The entire crew of the British destroyer waited nervously for the two unidentified fighters to approach, and soon, the lookout post confirmed the identity of the other party, it was indeed two "Falcon" fighters, and according to the paint on the fuselage and wings, it was the "Gargamel" fighter squadron that terrified the British Royal Air Force during the Burma campaign

In fact, this fighter squadron of the Chinese Air Force has its own official name, which is "the Second Squadron of the First Brigade of the First Fighter Wing of the Air Force", and the captain is the famous "Gargamel" in the Spanish battlefield.

"Gargamel" is Zhao Qiwen, and at this moment, he is sitting in the cockpit of the long plane, condescendingly observing the British Royal Navy destroyer that has entered the state of air defense.

"Captain, the British ship has entered the state of air defense, is it attacking now?"

The wingman's call comes from the headset of the flight cap.

"The enemy ship has not yet entered the territorial sea line, wait and see."

After giving the order, Zhao Qiwen pressed the control stick and piloted the plane to a beautiful sideslide, further reducing the altitude to observe the British destroyer.

It was less than 500 meters above the sea, but the British ship did not open fire, and it seemed that the information received by the superiors was accurate, and the British troops had obviously received orders from the British government not to take the initiative to provoke again.

This is very different from the situation in the previous days, when the armistice had just come into effect, the British army was actively provoking at any time and place, firing a few artillery there, and sending a small force to take down an Indian Confederation post tomorrow.

Some countries are such scoundrels, if you tell him the way of a gentleman, he will play villain tricks with you, in this case, the best way to fight back is that you are more scoundrel and more ruthless than him.

Therefore, since the day before yesterday, the Chinese army and navy units have successively begun to fight back strongly, and it worked immediately, Britain softened, and the destroyer in front of them is the best proof of this.

Now, Zhao Qiwen's fighter has six 127 mm diameter aviation rockets mounted on its wings, which is a ground attack weapon that uses armor-piercing/anti-personnel warheads, which can hit tanks, infantry, and even light ships.

Strictly speaking, Captain Zhao Qiwen's current flight route is a bit dangerous, as long as the British warship concentrates its firepower on him, he can be shot down immediately, but since the British ship does not dare to provoke, then Zhao Qiwen has no scruples, driving his "Falcon B" fighter to play juggling at low altitude, from time to time skimming over the British ship, so close as if it is about to hit the mast, so that the British sailors on the deck are dumbfounded.

"Captain, what are you doing? Beware of sudden fire from enemy ships. ”

The wingman was still high in the air, summoning Zhao Qiwen.

"Don't worry, the British warships won't dare to open fire. I'm now scaring them and telling them to hurry back to the Gulf of Oman. ”

Zhao Qiwen replied, but this is not the only reason why he did this, in fact, he is now a little idle and bored, looking for fun, since the temporary armistice agreement officially came into effect, the air force has not had any combat mission, although the British army has been carrying out armed provocations a few days ago, but it is mainly the British army and navy, the British Air Force did not dare to provoke, the provocative actions in the air battlefield are not easy to grasp, a careless, will lose an experienced British pilot, The British command also played shrewdly.

Zhao Qiwen's analysis was correct, the British destroyer was finally harassed by him, so after a few minutes, he decisively turned the bow and headed back to the southwest.

"Captain, we don't have much fuel, and if we don't go back to the base, I'm afraid that we will have to spend the night at sea, so I can't row to the shore by relying on inflatable rubber boats, and now it's a headwind."

The wingman was a little nervous, so he recalled the long plane that was still playing Huan to his side, and the two "Falcon B" fighters flapped their wings and turned around and flew northeast.

Fifteen minutes later, Zhao Qiwen's fighter plane flew over the land, which was called the "Sindh Special Zone" according to the administrative division divided by the British colonial authorities before, but now, a free state has been established here, and the control of the state government is a local group of Indian businessmen and professors, who rely on the support of the Chinese army to form a militia there, but the equipment is very poor, that is, to maintain law and order, if the British army launches a counteroffensive, the free state may soon disintegrate, Because most of the Chinese army units that were once stationed there have now retreated to Balochistan to liberate the colonized people, and now, in addition to an armored battalion, only a few marines and an air force fighter group are left in the Chinese garrison here.

After Zhao Qiwen and his wingman flew back over land, they deliberately went to the southeast to make a circle around Kuqi Bay, which is the western part of the "cease-fire demarcation line" currently negotiated between China and the British, with Sindh in the north occupied by China, Katiawa in the south occupied by the British, and Kuchi Bay in the middle being the front line of confrontation between the two countries.

To tell the truth, before the start of the war, the Chinese General Staff had never expected such a rapid progress, and it would rush to the Arabian Sea so quickly, so the strength of this reserve force was strained, and now the General Staff is mobilizing more troops from the country to take over the defense of Burma, and on the other hand, it is also considering whether to transfer the army unit that has liberated the Baloch Free State back to Sindh first.

In order to prevent the British from playing any tricks, in the past few days, the Chinese air force units stationed in the Sindh area have always sent many fighters to carry out aerial reconnaissance missions every day, and today Zhao Qiwen and his wingmen are carrying out such a mission, except that their patrol field is at sea, not over land.

After wandering around over Kuqi Bay for a few minutes, there was no unusual movement, and when I looked at the fuel gauge, there was not much gasoline in the fuel tank, so Zhao Qiwen gave an order, and the two fighters turned around again and flew towards the southern area of Sindh.

Twenty minutes later, Zhao Qiwen landed at the field airfield of the Second Fighter Squadron, and a staff officer waiting on the side of the runway rushed over.

"Captain, Chief of General Staff Lan inspected the base and asked me to call you over, he has something to tell you."

"When did he come over?"

Zhao Qiwen was a little surprised, Lan Tianwei, as the chief of staff of the Chinese General Staff, actually rushed to Xinde to inspect the front-line troops quietly, which is indeed a bit intriguing.

"Just now, half an hour ago, he came by plane, and he flew from Myanmar all the way, and he walked all the way to see all the way, and this Xindh was the last stop of his inspection."

The staff officer helped Zhao Qiwen take off the inflatable life vest he was wearing, and then led him to the air base headquarters.

When Zhao Qiwen met Lan Tianwei, Lan Tianwei was gathering the officers of the base to attend a meeting.

Zhao Qiwen sat on a stool in the corner and listened for a while, Lan Tianwei wanted to find out the situation in Kuqi Bay, from hydrogeography to economic conditions, as well as nearby mineral resources, these information are now collected by the local garrison headquarters, and the Military Intelligence Bureau also has special personnel here.

The meeting ended quickly, and after the other officers left, Lan Tianwei took a briefcase from the adjutant and put it on the conference table.

"Qiwen, this is what your father asked me to bring to you before I left, they are all your favorite dim sum, your mother made it herself, I know you can't eat good dim sum here."

Lan Tianwei said a few words, Zhao Qiwen couldn't wait to open the briefcase, took out six iron boxes from it, opened it and looked, it was full of some Chinese and Western pastries.

"Uncle Lan, is my father's health okay?"

"Okay, before leaving, your father asked me to tell you, behave well, restrain your temperament, and when the battle is over, I will transfer you back to China, your grandfather misses you, and your daughter-in-law misses you."

Lan Tian Wei said a few words, and then changed the conversation and said: "But when to end the war, this is not up to us, what your father means is that in this peace talks, Britain must be sincere, as for what sincerity is, I can guess that Britain will completely withdraw from Asia." ”

"That's going to have to be fought."

"yes. The British government is also tough, this Washington negotiation, that is a marathon negotiation, when the result of the negotiation, no one knows, now, we still have to be ready to continue to fight. ”

"The army here in Sindh is insufficient, and if we really want to fight, we have to increase our troops."

Lan Tianwei nodded and said: "Don't worry about this, Myanmar's railway network has been fully restored, and the navy's transport fleet is also stepping up to transport land to Kolkata, in a few days, an infantry brigade and an armored regiment will arrive in the Sindh area, and as soon as the train arrives, the defense here will be handed over to the newly arrived troops, as for you, after a few days of rest, you will transfer to Balochistan, where the air force is also needed." ”

"Balochistan? Isn't it liberated? Could it be that there is something going on on the Iranian side? ”

"Yes. The Shah of Iran, dissatisfied with the British government's arrogance, had sent people to the 'Asian Liberation Front' for help, and the center thought that this might be an opportunity to intervene directly in Iranian affairs. Actually, I came here this time, and the inspection was secondary, mainly to find a port in South Asia and West Asia that could be used as a naval base, and the Kuchi Bay area is good, but if Iran falls to us, the center would prefer to be able to lease an area in the Strait of Hormuz as a naval base, and I may stay here in Sindh for a few more days, waiting for the central telegram, and if this is feasible, I may fly to the Iranian side again, which is another key direction of the current central strategy. ”

As soon as Lan Tianwei said this, Zhao Qiwen came over in a confession, no wonder Lan Tianwei specifically asked about the hydrogeography of Kuchi Bay at the meeting just now, it turned out that the central government was planning to lease a military base here, considering the importance of the Arabian Sea, the central move is also a strategic move, but I don't know what the British government will think.

"Britain is certainly not happy about a Chinese military base in the Arabian Sea." Zhao Qiwen said with a smile.

Lan Tianwei also smiled, shook his head, and said: "Britain is nothing, anyway, the Sino-British war is not over yet, and the British opposition center is not worried at all, and the center is actually worried about the Soviet Union now." ”

"The Soviet Union? Did the Soviet Union still want to go south? Zhao Qiwen asked.

"Since the time of Imperial Russia, the Russian government has always hoped to get a real warm water port, the Iranian plateau is the first target of Russia to the south, and now the Russian Far East is controlled by the Far Eastern Republic, the only real outlet that the Soviet Union can use to the sea is the ports of Europe, and the ports of the Black Sea are basically chicken ribs, so the Soviet government very much hopes to be able to go south to find a new warm water port, and the recent war between Turkmenistan and Iran is the proof of the Soviet Union's southward strategy."

"The Turkish-Iranian war is over." Zhao Qiwen reminded.

"Yes, since the signing of the London Mutual Defense Treaty, there has been a behind-the-scenes deal between Britain and the Soviet Union, and the Turkish-Iranian War has ended, although we do not know the details of this behind-the-scenes deal, but the central speculation is that perhaps Britain has agreed to the Soviet Union to build a railway through the Iranian plateau and lease a port to the Soviet Union in the Persian Gulf, perhaps, this is an important reason for the conflict between the Iranian king and the British."

Before Lan Tianwei finished analyzing, a staff officer had already walked into the conference room, holding a copy of a telegram in his hand, and when he took the telegram, Lan Tianwei raised his eyebrows.

"It seems that the Japanese government is already eager to try, and a war between Japan and Australia may break out soon, and once Japan and Australia go to war, it is difficult to guess the position of the US government. If the British government tries to delay the peace talks, our country should take decisive action to stop the negotiations and immediately resume the offensive in an effort to control maritime traffic in the Arabian Sea as soon as possible and seize the strategic initiative. ”