"???"
Everyone was also puzzled.
Zhang Huaming also looked surprised.
Am I still half asleep?
Zhang Huaming turned to look at Yuan Yi.
Yuan Yi shrugged: "Maybe I'm not fully awake yet. Should I go back to sleep for a while?"
Upon hearing Yuan Yi and Zhang Huaming's words, the deputy captain, Quan Li, chuckled in the back.
The two of them turned around and looked at Quan Li at the same time.
"why are you laughing?"
Zhang Huaming asked directly.
Quan Li immediately stopped smiling and looked at the two of them: "I'm probably laughing because they haven't woken up yet."
"One against two, the advantage is mine!"
"Direct fire warning."
Yuan Yi's eyes widened after hearing Quan Li's words.
"Tsk tsk tsk, this is still a reckless type."
"Hahaha."
Zhang Huaming waved his hand dismissively: "No, no, no, we need an excuse, right?"
"Even if we start a fight, we need to find a pretext."
"Yes, we have a legitimate reason to act!"
Yuan Yi rolled his eyes.
There's no way around it; it's something passed down from our ancestors.
Think back to when Zhu Di went through all the historical records to find the Siege of Baideng by Emperor Gaozu of Han, Liu Bang, in order to send troops to the border.
Then, under the pretext of avenging Emperor Gaozu of Han (Liu Bang), they directly sent troops.
Even an emperor in ancient times, whose word was law, had to act this way.
Not to mention that modern China presents itself to the world with the grandeur of a great Eastern power.
Yuan Yi picked up the walkie-talkie directly.
He switched to the public channel: "Hey, can you hear me?"
"If you're still not fully awake, please go back and get some sleep."
"What the hell? This place has become your training area?"
"Go back and check the international reports carefully. We designated this area as our exercise zone several months ago."
"You are now intruding into our exercise area."
"Warning: If you don't evacuate, I won't mind giving you two free YH-200s to try."
Onboard the USS George, Captain Fides heard the message coming from the public channel.
I understood what the other person was saying after using a translator.
"???"
Feders looked completely bewildered.
He turned to his deputy and asked directly.
"Have they reported this area of water?"
The assistant quickly started searching on the computer.
“Sir, they reported it two months ago and issued a notice.”
"The evacuation notice hasn't been issued yet, and ships sailing in the vicinity are all detouring!"
"grass."
Upon hearing this, Feders' face darkened.
I want to swear.
But I don't know who to curse.
You can't exactly blame yourself, can you?
No, damn it, these bastards from the Ministry of National Defense, they didn't even bother to figure out what was going on before sending us here.
Regardless of which country conducts exercises on the high seas, a necessary step is to publish the exercise area and potential impact zones through the International Maritime Organization to warn nearby fishing boats, warships, and aircraft to avoid these restricted areas and prevent accidental damage.
But why is such a notice considered a friendly reminder rather than a mandatory regulation? This has to do with the nature of the high seas.
What exactly is the concept of the high seas? Young man, you need to understand it clearly first!
The high seas refer to all sea areas shared by all humankind, excluding the territorial sea (12 nautical miles) and the exclusive economic zone (200 nautical miles). No country has sovereignty or jurisdiction over these sea areas!
In other words, warships from all countries have the right to designate a specific area on the high seas for exercises.
Conversely, even if you designate this area for exercises...
Warships from other countries can still pass through this sea area.
Because you have no sovereignty, you have no right to interfere with whether I pass or not (off-screen voice: Go ahead and hit me if you dare).
So all you can do is give a friendly reminder: I'm conducting military exercises here, and artillery shells could fall on our heads at any time. Everyone else should be careful; if you get hit on the head and bleed, I won't be responsible!
Of course, it remains to be seen whether this warning will actually serve as a constraint and a deterrent to warships of other countries.
In the end, it's not about how many announcements you make, but how strong your fist is!
If you are conducting naval exercises in international waters, and a country attempts to steal or collect your military intelligence or deliberately provokes you by forcibly approaching your vessel, do you have the capability to exert pressure and drive it away? Do you have the resolve to allow your ship to ram yours under orders? Do you have the strength to withstand the consequences of an accidental clash?
If none of the above applies, unfortunately, your friendly reminder is just a piece of trash to wipe your butt with, and has no deterrent effect whatsoever!
If you are powerful enough, then this friendly reminder is equivalent to national law, and no one dares to touch it easily. How many countries' warships dare to approach the Rim of the Pacific Exercise led by Emily Ka?
Who would dare to provoke the joint naval exercises between our mother and the Russians? Even Emily's number one follower—the Japanese—could only silently act as their personal photographer from afar.
Of course, we won't talk about the street thugs from our mother's navy, ever since Yuan Yi unlocked their skills.
They frequently conducted close reconnaissance within Emily's training area and would interrupt other people's communications at any time.
This is because of the support and sense of security that our mothers provide.
If you tried it on a small country, and you dared to trespass into their high seas exercise area, they would retaliate with artillery fire in no time.
High seas exercises are conducted by marking out the area in advance.
The countries participating in the exercise will issue announcements stating that a certain area is the exercise area and prohibiting unrelated vessels from passing through or approaching it.
This is supported by the exceptions stipulated in Article 297 of the 1982 United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea and the provisions of the Declaration of the Battle of Paris.
Just now, Feders had his men check the records of the exercises published by the International Maritime Organization.
If it were any other country, it wouldn't matter, but China currently has one more aircraft carrier than America.
What? You mean conventionally powered aircraft carriers?
Conventionally powered aircraft carriers are still aircraft carriers, and their means of attack are not weak either!
Otherwise, why would China's single nuclear-powered aircraft carrier have dared to take on two of their nuclear-powered carriers ten years ago?
Regardless of whether they are afraid of death or not, they will not lack any of the necessary attack methods.
"Slow down the sailing."
Fides immediately issued the latest order.
"Get me to contact the Enterprise; I need to communicate with Captain Wald."
Fides and Wald got in touch and said it directly.
"The Ministry of National Defense is full of idiots. China issued a notice two months ago."
“Our exercise area overlaps with theirs, and based on the timeline, they currently have the dominant position in that sea area!”
"???"
When Wald heard this, a row of question marks appeared above his head.
"So what do we do now?"
What about our mission?
“I don’t know,” Feders said, shrugging his shoulders.
"grass."
"I'll contact the Ministry of National Defense."
After he finished speaking, Wald dialed the Department of Defense's communication channel again.
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