On the night of July 2, the word "unexpected" can no longer be used to describe Santos's feelings.

Although all the intelligence provided by the United States points to China, the morning missile war and noon air combat failure can still be explained by accidental and unsustainable factors. In the summary of the first phase of the operation in the afternoon, the Air Force Commander has made a guarantee that he will defeat the Pakistan Air Force in the next 24 hours, seize air supremacy, and provide air support to ground forces.

Santos did not doubt the combat effectiveness of the Air Force. Even if it was not possible to do it for twenty-four, it would definitely turn the situation around within forty-eight hours.

When listening to the war summary, Santos realized that China's intervention would definitely bring unexpected changes to the war. But he never expected that things would come so suddenly.

Before the meeting ended, the Navy sent news that the Destroyer had lost contact with the base.

Santos immediately left the field and personally contacted the Navy Commander General Das.

The "Destroyer" not only lost contact with the base, but also sent a message before that it reported to be torpedo attacked by an unidentified submarine. The Navy has sent search and rescue forces and mobilized all forces to search for the unidentified submarine.

For the next hour, Santos was uneasy.

Although with his rich experience and military intuition, Santos knew that the chances of the "Destroyer" to survive were very slim, but before receiving the exact report, he kept holding the last glimmer of hope, believing that the "Destroyer" could avoid torpedoes with the excellent performance of the nuclear submarine and return to the Rambilian submarine base.

After the second phone call with Admiral Darth, Santos' hope was completely shattered.

The wreckage of the "Destroyer" has been found, and it has been initially confirmed that at least two heavy anti-submarine torpedoes were hit, and more than 100 officers and soldiers on the submarine were not likely to survive.

Who does the land? Who does the land?

Santos first ruled out the suspicion of the United States, and then ruled out the suspicion of Russia, Britain and France. Although these countries have the ability to send attacking nuclear submarines to the Indian Ocean, they either have good relations with India or are out of the matter. There is no reason to attack the "Destroyer".

Is Japan? It's impossible. Those Japanese conventional submarines have never been to the Indian Ocean.

It is also impossible for Indonesia, Malaysia, and Thailand. Their submarines mainly operate in the South China Sea. They are all conventional submarines. It is impossible for them to escape before the anti-submarine patrol aircraft arrives.

Myanmar, Sri Lanka and the Maldives have no submarines. Two old submarines in Bangladesh have been inside the port.

In the end, Santos locked the suspects into Pakistan and China.

Pakistan has six submarines, three of which have completed the AIP system transformation and have excellent submarine capabilities. However, the underwater high-speed endurance is not strong, so it is difficult to escape the search range of the anti-submarine patrol aircraft after successful sneak attacks.

It can only be China, and it must be China.

The outbreak of the India-Pakistan War is China. If the war develops unfavorable to Pakistan, China will be forced to send troops, forcing India to make peace with Pakistan when the situation is favorable. If the war develops favorable to Pakistan, China is likely to take the opportunity to send troops to recover southern Tibet.

When China participates in the war, it must first destroy India's strategic nuclear counterattack capabilities.

In addition to the "Destroyer", India's nuclear forces are all deployed on land and are closely monitored by reconnaissance satellites. When their strength is inferior to China, India will not, and will not dare to risk the complete destruction of China's strategic nuclear weapons and first use nuclear weapons to strike China.

For India, nuclear weapons are just strategic counterattack forces.

Having defeated India's strategic counterattack power, China can defeat India through a conventional war without first using nuclear weapons and reap fruitful results.

It can be seen from this that Santos did not blindly target China.

His analysis ideas are very clear and objective. This reflects from one aspect that Santos does not regard any country as a true ally, which is completely consistent with the "non-aligned movement" that India has pursued for decades.

After reaching this amazing conclusion, Santos immediately spoke to US President Japeer to hope that the United States can provide the mobilization and deployment of Chinese submarines, especially nuclear submarines.

In less than half an hour, US intelligence liaison officials sent the Chinese submarine force's mobilization intelligence for ten days.

Six Chinese attack nuclear submarines either parked in the port or left the port two days ago, and there was no possibility of sinking the "Destroyer" in the Bay of Bengal. Most of China's conventional submarines remained in the port, and several of them left the port have been under surveillance by the US and Japanese submarines and did not leave the Western Pacific. US intelligence liaison officials also sent water sound data measured in the Strait of Malacca and Sunda within two days, and no signs of Chinese submarines entering the Indian Ocean.

Now, Santos became even more puzzled.

If it wasn't done by Chinese submarines, could it be done by Chinese anti-submarine patrol aircraft?

This idea made Santos funny. Not to mention that China's anti-submarine patrol aircraft cannot reach the Bay of Bengal, even if they can access the Bay of Bengal from Myanmar, they cannot detect the "Destroyer" without the cooperation of submarines or surface ships, and it is even more impossible to launch a sudden attack.

Which country's submarines sank the Destroyer?

Because the existence and operations of the Swordfish are top secrets, after the Chinese Navy announced the existence of the Swordfish, all operational information related to the Swordfish was included in the "Permanent Seal Top Secret File". Therefore, the sinking of the "Destroyer" not only became the biggest unsolved case of the Fourth India-Pakistan War, but also became one of the biggest mysteries in the history of the world naval and world wars.

Later, some people even proposed the claim that the Destroyer was sunk by a torpedo launched by itself.

After placing other possibilities, even if the result is unbelievable, Santos had to believe that it must be China who was behind the scenes and sunk the "Destroyer". Santos also realized that China would definitely participate in the war and would definitely send a fleet into the Indian Ocean in the near future.

In fact, the Chinese Air Force has participated in the war, but has not stood in front of the stage.

Faced with the mourning and listless Das, Santos had to show the calmness and confidence that the head of state should have, so that the naval commander believed that India would definitely win the final victory.

"I have seen the combat plan you submitted. It is practical and meaningful." Santos's voice was very calm, as if nothing had happened. "The Air Force will cooperate with all its strength and send fighter jets to escort the attack aircraft group. My request is only one point, to take out all the strength of the navy and let our enemies know that India is the master of the Indian Ocean and the Indian Navy is the master of the Indian Ocean!"

"Your Excellency Prime Minister..." Darth was very excited and even very grateful to Santos.

"Go and arrange combat operations." Santos didn't say much, or he didn't want to continue facing Das. "Give me a surprise, a surprise to the Indian people, and a chance to the Navy."

"His Excellency Prime Minister, the Navy guarantees the completion of the mission."

Santos nodded, then waved his hand, allowing the excited Das to leave.

Whether it is the interim Prime Minister of India, the Indian people, or the Indian army, what they need now is not dozens of fighter jets or a nuclear submarine, but a good news that is enough to inspire and boost morale.

Thousands of miles away, another debate is in full swing.

In addition to Ji Youguo and Peng Maobang, the attendees were General Zhao Rundong, General Liao Zhongge, Chief of Staff of the Army, General Ying Changhui, Chief of Staff of the Navy, General Jiang Yuzun, General Yan Yuqing, Chief of the Air Force, Lieutenant General Guo Xinghui, General Guo Xinghui, Chief of Staff of the Second Artillery General Wei Changjiang, and General Zou Hanmin, Chief of Staff.

Participants basically reached an agreement on whether to send a naval fleet to the Indian Ocean.

As long as the Republic's interests in the Indian Ocean are threatened, they will send fleets to the Indian Ocean in the name of evacuating and protecting overseas Chinese to the Arabian Sea to lift India's maritime blockade against Pakistan.

On the issue of whether to participate in the war, participants believed in principle that the Republic should play an active and substantial role, but there were great differences on the issue of how to participate in the war.

Liao Zhongge firmly advocated directly participating in the war and taking the opportunity to recover lost territory on the grounds of southern Tibet.

Wei Changjiang and Zou Hanmin advocated not to directly participate in the war on the grounds that India is a nuclear country and only provided material assistance to Pakistan.

Yan Yuqing and Guo Xinghui believed that combatants should be sent to Pakistan to participate in the war by volunteers or employment.

Ying Changhui and Jiang Yuzun did not make a clear statement because the Navy not only participated in the war, but also participated in the war.

"In the afternoon, I received a call from Sharif." Ji Youguo did not participate in the debate, which was a matter for the soldiers. "In the daytime air battle, the Pakistan Air Force lost more than half of the Thunder fighter jets and 32 of the best pilots. The fighter jets are very good. In the words of Mr. Peng, we can immediately provide Pakistan with at least 120 Thunder fighter jets, but the pilots cannot get supplementary. If the loss continues at this speed, within three days, Pakistan will face the embarrassing situation of having fighter jets and no pilots."

Several soldiers shut their mouths and listened attentively to the head of state's speech.

"It is undeniable that fighting or not fighting is not only related to everyone here, but also to thousands of republicans, the future of the Republic, and the future of the Chinese nation." Ji Youguo picked up the cigarette on the edge of the ashtray. "I want to ask you all, can blindly retreat be able to achieve the great cause of the rejuvenation of the Chinese nation? I want to ask you, can large-scale wars that are inconsistent with national strength help the Chinese nation to reach the top of the world again? Pakistan is not only our ally, but also our only ally. If this ally is lost, the great cause of the rejuvenation of the Chinese nation is easier to achieve, or is it more difficult to achieve? From the height of national interests, we must help Pakistan overcome difficulties. At the same time, we must avoid establishing a new enemy and adding new stumbling blocks to national rejuvenation."

At this point, the debate ends.

After putting down the cigarette butts, Ji Youguo's eyes swept through everyone one by one, and finally stopped on Zhao Rundong. During the entire meeting, Zhao Rundong did not express any opinions, or even said a meaningful thing. Obviously, the Minister of Defense was very dissatisfied with the head of state excluding him from the decision-making circle.

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