At the service headquarters, Xiang Linghui was busy and went back to the office to smoke a cigarette

The army brigadier general personally named by the chief of the General Staff does not know very well about the huge demonstrations of the people at home and the fund-raising actions of overseas Chinese, and he does not need to know what Xiang Linghui is going to do, but he only commands the participating troops on behalf of the chief of the general staff to win this war

After the end of the first phase of the combat operation, Xiang Linghui spent the whole morning explaining the situation to the commanders of the participating units

The development of the battle situation was different from the operational plan, and the sea attack was a complete success, not only annihilating the Fourth Fleet, but also clearing the underwater obstacles, creating favorable conditions for the landing force to go to the island, and encountering huge difficulties in air operations

In view of this situation, Xiang Linghui set the seizure of air supremacy as a key task in the second phase of combat operations

With the exception of the FBC-1 fleet, which is not very suitable for carrying out anti-aircraft missions, all the participating units of the Air Force and the Navy, as well as the reserves that have arrived one after another, have all carried out anti-air combat missions until the evening of the same day, and the Air Force will be able to put into operation 24 J-11B, 36 J-11, 36 J-10B and 2410, and HNA will be able to put in 24 J-13, 36 Su-30MKK and Su-30MK, and 36 J-10B, in addition to the minimum air power that other military regions must retain. The Air Force and the Navy brought in all the advanced fighters

Xiang Linghui is still not satisfied

According to the air combat exchange ratio in the first phase of combat operations, the chances of the air force and the navy seizing air supremacy are less than 50 percent before all advanced fighters are exhausted

All forces must be mobilized to defeat the Japanese Air Self-Defense Force

After 14 o'clock, the landing fleet arrived at the Diaoyu Islands and sent 1 Marine battalion to the beach to replace the experimental special forces on the task of occupying it

The East China Sea Fleet took the opportunity to rendezvous with integrated supply ships, replenishing anti-aircraft ammunition

Xiang Linghui immediately telegraphed the East China Sea Fleet to go north and patrol 240 kilometers east of the Nanshan Islands

No matter what Lin Xiaolei thinks, the East China Sea Fleet, which has regional air defense capabilities, is a rare anti-air combat force, and Xiang Linghui has another idea: to lure the Japanese Air Self-Defense Force into another air attack on the East China Sea Fleet

If Japanese fighters can be consumed in the fleet's air defense operations and seize air supremacy, the chances of victory will be greatly increased

For this project, clear arrangements were made for the combat missions of the Air Force and the Navy, Aviation, and Ground

The Air Force remained responsible for countering Japanese air supremacy fighters and providing cover for AWACS; The HNA made every effort to protect the East China Sea Fleet against the Japanese attack group

In order to enhance the tactical command capability and avoid the loss of front-line command capability after 1 or even 2 early warning aircraft are shot down, the Air Force will go out ~s)):: activities over the mountain archipelago and the Yushan archipelago, and the other 2 will be in the air under the cover of ground air defense forces; In addition to staying in the airspace over the northern waters of the Taiwan Strait as a reserve ground 2 early warning aircraft, the HNA dispatched 2 "Air Police 2000 and 1" Air Police 200 to patrol 100 meters southeast and southwest of the East China Sea Fleet, in order to increase the time for early warning aircraft to stay in the air, avoid returning to the airport for refueling, and provide support for the combat aircraft group, the Air Force and the HNA respectively sent 8 and 4 large tanker planes to set up refueling opportunities in the airspace off the coast of Taizhou and over the Taiwan= domain

It can be said that these campaign deployments are mainly "defensive".

In the absence of air supremacy, the offensive will pay an even higher price

Defense cannot gain air supremacy, only offense can gain air supremacy

There is only one way to turn the tide of the war: to shoot down the AWACS aircraft of the Japanese Air Self-Defense Force and to crush the tactical system of Japan's air combat forces

After having a strong "shield", you also need a sharp "spear" to defeat the enemy

The Air Force test flight unit, which has never appeared in public and is not very clear even to Ji Youguo, is the "spear" in Xiang Linghui's hands

At 16 o'clock, after receiving satellite reconnaissance photos, Xiang Linghui issued an order to prepare for battle

The Second and Third Fleets left Naha Port one after another, with the former heading directly for the Diaoyu Islands, and the latter joining up with the landing fleet with three Osumi-class amphibious assault ships as the core and heading for the Diaoyu Islands

Japan's counterattack has finally begun

Even if the Second Fleet passes directly through the storm area, it will only be able to reach the waters near the Diaoyu Islands at about 4 am on the 21st at the earliest

The priority at the moment was not to meet the Japanese fleet, but to defeat the Japanese Air Self-Defense Force

Half an hour later, a second military reconnaissance satellite flew over the Okinawa archipelago

Satellite reconnaissance photos show that 48 F-7674E-2D AWACS aircraft deployed at Kadena Air Base, 48 F-156 F-156 F-2 and an unknown number of F-22J fighters have been put into combat readiness, and after the outbreak of the war, they were transferred to 2 small military airfields nearby, 24 F-15 and 12 F-35 belonging to the US military forces in Japan:

This situation immediately made Xiang Linghui nervous

The United States and Japan signed the "Security Treaty" and the "Logistics Support Agreement", even if the Republic did not attack the Japanese mainland, as long as the United States wanted to enter the war, there were sufficient reasons; Even if the United States does not enter the war, it can provide US combat aircraft to Japan in the name of military assistance

A year ago, China supplied Pakistan with hundreds of combat aircraft in the same way

After getting the information provided by the Military Intelligence Agency, Xiang Linghui became even more worried

Japan improves F-15|e; Japan has long proposed to purchase F35A, but the United States has not cooperated with Japan on the grounds of insufficient production capacity

Last year, more than 100 Japanese pilots went to the United States for training in the 915E to replace the F-15J, and some Japanese pilots also conducted flight training in the first batch of F-35:L equipped by the US Air Force

If the United States were to transfer the fighter jets deployed in the Okinawa area to Japan, even if the Japanese pilots could not immediately fly the F-35|:15E to exert their due combat effectiveness

24 F-15E, enough to break the stalemate

What worries Xiang the most is how Japan will use the F-15E

The F-15E is a multi-role fighter, although the air combat capability is no worse than the air supremacy F-15C, but the main purpose is ground strike, which is limited by external hardpoints, and the F-15E's sea strike capability is not strong, and it is not even as good as the F-2 fighter of the Japanese Air Self-Defense Force

Japan is ready to strike at targets on the republic's homeland?

Xiang Linghui could not believe this possibility at all, no matter how crazy Japan was, and he also knew that if Japan attacked the mainland of the Republic, regardless of whether the United States would enter the war or not, the Republic would use air forces and tactical ballistic missiles to retaliate against the Japanese mainland, and as the scale of the war expanded, even if the Republic did not follow its promise not to be the first to use nuclear weapons under any conditions, and only used conventional weapons to attack military installations, transportation hubs, and other strategic targets on the Japanese mainland, the United States would have reservations because of the serious consequences caused by its participation in the war

In the event of a full-scale war between China and Japan, Japan will definitely be the first to fall

Although he firmly believed that Japan would not rashly expand the scale of the war, Xiang Linghui did not dare to make a decision on his own

After consulting Peng Maobang, Xiang Linghui's views were supported by the chief of the General Staff

While letting Xiang Linghui let go of the battle, Peng Maobang also stressed the necessity of strengthening air defense in key areas, that is, the chief of the general staff was not sure whether Japan would take a risk

In view of possible situations, Xiang Linghui made adjustments to the operational deployment

If 24 F-15Es take part in the battle for air supremacy, the air force and naval aviation of the Republic will face even more serious challenges

At this time, the shooting down of Japanese AWACS aircraft was no longer a tactical task, but a "strategic one"

At 1845, reconnaissance satellites again sent back photos

It was determined that the 2E-767 deployed at Kadena Air Base had been lifted off, and Xiang Linghui asked the Air Force test flight unit to enter combat state and be ready to take off at any time

Immediately, other participating units also received combat alerts

In 1945, the first radar phasing reconnaissance satellite flew over the Okinawa islands and sent back the first radar phasing photos

24 F-15s deployed at Kadena Air Base

Completely contrary to Japan's national character, Japan's counterattack was very clear: the Air Self-Defense Force was the first to be dispatched to seize air supremacy and strike at the East China Sea Fleet; The Second Fleet arrived on the battlefield before dawn and fought a decisive battle with the East China Sea Fleet; After seizing sea supremacy, the Third Fleet supported the landing force in attacking the Diaoyu Islands

If all goes well, Japan will recapture the Diaoyu Islands on the 21st

Clear tactics do not mean final victory

After giving combat orders to the participating troops, Xiang Linghui was given a brief opportunity to relax

In order not to affect the staff officer who was so busy that he couldn't even take care of dinner, Xiang Linghui returned to the office, made a cup of black coffee, lit a cigarette, and leaned back on the soft sofa, so that the nerves that had been tense for two days relaxed a little

If all the participating units complete their tasks according to plan, the war will "end" before dawn

Will it go so well?

At an air base in the hinterland of the mainland, Liang Guoxiang and Di Boqing, who had just been "questioned" by the Military Intelligence Bureau, became "spectators" of the second round of combat operations

When they were sent to the air base, far from the battlefield, the two realized that their battle was over

"Damn, we're not hurt, why don't you let us go up?"

"Brother Liang, don't complain" Di Boqing patted his partner's shoulder, and then looked at the 2 fighter jets on the runway in the distance

Liang Guoxiang also raised his head and saw the two fighters with unique shapes

"Fighters of the Air Force Test Unit?"

Liang Guoxiang hesitated slightly, then nodded and said, "Damn, even the Air Force flight test unit has been dispatched, why don't you assign us a task?" ”

The 2 fighter spewed a bright tail flame and taxied on the runway for less than 500 before rising into the night sky

Di Boqing smiled bitterly, "The battle must have been fought fiercely, otherwise 'Jia Baoyu' and 'Lin Daiyu' would not have been allowed to fight"

"Two of them are defeated, they are both qualified, we ......"

"Brother Liang, that's enough!" Di Boqing pinched Liang Guoxiang and looked at the air force officer who was running

Liang Guoxiang let out a long breath and suppressed the anger in his heart

"Report to the chief, Major Zhu Ronghui and Captain Yang Jinjie have been found, and they are all safe and sound."

"None hurt?"

"Captain Yang Jinjie wiped his forehead, there is no major problem, the search and rescue plane has not returned to the base, the specific situation is not very clear"

"Let's go to the base headquarters" Di Boqing pulled his partner, "Dog, Lao Zhu and Xiaojie's lives are harder than ours, not only are they not dead, but they are not even broken."

Liang Guoxiang was stunned for a moment, and then gave his partner a fist

In the night sky, the most advanced fighters of the Air Force of the 2 Republic were already far away

Damn it*

Break out on time, brothers, the monthly pass is too miserable, do you want to watch the sinking of the aircraft carrier "National Policy"? (To be continued)