In Wang Qingen's place, Li Tianling also inquired about some other news.

Zhang Jiazheng actually prepared two sets of combat plans, and what he told Li Tianling was one of them.

In these two sets of combat plans, Li Tianling and the others all feint and were responsible for attracting the enemy's firepower, and the main force was the four "H-12A" personally commanded by Wang Qingen.

To put it simply, the combat operation of the "H-12A" will be carried out in two stages.

First of all, ensure the destruction of the front command of the Western Continent Group, paralyze the enemy's battlefield command system, and buy a few days for the Northwest Theater of Operations.

On top of that, consider running to Mosa.

In fact, it is unknown whether the first task can be successfully completed.

As early as during the Polish-Iraqi War, the Imperial Brigade displayed a very strong electronic warfare capability, not only made extensive use of electronic jamming equipment, but also set up a unit dedicated to carrying out the task of air defense suppression, and developed and equipped anti-radiation missiles specially designed to deal with radars.

In addition, large electronic reconnaissance aircraft also came to prominence in this war.

The new technological weapons that were born during this war, as well as the new tactics developed on the basis of technological weapons, all show without exception that in future wars, seizing the initiative on the battlefield by attacking the enemy's command and communication system will be a shortcut to victory.

If you have to say, it's even the best choice.

After the end of the Polish-Iraqi War, the Imperial Air Force invested heavily in the development of various electronic warfare equipment, and gave birth to specialized electronic attack aircraft such as the "Attack-8FZ".

In war, either side has to work hard to enhance its electronic warfare capabilities and improve its survivability in complex environments.

Relatively speaking, it is the front-line command center that is most likely to be hit.

The method of the imperial ** team is very simple, that is, to move the headquarters to the sky, and use the C-29 large passenger plane as the carrier to develop a large early warning command aircraft.

In campaign-level operations, the Finger-8 is sufficient to serve as a joint command of multiple services and arms.

The Imperial Air Force also has a special strategic command aircraft, also known as the "Finger-9A". It's just that the number is limited, and so far it hasn't passed all the test items.

According to the design indicators, the "Finger-9A" can carry a 120-person theater-level headquarters and sufficient communications equipment, cruise and fly for 12 hours in an area of 1,000 to 2,000 kilometers behind the battle line, and can also extend the deployment time to more than 24 hours through in-flight refueling.

It's just that the progress of the "Finger-9A" has been slow.

It's not that there are technical difficulties that are difficult to solve, but that there is no need for them for the time being.

The six "Finger-9A" purchased by the Imperial Air Force are all in a semi-idle state, nominally conducting acceptance tests, but in fact waiting for an opportunity.

Strictly speaking, it's about saving money.

As long as necessary, these "Finger-9A" can be ready and put into service within one month.

In fact, three "Finger-9A" planes are deployed in the Northwest Theater at the air base east of Chelyabinsk to serve as a backup strategic command center. It's just that these "Finger-9A" did not participate in previous combat operations and were mainly tested behind the battle line.

In addition, the Imperial Air Force has more than a dozen "T-3EA" communication relay aircraft, which also use the C-29 as a platform.

All in all, the Imperial ** Brigade relied on these support aircraft to establish a command system that was completely based on air platforms and reached the campaign level.

Of course, the system is not perfect.

The most prominent problem is that there are too many types of platforms, and it is more troublesome to cooperate and collaborate with each other.

To this end, the Imperial Air Force has selected the world's largest C-49 large passenger aircraft and used it as a carrier to build a complete air command center.

Obviously, the Xilu Group did not have such good conditions.

Although Airbus, which was founded and actually controlled by the Empire, is one of the world's three major civil aviation companies, and its development and production of civil airliners are all over the world, due to the limitations of electronic technology, the West Continent Group has never developed an air command platform in the true sense.

It is precisely in this way that the Sairiku Group can only make a fuss on the ground.

This is the world's only command train deployed on a railway.

According to the information provided by the Military Intelligence Bureau, there are a total of 20 command trains on the West Luosha side, all of which have the ability to undertake combat operations at or above the campaign level.

The front command of the Western Continent Group, it must be above one of the columns.

It's not so easy to find this command train.

From the west bank of the Volga to the other end of the western continent, the Calais Strait has the densest and arguably the most complete railway system in the world.

Because it has always advocated a strategic offensive, it is necessary to mobilize many allies, and it is even more necessary to ensure that the deployment adjustment can be quickly completed when the situation changes, so there are more than 100,000 kilometers of railways with a total mileage and thousands of stations between Xiluosha and the Empire.

In fact, this is also the key to putting the headquarters on the train of the Western Continent Group.

Thanks to this complex, tight and cumbersome railway network, the command train can get to wherever it needs to be!

In addition, the railway network is well developed in the region east of the Volga.

The key is that the ground forces of the Western Continent Group must rely on the logistical support provided by the railway, so they can only advance along the railway line.

Then, the command train can also move forward with the combat troops.

The biggest advantage of putting the headquarters on the train is actually that it can dodge possible blows.

With the strategic strike capability of the Imperial Air Force, it is not at all difficult to destroy the fixedly deployed command, it just depends on whether it is willing to pay a sufficient price.

However, it is not so easy to deal with a moving train.

After the outbreak of war, thousands of trains were running at any time on the plains west of the battle line.

What's worse is that there is no way to distinguish between a command train and a freight train through conventional reconnaissance methods.

No matter how powerful the Imperial Air Force was, it was impossible to attack thousands of trains at the same time.

It can be seen that just finding the command train is a big trouble.

However, it is not impossible.

Compared with ordinary trains, the most significant feature of command trains is that they need to make frequent stops in order to make use of the communication nodes located along the route.

Although there are certainly many radio stations on the command train, and there are other platforms that can ensure that orders can be given directly to combat units, any radio signal can be intercepted by the enemy, and the exact location of the signal source can be calculated before launching an attack.

In addition, radio signal encryption is also an issue.

Theoretically, there is no password that cannot be cracked, so even an encrypted telegram could be cracked and military secrets leaked.

All in all, the command trains of the Western Continent Group mainly relied on communication access points set up along the railway lines, and used ground communication lines to transmit combat orders.

In fact, there are similar communication access points in all train stations in West Luosha.

In addition, along the railway line, there are backup access points every few tens of kilometers.

It's just that in wartime, because there are a large number of military trains to transport troops and supplies to the front line, the command train often goes to small stations.

I couldn't find a suitable place and used the alternate access point on the feeder railway.

In peacetime, the main task of the Military Intelligence Bureau is to find out the temporary access points set up by the Western Continent Group in the forward zone.

Of course, the MIA does much more than that.

Although relying on these communication access points, the command train can make full use of the wired communication line, but no matter how effective it is, it cannot completely eliminate its own electromagnetic signal.

To be precise, the command train must have to send a signal outward.

Among them, the most critical is the microwave signal used to confirm identity.

On each command train, there is a set of microwave communication equipment that runs automatically, and its only task is to send identification signals every few minutes or seconds, so that nearby troops know that this is the command train, avoid being accidentally injured, and at the same time get the cover of their own troops.

The key is that the command level is included in the recognition signal.

Of course, if you are operating in a dangerous area and other command trains are sent to carry out deception missions, it is even more necessary to confirm the location of the commander by identifying the signal.

The Military Intelligence Agency has worked hard for decades, but it has not been able to crack the code of the identification signal of the command train of the Western Continent Group.

However, the Military Intelligence Agency has mastered the working frequency bands for identifying signals.

In Wang Qingen's words, what is needed now is actually to figure out which one is the real command train.

The Great War has already broken out, and the Eastern Bloc is not too badly fought, and if the command train of the Western Continent Group operates close to the front line, there must be cover.

According to the intelligence provided by the Military Intelligence Agency, at least 5 to 10 military trains of the same type were responsible for tactical deception.

More importantly, these military trains were generally outside the strike range of the Imperial Air Force tactical aviation, and would always be on the rails.

Obviously, it is almost impossible to attack 5-10 military trains at the same time.

Even if enough bombers were put in, because these military trains were spread over an area of hundreds of thousands of square kilometers, there was no way to guarantee that all the attacks would start at the same time.

Then, after the first attack, the other command trains will rush to the nearest station as fast as possible.

In addition to the emergency evacuation of officers and soldiers on the train, there will be cover from air defense forces.

In addition, the West Luosha Air Force will also send fighter jets to provide cover.

Theoretically, the probability of destroying the front command of the Western Continent Group is at most 20%.

It can be seen that the first thing to do is to find the command train that carried the front command.

In Wang Qingen's words, as long as it can be found, it will definitely be destroyed.

"How do you find that train?"

"Joint operations."

Li Tianling frowned, but didn't answer, waiting for Wang Qingen to continue.

"According to the above arrangement, the Northwest Theater will launch a counterattack on the evening of the 14th on the entire front from Samara to Novorossiysk, and it will start at the same time, and the various units will launch a counterattack, that is, the time difference between the battles will not exceed 5 minutes, and the consistency will be ensured as much as possible."

"When the time comes, the combat units of the Xilu Group on the entire front will contact the rear to report the combat situation and ask the higher authorities for arrangements." Li Tianling continued.

Wang Qingen nodded and said: "The combat units of dozens of divisions are in contact with the headquarters at the same time, and if they want to issue orders to so many troops, even if the command train is stopped in the railway station, the wired communication line may not be enough, and the radio will definitely be used to share the communication task at that time." ”

"The command train responsible for the deception does not have a radio?"

"Of course there is, but it certainly can't be started at the same time. According to the Military Intelligence Bureau, even if the enemy wanted to have other command trains activate the radio, there would be a time difference of about 5 to 10 minutes, and this time would be enough to confirm that the command was on that train. ”

"Now that you are aware of the danger, the command train will not stay inside the station."

"Rest assured, the Military Intelligence Agency has arranged for the reconnaissance satellite to carry out an orbit change maneuver to ensure that at least one reconnaissance satellite is above the battlefield after the counterattack begins."

"It's only 10 to 15 minutes."

"With the advance deployment in place, we will definitely be able to find that command train and launch air-to-surface missiles within 10 minutes."

"It only takes 10 minutes?"

Wang Qingen smiled and said, "Well, you can rest assured." Before coming over, we had a couple of walkthroughs, each of which took less than 10 minutes. ”

"4 bombers enough?"

"It takes only 1 bomber to destroy the command train." After saying this, Wang Qingen understood what Li Tianling meant. "Theoretically, one H-12A can cover an area of about 200,000 square kilometers in 10 minutes, so four can take care of four directions."

Actually, Li Tianling has already understood.

The Air Force sent four "H-11A" over to come, and it was by no means a decision to pat itself on the head.

On the north-western side, there are only four main battlefields from north to south, namely Ufa, Samara, Astrakhan and Novorossiysk.

In fact, these four battlefields are only at the battle level, and the area of the theater is less than 200,000 square kilometers.

Strictly speaking, only the two battlefields of Astrakhan and Novorossiysk have a larger scope, and the other two have not even reached the battle level.

Nothing strange.

Ufa and Samara are both secondary directions, and the two warring sides do not invest too many troops, and the impact on the overall situation of the war is not very large.

According to Li Tianling's understanding, even if the army of Xiluosha captured Orenburg, don't think about hitting Yebao.

If anything, the Eastern Bloc has always regarded Orenburg as a secondary direction for the attrition of the enemy's forces, and all deployments are aimed at directing the enemy in that direction.

It's a pity that the enemy is not stupid.

At least for the time being, the Western Continent Group did not focus on the two battlefields in the north, and still concentrated its forces on Astrakhan and Novorossiysk.

However, it was not concluded that the command train carrying the front command was not on the northern battlefield.

Relying on a well-developed and robust communications system, the command train may be anywhere on the front line, or it may be in the rear farther away from the front line.

It's just that being at the front is more likely.

The reason is that the generals of Xi Luosha prefer to command the battle on the front line, and seem to feel that it is a cowardly act to be afraid of death and cowering in the rear.

Fortunately, these four battlefields are not large, and the combat areas are relatively concentrated.

It is enough to deploy 1 "H-12A" on 1 battlefield.

As Wang Qingen said, as long as the command train is discovered, one "H-12A" can completely destroy it, and there is no problem that it cannot be defeated.

Even with short-range missiles, the "H-12A" can be hung on 24 pieces.

Against 1 command train, a maximum of 4 to 8 missiles are needed.

Even if for the sake of insurance, another nearby "H-12A" was allowed to carry out supplementary bombing, and after completing the main mission, there were still 2 "H-12A" that did not use up their ammunition.

Obviously, this is what is prepared for secondary tasks.