Chapter 873

"Report, tsunami, Tsunami!"

After the captain pushed open the door of the conference room, he hissed at major general Scott, who was in the meeting.

"What

Major general Scott was so surprised that he dropped the magnifying glass on the map of the conference table.

This is on the Elizabeth in the British Isles.

At about 21 o'clock last night, major general Scott received an urgent call from China, saying that when Sir Philip was organizing an annual charity fundraising party on his luxury cruise ship, he was hijacked by the notorious trafficker ham.

When major general Scott received the news, more than 100 hostages on the cruise ship had been killed.

Most of them were bodyguards brought by the philanthropists, as well as several crew members on the cruise ship, including the captain who was loyal to Sir Philip.

The Secretary of defense ordered you GE's Elizabeth aircraft carrier off the coast of England to return to the sea at full speed and prepare for the first level combat alert.

Don't say the hostages are hundreds of aristocrats from the three islands, including Sir Philip.

Even if these people were civilians, the defense secretary would give this order, and major general Scott would strictly enforce it.

Immediately, the carrier turned and headed offshore at full speed.

However, although Ham's forward speed is fast, it is not a plane after all. Moreover, it is far away from the sea area where the incident happened. It will take at least ten hours to get there.

No one thought about how long it would take.

If you receive the order, you just need to return at full speed.

But on the way back, he received a call from the defense minister, asking him to stand by and turn on the radio channel of the freighter. Decode and connect with this side.

"If necessary, they can take action on their own without asking for instructions from the emergency headquarters on land. But we should focus on ensuring the safety of the hostages, especially Sir Philip. "

This is what the Secretary of defense has repeatedly stressed to major general Scott.

Major general Scott has rich experience in dealing with such matters.

After receiving clear instructions, the aircraft carrier fleet was immediately ordered to stand by and send electronic technology experts to decipher the radio channels used by the gangsters, hoping to get in touch with them and conduct "friendly" negotiations.

However, the major general regretted that although they had deciphered the freighter's radio channel and repeatedly tried to get in touch with the gangsters, the signal they sent was like a stone sinking into the sea without any response.

Liszt, don't care about the official deciphering their radio channel, just ignore them, according to the long planned route, full speed to the open sea.

For this kind of person, major general Scott has nothing to do. Only after reporting to the Secretary of defense, can he summon the high-level commander of the fleet to discuss the next action plan urgently.

Where will the freighter go after leaving the inland sea?

This is what major general Scott and others are pondering.

When there were different opinions about this, the captain suddenly pushed the door and roared that there was a tsunami coming.

"Tsunami?"

Major general Scott's face changed dramatically. He asked in a loud voice, "how far is the center of the tsunami from us? How destructive is it? Before that, did the land and marine military center send tsunami warning? "

In fact, according to Scott's understanding of the captain, just from his face full of panic, he realized that the situation was not good.

The British three islands, a nuclear powered aircraft carrier with a displacement of 100000 tons, is absolutely a giant at sea.

Under the general rough sea environment, it's just as easy for it.

But that's just normal.

If there is a tsunami with a destructive level, the possibility of the aircraft carrier being overturned is simpler than that of children wiping their noses on their faces.

When a tsunami breaks out, it will form a water wall of 10 to 50 meters or even higher.

This terrible force is absolutely invincible.

The speed of tsunami waves in the deep sea can exceed 700 kilometers per hour, which can easily keep pace with Boeing 747.

The torrential waves caused by the tsunami, the water wall with a height of more than 100 meters, can spread thousands of kilometers away, and the energy loss is very small.

Take America's Nimitz class aircraft carrier as an analogy.

Nimitz class aircraft carrier is the most powerful naval giant in the world. Its flight deck is 20 meters above the water, more than 30 meters above the baseline, and more than 70 meters from the baseline to the top of the mast. Such a giant is absolutely qualified to rush through the sea and destroy anyone.

But if it bumps into the terrible force of tsunami, the only consequence is that the huge wave capsizes the boat and the ship sinks into the deep sea.

In the face of nature, human power, after all, is too small.

Nimitz class aircraft carrier, when encountering a tsunami, is abused by the sea like a smelly sock, not to mention that it is not as good as its Elizabeth aircraft carrier in all aspects?

That's why Major General Scott panicked and asked the captain.

"We have measured the center of the tsunami, which is less than 300 nautical miles away from us."

Perhaps influenced by major general Scott's panicked but calm attitude, the captain quickly calmed down and answered bitterly: "the destruction level of tsunami is crimson. Before that, we did not receive any warning from the land and sea military command center - the tsunami broke out suddenly. "

There is no doubt that, no matter how advanced human science is, the ability of early warning in the face of destructive natural disasters such as volcanic eruptions and earthquakes is not even as good as that of some animals.

Especially in the deep-sea area far away from the land, we can not say that we can accurately detect the crustal activity. Even the existence of organisms in the deepest part of the seabed has only been detected in recent years.

Major general Scott really can't put the responsibility of the aircraft carrier fleet, which is about to face a devastating blow, on the relevant early warning departments.

He just heard the captain say "crimson", the corner of his mouth trembled.

The crimson tsunami is just like the S-level wanted order issued by Interpol when a serious criminal is arrested.

It's the most serious one.

"Can our fleet avoid disaster in time before the tsunami?"

This is what major general Scott urgently needs to know.

As for the freighters still running at full speed from the inland waters of the three British islands to the open seas, the life and death of Sir Philip and hundreds of philanthropists - well, in the face of national interests, the life and death of any individual has become insignificant.

"The fleet must now run at full speed, heading for the Cape of good hope in Africa. There is a 60% chance that it will survive the tsunami safely."

As soon as the captain finished, major general Scott slapped the table and yelled, "come on, come on, full speed, Cape of good hope!"

"Full speed, Cape of good hope!"

"Full speed, Cape of good hope!"

The shrill alarm, under a series of orders, rings out.

All the officers and men in the whole aircraft carrier fleet immediately ran.

Run back to their posts as fast as possible.

Major general Scott ordered his deputy to report the incident to the land command center immediately. After that, he took several subordinates to the highest observation tower of the aircraft carrier, raised the infrared night vision telescope and looked to the West.

Although equipped with advanced instruments to monitor the sea waves, major general Scott is still used to seeing the deep red tsunami with his own eyes.

"I also, God, please protect your people from the tsunami."

From the telescope, you can see the bright water wall. From the Far West, after rushing towards the coastline at the speed of mountains and seas, major general Scott's right hand quickly drew a cross on his chest.

There is also the most powerful woman in the British Isles who draws the cross.

It's symbolic though.

However, all the people will never forget that it was the efforts of her ancestors that created the empire that was once so powerful in the world that the sun never set.

She hasn't closed her eyes since last night.

Always standing in front of the window, looking at the west, silent.

Her husband, on the sea in that direction, was suffering from fear.

She couldn't help.

Now, she has learned the details of the whole amazing kidnapping case. She knows that her husband made a serious mistake in selecting his subordinates.

But she didn't blame her husband for it.

Because she is very clear that over the years, her husband has been working hard for charity.

She only hoped that her husband would come back safely.

At this time of the next year, another charity party will be held.

The arrogance of the gangsters will never stop the royal family's progress in charity.

At the beginning of receiving the news, she had ordered the crown prince to prepare the ransom in person.

She thinks that a hundred million pounds should satisfy the appetite of those traffickers.

The crown prince's ability to work makes her feel more gratified. In just two hours, she has raised 100 million pounds.

But!

The new situation, however, once again pushed this elegant woman into a desperate situation.

tsunami.

tsunami!

There was a deep red tsunami, roaring like a demon hundreds of miles away from her husband's current position.

The speed of 700 km / h, which can be compared with the speed of Boeing 747, is enough to smash the freighter to the bottom of the sea.

All the people on that ship are doomed to burn.

Her husband can never come back to her, take her hand, and recall the happy years of her youth.

Of course, in addition to the freighter, there are many other ships that will be devastated by the tsunami.

I don't know how many people will die under the tsunami.

After the news of the tsunami came, Congress and the military never called again.

Women are well aware that in the current critical situation, there are a large number of jobs waiting for them to deal with.

For example, try to keep the carrier fleet coming from the open sea.

Jingling.

The phone finally rang.

Always with her secretary, immediately grabbed the phone.

The phone call was from the Secretary of defense. With a fast and clear speed, she told her that the Elizabethan aircraft carrier fleet was heading for the Cape of good hope at full speed, and the probability that it could safely avoid the tsunami was as high as 60%.

The woman let out a long sigh of relief.

As high as 60% of the probability, in a sense, on behalf of the safe escape.

The 40% probability includes uncertain factors. For example, in a big tsunami, there will be a new tsunami.

But that kind of situation is very rare.

But we can't relax.

Ding Lingling, the phone just put down by the Secretary rings again.

"Hello, Linda, this is Jack."

When Sir Philip's thick bass came from the microphone, the woman couldn't help crying.

Linda, it's her nickname.

Jack, it's her husband's nickname.

But when they grow up, they don't call them anymore.

You have to call it, or you can - when two people are about to be separated by Yin and Yang.

"Jack, how are you doing over there?"

Hearing his wife's still elegant voice, Sir Philip, hiding behind the container, said with a smile, "it's not good. I have smelled death. "