"Political Commissar Zhang, the helicopter in front reported that four suspicious ships heading from southwest to northwest were spotted 10 nautical miles southwest of Tsushima Island, and according to the route, it is likely that the US fleet is heading from the direction of Kagoshima to Busan, South Korea." In the combat command room of the HQ501 battleship, Captain Andrei, who was tall and dressed in the uniform of a Chinese Navy colonel, stared at the console and said in somewhat stiff Chinese to Senior Colonel Zhang Tiezhu, the political commissar of the HQ501 destroyer standing aside.

"Ha Shao, come to life! Lao An, go up and stop them. Political Commissar Zhang Tiezhu said excitedly.

Andrei then ordered two helicopters carrying out anti-submarine reconnaissance in front, one to continue the anti-submarine alert, and the other to follow and reconnoiter this suspicious fleet.

As the flagship of this fleet, the destroyer HQ501 rushed to the front, leading the missile destroyer HQ502 and two "Dreadnought"-class missile frigates to rush towards these four suspicious ships in a battle formation that could give full play to the power of artillery fire in the sea column.

"I am Z-501, reporting to the mothership, and it has been determined that at 129 degrees 31 minutes east longitude and 35 degrees 28 minutes north latitude, there is a small destroyer formation of 3 American Fletcher-class destroyers and 1 large supply ship, which is heading in the direction of Busan, South Korea, at a speed of 21 knots."

"Order them to stop moving and drop anchor in place. They were asked about the name of the ship and the port of departure, the port of destination and the cargo on board the supply vessel. Pay attention to the enemy's anti-aircraft fire attack. "Colonel Andrei, gave the order to the crew of the helicopter No. 501.

The Soviet Mi-4 helicopter was converted from a Soviet Mi-4 helicopter and the No. 501 helicopter tracked and circled over the U.S. fleet, and constantly sent inquiries to the U.S. fleet below through international channels.

The No. 501 helicopter hovered at low altitude and blew up gusts of wind that blew the hats of the sailors on the deck of the American destroyer into the sea. It attracted a burst of scolding from these sailors: "**you! pushingmetoofar！ (You're a fucking bully).

Although the American Fletcher-class destroyer is a World War II destroyer, it also has very strong firepower after continuous modifications, and the ship is equipped with five single-barreled 127 mm high-level dual-purpose guns; 1-2 533-mm torpedo tubes in 5 units; 3 twin 40-mm "Bofors" machine guns; 7-10 single-barreled 20-mm "Erikon" machine guns.

No matter how powerful the firepower is, you can't joke with your life when you are angry, and you have to carry out the orders of your boss. Colonel Hilson, who served as the commander of the US fleet, received orders not to take the initiative to provoke the Chinese, to fight back in self-defense if necessary, not to allow the Chinese to board the ship for inspection, and to detour if encountering the blockade of the [***] ship, or to return to the port of departure.

The reason why the United States issued such an order was to deploy nuclear missiles in south Korea in accordance with the spirit of the meeting of the US National Security Council as a strategic test to see how China would react. Although they are well aware that China and the United States are likely to face a serious military conflict on the Korean Peninsula again, after all, the United States still does not want another war with China on China's doorstep, let alone a nuclear war when it is at a disadvantage. I didn't fight more than 10 years ago, and now I can't beat it. If it weren't for the unilateral nuclear threat of China's nuclear submarines, the United States would not have taken this risk and pulled this egg.

In the face of the questioning of this rampant Chinese helicopter, Colonel Hilson, an "old man" who had gone through the Korean War, still had the attitude of being able to answer or trying to answer as cooperatively.

"They are the 12th Destroyer Squadron of the 43rd Destroyer Detachment of the 7th U.S. Fleet," Helicopter 501 reported to his mothership again, "Their three destroyers are DD-673 Hickox and DD-664 Richard P. Leary and DD-631 Elborn. But they didn't slow down and kept going. ”

"Again, they must stop moving, drop anchor in place, and be inspected. Otherwise, the consequences are serious. And it is up to them to take all the responsibility. Captain Andrei finally admonished: "After the notice, you leave their anti-aircraft fire airspace." ”

Twelve nautical miles west of the Falklands, Andrey's HQ501 and HQ502 missile destroyers, as well as two Dreadnought-class missile frigates, intercepted the U.S. destroyer squadron led by Colonel Hilson.

"I am Colonel Andrei of the Red Navy of the Far East Fleet of the Chinese People's Liberation Army, we were ordered to block the Tsushima Strait and inspect passing ships, and I hope that the commander of the 43rd Destroyer Squadron of the 12th Destroyer Detachment of the 7th US Fleet will cooperate with our actions, stop moving, and drop anchor on the spot. Accept our inspections. Do not try to disobey My counsel to you. ”

During the Korean War, Captain Captain Hilson of the USS Richard P. Leary, he was a staff officer to the operational command of the USS Garrison, the frigate of the USS Philippine aircraft carrier in the U.S. Task Force 95 aircraft carrier fleet. He had personally witnessed the tragic scene of the USS Philippine and the USS Sicily, which were carrying out combat missions there in the western bay of Korea, not far from his present day, at 39 degrees 45 minutes north latitude and 125 degrees 41 minutes east longitude, when the aircraft carrier "Philippines" and the "Sicily" escort aircraft carrier, which were on combat duty at that time, were buried at the bottom of the sea in less than an hour.

In response to the warning of the Chinese fleet on the opposite side, Colonel Hilson, the supreme commander of the 12th Destroyer Squadron of the 43rd Destroyer Detachment of the 7th US Fleet, did not dare to show the slightest contempt and neglect, and issued an order to the entire fleet, protect the supply ships, turn right with the fleet, and sail to the Falklands Island

The twin 130-mm guns on the destroyer HQ501 carried out a warning shelling 500 meters in front of the retreat route of the 12th US destroyer squadron.

Colonel Hilson looked at the four Chinese warships and the Mi-4 helicopter converted from Mi-4 helicopters in the sky, which were keeping a distance of 10 to 12 nautical miles from the front and right sides of his fleet. In the end, he gave up the idea of retreating to Yuben. Because he knew it was already impossible. Unless today there is a desperate battle with the Chinese fleet. He now has the right to do so by ordinance and order. But is there a chance of winning? Will the squadron of destroyers he led stay here forever like the aircraft carrier "Philippine" and the escort aircraft carrier "Sicily" 12 years ago, and he really doesn't know how to deal with the current situation at this time.

"Boom, boom, boom" three more shells landed in front of the destroyer USS Richard P. Leary, which was traveling in the forefront, and the most recent one landed less than 100 meters on the starboard side of the destroyer Richard P. Leary. The water droplets from the explosion splashed on the glass of Colonel Hilson's command room, and the threatening shelling gave him a sensation that was far more shocking than actual combat. There is not so much time to think about it, maybe the next shelling of these irrational Chinese will fall on the bridge of their own destroyer. He immediately ordered the fleet to stop moving, prepare for battle, and remain vigilant.

Then the signal light on the destroyer USS Richard P. Leary, the flagship of the 12th U.S. Destroyer Squadron, went out: "The U.S. Navy salutes the Chinese Red Navy, don't open fire, we agree to drop anchor, and the commanders of the two sides meet." "Electrical signal".

The destroyer HQ501 also replied with an "electrical signal": "Colonel Andrei of the Chinese Red Navy salutes the commander of the destroyer squadron of the US Navy and invites him to meet with the destroyer HQ501." ”

Three destroyers and one supply ship of the 12th Destroyer Squadron of the 43rd Destroyer Detachment of the 7th US Fleet were forced to anchor 10 nautical miles west of the Falklands. But they were also combat-ready, and the artillery was always aimed at Chinese warships.

Colonel Hilson, the supreme commander of the American destroyer squadron, came to the destroyer HQ501 in a dinghy on the ship. He boarded the HQ501 destroyer from the suspension ladder and looked at the destroyer very professionally.

China's No. HQ501 destroyer, is the Soviet Union Hao class (Type 07) destroyer, this destroyer is the Soviet Union before World War II imitation of the Italian destroyer design of a torpedo as the main weapon of the mine-strike ship, the first was built on September 4, 1941, was named "Kokang", in World War II served as the flagship of the Soviet Pacific Fleet. The standard displacement is 1425 tons, and the full load displacement is 1661.5 tons. This Hao-class (Type 07) destroyer is 103.2 meters long, 10.8 meters wide, 3.19 meters draft, powered by two 12PA68TC diesel engines, each with a power of 8000 horsepower, speed: 26 knots, range: 7200 kilometers, and the establishment is, 190 people belong to the same class as the American Fletcher-class destroyers.

But this destroyer has undergone a large-scale modification by the Chinese, and it is equipped with 1 4-pack anti-ship missile launcher, and the range of the missile is not clear. A twin-mounted 130-mm main gun, the firing range is not clear, but judging from the shelling situation just now, it is at least more than 16 kilometers, and two groups of 40-barrel shipborne 122-mm rocket launchers are added in the middle of the warship. 6 twin 37 mm high-level dual-purpose guns, the effective range is unclear, there is a helicopter lifting platform in the stern, and the big flat on the bridge is something, it should be radar, but how can radar be like this

"Mr. Colonel, please come with me." A Slavic soldier dressed in the captain's uniform of the Chinese Navy spoke to him in English, interrupting his prying eyes.

The firepower of this Chinese destroyer is too fucking too powerful, and the powerful is a bit perverted, and Colonel Hilson secretly congratulated himself on the wise decision he had just made, saving himself and the lives of hundreds of people in the fleet.

Colonel Hilson followed the Chinese captain to the officers' canteen aboard the HQ501 destroyer, where the Slavic captain introduced him to the political commissar of the HQ501, Senior Colonel Zhang Tiezhu, and Captain Andrei, who were sitting in the cafeteria.

Colonel Hilson glanced at Zhang Tiezhu, looked at the epaulettes on his shoulders, and saluted Zhang Tiezhu with a beautiful [***] salute. Introducing himself: "Hunter. Hilson, Commander of the 12th Destroyer Squadron, 7th Destroyer Squadron, 43rd Destroyer Detachment, U.S. Navy, hereby pays high tribute to Mr. Commodore General! At the same time, allow me, on behalf of the United States, to protest against the impolite behaviour of you and your subordinates, whose shelling of the ships of a permanent member of the United Nations and a nuclear Power on the high seas is a very unfriendly act and at the same time a very dangerous act

Zhang Tiezhu looked at Colonel Hilson with great contempt, interrupted him, and said sarcastically, "Mr. Colonel, it seems that you have wronged you a little as a small fleet commander. I think the position of the president of the United States is more suitable for you. ”

Zhang Tiezhu didn't want to talk to this American, he continued: "I think these tasteless words, you should keep them and wait for you to run for president of the United States." I am just a soldier, and what I know is to faithfully perform the duties that a soldier should perform and the mission of defending national security. I do not accept your so-called protest, we have been ordered to stop your fleet and inspect it to see if it contains nuclear weapons and delivery vehicles that pose a threat to China's strategic security. As for your home sea of the high seas, it has nothing to do with me that you are a long-term member or a short-term member. We have warned you again and again, but you have turned a deaf ear to our words, so we have to express your uncooperative behavior in a way that is easier for you to understand. ”

Colonel Hilson took a sip of the tea on the table, moistened his throat, which was about to smoke due to nervousness, and put on a heroic look very stiffly, and said in a bluff: "In this case, I will also tell you that we are also soldiers, and we have received an order from our superiors that you are not allowed to go on the US warship to conduct any inspections. You are to check that it is impossible to allow your boots to be put on the territory of the United States of America unless you have a directive personally signed by the commander of the U.S. Navy's 7th Fleet allowing you to board the ship. ”

"Well, Colonel Hilson, I appreciate your frankness. We already know each other's true intentions, and our meeting can be over. Zhang Tiezhu stood up and said very solemnly, "Ten minutes after you return to your ship, we will punish you for this uncooperative behavior until you sincerely invite us to board your mobile territory." Captain Vasily, please see off the guests on my behalf. ”。

What kind of meeting is this, this is purely a naked threat of war, it is purely an ultimatum, and Colonel Hilson is very angry at this arrogant attitude of China.

(To be continued)