Chapter 976: The Two Countries React

Office of the President.

The president, who was woken up overnight, looked at the secretary of state, the director of intelligence, the minister of defense, and several other senior staff members who came in, and couldn't help but be stunned, and immediately realized that something major had happened, and immediately calculated in his mind, the biggest thing at present is war, is it?

Thinking of this, the president immediately asked, "What happened?" ”

"Report to the President, according to the information we have just received, the Central Route Army attacking Soma has been defeated." The Minister of Defense hastened to say.

"Oh, didn't there be good news before dinner, saying that the enemy had no strength to fight back, and that the other armies of the enemy were also held back by my other two armies, and there was no sign of reinforcements? How did you lose? Where is the Chinese Army retreating now, and is the loss great? The president hastened to ask, in the president's opinion, even if he fails, he won't lose much.

Everyone lowered their heads in embarrassment, not knowing how to answer the question.

But the matter had to be reported eventually, and the director of the intelligence bureau took over the topic and said: "Not many of the Central Route Army escaped, the specific number is unknown, according to the information provided by the people who escaped, the others were either killed in battle or taken prisoner, because it was night, and the enemy interfered with the electronic signal, we still can't grasp the information?" ”

"What?" When the president heard this, the whole person was stunned, either died in battle or became a prisoner, what does this mean? The president has a headache when he thinks about it, there are already nearly 7,000 prisoners of war in his hands, and now there are a lot of them, how can this be explained to the people of the whole country?

Looking at the president's pale face, everyone was a little helpless and depressed, and they really couldn't figure it out, how could a poor country burst out with such a strong fighting force?

"Find out right away." The president said angrily.

Seeing the embarrassed expression of the director of the intelligence bureau, he couldn't help but become even more angry, and shouted: "China's information war ranks first in the world, and no one can match it, can't it be done?" If you can't do it, then I'll have to change people, and I can't afford to lose this face. ”

The intelligence chief also wanted to explain, but when he saw the president's unkind expression, he didn't dare to say more, so he hurriedly agreed.

"While you're all here, let's talk about what we're going to do next?" The president looked a little embarrassed and angry, looking at the henchmen and generals, the anger in his heart was not easy to come out, after all, everyone still had to do things, and he couldn't annoy everyone's enthusiasm, which was very uncomfortable.

"Your Excellency, we must increase our spending budget and send more troops, because our country cannot afford to lose, and we cannot afford to lose." A senior staff member hurriedly said.

"The military spending on the war is already as high as 100 billion, if we increase it again, how can it increase? Not for each name, the old stubborns of the two houses may not agree, and in addition, the dispatch of additional troops is not just a matter of talking, how can you let me tell the people of the whole country? The president said angrily.

"Military spending is not a big problem, whoever wants us to fight will let him pay for it, and as for the increase of troops, we can let Britain send troops, and we will pay for it." The senior staff member hurriedly explained.

As soon as the president heard that he didn't have to argue with the people of the two houses, his eyes lit up, and he had a plan, and the troubles in his heart burned a little, just as this senior counselor said, whoever wants to fight this battle will pay for it. I couldn't help asking, "How much do you think is appropriate?" Will there be troops? ”

"According to the needs of the war, we must send an additional 50,000 troops, how long the war will need to be fought is unknown, there is no 100 billion estimates, as for the issue of Britain sending troops, the war has already started in their name, and it is not up to them not to send troops, when the time comes, we will give more money, I don't think it is a big problem." The senior counselor reminded covertly.

"Okay, just do it according to this meaning, and you will be responsible." The president said excitedly. After solving the problem of money and soldiers, the president had no worries, and suddenly remembered the failure, and couldn't help asking: "Tell me, how did it fail?" ”

"The enemy showed the will to fight with his life at the beginning, resisting step by step, and when the Central Route Army attacked near the headquarters of the enemy's First Army, the sky was bright, the troops were tired of fighting for a day, and in the face of the enemy's permanent fortifications, they had to rest for a night, planning to fight again tomorrow, and the enemy would attack at night before they arrived." The Minister of Defense hastened to say.

"Oh? Night attack, with the habit of our army, it is impossible not to guard against night attack, did not detect it at all in advance? The president asked curiously.

"It should not be, otherwise, with the combat quality of our army, as long as there is enough time to react, it is impossible for the enemy to come up, and the specific situation is still under investigation." said the Minister of Defense.

"I heard you leaning in, what do you mean?" The president asked, surprised.

The Minister of Defense blushed, but still said: "The enemy cavalry rushed in and dispersed our barracks, making it impossible for our army to organize effective resistance. "Here, the Minister of Defense deliberately concealed the fact that helicopter gunship support was blocked.

"The First Army has been bombarded by our army for three days and three nights, where did they come from so many people?" The president asked, surprised.

"The details are still under investigation." The Minister of Defense said helplessly.

The president looked at the director of the intelligence bureau and saw that the other party was also helpless, so he couldn't help but be taken aback, his face became unkind, and he said coldly: "We made a very important mistake, this mistake is fatal, and it is also an important reason for the unfavorable attack of our army, that is: we do not know the enemy at all. ”

When everyone heard this, they all bowed their heads in shame, especially the two giants of the Intelligence Bureau and the Ministry of Defense.

"Tell me, what's going on on East Road and West Road now?" The president asked depressedly.

"They all met with varying degrees of resistance, but the progress was quite smooth, and the losses were not very large." The Minister of Defense said from the side.

"Once the Middle Route Army is defeated, the Eastern and Western Route Army is far apart, and it will be impossible to form a strategy and interaction, what should we do next? What is the operational plan of your Ministry of Defense? The president asked.

"After studying, the Ministry of Defense suggested that the two armies temporarily stop the offensive and wait for reinforcements to arrive and open the middle road before continuing the offensive." The Minister of Defense hastened to say.

This suggestion is not unreasonable, if the east and west attack separately, it is like two lonely armies fighting alone, there is no way to respond and assist each other, the distance between each other is relatively far, if one road encounters an attack, the other road has no way to support at all, do not convert.

Although the president is not very knowledgeable, he still understands the basic common sense, nodded and said: "Well, then use missiles to bombard the enemy's strategic targets non-stop, and wait for a few days when reinforcements go up." ”

"Yes!" Everyone took the order in unison.

Different from the gloomy clouds of the high-level, the high-level was shocked, more surprised, the chairman listened to the words of Tang Zhi and Liu Hua who came to report, and asked in surprise: "Oh my God, I actually won, tell me, how did Commander Zhao win this battle?" ”

"None of us thought of a solution, a very ordinary night attack." Liu Hua said depressedly, the dignified chief of the general staff of Huaxia State actually did not see through the tactics in advance, which made Liu Hua's self-esteem suffer, but he still calmly faced the facts and sighed: "For a long time, we thought that in the era of modern warfare, the cavalry withdrew from the stage, but I didn't expect the cavalry to be used like this." ”

"Huh? What the hell is going on? The chairman asked in even more surprise.

"I'll tell you." Tang Zhi said with a smile, as if he had won the battle, "At the beginning, Commander Zhao sent troops to resist desperately and block the attack step by step, at that time we didn't understand the deep meaning, and we didn't understand why Commander Zhao blocked the enemy at any cost, and now it seems that there is only one purpose, that is, to delay time." ”

"Oh? What is the purpose of procrastination? The chair asked.

"Using the cover of night, using cavalry to lead the night attack, the cavalry disrupted the barracks, clarified the heavy firepower point, disturbed the morale of the army, and the infantry behind followed and killed, which is completely an ancient cold weapon tactic." Tang Zhi sighed, but he couldn't figure out why this not clever tactic won?

"Is there a large army hidden? It was impossible to do it with the remnants of the First Army. The chairman asked curiously.

"Yes, there is also a reinforced cavalry division hidden, the specific number is unknown, I estimate that it is not less than five thousand, in addition, the reason why I was able to win, there are two key points I still can't figure out, I have to admire Commander Zhao's god of soldiers, it seems that I am old." Liu Hua sighed and explained beside him.

"Oh, you can't even figure it out, what is it?" The chairman asked with interest.

"First, how did Commander Zhao quietly solve the dark sentry and the heavy firepower points on the periphery? You must know that these are not clear, the cavalry can't rush up at all, once it is discovered in advance, the sneak attack becomes an encounter, and the final defeat must be them, and it is definitely a fiasco, the dark post and the peripheral heavy firepower point is the line of defense to ensure the safety of the troops, it has always been the elite in the army, and there are a lot of them each time, if you want to solve these silently, what can be done in the world, for now, I have only heard of Commander Zhao. Liu Hua said with a sigh.

"It seems that Commander Zhao's plan is crazy and a bit of a gamble, but now it seems that he won the bet, so what did you not see through the second point?" The chairman asked curiously.

"It's really a gamble, and it's a crazy bet, the bet is overturned, and the bet is lost, but if Commander Zhao has a force in his hand that can clear the enemy's light and dark outposts and heavy firepower points arranged on the periphery without being discovered, it is not a gamble." Liu Hua said, "As for the second point, with the remnants of the First Army plus 5,000 cavalry, I estimate that the total strength will not exceed 10,000, 10,000 against 20,000, and then scatter the night attack, why defeat the enemy?" ”

"Yes, the enemy is not a vegetarian either, this is really a mystery, I will definitely ask him when I go back." Tang Zhi also said curiously.

"After this war, there will definitely be more troops, but the fame of the first war is already unstoppable, and the international status has also improved all of a sudden, and the next battle may be more difficult to fight, and the people prepared by the Military Commission can be transported." The Chair said.

"Yes." Liu Hua and Tang Zhi hurriedly agreed.