, Wang Yuanqing arrived at the strategic command center.

The strategic threat alert has been lifted and the participating troops are evaluating the combat results.

Before the Chief of General Staff reported the situation to the head of state, Minister of Defense Ye Zhisheng and Director of Military Intelligence Li Cunxun came to the strategic command center.

Ye Zhisheng returned to Beijing at noon and just got off the plane, he was picked up by agents from the Ministry of State Security.

Li Cunxun did not come to visit Wang Yuanqing, but came to report the situation to the head of state.

"It's basically certain that all the twelve x-ballistic missiles launched were shot down.

"Li Cunxun said, and dug out: cigarettes, "More than twenty minutes have passed. If there are fish that escapes the net, we have received the report. Judging from the information we have already mastered, the twelve missiles are targeting big cities in the northeastern region of my country. On the way here, I called the Chief of General Staff. The first batch of shot down missiles were all landed in Japan, and the splashing location of the second batch of missiles is still being confirmed and should be in Japan's territorial waters."

Wang Yuanqing nodded and did not rush to speak.

Li Cunxun lit a cigarette and said, "The question now is: Yes, should we launch a strategic counterattack?"

Hearing this sentence, Ye Zhisheng's head jumped a few times and looked at Wang Yuanqing.

Yuan still didn't rush to speak. He seemed to want to listen to the suggestions of the two staff members.

Ye Zhisheng was suspicious and turned his gaze to Li Cunxun.

Li Cunxun shook his head with a wry smile and said, "According to the principles recognized by the international community, Japan has launched a nuclear attack on our country. Although all missiles have been shot down and no nuclear warheads have landed in our country, it can only prove our strategic defense capabilities. Therefore, it cannot deny that Japan did not use nuclear weapons against our country in the war. Even if our country launches a strategic nuclear counterattack immediately, the international community cannot accuse us of this."

"Director Li. What do you mean..."

"I do not support strategic counterattack." Li Cunxun said without hesitation. "Mythmically speaking, we are war justice, one side is fighting against aggression war. If we use nuclear weapons in the war, we will lose a just stance. In terms of weapon effectiveness, the nuclear weapons are too wide to affect neighboring countries. Otherwise, the Far East of Ross will definitely be affected. Guam, the United States, may also be affected. Although this is our war with Japan, we cannot ignore the influence of other major powers. If we use nuclear weapons to attack Japan, it may lead to unimaginable consequences."

"What consequences?" Wang Yuanqing picked up the cigarette box on the coffee table and put it on the floor.

Ye Zhisheng smiled secretly and was also waiting for Li Cunxun to speak.

Seeing that the Secretary of Defense did not want to make a statement, Li Cunxun could only say with a stern tongue: "We all know that any nuclear power has a strategic early warning mechanism, and is monitoring my country's strategic early warning satellites. As long as my country launches ballistic missiles, even submarine-launched ballistic missiles, it will be discovered immediately. Although the United States and Russia know that our target is Japan, all nuclear powers pursue the principle of 'nuclear binding'. Not to mention that the United States believes that we will expand the war rules, even if it is just a temporary increase in the strategic security level, it may cause misjudgment, believing that our missile is flying to the United States and conducting a strategic counterattack before the missile lands. The result is difficult to predict, even if there is only one US strategic ballistic missile to take off, the strategic early warning mechanism of the people will respond. No matter where that missile falls, the consequences are difficult to imagine. In any case, we must avoid turning this regional war into a global nuclear war."

"Is it so dangerous?"

Li Cunxun nodded and said nothing more. As the head of military intelligence, his duty is to provide the head of state with the intelligence information needed to make decisions, rather than making decisions on behalf of the head of state. Besides, where the Minister of Defense sat, he had never spoken, so he should have asked the Minister of State for his opinion.

As if seeing through Li Cunxun’s thoughts, Wang Yuanqing turned his attention to Ye Zhisheng.

"Old Li's words are not wrong." Ye Zhisheng is a few years younger than Li Cunxun and has always respected the military intelligence director who interrogated him back then. "Although the probability of an accidental attack is less than one trillion, this possibility cannot be ruled out, so the consequences are also something we cannot bear."

"We can't be without any reaction, right?" Wang Yuanqing smiled faintly, as if he was not very satisfied with Ye Zhisheng's words.

"Reaction is reaction, but it cannot deviate from our principles. When formulating a strategic plan, we clarified the purpose of controlling the scale of the war. Defeating Japan is only to ensure the security of the Republic, not the ultimate goal of the Republic. For us, Japan is just a clown, and the Republic will take a long way to go in the future." Ye Zhisheng picked up Li Cunxun's cigarette and lit one without hesitation. "National rejuvenation requires defeating many enemies, and Japan can only be regarded as a relatively difficult opponent, not a real enemy. We must consider the feelings of neighboring countries, and we cannot risk the world's worst, and we cannot put the Republic in an unfavorable situation."

Wang Yuanqing nodded slightly and signaled Ye Zhisheng to continue speaking.

"From a longer perspective, we cannot use nuclear weapons in war." Ye Zhisheng took two puffs of cigarettes, thought quickly, and said, "As Lao Li said, the scope of nuclear weapons is too wide. Now it is Xiping

In the high season of typhoons, if we throw nuclear warheads at Japan's mainland, it will definitely not only be Japan, but also may also affect the pond fish."

Wang Yuanqing frowned, as if he didn't understand Ye Zhisheng's words.

"Before the war broke out, the Ministry of Defense rented a supercomputer from the National Computing Center to simulate the results of the nuclear strike." Ye Zhisheng said, "The results of simulated nuclear strikes conducted for major Japanese cities such as Tokyo, Ogaya, Nagoya, Kobe, Okayama, Hiroshima, and Nagasaki show that in strategic strikes with the purpose of destroying cities, even if a nuclear warhead with an equivalent of 150,000 tons is used, the mushroom clouds generated will have an impact on the surrounding areas within hundreds of kilometers, and radioactive dust may even fall thousands of kilometers away with the seasonal airflow."

Wang Yuanqing's brows jumped a few times and wiped out the cigarette butts in his hand.

"The result is self-evident." Ye Zhisheng also destroyed the cigarette butts. "The southeast wind is blowing now. If the cities in western Japan are hit, radioactive dust will not float into Russia, but will fall into the Korean Peninsula and the northeastern region of our country. If the air explosion method is used to detonate radioactive dust, it will enter the stratosphere and fall into the eastern region of our country. The northeast and eastern regions of our country are densely populated, with the population of the three eastern provinces exceeding 100 million, and the population of the eastern region exceeding 400 million. Including the extremely residential population, the total population of each region exceeding 700 million, is it possible for us to evacuate so many residents? Although the impact of radioactive dust is far less than that of nuclear explosions, the information is very high now.

If the people know that the nuclear warhead we cast in Japan will threaten 700 million citizens, how many people will support the war against Japan? We cannot predict public opinion, nor can we grasp public opinion. If a nuclear strike cannot meet the requirements, how many nuclear strikes will we use to achieve the purpose of the war? Ten times, twenty times, fifty times, or one hundred times? If the situation loses control, we can only use nuclear warheads to completely destroy Japan. Kill one thousand enemies and damage eight hundred themselves. Can 7000 compatriots and half of the republic be buried with Japan? The consequences are simply unimaginable, so I support Lao Li’s suggestion, unless it is forced, we cannot use nuclear weapons easily."

Wang Yuanqing nodded again, but still did not rush to speak.

Ye Zhisheng picked up the teacup and what more?

After following Wang Yuanqing for so many years, he had known the character of the head of state for a long time. Before making strategic decisions, Yuan Qing would listen to opinions from all parties. When making strategic decisions, Wang Yuanqing would not make a statement easily. After making strategic decisions, Yuan Qing would not change easily.

Li Cunxun also knew Wang Yuanqing's personality very well, so he picked up a tea cup and drank tea to quench his thirst.

"You are right. It's better to put a nuclear weapon in a cage that no one can control." Wang Yuanqing said, picking up the second cigarette. "The problem now is that Japan has actually launched a nuclear strike against our country, and we must consider the consequences. Xiao Ye began to mention public opinion and developed information. We cannot block the news. The news that Japan launched a strategic ballistic missile to our country will soon be announced. In this case, we must consider the impact of public opinion."

"What Yuan means is that the people will support a nuclear strike against Japan?"

Wang Yuanqing Ye Zhisheng nodded and said, "This is exactly the problem I am worried about. The support of the people is the key driving force for us to continue the war.

Without the support of the people, we cannot win the final victory. What should we do in the face of public opinion? Fight or not?"

"It is impossible for the public to know so much, so they cannot completely follow the public's opinion."

Wang Yuanqing smiled faintly, ignored Ye Zhisheng, but looked at Li Cunxun.

"Maybe there are other solutions," Li Cunxun put down his teacup and said, "First of all, we must do a good job in publicity, guide public opinion through publicity, and give public opinion an opportunity to vent. Secondly, we must take appropriate actions to show that we are determined to fight back against any provocative behavior."

Ye Zhisheng frowned and secretly admired Li Cunxun.

“What solution?”

Faced with the problem of the head of state, Li Cunxun did not rush to speak, and Ye Zhisheng remained silent.

At this time, Jiao Bashan came to the room. "The Head of State, just received the news from the Chief of General Staff, has successfully intercepted all ballistic missiles launched by Japan. In addition, the Chief of General Staff asked whether to launch a strategic counterattack against Japan immediately."

Wang Yuanqing smiled and shook his head, saying, "How is it, this is public opinion!"

Li Cunxun and Ye Zhisheng were stunned for a moment, and then they started to smile bitterly.

"Tell Xiang Yinghui that the strategic security state will be lifted immediately, and the strategic defense forces will continue to carry out combat readiness patrol missions, and must not be taken lightly." Wang Yuanqing glanced at Jiaoshan, "In addition, let Xiang Yinghui come over immediately, just say that we are discussing a strategic counterattack operation, and I want to listen to his opinion."

Jiao Wushan nodded and turned around and left.

"Don't leave, let's discuss together later."

Li Cunxun and Ye Zhisheng had no intention of leaving, because they both knew that Xiang Yinghui would definitely advocate a strategic counterattack! (To be continued,)
Chapter completed!