My Wife is Actually a top-tier Soldier King?!-Chapter 1194 - 1091: Life and Death Speed!

The engines roar!

Fighter jets soar into the sky!

The deep blue afterburners fade, and two Vulture Fighters swiftly vanish without a trace.

Neither the combat readiness radar at Diego Garcia base nor the airport’s air traffic control radar detected any signals.

It was as if these two fighter jets never existed.

After takeoff, the two fighter jets kept accelerating and climbing.

The higher the altitude, the thinner the air, the less resistance.

At the same time, the airflow is stable, which is conducive to high-speed cruising flight.

When they approached an altitude of nearly twenty thousand meters, the two Vulture Fighters switched to level flight, speeding up even more.

Soon after.

The two Vulture Fighters entered the supersonic cruising phase.

At twice the speed of sound, they blazed towards the northeast, following an almost perfect arc around the Earth, aiming for Wu Jie’s homeland.

They covered nearly seven hundred meters per second, capable of flying almost two thousand five hundred kilometers in an hour.

A distance of less than five thousand kilometers theoretically takes less than two hours, but in reality, it is naturally more.

On a full ammunition load, the two Vulture Fighters could fly almost six thousand kilometers.

This wasn’t some suicidal barbaric attack; it wasn’t a one-way mission.

So, an hour and a half later, over the international maritime and airspace south of Bangladesh, both Vulture Fighters would undertake an aerial refueling mission.

After refueling, they would fly another thousand-plus kilometers, then begin to lower their flight altitude and fly at ultra-low levels as much as possible to minimize the probability of detection.

Approaching Wu Jie’s homeland, they would suddenly climb, execute precision bombing, and then accelerate to escape, fleeing towards the southwest at the fastest speed. At three times the speed of sound, a twenty-minute sprint would be enough to escape danger and return to the refueling area.

The entire air raid process seems to involve a flight distance of only about three thousand kilometers, but incorporating ultra-low level flight, extremely supersonic flight, all of which consume more fuel than high-altitude cruising.

It’s like a car maintaining a steady speed on the highway naturally has the lowest fuel consumption.

But on mountain roads, with constant turns and climbs, or in urban areas with stop-and-go traffic and frequent acceleration and deceleration, it naturally uses more fuel.

There’s an old saying that’s endured in the circle of fighter pilots.

"You can never have too much fuel; you can never have too much ammo!"

For pilots, the more fuel they have, the more reassured they are in carrying out their mission.

It’s like a driver on a long trip who feels at ease with a full tank of gas or battery, not having to worry too much about breaking down on the road.

General Padding Shayol was once a fighter pilot, an ace at that.

So, he understands the pilots’ mindset all too well.

There you have it.

Although there are only two refueling missions planned, he has arranged for three large tanker aircraft to be ready.

To avoid running into a situation where a tanker malfunctions at the last moment, preventing the Vulture Fighters from refueling. 𝒇𝙧𝙚𝓮𝔀𝓮𝒃𝙣𝓸𝒗𝒆𝒍.𝙘𝒐𝒎

However...

The strategy debate hasn’t yet concluded, and Shayol took it upon himself to order the Vulture Fighters to take off with live ammunition and dispatch three large tanker aircraft for support.

This move was practically taking action first and reporting later.

Of course.

Shayol had no intention of hiding this from the attendees.

How could he bear such a significant matter alone?

The cunning Shayol simply played a little trick.

No matter the outcome of the strategy debate, by sending the Vulture Fighters out first—he had an hour and a half until they reached the refueling point.

If after refueling, the strike action still wasn’t approved, then he would command the Vulture Fighters to return, treating it as if the 277th Flying Squadron had completed a night-time emergency sortie and aerial refueling training flight.

Conversely, if the strike was approved, then the Vulture Fighters could continue their dash and launch the air raid in half an hour, wouldn’t that greatly save on combat time?

In any case, the crafty Shayol never explicitly stated that he had already issued an unauthorized order for the Vulture Fighters to carry out an air raid to eliminate Wu Jie.

As long as the Vulture Fighters haven’t crossed the border, whatever Shayol does is beyond reproach—with all sorts of noble justifications, no one can accuse him of violating laws or discipline.

Of course.

This time point is crucial.

Ninety minutes later, if there’s no result from the strategy debate, Shayol will have to order a return to base.

Therefore, Shayol specifically set an alarm for himself and made a note in his agenda, reminding himself not to get too caught up arguing with the opposition and forget about the major issue at hand.

...

Time slowly passes.

Ninety minutes isn’t enough to finish watching a soccer match.

In the strategy debate, every minute the pro-war and anti-war factions bicker, the two Vulture Fighters blaze forty kilometers further, which also means death is drawing ever closer to Wu Jie.

Twenty minutes after the Vulture Fighters launched, the continuously contentious strategy debate saw a change.

The big boss spoke up.

She had been silent all along, no matter how fiercely both sides argued, she always remained silent.

The pro-war side, represented by senior military officials, industrial departments, and military enterprises, naturally considered military industrial interests in what they said and did.

When the cannons fire, Gold flows.

They would rather have war every day; only war consumes materials, ammunition, and equipment, ensuring the military enterprises receive continuous orders, and that the generals gain merit.

The opposition, represented by agriculture, energy, and commerce departments, aim to protect the interests of large farm owners, mining enterprises, and trading companies.

They worry that exposure of their actions will affect relations between the two countries, leading to trade damages that would impact the revenues of numerous enterprises, people’s employment, and result in serious social problems.