The captain on the USS Lake Erie, just after hanging up the phone, saw a swarm of F-35s flying towards them, and was instantly stunned.
"My God, so many F-35s!"
"Where did they get them from!"
"Intelligence indicated these people were speaking Chinese!"
"Did they secretly buy export models from a cooperative nation??"
"That's impossible!"
"................."
Listening to the discussions around him, the captain himself couldn't figure it out.
But thinking of what the commander had just said, he couldn't worry about that for now. Having aircraft was good, as he could use the radio to hail the other party.
"Listen up, you bitches in the sky!"
"According to the UN Convention on the Law of the Sea, you have invaded our airspace!"
"You must withdraw immediately and return our country's Antarctic research base!"
"Otherwise, we will use nuclear weapons to launch the most severe retaliatory strike against you!"
"Obey us obediently, and we both still have a chance to sit down and negotiate!"
Inside the F-35s, Zhang Tian almost died of anger listening to the broken Chinese warning.
"Damn you!"
"Who do you think you are, bombing my tank and then expecting a peaceful resolution?"
"To hell with your nuclear weapons, I'll deal with you first!"
"Brothers, open fire!"
As he finished speaking, he was the first to press the fire button.
"Whoosh whoosh........"
Two air-to-ground missiles shot out from under the wings of the F-35s. Seeing this, the Tianhuo Army in the other aircraft also launched their attack instantly.
In an instant, hundreds of missiles, like raindrops, completely engulfed the sky above the USS Lake Erie.
On the USS Lake Erie,
Previously, he was worried that his ship's anti-aircraft missiles wouldn't be enough. Now, that worry had been realized so quickly!
Anti-aircraft guns and missiles fired in succession, targeting the missiles coming from the Tianhuo Army.
In particular, the two rapid-fire anti-aircraft guns unleashed their full might, showering the sky with a barrage of fire.
"Boom....... "
"Boom boom......."
In mid-air, one missile after another exploded, as brilliant as fireworks.
Ma Chao and his Tianhuo Army, who had not gone far, immediately made a decision.
"Second and third companies, follow me and sneak over!"
He led two companies, a total of fifty gold-mining ships, flying low over the sea towards the USS Lake Erie.
The hundreds of missiles had already put the USS Lake Erie in a state of struggling to cope. Moreover, with their ultra-low altitude flight, the cruiser's radar couldn't do anything about them.
In just a moment, they had successfully advanced to the bottom of the USS Lake Erie's hull.
"Activate gold-mining mode!"
We don't care about a broken ship!
As long as we can rescue the Duke, with his capabilities, he can create hundreds or thousands of them in minutes!
That's how domineering we are!
With fifty gold-mining ships working simultaneously, a thin layer of golden mist wafted out from inside the USS Lake Erie and converged towards the gold-mining ships.
Soon, chaotic alarms sounded from the USS Lake Erie.
"What's going on!"
The captain's face darkened instantly.
"Report, Captain, the ship's electrical system has malfunctioned!"
"The damn system suddenly shut down and cannot be restarted!"
"Report, missile system malfunctioned!"
"Report, close-in weapon system malfunctioned!"
".............."
Hearing this string of reports, the captain suddenly felt a sense of foreboding.
The hundred aircraft that the fleet had dispatched earlier had also suddenly lost control and were annihilated by the enemy!
"F*ck!"
He slammed his fist on the table, creating an indentation in the stainless steel surface.
He then quickly grabbed the satellite phone to call headquarters for help, but after dialing for a long time, the phone simply wouldn't connect!
"Radio! Quickly use the radio to..."
"Boom....... "
Before he could finish speaking, a missile landed on the deck of the USS Lake Erie, creating a huge hole.
"Boom boom.........."
Immediately after, there were several more explosions.
The USS Lake Erie's standard missile load was only over two hundred, and they were of various types. Facing the Tianhuo Army's offensive, they were already insufficient.
Now, having been ambushed by Ma Chao, dozens of missiles successfully hit various locations on the USS Lake Erie.
In the rear of the US military fleet, aboard the aircraft carrier, the fleet commander's face was as ugly as if he had eaten feces, seeing the satellite images.
That was a heavy cruiser!
There were fewer than 50 such ships worldwide!
The cost was as high as one billion US dollars!
To think that...
"Damn it!"
He slammed his fist on the table, creating a clearly visible indentation in the stainless steel surface.
When he raised his hand, drops of blood trickled down his fingers.
"Order!"
"All units, open fire!!"
His request to use nuclear weapons had not yet received a reply. All he could do now was to engage the Tianhuo Army with conventional weapons.
First, the loss of nearly a hundred aircraft, and now the USS Lake Erie was on the verge of sinking.
This was the greatest blow to the US Navy since World War II!
This battle had reached a point where no one could stop it!
"Order, Carrier Strike Groups 1, 3, and 11, proceed to support at the fastest possible speed!"
He intended to deploy the entire Third Fleet to engage in battle.
But this decision was quickly opposed.
"No! Your decision will disrupt the entire Southeast Asian deployment! Congress..."
The commander's eyes widened: "To hell with Congress!"
"I'm retiring in two months, I can't manage so much!"
At the same time, Antarctica had attracted the attention of countless countries.
Satellite images of the USS Lake Erie under attack were immediately presented to the leaders of various countries.
"This... F-35s attacking a US cruiser??"
"Are they fighting a civil war?"
"What exactly happened in Antarctica!"
"At all costs, we must clarify the situation. Such an event is enough to influence the world order!"
"Has the research team rushed to the scene?"
"Have our inside sources within the US military leadership reported anything?"
A heavy cruiser being so utterly defenseless was an unprecedented event.
All sorts of speculations and orders made the entire world restless.