In the southern part of the Asamian Ocean, a huge fleet was braving the wind and breaking the waves.
From top to bottom, this was an aircraft carrier formation consisting of one next-powered aircraft carrier, three ten-thousand-ton cruisers, six destroyer, four frigates, and two supply ships.
Underneath the water, there were eight submarines scattered around the aircraft carrier fleet.
Needless to say, the aircraft carrier fleet that could appear in this place was also nuclear powered. Other than the Fifth Fleet, there was no other fleet.
The command ship of this fleet was a next-powered guided missile cruiser called the Warrior.
The Warrior was the last nuclear missile cruiser built by the United States Navy at the end of the last century. It was 179 meters long, 19.5 meters wide, 9.7 meters deep, and had a displacement of 13280 tons.
Although his weight was not big, his combat strength was shocking.
After many upgrades, Warrior was still one of the most advanced cruisers in the world. Whether it was in terms of firepower, defense, or anti-submarine, it was far ahead.
As for the core warship of this fleet, it was naturally the Ford nuclear aircraft carrier.
The USS Ford was launched eight years ago and was commissioned seven years ago. The aircraft carrier was 332 meters long, 78 meters high, and 30 meters wide. It had a displacement of 112,000 tons at full load and could carry 75 fighter jets of various types. It was basically a mobile parking lot at sea.
The media once revealed that the cost of the Ford aircraft carrier alone was as high as 5.1 billion meters of gold. When the Ford was equipped with various fighter jets, its cost directly climbed to 15 billion meters of gold.
The most important thing was that a nuclear powered aircraft carrier had to be equipped with auxiliary ships. This was another very huge expenditure, and it also started with ten billion meters of gold.
By rough estimation, this aircraft carrier fleet would cost at least 30 billion meters of gold.
It should be known that there were not many countries in the world that had an annual defense expenditure of more than ten billion meters of gold. From this, it could be concluded that not everyone could afford an aircraft carrier fleet.
In the command ship of this fleet, Vice Admiral William of the United States Navy was holding a telescope and watching the situation on the sea. He was the commander of this fleet.
"Lieutenant General William, we will need about two more days to reach the northern waters of the Black Region.”A middle-aged man with the rank of senior colonel looked at Wilhelm. He was Captain Davis of the Warrior.
"Inform all ships to increase their speed by one more knot.”Williams was serious.
Davis picked up the walkie-talkie and relayed the order.
After a while, Davis asked in confusion,"" Isn't the Ministry of National Defense making a mountain out of a molehill? It's just to eliminate one Lured. Is there a need to mobilize an aircraft carrier fleet?”
" Hehe…" Wilhelm put down his binoculars and looked at the world map." Lured is just a side effect. Our ultimate goal is still to deter the Northern Bear Country and force them to give up Bult. Do you understand?”
" I see…" Davis suddenly realized.
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In the outside world, everyone was watching the specific route of the Fifth Fleet.
At the same time, all parties were paying attention to Elijah. They were all looking forward to the final outcome.
Would Lu Reed and Jiang Cheng surrender to the Fifth Fleet, or would the two of them attack and choose to fight?
In the eyes of most people, the two of them would most likely choose to surrender. If they chose to resist, wouldn't that be akin to throwing eggs at a rock and seeking their own destruction?
A full fleet of nuclear aircraft carriers. Other than the Dragon Country and the Northern Bear Country, no other country could compete with such naval strength.
To put it bluntly, without nuclear weapons, the UA Navy could challenge the global navy.
There were even people who said that even if the navies of all countries in the world combined, they would not be able to defeat the United States Navy. This was the strength of the world's strongest country.
One had to know that the defense expenditure of the United States of America exceeded the total defense expenditure of other countries. This money was not wasted.
In general, the total weight of the navies of all countries in the world far exceeded that of the United States Navy, but the weight did not represent combat effectiveness.
This was like ten infantrymen with single-shot rifles fighting an infantryman with a machine gun. Could these ten people win?
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As night fell, a 500-ton fishing boat slowly set off from the port of Attila City.
Inside the fishing boat, Jiang Cheng was sitting on a simple sofa. On his knees was a box of cigars that he had stolen from Lu Lide.
Jiang Cheng opened the cigar box, took out one, and cut off a small section before lighting it.
Jiang Cheng took two puffs and exhaled a smoke ring. He turned to look at A1, who was standing beside him."Go and rest. You don't have to keep guarding me!”
"Alright, boss!" A1 nodded and turned to leave.
"You can scare me by sending out the Fifth Fleet, and you even shamelessly want me to hand over 3 billion meters of gold. The United States of America, right?”Jiang Cheng smiled coldly. He was looking forward to the changes tomorrow.
Tonight, he was prepared to spend 3.6 billion exchange points to exchange for warships and finally form a fleet.
He didn't believe that the United States would dare to fight him head-on. Anyway, he was barefooted and not afraid of wearing shoes.
Seven hours later, at three in the morning, the fishing boat that had been sailing at full speed finally stopped.
"Boss, we've arrived at our destination." A1 walked into the fishing boat lounge and called out to Jiang Cheng in a low voice. At this time, Jiang Cheng was already asleep.
" Have we arrived…" Jiang Cheng yawned and rubbed his sleepy eyes.
Then, Jiang Cheng walked out of the lounge and came to the deck.
Under the night sky, the bright moonlight painted the endless sea surface. The rolling waves and the whistling sea breeze became the only theme.
At this moment, the wind was relatively strong. The fishing boat under Jiang Cheng's feet kept shaking greatly, as if it would be overturned at any time, making people tense up.
"System, come out and get to work." Jiang Cheng sank into his thoughts and called the system.
"Respected host, I'm very happy to serve you.”The system's voice echoed in Jiang Cheng's mind.
"Open the system store and bring out the warships that I've chosen previously.”Jiang Cheng instructed.
Ding! Detected that the host is in danger. Temporary exchange limit has been activated!
"What? Temporary exchange quota? What do you mean?”Jiang Cheng had a puzzled expression as he hurriedly checked the temporary limit.
[Temporary Exchange Limit: 3.6 billion points. After use, the number of days to repay the debt is 90 days.]
[Hint: If the host has a temporary exchange quota, you can exchange first and pay back the exchange points later.]
[Note: If you are unable to repay the exchange points on time, the system will determine that the host is bankrupt. The system will take back all the exchange items and cancel the binding relationship.]
"Isn't this equivalent to borrowing first and returning later?”Jiang Cheng revealed a happy expression. He was just worried about the lack of exchange points. Now that there was an additional 3.6 billion, he had 7.2 billion exchange points.
With so many exchange points, the previous exchange plan had to be changed.
As for the issue of repayment, Jiang Cheng had never considered it at all. How could he possibly go bankrupt? It did not exist.
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