When the task force of the People's Liberation Army (PLA) participating in the exercise arrived near Nansha, the task force composed of the US aircraft carrier "John Stonis" and the aircraft carrier "Ronald Reagan" also approached within 150 nautical miles of the Nansha Islands. The two fleets, which are powerful in the South China Sea, can be seen from reconnaissance satellite images that they are both heading in the same direction, and there is a possibility that they will collide in a few hours.

"The U.S. fleet is menacing." Major General Xue Chenguang pointed to the situation on the big screen with a grim face, and said to a group of generals and colonels in the headquarters. As the commander-in-chief of the PLA's headquarters for this large-scale maritime exercise, Rear Admiral Xue Chenguang, deputy commander of the South China Sea Fleet, was in charge of the Chongqing aircraft carrier.

"Where has the submarine detachment arrived now?" Xue Chenguang asked after sighing.

"According to the plan, they should be here now," Rear Admiral Ding Desheng, chief of staff of the South China Sea Fleet, crackled a few times, called up the battle plan of his fleet's submarines, and pointed to a certain sea area on the big screen.

"They will lurk on the northeast edge of the area where we announced the exercise, and if the US fleet dares to enter the temporary exercise operation area we have demarcated, it will enter the combat range of their latent sea area, and then we can determine whether to launch an attack according to the situation, and once the attack is launched, their primary goal is to sink the US aircraft carrier at all costs."

When it comes to doing whatever it takes, Chief of Staff Ding Desheng accentuated his tone, Xue Chenguang certainly knows the meaning behind this, once the latent submarine launches an attack, it will expose the target to the US aircraft carrier formation, and with the anti-submarine capability of the US task force, the submarine that launches the attack almost only has the opportunity to attack in the first wave.

"The combat mission of the submarine detachment is very heavy, the anti-submarine capability of the US aircraft carrier formation is very strong, Mai Shaoqing and they have to face two squadrons of Viking anti-submarine aircraft and at least three squadrons of Ramps anti-submarine helicopter attacks on the sea, and they have to deal with the Ohio-class nuclear-powered submarines of the US army under the sea, and it will be very dangerous once the target is exposed." Ding Desheng continued.

"This battle is not only Mai Shaoqing, we are all facing a lot of pressure, the US military is a variable, even if we have made more preparations in advance, it is not enough, now we need to take Nansha as soon as possible, relying on the island defense operation, in order to get out of the current predicament." Xue Chenguang said categorically.

"In terms of the navy, we do not have an advantage, and we cannot compete with the US military by relying on the strength of the navy alone, and only by taking Nanwei Island, Thitu Island and other islands as soon as possible to form an island chain defense, and stationing the main fighters of the HNA to gain air control can we defeat the US aircraft carrier group. How are the landing troops preparing to seize the island now? ”

"The Changbaishan landing ship, which is responsible for attacking Thitu Island and other islands, has already entered the attack position and is waiting for the command headquarters to issue an operational order at any time, while the Jinggangshan landing ship that assaulted Spratly Island, under the protection of the frigates Yueyang and Yuncheng, has already entered a 20-nautical-mile range of Spratly Island, and the Wuzhi-19 armed helicopter on board can launch an air attack at any time." Ding Desheng opened the entire operational schematic diagram of the exercise fleet and explained.

"Command! The attack groups of Changbaishan and Jinggangshan immediately launched the combat mission of landing and seizing the island, and they must take the proposed target within 4 hours! Clearing the way for the Air Force to enter the station. Xue Chenguang ordered.

At this critical moment, there is no room for him to hesitate anymore.

Ten nautical miles off Thitu Island. When the cruising landing ship Changbaishan received the order, the officers and men of the 1st Battalion of the 66th Marine Brigade, which was in charge of the landing operation, were nervously making various preparations in the huge dock cabin.

Since this was the first battle of the 66th Marine Brigade to join the PLA, it was of great significance, so despite facing dozens of soldiers defending the island in the weak brigade of Filipino maids, Long Shaofeng still came to the front line in person, ready to lead the team to complete this first battle task.

"Captain Long, you have a good look, I promise to complete the task beautifully, so you don't have to get on the boat yourself." Lieutenant Colonel Ma Weishi, commander of the 1st Battalion of the 66th Marine Brigade, advised, "You have to be on the boat, and the brothers can't let go of your hands and feet." ”

The last sentence revealed Ma Weishi's true thoughts, "Get out, Ma Sanbao, how many times have I told you, now we are the People's Liberation Army, and we want to call the chief," Long Shaofeng heard it angrily and laughed, "When did Lao Tzu become a burden to you." In terms of marksmanship and tactical movements, there are a few of you who can compare to Lao Tzu. ”

Ma Weishi was scolded by Long Shaofeng and didn't care, the 1st battalion was the elite of the elite brought out by Long Shaofeng, when Long Shaofeng was the battalion commander, Ma Weishi was the company commander of the 1st company, this relationship was slowly deepened in the bursts of scolding, and the word commander couldn't be changed for a while.

"After all, bullets don't have long eyes," Ma Weishi muttered in a low voice, "Besides, there are only dozens of Philippine troops, and none of the brothers is enough." ”

"Okay, Ma Sanbao, don't mutter, it's okay if Lao Tzu doesn't go," Long Shaofeng was a little annoyed by Ma Weishi's chatter, shook his hand and said, "It must be clean and neat, and zero casualties can give our 66 Brigade Commander face." After saying the request, Long Shaofeng added, "If there is a heavy firepower point, don't be stupid and don't rush a few times, you must call for air fire support and naval artillery support in time, this battle is not only our 66th Brigade, but also the first battle of our PLA Navy in Nansha. ”

Although he has not joined the People's Liberation Army for a few days, as a senior officer entrusted with important tasks, Long Shaofeng has begun to have the overall sense of honor and belonging of the People's Liberation Army.

"Yes, Chief Ma!" Ma Weishi saluted very standardly this time, saying that after receiving Shangguan's instructions, he would definitely complete the task perfectly.

With the order of the captain of the Changbai Mountain, all the combat positions of the landing ship immediately took action, and an eel-class hovercraft began to warm up and rise, and the hull gradually rose, and soon stood up like a wild horse. The prepared hovercraft began to reverse and slide towards the stern gate. Two minutes later, with a huge roar, the eel-class hovercraft slid into the sea with a beautiful cloud of water mist, and Ma Weishi led the members of the 1st Battalion and 1st Company of the 66th Marine Brigade into the sea in full armor......

The hovercraft with one hundred and twenty marines and a light wheeled armored vehicle drew a huge white track in the blue waters of Nansha, and soon accelerated to a high speed of 50 knots, rushing to Thitu Island not far away, and in the sky, four Wuzhi 19 type armed helicopters escorted the hovercraft, not far away, two 054A-class frigates showed the fangs of their naval guns, and the 100 mm naval guns emitted a chilling cold light.