“…… Although there is no treaty between the Alliance and the ACA on the use of chemical weapons, and both sides are sparing no effort to update chemical weapons, except for a few small-scale attacks on military targets, the two sides have never had large-scale chemical attacks against civilians. ”

-- Allied Defense Weekly

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"What's going on now?"

Yang Chengze stood in front of the map table for almost 60 hours, the veteran general who was already over the age of sixteen stayed in this command center without sleep, his body and spirit had almost reached the limit, however, at this moment, he did not feel the slightest sleep.

"The commandos and the biochemical countermeasures team have entered the last two possible locations, and because of the solar storm, we can't receive the signal from the drone, so we can only wait for them to complete the cleanup, and then use the quantum communication system to report back."

Standing next to him was a technical officer belonging to the 82nd Rapid Response Teacher's Attack and Defense Department, although he only had the rank of lieutenant colonel, but in the current chaos, it was even more difficult to find a few chemical weapons experts under secrecy, so the only one who could rely on the 82nd Division was not an absolutely professional relevant department.

And that's why Yang couldn't rest even though the Allies had planted the flag on the roof of the White House - in fact, he had forgotten about the storage of chemical weapons for a while, but the huge staff was not all fools, and in the morning, before the 82nd Division's final assault on Arlington, Yang Song-taek received a memorandum about the possible use of chemical weapons by the ACA offensive forces in the area, which reminded him of this dangerous thing. In fact, it was this batch of chemical weapons that made Ling Yu and the Prism team choose to reinforce Washington instead of going to the Mediterranean.

Yang Song-taek immediately laid it out, and a large number of TF and human special forces were deployed to the theater of operations, and the officers and soldiers of the 82nd Division began to screen the area, but on the other hand, according to the order issued by the president. The chemical weapons affair was required to be kept strictly secret.

President Harold woke up when Ling Yu and the others were in the middle of a fierce battle with Lorenzo, but as a human old man, he was still very weak, so he handed over the command to Yang Chengze after arranging some basic problems.

Yang Chengze communicated with the commander of the 82nd Division for 20 minutes, and finally obtained the understanding of the 82nd Division: as an elite force that was designed from the beginning to be deployed to any theater of operations at any time, the soldiers of the 82nd Division were equipped with fully defensive closed helmets that could withstand any chemical weapons attack, and on the other hand, if the media and the public knew about it. It will only create a huge chaos that will affect the offensive plans of the Alliance.

Therefore, the 82nd Division still attacked according to the original plan, but those second-line National Guard reinforcements were ordered not to advance.

In addition, the coalition canceled the planned large-scale air raid on Baltimore, and the targets of the Washington air raid were repeatedly screened and compared, so the air raid was delayed from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.

But even though the Allies have taken over most of Washington, there is still no trace of these chemical weapons. For this reason, the commandos under Yang Chengze even captured a large number of ACA officers at any cost. But the centralized interrogation did not yield results, and Yang Chengze could only scatter the exhausted and even casualty commandos out again to screen more than 100 possible storage sites.

"I really don't know now, I hope they find it or not." Yang Chengze shook his head helplessly, stepped aside, and sat down with some difficulty. Picked up the cold half cup of coffee next to him and took a sip, "It's easy to say if you find it, but if they can't find it, then it proves that the chemical weapons are not in the Washington area, even if the other party uses them." The impact is also manageable. ”

Yang Song-taek did not point it out, but it is clear that at this time, a bunch of chemical weapons exploded in Baltimore, and the impact and blow to the alliance was far less than that of the explosion in Washington.

"It's been two hours since the infiltration team we sent out to go deep into Baltimore, and there aren't many places to store those containers, so it should be a result soon."

The technical lieutenant colonel who is proficient in chemical weapons seems to want to comfort the old general in front of him, who looks like he will fall at any time, and the alliance's large-scale search naturally cannot be completely fruitless, and all sources point out that there are seven or eight special containers for the storage of chemical weapons, which cannot be hidden in the basement of ordinary people's homes, so it is relatively easy to find, although it is not ruled out that the ACA has dispersed the transportation, but at least finding these boxes first can always get some clues.

"Then we'll have to wait for them to come back." Yang Chengze smiled bitterly, the secret infiltration unit did not carry a quantum communication device, and only when they returned to the submarine could they transmit their results back.

"Sir, I have some personal opinions." The technical officer walked to the side, made a cup of hot coffee and handed it to Yang Chengze.

"The doctor said I can't drink any more coffee, you keep this cup, pour me a glass of water." Yang Chengze shook his head, and thanked the other party's kindness, "Say it." ”

"This solar storm ...... It's such a coincidence, it's like it was made by the ACA. The lieutenant colonel frowned and spoke, "I went through the entire battle situation on the incoming plane, and it seemed as if we were counting every step of the way. ”

"I like mid-level officers because they're always not satisfied with just doing their own thing, and they also have access to more information that gives them an overview of the battlefield." Yang Chengze nodded, took the water cup handed over by the other party, and then shook his head, "I feel the same way, but there is no new evidence for the time being, and we can't take further action, we can only see the move." ”

"Seven to eight containers of chemical weapons...... The thought of it sends chills down my spine. The technical officer sighed, "This thing could kill all the people in Washington." ”

"This should be the ACA's hole card, and if we don't handle it carefully, hundreds of millions of people will suffer from it." Yang Chengze took a breath, "Now it seems that these troops were simply sent to accompany the funeral." All they have to do is lure us into the trap as much as possible, and then activate the chemical weapons. ”

"But strategically, it still doesn't make sense." Seeing that the technical officer did not speak, Yang Chengze frowned, "No matter how you look at this chemical weapon, there is no absolutely necessary survival, you think." If the purpose of the ACA was mass murder in the first place, then why not use it as soon as it comes ashore? Besides, with so many troops being sent, it is not difficult to really carry out a Washington massacre, why is it only used now? Is there any 100% certainty that they will be able to inflict heavy damage on the new technology of the 82nd Division? ”

"It's not very likely." The technical officer shook his head, "The 82nd Division only updated the three-defense equipment for the main combat unit last month, and the Secret Service and the Academy of Sciences have been closely monitoring the progress of ACA's chemical weapons technology, and from various angles, it is not very likely that a chemical weapon that can break through our protective equipment can be created in a short period of time." ”

"That's right. And again, what's the point? No matter how elite the 82nd Division is, it is just one division, and counting the Fourth Royal Fast Reaction Division, which was supposed to be encircled from the north, poisoned two divisions with chemical weapons, and survived, the alliance has more than 20 divisions of this level on four fronts, and the 38th Group Army in the South Asian Theater alone has five heavy divisions whose combat effectiveness is no less than that of the 82nd Division...... Wrong. There must be something else we've missed. ”

"Sir, just received a report from Washington's last two task forces."

Suddenly. The voice of the communications staff was heard from the loudspeaker at the door, and the core area of the command center was in a soundproof glass house for some intimate talks among the generals.

"Come in." Yang Chengze waved his hand and motioned for the guards to unlock the door, and the communications staff officer walked into the room and handed the electronic board to Yang Chengze's hand.

didn't find it, Yang Chengze felt a pang in his heart. Then he motioned for the communications staff officer to go out and handed over the electronic board to the technical lieutenant colonel.

"There's no evidence, but I have a feeling that Baltimore won't find it." Yang Chengze walked around the command room a little anxiously, "Now I can only hope for any clues." To be able to tell us where this batch of chemical weapons went. ”

"Sir, the latest news from Baltimore."

Just when Yang Chengze was anxious, another staff officer also rushed into the soundproof glass room.

Yang Chengze took the electronic board, watched the communications staff leave, then looked at the electronic board, was stunned for a moment, walked straight to the control table, handed the electronic board to the chemical weapons lieutenant colonel, and directly pressed the button of the microphone again.

"Inform all the gendarmes under our command, especially the local forces in Hagerston and Winchester, that I am going to have all the clearance records of the vehicles and other vehicles of the computer company called 'Obsidian' since the attack, especially the large delivery trucks! Then let our intelligence department send a team of plainclothes to quietly arrest the relevant personnel of this company, yes, obsidian obsidian, the company's headquarters should be in Bethesda. ”

"So, the ACA has already transferred all the weapons?" The technical lieutenant colonel also finished reading the contents of the electronic board, and the commando team that infiltrated Baltimore took advantage of the confusion of the lack of command of the ACA troops and successfully arrived at the warehouse where the chemical weapons were stored before, but nothing was found except for the empty boxes, but fortunately, the captain of the commando team had an extra heart, and carefully searched the warehouse at the risk of being discovered, and found some materials that were not completely hidden and used to camouflage the goods, one of which was sprayed with a hollow shield version that was obviously prepared for large trucks, The Obsidian computer logo.

"This is the worst-case scenario...... Sure enough, from the very beginning, all the actions of the ACA were a cover, the attack on Newport was, the attack on Baltimore, the attack on Washington, the attack on the president...... What a big deal to bury so many troops, personnel and equipment in one go...... What exactly is a worthy goal...... What kind of goal deserves ......?"

"Icarus!"

Almost at the same time, two people in the glass room announced a name in unison!

"Oops! If it is chemical weapons, if the other side smuggles chemical weapons and uses them directly in Pittsburgh, the second-line troops there who have not been warned will not play any role at all! ”

Yang Song-taek knew what kind of unit the 144th Motorized Infantry Division stationed in Pittsburgh was, it was an out-and-out second-line unit, and it had just been reorganized from the National Guard into a regular combat unit for a few months, and even if the results of the three-defense exercise, which was only once a year, had never been flooded, their equipment was not enough to withstand a large-scale chemical weapons attack.

"Contact the division headquarters of the 144th Motorized Infantry Division, the ground command center in Icarus, and the headquarters of the 114th Armored Division remaining in Winchester!"

Yang Chengze immediately gave the order, but a few minutes later, a voice made him feel as if he had fallen into an ice cellar!

"There was no response from the quantum communication unit at the division headquarters of the 144th Motorized Infantry Division, and there was no response from the Icarus Ground Command Center!" (To be continued......)