Two Realms: Don't call me evil!

Northwestern waters of the Gulf of Bengal!
The Gulf of Bengal was formed by the collision of the Indian subcontinent and the Asian plate. As the world's largest bay, the average water depth of the Gulf of Bengal is 2586 meters and the maximum depth is 5258 meters.

There are abundant resources of fish, shrimp, crabs, etc. here, with an annual total catch of more than 1000 million tons. It is a natural fishery treasure trove for neighboring countries.

March is a good season for fishing. As summer arrives, tropical storms will begin to prevail and fishermen will rush out to sea to catch fish.

Late at night, a fishing boat with the hull number Sangpu Yuanyu 028 was carrying out fishing operations.

This is a squid fishing boat from India. Along with the roar of the machinery, hundreds of high-intensity light bulbs with thousands of watts on the side of the ship illuminate the sea with a white light.

More than twenty men stood on both sides of the boat deck, constantly raising and lowering fishing rods.

They were catching squid in the sea. Squid is a pelagic fish. The crew took advantage of the squid's phototaxis and continuously fished for the squid with luminous hooks. They fished the fat squids onto the deck, alive and kicking.

Late at night when most people had already fallen asleep, the Indian crew of Sangpu Yuanyu 028 could not sleep at all and were working intensively instead.

Because squids are only suitable for fishing at night, their daily routine is completely opposite to that of ordinary people, and daytime is their resting time.

The sea was very rough, and the Indian crew members had to carefully keep themselves steady while fishing to avoid being overturned by the big waves and getting bruised and battered.

This repetitive and boring work was not interrupted until a long time later by the noise coming from behind the fishing boat.

The cabin of Sangpu Yuanyu 028 is filled with smoke. Captain Manohar is years old, but years of life at sea and his skin blown by the sea breeze make him look like a -year-old man.

While smoking intermittently, Manohar suddenly heard some noisy noises. The crew members below seemed to be attracted by something and were no longer concentrating on their work.

Manohar frowned and walked out of the captain's cabin. Just as he was about to yell, he suddenly saw a bright light approaching rapidly behind their fishing boat. It was obviously the light of a large ship.

The sea is very dark at night. Even if two ships pass by each other at a distance of several hundred meters, they cannot detect each other. Their fishing boats do not have any detection radar installed. Lights are the easiest means of identification in the ocean at night.

"What kind of ship is this? It's moving too fast."

Manohar was very surprised and stared at it with curiosity.

The ship looked huge in outline, yet it was moving so fast. It was common sense that the bigger the ship, the slower it was on the sea.

But soon Manohar realized something was wrong, as the boat seemed to be heading towards him.

"Who is driving this boat? Their captain must be asleep."

Manohar's face turned black. His fishing boat had so many lights on, but the big ship was still rushing towards him, as if it didn't see it.

Cursing, Manohar quickly ran back to the captain's cabin and maneuvered his fishing boat to avoid the accident.

Because the water flow speed increases and the pressure decreases around a large ship, if there is a small boat nearby at this time, it is easy to produce a boat suction phenomenon, causing the small boat to be pushed closer to and deflected by the water flow, and then hit the ship, destroying it and killing people.

It was especially dangerous when the big ship was traveling so fast.

The Sangpu Yuanyu 028 fishing boat began to accelerate, trying to avoid the direction of the large ship as much as possible.

The crew members on the boat also became nervous, knowing that it would be extremely dangerous if their small fishing boat got too close to a large ship.

One minute later.

The big ship was getting closer and closer, and the outline of its hull could already be seen.

To the relief of Manohar and the crew, they were not sucked into the vortex of the large ship, thus avoiding a collision.

But soon, the crew members turned their eyes to the big ship again, and then their eyes widened and their mouths opened.

Because their fishing boats were filled with headlights, they could clearly see the general situation of the large ship opposite.

However, in the deep sea, the hull of this large ship is made of a hard special alloy, like a steel behemoth in the deep sea. The hull is covered with layers of complex camouflage patterns, blending with the surrounding sea water, as if it is a part of this sea, silent and mysterious.

Under the deep sea, there were vaguely thick black shadows passing by, the sea water was shaking, stirring up layers of waves, and the surrounding small fish and shrimps fled in panic.

The cold metal armor fits tightly on the hull. The huge steel-cast hull is more than two hundred meters long and thirty to forty meters wide. Missile launch units are displayed on it, and exposed radar antennas, close-in defense guns and other equipment can also be seen. This tells the crew present that this is a warship, a warship with a tonnage of tens of thousands of tons.

The warship in front of them was so shocking. Although they had seen ships with larger tonnage, the warship gave people a different feeling.

Swish!
Suddenly, two huge beams of light shone over from the unknown large warship.

This is a high-power searchlight on the warship. It is like a giant beast opening its eyes. An invisible sense of oppression enveloped everyone on Sangpu Yuanyu 028.

But then, it seemed that they realized they were no threat, so the searchlights on the warships were turned off, and they began to speed away. The ships of both sides passed each other, and the warships soon disappeared into the night.

It was not until then that everyone on the Sangpu Yuanyu 028 fishing boat finally breathed a sigh of relief.

Manohar's nervous mood finally calmed down, because he clearly saw that the warship seemed to be flying the national flag of the Jeko Group.

Now India and the Jeko Group are at war. If the other side suddenly shoots him and sinks him, he will have nowhere to complain.

"Wait, this warship could be..."

Then, Manohar suddenly thought of something, his eyes flashed, and his heart pounded.

Because the Indian government had recently issued a wanted bounty to find the Jeko Group's stealth destroyer and offered a large sum of money as a reward.

"Could this warship really be the stealth destroyer of the Jeko Group? Is a destroyer that big? Never mind, let's report the situation first."

Manohar muttered to himself and quickly used the ship's communication equipment to report his situation to the higher authorities.

at the same time!

On the Irrawaddy Devourer-class deep-diving cruiser, Peng Hongtai, commander of the First Fleet of the Jeko Group, was standing in front of a map hanging on the wall with a stern look.

In order to carry out the mission of annihilating the main force of the Indian Navy, he, as the fleet commander, personally went on board to command, which shows how much importance he attached to this mission.

"Commander, we have detected radio signal fluctuations. The other party should have reported our information."

The captain of the Irrawaddy, Tufengpu, walked over quickly and reported what he had discovered.

"Very good, change the route and head towards the B-19 area. Now that the bait has been dropped, we just have to wait for the Indian Navy to take the bait."

Peng Hongtai took his baton and pointed at the map, which marked various conditions near the Gulf of Bengal and the distribution of enemies and friends.

The B-19 waters are located on the south side of the Gulf of Benga, where the water is the deepest and it is far away from the Indian mainland. The nearest airport is more than 1200 kilometers away, which can avoid interference from unexpected factors to the greatest extent.

"The Indian Navy has been searching for us for more than ten days. Now that we have shown up, the Indians will definitely not let us go easily. I think they will gather a large force to chase us."

Tu Fengpu said with a smile that he was not panicked at all when talking about being chased because this was part of their plan.

The Indian Navy is now in a scattered state. If their Devourer cruisers rashly launch an attack, it is likely to scare the Indian Navy and cause them to scatter and flee.

On the contrary, if the ship reveals its whereabouts, the Indian Navy will actively gather naval vessels to encircle and suppress the Irrawaddy cruiser.

Just like the British Empire's pursuit of the German battleship Bismarck during World War II, in order to destroy the battleship, the British Empire Navy mobilized 42 warships to encircle and destroy the Bismarck, including 2 aircraft carriers, 3 battlecruisers and 5 battleships. "Order the other five Devourer-class deep-diving cruisers to gather in the B-19 area, and lurk in the deep sea of ​​the area first, waiting for the prey to enter the trap, and then eat them all in one go."

Peng Hongtai was a serious person. His plan was not complicated. He took advantage of the enemy's lack of knowledge of the Devourer-class deep-diving cruiser and led it into an encirclement.

This tactic was called wolf pack tactics in World War II. It involves gathering multiple submarines. When a target is found, the submarines occupy advantageous attack positions from all directions during the day and ambush underwater in the enemy's route.

When the enemy passes by at night, they float up to the surface and fire torpedoes at the target at the same time, besieging the transport fleet or a single warship like a wolf pack attack. As the saying goes, even a tiger is afraid of a pack of wolves. This is the wolf pack tactic.

But this tactic can only bully lone warships or transport ships that have no ability to fight back.

The goal of the First Fleet is to use the Devourer-class deep-diving cruisers to devour the main force of the Indian Navy, which is completely different.

Taking his eyes off the map, Peng Hongtai ordered: "All ships are now in radio silence, turning off the lights on board, and heading towards the B-19 area immediately."

When Peng Hongtai's order was given, the Devourer-class cruiser began to ride the waves on the sea at a normal speed, keeping the speed within an appropriate range, neither allowing the Indian Navy to catch up easily nor letting the other side get left behind.

5:42 am!
The Indian Navy Headquarters Building is brightly lit.

After layers of reports from the Sangpu Yuanyu 028 fishing boat, the news of the discovery of the unknown warship of the Jeko Group finally reached here.

When the news confirmed that the military spy satellite had tracked the warship on the sea, the entire naval headquarters was in an uproar and an atmosphere of excitement filled the air.

Navy Chief Commander Jayant walked into the building with Defense Minister Vip and Prime Minister Singh, his face flushed as he introduced: "Prime Minister, after the unremitting efforts of all our naval officers and soldiers, we have now found the invisible warship of the Jako Group. Please look at this."

Jayant pointed to the large electronic screen, which showed a photo taken using a satellite, showing a warship sailing on the sea.

Unlike ordinary warships, this warship does not have too many edges and corners. It presents a streamlined shuttle shape, and the sharp bow cuts through the waves.

"Only one?"

Singh stared at the picture. Due to the lack of contrast objects on the sea, the warship in the picture was not very conspicuous.

"Yes, there is one. According to our analysis, the ship's length is between 240 and 260 meters, and its tonnage is between 40000 and 50000 tons. It should be a powerful missile ship."

Jayant shared the intelligence his navy had analyzed overnight.

"What, so big?"

Singh's eyes widened. He didn't expect that this thing, which looked insignificant in the picture, was actually such a large warship. Its tonnage was comparable to that of India's aircraft carrier.

"Such a large warship is no longer a destroyer, but a cruiser. No wonder it was able to attack the Andaman Sea and Air Base that night. Such a large cruiser can store a large number of missiles."

Vip seemed to have seen the truth and said to Singh impatiently: "Prime Minister, this is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity! We must capture this warship and avenge the soldiers who died at the Andaman base."

“Will there be any risk?”

Singh groaned, he didn't know much about naval warfare.

Vipu cast his gaze towards Jayant and winked, signaling him to speak.

Jayant saluted and said confidently: "Prime Minister, please rest assured. We have applied for the United States' satellite to help provide intelligence support. Satellite reconnaissance shows that other warships under the Jeko Group are basically in the port and have not come out. This warship is completely alone.

The enemy only has one ship, no matter how large its tonnage is, it is useless. We have dozens of main battleships, and the enemy cannot be our opponent."

Hearing this, Singh's expression eased a little. Just as he was about to speak, a staff officer from the Navy Headquarters ran over and said anxiously, "It's bad. The stealth cruiser of the Jeko Group has lost its target."

"what!"

The three people at the scene were all shocked.

Jayant's beard stood up in anger, and he shouted, "What are you doing? How could you lose the target? Isn't the satellite tracking it?"

"Commander, the satellite of the Jeko Group just hit the spy satellite we were tracking in orbit. The new satellite has not yet reached the planned orbit, and we have lost the location of that warship."

The staff officer quickly explained the situation and said, "But according to our analysis, the stealth cruiser of the Jeko Group is most likely heading back to the Kra Canal. Once the stealth cruiser passes through the Kra Canal and returns to the Gulf of Siam, we will be helpless against it."

Jayant's mouth twitched. Directly hitting the satellite, this is really the style of the JEC Group. The space bumper cars played by the United States and the JEC Group before are still vivid in their minds. The other party is indeed capable of doing such a thing.

"It is very likely that the Jeko Group will continue to purposefully attack the satellites that track the warship. If we want to completely determine the location of this warship, it is best to send our warships, especially aircraft carriers, to chase and intercept it to prevent it from entering the Kra Isthmus Canal."

The staff officer suggested that the sea was too vast. Although the warship was large, if it was thrown into the sea and there was no satellite reconnaissance, it would be very difficult to find it if it hid. Especially since it was just a warship and not a huge fleet, the difficulty would be much higher.

Today, military spy satellite reconnaissance in the sky is unreliable. Reconnaissance aircraft and early warning aircraft that take off from land are limited by their range. Too much fuel is consumed in the process of flying from land to the target sea area, leaving only a short time for the reconnaissance aircraft and early warning aircraft to stay in the air, and their reconnaissance range is also limited.

Only warships, through sea search radar and reconnaissance by fighter jets launched from aircraft carriers, can find the target warships, which is much more reliable.

Jayant understood the seriousness of the matter, and he said to Singh anxiously: "Prime Minister, give the order. If we delay any longer and do not send out our warships to round up the enemy, we will let the powerful stealth cruiser of the Jeko Group escape."

"Prime Minister, please believe in our great navy officers and men. We will definitely win this naval battle. The entire nation has waited too long for news of victory. We cannot let them down again."

Vipu also spoke to comfort him, and his words made Singh make up his mind.

Recently, due to the establishment of the six eastern states, his public opinion polls in India have hit rock bottom. He really needs a big victory to save his precarious votes and prepare for a successful re-election in the future.

Thinking of this, Singh said, "I have issued an order as the Prime Minister. The Navy is to attack the stealth cruiser of the Jeko Group immediately. No matter what means are used, it must be sunk in the ocean to boost the prestige of our country."

There was an immediate round of applause in the Naval Headquarters building. Vipu and Jayant looked at each other, both very excited.

"Prime Minister, just watch out. This time we will make the Jeko Group suffer a great loss and sink their proud stealth cruiser to avenge the attack on the Andaman base."

Vip patted his chest. He had already thought about the glory he would enjoy in his country after sinking this cruiser.

With this impressive record in hand, all his previous strategic mistakes in command could be written off.

"Now assemble all of our main warships to form an annihilation fleet to encircle and destroy this Jeko Group stealth cruiser. Here is the specific list of participating warships."

The naval commander-in-chief Jayant's face flushed. He immediately called the staff group to decide the types and numbers of warships to be involved in the roundup.

Soon, more than an hour later, with speed being of the essence, all the main warships of India received urgent orders from the Navy Headquarters.

In order to be absolutely sure, the main force of the Indian Navy can be said to have come out in full force. Led by the Vikrant aircraft carrier, a huge fleet was quickly formed, with warships continuously joining in, and then chasing in the direction speculated by the Jeko Group's stealth cruiser.

The large-scale mobilization of the Indian Navy did not go unnoticed by countries around the world.

Powerful countries around the world are all paying close attention to the Bay of Bengal.

Because this is very likely the largest naval battle since the 21st century is about to break out.

Even the powerful media and commercial satellites have captured that many Indian warships in Hong Kong set sail and disappeared in the port.

With the media's relentless and instigative exaggeration, the news that the main force of the Indian Navy was dispatched to seek a decisive battle with the Jeko Group Navy spread like wildfire on the Internet.

In an instant, the whole world was shocked! (End of this chapter)