Chapter Fifteen: No More Emperor (Five)

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  On the night of December 13, 2007, Captain Deng Lixian was staring at a photo in front of him in the duty room of the eastern district of Changi Air Base in Singapore. It was his wife and daughter who were living with him in the United States. They would be returning to Singapore today on a C-130 transport plane of the Singapore Air Force. Although he had repeatedly asked his wife to stay in relatively safe America, Captain Deng Lixian couldn't help but feel a surge of excitement at the upcoming reunion with his loved ones.

  On the eve of Singapore's announcement to join the Indo-China War, Captain Deng Li-xian and his colleagues flew 12 F-16Cs

  F-16 fighter jets flew thousands of kilometers back to the country to participate in the war, accompanied by a KC-135 tanker from Singapore taking off from McConnell Air Force Base in the United States.

  Singapore has a land area of only over 600 square kilometers. On this small piece of land, there are five air bases, namely Tengah, Sembawang, Seletar, Paya Lebar and Changi. However, they are all relatively small in scale and are close to residential areas, making it inconvenient for various training exercises.

  Taking these factors into consideration, Singapore ordered a batch of F-16As from the United States as early as 1988.

  At the time of the F-16 fighter jets, a "Peace Carvin Plan" was also established with the US. Under this plan, 7 F-16A aircraft were delivered to the new air force.

  B is managed by the US Air Force's 425th Fighter Squadron, based at Luke AFB in Arizona and trains with the squadron. After that, New Mexico also started the second and third phases of the "Peace Calumet Plan", and the aircraft was updated to F-16C

  :D, The training base added Cannon Air Force Base. Singapore "hosts" US F-16C

  There are 12 aircraft in total. 130 pilots, ground crew and their families are stationed in the United States. Captain Tang Lih-sen is one of them.

  The wall of the duty room posted a plan table for each squadron to take off, and Lieutenant Deng Lixian's squadron was mainly responsible for standby alert tasks because it had just completed a long-range maneuver flying over half of the earth.

  Due to Singapore's entry, the entire battlefield is reversing in a direction favorable to ASEAN. In the Andaman Sea, the 171 submarine squadron of the Singapore Navy sank four Indian transport ships without escort last night, with a total tonnage of over 50,000 tons. On the island of Sumatra, the ASEAN army firmly defended the Rogan River line with the support of the Singapore Air Force and long-range artillery. Due to concerns about being unable to guarantee air superiority, the elite Indian Army's 57th Mountain Division, which controlled the important port city of Padang on the west side of Sumatra Island, dared not launch a large-scale helicopter raid.

  But what truly makes Singaporeans proud is their tight control of the skies over Malacca, through ASEAN ground radar in southern Thailand and northern Malaysia, as well as the Republic of Singapore Air Force's E-2C Hawkeye airborne early warning aircraft. Indian air force fighter jets often find themselves being monitored by the RSAF the moment they enter the Malacca Straits region. The RSAF then has ample time to arrange for intercepts, with pilots even able to grab a cup of coffee before taking off. Because more often than not, when they arrive at the designated airspace, the Indian air force would have already entered bingo fuel, and be forced to turn back. Singaporean pilots just need to latch onto their opponents' tail flames, and generally will emerge victorious.

  Singaporeans like this air combat mode because it reminds them of the Battle of Britain, where their former colonial master - the British Empire turned the tide, but they forget that times have changed and the way wars are fought has also changed: some weapons have replaced heavy bombers.

  Another batch of A-4SU "Super Skyhawk" ground attack aircraft loaded with Mk

  A squadron of fighter jets thundered down the runway at Changi Air Base, bound for the embattled Rogan River battlefield. Deng Lixian listlessly sipped his coffee. Suddenly, a shrill air raid warning pierced the air, followed by the sound of rumbling from the direction of the runway. "Are they taking off?"

  Deng Lixian put on his helmet at the fastest speed and rushed towards his War Eagle.

  "There is a high-speed unidentified flying object heading towards our base, all fighter jets on the runway please evacuate immediately, repeat, there is a high-speed...". As a professional military man, Deng Lixian knew what "high-speed unidentified flying object" meant. In the distance, several strange white smoke trails rose from the dense building cluster. He knew that was the PAC-3 US-made "Patriot" medium-range air defense missile deployed by the Singapore Air Force making its final interception. Deng Lixian drove the F-16 towards the runway at full speed and pulled up with all his might. He could even see the huge warhead rushing in from afar at high speed.

  That should be an "Agni-III" type long-range intercontinental missile, which the Indian government regards as a nuclear strategic cornerstone, speeding towards Changi Air Base. The scorching heat wave after re-entering the atmosphere makes it more like a destructive meteorite from outer space.

  But what truly terrified Deng Li Xian was that it wasn't alone, in the clouds he could see four identical trails of destruction. Tingga, Sembawang, Seri Dalam and Paya Lebar were all doomed, at this moment Deng Li Xian's only concern was whether the C-130 transport plane his wife and daughter were on had landed yet.

  A massive explosion fireball rose in the beautiful Lion City, and although India's intercontinental missile did not carry a nuclear warhead, one ton of high-explosive zha medicine was enough to severely damage the small air force base. At this moment, Deng Lixian's mind was blank, and the earpiece faintly heard the ground control center asking him to transfer to an airport in southern Thailand. The massive smoke and flames enveloped the once prosperous and beautiful Lion City.

  On the runway of Baye Ali Bae Air Force Base, several fire trucks were spraying foam. At the end of the runway, a C-130 transport plane that had just arrived from the United States was engulfed in flames, and a mother and daughter were huddled together in the intense fire...

  "There are a total of 5 Agni-III intercontinental ballistic missiles. Three were launched from the Chandipur missile launch site in Odisha, eastern India, and the other two were ignited near Bangiriposi in eastern India, with the specific silo locations currently undetermined." On the bridge of the Shanghai-based aircraft carrier, Chinese Navy officers led by Xu Jie, all focused on the flashing electronic screens.

  China's missile early warning satellite "Tengyun-9" in geosynchronous orbit detected the infrared radiation of the thrust plume of the Indian eastern region's missile launch. Later, China's space remote sensing ship "Yuanwang 3", which was conducting measurement tasks in the Timor Sea north of Australia, tracked all five Agni III intercontinental ballistic missiles launched by India that day.

  "Although this time India's missile did not carry a nuclear, chemical or biological warhead, it is still quite deadly for a country like Singapore with its small land area and lack of strategic depth."

  Captain Ma Lan of Shanghai No. 1 Ship stood in front of the screen and explained

  After a 3D animated simulation of the missile's flight path, the screen cut to a BBC reporter in Singapore. The camera panned over debris and bloodstains, as well as people shaking with grief. Because the Singaporean government had grossly underestimated the threat of an intercontinental missile attack on its soil, no evacuation measures were taken. According to the BBC's estimates, civilian casualties in Singapore that day could be close to 20,000.

  "Among the 5 main bases of the Singapore Air Force, Sembawang, Tengah and Paya Lebar were completely destroyed. The missiles that attacked Changi and Seletar missed their targets but still caused varying degrees of damage to these two bases. Currently, the overall combat effectiveness of the Singapore Air Force has dropped by more than 40%. It can be foreseen that the balance of war will soon tilt towards India again."

  Ma Lan paused for a moment and cast his gaze at Xu Jie, who was deep in thought. "So whether it's humanitarian aid to restore local order or military confrontation to maintain the independence of ASEAN countries, the central government has asked me to assemble the troops on site and end the current combat training, entering the Malacca region for combat deployment."

  Xu Jie stood up in the name of the fleet commander and declared.

  Actually, there is no need to summon them. The sailors of the Republic have already felt the responsibility they should bear from the changes in the international situation. On the bridge, it was quiet, and people seemed to be able to clearly hear those passionate hearts pounding...

  "I think the two 'Blazing Fire' missiles launched in Banguoda area were not launched from a launch pad." After the meeting, Xu Jie compared the satellite images before and whispered to Ma Lan, "Are you talking about rail mobile launcher?"

  Ma Lan asked back with doubt.

  At the same time, a massive armored train was speeding across the vast plains of India on the eastern railway. It originated from a distant northern country and had once carried the "red scalpel" that capitalism dreaded.

  Agni-IV 24-stage missile with multiple warheads intercontinental nuclear-capable ballistic missile, but today he rushed towards India's unknown tomorrow.