Chapter 885 - All Out War (1/2)
”Request received!” Halsey replied. Even though Halsey did not answer to Lincoln, he was still obeying his orders since Halsey was only a normal human, while Lincoln was the Vice-President of the Mutant Brotherhood!
He had no qualms about using military appliances to help the Mutant's cause, especially since they were fighting against the Chinese Naval fleet. On the other hand, if they were against landed militants or air force, the military might not be able to assist Lincoln.
The Americans had superior dominance in Naval warfare. They had been keeping at it for a very long time and had been making sure they owned the largest fleet in the ocean. Even if they were faced with the naval fleets of the next ten countries combined, they had the utmost confidence that they would be able to defeat all of them.
With such confidence, Halsey had no worries for any enemy vessels. If the Chinese dared to send out their vessels into shallow water, he could still deal with it via short-range missiles and airborne weaponry. The true destructive power lied in the deep sea. He would make sure anyone who dared to challenge the American Navy in the ocean would have a reserved spot in Davy Jones' locker!
Since China was America's enemy, Halsey followed Lincoln's orders without guilt. He launched several unmanned drones into the air and started to sweep the entire sea near the Eastern side of Japan, trying to find the enemies of which Lincoln had asked for.
Unexpectedly, to Halsey's bewilderment, he found the entire fleet of China's Naval Fleet! From the images gathered, it was safe to say that China had deployed everything they had. Both the Southern and Eastern Fleets were combined to form one great one. They were, as Lincoln predicted, heading toward Japan.
”Jesus! Are they going all out?!” cried Halsey.
After confirming the report, Halsey made the decision to launch a counterattack.
”Notify the 7th Fleet and intercept the Chinese! Launch a warning flare! If they dare to attack, we will turn them into fish food!”
After cooperating with Commander Robert, Halsey hastily made a report to the President of the United States.
”I find it hard to believe your report,” said the President, on the phone with Halsey. Although he had already obtained authorization to openly declare war with China and was itching to strike first, the Mutants had requested assistance in retrieving the alien artifact, so the American Navy had to change their objectives to support the Mutants. However, since Chinese was sending everything they had to Japan, the President thought that it might be a good chance to attack them instead!
”I hereby command the 3rd and 7th Fleet to destroy the China Naval Fleet! Dispatch all available vessels from the Pacific Ocean as well as the Joined-Ally European vessel from the Indian Ocean to create a cut-off point to stop the Chinese from retreating! I want to see the complete destruction of every Chinese vessel!”