. "When will the fleet return?"

"As early as 0:30 am," Yang Yufang looked at the wall clock and said, "There are two hours left. If necessary, the second group of attack aircraft can be dispatched now."

Mu Haoyang shook his head and did not agree to do so.

Obviously, the war has exceeded Mu Haoyang's expectations by this time. According to the war plan he formulated, the participation of the Air Force in the war will be a signal of a large-scale air strike against India.

When formulating the war plan, Mu Haoyang considered that the participation of the Air Force would force India to surrender.

Affected by this, in the plan, Mu Haoyang clearly mentioned that the time for the Air Force to participate in the war should be postponed as much as possible. After the fleet completes its strike mission, it is best to capture Port Blair and launch a large-scale bombing operation to strive to destroy India's strategic forces within 24 hours. This is true. In the first few days of the war, the Air Force remained silent and did not even assemble to the northwest region.

Now, the Marines have not yet boarded South Andaman Island, let alone occupied Port Blair.

Although I felt a little annoyed, Mu Haoyang knew that something unexpected must have happened, otherwise the Air Force would not have been dispatched at this time.

More importantly, Mu Haoyang's judgment is not wrong.

In the message sent by the General Staff, Huang Zhibo clearly mentioned that India may cease fire within twenty-four news and must speed up the offensive.

Mu Haoyang faces a problem: focus on attacking Port Blair or focus on bombing India's strategic facilities?

Both tasks are very important and cannot be delayed, but they are carried out at the same time.

If India wants to retreat, even if the Marines land on Southern Andaman Island, they will announce a ceasefire and the United States will then act as the mediator. With the intervention of the international community, China will have no choice but to stop military operations, which will lose the opportunity to attack India's nuclear power.

So, what about attacking India's nuclear power first?

After pondering for a while, Mu Haoyang said to Yang Yufang: "Let the aircraft crew prepare for takeoff as soon as possible, but do not prepare ammunition and wait for my instructions."

Yang Yufang nodded, without asking any more questions, and got up and went to the aviation combat command center.

After Ma Mingtao started the confidential communication line, Mu Haoyang left the command center, returned to the commander's cabin, and had a video call with Huang Zhibo, who was thousands of kilometers away.

Although the aircraft carrier is much larger than other warships, the design is too compact and no special office is arranged for the commander.

Confidential communications were conducted in the commander's cabin.

"Mr. Huang, is India planning a ceasefire?"

"No news has been received yet, but after we have made a big move, India will have no choice."

"So, I think it should be the first to bomb India's strategic nuclear facilities."

"Why?" On the screen, Huang Zhibo still habitually knocked on the table.

"The first attack on Blair Port will only put more pressure on India and force the Indian authorities to make a ceasefire decision. Only by bombing India's strategic nuclear facilities can we gain more time."

"Can you guarantee the Marines will take Port Blair during this period?"

"At least we can guarantee that the Marines will be allowed to board South Andaman Island. Even if India announces a ceasefire, we can seize the opportunity to attack Port Blair and announce a ceasefire."

Huang Zhibo nodded thoughtfully and said, "I have also considered this combat plan and let the mother Qi Tie make relevant deployments, but now there is still a crucial factor. We still do not have accurate information about all the strategic nuclear forces in India."

“Division II cannot provide accurate information?”

"Old Li has done his best to provide intelligence on all fixed nuclear facilities and deployment intelligence for most ballistic missile forces, but there are still several missile forces outside the surveillance of the Second Department."

"There's no other way?"

Huang Zhibo hesitated for a moment and said, "The information that the second department is analyzing has not been completed yet, so it is impossible to confirm whether it is useful."

"Cia provides them with information?" Mu Haoyang was a little shocked.

"Two days ago, after we announced the dispatch of our fleet to the Indian Ocean, we put pressure on the United States to force the United States to agree in principle to cooperate with us to prevent the escalation of the war, so we obtained the intelligence support from CIA, but Lao Li didn't believe it and insisted on screening."

"Why should the United States do this?"

"It's very simple. If the war escalates, we will take the initiative and even use tactical nuclear weapons as long as we are threatened by India."

Mu Haoyang's brows jumped a few times, this was no trivial matter.

"More importantly, this is not a war planned by the United States, but a ill-authorized action between Japan and India."

"In other words, the United States wants to use our hands to teach Japan and India a lesson?"

Huang Zhibo nodded and said, "On the marine battlefield, you have taught Japan and India a lesson, and the United States has launched active diplomacy, hoping to unite other countries to prevent the escalation of the war. As we expand the scale of the strike, India will definitely take this opportunity to announce a ceasefire."

“So, we had to stop fire.”

“There is no better choice.”

"Then we have to seize this opportunity, and then we will be in trouble."

"I understand what you mean, just..."

"Mr. Huang, in the long run, this is our only chance to eliminate the threat." Mu Haoyang gritted his teeth and said, "If you miss this opportunity, India will definitely grow and grow. It will be too late to wait until India has the ability to retaliate against us in full."

Huang Zhibo just nodded and did not rush to speak.

"In terms of intelligence, you can fight and say it while fighting. After all, the bombing cannot be successful in one go, and it must be carried out multiple times. If the screening work cannot be completed in time, the scope of the strike should be expanded. It is better to blow the wrong one than let it go." Mu Haoyang took out a cigarette, lit it and took a few sips, and said, "This is the beginning of the attack. India will definitely mobilize strategic missile forces, and we can take advantage of this opportunity."

"The key is that the above will definitely not approve it."

"above?"

"There is no problem with Lao Fu, the key is the head of state."

Mu Haoyang breathed a sigh of relief and said, "Then act according to the plan."

"plan?"

"The war plan has been approved long ago, so there is no need to re-apply. After the strike operation begins, report the operation to the head of state."

"You boy..."

"Mr. Huang, you said that we are soldiers and do not need to worry too much about political issues. As soldiers, our responsibility is to protect the country from harm, and what we are doing now is to avoid large-scale strategic blows from the enemy country in a few years, or decades later."

Huang Zhibo was silent for a while and said, "Even so, it will take time to deploy."

"The key is the anti-missile deployment." Mu Haoyang paused for a moment and said, "The fleet will turn north and head to the estuary of the Ganges River, and then dispatch carrier-based fighters to bomb the strategic target of the northeastern region of India. If India takes risks, the fleet will be responsible for intercepting ballistic missiles in that direction. According to my understanding, the Air Force can complete anti-missile deployment within eight hours, with the focus on the southwest direction. As long as it is deployed properly, we have enough confidence to shoot down the incoming ballistic missiles, which will be the best reason for us to expand the range of strikes."

"Are you sure?"

"I am sure I am sure."

Huang Zhibo breathed a sigh of relief and said, "Okay, I will contact my mother Qi Tie immediately. After the deployment is in place, take action immediately. Remember, we only have eight hours of deployment time at most. After dawn, India may announce a ceasefire, and we must take action before that."

Mu Haoyang nodded, said nothing more, and directly turned off the communication device.

On the other end of the video call, Huang Zhibo also breathed a sigh of relief.

Although he did not say it explicitly, his understanding was the same as Mu Haoyang, that is, he had to complete the established crackdown before India announced a ceasefire. As Mu Haoyang said, if this opportunity cannot be seized, then in the next war, he would have to face an India that cannot be provoked.

Huang Zhibo was a little hesitant, not because he didn't have courage, but because he was not sure.

There is nothing strange about this. He is the chief of staff, and he coordinates the battle in the rear. He is not very clear about the situation on the front line, so he does not know whether the war plan formulated by Mu Haoyang is feasible. Since Mu Haoyang is full of confidence, Huang Zhibo did not hesitate and immediately contacted his mother Qi Tie, who was commanding the air combat in Yecheng.

The deployment action will be launched immediately. The first thing to do is to strengthen the local anti-missile defense force.

As long as it attacks India's strategic nuclear forces, even if the Indian Prime Minister intends to cease fire, the Indian military will not give up and will definitely launch a counterattack.

The key to winning is whether it can successfully intercept India's ballistic missiles.

In the fleet, Mu Haoyang returned to the command center, called Zhang Yuting over, and asked him to change the route and go directly to the mouth of the Ganges River in the northern part of the Bay of Bengal.

Subsequently, Mu Haoyang summoned other senior commanders and announced new combat operations.

Although several commanders opposed the fleet heading north, after all, there were more than a dozen Indian air bases on the west coast of the Bay of Bengal, and the fleet heading north was easily attacked, but Mu Haoyang only mentioned one thing, that is, the fleet is the first defensive barrier to protect the local area and will be responsible for intercepting ballistic missiles launched from northeastern India, so it must go north to reach the estuary of the Ganges River.

This resolution cannot be changed because it is part of the fleet's combat mission and is very critical.

If India launches ballistic missiles from the northeastern region of its homeland and attacks southern China, such as Hainan Island, the missile will not pass over the southwest of China, but will directly pass over the Indochina Peninsula. Even if it conducts mid-section interception, it will have to shoot down ballistic missiles carrying nuclear warheads over Southeast Asian countries. What's more unfortunate is that mid-section interception is not possible at all, because anti-missile interception systems are not deployed in these countries. In this way, the last-section interception can only be carried out, and the ballistic missile will be shot down after it returns to the atmosphere. In the end, both the body of the missile and the wreckage of the warhead may fall on the local area, causing unpredictable consequences.

Intercepting the ballistic missiles must be carried out when they are in the rising stage, so the fleet must be brought north.
Chapter completed!