Chapter 1409 The Red Navy Attacks

Task Force 74 has not yet assembled, and the news has spread all over the world. The United States has no intention of hiding anything. In fact, the United States is afraid that other countries will not know that the United States wants to interfere, especially India. Deterrence is The fundamental reason for this US Navy dispatch.

When the news reached London, Alan Wilson was still discussing with Marks whether the Secretary of Defense would support the shipbuilding plan. When he received the news, he couldn't help but laugh out loud, "The fun has just begun now."

"What?" Makins really couldn't keep up with the supreme authority's brain circuit, so he asked another question, "In fact, what can all parties gain from this war, and what is the best result?"

"The best outcome for us in the UK is to wait and see what happens. But the best outcome for the United States is that the time for intervention has passed."

Alan Wilson recalled what the United States would do from the perspective of the United States at this time when everyone was already in their respective places, and replied, "If we knew that the India-Pakistan war was destined to break out, we should do several things from the perspective of the United States to promote the early outbreak of the India-Pakistan war. Especially before the Himalayas are closed, they can even secretly promise that New Delhi will not interfere, and secretly contact India's northern neighbors to support them in attacking India. And India has signed a friendship treaty with the Soviet Union, which will The Soviet Union was also involved."

Makins thought about this and took a breath of cold air, "This may cause border conflicts to break out in several countries involved."

Once India, Pakistan, China, India, China and the Soviet Union, and each other continue to follow this layout, border conflicts will be considered trivial, and larger-scale wars may break out.

"So, luckily I'm not an American." Alan Wilson showed his white teeth and smiled particularly gloomily. If he were a person of the same status in the United States, he would definitely plan according to this step.

Even if a large-scale war does not break out in the countries involved, it will deepen the hostility between these countries. As long as this is done, a lot of money will be made.

There is nothing to hide. If he were an American, he would definitely plan it like this. He would not hesitate for even a second. His lifelong goal would be to maintain American hegemony. Put aside right and wrong first, there are only success and failure.

But he is British, what does American hegemony have to do with him? The United States is too powerful and will only treat all countries like dogs. If nothing else, did it consider the British feelings when it caused trouble in Hong Kong?

Doesn’t the United States know how much interests Britain has in Hong Kong? As a result, not only did the United States do it, but the United Kingdom also had to support it with a smiling face.

I don’t know if it’s because of the psychological shadow caused by being exposed to the Empire on which the Sun Never Sets in my childhood. Even though Britain is so virtuous in the 21st century, the United States still has some fun from time to time. Alan Wilson didn't make the right choice, so he could only be on guard against this suspicious ally at all times.

"Now it depends on whether the Soviet Union will take over." Alan Wilson said with a smile on his face. The third India-Pakistan War was a famous confrontation between the US Navy and the Soviet Red Navy.

Since the Cuban Missile Crisis, the theory of nuclear war at sea was considered bankrupt. The Soviets discovered that submarines could not solve all problems, and since then they have begun to catch up. In the 1970s, after nearly ten years of construction, the Soviet Red Navy began to look for a location to test its construction results.

Makins opened his mouth wide, even more exaggerated than when he saw his mistress's body, "Allen, the Soviet Red Navy also dares to confront the U.S. Navy. Everyone has seen the results of the Cuban Missile Crisis. Even if these years of construction have been very fruitful, Can the Soviets fight a naval battle? They lack experience."

"Dear Deputy Secretary, the Navy is the service that best demonstrates that combat experience is bullshit."

Alan Wilson pouted. After all, Magins is the permanent undersecretary of the Ministry of Defense. Can he be more professional? "In the Spanish-American War, the United States faced the Spanish fleet. Spain has been a maritime power since the Armada period, and it has little combat experience. Huh? What’s the result? The Empire on which the sun never sets is completely disgraced.”

In fact, the best example of the truth about the strength of ships and artillery is the Sino-Japanese War of 1894-1894. The period in the late Qing Dynasty can be said to be the period of fastest development since the emergence of mankind.

The Opium War had just ended. The first industrial revolution had just ended, and I had just wanted to accept some foreign ideas but had not yet digested them. The second industrial revolution began.

The problem faced by people in the late Qing Dynasty was that when the high school entrance examination was approaching, you were notified that the textbooks had to be changed. The warships of the Beiyang Fleet are in that era of rapid elimination. If the war had started a year earlier, the strength of the Beiyang Fleet would still be higher than that of Japan. A year later, the strength of the Japanese Navy would have surpassed that of the Beiyang Fleet. It was that fast.

The military branch that needs the most combat experience is the Army. A large number of veterans died in battle, and no matter how powerful the recruitment of new recruits was, it was useless and could not change the result of an instant collapse.

After the Battle of Kursk, Germany lost its strategic offensive power. The Soviet army's counterattack speed after ten Stalin's assaults was no slower than Germany's blitzkrieg. The more they fought, the more smoothly they fought. In the end, the results became greater, and not only did all the German veterans suffer casualties. The result?

Does the U.S. Navy’s combat experience refer to its experience in ejecting carrier-based aircraft in safe waters against countries that cannot even build a navy? If you are referring to this, the United States is indeed very experienced.

In Moscow, the capital of the Soviet Union, Brezhnev was convening a supreme meeting. Also present was the Commander-in-Chief of the Soviet Navy, Marshal Gorshkov. This time the supreme meeting discussed the ongoing India-Pakistan war. Marshal Gorshkov Introduced the news that the United States has established a task force and is heading towards the Bay of Bengal.

"There is no doubt that this is a kind of deterrence. The United States likes to send a signal to others to tell others what it is going to do, hoping that others will retreat." KGB Chairman Andropov shook his head slightly and said, "Obviously the United States sent The purpose of the task force is to hope that Indira Gandhi can stop the offensive, Comrade Brezhnev, this is the current situation.”

Andropov handed the latest information to Brezhnev and introduced to others, "Bangladesh is surrounded by Indian territory on three sides, and the Pakistani defenders are less than 100,000. It is impossible to cover everything. At present, except for the western defense line, the Pakistani defenders The Indian army is still holding on, and the northern and eastern borders have been penetrated by Indian attacking troops. The Indian army has penetrated deep into East Pakistan, and the airborne brigade that landed near Dhaka is still fighting fiercely with the local defenders."

"The airborne troops did not carry any heavy weapons, and the Pakistani defenders did not delay their annihilation until now. This also shows that the Pakistani defenders are not optimistic."

Brezhnev nodded while listening, "It's useless to just defend one side. The Indian army's assault in the north and east is still necessary to achieve the strategic goal. It can be determined that although the western offensive has encountered some obstacles, it will only have the effect of It had the effect of delaying the fall of the entire territory. In such a situation, Indira Gandhi would not stop attacking."

"Yes, that's what we judged too." Andropov changed the topic at this time, "The battlefield is actually not far from the British colony of Malaya, but judging from the intelligence in London, the United Kingdom is not interested in interfering in the situation in South Asia. Big, the British Foreign Office has stated several times that it is only willing to help in subsequent reconstruction, but is not willing to get involved in the current war."

Andropov misunderstood. It was not entirely true to say that Britain had not taken any action at all. Alan Wilson was asking France if he had time. After all, although French India is not large, it still has 500 square kilometers, and France still has a consulate there. As for operations, shouldn't we hold high the de Gaulle flag to safeguard the glorious interests of France?

The British were doing this for the sake of France, but the French were ungrateful and did not respond to the olive branch extended by the British. This was something Andropov didn't know.

"However, Indira Gandhi has asked whether the Soviet-India Friendship Treaty is still valid?" Foreign Minister Gromyko said about India's reaction. The strength of Task Force 74 is huge. Although the Indian Navy has a Giant-class aircraft carrier sold by the United Kingdom, it is completely insufficient in front of this task force.

Now all India can rely on is the Soviet Union, which has just signed a friendship treaty. India cannot handle this task force.

After Gromyko finished speaking, everyone's eyes fell on Brezhnev. The decision of whether to respond to the United States' deterrent actions rested with this number one figure who never spoke loudly.

"Regardless of our differences with Eastern comrades, who is more at fault? At this stage, the Soviet Union cannot lose India, now that the friendship treaty has been signed. The Soviet Union must assume its obligations. I think this is also the purpose of Indira's inquiry , told her that the treaty of friendship is still valid and that the Soviet Union’s support for India is unwavering, which of course includes the liberation of Bangladesh.”

Brezhnev made his decision in a slow but firm tone, and then looked at Marshal Gorshkov, Commander-in-Chief of the Soviet Navy, "Show me the courage of the proletariat, my Marshal, are you confident?"

"I believe that the navy soldiers definitely do not lack courage." Marshal Gorshkov, commander-in-chief of the Red Navy, solemnly promised, "This time the Red Navy will never take a step back."

Later, Marshal Gorshkov, in the name of the Commander of the Red Navy, played against the Jakarta-based Eighth Special Forces Fleet and closely watched the movements of the U.S. task force. Once the U.S. task force passed through the Strait of Malacca, the Eighth Special Forces Fleet of the Red Navy would The fleet immediately followed.

Later, Marshal Gorshkov felt deeply that the Eighth Special Forces Squadron was not enough to fight the U.S. fleet, and ordered the Pacific Fleet to dispatch troops south to operate with the Eighth Special Forces Squadron.

The most important port in Primorye in the Far East, because it is already the end of November, the port of Vladivostok has frozen, and icebreakers are urgently opening a channel out of the port.

Admiral Smirnov, commander of the Pacific Fleet, appeared at the port and watched the ships about to set sail. He told Lopukhov, the commander of the fleet, "Everything is up to you."

Accompanied by the sound of the whistle, the newly formed ships of the Tenth Fleet set sail out of the port, cutting through the ice floes on the sea and disappearing from people's sight.