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In fact, at this time, the pursuit of the USS Taiwan aircraft carrier has already begun.As the commander-in-chief of the Nanyang and Western Fleets after the merger, Zhao Zheng knew how heavy the burden was on him.Therefore, after confirming that Cunningham did not dare to fight him in the vicinity of the Maldives Islands, he figured out this method of pursuing the formation with an aircraft carrier Taiwan as the vanguard, and as soon as this method was proposed, it was immediately obtained. Supported by Chen Si and Meng Hailong.However, without saying hello to the General Staff, it is absolutely impossible to take the risk of China's best aircraft carrier.Therefore, while reporting his plan to the Wuhan General Staff Headquarters, Zhao Zheng personally led the vanguard formation with Taiwan as the core and began to chase at a high speed of 31 knots.

Standing on the island of the Taiwan aircraft carrier, looking at the sea full of stars being split by the bow of the Taiwan, the 27000-ton aircraft carrier is speeding across the sea at a speed of more than 57 kilometers per hour.Zhao Zheng couldn't help but get excited. With a speed of 31 knots, the distance between his formation and the Cunningham fleet can be shortened by 6 nautical miles per hour, and air strikes can start within 30 hours!

Is it just that this airstrike can achieve results?

Zhao Zheng firmly grasped the railing of the island. The battle between the aircraft carriers was almost a gamble, which was full of various accidental factors. The 65 4-kilogram bombs hung on 65 A500B Thunderhawk dive bombers can definitely destroy Cunningham's six aircraft carriers in theory!Similarly, Cunningham's barracudas and swordfish can also throw enough bombs and torpedoes on their heads!

However, I am not without a little advantage in this gamble!Because Cunningham couldn't have imagined that he would be crazy enough to use an aircraft carrier to fight his six aircraft carriers, and the range of the British bombers and torpedo planes was relatively short, so in the morning after tomorrow, he must be the first to attack.If you are lucky, maybe the first wave of attacks will achieve unexpected results.

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go ahead!go ahead!go ahead!

Also under this starry sky, battalions of troops roll along the dirt roads of West Bengal, India.There was a sound of people shouting and neighing.On the vast plain south of the Ganges.The red army, which had just set foot on the Indian subcontinent, was desperately racing against time to advance to the designated offensive launch position.Just today during the day, the intelligence personnel of the Communist Party of India found a brigade of British and Indian troops getting off at the Jamshedpur Railway Station in southern Bihar!The number is about 10 or more, and it is estimated that they came by train from Madhya Pradesh, India.

The purpose of the arrival of this force should be to dispatch together with the First Army of the British and Indian Army near Calcutta to pinch the main force of the South Asian Army of the Communist International.However, this arrangement of the British and Indian troops also gave the Communist Army a chance to attack.Ye Ting and Xiang Ying seized this opportunity decisively and launched an attack on the 15 British-Indian main force that had just arrived in Jamshedpur and had not yet completed its deployment.If this battle can succeed, the communist army’s foothold in India will be considered firm. The half of West Bengal west of the Hooghly River, the southern part of Bihar, the western part of Madhya Pradesh, and the entire vast area of ​​Odisha will be Will become the revolutionary base of the Communist Party of India!

Under the stars in Indian spring.The 10 officers and soldiers of the Communist International Army who received the instructions of the central government to "struggle for the liberation of the Indian people" rushed forward in mighty strength.They are not rushing now, but fighting!Not with guns, but with your own legs to fight!They must use the fastest speed to fight in place in the shortest time, and must give them a fatal blow before the opponent completes the deployment and enters the fighting state!

Comrade Ye Ting, the commander of the South Asian Army of the Communist International, sat in his jeep and marched in the dark with the staff officers of the headquarters and the convoy.This Comrade Commander, who experienced many hardships and setbacks in the Chinese revolution, eventually grew into a communist internationalist fighter.Although the journey was full of dust and dust, the excitement and a little bit of nervousness on his face could not be concealed.Around the column of his headquarters, there are all infantry marching in silence, as well as carriages carrying mountain cannons. In the night, apart from the sound of the army marching, there are also the voices of political and industrial cadres mobilizing: "Comrades! Hurry! Go faster! The 3 million working people in India are watching us..."

"Comrades! As long as we work harder, we will catch the Indian puppet army by surprise, and we will surely eat 10 of them in one go!"

"Yeah! What's the point of this journey? We have to go all the way to New Delhi! Plant red flags all over South Asia!"

"Yes! It will be inserted throughout South Asia! In the future, it will be inserted throughout North Asia, West Asia, and East Asia, until the entire universe!"

The cheers and shouts of political cadres and soldiers sounded in the queue.The revolutionary army's period of low morale following the fall of the Soviet Union last year appears to be over for good.After several months of ideological education and political mobilization, now everyone is full of confidence in the liberation of all mankind, and they are full of energy and eager to try again.Especially when this army really set foot on the land of India, the shadow of the Chinese National Defense Force that had been oppressing them for a long time suddenly seemed to dissipate!Everyone has a kind of pride that the sky is high and the birds are flying, and the sea is wide and the fish are leaping.Perhaps the liberation of mankind and the cause of China's liberation will be reborn in this land where the bourgeoisie is weakest in the world!

Looking at the large army outside the car window, Comrade Ye Ting seemed to be completely relieved.With such a well-moralized and well-trained army, the battle starting tomorrow morning will definitely be a complete victory!

Chapter 0852 Sunset of the Old Empire ([-]) Raid

Victoria Palace, New Delhi, India.

A burst of hurried footsteps came from the corridor outside the door, awakening the sweet dream of Admiral Dill, commander-in-chief of the Indian theater.In that dream, he became the savior of the British Empire, and the Indian theater he commanded turned into a bloody quagmire. Millions of Chinese and millions of Indians fought on the South Asian subcontinent. The war lasted for several years For a long time, the corpses covered the entire wilderness of India!Finally... Uh, before this dream was finished, the sound of damn footsteps came.

Admiral Dill turned on the switch of the desk lamp, and the dim light illuminated the luxuriously decorated bedroom, as well as the beautiful woman in her 40s who was still sleeping beside him—Mrs. Dill She is the daughter of an English banker, what a well-matched marriage, and a marriage that pays both money and sex!

"Admiral! Admiral!" The trembling voice of Major General Slim, Chief of Staff of the Indian theater came from outside the door. "Something happened! Something big happened!"

"Understood, I'll come." Admiral Dill frowned, hurriedly lifted the blanket lightly, got off the bed, put on a silk pajamas, and opened the door to go out.In the living room, he saw Major General Slim running around like ants on a hot pot.

"William, what happened?" Admiral Dill asked, frowning.

"Admiral, just received an urgent message from Lieutenant General Alexander that the Chinese army raided the Third Army in Jamshedpur three hours ago! The Third Army only arrived at noon the day before yesterday, and it was still there until early this morning. Not all have arrived, and only one division of the troops that have arrived has completed deployment in the southeast of Jamshedpur City and set up a guard position. Other troops have not yet..."

"How is the situation now?" Admiral Dill waved his hand, interrupting Lieutenant General Slim who was chattering.Now he doesn't want to know the circumstances under which the third army was attacked by the enemy.He just wants to know, what is the situation of this group army after being attacked?Can you still fight?Is it possible to repel the enemy?

Major General Slim let out a long sigh, his whole body was like an eggplant beaten by frost. "What else? If those Indians were organized by our officers, they could still fight a good battle. They were raided at midnight...Of course it was a big mess. Lieutenant General Nelson couldn't even do anything about it." Organize a division of troops. Now the entire city of Jamshedpur is in chaos, there are routs everywhere, there are Chinese shouts and guns everywhere, Lieutenant General Nelson begged...for permission to retreat. "

"Retreat! Has the matter reached this point?" Admiral Dill gasped, that was an army group!Although they haven't arrived yet, the troops of the Sixth Division of the two armies are definitely there, almost [-] troops.Crashed in just three hours?How powerful are these Chinese people?

"Admiral, that's what Lieutenant General Alexander said in the telegram." Major General Slim hesitated for a moment, then quickly took out the telegram from his pocket and handed it over.

"Singer! Bring my military uniform!" Dill didn't answer the telegram, but called out the name of his Indian servant.This is the end of my sleep time tonight, maybe I won't be able to sleep well in the next few nights.Dill sighed, took the general's uniform handed over by a dark-skinned Indian with sleepy eyes, put it on indiscriminately, and hurriedly strode towards the war room.

At this time, inside and outside the city of Jamshedpur, there was a lot of artillery fire, and there was a scene of scuffle.The Third Army of the British Indian Army was under the command of Lieutenant General Nelson of the British Army. It took a few days to arrive here from the garrison in Madhya Pradesh on a stuffy and hot stuffy train.The headquarters of the Third Army were all urgently expanded in the past few months, and the whole army has almost no combat experience.Even though the British officers and reserve officers who are the backbone are training the troops seriously and responsibly, their minds are still stuck in the positional warfare of World War I.They also thought that their opponents were all relics from the First World War, and they would only dig a good position and fight steadily... I never thought that someone would march hundreds of kilometers in a day and night, and then spread out during the march, and directly rush forward to fight in melee.

You must know that those Chinese troops are not motorized or mechanized, they are all infantry walking on two legs!After marching continuously for 24 hours and walking hundreds of kilometers, he should have been exhausted long ago. In this situation, he did not take a break, so the first group of vanguard troops to arrive, about one regiment of troops, went to a security guard. The Infantry Division of the British and Indian Army launched a desperate attack!

Moreover, the crazy offensive and tenacious combat of these Chinese soldiers have completely reached the point of losing their minds in the eyes of the officers and soldiers of the British and Indian troops.In just two hours, the Chinese army launched a dozen consecutive charges against the British and Indian troops regardless of fatigue and casualties!The 12th Division of the British and Indian Army, which was completely unprepared, was in a hurry, and the entire security position collapsed.The troops have withdrawn to the city of Jamshedpur and fought street battles with the Chinese army.The other five British and Indian infantry divisions stationed in barracks, schools, and squares in the city became even more chaotic under the sudden bombardment, and were then frightened by the Chinese troops rushing into the city. Soon they lost their organization and became stragglers. Many people simply took off their military uniforms and fled for their lives without their weapons.

As a last resort, Lieutenant General Nelson could only brazenly send a telegram requesting a retreat to his superior Lieutenant General Alexander in West Calcutta.

"Mr. Lieutenant General! A telegram from the Commander-in-Chief of New Delhi, Deere. He said that the Chinese were running for a long distance. They must be exhausted. It is impossible to last for a long time. He wants us to stick to it and wait for help! Lieutenant General Alexander will soon be able to command an army of 15. Come save us." The chief of staff read aloud the telegram he had just received, making the already chaotic headquarters a little quieter.Everyone seems to have seen hope, and the staff members also cast expectant eyes on their army commander.

But Lieutenant General Nelson's answer disappointed them.He yelled at his chief of staff: "Send an urgent call to Admiral Dill and tell him that Jamshedpur has been breached by the Chinese army! My third army has no way to persist for more than 24 hours! And the Chinese It has reached near my command post, and now the sound of fighting gunfire can be heard here!"

At this time, as if to prove Lieutenant General Nelson's words, the gunfire outside rang again.It's the 75mm hill that's roaring.One shot did not start, and it fought for a while at the defensive position outside the headquarters of the Third Army of the British and Indian Army.After the sound of the guns, the miserable wailing of the dying and wounded came from the position. In a blink of an eye, there was another "tick-tick" charge horn sounded, and the sound of killing in Chinese was also on the last position outside the British-Indian Army Headquarters. Connected into one piece.As if a group of magic soldiers descended from the sky, they suddenly killed the command center of the British and Indian troops.

The morale that had just been boosted by the telegram from the Indian theater in the headquarters of the Third Army of the British and Indian Army disappeared without a trace and was replaced by a gloomy atmosphere.Most of the staff were in a daze there, and no one answered the urgent phone ringing one after another.

"Now we must retreat across the board! Send a report to the Indian theater and tell them that the troops can no longer hold out for more than 12 hours... Also, the headquarters is now transferred, let's go to a safer place!"

It was Lieutenant General Nelson who was speaking. The Lieutenant General in his 40s had already completely collapsed. Apart from fear in his eyes, he was helpless. After hastily announcing the order to transfer the headquarters, he was the first to stand up and escape from this precarious situation. Temporary headquarters.

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Indian Grand Fleet, Flagship, INS Radiance.

In the command center on the second floor of the island, everyone's eyes were fixed on Major Clark, the communications staff officer of the fleet.Major Clark was holding a battle report just received from the Indian Theater Command - the Third Army of the British and Indian Army actually collapsed in a night attack launched by the Chinese army!In other words, the entire "Mughal plan" completely failed like this.The fleet took such a big risk to act as a bait to lure the Chinese fleet away from the Bay of Bengal. Everyone worked like crazy for so many days without sleep, in order to create a decisive battle for the army. But now, all efforts are in vain. In vain.But this is not the worst. The worst thing is that there are now 9 Chinese aircraft carriers chasing this Indian fleet with only 4 aircraft carriers!And they may chase all the way to South Africa, because the Chinese army fighting in India does not need them for the time being.

"Okay! The British and Indian troops still messed things up, but so what? The army of the British Empire is not unbeaten, but the British Empire is still the most powerful empire in the world, because of our Royal Navy Cunningham pointed at the chart with his eyes shining, tapped his finger on the center of the Indian Ocean, and sneered, "Is there any news about our Chinese friends? Has the submarine reported anything?"

"Not yet, sir. They should still be pursuing."

"Ok."

Cunningham frowned, "It seems that these Chinese are going to chase after them! By the way, Phillips, how is the situation in Cape Town? How many fighter jets and bombers are there for the South African Federal Army? We Maybe we will have to fight the Chinese there!"

"The South African Federal Air Force has concentrated eleven fighter squadrons, nine bomber squadrons and one reconnaissance squadron in Cape Town, with a total of 252 combat aircraft. However, most of them are models eliminated by the United Kingdom and the United States, and only two Fighter squadrons with P-37s, one squadron with Hurricanes, and two bomber squadrons with Blenheims."

After listening to Lieutenant General Phillips' report, Cunningham felt discouraged.With its own 230 carrier-based aircraft and 252 South African aircraft, there are only 482 fighters. It is not the opponent of the Chinese with at least 650 carrier-based aircraft, let alone the performance of the opponent's carrier-based aircraft is far superior to that of British aircraft. .It seems that it is not feasible to fight the Chinese near Cape Town, and they have to go all the way to the Atlantic Ocean!

At this moment, Lieutenant General Phillips took a telegram from the communication staff officer. After a glance, ecstasy flashed across his face, and then he became serious again.

"Mr. Admiral, I just received the report from the H16 submarine. The Chinese seem to... divide their troops! H16 found an aircraft carrier, a heavy cruiser and four destroyers forming a single formation at a speed of more than 30 knots. Follow us."

Divide up?

Cunningham snatched the telegram, and immediately marked the location of the other party on the chart after reading it. Looking at the arrow that had just been drawn, Cunningham's expression became a little dignified. "It's only 450 nautical miles at most. At their speed of 5 to 6 knots faster than us, they can launch an air strike tomorrow morning!"

"You mean, the other party will use one aircraft carrier to attack our four aircraft carriers?" Lieutenant General Phillips widened his eyes, seemingly in disbelief.

"Yes, use one aircraft carrier to attack our four ships! I estimate that the aircraft carrier should be the largest Chinese ship, Taiwan, with a standard displacement of 27000 tons and can carry 100 carrier-based aircraft." Cunningham frowned tightly. He explained: "Although we have four motherships and 230 carrier-based aircraft, our fighter jets only have 65 Guanbiyan... The opponent's A4 Thunderhawk may not lose to our Guanbiyan in an air battle after dropping the bomb. , let alone the Fw-190C. And the other eight Chinese motherships will not be too far away. As long as one of our motherships is severely damaged and the speed is reduced, then it will be..."

"Admiral, why don't we disband the formation." Phillips suggested in a low voice.The meaning of disbanding the formation and escaping separately is the same as the army's scattered breakout. Basically, it is possible to escape one by one.Moreover, once the aircraft carrier formation is disbanded, it means that the aircraft carrier loses the strict protection of destroyers and light cruisers. Not to mention encountering an opponent's carrier-based aircraft attack, even a submarine can sink the aircraft carrier.China is in the Indian Ocean, but there are also many submarines.

"Disband the formation..." Cunningham took out a cigarette, lit it up and smoked it quietly, his brows became tighter and tighter, as if he was thinking hard.After a while, he stifled the cigarette butt in his hand heavily in the ashtray, and a cold light flashed in his eyes. "It's too early to disband now! Phillips, let's turn around and go north to kill the USS Taiwan aircraft carrier! It won't be too late to disband after we kill it!"

"But, Admiral, there is a Chinese seaplane staring at us right now," Phillips reminded.

"Dispatch the carrier-based aircraft and blast it away!" Cunningham ordered loudly: "Then we will go north to kill those opium ghosts!"

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"Sir, Rainbow Bird 6 reports that they are being chased by three Swallows and have been forced to stay away from the British fleet."