Chapter 5: Golden Spears and Silver Wheels (Part 1)

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  Socialist Republic of Vietnam, in the command center of the Southeast Asian War Zone Command of the Chinese People's National Defense Army located in the suburbs of Ho Chi Minh City, General Qian Xiao, who had been working almost non-stop for 48 hours, couldn't help but feel a little overwhelmed after learning that the Chinese fleet had won a decisive victory in the "Natuna Islands Sea Battle", and leaned against the sofa in the rest room to take a nap.

  In the great hall of the command center, the staff who had just changed shifts were still busy, and the efforts of the navy had only opened the door to victory for China, but the road ahead was equally long. General Ren Lingyu, who had just drunk coffee, returned to his post, and on the wall of his office, a clear plasma color TV was broadcasting a press conference held by the Ministry of National Defense in Beijing.

  Spokesman for the Ministry of National Defense of the People's Federation Republic of China, Colonel Sun Yuxin, stood in front of the flashing camera lights and declared to the world China's stance on the Indonesian civil war. "At 14:13 Beijing time on September 13th, 2007, our South Sea Fleet's First Sea-Air Attack Group encountered a fierce conflict with the Japanese Maritime Self-Defense Force's Second Escort Flotilla in the waters between Badas Island Reef and Tamelan Island Reef near the equator at longitude 103 degrees east. After a two-hour intense battle, our fleet was forced to sink the Japanese warship within Indonesian territorial waters in self-defense and to maintain peace and stability in the South China Sea region. The Chinese government can only express regret over this conflict and hopes that the Japanese government will exercise restraint to avoid further clashes between the two militaries in Indonesia and the South China Sea."

  When answering the reporter's question, an American female journalist with long golden curly hair asked how to interpret China's fleet continuing to fire at Japan's warships after they lost their combat effectiveness. Sun Yukun smiled slightly and replied: "Remind all of you journalists that this conflict occurred near the international main navigation line. The Japanese ships destroyed still floating on the sea will bring great inconvenience to the transportation of East Asian countries and even international navigation. In order to maintain the unobstructed navigation of the Nansha Islands and the entire South China Sea, the Chinese Navy fired at those ships after all Japanese sailors left the ship, sinking them. This 'cleaning up' behavior should not be called 'excessive self-defense', right?" Looking at Sun Yukun's polite smile, Ren Lianying also responded with a knowing smile.

  "What will our army do about the Japanese Self-Defense Force's almost-completed airport on Torishima Island?" Looking at the layered satellite remote sensing maps on the computer screen, Ren Lianyu suddenly thought that it seemed that no one had ever mentioned an attack plan for this island since he took over the command of the Southeast Asian theater, as if the island had never existed. Knowing the discipline in the army, no matter what position you hold, when it's not time for you to know, even if the whole world knows, you may still be completely unaware.

  "If you were handed over to Commander Ren Lingyu for handling, what would you do?" The Southeast Asian War Zone Air Force Commander of the Chinese People's National Defense Army, General Ma Yiling, heard Ren Lingyu's question but did not respond directly. Instead, he turned his head and asked back.

  "Of course, if it were a normal island-seizing operation, I would have my bombers and surface warships completely destroy the enemy's military installations on the island. However, considering the strategic importance of Torishima Island and the Japanese Self-Defense Forces' well-equipped but not yet systematic military facilities built on the island, I would consider sending special forces to infiltrate and seize the island. If the air force can deploy fighter jets as tactical artillery and provide firepower support, then 1,000 elite soldiers from our special forces can quickly control the entire island."

  Ran Linglei roughly planned it out, and a mature battle plan had already surfaced.

  The large screen in the command center was filled with the Y-8S type large transport aircraft of the Chinese People's Liberation Army's rapid reaction force roaring off the runway of a frontline military base in southern Vietnam, and the command center erupted into long applause and cheers.

  "Not a bad plan. However, someone in Japan's 'Nanyang Dispatch Army' had already proposed a similar plan half a month ago when they started building the Wuri Island and even volunteered to command this operation."

  General Ma Yiliang's face suddenly turned somewhat unsightly.

  "Oh! Who is it?" Ren Lingyun asked, completely unaware of the ominous aura in the air. "It's a female instructor from the Jinlan Bay Military Base's Marine Corps..."

  Ma Yiling's words were cut off halfway by Ren Lingyu's angry roar. "It was Zifen. Who is it? Who approved this operation? Didn't you see the Japanese anti-aircraft missiles deployed on the island? Who is so irresponsible as to risk the lives of soldiers?"

  His eyes almost spat out flames, at this moment a man's emotions had overwhelmed his mission as a soldier.

  "It's me!" With a majestic voice, Qian Xiao Shang stood in front of Ren Ling Yu. "It's me. Perhaps you will say that our troops have many excellent commanders, why let a woman take on such a high-risk mission. Ah! War makes women leave. But if you saw the tears of Leng Ziyun like I did, you would let her go too. This is the 'letter' she gave you, it's what she entrusted me to give you after she left."

  Qian Xiao Shang Jiang handed over the "U" disk to Ren Ling Yu, who almost instantly inserted it into his own computer at a speed that could be described as snatching.

  "I'm sorry, Ling Yu. Forgive me for leaving without a word. Perhaps all of this is unimaginable to you, but for myself, it's the most clear-headed decision I've ever made in my life. As for our love story that started three years ago, I think those were the happiest moments of my life. However, being with you, I found myself becoming more and more unrecognizable. As an outstanding graduate of the Chinese People's Liberation Army Special Forces School, over the past three years, I've discovered that my life is drifting further and further away from the military. No matter where I go, people will always put me in a different category. I really don't want to continue like this; perhaps what I need is just to take off my uniform and be an ordinary woman by your side. But I couldn't do it - being a successful soldier is the pursuit of my life, and on this point, we are surprisingly similar. Well, goodbye Ling Yu, no need to tell me how difficult the road to Muri Island will be. Perhaps when we meet again, our story will have an ending." In the DV footage, by the end, Leng Zifeng is already in tears.

  "Marshal Ma, how will the air force provide cover for our special forces?" After watching the 5-minute DV, Ren Lingyu already knew the problem he was facing, and he couldn't blame anyone but himself.

  "12 SU-30MKs have already taken off and completed aerial refueling, they will enter the airspace of Weli Island in about 10 minutes. Another 24 JH-7C fighter-bombers are ready to take off at any time over the South China Sea." General Ma Yiling replied calmly as he saw Ren Lingyu slowly calm down.

  "Where is our special forces now?"

  Ren Lingyu shouted loudly at the door to the staff officers outside. Soon, the satellite map of the entire Wolli Island and its surrounding waters appeared on Ren Lingyu's computer.

  "This silly girl." Seeing the helicopter fleet of China's special forces approaching stealthily close to the sea surface near the almost completed military airport in Tanjung Pandan, a suburb of Danzhou, on the west end of Wuri Island, where Japan's Self-Defense Forces are stationed, Ren Lianyou said with a sense of pride. Almost at the same time, 12 SU-30MK multi-purpose fighter jets had entered the airspace of Wuri Island in six different directions in two-plane formations at ultra-low altitude.

  Under the soft moonlight, the AL-31F engine installed on the SU-30MK multi-purpose fighter jet ejected a powerful thrust of 154000 N, leaving white trails on the calm sea surface near Wudi Island. In the dim cockpit, the pilot in charge of navigation and weapon control in the back seat stared intently at the multifunctional display screen, not missing any tiny information emitted by the navigation system. The land was right in front of them, and the pilots adjusted the N001EV radar on the plane to "ground tracking" mode one after another.

  The seemingly clumsy SU-30MK was like a light swallow, skillfully avoiding the ups and downs of the island's terrain. "Approaching target area." The pilot in the front seat of the aircraft glanced at the "Beidou" global positioning system display screen.

  The map drawn by the navigation system, suddenly full force pulled up the fighter, SU-30MK multi-purpose fighter climbed at nearly extreme speed.

  The originally calm cockpit suddenly flashed red lights, and various voice prompts almost turned into a doomsday symphony, reminding the pilots - they had been discovered by multiple enemy radars at the same time, but this was just the prelude to everything. Soon, on the display screen behind, a special "quasi-continuous wave" radar waveform appeared, the enemy had taken the bait! This is the US-made PAC-2 "Patriot".

  Anti-Nation Missile Defense System

  The MPO-53 guide radar is unique. As the long-range positioning was completed, the aircraft easily unlocked and re-entered low altitude, cleverly hiding itself with the help of terrain.

  Through data transmission between fighter jets, accurately grasped the location of the opponent's air defense system. The wingman quickly rose, and the deep red KH-31P high-speed anti-radiation missile was launched from under the wing, flying precisely towards the target.

  "Returning." As the long machine lightly turned its head, a dazzling fireball burst into the sky from the tropical rainforest of Mangal on the east side of Wuri Island. Almost at the same time, various short-range air defense firepower from the enemy also began to blindly sweep. Among them, the Japanese Ground Self-Defense Force's 87-style self-propelled high cannon was undoubtedly the most dangerous enemy. In the dark night, their tongues of flame unfortunately hit the tail wing of an Su-30MK, causing the plane to shake violently and quickly lose altitude, crashing into the eerie jungle on Wuri Island.

  No time to mourn for comrades, most of the Chinese Air Force's Su-30MK multi-purpose fighter jets had already flown out of the dangerous airspace and turned north into high altitude.

  "After the channel has been cleared." Upon receiving such a report, 24 JH-7C fighter-bombers that had taken off immediately followed up, further expanding the results. The US-made PAC-2 "Patriot" was gone.

  Missile defense system protecting the entire western part of Iwoto Island by Japan Self-Defense Forces

  The air defense system of the "Nanyang Expeditionary Army" was wide open.

  24 JH-7C fighter-bombers were also divided into 6 groups of 4 planes each, with 2 groups responsible for clearing out the remaining Japanese Self-Defense Force's air defense weapons, while the other 4 groups directly attacked the 4 land-based military camps secretly built by the Japanese Self-Defense Force on the island of Wuri-dong.

  Dense bombs fell into the camp of the Japanese Ground Self-Defense Force, which had not yet reacted. Various light and heavy equipment instantly became burning scrap iron. A Type 87 armored reconnaissance vehicle was hit by a 250kg laser-guided bomb just as it started up, turning it and its camouflage net into ashes. The Type 96 multi-functional missile system, with a maximum range of 8 kilometers, used to counter enemy armor landing, along with its carrier - a six-barreled high-mobility vehicle, was overturned by the blast wave... After this round of aerial strikes, the two main regiments of the Japanese Ground Self-Defense Force's 12th Surface-to-Surface Missile Regiment deployed on Torishima Island suffered devastating blows.

  Meanwhile, over the unfinished Danjo-Gunto military airport on the western tip of Torishima Island, when a Chinese People's Liberation Army armed helicopter flew low overhead, most Japanese people became aware of the problem they would soon face.

  The Danjung Pandal military airport covers an area of 12 square kilometers, far exceeding the design standard of a general field airport (this is also the reason why it has not been completed for a long time). It has a runway that is 3,450 meters long and 45 meters wide, made of full concrete. On the southeast side of the main runway, 250 meters away, there is another runway that can be used as a secondary runway. Intelligence shows that one section of the runway, which is 1,100 meters long, can also be used as a civilian runway. More than 30 aircraft hangars are distributed on both sides of the runway, and four solid aircraft caves are being built in the nearby mountains. The airport is also designed to have a solid underground combat command center and 16 underground oil depots, which are still under construction.

  "It's ours!" The Z-11H light armed helicopter of the Chinese special forces hovered above the runway, dense rockets in the night sky destroying the Japanese Self-Defense Force's twin 35mm anti-aircraft guns on both sides of the apron one by one. Brave Chinese soldiers were jumping out of the massive Mi-17H transport helicopter...