Chapter 2865
Northwest Iron Triangle
Chapter 2865 The Northwest Iron Triangle
Bei'an.
In the oak forest, a group of North An soldiers dressed in grass-green uniforms charged forward with AK47s, their shouts drowning out the gunfire, and then every now and then someone would be hit by a bullet and fall to the ground.
Ahead of them, over a hundred Union soldiers were putting up a last stand against the oak forest.
They had no idea how these Americans had gotten there.
It was as if it appeared out of nowhere, catching them completely off guard.
What puzzled them even more was that these people did not panic and flee, but instead used the oak forest to set up a defense.
"Charge! Charge forward and wipe them out!"
The officer's voice came from behind, and the officer beside him immediately drew his pistol and began urging his men to charge.
Just then, a roaring sound came from above. Everyone looked up and saw two helicopters circling overhead.
Instantly, a group of people found rocket launchers and prepared to attack.
However, the two helicopters did not approach the ground; instead, they hovered in the high sky.
Several rockets were fired but were easily dodged.
As the commander frowned, explosions rang out all around him.
Initially, the explosion was still far from the battlefield.
But gradually, the falling shells got closer and closer to the attacking troops.
Soon after, the shells exploded among the troops.
The commander immediately understood that the helicopter overhead was transmitting coordinates to the enemy's artillery positions behind them.
The commander sneered, then quickly contacted his own artillery.
In an instant, shells flew into the distance from overhead.
What the commander didn't expect was that just as the artillery was focusing its fire to suppress the United States' firepower, a roar suddenly came from the sky again.
The commander's face turned pale.
This isn't the 105mm howitzer from before; this is a 150mm howitzer.
The next instant, news came from the rear that the artillery position had been destroyed.
The commander paused for a moment, then angrily ordered the infantry to charge and annihilate the 'decoy'.
Four Nine Cities.
Mr. Peng dragged his tired body into the conference room.
Inside the room, a group of people sat upright in chairs, their expressions serious.
"stand up!"
As Mr. Peng walked in, everyone quickly stood up.
Mr. Peng walked to his seat and saluted, after which everyone sat down.
Then came the normal meeting procedure: first, a report on the current situation, then a discussion, and finally a conclusion, which each department then implemented.
After the meeting, Mr. Peng felt even heavier.
Every day, there are always endless things to deal with.
Every day, there are things that give us a headache.
Every day, something unexpected happens.
Even with only four or five hours of rest each day, it's still impossible to fully sort things out.
After the meeting, General Manager Peng mustered his spirits and returned to his office.
Just as he sat down and hadn't even taken a sip of tea, his adjutant walked in from outside and said to him, "General Peng, the Ninth Department just called. Their artillery reconnaissance radar is finished and is on its way."
Mr. Peng's spirits lifted, and he looked up to ask, "Do you have any specific information?"
The adjutant shook his head. "No, they didn't say that on the phone."
"However, Director Yang, who called, said that it still needs to be tested in actual combat, so he needs our help to make arrangements."
Peng nodded silently after listening, "Okay, go and coordinate and arrange the firing range."
"Yes!"
The adjutant turned and left. As the office door closed, President Peng took a file folder out of the drawer.
This information came from Beian, relayed by members of the observation team at great personal risk.
Upon opening it, one of the documents was pulled out, which contained an assessment of the United States' artillery response capabilities.
There is another set of data later.
In nearly a year of fighting, 70 percent of North An's artillery casualties in the battle against the United States came from the enemy's precision artillery strikes.
The remaining 30 percent came from aerial bombardment.
However, compared to the enemy's artillery fire, they can still retaliate with anti-aircraft missiles and anti-aircraft guns from the air, which will at least save face.
However, faced with the United States' artillery suppression, they simply did not have the strength to retaliate.
Firstly, the enemy's artillery has a long range, and secondly, it is difficult to locate the enemy's artillery positions.
Even if the traditional method calculates the enemy's artillery positions, by the time the shells hit, there will be no one left.
On the contrary, it would expose one's own artillery positions, allowing the enemy to continue destroying them.
Thanks to these precision strikes, fewer and fewer artillery pieces were being sent to support Bei'an. In fact, the artillery pieces that had just been sent there would be destroyed within a month.
However, Bei'an cannot be without artillery, otherwise it will be difficult to stabilize the front line.
Without sufficient battlefield depth, it would be difficult for them to lure the enemy deep into their territory.
Therefore, they could only continuously deploy artillery and throw it into the vortex.
However, even with the backing of an alliance, this model cannot withstand such drain.
It's not that no one in Bei'an has tried to find the reason, but most people attribute it to the helicopters overhead.
In the past, Mr. Peng also thought so.
After all, helicopters can use the communication equipment they have set up to send battlefield information back to the rear, thereby calling for artillery support.
But now, in Mr. Peng's view, the helicopter may only be one of the reasons, or even the most important one.
The reason, of course, is the artillery reconnaissance radar proposed by the Ninth Department.
Although he didn't know the specifics, based on Yang Xiaotao's description, he felt that the United States should have such equipment.
Otherwise, it would be difficult to explain why the other party reacted so quickly.
If such equipment truly exists, then they must take it seriously.
Otherwise, once war breaks out, no amount of cannons will be enough to keep up with the enemy's bombardment.
But if you had it, it would be like having eyes that could see a thousand miles and ears that could hear the wind, and the situation on the battlefield would be reversed.
"Whether it is or not, we'll know once we see it."
As Peng spoke softly, he reached into his notebook and wrote down the words "artillery reconnaissance radar," followed by the words "nine units."
Then I casually flipped through the documents.
When I saw that more than two thousand North An soldiers could not take the position defended by a hundred United States soldiers, I was deeply shocked.
They also realized how important information transmission is in modern warfare.
Soldiers only need to report a coordinate, and artillery fire from the rear will provide continuous support. It looks like two thousand against one hundred, but in reality, it's two thousand men fighting against an entire United States.
With that in mind, I added 'Information Technology Construction' again at the end.
With a sigh, Mr. Peng picked up his enamel mug again and took a sip. Then he strolled over to the map and looked at the markings on it, lost in thought.
乓乓
The knock on the door sounded again.
When Peng Zong stood in front of the map and said "Come in," he initially thought it was his adjutant, but upon hearing the chaotic footsteps, he turned around abruptly.
They then discovered that there were three people who had entered.
"Boss!"
Li Yunlong, who was in the lead, stepped forward quickly with a serious expression.
Ding Wei and Kong Jie also stepped forward from behind, and the three of them saluted together.
"Reporting to Commander-in-Chief, Li Yunlong, Kong Jie, and Ding Wei extend their greetings to you."
Mr. Peng stood to the side, holding an enamel mug in his hand. He then slowly put it down before giving a solemn salute.
"Hello, comrades."
He immediately reached out, and Li Yunlong quickly grasped his hand with both of his.
"Boss, how have you been all these years?"
General Peng patted Li Yunlong's hand and said, "As long as you don't cause me any trouble, that's fine."
Li Yunlong laughed heartily, "I didn't cause any trouble."
President Peng snorted coldly, "If it weren't for Zhao Gang pleading for me, and if it weren't for Xiao Yang from the Ninth Department contacting me, would you still be thinking of coming to Beijing?"
Li Yunlong immediately shut his mouth and dared not say a word.
Although he felt he was right, he had no right to complain in front of the boss.
"Boss, Kong Jie sends his greetings."
"Kong Jie, Kong Jie, well done."
When facing Kong Jie, Peng showed a completely different expression: "You've been doing well in the north. Now that we're sending you to the northwest, do you have any thoughts?"
Kong Jie immediately shook his head, "Reporting to the commander, no problem."
"I'm willing to go anywhere, wherever I need to."
The boss nodded, feeling very gratified.
Finally, President Peng looked at Ding Wei, feeling a deep sense of guilt.
Ding Wei looked at General Peng with delight and said, "Greetings, Chief."
"Ding Wei thanks the commander for his care!"
He knew that if it weren't for the care of his senior superiors, he would probably be in some remote mountain village, let alone on the farm.
"Ding Wei, you are very good."
Upon hearing this, Ding Wei's resolute face suddenly showed some emotion.
That "good" left him in a state of utter turmoil.
"Come on, all three of you, come here."
Boss Peng immediately beckoned the three of them to the map. Li Yunlong stepped forward, glanced at it, and asked, "Boss, isn't this a map of Bei'an?"
"What's wrong? Have you seen it?"
Li Yunlong laughed heartily, "I just had nothing to do all day, so I was thinking about trying out different fighting techniques."
"So I kept an eye on the news from over there."
Mr. Peng nodded, "We can learn from others' experiences."
"Understanding their combat tactics can also teach us something."
"Nowadays, we are no longer in the era when we could conquer the world with millet and rifles. We need to keep improving and learning."
As Peng spoke, he walked to the side, picked up the documents, and handed them to the three of them, saying, "Take a look and see what you think."
This document was a report on the destruction of artillery fire in Bei'an.
The three of them huddled together watching, with Li Yunlong occasionally asking questions, while Ding Wei provided explanations from the side.
After the three finished reading, Boss Peng looked over. The three exchanged glances, and Ding Wei spoke first, "Boss, I think the enemy has mastered some kind of detection method to lock onto targets and carry out long-range strikes."
Mr. Peng nodded, it's normal that he could see that.
Then Ding Wei said, "A couple of days ago when we were chatting with Comrade Zhao Gang, we heard that the Ninth Industrial Machinery Department was researching a kind of anti-artillery detection radar, which I think is very similar to this."
Peng's eyes lit up; Ding Wei was indeed still the same Ding Wei.
Sharp eye and quick thinking.
Bravo.
Sending them to the Northwest this time was the right choice.
"That's right. The nine detection radars will be delivered in the next two days. We can check the situation then."
The three nodded immediately. When Zhao Gang mentioned this matter last time, they had wanted to visit the Ninth Department, but their identities were not suitable.
Now that President Peng has spoken, they might as well follow suit.
Peng nodded, then looked at Kong Jie.
Upon seeing this, Kong Jie sat up straight and said loudly, "Boss, I think information technology and timely communication are very important."
After saying that, he fell silent.
President Peng nodded. Kong Jie's ability to see this step shows that he has also grown over the years.
Then he looked at Li Yunlong.
Li Yunlong chuckled and said, "Boss, I don't care what the other side is doing. I think if there really is that thing that Lao Ding is talking about, it's still operated by humans."
"Since this thing exists, let's just destroy it."
"I think we should just assemble a team of skilled personnel, have them go undercover in disguise, or even conduct special operations to blow that thing up."
General Peng opened his mouth, then laughed, "Li Yunlong, Li Yunlong, could you give Bei'an some advice then?"
Li Yunlong laughed heartily, "What I, Old Li, am good at is keeping things simple and solving problems."
Then he added, "When I was drinking with Liang Zuoxin last time, he said something that I really agreed with."
He said, "If you can't solve the problem, then solve the people who created it."
"Listen to that, how exciting that is."
Peng glanced at Li Yunlong and asked, "So you detained their armored vehicle?"
Li Yunlong quickly explained, "Heaven and earth bear witness, I was just helping them train their team, okay? It was a fair trade, there was nothing improper about it."
After saying that, he chuckled and said, "But speaking of which, boss, could I bring these equipment with me on my trip to the Northwest?"
Peng shook his head after hearing this, and Li Yunlong was very disappointed.
But the next second, Peng said, "Don't you know what Wang Huzi's relationship is with the Ninth Department?"
Li Yunlong shook his head; Zhao Gang hadn't told him this.
Kong Jie and Ding Wei were also unsure, but it seemed that things were a bit unusual in the Northwest.
Mr. Peng didn't want to explain further, he just said, "You'll see when you get there, the equipment there is better."