Ridgway also quickly understood what Bradley meant, indeed, as long as Jask could be captured in a short time, it was imperative to use these air forces. Now is indeed not the time to keep it.

"I understand, in that case, has the commander made up his mind to attack the Chinese Jask oil base?" Ridgway shifted the conversation to the point. What I said before is if, if you don't attack Jask, it's all in vain.

"The country wants us to counterattack Burma, but to put it lightly, it is not so easy to attack the Chinese army! His Excellency the President suffered a stroke and was paralyzed, and his head was a little unconscious. Bradley muttered, just as the two of them could hear. Then he said to Ridgway: "I decided to attack Jask, what do you think?" ”

"My thoughts, the commander knew early on, and attacking Jask was the best way to break the current situation. Not only can we cut off China's oil base, but we can also break our unfavorable deadlock. Attack Jask, I strongly agree, even if Washington blames it, I will share the charge of disobedience with the commander. Li Qiwei said in a solemn voice, and then said again with a slight worry: "I have always been worried, China's air force in Jask. It's so mysterious that until now, we don't even know what kind of model is inside. Even if there are only more than a hundred fighters, they should not be underestimated. ”

Bradley patted Ridgway on the shoulder and said, "Thank you!" Hopefully, our decision will really be able to reverse the decline. As for the Chinese fighters, I think we will know when we attack. Anyway, air superiority, I have never been extravagant. ”

After speaking. Bradley shook his head, a little self-deprecating in his heart: when he encountered the Chinese army, he became less confident.

As Bradley said, this place is too close to China, and China is a great fighter power, and it can only be delusional to compete with China for air supremacy here.

"Having said that, it is still important to occupy air supremacy for a short period of time. It's better for our offense. Li Qiwei didn't understand this truth, but it was just a short-term air supremacy. It's still very important. Even if it's only for a few days. It's also totally sufficient. If there is no air supremacy, then this surprise attack will be very troublesome.

"I also understand this reason, we still have 500 fighters with excellent performance. No matter how mysterious the Chinese fighter in Jask is. No matter how strong it is. We can also heap them to death with numbers. A short period of air supremacy is not a slim chance for our current balance of forces. "Bradley never wanted to occupy permanent air supremacy. Just a few days will be enough. Later, more on that later.

Both of them are in the first department of the American Infantry Academy, and they have not only held important positions in the Infantry Academy, but also have a strong comradeship and friendship. Unlike many of the copper-smelling Americans, at least the two of them can stand together.

After the two men finished discussing, they immediately convened a meeting of senior officers. After the arrival of high-ranking generals such as Britain and France, after some introduction and planning, they also determined the plan and specific time for the attack.

In Chakhbahar, near Jask, Iran, 30,000 Allied troops were ready, waiting for orders to attack. The coastal areas were still British territory, and the proximity of Chakhbahar and Jask also became a bridgehead for the Allied attack on Jask.

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15th year of ZTE, October 20.

In the Middle East, where there is some cool breeze, the sky in the east is slightly pale in the early morning, and the sun has risen. Just ten hours after Bradley and Ridgway had discussed, it was in the early hours of this morning.

The busy docks of Jask are as busy as ever, and before dawn arrives, it's already bustling with activity. Many Middle Easterners come here to work for the Chinese, although it is hard and tiring, but they can earn a salary that can make people blush every month.

The most feared thing in this era is to have no strength, but not find something to do. Or the daily work is extremely heavy, but you can only get a little salary that can't even fill your stomach. Doing things, tired to death, and still hungry in the end. If you don't do things, you have no hope at all. This is a true portrayal of the society at that time.

The Jask wharf, which China has been building for more than ten years, has become an important outlet to the sea in the Gulf region, with busy waterway traffic, and a large fleet of oil tankers docking every day to transport oil back to China.

Today is no exception, the sky is slightly bright, and the quieter pier at night begins to bustle. Workers also came to work in droves, and the pipes were put on the tankers and began to inject crude oil into the tankers.

Zheng Zhuo is an old captain of Longteng Group, commanding a fleet of ocean-going oil tankers, all of which are 100,000 tons or more. Every trip to the Middle East, he brings back more than a million tons of crude oil.

The 150,000-ton oil tanker that went to sea for the first time under his feet is the latest crystallization of China's shipbuilding industry. 150,000 tons, which means that its carrying capacity has been increased by half compared with the previous 100,000-ton oil tankers. It is the largest ocean-going oil tanker in China so far. The volume, which is not smaller than the capital ships in active service in China, is a giant among tankers.

Holding his right hand on the railing outside the cockpit, he watched the rising sun in the distance, blowing a somewhat salty sea breeze. The sleeve on the left flutters in the wind, like a narrow flag. Anyone with a discerning eye can see that Zheng Zhuo is missing a left hand.

Speaking of this lost left hand, it has to go back to the battle in which the Kunlunshan Battleship Squadron of the South China Sea Fleet annihilated the Japanese Third Fleet. Although the Japanese did little damage to the battleship detachment at that time, some shells still hit the Chinese warships.

At that time, Zheng Zhuo was a navy member of the battleship detachment and the gun commander of the No. 3 turret of the Kunlun Mountain. During the naval battle, a small-caliber grenade hit the side of the ship next to turret No. 3, and shrapnel from the explosion hit him in the left hand.

After that, he had no choice but to retire, and after his injury recovered, he was assigned to the ocean company under the Longteng Group and became a captain. Over time, with his extensive sailing experience, he rose through the ranks, and today he is the leader of one of several large fleets in the Sino-Ocean Group.

In fact, he is not satisfied with the current situation, and he has nothing else to ask for in this position. His monthly salary is in China, and he also belongs to the kind of high-end income group. When it comes to money, he doesn't pursue it very much.

The comrades-in-arms who were in the navy with him back then are now captains of capital ships, and generally they are also captains of new-style cruisers. One is the captain and the other is the captain, which is not a concept of rank at all. For these comrades-in-arms, while he was happy for them, he was also very envious of them.

In his opinion, a man's home is on a warship, galloping across the ocean. Instead of staying on a tanker, every day is the same life. It's boring, and there's no passion. Pension is very good, but for a man who has just reached forty, it is very difficult to experience the surging days and the boring life for more than ten years.

Not only Zheng Zhuo, but also many veterans who retired because of injuries also have this idea. Some of them went to help their comrades guard the graves, and some went to work. Different work, same thoughts.

Not far from Jask, seven majestic warships were sailing. This is naval etiquette, in a simple exchange. Four were cruiser formations stationed at the Jask oil base, and three were tanker fleet escort formations.

Three state-of-the-art anti-aircraft cruisers, equipped with the latest anti-aircraft phalanx. The four anti-submarine destroyers, each also equipped with three anti-aircraft phalanxes, are full-time anti-submarine destroyers, and are also equipped with China's most advanced sonar system. Each is also equipped with an anti-submarine helicopter.

On the seven warships, China's golden dragon flag is flying, constantly demonstrating China's strength to the Middle East.

Every time he came to Jask, Zheng Zhuo would stand at the top of the tanker, looking at the warships in the distance, and watching the latest military technology crystallization of the Chinese Empire. How many times he had imagined that he was a member of the naval force of these warships, and at this time he was standing on the bridge of the ship, feeling the great power of the empire in the sea.

"Captain, I'm envious again."

"Yes! If it weren't for the injury, I'm afraid the captain would have been at least the captain of the capital ship. ”

"It's a pity, I also signed up for the navy at the beginning, but my physical fitness was not up to par and I was eliminated. It's a pity. ”

"Driving an oil tanker, where there is a warship is enjoyable. Especially like the latest destroyer in the Empire, I heard that the speed can reach forty knots, which is really too powerful. ”

"This big guy under our feet, the highest speed is only seventeen knots, and we usually walk fifteen knots, there is no way to compare!"

"At the end of the last escort for us, I also ran up to take a look, and the driver's cab was completely different from ours. Not at all a level. ”

"I've seen it too, and I really hope that in my lifetime, I can sail a warship."

"Come on! You think a warship is an oil tanker! Don't look like we're going to be able to get this big guy moving, and when you get on the warship, it's not like that at all. These are two completely different concepts. ”

"Well, I've also heard that piloting a warship is completely different from an ordinary ship, it seems to be very complicated, and there are a lot of issues to pay attention to."

"One of my fellow countrymen is the navy, and he is also responsible for warship piloting, and I heard him say that he learned to drive warships at the beginning, but it took two years to completely play it."

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Listening to the conversation coming from the wheelhouse of the tanker, a smile appeared on the corner of Zheng Zhuo's mouth. He was very fond of these young people who worked with him, and they were full of vitality. Many of them have signed up for the army, but for some reason, they have been eliminated. Speaking of passion and blood, they have the same passion and enthusiasm as tens of millions of Chinese sons and daughters.

Just as the eastern sky was gradually reflected in the morning sun that was about to come out, a terrible siren suddenly sounded on seven Chinese warships in the distance. The same sirens rang out throughout the dock. (To be continued.) )