"This group of hateful Persians doesn't even admit that they did it!" In the White House, the elder Bush, who had just become the master here, had a gloomy face, and now, his first challenge in office was that of an old adversary of the United States, the rogue Persian.

The investigation report has come up, and the E-3 AWACS plane, on its way back, passed through the border between Iran and Pakistan, where the Iranians fired a Hawk anti-aircraft missile, hit the wing of the AWACS aircraft, the engine burned and exploded, which was the direct cause of the crash of the aircraft.

An AWACS aircraft, worth more than 100 million, was destroyed by a missile by the Iranians, and the Iranians still did not admit that they did it!

"Or will we launch a new strike against Iran?" Defense Secretary Dick Cheney said that this is a tough defense minister, and it is under his leadership that the United States conducted the famous Desert Storm military operation, drove out Iraq, restored the Kuwaiti royal family, and established its hegemony in the Gulf.

Now that he has become the Secretary of Defense of the United States, it is the moment to show the power of the United States!

"These Persians, who always like to do sabotage on the sly, have always released mines in the bay before, and they don't admit it themselves, until we capture them, they can't quibble." Cheney continued: "Now, under our severe blows, they are no longer able to release mines, and they actually extend their evil hand to our AWACS! They have to pay the price! ”

Cheney was very fond of the use of force, and for the United States, strong force gave them plenty of self-confidence, and now in the Gulf, two aircraft carrier formations are cruising to launch an air strike on Persia. Let them know that the United States is not to be messed with!

"No, it will attract the resentment of other Arab countries around it." In response to Cheney's proposal, Secretary of State James Addison Baker III said that he was also an old fritter at the top of the United States, and in Reagan's time, he was the Secretary of the Treasury of the United States. He once single-handedly led the Plaza Accord and forced the yen to appreciate to ease the financial situation of the United States, the United States economy is healthy, and if necessary, it can plunder the wealth of other countries by cutting wool, so that its own country's economy can continue to develop healthily.

Now that Baker is secretary of state, he is responsible for all foreign affairs. He was very worried. If the United States launches an air strike against Iran in the Persian Gulf, it will cause unease for the surrounding Arab countries.

The people there actually have a mentality of rejection of the Western world, especially the United States, and the main reason is that in all the wars in the Middle East, the United States has always sided with Israel, almost every country. There are countless fighters who have died in the war between Palestine and Israel, so. They are hostile to the United States, and now because the ship raids in Iraq and Iran have affected the economies of various countries, they have no choice but to invite the Americans to escort them, even so, Saudi Arabia as the host. It has been criticized by many people that it should not bring the United States to the Middle East.

At present, the US military operations are still limited to escorting oil tankers, and a large number of warplanes are dispatched. A strike on Iran would make it even more hostile to the people of the surrounding countries and make the United States find itself in an awkward position there.

"So what are we going to do?" Cheney asked, "Just swallow this breath?" We lost several good pilots, we lost an AWACS aircraft! ”

"Of course not, just leave it at that!" The elder Bush on the side said gloomily: "Since they don't admit it, let's just do it by mistake!" ”

Bush Sr. is also belligerent, and now, since the Iranians have provoked Bush Sr., Bush Sr. will never fail to fight back.

Mistaken! Lao Tzu beat you up, and then said that he made a mistake!

Cheney was suddenly happy: "Yes, then let's have a mistake!" "Think about the Exocet missile launched by the Iraqis a few years ago, which hit the American frigate, and the Americans did not have a temper.

In the Persian Gulf, the waves are rough, and navigating in this kind of weather is very uncomfortable, especially when you have to face attacks that may appear at any time.

No matter what kind of war it is, the attack on civilian targets will attract the opposition of people all over the world, because the ship attack wars between Iran and Iraq have caused the Gulf countries to suffer unspeakably, and the hardest thing is, of course, these crew members who have personal experience.

The sailors on the "Stovar" is a Liberian oil tanker, and the sailors on the tanker are nervously looking at the surrounding seas, which is the most unsafe, and they have no weapons in their hands, and they can only pray for God's blessing if they are attacked by the Iranians.

"Look, what are those?" A sailor shouted, and in the distance, several bright spots could be seen on the sea.

"Oh my God, that's the Iranian gunboat! Hurry, call for help! The ship's first mate said that his eyesight was very good, and he could see the barrel of the speedboat at a glance.

"SOS, SOS, we are the tanker "Stovall", there are Iranian gunboats, coming towards us! The captain almost burst into tears.

"Roger, the American frigate" Montgomery ". There was an echo over the radio.

At this time, there happened to be a frigate of the US Navy nearby, and after receiving the report, they immediately rushed to the site as fast as possible, and at the same time, told the cruiser "Vincennes" on the other side of the Strait of Hormuz the news from this side.

"Guys, we've got something to do!" Captain Will Rogers said: "The Iranians have sent out gunboats again, let's go and destroy them!" ”

The gas turbines began to work at full power, and the Aegis cruiser, the most advanced cruiser of the US Navy, accelerated to a maximum speed of 30 knots, jolting forward on the sea, while on the flight deck in the tail, a Sea Hawk helicopter took off urgently and flew in the direction of the target sea area.

Rogers' hand pounded on the console, and he was thinking about another thing at the same time, the order from above had come down, and when necessary, fire back, even at the cost of accidental injury!

This order is very debatable, and Rogers knows what the people above are thinking.

Time was slowly passing, and on the sea, the Sea Hawk helicopter sent back a report that the Iranian gunboat had been spotted, and the other side did not open fire, but only habitually harassed the tanker.

"Fire, attack them!" Rogers said that the American AWACS planes have been shot down by these guys, and they should be taught a lesson! There is no reason for Rogers to let go of the Iranian gunboats, the Sea Hawk helicopters are equipped with Hellfire anti-ship missiles, which can easily send those light gunboats to the bottom of the sea!

The hour hand continued to turn, and it was already past nine o'clock in the morning.

Bandar Abbas Airport.

"Tower, tower, Iran Air Flight 655 requested to take off." In the cockpit of an Airbus A300B2 aircraft, Captain Moorsin Rezayan communicates with the tower.

For him, this was a very ordinary flight, leaving Bandar Abbas and flying to Dubai Airport, because the flight distance was only 200 miles, such a short distance, after the plane took off, it first climbed to an altitude of 4,000 meters, cruising for a while, and it was time to land.

The flight was delayed by twenty minutes due to a few late passengers.

"Received, flight 655 can take off, please turn on the transponder, the transponder mode III6760." Later, the tower replied.

Mursin skillfully turned on various switches, gently pushed the throttle, and the airliner began to glide slowly on the runway, faster and faster, and when it reached the end of the runway, he gently pulled the lever back, and the plane flew expertly.

There were nearly three hundred passengers on board, most of them Iranians.

"Spotting the warplanes taking off from Bandar Abbas!" The cruiser "Vincennes" has an advanced Aegis system, which has a long detection range, and when the planes over there flew together, they immediately searched for it.

"Immediately identify the nature of the target." Rogers said.

Bandar Abbas Airport is a dual-use airport, and the Iranians may deploy powerful Tomcat fighters in this airport, and if it is a Tomcat fighter jet, the helicopter they send out will be dangerous.

After all, now our Sea Hawk helicopters are beating the Iranian gunboats with Hellfire missiles, and two have already been sunk, and the Iranians may come to reinforce them after getting the news of the gunboats.

"Yes." Anderson, who was in charge of observing the radar, immediately operated the interrogator on the radar and sent out an interrogation signal, and if it was a civil aviation, the answering machine of the other party should have an echo.

In almost a second, the result is available on the display screen, however, the result is uncertain!

"At this time, there are no flights." Another Navy soldier, John Ritchie, said he had just checked the flight schedule.

Having received such a report, Rogers continued to tap his fingers on the bridge, and now, all under his command, this plane, probably the Tomcat of the Iranians! It's probably the Sea Hawk helicopter that came to attack you! Although the Seahawk helicopter has begun to return home, it is not flying as fast as the other party!

In order to protect your own plane, you can't take care of it so much, besides, there are instructions above, you would rather be injured by mistake than let go!

"Two Standard 2s, salvo!" Rogers said.

"Roger, lock onto the target, two salvos!" Captain Zochier's hand pressed to the launch button, and as in his usual training, he put his finger on the red button and pressed it.

"Bang, bang." The cover of the MK41 universal vertical launcher opened, and two Standard 2 missiles with tongues of fire in tow, flew out. The blazing flame is so brilliant in the daytime. (To be continued......)