Chapter 238 Enemy's Smoke Bomb
When he first heard the voice, Uncle Lu was stunned. Why did it sound like his eldest nephew's voice?
It has been nearly two years since the uncle and nephew last met.
After a while, the guard on duty outside the door came in.
"Reporting to the commander-in-chief, Deputy Commander Lu of the 17th Corps of the Theater Field Army said he has important information to report."
"Let him in."
"yes!"
When the people present heard this, they looked at each other and asked, "Is this an important situation?" Could it be that during the time they were in the meeting, those monkeys had done something new?
Just as everyone was making wild guesses, Lu Jianchuan came in. Just as he was about to salute, General Chen Qi reached out and interrupted him.
"Time is urgent. If you have anything to say, just sit down and talk."
When General Chen Qi was young, he trained with Grandpa Lu for a period of time, and he had heard a little about the old leader's eldest grandson.
I heard from my subordinates that since this kid arrived on the island more than ten days ago, he has either been carrying out missions with the fleet or observing the enemy warships with a high-powered telescope.
He locked himself in the tent all day today and did not come out. General Chen Qi guessed that he must be studying something.
As expected, Lu Jianchuan's next words shocked everyone in the conference room.
General Chen Qi was a little slow to react after hearing this.
"You said you were going to lead a team to land on Linjiao Island?"
"yes!"
"Why?"
General Chen Qi took a look at the locations of several islands on the sand table. It is well known that the enemy has now occupied a total of three Chinese islands, namely, Island, Island and Island.
One of the islands had been occupied by the enemy more than ten years ago and had long since become their base camp.
Among the three islands, this island has the most military deployment and defense.
As the only island with fresh water resources in the entire sea area, its importance is self-evident.
No matter how stupid the enemy is, they will not hold hostages on these two islands.
What remains is the island. Due to its natural geographical location, this island is easy to defend and difficult to attack.
In addition, according to the intelligence received by the Chinese side, the enemy has indeed deployed a large amount of firepower and defense on the island.
Therefore, it is not difficult to guess that those hostages should all be placed on this island.
As for the Linjiao Island mentioned by Lu Jianchuan, its location is also very special.
It is located between two islands and its area is larger than the two islands combined.
However, there are many reefs near Linjiao Island, making it one of the most difficult routes to navigate in the entire sea area.
All warships were almost unable to get close, and the living environment on the island was also extremely harsh.
General Chen Qi couldn't understand why Lu Jianchuan wanted to land on this island.
"Because I suspect that the Chinese hostages were not placed on the island at all, but on Linjiao Island."
"What?"
Lu Jianchuan's words caused an uproar in the conference room.
"Are the people of Monkey Country crazy? If the hostages are not on the island, why do they surround the island like an iron barrel?"
"That's right, this doesn't make sense."
Facing everyone's questioning gazes, Lu Jianchuan gave his explanation in an orderly manner.
He spread the prepared materials on the conference table.
"These are some statements from the other party regarding this incident."
"They have not yet admitted that those Chinese personnel were detained by them."
"Instead, they kept talking about us, saying that we were deliberately putting the blame on them."
"Yes, we know all this."
Someone stood up with his fists clenched.
"Haven't they always been like this?"
"You dare not take the responsibility for what you did, bah! I despise these cowards the most."
"After we rescue those hostages, we'll see if they still have the nerve to pass the blame on."
"But what if we land on the island by force and the person we are looking for is not there?"
“This…how is this possible!?”
Lu Jianchuan looked solemn, "Maybe it was impossible before, but it may not be possible now."
Although they failed to land on the island four times yesterday, they did find nothing.
According to previous intelligence, there are currently about two battalions of troops on the island.
But during the battle, Lu Jianchuan discovered that the actual number of enemy soldiers participating in the battle was not that large.
With this suspicion in mind, Lu Jianchuan boarded the patrol ship yesterday afternoon and has been observing the movements there two nautical miles south of the island.
At around four o'clock in the afternoon, the enemy's supply ship docked.
Through a high-powered telescope, Lu Jianchuan recorded the number of ammunition and fresh water barrels transported by the enemy.
Afterwards, he asked the personnel on the patrol boat and learned that the enemy would resupply every three days. Lu Jianchuan then had a rough guess in his mind.
Logically speaking, with the strength of two battalions and so many hostages on the island, these few hundred barrels of fresh water would be enough if they were used sparingly.
But the problem is, according to what he observed through the high-power telescope, Lu Jianchuan found that the expressions on these people's faces when they were transporting the fresh water seemed... very relaxed.
In order to confirm his guess, Lu Jianchuan conducted a test himself after returning.
The final conclusion was that at least some of the fresh water barrels were not full.
But why did they go through so much trouble to release this smoke bomb?
Lu Jianchuan couldn't figure it out until he went to the Information Department's office.
There, Lu Jianchuan checked all the recent news in the newspapers.
When I saw the enemy's statement, the things that I had been puzzled about were explained here.
Before, China’s attention had always been on the island.
The enemy's fierce resistance also gave them an illusion that the hostages must be on the island.
But if you think about it carefully, these hostages are actually a hot potato for the enemy.
I can't throw it away, but I'm afraid the Chinese side will catch me if I hold it in my hand.
So the biggest possibility is to keep them under your own nose.
This will not only threaten China, but also allow them to distance themselves from the incident at any time, and even turn the tables on China.
After listening to Lu Jianchuan's analysis, everyone in the conference room gasped, only Uncle Lu smiled with relief.
It seems that the training in the past few years has not been in vain, and the young man back then has finally learned to think rationally.
At this time, Lu Jianchuan was making his final statement.
"Commander-in-chief, we don't have much time left."
"Once they seize the island behind, the hostages will be of no use."
General Chen Qi knew very well the enemy's intentions. As Lu Jianchuan said, the hostages were useless.
There is only one word waiting for these ordinary people - death!
Isn't the reason why they are still restrained until now just to save these people's lives?
What's more, the instructions above are very clear.
That is to ensure the personal safety of these hostages at all costs.
Thinking of this, General Chen Qi no longer hesitated and spoke decisively.
"Commander Ding!"
"arrive!"
"Two hours later, take your men to the vicinity of the island to hold them back, and try not to give the enemy a chance to support Linjiao Island."
"yes!"
After General Chen Qi finished speaking, he glanced at Lu Jianchuan.
"I have approved your operation. You can decide how many people and what kind of equipment you need."
"You know our fleet can't get through, so we can only send you to 1 nautical mile southeast of Linjiao Island."
"You will need to row the boat over there by yourself when the time comes."
"The fleet will return to the same location in three hours."
"You only have this chance, you must seize it."
"I understand, Commander-in-Chief."
Lu Jianchuan raised his right arm and saluted solemnly. General Chen Qi patted him on the shoulder and finally just shook his head.
"Go ahead and get ready."
"yes!"
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