Section 47: Emergency

"If it's not a tactical weapon dropped by your ship, then where does this tactical strike come from?" said the deputy commander with a deep and dark brow.

In fact, he has already roughly guessed the answer, but if there is no conclusive evidence for this kind of thing, he can only stay in 'speculation' and cannot sit on the ground.

"Our ship has been searched for coordinates xxxx, yyyy area, looking for units that sent distress signals. However, within the scope of the Kuroshio Current, all the detection instruments of our ship within the altitude of 15,000 meters in the airspace of the Kuroshio cannot be used in this area, and the elevation altitude exceeds the airspace, and although the instruments in the ship have resumed operation, all detection means cannot be effective in this sea area. ”

"It's like it's shrouded in an invisible shield that obscures all of our current means of detection. The captain analyzed.

"Of course, referring to the information sent back by the Yuanshan ship, maybe the thermal sensor can still work, but the detection icon after the thermal sensor imaging has no reference value at all. The captain waved his hand and made a few gestures, and the other virtual light screen immediately took shape, and the thermal induction image transmitted back by the official distant mountain ship on it occupied a huge thermal induction source for almost the entire picture, and the origin of the inner mile was relatively low in temperature, and it was impossible to see what the image was specifically representing. ”

Silence continued in the communication channel, and neither side said a word, but the command had no intention of stopping the communication.

After another half, the deputy commander nodded to the side, as if someone had said something to him.

"Order, the heavy cruiser Chixiao continued to carry out the surveillance mission of the Kuroshio sea area, found that the target can be reported immediately, and if possible, the rescue signal that appeared in the sea area launched the ship to carry out international humanitarian assistance. Human life is above all else, and it will be saved at all costs. ”

"The Chixiao ship received it, resolutely obey the orders of the superiors, and guarantee the completion of the mission!" the captain of the ship stood up and saluted.

The correspondence with the command of the Seventh Fleet only ended.

In the face of the chaotic electronic flow interference after the outbreak of tactical weapons, it was able to maintain such high-quality communications, and the wartime anti-jamming communication capability of the Great Hua Dynasty has exceeded the estimates of most countries.

"The image is restored, the optical detection imaging is ready, and the picture is projected on the home screen. Occlusion clouds are rapidly recovering, and optical detection capabilities are expected to be lost again within 15-23 minutes. The observer inside the bridge reported.

The main screen of the bridge cuts in, and the turbulent pitch-black sea surface is presented on the picture, which is almost the same as the picture seen before the Chixiao ship protrudes from the clouds, but as long as you look closely, you will find that the sea that is dyed black is like boiling boiling water, and the rising waves rise and fall irregularly, tumbling, and even bursting without warning, forming waves that fall against each other, and beat indiscriminately in no direction.

This is completely different from the previous tides, which fluctuated towards the shore like normal tides.

The captain and the staff officer on the bridge, the first mate and other senior officers stared at the picture, breathing so heavily that they felt like they had been crushed by a boulder.

"The black sea is accelerating towards our eastern coast at a speed of 80 kilometers per hour, and it is still rising. The observer non-commissioned officer next to him reported.

Just looking at the turbulent picture of the pitch-black sea on the main screen, I can't feel if it has moved, but the next second the main screen screen cuts into a thumbnail calculated by AI, on this thumbnail, the black tide is reduced into a large black patch, the left edge of the thumbnail is the map of the eastern coastline of the Dahua Dynasty, and the edge of the right corner has several small islands and several land map corners, indicating that it is the words Goryeo Kingdom and Neon Country.

On this thumbnail, you can clearly see that the Kuroshio current is slowly moving towards the eastern coastal area of the Dahua Dynasty, and the people on the bridge are experts who understand maritime affairs, so they naturally understand what this means. Each millimeter moved on the thumbnail is a distance of kilometers. And it's getting faster and faster.

"The speed of the Kuroshio current has increased to 130 kilometers per hour. It is expected to arrive on the east coast in one hour. ”

"It's like a stimulated beast, and when it's wounded, it's fighting back desperately. The second mate next to him whispered.

"Even if it is a real beast, such a wave reaching the shore will turn into an unimaginable catastrophic tsunami. How's the evacuation mission from the coastal cities going?" asked the captain in a deep voice.

"The latest news is that 90 percent of the work is done, and there are still some diehards and private companies that are still not willing to cooperate. The correspondent clicked on an intelligence message and unfolded it in the corner of the main screen for the crew in the bridge to see.

The first mate pursed the corners of his lips

"This group of blood-sucking capitalists makes it harder for them to give up their assets than to lose their lives. ”

"They didn't even allow employees to leave their posts, and the factory was still operating normally!" the correspondent clicked on the latest push news, which was a news release by a reporter from the Marina Times.

"This group of capitalists is simply crazy, the waves below are already more than 200 meters high, such a tide rushes to the shore, and the tsunami wave head is at least close to 80 meters. The factory building, which is not even 30 meters away, is not enough for a wave. The second pair angrily slammed his fist on the console in front of him.

"Quickly send the news of Kuroshio's movement to the headquarters, and now it is too late to take coercive measures to drive the crowd away, so that the police, armed police, and rescue teams can dispatch floating aircraft to transport the people. The captain immediately ordered the communicator.

"The speed of the Kuroshio Tide is still increasing, and it has exceeded 200 kilometers per hour. If this continues, when the tide reaches the shoreline, the minimum height of the wave head will not be less than 120 meters. The observer exclaimed.

"What?!" all the crew members of the bridge stared at the thumbnail on the main screen, the seemingly slow black patch that was already faster than most typhoon clouds.

"The thrust of the main engine was fully opened, and our ship immediately returned to sea. Something big is going to happen!" the captain shouted to the helmsman on the other side.

"The reactor output is increased, the radiator is at its maximum, and the thrust of the main engine is increased! 70%!" the helmsman immediately clicked several buttons on the control panel in front of him. Both hands grasped the rudder wheel in front of him.

A slight push on his back occurred in the bridge with his report, and everyone's feet shook, and some people who were walking around almost didn't stand still and hit the table top next to them. The ship's alarm bells were loud, and the flashing brilliance of the red warning lights made people dizzy.

Everyone immediately returned to their own positions and stood up, and a robotic arm stretched out from their seats to secure them one by one. The four huge cone-shaped particle thrusters at the tail of the heavy cruiser of the Blaze lit up with a blazing orange glow.

The entire battleship was like a giant sword piercing through the air, tearing through the air and making a dull whistling, and the air current, which was usually invisible to the naked eye, set off a white air wave around several sharp points of the battleship's streamlined armor, the white air wave was only a slight wave at first, and as time passed, the relatively small fourth jet ring on the tail particle thruster was also lit.

The exposed armament parts of the hull were recycled, the external protective armored hatches were closed, and several large armor modules in the bow were slowly closed and fastened under the mechanical power drive, so that the entire hull presented a streamlined shape that was more convenient for acceleration.

The white air wave formed by tearing the air suddenly intensified, clinging to the armor of the battleship, and was almost pulled out of a length of more than ten meters.

The innermost jet rings of the last layer were also lit, and twenty jet rings of the four thrusters shimmered brightly on the stern of the Chixiao, and the heavy armor on the outside of the battleship was constantly shaking at a high speed imperceptible to the naked eye in the friction of the air, emitting a low hum.

"The main engine is fully output, and the Blaze ship has entered subsonic flight mode! There is no abnormality in the impact tolerance system of the whole ship, the radiator is working normally, and the reactor temperature is 70, and it is still rising. Chop hand reported.

The crowd on the bridge gradually adapted to the subsonic inertia, but no one left their seats to act. At the speed of the subsonic flight mode, it will only take a few minutes for the Blass to return to the skies above the coast. Excluding tactical maneuvers, this is already the fastest state in the regular flight mode of the Celestial Ship.

In less than a minute, the Red Sky Heavy Patrol had overtaken the accelerating black tide and rushed towards the coast. The pitch-black sea was left behind by it, and gradually distanced itself.

"Day~!The Kuroshio Tide is still accelerating, and it has exceeded 350 kilometers per hour at this time. The observer shouted with his mouth wide open, he could no longer report his observations in a more peaceful way.

The crowd on the bridge fell silent again.

Such a tide does not need to be high waves, and by merely telling the flowing sea water, it can tear everything that stands in its way into crumbs and powder.

Imagine hundreds of kilometers of irregular oval-shaped black seas, how much seawater, hundreds of millions of tons, billions of tons?

"I guess the sand on the beach can be slapped into several petals," the staff officer swallowed with difficulty, his Adam's apple trembling as it stirred.

"Send the information back to headquarters in real time, and inform the headquarters that I will launch a second tactical strike, maybe to reduce the speed of Kuroshio a little. The captain pressed his hands on the master control platform in front of him, and the sweat of his palms soaked Guanghua's touch screen. He only felt that his palms were slippery and cold.

"N3 fusion bomb preparation, 10 million tons equivalent. Immediately get ready to activate the program, and in fifteen minutes I'm going to detonate the program and get it running. ”

"No! A 10 million equivalent fusion bomb will engulf us in it, and the burst of particles will burn most of the equipment on the floating ship. Moreover, it is too close to the coastline, and the coastal cities of Dahua will be affected, and civilian electronic equipment will not be able to withstand the impact of the particle flow caused by the fusion bomb, and all the aircraft flying in the cities near the coast will be planted on the ground. The first mate immediately stopped.

"That's better than being slapped into slag. At the current Kuroshio current, can you imagine what it will be like if the sea hits the land?"

Coastal port cities will be bulldozed by the water, which has become harder than steel at this speed, and the image will not be much better than a 30-ton hammer press in a recycling depot smashing on metal waste.

In an instant, all the bottles and cans made of metal will be smashed into metal cakes.

At this rate, at least a few of these cities will be flattened, and perhaps even the coastal hills will be cut down.

The use of any fusion weapon requires the granting of security mechanisms and permissions, as well as a special detonation cipher. However, the captain of the floating ship has a special wartime activation right, but to use the wartime special activation right, it is necessary to activate the fusion weapon with special authorization, which is quite complicated, and it will take about ten minutes to pass through more than a dozen protective walls, and finally use the special key generated in real time on the captain's key to complete the start, and the detonation also requires the use of the first officer and the second officer's work key.

Therefore, if the captain wants to forcibly use tactical weapons, he must get the cooperation of the first and second officers.

"The best place to drop it is 80 kilometers away from the coastline, and within 80 kilometers, the impact of the explosion of 10 million equivalent explosive bombs will cause immeasurable damage to coastal cities. After all, the core strike range of a 5 million ton yield tactical weapon is already close to 40 kilometers, the core strike range of a 10 million ton yield explosive bomb will not be less than 50 kilometers at least, all buildings and fortifications and all equipment within the core strike range will be destroyed by 80 percent, and 80 kilometers is equivalent to a strike range, and all buildings and items within the range will be destroyed by 50 to 60 percent.

Eighty kilometers away from the center of detonation, there will be a third-stage strike ring. Shockwaves and particle streams will destroy all low-tolerated buildings and lightly armored units in the area. Buildings and fortifications with sufficient tolerance pose no direct threat, and heavily armored units with special protection treatments can function normally. The second officer analyzed.

"We only have enough time to launch at this one tipping point, and if we do it later, we will only have to land in the offshore area, and the coastal cities will suffer no less damage than the tsunami. ”

"You agree?" the first mate looked at the second mate in shock, the second mate was the political commissar of the floating ship, and he would generally properly restrain the captain's arbitrariness. On the contrary, as the first mate, he is the equivalent of the captain's deputy, and the two should be close comrades-in-arms and partners.

"The captain's analysis was calm, and he made the right choice. Moreover, the launch of tactical weapons and the tsunami tide wave were originally one of the operational orders issued by the military headquarters. The second officer nodded and said.

The captain's sharp gaze was fixed on the face of the first mate, and everyone in the bridge could feel the tense atmosphere between the three high-ranking officials of the supreme power of the floating ship.

"There can be no further delay. The armed group moved quickly. It's too late to even activate it. The captain directly clicked on the call button and gave the command to the armed management team to activate the pre-program of the fusion bomb. As for the first mate's activation key, just do his ideological work before the detonation.

"You know, this big key is bound to my living waves, and if I don't agree, no one can activate it. The secret key hidden in the first officer's chest pinned to the heart of the left chest of the first officer's uniform was taken out and pinched in his hand, and said to the captain.

"Of course I know this, I'm not doing this for my own selfish interests, it's all for the sake of the Dahua Heavenly Empire. The captain's right hand clasped in front of his heart, making a great ancient salute to the Celestial Empire.

"For the sake of the Celestial Empire!" the second pair of right hands were also clasped in front of their hearts.

"For the Celestial Empire!!" all the crew members in the bridge stared at the key in the first mate's hand and saluted in unison.

"Okay, for the sake of the Celestial Empire! The first mate puffed up his chest and slammed his right fist, holding the key, in front of his heart, making a heavy thud.

Swift, the first mate's face was pale, and he squatted down half-crouched over his chest.

Hey, hey~!Don't make trouble!

The captain felt bad in his heart, and quickly released the protective mechanical arm in his position and rushed to the side of the first mate to assist him.

"You bastard, the auxiliary mechanical heart that was only redressed last month can't withstand the heavy blow, what are you knocking on?" The captain knew what his situation was when he saw the appearance of the first officer, the first officer's heart was injured during the mission when he was a non-commissioned officer, and he needed a mechanical heart to assist in his work, obviously he just knocked on the position, and the mechanical heart fluctuated.

"Uh... was excited for a while, and the youth of the two of us on a mission together sounded, and I forgot about this stubble. It's fine, it's just that it pauses and hurts a little. Just take it easy. ”