Before five o'clock in the morning, Peng Maobang was called up from the sofa by You Hongjun......

"What?" Before the shoes were put on, Peng Maobang stood up suddenly, "Has the news been confirmed?" ”

"Five minutes ago, a second reconnaissance satellite sent back infrared photos, and the 'Vikrant' had been engulfed in flames and was undergoing spectral analysis."

"Who did it?" Peng Maubong quickly regained his composure and sat down to tie his shoes.

"Chief, do you need to talk about this?"

Peng Maobang was stunned for a moment, and then laughed. "Let's go, go to the command center, I'm going to see the satellite photos with my own eyes."

The first thing that found out that the "Vikrant" had suffered heavy damage was a radar reconnaissance satellite, and the resolution of the radar remote sensing photos was five meters, and it could only be judged that the speed of the "Vikrant" had been reduced to zero. Later, an optical reconnaissance satellite skimming over the Indian Ocean took infrared photographs with higher resolution, and through infrared radiation, it was judged that a large fire had ignited on the "Vikrant" and that the hull of the ship was seriously tilted to the left.

When Peng Maobang arrived at the command center, dozens of staff officers on duty were uncontrollably excited.

"What's going on?" You Hongjun felt very shameless.

"Chief, I just received the third photo, and the 'Vikramaditya' is also on fire. It was preliminarily concluded that the ship suffered heavy damage. In addition, the 'Vikrant' has just capsized. ”

You Hongjun was startled, and he immediately turned to look at Peng Maobang.

"Send the message to the Führer immediately. Other than that. Help me contact the Chief of Staff of the Pakistan Navy. "Peng Maobang thought about the response before he came to the command center." Tell Lin Xiaolei. The Indian Navy's ground aircraft carrier battle group has been routed. Let him act according to the backup plan. ”

Half an hour later. Pakistani President Nawaz Sharif personally convened an emergency press conference.

He did not disappoint the hundreds of reporters who arrived overnight. He was disappointed with the reporters. Because not a single journalist believed the great victory announced by the President of Pakistan. The time when the press conference was held. "Vikrant" has just sunk. "Vikramaditya" is still struggling on the sea.

In the opinion of some journalists who are "biased" to India. The president of Pakistan is definitely bragging. With several conventional submarines of the Pakistani Navy. Not to mention sinking an Indian aircraft carrier. It is impossible to get close to Indian aircraft carriers.

When the sky of Beijing has just brightened. No one doubts the words of the Pakistani president anymore.

N TV was the first to report that the Indian Navy's aircraft carrier battle group was ambushed by an unidentified submarine. "Vikrant" was hit by three torpedoes. It sank past two a.m. in New Delhi time. "Vikramaditya" was hit by two torpedoes. Sink before dawn news. n TV also published two by satellite. Or a reconnaissance plane takes a picture of the ground from a high altitude. Above, the belly turned upside down, the "Vikrant" and the stern of the ship have completely sunk to the surface of the sea, and the "Vikramaditya" has completely sunk to the bottom of the sea.

Subsequently, several European television stations also reported the news and published photos taken by commercial remote sensing satellites.

For a time, a few families were happy and a few were sad.

Lin Xiaolei watched the relevant report through the satellite TV on the battleship.

For him, this is both good news and bad news.

On the bright side, he no longer has to worry about the threat of Indian aircraft carriers, and the task force can confidently and boldly enter the Indian Ocean from the Sunda Strait and head straight for the Arabian Sea.

On the bad side, he lost the opportunity to sink the Indian aircraft carrier.

According to the original plan, the task force entered the Indian Ocean from the Strait of Malacca, lured the Indian fleet into the Andaman Sea, and then ambushed the Indian aircraft carrier by four attack nuclear submarines of the South China Sea Fleet and the East China Sea Fleet.

Now let alone kill the aircraft carrier, I'm afraid I won't even be able to catch a single frigate.

"Chief, reach the turning point in half an hour."

"Act according to the backup plan." Lin Xiaolei felt helpless, "Contact the other captains and make them happy." ”

To be honest, none of the twelve captains of the task force were happy. The 12 warships carried hundreds of anti-ship missiles, and after their departure, they were still actively planning the tactics of attacking the Indian aircraft carrier with missiles. Now it seems that this time it is another "tour" to the Arabian Sea.

Equally unhappy is India's interim prime minister, Santos.

By the time the news reached him, not only had the "Vikrant" sunk, but the efforts to rescue the "Vikramaditya" had also failed, the commander of the Western Fleet was martyred along with the "Vikrant," and the commander of the Eastern Fleet, Patel, was forcibly subdued before committing suicide by throwing himself into the sea.

In just a few tens of minutes, the Indian Navy suffered the worst losses in history.

Santos could not believe in any case, and in less than an hour, two aircraft carriers were sunk. What made him even more unbelievable was that it was the American submarine that ambushed the aircraft carrier battle group!

According to the report submitted by Das, before the sinking of the "Vikrant", the anti-submarine warfare ship discovered a submarine with a suspicious identity, which also fired a torpedo at the "Vikrant" again. After being attacked by an anti-submarine warship, the submarine fled the battlefield at a speed of more than thirty knots. Subsequently, the anti-submarine warship scooped up a damaged piece of equipment in the sea area infested by the submarine, which was preliminarily determined to be a component on the photoelectric mast of the American submarine.

In the face of "ironclad evidence", Santos can't help but believe it.

Willing or not, Santos involuntarily linked the "Destroyer" to the American submarine.

Was it the American submarine that sank the "Destroyer"?

When the Destroyer was ambushed, only the United States deployed attack nuclear submarines in the Indian Ocean, when the Seventh Fleet entered the Strait of Malacca, and four attack nuclear submarines deployed in Diego Garcia also left the base.

Before the start of the war, the United States "tactfully" warned India that it could not use nuclear weapons in war.

In order to ensure that nothing goes wrong, the United States has a reason to play the black hand.

Even if the American submarine sank the "Fighter", what happened later would not make sense. For example, the United States should blame China and will not provide India with information that China's attack nuclear submarines were in the western Pacific at the time. The bottom line is that the United States has no reason to strike at India's aircraft carrier battle group.

There are no nuclear weapons deployed on the aircraft carrier, there is no strategic deterrent.

India's aircraft carrier battle group is up against the Chinese fleet, not the U.S. Seventh Fleet. India also has no ambitions to compete with the United States for hegemony in the Indian Ocean, at least not yet.

Even if the Indian Navy threatens US interests in the Indian Ocean, the United States should not do it at this time.

The more he thought about it, the more Santos couldn't figure it out.

Before dawn, Santos asked the air force to temporarily halt the offensive, while the ground forces that were massing towards Kashmir stopped advancing into Pakistani-controlled areas.

In any case, it is necessary to find out whether the United States has taken out India's nuclear submarines and aircraft carriers.

If so, the war cannot be fought.

If not, who did it?

With very mixed feelings, Santos dialed the hotline.

At this time, Ji Youguo was preparing to meet with the Pakistani ambassador.

"General Peng Maobang arrived, and he said there was something important."

"Something important?" Ji Youguo put down the documents in his hand, "Let him in." Also, let the Ambassador of Pakistan wait a little longer. ”

Wang Yuanqing nodded and went out to invite Peng Maobang in.

"Just got the message." Peng Maobang looked very excited and excited, "It was the 'Swordfish' who did it, and the 'Swordfish' has safely left the warring sea!" ”

Ji Youguo seems to have expected it a long time ago. "How's the Swordfish doing?"

"There is no damage, and we are heading south to leave the dangerous sea. I have already given the order for Hua Jianfeng to return immediately. Peng Maobang picked up the cigarette on the table, "The 'Swordfish' has made another miraculous achievement, and its existence must have aroused the suspicion of India and the United States and other countries, and it cannot be allowed to continue to stay in the Indian Ocean." ”

"We can't have anything to do with these things, and it's necessary to get the Swordfish back." Ji Youguo touched his chin.

"In addition, the Swordfish has sent back a more important message."

"What's the news?" Ji Youguo felt that Peng Maobang was deliberately selling Guanzi.

"During the attack on the Vikramaditya, the Swordfish was suddenly attacked by an American submarine, and it was initially determined that it was the attack nuclear submarine USS New Hampshire, which was stationed in Diego Garcia. At that time, the Indian Navy's anti-submarine warfare ships also spotted the American submarine and dropped depth charges. After being threatened, the U.S. submarine not only gave up its attack on the Swordfish, but also diverted India's anti-submarine forces, allowing the Swordfish to escape from the battlefield. ”

"What!?" Ji Youguo was surprised, "What do you mean ......?"

"It is very likely that India believes that it was a US submarine that attacked their aircraft carrier, and even suspects that a US submarine attacked the 'Fighter'."

"No, unlikely." Ji Youguo immediately shook his head, "Santos is not stupid, the United States has no reason to attack Indian ships, at least not any reason to take out Indian aircraft carriers." If I'm not mistaken, Santos would definitely have spoken on the phone with the President of the United States. ”

"At the very least, we can make it out."

Ji Youguo nodded. "Don't make a big deal, we have to pretend we don't know anything. Regardless of the outcome, let India and the United States be suspicious of each other, and we will just watch the excitement from the sidelines. ”

"That's what I thought, too. I made a special trip here because I thought that Pakistan should step up its propaganda efforts. ”

Ji Youguo immediately understood what Peng Maobang meant. "I'll meet with the Pakistani ambassador later, and let Pakistan play the leading role in the front desk."

"By the way," Peng Maobang said again, just turning around, "the 'Swordfish' sank two aircraft carriers with torpedoes, and Pakistan must not have anything to do with anti-ship missiles when doing propaganda, otherwise this drama will be ruined." ”

Ji Youguo shook his head with a smile, sent Peng Maobang out, and then asked Wang Yuanqing to invite the Pakistani ambassador over.

In the afternoon of the same day, the Pakistan Navy announced the ambush of the Indian aircraft carrier battle group, although it did not mention the specific tactics, and the submarines on the mission, but mentioned "a certain country" in the published information.

No one will associate "a certain country" with China, because Pakistan will not call China that.

Now, the United States has become the focus of the world. Because apart from China, the only one that can take out Indian aircraft carriers in the Indian Ocean is the US Navy