Chapter 924: Walking Into a Trap (10,000 per Day, Asking for Monthly Votes)

Chapter 924: Walking into a Trap (10,000 votes per day, please vote for me~)

Fortunately, apart from Fu Youquan, no one else made such a terrifying association.

At least no one else said it.

This made Chang Haonan somewhat relieved.

By the way, he also understood why the other party specifically asked him to attend the meeting.

It turned out that it was just to ask such a somewhat unreliable question.

However, it is understandable.

For the melon-eating crowd around the world, this matter is probably something that they would never dare to think about in the past.

And, more importantly.

Chang Haonan knew that the matter had ended here.

But others did not know.

Judging from the current point in time, this is a continuous, wave after wave of attacks.

What if there is a fourth or fifth time?

Unlike the simple emotional venting of the melon-eating crowd.

People who can sit in this conference room need to think about problems from all aspects.

In the case of an unclear situation, let alone responding, no one even knew whether they should expect or worry...

...

For several hours thereafter, until midnight, everything was calm.

After the attack, considering that someone had tried to crash an airplane into the CIA Langley headquarters in 1993, the first reaction of all US intelligence agencies was to evacuate staff.

Therefore, for quite a long time, the entire US intelligence system was almost paralyzed.

As time passed, the situation finally began to improve, and more and more information about the attack was confirmed and released.

Then, it was transmitted back to China by overseas agencies.

Chang Haonan, who was in Beijing, finally got what he wanted and saw a lot of things he had never seen in his previous life.

Even someone got a TV and directly received TV signals from the other side of the Pacific Ocean.

What was playing on the screen was a speech by Mr. Bush.

At this point in time, even he could only get some fragmented information, so there was not much nutritious content in the speech.

Not to mention that the other party's words were stumbling, and he was obviously more stimulated than everyone on the Chinese side.

Therefore, everyone's attention quickly shifted to other places.

Soon someone spoke first:

"Look at the background... This doesn't seem to be in the White House?"

"That's right."

Luo Yudong, who was still standing behind the small podium, replied:

"Because of air control and extremely chaotic conditions, Air Force One was prohibited from returning to Washington."

"So, he should be at Barksdale Air Force Base in Louisiana now."

Hearing this location, many people were shocked-

It is one of the most important components of the United States' strategic nuclear force.

Is the first (actually the second, but everyone doesn't know it at this time) speech after choosing to attack there equivalent to some kind of hint?

It was also at this time that the statement "We will respond to this" came from the TV.

Although not everyone present understood English, the translator still faithfully conveyed the meaning to everyone.

This meeting was essentially a discussion.

Faced with this kind of scene that had never happened before, even Zhang, who had literally experienced many battles, was a little unsure about how to control the direction of the discussion.

It turned out that in such a non-public occasion and without guidance, the leaders and the spectators were essentially ordinary people.

Therefore, the topic soon began to fly.

From speculating on the other party's next reaction to studying what kind of statement we should make.

For a long time afterwards, Chang Haonan did not participate in it.

Mainly because he was indeed a small figure among the people at this table, and it was not easy for him to take the initiative to express his opinion without being invited to speak.

However, he was happy to be idle, just taking out a pen and paper from his briefcase and occasionally recording some of the news reported back.

"Ahem——"

Finally, Zhang, who was sitting in the first seat, turned on the microphone in front of him and coughed twice.

This was obviously a signal that the leader was ready to express his opinion.

Therefore, the originally slightly noisy venue soon quieted down.

"Comrades, let me first emphasize one point."

Mr. Zhang's voice seemed to have become a little older than two years ago, but it was still firm and powerful:

"Public statements and external handling of this emergency are not within the scope of our military's duties."

"Therefore, the topic of our discussion this time should still be limited to the military level."

This time, the tone was set.

The discussion on the military level seems to be quite broad.

But to sum up, it is actually just one question-

Mr. Bush said on TV a few hours ago that "response", does it include war?

Opinions quickly divided into two completely opposite camps.

Some people think that the other party is likely to just talk and may not really use large-scale force.

It's not that these people think that the United States loves peace.

It's mainly a problem of concept.

In 2001, there was no concept of the so-called war on terror.

So, although everyone believes that this incident must have stimulated the Americans.

But in the concept of many people. To say that starting a war...

A clear goal seems to be needed.

But others are tit for tat, saying that the impact of this wave is comparable to the attack on Pearl Harbor. In this case, the target is no longer important.

Even if you are searching for enemies in the void, you still have to find someone unlucky to take the blame.

Otherwise, where will the American people vent their anger?

During the back-and-forth argument, sitting next to Chang Haonan, Qiao Chenqing, who was in charge of the Air Force, moved closer to Chang Haonan and asked in a low voice:

"Comrade Haonan, you just... seem to have never spoken, right?"

The current commander of the Air Force on paper is still Liu Yaoshun, who has met Chang Haonan several times before, but his physical condition no longer allows for high-intensity work.

Therefore, Qiao Chenqing is mainly responsible for daily affairs.

Faced with this problem, Chang Haonan said in his heart that I actually said it before you came to the venue, but the content was enough to scare someone to death...

Of course, I just said this in my heart.

On the surface, he still nodded and expressed his stance immediately:

"There are not many opportunities to listen to the speeches of the chiefs. I still need to learn more."

In fact, Chang Haonan was ready to say something on the way here.

But I really didn't expect that the person in charge of the Second General Staff Office would stand directly on the stage.

This situation is a bit complicated.

You know, the Second Division itself is responsible for intelligence collection.

Chang Haonan's speech will inevitably involve a considerable amount of information from the West Asia region.

Some of them were brought back by Lao Wu, and some were things that he already knew about, but he still had to put them on Lao Wu's head.

In any case, talking about foreign intelligence in front of the head of an intelligence agency is always a troublesome matter——

If the other party had already reported the same content, it would be Chang Haonan's own embarrassment.

And if not, it is tantamount to pointing at the nose and saying that others are not doing their job properly.

The future working relationship will not be good.

That's why Chang Haonan never found a chance to speak.

However, at this moment, Mr. Zhang looked at the clock that was already pointing to midnight and announced that the meeting would be temporarily adjourned.

Then, while most people got up and went to rest, he waved to Chang Haonan.

Soon, Fu Youquan, Chang Haonan, and Qiao Chenqing sat next to each other.

"Comrade Youquan."

Mr. Zhang fiddled with the tea leaves floating on the water with the cup lid and said in a half-joking tone:

"At the meeting last night, you specifically applied and said you wanted to call Comrade Chang Haonan to attend the meeting, but Xiao Chang came over and remained silent. This...isn't it appropriate?"

It was naturally impossible for Fu Youquan to admit that he was out of his mind at the time and suspected that the matter was related to Chang Haonan, so he called him over.

But I couldn't think of any other explanation for a while.

As a result, the atmosphere fell into a slightly stiff stalemate.

In this situation, Chang Haonan naturally needs to take the initiative to rescue the leader:

"Chief, what Mr. Fu wants is mainly for me to learn and gain experience. Even if I speak, it is just to make suggestions, so I was mainly listening just now."

After finishing speaking, he also opened the notebook next to him.

As expected, it was filled with several pages of content.

However, Mr. Zhang just chuckled after hearing this explanation:

"Xiao Chang, if I hadn't met you the year before last, this explanation would barely make sense."

As he put the tea cup back on the table, he changed the subject:

"In the situation just now, it may indeed be inconvenient for you to express your position rashly."

"But there's no need to be so modest now. Tell me what you think."

This is what Chang Haonan has been waiting for——

As the only person present who did not hold a military rank, some words were actually more appropriate for him to say.

"Mr. Zhang, I think this battle will definitely happen."

Upon hearing this judgment, Mr. Zhang did not make any obvious statement, but nodded slightly, indicating to Chang Haonan to continue.

"On the one hand, the greatest psychological reliance of Americans in the world lies in their belief in the absolute security of their homeland. Although the threat of intercontinental nuclear missiles has been rumoured for decades, it has never been realized, and there is a lack of actual feelings. Even World War II did not have any serious impact on North America.”

"So, this time, it is actually the first time in more than a hundred years that Americans have been beaten on their doorstep. It is impossible to endure it no matter what."

"On the other hand, after the 1999 incident, the military myth that the US military finally established through the Gulf War has once again been loosened. Therefore, they urgently need an opportunity to reassert their strength to the world."

Although two years have passed, when talking about the Allied Forces operation, Mr. Zhang still had a happy expression on his face.

For those in the know, that time was indeed a relief.

Of course, in his position, he could not express his opinions casually on Chang Haonan's opinions, so he just nodded, unable to tell whether he agreed with this judgment.

After a while, Mr. Zhang spoke again:

"So... do you think we should try again the response to the Allied Forces Operation?"

"No, or...completely the opposite."

Chang Haonan took a deep breath, and then said decisively:

"I personally believe that this time, we should go all out to support the Americans!"