President Obama didn't even know the name of the little man, but that didn't prevent him from taking his advice. Immediately pointed at the man: "I authorize you to be in charge of the negotiations, and you can report directly to me if there is any progress or change." ”

"Yes! Mr. President! ”

The Secretary of State, Vice President and others can't stand it, and when it comes to such a big matter as the face of the United States, how can they casually entrust a small person who is not in the flow to take the role? Then where will we put the face of the executives and dignitaries!

At that moment, the Secretary of State coughed and interjected: "Mr. President, I think this matter is still open to discussion, the other side may not really dare to sink our warship!" Maybe they just fought back in order to break out of our blockade. ”

Chief of Naval Operations snorted coldly: "What's the difference between hitting an American battleship and sinking it?!" We warned countries that an attack on our warships would be tantamount to provoking war, and that has already been done. The United States cannot but make stern statements, otherwise it will surely become the laughing stock of all countries! Mr. President, I don't think there is much point in negotiating now, the priority is to mobilize more forces to completely take out that damn battleship, and then uproot the forces behind them! ”

President Obama's face became more and more unsightly. However, he is black, and he has been old and decrepit over the years, so no matter how he changes color, it will not be particularly obvious.

He has a special fire in his heart, it seems that these guys don't take their president's opinion too seriously!

How could he not have known how serious the consequences of the shelling of his own warships were? That could be equated to 911, where a war had to be waged to quell national anger. Otherwise. He, the president, has to step down.

But he has to make the right decisions and gestures. In any case, trying to save the 300 or so naval officers and men on that warship was forced to do so by American propaganda that valued human life. Otherwise, if he really adopts the opinion of the Chief of Naval Operations and takes the primary purpose of killing the opponent's warship at any cost, but because of this, all the destroyers are killed, he will be in real trouble!

At this time when the United States is under attack by war, Obama can be arbitrarily decided according to the full force granted by the Constitution.

Thereupon. He just glared at the two senior bureaucrats fiercely, and stared at the little man firmly: "What are you doing in a daze?" Every minute, our battleships are in danger of being sunk! Go get done! ”

The little man bureaucrat had no choice but to slap his eyes at his boss on the side, and he stood up happily to answer the order.

The boss was definitely a qualified bureaucrat, and without saying a word, he immediately changed his camp, rushed up and dragged the little man to unceremoniously snatch the lead: "We immediately call the special line of the White House to contact each other, and the specific wording should be arranged like this." ”

The little man's plan to show his face in front of the president fell through in an instant, and needless to say, the head work must be robbed by the boss. However, this is the norm in officialdom, as long as there is a benefit, no one will let go of the opportunity to snatch it. He was not directly left behind, and he was able to reap a little benefit from it. It's already pretty good.

There was no better way, and the buzz of discussion filled the room, and the liaison work that took place in the adjacent room reached the ears of everyone present at any time.

It has to be said that the Americans' technological sophistication is not covered, and they used the ubiquitous satellite communication links to forcibly contact the "Kenya" in the blink of an eye, and then the little bureaucrat took a deep breath nervously and said the words that had been carefully prepared and polished by his superiors.

I heard Captain Nelson's London accent on the other side: "Your words are too late, just now we hit another shell, and it seems to have a very good effect." ”

"What?!"

The petty bureaucracy was blindfolded at that time, Nima is too coincidental, right? We just lowered our posture for peace talks, and you gave our warship a heavy blow first, is this a sincere slap in the face or what?

President Obama was so angry that he almost flipped the table on the spot!

Is there any mistake, Lao Tzu finally resisted the pressure of the rule that "the US government does not negotiate with terrorists" to make such a decision that undermines dignity, and if you don't cooperate, forget it, and give Lao Tzu a slap in the face - this is the rhythm of pinching to death!

The bureaucrat who was about to steal the credit didn't say a word, cut off the phone, and turned back to Obama and changed his words: "Your Excellency, I don't think there is any need to talk about it anymore, the United States absolutely cannot bear such humiliation!" I propose that aircraft carriers and long-range bombers should be dispatched to completely kill them! ”

Oba Ox had a gloomy face, and he didn't say anything for a long time.

The Chief of Naval Operations asked Captain Stanley to call Captain Stanley directly, and a noisy voice came from the speakerphone in the hands-free state: "Mr. Secretary, Mr. President, our ship's power system has been seriously damaged, and it is no longer possible to escape the pursuit of the enemy ship." But we will definitely fight the enemy to the end together with all the officers and men, and we will definitely not disgrace the honor of the US Navy! ”

The minister glanced at Obacow and said in a deep voice: "Mr. President, I hope you can come back safely, and the task of annihilating the enemy can be left to others." Colonel, I suggest. ”

The microphone suddenly made a loud noise, and communication was interrupted.

In the prompt sound of "Dududu", everyone's faces changed, and bad thoughts surged in their hearts.

The only thing that can interrupt communication is an attack with incredible power. Was it a bombshell that hit again? How many more such blows can a warship with weak protection withstand? That doesn't look good!

Their fears are not unfounded, and the situation on the scene is indeed worse than imagined!

In the middle of the call, the "Kenya", which had warmed its hands, showed amazing efficiency and hit the maneuvering destroyer with another salvo. A heavy armor-piercing projectile penetrated the root of the bridge in a horizontal manner, and under the kinetic energy of Pang Pei, the armor-piercing power that was enough to open a big hole for the battleship was fully exerted! In addition to the steel body and Kevlar lining, the walls of several layers of cabins were shattered in succession, and finally exploded fiercely!

The effect of this shell was so amazing that it not only completely destroyed many cabins in the affected area, but also shattered the people and equipment inside. The radar installed at an angle on one side was blown up. Some of the debris flew around, and a bunch of important cables were cut. The losses are simply immeasurable!

In addition, the previous shot of the broken propeller hit the next door of the power compartment against the waterline, and the explosion caused an LM2500 main engine to lie on its stomach, and the entire destroyer was already scarred, with water on the side, thick smoke billowing and a heat wave.

The most fatal thing was a serious reduction in speed, a sharp drop in maneuverability. It is difficult to make high-speed agile maneuvers to evade. Now even if he is allowed to run away in a straight line at full speed, he can't do it, which is facing the pursuit of battleships in battle, which can be called dead and lifeless!

The continuous bombardment and explosion caused serious damage to the destroyer as a whole, many sealed passages were damaged, and choking smoke filled the ventilation system. The CIC was also affected, and many people were unstable on their feet because of the explosion, fell or bumped into each other, and were so smoked that they had to temporarily wear gas masks.

This is a dilemma that the US Navy has not faced in fifty years, and they don't even know how to deal with it. Captain Stanley has been taught by his ancestors. But those theories were not used for the first twenty years, and now they can't be picked up temporarily.

However, he always remained firm in his heart. The US Navy will never give in to the enemy!

Taking a sharp breath through his gas mask, he took it off vigorously and shouted to the whole ship: "Colleagues, I'm sorry to bring you into such a difficult predicament, I believe you all know as well as I do, this time we are very likely to be damaged with the battleship." However, we are the brave and fearless US Navy, we represent the dignity of the world's most powerful free country, and we cannot give in to the shameless thugs, only fight to the end! Therefore, I ask you to join me in the decisive battle against the enemy! God bless America! ”

After saying that, he shouted at all the officers of the CIC with panicked faces: "Shoot out all the missiles and torpedoes!" The battleship turned its rudder to the left and bombarded them with naval guns! ”

It's going to be desperate!

There was a look of despair in the eyes of many people, but no one jumped out to question the captain's decision. The soldiers' sense of honor and mission makes them never say words begging for mercy. Surrender? The rest of my life will be spent in remorse and humiliation, and it will be a terrible future.

Therefore, Stanley's order elicited a neat, fierce emotional response, and his solemn faces were full of determination and determination, and he moved as fast as he could.

The whole destroyer was like a goddess scattering flowers, and the fireworks were constantly spewing upwards from the front and rear sides! At the maximum allowable value of the fire control channel, all the remaining missiles were launched, and after hundreds of meters on the top of the destroyer, they bent abruptly, and swarmed towards the battleship "Kenya" along their own specific trajectories!

Captain Nelson is now also in a frenzied euphoria that he has not had in his life, ignoring the light spots and piercing warnings on the screen, staring at the radar detection data without blinking, steadily controlling the three main turrets, and bombarding them with fierce salvos!

Yang Hao used the "Yan Huang Ding" on both sides to show the saints, the one who was developing a development conference in his country to exonerate himself, and the one who kept jumping to block anti-ship missiles and torpedoes, and the one who was busy was very happy.

The Americans desperately shot the last cruise missiles and rocket-boosted torpedoes, but they were blocked by the steel plates he thrown.

However, the impact caused by the explosion caused the battleship to roll violently, resulting in the destruction of the main gun input elements and the set angle of fire, and the counterattack speed was greatly slowed down. So much so that in the next few minutes, the speed of the return fire dropped significantly.

Fortunately, the Americans did not have many missiles and torpedoes left, and they all shot out recklessly, and after the final explosion boiled, the battleship that rushed out of the billowing smoke looked as if it had been reborn from the ashes, but it was full of desperate ferocity!

Only fragments of 127mm shells were still hammering this side firmly, but the damage that could be caused was already pitiful, and the results were negligible.

Nelson was not in a hurry or impatient, and steadily controlled the battleship to prepare for two consecutive volleys, hitting the enemy ship with two armor-piercing shells one after another, opening a big hole in the bow and the middle shipbuilding, and completely paralyzing its last combat effectiveness!

Subsequently, he shouted through the public channel: "The battleships on the other side, the American soldiers, you have lost all your armaments, and we have won this battle." Now, please give up your useless resistance and abandon your ship. ”

He comes from a traditional family that is extremely honor-oriented, and the navy is very concerned about the traditional respect for the opponent's arms, and in this situation, it is impossible to do anything to kill the enemy who has no power to fight back. However, the opposing ships had to be sunk, and that was the necessary result of their attack.

To be able to do this step is to be called benevolent and righteous.

On the destroyer, Captain Stanley broadcast his voice to the whole ship, facing the young faces with different expressions in the CIC, he was silent for a moment, then turned to Edward and said, "TAO, you will take over all the command of the ship and lead everyone to abandon the ship." ”

Edward was taken aback, he was shouting that he was going to fight to the end just now, why did he change his mind in a blink of an eye?

Stanley didn't ask him any questions at all, let alone give any explanation, and immediately turned around and strode back to the captain's room.

Edward hesitated for only a few seconds, then suddenly came to his senses and exclaimed, "Captain, don't do anything stupid!" ”

He chased after him, but as soon as he reached the door, he heard a dull gunshot from inside! Captain Stanley killed himself by swallowing a gun!

"Captain!"

With tears in their eyes, Edward and the other officers who came with him raised their hands solemnly in salute.

They knew that the captain was using his own death as an excuse to make life for everyone. All the blame will be borne on the shoulders of the dead man, and those who survive will not be punished for it. Such resoluteness and courage are indeed awe-inspiring.

Edward suppressed his anger and announced to everyone: "Abandon ship and leave immediately, you all remember that today's blood debt must be recovered no matter what!" ”

Not knowing how much time the other party could leave on his side, Edward replied to Captain Nelson, "We agree to abandon ship, but it will take a little time to take the bodies of all the fallen soldiers." ”

Captain Nelson was in a complicated mood and said dryly, "You have fifteen minutes. But until then, turn off all the power. ”

The destroyer slowly stopped, and all the surviving American troops hurried to lower their lifeboats and give priority to the casualties. The rest of the men either risked being overloaded and boarded inflatable rubber boats, or jumped into the water in life jackets and swam far away from the battleship.

At the end of the fifteen-minute countdown, the "Kenya" slowly approached a position less than 10 kilometers away from the enemy ship, and all the ship's guns were aimed at the target horizontally, and opened fire with a bang, smashing the shells accurately on the dilapidated destroyer.

This time, all of them were replaced with high-explosive shells, which can still easily tear through the armor with kinetic energy, and can bring terrible damage regardless of whether it is close or hit! After a few rounds, the hull that had been torn apart was finally finished, heavily flooded, and slowly sank to the bottom of the sea.

The Kenya then turned around and sailed away.

In Washington, the news of the sinking of the battleship and the suicide of the captain silenced all the bigwigs for a moment, and President Obama pouted and shouted coldly: "Launch a global unlimited strike against the forces of the suspected enemy!" I don't care what you do, I have to kill them all! (To be continued......)