.Replacing some fighter jets is exactly what Mu Haoyang thinks, and it is also under his arrangement. Even if Huang Zhibo did not call, he would contact Teng Yaohui and draw forty from the prepared J-25 aircraft group, replace thirty J-15bs on the two aircraft carriers, and increase the number of carrier-based fighters to 130.

The benefits of doing so are very obvious.

First of all, the air control capability of j-25 is more prominent. Actual combat has proved that, in cooperation with zy-1, j-25 can easily defeat the third-generation fighter jet. Even if it encounters a fighter at the F-35 level, it has an absolute advantage. If it is confronted with the F-22i, it may not be at a disadvantage.

Secondly, the j-25 is a medium-sized fighter, which occupies only two-thirds of the j-15b's space on the aircraft carrier. Therefore, the reasonable arrangement of deployment methods can be made to replace fifteen j-15bs with twenty j-25s, so that the number of fighters in each air wing can be increased to sixty-five.

Finally, the j-25 is also a good multi-purpose fighter. If the stealth requirement is not considered, you can use external methods to carry four anti-ship missiles or two anti-ship missiles and two auxiliary fuel tanks. You can carry six medium-range air-to-air missiles and two fighting missiles in the internal bullet bay, and the combat efficiency is no worse than that of the j-15b.

Considering the next battle, increasing the capacity of j-25 is a more reasonable arrangement.

None of the three aircraft carriers of the Indian Navy do have carrier-based early warning aircraft, so the J-25 can carry anti-ship missiles to perform sea attack missions. Because the Indian Navy has no way out and cannot defeat the Chinese fleet, it will lose its sea control power. Therefore, the Indian fleet will definitely be more proactive and actively attack with the cooperation of shore-based combat aircraft, which will pose a greater threat to the fleet, and it is necessary to appropriately enhance the fleet's air defense power.

However, Mu Haoyang did not stick to his own opinions.

After talking with Huang Zhibo, he spoke with Teng Yaohui on the phone and mentioned the adjustment of the configuration of carrier-based aviation. Teng Yaohui suggested that he add eight j-25s to each aircraft carrier and replace six j-15bs. In this way, after appropriately enhancing air defense forces, there are still enough heavy fighters to perform attack missions. The biggest advantage is that the fleet can try to stay outside the strike range of long-range fighter jets in the Indian Air Force and attack the Indian fleet covered by the Indian Air Force. The reason is very simple. In the same case, the combat radius of j-15b is hundreds of kilometers longer than that of j-25. If long-distance raid is required, the j-15b with an advantageous range is naturally more competent.

Mu Haoyang adopted Teng Yaohui's suggestion and made arrangements for this.

Because five j-15bs were lost in the previous battle, and one j-15b was destroyed by an anti-aircraft machine gun in the battle, there was no need to arrange fighter jets to return to the country, and only eight j-25s were needed when they arrived in the waters near the Anambas Islands.

Mu Haoyang was even more overjoyed about disguising.

If several warships can be allowed to disguise themselves as fleets to go to the Strait of Malacca, they can enter the Indian Ocean from the Strait of Sunda without knowing it.

However, after learning about the situation in detail from Li Guoqiang, Mu Haoyang was a little disappointed.

Not only is the performance of the trial-produced products not guaranteed, but there are only six sets in total, which are only for large warships, namely the Yangtze River class aircraft carrier, the Beijing class cruiser and the 052d destroyer. The camouflage equipment for other ocean-going warships is not tested, so it cannot be camouflaged.

Now, Mu Haoyang must face a choice, that is, whether to allow only four warships to cover two aircraft carriers.

After lunch, Mu Haoyang knocked on the door next to him, called the senior commander who was sleepy, and then held a short meeting in Zhou Yusheng's cabin.

After hearing Mu Haoyang say that, the few people were a little stunned.

"This should be the equipment project that Commander Teng himself was responsible for, and it was done after I left the General Staff, so I just found out."

"I have heard that the specific person in charge is Pang Yuelong." Zhang Yuting corrected Mu Haoyang's statement.

"Yeah?"

"To be precise, I personally drafted the initial equipment demand report, which was written in accordance with the requirements of Commander Teng Yaohui. However, when it was officially implemented, Pang Yuelong joined the Marine Corps' needs."

"What does it mean?" Mu Haoyang took out a cigarette, took out one, and handed the cigarette box to Zhou Yusheng who was rubbing his eyes.

"At first, we just wanted to disguise large warships as merchant ships. After all, on international routes, merchant ships within 100,000 tons are not uncommon, and in several waters where pirates frequently appear, merchant ships will travel in groups. Disguise as merchant ships, and the fleet looks like a fleet."

Mu Haoyang nodded to show that he understood what Zhang Yuting meant.

"After the report was handed over to the General Staff, it was reviewed by Pang Yuelong, and he proposed to simply disguise himself as a large landing ship."

"Why?" Ma Mingtao asked Mu Haoyang.

"According to his reply, camouflaging large warships is mainly to help the fleet pass through strategic waterways that are easily monitored, such as the Strait of Malacca and Sunda Straits we must pass. In this way, the fleet will have to go on an expedition. During the expedition, the fleet will definitely cooperate with the Marines. The landing fleet will follow. Just pretending to be a fleet may not be effective. If the combat fleet and the landing fleet exchange roles, it may instead receive unexpected results. At least the enemy will not think that the landing fleet will act as a pioneer."

"This is also called an unexpected effect?" Ma Mingtao was a little surprised.

Although he is not a naval officer, he also knows that in naval battles, landing fleets are also high-value targets and are the main targets of the enemy.

Zhang Yuting smiled reluctantly and said, "President Huang approved Pang Yuelong's review report, and Wu Jianjun was willing to divide the funds from the Marine Corps for preliminary development. At that time, the Navy's funds were relatively tight, so we had to ensure the smooth completion of the construction of the main warships, so..."

"Is this too much a joke?"

"Maybe, no one thought that these things would come in handy at that time." Zhou Yusheng yawned and defended Zhang Yuting. "Besides, Pang Yuelong is responsible for the review work, and there will definitely not be much investment in the early stage, otherwise Mu Haoyang should have known about it long ago."

Mu Haoyang smiled and said nothing.

During his time in Pakistan, he was still responsible for the review of major equipment, and the definition standard was the cost of development and procurement.

As long as the investment exceeds 100 million yuan, Mu Haoyang has to review it.

Because it has not been included in the procurement list so far, the camouflage system invested by the Marine Corps certainly did not cost 100 million yuan.

"No matter what, this is also a solution." Yang Yufang brought back the topic.

"Where is the landing fleet?" Mu Haoyang lit a second cigarette.

"We have passed Zeng Mu's Unshak. If we slow down, we will be able to meet us early tomorrow morning."

"The question is, how to send the camouflage system over?" Ma Mingtao raised a key question.

"Minister Li Guoqiang has mentioned that the transport aircraft will be airdropped by the landing fleet and then meet with us. The engineers responsible for the installation will be airlifted by the carrier-based transport aircraft. Because they are all prefabricated parts, they can be completed within twelve hours. If we meet with the landing fleet tomorrow morning, we can complete the camouflage work tomorrow night, and Zhenggao will enter the Indian Ocean before dawn the following day."

"But……"

"For us, the question now is, are there any better choices?" Mu Haoyang looked at Ma Mingtao. "If there is no better choice, then we have to consider the second question, that is, whether we can defeat the Indian fleet in the decisive battle under the cover of four warships, and we cannot pay too much."

"What is the minimum standard?" Yang Yufang asked.

"Mr. Huang did not say it clearly, and I did not ask directly, but according to my judgment, after destroying the Indian fleet, at least one aircraft carrier can still be guaranteed to operate."

Yang Yufang nodded thoughtfully, and then began to think carefully.

Mu Haoyang did not rush to speak, but looked at Zhou Yusheng.

"The anti-submarine problem should not be big. I can mobilize four attack nuclear submarines to cope with the greatest threat. If necessary, two 095s that have entered the Indian Ocean can also perform forward anti-submarine missions and search for and annihilate the Indian submarines on the fleet route."

"Minister Li Guoqiang also mentioned that if the negotiations with Myanmar achieve a successful outcome, the navy's anti-submarine patrol aircraft can enter the Indian Ocean through Myanmar." Mu Haoyang paused for a moment and said, "That is, if necessary, the navy will also use large tankers to extend the combat radius of the anti-submarine patrol aircraft and provide peripheral cover for the fleet. Although the number is not large, it is enough to make up for the shortcomings of the insufficient anti-submarine helicopters."

"If this happens, it will be even more OK."

"Then, anti-submarine is not needed to be considered." Mu Haoyang smiled and said to Yang Yufang, "Now, the key thing to consider is air defense."

"Four warships are definitely not enough. If we really want to fight, we only have one chance."

"What opportunity?" Mu Haoyang lit the third cigarette. Because he had not slept for two consecutive days, he was very tired and had reached the point where he could not leave his cigarette.

This is also the naval officer's joint force. In this cabin, only Yang Yufang does not smoke.

Because of this, Yang Yufang was laughed at by Zhou Yusheng as a "Lieutenant General of the Air Force" because few senior generals in the Air Force adopted the bad habit of smoking.

"Take an active attack and do everything possible to launch an attack first, so that the Indian fleet can't fight back."

“How confident are you?”

Yang Yufang smiled and said, "The key is not tactics, but whether it is possible to obtain sufficient intelligence support. Without timely and accurate intelligence, we cannot take the initiative."

Mu Haoyang nodded and looked at Ma Mingtao.

"We can only do our best and cannot guarantee that we can provide accurate information in a timely manner."

"Minister Li Guoqiang also mentioned this matter, and his reply was similar to Lao Ma's. The Second Ministry will do his best, but he cannot make any guarantee." Mu Haoyang smiled and said, "This is not the responsibility of the Second Ministry, but the special nature of intelligence work. We cannot make too many requests."

"In this case, I can't make a guarantee." Yang Yufang's answer was very straightforward.

This made Mu Haoyang a little embarrassed, but it was also as expected.

"Wait, we've been discussing for so long, and it seems that we've overlooked a key issue."

Mu Haoyang's brows jumped a few times and looked at Zhang Yuting.
Chapter completed!