Because of Lin Xianhai's lack of cooperation, the South Island's "upgrade strategy" was ultimately not completed.
It is true that they can also find other crew members to come forward, but Lin Xianhai has a high prestige on the ship. No matter what they ask, the crew members always say:
"I don't know. Ask the boss of our ship. I'm just a part-time worker."
After going back and forth, the Nandao Net Army finally came to their senses.
Basically, everyone on this ship can no longer develop higher utilization value.
It is impossible to let go. After all, we have to rely on them to maintain the popularity of public opinion.
As a result, the matter of "releasing people" was delayed.
Even if the mainland contacted various forces, and even the leader of another major party personally interceded, it could not change the decision of the authorities.
But at least, the detention conditions of Lin Xianhai and his group have indeed improved. Although it is not as good as what he said, "eating well and sleeping well", compared with the previous single cell where it was difficult to even lie down, the situation is better. Much more.
The reason for such changes is ultimately related to the operation of the intelligence department.
After determining that it was impossible to reach an agreement to release the "hostages" through conventional means in the short term, Li Xiang directly played the human rights card and put pressure on the South Island authorities through several media, playing a trick of defeating magic with magic.
And Nandao does follow this trick - this can be regarded as providing a useful idea to the intelligence department.
At this point, the incident has basically reached a stalemate, and it is foreseeable that it will continue to be a stalemate for a long time to come.
In order to break this stalemate, various departments within China began to operate.
Among them, the one with the most tense atmosphere is the military.
Fujian, a certain unit of the Nanjing Military Region.
In the information-based comprehensive command room, more than a hundred commanders and various professionals are ready. On the large screen in front of them, beacons representing various military units are flashing continuously. What is going on at this moment is an ordinary battle. , it can also be said to be a rare electronic attack and defense drill.
It is unusual because such large-scale offensive and defensive drills are not uncommon in military training. Even at the most intensive period, a drill will be organized within the military region basically every two months, and in fixed months every year, there will be drills. There will be competitions between military regions.
But to say it is rare is because the goal of this offensive and defensive drill is extremely clear and "practical".
It will become a reference for subsequent actions of the entire Nanjing Military Region.
As for the blue side of the drill...it's self-explanatory.
With all communication connections checked, the drill officially begins.
The commander-in-chief of the red team sat in the middle of the command room and began to issue instructions to each drill unit.
"Attention, at 0 o'clock on the 0th day, we will begin to implement the predetermined combat plan."
"Order: All combat units of the East China Sea Fleet and South China Sea Fleet begin to assemble in batches in the combat waters."
"Location: 124.75 degrees east longitude, 26.9 degrees north latitude, waters near Akao Island."
"Received, all combat units start moving."
As the commander-in-chief issued the order, a series of specific tactical instructions were quickly split, and then, the various units of the two fleets also headed towards the target sea area.
At the same time, the blue team also responded quickly.
Two aircraft carrier fleets set off from bases near the island country and moved towards the exercise area.
After leaving the port, the two fleets quickly disappeared on the vast sea, leaving only a completely unknown threat to the red side.
"The aircraft carrier formation of Country A has left the port, its course is unknown, and its location is unknown."
The intelligence agent reported the latest situation to the commander-in-chief. This exercise was completely based on actual combat simulations, so it was impossible for the commander-in-chief to obtain information that was impossible to obtain in actual combat from a "God's perspective."
All tactical arrangements and responses can only rely on his own experience and judgment.
After a brief hesitation, he spoke:
"The East China Sea and South China Sea fleets continue to deploy as planned and organize exercises in the southeastern part of the South Island."
"Order, No. 01 and No. 02 094-class nuclear-powered submarines maneuver eastward, sail away from the coastline, and enter deep sea to stand by."
"Order, No. 01 and No. 02 032-class submarines move northward and deploy at 125 degrees east longitude and 32 degrees north latitude, near Tiger Skin Reef."
"At the same time, Rainbow-9 unmanned reconnaissance aircraft was dispatched to conduct high-altitude reconnaissance in the eastern seas to obtain the location of local aircraft carrier formations."
In fact, according to normal military logic, the two Type 094s should maneuver as far as possible to the South China Sea. After all, the sea conditions there are much better than in the east. The average water depth of 1,200 meters is a natural barrier for nuclear submarines.
However, as the commander-in-chief of a war, he cannot only consider unilateral conditions.
Under the premise of a large-scale confrontation between the two sides, the sensitive area of the South China Sea is bound to be filled with the other side's reconnaissance eyes. Blind deployment will only lead to increased exposure risks, thereby losing the biggest strategic trump card.
Therefore, in this deployment, he chose a safer plan.
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In fact, he should be grateful for his decision.
Because according to the blue team's deployment, one of the two aircraft carrier formations has passed through the Philippines and moved to the edge of the South China Sea. A large number of sea and air countersubmarine forces have been deployed, with the purpose of fishing out the 094 that may be operating in this sea area.
Once 094 really enters the South China Sea, this exercise can be declared over directly with the failure of the red side.
"Report, high-altitude reconnaissance failed, and no trace of the opponent's aircraft carrier formation was found."
After hearing the information officer's feedback, the commander-in-chief couldn't help but frown.
He felt vaguely dissatisfied:
I have 6 Rainbow-9 non-stop scanning, coupled with satellite assistance, when the departure location is known, I can't get any information at all?
This directing team is too stupid.
However, for him, complaining is completely meaningless. All he can do is to continue to deploy according to the "total blind" vision.
"Send Y-8Z to investigate the deployment of N Island and report the location of the main ships on N Island."
"Report, Y-8Z encountered an air interception over the western sea area of N Island. The escort aircraft collided with the opponent's fighter plane. The fire control radars illuminated each other. The situation escalated and the opponent entered a state of emergency."
This is a completely new situation.
Entering a state of emergency means that the countdown for this exercise will be forced to advance. If the predetermined goal cannot be completed within the exercise time, the red team will be awarded a loss for this exercise.
The commander-in-chief frowned tightly. At this moment, he felt extremely strongly the importance of a stealth high-altitude reconnaissance aircraft.
Rainbow-9 is not fully capable of all reconnaissance work. This kind of thing still needs professional reconnaissance aircraft to perform it.
But fortunately, Y-8Z completed its scheduled mission, and the deployment of the entire N Island was displayed in front of him at a glance.
N Island's three main fleets and 24 ships of various types have entered combat positions and are distributed in the eastern and northern waters of N Island, forming a confrontation with the East China Sea and South China Sea fleets.
At the same time, the ground forces on the island have also assembled towards the coastline, and the air force has entered combat readiness. There are several F-16s on alert around the coastline.
After thinking for a moment, the commander-in-chief made new arrangements again.
"Order, the No. 001 aircraft carrier formation enters the strait westward, and the H-20 enters strategic duty. The target airspace position is 24 degrees north latitude and 125 degrees east longitude."
This position is the so-called central line of the strait, and once the H-20 enters this position, it means that it is ready for a strategic strike.
Due to changes in the situation, the red side also had to accelerate strategic deployment and compressed the strategic goal originally scheduled to be completed within 6 months to within 3 months.
In response, N Island also completed the deployment of new missile systems. At the same time, Country A's aircraft carrier formation began to enter a state of radio silence. At this time, it is almost impossible to find them.
This invisible threat doubled the pressure on the commander-in-chief. The next step was to implement a sea and air blockade of the entire N Island. However, under the watchful eye of Country A, he deeply felt that his military strength was somewhat stretched.
The East China Sea Fleet as a shield cannot be taken away, and the two most powerful 055 ships must also stay in the east and north to deal with possible attacks from the other side.
In this way, the entire south can only be defended by the South China Sea Fleet. If the opponent is to fight against an aircraft carrier fleet that may send troops over, the battle will inevitably be extremely fierce.
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But fortunately, he still has two important chess pieces in the southern sea.
Treasure Island, Yongshu Island.
As the largest sea bases in Xisha and Nansha, they have become unsinkable aircraft carriers.
There, he has deployed dozens of fighter aircraft in advance, including more than 10 J-22 and J20 fourth-generation aircraft.
Relying on their performance advantages, these fighters will bring huge assistance to the South China Sea Fleet and make up for the shortcomings of insufficient aircraft carriers and insufficient large destroyers.
Soon, as the exercise further progressed, the sea and air blockade gradually took shape, and in the second week after the blockade was completed, the battle officially began.
The first wave of conflicts occurred over the strait. According to the setting of the director's department, the N Island Air Force launched a provocation against the J-10 fighter jets that were performing routine patrols in our room. After the fire control radars illuminated each other, the opponent's pilot was too nervous and fired a An air-to-air missile caused damage to one of our J-10s.
Subsequently, the Air Force immediately launched a counterattack, and the hidden J-20B following behind shot down two F-16s.
In an instant, all the preliminary arrangements were put into action.
"Start landing operations."
As the commander-in-chief's order was issued, the first wave of offensive began.
The J-20A took off from an airport in Xiamen, accompanied by two Rainbow-9 drones equipped with CHL-1106 electronic warfare systems, and began to perform a door-kicking operation on N Island.
What followed was a ground attack sequence composed of dozens of J-10s and two newly commissioned J-16s.
In just 4 hours, almost all the air defense positions and radar positions extending 200 kilometers from the coastline into the island were destroyed. A large number of military airports that had been marked long ago were destroyed. The air force of N Island was lost after just one encounter. 80%.
Even the headquarters had no way of limiting such a rapid offensive.
It was not until two hours after the offensive ended that Country A's aircraft carrier fleet began to respond.
The aircraft carrier formations located in the south and east appeared and launched the first round of attacks on the East China Sea Fleet and the two main islands respectively.
Obviously, the target of the USS Washington aircraft carrier formation in the east is the No. 001 aircraft carrier, but under the barrier of the two 055s and several 052Ds of the East China Sea Fleet, their tentacles are severely blocked from the 125-degree east longitude line.
The cost is heavy.
Due to the opponent's overwhelming equipment numerical advantage, the two 055Ds far apart were completely unable to form an effective barrier. Several 052Cs in the East China Sea Fleet that had not been equipped with the latest Haihongqi air defense system were sunk by name, and one 055D was also attacked in a saturation attack. The next one was damaged and lost combat effectiveness, leaving only three 052Ds and one 055 struggling to survive.
At this time, although the losses caused by the red side to Country A's Washington aircraft carrier group were equally considerable, the other side quickly found a backup plan. The Reagan aircraft carrier group, which had never been seen since the beginning of the confrontation, supported the Washington group. The East China Sea Fleet was retreating steadily. , the war situation fell into a one-sided dilemma.
It was under such critical circumstances that two 032-class conventional submarines deployed in advance played an important role, causing the opponent's two Ticonderoga-class cruisers and one Ohio-class nuclear-powered submarine to withdraw from the battlefield due to battle damage.
This is the only "luck" in the entire exercise, but this kind of luck cannot reverse the situation of the battle.
The two 094-class nuclear submarines are still standing still. Regarding this final trump card, the commander-in-chief does not intend to use it before the two fleets are completely lost.
He used another trump card, which was the Second Artillery DF troops deployed on the coastline and a small number of Second Artillery DF troops deployed on Treasure Island and Yongshu Island.
With the eastern war situation at a disadvantage, a DF-21 shot penetrated the plywood of the USS Truman aircraft carrier and sent the aircraft carrier to the bottom of the South China Sea.
Subsequently, the South China Sea Fleet quickly maneuvered eastward, and No. 001, which had completed the door kicking and air raid missions, also rushed to the eastern battlefield at full speed.
The balance of power was re-established, the Washington and Reagan formations assembled, and the two sides still formed a confrontation.
At this moment, it has been two weeks since the war broke out on N Island.
The Army has successfully landed on N Island and started cleaning up the island.
Now, their mission is to completely stabilize the situation on N Island before the balance in the East China Sea is broken.
This is not an easy task. All the air force support they can get comes from the two western islands. Even the H-20 that originally participated in the bombing of strategic targets has been transferred to the southwestern plateau to guard.
This is a pure army versus army battle, and even the strongest army in the world is powerless when facing the quagmire of urban street fighting.
Especially when strategic delivery capabilities are seriously insufficient, the entry speed of heavy equipment is too slow, and the advancement of the war situation has once again fallen into a whirlpool of human lives.
The commander-in-chief felt a twinge of pain in his heart.
He knew that in this exercise, soldiers were just cold binary numbers, but in reality, they would be the departure of living lives one by one.
But fortunately, the opponent's military background is not deep, and with the introduction of a small amount of early intelligence warfare advantages, part of the production capacity of the opponent's industrial sector was destroyed. After three weeks of stalemate, the balance was finally broken, and then within a week, the landing The combat troops were overwhelming and finally captured all the major cities in the territory.
But this is not the final outcome.
This is just an "opportunity".
A comprehensive strategy means a comprehensive attack by country A.
The long-lost 094 finally surfaced, and with the last H-20 appearing over the Kadena base, the ultimate deterrence was achieved.
The director's department decided that the red side won.
This victory was tragic. The East China Sea and South China Sea fleets were almost completely defeated. In the later stage, it was entirely due to the advantage of being close to the sea and relying on the Second Artillery and Air Force units to hold on.
And because of the failure of sea and air cooperation, they must suffer higher battle losses in order to maintain the shaky confrontation.
The Air Force, which had finally taken shape, suffered 70% losses within 6 weeks.
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But the good news is that the losses of fourth-generation machines are minimal, and it is these fourth-generation machines that have become the last pillar.
After seeing the result, the commander-in-chief sighed deeply.
A miserable victory.
Such a victory was definitely not the result he wanted.
The various problems exposed during the drill must also be solved in the shortest possible time.
(End of chapter)
