In the early morning of the tenth, Mu Haoyang received a war report from his mother Qi Tie while having breakfast.

Although Zhou Yusheng is fully responsible for the coordination of the rear, all the battle reports will be sent to Mu Haoyang for review, so that Mu Haoyang can grasp the development of the battle situation.

The air strikes on the night of the nine-day and early mornings of the tenth achieved results beyond Mu Haoyang's expectations.

According to the battle report provided by the mother Qi Tie, twenty-two of the 27 major bases of the Indian Air Force have been paralyzed, and the other five have also been severely damaged. Although the Indian Air Force has already opened more than 100 field airports, and after a sudden attack, the troops have been raised and wartime evacuated, after a whole night of high-intensity bombing, in addition to the Indian Air Force in the southern region, there are sufficient combat capabilities, the Indian Air Force in other directions has been severely damaged, and its combat capabilities have been reduced by 40% to 60%.

You know, Mu Haoyang only hopes to reduce the combat effectiveness of the Indian Air Force by about 30%.

As long as this standard is met and the strike intensity is maintained, it will be difficult for the Indian Air Force to support fleet operations and must concentrate its efforts on local air defense.

According to the plan of the mother Qi Tie, the main mission of the Air Force will be to attack India's air force within the next week.

To put it simply, it is to concentrate its efforts to destroy India's air control capabilities, first defeat the Indian Air Force, seize air supremacy, and then expand the scope of the strike.

As long as you persist, the Indian Air Force will be defeated in less than a week.

If that's true, the Indian fleet will have no choice.

"In another four hours, we will enter the Sunda Strait." Zhang Yuting did not sleep all night, but was still very energetic. "If the mother Qi Tie did not exaggerate the results of the battle, then we will soon receive news that the Indian fleet attacked South Andaman Island, and thus make a general judgment on the actions of the Indian fleet."

"Are you still a little worried?"

"It's impossible not to worry, after all, there is no secret to our whereabouts." Zhang Yuting sighed and said, "It has been proved that what approached us last night was a US reconnaissance aircraft. The Indian fleet must have received the news that we were rushing to the Sunda Strait at full speed."

Mu Haoyang smiled and said, "So, the Indian fleet will have no choice."

"I'm not worried about the Indian fleet."

"Yeah?"

"Combined with the information I received before, even if the Indian fleet arrives at full speed, it is impossible to launch an attack when we pass through the Sunda Strait."

"Then what are you worried about?"

"USA."

Mu Haoyang frowned and asked Zhang Yuting to continue talking.

"Last night, I was thinking about what you said, and I also know why you left the four aircraft carrier battle groups in the Pacific." Zhang Yuting paused for a moment and said, "It is obvious that if the US authorities were sure to eliminate our naval main force in one fell swoop, they would likely proactively declare war on us, and even trigger World War III in advance. At present, it seems that the Indian fleet has nothing to expect. So, will the United States take action by itself? To put it simply, it is to use the air force deployed in Australia to attack us."

“It is indeed possible.”

"I hope this is a worry too."

"Why?"

"If the United States takes action, it is only possible to use the air force deployed in Australia and Digo Garcia. According to the information provided by the Military Intelligence Agency, when the war broke out, most of the US aircraft deployed in Digo Garcia were reconnaissance aircraft, especially electronic reconnaissance aircraft. After the war broke out, the United States did not make adjustments to the deployment of strategic bombers, so it was not very likely that it would send additional bombers to Digo Garcia. In this way, the US military only had tactical aviation troops deployed in Australia, with a total scale of about 800, which was enough to launch a large-scale air strike. The key issue is,

These fighters are mainly deployed in eastern Australia, and in northwestern Australia, that is, within a radius of 500 kilometers with Darwin Port as the center, there are not many air bases, and can only support up to 300 fighters to combat." Zhang Yuting paused for a moment and said, "That is, if the US military intends to take action in person, it will have to dispatch enough tankers, or take turns to divide the attack into two to three batches to ensure that each batch of fighters can return to Australia after completing the mission. Obviously, this will seriously reduce combat efficiency."

"Maybe, the US military will let some fighter planes fly to Singapore."

"This is my biggest concern. In this way, the US military can allow fighters deployed in eastern Australia to return to the air base near Darwin Port after completing their mission, and allow fighters deployed in northwestern Australia to Singapore. According to my estimates, the US military can invest at least 600 fighters in one wave." Zhang Yuting spoke and said, "As long as it is organized properly, this round of attacks will be enough to severely damage us. Next, the belated Indian fleet will sweep the battlefield."

Mu Haoyang nodded to show that he understood what Zhang Yuting meant.

"I think it's better to take the initiative."

"Blasting the US military base in Australia?"

Zhang Yuting didn't speak, but that's what it meant.

"Obviously it is impossible. Even if I agree, the head of state will not agree."

"But, we can't let the fleet take risks. If we lose again, the consequences will be unimaginable, and the United States will definitely declare war on us."

Mu Haoyang shook his head and said, "Even if the fleet is bombed, our situation will be more passive without any improvement. Don't forget that the US military has fifteen aircraft carrier battle groups, and six aircraft carrier battle groups have already traveled to the Western Pacific."

"But……"

"Of course, we can not attack Australia, but we can make the US military give up the idea of ​​attacking us."

Zhang Yuting was stunned, as if he didn't understand what Mu Haoyang meant.

"Under the current situation, the US authorities are definitely still weighing the pros and cons of participating in the war, so as long as we let the US authorities know the dangers of participating in the war, we can make the US authorities have some concerns, and what we need is to pass the Sunda Strait safely in four hours."

"this……"

"Imagine what would the US president think if we took the initiative to attack Australia, or if the US authorities thought we would attack Australia on its own initiative?"

Zhang Yuting was stunned for a moment and didn't understand.

"The most direct idea is that we will win this war at all costs and will directly retaliate against the actions that support India. To put it simply, as long as the United States takes risks, World War III will break out, and the US president needs to consider not supporting India to win this war, but how to win World War III. The US president finally decides to join the war, and it is impossible to make a decision in just a few hours. More importantly, this is not a decision that the president can make."

"At least, it requires Congress' approval."

Mu Haoyang nodded and said, "If it is taken to Congress for deliberation, it will probably take several days to achieve a result."

“That is, we can get the time we need.”

"It's not just the time to cross the Sunda Strait, but also the time to defeat the Indian fleet. As long as we can achieve a decisive victory in these few days, whether it's the US Congress or the US President, we will remeasure the situation on the battlefield and remeasure how confident we are to defeat us."

Zhang Yuting nodded, indicating that he understood Mu Haoyang's meaning.

Mu Haoyang smiled, and did not rush to continue, but lit a cigarette.

"Mr. Mu, what are you going to do?"

"After two hours, an attack will be arranged, targeting the US military base in northwestern Australia, but we must clearly tell the pilot that this is just a feint and that the bombs must not be dropped on Australian territory, but we can fight against US fighters over Australian territorial waters. We do not fire the first shot, but as long as the US fighter jets fire first, we don't have to be polite to the US military."

"this……"

"To put it simply, it is to convince the US military that we have the ability and determination to bomb Australia."

"The problem is that as long as our fighter jets return, this trick will be misleading."

“Is this important?”

Zhang Yuting was stunned for a moment, thinking that of course it was very important.

Mu Haoyang smiled and said, "I'm sure there must be a large number of US reconnaissance aircraft south of the Sunda Strait, so our attack aircraft fleet will soon be exposed. The first thing the US military has to do is not attack us, but to stop us from bombing military bases in northwest Australia, because without these military bases, the US military cannot attack us. That is to say, we can use this to gain a few hours. As long as the fleet enters the Indian Ocean, we will sail west at full speed and strive to leave the strike range of US fighter jets as soon as possible. In this way, we have the hope to leave before the US military adjusts its deployment and not conflict with the US military."

"The problem is that the fleet will definitely not be able to escape the fighter jets."

"Of course, but the fleet is definitely much faster than the US authorities make decisions."

"this……"

"As long as things start to go, it will not only be the United States, but also the Australian. Perhaps, we will lose points in diplomacy, but the United States will definitely not be able to leave Australia behind, so it will take more time to resolve diplomatic problems. In any case, there are enough reasons to believe that the United States cannot make war decisions quickly after this, and it will not pose a serious threat to us."

"Have you ever thought that the United States could declare war on us on the grounds that we invaded Australia."

"What is invasion?"

Zhang Yuting was stunned for a moment, and then he understood why Mu Haoyang asked the pilot not to drop bombs over Australia.

"Of course, there is another advantage in doing so, which is to put pressure on the Indian fleet through the United States to let the Indian fleet come and fight us as soon as possible." Mu Haoyang patted Zhang Yuting on the shoulder and said, "Go and arrange it. If everything goes well, we can decide the final result of this war within forty-eight hours."

Zhang Yuting didn't talk much anymore and immediately went to the aviation combat staff to deploy a strike operation.
Chapter completed!