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"Captain, these Yankees are really cunning, if we are allowed to fly the American flag, it will be much safer, Chinese will never dare to attack American merchant ships......" The first mate said indignantly next to him: "If we are allowed to fly the American flag, it will be much safer, and Chinese will never dare to attack American ships......"

Captain Thomas shook his head and said worriedly: "This is normal, although the Americans want us to drag the Chinese, they are not willing to get involved directly." So they won't allow us to fly the American flag, and they can still escort us now, and it's good to be able to do that. Moreover, of course, the Chinese did not dare to attack American ships, but they dared to intercept and detain ah. ”

The first mate was very angry and said, "Escort, but they will go back if they just send us to New Caledonia, these cowardly Yankees...... There are still hundreds of nautical miles from New Caledonia to Australia, what if the Chinese come by then?"

"Hey, that's right, this journey will be the most dangerous......" Thomas nodded worriedly, thought for a while and said: "This can only be the case, there are many tropical storms during this time, we can only choose a date with bad weather and rush to Australia at full speed." Anyway, the French allowed us to dock for supplies, but we were not allowed to go ashore, and it wouldn't matter if we stayed in New Caledonia for a few days......"

"But the situation at home is no longer optimistic, the Chinese have wiped out seven of our divisions, all Western Australia has fallen, and Queensland and the northern territories have fallen. The Federation needs us, and we must go back to the war as soon as possible to drive out the Chinese invaders!"

Captain Thomas frowned and said, "Our government is trying to get the United States to send us to the 12-nautical-mile territorial sea line, and if we can, we are only an hour's trip from the port, so it will be much safer." The country asked us to wait for the outcome of the negotiations for the time being after the supply of New Caledonia. Hope for good news......"

At this time, the sky suddenly darkened. A dark cloud came in from the south, quickly obscuring the sky. A cool south wind blew the sea, and the waves became even bigger.

"The wind is blowing......" Captain Thomas looked at the sky, a hint of joy on his face. This is a sign that a tropical storm is approaching, and if it is usual, this climate is extremely unwelcome. But now it's different, they wish there was a storm every day. Because in this weather, the most threatening Chinese aircraft cannot be dispatched.

The correspondent ran over with a happy face: "Captain, the domestic telegraph ......"

Captain Thomas took it and was immediately overjoyed: "Great, the negotiations between China and the United States have been successful." The U.S. will escort us to the 12-nautical-mile territorial sea line, and we won't have to risk passing through that 1,000-kilometer route......"

It's a double blessing.

"The U.S. fleet will send us all the way to our doorstep!" the good news sent the captains of Australia and New Zealand into ecstasy.

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However, the ecstatic captains who had been protecting their American fleet did not know that just near this huge fleet, the wolves under the surface were approaching.

Originally, they were cruising in various seas near the eastern Pacific Ocean to do their daily work, and after receiving the notice, they accelerated to arrive. Twenty-five Chinese submarines have already arrived within 40 kilometers of the fleet, and three more are approaching at full speed.

A new type of communications satellite and a large reconnaissance satellite also moved into orbit over these sea areas, and two stratospheric ******** also circled over the course of the fleet.

A hunt is about to begin.

At a depth of 300 meters below the surface, a beautifully shaped submarine is navigating the dark waters. This is a Seawolf-class nuclear-powered attack submarine. The conning tower has the port number 9256 written on it, indicating that it is the eleventh boat of the Seawolf class, the "Nine Infants".

The Nine Babies are one of the ancient beasts in Chinese mythology and legend. According to legend, there was a big river in the north in ancient times, the water was thousands of feet deep, the waves were turbulent, and people called it fierce water. There is a nine-headed monster in the fierce water, and its cry is like a baby's cry, so it is called the nine infants. This guy can spew water with four heads and fire with five heads. At the time of Da Yao, the ten days came out together, the fierce water was boiling, and the nine babies thought that the water was too hot, so they jumped ashore, and ate when they saw people, and when they ate, there must be nine kinds of food for it to eat at the same time, which made the people nearby miserable, so it became the third copy of Comrade Yi and was KO. Well, this thing is a domestic hydra, and it may be somewhat related to the Greek Hüdra.

Of course, although the "Nine Infants" is named after the Nine Infants, it is specifically to harm foreign countries.

In the command cabin of the "Nine Infants", Commodore Chen Zhuo, the commander of the 12th Submarine Detachment, was scanning the three screens in front of him. The layout of the command cabin of the Seawolf class is originally very sci-fi, and this detachment command type is even more sci-fi, it has more powerful command, communication and intelligence functions than similar ones, and a detachment command seat has been specially transformed in the middle of the command cabin, and the layout is somewhat like the commander seat of an interstellar battleship.

Around Chen Zhuo are three LCD screens surrounded by arcs, each displaying different content. Now the screen in front of the left shows an image of the sea surface, which is generated by a variety of reconnaissance methods such as satellites and airships after observing the target, and then synthesized by the computer in real time, which can be switched from multiple angles such as top view and head-up view, which is no different from the real scene.

The screen in front of the right is the underwater scene displayed, and there are six split screens on it, which respectively display the images of the submarine in front of the submarine, directly behind, port side, starboard side, above, and below, which are all generated by various detection systems all over the submarine, as well as monitoring units such as satellites after summarizing various information, and then synthesizing it in real time. The advanced detection system and underwater imaging technology have enabled the officers and men on the Chinese submarine to enjoy the surrounding underwater scenery like underwater tourists in the shallow sea, even in the deep sea where they cannot see their fingers.

At present, the content displayed on the screen directly in front of Brigadier General Chen Zhuo is the command system, and there is no such intuitive scene, but only the cursor symbol is used to represent the situation and position of the enemy and us.

"Detachment leader, boats 9234, 9537, and 9555 are still ...... on the way to converge," the intelligence staff officer reported.

"Well, I saw ......" Chen Zhuo looked at the red cursor representing the submarine at the farthest point on the screen, which was a somewhat stick figure-style submarine pattern with "HGQ9234" written on it. "HGQ" is the pinyin abbreviation of "Nuclear-Powered Attack Submarine", and the number is the port number. It is a Beluga-class nuclear submarine that previously operated northeast of the Lane Islands and is one of the units responsible for monitoring the movements of the US Navy.

Although the president of Ghana in the United States has said that he will not directly intervene, the credibility of politicians is difficult to trust. Therefore, after China started to do so, instead of reducing its surveillance of the United States, it has intensified it. Originally, there were only 22 Chinese submarines operating in the eastern Pacific, but before the start of the operation, the number of submarines increased to 47. In fact, the submarines that were called in to work this time were originally responsible for monitoring the US Navy.

Chen Zhuo moved the pointer and clicked on the "HGQ9234" cursor on the screen, and a dialog box suddenly popped up, which displayed the submarine's model, course, location, speed and other information. This software is China's self-developed "Liutao" campaign and tactical integrated command system, which is now in its 16th edition, and is more convenient, more friendly, and more powerful than the previous version.

This set can be used for combat command down to the class and up to the front army level for campaign command, of course, the software content of the class and the group army level is different. The version that Chen Zhuo is using now is the advanced version that is applicable to campaign commands below the group army level. In addition, there are several different versions below the company level, below the division level, below the front army level, and so on.

Now from the screen, there is another Beluga class, and two bottlenose dolphin classes are coming at full speed, Chen Zhuo looked at his watch and said, "Fortunately, they can still catch up with ......"

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The flagship of the American escort fleet, the battleship "Colorado".

The storm finally came, and the whole sky suddenly darkened, and visibility was greatly reduced.

Rear Admiral Fletcher, the commander of the fleet, stared blankly at the dim sky.

A staff officer came running and reported: "Commander, the Chinese plane flew away...... "Just now there was a Chinese anti-submarine-1 "Golden Gull" anti-submarine patrol plane circling around the fleet, and now the storm is coming, and this plane has also slipped away.

"Hmm...... Now that the storm is coming, you should be able to avoid the surveillance of the Chinese......" Fletcher nodded and said, "Now you don't have to worry about the air, but the sea is ......"

"Commander, we did not find the ......submarine of the Chinese," the chief of staff said with a smile: "According to your order, we have expanded the warning circle of the aircraft to 400 kilometers, which cannot be caught up with the speed of the submarine." ”

Fletcher shook his head, thought for a while, and said, "Order the fleet to change course and head south, in the direction of Henderson Island......"

He is not as optimistic as the chief of staff, and the fact that he has not discovered a Chinese submarine does not mean that Chinese submarines do not exist. He is not too worried about the planes, the Polynesian Islands are the territory of the United States, and there are US military airfields and military bases on the nearby islands, and there is no shortage of radar or anything, and once the Chinese aircraft group is discovered, they will take off to support.

But submarines are different, and these underwater assassins are invincible. And these guys are not affected by the storm, and the most important thing is that although the storm has made the Chinese aircraft retreat, it has also greatly reduced the visibility of the US military, and it has also affected the radar work, which has greatly reduced the warning distance for submarines.