When the Ebola virus outbreak was confirmed, the U.S. military base in Japan immediately activated the emergency plan, sealing off all major U.S. military bases, prohibiting U.S. soldiers from entering and leaving the bases, and conducting physical examinations on all soldiers to prevent an outbreak. Since Aum Shinrikyo did not carry out any biological and chemical attacks against the US military, the US military did not suffer much, only two unlucky guys were infected with the virus when they went to have fun, and they were quickly controlled by the US military medical officers, so the Ebola virus did not spread widely in the US military base.

U.S. soldiers wearing thick three-guard uniforms are holding M16s on the perimeter of the base, just like in wartime, anyone who tries to get close to the base, no matter who it is, the U.S. soldiers are authorized to use their weapons to prevent them from entering the base.

The commander of the base said on the radio that they were already behind enemy lines, and that the enemy was the terrible Ebola virus, and that they had to be very careful to deal with this critical situation. At the same time, the US military base in Japan also requested the mainland to temporarily leave Japan, where the virus is rampant, and temporarily withdraw its defenses.

The US Department of Defense gave instructions on this request, agreeing that a part of the US military should temporarily withdraw from Japan, mainly the Navy and Marine Corps, and that the USS Washington and its aircraft carrier battle group would temporarily leave the mooring anchorage of Yokosuka and enter the Pacific Ocean, and that they would not be able to immediately return to the US mainland, and would not even be allowed to dock at Guam and Hawaii, and that the fleet would be observed at sea for more than 40 days and thoroughly disinfected to ensure that there was no Ebola virus before they could move to other bases.

After the US Air Force went through quarantine, it was transferred from the Japanese mainland to Futenma and other bases in Okinawa, and after arriving at the Okinawa base, they will face a long-term quarantine, but the US pilots are already very satisfied with being able to get out of the four most dangerous islands in Japan.

However, the US military cannot withdraw all US troops, after all, it is necessary to show Japan that the United States is still living and dying with Japan at this time, so the army will withdraw in batches, and keep a part of the US troops stationed at the bases stationed in Japan, but ensure strict health standards, and try not to have contact with any Japanese officials and civilians to reduce the possibility of contracting the virus.

Durand, the captain of the USS George Washington, looked at the fleet sailing on the vast ocean and couldn't help sighing: "The luck of our US military has really been bad recently, the base on the South Korean side has just been lost, and Japan has to evacuate because of an inexplicable virus outbreak, which is really incredible!" ”

Ship XO (Executive-Officer, executive commander, equivalent to deputy captain, similar to ship's political commissar) Manegin said: "Maybe this is another incident caused by the Chinese!" ”

Captain Durand smiled, but scoffed at this, everyone knows the horror of the Ebola virus, and he does not believe that the Chinese can be crazy enough to use this virus to trap Japan, and the purpose is to force away the US Seventh Fleet. There is too much suspense in this, and there is no way to sort it out for a while, but if you say that the Chinese are the main messengers behind the scenes, it is inevitably a bit too conspiracy theory.

It's just that the culprit in this matter is really Chinese, and his name is Qi Yiming.

There are several elements needed to get this done: the reality is that there must be a vaccine for the Ebola virus, which can fundamentally control the virus and not have a devastating impact on the world, and secondly, there is a huge potential in Japan that can spread the virus simultaneously. It will be difficult for the United States to accomplish both of these points, and the resources that China will need to spend to meet these estimates will be enormous, and it is questionable whether the actual output will be able to break even.

The captain and XO chatted with each other, and the mood was generally relatively relaxed. Their people have basically escaped the dangerous Ebola virus, and all kinds of facilities, materials and personnel on the ship have been quarantined, and now they cannot dock at any port, just for safety reasons. They only need to drift at sea for more than a month as they normally would, and then they can go to land to relax.

XO Mangin said: "I don't know where the Pacific Fleet command will assign us in the future, I hope it will be Hawaii instead of Guam, at least there are more things to play in Hawaii, haha." ”

"I heard the rumors that they might be planning to send us to Subic Naval Base in the Philippines, which has been renovated and expanded since 1991 to achieve at least two-thirds of Yokosuka's mooring and support capabilities, and to become an important fulcrum for us in the southwest Pacific," said Captain Durand. ”

Mangin said with a smile: "I'm afraid it's also an important fulcrum to contain China, now the South China Sea we and our allies have always been regarded as international waters, free navigation, but in fact, the Chinese Navy and the Chinese Coast Guard have established regular patrol law enforcement there, even if the Chinese do not claim that the waters completely belong to them, but China's fist is there, needless to say, others dare not make a mistake." ”

Durand sighed: "Originally, everyone thought that the Soviet Union had fallen, the pattern of a unipolar world had been established, and the United States would lead the world. However, I did not expect that our former allies had developed great strength, and in terms of strength in all aspects, China was even stronger than the Soviet Union at that time. Moreover, unlike the Soviet Union, China did not develop these military capabilities by overdrawing its economy and national strength, but developed it in a very planned manner according to the growth of the national economy. ”

"Anyway, we set up an aircraft carrier fleet in Japan and the Philippines, which is the best deterrent for China, and I am afraid that China itself also understands its current position, and does not challenge us on the surface, but only secretly makes some moves. Moreover, China is growing, the United States is also growing, we have a higher starting point and a more solid foundation, China is the catch-up, and it is by no means easy to surpass us. ”

Durand said: "Many think tanks and strategists in China are urging the White House to introduce a containment policy against China as soon as possible, and the name rebalancing has become known to more and more people." I don't think that's a good thing, we just got out of a cold war, and there's no reason to start the next cold war with a stronger opponent because we want to stay the number one in the world. ”

Manegin shook his head and said: "This is impossible, the United States has had a strong initiative and desire to compete since the day it was founded, she does not dare to be silent and backward, and we will not allow others to follow behind." ”

Durand shook his head and said: "From the 18th century to the 19th century, the United States has always succumbed to the obscenity of the British Empire. ”

But Mangin said proudly: "But now is the 21st century, and the United States will never return to the state it used to be." ”

Durand smiled wryly: "I hope so." ”

At this moment, the fleet's radar detected an anomaly in the air, "Sir, we have detected two aircraft approaching us in the airspace about 300 nautical miles away, with a speed exceeding the speed of sound, judging that they are fighters. It is impossible to tell whether it is a friendly army or a fighter plane of another country. ”

When Durand heard this, he immediately cheered up: "According to the rules of operation, take off the fighter plane to intercept!" ”

Manegin and several officers checked the navigation records and said to Duland: "If it is our fighter, we should receive the news in advance, and the Japanese fighter is even more impossible." The only possibility is China's aircraft carriers! ”

Durand asked: "China's aircraft carriers?" Do they have aircraft carriers around here? ”

"Yes, the records show that the conventionally powered medium-sized aircraft carrier Liaoning, which China bought from Ukraine, was conducting far-sea training in this sea area during this period, accompanied by a cruiser, a destroyer, a frigate, a supply ship and an attack nuclear submarine."

"Really? I remember that the carrier-based aircraft on the Soviet-made aircraft carrier should be the Su-33, right? ”

Mangin explained: "To be precise, the J-15, which is reproduced on the basis of the Su-33, is highly close to the Su-33 in appearance, with only slight differences. Because the Chinese did not put a catapult on the aircraft carrier, only the J-15 was able to perform tasks on it. Under normal circumstances, such aircraft cannot fight with full fuel and ammunition. ”

Durand said: "I remember that the Navy magazine analyzed that the Chinese mainly use this kind of fighter for fleet air defense, and if they only carry air-to-air missiles, they can still be full of fuel and ammunition." The main means of attack of the Chinese aircraft carrier fleet still relies on the A-11 (Qiang-7). ”

The random American aircraft carrier captain said: "This is a good opportunity, we know the red Tomcat used by the Chinese, but we don't know their J-15, let the boys cheer up, we have a good understanding of these fighters from the former Soviet Union, including electromagnetic signals and flight performance, we have to master." No one knows whether there will be a conflict between the United States and China, but the side with the most information is undoubtedly the most advantageous. ”

"Yes, sir!"

The USS George Washington immediately took off two F-18C/D fighters and flew towards the Chinese fighter planes that were on a mission. The two J-15s are actually on a training mission, guarding the outermost air defense ring of the fleet. When they also detected the presence of American fighters, the two sides tacitly did not communicate, but started a game of companionship.

Two F-18 Hornets that caught up attempted to bite the tails of the two J-15 Flying Sharks, but soon found themselves unable to keep up with the performance of the two Flying Sharks. But in terms of power and weight, the F-18 is a medium-sized fighter, while the J-15 is a heavy fighter, and two WS-10 engines with a maximum thrust of 155 kN can completely blow up the F-404 of the Hornet. Almost the two flying sharks did not use any complicated maneuvers, just pure low-tech hovering, relying on their excellent power to get rid of and bite the bumblebee.

The hunter became the prey in an instant!