Chapter 1374: Hold your ground
Outside the headquarters controlled by the militants, the U.S. and South Korean forces have moved quickly, they have pulled up fences on the perimeter and built fortifications. In addition, a number of blockade lines have been set up to encircle the joint command building at Osan Air Base.
The snipers are already in position, the assault units are ready to go. Explosive units have even brought in EOD robots to prevent terrorists in the building from using explosives. In the command vehicle at the scene, a group of US military officers were loudly giving orders. "Where's the commandos?!I need them to be ready!"
"Tell the tower, we need to call the drone!" "Colonel, get your paramedics ready to respond to first aid in the event of a conflict. ”
"Damn, who's in charge of the perimeter guards?" There was a panic in the noise, and all the officers tried to give orders loudly to reassure their subordinates, and at the same time reassure themselves, as if everything was still under control. But they all know that things are spiraling out of control. This sudden incident is likely to end in bloodshed. Lots of bloodshed!
Another senior U.S. military official has arrived and is holding an emergency meeting. "How's it going?" said a senior military official, frowning.
"The command center building at Osan Air Base, occupied. There were probably more than forty militants, and they were very professional. In the early hours of the morning, he infiltrated the base and remained hidden in the base, patiently waiting for the opportunity. Until they occupied the building, our men did not find out about their presence.
At present, more than 100 of our personnel have been captured, including personnel from the United States and South Korea who are participating in important military meetings during the meeting, and other staff members of the command center. A major explained the current situation.
"What about the guards at the command center, how did they get these people to rush in?"
"There's no point in talking about this anymore, three of the guards on duty were killed, and the others should have been brought under control. Like I said, these guys are very professional. The major said helplessly.
"Damn it, what are we going to do now?" said the officer, frowning.
"Half an hour ago, we were ordered not to take any action to avoid angering these bandits and harming our people. And just now, we received the latest order to suspend all current operations. All personnel are looking forward to their lives. The major whispered.
"What do you mean, are we going to do nothing, and even if they pass in front of us, we're going to have to let it go?" said the officer, stunned, "what kind of bullshit order is this?" ”
"The latest order from the command, given directly by Mr. Minister, for reasons that are not clear, but they ordered us not to do anything. The major whispered, and there was silence in the rescue headquarters of the American army.
Lin Rui, who was caught in the heavy encirclement, was even more worried, the US and South Korean troops outside had already set up a temporary fence and surrounded the entire command building. Those men in black continued to shoot, not only of their captured hostages, but also of the surrounding American troops outside. It doesn't seem to be worrying at all.
And after sneaking a glance at the situation on the periphery, Lin Rui knew that this matter was going to be troublesome, and his face couldn't help but turn a little paler.
"What's wrong?" said Lee Young-so in a low voice.
"The reaction of the Americans is not quite right. Lin Rui said in a low voice.
"Didn't they already react? There were all their people out there, and even people from other bases. Lee Yong-so frowned, "I don't see anything wrong." ”
"Do you think these terrorists are good or harmful to Americans when they shoot timely videos at the scene?" Lin Rui whispered.
"Of course, it is harmful, and these terrorists are using this to restrain the United States from taking too extreme actions, so that they have to care more about the safety of the hostages, because this is in front of the whole world, they don't care, but the Americans can't afford to lose this person. Lee Yong-so frowned and commented.
"Since it's not good for the U.S. military, why won't they allow this video to be spread on the Internet?" Lin Rui said in a low voice. "The Cyber Operations Command, which is subordinate to the U.S. Strategic Command, has an establishment of nearly 1,000 people. They have the power and resources to make any unfavorable news disappear if they want to. ”
"Yes, they do have the strength. Not only has this strength, but also should be very performant**. "The Cyber Warfare Command was established in 2010, but at that time it was under the U.S. Strategic Command, which was responsible for space operations, information security, and strategic nuclear deterrence.
And just yesterday, the US military just announced that the joint command center for cyber warfare will be upgraded. This means that this center will be on a par with the other nine major combat command centers, and the cyber warfare department will enter a stage of rapid development. Earlier this year, the Pentagon allocated $35 billion to the Cyber Warfare Command in order to bolster U.S. cyber defense capabilities. In the future, they will compete with the NSA to carry out cyber warfare missions. This is the time when they want to show their skills and abilities. ”
"With their capabilities and resources, they can crash a terrorist's server attack in a matter of minutes. But they didn't, even if they were reserved for fear of hostages, but they had the technology to interrupt the live streaming of these terrorists without restrictions. But they didn't, why?" Lin Rui looked at Li Yongzhu and said in a low voice.
"What do you mean?" Lee Yong-so's expression moved.
"The Americans could have prevented it, but they are acquiescing in it. There is only one possibility, and that is that everything is under their control, and they want it to be. Lin Rui said in a low voice.
"Are you saying that the Americans deliberately didn't stop them and deliberately let them make a big noise?" Lee Yong-so said in a low voice, "Why?"
"I don't know, but they clearly want to amplify the impact of this incident. Therefore, a certain wait-and-see measure was taken. Lin Rui said in a low voice.
"But why is that?" said Lee Yong-so nervously, "but there are still their people here." Are they going to watch these high-ranking US military officers being captured and humiliated and ignore them?"
"That's the scariest part. Lin Rui said in a low voice, "If the Americans continue to stay on the sidelines and connive, it means that they secretly even hope that this matter will make a bigger fuss." ”
"What?" said Lee Yong-so in disbelief, "How big is it?"
"More bloodshed, even sacrifices. Lin Rui said in a low voice, "The Americans hope that this incident will end with moderate bloodshed in order to achieve some of their goals." They need sacrifices, and people like us are the most suitable. ”
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