139: Chapter 139 I am the Chinese Dragon Army Air Force. You have violated my airspace. Leave immediately!
"Attention everyone!"
"Approaching the target area!"
After the Dominator Fighter Jet squadron flew over the southern airspace of Japan, Captain Carson gave the order through the squad communication channel.
"Enter the Chinese East Sea, maintain an altitude of 10,000 meters!"
"Follow the 12-nautical-mile Chinese territorial sea line, cross the Liudao Strait, and then return immediately!"
"Received!"
It was already 11:30 PM in the Eastern Hemisphere.
Looking at the crescent moon and the countless twinkling stars in the sky, Carson felt very relaxed and happy.
Coming to China again felt just like returning home.
He was too familiar with this place!
More than a decade ago, he had piloted various US fighter jets and intruded into China's coastal airspace at least thirty times.
The most profound memory was that one time eleven years ago.
He still remembered that it was the spring of 2001, when he piloted a US reconnaissance plane and used the aircraft's propeller as a weapon to perform a deadly scissor maneuver, shooting down a Chinese Jian-8 fighter jet, causing the Chinese fighter to crash into the sea, and a pilot surnamed Wang went missing after ejecting.
At that time, because the reconnaissance plane's propeller was damaged, Carson, not knowing where he got the courage, actually piloted the reconnaissance plane and landed directly at a Chinese military airport.
At the time, Carson thought he would face a military tribunal, but to his surprise, he was actually retrieved by the US military.
The US used the excuse that both fighter jets were in international waters at the time, and he had not used any thermal weapons; it was a mistake caused by the Chinese pilot's own flying skills.
It was precisely because of that incident that he was awarded the US Air Force Ace Hero Medal by the US military, making him an idol for all US Air Force pilots and laying the foundation for him to become a super ace.
Recalling this, a sinister smile appeared on Carson's face.
For these years, he had been executing flight missions in the Western Hemisphere and had not come to the Eastern Hemisphere again.
Today, eleven years later, he had come again!
He was even piloting the US's most advanced sixth-generation fighter jet, the Dominator Fighter Jet!
Should he go for another spin in China's coastal airspace?
But quickly, Carson stopped this thought and decided to continue following the orders of Secretary of Defense Charles.
Before the maiden flight, Secretary of Defense Charles had repeatedly urged him to stay only at the edge of the 12-nautical-mile Chinese territorial sea line and never intrude into Chinese airspace; although he didn't know the reason, Secretary of Defense Charles must have had his reasons.
Moreover, he had been a Colonel for several years and still wanted to strive for the rank of one-star Brigadier General in the US Air Force, so there was no need to upset his superiors.
Soon, after entering the Chinese East Sea, the Dominator Fighter Jet squadron moved in perfect unison, heading towards the Liudao Strait.
What they didn't know was that fifty thousand meters above their heads, ten ghost-like fighter jets were circling and hovering!
"Enemy aircraft detected, escort and drive them away immediately!"
"Enemy aircraft detected, escort and drive them away immediately!"
The speed of Mach 12 was extremely fast; from entering the Chinese East Sea, it had only taken two minutes for the Dominator Fighter Jet squadron to arrive over the northern part of the Liudao Strait.
Looking at the brightly lit Chinese cities along the coastline, Carson felt a bit bored.
Crossing the Liudao Strait and then returning would only take a total of five minutes; not having been here for ten years, just wandering around casually like this and then going back was too boring!
However, at this very moment, Carson suddenly sensed something unusual.
The roar of the fighter jet engines all around seemed to have intensified quite a bit!
Oh no! Could it be a malfunction?
He looked around and found that all flight parameters were normal, so he breathed a sigh of relief.
Carson grumbled to himself that the US military's research team must have something wrong with their brains; they only knew how to research sixth-generation fighter jets and didn't even know how to develop matching flight helmets.
They were still using the "Lightning Eye" helmet from the Lightning 35 fighter jet, which clearly couldn't keep up with the performance of a sixth-generation fighter; just this noise-cancellation feature alone was lagging behind quite a bit!
Carson adjusted his helmet, tucked his ears into the recesses, and turned the noise-cancellation coefficient to the maximum; after doing these things, the roar of the engines around him did indeed become a bit quieter.
But for some reason, Carson's heart was still racing, and the strange sense of crisis around him had not diminished at all.
"Hmm? Where is the moon?"
Carson looked up and suddenly discovered that the crescent moon in the sky had disappeared!
The stars around it had also been blocked out quite a bit!
He tilted his head back, looked closely, and it seemed there was the outline of an aircraft above his head!
"Fuck! ..."
"Fuck!! —————"
The hair on Carson's body stood on end, his soul nearly left his body, he was almost scared out of his wits, and he screamed repeatedly in terror!
Before Carson could recover, the next moment, a powerful voice suddenly exploded inside the cockpit!
"US military aircraft, I am the Chinese Dragon Army Air Force!"
"You have intruded into my airspace, leave immediately! Leave immediately!"
"Otherwise, I will intercept you!"
A few minutes ago, at the US Air Show Center, in the open-air venue.
As the first-person perspective command voice of the Dominator Fighter Jet pilot came through the speakers on both sides of the big screen, everyone finally realized that the target of the Dominator Fighter Jet squadron was actually to cross China's Liudao Strait!
Defense commissioners and news media from various countries were instantly excited; after waiting for over an hour, the conflict had finally appeared!
Everyone turned their eyes toward Commissioner Xu in the front row, wanting to see how this Chinese defense commissioner would respond, whether he would swallow his anger or meet tit-for-tat?
Sure enough, Commissioner Xu did not disappoint everyone.
After the cruise target of the Dominator Fighter Jet became clear, Commissioner Xu immediately stood up and said sharply:
"Secretary of Defense Charles!"
"The US fighter squadron has trespassed into Chinese territorial waters, seriously infringing upon China's sovereignty and security, and also seriously violating international law!"
"The nature of this is extremely egregious, and we demand that the US side immediately stop its provocative behavior!"
It's here, it's here! It's finally here!
Listening to Geng Shuang's simultaneous English translation, everyone was even more excited!
Looking at Commissioner Xu's indignant expression, Charles was somewhat confused.
Who the hell sent this Commissioner Xu? He couldn't really be a simpleton, could he!
He had only arranged for the Dominator Fighter Jet to fly along the Chinese territorial sea line; he hadn't asked it to intrude into Chinese airspace, had he?
In normal times, US reconnaissance planes went to Chinese airspace several times a month; he had clearly been very amicable, was it really necessary to get so angry?
Why didn't this hothead know how to cooperate at all?
Charles took a deep breath; since the person sent by China had already started the confrontation, he, as the US Secretary of Defense, certainly couldn't lose face for his own side.
"Commissioner Xu, you are a guest today, but you cannot speak recklessly!"
"Today is the maiden flight ceremony of our Dominator Fighter Jet, which is currently conducting a combat readiness cruise around the Blue Planet and has received the attention of countries around the Blue Planet!"
"Our Dominator Fighter Jet squadron clearly has not entered the 12-nautical-mile range of the Chinese coastline,"
"Which means it has not entered Chinese territorial waters, so how can you make such irresponsible remarks?"