Chapter 1,126 Fighting with Weapons and Halberds

Storms are raging in the Western Pacific, and far more than just the countries involved are paying attention to this matter.

Halo City, headquarters of the Earth Defense Alliance.

Carrying the coffee, he walked to the floor-to-ceiling window and looked at the blue planet outside the window, Wu Changfeng said calmly.

"What choice do you think he will make?"

Standing next to Wu Changfeng, Lu Wei chuckled.

"If he can make up his mind to fight against extraterrestrial civilization, what choice do you think he will make?"

Wu Changfeng also smiled and did not answer.

After looking at the planet outside the floor-to-ceiling window in silence for a long time, the smile on his face gradually faded and he whispered thoughtfully.

"Tell me, if a fight really breaks out, what kind of scene will we see here?"

Lu Wei's originally smiling face suddenly changed.

After a while, he was able to squeeze out a sentence from his mouth with a smile.

"I hope...it's better not to be able to see."

What kind of war can be seen even from geostationary orbit?

He could think of no other possibility than nuclear war.

"I hope so," Wu Changfeng sighed and looked out the window.

Suddenly, he saw an unusual shadow in the direction of the main axis of the space elevator and the port of Halo City.

A Seagull-class transport ship slowly left the port, its engine faintly flashing a blue arc, and moved towards low-Earth orbit...

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In the Western Pacific, huge waves are rolling under a clear sky. The sea was shaking uneasily as if tens of thousands of tons of lime had been thrown into it. The faces of the representatives from various countries standing in the audience were tense. Although they sincerely hoped that Star Ring Trade would not give in so simply, at this moment, they could not help but beat the drum in their hearts.

I heard that the leader of Star Ring Trade is a fool...

If your brain gets hot, you'll really get into a fight...

The flagship of the United Fleet, Hogg stood like a sculpture, standing in front of the bridge window with his hands behind his hands, his eagle-like gaze fixed on the sea level in the southwest, and he remained silent for a long time. The people in the command room were busy working at their posts, with only occasional exchanges.

"Report! The Halo Navy fleet has been discovered one hundred and fifty kilometers away!" the officer sitting in front of the radar reported.

His brows furrowed, and a hint of coldness appeared on Hogg's face.

It seems that the Star Ring Trade is not going to give in.

"How is the fleet organization?" Hogg asked coldly.

"The entire fleet consists of six frigates and an unknown number of submarines."

Hearing the six frigates, Hogg was stunned for a moment, and a trace of doubt appeared on his furrowed brows.

"Six frigates?"

If you want to block the combined fleet with only six frigates, it would be too small to underestimate the military might of the US Navy!

"Send a signal to them and warn them to get out of our way immediately, otherwise the gunfire will go off and the consequences will be unbearable for them," Hogg said calmly.

At this moment, standing in the bridge of the Zhenyuan ship, the correspondent received the message from the combined fleet on the opposite side and immediately reported it to Lei Zheng.

After hearing this, Lei Zheng nodded, his expression not changing at all.

"Lei Da...Major General?" The adjutant looked at Lei Zheng and asked nervously.

Still looking straight ahead, Lei Zheng ordered calmly, "Back to them, the Star Ring Pacific Fleet will conduct a routine military exercise in a 790-square-kilometer military restricted area. The exercise subject is naval gun shooting. If someone accidentally drives into our Wait for the shooting range at your own risk!”

Six frigates lined up on the sea, and their guns were aimed at the sea area a hundred kilometers away that was designated as a military restricted area. At the flagship's command, six electromagnetic cannons fired in unison, drawing orange-yellow bullet trails in the air.

A hundred kilometers away, a monstrous curtain of water exploded, dropping a torrential rain within tens of meters in radius.

In the Pentagon, in the combat command room, senior officials of the Ministry of National Defense were busy walking through.

Accompanied by military advisers, Hillary stared solemnly at the satellite images on the big screen.

"The Star Ring Trade Fleet test-fired naval guns into the target sea area and announced that it would conduct routine military exercises in the military restricted area!"

Hillary was slightly taken aback by the word "routine military exercises."

The shamelessness of Star Ring Trade almost made her curse. However, the military adviser standing next to her cursed out this curse word for her.

"A routine military exercise? These third world gangsters, what kind of routine military exercise is this! It's clearly a provocation for war!"

Hillary didn't say anything. As a former Secretary of State, she knew very well that Starlink Trade was on the sidelines.

According to relevant international conventions, military exercises on the high seas need to be notified to neighboring countries in advance and observers from other countries must be invited. However, if it is a conventional military exercise in the territorial waters of one's own country, other countries do not need to be notified.

As for this so-called routine.

Who knows if they have such an arrangement internally? It's entirely up to them to say whatever they want.

The sudden bombardment by Star Ring Trade startled the United Fleet, and also shocked the observers from various countries standing on the Combined Fleet. No one expected that their reaction would be so direct and intense.

Surprise is nothing but surprise. Just as the Pacific Fleet fired its cannons, the Combined Fleet also responded immediately. The aircraft carrier slowed down, but the fleet's course did not change at all. The two destroyers even turned on their full power and accelerated toward the military restricted area designated by Xinhuan Trade.

The submarine began to sink, and more than forty ships spread out to both sides in an attack formation. F-35Cs ejected from the deck one after another. In just a few minutes, the Ford dropped more than a dozen squadrons into the air and rushed towards the Pacific Fleet.

Starlink Trade was not to be outdone. More than thirty Aurora-20s came out, divided into ten flying squadrons in the air, and rushed towards the combined fleet without showing any signs of weakness.

War is about to break out!

…

With their eyes fixed on the big screen, Hillary and every senior official of the Department of Defense felt their hearts in their throats.

The situation seemed out of their control from the start.

In just a few minutes it deteriorated to the brink of war.

It's obviously just a military exercise!

Prior to this, the military advisory teams of the White House and the Department of Defense had not analyzed the possibility of war, but no one had ever thought that this possibility would come so directly. They just plan to use military exercises to put pressure on the new country, show their allies a strong return, disintegrate the Earth Defense Alliance, take back the dominance of the defense of extraterrestrial civilizations, and finally lift the new country’s space blockade...

As for the war...

Who the hell wants to fight an evenly matched opponent?

A drop of sweat broke out from Hilary's forehead.

One step forward, it’s hell!

Now Jiang Chen has thrown the choice back into their hands.

what to do?

Just when Hillary was hesitant, something unexpected happened.

In the center of the headquarters, dozens of satellite images all turned white like snowflakes.

"what happened?"

"Server No. 091 was hacked..."

"Check the firewall immediately!"

The staff member who was tapping the keyboard in front of the computer suddenly cursed.

"Damn it, it's not a hacker attack! There's nothing wrong with the firewall! There's no trace of intrusion on the server! It's our satellite that's out of order!"

At this moment, Jiang Chen's face replaced the white snowflakes on the screen and appeared in the center of a dozen screens.

"Change course immediately!"

"This is impossible!" Hillary stared firmly at Jiang Chen and said sternly without giving in, "The United States is exercising its legitimate right to freedom of navigation. In addition, I warn you to immediately stop interfering with our satellites. Otherwise, the United States will regard it as a war provocation."

Jiang Chen smiled coldly.

"What a freedom of navigation. You can come and go as you please. Are you a crab? Without my permission, your warships will never cross the waters of New Zealand. I will only say this once. If you cross this red line, , dozens of Peace Envoys will surely come to your homeland!"

After saying that, Jiang Chen on the screen gestured to the officer next to him, and the officer immediately took out a suitcase, placed it in front of him and opened it.

The moment she saw the suitcase, Hillary's expression suddenly changed.

Almost at the same time, the attendant next to her reacted, took two steps forward, and brought the black suitcase in front of her.

Hillary subconsciously reached out her hand and touched the edge of the combination lock with her trembling fingers.

From the day she campaigned more than three years ago, she fantasized that one day she would be able to grasp the nuclear button that meant presidential power. However, until a minute ago, she had never thought that the day would come when she would actually use this button.

In contrast to her hesitation, Jiang Chen on the screen had already entered the password with ease, opened the suitcase lid, and gently placed his finger on the launch button.

Jiang Chen raised his gaze and looked at her calmly, and said coldly.

"So, Mr. President, are you ready?"

A chill rose involuntarily from the bottom of my heart.

From those dark pupils, she saw a wolf-like ferocity.

Even after serving as Secretary of State for several years, she has never seen such a look in her eyes. Even the craziest dictator has never been so crazy that he spared no room... (To be continued.)