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Chapter 882 The Conditions for Peace: A Visit to the Aircraft Carrier

If that were to happen, they might as well just piss themselves and drown.

Before anyone could speak, Xu Dongguo spoke again.

"Let me tell you, he definitely didn't just go on a sightseeing trip abruptly because he was bored. He went on a mission that involves the future development of our navy's military equipment. The significance of this trip is extremely important, are you all clear on that?"

The three men replied in unison, "Reporting to the commander, we understand. We will certainly guarantee Commander Su's safety on this trip!"

Having elevated the significance to this level, what else could the three of them say? Their only recourse was to vow to protect Su Dingping's trip to the absolute safety.

They had all secretly made up their minds that if the Enterprise carrier fleet really turned against them, even if it meant disobeying orders, they would drown Willis and the others in the sea, leaving no one alive among the thousands of enemy soldiers!
Moreover, they felt that even if something happened to them, they would not allow Su Dingping to suffer even the slightest harm!
Seeing that the mobilization was almost complete, Xu Dongguo immediately began to deploy the tasks.

"Alright, now I'll go over the operational arrangements for this mission."

"Dingping will first arrive at the First Combat Group by attack helicopter and land on the helicopter landing platform of Ship 127. At that time, you must cooperate to do a good job in security and safely send Dingping to the USS Enterprise."

"The means of transportation you are using is the fast combat boat equipped on your 10,000-ton destroyer. Make good use of it and maximize its role."

After arranging the transportation, Xu Dongguo immediately moved on to another topic.

"Third Combat Corps, Cao Youren, your main task is to intercept the USS Condor carrier fleet and prevent enemy reinforcements."

"If the Condor carrier strike group were to reinforce the Enterprise, it would take them at least three to four hours, considering the distance. The attack helicopter that Su Dingping was in would also take about two hours to reach the First Combat Group. And from the First Combat Group to the Enterprise, it would take another hour and a half."

"Based on the itinerary, it's roughly around this time, so I need your close cooperation to make the most of the time. Cao Youren, do you understand?"

Since such a heavy responsibility had fallen on his shoulders, Cao Youren naturally had no choice but to accept it.

"Reporting to the commander, we guarantee the mission will be accomplished!"

Cao Youren immediately straightened his posture and responded in an extremely loud voice, "I, Cao Youren, can swear a military oath! As long as my Third Combat Corps has even one warship left, I will never allow the Condor aircraft carrier fleet to support the front line!"

Xu Dongguo was satisfied with the response and, seeing that it was about time, immediately said, "It's 3:56 now, that's the right time."

The three captains immediately responded: "Reporting, sir, the exchange of fire was successful."

"Then let's get started."

Xu Dongguo decisively ordered that as long as the Third Combat Corps successfully prevented the USS Condor carrier fleet from providing reinforcements and bought enough time, Su Dingping's mission would surely succeed.

"Yes, Chief!"

After the communications were cut off, the commanders of the three combat corps re-established the communication channels between the fleets.

Everyone looked gloomy; this was no easy task. In their view, they would rather shoot down the aircraft carrier fleet than protect Su Dingping's safety.

Captain Chen spoke first: "Gentlemen, stop looking so gloomy, let's get to work. The commander has already drawn up an action plan for us. Next, we will discuss the details of the operation and formulate a more detailed plan."

Cao Youren was much more relaxed and said directly, "Captain Chen, Captain Dong, you can discuss the specific action plan. The main task assigned to my Third Combat Corps by the commander is to intercept the USS Condor carrier fleet."

"I'll go work on the plan now, I won't get involved."

Captain Dong almost couldn't catch his breath and felt like he had been hit hard.

"Old Cao, let me tell you, I'd rather be ordered to intercept the USS Condor carrier fleet than take this job. That's the legendary Chief Su. If anything goes wrong, even if I lost eighteen lives, it wouldn't be enough."

These words expressed the feelings of Captain Chen of the First Combat Corps, but he also had no way to express his suffering.

"Alright, Lao Dong, stop complaining. This is a mission that must be carried out. Chief Su's trip is related to the future development of the Navy's equipment, and we must do everything we can to ensure his safety."

Captain Chen coughed twice, immediately getting to the point. "I suggest that Chief Su be given a simple disguise, mingling with the naval soldiers, and having a few special forces members escort him on both sides, following him wherever he goes."

"He traveled with special operations soldiers aboard a fast combat boat to visit the USS Enterprise aircraft carrier."

Captain Dong agreed wholeheartedly, saying, "I think this is a good idea. We should try our best to keep Chief Su hidden among us so that no one can detect him. We must make sure to explain things properly when the time comes."

"Next, I need to have a good talk with Captain Willis."

Captain Chen took a deep breath and took charge of the matter. "I will handle this personally. When I communicated with him before, I mentioned that as long as we keep a proper balance when making demands, that will be enough."

Captain Dong naturally wouldn't object: "Okay, let's do it that way."

Next, the three discussed some details and finally came up with a more detailed action plan, including the coordination between the Third Combat Corps and the other two combat corps.

The three major combat groups have never fought alone, but rather cooperated closely with each other.

This led to the moment when Captain Chen spoke with Willis earlier.

The crew in the main control room of the USS Enterprise all looked worried; they were genuinely concerned that Captain Chen might take the opportunity to make some unreasonable demands.

They quickly thought of how the Longxia people had dealt with the Eastern Wilderness tribes before, forcing them to publicly announce their surrender in front of all the nations. If they were to do that, what difference would it make from making them strip naked in front of everyone?
This is absolutely unacceptable; it's incredibly shameful.

Previously, Willis had briefed General Cruise at the garrison base on the situation at the front, including the fact that the two commanders had reached a temporary peace agreement, but had not mentioned surrendering to the Dragonxia Navy at all.

After all, this matter is of great importance. If it were to be revealed, both Commanders Cruise and Koro would likely be furious.

Over the communicator, Willis took a deep breath and slowly said, "Captain Chen, you can state your conditions now. We will do our best to meet them."

Captain Chen stated bluntly, "Since that's the case, then I won't stand on ceremony."

"As you know, we do not have a nuclear-powered aircraft carrier, so we are very interested in the USS Enterprise. Now that we have the opportunity, we naturally hope to visit the ship to show our goodwill on the front lines. We hope you can agree."

Visiting the USS Enterprise aircraft carrier?
Holy crap, what kind of conditions are these?
Isn't this too simple? It makes him completely distrustful. Willis's heart gradually tightened, and he felt that Captain Chen might be up to some kind of trickery.

He couldn't help but look at the vice-captain, only to find that the other man's expression was perfectly normal, though still somewhat bewildered.

Seeing Willis remain silent, Captain Chen said calmly, "Mr. Willis, we only have this one condition. I believe you won't find it difficult. Besides, the soldiers of Longxia have always kept their word. If we say we'll visit, then we mean we'll visit. There are naturally no ulterior motives involved."

"I'll also tell you that I've recorded your surrender conversation with us. If Mr. Willis agrees to this condition, I guarantee this recording will not be made public."

How about this?

Hearing the threatening words, Willis was quite unhappy, but there was nothing he could do.

If they don't agree, they will lose face once the recording is released; but if they agree, their reputation will be preserved.

As long as the Longxia tribe doesn't make it public, they can do things without anyone knowing.

After all, as long as they don't say anything, and the people of Longxia don't say anything, outsiders will naturally not know. If word gets out, it will be a huge blow to their reputation and honor. Unless they are fools, they won't say anything.

“Captain, I think we can agree to it,” the vice-captain whispered as he leaned closer to Willis.

Willis nodded slightly and immediately agreed, "Captain Chen, we agree to your conditions. It can't take too long, otherwise, I'm worried something might go wrong."

"I understand, it certainly won't take too long, we'll just take a look around."

Captain Chen, with an air of profound understanding, smiled and said, "Then we have reached an agreement. As for the specific time, please wait for my notification."

“Alright, I’ll be waiting,” Willis said.

Meanwhile, in the Eagle Tribe, in the Black Palace, the office of the Great Chieftain.

The chieftain sat at his desk, discussing matters with his staff, but he wasn't fully aware of everything that was happening on the front lines.

Regarding the use of nuclear weapons, the staff is still pondering how to persuade the High Chief not to act impulsively.

After all, the Longxia tribe has not used nuclear weapons so far, and has only used conventional ballistic missiles to strike their second aircraft carrier, the Vulture.

So far, the advisors have come up with several reasons, but none of them have been able to persuade the chieftain to condescend and take the initiative to engage in dialogue with the Longxia tribe's leadership to peacefully resolve the maritime conflict.

Saying that the maritime conflict was resolved peacefully was just a facade; in reality, they had been forced into a corner.

After the aircraft carrier was hit with incredible precision twice, the staff had already guessed that the Longxia tribe had most likely mastered the aircraft carrier killer and achieved a technological breakthrough.

In reality, this was merely a peace offer made by the Eagle Tribe after their defeat in battle.

"Great Chief, have you made up your mind?" the aide asked again, sounding extremely cautious.

The chieftain shook his head vigorously, looking utterly disapproving: "No, no, I still can't do that. To take the initiative to negotiate with the Longxia people would be to bow down to them."

"I am the great chieftain of the Eagle Tribe, the most powerful person on Blue Star. How could I do such a thing?"

Upon hearing this, the staff member felt even more helpless.

In fact, he could understand the Great Chief's predicament. If he were to take the initiative to seek peace with the Dragon Summer Tribe, it would create a historical precedent for the Eagle Tribe, which would be extremely shameful.

But if they don't do it, both carrier fleets at the front are in a very dangerous situation; they have no way out.

On the other side, the White Bear tribe.

The KGB, the intelligence agency of the White Bear tribe, was brightly lit inside its building. Boris, the head of the agency, sat in his office, arranging matters within the Europa Sea region.

Suddenly, the office door was pushed open, and an intelligence officer strode in, looking extremely anxious.

"This is the latest intelligence from the waters of Dongzhou. Please take a look."

After obtaining the intelligence, Boris examined it carefully, and his expression suddenly changed. He then took a private car to the Kremlin and headed to the Emperor's office.

"Your Majesty, the latest intelligence from the Eastern Seas." Boris quickly handed over the intelligence file.

At first, Emperor Pushkin thought that the naval conflict in the Eastern Seas had already been resolved and the victor had been decided, so he quickly reached out and took it.

He had been waiting to see whether the Longxia tribe or the allied forces of the two countries had won, but after seeing the result, his pupils contracted sharply.

The conflict at sea yielded no results, but chaos suddenly erupted at the military base, as if the world was ending.

"Why did things suddenly fall into chaos?" Pushkin asked, puzzled.

Boris paused for a moment, surprised that the intelligence file contained the information and yet the other party still asked. Nevertheless, he explained, "Your Majesty, the Dragonxia Tribe has launched another medium-range ballistic missile. According to the intelligence personnel at the front, this time the Dragonxia Tribe did not just test-fire but launched a direct attack on the garrison base."

"This also aligns with the relevant announcements previously released by the Longxia Foreign Affairs Department, which stated that they would attack relevant military bases in the waters of Dongzhou."

"However, we need to wait for more detailed intelligence from the front lines to confirm whether this is the case."

Boris was also skeptical about whether the military base had been attacked. In any case, the Dragonxia tribe would never risk the world's condemnation by rashly using nuclear weapons.

Despite the constant escalation of nuclear threats by the foreign ministries of both sides, it's all just talk. If they were to actually use nuclear weapons, they would never engage in such a frantic barrage of rhetoric.

After a moment of contemplation, Emperor Pushkin tentatively asked, "So it seems that the Longxia navy suffered a crushing defeat in this naval conflict?"

Boris agreed wholeheartedly and continued, "Based on current intelligence, the probability is over 90%."

(End of this chapter)