A spokesman for the Indian Ministry of Defence continued: "Our army will continue to inflict heavy blows on the enemy until they correct their mistakes and bow their heads. Since the reporters asked me to talk more about China's military exercises, I can only say that I don't understand a little, I don't know why the Chinese side took out the two empty aircraft carriers to show off, is it to let the world see the smoothness of their empty decks, or to make the world wonder, can an aircraft carrier without carrier-based aircraft participate in the battle? ……”

Yu Xi didn't look at the spokesman's ridicule, but stared at the five nuclear submarines that appeared in the picture, and couldn't help but feel relaxed in his heart: "If the Chinese nuclear submarine doesn't come out, does it mean that there are no too terrifying devils in the bottom of the Indian Ocean?" Could the explosion near the equator a few days ago be a good thing for the US nuclear submarine to clear the underwater obstacles for the Indian Navy? If so, these selfish Yankees have finally done a good thing. ”

A few days ago, the Indian Navy's listening department overheard the sound of an explosion near the equator in the Indian Ocean, because India did not have such a long-range aircraft, and the weather was bad at that time, so it was impossible to send troops to investigate the cause of the explosion, but it only vaguely felt that the explosion there was related to the US submarine, because the United States had previously told the Indian military through certain channels that they had a newly launched submarine coming to the Indian Ocean.

The Yankees did not say why they came to the Indian Ocean or the purpose of their visit, but everyone is a smart person, and they all tacitly know it: since the United States is encouraging India to make trouble with China, at the critical moment when India is attacking China's younger brother, the Yankees cannot be here to fuck up, but can only support them. It's just that this kind of thing can't be said openly. After all, China is not openly supporting Pakistan now. If now it is openly said that the United States supports India in going to war. Not to mention whether the US government itself will quarrel over this, and whether the anti-war ordinary people will hold demonstrations, demonstrations, or other actions over this, even the Indian people will not agree.

Although the Indian people have long regarded themselves as nationals of a big country, although they are not arrogant enough to be on an equal footing with the United States, at least they will not be worse than China, let alone surpass Pakistan. How is it possible to ask the United States for help? If the United States intervenes in this matter, India will not be able to win even if it wins, and it will cause a great loss of face for the Indian people.

The Indian people have a glass heart, which was smashed by China in 1962, and this time it must be won back openly.

The main reason is that China's influence is too great, now China is a pivotal power in the world, when there was the Soviet Union in the past, China was already not negligible, and now without the Soviet Union, China's position is more prominent. Not only do European and American countries need China's help in dealing with Eastern Europe, but they also need China's help in dealing with the former Soviet republics. In addition, many foreign affairs in the world are inseparable from China, and if it really provokes China and allows China to burn a few fires elsewhere, the United States will have to be anxious.

Now, the United States thinks it's time to tear up its face with China.

In the minds of Yushi and other Indian naval officers, the explosion near the equator in the Indian Ocean was either the sinking of China's ghost submarine in the Indian Ocean by an advanced US nuclear submarine, or the sinking of a Pakistani submarine, or perhaps the submarine that sank the aircraft carrier "Matlaus" and avenged the Indian Navy and the Americans themselves. It doesn't matter if you sink either a Chinese submarine, a Pakistani submarine, or a submarine from other countries, as long as it's not an Indian submarine.

In their opinion, it is impossible for the new American nuclear submarine to be sunk, and the unlucky ones can only be others. But the fact is the opposite, it was the American nuclear submarine that was sunk, and no one else.

It is precisely because there is a concept in his heart that "the United States may send nuclear submarines to help secretly", so Rear Admiral Yuhi's fear of Chinese submarines has decreased a lot, and now he has seen all of China's nuclear submarines appear during the exercise, and his heart is even more relieved, and he does not pay attention to those submarines that follow the fleet and are far behind his own fleet.

"Report to Commander, Sonar 323 has spotted an unfamiliar sound coming from the bottom of the sea!" At this moment, a staff officer on duty strode in and reported loudly.

The ship No. 323 is a frigate of the USS Bombay aircraft carrier battle group, which is responsible for the security of the front of the right flank of the fleet, preventing the enemy's air force and submarines from sneaking up from the air and underwater, and also has the task of blocking the attack of the enemy's surface fleet.

Because now the fleet is on its way back, and the right flank of the fleet is to the south, facing the vast Indian Ocean.

"The sound of the bottom of the sea, what is it?" Major General Yuki got up from his chair with a thud and blurted out. There is still a shadow in his heart, that is, he is worried about a sneak attack by Chinese submarines.

Although a Pakistani military spokesman claimed that they were responsible for the sinking of the aircraft carrier "Matelaus" last time, Yushi and other Indian naval generals privately believed that the Chinese submarine was responsible. Pakistani submarines? Not enough qualifications!

The staff officer on duty was taken aback by Major General Yuxi's movements and involuntarily took a step back.

Seeing the movements of his staff officers, Yuxi showed a trace of shame on his face, smiled, and said very calmly: "Have we sent our anti-submarine planes over?" ”

"Anti-submarine procedures have been initiated." The staff officer on duty also replied calmly.

Since the sinking of the "Matlaus" aircraft carrier, the navy has paid more attention to antisubmarine warfare, especially the "Mumbai" aircraft carrier battle group; on the basis of the original antisubmarine forces, it has not only assigned most of the submarines to them, but also strengthened the remaining frigates, destroyers, and other frigates of the "Matlaus" aircraft carrier battle group. And this aircraft carrier battle group also has four anti-submarine helicopters, and two fixed-wing anti-submarine aircraft on the deck at all times.

It can be said that although the anti-submarine protection of the current "Mumbai" aircraft carrier battle group is not impregnable, it is at least strengthened by several levels compared with before, and a single submarine and conventional submarine really dare not provoke this behemoth lightly.

Yushi asked, "What is the preliminary judgment?" ”

The staff officer on duty said: "The sonar chief of the project 323 frigate has ruled out the sound made by whales and other fish, and the preliminary estimate is the sound of a submarine. ”

"Submarines?" Yuki almost lost his temper again, but finally controlled himself and asked, "Did you judge the voiceprint?" ”

The staff officer on duty was aggrieved in his heart, and said in his heart: As soon as I received the news, I ran to report it, how did I know so much and so detailed?

But he still replied very seriously: "We are seriously studying and judging, and it is estimated that the results will come out soon." Excuse me, Your Excellency, do we adjust the formation for anti-submarine warfare? ”

While Rear Admiral Yushi was still thinking, another staff officer came over excitedly and said a little excitedly: "Report to Your Excellency Rear Admiral, the analysis of the voiceprint has come out, it's a submarine!" ”

Rear Admiral Yushi instinctively asked, "The voiceprint is sure to be a submarine, what are you happy about?" ”

The staff officer on duty also looked at the new colleague blankly, feeling that the other party's head was caught in the door, you must know that the aircraft carrier battle group is most afraid of being attacked by submarines. Now his own submarine is still chasing after him in no hurry, and the submarine here is definitely not his own.

The staff officer who had just come in hurriedly pretended to have a stern expression and said seriously: "According to the voiceprint analysis, the following is a noise similar to the noise emitted by a 'Los Angeles'-class submarine, but there is no voiceprint of this submarine in the voiceprint we stored. ”

As he spoke, he handed over a piece of paper with computer-printed information on the analysis of the noise from the seabed and a statement signed by the sonar officer and the name.

When Rear Admiral Yushi heard the words "Los Angeles" class submarine, his heart also shook violently, and his breathing became heavier, he accepted the paper with both hands, carefully looked at the simple information on it, and said with a smile: "It seems that they really avenged our 'Matelaus' aircraft carrier near the equator a few days ago, thank you!" ”

Both staff officers knew about it, and they knew who they were in the mouth of their superiors. A staff officer smiled: "It's great, with the help of American submarines, we can sit back and relax." Thank them so much, if only we could buy a couple of nuclear submarines from them. ”

Another staff officer said: "With American submarines escorting us underwater, not to mention the Chinese mixed fleet, even if we send their two bare aircraft carriers, we can also beat them to the bottom of the sea to feed the fish, so that they can become a paradise for fish under the sea." We finally waited for the Americans to make a move, and China, you will tremble. ”

Major General Yushi waved his hand and said, "Let's go, let's go to the war room." ”

In the war room, the senior officers had excited smiles on their faces. Like Rear Admiral Yushi, the arrival of American submarines was like a dark cloud on their hearts. The Indian Navy's anti-submarine forces under the sea are too weak, and the current conventional submarines are simply not enough to protect the underwater safety of the aircraft carrier battle group, and can only rely on anti-submarine aircraft, anti-submarine ships and other anti-submarine forces in the air or on the water. Not only did it waste a lot of manpower and material resources, but it also distracted a lot of the officers and men of the fleet, and more importantly, it made people a little uneasy.

In fact, if you think about it, you can understand that a fleet without the protection of submarines is like a fighter flying high in the air; although it can overlook the ground and destroy large air defense positions on the ground, no matter how good the pilot's eyesight is, it is difficult to see those hidden air defense groups, and they are still threatened by ground artillery fire for a long time, and only by dispatching ground troops can the threat be completely eliminated.

The same is true for the fleet, whether it is an anti-submarine aircraft or an anti-submarine ship, it may not be difficult to find noisy and moving submarine submarines, but it is very difficult to find those latent and silent submarines.

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