The three bases of Cheka, the Andaman Sea base, are very far away from Country E, so there is no need to say that. Chernobyl belongs to Country E. Although Country Ukraine is very close to Country E and its culture, language and living habits, and the people of both countries belong to the Slavic nation, Country Ukraine is not Country E after all, and bilateral relations have been very tense in the past two years. Another Arctic base is very close to Country E. It is likely to be close to Country E's sea border, but this is a secret base, unknown under the sea, and is close to the extremely cold area of ​​Siberia and far from the core area of ​​Country E's civilization.

The core area of ​​E Country civilization is always west of the Ural Mountains, which is the European part of the Arctic. The distance from the core area is not closer than the Andaman Sea.

Serchenko analyzed thoughtfully: "I can feel that Aphrola has a very deep relationship with her motherland and national culture... It seems that Aphrola's plan must involve Country E. She is a descendant of the Romanov dynasty and will not be willing to be a queen overseas."

"If Aphrola is targeting Country E, there are indeed any arrangements..." Cang Hao smiled coldly: "It must not be a good thing for Country E!"

"This is also what I worry about..." As a native of E, Serchenko certainly did not want any problems in Country E: "Does Aphrola want to return to Country E to be a female czar?"

Before Cang Hao could speak, he received a call, which was called by Meng Yanglong: "Where are you?"

“Canal City.”

“Is it easy to speak?”

"Convenient." Cang Hao looked at Pang Jindong and Serchenko: "There are no outsiders around me now."

"Go back to Guangsha soon." Meng Yanglong's voice sounded very tired and looked very old: "I am now in Beijing, and I will fly to Guangsha immediately. A few hours later, we will meet in Guangsha."

Cang Hao felt that Meng Yanglong's voice was not right: "Is there anything wrong?"

"A very important thing." Meng Yanglong told Cang Hao word by word: "Let's talk about it when we meet!"

After Cang Hao put down the phone, he told Serchenko and Pang Jindong: "I need to go back to Guangsha immediately."

Pang Jindong heard the content on the phone just now: "Meng Yanglong is looking for you?"

"I feel that something is wrong with his tone." Cang Hao took a deep breath: "I have a feeling that something very serious may have happened, and the consequences will be very serious."

Sherchenko was stunned for a moment: "It's not so exaggerating. We haven't seen anything in the past few years. Can it be more serious than this?"

"I have known Meng Yanglong for several years. This person is very calm no matter what happens, but he is out of breath when he speaks just now and looks very nervous..." Cang Hao said firmly: "It must be a big deal!"

After Cang Hao returned to Guangsha, he went to that very special place, which is where the senior leaders often live in Guangsha.

Meng Yanglong had already come one step and was already waiting for Cang Hao here.

When Cang Hao saw Meng Yanglong, he asked, "What's the matter that can't be said on the phone?"

"The phone is the most unsafe communication method right now..." Meng Yanglong gasped for a few breaths and said: "The situation is very special now. We must ensure that the information is absolutely safe and that things that can be explained clearly in person should not be mentioned in any other way."

"What's the situation now?"

"We lost a submarine."

"Wrecked? Sinked?"

Meng Yanglong shook his head: "I don't know at the moment."

“Where is it?”

"Arctic." Meng Yanglong lowered his voice and said slowly: "We have a Type 877 submarine that suddenly lost contact while performing a mission in the Arctic."

Cang Hao narrowed his eyes slightly: "What kind of mission?"

"Track the nuclear submarine of M." Meng Yanglong took out a cigarette, and just lit it, he put it down and said: "Our Type 877 submarine is performing normal training missions. He accidentally encountered an Ohio-class strategic nuclear submarine, so he followed him quietly and then lost contact."

Nuclear submarines of M and E often appear in the Arctic Circle. On the one hand, the Arctic Circle is an overlap in the military coverage of two major military powers, and on the other hand, the extremely harsh climate of the Arctic Circle is a huge test for submarine equipment, and at the same time, it is also a intensive training for submarine combatants.

However, the Chinese submarine forces did not appear in the Arctic Circle. This is mainly due to geographical factors. Just look at the map and you will know how big a circle it takes to go out of the Arctic Circle. Not to mention, under the monitoring of both countries' submarines in M ​​and E, the submarines of other countries are easily discovered.

Meng Yanglong told Cang Hao that China is currently working hard to break through the blockade of the first island chain, and the submarine forces are the vanguard of breakthroughs. In the past, most of the Chinese submarine forces were active near the sea, and in recent years, more and more leaps into the oceans. This Arctic Circle training is even more meaningful.

When a country's submarine is trained in hot spots, it suddenly discovers submarines of other countries. This is very normal. If you keep up quietly, this is also very normal. In the depths of the hidden ocean, submarines of military powers often perform this kind of tracking and anti-tracking scene.

However, tracking is just tracking. This is a military confrontation, but it is definitely not a real military conflict.

The most important weapon of a submarine is actually its high degree of concealment. Once a submarine is discovered, it is actually a target. Therefore, how to hide a submarine and how to discover enemy submarines have always been a very important military issue.

It is very rare to find that enemy submarines are tracking, or try to avoid local submarines’ tracking of themselves. This is a very rare practical training. By tracking Ohio-class strategic nuclear submarines, you can further master the performance parameters of this submarine and various tactics and tactics, and you can accumulate a lot of experience. If a real war occurs in the future, these accumulations will be of great use.

If a submarine is really unable to avoid the other party's tracking, it will choose to float to the sea. This is a sign of admitting defeat, indicating that it has lost. Then the other party will usually give up tracking and do whatever it should do. This is a tacit understanding formed by various military powers over the years. They have been tracking each other for a long time, and have never had a firearm.

Cang Hao asked: "The Type 877 submarine is the Kilo-class submarine imported from Country E a few years ago. It is a conventional nuclear submarine, super silent."

Meng Yanglong nodded: "That's right."

Cang Hao analyzed thoughtfully: "The submarine displacement of the 877 submarine exceeds 3,000 tons, while the Ohio-class is a nuclear-powered strategic submarine with a submarine displacement of more than 18,000 tons. The two are not the same level at all. The Ohio-class is at least six times that of the 877." After pausing, Cang Hao said: "More importantly, nuclear submarines can travel underwater for a long time, while conventional submarines cannot, because conventional submarines usually use diesel engines as power source and need to charge the battery with diesel engines. The diesel engines need to consume a lot of oxygen to work, so conventional submarines must float or semi-submersible regularly. Letting the 877 submarine track the Ohio-class is an unfair contest, and it was wrong from the beginning."

"I'm looking for you here, not to listen to your criticism." Meng Yanglong shook his head slowly: "The 877 submarine happened to encounter the Ohio-class submarine at that time, and was unwilling to give up this opportunity for practical training, so he followed. The key point now is, what happened to the 877 submarine and whether it was sunk."

"Do you suspect Country M will take action?"

"This possibility cannot be ruled out." Meng Yanglong said slowly: "If Country M really sank the 877 submarine, then this is an act of declaring war!"

"I don't think so."

"Why?"

"With Ohio-class performance, it is still easy to get rid of the 877 submarine. This means that if the M people really find that the 877 submarine is tracking, they should also understand that there is no threat to themselves. Then the problem is..." Cang Hao proposed: "Sinking submarines in other countries is equivalent to declaring war. Why do we need to sink an opponent without threat to provoke a war?"

"What you said makes sense, but it's just your theoretical analysis and it still needs actual evidence to support it." After pausing, Meng Yanglong said again: "There happens to be a 096 nuclear submarine in the nearby waters. It has already rushed to the site for investigation. I'm waiting for the report sent back in front."

Type 096 is a strategic nuclear submarine, the so-called strategic nuclear submarine, which is a submarine carrying submarine launching nuclear*. This type is China's third-generation nuclear submarine and is also the most advanced nuclear submarine at present.

The strategic positioning of the 096 type is equivalent to the original Ohio level, but the technology of the 096 level is much more advanced than that of the Ohio level.

Why is it said to be the original Ohio class? Because the Ohio class is a relatively old type among the M country nuclear submarines. Because the hull is old and the technology is backward, it is no longer able to undertake strategic cruise tasks. Three of them were originally carrying intercontinental ballistics*, but later it was modified to carry conventional Tomahawks*. It is not known which of the 877 models encountered.

Cang Hao sighed: "We must make the worst plan... If it is indeed sunk, how can we respond?"

"I have studied with several leaders before. If it is indeed sunk, we need to sink a M country submarine in response." After pausing, Meng Yanglong added: "We are different now than in the past. We were beaten in the past and didn't dare to fight back. Now we must let the other party see the achievements of our development over the years. I personally oppose expanding the situation. If possible, we will avoid a full-scale war, but we must make enough counterattacks. As for the next step, we will see how the M country responds and then decide our strategy."

Cang Hao agreed: "This is a rational approach."
Chapter completed!