Great Power Long Sky

Previously, two RF-5Es attempting to reconnoiter the Northern Task Force became the victims of Li Lu's gunfire, falling into the sea and becoming shark food.

Strictly speaking, this is a family matter.

If there are conflicts in the family, they should be resolved internally. If outsiders interfere, the situation changes.

Max understood this perfectly well. It was one thing for them to be aggressive and disregard our side, but it was quite another to fire the first shot.

Without orders from above, Max dared not escalate the conflict to the point of using firepower.

"CV-63, you are about to enter my restricted area. Turn to 90 degrees immediately! CV-63, you are about to enter my restricted area. Turn to 90 degrees immediately!"

Li Lu issued a voice warning on the international general channel.

The metallic, hard voice echoed in the tactical intelligence command center of the USS Kitty Hawk, and the staff officers looked at each other in bewilderment.

They thought it was the biggest joke in the world that a mere fighter jet dared to demand that a powerful carrier battle group turn around.

Max signaled for a response from the communications officer.

The communications officer responded dismissively, "Aircraft 81291, you have seriously affected my flight safety. You must leave under the surveillance of our aircraft! We reserve the right to take all necessary countermeasures!"

Li Lu remained unmoved and continued issuing warnings, "CV-63, you are about to enter my restricted area. Turn to ninety degrees immediately. This is the final warning! I repeat, this is the final warning!"

He increased the throttle, pulled the control stick to the left, and pulled it back slightly. The JH-7 climbed some altitude, regaining level flight at about fifty meters. At the same time, the nose of the aircraft pointed towards the USS Kitty Hawk and flew head-on.

Seeing this, the Mavericks immediately stepped on the gas and gave chase, a perfect opportunity to drive them away.

However, Li Lu did not give him a chance.

Li Lu accelerated and flew towards the superstructure of the USS Kitty Hawk, making a gesture as if he were about to crash into it.

This action made Max nervous!

In the cockpit, the captain stared at the JH-7 fighter-bomber charging straight at him and, without hesitation, gave the order to turn 15 degrees to the right.

The USS Kitty Hawk made an emergency 15-degree right turn to avoid the oncoming JH-7 fighter-bomber.

The JH-7 flew past the mast of the USS Kitty Hawk, its powerful wake tearing the Stars and Stripes on the mast, which fluttered in the air. The Lone Ranger, which was closely following behind, was caught off guard, and the F-14D fighter jet crashed into the Stars and Stripes. Coincidentally, the left engine air intake sucked the Stars and Stripes into the air.

Immediately, flames erupted from the left engine of the F-14D, and thick smoke quickly billowed from the left engine compartment.

"Beep beep beep, left engine on fire, left engine on fire!" The alarm filled the entire cockpit.

"The goose shouted, 'Left Hair has lost momentum! Lone Ranger, Left Hair is finished!'"

"Turn off the left engine!" The Mavericks had no choice but to turn off the left engine and increase the thrust of the right engine to climb the height.

He has lost his combat capability; with only one engine still functioning, whether he can successfully return to the mothership is a question.

It's important to know that the current weather conditions are low; otherwise, Max wouldn't have been able to recover the aircraft.

The lookouts on the ship saw an F-14D flying by with sparks and lightning. There was still an open flame in the left engine compartment. The flight tower immediately notified the Maverick and took emergency measures to recover the fighter jet.

Upon receiving the order, the cockpit quickly resumed the mothership's flight into the wind, preparing to recover the Lone Ranger crew.

Li Lu saw the F-14D's situation and was immediately delighted, not expecting such an unexpected surprise.

"A good opportunity," Li Lu said with a smile.

Xue Shuang said, "Shall we give him a good beating?"

Li Lu said, "A smooth landing is impossible. Watch me."

He used the stick and rudder to make a minimum radius turn while simultaneously climbing and accelerating toward the F-14D, easily closing the distance to within a dozen meters of the F-14D's left wing, appearing as if he were escorting the F-14D.

At this point, even if the escorting ships dared to fire, they couldn't. The two aircraft were so close that friendly fire was inevitable.

Li Lu turned to look at the Lone Ranger, raised his right hand and waved it, his white work gloves standing out prominently.

The Mavericks tried their best to calm down and turned according to the instructions from the flight tower, preparing to establish a landing path towards the stern of the aircraft carrier.

However, Li Lu stayed close to his left wing, limiting his turning routes.

The Mavericks attempted to change course three times to establish a landing path, but Li Lu thwarted their attempts each time, unless the Mavericks forced a change of course at the risk of a collision.

He only had one engine left, and it was already difficult enough to maintain simple flight; he dared not make any large maneuvers.

"CV-63, turn to 90 degrees immediately, this is the final warning!" Li Lu, "hijacking" the F-14D, issued another voice warning.

Max was both angry and furious at the unsportsmanlike conduct.

"Sir! A large number of fighter jets have been spotted in the southwest! They are 380 kilometers away! Their speed is 522 knots!" the operations staff officer suddenly reported loudly.

Due to weather conditions, the aircraft carrier has recovered the E-2 carrier-based early warning aircraft. The target was detected by an Arleigh Burke-class destroyer in a forward position. The discovery of a large number of aerial targets at this extreme detection range indicates that the other party did not intend to hide its tracks, or rather, it did so deliberately.

This is a desperate, all-or-nothing stance.

Soon, the specific information appeared on the display screen.

Thirty-six high-speed fighter jets are approaching.

Max has to make a decision.

He decisively issued the order: "Lone Ranger, halt landing! Scramble all fighters immediately! Scramble all fighters immediately!"

Without the cover of carrier-based fighter jets, a massive carrier battle group would be sitting ducks in front of enemy aircraft—even though Max knew that the enemy's anti-ship capabilities were extremely limited.

"Sir! Lone Ranger reports, low fuel warning!" the communications officer suddenly reported.

Max looked at the small green dot on the display screen, representing the F-14D, which was flying around the aircraft carrier but could not establish a landing path.

When launching fighter jets, it is impossible to recover them simultaneously. If enough fighter jets are not dispatched immediately to intercept the 36 high-speed fighter jets rushing towards them, the entire carrier battle group will be under high-pressure threat from the enemy.

He believed that more fighter jets would be heading towards his carrier battle group. The opponent's fighter jets were inferior in performance, but they had a large number of them!

Those technologically outdated J-6 "Farmer" jet fighters have been deployed in thousands along the coast alone.

If we consider these fighter jets as manned missiles capable of high-speed flight, even if a single Standard anti-aircraft missile could shoot one down, the ammunition reserves of two carrier battle groups would not be enough!

He had to grit his teeth and make a difficult choice: "Order the Lone Ranger crew to eject and send a helicopter to bring them back!"

"yes!"

Li Lu held the Mavericks' flight path firmly, occasionally flipping his wings to reveal two PL-8 air-to-air missiles underneath, clearly conveying his message—I can shoot you down at any time.

Suddenly, he saw the Lone Ranger swooping down.

This strange maneuver puzzled Li Lu.

Soon, he saw the F-14D dive to an altitude of 300 meters, the rear hatch flew off, the ejection seats ejected vertically upwards, and then the ejection seats in the front cabin also ejected.

"Abandon the plane and parachute? Those Americans are really generous." Li Lu didn't expect his opponent to take such a countermeasure.

Xue Shuang had been observing the movements of the USS Kitty Hawk and other escort ships. Through the rain, he could vaguely see fighter jets moving rapidly on the flight deck.

"It looks like they're going to launch fighter jets!" Xue Shuang warned.

Just then, Feng Liang called urgently, "Hometown calling Yongqiang, hometown calling Yongqiang, support troops are on their way! Repeat, support troops are on their way!"

Li Lu breathed a sigh of relief. "The main force is here. We can't let them take off their fighter jets."

"Is there any way?" Xue Shuang asked hurriedly.

Li Lu quickly descended and turned, aiming the nose of his plane at the stern of the USS Kitty Hawk.

There is only one way.