The content of the cipher is a short sentence:

"I know that the 'project' is progressing smoothly, and after arriving in Khabarovsk, we will stand by and wait for instructions on the next move."

Facts have proved that Long Yun's intuition is still very insightful about the speculation of the war situation in the Far East.

As the situation changed day by day, the clouds of war gradually piled up over the Pacific Ocean, and although the Red Navy and the U.S. Navy had an ocean-going contest, the rhythm of the outbreak was more rapid than that of ordinary battles, although the decision-makers of both sides expected.

In the vast North Pacific, from a distance, two huge fleets from a distance, head-on, and mighty warships cleaving the waves, against the backdrop of the sea surface that is almost as smooth as a mirror on a large scale, are just inconspicuous leaves and flat boats; With modern battlefield detection methods, the clarion call of war has not really sounded, and the commanders who have seen the overall situation have already felt the existence of the other side, and the mixed excitement and apprehension are also becoming higher and higher.

Imperceptibly, just after the New Year in the parallel world, the group of US Navy ships, which had been heading west for several days, approached Kamchatka and assembled about 1,500 nautical miles southeast of Petropavlovsk.

A month after the war in the Far East began, he was ordered to attack, and the U.S. Navy Third Fleet and Seventh Fleet were indeed strong.

Facing the strong winds of the ocean in the cold winter season, and on the starry night in the Northwest Pacific, the "George Washington" and "John F. Kennedy" aircraft carrier battle groups from their home port in San Diego joined the "Theodore Roosevelt" battle group from Pearl Harbor in the waters near 40 degrees north latitude and 160 degrees west longitude.

After the troops were united, the two warship formations quickly completed the unification of their command organs, forming a three-aircraft carrier battle group, a typical lineup of the US Navy operating in high-threat waters.

"Three aircraft carrier battle groups". Name implies. That is, with three nuclear-powered heavy aircraft carriers as the core. Together with the escort ships sent by the two fleets, there are a total of six Ticonderoga-class air defense cruisers, four new-generation Arleigh Burke-class air defense destroyers, four Spruance-class multipurpose destroyers, in addition to seven Perry-class frigates, and one Sacramento-class fast combat support ship (actually a supply ship).

Such a luxurious configuration is in line with the typical positioning of the U.S. Navy's aircraft carrier battle group, even in the face of the Soviet Navy, an old enemy. That is to say, all combat operations are carried out around heavy aircraft carriers, and the primary objective of escort ships is air defense and antisubmarine warfare, shielding the enemy's underwater and air combat forces beyond the 300-nautical-mile defense line, and the carrier-based aircraft units on the aircraft carriers will complete the main assault tasks against the enemy's forces on the surface and land.

There are a large number of warships on the surface, and the underwater force allocation of the aircraft carrier battle group is also very abundant.

According to the general aircraft carrier combat scheme, a U.S. Navy aircraft carrier battle group is equipped with about three attack nuclear submarines.

However, during the war, a large number of attack nuclear submarines of the U.S. Navy were on forward combat missions, and the Pacific Command believed that the Russians' submarine forces were the same. The role of underwater forces is also limited in large-scale naval battles. For this reason, only four "Los Angeles" class attack nuclear submarines were assigned to the battle group, and one new "Seawolf" class attack nuclear submarine was used as a supplement, which was mainly used to counter the infiltration of nuclear submarines of the Red Navy and strengthen the anti-submarine power of the entire battle group.

Even on the surface and under the water, a full 30 warships of all sizes swarmed out, and for a time the Pacific Ocean was full of wind and dark clouds, and a tragic battle between the sea and the air was about to come.

The plan of such a huge expedition and the Americans' plan seemed very simple and straightforward.

According to an operational plan of the U.S. Pacific Command, the huge U.S. Navy three-carrier battle group cannot hide its whereabouts and will be discovered by the Russians soon.

Next, if the opponent chooses a decisive battle in the ocean, the US military will take advantage of the situation and engage in a hard-fought battle with the isolated Russian fleet in the depths of the ocean, and crush the opponent with the numerical superiority of aircraft carriers and carrier-based aircraft; On the contrary, if the Russians hesitated, the battle group would certainly not be able to go out and go straight home, and the opinion of the Pacific Command staff was to move further to the southern side of Kamchatka and then organize forces to launch air strikes on Petropavlovsk and other important targets.

In this case, if the Russians send a fleet as a result of the air strikes, the battle group could be assisted by the U.S. AirForce, and the Air Force's 19th Fighter Wing, which is newly deployed to several air bases in northeastern Japan and equipped with the latest F-15E Strike Eagles, will play a role.

All in all, either a decisive battle in the depths of the ocean far from land, or an initiative to attack Kamchatka, if the Russians blindly preserve their strength, the US military can successfully carry out an offensive operation to relieve the strategic pressure in the Far East; And if the opponent chooses a decisive battle in the ocean, the U.S. Navy, which has strong naval and air strength, is also confident that it will win the battle, and it can also eliminate the real threat of the Russian Pacific Fleet.

A military victory, combined with the loud clamor of the propaganda department, can extricate the anxious government and military from the exhaustion of coping with the situation, and take a breath under the pressure of public opinion and the anxious mentality of the people.

Next, if conditions allow, you can even consider launching a new campaign to sweep away the decline in Europe or the Middle East, so that the outcome of the war is still unknown, and there are still uncertainties!

The Americans probably thought so, but they soon realized that they had made a mistake.

The so-called "ocean-going decisive battle" is a mistake in strategic judgment if we simply compare the naval strength of the United States and the Soviet Union, especially when it comes to the two huge ship groups on both sides of the Pacific Ocean that are moving in the opposite direction.

According to the results of the campaign deduction of the Far Eastern Theater Command, the Soviet military commanders in power had a clear understanding of the capabilities of the Red Navy, but on this basis, the command still issued a series of orders in accordance with the instructions of the National Defense Committee and the General Staff.

Lieutenant General Viktor Rezenov, who and the whole set of battle plans he proposed, were supported in closed-door negotiations with the supreme command body, and this was one of the fundamental reasons why the Red Giant raised its sails and prepared for a decisive battle with its old enemy.

Of course, outsiders do not know the specific situation of this, and Long Yun, who is on standby at the base outside Khabarovsk, waiting for the An-124B and the White No. 20 plane to transfer to the field together, although he knows the general movement of the Red Navy, he does not know how his plan has pushed the wheels of war.

The phrase "'project' is progressing smoothly" does not refer to the An-124B carrying the Su-27M2, but to the implementation of the Red Navy's ocean-going combat plan.

Seeing such a secret telegram, since the Theater Command told him that "progress is going smoothly", in other words, in the distant ocean where the smoke and waves are vast and rough, the Red Navy warships that have been dispatched in a big way have already discovered the traces of the main force of the US military, and even further said that the ships of the two sides should have made substantial contact, and then, if neither side takes the initiative to retreat, then the decisive battle should be within a day or two.

As a pilot, Long Yun didn't know much about the battle on the ocean, and he couldn't imagine the specific battle situation.

However, judging from the many large-scale naval battles recorded in history, since it is a battle in which aircraft carriers participate, there are far fewer opportunities for direct confrontation between surface ships, and the battle mode of the fleets of the United States and the Soviet Union will certainly not be a missile queue shooting battle in which surface warships play the leading role, but more like the US and Japanese aircraft carrier formations in World War II.

The rhythm of the battle is unpredictable, once the opportunity is seized, it is a thunderous all-round assault, whether it is aircraft carriers, fighters or weapons have made tremendous progress in the past few decades, detection technology has also advanced by leaps and bounds, but a contest between aircraft carrier formations, the combat area is many times larger than in World War II, but the operational principle hidden under the fiery surface has never changed.

So, in such a life-and-death duel, what role can Viktor Rezenov play?

The basis for the decision-making of the command body is the report of Comrade Lieutenant General, but for Long Yun, who controls this identity, he needs to give an answer himself.

The closer the fierce battle is, the more important it is to pay close attention to the work of intelligence secrecy, and Long Yun, who is sitting in Khabarovsk, does not get any latest news, in fact, he does not need it now, he takes a nap in the temporary rest room, squinting his eyes to recuperate, while sorting out the next battle plan.

Set off on the "Ruslan", rest on the transport plane, board and leave as soon as you receive the departure instructions, enter the battlefield to clear the enemy planes, and then land on a heavy aircraft-carrying cruiser......

One ring after another, the whole plan looks really exciting, but what really determines the outcome of the battle is only a decisive assault after entering the battlefield; With such a complex chain, every link does not allow business trips, and young people who are about to go on the expedition are inevitably a little nervous and excited.

How much change will one person, one fighter, bring to the mighty ocean sea warfare?

This kind of question, ordinary people will probably still be suspicious, or it is a simple and crude consideration of the problem, just compare the number and quality of fighters on both sides of the war, and then get a plausible answer, but Long Yun knows very well that it is not that he is boastful and arrogant, if the plan is implemented smoothly, even if he single-handedly participates in the ocean-going battle, the role he plays on the side of the Red Navy is likely to be "decisive". (To be continued......)