"The West Sea uses force? Artillery roared and several islands were razed to the ground! ”

"New weapons, the more miserable the sword!"

"To fight or not to fight? The more it entered a state of full alert, several fighters took off. ”

"The J-20B took off again, when will the hegemony end?"

After the sound of cannons in the West Sea, the global media exploded in unison.

No one could have predicted such a development, not even the Vietnamese side, which did not react in a short period of time.

——

Yes, they did enter full alert, but the so-called alert only recalled the soldiers who were originally on leave.

As for what should be done next and what can be done, no one has an idea.

After all, they were faced with a weapon they had never seen before.

Under its power, more than a dozen long-established islands in Vietnam were reduced to ruins overnight, and the sensation caused by this incident was no less than the conflict itself.

Even the originally surging international public opinion has been led a little off.

In addition to the usual solidarity and condemnation, some media began to discuss Huaxia's new cannon.

They quickly came to the conclusion:

That is the legendary electromagnetic cannon that has been put on the ship.

I never thought that this cannon would be unveiled in such a form.

Who has seen that?

According to the normal process, even if it is a sea trial, shouldn't you hit the target first?

However, a statement quickly left all the voices of doubt speechless.

"At the end of June, we organized a small-scale exercise at sea and used new weapons in the exercise."

"This exercise did not cause any casualties or property damage, and the targets used in the exercise were all uninhabited desert islands within China's territorial waters."

As soon as this statement was released, almost everyone was dumbfounded.

Small-scale exercises?

Within territorial waters?

Uninhabited desert island?

There are so many elements that I don't even know which one to start refuting for a while.

A "small-scale exercise" that blew up more than a dozen islands at once, or a "territorial waters" all located in the disputed zone, or an "uninhabited desert island" full of barracks and living facilities?

Maybe the only thing that can be believed in the whole news is the word "no one".

After all, even according to Vietnamese reports, the shelling did take place after their personnel left

On the Chinese Internet, the discussion of this report is overwhelming.

However, netizens who are concerned about this matter are like being poked at the point of laughter, and in addition to serious discussions, the word that appears most frequently is "hahaha".

"Hahaha

"Upstairs, your mind is dangerous, you have to remember that it's not their doorstep, it's our doorstep!"

It seems to make sense, although it is the same meaning, but in other words, the feeling has completely changed.

"The Vietnamese side actually didn't resist? That's weird, isn't it? ”

"Rebellion? What do they resist? If I can blow up your island, I can't blow up your ship? ”

"The early warning aircraft in the sky are flying, the electromagnetic guns are mounted at sea, and the range is hundreds of kilometers, how many of you are not named one by one?"

"It's too. But is that cannon really that strong? ”

As soon as this comment was issued, the focus of everyone's attention was instantly shifted again.

From the very beginning of the discussion of the hooliganism of the anger, it turned to the real protagonist of this incident.

"I don't know, at present, the official has not announced the specific performance parameters, not even vague, but just admitted that it is a new weapon."

"But the victim will not lie, you go and see the news they post over there, there are clear pictures on it."

"The barracks were all blown up, and there was only a little ruin left."

"More than a dozen islands are like this, and it is said that the strike was completed within half an hour, during which the 052C that fired the cannon didn't even move much, and just set up the cannon in place."

"Awesome. According to the distance of these islands, the range of the electromagnetic cannon should reach more than 200 kilometers, right? ”

"There should be 400 to 500, no more than 500 at the farthest, and this thing is also affected by the curvature of the earth."

"Don't say 400, even if it's 300, that's strong enough."

"When the hell did it come out, it's too sci-fi. How do I feel that it is the same as the cyberpunk world now, there are science fiction weapons everywhere on the macro level, and we ordinary people are still using old-fashioned technology. ”

"The military industry has risen, and the civilian population has not followed, which is also normal."

"Wait a minute, it will be up soon"

The crowd on the Internet was enthusiastically discussing the incident, and the atmosphere could even be described as jubilation, but on the other side, on the Vietnamese Internet, there was a gloomy cloud.

Compared with the military, these ordinary people who really care about the military can even understand the current situation better.

"We are going to completely lose this sea, if the previous defeat of the air force only made it impossible for us to confront it head-on, then now, we have completely lost the space to operate in this sea."

"Not necessarily, right? They just have a relatively strong naval gun, and theoretically, even without this gun, their missile system is enough to suppress us. ”

"That's completely different. Missiles are a high-cost solution and are extremely sensitive, and they will not be used at will until extreme situations. ”

"But the cannon is different. It has a low cost, a low threshold for mobilization, and a relatively weak ripple effect. ”

"Therefore, they can't use missiles anytime and anywhere, because once they use them, it means a large-scale war."

"But they can use artillery -—— and it is even possible that if we resist, the West Sea will directly evolve into a second Golden Gate."

"Do you think we have what it takes to fight them for twenty years?"

Under this comment, Vietnamese netizens played a series of "crying" emojis.

Everyone was aware of the magnitude of the problem, but no one had a way to fix it.

In fact, even from the perspective of the country and from the macro perspective, they have no way to solve it.

"Can we pull the US side into the water again?"

"Are you kidding? Since the last Treasure Island incident, we have lost their trust, and trying to bring them back will either cost a lot or involve their core interests. ”

"But it's clear that the core interests of the other side are no longer on this sea."

"They have already started the game in Africa, and with the situation in the Middle East, it is almost impossible to have extra energy to share with us."

"Therefore, Huaxia is a real master of strategy. The Americans thought that they had used Africa to contain China, but they did not expect that China had contained them through Africa! ”

"What they want in the end is sea power!"

All netizens who browsed this message gasped.

Such a layout, such a far-reaching vision

At this moment, they even recalled the history that had been distorted by domestic officials.

Yes, for a long time, the current Vietnam was nothing more than a vassal state of that behemoth

Their wisdom and power may have declined, but they have never really been lost.

Once the opportunity is seized, it will quickly turn over and regain its position as the "master".

And now, it is a critical time for them to return to the throne.

On the other side of the sea, the corner tower.

Bob sighed deeply, the cigar on his fingertips had already lit a long line of ash, but he never reached his mouth.

He had seen the latest report on the West Sea of China, and he knew that Vietnam had suffered a big loss in China's new weapons, but for him now, there was no way to intervene.

This was the first time since the founding of the United States that he felt that he was "short of troops."

Dignitaries from the Middle East, Africa, Guam, and even Alaska!

That's right, even Mao Xiong cooperated with Huaxia and stepped up the action of putting pressure on the north.

In just over half a month, the situation on the four islands suddenly became tense, and the island countries were obviously unable to deal with it, which also involved their own troops on alert.

War clouds rolling?

This is not an apt description, because Bob knows very well that war is absolutely impossible.

It's just a provocation.

It's like being outside your own yard and your neighbors are walking around with guns.

He never stepped across the courtyard gate, because he knew that if he stepped over, his master would shoot.

But as a host, can you really fall asleep soundly?

Necessarily impossible.

All you can do is stand guard at the door with a gun and keep an honest eye on each other's every move.

——

What's worse is that now not only are there people at the door provoking, but the back door and side door are full of people.

You can only go into battle with the whole family. If this continues, all the forces will be involved, and even the manpower to go out to work will be insufficient.

Thinking of this, Bob sighed again.

Then, he looked at the assistant on the side and asked:

"After the shelling, is there any further action in Huaxia? Such as occupying islands, expanding patrol routes, and so on? ”

The assistant shook his head and replied:

"There was no movement, they just held on to a few of their islands, patrolling according to their routine."

"In the past few days, the Vietnamese side has sent a small force to reconnoiter at sea and found that the situation at sea is very quiet."

"It's as if those Huaxia people really just organized a drill. They are even more tolerant than before. ”

"Even when they encountered the Vietnamese side landing on the island on the patrol route, they no longer drove them away."

Hearing this, Bob couldn't help but smile bitterly.

"Can it be intolerant? Their strategy is already clear. ”

"The Vietnamese can land on the island at will, but as long as there are any buildings on that island, they will be destroyed by their shells immediately."

"It's an invisible oath of sovereignty – hovering on the edge of a dispute, a temporary compromise for the Vietnamese side and for themselves."

"In short, in a word, the Chinese people will not want those islands for the time being, but the Vietnamese side cannot touch them."

"They just want to keep the sea calm and buy more time for them to develop."

"It's just that the methods they use are a little scary."

"It's not just 'scary', right?"

The assistant subconsciously answered:

"When that cannon was activated, the Vietnamese military was almost stupid."

"You know, with that kind of power and that kind of range, it's not too difficult to cover their entire territory."

"It's not that exaggerated."

Bob shook his head and said:

"The range of 300 to 400 kilometers should be their limit."

"We can do this, but we don't meet the standard of miniaturization on ships."

Speaking of this, Bob was suddenly stunned again.

Because he suddenly reacted, "miniaturization on the ship" is actually the biggest technical difficulty of the electromagnetic gun.

The other party has done it, but they still don't have the slightest clue.

It's not just the overtaking, but even in this regard, the gap has been formed.

After a moment of silence, he spoke:

"No matter how much it is, we don't have the energy to entangle with each other in the West Sea."

"The African operation has entered the most critical stage, the Revolutionary Front is close to Khartoum, and with a little more of them, we can accomplish our strategic goals."

"Inform the Fifth Fleet that it will continue to maintain a high-pressure posture in the Red Sea, and that the Chinese garrison at the base in Djibouti must not be allowed any respite."

"In addition, contact the May meeting and ask them why they haven't paid attention to the progress of the Huaxia electromagnetic cannon before!"

"If we had known that they had electromagnetic cannons, we would definitely not be unprepared for things in the West Sea."

The assistant jotted down Bob's order and chimed in:

"Maybe this time, we should really replace those people in the May meeting completely"

Bob sneered and shook his head, and replied:

"It's not possible in the short term, they're too involved in the African operation, and we can't do anything about them until it's completely over and Houston doesn't make a mistake of principle."

"It won't be long, though."

"At the beginning of next year, at most, this will be completely over"

"Understood. I'll be ready. ”

The assistant nodded, then turned to leave.

Bob, who remained in the office, picked up the extinguished cigar again and lit it silently.

He had a vague premonition in his heart.

I am afraid that the follow-up of this Xihai incident is not as simple as what we see so far.

After the West Sea was stabilized, the obstacles in front of Huaxia had basically been cleared, and even the island countries had formed a certain degree of interest binding with Huaxia because of the transaction of the THAAD system

China has already gained a de facto "stable periphery", and if Africa can be won again, then this country will completely establish the soil for take-off.

Just like the United States a few decades ago, after the end of World War II.

They have a very big plan, and they seem to be counting every step they take.

Relying on unreasonable technological breakthroughs, even if you see through the other party's conspiracy, it is difficult to find a way to deal with it

Africa, it seems, is its only chance.

Khartoum must be taken and Djibouti must be blocked.

And to do this, the actions of the Fifth Fleet have become the top priority.

——

No, not just the Fifth Fleet.

It should be said that, in the final analysis, this is a showdown of advanced equipment.

If Zumwalt can get into the water before the opponent's 055, then they will win.

But if the opponent's 055 is launched first, and even surpasses Zumwalt's performance, then everything becomes uncontrollable.

Something like this shouldn't happen, right?

Bob took a deep puff of his cigar, and the smoke enveloped him, blurring his figure

(End of chapter)