the world is at stake

Many sailors who were lucky enough to fall into the water and survived were either killed on the spot or knocked unconscious.Even the destroyers approaching the rescue were resupplied and heaved in the rolling waves.

After breaking, the 'Boxer' sank faster.Most of the crew members had no time to escape in the capsized internal environment, and were dragged into the deep sea abruptly.

There was only a vortex left on the sea surface, and it was completely calm after a few minutes.

The captains of the two destroyers sent a report to Tokyo with tears informing them of the fate of the Boxer.MacArthur, who was waiting for the news at the headquarters, remained completely stunned.

Losing an aircraft carrier is like chopping off a finger of the US Navy in an instant.Of course, the U.S. military will be furious and desperate to retaliate.But behind this also means an inevitable political storm.

The same news spread around the world in the hours that followed.

When Stalin heard the news, he immediately sent a telegram to the imperial capital in the Kremlin to congratulate the chairman—the great Chinese people were able to kill a U.S. aircraft carrier, which was really beyond Uncle Steel's expectations.

This achievement is really valuable.

It was unbelievable that the chairman was silent for a long time.

Over the past hundred years in modern times, every time China was invaded, the foreign enemies no longer came from the grasslands in the north, but from the ocean along the southeast coast.

Chang Kaishen is still dreaming of World War III in Taiwan, hoping to use the strength of the Americans to counterattack the mainland again.Future generations will see this as a joke, but today's leaders must consider its possibilities.

The reason for resisting U.S. aggression and aiding Korea is to prevent the enemy from gaining a springboard to attack Northeast China like the Japanese, so as to avoid sinking China again and dusting China.

Now it can actually turn around and do an American aircraft carrier, which is unimaginable and shocking.

After confirming the news, the chairman was happy to give the reward, "With this great contribution, it is worth treating all the officers and fighters who participated in the battle to a meal of braised pork. Hahaha..."

Chapter 23 Raise the Bets

It is eight or nine at night in Tokyo, and it is seven or eight in the morning in Washington.

President Truman was just about to walk into his Oval Office.

The assistant to the White House President's Office hurriedly appeared in the corridor and whispered: "Your Excellency, the situation on the Korean Peninsula has undergone major changes. Our aircraft carrier 'Boxer' was sunk."

Aircraft carrier, sunk?

Could it be that a sea battle took place in that small pond in East Asia?

It is said that the United States has a lot of aircraft carriers, but there are only a dozen or so large fleet aircraft carriers in total, and each one is a treasure.It is no small matter to sink a ship.

Truman's good mood early in the morning disappeared immediately, and he asked back in astonishment, "The 'Boxer'? Wasn't it damaged by a mine before and is returning to Japan? Why is it still fighting?"

White House aides struggled to explain.

"The 'Boxer' did not fight. It encountered a night attack on its way back to Japan. The enemy seized the opportunity of its insufficient escort force, organized a powerful naval and air attack force, and launched a large number of torpedoes to sink it."

There is not much news from the front line. The White House assistants tried their best to fabricate a tragic story about their own side struggling to resist, but the opponent was despicable and shameless.

Truman's face sank when he heard that, and it didn't take long for the Secretary of State and the Secretary of Defense to rush to the White House to discuss the emergency together.

Detailed information came one after another, and the conclusion is that "after the Chinese volunteer army dispatched the army and air force, this time it sent a large high-speed destroyer disguised as a cargo ship to carry out a sneak attack."

The U.S. Navy will never admit that it was overturned by a torpedo boat.The Bureau of Naval Intelligence believes that 'the Soviet Union is fully arming the Chinese army. In addition to giving a pile of World War II junk, it also gave the latest weapons'.

For example, the night vision equipment used on armored combat vehicles, and the ultra-high-speed destroyer used in this night attack, the next step will definitely include its most advanced MiG-15 fighter jet.

This is a reasonable explanation.

The Pentagon is already drafting a report, and plans to bring engineers from several US shipyards to testify in Congress, saying that the 'Fifty Knot Destroyer' can be built, and its combat effectiveness is very powerful.

With the Soviet Union, if the United States does not have it, it will encounter huge threats and challenges-in short, the Congress will send money quickly.

World War II has only been over for five years, and direct confrontation between the United States and the Soviet Union is very dangerous.Truman was very troubled by this, and now he can only protest to the Soviet Union through diplomatic channels.

Stalin also learned that the Volunteer Army had actually killed an American aircraft carrier, and he was laughing happily in the Kremlin.This record shows that the Volunteer Army has the ability and will to fight against the U.S. military, and it is worthy of more assistance.

As far as the United States is concerned, it is acceptable for an aircraft carrier to be damaged, but it is too shameful to sink it.

In the eyes of white people, there is no strong country in East Asia.China sounds very far away, barbaric and backward, I am afraid it is not even as good as Turkey.

But now the media all over the world are in an uproar.No one expected that the U.S. military, which was supposed to push the firepower evenly, would fight so hard.

How does this look like crushing the German army in the European battlefield of World War II and smashing the Japanese army in the Pacific battlefield?It was clearly slapped in the face by a counterattack.Still being slapped in the face by a century-old weak country.

The Secretary of the Navy stated at the White House that attention must be paid to the improvement of China's military power.Especially after it was armed by the Soviet Union, its combat effectiveness jumped by at least an order of magnitude.

The U.S. Navy in the Far East is head-on. They used to support ground battles close to the coastline, but now they must stay away from a hundred nautical miles for safety.

This directly affects the timeliness of ground support and indirectly weakens the firepower of the US military in ground combat.One hair affects the whole body, and the sinking of the "Boxer" has an extremely far-reaching impact.

In the imperial capital, the Soviet ambassador Luo Shen who heard the news was also elated.

It was he who sent information on the US imperialist hydrogen bomb to Comrade Stalin, and he also contributed to the opening of the Soviet Union's arsenal to arm the volunteers.Now that the Volunteer Army has achieved such great results, he naturally has a share of credit, and he is complacent.

"Dear Comrade Stalin, in view of the significance of this great victory, it is absolutely necessary for us to continue to arm the Chinese comrade's army.

PLA officers and soldiers have excellent combat capabilities, and as long as they have enough weapons, they can definitely deal a heavier blow to the Americans. "

Luo Shen immediately wrote a telegram. He encouraged Stalin to aid China not because of his friendliness, but because of practical considerations—after World War II, the United States established NATO and had a large number of troops stationed in Europe.Its military strength is far more than that invested in the Korean battlefield.

The manpower and economy of the Soviet Union suffered heavy losses during World War II and are still recovering.In the face of the Europe that has lowered the 'Iron Curtain', it is actually relentless and unable to do what it wants.

If China fought hard in North Korea, the pressure on the Soviet Union in Europe would be much less, and it would be able to blackmail more benefits from Western European countries such as Germany and France.

In Luo Shen's suggestion, China should be provided with more war loans, and all the remaining equipment from World War II in its hands should be emptied-the Soviet Union can sell equipment to recover blood, and it can also consume the United States.

Stalin, who was still recuperating at the Black Sea, was deeply pondered when he saw this telegram.It has been less than five days since the volunteer army entered the DPRK to fight, and the results are so brilliant that even he himself is jealous.

The U.S. First Cavalry Division suffered a head-on blow. From the 16th to the 18th, it lost nearly 4000 people in just two days and three nights.It had to pull out a bunch of motley troops, like a British brigade.

For the 5000st Cavalry Division with only [-] people, losing nearly a quarter of its combat troops in three days is basically equivalent to being disabled and losing its combat ability.

And just like that, the First Cavalry Division was still bitten by the No.40 Army of the Volunteer Army and failed to break through.If the fight continues, this division is really in big trouble.

除了No.40军，38军、39军、42军以及配属的三个炮兵师和高炮团也已经机动到位。25万被强化的官兵就要展开全面强攻。

The U.S. First Cavalry Division has only one 24th Division as backup.The rest are some garbage countries such as South Korea, Thailand, the Philippines, and Turkey to play assists.

If it weren't for the fact that the U.S. Air Force is really powerful, the B-29s flying from Japan bombed day and night, hindering the attack of the Volunteers.In addition, the U.S. Army does have a lot of artillery and enough ammunition, otherwise the U.S. Eighth Army on the battlefield will be in bad luck.

The situation on the Korean battlefield was so good that Stalin had to admit that his initial thinking was a bit wrong, and that arming the volunteers was a good thing.

It would be even better if the Chinese comrades could get some good things like penicillin in exchange.

Xiao Jinlang, who was in the imperial capital, was relieved when he received the battle report, and he also took up his pen to write a telegram to Zhou Qingfeng.

"After the U.S. military suffered such a heavy blow, it will definitely retreat temporarily, and after a rest, it will retaliate wildly. The fighting intensity will increase by an order of magnitude. But our intention has been achieved, and you can retreat."

The first battle of the Volunteer Army after entering the DPRK originally only fought for ten days, but had to stop because the logistics could not keep up.

Now Zhou Qingfeng took the 'Shiquan Dabu Wan' to strengthen the volunteer army a lot, and obtained a huge improvement in combat results.

However, China is still an agricultural country that has just ended the war. Even with the support of the Soviet Union, it is difficult to continue high-intensity fighting.

In 49, China's steel output was only a pitiful 16 tons. In 50 years, the output has skyrocketed, which is 61 tons.Just such a small amount of steel can't be used for war, but for people's livelihood.

At present, the daily consumption of 10,000+ officers and soldiers of the Volunteer Army II is more than 6000 tons, which is extremely streamlined, including weapons and ammunition, as well as eating and drinking.It is not enough to change the US military to 'add a zero'.

Lao Xiao reckoned that the current battle would last five to seven days at most and it would come to an end, which meant to bring Zhou Qingfeng back, complete the dungeon mission and then leave.

Zhou Qingfeng was naturally proud of overturning the "Boxer" of the US military.After he returned to Lushun, he received a telegram from Xiao Jinlang, expressing his deep approval and feeling that he had done everything he could and had no regrets.

But Father Clark doesn't think so.

"We must not admit defeat!"

"We have to keep fighting."

"Otherwise today's retreat will be an eternal disgrace to the Brotherhood."

In the ocean to the east of the Philippines, 'Brother Maru' floats alone on the sea. Everyone in the 'fraternity' hung their heads like a bereaved dog.

These people were already not interested in the dungeon, but the sinking of the 'Boxer' gave them great stimulation and humiliation—it was too embarrassing for Zhou Qingfeng to overturn the aircraft carrier that was like a symbol of the United States in front of them.

To make matters worse, the two escorting 'Fletcher' class insisted that the attack was a destroyer disguised as a cargo ship.

From the situation they described and the ships sailing on the sea at that time, the U.S. Naval Intelligence Agency locked a cargo ship called 'Brother Maru'.

A Japanese fishing boat once saw this high-speed camouflage ship that could soar to [-] knots on the sea, and considering that this ship had appeared in Yokohama, and the owner disguised himself as a priest several times and wanted to enter the United Nations Command to meet MacArthur...

The Bureau of Naval Intelligence is proud to say that it has prevented an extremely dangerous spy assassination operation-it is because of the efforts of the Intelligence Bureau that only one aircraft carrier was lost instead of a five-star admiral.

As a result, when the frightened "Brother Maru" appeared in Sasebo, a large number of fighter planes were summoned by the US destroyers patrolling the periphery, chasing and killing them all the way to the sea off the Philippines.

Naval guns, torpedoes, bombs, and stormy seas all set off.If it weren't for the speed of the cargo ship that crossed over, Father Clark and others would have been killed by the extremely angry US Navy.

What should we do now?

In the cargo ship of 'Brothers Maru', the two red and blue beams representing the success or failure of the dungeon have clearly shown the current situation.Red is high above, and blue not only did not rise, but bottomed out and became negative.

"But we still have a chance." Father Clark plausibly showed the dungeon screen in front of him in a high-profile manner, "We can raise the stake to enter the second stage of the dungeon."

Everyone in the 'Brotherhood' raised their heads slightly, wanting to hear why.

The priest continued energetically: "The reason why we lost was because the United Nations Army didn't listen to us at all. But after my research, this dungeon can be changed by adding notes.

For example, I can replace MacArthur's position and become the commander in command of hundreds of thousands of United Nations troops. "

Eh, that sounds interesting.

Father Clark pointed to Mero, the executive member of the 'Brotherhood', "You can replace Walker, the commander of the Eighth Army, and command hundreds of thousands of powerful United Nations troops to charge and kill on the Korean peninsula."

Melo originally lowered his head, but when he heard this, his eyes widened.

"Solo, you can become the commander of the US Far East Air Force. Use bombing to destroy any enemy on the ground."

Another 'fraternity' executive was also surprised.

"Thomas, my loyal servant, why don't you command the powerful US Far East Navy? There will be several aircraft carriers following your orders."

Thomas was so excited that he rubbed his hands together excitedly.

Clark stood on the captain's seat in the cockpit, berated Fang Qiu, and dispatched troops.All the people named by him were appointed officials and made a wish, and their morale skyrocketed.

In the end, the dozen or so people were all high-spirited, gearing up for a big fight.

Only Marco was not selected. Seeing the joy of others, he couldn't help asking: "Father Clark, can I command the First Marine Division?"

"Ah, my erudite Marco, why don't you come to take up the post of chief of the United Nations Intelligence Agency? I need your smart brain." Father Clark gave the command of the [-]st Marine Division to O'Sullivan.

Ma Keshi was quite frustrated, and asked again: "So what bet do we want to raise?"

Chapter 24 Crow's Mouth

Killing the 'Boxer' was something that shocked the world, and all the officers and soldiers who participated in the battle were extremely excited and proud.The only one who was unhappy was Zhou Qingfeng himself who planned this shocking attack.

After returning to Lushun Port, several telegrams followed him.

In addition to the congratulations and awards from Xiao Jinlang and leaders at all levels, there is also a telegram for help sent by the No.40 Army who is on the front line of Shaliyuan.

The troops have been bombed and shelled by the U.S. Army for days. Although great efforts have been made in tactics and the results are extremely brilliant, the combined casualties of the three divisions have exceeded [-].

In particular, enemy bombers dropped incendiary bombs, causing a large number of commanders and fighters to be burned to death.

The army field hospital has been unable to continue to receive treatment, and the wounded need to be transferred to the rear urgently.But in the face of the enemy's air superiority, only Zhou Qingfeng, a cargo ship that can maneuver quickly, can be counted on.

There are only a few lines on the telegram, but one can imagine how tragic the situation behind it is.The pain of burns cannot be overcome by the will, and the wounded would rather die.

The second telegram is the war situation, which is also very simple.The China-North Korea Yalu River Bridge in Dandong was bombed and collapsed by U.S. aircraft, and is currently under repair.Zhou Qingfeng's high-speed cargo ship is even more needed to transfer front-line materials.

Only it can send supplies there at night and return safely.The other ships couldn't do it all, and they had to be sunk by U.S. fighter planes halfway.

To some extent, this cargo ship is the lifeline, maintaining the transfer of more than half of the frontline materials.Zhou Qingfeng refitted the cargo ship in order to sink the 'Boxer', and spent three days going back and forth.

In just three days, the No.40 Army encountered logistical difficulties, the ammunition supply of the troops was interrupted, and it did not launch such a strong offensive on the first day of the war.

Zhou Qingfeng was duty-bound to transport, but the dozen or so traversers who came with him quit.

Fritz from Europe yelled: "This is a dungeon, our mission has been completed, why should we risk our lives to work?"

That's what he said, but Zhou Qingfeng had a sullen face and couldn't accept it in his heart.

Seyit from Kuwait also refused to carry out the mission, "Didn't it be agreed that the first battle would only be carried out for ten days because the logistics could not keep up? Now that we are transporting supplies non-stop, shouldn't this battle have to continue? "

Hussein and Rouhani from Iraq and Iran are also not happy. In their view, the fighting has been a miracle so far, and it is better to end it as soon as possible.

"The U.S. military was just stunned. When they react, the Volunteer Army will definitely be defeated. Especially the 'Brotherhood' is still hiding in secret. If they..."

Because Zhou Qingfeng didn't trust the selected candidates from other forces, he forced them into the dungeon to face the task together.Now these guys feel that they have won for sure, and they want to rebel one by one, and no longer obey orders.

At the moment of the confrontation between the two sides, Zhou Qingfeng and others received a message in their minds at the same time - the 'Brotherhood' chose to admit defeat and ended the 'Aid' mission ahead of schedule.

Ah...that's a good thing.

Fritz and the others were full of joy.

But in the next second, follow-up information came - the 'Brotherhood' requested to open the second stage of the 'Assistance' dungeon with the highest time and space authority, and added notes to modify the mission conditions.