Chapter 358: Achilles' heel
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After sinking seven cargo ships, the "Star City" once again emphasized that it would destroy all ships that tried to break through the blockade line. With the bloody reality of the previous seven cargo ships www.biquge.info no planes or ships in Australia would dare to break through this extremely dangerous blockade line.
Australia's major airports are crowded with people who want to leave Australia, but unfortunately, all flights out of Australia have been suspended, and they have no way to leave Australia.
Australia's ports and wharves are crowded with people who want to leave by boat, and no ship dares to risk being sunk to carry these people away.
The air and sea routes have been blocked, and all personnel are not allowed to leave Australia. Australia's seaports are already full of all sorts of mineral resources waiting to be transported. If these mineral resources are not transported in time, it will be fatal for Australian companies, and their failure to pay the high liquidated damages attached to the goods in time will make their enterprises go bankrupt.
As a result, these enterprises are on pins and needles, and they are immersed in the torment of life and death all day long. They even have plans to transport these mineral resources even at the risk of their lives, and they do not believe that a small "starry city" can completely block all of Australia's air and sea lanes.
Although these companies have plans to risk their lives, none of the cargo ships are willing to risk their lives to help them transport their mineral resources. Now even those fishing boats in the coastal waters do not dare to go to sea anymore, these fishing boats have long heard of the cruelty of the "Star City" against the Philippine fishing boats, and now they have seen with their own eyes the "Star City" to sink the cargo ship that broke through the customs. They were unconsciously frightened by the tough attitude of the "Starry Sky City", and they no longer dared to go out to sea to fish at this sensitive time.
The "Star City" decided to besiege Australia, and the Australian side immediately suffered huge economic losses. Now not only can their domestic mineral resources not be transported out for money, but even the goods necessary for Australia cannot be transported from outside, and the ships that transport goods to Australia are all far away from this dangerous sea, for fear of being sunk by the "Star City".
Not only is Australia unable to transport goods, but the flow of people is gradually stagnating. If the lockdown continues, then Australia's economy will collapse completely, like the Philippines.
Once Australia's economy collapses, then the "Star City" will win without a fight and easily get the results they want. And the people in China will definitely rise up in rebellion after facing the reality of a sharp decline in living standards, and then oust the current Australian political axe.
The "City of Stars" has been scheming for a long time, and the blockade of Australia's sea and air passages was very swift, and it began within 30 hours of the looting and burning incident, and in such a short period of time, Australia's staunch ally, the United States, did not react at all. The U.S. Congress is still meeting to discuss, but the partisanship in the U.S. is too serious, and after a series of meetings and quarrels, it has never been able to come up with a solution to the Australian crisis. They only came out and voiced their disagreement after the sinking of a cargo ship in Australian waters.
The lightning action of the "Starry Sky City" caused the United States, a country that pays attention to open-minded voting in everything, to lose its previous quick response, and created a fait accompli of the "Starry Sky City" blockade of Australia's sea and air passages.
And Australia, which has been blockaded by the "City of Stars", has no way to deal with the fierce offensive of the fierce "City of Stars", and in addition, they have not been able to wait for the United States to provide them with support in the actual sense, so in such a time when no one can clearly see that the future will develop like this, the hearts of Australian leaders have begun to become cold.
After its own sea and air passages were blocked by the "Starry Sky City," the Australian military did not take the initiative to attack and wanted to destroy all the planes of the "Starry Sky City" blocking their sea and air passages. However, although their air force is equipped with the same advanced aircraft as the US military, it still has more than one generation difference with the planes of the "Star City".
After the Australian Air Force chose to attack, it was simply impossible to detect where the planes of the "Star City" were hiding along the way. However, when these planes were about to approach the actual blockade line of the "Starry Sky City," a fire dragon suddenly appeared in front of their planes, and this fire dragon swept two hundred meters in front of their planes, causing the Australians on the planes to turn pale in fright.
Because the Australians had seen it at such a close distance, it was a barrage of shells that had just flown in front of their plane. But they didn't know who was attacking them, except that the shells were being fired from the sky above them, because the sky in front of them was empty. Looking at the attack route of the other party just now, it was obvious that he was warning them, otherwise, as long as the shell fire dragon shook slightly, their plane would be hit and crashed.
Then these planes suddenly received a communication request, this communication was sent by the "Star City", in this communication to warn these Australian pilots, saying that their planes are about to enter the blockade line, let them return immediately, otherwise once they enter the blockade line, they will be destroyed immediately, the shells just fired are just a warning, and the words will not be so polite.
The planes immediately reported what they had encountered, and then they received orders to return. So the planes immediately turned around and began to return home, and the moment they began to return home, the Australian pilots breathed a long sigh of relief. Just now, the dangerous situation where you can't see others, but others can attack you, made them feel scared for a while, and now leaving there is like leaving the ghost gate.
After the Australian planes that flew in the sky were stopped from returning home, the Australian warships that were testing the sea were also blocked from the air. After a few electromagnetic cannon shells hit the sea water next to the warships, and the violent explosion caused the warships to jolt up and down, left and right, they also received a warning from the "starry sky city". So they also asked for instructions from the rear, and began to return to the Australian military port.
After all the attempts by the Australian side to test the blockade line of the "Star City" failed, Australian planes and ships no longer dared to appear near the blockade line.
On the fourth day of the lockdown of Australia in the "Starry Sky City", the U.S. Congress, which had been bickering constantly, finally stopped squabbling in view of the perilous situation facing Australia and was about to reach an aid package.
In the White House, the president's office, several people are sitting at the table, discussing the crisis facing Australia.
"Mr. President, the situation is now very urgent, and you need to make a decision immediately." This was stated by the new Secretary of State.
"How did they discuss?" The newly inaugurated black president asked.
"There seems to be a consensus on the part of Congress that it has decided to send troops to help Australia fight against the "starry city" and maintain the balance of power in the region. The female secretary of state said.
"General Vicky, what do you think our chances are if we send troops to help Australia?" The black president began consulting the new Secretary of Defense.
"With all due respect, Mr. President. If we are ready to use military means to intervene in the conflict between the "starry city" and Australia, then we, the United States, will not have the slightest chance of winning. General Vicky said.
"General Vicky, why do you say that?" The black president asked.
"Mr. President, you also know that the United States today is not the United States of five years ago. After experiencing a small war with the "Star City" in the Middle East, we not only lost two fully equipped aircraft carrier squadrons, but also lost a large number of combat planes and combat personnel trained for many years in the Gulf region. After this war, the military strength of the United States began to show a downward process from its peak. General Vicky said.
The people in the room listened carefully to the Secretary of Defense's analysis of the US military strength, and they were also extremely worried about the decline of the US military strength.
"The real final blow to the decline of our American national power was the mega earthquake that struck Los Angeles the year before last. In that mega earthquake, not only was the entire Los Angeles area completely destroyed, and the number of deaths was counted in the hundreds of thousands, but our American economy was very much damaged in such a mega earthquake, and all economic data began to decline sharply. If we are to restore economic indicators to pre-earthquake levels, we will need at least a decade of recuperation. Although we still maintain the title of the world's largest economic power on the surface, in fact our comprehensive national strength has dropped to a very dangerous point, and our national strength can no longer allow us to continue to maintain our hegemonic status in the world. General Vicky continued.
"If it weren't for the deterrent influence of force that we have developed over the years, the strategic competitors that we have been suppressing would have risen up to challenge our authority, and we in the United States would have no way to deal with this situation." General Vicky said heavily.
The people in the room were a little depressed, and they had finally mastered the supreme power of the United States after years of hard work. But suddenly they found that what they inherited was nothing more than a mess, and this mess was far from being as beautiful as it seemed.
"What General Vicky means is that even if Congress makes a resolution to intervene in Australia by force, it will actually have no chance of winning for us, is that the case?" The black president asked unwillingly.
"Yes, if we talk about weapons alone, our American weapons and equipment have begun to lag behind the "Star City". As we already know, the "Starry Sky City" has been equipped with laser weapons, and they also have a huge mysterious aircraft, which is completely stealthy, whether it is radar or optical instruments, it is impossible to observe their existence, and there may be even more terrifying electromagnetic cannon weapons installed on this mysterious aircraft. In addition, we also suspect that the "Star City" already has a large submarine capable of carrying people in the deep sea, and this large deep-sea submarine will be a major test of our strategic defense space. Not only that, but we also believe that the "Starry Sky City" is already equipped with some other mysterious weapons, or that they are working on more advanced weapon systems. Whether it is a weapon that has already appeared or a weapon that may exist, we in the United States do not have a weapon that can counter these weapons. If things really go to war with the "Starry Sky City", then we can only hope that their weapons are very scarce, and we can use crowd tactics to neutralize the use of these weapons. General Vicky said.
"General Vicky, are you saying that we, the United States, have absolutely no way to deal with the "City of Stars"? The female secretary of state frowned.
"At present, among the conventional weapons of our United States, there is really no way to deal with the mysterious weapons that the "Star City" has been equipped with. If we want to deal with the "Starry Sky City" and uproot them, then we can only use our ultimate weapon......" General Vicky said coldly.
"Do you mean the use of nuclear weapons?" The black president's heart was beating wildly.
If nuclear weapons can be dispatched to kill the "starry sky city", then the United States will still be the only one in the world, and no one will be able to shake the leadership position of the United States. If, at the same time, the "City of Stars" is destroyed, the high technology of the "City of the Stars" can be obtained, then the status of the United States as a superpower in a few decades will be as stable as a rock. And as a black president, he will surely go down in the history of the United States and be admired by future generations.
"The Star City is equipped with laser weapons that can shoot down our missile attacks from any angle, so our nuclear weapons simply cannot be dropped on the head of the Star City. General Vicky said.
The black president, whose mind was already alive, was a little disappointed when he heard this, but General Vicky immediately continued: "However, according to our computer deduction, we have discovered an Achilles heel of the "Star City". If we can take advantage of this weakness, then we can also take out the entire "Star City". ”
The black president and the female secretary of state's eyes lit up at the same time and asked, "What is the fatal weakness of the "starry city"? ”
General Vicky said: "Although the 'Starry Sky City' seems to be huge and heavily guarded, it is floating on the sea, and they have no foundation. Although our direct attack with nuclear weapons will be completely destroyed by laser weapons, we can take advantage of the weakness of the "Star City" that has no foundation to deal with him. ”
The black president anxiously asked: "General Vicky, hurry up, how can we deal with the "Starry Sky City"! ”
General Vicky said: "Although our nuclear bombs cannot be dropped on the head of the "Star City", we can send a strategic nuclear submarine to lurk 200 kilometers away from the "Star City", and then detonate several high-yield nuclear weapons 200 kilometers away. As long as we calculate properly and choose a reasonable explosion site, then even if the shock wave of the nuclear weapon explosion cannot hurt the "Starry Sky City", the super tsunami caused by the nuclear explosion will sweep away and completely destroy the "Starry Sky City". ”
The black president and the female secretary of state looked at each other, and their hearts began to beat rapidly, because they had finally found a way to completely eliminate the "starry sky".
The black president suddenly asked a question: "General Vicky, if the Star City also has nuclear weapons, if they find out that we are using nuclear weapons to attack them, and they also launch nuclear weapons at us, with their fighter jets that can be completely stealthy, they can completely throw nuclear weapons on the head of our White House, and then how will we deal with it?" ”
General Vicky shrugged his shoulders and said: "Mr. President, the starting point of the method I just made is that the "Star City" does not have nuclear bombs, and there is no ability to immediately counter us, so it can work, and no matter how big the losses caused by those conventional weapons are, we in the United States can still bear them. However, if the other side also has a nuclear bomb in their hands, then a terrifying balance is formed, and my method does not make any sense. ”
The President of the United States suddenly quieted down, and he asked the new CIA director who was sitting next to him, but had not spoken up: "Have you noticed any signs of nuclear weapons in the "Star City"? ”
"Mr. President, based on our long-term monitoring of the City of Stars, we have not found any signs of nuclear testing on the City of Stars," the director of the CIA said. Moreover, the details of several nuclear tests that have taken place in the world are within our grasp, and none of them have anything to do with the "starry sky city". Coupled with our suppression of the international arms black market, it is impossible for the "Star City" to obtain nuclear weapons from these places. Therefore, from the analysis of current intelligence, the "Star City" not only did not develop nuclear weapons, but also did not obtain nuclear weapons from other sources. ”
The secretary asked, "Can we develop a nuclear weapon without a nuclear explosion test?" ”
"It is impossible to build a nuclear weapon without a nuclear test," the CIA director said. After all, no one can know whether nuclear weapons have been tested experimentally or not, and it is impossible for the "Star City" to do such a stupid thing. ”
The President of the United States and the Secretary of State glanced at each other, and a satisfied smile appeared in their eyes.
The President of the United States said: "General Vicky, you can come up with a battle plan based on your idea, and once we get permission to use force against the 'Star City', your battle plan may come in handy." ”
(To be continued)