Within one day, four J-10 fighter squadrons of the Chinese Air Force entered Pakistan. In addition, the Pakistani Air Force also received 36 FC-1s, or "Thunderbolt" fighter jets from China... In a short while, the combat effectiveness of the Pakistani Air Force returned to its level before the outbreak of the war.

Unlike the high-profile dispatch of fleets to the Indian Ocean, Chinese officials are very low-key in sending pilots to the war.

The Chinese official media reported this matter only once, and the broadcast time took less than five seconds. In a very short sentence: Pakistan will recruit combatants from China by hiring.

With China's unclear attitude, the Indian Air Force temporarily stopped its offensive on July 5.

This is not only the decision of the commander of the Indian Air Force, but also the decision of Santos.

When Santos learned that the Navy Air Force had bombed the workers' dormitory of Gwadar Port, he felt that China would not handle the matter in a high-profile manner.

As the most important military port of the Pakistani Navy, when the construction of Gwadar Port was still in the planning stage, Pakistan signed a secret agreement with China, where China undertakes the design and planning work, dispatches a high-quality construction team to provide half of the construction cost, and share the right to use with Pakistan after completion. Although the first phase of the project is for the Pakistan Navy, the main project of the second phase of the project is the submarine cave reservoir serving the Chinese navy submarines. The bombed one is the construction team responsible for the construction of the submarine cave reservoir. To be precise, it is the engineering force of the Chinese Navy.

If China handles the matter with high profile, when military personnel are hit and heavy casualties, domestic public anger and military pressure will force the government to declare war on India. Santos firmly believes that China will not declare war on India. The intelligence provided by the United States also proves his point of view that China does not want to be involved in this war.

In order to boost morale, Santos not only did not blame Darth, but instead announced the results of the bombing of Guadal Port in a high-profile manner.

What he did not expect was that China not only avoided the casualties of military personnel, but also made a very strong response. By the time Santos regretted it, it was no longer possible to recover the news announced a few hours ago.

In desperation, Santos immediately spoke to the hotline with US President Japeer.

Japeer failed to learn valuable information from Ji Youguo and the Chinese ambassador to the United States. He could not give Santos a positive answer. He could only remind Santos to pay close attention to every move in China; and he also suggested that Santos would help the Indian Navy intercept the Chinese special mixed fleet.

At the critical moment, Santos was undecided.

Should we intercept the Chinese fleet?

If the Chinese fleet is allowed to surround the Indian Ocean, India's prestige in the Indian Ocean region will be challenged. Even pro-Indian countries such as Bangladesh, Sri Lanka, and Maldives will turn to China. The Chinese fleet will definitely go to the Arabian Sea and surround the Indian fleet and Pakistan. Use destroyers to ground-based phased array radar to monitor Indian fighter planes every move, making the Indian naval aviation type the same. Not only can Indian fighter planes be unable to bomb Pakistan's ports, but even the Indian fleet cannot continue to block Pakistan and lose its overwhelming advantage over Pakistan's naval land. If Chinese submarines make a difference, they can even assist Pakistani submarines to attack Indian naval aircraft carrier battle groups.

If China intercepts the special mixed fleet, it will inevitably lead to escalation of conflict and give China more reasons to participate in the war.

Just when Santos was hesitating, a piece of information sent by the United States made him determined.

A senior Pakistani military officer was turned against by US intelligence personnel and provided that Pakistan hired pilots from China by hiring and obtained news that the Chinese Air Force's J-10 and FC-1 fighter jets.

In other words, before Liang Guoxiang and his team arrived in Pakistan, Santos had already grasped this situation.

Now, Santos doesn't have to make things difficult. Even if the Chinese fleet does not fight fire with the Indian fleet, the Chinese people will participate in the war. If China is determined to join the war, there is no reason to make a reason. If China does not want to join the war, it will be meaningless no matter how sufficient the reasons are. China has taken substantial steps towards the war. If India swallows its anger, its national majesty and international status will be devastating.

We must resolutely fight back against China's provocative behavior.

On four days and nights, Santos issued an order to Das: concentrate all forces to intercept the Chinese fleet, and if necessary, they can launch an attack first.

Santos then contacted Russian President Nedmev.

Like Pakistan, India also has a severe lack of pilots.

In the air combat, the exchange ratio of Indian and Pakistani pilots reached 2.4 to 1. In other words, if one pilot is sacrificed in Pakistan, India will lose 2.4 pilots. The main reason is that the Indian Air Force lacks training during peacetime. The average annual flight time of pilots is only 120 hours, 360 hours in Western developed countries, 300 hours in China, and 220 hours in Pakistan.

The su-30mki has been produced in China, and the reserve capacity of 230 aircraft is sufficient to consume.

No matter how good a fighter is, without a suitable pilot, it is equivalent to decoration.

At this time, Santos thought of not the United States, but Russia, which he had once "spoiled" by him.

The su-30mki is a Russian-made fighter. Even if American pilots can fly into the air, they will find it difficult to fly out of "fragments". Only Russian pilots can understand the performance of the su-30ki and be familiar with this fighter specially sold to India in a short time.

Just as Santos turned away the Russian president's special envoy, the Russian president did not give Santos a good face.

Russia does not want to be involved in the India-Pakistan war. When China's attitude is becoming more and more obvious, Russia is even less willing to risk breaking with China or even hostile to put aside the tens of billions of Sino-Russia trade every year and provide substantial help to a younger brother who has betrayed himself. Not to mention sending military personnel to the war, even when selling important spare parts of Russian-made weapons and equipment, such as India has not yet achieved domestic Al-31 aircraft engines, Russia strictly follows the contract and does not have "special tasks".

It is obviously a dream to want Russia to send pilots to India to participate in the war in the official form.

After being turned away, Santos had to consider using "despicable" methods.

In the middle of the night, he called Macri over and arranged a task for the Indian intelligence leader: to recruit outstanding pilots from Russia by hiring heavily or even instigating them.

To put it vividly, this is digging for Russia's corner.

Although India will pay high rewards for the hired Russian pilots, these pilots were trained by Russia with a large amount of resources. If there is a shortage of resources, the losses will be borne by Russia, not by India. Including the diplomatic risks Russia has to bear for this, I am afraid that Nedmev will even have the will to kill Santos. If the actions of the Indian intelligence department are exposed, India-Russia relations will definitely be greatly affected.

Santos couldn't take care of so much as he was anxious and was eager to seek medical treatment.

By this time, Santos had already lost his rules and had a mess of his attitude.

Unlike the interim prime minister, Major General Patel, commander of the Eastern Fleet, not only did he not be self-disciplined, but he was overwhelmed with confidence after receiving the order.

He had to follow the command of the commander of the Western Fleet when fighting in the Arabian Sea.

The Vikramatia and the Vikrant aircraft carrier battle group moved to the Bay of Bengal, and he became the supreme commander. The Vikrant aircraft carrier battle group had to obey his command.

In the early morning of the fifth day, the aircraft carrier Vikramatia took the lead in turning.

Major General Patel wasted no time and the aircraft carrier battle group was still re-forming, so he summoned his staff to formulate a combat plan to intercept the Chinese fleet.

If the Chinese fleet wants to enter the Indian Ocean, there are only three routes to choose from.

The Strait of Malacca, Sunda Strait and Lombok Strait. The first two are the main channels. The Lombok Strait is too remote, which will increase the fleet's range a lot. According to the intelligence provided by the United States, at least two Chinese Navy attack nuclear submarines entered the Strait of Malacca, and two others arrived at the Sunda Strait. Patel basically concluded that the Chinese special-mix fleet would either go to the Strait of Malacca or the Sunda Strait.

Although the two straits are not far apart, they have a great impact on fleet operations.

If the Chinese fleet travels through the Strait of Malacca, it will go to the Bay of Bengal to challenge the Indian Navy. If the Chinese fleet travels through the Sunda Strait, it will insert into the hinterland of the Indian Ocean, bypass the strike range of the Indian Navy's shore-based aviation force, avoid the Indian fleet, and head to the Arabian Sea.

To deal with different situations, different tactics are required.

Whether the Chinese fleet intends to go to the Bay of Bengal or to the Arabian Sea, it cannot be allowed to succeed, let alone penetrate the Indian Ocean.

It must be intercepted near the strait!

To this end, the two aircraft carrier battle groups will operate in a dispersed manner, one deployed in the southern waters of the Andaman Sea and the other deployed in the southwest waters of Sumatra.

When considering this issue, Patel did not think that dispersing troops was a serious problem.

The Chinese special mixed fleet does not have aircraft carriers, and outside the cover range of the onshore-based aviation force, only a few air defense destroyers and general destroyers, as well as several general frigates with poor air defense capabilities, cannot withstand the attack of carrier-based fighter jets. Two waves of attack aircraft groups are enough to destroy the Chinese fleet.

The battle will take place in one-sided situations, and it will definitely be another great victory.

Thinking of this, Patel felt inexplicably excited and excited. Sinking the Pakistani warships anchored in the port is not enough to show the strong strength of the Indian Navy. Only by sinking the warships of the Chinese fleet on the sea can it prove that the Indian Navy is the overlord of the Indian Ocean.

In Patel's view, he only needs to solve one problem: to arrive at the blocking waters in time.

If the Chinese fleet set out from Zhanjiang Military Port, if it advances at a speed of 24 knots, it will enter the Strait of Malacca within four days, or pass through the Sunda Strait after 104 hours. The Indian fleet set out from the waters of Kenpad Bay and also sails at a speed of 24 knots, and can reach the Andaman Sea after 80 hours, or reach the southwest waters of Sumatra in eighty hours. It will take several hours to search for the Chinese fleet. For the Indian fleet, time is indeed very precious.

What Patel saw was a victory, a decisive victory.

What he did not see was the hidden danger, and the huge risks brought to the fleet by his eagerness to win.

Just as the battle group of the Vikramatia and the Vikrant aircraft carriers turned south, the Swordfish submarine quietly arrived at the ambush waters.
Chapter completed!