Chapter 20 First Class Combat Readiness
After the helicopter returned, Yuxing cruised around the five fishing boats for a while, until the fleet returned with the engine seals replaced, and he still followed the fleet to escort them on the bottom of the sea for some distance, and then he commanded the "Chen's 01" submarine to patrol the South China Sea for a day, during which he saw several waves of foreign fishing boats and armed vessels hurrying back to his country. He did not make another move, and a demonstration could already make the neighboring countries that had invaded and occupied Huaguo's islands and reefs tremble for a while, and there was no need to add more twists and turns.
He ordered two submarines to patrol around Huangyan Island in the South China Sea. He returned to his villa in Fengjing on the 01 ship at seven o'clock in the evening on Saturday 23. He leisurely took a fragrant four-phoenix bath in the villa, ate a delicious all-seafood feast, and then fell asleep on the bed.
Yuxing didn't know that the whole Shijie had been turned upside down because of the one shot he blasted out and the one torpedo he fired. Niu Niu didn't regard this incident as a big deal at all, and didn't inform Yuxing of the reaction of the Shijie countries to this incident.
At 10:52 a.m. on the 22nd, the Chinese General Staff and the bigwigs received a report that in the waters off Huangyan Island, the patrol ship "Del Bilal" and an official ship of the southern Philippines had repeatedly opened fire on our fishing boats in the course of driving away five Chinese fishing boats. At 10:07 a.m., the patrol ship "Del Bilal" was destroyed by unknown weapons, and at 10:31 a.m., the official ship was destroyed by a small torpedo. The helicopters that arrived by our troops witnessed both attacks, but the nationality of the attackers was unknown, and the attack vector was unknown.
At 12:30 p.m., the head of Huaguo No. 1 convened an emergency military meeting in the conference room attended by the first and the relevant departments of the General Staff Department.
Liang Jianguo, chief of the General Staff, spoke first: "Chairman, vice chairman, and colleagues attending the meeting, everyone has already read the summary materials on the emergency incident in the waters off Huangyan Island. We have already arranged for the relevant departments to launch an investigation into this incident, and we will not talk about it.
The most urgent issue now is how to address the impact of this incident and discuss the next steps. A few minutes before the meeting, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of our country received a written protest from the South Philippine ambassador to China. Let us give a reasonable explanation for this incident, severely punish the perpetrators and compensate all the losses incurred by the Philippine side, and the Philippine side will submit this incident to the United Nations for discussion.
According to fishermen at the scene, a few minutes before our helicopters arrived at the sea area where the incident occurred, the patrol ship 'Del Bilal' was destroyed by an unknown attack, and the destruction of the official ship was caused by a torpedo fired from a submarine 100 nautical miles to the southwest. Our military aircraft did not fire missiles or torpedoes. Our naval forces also do not have other submarines or ships that carry out tasks in this area. What does this mean? It should be clear to everyone.
The first is that there are countries with bad intentions that are waging war and intimidation against our country, such as the Japanese and Indian countries and North Russia. In this way, the bilateral relations between Japan and the Philippines have deteriorated and even provoked a local war between the two countries, which in turn has caused tension in the relations between Japan and ASEAN. In order to curb the economic development of China, and even more viciously, the purpose is to launch the country and put our country and the country in a state of war.
The second is that the United States is secretly taking advantage of the tension between China and the Philippines to return to the Subic naval and air military bases, and improve the strategic purpose of "returning to Asia" by shifting the focus of China's diplomatic, economic, and security policies to Asia. And strengthen the blockade of our country by the first island chain, and curb the influence of our military power on Shijie.
In either case, I think we should respond positively and turn the negative into the positive. Take the opportunity to seize de facto control of Nanhai Zhudao. The countries surrounding the South China Sea have invaded and occupied China's islands and reefs for many years, and they have ignored China's warnings as wind in their ears. Only in this way will it be conducive to China's actual control and claims over the islands and reefs in the South China Sea.
The countries surrounding the South China Sea, with the covert support of the United States, not only did not take our warnings seriously, but on the contrary, they took a tougher rhetoric and regarded China's military liliang as an ornament. So it's still very necessary for us to dry our muscles.
Therefore, I suggest that the Guangdong-Guangzhou Military Region, the Shangjing Military Region, and the South China Sea Fleet enter a state of first-class combat readiness. Vigilance against threats from all quarters has led the submarine units of the South China Sea Fleet to enter the South China Sea to carry out combat readiness duties, and all strategic nuclear submarines equipped with live ammunition have entered the predetermined sea areas for strategic duty. At the same time, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the Ministry of National Defense actively mediated with relevant countries to explain the circumstances of the incident in light of the actual situation, and lodged a serious protest against the shooting of China's unarmed fishing boat by Philippine official and warships. I'll start with that. ”
After Liang Jianguo's radical suggestion was finished, he lit a cigarette and took a very long puff, feeling unrelieved, so he snuffed out the puffed cigarette in the ashtray, exhaled a long puff of turbid air and leaned against the back of the seat and did not move. There was a burst of discussion in the conference room.
The so-called level 1 combat readiness refers to the state of combat readiness of the troops when the situation is extremely tense and the signs of war against our country are very obvious. Guns and ammunition were distributed to the soldiers, and the rapid reaction units were stationed in the area. The main tasks of the troops entering the first level of combat readiness are to enter the mobilization of combat readiness for immediate combat; the personnel on duty for combat readiness sit on duty day and night, and the radio command network listens to them around the clock to ensure uninterrupted command; they use various reconnaissance means to closely monitor the enemy's movements and carry out emergency expansion; the combat readiness reserve units and the combat readiness duty units of the military regions are fully staffed according to their wartime establishment, and the required equipment is given priority in accordance with their supplementary capabilities; the positions are matched; various support is implemented; and the personnel, weapons, and personnel of the troops are fully equipped. Equipment evacuation and concealment and camouflage; left-behind organizations organize personnel to evacuate to predetermined areas; improve action plans, complete all preparations for battle, and put troops on standby.
Therefore, entering a state of first-class combat readiness is an extremely cautious and serious matter for a country, and its impact is extremely wide-ranging, and not only major changes will take place in domestic affairs, but also great revisions will occur in international affairs and multilateral relations. The impact on the development of the national economy cannot be ignored, and this major issue that has a bearing on the national economy and the people's livelihood must be fully discussed and studied.
Chief No. 1 coughed, waited for the conference room to be quiet, and said, "Whether the proposal put forward by Comrade Liang Jianguo is feasible or not, everyone can fully discuss it. This contingency began with the provocative actions of the South Philippine State against our country and ended with an inexplicable armed conflict. Its intention is worth pondering. This incident has a great impact on the situation in Shijie and the overall situation of peace and development in our country.
Some countries with ulterior motives have taken advantage of this incident to add fuel to the flames and raise the tone of the Chinese threat theory. We will never allow such despicable means to provoke discord between our country and neighboring countries and to attack and tarnish our country's international image, and we must give it a powerful response.
How to expose and prevent the hidden conspiracy and tricks in this sudden incident, we must start from many aspects, and give a detailed explanation of the incident to Shijie is one of them, diplomatic mediation is also one of the necessary means, but military preparations are also essential, there is a saying among the people who are not afraid of 10,000 in case of emergency. Everyone spoke freely and distinguished the pros and cons. ”
Admiral Wu Dajie, commander of the Navy, said: "I agree with General Liang's statement, and I would like to focus on explaining several doubts raised by this incident: First, what kind of weapon can hit a military ship with a radar system without any trajectory, but the protection system on the warship does not react at all; what kind of weapon produces destructive power that makes the warship with a displacement of 4,500 tons come to naught, leaving no debris or floating objects behind." The second is that the country has an advanced self-tracking torpedo with a length of only 1.5 meters, a speed of 280 knots, and a range of more than 100 nautical miles; Third, what is the nature of the launch platform, aircraft, surface ships or submarines. The on-board radar of our helicopter did not detect any mission-suspicious objects within 100 nautical miles. What is this stealth launch platform?
These questions I have raised give us a revelation that this country, which is hiding in the shadows, has great scientific and technological strength and military strength. We have to be cautious. ”
Vice President Guo Shuying continued: "I have a positive attitude towards both of your remarks, and strengthening the vigilance of the South China Sea and the region is an emergency measure that must be taken at this stage. The nature of this incident can be characterized as war intimidation against our country by countries with ill intentions. There may be a deeper meaning hidden in this that we don't know, so we must not be careless. I would like to add a suggestion that the fixed-point reconnaissance satellite launched by Jihua in the first half of next year be launched over the South China Sea in the near future to comprehensively monitor the movements of neighboring countries and their military activities. ”
General Chang Wujiang, director of the General Armament Department, said: "I also deeply sympathize with the three doubts mentioned by Lao Wu, as far as the current situation of China's equipment is concerned, there is no equipment that can reach the scientific and technological level of these two weapons. I think that the technological level of the weapons that the United States is showing to Shijie now is far from reaching this level. The Mi army still has a hidden killer weapon, and our intelligence department has to work hard. At the same time, I believe that this is the most severe time period facing our country, and it is essential to be prepared for emergencies. I agree with the suggestion of the comrades who spoke above that the Southeast Coastal Military Region has entered a state of first-class combat readiness. Strategic nuclear submarines enter the ocean to carry out strategic duties. ”
Next, all the members of the Central Military Commission spoke one by one. They expounded on the importance of entering the first level of combat readiness from various international and domestic perspectives. It also explained the negotiation rules of Huafei and Huami and the necessity of international mediation. The meeting lasted until 5 p.m.
At 5:30 a.m., the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the Ministry of National Defense jointly held a press conference in the press briefing room of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
More than seven hours have passed since this incident, and reporters at home and abroad have a general understanding of this incident, so more than 200 domestic and foreign reporters gathered in the press briefing room of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. A spokesman for the Ministry of National Defense gave a briefing on the incident and emphatically pointed out that it was not a plane, warship, or submarine of the Chinese military that destroyed the two Philippine ships, but was sunk by a torpedo fired from a military launch platform of unknown nationality. Huaguo does not assume any responsibility. The spokesperson of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs lodged a serious protest over the shooting of the unarmed Chinese fishing boat by the Philippine side, demanding that the Philippine side apologize for the fishermen's economic losses and guarantee that similar incidents will not happen again. The two spokespersons also answered questions from reporters.