Time flies, and half an hour passed, and the US F-15 fighter jets were circling on Burundi and Kenyan airspace. The PLA's J-10C was also hovering near Kigoma. After a long time, he looked at the opponent without any intention of taking action. The early warning aircraft dispatched together also bravely approached the J-10C aircraft group, preparing to better detect the air situation in Kenya and provide better radar warning services for J-10C. Who knew that as soon as he approached Kigoma, the early warning aircraft discovered that there were traces of several large aircraft flying by near the border between Kenya and Ethiopia.

At first, the intelligence analysts on the early warning plane thought it was a large passenger plane passing by, but soon the intelligence analysts found something wrong because these large targets were always spinning there.

"Is that an air tanker?!" The radar intelligence analysis system on the early warning aircraft came to a conclusion after obtaining more signals. This result scared the early warning aircraft intelligence analysts. Although the early warning aircraft has found nothing but this big guy, the radar intelligence analysts on the early warning aircraft were shocked and sweated. The US military must have entered Kenya, so the US air tanker appeared there. It was just that the early warning aircraft was too far away, and the radar system on the aircraft was not able to find the traces of the fighter.

"The command center, here is Air Police No. 1. We found traces of air tanker activities near the Ethiopian border with Kenya. Please instruct!" the air early warning plane quickly reported.

"What?" Song Jihong at the command center heard this information and immediately jumped up from his chair. Soon, the aerial early warning aircraft sent the radar information back to the command center's large screen. Through the high-precision large map on the large screen, the comprehensive combat command system automatically drew the information obtained by the radar on the map.

"It must be a fighter jet that the US military took off from Saudi Arabia." Chief of Staff Zheng Quan glanced at the location of the air tanker, blurted out, and then closed his eyes and quickly calculated, "The F-35 fighter jet, from the US Saudi Air Force Base to that place, happens to be the limit of the F-35 range. If they don't refuel, they will have to land." Zheng Quan knew the performance parameters of various types of fighter jets in service in the US military, and quickly deduced the conclusion that was closest to the facts.

"Oh no, we have been caught by the US military's suspicious plan." Zheng Quangang inferred the type of fighter jets near the US tanker aircraft, and Song Jihong's face immediately changed, because if it was a US F-35 fighter jet, the US military's strategic intention would be obvious. If it was a US stealth fighter jet, the air early warning aircraft could find a distance of only more than 100 kilometers. Now there is no idea how many F-35s the US military has dispatched. If it exceeds one squadron, the J-10C fleet in Kigoma will be in danger now!

"Old Song, should I withdraw the Air Force now?" Deputy Brigade Commander Dai Qiliang suggested that the Air Force could still withstand the F-15 of a squadron of the US military, but if there was really a squadron or more F-35 fighter jets jointly attacked with the F-15 squadron, the Air Force would not be able to withstand anyway.

Now there is only this flight regiment in Africa. Once the flight regiment is crippled by the US military, it will completely lose air supremacy, and the consequences will be unimaginable. If it retreats to the Dar es Salaam Air Force Base at this time, the US military may not dare to go deep into Tanzania to launch an attack, because in Tanzania, two battalions of Hongqi-9C long-range air defense battalions followed the 86th aircraft brigade. With the ground radar system, US fighter jets may not be able to gain advantage under integrated air-to-ground defense.

Tactically speaking, Dai Qiliang's suggestion is just right, and protecting the Air Force is the top priority.

"The Air Force has retreated. What should I do if the CBA battalion on Lake Tanganyika now? What should I do if the Ka-Kurtu armed forces?" Zheng Quan's two questions suddenly stopped Dai Qiliang. Two CBA companies and one firepower company are equivalent to half of the CBA battalion. Could it be that they just thrown on Lake Tanganyika like this? With the US military's style of conduct, once the Air Force retreats, their F-15 fighter jets will never be kind enough to miss such a good opportunity.

Not to mention that once the Air Force retreated, the Destroyer UAV had to retreat quickly, giving the Lu U coalition a chance to regroup and launch a fatal blow against the Balakaka. The Courtois armed forces meant that all the previous efforts were wasted.

"But what can I do if I don't retreat?" Dai Qiliang asked. Zheng Quan was silent now. If the General Staff had not repeatedly ordered the General Staff to cross the border without authorization, in Zheng Quan's view, the best strategy now is to launch a fatal blow to the US F-15 fighter jets. The first move is to deal with the F-15 squadron. Even if the US military has another F-35 squadron, the air force will face much less pressure.

Song Jihong didn't say anything, but judging from the changes in the color on his face, it was obvious that his heart was extremely uneasy now. After thinking for more than a minute, Song Jihong finally made up his mind: "Order! The Air Force will immediately dispatch the cross-border attack on the US F-15, and be sure to wipe out the US F-15 squadron!"

Song Jihong's sudden order caused the faces of Deputy Brigade Commander Dai Qiliang and Chief of Staff Zheng Quan to change significantly. "Brig Commander, the General Staff has made clear instructions that we cannot cross-border strikes without accepting the General Staff order." Although Chief of Staff Zheng Quan fully supports the decision of the Brigade Commander in tactical manner, the General Staff has clearly ordered the Tanzanian garrison not to go to war without authorization, especially cross-border operations, which requires strict orders from the General Staff. Song Jihong did this completely violated the orders of the Military Commission and the General Staff, and was to be taken to the military court.

"Or what, let's ask the General Staff to explain our situation," Chief Zheng Quan suggested.

"It's too late, and in this case, the General Staff's leadership is in a difficult situation," said Song Jihong. After making this difficult decision, his mind was clear and he understood that there was indeed no better way for the General Staff in this matter. If this order was made by Song Jihong alone, no matter what, from a political perspective, the General Staff still has room for recovery afterwards. That is, to sacrifice him, Song Jihong, and send Song Jihong to the military court on the grounds of his subordinates' resistance to the order to resolve the political responsibility of actively provoking the war, and to block the mouths of domestic and foreign political public opinion.

However, if you ask the General Staff, this nature will be different. So far, there is still a delicate balance between the People's Liberation Army and the US military. The General Staff may not be able to shoulder the political responsibility of provoking war with the US military now.

"But," Dai Qiliang also wanted to persuade Song Jihong to think twice. Song Jihong waved his hand to stop Dai Qiliang's words, "I have the final say on this matter. Staff Li, immediately issue combat orders to the air force on the front line!" Song Jihong said firmly, "Old Dai and Lao Zheng, your objections must be recorded."

Dai Qiliang and Zheng Quan were stunned and immediately realized that the brigade commander was preparing to sacrifice himself to fight this matter. "No, Lao Song, since you have made up your mind, I fully support your decision from a tactical point of view. In this situation, we can only restore the situation by taking action first, otherwise our layout in the KMT will fail, and even our troops will suffer major losses." Zheng Quan felt aroused in his heart and couldn't help but say loudly, "As the chief of staff, I firmly support the brigade commander's decision."
Chapter completed!