The fighter planes were still far away, and countless rockets and ground-attack missiles were already heading there.
Continuous water jets kept rising one after another for more than ten minutes. The fighter planes in the sky had already fired all the cannon shells before returning one after another.
At this time, under the sea, countless torpedoes launched again by the battleships also swarmed towards there.
This attack lasted for half an hour before it ended.
Laputos had known that there were no giant sea beasts there, but the officers and soldiers needed to vent their anger and embolden themselves, so he did not stop him.
"Let each ship report the damage!"
The results were quickly summarized and it was found that the USS Stannis aircraft carrier group had lost two nuclear submarines, two Burke-class battleships, and a Ticonderoga-class cruiser had its bottom tank severely damaged and was already in a semi-sunken state.
The bilge of the flagship aircraft carrier USS Stennis was also severely damaged. It is currently tilted at 12 degrees and the speed has further dropped to 18 knots.
Nine carrier-based aircraft were lost, 4 fell into the sea when the aircraft carrier was hit, and 5 fell into the sea after the pilots were attacked by infrasound waves.
Lapudos felt cold in his heart. There was no doubt that he had become the commander of the aircraft carrier group that suffered the most losses in the US military after World War II.
"To generate electricity again for the headquarters, our formation was attacked by two giant beasts in the sea. We lost 5 warships and 9 fighter planes. The bottom of the aircraft carrier was flooded. The current speed dropped to 18 knots and the inclination was 12. We are no longer able to participate in the iron wall encirclement plan.
Requesting to retreat to the base."
When the U.S. Department of Defense received this cable and some of the videos that were subsequently sent back, everyone was immediately shocked beyond measure.
General Vandiat, who presided over the daily affairs of the Ministry of National Defense, immediately informed General Curtis and quickly convened an emergency meeting to discuss countermeasures.
"General Vandiat, didn't our aircraft carrier battle group injure a giant beast?" asked an Air Force admiral.
Vandiat shook his head, pointed at the picture of the giant beast, and said: "Look, it is roaring. General Rapdos, commander of the Stannis battle group, explained that at this time the fleet was hit by infrasound waves.
attack.
Among them, five fighter planes in the air fell into the sea because the pilots could not bear it.
This is the first time we learned that there are two giant beasts in the sea, and in addition to the two attack methods of collision and devouring, they can also emit roars with infrasonic waves.
Therefore, I suggest that these two sea monsters be captured or eliminated as soon as possible, otherwise it will be difficult for the iron wall encirclement plan to carry out operations under the threat of sea monsters."
The air force general shook his head and said: "I'm afraid it's not that easy. Facing them as an aircraft carrier battle group, we have almost no power to fight back.
How many aircraft carrier formations do you think we need to destroy it? In fact, we know very little about the beast until now.
Why do they attack our aircraft carrier formation? Why do they devour warships? Especially, have any warships or ships from other countries been engulfed nearby?
If we don’t understand these issues yet, what effective methods can we have to deal with the giant beasts?”
Harris immediately said: "At present, it seems that at least the sea beast has attacked the fleet of the Three Kingdoms, so it should not be aimed at us.
Although you need to understand these questions, only in the process of capturing or destroying it can you gradually learn the details. Didn’t you learn new information this time?"
Vandiat tapped the table and echoed: "Harris's ideas are right, you can only understand them by fighting them.
In particular, if we do not capture or eliminate them, how can we implement our iron wall encirclement plan?"
As he spoke, he signaled his adjutant to change a map of the Indian Ocean, then pointed to a shaded area on the map and continued: "This area is formed based on the locations where giant beasts appeared several times. It is estimated that this area is where giant beasts have appeared.
Scope of activities.
You must know that within a few hours, Calvin's sound signal will enter this area, if this formation is also attacked by giant beasts.
So do we still have the strength to carry out the Iron Wall Encirclement Plan?"
Vandiat's words silenced the venue, and it was obvious that he was right.
Admiral Harris suddenly asked an old man in a suit sitting next to him: "Professor George, based on this information, can you judge the weaknesses of the giant beasts in the sea?"
Professor George stared at the screen with sharp eyes and said: "Everyone, I have studied the information on the giant beast in the sea, and its appearance is very similar to the Pliosaurus rex in the dinosaur era.
In other words, the intelligent creatures that created it should have come to Blue Star during the age of dinosaurs. But why they appeared at this time, I can only speculate that it was Asan Kingdom's action of salvaging the Keqin that woke them up.
As for the weakness, it is difficult to deduce at present. This time the Stannis formation dropped depth charges and torpedoes on it, but it did not seem to hurt it.
All I can say is that its intelligence is very high, and it even keeps improving during the battle with our warships, so it is best to arrange to capture or destroy it as soon as possible."
Vandiat asked with interest: "Why do you think its intelligence is improving?"
Professor George said: "Judging from its attack on the Visaka of the Asan Kingdom, it is still afraid of the fleet, otherwise it would not have been chased and escaped by several destroyers of the Asan Kingdom.
But this time, it has planned to attack the Stannis fleet with its partners. I would like to draw your attention to the fact that the two nuclear submarines in the fleet lost contact first.
It can be seen that they quietly eliminated the underwater power of our aircraft carrier formation before launching an attack on the formation, which requires wisdom."
"Bah bang bang", there was a burst of applause. Everyone looked up and saw that it was General Curtis, Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff.
"Professor George's analysis is very good, but now is not the time for us to deal with the giant beasts in the sea. I think everyone has deviated from the purpose of this meeting."
Speaking of this, Curtis glanced at the people in the meeting, and then continued: "This meeting is to discuss an issue, how to implement the iron wall siege plan in the shortest possible time under the interference of the giant beasts in the sea."
Seeing that General Vandiat wanted to speak, he raised his hand and pressed it softly, "General Vandiat, don't be anxious. We can try to solve the problem you are worried about by taking a detour.
Your map has marked the area where the giant beasts in the sea are active. Then immediately arrange for the Calvin Sound Formation to bypass this area and march towards the scheduled assembly point.
I say this to test one thing, that is, is the giant beast in the sea, Pliosaurus, created by magical technology?"
Curtis' words stunned everyone present.
"General Curtis, why do you connect the giant sea beast Pliosaurus with magical technology?" Vandiat felt a little surprised.
As the two asked and answered, they had already used the pliosaur mentioned by Professor George to name the giant beast in the sea.
Curtis smiled confidently and said: "The first time Pliosaurus appeared was after our first attack on magical technology. All the strike forces we sent were annihilated by Pliosaurus."
Vandiat shook his head and said: "No, the B2 bomber was shot down by the anti-aircraft missile of the Asan Kingdom Aegis ship when the communication was interfered with by the dragon."
"You think it's easy, this is magical technology that used the anti-aircraft missiles of Asan Kingdom to shoot down B2!"
Vandiat pondered.
Curtis added: "Of course this is all my speculation at the moment. As to whether it is true or not, it just depends on whether the USS Calvin Sound aircraft carrier formation will be attacked again by the dragon after the detour.
General Vandiat, please immediately arrange to airlift the previously prepared equipment for capturing and attacking sea beasts to the Diego Garcia base, arrange for the ship to be loaded, and then go to rendezvous with the Calvin Sound.
General Harris, please inform Calvin Sounder to be fully prepared after receiving the equipment. Once the dragon attacks, at least be able to severely damage it!"
Vandiat and Harris looked at each other and raised no objections.
"General Curtis, can I go with that equipment? This will help me further study pliosaurs." Professor George suddenly raised his hand and said.
"sure."
Curtis readily agreed, then glanced at everyone present, and said: "Inform Lapudos that the Stannis formation will withdraw to the base to rest.
Harris, we may need the Reagan formation to move south from the South China Sea immediately to try to catch up with the Rossi formation to replace the Stannis formation.
The iron wall encirclement plan is on the line. Please readjust the planned assembly time of the three fleets. I need to inform the Acting President in a timely manner."
"Okay, I'll reschedule the gathering time as soon as possible."
After the meeting, General Curtis returned to his office. He quickly entered the lounge inside and took out a palm-sized tablet from the bedside table.
After entering the password, an animated image of the Big Bang flashed through the interface.
"How was the meeting?"
A question suddenly appeared on the dark screen.
Curtis said directly to the tablet: "I have corrected their idea of dealing with sea monsters, and plan to count sea monsters on the magical technology.
In this way, the losses our army has just suffered can further stimulate the public to support our fight against magical technology, and it will also be easier to gain support from our allies.
I have redeployed the USS Reagan aircraft carrier group, and the time when the three new fleets will arrive in attack positions will be determined soon."
"Very good. Now that the Stannis battle group has suffered losses, the iron wall encirclement plan needs to be modified. There is no need to wait for the three fleets to arrive, and the third round of strikes can be directly adjusted to the first round of strikes!"
Curtis was shocked and said quickly: "Lord, if we directly carry out a nuclear strike, we will be condemned by international public opinion..."
"In the face of strong strength, any condemnation is pale! Or, you don't want to follow my instructions?"
A thin layer of sweat suddenly appeared on Curtis's forehead, and he immediately replied: "What the Lord says is the truth! I will directly give the order to Captain Anderson of the Maryland Blue. Of course, the authorization password needs to be given by the Acting President."
"The President of Ladakh is ready. The international security conference will be held at 8 o'clock tonight. It is expected to take less than two hours. The first round of strikes will be carried out at zero o'clock."