April 5, 1943, north of the Amindivi Islands, in the waters off Bombay.

China's Western Fleet conducted its first ocean voyage training. They came from Yangon and marched to the Arabian Sea near Bombay.

Along the way, the fleet conducted multiple live-fire trainings with the Dianqian super aircraft carrier as the core.

When it sailed to Mumbai, the fleet had completed all training subjects and was initially capable of combat.

As the mighty fleet marches across the ocean, it will inevitably encounter merchant ships from various countries.

The merchant ship was amazed at the size of the fleet and wanted to take a closer look, but did not dare to approach easily.

On April 5, the Western Fleet was anchored in the waters outside Bombay, seemingly waiting for something.

At this time, cities in the South Asian subcontinent were already filled with gunpowder, and just a spark could detonate the entire area.

When the Western Fleet arrived, General Slim, the British regional affairs officer, and Lord Victor Hope, the governor-general, were also in Bombay.

The Governor's Office received news that more than 10,000 sailors in the Mumbai area may cooperate with the rebels in attacking important facilities such as shipyards and ports in the near future.

In order to prevent the city from suffering heavy losses, General Slim and Marquis Hope decided to nip this trend in the bud.

The two men brought a large number of troops to control all sailors who might participate in the uprising, and arrested many local officers.

The matter has been going on for more than a week. Under the strong suppression measures, it is no longer possible for the sailors to cause trouble.

But General Slim and Marquis Hope faced a more serious problem, which was the confrontation with ordinary local people.

Strong repressive measures have aroused dissatisfaction among local people, and demonstrations occur every day.

While General Slim and Marquis Hope were struggling, they suddenly received a report that a large fleet appeared in the outer sea, and there was also an aircraft carrier.

Soon after, the two learned from reports from merchant ships that the fleet that appeared in Bombay was China's Western Fleet.

Before they could understand the purpose of this fleet coming to this sea area, the roar of jet fighter engines as they powered up suddenly sounded over the city.

General Slim and Marquis Hope rushed out of the room and looked up at the sky.

Seven jet fighters flew over the city at ultra-low altitude, the roar of their engines deafening.

Jet fighters painted with the Chinese Navy logo made various maneuvers over the city, and Slim saw several rockets carried under the wings.

There are even frightening heavy aerial bombs underneath some planes.

Both sides of the confrontation looked up at the sky at the same time, their attention drawn to it.

The city suddenly became quiet, with only the roar of fighter planes overhead.

Marquis Hope's face became increasingly ugly.

This region is a colony of the Empire on which the Sun Never Sets, and the Chinese army flew in without even saying hello. This is a serious issue that infringes on the sovereignty of other countries.

After exchanging glances with General Slim, the two turned around and walked into the room, not looking at the brazen jet fighters in the sky.

Ten minutes later, in the command room of the aircraft carrier Dianqian.

Fleet Commander Lieutenant General Pan Changming saw the telegram handed over by the communications officer.

"The other side's governor-general asked us about the purpose of coming here and asked the fighter planes to evacuate the city immediately and end the illegal behavior of violating other countries' airspace."

Lieutenant General Pan Changming put the telegram aside, glanced at the surrounding officers with a smile, and then said in a relaxed tone:

"Call back:"

"Our fleet is conducting routine voyage training and stopped by this sea area after hearing that there is a possibility of major military conflicts in this area."

"During this world war, we hope that all regions can have peace and stability, and express our deep concern and concern about what happened in Mumbai."

"We hope that the British side can respect the wishes of the local people and take practical methods to avoid the escalation and expansion of the conflict."

"We respect all nations that pursue freedom and sincerely hope that they can realize their ideals!"

The communications officer recorded Pan Changming's words. After checking that they were correct, Fleet Commander Pan Changming signed his name on the telegraph newspaper.

After the communications officer left, the cheerful laughter of the captains of each ship rang out in the command room.

There was a time when the British were so arrogant.

But now that the status of the two parties has been exchanged, one party feels extremely happy, but the other party is as uncomfortable as eating a fly.

When the telegram reached the hands of General Slim and Marquis Hope, both gentlemen inevitably began to curse.

They repeated one word over and over again:

That's too much!

The Chinese fighter planes have left the sky above, but the fleet shows no sign of continuing to set sail.

After bold investigation, General Slim and Marquis Hope soon learned that China's super aircraft carrier battle group was anchored in the outer waters.

There are rumors about the Chinese super aircraft carrier in various regions of the world. There are many rumors, and the contents described are also different.

But after collecting all the rumors, we can draw a relatively certain conclusion:

The combat effectiveness of super aircraft carriers is also super, and they have the capital to show off their power at other people's doorsteps.

In the days that followed, General Slim and Lord Hope reluctantly exercised restraint.

As for the rebels, they had no choice but to give up their plan to riot because they didn't know whether they were friends or foes.

Three days later, the situation stabilized and the super aircraft carrier battle group began to return.

As mentioned above, the main purpose of the Western Fleet is to conduct long-distance voyage training, practice tactics, and improve the fleet's actual combat capabilities.

The trip to Mumbai was just incidental, the main purpose was to let the British feel what it was like to be bullied.

At the same time, it puts pressure on the other party to give up places such as the Maldives and Sri Lanka as soon as possible.

………

On April 8, the East China Sea Fleet, which was transiting the Taiwan Strait, suddenly intercepted a telegram sent from the Japanese Navy's Combined Fleet Command.

The wireless communication officers and soldiers in the fleet tried to decipher it, but failed.

It had been a long time since they had encountered such a highly encrypted Japanese military telegram. They did not dare to be careless at the moment and immediately forwarded the intercepted telegram back to the Military Intelligence Bureau headquarters in Peiping.

The Military Intelligence Bureau cracked a large number of Japanese military codes and obtained a lot of data.

After inputting these data into the latest code deciphering, the accuracy of deciphering can be improved and the deciphering time can be shortened.

At 11 o'clock in the evening on the 8th, with the cooperation of radio talents and code-breaking machines, the Military Intelligence Bureau obtained some rather strange information.

Although I don’t know what the code name in the telegram refers to specifically, I am sure it is an itinerary.
Chapter completed!