Rebirth of the Flying Era

Chapter 1442: Secretly assassinating Chen Cang

The Vietnamese MiG-25 was not surprised to find that the enemy bombers turned around and fled. This was a routine operation during this period.

 But this time they received orders from their superiors, telling them to achieve results.

Originally, in order to avoid the possibility of being hit by anti-aircraft missiles, they all avoided entering the firing range of anti-aircraft missiles. This time, they wanted to break this taboo and use the high altitude and high speed of the MiG-25 to overwhelm the opponent's bombers.

 In an instant, all six MiG fighters turned on their afterburners.

 The powerful R-15 engine instantly bursts out more violent airflow, instantly making the flight speed exceed the speed of sound.

Thundering sonic booms erupted continuously, and the six MiG fighters were like arrows leaving the string.

They did not pay attention to the escorting J-8s. In previous encounters, these improved fighter jets derived from the MiG-21 had limited performance and could hardly pose a real threat to the MiG-25.

However, what they did not expect this time was that the F-1 ambushing at high altitude decisively launched a long-range air-to-air missile.

 When the missile was launched, the distance between the two sides was about 60 kilometers, and the two sides were flying towards each other. The F-1 did not use afterburner, and the speed was about Mach 1. The MiG-25 was about Mach 1.5, and the speed of the air-to-air missile after launch was also close to Mach 1.5.

  In other words, the speed of the MiG-25 relative to the air-to-air missile has reached 4 times the speed of sound. The missile will encounter the MiG-25 about thirty to forty seconds after launch.

 The outcome of this air battle will change a lot of things.

Countless people from the Guo family learned for the first time that there was a fighter jet like the F-1, which was jointly developed by Nanyang and America.

  Lost the only advantage in technical equipment on the battlefield.

 Behind the battle line, within the headquarters of the coalition forces.

They wanted to take advantage of this range difference this time to launch air-to-air missiles to directly hit the bombers before encountering the J-8.

On the other hand, the MiG-25 air-to-air missile has a longer range, especially against large targets such as bombers, which can reach 60 to 80 kilometers.

 Although there is only one, it is a victory worthy of celebration.

At this time, the Vietnamese MiG-25 had not yet realized the danger. The J-8 had never launched an air-to-air missile at this distance before.

The signal corpsman immediately said: "According to the scheduled plan, I discovered the target at 10:23:15 in the morning. There were a total of six MiG-25 fighter jets. I locked the target and launched 18 long-range air-to-air missiles in three batches... The results were confirmed and one was shot down. One was injured..."

Yue Guo was caught off guard. The only thing that is certain is that the Nanyang Weihe troops have obtained advanced fighter jets that can compete with the MiG-25.

The maximum range of the J-8 modified air-to-air missile is about 30 kilometers, and to pose an actual threat, it must be within 20 kilometers.

At this time, the signal soldier suddenly shouted: "Report, the first empty division reported..."

If they win, the balance of air power on the battlefield will be changed next. Before the Vietnamese army can react, bombers and gunships will be dispatched to use aerial firepower to win victory on the ground.

 Even so, at the speed of the MiG-25, it can turn around and turn on afterburner at any time to get rid of it.

 In an instant, the pilots of the Vietnamese army were startled and confused for a moment.

Unexpectedly, before the target was locked, he received an alert that he was locked.

 “Attention all!” the commander of the MiG fighter shouted on the channel.

This is what Lin Tiansheng wanted. He clenched his fist and smashed his palm: "Okay! Send out the gunships!"

As for the bombers, when the MiG fighter was shot down and the other MiGs retreated, they had already turned around and flown towards the enemy positions...

 Although there are currently only four fighter jets, the organization level is quite high.

 This is the ability to grasp the overall situation.

 If it fails, a second plan will have to be adopted.

At the same time, we realized that the one that could lock and launch missiles at such a distance could never be the original J-8 modification.

　　It broke the performance myth of MiG fighter jets. If the opponent uses the MiG-25 next, it will be at a loss.

After hearing this, Lin Tiansheng could not help but breathe a little sigh of relief.

Lin Tiansheng was shocked: "Read it!"

 Suddenly, I heard that a MiG-25 had been shot down, and everyone present cheered.

Probably the only ones who are unhappy are the SpeedLinkers.

At the other end, the Kingdom Council Building in Kuching.

  MiG-25 immediately divided into three groups, spread out in three directions, and made avoidance movements...

More importantly, the MiG-25 was shot down, and the air supremacy that had been in the hands of Yue Guo will change hands again.

At almost the same time, the news that SLA’s MiG-25 was shot down by F-1 seemed to have wings and spread rapidly.

 But he had no idea how to deal with such a large-scale battlefield.

In the Vietnamese Army Command Headquarters, Huang Wen's face was extremely ugly when he learned about it. His many years of military experience made him instinctively feel that he was going to suffer.

 Under normal circumstances, there is no big problem if you make a plan and follow the steps step by step, but once you face such an unexpected situation, you will feel a little timid.

Half an hour after Lin Tiansheng received the report, the news finally came back.

However, they are also one of the elites who reacted immediately, gave up their previous operations, and took evasive measures.

Although Huang Wen has been fighting for decades, he does not have many opportunities to command large-scale corps in battles, and his own ability and understanding can only be considered average.

Lin Tiansheng glanced at the clock from time to time. After the three F-1 fighters set off, every second seemed to slow down.

 The scale of victory began to tilt toward Nanyang Weihe's troops.

shooting down one aircraft and damaging another, which is considered a good result, shows that the coalition has the ability to destroy the MiG-25 in air combat.

 But before he could think about it calmly, he received bad news right after.

"Report! The forward position was attacked by enemy air fire..." The news from the telecommunications office quickly reached Huang Wen.

 When encountering this kind of situation, it is usually not difficult to deal with it. All it takes is for soldiers to come and cover it up with water and earth.

 But the problem now is that a MiG-25 has just been shot down, and another one was injured. He only has eight MiG fighters left on hand. If he sends them out, there will be more damage... Huang Wen hesitated.

 Compared with the losses caused by gunships and bombers on the front line, he subconsciously believed that the MiG-25 fighter jets were more important.

In the past few years, they have been fighting with America, and they have always been under fire suppression from the air.

 In the end, Huang Wen decided that the safety of the fighter plane must be ensured.

 At the same time, with the firepower output of twenty gunships and H-7 bombers on the front, the Vietnamese army on the front line suffered heavy losses in a short period of time.

Huang Wen only remembered that they could withstand America's air attack, but he forgot that time had changed. This time it was a group operation, and the density of their troop deployment was much greater than when they faced America.

 The losses caused by a sudden air attack will naturally be greater.

And when it comes to serious fighting, if we put aside the industrial base and logistical supplies, America has never been Huaguo's opponent.

 Since the Second World War, they have been fully prepared to join the war. After landing in France, they were not beaten by the Dusan whose logistics almost collapsed.

As for facing the East, the island-hopping campaign that MacArthur was so proud of was also an exaggeration.

Truman mentioned in his memoirs that MacArthur continued to brag and exaggerate his achievements in the Pacific in order to build momentum for a positive transition.

Until Truman couldn't stand it anymore, he threatened him to release the original letters between him and Commander-in-Chief Roosevelt, as well as related historical materials.

 As a result, the arrogant MacArthur shut up instantly.    And then to the later Korean War and South Vietnam War, America never fought a truly "beautiful" war.

 They are strong in industrial capabilities and logistical supplies.

 Huang Wen quickly learned the lesson of ‘empiricism’.

As the firepower of gunships and bombers created a gap, the follow-up Nanyang intimidation forces immediately followed up, breaking through the gaps in the battle line and launching a division and encirclement...

 In just a dozen hours, Huang Wen received bad news one after another.

His face turned pale. When he first discovered that the front line had been breached, he tried to block it with reserves, but it was full of holes and loopholes. The few reserves he had on hand were not enough!

At this time, he looked at the map and realized with horror that the problem was serious.

The originally complete front line was now in pieces, forming multiple complicated front lines with added teeth and teeth.

Generally speaking, they are divided and surrounded, but the encirclement on Lin Tiansheng's side is not stable. If they can find a weak position to break through at this time, there may not be no hope of turning defeat into victory.

 Huang Wen's forehead was covered with big beads of sweat. He was staring at the map but couldn't decide where to put the last chip in his hand.

At this moment, the communications soldier next to him shouted again: "Report!"

Huang Wen was startled, suddenly came to his senses, frowned and said, "What?"

The signal corps said: "Hanoi telegram, three hours ago, Laobo reported that an unidentified troop was found near the border with Chenla..."

 Huang Wen's heart trembled, and a bad thought suddenly rushed into his head.

 He immediately rushed to the big map, holding a red and blue pencil in his hand and drew a blue arrow in the south of Lao Guo.

"Damn it! I was fooled!" Huang Wen gritted his teeth and said angrily, and the pencil in his hand was broken by him with a 'click'.

Originally, he thought that Lin Tiansheng would still use the firepower of the two cruisers this time to advance along the southern coast to complete the flanking roundabout, and took precautions in advance.

Unexpectedly, the plank road was built openly but Chen Cang was secretly built!

On the surface, the south made a big show of force, but in fact, it secretly sent an elite force to the north, using Lao Guo to directly bypass the Vietnamese army's northern defense line.

At this moment, there was a messy and dense set of footsteps coming from outside.

Immediately afterwards, the door suddenly opened, and five or six people, headed by Wu Ting, broke in.

Huang Wen was stunned.

Wu Ting walked over and reached out his hand: "Old Huang~"

  Huang Wen reacted, showing a wry smile, and had already reacted when shaking hands.

  Sighed and said: "I'm very sorry, I...I failed the organization's trust in me."

　　Wu Ting shook his head: "This is not your problem. We all underestimated the strength of the enemy opposite."

Huang Wen was silent, but felt a little disapproval in his heart.

He has never underestimated an enemy carelessly. After several battles, and he did not have any contempt for Lin Tiansheng because of his youth, he still ended up like this.

 If we really want to say it, it can only be that the enemy is stronger than imagined.

 So, when faced with Wu Ting's sudden arrival, he did not resist much, but breathed a sigh of relief.

 Because he really didn’t know what to do next.

Moreover, when Wu Ting appears here, he is definitely not acting without authorization and must have the consent of Hanoi.

Wuting quickly entered the state and quickly issued a series of orders.

 The order is long and complicated, but in summary it means to cut off the tail to survive, admit defeat, and retreat quickly.

 Huang Wen opened his mouth, but ultimately did not speak.

 Because he knew that it would be useless to say anything. According to the current situation, Wu Ting's order was undoubtedly the most appropriate.

 Save vitality as much as possible.

 But in this way, the price of abandonment would be too high. Not only would the surrounded troops on the front line be destroyed, but also those behind would have to be left behind to block the attack.

 The number that can ultimately be taken out of the battlefield is probably no more than two-thirds or even less.

This means that after this battle, they are likely to lose 100,000 people at one time.

Huang Wen's heart bleeds when he thinks of this possibility.

Wu Ting, who issued the order, also felt uncomfortable. The last time he had gathered an army of 500,000 troops was three years ago, and he launched an attack on the South Vietnamese and American coalition forces. He suffered an unprecedented failure and suffered a one-time loss of 100,000 people.

 He did not expect that he would encounter it again in his lifetime.

Although this result was caused by Huang Wen, Wu Ting was also watching the development of the battlefield throughout the whole process, thinking that if it were him, he might not be any better than Huang Wen.

 As the order ended, Wu Ting remembered the meeting with Du Fei in the capital not long ago.

At that time, he hoped to ease the relationship, but failed to achieve his goal.

 This made him quite helpless.

Suffering another huge failure this time, he can think of the huge difficulties that will follow.

After finally getting rid of America, I thought the clouds were clearing and the moon was clear, but unexpectedly... they had annihilated South Vietnam militarily. They seemed to be unstoppable along the way, but in fact they had accumulated many hidden dangers.

The biggest problem is that there is no clear and feasible economic development plan. After the excitement of victory, people always have to return to life.

 Wealth, rice, oil, salt, food, clothing, housing and transportation, these people's livelihood items have not improved at all one year after the victory.

 Due to war expenditures in Chenla, greater financial pressure has been brought about.

 Coupled with the recent reduction in assistance from SMU, this part of the expenditure cannot be fully covered.

Although we got some loans after negotiation, loans and aid are two different things. One does not need to be repaid, but the other carries high interest.

Of course, these loans may not be repaid, but they need to be exchanged for other more important ‘things’.

With so many thoughts in his mind, Wu Ting pursed his lips to stop himself from thinking so much and instead focused on the present.

 …

 “What did you say? One hundred thousand people!”

 In the Kremlin Palace, Polezhny loudly repeated the news he had just received with a look of disbelief on his face.

 He knew that the two sides had launched a major battle involving nearly 400,000 participants.

But it’s only been a few days and it’s already like this?

He wouldn't be surprised if Huaguo took action himself, but what kind of level was that Nanyang Weihe army? The Vietnamese army actually fought like this.

The confidential secretary in charge of intelligence said in a deep voice: "After confirmation, Vietnam has urgently sent Wu Ting to the front line to take over command."

Polezhny frowned. He knew very well about the dispute between Li and Wu. If there was no other way, Wu Ting would never have the chance to gain military power again.

However, with his many years of struggle experience, he vaguely felt that there seemed to be an unusual atmosphere of conspiracy here.

 (End of this chapter)