"Which direction did you come from? What was your altitude?"
"Reporting to the captain, from the southwest, at an altitude of 7,200 meters, it is very likely a fighter jet from China."
"General?"
The captain of the USS Iver looked at MacArthur.
"Damn it, they've delivered themselves right to our doorstep! Immediately notify the reconnaissance and early warning aircraft to take off!"
"receive!"
One U.S. U-2 high-altitude reconnaissance aircraft and one E-3 early warning aircraft.
An emergency takeoff was made from the Magsaysay Air Force Base in the Philippines.
"All personnel, go on high alert!"
The officers and soldiers at the scene were still in a daze.
They were just singing and dancing a moment ago.
"What are you waiting for? F-14 carrier-based aircraft, line up and prepare for takeoff!"
"receive!"
The USS Iver's early warning system was activated.
The radar system is rapidly locking onto the coordinates of two potentially flying objects.
On the huge electronic screen, two green dots were flashing incessantly.
"Target latitude and longitude".
"Report! 14.5 degrees North latitude and 37 degrees East longitude, altitude 8200 meters, moving speed Mach 0.8!"
MacArthur looked at the coordinates displayed on the radar.
"How many kilometers away are we from our exercise area?"
"Report: We haven't entered our planned exercise area yet; there's still 100 kilometers to go."
"General MacArthur, even if you gave them ten times the courage, they wouldn't dare enter our exercise area."
It seems China is getting restless and wants to escalate the situation.
"Intensify the attack? Immediately notify the F-14 carrier strike group to prepare for takeoff and intercept!"
MacArthur bit the mouthpiece of his pipe.
"Intercept? General, the other side is still in international waters and has not yet entered the exercise area we announced."
MacArthur walked to the radar display screen.
He reached out and drew a circle.
"Isn't the size of the exercise area a matter of a single word from me?"
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