Chapter 1117 Strategic Confidence!
Half an hour later, at the Gucheng Lake Base, in the Jinling Military Sub-district Communications Center, the flickering image on the large display screen gradually stabilized.
Due to the long distance and limited relay equipment, the picture inevitably has some delay and noise, and occasionally there will be slight freezes, and the sound is mixed with faint electrical hiss, but this is already the best encrypted video link that can be established under current conditions.
On one side of the screen are core leaders including General Gao Jianguo, commander of the Eastern Theater Command, Lieutenant General Zhou Wei, director of the Joint Political Work Department, and Lieutenant General Li Qirui, chief of staff, who are in the underground command center of the "Longyuan" base in Zhoushan.
Behind them is a command post with a simple but wartime atmosphere, and a large map of the East China Sea defense situation is hung on the metal wall.
Behind the long table at one end, with Jinling Military Sub-district Commander Du Yuming as the center, Zhao Jie and other cadres of the 1st Yezhou Infantry Brigade sat scattered on both sides.
For Zhao Jie, who was attending such a high-level meeting for the first time, even though he had been mentally prepared, he still couldn't help but feel excited when he actually saw the admirals, lieutenant generals... and other stars shining on the other side of the screen.
This was different from the generals he had met at the Fuxing Military Academy and the Zhongzhou War Zone. He really remembered seeing the general sitting in the middle on TV...the commander-in-chief of Zhou Bang's most recent military parade!
This feeling of breaking through the wall of the TV made him feel extremely complicated at the moment...
If it weren't for the apocalypse, if I hadn't chosen to follow Chief Gu... with my own abilities and family, the thin screen of a television would have been a whole world apart...
And now, he actually has the qualifications to face him face to face, and the force he belongs to and represents is even in the upper hand?
This scene and this mood made Zhao Jie feel a kind of soul-trembling pleasure...
This also made him subconsciously look more carefully at this man who used to be so high-spirited on TV and in the imperial city of Zhoubang Empire!
At this moment, Gao Jianguo, commander of the Eastern Theater Command, was wearing a slightly worn but neatly ironed summer uniform, with the three stars on his epaulettes shining brightly.
His face was gaunt and deeply wrinkled, his eyes were like an old sailor who had experienced many storms. His calmness contained great pressure and majesty, but between his brows there was also a trace of fatigue that was difficult to conceal, brought about by long-term confinement.
Director Zhou Wei of the Joint Political Work Department of the Theater and Chief of Staff Li Qirui beside him also had solemn expressions and calm temperaments. They were obviously well-tested senior generals.
Although the environment they are currently in is somewhat depressing deep underground, it is well-organized and exudes the heritage of an old-fashioned main battle zone.
While the Jinling Military Sub-district was looking at the Eastern Theater Command, the Eastern Theater Command was also looking at them.
Du Yuming on the other side of the screen, as well as the generals attending the meeting, were all so young that General Gao Jianguo, commander of the Eastern Theater Command, was somewhat surprised.
In particular, Du Yuming, who sat in the middle position, was the focus of observation by the core leaders of the Eastern Theater Command.
He was wearing an unfamiliar camouflage training uniform that was different from any other one Zhou Bang had worn, with the rank of colonel on his shoulders. Under his training cap was an angular face with a military aura, his eyes were bright and confident, and there was even a hint of... aggression.
"Looks like he's from special forces?" Gao Jianguo guessed inwardly, sensing a familiar aura.
"Commander Gao, fellow leaders and comrades from the Eastern Theater Command, hello!"
"I am Du Yuming, commander of the Jinling Military Sub-district of the Zhongzhou War Zone." Du Yuming spoke first, his voice clear and respectful, but neither humble nor arrogant.
"Hello, Commander Du Yuming. I am the commander of the Eastern Theater Command, Gao Jianguo." Gao Jianguo's voice came through the loudspeaker, with a hint of hoarseness and electromagnetic interference, but still steady and powerful.
When facing Du Yuming, he did not rely on his status to treat the colonel on the screen as a general at the war zone level, but put both parties on an equal dialogue position.
"I'm very happy and surprised to be able to get in touch with comrades from other units in Zhoubang at this time and in this way."
After a brief opening statement, Gao Jianguo went straight to the point, his tone filled with a hint of uncontrollable concern:
"Commander Du, due to the special circumstances, I will get straight to the point!"
After that, without waiting for Du Yuming's response, Gao Jianguo asked directly:
"According to Captain Wang Lei's preliminary report, your unit has declared itself the Central Plains Theater and has already formed alliances with the Western and Southern Theaters. Could you please elaborate on this matter? This is crucial to our assessment of the current domestic situation!"
The image froze slightly, as if the signal was also fluctuating with the news.
Facing Gao Jianguo's burning gaze, Du Yuming nodded calmly, his tone affirmative:
"Commander Gao, the situation is basically true. Under the leadership of Commander Gu Chengyuan, our Central Province Theater Command has basically integrated the forces in the west and established a solid strategic cooperative relationship with the Western Theater Command and the Southern Theater Command. We are committed to restoring order, eliminating threats, and searching for all missing brother units."
He paused, then continued to throw out a piece of news that made everyone in the Eastern Theater's heartbeats accelerate: "At present, except for your unit and the Northern Theater and Central Plains Theater, which have not yet been directly contacted due to distance and communication problems, the main military forces of the Zhou State are regrouping!"
"Commander Gu Chengyuan?"
"Is the Zhou state's main military force gathering?"
As soon as Du Yuming finished his speech, the senior generals in the Eastern Theater instantly extracted key information from it, and thus felt two completely different emotions: confusion and excitement.
"Commander Gu Chengyuan?"
Who is this Commander Gu Chengyuan???
Upon hearing this name, the core leaders of the Eastern Theater looked at each other calmly, with doubts written in each other's eyes.
As a theater commander, he must have been at least a lieutenant general or even a general before the apocalypse, right? A major general alone wouldn't be enough to convince the public of such a position!
The people present in the Eastern Theater are already considered to be the top few in the Zhou State Army. It stands to reason that there shouldn't be any high-ranking generals that they don't even know about.
But the three words "Gu Chengyuan" were so unfamiliar to them, as if they had popped out from between stones...
Could it be that this secret level directly under the highest level is really so secret?
The three words "Gu Chengyuan" made the leaders of the Eastern Theater Command suspicious for a while, but when they thought of the real fighter jets and transport planes, they gave up the idea...
You can talk about job level, but real fighters won't...
What's more, according to the other party's information, the western region has now achieved the unification of the three major war zones!
Even the exciting news that the 'main military force of the Zhou State' is gathering force was brought forward! !
This sentence was like a tower of light that suddenly lit up in the darkness, fiercely piercing through the haze and sense of isolation that had accumulated on Zhoushan Island for nearly a year!
Gao Jianguo couldn't help but clench his hands under the table, and his knuckles turned slightly white due to the force.
He tried hard to maintain a calm expression on his face, but the sudden glint in his eyes revealed the huge waves surging in his heart.
The three major war zones in the west have united! This means that not only has the continent's heartland not completely fallen, but a force powerful enough to unite all parties and restore order has emerged!
This is not only good news for the Eastern Theater, which is almost out of ammunition and food and trapped in the islands, but also a ray of hope for survival!
Thinking of this, Lieutenant General Zhou Wei, Director of the Joint Political Work Department of the Eastern Theater Command, took a deep breath and exchanged glances with Chief of Staff Li Qirui beside him. They both saw irrepressible excitement and anticipation in each other's eyes.
As political leaders and chiefs of staff, they know better than anyone what a stable and powerful mainland rear means - it will be the source of manpower, supplies, technology and even strategic confidence!
