.Chapter 98: Waiting for good

After Huang Zhibo made the decision, the counterattack battle entered the execution stage.

In order to deceive and paralyze the coalition forces, Yang Yufang issued an order to the aviation forces deployed in Jilin after the meeting, strengthened the intensity of activities in eastern North Korea, used a large number of electronic warfare aircraft and tactical reconnaissance aircraft to monitor Yongxing Bay, and posed as an stance to bomb the coalition transport fleet again.

The air activities of the volunteer army had immediate results.

After dawn, Colonel Pete found General Alan who was having breakfast and reported to him.

At this time, the coalition transport fleet was less than one hundred nautical miles away from Yongxing Bay. In another six hours, the fleet would enter Yongxing Bay and unload the combat supplies urgently needed by the First Land Force Division.

"Will the Volunteers bomb the transport fleet again?"

“There is this possibility.”

Allen put down his fork and asked Pete to make things clearer.

"After the last bombing, we have strengthened the air defense deployment of Yongxing Bay. Four theater air defense systems and four tactical air defense systems are enough to cope with any scale of air strikes. If the Volunteer Army intends to bomb the transport fleet again, it will need to dispatch at least hundreds of bombers and more than 200 fighter jets. With the organizational strength of the Volunteer Army, it is already amazing to be able to invest 200 combat aircraft in a battle."

"you mean……"

"Will the Volunteers do things that are beyond their reach?"

Allen nodded, indicating that he understood what Pit meant.

"I think the volunteers are in the past and the mysterious."

"Even so, we cannot underestimate the Volunteer's determination to counterattack." Ahron picked up the cigarette and said, "We have occupied Pyongyang and are about to capture Shuncheon. Although the victory came a little late, the initiative is still in our hands. It is not a secret that the First Land Warrior Division retreated to Wonsan. The Volunteer Army must know that we intend to launch an attack in the east and force its ground forces to fight us in the eastern coastal areas."

"Maybe the Volunteer Army will put its main force in the west, with the primary goal of regaining Pyongyang."

"It depends on how many ground troops the volunteers have invested." Ahlen smiled and said, "According to the information currently available, the first volunteer ground troops entering North Korea will not exceed three armies. Although the scale of the troops is very large, it is difficult for the volunteer ground troops to be deployed without air supremacy. Putting the main force on the Western Front and focusing on attacking Pyongyang will only expose the flanks before us."

"But……"

"Of course, doing this is not without a chance of winning, it is just that it can capture Shunchuan as quickly as possible and establish a flanking defense line before we launch a counterattack."

Pi Te nodded to show that he understood Ahron's meaning.

Without Shunchuan, the ground forces of the volunteer army heading south to attack Pyongyang could only be concentrated on the western coastal plains, and the left-wing front was vulnerable to attack.

"Do you think we will lose Shunchuan?" Ahlen smiled and said, "Before the First Marine Division makes a breakthrough on the Eastern Front, we will not march towards Shinyiju and Jiangjie. At most, we will reach Shin'anzhou and attack the Jiangjie, forcing the Volunteer Army to send heavy troops to defend Shinyiju and Jiangjie, disperse the Volunteer Army's forces to lay the foundation for the Eastern Decisive Battle. As long as we find that it will take huge risks to capture Pyongyang quickly, the Volunteer Army will not get a sneak attack opportunity.

Before going to the headquarters, Allen called Chandler and asked about the submarine.

The submarines were discovered by the US military's anti-submarine network laid in the Soya Strait. Because the Soya Strait is located between Hokkaido, Japan and Sakhalin Island, Russia, the listening equipment deployed by the US military is not complete. According to the information possessed by CIA, at least six submarines were divided into three batches, sailing from west to east, and entering the Sea of ​​Japan. The most important thing is that there are only six conventional submarines, and no nuclear submarines were found.

The information provided by Chandler made Allen breathe a sigh of relief.

As long as it is a conventional submarine, everything is easy to say. At least China adheres to the principle of warfare and does not allow attacking nuclear submarines to participate in the war.

When he arrived at the headquarters, Allen first asked about the situation of the fleet.

The warships escorting the transport fleet have arrived outside Yongxing Bay and are clearing the waterway. In another two hours, the transport fleet will enter Yongxing Bay.

From this time on, the volunteers could bomb the transport fleet at any time.

According to Colonel Pitt's arrangement, the coalition forces strengthened the air defense deployment, and the number of air defense fighters doubled. At least sixteen F-22a and thirty-two F-15cs were active near Yongxing Bay, and four F-22a and eight F-15cs were active on the Yalu River and Tumen River south. At the rear airport, there were twelve F-22a divided into three formations and twenty-four F-15c divided into six formations, preparing for emergency takeoff.

Because the aircraft carrier combat group undertakes the main ground strike mission, carrier-based fighters do not participate in air defense operations.

The US military used more than half of its air defense fighter jets, enough to deal with three times that of its Volunteer Fighter jets.

Because early warning aircraft cannot approach the Sino-North Korea border, the US military also used several reconnaissance satellites and more than a dozen strategic reconnaissance aircraft to closely monitor China's air bases.

This deployment quickly came into play.

As soon as dawn was dawn, shortly after the first transport ship entered Yongxing Bay, a reconnaissance satellite running in low-Earth orbit discovered an abnormal situation.

The H-6 aircraft fleet deployed in several air force bases in Inner Mongolia was launched at the same time!

In the last battle, it was precisely because the H-6 aircraft group was not discovered in time that the coalition forces suffered a tragic blow. Not only did the transport ships be sunk, but the combat zone air defense systems and tactical air defense systems deployed near Yongxing Bay were also destroyed and lost their air defense capabilities.

If the volunteers plan to raid Yongxing Bay again, they will definitely use strategic bombers.

Colonel Pitt immediately issued a combat order, allowing two E-3a to fly over Yuanshan to search for strategic bombers near the BI.

However, intercepting strategic bombers is not easy.

When attacking fixed ground and sea targets, the H-6 can use cruise missiles with a range of more than 500 kilometers and can launch missiles over the local area without entering the sky over North Korea. Because the president strictly prohibits attacking Chinese local targets, the coalition fighter jets cannot intercept bombers in time.

The only cruise missiles that can be intercepted are bombers.

Fortunately, the Chinese Air Force's H-6 fleet is not large enough, and the H-6's bomb load capacity is not strong enough. Even if forty bombers are dispatched at a time, they can only throw 240 cruise missiles. As long as the air defense force is concentrated, it is not difficult to intercept 240 cruise missiles.

As the early warning plane flew northward, Colonel Pitt soon received new tactical intelligence.

Chinese fighter jets deployed at the forefront are also being launched one after another, many of which are j-11s with ground strike capabilities, and many j-10s with air control missions as the main focus.

The volunteer army finally started to take action.

It was confirmed that the Volunteer Army's fighter jets were gathering on the north bank of the Yalu River and Tumen River. Pit immediately asked the staff to issue combat alarms and issue combat orders to various combat forces.

In order to avoid accidental injury, the coalition forces even temporarily terminated the bombing operation in northeastern North Korea.

Peter believed that as long as he won this air battle, he could fight all the air power of the Volunteer Army.

The coalition forces were ready to fight, just waiting for the volunteers to come.
Chapter completed!