Yes, Prime Minister of Japan

Vance countered:

"We also have guided-missile destroyers."

Chief of Staff Grady continued:

"It's a pity... Currently, the ballistic missiles and hypersonic shipborne missiles that can be used on guided-missile destroyers are mainly from China and Japan. To be precise, Li Xinghe has them all, while the United States has none."

The significance of large ship-launched ballistic missiles to guided-missile destroyers is analogous to the difference between attack submarines and strategic nuclear submarines. Possessing these powerful weapons means having the capability to trade blows with aircraft carriers, or even to overwhelm them at long range. This elevates their wartime status to that of battleships.

The core issue remains that the United States lags behind by more than ten to twenty years in the technological application of missile research. This results in a situation where even carrier-based aircraft and missile destroyers appear powerless when placed together.

Vance looked terrible.

Only after angering Vance did the Pentagon reveal its strategy:

"Therefore, we can only adopt an ambush strategy. We will send 36 nuclear submarines to conduct stealth patrols in the waters between Guam, Samoa, and Hawaii. And after their aircraft carrier enters the strike range, we will launch Trident missiles to destroy the enemy."

The only ones that are still usable right now are the strategic nuclear submarines and attack nuclear submarines that the United States still has at its disposal.

In the Indo-Pacific, the US has already struggled to deploy three aircraft carriers, but they still maintain a presence of 26 attack submarines and 10 strategic nuclear submarines. Their only truly lethal weapon is the Trident ballistic missile.

Of course, if a nuclear submarine can get close enough to launch torpedoes and sink an aircraft carrier, it would be a risky but highly profitable tactic.

Thirty-six nuclear submarines patrolled the high seas in multiple groups along the front line from Guam and Pearl Harbor to Samoa. As long as Li Xinghe dared to bring out his junk, the US military would dare to use ballistic missiles or even nuclear warheads from the nuclear submarines to teach this unruly kid a lesson.

Of course, this is accompanied by America's media hegemony.

The recapture of American Samoa suddenly made headlines in major American newspapers and news channels.

Although this was an illegal colonial territory controlled by the United States, for Americans whose imperialism is ingrained in their bones, the return of this lost territory and the presence of three nuclear-powered aircraft carriers in the Pacific Ocean demonstrate their unshakeable hegemony.

The entire United States was jubilant, with people praising Vance's actions.

This may be the first step for the United States to regain its global hegemony, and even the bond market has stopped its continuous decline.

As a result, Vance and the Pentagon were even more surprised:

"Something's not right... He's not responding?"

No, all reports from Li Xinghe's fleet, aircraft, missiles, drones, and various information channels indicate that his army is completely unaffected. It's as if he doesn't care about American Samoa at all.

"No matter what, we won."

Vance said it casually.

He was naturally afraid of failure.

As the three carrier strike groups gradually converged on the south side of Pearl Harbor from different directions, with only a few hundred kilometers remaining, the carrier groups gradually moved closer together, preparing to enter Pearl Harbor one after another for rest and refitting.

At that moment, a warning sounded:

"Report from the radar station in Hawaii: some strange radar traces have appeared northeast of Pearl Harbor."

"strangeness?"

Major General Christopher Kavanaugh looked at the radar screen. There was indeed a large cluster of strange signals, so numerous that one might suspect someone was deliberately creating echoes as a prank.

"Impossible! Who could gather more than a dozen aircraft carriers in the North Pacific?" The Major General's first reaction was that he had been fooled.

The enemy must have deliberately created false signals in the north in order to launch a surprise attack from another angle.

West? East?

Or is it the south on the way home?

He sensed something was wrong, just like the sudden clap of thunder in the sky and the unexpected arrival of dark clouds.

......

In fact, Li Xinghe was aware of the Pentagon's entire plan.

"Shabi, do you think we can't see so many nuclear-powered submarines leaving their posts?"

The United States has four submarine bases in the Pacific Ocean, including the islands of Guam and Hawaii. Because of the large number of Chinese and Japanese people living on these islands, Li Xinghe was able to mobilize and infiltrate information from the inside out, discovering their nuclear submarine deployments from various subtle angles.

For example, recently the nuclear submarine force has been indulging in lavish feasts every day, and then suddenly disappears from the spot. Even a fool could guess that the nuclear submarine force has entered full-speed combat readiness patrol. The local cook immediately sold the news to Li Xinghe's CIA subordinates.

As for the Loma Naval Base in San Diego, it was teeming with Li Xinghe's informants. The city was full of Chinese people and sailors willing to trade intelligence for resources to survive.

The Bremerton Naval Base in Washington State is the most troublesome, as it's located far away in the archipelago, meaning Li Xinghe would need to rely on a monitoring team in Vancouver to remotely detect any activity there. Fortunately, if the other three submarine bases were to make moves, Bremerton wouldn't require much monitoring.

Therefore, Li Xinghe received an alert in Tokyo when the US military began to deploy.

He immediately began making arrangements and conducting strategic simulations with both the Chinese and Russian sides.

Lin Youzi believes:

"Fortunately, America's missile technology is really outdated. They still only have Tomahawk cruise missiles and Trident ballistic missiles, which are featured as guest stars on 'I Am the Prime Minister.' If it were me, I would never consider letting those dachshund-looking strategic nuclear submarines get too close to us."

Other staff members offered the following advice:

"Don't forget, they can also launch torpedoes, just like during World War II."

When the US aircraft carrier occupied Samoa, Li Xinghe was still waiting.

After multiple rounds of simulations, combined with reliable intelligence and multiple simulations by the General Staff and the Chinese side, everyone unanimously concluded that the US nuclear submarines are currently scattered in the triangular area from Guam to Pearl Harbor, and from Pearl Harbor to American Samoa, waiting to hunt down the aircraft carrier fleet that Li Xinghe sent out to rescue his own people.

After the US military strategy was determined, Li Xinghe was speechless:

"I mean, is it possible that the area between Pearl Harbor, north of Alaska and south of it, up to the west coast of the United States, is also an area where I can operate?"

Avoiding enemy traps is the most fundamental principle of battlefield command.

Therefore, under Zhang Xiaoqian's leadership, a massive counterattack plan was launched:

"Of the Thirty-Six Stratagems, the strategy of besieging Wei to rescue Zhao is to use this as an example

The US military intended to use American Samoa as bait to lure Li Xinghe's carrier strike group into a trap, so Li Xinghe sent his carrier strike group to ambush them outside Pearl Harbor in Hawaii.

Li Xinghe's large aircraft carrier strike group was divided into more than a dozen smaller groups, taking a very long detour from Hokkaido to Kamchatka, and then suddenly heading south from the Alaskan waters, plunging into the vast North Pacific Ocean. Throughout the entire route, only a small number of Russian fishing fleets would occasionally encounter this massive fleet, and each of them received a serious warning from the Russian Foreign Ministry, strictly forbidding any leaks.

To avoid being discovered by the Americans, Li Xinghe specially invited Chinese aircraft carriers to "disguise" themselves, pretending to be his various ragtag aircraft carriers, which would then appear far away in the Sea of ​​Japan and continuously emit identification signals for the joint forces' aircraft carriers.

Therefore, if the US military's satellites had not taken the time to track the uninhabited waters near Alaska during those few short days of change, the information they could obtain would have been that Li Xinghe was still completely unaware of the war in American Samoa, and that his aircraft carriers were patrolling the Sea of ​​Japan, the South China Sea, and the Indian Ocean.

As the fleet assembled, Li Xinghe relayed his order to Zhang Xiaoqian:

"All fleet, launch!"

On the screen, more than ten formations gradually converged from different locations, forming a large fleet. Six aircraft carriers flying the Allied flag were in the waters 500 kilometers northeast of Pearl Harbor, launching their respective fighter formations into the wind, escorted by different light carriers, guided destroyers, and general-purpose destroyers.

The four assembled air battleships, each leading one of the four air defense and anti-submarine fleet groups, were deployed in an area a hundred miles away to repeatedly track and patrol for any submarines that might appear nearby.

Almost all the anti-submarine destroyers that Li Xinghe could pull out were dug up.

The Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force, once jokingly referred to as an anti-submarine squadron attached to the US Seventh Fleet, is now ironically focusing its serious efforts on tracking US nuclear submarines. For them, whose daily training involves joint exercises with the US military, this seems quite normal.

The fierce winds at sea shook the hearts of every soldier.

Since the end of World War II, this should be the moment when the world's largest main fleet sets out.

Each and every one of them will go down in history.

Everyone knew that their hunting target today was a group of American fleets who thought they had already 'enjoyed unparalleled glory' and 'reclaimed American territory,' and had thus received loud praise from all over the United States. They were already scheduled to be awarded various medals, so they seemed to have become a little complacent.

In the staff room, the staff officers discussed their operational strategies:

"On the open sea, where no nuclear submarines are tracking us, we strike like a venomous snake lurking underwater when they are most relaxed."

"One strike, one kill!"

The command center was bustling with activity.

“我们的位置，西经153°1'42.751"，北纬28°2'59.016"！距离夏威夷1100公里！我想我们已经过于靠近，以至于夏威夷的雷达站肯定已经发现我们了。”

"Don't worry, it takes the US Space Fence radar system a full five days to track a repeating target! They do have new satellites, but they shouldn't be able to find us so quickly after we've just regrouped."

"The SPY-6 radar station in Guam has been shut down for years due to high-level political infighting, and the long-range early warning array radar in Alaska has also been temporarily shut down by the 2nd Coastal Brigade. The entire North Pacific shipping lanes are pitch black! They can't see us! I'll emphasize again, they can't see us!"

"The identification angle and spectrum of Hawaii's sea-based X-band radar 'Giant Eye' are not very good. Their intended orientation is towards North Korea. Now, even if they detect us, they will not have time to react or intervene."

Personnel from the information and electronic warfare units crisscrossed the area, constantly conducting radar tracking and counter-tracking searches, and directing other aircraft flying over the sea to use electronic warfare pods to create one false target after another to confuse the enemy and disrupt electronic signals at sea.

At this moment, standing on the bridge of the aircraft carrier Tamamo-no-Mae, Zhang Xiaoqian, who was in charge of guiding the entire fleet's attack, said to his deputies:

"Remember this location; it will surely go down in history!"

Inside the aircraft carrier's hold, as elevators carried fighter jets onto the deck, preparations continued in an orderly manner, with commanders repeatedly emphasizing:

"All fighter jets should be equipped with at least two YJ-15 anti-ship missiles, and the PL-series swarms should be prepared solely for self-defense. All flight formations do not need to conduct any large-scale relocation or air-to-air maneuvers. Our only objective is to sink those three behemoths!"

The pilots stood on the deck and boarded their fighter jets one after another.

Li Xinghe's firm voice came through the control tower and radio:

"Remember our objective: avoid the nuclear submarines' hunt and severely damage their carrier strike group!"

"During the enemy's most relaxed period before their aircraft carrier enters Pearl Harbor, launch a barrage of anti-ship missiles carried by a group of fighter jets within 30 minutes, and after achieving the target, quickly withdraw and return to the homeland."

"All units must remain steadfast in their resolve and perform their duties diligently, firing the sharpest arrow to break the United States' global hegemony!"

"Attack! Charge forward without hesitation!"

Chapter 121: American Soldier Raped for 13 Minutes (5300 words)

On the vast sea, six aircraft carriers, four aviation battleships, five advanced guided-missile destroyers, and dozens of light carriers, destroyers, frigates, and supply ships spread out a battlefield spanning hundreds of kilometers.

"Ah~ Aim at the formidable enemy and fire~"

Various military songs, or other types of music, were played in the headphones of many sailors to give them some relaxation during formal takeoffs or full-deck sorties.

After Li Xinghe finished speaking, everyone turned off the military songs and silently prepared for the battle to begin.

The takeoff lights came on, and the catapult hooked onto the F-35CN's launch hook.

"Attack!"

The F-35CN squadron immediately took off, and with varying numbers of catapults operating, squadrons of stealth fighters sped southward.

The early warning aircraft soared high in the sky, and satellite signals and detection radars continuously pinpointed the enemy's location.

Upon reaching the combat position, the company commander issued the following orders:

"emission!"

The YJ-15 carrier-based aircraft, like the sharpest arrow, detached from its rack 300 kilometers away and sped south.

Then, the fighter squadron turned sideways and returned to the carrier with its leader.

"It's that simple?"

Everyone's expressions were as if they were in a dream.

This feeling is like a battle in the era of firing squads, except the shooting distance is now far beyond the naked eye.

The first batch of YJ-15 missiles, numbering as many as two hundred, pierced the sky and passed through the clouds.

The entire island of Hawaii was immediately placed under red alert!

When the radar screens were covered with a dense array of markings, some large, some small, some faint, some intense, the Hawaii Indo-Pacific Command was already going crazy before the three carrier strike groups even detected them.

Since we are almost at the start of a war, the Indo-Pacific Command is fully staffed. Commander Paparo is very strict with his subordinates, ordering them to ensure that he can answer the phone at any time, 24 hours a day.

So despite the rush, the Indo-Pacific Command was not short-staffed at this critical moment.

But this is not good news.

Faced with the sudden appearance of large groups of enemy troops, Paparo suddenly felt the same helplessness and despair as General Husband Kimmel, who was stationed at Pearl Harbor in 1941.

"Immediately activate the anti-ballistic missile system..."

Hawaii serves as the command center for the U.S. military's most suitable ballistic missile defense system in the Pacific, while the long-range early warning array radar in Alaska is responsible for signal identification and feedback, forming a ballistic missile defense system spanning the North Pacific. This system, built at the beginning of this century, is the well-known NMD (National Missile Defense).

The staff awkwardly began activating the missile defense system, but they suddenly realized that there was no response from Alaska.

"Hawaii's theater missile radar defense system requires signal feedback from Alaskan identification radar for accurate..."

"Fuck!"

At this moment, the American generals suddenly realized what was happening.

Holy crap, Li Xinghe must have had the long-range early warning radar in Alaska shut down by his men!

Without the signal identification feedback from the large array radar over there, Hawaii is essentially blind.