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Chapter 677: Intercepting reconnaissance aircraft, the US military is acting frantically

"Signalman, contact Bowett and tell him to hold on to the enemy tightly."

Bowensmith immediately gave another order, "I will contact the headquarters and report the situation to them."

Thousands of kilometers away inside the Eagle Tribe, in the military headquarters, also known as the legendary Pentagon Command Center, after receiving intelligence from the front-line Carl aircraft carrier fleet, a number of high-ranking officials including Defense Minister Hawk Henry were in a state of shock.

The White Bear Tribe actually took out their secret weapon, a high-altitude, high-speed reconnaissance aircraft!

The speed can reach 1.5 Mach, which is more advanced than U-2!
They had made numerous contingency plans and done a lot of intelligence work, but there had not been any relevant intelligence in this regard before, and they even felt that it was a dereliction of duty on the part of the intelligence department.

After some analysis by intelligence officials, they all felt that Bowensmith's inference was very reasonable.

They had had suspicions in this regard before, always feeling that the two tribes, on the surface, acted as if it was a fight to the death, but in fact, they were secretly colluding with each other.

The White Bear Tribe and the Longxia Tribe must have reached some kind of cooperation, otherwise, it would be impossible for the White Bear Tribe's top-secret reconnaissance aircraft to fly to the Pacific Ocean to conduct large-scale reconnaissance of their aircraft carrier fleet at such a critical moment.

"It seems that our intelligence department's ability to collect intelligence on the White Bear Tribe is far from enough. They hid so deeply. On the surface, they looked fine, but suddenly they did this behind the scenes."

"They sent such an advanced reconnaissance aircraft to conduct reconnaissance activities against us recklessly."

"We have been fighting each other for so many years, it is hard to say that they don't have other secret weapons. Perhaps this high-altitude, high-speed reconnaissance aircraft is just the tip of the iceberg they have revealed. Perhaps in the future, we will encounter more."

"It seems that we should raise our guard against the White Bear Tribe Air Force to a higher level. We must not be careless towards them."

"It seems that the Dongzhou Sea area will become more and more lively in the future. It's really interesting."

The big guys were filled with emotion and had a better understanding of the White Bear Tribe. At this time, the latest information about the USS Carl aircraft carrier fleet came.

After listening to the staff's report, those military leaders immediately became unhappy.

The F18 fighter jet and the reconnaissance plane had a chase that took at least half an hour, which sounded very embarrassing.

However, Bowensmith proposed the need to dispatch fighter jets from the East Wilderness Tribe garrison base to provide support and intercept the mysterious reconnaissance plane from the front, which made everyone feel quite troubled.

According to their speculation, since the Dark Sword No. 1 high-altitude, high-speed reconnaissance aircraft is the secret weapon of the White Bear Tribe, then on the way back, the White Bear Tribe will certainly send air force fighter jets to pick it up.

If the fighter jets from the garrison base were mobilized to take off and intercept, they might end up fighting with the White Bear Tribe's Air Force before engaging in armed conflict with the Longxia Navy.

In that case, it would be equivalent to dragging the White Bear Tribe into the water directly, and the outcome of the war would definitely go in another direction, and it might even be beyond their control.

Their main target this time is the Longxia Navy. They want to completely destroy the remaining ships of the Longxia Navy. It is not a wise move to rashly drag the White Bear Tribe into it!
Of course, they didn't want to let the other party leave so brazenly, which put them in a dilemma and still gave them a headache.

"No matter what, we still can't just watch the reconnaissance plane leave. I suggest we send troops to intercept it."

"Even if it is a reconnaissance plane from the White Bear Tribe, we have to intercept it and see how they react."

"That's right. I think this matter has two sides. If I don't intercept them, I will lose face and make the White Bear Tribe even more arrogant. They will become even more unscrupulous in the future."

Seeing that the leaders were inclined to send troops to intercept, the commander of the headquarters made a decision immediately.

He also didn't want to just watch the White Bear Tribe's reconnaissance plane slip away with the intelligence, putting them in a very passive position.

"Give General Cruz an order to immediately dispatch the F18 fighter jets from the base to intercept the reconnaissance plane from the White Bear Tribe!"

In just a moment, the headquarters of the U.S. military base in the Eastern Wilderness Tribe received the relevant order.

As soon as the person in charge, General Koro, received the order, he immediately went to find General Cruz, a three-star general, who was smoking a cigar in his office.

At this moment, General Cruz was holding a cigar in one hand, but his eyes were fixed on the sand table. From time to time, he would move the positions of the warships on it, as if he was arranging troops.

Not long ago, Douglas, the captain of the USS Vulture, sent him a message, hoping that he could contact Willis, the captain of the USS Enterprise, and the aircraft carrier fleet of the Eastern Maritime Self-Defense Force, and give them instructions, telling them not to advance alone, but to postpone the time of starting a war.

He decided to wait until the three aircraft carrier fleets converged in one sea area before taking action. He made some deductions and found that the chances of winning were indeed greater, and it could also ensure that the losses would be minimized.

Now that both sides have openly declared war, if they wait a few more hours, the Donghuang Haizi side will definitely listen, but General Cruz is not sure whether Captain Willis of the USS Freedom will obey this order.

After all, the rule that a general is not subject to military orders when he is away from home also applies to the Eagle Tribe army.

Moreover, he did not want to wait, but wanted to win quickly and eliminate the Longxia Navy, an armed force with only half its strength.

In the past, when the Longxia Navy was fully staffed, he might have waited a while. After all, the opponent's strength was there, and he could not afford to be careless and cautious.

And now with the air force of the garrison base, plus the Air Self-Defense Force of the Donghuang tribe, two nuclear-powered aircraft carrier fleets, and an aircraft carrier fleet of the Donghuang Maritime Self-Defense Force, such a large-scale armed force, against half of the Longxia Navy's strength, he feels that the balance of victory will definitely tilt towards his side!

In a war like this where the odds of winning are absolute, General Cruz feels that waiting one more minute is a waste of time.

Wouldn't it be better to eliminate the remaining forces of the Longxia Navy as soon as possible?
Just ask yourself, is there ever a war in which some people don’t die?
If no one died in a war, then what's the point of inventing so many weapons and equipment? Wouldn't it be beautiful to use hundreds of billions of dollars of military funds for domestic construction and improve people's well-being?
Besides, if they let the East Wasteland Maritime Self-Defense Force and the East Wasteland Air Self-Defense Force rush to the front to attract the firepower of the Longxia Navy, while their own side stays behind, they can preserve their own military strength to the greatest extent and reduce casualties.

In this way, not only the Longxia Navy was consumed, but the Donghuang Tribe was also consumed. There would be no armed force in the Donghuang waters that could challenge the Eagle Tribe. It could be said that this was killing several birds with one stone. Why not do it?
General Cruz felt that if they achieved their goals through this battle, then the Eagle Tribe would be the only dominant force in the East Continent waters for the next few decades, and no other challenging force would rise up!
Being stationed at the Donghuang tribal military base is called starting the retirement mode.

"It seems that the people in the headquarters still don't trust me. After sending the Vulture aircraft carrier fleet, they sent the Carl aircraft carrier fleet. Isn't this just messing around? Aren't they being too cautious?"

Three-star General Cruz complained with some dissatisfaction, and felt that the guys in the headquarters were too cautious.

As soon as he finished speaking, the office door was suddenly pushed open from the outside. Then General Koro walked in hurriedly with a folder in his hand.

"Report to the General, the latest order has come from the headquarters."

"What are the orders from the Commander?"

General Cross had a puzzled look on his face, but he secretly deduced in his heart that the headquarters might ask him to order Willis to wait for the Vulture fleet to reunite before starting a battle.

Then his mood became a little bad, and he said in a deep voice: "Hurry up and tell me."

"General, the headquarters has ordered us to immediately dispatch two F18 fighters to intercept the White Bear Tribe's returning reconnaissance plane."

Although General Koro was puzzled as to why General Cross changed so quickly, he quickly opened the folder and reported the contents.

After hearing this, General Cruz was shocked.

This is how the same thing?

A high-altitude reconnaissance aircraft from the White Bear Tribe?

Why are they fighting with the White Bear Tribe again? Why haven't I heard about it before?

Isn’t their current priority to completely defeat the Longxia Navy?
Sending troops to intercept, isn't that pure chaos?

Countless thoughts emerged in General Cross's mind, but he couldn't find a clue. He immediately said, "Quick, bring it here for me to see."

Koro handed over the order quickly. General Cross only took a glance at it, and the muscles at the corners of his eyes twitched wildly several times. The shock in his heart was no less than that of the big guys in the headquarters.

The White Bear Tribe actually quietly sent out high-altitude, high-speed reconnaissance aircraft to conduct aerial reconnaissance of the aircraft carrier fleet?

This was definitely not good news, and he also had a very bad feeling.

Did that reconnaissance plane quietly conduct a full-scale reconnaissance of their garrison base and get a clear picture of their deployment situation?
If this is true, then the significance it represents is so profound that they will have to remain vigilant at all times in the future.

When General Cruz thought of this, he immediately ordered Koro, "Quick, send someone to contact the Carl aircraft carrier fleet. I need more detailed intelligence information to facilitate my deployment."

"Yes, General, I'll do it right away."

Koro turned around and left after receiving the order, but before he reached the door, he turned back and said, "General, our main fighters have all been dispatched. Now there are only a small number of F15 and F16 fighters left in the base that are being repaired."

"Do we need to withdraw a group of fighter jets from the front line to carry out the interception mission?"

Hearing this, General Cross's expression became solemn, and he then remembered something.

In order to deal with the remaining fleet of the Longxia Navy with all his strength, he had ordered all the most advanced F18 fighter jets to be deployed to carry out the mission, and even most of the F15 and F16 fighter jets in good performance were dispatched.

The reason for doing so was that when the Longxia Navy took over Longzhua Island and wiped out the rebels, he dispatched a large number of fighter jets to support the rebels, hoping to protect the rebels and continue their existence.

But unexpectedly, the Longxia Navy intercepted them at the sea boundary.

After this battle, the Eagle Tribe Air Force suffered little loss, but the East Wilderness Air Force suffered extremely heavy losses, and has not recovered yet.

It was precisely because of these factors that he sent out almost all his forces this time in order to deal with the Longxia Navy and completely destroy it just to be on the safe side!

Who would have thought that he would encounter such a thing at this time, which really caught him off guard.

As for whether the F15 and F16 fighter jets can shoot down reconnaissance aircraft at an altitude of 25km, he really has no idea.

Even though the F15 fighter has a maximum flight speed of Mach 2.5 and a maximum flight altitude of 18km, and the F16 fighter has a maximum flight speed of more than Mach 2 and a maximum practical ceiling of 15km, the range of the air-to-air missiles that can be mounted on these two fighters is relatively short.

As for transferring two F18 fighter jets back from the front line to intercept the reconnaissance plane on its way back to the White Bear Tribe, it is not impossible, but it is a bit late.

Moreover, he also needs to consider the White Bear Tribe's air force counterattack. In this case, simply transferring back two F18 Hornet fighter jets will not be enough.

After thinking for a moment, Cruz gave the order directly: "Immediately send an order to the front line and send back a combat team of F18s!"

"Also, have all fighter jets in the base ready to take off and be ready to provide support at any time!"

"At this time, we must be wary of the White Bear Tribe's air force."

Koro quickly accepted the order and said, "Yes, General, I'll do it right away."

After saying this, he did not stay in the office any longer, but turned around and walked quickly outside.

Such a sudden commotion in the garrison base naturally attracted the attention of the East Wilderness tribe's intelligence personnel lurking nearby.

Of course, such a large-scale military operation taking place in the Dongzhou waters naturally attracted great interest from intelligence personnel from many other tribes on Blue Planet, and they all became active.

Many of them were lingering around the Donghuang tribe's military base to observe the situation, and there were also many cats around the garrison base, always keeping an eye on the base's every move and reporting through various channels.

For them, the war in the Dongzhou waters was a feast for intelligence personnel.

(End of this chapter)