You Say You Believe in Science, But You Fly on a Sword - Chapter 120
Chapter 120: Poor Tactics Involve Maneuvering, Rich Tactics Involve Overwhelming Force
China, Ministry of Defense.
New Year allowed the nationwide people a brief respite from the intense cannon fire. But due to the tense situation, Zhang Keqiang only took a week’s leave for New Year, and hastily gathered various relevant personnel, mainly from the Ministry of Science and Technology, the Ministry of Defense, and the Ministry of Finance, for a meeting.
“Everyone, I believe you all understand the situation, so I won’t go into detail. ”
Zhang Keqiang got straight to the point: “What should we do next? The Ghost Race and China are currently in a stalemate, but the Ghost Race’s technological development speed is certainly faster than ours. Eventually, this balance will be broken. What’s more, China is now surrounded on all sides and is completely at a disadvantage! ”
In the last battle, China seemed to have won, and indeed did win, but the consumption was enormous.
The consumption of each DF Missile was in the billions, and the consumption of other shells and bullets was countless, vividly showcasing the costly nature of war.
The Ministry of Finance has calculated that the cost of this war directly amounted to several tens of billions.
“The Ministry of Science and Technology’s weapons research will not be quick; after all, innovation from scratch is not that easy. ”
Liu Qiming said, “The only method I can think of right now is to prevent them from conducting research. ”
“That’s nonsense! ”
Zhang Keqiang said irritably, “The problem is, how do you prevent them from conducting research? One person vs. fifty? ”
“Um… what about bombing their Ministry of Science and Technology like we did with the Command Center last time? ”
Liu Qiming thought for a moment and said, “If they have a Ministry of Science and Technology, we should be able to find it based on clues, right? ”
“That’s easy for you to say. Last time, finding the Command Center, my people barely intercepted a few radio waves and it took half a day to decipher them before we found it! Now we don’t even have a clue, how do we find it? Where do we bomb? ”
Zhang Keqiang said irritably, “Can you say something sensible! ”
“I can’t help it! ”
Liu Qiming looked innocent: “Don’t forget the timeless wisdom our ancestors left us: When poor, use tactical maneuvering; when rich, use overwhelming firepower. We’re struggling to fight the current Ghost Race; how will we fight them once they recover! Don’t we have to come up with a unique strategy? ”
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“Everyone, based on the information we gathered from these countries’ homelands, we can have a general understanding of China. ”
Ghost Race Military Headquarters, the Ghost Commander is holding a meeting with a group of Commanders, Generals, and Marshals.
The content is naturally about how to destroy China and establish the Ghost Race’s deterrence.
Logically, the Ghost Commander doesn’t need to discuss and study his orders with others. But because the last battle was fought so well, it once earned him the title of “Anti-Ghost Marshal,” so under pressure, he had to hold this meeting.
“Look at this place. ”
The Ghost Commander’s finger pointed to a location in the Yangtze River Mid-Lower Reaches: “China built a dam here; they call it the Three Gorges Dam. The Three Gorges Dam has a large water storage capacity and a large head difference; it’s a lifeline for their country. If we can blow it up…”
The Ghost Commander smiled slightly, his finger tracing down the Yangtze River: “Here, here, and these places… will all be flooded. Hundreds of thousands of people will be displaced, thousands of acres of farmland will be damaged, and will be unable to be cultivated for a long time. In addition, they will have to spend a huge sum of money on dam repairs, appeasing the people, repairing houses, providing social security, and other actions…”
“At this time, their national treasury will certainly be empty, and we will take advantage of the situation. Panic will spread within the country, and they will certainly be unable to resist. At that time, we can advance directly and completely annihilate them! ”
In order to eliminate China and consolidate his position in the Ghost Race, the Ghost Commander specially studied information about China from all the countries they had destroyed, which led to the idea of bombing the Three Gorges Dam.
Originally, the Ghost Commander’s plan was to blow up all the dams to cause maximum panic and losses within China, and thus minimize the losses of the Ghost Race’s invasion of China.
However, considering the difficulty of breaking through the Plasma Shield, they finally chose to concentrate their firepower on one point and blow up the largest dam, the Three Gorges Dam, for the best effect.
“The problem now is, how do you break through the Plasma Shield and use enough Missiles to blow up their Three Gorges Dam? ”
The Central Asia Commander-in-Chief said, “We’ve attacked twice, and the Plasma Shield hasn’t even had a crack. What weapons do you intend to use to create a breach? Armor-Piercing Shells, Incendiary Bombs, Cluster Bombs, or something else? I’m afraid we can’t recreate the necessary weapons. ”
“We can’t, but so what? ”
The Ghost Commander smiled slightly: “I don’t know if you’ve noticed, but while China’s Plasma Shield is very tough, it’s not indestructible. ”
“Get to the point. ”
The Ghost Commander glanced at the Central Asia Commander, a flash of disgust in his eyes: “Last time, the cannon fire from the East Sea was extremely intense, and it caused the Plasma Shield to tremble slightly. Although it wasn’t much, at least we can roughly estimate how many Shells are needed to make a hole in the Plasma Shield. ”
“Will it be cost-effective? ”
The North Africa Commander asked: “If the losses this move inflicts on them are less than our expenditures, then you should forget it. ”
“That’s reasonable. ”
The South America Commander added: “And to break through the Plasma Shield, a lot of ammunition will certainly be needed. While you’re firing all this ammunition, China isn’t stupid; they won’t lack protective measures? ”
“So I’ve decided to use high-density Armor-Piercing Shells as the initial assault, followed by Armor-Piercing Cluster Missiles, and then throw in some Hydrogen Bombs or something. ”
The Ghost Commander said, inexplicably a little angry.
In the past, who would dare to question his decisions? Who would dare to discuss with him? Everyone in the Military Headquarters was merely his chess pieces. Their job was to watch the Ghost Commander lead them to victory.
But since the emergence of the anti-Ghost general, the Ghost Commander’s prestige plummeted, forcing him to explain his plan to the Military Headquarters in advance.
What a shame!
While thinking this, he continued to explain his plan.
“…As long as we can break through the Plasma Shield and destroy the Three Gorges Dam, I’m one hundred percent confident in conquering China. ”
“There’s a problem. ”
“Speak. ”
The Ghost Commander looked at the source of the voice, and couldn’t help but curse the fool inwardly, how did they even become a Commander-in-Chief: “What problem? ”
The Central Asia Commander said: “Why not attack Uncle Sam or European countries first? You clearly know China is difficult to conquer, why not attack easier targets first? We’ve used so much ammunition; if it were other countries, they would have been annihilated already. Also, after destroying the Plasma Shield and then destroying China, I believe everyone present is one hundred percent confident. ”
“…”
The Ghost Commander fell into thought.
“I presume the Ghost Commander was momentarily angered, leading to a momentary lapse in judgment. ”
The West Asia Commander quickly smoothed things over.
“Correct! ”
The Ghost Commander cleared his throat, approvingly glancing at the West Asia Commander: “Then let’s do as you say. Next, let’s discuss which country to attack first. ”