Chapter 983: Change of Move

More than 10,000 people are nothing in the war in the era of cold weapons, just a drop in the bucket, the ancient battlefield is 108,000 people at every turn, tens of thousands of people killed and injured at a time is not taken seriously, even during World War II, tens of thousands of people killed and injured are fine, but in modern warfare is different, hundreds of people killed and injured is already a big deal.

Everyone was stunned when they heard the numbers spit out of Zao Wou-ki's mouth, killing more than 9,000 people at one time, and resurrecting more than 6,000 people, oh my God, everyone couldn't believe it.

This is what Zao Wou-Ki wanted, smiled with satisfaction, and continued: "I know you don't believe it, you can go to our First Army to verify, but remember to go to the open line, so as not to be caught as a spy, as for the number of prisoners of war, you can go directly to the construction site of the defense line on the Juba River to see if I have made a false report." ”

When everyone heard this, they believed it a little more in their hearts, and in this way, the audience was fried.

After a reporter was given the right to ask questions, he anxiously asked: "I am a reporter, and I hope to be able to ask the president for confirmation on behalf of the families of the soldiers. Is this true? ”

"Are you worried that these prisoners of war are from your country?" Zao Wou-Ki smiled, "I can tell you clearly, you and your family don't have to worry, for the relatives of prisoners of war, I regret it, I hope you can convey my regrets to them, this is the war, I have to do some things for my country and people, if you want to blame your government for making the wrong decision, I once said that the reason why the government sent troops to my Soma country is just under the instructions of the mafia boss, please pay attention, it is an instruction, not a command, the interests of a few people let the whole country pay, I can't help it. ”

"However, both the president and the administration have come forward to deny this claim." A journalist said.

"You can only listen to half of what politicians say, and of course include me, for the sake of interests, dare to say anything, dare to do anything, but I am different from other politicians, I will be honest and let everyone see the truth, let everyone know the truth for themselves, do the president and their government dare? Will it? Zao Wou-Ki asked with a smile.

"Huh." The audience burst into laughter again.

Office of the Presidency.

After watching Zao Wou-Ki's press conference live, the president smashed a beautiful coffee cup on the ground, and the hot coffee splashed on the expensive carpet, and the president shouted angrily: "Bastard, this devil, I must kill him." ”

The surrounding high-ranking officials silently lowered their heads, thinking about their own thoughts.

"What? It's all dumb, let's talk about it, what do we do next? Are we going to let them build the so-called defense line? The president scolded angrily that the issue of prisoners of war could no longer be concealed, which meant that the president had to face the questions of the people of the whole country, and whether he would step down early.

"Your Excellency, I think the president should be asked to make a statement acknowledging that it is their country's troops, and to divert the contradictions, it is a big deal that we should pay more compensation." A senior counselor suggested.

"Nearly 10,000 deaths, more than 6,000 prisoners, can be solved with a little funding?" The president roared and scolded, eager to tear this apart, and even more hated the incompetence of the army, so well-equipped, that he couldn't beat a group of soldiers who had just been formed? What's going on here?

"Even if they don't admit it, we must let them continue to remain silent, and when the time comes, we will organize the media to guide public opinion and create a false impression of facts, even if the people don't believe it, what can they do? The government has benefited, and I believe that it will not deny it, as long as they do not deny it, there is a lot of room for maneuver, and in addition, it is time to send troops. A senior staff member reminded him.

"Well, what do they want?" The president looked at the intelligence chief.

The intelligence chief immediately said: "They hope to be able to get the core technology of our country's first-class fighter and provide 100 billion military spending." ”

"It can't be." One of the generals immediately denied.

"What better way do you have it?" The Intelligence Chief asked rhetorically.

"Huh?" The general was speechless, the army had lost the battle, and the general's waist could not be straightened.

"You can promise them that when they fully master the core technology of the first fighter, our fifth generation has been developed, don't worry about them surpassing, there is no problem with the funds, I will solve it, but there is one condition, they must send 50,000 troops, and go within seven days." The president said decisively, with a painful expression on his face, forget about fighter technology, 100 billion military spending.

"And what should our troops do next?" A senior staff member said.

The president glanced at the general just now and said, "You are the chief of the general staff of the three services, can you tell me?" ”

"In my opinion, our army should continue to attack, expand the results of the battle, and end the war in the shortest possible time, a long time is not good for us, in addition, according to the deduction of the General Staff, it is recommended to combine troops in one place and directly attack the enemy's mountain base, as long as we occupy the mountain base, we will win." The general said seriously.

I have to say that this chief of the general staff is still very discerning, and dividing the troops will only disperse the strength, and the combined forces will not be able to stop it at all.

"There are advantages to joining forces, but there is also a big problem, it is necessary to cross the Juba River, and if the prisoners of war are kept in front, what should we do? To fight or not to fight? A senior counselor asked.

Everyone was dumbfounded, when the chiefs of the general staff of the three services decided on the plan to join forces, they did not consider the issue of prisoners of war at all, not because they did not think of it, but they did not expect that Zao Wou-Ki would talk about prisoners of war, which was completely out of line with the rules, and they did not expect that there would be so many more prisoners of war at once.

But at this time, there was no hesitation, and the chiefs of the general staff of the three services immediately said: "Our offensive line should be appropriately adjusted, attacking from the coastline in the northeast direction, completely avoiding the Juba River, our attacking troops can be covered by warships and artillery, and the success rate is very high, from here we can directly seize the enemy's capital, and then use the capital as a base, and then attack the enemy's mountain base." ”

"It's a good idea, but then we have to think about the casualties of ordinary people." A senior counselor reminded implicitly.

The original designated battle plan was to attack from the central part, there were no towns in the central part, and innocent casualties could be avoided, and once the hole was torn, the troops would be divided immediately and the military targets would be directly attacked, completely avoiding the towns, and if they landed from the northeast, they would be much closer to the capital, but there would be many more innocent casualties.

The purpose of attacking from the central part of the coast and attacking from the northeast of the coast has also undergone a fundamental change, the purpose of the central offensive is to weaken the military force, and then coerce the government to surrender, attacking from the northeast is different, directly attacking the capital, a bit of a decapitation, but the military force is still there, if it is not successful, it is equivalent to being busy in vain, and it is also in vain to occupy the capital and the mountain base, if the president and a cadre of high-ranking officials are captured, it is different, and the troops can be coerced to lay down their arms.

The former is a safe way of playing, the latter is a risky way of playing, each has its own advantages and disadvantages, no one dares to make a decision easily, even the president, who has always been rigid and self-serving, decisive in killing, hesitated, the advantage of attacking from the northeast is not unexpected, but dare not give this order, once the order is given, a large number of civilians in the northeast will be hit, maybe it will provoke the resistance of the whole country and all nationalities, and when it comes, it may not be able to get what it wants.

Another reason for hesitation is that the international community is attacking under the banner of anti-terrorism, and now it has hurt innocent people, and this banner is gone, and the fig leaf is gone, and the international community will definitely come out to mediate.

After hesitating for a while, the president still didn't dare to give this order, and sat lonely in his position, looking at the void in distraction, not knowing what he was thinking.

After a while, the president sighed helplessly and said: "The plan to join forces is feasible, but the direction of the attack cannot be changed. Seeing that the chief of the general staff of the three armed services, who still wanted to argue, had something to say, he waved his hand and interrupted, and continued: "I know that your idea is very good, but you are only considering the problem from a purely military point of view, if we really do this, the international community will definitely come out to mediate, maybe a third world war will break out, and then we will become sinners in the history of mankind, nailed to the pillar of shame, and God will not forgive us." ”

Everyone stopped talking, and they were all soldiers anyway, but once it came to the issue of reputation, everyone had to think about it seriously. The biggest characteristic of the government is that those who are officials only want to be famous, not for money, and even do not hesitate to pay out of their own pockets to buy fame, which is completely different from the concept of "thousands of miles for officials and wealth" of many state officials.

"Isn't it a dialect to build a defense line? Then we will defeat the enemy from the defense line, and the fighters will not be available, and our ground forces will not be just decorations? We can send a large number of special forces up and find a way to rescue the prisoners of war. The president proposed, looking at the chiefs of staff of the three services.

"It will be costly, but I will find a way to minimize the damage." Seeing that the president had already made up his mind, the chiefs of the general staff of the three armed services had no choice but to agree against their will.

After arriving at the air base, he saw that all the fighters were hidden in the cave and were being maintained by special personnel, so Zhou Kun rushed up to greet him in two steps and gave a detailed introduction to Zao Wou-ki.

After looking at the air base, Zao Wou-Ki pulled Zhou Kun aside and asked, "You tell me the truth, does the Air Force have the strength to fight?" ”

"There is no problem with the pilots who have been recruited, there is no problem with the fighters, and if the enemy does not have many fighters, they can fight." Zhou Kun hurriedly said.

"How much do you mean?" Zao Wou-Ki asked, fighter jets have become the dream of the People's Army and Zao Wou-Ki, the deterrent and destructive power is too great, and we must find a way to solve this trouble as soon as possible.

"Within fifty." Zhou Kun knew that Zao Wou-Ki must have a deep meaning in asking this, so he gritted his teeth and said.

Zao Wou-Ki knew very well that there were only thirty fighters on his side, and if he fought with fifty enemy fighters, the odds of victory would probably not exceed three layers, so he nodded and didn't ask any more, but an idea in his mind became more and more mature.