Liu Hui commanded Xiao Hei to quickly take out the US Navy's "Eisenhower" aircraft carrier battle group, and less than ten minutes had passed, which made him have a more direct understanding of Xiao Hei's powerful combat effectiveness.

Xiao Hei turned around and left the USS Eisenhower aircraft carrier battle group, which ignored the American soldiers floating on the sea, but continued to move in the direction of the Persian Gulf. Finally, half an hour later, Xiao Hei arrived at the Dammam port in Saudi Arabia, where he found the Star Group's desalination plant complex near the Dammam port.

Except for Liu Hui and Zhou Tengyun, Ah Huo and they didn't know about Xiao Hei's existence. Xiao Hei's current swimming movements are very small, and he basically doesn't make any sound, so Ah Huo's equipment arranged on the desalination ship failed to find Xiao Hei's traces. They are strictly carrying out Liu Hui's orders, strengthening their vigilance on the sea, the sky, and the bottom of the sea to prevent a sneak attack by the US military, and they do not know that the superweapon sent by Liu Hui to protect them has arrived.

After Xiao Hei found the desalination ship of the Star Group, he immediately knew that the four desalination ships were in a safe state through his sensing ability. Liu Hui, who was far away in Hong Kong, let go of a big stone in his heart, so he commanded Xiao Hei to leave the desalination ship of the Star Group and began to patrol and detect in the waters near the Persian Gulf.

Xiao Hei went all the way along the northwest direction of the Persian Gulf until he reached the waters of Kuwait, where he discovered another US nuclear submarine in the sea area 100 kilometers south of Kuwait. Liu Hui immediately asked Xiao Hei to approach the nuclear submarine quietly, and sensed the nuclear submarine, and then learned that the nuclear submarine was the "Hampton" nuclear submarine of the US Navy by eavesdropping on the conversations of the US soldiers in the nuclear submarine. It was also the nuclear submarine that had previously attempted to sneak attack the desalination ship of the Star Group from under the sea, but this nuclear submarine was frightened away by the active sonar attack on the desalination ship, but now it is hiding in the waters near Kuwait. If Liu Hui hadn't been extremely cautious, maybe he would have ignored its existence.

Since Liu Hui had discovered the "Hampton" nuclear submarine, which belonged to the US Navy, he naturally wanted to destroy the nuclear submarine. Liu Hui cannot tolerate the presence of the US Navy's military forces in the Persian Gulf, otherwise if he is negligent, this nuclear submarine will seriously threaten the safety of the desalination ship of the Persian Gulf Star Group.

So Liu Hui commanded Xiao Hei to rush up, and used Xiao Hei's more than 200-meter-long body to directly entangle the "Hampton" nuclear submarine, and then Xiao Hei pulled the "Hampton" nuclear submarine into the deep sea, hoping to flatten the "Hampton" nuclear submarine with the strong water pressure in the deep sea.

However, Liu Hui did not know that the depth of the Kuwaiti waters was only more than 100 meters at most, and the water pressure there was not enough to squash the "Hampton" nuclear submarine. So Xiao Hei began to change the way of fighting, it used its tail to roll up the "Hampton" nuclear submarine high, and then used the nuclear submarine as a stake, and smashed the nuclear submarine to the hard bottom of the sea, after several smashes, the hard shell of the "Hampton" nuclear submarine was finally smashed by Xiao Hei. The sea water outside began to pour into the nuclear submarine rapidly, drowning all the American soldiers who had already been stunned inside, and then the nuclear submarine quietly sank to the bottom of the Persian Gulf. Because the nuclear submarine had been in a state of radio silence for safety, and Xiao Hei's attack was so sudden, they didn't have time to send a distress signal, so no one knew that the nuclear submarine had sunk.

After Xiao Hei quickly solved the "Hampton" nuclear submarine, he began to continue to patrol and explore in the Persian Gulf, during which it also found some small warships and small conventional submarines of Gulf countries, but Liu Hui did not deal with the warships and submarines of these countries, after all, they were not the target of the Star Group this time, and Liu Hui did not want to provoke trouble casually.

Xiao Hei quickly swam in a Z-shape in the Persian Gulf, carefully probing the waters of the Persian Gulf, but he never found the military power of the US military in the Persian Gulf. Liu Hui was relieved to let Xiao Hei come to the vicinity of the desalination ship of the Star Group, where it found a trench to lurk and provide safety protection for the desalination ship.

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ the Pentagon, it was just nightfall, but in the conference room of the Department of Defense, it was full of American [***] people, and it can be seen from the epaulettes on their shoulders that the American [***] people here have the lowest rank of brigadier general.

"My generals, we have just received the news that our USS Eisenhower aircraft carrier battle group has been wiped out in the Persian Gulf. "Secretary of Defense Gates banged on the table and then came out of his mouth with a bombshell message.

"Mr. Gates, it's long past April Fool's Day, why are you still playing such a joke with us? And he called all of us over for the night. You must know that our aircraft carrier battle group is invincible in the world, and there is no force on this planet that can destroy it at all, even the former Soviet Union does not have this ability, so this joke of yours is not funny at all! A large general said with some dissatisfaction. After all, since World War II, the U.S. Navy has never had an aircraft carrier battle group completely wiped out, and even in the decades of the Cold War with the Soviet Union, their aircraft carrier battle group was not even attacked by the other side once, so it is no wonder that he refuses to believe this fact.

"Guys, I don't want to believe it's true, but it's true, and it's happening. After verification, our USS Eisenhower aircraft carrier battle group has indeed been completed, and the location is in the Strait of Hormuz in the Arabian Sea. Gates said solemnly.

"Oh my God! How is this possible. The USS Eisenhower is one of our most powerful aircraft carrier battle groups, and its hull is so strong that even if it is directly attacked with heavy artillery, dozens of shells will not necessarily sink it. How could it have been wiped out in the Strait of Hormuz? A general said in surprise, he clearly knew what Gates was and knew that he was not a joker, so he believed his words, and at the same time was shocked by the news.

"It's actually in the Strait of Hormuz, is it the arrogant Iranians who have finally declared war on us? These cunning Iranians have the audacity to launch a sneak attack on us, and also destroyed our USS Eisenhower aircraft carrier battle group, and we in the United States should immediately declare war on Iran, send their spiritual leaders to the guillotine, and then liberate their people and bring them boil. A radical general shouted.

For a while, the generals were all talking about it, and there was a noise in the room. Suddenly, a voice sounded outside the door: "Mr. President has arrived." ”

Suddenly the generals in the room fell silent, and they all stood up at the same time and looked at the door. The door to the room was opened, and the President of the United States, accompanied by a middle-aged man, entered the room.

"Everyone, please be seated! I have just heard the news of the total annihilation of our USS Eisenhower aircraft carrier battle group, and today is a truly sad day. I'm not an expert on military affairs, and I'm here to hear your explanation, what happened in the Strait of Hormuz? The President of the United States said quietly.

The Minister of Defense stood up and said: "Mr. President, generals, let's first look at the pictures taken from the scene!" Then the lights in the room were turned off, and pictures began to play on the screen on the opposite wall.

These pictures are the surviving refueling tanker "Big? On these clear pictures, you can see the "Eisenhower" aircraft carrier catching fire after being hit, the tragic situation of the "Houstville" missile cruiser falling upside down on the sea, the desperate photos of the "McFaul" missile destroyer sweeping away the US soldiers when it sank, the terrifying picture of the "Carney" missile destroyer and the "Farragut" missile destroyer sinking and no one escaping, and the ending of the two small frigates was even more miserable, and the picture was finally frozen. The "Sakagarvi" ammunition ship as it looked when it was sunk.

"My God! It's just so tragic......"

"No way, what kind of weapon is this, how can it be possible to fight our powerful aircraft carrier battle group like this."

"Oh God! Most of the soldiers up there didn't make it, and we don't know how many good soldiers we lost......"

"Mr. President, generals, you have already seen these pictures and know that the total annihilation of the USS Eisenhower aircraft carrier battle group is not a rumor. Therefore, I have called you here today to discuss how to deal with the situation of the total annihilation of the "Eisenhower" aircraft carrier battle group. Gates said with a blank face.

One general asked: "Mr. Gates, as far as I know, our USS Eisenhower aircraft carrier battle group has always been deployed in the Arabian Sea and the Indian Ocean, so how could it suddenly appear in the Strait of Hormuz?" You must know that the sea water there is not deep in the first place, which is not suitable for the operation of aircraft carrier battle groups at all, and there is also an Iranian artillery threat on the shore to the east. ”

Gates glanced at the president and saw that the president nodded to him, and then said: "Everyone, the reason why the USS Eisenhower aircraft carrier battle group appeared in the Strait of Hormuz this time is because they are going to the Persian Gulf to carry out a top-secret mission. ”

"Now that the USS Eisenhower aircraft carrier battle group has been wiped out because of this top-secret mission, we ask to know the contents of this top-secret mission. Another general said, and his proposal was immediately supported by others.

Gates was about to speak, when the middle-aged man who had been following the president said: "Everyone, let me explain this top-secret mission carried out by the USS Eisenhower aircraft carrier battle group!" ”

The President of the United States said: "This top-secret mission was formulated by the CIA's Director Smith, so let him explain it to you!" ”

So the director of the CIA named Smith said: "Everyone, I think everyone knows, the Star Group in Hong Kong has invented a new technology that can desalinate a large amount of seawater, this new technology can not only desalinate a large amount of seawater quickly, but also its desalination cost is very low and cheap, this cost is even lower than the price of our water pumped from the ground." ”

Hearing Director Smith's words, the generals below immediately began to discuss.

"Is there really such a technology?"

"How is it possible, how can desalination be cheaper than pumping groundwater?"

"Isn't the Star Group selling medicines? When did you enter the desalination market? ”

Smith waited for the generals to finish their discussion before he continued: "Everyone knows the important surname of this desalination technology, and it can be said that it is related to the future development of all mankind. But this technology is now in the hands of a private company, and the owner of this company is still a red Chinese national, do you think this can be reassuring? ”

"Naturally, we have always had a deep contradiction with Red Huaxia, and if this technology is in their hands, it will definitely pose a major threat to us in the future."

"Let's get down to business!"

"Our political axe is in some negotiations with Huaxia about this technology, but Huaxia is obviously not willing to let us get this technology, so he has set a high bar for us to join the research on this technology," Smith said. If we do what they say, we in the United States will lose control of this desalination technology, and we will be choked by the neck of Red China in the future development, which has seriously damaged our national interests in the United States. ”

"So what?" A general asked.

"So we sent our technicians to the Star Group desalination ship in the Gulf to assess whether this desalination technology is real, and whether it will pollute the surrounding environment. However, the Star Group refused our kindness, and not only did they drive our technicians away, but they also captured two of our American soldiers who were escorting them, and they also destroyed our transport helicopter. Smith said indignantly.

"It's a disgusting ......"

"We should send our troops and let the people of the Star Group know about our ......"

"Therefore, we sent our "Eisenhower" aircraft carrier battle group, which was going to the Persian Gulf to give the Star Group a little color, but we did not expect that they had an accident in the Strait of Hormuz, which led to the annihilation of the whole army, and this is the ins and outs of the whole thing. Smith said both truthfully and falsely, and he blamed all the reasons for the conflict with the Star Group on the Star Group.

There are a few generals here who understand, but at this special time of sorrow, they are unwilling to tell the truth they know, lest they anger some people and be detrimental to their future.

So after learning about the top-secret mission of the "Eisenhower" aircraft carrier battle group, Smith's goal was achieved, and the simple-minded soldiers in the room began to loudly denounce the Star Group.

Gates suddenly said: "Ladies and gentlemen, our purpose today is to analyze the reasons for the total annihilation of the USS Eisenhower aircraft carrier battle group and what we should do next. Instead of denouncing the Star Group, please don't digress. Now can anyone tell me how our USS Eisenhower aircraft carrier battle group was destroyed? ”

The generals below suddenly remembered the situation they were facing, and then realized that they had digressed, so they immediately became speechless. Let them go to war, they are experts, and they can be asked to analyze the specific cause of this accident, with their current military level, and in the absence of more clues on the scene, they will not be able to analyze what exactly led to the total annihilation of the "Eisenhower" aircraft carrier battle group.

If the attack was from a missile attack in the sky, it would have had such an effect, but the US soldiers who survived did not find any traces of a missile attack in the sky, and the US spy satellites in the Persian Gulf region did not detect any missile launches in the Strait of Hormuz.

If the attack came from artillery on land, the American soldiers at that time did not hear the sound of shelling, let alone the sound of shell explosions, so the possibility of artillery shelling on land can also be ruled out.

Since the attack did not come from the sky or the land, there was only one possibility, and that was to attack from below the surface of the sea. It's just that because there are too few clues, they can't analyze the specific situation at all. However, one thing they can be sure of now is that the forces that attacked the "Eisenhower" aircraft carrier battle group this time are definitely not Iranians, because even under the surface of the sea, the Iranians are not opponents of the US Navy, and the Iranians have been frightened by the US [***] team, and they simply do not have the courage to launch a preemptive war, so who attacked the US Navy?

Seeing that the scene had fallen into a cold spot, the US president suddenly said: "Ladies and gentlemen, I suggest that we set up an accident investigation team, which will immediately rush to the Strait of Hormuz to investigate the accident and find out what happened to the "Eisenhower" aircraft carrier battle group. However, the desalination ship of the Star Group in the Persian Gulf region still detains two of our excellent soldiers, so we should send another aircraft carrier formation into the Persian Gulf, which can not only rescue our excellent soldiers, but also teach the arrogant Star Group a lesson, and at the same time provide armed protection for our accident investigation team this time, so that our accident investigation team will not repeat the mistake of the "Eisenhower" aircraft carrier battle group. ”

Smith immediately said: "Mr. President's suggestion is very good, and I agree to move an aircraft carrier battle group into the Persian Gulf." We can't let that Star Group get away with it after insulting us American political axes, and we must give them a good look this time. ”

Gates next to him suddenly said: "Mr. President, it's not me giving you cold water, what I want to ask is that we haven't found out what caused the total destruction of our "Eisenhower" aircraft carrier battle group. I'm just analyzing from those images, we encountered a powerful attack from an unknown weapon on the bottom of the sea, and under that strong attack, our carrier battle group had no power to fight back. If our carrier strike group encounters such a powerful attack in the Strait of Hormuz again, how should we respond to this situation? ”

The President of the United States frowned and said: "Mr. Gates, we in the United States have the most powerful armed forces in the world, which we have piled up with military spending of five or six hundred billion dollars a year, and they are used to protect our national security. But now that our national security is clearly threatened by the Star Group, we must send our armed forces to board their desalination ships in the Persian Gulf and get their desalination technology. Because only in this way can we guarantee the long-term development of the United States, and our American [***] team is not precisely established to protect national interests? And our time is very urgent now, if we don't take action now, once the Star Group reacts, they destroy those seawater desalinations, we won't get anything, will we send an army to attack Huaxia at that time? ”

"Mr. President, if this threat in the Strait of Hormuz is not clearly understood, the security of our military will not be guaranteed, and there will probably be big problems at that time," Gates said. ”

"The Saudi government, together with Bahrain, Qatar, the United Arab Emirates, Kuwait and several other countries, has formally protested to us that we are not allowed to use their domestic bases to attack the desalination ships of the Star Group, so our army's route from land has been cut off," the U.S. president said. The only thing we can rely on now is our powerful navy. Shouldn't our soldiers take a risk for the sake of our national interests? You must know that if we don't seize this favorable opportunity, we will not have such a good opportunity in the future. And we have already lost the USS Eisenhower aircraft carrier battle group, and if we don't get anything, I think tomorrow the American people will remove us from power. ”

Gates hesitated for a moment and said, "But as far as we know, the desalination ship of the Star Group is not so easy to deal with, and a mysterious weapon has appeared on their ship. The speed of the cannonballs fired by that mysterious weapon is very fast, it is said to be more than Mach 10, and we have suffered from this weapon before. And we don't have a way to deal with this mysterious weapon yet, and if we take the liberty of attacking now, we will probably suffer a big loss. ”

"It was because I knew that there were that mysterious weapons on those desalination ships that I decided to send our powerful carrier battle group against them," the U.S. president said. Crushed by our powerful aircraft carrier battle group, those desalination ships are nothing more than ants, they can't deal with our powerful war machine at all, and the only way is to surrender. In this way, we can not only take revenge on the previous arrows, but also get that mysterious weapon and their desalination technology. ”

Gates shook his head and said, "Mr. President, but why do you think that there is only one mysterious weapon on the desalination ship of the Star Group?" You must know that the Star Group has always been very mysterious, and no one knows the specific situation in them. What if they have a new mysterious weapon by then? And who can say that what happened in the Strait of Hormuz was not done by them? If we rush forward in such an uncertain way, we will probably repeat the mistake of the "Eisenhower" aircraft carrier battle group. ”

Gates kept refuting the words of the President of the United States, which made the President of the United States a little angry, but Gates talked about the problem from the perspective of real threats, and the President of the United States had no way to refute him, so he said from the other side: "Mr. Gates, I trust your judgment because you are a professional soldier." But have you ever wondered about the current state of the United States? We are now in a weak economy, military spending is becoming more and more difficult, and if nothing better emerges, we will have to contract militarily around the world. At that time, there will be no guarantee for the interests of the United States in the world, and this will seriously shake the very foundation of our United States. And if we are so hesitant in the face of a small company with a regional surname, then the rogue states will surely think that we have become weak and start to challenge our hegemony, which is a very troublesome thing for us. We have already taken action against the Star Group, so we must do our best, and if we stop if we don't get benefits, they will condemn us as well. It's all condemnation as well, and why don't we accept their condemnation after we've had enough of the benefits? When this desalination technology is in hand, our American economy will be guaranteed in the future, and we will be able to maintain our strong American [***] team, isn't this the case? ”

Gates hesitated for a moment, but finally found himself moved by the President of the United States, who said, "Well, just as Mr. President said!" But we also need to find out what happened in the Strait of Hormuz as soon as possible. ”

The US president breathed a sigh of relief and said: "Until this matter is completed, we must keep the circumstances of the total destruction of the USS Eisenhower aircraft carrier battle group secret, and no one can leak this secret." And in order to ensure the success of this operation, we will expand the level of conflict with the Star Group this time, and we will treat them as if they were a great power. As for the specific action arrangement, let's let Mr. Smith explain! ”

Director Smith of the CIA next to him immediately took over the topic and said, "Since this is the case, let's discuss the specific plan of this operation!" ”

(To be continued)