Chapter 1440: Secret Entry

Chapter 1442: Secretly crossing Chencang

The Vietnamese MiG-25s were 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 an order from their superiors to ensure that they must 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 had to break this taboo and rely on the high altitude and high speed of the MiG-25 to force the enemy bombers.

In an instant, all six MiG fighters turned on the afterburner.

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

Thunderous sonic booms broke out continuously, and the six MiG fighters were like arrows from a bow.

They did not take the escorting J-8 modified fighters seriously. In the previous several encounters, these improved fighters derived from the MiG-21 had limited performance and could hardly pose a real threat to the MiG-25.

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

When the missile was launched, the two sides were about 60 kilometers apart, flying towards each other. The F-1 did not start afterburner, and its speed was about Mach 1, while the MiG-25 was about Mach 5. After the air-to-air missile was launched, its speed was also close to Mach 5.

That is, the speed of the MiG-25 relative to the air-to-air missile had reached 4 times the speed of sound, and the missile met the MiG-25 about 30 to 40 seconds after it was launched.

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

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 close to 20 kilometers.

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

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

This time they wanted to take advantage of this range difference and launch air-to-air missiles before encountering the J-8 modified to directly attack the bomber.

Unexpectedly, before they locked onto the target, they received an alarm that they were locked onto.

Instantly, the Vietnamese pilots were all startled and confused for a moment.

However, they were also elites selected from thousands of people. They reacted immediately, gave up the previous operation, and took evasive measures.

At the same time, they realized that it was impossible for the original J-8 modified to lock and launch missiles at this distance.

"Attention everyone!" The commander of the MiG fighter shouted in the channel.

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

Behind the front line, in the headquarters of the coalition forces.

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

The result of this air battle will change many things.

If they win, the air power comparison on the battlefield will be changed next. Before the Vietnamese army reacts, they will dispatch bombers and gunships to use air firepower to win the ground victory.

If they fail, they will have to adopt the second plan.

At this time, the signalman suddenly shouted: "Report, Air Force 1st Division report..."

Although there are only four fighters for the time being, the organization level is quite high.

Lin Tiansheng's heart trembled: "Read!"

The signalman immediately said: "According to the scheduled plan, I found the target at 10:23:15 in the morning. There are a total of six MiG-25 fighters. I locked the target and launched 18 long-range air-to-air missiles in three batches... Confirmed the results, shot down one, and injured one..."

After listening, Lin Tiansheng couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief.

Shooting down one and injuring one are good results, indicating that the coalition forces have the ability to destroy the MiG-25 in air combat.

The performance myth of the MiG fighter has been broken, and the opponent will be limited in using the MiG-25 next time.

This is what Lin Tiansheng wants. He clenched his fist and smashed his palm: "Okay! Let the gunship go!"

As for the bombers, when the MiG fighters were shot down and the other MiGs retreated, they had already turned around and flew towards the enemy position...

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

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

Instantly, when they heard that a MiG-25 had been shot down, the people present cheered.

Although there was only one, it was a victory worth celebrating.

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

The scales of victory began to tilt towards the Nanyang Weihe troops.

Almost at the same time, the news that the MiG-25 of the Sulian was shot down by the F-1 seemed to have grown wings and spread rapidly.

For the first time, countless people in the Guo family knew that there was such a fighter as the F-1, which was jointly developed by Nanyang and America.

Probably the only one who was unhappy was the Sulian people.

Yueguo was caught off guard. The only thing that could be confirmed was that the Nanyang Weihe troops had obtained an advanced fighter that could compete with the MiG-25.

Lost the only technical equipment advantage on the battlefield.

In the Vietnamese army headquarters, Huang Wen's face was extremely ugly after learning about it. His years of military experience made him instinctively feel that he was going to suffer.

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

This is the ability to grasp the overall situation.

Although Huang Wen has fought for decades, he has not had many opportunities to command such a large-scale military operation, and his ability and understanding can only be considered average.

Under normal circumstances, there is really 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 be a little timid.

But before he could think 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 the 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 was more important.

In the past few years, they have been fighting with America and have 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 in 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 had been fully prepared to join the war. After landing in Faguo, they were not beaten by Du San, whose logistics almost collapsed.

As for facing the East, the island-hopping operation 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 and 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.

In the later Korean War and South Vietnam War, America never fought a truly "beautiful" war.

Their strength lies in their industrial capabilities and their strength in 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 force immediately followed up, broke through the gap in the battle line, and launched a segmentation 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 were divided and surrounded, but the encirclement on Lin Tiansheng's side was not stable. If they could find a weak position to break through at this time, there might not be any 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 soldier said: "Hanoi telegram, three hours ago, Laobo reported that an unidentified troop was found near the border with Chenla..."

Huang Wen's heart froze, 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 this time Lin Tiansheng would still use the firepower of the two cruisers to advance along the southern coast to complete the flanking detour, and took precautions in advance.

Unexpectedly, the plank road was built openly and secretly to visit Chen Cang!

On the surface, the south was making a big splash, 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.

Just at this moment, there was a burst of chaotic and dense footsteps outside.

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

Huang Wen was stunned.

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

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

He sighed and said, "I'm very sorry, I...I betrayed the trust the organization placed 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 had never been careless and underestimated his enemies. After several battles, and he never had 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.

Therefore, when Wu Ting suddenly came over, he didn't have much resistance, but he 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 permission and must have obtained Hanoi's consent.

Wu Ting quickly entered the state and issued a series of orders quickly.

The order was long and complicated, but it boiled down to a very simple meaning: 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 was useless to say anything. According to the current situation, Wu Ting's order was undoubtedly the most appropriate.

Able to preserve vitality as much as possible.

But in this case, the cost of abandonment is too high. Not only will the troops surrounded on the front line be finished, but they will also have to stay behind to block the rear.

In the end, no more than two-thirds of the troops can be taken out of the battlefield, or even less.

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

Huang Wen's heart was bleeding when he thought of this possibility.

Wu Ting, who gave the order, was also in a bad mood. The last time he concentrated 500,000 troops and launched an attack on the South Vietnamese and American coalition forces three years ago, he suffered an unprecedented failure and lost 100,000 people at a time.

He didn't 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 much better than Huang Wen.

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

At that time, he hoped to ease the relationship, but he didn't achieve his goal.

This made him quite helpless.

This time he encountered a huge failure again, and he could think of the huge difficulties that would follow.

After finally driving America away, they thought they would see the moon after the clouds were cleared, but they didn't expect that... they had eliminated South Vietnam militarily. They seemed to be advancing like a hot knife through butter, but in fact, they had accumulated many hidden dangers long ago.

The biggest problem was that there was no clear and feasible economic development plan. After the excitement of victory, people always had to return to their lives.

The daily necessities of life, such as food, clothing, housing and transportation, had not improved a year after the victory.

Due to the war expenditure in Zhenla, there was greater financial pressure.

In addition, the recent reduction in aid from the Sulian side could not fully cover this part of the expenditure.

Although some loans were obtained after negotiations, loans and aid are two different things. One does not need to be repaid, but the other has high interest.

Of course, these loans can also be not repaid, but they need to be exchanged for other more important "things".

With his mind in a mess, Wu Ting pursed his lips, so that he would not think so much and focus on the present.

...

"What did you say? One hundred thousand people!"

In the Kremlin, Porezhne repeated the news he had just received loudly with an incredible look on his face.

He knew that the two sides had launched a major battle with a total number of nearly 400,000 participants.

But it had only been a few days, and it had become like this?

If Hua Guo had taken action personally, he would not be surprised, but what level was that Nanyang Weihe Army, and the Vietnamese army had fought like this.

The confidential secretary in charge of intelligence said in a deep voice: "It has been confirmed that the Vietnamese side has urgently sent Wu Ting to the front line to take over the command."

Polezhne frowned. He was very clear about the dispute between Li and Wu. If there was no other way, Wu Ting would never have the opportunity to get involved in military power again.

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

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