Back in 1978, I was admitted to Northwestern Polytechnical University.

Chapter 370 Attacking warships and bombing ports, you tacitly approved of it!

The Indochina Peninsula is not very large, but in its easternmost part, the long and narrow Vietnam resembles a two-headed snake, connecting with the Yunnan-Guizhou Plateau to the north and extending southward into the vast South China Sea.

This small country, with an area of ​​only 33 square kilometers, has a coastline of 3350 kilometers!

Along such a long coastline, a large number of natural harbors will naturally emerge.

Cam Ranh Bay is number one in Asia, and Da Nang should also be in the top ten!

Da Nang is located on the central coast of the country, bordering the South China Sea to the east. It is at the same latitude as XSQD and only 270 kilometers away from Qiongzhou, making it a strategically important location.

Back when the Russians hadn't yet leased Cam Ranh Bay, their fleet was docked in Da Nang.

Da Nang is now in a state of panic.

Yesterday, many of their important targets were bombed by the East, but the East still didn't stop. So today, who will be next?

They seemed to have guessed that today might be their turn, but... due to electromagnetic suppression, the land-based telephone lines had long been destroyed, so they had no idea that something had happened in Cam Ranh Bay!
Moreover, anti-ship missiles are a prominent feature of the Eastern military equipment. In the Falklands War, the C801 anti-ship missile destroyed the entire British expeditionary fleet!
With such proud battle examples before them, the Monkey Navy didn't dare to send its warships out at all. Once at sea, they would only be able to get beaten!
At the berth, several sailors lined up and began their day's patrol.

Ahead of them was the warship numbered HQ-3, the Chen Qingyu, the largest destroyer in the Monkey Kingdom.

Back then, after the collapse of the Southern Monkey regime, many warships fled, but some that couldn't escape in time were captured by the Monkeys and became equipment for their navy. This Chen Qingyu, with a displacement of 1850 tons, is the largest warship in the Monkey navy!

Next to this warship are two Petya-class frigates, each with a displacement of 1,100 tons and equipped only with cannons. These are the backbone of the Monkey Kingdom's navy, and five of them have been introduced since 1974.

Although it was a second-hand, outdated product from the Russians, it was still the strongest for the Japanese navy.

Of course, this is just the monkeys' opinion. In the eyes of the Eastern Navy, these warships have no need for C801 missiles at all; otherwise, it would be a huge waste! Don't we have C801s for free?
Therefore, gliding bombs are still the most suitable option!
In the face of intense electromagnetic interference, the base's air defense radar was unable to function properly, and they could only resort to the most primitive method: visual search!

On the mast of the Chen Qingyu stood a lookout. He stared wide-eyed at the distant sea. The morning sun was a bit too bright, and he had to rub his eyes every few moments. When he could see clearly again, he was horrified.

"A batch of bombs is flying in from afar!"

Yesterday, they had already survived the bombing of this kind of bomb and knew how powerful it was. They never expected that today, the bomb would come straight at them!
There must be at least fifty of them, given how densely packed they are.
"Attention, air defense operations!"

The anti-aircraft guns were already in place, and even the anti-aircraft guns on the warships opened fire at this time. However... shooting down the bombs was not easy!
Thump, thump!

Boom! Boom!
The shells burst into black smoke in the sky, as if the entire sky had darkened. The air was filled with the smell of gunpowder, and the sharp whistling of the bombs had already begun!

At this point, the base commander realized the serious mistake he had made. Did he think that leaving the warships in the port and relying on the port's air defenses would guarantee their safety?

of course not!
It's better if the warship can still move; at least it won't be attacked by these bombs!

"Make a fire, make a fire!"

Countless anxious commands rang out, a scene reminiscent of the attack on the Beiyang Fleet years ago.

The outdated Chen Qingyu uses boiler power. Now, if it wants to sail out of port to avoid bombing, it has to start the fire first!

Black smoke billowed from the chimneys. The engine room crew was still trying to save the warship at the last moment, but it was too late!
boom!
The next moment, a bomb fell and accurately hit the main gun position of the Chen Qingyu.

With a deafening explosion and flames erupting, a second explosion followed, the main gun's ammunition detonated, the entire bow vanished instantly, and the warship began to sink rapidly...

The warships docked in the port remain in the same position, which means that the accuracy of precision-guided bombs will be ridiculously high!

No need for a dive attack; they can still drop the bomb from 60 kilometers away, drop it, and leave. And the results are just as good as yesterday's.

Qin Liang said we won't fight on land today, and we mean it!

Beside it, smoke billowed from the smokestack of the Petya-class corvette, the roar of its engines filled the air, and the warship began to move!
Frigates are generally powered by diesel engines, but this Russian frigate is extravagantly equipped with two gas turbines and one diesel engine, and features a three-shaft drive.

The gas turbine started up very quickly. While the Chen Qingyu was still burning boilers, this frigate had already started its engines, the stern propeller was spinning, the seawater was churning, and the hull was beginning to move outward!
Full speed, full speed!
The very next second after the captain gave the order.

boom!
An explosion rang out overhead, followed by a shower of small balls falling from the sky!
Knowing that the warship might try to escape, they simply used cluster bombs!
Boom, boom boom!

The small balls landed all over the warship, igniting countless flames. Several of them went into the smokestacks, and with a series of explosions, the engines stopped working.

"Quick, put out the fire!" the commander shouted. People were running on the deck, and then... another explosion rang out. The small ball that hadn't exploded before was now exploding!
The flames grew larger and larger, and some people began to jump off the ship...

In the harbor, warships were being destroyed by bombs, and on the shore, no target escaped the bombing either!

The berth collapsed, the crane collapsed, the oil pipeline collapsed... Flames erupted throughout the port...

After those bombs, the port won't recover for at least a year or two. During that time, will the monkeys get aid from the Russians? No way! Cargo ships can't dock, so how will they unload their cargo?

It wasn't just the ports here; from south to north, all the existing ports—Hai Phong, Da Nang, Vung Tau, and Ho Chi Minh City—were being bombed!
No need for advanced anti-ship missiles, simple bombs will suffice! With precision guidance components, they remain very inexpensive and can be used in large quantities!
Hanoi.

"What? The port was bombed?" Changzheng's eyes widened. "Easterners..."

The Easterners promised not to attack the land today, which should have been expected by our side. The Easterners were planning to target the port!

Wu Yuanjia's face was grim.

The main force of the navy was almost completely wiped out!
On the one hand, it's because they are passively avoiding battle, afraid of the enemy's powerful anti-ship missiles, so they dare not go out. On the other hand, it's because of the chaotic command. So far, no commander has come out to issue orders. Even if the few people on the Hanoi side were to issue orders, the subordinates might not necessarily listen.

“What about Jinlan Bay? Shouldn’t our allies there come out and help us?” Huang Ruli asked.

Vo Nguyen Giap sighed: "We just received news that Cam Ranh Bay was the first target to be attacked. Now, the entire fleet there has been dispatched to fight the US Navy to the death."

If there was only one enemy in the north, the Russians might have been able to help. But now, it has turned into a standoff with the US Navy, and... this situation is completely out of control!

"We can't go on like this, we have to stop the war! Huang, you need to go north and negotiate with them!"

In just two days, the monkeys have suffered a major blow. Their port has been destroyed, and even if they wanted to receive aid from the Russians, they couldn't. They simply can't continue the fight! So…

Let's try to make peace.

maritime.

Kitty Hawk carrier strike group.

"Report! The early warning aircraft has sent a message: a Russian naval formation has been spotted at sea. They have launched a full-scale attack from Cam Ranh Bay and are heading this way at full speed!"

The captain frowned: "We're just here to observe. What are the Russians doing here?"

Yesterday, the Easterners achieved remarkable results, and the Americans were shocked by the strength of the Eastern Air Force. So they moved closer, hoping to observe the Eastern operations today and gain experience for them. Unexpectedly…

The Russians actually came looking for trouble! What's going on? Are those Russians crazy?
How to do?
Launching carrier-based aircraft by catapult – was it intended as a deterrent? This could potentially escalate into even more serious conflicts!

and so……

"Order: Fleet, accelerate!"

If we don't want to get entangled, we can run away!
Both sides have a top speed of 30 knots. As long as they use their top speed and go all out, the one that falls behind will always fall behind!
Once we got to the Pacific Ocean, the sea was vast, and the Russians didn't have any carrier-based early warning aircraft, so it was easy to shake them off. That's right!
So the Americans started going on a rampage, but in the eyes of the Russians, this was a sign that the Americans were feeling guilty!
"Chase! Keep chasing!" Nikolai gritted his teeth. "Once they're within range of our anti-ship missiles, we'll launch our attack!"

Damn it, they dared to bomb our base! Let's teach them a lesson they won't forget!
Nikolai was absolutely furious.

Finally, the interference subsided, satellite communications were restored, and the message was sent out via radio waves, leaving both superpowers completely dumbfounded. Moscow.

"What? Our Cam Ranh Bay has been bombed? How is that possible?"

"Yes, Marshal Gorshkov, according to the report from the commander of the Cam Ranh Bay base, that's exactly it. They are currently chasing the USS Kitty Hawk carrier strike group and are even planning to launch missiles..."

"Damn it, who gave him the order to do this? This is not simple, we need to investigate!"

"Marshal, based on our assessment, we believe there's a high probability the Americans will take action; they also want to frame the East..."

This……

Gorshkov frowned: "Bring the American diplomats here immediately. We need to ask them what's going on. Are they trying to start a war with the Red Navy?"

A few minutes later, at the Pentagon.

"Damn it, how is this possible? What are these Russians thinking? Why would we go and bomb Cam Ranh Bay? It's obviously the Easterners who did it!" Weinberg gritted his teeth. "Why are they targeting us instead of the Easterners?!"

The Americans knew perfectly well that they had never done that. Although they had wanted to destroy Cam Ranh Bay ever since the lease agreement was signed in 79, they had never actually done it. Now that they heard it had been bombed, they were happy, but that didn't mean they were going to be smeared!

If you didn't do it, you didn't do it!

"The Russians were adamant. Before the attack, they detected two Tomcat fighters approaching and experienced electromagnetic interference..."

"What tomcat? It's clearly an Eastern double-engined J-6!"

"It's a Tomcat. The engine exhaust nozzles, the overall windshield of the cockpit, and other details all indicate that the aircraft is either a Q-6 or a Tomcat."

"Damn it, if the Russian isn't hallucinating, then it's the Easterners doing this on purpose!"

Weinberg was furious. The Easterners bombed Cam Ranh Bay and then blamed it on the United States, making them bear the brunt of the Russians' anger!

"We must explain to the Russians that we didn't do it. Of course, if the Russians really want to start a war, we are not afraid. We will send more of our carrier strike groups over. Hmph, on land, we may not be able to stop the Russians' rolling armored torrents, but at sea, we have never been afraid of them!"

This is not bragging. During the Cold War, the US aircraft carrier battle groups were absolutely the best in the world!
Weinberg clenched his fist, his expression complex.

The East, the capital.

"Mr. Igor, we solemnly declare that the attack on Cam Ranh Bay has absolutely nothing to do with us! Our actions in the East have been extremely restrained. For example, before we taught the monkeys a lesson, we had already negotiated with you. You said we shouldn't move our ground troops, so we didn't. You said our bombing of the land was too harsh, so we moved to the port. Isn't that enough to show our sincerity? And you still slander us for bombing Cam Ranh Bay? If we really did that, would we have needed to follow your orders beforehand?"

Igor's expression was complicated: "You really didn't do it?"

"Yes, we fight, we fight fair and square. We never resort to these underhanded tricks. We have always been upright and honorable!"

“That…that’s true, but…the Americans…”

"Can't you see that? It's clearly a case of the thief crying 'stop thief!' The Americans want to remove Cam Ranh Bay as a thorn in their side, but they don't want to break ties with you. We've already cooperated with you on missile projects, so how can we still consider you an adversary?"

Igor nodded: "Okay, I understand. We... will go find the Americans and get to the bottom of this."

The ball has been kicked out again! Unless the game starts immediately, it'll just become a drawn-out argument!

Northwestern Polytechnical University.

"Qin, how could you do this? You..."

"What happened to us?" Qin Liang rubbed his eyes. "I reported your message to the higher-ups, asking them to stop targeting land targets for the sake of Northwestern Polytechnical University. What, they didn't do that?"

Seeing Qin Liang's bloodshot eyes, it was clear he had been working on the project late into the night again, so Benjing could only shake his head helplessly: "No, not at all."

"Oh, that's good. If there's nothing else, I'm going to sleep now. Ugh, I'm so sleepy..."

"No, wait!"

"what happened again?"

"Qin, you didn't attack any land targets, but you bombed all the ports and many of the warships in them, this..."

"Huh? Isn't this normal? Isn't this what you tacitly approved? You said you wouldn't bomb the land, but didn't that mean you wanted to bomb the seaport?"

Honkyo felt dizzy. Was that what we meant in the first place? Did you misunderstand something?
and many more!

"Qin, our Jinlan Bay has also been bombed! This..."

"What? Cam Ranh Bay? Mr. Benjing, although I know nothing about it, I can say with certainty that Cam Ranh Bay was definitely not our doing. Our goal was to teach the monkeys a lesson, not to go to war with the powerful Soviet Union. In fact, if this cooperation goes well, we might consider not making so many demands and normalizing our relations with you..."

Benjing looked at Qin Liang with a complicated expression: "Are you sure?"

"That's right, what is our goal? To develop the economy! How can we develop the economy? Of course, it's through a stable external environment. What good would it do us to fight you? It would only damage our external environment! Surely all those strategists in Moscow can see that?"

Benjing nodded: "Yes, going to war with us will only make the Americans happy behind our backs, and it's definitely not in your interest. It seems that it really was the Americans who did it..."

"Okay, I'm going to sleep now. We can talk about it after I wake up."

Qin Liang left and returned home, and then... he saw a familiar person.

"Duoduo, when did you get back? I've missed you so much these past few days..."

"Wait, Brother Liangzi, the reason I came back this time is because our dad has been put under pressure by the government again. They want to ask you through him what exactly is going on in Jinlan Bay this time?"

“Sigh, Dad would have been better off coming to Northwestern Polytechnical University! He could have become a university-level leader here!” Qin Liang said with emotion. “In the United States, it’s never really our home; we always face all sorts of difficulties.”

"Brother Liangzi, don't worry, I'll convince Dad to come to Northwestern Polytechnical University. But right now, what's going on with Jinlan Bay?"

"What do you think? Can't you see something so obvious?"

"Was it orchestrated by the Soviets themselves?"

"Yes, they signed an alliance agreement, which means that the Russians have to protect the monkeys. However, the Russians don't want to have a conflict with us. At most, they will send some military advisors over. The Russians are currently bogged down in Afghanistan. They have no interest in caring about the monkeys' life or death. This time, it's definitely the Russians' way of getting away with it."

Yang Duo'er's eyes were sparkling.

"Although this is a performance by the Russians, they still have to act convincingly, and they might even have some conflicts with the Americans. I think the American side just needs to passively avoid war. If they can't afford to provoke them, can't they at least avoid them? After a while, when the Russians feel they've acted enough, they should call it a day."

“Yes, that’s right.” Yang Duo’er nodded.

"Ugh, I'm so tired. I'm going to take a shower first. Dodo, do you want to come with me?"

"Okay, I'll go wash some dates."

"Hey, why are you in the kitchen?"

"Of course, it's for washing dates!"

(End of this chapter)