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When Barack got the news, he was so angry that he smashed the cup he was drinking from.

The US military has helped the Australian army to quell the rebellion, and the US military has suffered casualties in the process.

Fortunately, this part of the military expenses and pensions are paid by the Australian government.

Upon learning that the Australian Navy had dispatched two-thirds of its forces to stop the Lan Fang Navy, Barack called the Australian Prime Minister and asked the Australian Navy to return immediately to avoid a military conflict with Lan Fang.

Unexpectedly, not long after the Australian Prime Minister gave his verbal agreement, Barack received the news and the two sides exchanged fire.

In less than a day, Barack received news that two-thirds of the Australian navy had been destroyed.

Not only Christmas Island will be captured, but also the Cocos Islands, Cartier Island and other islands will be lost.

These islands are not populated and are not important in normal times.

However, once occupied by Lan Fang and turned into military bases, these islands would become very important and could pose a direct military threat to the Australian continent.

If the Australian Navy loses two-thirds of its strength, it will mean an imbalance in the naval forces of the entire region and a deterioration of the situation.

But losing Australia is also unacceptable to the United States.

Because this is an important strategic fulcrum for the United States to control the routes to South America. As long as Australia is in hand, the United States will have enough strategic advantages in South America.

Moreover, with the Australian continent, the United States' strategic nuclear submarines can enter the eastern Pacific Ocean or the southern Indian Ocean at will!
Barack was very angry. Even if a pig was commanding such a warship, it would not be destroyed in less than a day.

Australia is a country that loves both food and fun.

But over the years, Australia has been a staunch supporter and ally of the United States.

At this time, the United States had to step up and clean up Australia's mess.

When the news of the naval battle spread, the whole world was in an uproar.

In the Southern Hemisphere, such large-scale naval battles rarely occur.

The last naval battle of this scale was the Falklands War, when Britain formed an expeditionary force and waged a war with Argentina over the Falklands.

After all these years, there has never been a naval battle of this scale.

Moreover, Lan Fang annihilated two-thirds of the Australian naval forces, severely damaging the Australian navy.

Faced with Australia's declaration of war, Lan Fang also declared war without hesitation.

The aircraft carrier formation destroyed two-thirds of the Australian navy and quickly captured Christmas Island.

The Lan Fang Navy then dispatched naval warships and armed ships to sweep away other islands and take them over.

Faced with pressure and warnings from the United States, Lan Fang remained unmoved.

If the sky falls, there will naturally be tall people to hold it up.

As the saying goes, soldiers against soldiers, generals against generals, Lan Fang only needs to deal with Australia.

Without the Austrian Navy, those islands were powerless to resist, and the remaining forces of the Austrian Navy retreated to the naval port, not daring to fight with the Lan Fang Navy.

The Lan Fang Navy did not rashly attack the Australian naval port, after all, Australia still had the assistance of the Air Force.

The conflict and friction between Lan Fang and Australia attracted global attention for a few days, but no one paid attention to it anymore.

After all, although both sides are not small in size, they are on the fringe of geopolitics and their presence is not strong in normal times.

In addition, the superiors have conscious control and cool down the anger, so the situation between the two sides is not called a war, but rather a conflict and friction.

Looking at China's special reports, the United States also understood the situation and quickly followed suit, setting the tone for bilateral relations with conflict and friction.

After Liu Tao received the news, he did not expect that the Australian Navy would dare to fire the first shot. He didn't know whether to say it was the ignorance of the Australian Navy or the arrogance of the white people.

However, the timing is not yet ripe, and it is not appropriate for both parties to completely break up at this time.

If we completely fall out, even if we win, it will be a pyrrhic victory.

No need!
Time is on their side!
In order to cope with the somewhat tense situation and to calm down the tempers of all parties.

The third Type 003 nuclear-powered aircraft carrier, which was originally planned to be delivered later, was delivered to the navy ahead of schedule. This also allowed the Chinese Navy to publicize that it had a fourth aircraft carrier formation.

And everyone knows that at this rate, the 'Australian Ship' can be delivered to the navy at any time.

Although, normally, it takes about two years for an aircraft carrier to initially form combat effectiveness after its delivery, and another two or three years to form combat effectiveness.

But who would use common sense to judge China now?

Previous cases have already slapped him in the face.

The U.S. Seventh Fleet, which had originally received orders to move south to provide support, was unable to move.

The U.S. Seventh Fleet, affiliated with the U.S. Pacific Fleet, is stationed in the Asia-Pacific region and its headquarters is located in Japan. Its original responsibility is to be responsible for the defense of the Western Pacific and Eastern Indian Ocean.

Its main tasks are to control sea routes and key straits, protect the United States' allies in the Asia-Pacific region, maintain the United States' maritime hegemony in the Western Pacific, organize alliance cooperation and implement deterrence in peacetime, and organize frontier strikes and defense in wartime. For a long time, the Seventh Fleet has been the most powerful tool for the United States to expand in Asia and an important force for the United States to intervene in Asian affairs.

美国第七舰队力量也是非常强大，拥有50至60艘军舰，一艘航母组成的航母战斗群为主要作战部队，辅以陆基航空兵、两栖部队。先辖旗舰一艘（蓝岭号）、核动力航母一艘（乔治.华盛顿号），3至4艘配备导弹的巡洋舰、18至20艘导弹驱逐舰及护卫舰、5至6艘攻击型潜艇以及5至8艘登陆舰、18艘后勤保障船和若干气垫船、辅助船只等。

Compared with Japan and South Korea, there is no doubt that Australia is not that important.

Now some movement has been detected, enough to attract the attention of the US Seventh Fleet.

If they go south to provide support, they might be ambushed along the way, and then they might face the danger of being wiped out.

Moreover, the entire situation between Japan and South Korea will be shaken.

Barack had to mobilize two aircraft carrier formations from the Mediterranean and the Atlantic to Oceania.

However, it would take some time for two aircraft carrier formations to reach Oceania from the Mediterranean.

As a result, both sides are engaged in a war of words.

Lan Fang took advantage of the opportunity to occupy one island after another, so as to pocket the benefits first.

Liu Tao made a special trip to Hong Kong, where he met an old friend from the United States.

As soon as they met, this old friend started complaining and blamed all the mistakes on Liu Tao.

Liu Tao had a smile on his face and was not angry.

Americans just like this, as if they have suffered a great injustice.

In fact, the Americans often gain a lot of benefits.

Liu Tao treated his old friend to steak, the best steak from Brazil.

After listening to the old friend's complaints, Liu Tao said, "My friend, we all know what happened. It's not our fault. We Chinese are the most rule-abiding people. It was the Australian Navy that broke the rules first and fired the first shot."

"And your Mr. Barack, excuse me for being blunt, he's too much of a mess." Liu Tao shrugged, "We have many channels for communication, and they're very smooth. There's no barrier to communication between us!"

After being rejected several times, Barack became arrogant and acted as if he was angry.

But there's nothing you can do about it, Barack always likes to brag.

You have to know that this trick is just to deceive American voters. In the international arena, countries emphasize and talk about interests.

Who can you really fool by fooling others? Upon hearing this, Sols couldn't help but feel a little embarrassed.

Everyone knows what is going on. After all, at this level, intelligence is very accurate and fast.

As for his own Barack, Sols naturally knew the details.

Barack's economic stimulus plan cost more than a trillion dollars over two years. It was said to focus on creating jobs, revitalizing the economy, and repairing financial markets, but it is hard to say how much of it was actually implemented and how much of it went into people's pockets.

There is also Barack's medical plan. It sounds good when it is promoted, but when it comes to implementation, it completely changes. It directly allows medical giants to make a fortune. How much profit is generated from it is not something that outsiders can know.

Moreover, in order to bypass Congress, Barack directly signed the bill, which caused great damage to the consensus and tacit understanding formed between the two major parties in the United States over a long period of time.

This time, the Australian Navy's actions were an extremely dangerous provocation, and they deserved to be destroyed.

If it was like in the past, with a standoff and collisions between ships, at most someone would get hurt.

It's never caused such a bad impact like it does now.

To be honest, even if the Lan Fang Navy launched an attack on the Australian mainland, it was legal and reasonable.

But up to now, the Lan Fang Navy has only occupied some islands, which is considered to be maintaining a great deal of restraint.

For many things, you can tell by your attitude.

The Lan Fang Navy maintained such great restraint, in fact, to give all parties a way out.

What happened? Barack wants to mobilize an aircraft carrier fleet to Oceania. What is this?
This is not solving the problem by stepping down the ladder, but adding fuel to the fire. Isn't this just adding fuel to the fire?

You know, if they really have to fight, not to mention two aircraft carrier formations are not enough, even four aircraft carrier formations may not be enough!
"Sols, my friend, the ballast stone of our relationship cannot be easily moved. If it is moved, it may cause an earthquake!" Liu Tao smiled faintly, "It would be great if we can trade peacefully and make money. But if it really comes to a real fight, it may not be good at that time!"

We met and talked about everything we needed to talk about.

How to choose is up to Americans themselves.

If the Americans choose to fight in Australia at all costs and escalate and expand the war, there is nothing we can do.

If it rains, let it rain. If my mother wants to get married, let her get married.

When Sols left, as soon as he got into the car, his face changed and became heavy.

This matter is not easy to handle. If you are not careful, the consequences will be extremely serious and will truly get out of control.

Whether it is playing games with Europe or Russia, the United States holds the initiative. The most dangerous thing is to give up some interests.

But there is not much room for maneuver in the game here.

It's fine if we are harmonious, they are talking about win-win cooperation.

But if you want to get something for nothing, don’t even think about it.

As for choosing to escalate the war and causing the two sides to fall out, Sols' scalp tingled at the thought of it.

After serving as a senior officer in the US military, Sauls entered politics and has been in politics for several years.

There is also a force behind him supporting Sols. It is precisely because of this force that Sols is able to hold an important position and his words carry weight.

He knew very well how difficult the current situation was.

War is something we must never choose if we can avoid it. If we do choose it, I'm afraid the US military will choose to become the ballast for both sides.

But I don’t know what some people are thinking and they are clamoring for war.

The United States does not have an advantage in waging a war in North Africa, but it would have an advantage in Oceania?

What are you thinking!

Sauls did not stay in Hong Kong for long. He left Hong Kong and returned to the United States as soon as possible.

After returning to the United States, Sauls first went to Texas.

Lan Fang aircraft carrier formation.

A "Sea Hawk" carrier-based aircraft took off and quickly rose into the air to escort the aircraft carrier formation.

Compared with other aircraft, the "Sea Hawk" carrier-based aircraft, which is a vertical/short take-off and landing carrier-based aircraft, has obvious advantages and disadvantages.

The biggest disadvantage is the limited amount of ammunition and fuel it carries. Limited fuel means the range will be shorter, and it is short-legged, while the small amount of ammunition it carries means the fighter's combat effectiveness will be weaker.

But this is relative.

If compared with countries without aircraft carriers, then we have a huge advantage.

In addition to the "Sea Hawk" carrier-based aircraft providing formation escort, there are also unmanned reconnaissance aircraft conducting aerial reconnaissance.

Unless it is a submarine, it is difficult for a surface ship to approach within three or four hundred kilometers without being detected.

In modern warfare, the importance of air supremacy is vividly demonstrated.

Only if you have air superiority can you have sea superiority.

Without air superiority, there can be no sea superiority.

Even for a submarine conducting anti-submarine patrols facing helicopters, it is not an easy task to threaten an aircraft carrier formation.

The waters here are less than 100 nautical miles away from Sydney.

If you are on the coast, you can spot this aircraft carrier formation through a telescope.

Even though the US military entered the city to maintain law and order, a large number of Sydney citizens still fled.

Two-thirds of the Australian Navy was wiped out. This news was also known to the Australian people through the Internet, causing an uproar in Australia.

The previous annihilation of the rebels made the Australian people feel proud and happy.

The original people in the east were not considered human beings by the original white Australians, so they were simply exterminated.

But it's different here, this is the most prosperous place in Australia.

Everyone is afraid that war will break out suddenly.

I don’t know how many Australians have criticized the government.

He doesn't have much ability, but he's great at causing trouble.

Now, war may come at any time.

The planes in the sky that day were clearly visible.

Even with a telescope, you can see the shadow of the warship.

Ordinary people should not think that they are very brave in normal times and they talk tough, but when war is about to come, they will be more cowardly than anyone else.

After all, war means death!
The Australian army participated in the Afghanistan War and the Iraq War. The Australian people are well aware of how the soldiers will treat civilians if war comes. They will treat civilians like sheep with two legs and slaughter them at will.

Because this is how the Australian military treats civilians in Afghanistan and Iraq.

They took it for granted that other soldiers would treat them the same way. (End of this chapter)