the world is at stake

A note was posted on the roster, which read—"Considering the special relationship between China and the United States, I will give you a chance to evacuate. But if you don't leave after 24 hours, you don't have to leave."

The roster includes not only the information of all American employees of AIT, but also the list of potential personnel arranged by the American Chamber of Commerce in Taiwan and the CIA.Including names, photos, passports, and even home addresses and the like.

This is clearly to clean up the US forces in Taiwan at one time, and kill them if they don't leave.

Bo Ruiguang was angry and scared.He called Taiwan's puppet presidential palace and personally complained to Chen Shui-bian about the out-of-control situation of the Ministry of Security.Ah Bian was furious, and said that he would investigate thoroughly—then there was no more.

Such an obvious situation, coupled with the attitude of the director of the Security Bureau just now, shows that the CCP has penetrated into the Taiwan government, and maybe even Chen Shui-bian has arranged people around him.

The general situation is gone, and it will be difficult to undo it.

AIT personnel stationed in Taiwan can only convey the current situation to the US State Department, indicating that the safety of their own personnel can no longer be guaranteed and must be evacuated as soon as possible.

In particular, Bo Ruiguang issued a warning that the situation in Taiwan has collapsed to the extreme, and the time for the CCP to attack Taiwan will inevitably be greatly accelerated.Don't have to wait until August, maybe in May and June, the army of PLA will come by sea, land, air and sky.

Secretary of State Powell has nothing to do about it.He thought of a bunch of dirty tricks to dig a hole for the CCP.But if all the people stationed in Taiwan evacuate, the conspiracy will be difficult to carry out.

Since it is already difficult to find reliable 'supporters' in Taiwan, the withdrawal of the Americans is very embarrassing.

The 24-hour evacuation time is very tight, only enough for American personnel in Taiwan to destroy the remaining high-level documents and take away some valuables in a hurry, and leave the rest alone.

The withdrawal of the Americans dealt another blow to Taiwan's military and political circles, and the people were even more discouraged, feeling that there was no hope at all.There are more people fleeing abroad, but they can only go to Hong Kong to apply for visas to the United States, and take a detour to the free world.

At the moment of boarding at the airport, Bo Ruiguang looked in the direction of the terminal building from the porthole of the passenger plane.

The floor-to-ceiling windows of the terminal building are packed with people who are about to leave.

Due to the limited number of flights and the fact that foreign affairs personnel from various countries in Taiwan have been notified by the mainland asking them to leave Taiwan as soon as possible, the seats of many ordinary people have been squeezed.

Some people bought a plane ticket but couldn't leave, and looked at Bo Ruiguang who had already boarded the plane with a sad face behind the glass window.Some people even waved to Bo Ruiguang, holding their children and holding their wives and waving, looking pitifully like an abandoned dog.

"Once we leave, the past time will never return." In the front seat of Bo Ruiguang, a CIA intelligence officer stationed in Taipei sighed.

Another American businessman interjected: "When the Communist Party takes over here, we can come back again. There shouldn't be much difference."

"No, the difference is too big." Another foreign affairs officer in the same cabin smiled wryly: "We used to guide the natives here how to live like a god. But in the future, we will be guests at most and be supervised by the host."

These words carry a strong sense of loss, representing the great failure of the United States in managing the Asia-Pacific.As if the first domino has been overturned, the entire East Asia will undergo tremendous changes in the future.

The first is the Indochina Peninsula where the United States is weak, then the ten ASEAN countries, and then Japan and South Korea.Maybe ten years, maybe 20 years, once the dominoes are pushed, they will not stop.

Bo Ruiguang turned his head, closed the porthole, and rested on the first-class seat with his eyes closed—since he couldn't change it, he could only pretend not to see it.

At the same time, PLA's sixteen carrier-based "Double-engine J-[-]" flew to the Zhukovsky Air Force Test Flight Academy in the southeast of Moscow.The flight test institute is responsible for the flight test tasks of military and civil aircraft of various aircraft manufacturers.

The Chinese carrier-based aircraft pilots who came here were quite novel and moved.

Because you can see Maozi’s various aircraft here, some of which are unique and can’t be seen elsewhere—for example, the MiG 1.44, which has caused countless speculations in the world, is on the apron north of the test flight academy.

In addition, there are supersonic passenger aircraft Tu-144 that has never been put into use, a large number of Su-27 variants, Il series transport aircraft, and Mili series helicopters.

Walking in here is almost like entering an aviation museum, dazzling.

Mao Zi from the Flight Test Academy was also very interested in the "Double-Engine J-[-]" flying from China, and many meritorious test pilots asked to go to the sky to experience it.They are often very surprised from the moment they sit in the cockpit.

Because starting from the 'J-[-]', Chinese fighters have completely got rid of the design ideas of the Soviet system and jumped to the American-style route-there are no densely packed instruments in the cockpit, and the four large-sized HUDs on the top and bottom are simple and clear. .

After flying into the sky, the static and unstable design combined with digital avionics makes flying a fighter a pleasure.The joystick is very sensitive with a slight movement, and the fighter responds quickly.

The 'Double Engine J-27' uses a passive phased array radar, which is worse than that of the 'Veyron', and much better than the 'flipping artifact' that Maozi still uses on the Su-[-].

Its radar is light in weight, has a long detection distance, multiple modes, and powerful functions. It is two generations behind the "super microwave oven" that only blows power.

Maozi refused to admit it, and had to find out some shortcomings of the "double-engine J-[-]", but when writing a report later, he must list the numbers in detail, explaining that China's progress in aviation and electronics industries has distanced itself from Russia.

Sixteen 'Double-Engine J-[-]' stayed in the test flight academy for two days, and then went to Murmansk in the north. They will practice how to take off and land on the 'Kuznetsov', and accompany the 'Kuznetsov' ship Take a big circle to the South China Sea.

Il-76 and the Siberian Railway brought in the maintenance equipment, spare parts and ammunition needed by the 'Shuang-engine J-[-]'.However, the officers and soldiers of the aircraft carrier fleet who arrived in advance complained a lot to their comrades in the carrier-based aircraft unit.

"The maintenance of the Maozi aircraft carrier is too poor, and the [-]-ton ship is not cherished at all."

"Four of the eight boilers are almost scrapped. The power cabin is dark, and half of the officers and soldiers on board should be shot."

"Mao Zi lacks money to the point where he has to deduct food for soldiers. Such an important naval base is similar to a vegetable market, and there is no discipline. It is said that it is the result of our assistance and their repeated rectifications."

"As far as the current situation of the 'Ku' ship is concerned, it is completely wishful thinking to exert any combat power. It will be Amitabha if it does not emit black smoke after it goes to sea."

The PLA officers and soldiers who arrived in Murmansk also had to write a report, and the instructions given by the country followed the words of "engaging in the party and government"-use it if it can be used, and bring it back to the country to reform it according to the original plan if it can't be used.

Xiao Jinlang has been promoted to the Standing Committee and joined the Politburo. This time, he followed the carrier-based aircraft unit to Moscow to talk about bilateral cooperation with Emperor Putin. At the same time, he also went to Murmansk to meet Martha.

The pair met once in '2016'.

When we met again this time, Lao Xiao deliberately joked: "Ms. Martha, I said before that I would resell the 'Liaoning' to Russia. Maybe this is really feasible."

Maozi's aircraft carriers are all tragedies and tragedies, and none of them is normal.

Martha squinted annoyedly, and said in a deep voice: "Just like China can rise again, Russia will be great again. At least we are not like you, who were so miserable that they were invaded by Japan to the point of subjugation."

Huh... These words are not only flattering but also hidden, making Lao Xiao look at Martha a few times.Isn't this woman completely big-breasted and brainless?

In early March, the ship 'Ku' departed from the Russian North Sea Fleet, bypassed Norway and headed south, passing through the English Channel and entering the Mediterranean.

The eight boilers failed from time to time, which made the Chinese and Russian officers and soldiers on board the ship miserable.

Western media stared at the black-smoky ship 'Ku', mocking it as a coffin at sea.However, the "Double Engine J-[-]" that took off and landed on the ship in turn surprised the European Air Force and the public.

Now the third-generation European 'Typhoon' and 'Rafale' fighter jets have just entered service, claiming to be the strongest in the world - after all, the American 'Raptor' and the Chinese 'Veyron' have not officially entered service yet.

But the 'Super Raptor' went to Europe and had some exchanges with the air forces of Britain and France after the permission of the country-in the past, China sent pilots to Europe to experience the advanced fighters of the whites, but today it is the other way around.

Two 'Double-Engine J-[-]' specially flew to Le Bourget Airport in Paris, France for demonstration and demonstration flight.The French Air Force is also very interested in this fighter, and sent people to board the plane to experience it.

After feeling it, the French military asked the Chinese soldiers very seriously: "China really wants to transform the aircraft carrier for Russia, and sell the 'Liaoning' to the Russians?"

The Chinese soldiers didn't know how the country's top leaders made decisions, but they couldn't help but joked: "Oh, maybe even the 'Shandong' can be sold, anyway, they are the same ship type."

The speaker has no intention, but the listener does.

Within two days, the French media was clamoring-the hope of the rise of the Russian Navy, it may have three aircraft carriers in the future, and be equipped with powerful carrier-based aircraft that are not far behind the West.

This shocking headline made the Chinese side vomit blood quite a bit-I just said it so casually, why do you believe it?

Chapter 64 Attacking Taiwan

White House, Oval Office.

Bush Jr. held a small meeting in his own territory and called Secretary of Defense Rumsfeld and Secretary of State Powell to discuss the situation in the Taiwan Strait.

March of 2004 has come to the end of the month, and the top leaders of the United States have to pay attention to the strait 3 kilometers away from them every day.

After many trials and collisions, the top US officials have exhausted their means.

Its Congress has introduced a series of bills to strengthen relations with Taiwan, and also tried to increase the military strength of the Taiwan authorities, but after all, it could not offset China's rapidly rising national and military power.

Pentagon intelligence personnel have to interpret the information obtained from satellites and radios every day. On March 3, they finally gave a situation that was difficult for the president and the cabinet to accept.

The Chinese army has completed its build-up off the coast of Fujian, its three marine brigades are embarking, and hundreds of landing ships are ready — work that has taken too long to fool U.S. surveillance satellites.

"The war will start within twelve hours." The judgment given by the intelligence personnel.

"Could it be a drill?" Bush Jr. looked at his two cabinet ministers and asked.

'La's' knew it long ago, and shook his head sullenly, "If it's an exercise, the scale is too big. In fact, not only the Chinese marines are boarding the ship, but the army is also ready.

China has a very large shipping fleet. As long as the Marine Corps takes over the port and the Air Force gains air supremacy, they can easily send several divisions and tens of thousands of people to Taiwan. "

The intelligence personnel also added: "The Russian 'Kuznetsov' has circled more than half of the world and also entered the South China Sea from Murmansk in the Arctic.

This aircraft carrier currently carries 16 fighter jets and 15 helicopters, and its amphibious attack capability cannot be ignored.It forms a battle group with two other Chinese aircraft carriers in the South China Sea and is approaching waters southwest of Taiwan.

Two other fleets of Chinese destroyers passed through the Miyako Strait and appeared east of Taiwan.These sea ships have sealed off the combat space of Taiwan's navy and air force, and the mountainous areas to the east are no longer safe. "

Bush Jr. has long been tired of hearing these military vocabulary.He shook his head and waved his hands again, shouted 'No, No' a few times and then shouted: "Gentlemen, I don't want to hear this, you are my advisors, tell me what to do?"

There was silence in the Oval Office, and no one could offer an idea.So Bush Jr. asked again: "Where is our nearest aircraft carrier to Taiwan?"

"The 'Kitty Hawk' is in the west of the Philippine Sea." The intelligence officer answered quickly, but he added, "Our aircraft carrier crew has been on duty for half a year and is very tired.

The reconnaissance plane of the Chinese army has been staring at them and cannot get rid of them.In fact, we do not lack military strength around Taiwan, but we lack overwhelming military strength. "

Just as Bush was about to say something, his thinking was disrupted by the second half of the sentence.He pointed to his Secretary of State distressedly, "Powell, tell me."

Powell shook his head and said with a wry smile: "We can only wait for the CCP to make mistakes."

"What went wrong?"

"I don't know what mistakes the CCP will make, so I can only wait."

'La Shi' interjected, and said coldly: "For example, Chinese soldiers committed mass murder in Taiwan. Another example is that the entire infrastructure of Taiwan was destroyed during the war, and the people lacked water and electricity, so they rose up to resist."

Powell smiled bitterly again, and spread his hands: "Sorry, these plans are difficult to implement. The Foreign Affairs Committee of the State Council under my control has tried to use non-official institutions to promote certain plans.

But since last month, the people who actually carried out these plans in Taiwan have been disappearing.Someone gets into a car accident, someone drowns, someone gets food poisoning, and someone simply disappears.

Earlier this month, our AIT stationed in Taiwan was even attacked as a warning, and all staff had to be evacuated.

The Chinese know what we want and they are relentless in eradicating American influence in Taiwan despite our diplomatic protests.

Now that the outcome of the war is doomed, there is no need to place too much hope on me.I'm curious about how many casualties there will be in the course of the war.

In addition, we should pay attention to the post-war management of the CCP.Maybe they will make some mistakes under the pressure of international diplomacy and public opinion, and give us a chance to intervene. "

Three old men sat together, drinking coffee and talking nonsense.When they were bored and ready to leave, White House Chief of Staff Carter broke in and said in a serious tone: "Gentlemen, China has begun to attack."

"Ah...? So fast!" The three people in the office spoke at the same time.

The chief of staff continued: "The destroyer 'Benfold' of the Seventh Fleet is tracking the Chinese aircraft carrier formation. It just sent back a message saying that the three aircraft carriers are taking off carrier-based aircraft at the same time against the wind. At least fifteen aircraft have taken off so far. .”

The 'Nimitz' class will only take off sixteen to eighteen planes in one wave, because the deck can only accommodate so much, and it will be difficult to arrange warm-up and landing if there are more.

Together, the three Chinese aircraft carriers have three take-off and landing channels, and they can also gather the combat effectiveness of 'Nimitz'.At this moment, they have opened up a distance of more than ten nautical miles in the South China Sea near the Xisha Islands, and they are constantly taking off fighter planes into the sky.

The "Super Raptor" lifted from the hangar was sent to the deck stand by a trailer for engine warm-up. After ensuring that everything was in order, the aircraft was towed to the take-off point. The deflector was erected, and the engine turned on afterburner to send the fighter into the sky.

There are still hundreds of kilometers away from Taiwan, but the 'Super Raptors' that do not hinder the long voyage take off one after another on the ski jump deck.Three aircraft carriers can form a formation attack wave of 24 sorties.

The USS "Benfold" tracked the "Ku" ship from the beginning in the Strait of Malacca, and followed it until the three aircraft carriers formed a large air strike formation.

On the sea, more than a dozen Chinese escort ships only separated the 'Benfold' from the aircraft carrier.But on the radar screen of the US destroyer, the captain of the 'Benfold' could still count how many fighters there were in the sky.

"It's nothing more than that if the 'Kitty Hawk' comes to attack." On the island, the first mate of the 'Benfold' raised his binoculars in front of the porthole and muttered to himself.

Although the Chinese navy is still in the growth stage, it is no longer the coastal defense force that relied on "air diving and fast" to dawdle.It has stood firm in the 'yellow water' and is moving towards the 'blue water'.

The US officers and soldiers on the 'Benfold' were always in a bad mood.

After World War II, the U.S. Navy has been rampant all over the world, and it has never been rivaled.The Soviet Navy couldn't put much pressure on them, because its aircraft carrier was too useless.

Now China has put together a formation of 'three aircraft carriers', which is really unexpected.

"Captain, 'Eagle Eye' reports that the Chinese carrier-based aircraft formation is flying east of Taiwan. They will enter the alert circle of Taiwan's air defense radar in four to 10 minutes." Said the radar officer on the island.

Four 10 minutes later...?

The US captain looked at the nautical clock, and then at the first officer beside him.

The first officer said that the relevant situation had been reported to the headquarters of the Seventh Fleet, then shook his head and said, "No, the battle should have already started."

Indeed, when China's aircraft carrier strike group takes off, military airfields and ports along China's entire southeast coast begin operating simultaneously.

Several rocket army missile brigades staying in Fujian, Zhejiang, and Jiangxi erected their launch vehicles at fixed positions, and the 'Dongfeng 11' and 'Dongfeng 15' missiles were ready to launch a salvo.

More than 300 pillars of smoke rose into the sky before and after, shooting towards the sky.

This is the first wave of short-range ballistic missiles, targeting key locations such as the Puppet Army's presidential palace, the Ministry of National Defense, the 'Paving Claw' radar, and the air force base.

Before the launch of the missile, the "Kicking Gate" fleet composed of six "Veyron" had already taken off from the Nanjing Military Region.They are equipped with anti-radiation missiles, ready to target the Taiwan military's air defense warning radar that is still on.

Ten seconds after the missile was lifted into the air, the Pentagon's early warning satellites detected infrared radiation, completed the identification after 10 seconds, and calculated the trajectory in 20 seconds to confirm that the target was Taiwan.

The North American Aerospace Defense Command in Cheyenne Mountain activated the plan according to the procedure and immediately notified the president and cabinet ministers who were talking nonsense in the White House.

Bush Jr. had just learned that a Chinese aircraft carrier formation was taking off in a large formation to attack the fleet, and in the blink of an eye he learned that the mainland had launched a missile attack on Taiwan.

'Cheyenne Hill' must ask, "Your Excellency, do you have any further orders? To contact the Chinese authorities to inquire about their intentions, or to inform Taiwan?"

Bush Jr. was stunned, looking at his Secretary of State and Minister of Defense, speechless for a while.Powell and Rumsfeld also sighed in unison, they did not expect China to act so quickly.

Today is……

"Damn it, it's just past zero and it's April Fool's Day on April 4st."

Bush Jr. scolded, "Are the Chinese planning to play a joke on us? No one will believe the news published in the newspapers after dawn."

After scolding, Bush Jr. continued to dawdle with the air defense headquarters of Cheyenne Mountain on the phone and asked, "How long will it take for the missile to hit Taiwan?"

The officer on duty in the 'Cheyenne Mountain' command followed the procedure and replied, "You still have about 60 seconds to notify the Taiwan side."