Chapter 210: A Politician's Opportunity
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It was the more than a dozen re-transformation fighters led by Zhou Yulong who arrived. Pen × fun × Pavilion www. biquge。 info They're not coming towards Stark, they're doing one last check of the blast point.
Although when planning the operation, Liu Wei considered preparing several sets of radio reconnaissance equipment, but finally gave up, because there were millions of people trapped on the island, almost everyone had radio equipment such as mobile phones and laptops, as well as thousands of taxis equipped with radio stations, as well as dozens of radio stations and television stations, and radio signals everywhere, and it was impossible for the regiment to control all the radio equipment.
The more than a dozen re-transformed fighters were divided into four teams of three people each, and they were not far apart.
Colonel Stark watched for a long time, but couldn't find a chance to do it.
Although Stark was confident that he would kill the super-soldiers after being reinvented, the Colonel did not dare to act rashly in the face of three enemies and many more nearby.
This decision saved Colonel Stark.
What he saw was not FOS fighters, but reinvented fighters. Because the FOS project uses gene inducers, and the transformation in all aspects is more thorough than that of the "Future Soldier" project, the combat effectiveness of the FOS re-engineered warrior far exceeds that of Stark, not to mention dealing with three at the same time, even if it is difficult to deal with one.
As for a surprise attack, it is even more impossible.
As soon as the colonel leaves the pile of dead leaves where he is hiding, he will be discovered. He didn't have a chance to get close to FOS and transform the warrior at all, he would be discovered by the other party and killed.
I have to say, Stark was really lucky.
Because there were not many reconstructed soldiers left behind, and the U.S. army was about to attack, Zhou Yulong and the others had to hurry up to complete the last inspection and did not pay attention to other places.
It was only when the group of FOS remodeled fighters had gone far that the colonel crawled out of the pile of dead leaves.
What are they doing?
The colonel was very confused and very worried.
After a moment's hesitation, the colonel decided to find out what the enemy was doing.
At this time, the offensive deployment of the US military was already in place, and the combat units carrying out the offensive mission were ready for battle.
It was not the attackers who closely monitored the radio activity on the island, but the US troops deployed nearby. Before Admiral Robert took command, Brigadier General Copperfield had the National Guard's electronic warfare unit listen to radio activity on the island in an effort to find out the specifics of the attackers.
This was also done mainly to find out the deployment of the attackers on the island.
When Admiral Robert came to New York, he took over the command and further strengthened the radio reconnaissance force. Because according to his estimates, the attackers will definitely plant bombs in the building in order to stop the attacking American troops. Although radio-activated bombs are susceptible to interference, it is very cumbersome to install wired detonators on all bombs, so the Admiral believes that the attackers will still use radio-activated devices. If the operating frequency of the radio detonator can be detected, it will be possible to suppress the interference and prevent the bomb from detonating.
The only thing that can be done until the frequency is found is full-band blocking interference.
Electromagnetic interference is precisely the strength of the US military.
After Admiral Robert arrived, at least a dozen EF-18G electronic warfare planes carrying electronic jamming equipment took turns patrolling the skies over Manhattan, using mounted electronic warfare pods to suppress the jamming. There are also four EC-130 electronic warfare aircraft engaged in jamming on the perimeter.
At the same time, the US military did not forget to listen to radio activity in all frequency bands.
With the president approving the ground offensive, Admiral Robert stepped up his surveillance efforts.
In his opinion, there were at least thousands, if not thousands, of attackers on the island. With so many enemies, it is definitely necessary to use radio for communication. Although the admiral did not expect to crack the enemy's communication code, by listening to radio activity, he was able to at least know the enemy's disposition.
Unfortunately, radio monitoring didn't yield much.
In particular, after the failure of the SEAL raid, the attackers no longer used radio equipment and only heard radio signals in some civilian bands.
Apparently, the attackers were wary of the attackers, knowing that the U.S. military was listening for radio signals.
Unbeknownst to the Admiral, after all the FOS fighters left, all that was left behind were re-engineered fighters, who could communicate via infrasound even if they did not have radio equipment. Because infrasound waves travel much farther than sound waves, they are not easily blocked and interfered with by buildings, so they are ideal for long-distance communication.
It is a pity that the sound wave detection equipment of the US military is on warships and submarines, and the army and air force have no similar equipment.
Upon receiving the radio signal from Colonel Stark on the individual radio, the communications officer immediately reported the situation, and the staff officer responsible for processing the tactical information handed it to Robert.
At this time, if Robert could pay attention to this signal, the US military would not rashly attack.
The problem was that Admiral Robert did not believe that it was a radio signal from the Navy SEALs, and even though the staff officer clearly mentioned in his briefing that the signal was sent by the individual radio used by the commandos, and that the communication frequency bands and ciphers of the Sixth Brigade were used, the colonel believed that the attackers had entered the experimental base through the undersea tunnel, and during the battle, they had defeated the Sixth Brigade and obtained the individual radio of the commandos. The attackers must have wanted to know if the US military was monitoring the radio channel in order to activate its own radio station and communicate with the outside world.
No matter why the attackers wanted to contact the outside world, Robert would not let them succeed.
For that signal, Robert's approach was to ignore it.
The sky is about to turn up, the offensive is about to begin, there is no need to be distracted by some inconsequential things. As soon as the regular army captures Manhattan, the attackers will be annihilated!
It was just when Robert was full of ambition that Sternberg arrived at the front-line command center in the northern suburbs of Jersey City.
"General, I am here to coordinate the military and the federal departments on the orders of the president." Stenberg gave Admiral Robert a lot of face, after all, this is the Admiral's territory. "I'm not going to interfere with your command, but the president asked me to remind the general that the action was done exactly as the White House had planned."
Hearing this, Robert frowned.
Sternberg smiled, followed Robert into the General's office, and closed the door.
"I'm afraid it's more than that." Robert adjusted his mentality and said, "I will strictly implement the orders of the commander-in-chief, the offensive operation has been arranged, does it need to be modified?" ”
"Of course not." It was none other than that Sternberg told the truth. "I just wanted to remind the general that this operation will decide our fate."
"We?"
Sternberg nodded and sat down in the chair across from the general. "Whether he is a hero of the United States or a sinner of history is entirely up to the general."
"What do you mean?"
"We must destroy all enemies, but we cannot use civilians as a stepping stone to victory."
"You have to know that this is a war, and collateral casualties cannot be completely avoided, and the president understands that and authorizes us to ......."
"I understand, but we have to do better."
Robert frowned, not seeming to understand what Sternberg meant.
"Someone has to be responsible for the dead and wounded civilians, and that person won't be the president, and I hope it won't be us." Sternberg smiled and said, "So we have to do something, whatever we do, we have to convince the media and the public that all disasters are caused by the enemy, that we have done our best, and that no one has done better than us." Only then can we gag the Republican guys and make us heroes of America. I am sure that after this incident is over, all Americans will remember the name 'Robert'. I also believe that a general's ability is not only to command the army in battle, but also to achieve significant achievements elsewhere. ”
"Like you?" Robert understood.
"It's not just like me now, as long as we work together, we can definitely go further."
"Your Excellency, have you thought about it, we are all executors, not decision-makers. No matter what we do or how well we do it, we are serving the president. ”
Sternberg smiled and said, "Why can't we serve ourselves?" ”
"You mean ......"
"With all of this happening, the president has realized that even if he can fix it properly, it will be difficult for him to defeat his Republican contenders in the general election. The only way to sustain our policies is to put forward a new candidate, a leader who has the ability to help America out of its predicament and make the enemy pay for it. Unfortunately, I don't have both of those abilities, and neither do the other leaders, so I need a partner, one who can lead the U.S. military to greater victories and strike fear into the hearts of our enemies. ”
"You've decided to run in the general election?"
Sternberg nodded, not saying anything more.
Robert let out a long breath and said, "I will consider your suggestion, but I will not give you an answer now." When we've cleaned up those bandits, I'll talk to you about it. ”
"Of course, we have to focus on solving the problem at hand."
"What are you going to do?"
"It's up to you to decide the military action, but as soon as the U.S. troops land on Manhattan Island, we have to arrange for a group of reporters from the news media to come over and let them witness our victory." Sternberg smiled and said, "Of course, these things don't need to be done by the general, I will make arrangements." All we need is a little bit of help to get those damn journalists to see what's in our favor. ”
"No problem, I'll make arrangements."
"It couldn't be better." Sternberg stood up, "General, this is a good start, and I believe that our cooperation can be more long-term and lasting." ”
Robert smiled and sent Sternberg out.
As a soldier, although he is a relatively ambitious soldier, Robert is still not very suitable for the social and face-saving work that politicians are good at. It's just that Sternberg's proposal is indeed very attractive, because as an energetic general, Robert does not want to end the opportunity to play for his country in his sixties.
(To be continued)