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"I believe that the naval fighters are definitely not lacking in courage." Marshal Gorshkov, the commander-in-chief of the Red Navy, solemnly promised, "This time the Red Navy will never take half a step back."

Later, Marshal Gorshkov, in the name of the commander of the Red Navy, played against the Eighth Special Fleet based in Jakarta, closely watching the movements of the US Task Force. Once the US Task Force passed the Strait of Malacca, the Red Navy Eighth Special Forces The fleet immediately followed.

Later, Marshal Gorshkov deeply felt that the Eighth Special Squadron was not enough to fight against the US Fleet, and ordered the Pacific Fleet to transfer troops to the south to act with the Eighth Squadron.

The most important port in the Primorsky Krai of the Far East, because it is already the end of November, the port of Vladivostok has been frozen, and the icebreaker is urgently opening a passage out of the port.

Admiral Smirnov, the commander of the Pacific Fleet, appeared at the port, watched off the ships that were about to sail, and told the fleet commander Lopukhov, "It's all up to you."

Accompanied by the whistle, the newly formed Tenth Fleet ships sailed out of the port, and the ice floes that cut open the sea disappeared from people's sight.

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The navy played a secondary role in the India-Pakistan war, but it does not mean that there is no role for the navy. In fact, in the second India-Pakistan war six years ago, the example of Pakistani submarines sinking Indian destroyers led to India’s increasing naval power. Also made sufficient preparations.

The Indian Navy invested more than 11 billion rupees in military expenditure after the war.It is not only used to purchase new equipment, but also focuses on strengthening the training level of relevant personnel.Although the plan for coordinated fleet operations is also on the agenda, there are sufficient funds to ensure rapid advancement.

Therefore, by the time the third India-Pakistan war broke out, the morale, training and equipment integrity of the Indian Navy had reached the highest level in history.

As the situation in Bangladesh worsened, Indians realized that another war was inevitable.Beginning in the summer, the Indian Navy began planning and executing a future combat plan.According to the overall military deployment of the Pakistanis, two completely different combat modes have been formulated, which are used in Bangladesh and Pakistan.

The task force led by the aircraft carrier Vikrant will go to Bangladesh to carry out strike and blockade missions.The amphibious troops will be covered by formations when the time is right.

The Western Fleet, which is dominated by most other surface ships, wants to block Karachi, an important port in Pakistan.By the way, attack the opponent's coastal key targets.Regardless of whether the fleets at both ends are performing offensive or defensive missions, they will use overwhelming offensives to control sea power.

Because of the weakness of the Pakistan Navy, the Indian Navy has no urgent need to strengthen it, and Alan Wilson has nothing to do about it. Moreover, the British World War II inventory has been emptied.It just sold the Tiger cruiser to India. The current flagship on the west coast is the first of the cruiser. The tonnage of over [-] tons is completely reasonable. The only problem is that this is an artillery cruiser.

India does not need to criticize, the Royal Navy still has two ships in service, and there is no plan to upgrade and refit, but wait for the shield ship to replace it.

Although the Indian Navy is an important regional force in the Indian Ocean, it is still not enough to face the US No. 70 IV Task Force, which has already shouted slogans before it has formed an army.Moscow's reply to New Delhi was to stick to strategy until the Soviet fleet arrived.

In order to strengthen the confidence of its allies, New Delhi stated that India had already contacted London, and the Royal Navy fleet in Southeast Asia took a bystander attitude towards the India-Pakistan war.It will not become India's enemy, so as to reassure the Soviet Union that important local players have declared their absence.

The news that some warships of the Pacific Fleet of the Red Navy went south cannot be concealed from the anti-submarine detachment of the US Seventh Fleet, which is the Japanese Maritime Self-Defense Force.The Japanese understand very well that the danger on the water is not the danger, but the danger underwater. The development focus of the Soviet Red Navy is underwater. Of course, the surface fleet that is not very developed can not be dealt with by Japan.

For submarines, the most terrible enemy is the mine.It is not known when and where it exploded.Obviously, it will explode as soon as it touches it, and the entire crew will be killed. For a submarine operating in the water, it is even more terrifying to run into a mine or a tank to run into a mine.

When a tank encounters a landmine, it just blows off its tracks and cannot move.Submarines, however, are different.Water pressure transports the crew to another world with unerring accuracy.

The Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force has advanced equipment in the anti-submarine field. Except for one thing, Japan has no right to declare war, and without the nod of the United States, all Japan can do is to watch the Soviet Red Navy's signal on the radar and head towards the Tsushima Strait.

It is difficult for non-Japanese to understand this kind of mood that can only watch others go towards the battlefield of the Tsushima Sea Battle. If the Soviet Red Navy bombs by mistake at this time, Japan can only stand up.

Relying on the US intelligence system in the Far East and the special relationship between Britain and the United States, London soon knew how big the spillover effect of this India-Pakistan war would be.

Alan Wilson, who came to the Ministry of National Defense recently, listened to the discussion between Marshal Charles and several chiefs of staff, and judged how many submarines were following underwater at the other end of the Eurasian continent. That's right, if Britain hadn't had him there, even if it hadn't become an anti-submarine detachment in the Atlantic direction, it would be about the same time by this time.

"In other words, underwater power deserves more attention. Of course, the Soviet missile destroyer cannot be ignored." Alan Wilson asked in relief, "Is that so?"

Several chiefs of staff nodded, and Alan Wilson signaled to be calm, "We have a base in the Andaman Islands, which itself is an unsinkable aircraft carrier. Because of the existence of this naval base, the layout of the Royal Navy is to go further to the Far East. The smaller it is, the Royal Pacific Fleet only has two Eagle-class aircraft carriers. I don't quite understand the comparison, but the two together are equal to the Enterprise. However, Washington announced the establishment of a task force early on, which has a huge impact deterrent factor."

The most ridiculous thing is that one of the two Eagle-class aircraft carriers is now stationed in Perth, loyally protecting Australia, and there is only one aircraft carrier in Malaya.

"This may be a game of cowards, so when things are not in danger, maybe nothing will happen." Alan Wilson beat around the bush with one meaning, the general reserve team, don't move!

This shows how correct the decision to divide the Andaman Islands was before leaving. There have been some noises from India over the years, saying that Britain should return the Andaman Islands, but this thing was not available at the time. Got it, are you talking about this now?Is it possible?

This also brought some troubles to the Indian Navy's actions this time. From a little knowledge of India in the military field, it can be seen that there are not many good ports in the Indian subcontinent, and India's coastline is quite smooth, which is different from that of a big country. Differently, the coastline of a large country looks smooth, but there are thorns on it.

Of course, this is not a major problem, but there are not many good natural harbors, and it is not a big problem to spend a little engineering transformation. If it becomes a big problem, it can only show that India does not have the uncanny craftsmanship of nature.

"Actually, it's useless for us to join. The fleet in the port of Malaya is dominated by battleships. The state is very similar to the German High Seas Fleet during World War I. Its purpose is to exist, and existence is everything. Two Queen Elizabeth-class ships, one One in Zanzibar and one in Bahrain, should we let Xiangjiang's Centaur aircraft carrier pass by?"

"In the current situation, the most suitable decision for the United Kingdom is to stand still. Anyway, the Andaman Islands are in our hands, no matter when there is time to act."

"Bahrain and Zanzibar are fine now. If the United States asks extra, it seems unreasonable." Marshal Charles frowned, as if wondering if he could help.

"It's better not to do this. The Middle East is the world's energy center. No matter what happens, you should not deploy important local military forces." Alan Wilson shook his head, "At least it's not that time yet, maybe the United States or the Soviet Union , and returned the same way.”

Just on the way, Britain began to plan for the United States to ask for assistance. What should I do?It's a bit too much for a rainy day.The Pacific Fleet is still far away.

After work, Alan Wilson walked out of Whitehall to criticize Monroe severely for fueling the fire of the US dispatched task force. Monroe blushed, she must be very ashamed.

Since the occurrence of unfavorable changes in Indonesia, a squadron of the Soviet Red Navy has been stationed in Indonesia, claiming to protect Indonesia from the threat of imperialism.

In fact, the Royal Navy Fleet of Malaya is facing off. In terms of tonnage, this fleet is incomparable with the Royal Pacific Fleet, but the huge fleet of Malaya is dominated by battleships.

In the next few days, the Indian Army attacking the western front finally penetrated the Pakistani defenders here. At the same time, the Indian Army on the North Road and the Indian Army on the East Road have made great progress in penetrating into Bangladesh. Has changed suddenly.

In the Strait of Malacca, a task force consisting mainly of the USS Enterprise nuclear-powered aircraft carrier is passing through this golden waterway, while the Far East Joint Operations Command and the Pacific Fleet Command are discussing whether the Indonesian Soviet Red Navy fleet should leave the port. What?Even if it's too late.

In the end, the calm military leadership decided to kick the ball back to the mainland and leave it to the government to make a decision.At the same time, Alan Wilson was discussing post-war reconstruction with the Secretary-General of the Commonwealth and the Deputy Secretary-General of the Cabinet. Wick's phone call brought the discussion of the three to an end. "Secretary-General, Washington hopes that the United Kingdom can take some actions, Prevent the Soviet fleet from Indonesia from entering the Bay of Bengal."

"I remember the information from two days ago that the Soviet fleet had passed through the Tsushima Strait. Why didn't the Americans let the Japanese Maritime Self-Defense Force intercept it?" Alan Wilson, who was holding a microphone, cut, "The Malacca Strait is an important gold mine in the world." Waterways are not the private property of the UK, I think the Americans should be aware of the seriousness of this, not to mention that the opposite is Indonesia, when the time comes for the US to pat their butts and leave, we need to clean up the mess?"

"Does the Minister of Foreign Affairs know about this?" Hearing that Wick said no, Alan Wilson replied, "Inform the Minister of this matter first, and express the difficulties of the United Kingdom."

After Allen Wilson put down the phone, John Hunter said, "But then again, is it necessary to pay for the reconstruction of Bangladesh? This must control the investment."

"It's so simple, just print some money. As long as Bangladeshis recognize it, the pound and gold have the same status." Alan Wilson whistled, "No one will know if you do it secretly. We are not the United States. Four hundred and fifty billion were printed at once."

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"However, the current situation is already obvious. Both the Bay of Bengal and Karachi, the largest city in West Pakistan, are under blockade by India. The situation in Pakistan is not optimistic. This is not counting India's siege of East Pakistan on land. What happens to the Pakistani defenders after the line is breached?"

When Burke Trend said this and looked at Alan Wilson, it was obvious that the United States might not be able to save Pakistan, which was at a disadvantage.

"Being divided and surrounded, what else can I do? Although I always laugh at India, I also admit that in this world, India is also a country that is difficult to contain if it only relies on its basic development. Some, is a country that cannot be ignored."

Alan Wilson answered objectively. In fact, if India is used by general standards, it has risen early in the 21st century.

Although it is true that ordinary people in the country are poor!But the total amount is there. National strength depends on the total amount and not per capita. From a national perspective, few countries can suppress India.

Objectively speaking, India is just a few countries in front of it, that is, the five permanent members of the United Nations, and India is not far from the strength of Britain and France.Who of the remaining Japanese and Germans would dare to say that they are better than India?

Germany is a vampire who eats the dividends of the European Union. Japan has changed from the undisputed second in the world, with a per capita surpassing the United States by 30.00%, to a country with a per capita figure of nearly [-]. What is the concept? Developed countries are less than [-] One, Japan is close to the end of the crane, and is moving towards the per capita rate of Greece.

Moreover, countries like Japan and South Korea have worked hard differently from countries at the same level in European statistics.

On the contrary, even if India does not change its domestic problems, it can still achieve a large economic aggregate by virtue of its extensive development of population area, but it was a bit difficult at the beginning.

This is as simple as a big country wanting to increase the growth rate. For example, learn from the human lighthouse, and count the citizens' self-built houses into the statistics according to the rent ratio. The human lighthouse is [-] trillion US dollars, and the medical expenses are [-] trillion US dollars. , Lawyer fees [-] trillion US dollars, this does not count the education of the three pillars of the United States.

Taking all the above ranges into the statistics, not to mention the growth rate of 5.00%.[-], even [-]% is not a problem, but the statistical data will change in the future, and the gold content is the same as that of India.

As far as Pakistan is concerned, both the area and population must be accounted for. Pakistan does not occupy both. Now it depends on how long it can last without surrendering. After all, if the defenders of East Pakistan are killed, one will be lost, and there is no possibility of people's war. , the local army and the Bengalis are not the same ethnic group.

The [-] Bangladeshi exiles who followed India's attack were also trained. Even if they did not lead the way, it would not be a problem for India to attack East Pakistan. India also has Bangladeshis, and there will be no language acclimatization.

"Indeed, Pakistan has too many disadvantages." John Hunter nodded in agreement. "We can't find out where Pakistan's advantages lie. Except for the US task force that is about to enter the Bay of Bengal, this may be Pakistan's The only chance to change fate."

"The navy can't decide the outcome of a land battle. What's more, pin your hopes on the United States?" Alan Wilson's mouth twitched, "The United States will not try to be a land hegemon for a long time."

The United States wanted the United Kingdom to stop the Red Navy fleet from tracking, but the United Kingdom rejected it on the grounds of internationally important waterways. After all, the south bank is still in the hands of Indonesia, so it was not the United Kingdom that blocked it.

If you listen to the momentary pleasure of the United States, who will dare to trust the United Kingdom in the future?Doing so may affect the development of Singapore, and the UK does not dare to rush forward as soon as its brain is hot.

As a humble social tool, Alan Wilson still tries his best to complete his work, such as reviewing the personnel arrangements submitted by various departments, and then making the final appointment and dismissal. Those who have Fan Jinzhong's names will be famous. The losers don't have to complain about bad luck. There are reasons, such as whether there are overseas relations such as the United States, or whether there are Jews.

This appointment and dismissal standard, anyway, Alan Wilson does not say that no one knows, he is the Secretary-General of the British Cabinet, and the wealthiest person in the UK is his wife. There are so many candidates, it is normal to be dismissed.

The fast promotion channel is definitely only a patent for a few people, and the elimination rate is only 90.00%. Compared with East Asian countries, it is still very loose, and it is even more incomparable with the final evolutionary caste system of South Asia.

The "fast promotion channel" is characterized by fast promotion and a wide range of transfers, because as soon as you pass the exam, you will be a reserve official of the department, and your name will definitely appear on the list for promotion. When others are 30 years old and still suffering When your qualifications are good enough to be a supervisor, you may already feel tired of the feeling of "ruling the power of life and death" of a powerful official who can make decisions and sign at the age of 30.

If you don't take the fast promotion channel, the end point for a civil servant to benefit the society should end with the 87 deputy secretary-generals in the hands of the executive deputy minister.

Alan Wilson himself is in a special situation because of the chaos caused by the independence of British India and the return of a large number of civil servants. He managed this process when he was overseas.

In fact, in the current promotion process, there are also positions that can be quickly skipped. For example, a wide range of developing countries, specifically black Africa or countries with difficult conditions, and island countries on the edge of the world.

The conditions of these countries are there, and they must be allowed a proper opportunity to be promoted by leapfrogging.

Even as a supreme authority, Alan Wilson still has to look for like-minded partners to benefit the society. Obviously he has no overseas connections, so it is best not for others. He is not Jewish, so it is best not for colleagues. The thing is So simple.

"Let Frank come over." After doing all this, Alan Wilson asked the executive undersecretary of the Ministry of Finance to come over to show his democracy.

The Ministry of Finance has a special status in Whitehall, known as the "Ministry of the Department" and "The First Department". The Prime Minister of the United Kingdom is the first chancellor of the exchequer.

Before the British government established the Chief of Civil Service according to the Fulton Report, the management of the British civil service team belonged to the Ministry of Finance.Even now, the Treasury Department controls the financial power of the civilian corps.

However, in the early days after the war, Britain owed a lot of debts, and at the same time, Britain was forming cliques everywhere to protect the already unaffordable Britain from facing the Soviet Union, so the Ministry of Foreign Affairs was paid more attention at that time.

It must be admitted that Alan Wilson has caught up with the good times, but although the Ministry of Finance is always talked about now, its importance is not the same as it was at the beginning. He asked Frank to talk about it because he respected the authority of the Ministry of Finance. By the way, I communicated about printing some money to invest in the construction of post-war Bangladesh.

Printing money is also done by the UK, but it is not as big as the US. Before repaying the US foreign debt, the UK really dare not at all. You can do that too.

Frank naturally felt that there was no problem, and it was not invested in the domestic market, but placed in Bangladesh, depending on whether the Minister of the Exchequer Callaghan would let go.

"I don't know if it's influenced by the polls. Recently, the Conservative Party is in the House of Commons and thinks that the Prime Minister is inactive." Frank deserves inaction because Britain has not exerted its influence on the former colonies.

"The Conservative Party can do this, but being an opposition party is tough." Alan Wilson said with a chuckle, "It's only here now, before getting involved. Two strategic transport planes have already arrived in Nepal, in the name of recruiting Nepalese soldiers." In the past, New Delhi had no reason to block, and we have time to react when the time is right."

"Now East Pakistan has been completely isolated, and the defenders have been cut off from all channels of foreign aid. In addition to the plight on land, the sea has also been blocked."

Facing the fully equipped Indian aircraft carrier formation, Pakistan's eastern naval force is a typical "air-submarine quick configuration".In addition to the shore artillery deployed by the Navy at the base, it also relies on Air Force aircraft, four gunboats and submarines that can hide in inland rivers.

If a joint combat force can be formed, it will be enough to pose a threat to the Vikrant.This configuration is also the impregnable wall that many naval underdeveloped countries often boast about.

"Isn't there a rumor that the Soviet Navy is rushing to the Bay of Bengal?" Frank asked, "The United States also hopes that we will stop the Soviet Red Navy in the Strait of Malacca."

"We can't afford to mess with them." Alan Wilson grimaced when he heard someone talking about the Soviet Union. "This country is stinky and tough. What can you do with it? I want to take revenge for my strength, they are going to the United States, we stop it? Are you kidding me?"

"It's true, we really can't do anything about them." Frank agreed after listening. Since the supreme authority said to wait, let's wait and see what changes.

The fighting in East Pakistan is still going on. It can be said that the Pakistani defenders are already fighting in various places. With Dhaka as the center, they have been divided into several areas, and the situation is quite bad.

Facing the advancing Indian armored forces and infantry, some Pakistani soldiers of course acted bravely and stood firm to prevent the Indian army from advancing. Even if they all died in the position, they must stop the Indian army!Otherwise, India's iron wall encirclement strategy will succeed.

The battle was brutal. Some soldiers were even covered with explosives. They wanted to die together with the Indian tanks. The Pakistani ministries, which could no longer support each other, were already in a very dangerous situation.This crisis was also known by radio to Yahya Khan, who was also in a dilemma.

If East Pakistan is lost by doing nothing, Yahya Khan will definitely end up in a tragic end, but if he launches an offensive and fights an all-out war with India, the Indian army, which is already on the verge of attack, will not let him do what he wants. The fate of Yahya Khan Just like the precarious East Pakistan defenders, it is uncertain.

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Less than [-] defenders may seem like a lot, but defending more than [-] square kilometers of land is still far from enough. If Dongba is regarded as occupied, even if Yahya Khan is the head of the military, he will be doomed by then. The end is sad.

Now Yahya Khan hopes that the US task force passing through the Strait of Malacca can deter India. On the other hand, he has to gamble on his future.

Soon, Yahya Khan made a decision to call a military meeting to fight an all-out war with India. The situation might become more dangerous, but he had no choice.

The news of Pakistan's formal declaration of war on India spread across the world at the speed of light, and at the same time Pakistan launched an attack on India on the Western Front.

Later, Indira Gandhi broadcast to the nation, "Now this is an all-out war, not a war in Bengal, for which we have been waiting for a long time."

All over India, countless people took to the streets, holding up the portrait of Indira Gandhi to express their support for this war, and their patriotism was beyond words.

The Indian military's offensive on the western front will take a defensive position according to the previous plan, and wait until the eastern front has a result before turning around and returning to solve the problem on the western front.

"Isn't this very good? The Germans call the experts directly. India is not afraid of the problems that the Germans tried their best to avoid in the two world wars. What is a powerful country?" When discussing with Maggins, Alan Wilson said India's move expressed admiration.

Although he, the secretary-general of the cabinet, always blamed India, he still praised Indira Gandhi at this time. In fact, apart from choosing the wrong opponent in [-], India is still a remarkable country. It's a pity, how can there be traffic in the decisive battle between India and Pakistan at the top of the Himalayas.

"At present, India's winning rate is still very high." Maggins also admitted that, in his view, India's victory is only a matter of time.

"The gateways around Dhaka are the four cities of Faridpur, Bogora, Mimensingh, and Chandpur. Once these four cities are conquered, the direction of the war in East Pakistan will become clear. Among them, India's North Road and East After Lu Cong started the war, the momentum was like a bamboo, and now there is good news on the western front, and India has already taken advantage of the Dongba battlefield."

"It seems that when India and Pakistan were partitioned, it was destined to have today's results." Makins sighed for a while, "But it's good, at least they will find something to do."

"Marshal Mountbatten actually doesn't like the partition plan of India and Pakistan." Alan Wilson must say something for his father-in-law at this time. This is really the result of the two major religions not wanting to be in one country.

The work that should be done in the UK has been done, and the peace that should be persuaded has been persuaded. The leaders of the two parties cannot reach an agreement, and no one can do anything about it.

Because of the large number of Bangladeshis in the army and the independence army formed by Bangladeshi exiles in India, although India encountered resistance in East Pakistan at the beginning, especially on the western border, the progress in the other two routes of India was poor. Said to be smooth, there is no difficulty in away games.

On the side of West Pakistan, which has already started fighting, India, as the defensive side, is also evenly matched with the offensive Pakistani army, and the side with the same level of numbers has an absolute advantage.

India now belongs to the side with ease. After Pakistan declared war, it did not change the overall disadvantage.

In order to knock on the door to Dhaka, the attacking Indian army, under the guidance of Bangladeshi guides, carried out a key attack on two fronts, of which the western front was the most important, and the western direction was divided into two combat areas, southwest and northwest. .

The southwestern combat area refers to the Kushtia, Jessore, Khulna, Faridpur and other areas south of the Dongba Ganga and west of the Jamuna River.

In this area, the warring parties mainly carry out offensive and defensive operations around Jessore, Khulna and Faridpur, the traffic artery leading to Dhaka.The Indian Army launched an offensive with the newly formed Second Army leading the Ninth Infantry Division and the Fourth Mountain Division in an attempt to capture Jessore in order to cut off the connection between Khulna and the defenders of Kushtiaba, and then capture the French army as appropriate. Ridpool, developing an attack in the direction of Dhaka.

Faridpur is an important town to be captured by the Indian army's largest investment in the Western Front. If it is captured here, the capital Dhaka will not feel threatened.

Street fighting is cruel, people seem to no longer know what pain is.What is death, you only know how to fight, and use blood and fire to avenge your comrades!

Maybe during the day, India will take advantage of its armor and personnel to occupy a block, and at night, the defenders will come out again and take it back again.Both sides were murderous, leaving countless corpses.

When the front lines have been glued together.It is no longer possible for India to use the original artillery tactics.