Changkong Fighter

Chapter 9 Tiankeng
The ring collapsed inward, forming a shape like a pit, and in the center of the pit, colorful light formed a faint "lid" like plastic wrap, covering the hole.

The commander frowned deeply. This thing didn't look like a simple natural phenomenon at all, especially this tiankeng, which was too round, so round that it made people feel uneasy. Moreover, its location was too coincidental, right in the center of the Pacific Ocean.

"what is this?"

"We retrieved satellite imagery and found a shift in the spectrum of the area."

"Offset?"

"Yes, just like light is refracted through a prism, normal light will be refracted when passing through this cenote, becoming what we see. The light that appears at the beginning is similar to the aurora."

At this point, the old academician paused, organized some professional terms into language that ordinary people could understand, and continued:

"When the solar wind reaches the Earth, the high-energy charged particles in it, under the influence of the Earth's strong magnetic field, will follow the direction of the magnetic field lines to the poles, thus presenting a brilliant and beautiful glow. This is the production of the aurora. However, the central Pacific Ocean is not one of the poles, and the reason why this occurs is still unclear."

"In other words, this huge sinkhole was created by humans?" the commander asked with a slightly gloomy face.

"It is very likely man-made." The old academician gave his own inference that this thing was man-made, and he even suspected that gravitational waves also fluctuated.
Hearing this, the commander was silent for a moment. At this time, the red phone in front of him rang. The ringtone was obviously not that loud, but it was extremely clear in the entire huge command room.

Jingle Bell!Jingle Bell!
At the same time, the busy officers couldn't help but look at the commander, because they knew very well where the other end of the phone was!

The commander stood up and put the phone to his ear with a serious expression: "This is for instructions from the commander!"

"Yes!"

"understand!"

"Yes!"

"understand!"

Click! The commander hung up the hotline. No one knew what was said on the other end of the line, but from the commander's reaction, it was clear that it must be a big deal!

"Order the 001 aircraft carrier battle group to enter level one combat readiness. After resupplying nearby, immediately proceed to the designated sea area to perform reconnaissance and surveillance missions."

"002 aircraft carrier battle group transferred to"

"Two Type 055s deployed."

"815A transferred to"

Commands were sent out one after another, and the huge navy of the University of Tokyo began to mobilize.

While the general public in Dongda was still asleep, calls kept coming out. For safety reasons, the sea area around the tiankeng was set as an "exercise" area. All Dongda ships and civil aviation were required to bypass the area, especially several coastal cities, which also received instructions from the central government.

Personnel from state-owned enterprises, including the Public Security Bureau, armed police, special police, coast guard, fire department, emergency response, power supply, water supply, China Mobile, China Unicom, and provincial and municipal television stations, were awakened and, bewildered, returned to their respective units. Meanwhile, on the roads, police, special police, and armed police entered key traffic arteries to maintain order. While the public had been kept in the dark about the massive "sinkhole," the news was temporarily blocked, but once daybreak arrived, it would undoubtedly be discovered. To avoid unrest, advance preparations were necessary.

Afterwards, when the morning news comes, official news will be broadcast to further calm the public's emotions. As the saying goes, it is better to guide than to block, and it is better to guide than to guide. Official reports are always more reliable than those unscrupulous self-media reports.

At the same time, the Carl Vinson aircraft carrier battle group in the Western Pacific, along with the Charles de Gaulle aircraft carrier that joined in mid-journey, also changed course and headed towards the tiankeng sea area.

Inside the Pentagon, the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff looked at the bright spot that was slowly moving on the map. It was the combined fleet consisting of the Carl Vinson Carrier Strike Group and the Charles de Gaulle aircraft carrier.

"Sir, rest assured, our nuclear-powered aircraft carrier will be the first to arrive."

Although in terms of combat capability alone, nuclear-powered aircraft carriers are not necessarily stronger than conventional-powered aircraft carriers, especially after the sea trial of the Ford's sister ship, the Fujian, the Ford faced a serious challenge.

However, nuclear-powered aircraft carriers have an advantage that conventional-powered aircraft carriers cannot match, which is the high-speed cruising capability. The USS Carl Vinson (Nimitz-class) can move at a speed of 30-31 knots without the need for replenishment. Conventional-powered aircraft carriers are very fuel-intensive at such high speeds, and their endurance will be greatly reduced.

However, before them, aerial reconnaissance forces took off from both sides of the Pacific Ocean and headed straight for the sinkhole that appeared in the center of the Pacific Ocean.

On the long runway, a pair of H-6K fighter jets, both old and strong, were gliding on the runway. As the speed continued to increase, the pilots pulled the lever to lift the landing gear of the H-Ks off the ground, and the two H-Ks flew into the sky almost in unison.

On Liu Ye’s rack, there was a black flying-wing aircraft hanging - Wuzhen 8!

At this time, every second counts. We must find out as quickly as possible what the sinkhole that appeared in the middle of the Pacific Ocean is. Speed ​​means time, and the high-altitude and high-speed Wuzhen 8 is just right for this mission.

When the H-6K reaches the predetermined altitude for deployment, it will fly towards the tiankeng at hypersonic speed for tactical reconnaissance. According to the command's calculations, even though the Carl Vinson aircraft carrier battle group is closer to the tiankeng, the WZ-8 will arrive at the tiankeng earlier than them.

However, due to its special geographical location, the Hawaiian Islands is the area closest to the tiankeng where military forces are stationed. The first to arrive at the tiankeng was the Global Hawk deployed on the Hawaiian Islands.

Soldiers drove a trailer and moved the RQ-4, the main reconnaissance aircraft of the US military, out of the hangar and towed it to the end of the runway. Ground crews began to refuel this drone with a large aspect ratio and a wingspan of 35.4M.

After being fully fueled, the Global Hawk UAV equipped with the HISAR reconnaissance system began to skid on the runway. When the speed was sufficient, the landing gear took off and climbed to a higher altitude. Then the unmanned reconnaissance aircraft will fly towards the tiankeng at a speed of 650KM/H. The internal fuel ensures that it has a range of 25000 kilometers, which is enough to clearly detect the tiankeng.

"Sir, we just received word that Misawa Base has also deployed Global Hawks to the area."

"Ok?"

The general frowned slightly and said nothing after a moment's silence. A few years ago, they did provide three Global Hawks to Xiaobenzi. If they used them at this time, they had no reason to stop them. Even if they tried to stop them, they could use other excuses to get away with it.

After all, from a geopolitical perspective, if something really happens in the Pacific, Japan will be the first country to face it compared to the University of Tokyo.

Whenever the general thought of this, he felt a toothache, because there was no barrier in front of the west coast of the United States to help them prevent possible disasters.

(End of this chapter)