Georgia on the U.S. mainland, inside the Allied Forces General Headquarters.

Since the war, there has never been a moment of relaxation here, and this command center, which originally belonged to the Central Command, has never had such a serious atmosphere in today's war, whether it was in the Gulf War or in the Middle East and military operations thereafter.

In the face of the unexpectedly powerful combat capability of the Somali army, the US military is accustomed to fighting asymmetrical wars, and it has been somewhat unable to keep up with the pace of war in adjusting its tactics. From the very beginning, the course of the war has not been up to the military strategy that has been formulated, but the path has deviated more and more from the strategic direction of the coalition forces. So far, there has even been a shocking change in Somalia's gradual seizure of the initiative.

When they tried to change the status quo, the huge staff team woke up to the fact that after the conventional war was fought, the Somali army's impregnable defensive resilience was to use superweapons unless it was to use several times the heavy force to assault. According to the prediction of the staff team, in order to occupy an absolute advantage in future wars, the coalition forces must dispatch at least more than 400,000 ground troops and put them into the front-line battlefield. At least more than 800 fighters are needed in the air to ensure air supremacy in a stable manner.

It is not difficult to get this kind of strength and strength to the coalition army. However, this kind of investment in strength will bring about an unavoidable consequence, that is, huge losses in the troops.

According to the most effective intelligence on the battlefield, Somalia has at least 100,000 elite combat troops, and the Air Force has no less than 300 fourth-generation fighters. And in order to destroy such an army, the coalition forces must pay at least an equal number of troops. If you can take it, but you can't afford to lose it, this is the embarrassment of the coalition forces now.

Of course, the most tangled person in the entire command was Dempsey, who was appointed by the president in the first place. He envisioned today. It is a very ignorant decision to fight a war with no certainty, especially if it is still waged with little knowledge of the enemy.

In the midst of his decadence, seeing himself in the future court-martialed, Dempsey now has to do everything he can to save the situation.

The president's tactical nuclear strike order has been confirmed, and Dempsey understands that the war has come to its most critical moment. The location of the strike was chosen by him, and the specific tactics were worked out by a large staff team.

Gossip City was eliminated by Dempsey for the first time, and Bossaso was also eliminated by him quickly. Because of the ports of these two cities. Not only are there escort fleets of many countries, but also a large number of international merchant ships, especially the fleets of China and Russia, and once a tactical nuclear strike affects these warships, it will be a great disaster for mankind. Ten Americas cannot afford such consequences.

Tactical nuclear strikes. Naturally, it is to strike at tactical targets, and strategic targets are not in the scope of consideration. And the tactical objectives that can be seen. There are only four important points - Hargeisa. Galkayo, and the battlefield at the border between Somalia and Djibouti. The last target is the Somali naval fleet, which launches multiple tactical nuclear bombs from submarines to directly destroy the Somali naval fleet.

The goal is very clear, and the United States naturally has no shortage of nuclear bombs, and the coalition fleet that has retreated to the southern part of the Indian Ocean also has enough nuclear bombs to complete these tactical nuclear strike missions. But the impact of this matter. But it's not easy.

This is the most desperate gamble of the United States on this war, because the United States cannot afford to lose. Even if it is under the tremendous pressure of the whole world, as long as it is for the sake of victory in the war, this deal is worth doing.

But. The pressure on Dempsey's heart is even greater, the world knows that he is the commander-in-chief of this war, and the spearhead of the whole world will be pointed at him at that time. After so many unfavorable war situations, Washington still retains him in the position of commander-in-chief, perhaps so that he can withstand the pressure of the whole world. Dempsey also understands this to some extent, but he has no choice but to catch the ducks on the shelves.

After receiving the president's order, Dempsey's mood was somewhat relaxed, because after a nuclear strike, the war could easily end, and as for the question of how to deal with the aftermath, he didn't want to worry about it, and he didn't bother to think about it.

Now, all that remains to wait is for the tactics to be worked out, the tactical nuclear strike forces to be grouped in, and then to put an end to all this.

In the office, Dempsey was consulting the preliminary nuclear strike plan, and before he could read a few pages, a panicked figure pushed open the door of the office and said breathlessly: "General, it's not good, Mogadishu...... Mogadishu was razed and the Fourth Expeditionary Force was finished! ”

"What!"

Dempsey jumped up from his seat in an instant, his hands seemed powerless to grasp the stack of papers, allowing it to slip between his fingers, and only after a half-sound did he speak, "What the hell is going on?" ”

"Also...... It's not clear. The visitor replied with some stumbling eyes.

"Bastard!" Dempsey walked briskly out of his office, and when he arrived at the command center, the huge command center was filled with high-decibel inquiries, and the words kept asking if there were problems such as nuclear radiation.

After seeing Dempsey's figure, Lieutenant General Delev of the French Army, deputy commander of the coalition forces, hurriedly walked over and said: "Just now there is news from Somalia that Mogadishu has suffered a devastating blow, and the entire Mogadishu has been completely razed to the ground, leaving only forty huge craters, and the Japanese fleet has also been attacked by shore-based anti-ship missiles before, an Aegis ship and a Taidaokaze-class destroyer have been sunk, and those transport ships that are unloading in the port have also suffered huge losses. The jury is still out as to what kind of weapons were attacked. ”

After listening to Dalef's quick account of the situation, Dempsey's face turned pale and asked, "Are there any survivors?" ”

Dalew's face also faded, although he had tried his best to restrain himself, but his voice was still trembling slightly, "None of them were spared, the troops and all the supplies of the United States, France, Italy, and Japan in Mogadishu were spared. The death toll is expected to reach eight thousand. ”

Dempsey's body shook for a while, and his right hand held on to the wall next to him to prevent himself from slumping to the ground, "Is it a nuclear bomb strike?" ”

The weapon that can destroy a city in an instant is a nuclear bomb, otherwise conventional weapons are really difficult to do.

"According to the reply of the surviving Japanese fleet, no nuclear radioactive material was detected in Mogadishu, and the possibility of a nuclear strike can basically be ruled out." Dale shook his head, the horror of the nuclear bomb lies more in the lethal nuclear radiation. After the shocking explosion in Mogadishu, Japan's carrier-based helicopter class took off in a hurry, and no nuclear radiation or residues from the use of chemical weapons were found.

"What kind of attack is that?" Dempsey asked with difficulty, "Space-based kinetic energy weapons?" ”

Shaking his head, Delev dismissed Dempsey's speculation, handed him the photo in his hand and said: "It is inferred that the Somalis had a premeditated plan to plant more than three million tons of TNT explosives in Mogadishu and detonate them at the same time, which caused this disaster." So many explosives, and multiple explosions, were enough to destroy most of the cities in the world. Not to mention the small city of Mogadishu. ”

Speaking of this, Dalev took a deep breath and continued: "This is a complete conspiracy, the Somali army was ready when it withdrew from Mogadishu, and now, the other side has not only killed and wounded a large number of our soldiers, but also destroyed hundreds of thousands of tons of military supplies, and the troops on the battlefield of Galkayo are now dangerous." ”

Dempsey looked at the photo, closed his eyes gently, and said: "Gallecayo's attacking troops cannot retreat, otherwise it will cause a series of adverse reactions, and the losses we will face will be even greater." ”

"That ......"

Dempsey raised his right hand, stopped what Dalev was about to say, and continued: "To send strategic transport troops, it is necessary to ensure the timely supply of supplies in the direction of Galcayo. Let the Third Expeditionary Force establish a new ground supply line in Ethiopia to supply the Fourth Expeditionary Force with supplies. ”

Dalev nodded, there is only this way now, otherwise once the troops are suddenly withdrawn, the Somali army will be pressed in on all fronts, and according to the information and mechanization level of the Somali army, the coalition forces will face a very dangerous situation.

However, this is not the biggest headache for the two, but how to explain to the people, Mogadishu buried thousands of coalition soldiers, which can be called the largest casualty among European and American countries since the modern war. The mood of the people alone is enough to annihilate everyone in the entire coalition command. Especially the families of those soldiers, there is a high probability that a huge catastrophe will be brewed.

Not only will the United States be overwhelmed, but France and Italy will not be much better. It will be difficult to calm the pressure from the people.

At this moment, before Dalev turned around to give an order, all the computers in the command center sounded an alarm at the same time, various red warning lights suddenly rotated, and all the running military professional software on the computer screen automatically exited, and then, a fluttering Somali flag suddenly appeared on the screens of all computers.

"Alert, ** computer has been illegally invaded, and the three firewalls on the periphery have been breached, and the fourth firewall will be broken in thirty seconds."

"Data starts to drain and the app defense software can't be opened."

"All kinds of garbage data began to pour in, peripheral hosts have begun to face crashes, and the CPU temperature has exceeded the warning line."

……

The ** computer of the Central Command kept issuing warnings, and the entire command center suddenly became chaotic.

"Communication with the Navy was cut off, and the activation of the emergency system failed."

"Communications with the Army were cut off, contact with satellites was lost, and the restart failed."

……

News will always come, and Dempsey didn't care about anything else at this time, grabbed the phone next to him, but it turned out to be a busy tone, and the satellite phone was useless.

"Contact Cyber Command immediately on a wired phone and ask them to assist us immediately!" Dempsey immediately ordered.

"Sir, Cyber Command is calling, they are also in trouble and can't help us in time." (To be continued......) (To be continued......)