Chapter 238: Conflict at Sea

The third more

The conflict in the Arabian Gulf is destined to be recorded in the most typical scene of military conflicts at the end of the 20th century, when the Soviet fleet and the American fleet meet, like two migrating steel beasts face to face, not to mention that these sea monsters are armed to the slightest flawless monster, first of all, all kinds of anti-ship weapons, torpedoes and aircraft guns are aimed at the other side's camp, as if a big war is about to break out.

Fighter planes on both sides are constantly circling and flying around the aircraft carrier battle group like bees, defending and intimidating the opponent's fighters, and according to the policy of preemptive strike, both sides are trying to find their own flaws, striving for the other side to strike first, and then counterattack in a fair and honest manner. However, with this in mind on both sides, the conflict that was ready to erupt turned into a strange sit-down war.

Both sides have the attitude that Lao Tzu wants to kill you, but neither wants to be the first to start a war, Colonel Yarygin, the captain of the Kuznetsov-class aircraft carrier, and Halsey, the captain of the USS Enterprise, are both thinking about either the other side will strike first, or the aircraft carrier battle groups of the two world powers will continue to face each other like this, and they will not choose to leave until they wait for an order from their respective naval headquarters to withdraw their fleets. Otherwise, you will always be in this state of being ready to attack at any time.

With each passing second, the possibility of war between the two sides is getting smaller and smaller, but Colonel Yarygin does not dare to take it lightly, and so far the Soviets have a slight advantage, and I don't know if the United States, which has a strong revenge mentality, will win back from this scene. Moreover, hearing that the United States had sent about five ships to search for the remains of the pilots at the site of the plane crash, even Colonel Hallekin felt that the matter was a bit serious.

However, this is not the time for the Soviet fleet to give in, and if it does, all their previous efforts for the situation in the Middle East will be in vain. The tougher the United States. Then the more they can't afford to lose.

At this time, the captain of the aircraft carrier Kuznetsov, Colonel Yarygin, issued another order. The entire battle group took a step forward. Closer to the US aircraft carrier battle group, he used this provocative action to tell the other side, don't mess with us.

So the Kuznetsov-class aircraft carriers, under the cover of other frigates, destroyers and cruisers, advanced another step towards the Enterprise, and the distance between the two sides was less than a nautical mile. Through the looking glass, you can see the mocking look on the other party's face. Colonel Yaregin ordered the seamen to deliberately show a relaxed demeanor to confuse their opponents, and he even made the sailors play basketball on the deck in such a way as to surprise them.

"What the hell is the other party trying to do? I don't understand the Soviets at all. "After putting down the binoculars. Captain Halsey said suspiciously. He was looking at the people on his side, everyone was worried when they heard about meeting a group of crazy fleets, but it seemed that the other party didn't seem to put themselves in their eyes at all.

"It stands to reason that the fleet of the USSR was inferior to our aircraft carrier battle group in terms of formation, and the first lesson of the meeting between the two sides should be to take a saturation attack to gain an advantage in speed. Could it be that this group of Soviets still has a back hand, and in fact this huge maritime confrontation is just a front? No, they don't look like they're going to provoke a war, so why don't they take action? Halsey didn't know why, so he muttered to himself. The more he analyzed the practices of the Soviet fleet in his mind, the more he felt that something was wrong. And the people around him didn't know what their chief was thinking at this time. I had to wait silently for the commander to give the order.

"Connect me to the other party's communication channel, I want to get in touch with the captain of the Kuznetsov." Captain Halsey commanded.

In fact, the Soviet Union put on such a posture. To mislead the other party that they still have a hand, the Soviet Union specially let two Modern-class destroyers leave the fleet and circle behind the Enterprise aircraft carrier battle group, ready to give them an unexpected surprise.

While Captain Yarekin was waiting for the other side to retreat, the first mate told Captain Yarykin that the aircraft carrier on the other side wanted to get in touch with our command on the channel. Hearing this, Colonel Yarygin couldn't help but be overjoyed, it seemed that the other party really couldn't understand his own path. That's why I don't know how to continue.

"Let's get in touch with them now." Captain Yarygin said, and as soon as he picked up the communicator and turned it on, there was a somewhat lame Russian coming from inside. The other party bluntly asked if it was Captain Yarygin of the Kuznetsov aircraft carrier, he was the captain of the Enterprise Helmey.

"Yes, I'm Colonel Yarygin, the commander of the aircraft carrier Kuznetsov, you don't have to reply to me in bad Russian, in fact I speak English quite fluently." Colonel Yarekin replied unceremoniously.

"I'm just wondering what your fleet means? We escorted the Chinese convoy through the Strait of Hormuz and encountered the shameless obstruction of your US Navy, and we sent reconnaissance planes to supervise and collect intelligence. Does this mean that the United States is preparing to start a war with the Soviet Union on the sea? ”

Captain Halsey was about to speak, but was interrupted by the gushing Colonel Yarekin, "Of course you can choose not to speak, and we also see your actions as the beginning of a provocation before the war. As soon as you make a move, I can guarantee that our fleet will counterattack in the shortest possible time. Attention, it's an all-round counterattack. Until the last ship is destroyed. ”

Colonel Yarygin directly released cruel words, which overwhelmed the American captain for a while. Logically speaking, both sides are paying lip service, but Yarygin's actions seem to be provoking a war. As those who came back to the Navy said, the Soviets were a bunch of madmen, crazy people in the truest sense of the word.

"Colonel Yaregin, your pilot deliberately provoked and rammed our reconnaissance plane, which caused the plane to crash into the sea, and now we have several pilots missing. And how to calculate this account? We will not rest on our laurels either, and if you dare to do so, we will take decisive countermeasures. ”

Colonel Yarygin was angry when he heard this, and he replied bitterly, "You pilots don't care about our, our fighter tail damage has not yet been claimed from you, and if you do something wrong, you will be punished, this is something that every moral person knows, so I doubt your education level Captain Halsey." Don't salvage it, it's best if those pilots die in that sea to feed the sharks, and it saves us from seeing the upset. And your parents are not as righteous as you when they die, right? Are you the son of those drivers? ”

Everyone forced their laughter as they listened to Colonel Yarygin's every word they had said, imagining what the other captain's expression would be under the stimulus of such words. They could even imagine the other party listening to the phone call, scolding Colonel Yarygin for several fucks.

Colonel Yarygin raised his hand and looked at his watch, estimating that the time was almost up, and he replied, "Thank you very much Captain Halsey for calling me, our ships have snatched precious time during the time I talk to you, so now I think the battle group of the Kuznetsov aircraft carrier has taken another step forward, so does Captain Halsey dare to make a move?" ”

Colonel Yarygin, who was a man of his word, ordered the frigate in front to move forward for half a nautical mile, and the distance between the two sides was getting smaller and smaller, so that the two huge aircraft carrier fleets seemed to collide at any moment.

"Crazy, just crazy." As the Soviet aircraft carriers approached, Captain Halsey could not give the order to retreat, because doing so would mean that they would lose the first place in this confrontation on their dignity.

Captain Halsey suddenly had an ominous premonition in his mind, the next time the other captain's order was given, would he let the aircraft carrier battle group collide directly with them?

Just when Captain Halsey was upset, another shocking news suddenly came out of the command room.

"Captain Halsey, two Modern-class destroyers appeared behind us and rushed behind us as fast as they could." The crew was watching every move on the radar when they spotted two ships approaching the carrier battle group from behind.

Captain Halsey's heart sank and he said, "Oh no, this is really a trap for the Soviets!" (To be continued.) )