Ye Feng, a former general of the Ming army, was the security supervisor of North African Petroleum Corporation and also the commander of the escort team. He had about one brigade of soldiers composed of almost all mercenaries, equipped with a large number of heavy weapons, including ground attack aircraft and armed helicopters, and was responsible for all the assets of North African Petroleum in Algeria and Libya in security tasks. He was the main helper of Gaul's suppression of guerrillas in Algeria.》

He is also a close friend of Leclerc, the governor of Algeria.

Yang Feng must take some measures. I believe that Leclerc must be full of grief and anger at this time. He fought for Gaul for almost ten years, but now De Gaul has betrayed his promise to him. It would be strange if this guy was not emotional. If it really doesn't work, he encouraged him to carry out mutiny. This guy has not done it before. He used mutiny to push forward De Gaulle to the stage. Originally, in history, the Gaul army in Algeria did indeed have given up on Algeria mutiny because De Gaulle gave up on Algeria mutiny, and even thought about assassinating De Gaulle. Since this is the case, give him some confidence.

Anyway, there is no need to invest in anything. Leclerc has the ability to force Charles de Gaulle to continue the war. Even if he fails, it will have no impact on the Ming Dynasty. As for the fate of North African oil, it is not Yang Feng's turn to worry about. Scallops, Ying Petroleum, and Aquitaine are not Shancha'er. They cannot let their most important assets have problems.

After dealing with this small problem, the head of state went out to cheer for the success of the Ming Dynasty's first manned space launch. At this time, two thousand kilometers away from him, the US Navy's Sumner-class destroyer Madox was patrolling.

The war in Annan is getting worse and worse. The only major cities on the coast that the Annan government can really control are only a few major coastal cities. After leaving these cities, it completely turned into a chaotic guerrilla area. In the Annan village where the humid and stuffy water nets are circulating, the Vietnamese guerrillas and the North Vietnamese army that sneaked in after changing their vests are almost everywhere. Fighting continues to occur every day. Although US troops, including the First Marine Division, have already joined the battlefield, the situation has not changed at all. On the contrary, the number of guerrillas is increasing.

And the root of all this is North Vietnam.

The continuous influx of weapons and reinforcements from North Vietnam through various secret channels made the Vietnamese guerrillas tenaciously survive under US artillery fire, bombs, and solidified oil bombs like cockroaches, destroying the most important thing in Southeast Asia like poisonous weeds, and using their own gardens to show off their own gardens and eroding them like termites to resist Yang Feng's expansion and the fortresses of the northern red waves.

The US government has long been unable to bear all this, but North Vietnam is an internationally recognized sovereign country. The US representatives of the Geneva Conference also signed the letter. If they directly attack North Vietnam, it would be an act of invasion. This would be a bad image for the United States, at least they would not be able to do so without a suitable excuse.

The Madox mission, under the banner of measuring hydrology, is simple.

Use carrier-based radars to monitor the sky in North Vietnam at close range and use radio monitoring equipment to monitor their communications. If they cannot directly attack North Vietnam, all they can do is this.

Although this is of no use.

"What we need is to use cannons and b52 bombers, not this thing!"

Captain Ogil pointed to the radar turning at the top of the mast and said contemptuously to an officer beside him, a major from the Seventh Fleet intelligence department, following the destroyer.

"It is difficult for Congress to agree to start a war against North Vietnam. The domestic anti-war voice is too high, and we have no reason to start a war, at least there is no reason to get it on the water. After all, our representatives also signed the Geneva meeting."

The major said as he looked at the sea under the night sky.

At this time, the sky was as dark as ink, and there was no starlight. The waves pushed the warships and swayed sharply. On their right side, a dark shadow gradually moved backwards and soon disappeared into the darkness.

This is Halong Bay, less than 20 kilometers away from coastal defense, and less than 100 kilometers northward is Xinhua. North Vietnam's main reliance is the trucks that shuttle day and night on the borders of the two countries supply everything Ruan Aiguo needs, from arms to food to clothing, giving whatever they want, and giving as much as they want. This is the fundamental reason why Ruan Aiguo can gain a foothold. If he comes here as a tourist, he will of course be fascinated by the picturesque beauty, but if he is on an illegally invaded warship, then this place will become extremely dangerous. In addition to the scattered islands, there are also North Vietnamese torpedo boats that may rush out of the darkness at any time. Before this, the small warships in South Vietnam have fought with them many times.

Of course they would not dare to attack the US military.

"Why don't we have a leader like the head of state in the south?"

Captain Ogil said angrily.

"Well, then we need to shoot all the senators in Congress first."

The major said with a smile.

"Perre-side torpedo attack!"

A heart-wrenching scream suddenly sounded behind him, followed by a battle sirens that rang through the sea.

Captain Ogil, who had just lit a cigar, screamed, threw away the cigar and rushed into the cabin, and the major followed closely behind in panic. At this time, the warship under their feet was turning rapidly to avoid the torpedo. Just as they rushed into the command room, four very eye-catching light spots appeared on the radar screen, approaching them at high speed.

"Bastard, it's a torpedo boat from North Vietnam. They dare to attack us and fight back, and fight back immediately!"

Captain Ogil yelled as he punched the console with his fist.

"Does their torpedo have such long range?"

The major said in confusion.

However, no one cares what he said at this time. The two double-connected one-two-seven-mm turrets in the head of the ship, and then the flames of the muzzle erupted out. Dozens of shells per minute went straight to the target according to the radar's position. Soon a ball of flame exploded on the dark sea in the distance, and it was obvious that they hit the target.

"Torpedo, there are torpedoes on the port side!"

At the same time, the sonar shouted again.

"The other party is calling on a radio and asking why we invade and attack them?"

A military officer guarding the radio shouted.

"Well, these mean zas, don't worry about their tricks and keep firing!"

Captain Ogil said contemptuously that it was obvious that the other party wanted to deceive him and buy time to continue to launch the torpedoes closer and more accurately. He was of course experienced, of course, not deceived by such childish tricks. Under his order, the Madox continued to attack the enemy with fierce firepower. Soon another North Vietnamese torpedo boat was hit. In the explosion of the flames, you can see that the remaining two were charging at full speed. Two torpedoes in one of the torpedo launchers were being shot out one after another.

At the same time, the Madox's high-power searchlights locked them.

"Continue to open fire, sink, sink all, and send a report to Saigon that we were attacked by the North Vietnamese torpedo boat and are fighting back, asking for support!"

Captain Ogil said.

"Captain, the enemy has reinforcements!"

As soon as he finished speaking, the radar officer shouted in panic. Captain Ogil turned his head and looked at the four light spots that suddenly appeared on the radar screen, and said in some horror: "Send a report quickly, we have been ambushed by North Vietnam. The situation is dangerous. Please promptly support!"

Saigon.

Lieutenant General Thomas Mueller, commander of the Seventh Fleet, took the telegram sent by the Chief of Staff casually, took a look and then returned it to the latter, saying: "Send a report to the Pentagon, and the President has probably been waiting for this news for a long time."

"Then the Maddox?"

the chief of staff asked.

"Fight, fight harder, those guys in Washington will like it."

Mueller said.

Well, the subsequent battle was indeed very fierce. After receiving the Madox request for help, two crusaders immediately took off from the nearby Essex-class Ticonderoga aircraft carrier and used airborne radar to strafuse the North Vietnamese torpedo boats on the sea. The latter also used air defense firepower to fight back and fired torpedoes one by one at a time. Unfortunately, their technical level was too poor. It is said that more than 20 torpedoes were fired in front and back, but they failed to hit the ball...

Well, there were eight torpedo boats with two torpedoes in total. Why were they able to fire more than twenty torpedoes in the end? There was no need to investigate this in depth. Just like why the torpedo boats were still outside the torpedo range during the initial attack, they were just trivial matters that didn't need to be too delved.

However, three torpedo boats in North Vietnam were sunk, one of which was sunk by the crusaders with a navigator.

As for the cause of this battle, there are many different opinions. North Vietnam strongly condemned the Madox for invading the territorial waters of North Vietnam, and brazenly attacking the North Vietnamese torpedo boats, deliberately provoking war, fully exposing the savage and greedy empire nature. The United States claimed that the North Vietnamese torpedo boats first launched torpedoes at the Madox, and the Madox fired and fought back out of self-defense. Judging from the situation at that time, it was obvious that the North Vietnamese side had planned ambush.

As for whether it is the North Vietnamese territorial waters...

Of course not. The US military is a civilized army, how could it do such a thing? The high seas are absolutely the high seas. Even if they are eight miles from the coast of North Vietnam, they are definitely the high seas!

But no matter who fires first, North Vietnam and the United States have officially exchanged fire. The Pentagon, which has long been looking forward to such news, was hosted by McNamara, who personally hosted a press conference. The main content was that US warships conducted routine cruises on the high seas. The North Vietnamese Navy launched a sneak attack without warning, which was clearly a long-planned and unconcealed aggression. The US military will carry out a retaliatory air strike code-named Assault Arrow. This operation is just to stop North Vietnam from committing another offense. We will still strive not to expand the war.

Of course, these are all nonsense. Then the carrier-based aircraft that took off on Ticonderoga and Saratoga began a large-scale bombing of coastal defense.
Chapter completed!