Chapter 201: Threat
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In order to buy the military two and a half hours, Cologne once again landed on Manhattan Island as a special presidential envoy. Pen @ fun @ pavilion wWw. ļ½ļ½ļ½Uļ½Eć ļ½ļ½ļ½ļ½
What is this guy doing, Liu Wei and the gray-backed jackal have guessed it.
"Is there a showdown with the Yankees?"
Liu Wei nodded and walked towards Cologne, who had already arrived outside the hall of the Empire State Building. Without Liu Wei's orders, two FOS warriors who came with Cologne clamped his arm.
"What are you going to do? I am the Special Presidential Envoy, the National Security Adviser of the United States, and you ......"
"Mr. Cologne, you've said enough." Liu Wei waved his hand at the two FOS fighters and told them to let go of Cologne, "Before you come here, you should know that this is a very dangerous mission, because it won't be long before bombs fall from the sky, and we will not be spared." ā
Cologne was stunned for a moment, and looked at Liu Wei in disbelief, because he didn't know about the bombing.
"Okay, time is precious, now you have two options." Liu Wei walked in front of Cologne, "First, stay and become cannon fodder in this war with us." ā
"You ......"
"Looks like you don't like this option very much." Liu Wei smiled, and Cologne's face changed. "Well, I'll give you a second option, contact Norris immediately, and I'll talk to him."
"I am the plenipotentiary of the president, I ......"
"Can you stop the reckless general?"
Cologne was stunned for a moment, and then said, "What do you want to say to the president?" ā
"You'll find out later, contact the president quickly." Liu Wei beckoned, and a FOS fighter under the gray-backed jackal walked over with a radio.
Cologne gritted his teeth and used the specially left communication channel to contact Brigadier General Copperfield and ask him to forward the call to the White House.
"President, I'm Cologne, and the other party ......"
The phone was connected, Liu Wei grabbed the microphone and said: "Your Excellency the President, I am the commander of this operation, before we talk about business, you had better order the suspension of all military operations, otherwise the consequences will be far beyond the scope of what you can bear." ā
On the other end of the phone, Norris was stunned for a moment, and then he reacted.
"I don't know who you are, but I can assure you that we ......"
"Your Excellency, your assurances mean nothing to me." Liu Wei paused slightly, and then said, "When you sent Mr. Cologne, I knew that you had already drawn up an attack plan, and that you would bomb the Empire State Building first, and maybe other targets. Maybe you think that doing so will stop us, or even destroy us. I'm telling you, any reckless move will not only not solve the problem, but will also worsen the situation, making thousands, if not millions, of Americans fall prey to your stupid decisions. ā
Norris was stunned for a moment, the other party had already sent a very clear threat signal.
It's a pity that the B-2 bomber was still outside the two-hour range.
After thinking for a moment, Norris said: "I will cancel the military operation, but ......"
"We must know that you have withdrawn your military operations."
"This ......"
"We need a military communication line, as well as authorization to access the North American air defense system and strategic command system, so that we can grasp the movements of the US military in real time."
"This can't be, it's ......"
"Your Excellency, nothing is impossible, and six days ago, no one expected these things to happen."
"You ......"
"Your Excellency, you have half an hour. If we can't grasp the movements of the US military, we will detonate the nuclear warhead in the 31st minute. Let us never doubt our resolve, since we have the guts to attack Manhattan and take Manhattan, we have the guts to do whatever it takes to do it. ā
Norris gritted his teeth and trembled with rage.
"Remember, it's only half an hour."
"It's not enough, we ......"
Before Norris could finish his sentence, the phone hung up.
After a moment of contemplation, Norris called the secretary in and told her to organize a conference call immediately.
There is no need for Norris to introduce it, other high-ranking officials and generals have already understood the situation.
"They're not terrorists and they wouldn't do that."
"But they've taken Manhattan, killed thousands of police officers and hundreds of soldiers in battle, entered the Federal Reserve Bank, and even captured the experimental center." Sternberg felt he had to step up and not let the military dominate everything. "The attackers who stayed behind knew they were going to die, and even those who had already arrived at the airport and were about to leave the United States were prepared to die before the attack. We cannot risk three million civilians, we must compromise with the attackers. ā
"Is compromise the solution?"
"If the attackers detonate a nuclear warhead, all our efforts will be meaningless!"
"The purpose of the attackers was not to detonate a nuclear warhead, but to ransack the Federal Reserve Bank. If the attackers dissolved all the gold, and the solution was discharged into New York Bay, it would still make all our efforts meaningless, and the losses would be no less than detonating a nuclear warhead in Manhattan! ā
"But we still have a chance, and we only have a chance if we meet the demands of the attackers."
ā¦ā¦ As soon as Robert was about to speak, Norris pressed his hand and said, "When will the evacuation of the attackers end?" ā
"Within three hours."
Norris nodded and said, "Although there is no evidence for the time being, we still have to believe that it will take at least three hours for the attackers to achieve their goal, and our bombers will arrive in two hours." That said, we still have an hour to go. ā
"President?"
"Do as the attackers ask you to do, give them a line of communication, and authorization from NORAD and the Strategic Command Center to keep track of the movements of the troops. But before that, the pilots of the B-2 were told that they would still fly along the same line and continue to carry out bombing missions. No one can cancel the mission without my direct orders. ā
"President!" Sternberg was in a hurry.
"Remove the B-2 bombers that took off from our chain of command, and then set up analog data ports and keep them at the air base." Norris looked at Admiral Robert's screen, "Admiral, if you do this, you should be able to convince the attackers that we didn't send bombers, right?" ā
"It can be done, the B-2 has all-round stealth capabilities, which are difficult for even our radar to detect. It's just that they can't be left at the airport, but are returning the same way. ā
Norris nodded and said, "That's it, I'll contact the attacker again in fifteen minutes." ā
After the meeting, Norris went to the bathroom.
Although he is the president of the United States, Norris almost collapsed in the face of tremendous pressure. With great power comes great responsibility, and when he holds the power of life and death for millions, if not tens of millions, of people, Norris deeply understands that every decision he makes will affect and even change history.
By the time he got back to his office, Admiral Robert had already sent over the revised plan.
After contacting the attacker again, Norris agreed to Liu Wei's request.
This reply did not satisfy Liu Wei.
"U.S. bombers are returning." A FOS fighter quickly found the strategic bombers that had taken off from the western air base through the complicated information. "In terms of range, they took off about three hours ago, arrived in Pennsylvania before they returned, and are expected to be back at the airbase in three and a half hours."
"Three hours ago?"
The FOS warrior nodded, indicating that there was nothing wrong with that.
The gray-backed jackal frowned and looked at Liu Wei.
"As I said, don't expect much from the Yankees." Liu Wei smiled and said, "The last two groups of evacuees will be rearranged and escorted by the reconstructed fighters, and the FOS fighters who can't evacuate in time will be mixed with the civilians, and they must all be allowed to leave New York within an hour and a half." ā
"It was women and children who were evacuated."
Liu Wei was stunned for a moment and said: "Then go to Cologne and tell him that there is a group of policemen who were injured in the battle and need to be treated in time, and we will send these people to LaGuardia Airport and arrange them in the terminal building, so that they can prepare medical personnel and medical equipment, and after we leave, we will go to rescue the wounded." ā
The grayback jackal nodded, not saying anything more.
"When do you think the Yankees will attack?"
"In two hours, maybe only an hour and a half."
Liu Wei pondered for a while and said, "In this case, we have to hurry up." Don't let Cologne leave, let him stay here. I'll go to Lao Zhou's side to have a look, and before I come back, let the old wolf and Ah Long prepare for battle, and deploy Sister Bao's men on the periphery of the defensive line. ā
"No problem, I'll arrange it right away."
"You have to be careful not to make unnecessary sacrifices."
The grayback jackal smiled and nodded, not saying much.
Liu Wei didn't say much, called Takeuchi Kotone and others, left the Empire State Building, and rushed to the Federal Reserve Bank.
The operation has reached a critical stage, and whether it can achieve the final victory depends on the next battle.
At this time, at LaGuardia Airport, the first C-17B transport aircraft had already arrived and was being guided by the tower into the landing channel.
Because the transport planes were to be handed over to the attackers, there were only two pilots on each transport plane.
According to the Greyback Jackal's request, the planes were fully fueled when they took off, so they only needed to be partially refueled after landing, and they could take off again within ten minutes.
Of course, before takeoff, FOS fighters check the facilities and equipment on board the aircraft to ensure that they can fly over the Atlantic.
Immediately after the first C-17B landed, it was guided by ground personnel and taxied to the take-off tarmac.
Two FOS fighters from K1 replaced the American pilots, and the first group of retreating FOS fighters were ready to go when the transport plane was refueled, and then boarded the plane.
Because thousands of women and children have already arrived at LaGuardia airport, the U.S. military has not acted rashly.
Ten minutes later, the first C-17B pulled up from the runway at LaGuardia Airport, rose into the night sky, and flew straight east toward the Atlantic Ocean.
(To be continued)