing starts, first storming the Federal Reserve Bank to stop the attackers from emitting highly toxic solvents." It's just that the incident has developed to this point, which is far beyond our control. So let the special forces carrying out the infiltration mission be prepared to blow up the main drainage pipe as soon as they find signs of emitting solvents from the attackers, and absolutely not let the attackers succeed. General, I grant you the highest authority, and you don't need to ask me for instructions. ”

"Yes, Commander-in-Chief!"

"Other departments must fully cooperate with the military and prepare for the worst. If we fail to stop the attackers from emitting solvents, we have to minimize the damage. Norris turned his gaze to the secretary of state, "Sternberg, you're in charge of coordinating the various departments. ”

The Secretary of State didn't say anything more, nodding his head in agreement.

"We have reached the point where life and death are at stake, so I hope that you will do your duty and fulfill the promise you made when you took the oath!"

Norris is not exaggerating that the United States is indeed experiencing a crisis of unprecedented magnitude.

(To be continued)