It's like being outside your yard and having a neighbor walking around with a gun.

He never crossed the courtyard gate because he knew that if he did, his master would shoot him.

But as the owner, can you really sleep peacefully?

It's definitely impossible.

All you can do is stand guard at the door with a gun and watch the other person's every move.

——

What's worse is that now there are people provoking not only at the door, but also at the back door and side door.

You can only go to battle as a whole family. If you continue like this, all the power will be involved, and there will not even be enough manpower to work outside.

Thinking of this, Bob sighed again.

Then, he looked at the assistant beside him and asked:

"After the shelling, will China take any further actions? For example, occupying islands, expanding patrol routes, etc.?"

The assistant shook his head and replied:

"There was no movement. They just stayed on their own islands and patrolled along routine routes."

"In the past few days, Vietnam has sent a small force to conduct maritime reconnaissance and found that the situation at sea is very quiet."

"It's as if those Chinese people really just organized an exercise. In fact, they are more tolerant than before."

"Even when they encountered Vietnamese landing on the island on the patrol route, they no longer chased them away."

Hearing this, Bob couldn't help but smile bitterly.

"Can we be intolerant? Their strategy is already very clear."

"The Vietnamese can land on the island at will, but as long as there are any buildings on the island, they will be destroyed immediately by their artillery shells."

"This is an invisible declaration of sovereignty - walking on the edge of disputes is a temporary compromise for Vietnam and themselves."

"In a word, the Chinese won't want those islands for the time being, but Vietnam can't get involved either."

"They just want to maintain a calm situation at sea and buy more time for their development."

"It's just that the methods they used are a little scary."

"It's more than just 'a little scary', right?"

The assistant answered subconsciously:

"When that cannon was activated, the Vietnamese military was almost stunned."

"You know, with that kind of power and that kind of range of naval guns, it's not too difficult to cover their entire territory."

"It's not that exaggerated."

Bob shook his head and said:

"A range of 300 to 400 kilometers should be their limit."

"We can also do this, but we still cannot meet the standards for miniaturization and shipboard use."

Having said this, Bob was suddenly stunned again.

Because he suddenly realized that "miniaturization and mounting on ships" was actually the biggest technical difficulty of the electromagnetic gun.

The other party has already done it, but we still have no clue.

Not only is there a lead, but a gap has already formed in this aspect.

After a moment of silence, he spoke:

"No matter what, we don't have the energy to fight with each other in the West Sea."

"The operations in Africa have entered the most critical stage. The revolutionary front is close to Khartoum. As long as we give them more strength, we can achieve our strategic goals."

"Inform the Fifth Fleet to continue to maintain a high-pressure situation in the Red Sea and absolutely not allow the Chinese garrison in Djibouti base any chance to breathe."

"Also, contact the May Meeting and ask them why they haven't paid attention to the progress of China's electromagnetic gun before!"

"If we had known earlier that they had electromagnetic guns, we would never have been unprepared for what happened in the West China Sea."

The assistant took down Bob's order and echoed:

"Maybe this time, we really should completely replace those people who attended the May meeting."

Bob sneered, shook his head, and replied:

"It is impossible in the short term. They are too deeply involved in the African operations. Until it is completely over and Houston does not make a principled mistake, we will have no way to deal with them."

"However, it won't take long."

"By the beginning of next year at most, this will all be over."

"Understood. I'll be ready."

The assistant nodded, then turned and left.

Bob, who stayed in the office, picked up the extinguished cigar again and lit it silently.

He had a vague premonition in his heart.

I am afraid that the aftermath of this West China Sea incident will not be as simple as seen so far.

After the stability of the West China Sea, the obstacles in front of China have basically been cleared. Even the island countries have formed a certain degree of interest binding with China because of the THAAD system transaction.

China has obtained a de facto "stable neighborhood". If it can win Africa again, then this country will completely establish the soil for take-off.

Just like the United States after World War II a few decades ago.

Their plans are very grand, and every step they take seems to be counted by the other side.

Relying on unreasonable technological breakthroughs, even if one's own side sees through the opponent's conspiracy, it will be difficult to find a way to deal with it.

It seems that Africa is our only chance.

Khartoum must be captured and Djibouti must be sealed off.

To achieve this, the actions of the Fifth Fleet have become the top priority.

——

No, not just the 5th Fleet.

It should be said that in the final analysis, this is a duel of advanced equipment.

If Zumwalt can get in before the opponent's 055, then our side will be sure to win.

But if the opponent's 055 is launched first, and its performance even exceeds that of Zumwalt, then everything becomes uncontrollable.

Such a thing shouldn't happen, right?

Bob took a deep breath from the cigar, and the smoke enveloped him, making his figure blurry.
Chapter completed!