.For Mu Haoyang, the whereabouts of the Indian fleet are completely transparent and there is no secret to it.

After receiving the information sent back by the submarine, Mu Haoyang immediately concluded that the Indian fleet would go to the south of Sumatra Island to intercept the Chinese fleet entering the Sunda Strait.

At this time, the Yellow River and the Yangtze River had already disguised themselves as amphibious assault ships and were incorporated into the landing fleet.

In front, two amphibious assault ships replaced the aircraft carrier and became the core battleships in the combat fleet.

In terms of camouflage effect, amphibious assault ships are better. After all, it is not difficult to expand the area of ​​the flight deck and use prefabricated parts to put out the angled deck. Relatively speaking, the camouflage effect of the two aircraft carriers is not ideal, because it is impossible to reduce the area of ​​the flight deck. They can only "fill" the front of the angled deck, which looks like a straight deck, but is much larger in size than amphibious assault ships.

Fortunately, the aircraft carrier is in the rear and the possibility of being discovered is not very high.

More importantly, camouflage equipment has a radar deception effect, that is, it can reduce the radar reflection area of ​​the aircraft carrier and enhance the radar reflection area of ​​the amphibious assault ship. As long as Indian reconnaissance aircraft do not fly over the fleet, but use radar to detect the fleet outside the range of sight, it will be difficult to find flaws.

If the Indian reconnaissance plane flew over the fleet, no matter how good the camouflage was, it would be useless.

After the enemy situation was clear, Mu Haoyang held a combat meeting in the evening.

If the previous battles were all warm-up exercises, then the first battle to enter the Indian Ocean was the first test that the fleet encountered.

Several commanders knew that this battle must be won and beautiful.

But the situation is not ideal.

"Mr. Huang has said hello. We cannot repeat the same trick, that is, we cannot invade Indonesia's airspace. After the fleet enters the Sunda Strait, all aviation operations will be stopped. During this period, the fleet does not have air defense capabilities." Mu Haoyang knocked on the table and said, "From the intelligence provided by the Second Department, the Indian fleet has been reorganized, and three aircraft carriers are heading south. It is expected to launch an attack when we enter the Sunda Strait."

“Can India invade Indonesian airspace?”

Mu Haoyang smiled and said, "What the Indian Navy does has nothing to do with us. Mr. Huang's meaning is very clear. Even for defense operations, our fighter jets cannot invade Indonesian airspace. As for why, after this battle, we can ask Mr. Huang."

Ma Mingtao sighed and stopped obsessing with this issue.

"In this case, we will die when we enter the Sunda Strait." Yang Yufang breathed a sigh of relief and said, "Without the cover of air defense fighter jets, it is difficult to ensure that nothing can be done by relying solely on air defense missiles on the warships. The narrowest part of the Sunda Strait is only more than ten nautical miles, and there is no room for the fleet to evade tactically. If we are hit at this time, we will not even have the strength to parry, let alone counterattack."

“This is exactly the problem we have to face.”

Yang Yufang hesitated for a moment and said, "My opinion is to dispatch fighter jets before entering the Sunda Strait, enter the Indian Ocean from the open airspace, and patrol the south of the strait."

"It doesn't make much sense to do this." Ma Mingtao shook his head and said, "Indian fighter jets may not necessarily enter from the south of the strait. It is very likely to enter from the northwest through Sumatra Island, and we cannot deploy air defense fighters in that direction."

Yang Yufang sighed secretly. He knew this problem, but he just didn't say it out.

"Is there any way to let the superiors come forward?" Zhou Yusheng asked.

Mu Haoyang glanced at him and said, "If possible, Mr. Huang would definitely find a way. However, Mr. Huang did not mention this on the phone, which is obviously unlikely. You also know that the relationship between my country and Indonesia is not necessarily useful even if the government comes forward to put pressure on Indonesia."

Zhou Yusheng smiled and shook his head, not saying anything more.

On the South China Sea issue, China's position is becoming increasingly tough, and Indonesia, as a party to the South China Sea dispute, has a very big conflict with China. If there is the opportunity to teach the Chinese navy a lesson with others, the Indonesian authorities will definitely be very happy and will turn a blind eye to the issue of opening up airspace.

Now, several people shut up.

Mu Haoyang breathed a sigh of relief and looked at Zhang Yuting, who had been lying on his head.

"Old Zhang..." Because Zhang Yuting is two years older than Mu Haoyang, Mu Haoyang used the honorific title.

Zhang Yuting raised his head and found that everyone was looking at him. He quickly said, "Did you notice that the Indian fleet did not provide any supplies after leaving the port."

Mu Haoyang frowned and asked Zhang Yuting to continue talking.

"Although there are not a few days, the cruise power of Indian warships is not outstanding. The three aircraft carriers are conventional power, and other warships are also conventional power. Because the Indian Navy mainly operates in the Bay of Bengal and the Arabian Sea, there is no high requirement for the endurance of the warships. According to the information provided by the Second Department, the cruise capacity of the Vikrant is only 5,500 nautical miles, the Vikrant is equivalent to the Japanese Akagi, and the Vikramadia will not exceed 7,000 nautical miles. In these days, the Indian fleet has carried out several tactical maneuvers, with a high-speed navigation time of about thirty hours." Zhang Yuting paused for a moment, "Maybe my estimate is not very accurate, but I think that if the Indian fleet does not provide supplies, there will not be enough fuel to reach the southern waters of Sumatra. Even if it can be reached, there will not be enough fuel to perform tactical maneuvers. Near Port Blair, there is no supply ship that can support the fleet."

"you mean……"

"We have two choices, one is to delay the time to enter the Indian Ocean, and the other is to change the way."

"Mr. Huang has already said that he must enter the Indian Ocean before 6 a.m. on the 28th. As for the diverting route, the Malacca Strait will also be hit."

"Then go to Longmu Strait."

Mu Haoyang immediately frowned and waited for Zhang Yuting to continue talking.

"At the speed of an aircraft carrier, as long as we turn within two hours, we will definitely be able to enter the Indian Ocean from the Lombok Strait before 6 a.m.." Zhang Yuting spread out the chart and marked the route on it. "The key is that we can only get cover from two escort warships at most, and the other warships will slow down and decide whether to pass through the Sunda Strait at noon on the 28th, that is, after the aircraft carrier battle group bypasses Java Island, we will decide whether to pass through the Sunda Strait. If my judgment is correct, the Indian fleet will have to return at most on the night of the 28th, otherwise there will be no enough fuel to return to India."

"Maybe, the Indian fleet will not return." Ma Mingtao muttered.

"Why?"

After looking at Zhang Yuting, Ma Mingtao smiled and said, "The Japanese support fleet can arrive as early as the early morning of the 30th. The Indian fleet only needs to stay south of the Andaman-Nicobar Islands to meet with the Japanese support fleet and obtain supplies, and there is no need to return to the port at all."

Zhang Yuting's brow jumped a few times and said, "This is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity."

"Why?"

"We can intercept the Japanese support fleet and force the Indian fleet to return." Zhang Yuting seemed a little excited and drew several routes on the chart before saying, "The Japanese support fleet will definitely enter the Java Sea from the Makassar Strait and then enter the Indian Ocean from the Lombok Strait. Otherwise, it would be impossible to reach the southern waters of the Andaman-Nicobar Islands in the early morning of the 30th. Based on the maximum speed of the support fleet, the support fleet will enter the Lombok Strait before dawn on the 28th. If an ambush can be set up here, the support fleet can be killed."

"Then what?"

"Until the morning of the 28th, the Indian fleet had only one choice, that is, return at a speed of twelve knots. This is the highest speed that can ensure that the Indian fleet returns to the Indian local port. If it is faster, the Indian fleet can only go to Port Blair and wait for the Indian Navy to send support ships."

Mu Haoyang nodded and asked Zhang Yuting to continue talking.

"Relatively speaking, we have no problem with endurance. At least two aircraft carriers and two cruisers, and attack nuclear submarines do not have the problem of refueling, so we can take this opportunity to catch up with the Indian fleet and kill the Indian fleet near the Andaman-Nicobar Islands."

“How confident are you?”

"If the fleet sails at full speed, it can shorten the distance to about 1,500 kilometers within 24 hours. If it can try to delay the Indian fleet for several hours, it can launch an attack in the early morning of the 29th." Zhang Yuting paused for a moment and said, "The key is that we must deceive the enemy and take action when the Indian fleet returns to achieve unexpected results."

Mu Haoyang nodded thoughtfully, and a combat plan also took shape in his mind.

"In this case, we have to take a lot of risks." Yang Yufang glanced at Mu Haoyang and said, "Even if the warships were immediately replenished, it would only ensure that two cruisers and four destroyers followed the aircraft carriers, and the other warships had to stay in the Java Sea. If we cannot annihilate the Indian fleet in time, we can only disperse our operations. The aircraft carrier battle group is easily ambushed during the operation."

"The results are also very great, and this is the best opportunity to seize the sea control in one fell swoop." Ma Mingtao clearly supported Zhang Yuting.

"Our mission is not only to seize sea control, but also to ensure that the fleet can continue to fight."

"No matter what, this is much better than entering the Sunda Strait directly." Ma Mingtao smiled and said, "Even if you use deception, you can only ensure that the two aircraft carriers will not be hit. If the escort warships suffer too much losses, even if they enter the Indian Ocean, they will not be able to continue fighting."

Yang Yufang sighed and did not refute Ma Mingtao.

"It seems that there is no better choice?" Mu Haoyang glanced at Yang Yufang, then looked at Ma Mingtao before saying to Zhang Yuting, "Immediately arrange the warships to supplement each other, and ensure that at least the four destroyers can obtain enough fuel, and then meet with the aircraft carrier."

Zhang Yuting nodded, saying nothing more/.

"Lao Zhou, you have to draw four attack nuclear submarines and follow the aircraft carrier battle group. If you cannot meet with other warships in time, you can only rely on attack nuclear submarines."

"No problem, I'll arrange it right away."

"One hour and forty-five minutes left, hurry up."
Chapter completed!