Slim and Oroli breathed a sigh of relief. They finally believed that China was bluffing. They were still selling weapons to North Vietnam that had long been eliminated by them. They must be extremely short of money and did not have the strength to support a war.
Westmoreland gave this operation a cool name, Operation Auburn.
The U.S. Marine Corps is stationed in Da Nang, and nearby is the U.S.'s most advanced aircraft carrier, the Enterprise, which is also a nuclear-powered aircraft carrier. It carries the U.S.'s latest F4 carrier-based aircraft and can provide strong air strikes.
Three days ago, Qin Xiao had a phone call with Ji Xia. The call was encrypted and they talked for more than half an hour. They only exchanged simple greetings. Qin Xiao asked about knowledge related to US aircraft carriers.
Qin Xiao did not tell her his mission, but Ji Xia was very smart and knew from the conversation that Qin Xiao and his men were probably going to attack the US aircraft carrier.
There are two aircraft carriers in total. After Ji Xia told him the relevant data, he listed the weaknesses of the two aircraft carriers respectively.
Aircraft carriers have not been around for long, and the cost of developing such a thing is considerable. Even if the investment is huge, many things require time and some unexpected events to verify.
At this time, there was no starlight in the sky. Qin Xiao and his group of more than ten people, led by a Chinese guide, quickly shuttled through the tropical rainforest.
Da Nang is located in the middle of Vietnam's coastline and is currently under the temporary control of the South Vietnamese army.
Qin Xiao and others first arrived at the Beibu Gulf on a warship, secretly landed near Hue, crossed the blockade line, and entered the vicinity of the Da Nang base.
From a distance, everyone saw a long-range early warning radar on a nearby mountain. There was a sentry post nearby, but this place was near Da Nang. The US aircraft carrier was not far away, and the war could not reach here for the time being. US soldiers walked around freely with guns in hand, and even gathered together to talk.
Laughter could be heard from time to time.
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