Less than half an hour after reporting the situation to Huang Hanlin, Mu Haoyang received a message forwarded by the Western Indian Ocean Fleet.

At this time, the damage pipe operation of the Taihang Mountains had completely collapsed. When hit by twenty-four bombs, the hull was seriously tilted forward, and the captain issued a despair order without any choice. Subsequently, the captain of the Qinling Mountains also issued a despair order when the power and power generation system were completely damaged and the sea water pouring into the hull was unable to continue to be drawn out, that is, the warship could not be stopped from sinking.

In addition to the two aircraft carriers, more than 20 warships have their lives hanging on the line.

Because the third batch of Indian fighter jets focused on bombing the battle groups of the USS Qinling and the USS Taihang Mountains, the East Indian Ocean fleet suffered even more heavy losses.

Before Mu Haoyang received the news, one cruiser had already sunk against three destroyers.

In order to avoid large-scale radioactive pollution, the captains of the four warships ordered the shutdown of the reactor at the last moment and sealed all channels to the reactor compartment. Fortunately, the average water depth in the warring sea area is more than 2,000 meters, and even if the reactor leaks, it will not cause serious environmental pollution.

At that time, more than 20 warships were undergoing emergency repairs for damage and pipes.

But, hope is not very big.

Although the battle groups of the "Yangtze River" and the "Yellow River" aircraft carriers were only attacked in one round, the situation was not much better than the East Indian Ocean Fleet.

Especially the "Yellow River", after being hit by more than a dozen anti-ship missiles, the hull has been seriously damaged.

What's more serious is that the speed of the "Yangtze River" dropped to less than 20 knots, while the "Yellow River" was less than 16 knots, and it was impossible to leave the war waters in time.

In other words, if the Indian Air Force launches another attack, these two aircraft carriers will also be done.

Fortunately, the Indian Air Force did not have the energy to pay attention to the severely damaged Chinese fleet.

After attacking the Chinese fleet, the Indian Air Force began to attack China's military bases in the Indian Ocean region in accordance with the combat plan formulated by the US military advisory group.

However, the Indian Air Force's combat efficiency is not very good.

According to the advice of the US military adviser, the Indian Air Force should launch an action immediately. The faster the speed, the more beneficial it is to India, because China will definitely take targeted measures to weaken the impact of India's sudden attack. If the Chinese army completes combat preparations before launching an attack, the effect will be greatly reduced.

The problem is that the Indian Air Force is not the US Air Force and cannot do it at all.

Not to mention anything else, the Indian authorities made a decision to start the war in the early morning of February 9, about five hours before the attack on the Chinese fleet, and the Indian Air Force did not mobilize pre-warly, so it did not increase the level of alertness of the army, and it was impossible to fully exert its combat effectiveness.

In order to attack the Chinese fleet, the Indian Air Force used one-third of its combat forces.

Under normal circumstances, only about half of the combat troops of the Indian Air Force are on alert, that is, they can be dispatched immediately after receiving the order.

In other words, after attacking the Chinese fleet, the Indian Air Force did not have a few fighter jets to be deployed.

The result is that when considering attacking Chinese military bases, the Indian Air Force must take care of the actual situation and delay the strike operation for several hours.

It was not until about four hours after the war broke out that the Indian Air Force launched the second surprise attack of the day.

In fact, this is no longer a sudden attack.

After receiving the news that the fleet was suddenly attacked, the General Staff immediately issued the highest combat readiness order, and the garrisons in various places immediately entered a state of war. The first one received the order was the garrisons in the Indian Ocean region, especially the air forces deployed in the Indian region.

In other words, when the Indian Air Force was dispatched again, the Chinese Air Force was already prepared.

Under this circumstance, it is basically impossible to suddenly attack China's military base.

On the morning of the same day, the air forces of China and India launched fierce battles in the direction of the Gulf of Bengal and the Arabian Sea. The urgently dispatched Chinese fighter jets effectively curbed India's air strikes and made the Indian Air Force pay a heavy price, preventing the situation from deteriorating further.

According to the first battle report released by the Chinese Ministry of Defense in the afternoon of the same day, on the morning of the same day alone, the Chinese Air Force shot down more than 140 Indian fighter jets in the battle, grasped air supremacy in the Bay of Bengal and the Arabian Sea, and prevented the Indian Air Force from attacking Chinese military bases.

Of course, India has not admitted to losing so many fighter jets.

At less than twelve o'clock noon, the Indian fleet deployed in Cochin left the port.

At that time, the Indian fleet was discovered to be an attack nuclear submarine operating outside the Port of Kochi. Because there was no news that China and India had started war, the submarine did not attack the Indian fleet. It was not until the information was sent that it was learned that the Indian Air Force had attacked the Chinese fleet. As a result, the attack nuclear submarine attacked the Indian fleet that was sailing south in the evening without support. That night, the Chinese Navy received the last telegram from the submarine, and learned that three Indian warships had been severely damaged, but it was not certain whether there were aircraft carriers. Subsequently, the submarine lost contact with the base. It was not until the end of the war that the Chinese Navy discovered the wreckage of the submarine about 120 kilometers east of the Octades Strait and confirmed that it was sunk by a heavy torpedo. None of the 86 officers and soldiers on the submarine were spared.

The war came very suddenly, and Mu Haoyang only issued an order to increase the level of strategic alertness at the first time.

In other words, the Chinese army can conduct defensive operations, but only the General Staff has the right to issue offensive orders.

At 1:00 pm Beijing time, that is, at around 4:30 pm New Delhi time, Mu Haoyang received a more accurate report.

Under threat from the Indian fleet, the battle group of the USS Yangtze River aircraft carrier has coordinated with other navigable warships to move south, leaving only two frigates to cover the USS Yellow River aircraft carrier, and carried out necessary evacuation, that is, the non-essential officers and soldiers on the USS Yellow River to the USS Yangtze River. The aircraft carrier "Taihang Mountain" and the 17 escort warships have sunk, and the damage management work of the USS Qinling aircraft carrier and nine escort warships has been completed. According to the arrangement of the commander of the Western Indian Ocean Fleet, if the damage of these warships is not controlled, they will eventually be sunk by the submarine to avoid falling into the hands of the Indian Navy.

However, the situation of the "Yangtze River" aircraft carrier battle group is not very favorable.

The Indian fleet has already left the port, and its primary task is to find and annihilate the Chinese fleet, while the "Yangtze River" speed cannot exceed 20 knots. It only takes twenty-four hours at most, the Indian fleet can catch up with the "Yangtze River" aircraft carrier battle group. In the absence of aviation combat capabilities, the "Yangtze River" aircraft carrier battle group does not even have the power to parry, so it is very likely to follow in the footsteps of the other three aircraft carrier battle groups.

In the report, the commander of the Western Indian Ocean Fleet has mentioned that he will drag the Indian fleet as much as possible to ensure that the task force can enter the Indian Ocean smoothly.

Obviously, the "Yangtze River" aircraft carrier battle group will take risks.

During the call back, Mu Haoyang ordered the "Yangtze River" aircraft carrier battle group to return to Gwadar Port from the Gulf of Aden and not to get entangled with the Indian fleet outside the sea.

The reason is very simple. The Indian fleet will definitely not deal with the battle group of the "Yangtze River" aircraft carrier, but will sail eastward.

The war has broken out, and the Chinese Navy's task force will go to the Indian Ocean. If the Indian fleet cannot reach the Andaman Sea in time, it will not be able to prevent the task force from entering the Indian Ocean. In the first Indian Ocean War, it was the Indian fleet that failed to close the gates of the Indian Ocean in time that it was defeated to the Chinese fleet. As long as the Indian Navy learns the lessons, it will put the task force first.

From a time perspective, the Indian fleet left the port and headed directly to the Andaman Sea, just in time to arrive before the task force.

Of course, the Indian fleet will not encounter a task force first, but will first bomb Haoyang Port and Yuelong Air Force Base, destroying the Chinese Navy's foothold in the East Indian Ocean.

At this time, the task force had turned south under the command of Zhang Yuting and rushed to the Indian Ocean at full speed.

At 130 pm Beijing time, Mu Haoyang received a message from Zhang Yuting, which was also the last report issued by the task force before entering the Indian Ocean.

According to the plan, the task force will first rush to the Java Sea and then look for opportunities to enter the Indian Ocean.

As for which waterway to enter the Indian Ocean, it depends on the actual situation. To put it bluntly, it depends on the battlefield information provided by the General Staff.

Afterwards, Mu Haoyang attended a high-level meeting.

Because time was tight, he did not go to the head of state, but stayed in the General Staff and gave a brief explanation to the senior leaders via video call.

At the same time, the National Congress began to vote on the "Declaration on War against India" submitted by Huang Hanlin.

At 2:30 Beijing time, after four hours of debate and half an hour of voting, the National Congress passed the War Declaration in a manner that was fully agreed.

At this time, at the high-level meeting, the war resolution proposed by Huang Hanlin also received support from all senior leaders.

At 3:15 Beijing time, Huang Hanlin delivered a televised speech at the head of state and formally declared war on India.

It can be said that this war is not only the inevitable result of the Sino-Indian conflict, but also comes very suddenly.

When Huang Hanlin delivered a TV speech, Mu Haoyang issued a combat order to Qi Kaiwei and his mother Qi Tie, and officially launched the combat plan.

However, this is a huge difference from the original plan.

You should know that before that, even Mu Haoyang did not expect that India would attack the Chinese fleet and initiate this war with an active attack. Therefore, the combat plan must be adjusted. Fortunately, no matter how it is adjusted, it must first seize the battlefield air supremacy.

At exactly 4:00 p.m. Beijing time, Mu Haoyang boarded a special plane flying to the task force.

Although Zhang Yuting will command the fleet to fight according to his deployment, when the two Indian Ocean fleets suffered heavy damage and had completely lost their combat effectiveness, Mu Haoyang decided to command the fleet to fight himself. According to his arrangement, Zhou Yusheng will exercise the power of the Chief of Staff on his behalf during this period.
Chapter completed!