Chapter 923 Chief, this really has nothing to do with me
Originally, Chang Haonan was still thinking about how he should participate in the response to this incident in a reasonable way.
After all, the situation is different from the previous Allied operations.
At that time, he had started planning very early.
The core of the breakthrough is the technical equipment developed by him.
With this relationship, it is natural to join the decision-making process.
And now, after all, we are facing an emergency.
On the one hand, Chang Haonan cannot be too prophetic.
On the other hand, there is really no way to prepare in advance.
Not to mention him, in fact the whole of China can only passively make countermeasures.
In this case, he, a central enterprise manager who is mainly responsible for technology, seems to have no reason to get involved.
Moreover, let’s take a step back.
Even if you don’t think about it from the perspective of making suggestions, just considering the convenience of eating melons, it is more appropriate to stay near the decision-making center.
There is a time difference when information spreads from the inside out and from top to bottom.
And this diffusion process will inevitably lead to information distortion.
Although since the incident occurred in the United States, it is difficult for China to obtain "first-hand information" in the true sense.
But places closer to the source of the news still have better timeliness and accuracy.
One of the most typical examples is.
In the previous life, Chang Haonan didn’t learn the news through the news until noon the next day.
Now, he probably only knows about it more than twenty minutes later than the other side of the Pacific Ocean.
In 2001, it was definitely very efficient.
Fortunately, before Chang Haonan could come up with something, his superiors took the initiative and asked him to stay alone.
Soon, only a few people, including Chang Haonan, were left in the huge conference room.
"Two leaders, can you ask...what happened?"
As a show, Chang Haonan didn't actually hear anything just now. In theory, he didn't hear anything. You should know why the meeting was suddenly suspended.
The two people sitting in the first place looked at each other, and finally Ding Gaoheng quickly organized the documents and briefly explained the current situation to Chang Haonan:
"Due to unknown reasons, a Boeing 767 passenger plane..."
“…”
“A large number of casualties and serious fires have been caused, but there is no further news.”
His voice was visibly shaking .
At the end of the sentence, I even sounded a little hoarse -
It was not because of emotion.
In other words, facing such a complicated event in such a short period of time, Ding Gaoheng had no time to think about what emotions he should feel.
It's just a physiological reaction caused by extreme shock.
And.
Although the conference room has become somewhat empty.
Although Chang Haonan already knew what would happen today.
However, when the news came out from Ding Gaoheng's mouth, the atmosphere froze for a moment.
Even Chang Haonan himself did not notice that his hands, like Ding Gaoheng who first heard the news, trembled violently.
However, this is not because of shock.
But the sudden relaxation after "all the dust has settled".
Of course, Chang Haonan has tempered himself over the years and does not really show his emotions on his face.
"So...is..."
At this time, the chief next to him took over:
"Although the current public statement is for unknown reasons, it must be To say it was a mechanical failure would be too coincidental.”
"Let's talk behind closed doors. There is a high probability that this is a premeditated attack."
"So, it is similar to the situation during the Allied Forces Operation. All systems need to meet immediately to judge the current situation. , and what kind of response should be made next. "
"Including letting you stay, Comrade Haonan, is what Mr. Fu Youquan specifically requested."
I heard it was done before. Chang Haonan, the leader of the exchange, breathed a further sigh of relief and leaned back in his chair:
"But... we were at least prepared for the Allied Forces Operation. This time, …”
He pretended to be silent for a while:
“If it was an attack, who did it?”
“It just happened now, there is too little news, and there are all kinds of rumors. Yes, it’s difficult to verify the accuracy, so it’s too early to say.”
At this time, Ding Gaoheng had already packed up his things, got up and walked to the door of the conference room:
“ Comrade Haonan, come with me and go to Jingxi Hotel.”
At this time in 2001, the Bayi Building on Fuxing Road had actually been built long ago. However, this building, which was originally intended to be the office of the military, did not actually perform its due functions and only became a ceremonial place for the military.
The real office and meeting places are still in the same old places.
Jingxi Hotel is one of them.
In fact, most high-level meetings are held here. It's just that Chang Haonan was too lucky. The two internal meetings he participated in before were all kept extremely confidential. They were only responsible to the top leaders. Others, as long as they were not relevant personnel, had no way of knowing, even if the level of confidentiality was high enough. kind of.
They are all handled directly at Sanzuomen.
So, I have never been to this "Crown of Venues" affiliated to the General Staff Headquarters.
......
When Chang Haonan and Ding Gaoheng took the car all the way and finally arrived at the hotel conference hall after going through layers of security checks, there were already many people sitting inside.
Most of them are familiar faces that Chang Haonan met last time.
However, because some people are still not present, or the current information is not complete enough, the meeting has not officially started yet.
Sitting at the top of the list is, as usual, General Zhang.
Right now, it is said to be a meeting, but in fact it is still in the internal discussion stage and does not involve the decision-making process at all. The higher-level leaders are not military professionals and have to deal with external affairs first, so it is normal to be unable to attend. phenomenon.
According to the meeting guidelines, Chang Haonan and Ding Gaoheng took their seats on both sides of the conference table.
"Comrades, chiefs and comrades, let me report the latest news."
Just then, Luo Yudong, the head of the Second Department of the General Staff who was responsible for presiding over this meeting, or strictly speaking, just responsible for reporting the situation in real time, walked behind the small desk and prepared to report the latest information.
Of course, it has only taken an hour and a half since the incident occurred, so this briefing still does not involve any real non-public information.
Mainly a routine update on the situation.
The venue, which was a little noisy just now, suddenly became quiet.
After experiencing the initial confusion and confusion, everyone here thought that their mentality was relatively stable at this time.
However, it turns out that they still underestimated what happened next:
“At around 9:00, another Boeing 767 attacked the South Tower (Building 2) of the Twin Towers in a similar manner. ), and then, around 9:40, the third Boeing 757..."
"..."
Just saying this, Luo Yudong had to stop midway and pick up the tea cup Take a drink of water.
Then more important news was given:
"At about 10 o'clock, that is, about... 15 minutes ago, Building 2 had completely collapsed, and the situation in Building 1 was also in critical condition..."
The entire conference room let out a sharp intake of breath. Voice.
Although not at the scene, and no reliable photos or videos have been sent back, it is not difficult to imagine this catastrophic scene even if it is only described in words.
In order to appear more gregarious, Chang Haonan also symbolically expressed some shock.
But in fact, his inner peace returned.
In addition to these three successful ones, he even knew that there was another hijacked plane that crashed early due to passenger resistance.
Otherwise the matter is bigger.
However, even the Americans themselves have not yet had time to put the crash of United Airlines Flight 93 together with the other three incidents.
Just as Chang Haonan was thinking about the outcome of the discussion that would come later, Fu Youquan, who was a few seats away from him, came over at some point.
"Xiao Chang, please explain to me."
The latter looked around and asked in a mysterious low voice:
"This matter...has nothing to do with you, right?"
"Huh?"
Chang Haonan felt that his mentality was stable a second ago, but he was so frightened by one sentence that he almost jumped out of his chair.
Today's incident can be called the biggest pot in the post-Cold War era. Not to mention him alone, not even a few others can afford it.
So he calmed down a little and shook his head quickly:
"Chief, I guarantee with my dang personality that I really don't know anything about it..."
"You...how could you...have... This kind of thinking? "
He wanted to say that he didn't like America but he was not anti-human. Not to mention incompetent, even if he had the ability, he wouldn't do such a cruel thing——
It will only make the other party more united.
The six months after today will definitely be the period of strongest cohesion between the two sides since World War II.
As for stepping into the quagmire and being unable to pull it out, that is simply seeking your own death.
However, in extreme consternation, he could not express this complex logical relationship at all.
So after asking a rhetorical question, although he opened his mouth, no other sound came out in the end.
Fortunately, Fu Youquan didn't really doubt Chang Haonan, but he was so shocked that his mind went wrong for a while.
After seeing the latter's expression as if he had seen a ghost, he also realized that there was something wrong with his thinking, so he straightened his uniform hem with some embarrassment:
"Oh... I was just confused for a moment... Just pretend that I didn't Hello.”
“The main reason is that Xiao Chang’s calculations were too accurate and far-reaching during the previous Allied Forces operations. This time, I subconsciously felt...”
Hearing this Explanation, Chang Haonan was numb.
He actually explained last time that the impact points of those bombs were not calculated in advance. In fact, since JDAM did not have the ability to glide, it was technically impossible to calculate them in advance.
But apparently no one believed it.
Originally, he held the principle that one more thing is worse than one less, and he thought that the matter would be over when it was over.
So I didn’t insist on taking myself out.
Who would have thought that there would be a sequel waiting for this...
(End of this chapter)