Chapter 405 Bright Sword! Bright Sword!
The Kun Peng gave an update on the Indian-Pakistani war before reporting on the Indian submarines. He looked at Long Jianmei with admiration and indignation in his eyes. The burning battle intent even made Gu Tianyou, the Great Grandmaster, feel his blood surge.
On 5 May, at 22.30 a.m. Capital time, India blatantly bombed the Republic factory in Gatibender on the pretext of attacking military targets, resulting in 53 deaths, 212 injuries, and 68 missing.
The next morning, at 8:30 a.m., Foreign Ministry Spokesman Zou Haibo issued a strongly worded diplomatic statement, stating that the Republic would take all necessary measures to safeguard the Republic's interests in the Indian Ocean region and protect the lives and property of the overseas Chinese in Pakistan, and that India would bear unilaterally all the serious consequences resulting therefrom.
At 10:30 a.m…, Two hours after the Ministry of Foreign Affairs issued its statement, Chinese Defense Minister Xian Longping and Navy Deputy Commander Lieutenant General Guo Liwei held a news conference here today, Through journalists from major media outlets around the world, the Republic Navy will send a special mixed fleet of six destroyers, six frigates and two large integrated supply ships to the Indian Ocean to evacuate the Republic's personnel in Pakistan and protect the lives and property of the Republic's expatriates in Pakistan.
Forty years later, after the self-defence counter-offensive at the border in the late 1970s, the Republic once again sent out military forces and missions in a politically targeted manner. The Republic became the focal point, and the Republic Navy was the focal point. Forty years ago, the Republic "spanked a child's butt" with the world's most powerful army. Forty years later, the Republic can only rely on the world's sixth and third naval forces to punish the "murderers".
Most people believed that the Indian Navy, which had two aircraft carriers, more than ten destroyers, more than twenty frigates, and more than ten submarines, would win at the right time and place. The Republic Navy, which had sent only twelve warships, would be utterly defeated. Only a republic with a modified Liaonan aircraft carrier that has not yet formed combat strength is far from being considered a true Blue Water Navy in the eyes of the world.
"What the hell does the world know!" Long Jianmei suddenly stood up and said, "If the outcome of a war depends on paper strength, then why should we compete with the United States? In terms of paper strength, the world's navy is not as strong as theirs even if they are tied together."
She angrily punched the captain's desk, and the table made of the same material as the submarine's hull was sunk into a fist mark. "Kill my compatriots, humiliate our country's prestige, this vengeance is not avenged, is wasted as a soldier!"
"Ever since ancient times, when a soldier was trying to concentrate on how to win a battle, it was the hard truth. I don't care about so many rules and regulations. The way to use a soldier is to anticipate the enemy first and attack him unexpectedly. There are many factors that affect the outcome. A mere word like strength on paper can represent nothing."
"I just received the latest satellite surveillance report. Six hours ago, the Indian Squadron, which has been operating in the Gulf of Kachi, turned north!" Kun Peng Hui reported. "It's two carrier groups, not one," he stressed.
Long Jianmei muttered, "So the Kilo-class submarine we encountered was part of an escort squadron on a pre-exploration mission?" After thinking for a while, he ordered, "Record the noise characteristics and ignore them. Find a suitable place to hide. Aren't the Indians going to have a sea battle with us? Then let's fulfill them!"
"Commander Long, are you trying to attack two aircraft carriers of the Indian Navy?" Kun Peng's expression turned cold.
Long Jianmei rolled her eyes at him and said, "What are you doing with your mouth wide open? You want to bite me? Remember that you are a soldier. Your duty is to resolutely carry out the commander's decision to the end. I will bear all the consequences. Go and invite your captain over. If you want to win, you must rely on his commanding skills."
Not long after Kun Peng left, he called Dun He over. Long Jianmei pondered and remained silent.
The anti-submarine combat capability of the two aircraft carrier battle groups is more than twice that of one aircraft carrier battle group. In addition to doubling the combat group's own anti-submarine forces, India will also send shore-based anti-submarine patrol aircraft to escort the combat group, and even send submarines to carry out anti-submarine combat missions. Long Jianmei was a great expert, so how could she not know the risks involved?
An ambush of an aircraft carrier is not the same as an ambush of a nuclear submarine.
Battles between nuclear submarines take place below the surface of the sea and are often obscured by seawater. Even if there was a battle between nuclear submarines, as long as the countries concerned were unwilling to allow the situation to expand, they would use a "peaceful" attitude to reduce major matters to minor ones. For example, after the sinking of Ohio, the United States suffered a loss, but they still had the option of starting a war at the risk of a nuclear war.
During the cold war, the long-tailed shark of the united states navy was found in pursuit of a former soviet strategic nuclear submarine and sank. Afterwards, the Soviet Union remained silent, and the United States used the "accident" as a cover for the heart-stirring conflict that almost detonated the World War II.
Aircraft carriers belonged to warships on the surface. In the era of reconnaissance satellites scattered throughout space, there were no secrets to their whereabouts. If the aircraft carrier was sunk, the situation would definitely not calm down, let alone be explained by an "accident". So far, no aircraft carrier in the world has sunk because of an "accident". The aircraft carrier would not act alone. From the day it was born, a large group of bodyguards had surrounded it and moved in groups. Killing an aircraft carrier was easy, but killing an aircraft carrier battle group was not something the Swordfish could do.
"We are now facing two questions. First, will the sinking of the Indian aircraft carrier cause India to declare war on the Republic and directly drag the Republic into war without the knowledge of the Military Commission? Second, will the Swordfish be able to escape unscathed after the sinking of the Indian aircraft carrier?"
Long Jianmei said, "The first question is mine. The special mixed squad will be sent to other people's territorial waters. This is already an act of war. You have already verified my authority with the General Staff. They should have told you clearly. My decision represents the Wartime Front Committee of the Military Commission."
Dun He looked at the young girl in front of him who seemed to be less than ten years older than his son and saluted solemnly, "Commander, please give us a mission. The Swordfish will be summoned immediately, and we will be able to fight! We guarantee that we will complete the mission."
Long Jianmei stared at the chart for a while and said in a deep voice, "Sink them and then head south into Kempard Bay to hide. That's the Indian Inland Sea. No matter how crazy the United States is, it will not anger their future allies. Wait for our special forces to return together."
This was only a general decision, and the implementation of the specific tactics required the Dun He River, the Kun Peng, and all the officers and soldiers to operate. Especially the Dun He . What needed to be considered was how to sink that part of the river, and how to safely evacuate into KFP Bay without being noticed. This was not an ordinary difficulty.
Gu Tianyou asked, "How long does the submarine have enough supplies? It takes about ten days and a half months for the mixed fleet to enter the Indian Ocean. Do you need me to arrange for someone to deliver some supplies to Kempard?"
"If I save some money, I'll still be able to cover half a month." Dun He said, "If you are confident that you will be able to send supplies to KFC without anyone noticing, of course we will welcome you."
"The submarine officers and men are fighting for the country and the nation. We can't let everyone live a hard life. I can't help with the war. Leave the logistics to me." Gu Tianyou glanced at Long Jianmei and said, "Leaving this matter to Xie Feibai should not be a problem, right?"
Long Jianmei knew that Gu Tianyou was planning to take Perrin away while he was giving her away. If the Dragon Maiden from Heaven's Blessing City set out now, she would arrive at Kempard Bay in about three days from the Burma Sea. The little dragon girl pondered for a moment and said, "Otherwise, let Meng Yi bring a few people over. I'm more confident."
Her implication was that she was worried that Gu Tianyou would take Perrin to North America alone. The two of them shared the same thoughts, so how could Gu Tianyou not understand? He shook his head and said, "Meng Yi must follow your foster father to take charge of Heaven's Blessed City. The most important thing is to keep it a secret, not to be more confident with more people."
Long Jianmei said, "Then let Huang Yong, Luo Yi, and the twins follow. Otherwise, I won't be at ease. Huang Yong is the captain. Luo Yi is a genius mechanic. The twins are well connected. They can take care of people. With Xie Feibai's advice, they should be more confident."
Gu Tianyou nodded and said, "Alright, just the few of them, bring the things over."
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The tactics of ambushing the aircraft carrier are being discussed in the command hall.
Kun Peng said, We have to get rid of these two conventional submarines first, The Indian carrier battle group traveled at speeds of more than 20 knots, the Indian Navy 's conventional submarines cannot keep up with the carrier battle groups, Only these two Kilos are a potential threat to us, In addition, the Indian carrier battle group turned north after we made the decision to send a special mixed fleet, Indian submarines deployed in the Bay of Bengal cannot advance north. Indian submarines deployed in the northern part of the Arabian Sea can only reach the ambush area 48 hours later. As long as we kill these two conventional submarines and then attack the aircraft carrier within two days, we will completely ignore the threat of Indian submarines.
"We cannot ignore the threat of anti-submarine ships and anti-submarine helicopters." The problem the sonar director saw went straight to the point.
"You all stare at that Indian navy, ignoring the fact that the greatest threat comes from the United States Navy, The Fifth Squadron had just suffered a huge loss, They must be looking for us everywhere, "Say something conceited. It won't be a problem for us to kill these two Kilo-class Indian ships and sink their Villat and Vikram. The biggest problem is how to prevent the United States Navy from discovering us. Two aircraft carrier battle groups with such a large target are at sea. They will definitely spy on us."
Long Jianmei said, "Then determine the location of the ambush and the specific tactics. Consider the factors of the United States Navy and come up with a tactic that is no less than 30% certain as soon as possible."
Dun He was stunned, "What? You only need 30% chance to do it?"
Long Jianmei said, "Even if we are not confident, we still have to make a move! Hundreds of our compatriots died just like that. As soldiers of the Republic, there is no reason why we do not want to avenge them. Otherwise, why would the country hand over this equipment worth tens of billions to you and me?"
Dun He said in a low voice, "If I only need a 30% chance, then I have no problem. In fact, I have a tactic that exceeds 50% chance. It's just that the ambush sea area I chose is relatively shallow. I'm worried that once we sink, the Swordfish will fall into the hands of the United States."
Long Jianmei said, "Then what else do you need to say? Carry it out!"
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