"The combat power of the 001 aircraft carrier is worrying, and it retreats without a fight in front of the USS Reagan aircraft carrier battle group?"

"More details exposed, 1,000 kilometers together, the Liaoning fled in despair?"

"J-20 scared off by EA-18? Fourth-generation aircraft, nothing but that? ”

"If you want to correct your name, you can only fight!"

"Humiliation, the Qing Dynasty is still there!"

......

After the release of the press release with ulterior motives of the US side, there was no doubt that the message "Retreat without a fight? ”

"More details exposed, gather 1,000 kilometers together, and flee from the wind?"

"Fourth-generation aircraft is nothing more than that?!"

"If you want to correct your name, you can only fight!"

After the publication of the manuscript with ulterior motives, there is no doubt that it will bring a turbulent tide of public opinion.

No one can blame netizens for being irrational, you know, it's a bit too much to have been in various situations recently.

……

Lose face.

It's the only word that you can think of.

You must know that when the aircraft carrier was launched, it was overwhelmingly praised and praised.

The most advanced radar system, the world's most powerful gas turbine, and the only aircraft carrier with fourth-generation aircraft

Someone even once made a comparison that in the case of being equipped with 055 destroyers, the aircraft carrier formation can play a crushing battle damage ratio even in the face of the opponent's most advanced aircraft carrier formation.

Many people even think that we can really dominate the ocean.

But now?

……

"It's really embarrassing to throw it at grandma's house this time, I really don't want to fight and don't have to be so cowardly, right? As for being too scared to move? ”

"Upstairs, you're mistaken, it's not that you don't dare to move, it's that you ran away without seeing it."

The weird comments have swept through almost all the forums, and at such times, it is impossible for anyone to try to guide and change the direction of the wind.

The limit of what can be achieved is to restrict some overly violent comments, but the restrictions are not as fast as posting, especially some typical information that has been widely disseminated, and blind restrictions can only trigger a greater backlash.

On the other hand, at the regular press conference, this issue was also repeatedly raised.

From the initial evasion and non-response, to the later emphasis on normal sailing activities, to the small disclosure of the tracking and anti-tracking struggle between J-20 and J-16D and the other side, each new statement will attract greater dissatisfaction.

Not responding? Not responding is a void of heart.

Responding that it was normal sailing activities? So you explain what it means to explain an acute turn?

In this case, not many people will seriously think about the logic behind it, and no one will have the patience to analyze it from a macro perspective.

There is only one answer to what everyone wants:

Can we do it?

And, if we really can't, what do we have to lose?

At the forum, someone explained the impact of this incident very professionally.

Turning to escape means that he has taken the initiative to give up control of that sea area, and it also means that the foot that has just stepped out towards the deep blue has retracted.

And this shrinkage, if you want to step out again, it is not so easy.

……

From a military point of view, once there is a gap in one line of defense, then the entire line of defense must be abandoned.

It is necessary to retreat – where is it possible?

Only the coastline.

This also means that we have completely lost the opportunity to "keep the enemy out of the country", and it also means that those fragile but precious modern cities on the southeast coast will be completely exposed to the fire of the other side.

Step back, step by step

As the popularity of this post grew, so did public opinion.

Everyone expressed their dissatisfaction in various languages.

——

They feel like they're putting pressure on them.

But in fact, the funny thing is that the biggest pressure is actually given to the public opinion department.

Especially Li Xiang.

And the military?

They don't care about any comments from the outside at all, because every step of their way, has already been planned.

Even this unexpected encounter, after evaluation, was judged to be "correctly handled".

They were like indifferent hunters, ignoring the buzzing of flies beside them, just clenching their shotguns and quietly waiting for that decisive moment

On the sea.

A few days after the incident, Jalen sat in the bar again, but this time, the look on his face was much more relaxed.

Patrick was still beside him, and the latter's expression was one of regret.

"It's a pity that this time they weren't fooled. If they can swallow the bait, I'm afraid we'll be besieging them near the volcanic archipelago with the USS Washington. ”

"It's the perfect hunting ground. Backed by the Ryukyu Islands, there is the Yokosuka base in the north, the island base in the south, and the Washington and Washington bases in the east. ”

"Once they are surrounded, they can't escape anyway."

"When the time comes, the so-called confrontation situation will be over without happening at all."

"In that position, even their air force has no way to support it at all. Unfortunately, he was much more alert than we expected. ”

Hearing his words, Jay Lun nodded subconsciously.

"That's true. It wasn't nice to be used as bait, but I was ready to play with them even from the beginning. ”

"Who knows, they simply do not respond to our provocations - can you imagine? At the moment of electromagnetic interference, the only thought in my mind was, it's over, today is my last day. ”

"But I didn't expect that the reason why they interfered was just to cover the evacuation."

"I can't figure out why they're so cautious"

"Timid, but smart."

Patrick interrupted Jalen and said with a little emotion:

"If it weren't for such 'cowardice', they wouldn't be worthy of being our opponents."

"All in all, we have lost their traces once again, and it is impossible to achieve de facto results."

"But at least, in terms of momentum, we have the upper hand."

"'Flee from the wind', this kind of news is really inflammatory, even I almost believe it, this is our victory."

Jay Lun hummed in agreement, and then continued to ask:

"And what's next? How do we do it? ”

"We're not here to scare people, we can't force them back and then turn around and go home, right?"

"Of course not."

Patrick spread his hands and replied:

"No one will know the specific strategy."

"But there is an open message, and that is that we will continue to go west, through Okinawa for supplies, and maneuver in the direction of Akao Island."

"We're going to build a defensive line there, divide the sea, and keep the shipping lanes open."

"It doesn't sound simple."

Jay Lun said thoughtfully.

"Of course, it's not easy, we're going to be under pressure from both fleets at the same time, and we could be threatened by the H-20."

"It's not a joke this time"

Speaking of this, Patrick sighed.

"I hope everything goes well, go back this time, I'm going to get married."

"It's going to go well."

Jay said affirmatively.

At the same time, inside the war room.

Luan Yijun sat in the middle of the conference room, and the big screen was the dynamic information of the enemy situation after summarizing the latest intelligence.

In front of the big screen, Cao Gangchuan was holding a laser pointer in one hand and an open memo in the other, introducing the latest situation to everyone in the war room.

Therefore, judging from the information fed back by satellites and reconnaissance planes, at least two battle groups of the opposing side are maneuvering in the direction of Okinawa."

"It is obvious that the ultimate target of the other side cannot be the Okinawa base, where two battle groups cannot be accommodated for replenishment at the same time."

"Our judgment is that after the resupply is completed, the Reagan should continue to move westward, and after crossing the Ryukyu Islands, it will enter the interior of the first island chain and reach the vicinity of Chiwei Island."

"It is very likely that they will unite with the island nation and organize small-scale exercises here to further stir up the situation at sea."

"At the same time, when it enters the waters off Akao Island, the Reagan will be a nail in the coffin in our main shipping lane."

"If necessary, they can cut off the route from north to south at any time, which is consistent with the strategy we deduced in previous exercises."

"The Washington, on the other hand, is likely to re-enter the waters of Shimonji Island after the outcrop of Guam."

"There, they have a small supply base that will be able to extend the time of self-sustaining at sea for the USS Washington battle group."

"This aircraft carrier formation is likely to be tested as a reserve force, targeting our formation."

Speaking of this, Cao Gangchuan breathed a sigh of relief, and after seeing that everyone did not question or object, he continued:

"In addition, we judge that the third formation, the Roosevelt, which originally entered the Pacific Ocean, is likely to have passed through the Bass Strait and is maneuvering in the direction of Dongsha."

"But so far, we haven't grasped the exact movement and location of the other party."

"And this aircraft carrier formation is likely to be the key to victory and defeat, obviously, the other side thinks the same way."

Hearing his words, everyone in the war room nodded one after another, and there was a more or less "happy" look on their faces.

Fortunately, so far, all the activities of the other party's three formations are basically consistent with our predictions in the previous exercise.

This means that most of the strategies that have been developed before are still available.

If you can be one step ahead of your opponent in strategy, the balance of war will tilt more than one degree.

After Cao Gangchuan introduced the situation, everyone in the war room immediately began to discuss the corresponding strategy and layout, and these discussions converged into one of the most critical questions at the end:

Liaoning ship, where should it go?

According to the planned plan of the exercise, it should go to a certain center line area immediately after completing its supply, as a pinnacle for an all-out offensive.

But the disadvantage of this strategy has already been evident in the exercise, that is, the shortage of troops on the Eastern Front.

During the exercise, the East China Sea Fleet paid the price of almost destroying the formation in order to complete the task of blocking the attack.

Do we really have to do it in such a tragic way?

It doesn't seem like there's no other way, right?

Luan Yijun stared at the sand table with a frown, and after a long time, he suddenly said in an almost completely unanimous decisive tone:

"We don't have to be passive defensive."

"If, on the premise of determining the position of the other party, we take the initiative to force back and make the other party completely incapacitated?"

"It's not some incredible strategy. But before we can do that, we have to take advantage of it. ”

"Chiwei Island, as long as we arrive earlier than them, we can establish an air defense identification zone in advance and monitor all key positions through AWACS aircraft."

"This is a battleground for soldiers-—— no matter what, we can't give up!"

(End of chapter)