Chapter 1988 What comes and goes

Everyone immediately started packing up and then hurried into the elevator.

Two minutes later, lights came on in the Blue Army's temporary command center in the underground bunker, and various functions began to operate.

At the same time, the combat staff came to report: "Report to the brigade commander, the Red Army has at least three tactical nuclear missiles that have attacked our headquarters. Our air defense firepower has done its best to intercept them, but according to the director's judgment, we have only successfully intercepted two tactical nuclear missiles. The other tactical nuclear missile broke through the defense line and landed accurately on top of our headquarters."

"The director team has determined that, given the power of the tactical nuclear missiles, the headquarters has now been razed to the ground and can no longer be used. All personnel outside the bunker have also been determined to be killed in action."

Wang Zhiguang said in a deep voice: "I understand. What is the current situation of our troops that have advanced towards the Red Army's positions?"

The chief of staff said: "I have ordered them to stop advancing and retreat slowly in a defensive formation. However, I have a question. Almost all of the Red Army's positions have been hit by our tactical nuclear weapons. Why do we still need to retreat?"

Wang Zhiguang glanced at the time and said calmly, "The directorate will not tell us about the losses of the Red Army, but I guess the Red Army should not have suffered too many casualties. They just pretended to enter the position and then immediately evacuated or hid in the underground bunker."

These words stunned the Blue Army's political commissar, chief of staff and other commanders. This was a nuclear bomb wipe, and Brigade Commander Wang actually said that the Red Army did not have too many casualties?

Wang Zhiguang sighed, "Liu Fusheng has already figured out that we need to use nuclear bombs to preemptively destroy their main force. That way, we won't just sit there and watch so many soldiers die..."

"I stopped the troops because the troops on those positions were waiting for us to advance deeper, preparing to use various ambushes to attack our troops head-on."

Not long after Wang Zhiguang finished speaking, battle reports from the front came again.

The combat staff officer said in a deep voice: "Report to the brigade commander, the evacuated troops have successively sent news that they have been attacked by the Red Army's mechanized troops. The troops asked the headquarters whether they should fight back on the spot?"

Wang Zhiguang asked: "Are you sure it is a mechanized unit?"

The operations officer nodded and said, "Confirmed."

Wang Zhiguang said: "It seems that our troops have not fallen into their pockets yet. They are trying to entangle us with mechanized troops so that the follow-up troops can effectively encircle us."

"Notify the troops that there is no need to entangle. Send some small teams to cover the rear, and the main force will immediately retreat to the original defensive position."

After the order was delivered, the Blue Army Political Commissar sighed and said, "We were careless. This time we actually lost all our tactical nuclear weapons and a lot of our manpower was annihilated!"

The chief of staff also said: "Brigade commander, we should still have an advantage in conventional weapons, why don't we fight back on the spot?"

Wang Zhiguang said: "Liu Fusheng has already set up a pocket formation. Once we build a temporary position on the Gobi Plain, we will inevitably be covered by their saturation firepower. At that time, our losses will be even higher. Only partial blocking and decisive retreat can minimize the losses."

"Also, tell the long-range firepower unit to immediately organize fire coverage. The target is the position where the Red Army is chasing us. We must launch a saturation attack on them. Also, the helicopter unit should take off immediately and use firepower to deter the Red Army's pursuit troops. Be careful not to engage in a tangle. Just make the Red Army feel threatened."

After these orders were issued, Wang Zhiguang finally breathed a sigh of relief and a relieved smile appeared on his face.

The political commissar asked in confusion: "Commander, we are all in a desperate situation, how can you still laugh?"

Wang Zhiguang said: "Since the establishment of the Dongrihe exercise base, our Blue Army has never encountered such a setback, right? Isn't it worth being happy to be able to fight against such an opponent?"

The chief of staff frowned and said, "The situation is very serious now. It's not too late to be happy after the war... We have lost some of our advantages, especially in terms of tactical nuclear weapons. Conservatively speaking, the Red Army is also capable of using tactical nuclear weapons to launch another saturation attack on us. How can this problem be solved?"

Wang Zhiguang said: "It's simple. They can deploy tactical nuclear weapons outside the area, and we can also send a task force to destroy these things outside. What I am concerned about now is the specific location of Zhao Qiuming and Liu Fusheng."

The political commissar said, "It should be in the underground bunker of the Red Army headquarters, right?"

Wang Zhiguang shook his head and said, "Impossible! Before the battle began, we sent out signal jammers to block all communication bands!"

Having said this, Wang Zhiguang suddenly stopped.

The chief of staff and the political commissar both looked confused.

Wang Zhiguang laughed loudly: "I didn't expect that Liu Fusheng would use an unconventional trick on me from the very beginning!"

The Chief of Staff asked, “What do you mean?”

Wang Zhiguang sighed, "We interfered with communications in all frequency bands, and with the impact of the nuclear explosion, Liu Fusheng and Zhao Qiuming were still able to command those troops. There is only one reason - their signals are not within the range of our interference, which means that they are likely using the microwave frequency band."

The chief of staff was surprised and said, "What? Microwave frequency band? Cell phone communication? Isn't this too unprofessional? If it is a war, cell phone communication can be easily intercepted by wiretaps. Liu Fusheng's trick is not a trick, it is clearly the work of an amateur!"

Wang Zhiguang asked in return: "Did this layman's tricks make us experts so worried?"

The chief of staff took a deep breath and felt a little speechless. They really didn't expect that Liu Fusheng would use a mobile phone to communicate and command operations.

Wang Zhiguang said: "This is a manifestation of our rigid thinking. We only think that long-wave to short-wave communication is reliable, but forget the convenience of microwave communication. When a real war begins, as long as there is a signal tower nearby, we can use our mobile phones. In addition, satellites in the sky can also transmit signals!"

The commanders of the Blue Army were all silent. They suffered a great loss that night.

The commissar asked, "Can we still hold our ground?"

Wang Zhiguang said: "The Red Army's tactical nuclear weapons reserves are only enough to launch one more attack. In comparison, our conventional weapons are more advanced. Even if we lose some positions, the remaining ones can still form a joint defense."

"I estimate that Zhao Qiuming and Liu Fusheng will wait for the right time and use tactical nuclear weapons as a winning hand. They will not use them easily."

The commanders of the Blue Army could all see that Wang Zhiguang's eyes were flashing with excitement, just like a martial arts master who had been invincible for decades and finally met an opponent who could fight him evenly. Even though both sides were covered in wounds, they could not hide the joy in their hearts.