Super Invincible Battleship
Chapter 662

Chapter 662: Chapter 289 Inferior Excuse Chapter 662: Chapter 289 Inferior Excuse After the United Fleet had assembled, they began to openly navigate towards the eastern territorial waters of Japan. Among this fleet, there were over fifty journalists accompanying them, most of whom were from Japan, Canada, and Australia, but there were also some from Western countries. These Western journalists documented the entire operation of the United Fleet and broadcast the latest news to the entire world.

It was because of the timely reports from these Western journalists that people around the world who were interested in the exercise had a complete understanding of the United Fleet's movements. At this point, the United Fleet no longer kept their maneuvers clandestine, but formally held a News Conference for the accompanying journalists. During the News Conference, the spokesperson of the United Fleet officially announced the timing, location, and purpose of the military exercise, and warned ships, for safety reasons, not to enter the exercise area to avoid accidental harm.

The United Fleet's exercise was set to last for ten days starting from today, encompassing a radius of 10,000 square kilometers in the North Pacific, east of Japan's Honshu Island. 500 kilometers to the west was Honshu Island, and 1000 kilometers to the east was Dream Island. The total number of warships participating in the exercise reached 63, the number of helicopters on board was 41, the total tonnage of the warships involved in the exercise reached 410,000 tons, and the total number of navy soldiers deployed was 54,000.

The entire purpose of the military exercise was to practice how to strike pirates when they threaten the safety of ships and personnel at sea. It included how nearby countries could exchange intelligence when pirates are encountered, how to coordinate joint actions, how to strike rampant pirate behavior across regions, and how to adjudicate pirate personnel to protect the safety of passing ships. The exercise also included confrontational drills between warships and search and rescue of missing personnel at sea.

Yan Fei watched the entire United Fleet's News Conference on TV news. He knew that the United Fleet was about to take action against Dream Island. The so-called strike against pirates was just a cover for the United Fleet's next move. It's well known that with the advancement of technology, all islands around the world are now under surveillance, meaning the pirate trade has been steadily declining and is no longer as glorious as it was centuries ago. The remaining pirates, who are nothing more than Somalian pirates in speedboats armed with AK47s, could be dealt with using a single armed speedboat, without the need for a whole United Fleet.

The reason so many journalists were accompanying the United Fleet was first, to showcase the impressive military force of their countries through the military exercise, boost the morale at home, and temporarily distract the citizens from various domestic issues, delaying further aggravation of conflicts. The second purpose was to have these journalists as witnesses to the legitimacy of their actions. As long as the journalists bore witness, it meant the whole world also bore witness.

Yan Fei was certain that if they dared to let so many journalists witness the United Fleet's actions, it must be because they had found an excuse and arranged the actions to follow, then they would land on Dream Island under a righteous pretext. Moreover, this pretext would be perfect, with a flawless execution process that the whole world could understand, leaving Dream Island speechless.

However, Yan Fei was already prepared for battle. He had even guessed what excuse the United Fleet might use, and now he was waiting for them to approach Dream Island before annihilating them in one fell swoop.

As per his usual practice, Yan Fei would typically log into the Dark Web at this time, use Fei Ping's account to issue a high-bounty task, then let Destroyer accept the task and deal with the incoming United Fleet, thus further increasing Destroyer's deterrence power. However, since the United Fleet had not yet played their hand, Yan Fei decided to wait and see, in no rush to reveal Destroyer's cards.

Under the witness of the Western journalists, the massive United Fleet entered the predetermined exercise territory, approaching 1000 kilometers west of Dream Island territorial waters. But during the journey to the exercise territory, the issues with the navies of these three countries were glaringly apparent; just a little over 500 kilometers of sailing found their originally orderly formation now utterly scattered.

Whether it was Japan, Canada, or Australia, the lack of combat experience and inadequate training of their navy soldiers were starkly evident. Compared to the elite navy of The United States of America, their fleet was huge, but their combat power was extremely worrisome.

However, because of the vast size of the United Fleet, the journalists, who were on the Japanese supply ships at the rear, were completely unaware of the disarray. After receiving some impressive footage of the advancing warships provided by the United Fleet, they began to report enthusiastically on the mighty strength of the United Fleet, oblivious to the chaotic state of the command.

Previously, the three countries had met and consulted, deciding that since Japan had deployed the largest number of warships, temporary command of the United Fleet would be handed over to the Japanese. Appointed as the overall commander from Japan was Major General Doryoku Yamazaki of the Maritime Self-Defense Force, a young and outstanding officer known for his profound naval combat command capabilities. Japan had assigned him to lead the United Fleet with the hope of achieving their strategic objectives through his abilities.