Chapter 129 Battle of the Mouthpiece
In the early morning of Liri, the armoured brigade left Zhiranasi and the cannon Agede advanced.
Although the fallen army attack on Allah Abad was very eye-catching, the most popular one on the day was the battles on the other two battlefields, one was the offensive and defensive battle in Kolkata, and the other was the news war in international public opinion.
With the first report that the Chinese army used the Viran Special Bombs in Kolkata. In the report, several so-called "commercial satellite remote sensing photos" were taken out to present the huge bomb crater in the northern part of Kolkata to the audience around the world, "special bomb Kolkata's concave army" and "humanitarian disaster" have become the keywords of global news media and online searches, and have attracted the attention of countless people.
I have to say that it is not kind and does not give the audience the most attention to "special bombs". It has a clear definition.
What kind of bomb is a "special bomb"?
Everyone who followed the news of the day asked this question.
This problem reflects the impact of national interests on news and public opinion very intuitively.
Regarding the newly released photos, military commentators who had made a fortune by commenting on the war were divided into two distinct camps. What surprised the outside world was that the US military commentators and military commentators who supported China stood on the same front for the first time, and both called it "special bombs" or "special explosive devices." There was no clear definition, nor even any suggestive view. Instead, those neutral commentators mentioned when evaluating the photos at the explosion site that only tactical nuclear weapons, or explosive devices that catalyze metal hydrogen as the main charge with the latest human scientific and technological achievements, can create such a huge bomb crater and have such amazing boat power.
Because both the commentators with the most say remained silent, the views of the neutral commentators were taken seriously.
As more and more viewers join the discussion and express their opinions on the Internet, the truth gradually emerges.
It is definitely not a tactical nuclear weapon, because there is no underground target worth dealing with in the urban area of Kolkata. Therefore, that huge crater is not left behind by tactical nuclear weapons after the explosion of the underground. If the tactical nuclear weapons explode in the air, not only will the entire Kolkata become ruins, but the attacking concave army will not survive, and the Chinese army will not be able to enter the explosion center point immediately after the nuclear explosion.
If it is not a tactical nuclear weapon, it must be a catalytic metal hydrogen explosion device, which is often called the fifth-generation tactical nuclear weapon.
Although the truth was found, the people had a great difference on the use of the names "catalytic metal hydrogen explosion device" and "fifth generation tactical nuclear weapons". Simply put, it is whether the "catalytic metal hydrogen explosion device" is a "tactical nuclear weapon" if it is not, it should not be named "fifth generation tactical nuclear weapons".
The issue where physicists and nuclear weapons experts cannot reach an agreement due to national interests. People can only vote with their feet.
For most people, the measurement standard is very simple, that is, the specific effect of the bomb.
Because catalytic metal hydrogen explosion devices do not produce radioactive pollution, and the explosion equivalent is 2 to 3 orders of magnitude lower than nuclear weapons, it is impossible to use the standards for measuring nuclear weapons. Most people do not understand the standards for nuclear weapons. In their eyes, there is only one standard, that is, whether there are huge casualties.
Looking at the history of human war and the history of weapon development, "killing ability" has always been an important indicator for measuring weapon performance.
Compared with conventional weapons, the most terrifying thing about nuclear weapons is their super killing ability.
In the only two actual combat uses, the two atomic bombs killed nearly 200,000 people in total, and the unit killing record has never been broken. It has killed more than 100,000 nuclear reactors, which are 108,000 miles worse than nuclear weapons. According to the most conservative estimate, the nuclear weapons owned by the nuclear power can destroy the human world more than the old times. Although the number of nuclear weapons in the world is now better than the 20th century King at the peak of the 20th century, nuclear weapons are still the only weapon that can destroy the entire human civilization in dozens of minutes so far.
There is no doubt that if the "killing ability" of the catalytic metal hydrogen explosion device exceeds that of nuclear weapons, even if it is not classified as nuclear weapons, it is a more terrifying weapon than nuclear weapons.
On this issue, deleting is not kind enough.
Audiences around the world want to see a pound. Accurate statistics, even if they are just fabricated numbers, have been used to play Tai Chi in the report, and once again fooled the audience with the words "huge casualties".
How huge is the "huge casualties"?
If you don’t find an accurate number, other news media can’t give an accurate number.
The audience's eyes turned to Kolkata, and the news media refused to report and could only rely on "the power of the masses."
According to the analysis and predictions made by some netizens who are known as "informed people", the area of Kolkata is about a square kilometer, and the population of Xichu is a thug. The buildings within four meters are seriously damaged. Because the battle has not yet ended, all search and rescue work cannot be carried out. It is roughly estimated that the number of deaths is about 10,000, and the number of injured must exceed 10,000. Although the theory of this calculation method is very sufficient and the data is very accurate, some netizens who are also known as "informed people" put forward completely opposite views and pointed out that the former ignores when conducting analysis.
Several important factors, such as more than half of the citizens flocked to the suburbs after the outbreak of the war, and most of the citizens who stayed behind talked about the military camps according to the mobilization of India. The Chinese army launched an attack from the north, and the explosion, and the Xiaojiu residents had already evacuated. According to this, the death toll will not exceed 1,000, and the number of injured will not exceed 1,000. Some netizens who claimed to have "insider information" even claimed that when the bomb exploded, the residents around the explosion site had received warnings from the Chinese army, and only a very small number of residents who were unwilling to leave were injured, and the number of casualties would definitely not exceed 1,000.
There is no doubt that these three netizens’ views represent different stakeholders.
If the catalytic metal hydrogen explosion device really causes casualties to the old ten thousand civilians, the catalytic metal hydrogen explosion device is not only a nuclear weapon, but also a more terrifying weapon than nuclear weapons. If only the casualties of thousands of civilians are caused, the catalytic metal hydrogen explosion device can be considered a weapon of mass destruction at most, and it cannot reach the threshold of nuclear weapons. If only the casualties of thousands of civilians are caused by the thugs, the catalytic metal hydrogen explosion device cannot even be considered a weapon of mass destruction.
The argument climaxes at this time.
As the report gradually deepened, most viewers no longer paid attention to the nature of catalytic metal hydrogen explosion devices, but turned their attention to the calamity army that created disasters.
It has to be admitted that the Jijun has cast a slap in the blame for the Army Air Force.
Whether it is or has always been against Al Jazeera, when reporting on the Joe Army, they all mentioned the Seoul offensive and defensive battle in the Peninsula War. However, the starting points of the two TV stations were completely different. They just focused on introducing the major damage caused by the Ao Army to Seoul. They used the words "it cannot be compensated for in fifty years". Al Jazeera focused on reporting the glorious achievements of the Jiao Army in defeating the Third Army of the South Korean Army, using the word "the world's number one army". From this we can see that Deleted wanted to make the audience believe that the Ao Army is a destructive "Tiger and Wolf Division" Al Jazeera wanted to make the audience believe that the Ao Army is a destructive "Tiger and Wolf Division". Al Jazeera wanted to make the audience believe that the Ou Army is a "magnificent army" used to defeat the powerful enemy. Although Al Jazeera's views are much more implicit, from the viewer's standpoint, Al Jazeera's reports are more objective.
The reports of the two TV stations on the Gujun brought out a more in-depth discussion of the "humanitarian" topic.
To be precise, who should be responsible for the "humanitarian disaster" that happened in Kolkata.
The deletion on behalf of the US government pointed the finger at the Shuang army, who was doing everything he wanted, and believed that the Chinese government should bear all the responsibility. Al Jazeera, which was opposite, pointed the finger at the Indian army, which was stubborn, and believed that the Indian government should bear the main responsibility.
This led to many topics, such as the justice of war, and whether the Indian army should give up resistance.
When the debate reached its climax, several less eye-catching news appeared on the Internet. When the audience who were watching the fun came to their senses, most neutral media adjusted the news content and began to focus on the news that took place in other parts of West Bengal.
Not only Bangladesh journalists were allowed to enter the Bangladesh war refugee camp, but also many Western journalists invited by the Bangladesh government. In particular, European journalists who have always sympathized with and supported the Bengali people in India to fight for autonomy.
Although some European journalists' request to go to Kolkata for field reports was rejected by Chinese military officers, when reporting on the resettlement of Bangladesh war refugees, most European journalists adhered to the tradition of telling facts and telling the truth, abide by professional ethics, and showed their true side to the audience.
European news media also turned their attention to the 80 million Bangladesh people in India, which is probably the result that the United States is most reluctant to see. Compared with the survival of 80 million Bangladesh people, the things in Kolkata are nothing at all. It can be said that the survival of 80 million people is a real humanitarian disaster. If the people no longer pay attention to Kolkata and believe that India's cruel suppression of the Bengals who demand autonomy is a question worthy of attention, then the United States will not be able to use the things that happened in Kolkata to deal with China.
Until this time, a bombshell was thrown, claiming that 20,000 to 30,000 people were killed.
The problem is that the announcement of such a result at this time gives people a feeling of being extravagant.
According to the news on the Internet, Al Jazeera raised three questions: First, no war correspondents were sent to Kolkata just now, how did you know that so many people were killed; second, under the control of the Chinese army, even the Chinese government did not publish any data, how to prove the accuracy of its data after deleting it; third, even the government could not obtain accurate statistics before Sun Bu happened, what do you think its data was correct?
All three questions are directed at the authenticity of the deleted reports.
Although he responded, he claimed that he used the most advanced remote sensing technology and the data obtained was supported by relevant authoritative departments. However, he did not say which remote sensing technology was used, nor did he clearly specify which authoritative department was supporting its data, which was greatly reduced in credibility.
In order to save face, he had to ignore the left and right, and began to accuse Al Jazeera of claiming that Al Jazeera, as a neutral media, had a statement on major issues, and did not respect the freedom of the news. He betrayed the social moral standards that news media must abide by and became a lackey of the Chinese government.
The incident provoked an accident, and Al Jazeera immediately fought.
In any case, Al Jazeera is a third-party media, not under the jurisdiction of the Chinese government, nor has to obey the Chinese government's instructions. Different, as the American news media and the largest news media in the United States, it has always been the mouthpiece of the US government, although it is a microphone for the US government as a private person.
Obviously, when the deletion pointed the finger at Al Jazeera, it had already deviated from its fundamental goal.
When viewers around the world start to pay attention to Al Jazeera’s public opinion war, who will still pay attention to what happened in Kolkata?
However, what many people can't understand is that Chinese news media did not join this public opinion war.
Chinese news media have been focusing on reporting on the war process, and have only made simple reports on Kolkata and the refugee camps, without in-depth comments.
Chinese news media collectively avoided issues related to China's national reputation.
Obviously, this is not the right attitude, and it is very abnormal.
Perhaps it is the attitude of the Chinese news media that has made more viewers who are tired of the news media fighting public opinion wars once again focus on the battlefield.
Compared to those intriguing struggles, the battle on the battlefield is more sophisticated
On the same day, Chinese news media focused on the battle in three directions. First, the Hong army set out from Varanasi and advanced towards Allah Abad, second, the Jiaojun continued to fight fiercely with the Indian army that was fighting stubbornly in the city of Kolkata, and third, the sword troops stationed in northeastern India were all launched again to prepare for a large-scale attack.
Although there are not many reports on Kolkata, the only few videos were filmed by military reporters who belong to the army. They are relatively "moderate", the Chinese news media's unbiased and objective attitude of reporting the facts of the war has been unanimously praised. Even many Europeans who had great prejudice against the Chinese news media before believe that the Chinese news media can respect the facts and present the truth to the audience with the objective position that the news media should have. They are more professional than those news media with ulterior motives.
What can best illustrate that the audience's preference is definitely the ratings.
According to an immediate investigation conducted by a European investigation agency on the morning of the same day, the ratings of China International Television News Channel in the EU reached the thugs, surpassing the international news channel for the first time, becoming the most watched overseas TV news channel.
This survey result is enough to illustrate the problem.
Of course, it is enough to find problems when deleting.
In the afternoon of the same day, the report changed. We began to focus on reporting the military operations of the Chinese army. We also focused on analyzing the strategic significance of the Hong army's attack on Allah Abad and the tactical issues of the concave army's attack on Kolkata.
Although I wanted to make an article on the Kolkata question, influenced by the audience, I just consciously reduced the reports related to "humanitarian disasters", once again raised the banner of "objectivity and justice" and focused on reporting on military operations.
There is no doubt that Delete made another serious mistake and ignored the actions of the Knife.
No matter what, what happened this day has proved that war is everywhere.
Although some people proposed the concept of "over-limit warfare" as early as the Knife Century, believing that factors that can affect political decisions and military actions will become the commanding heights for the warring parties. War not only happens on the battlefield, but at all levels. Public opinion propaganda is the battlefield, and news reports are the weapons of both sides of the war. However, it was not until this day that global audiences realized that war has indeed undergone great changes. Whoever can gain the support of public opinion will receive more support and become the just side of the war. Although all war actions outside of military actions have no obvious impact on war, at least it will not have immediate results, compared with frontal military confrontation, battles, including public opinion propaganda, have a more profound impact on the war. If we look at it from a long-term perspective, public opinion propaganda can even have a decisive impact on the final outcome of the war, especially the final gains of the winner.
Just like the battle on the battlefield, the battle on the battlefield of public opinion cannot be determined by the will of one side.
In other words, the battle on the battlefield of public opinion will not end because one side stops its action.
More importantly, public opinion wars are like military wars, both political struggles and serve political interests. Unless the warring parties reach a political compromise, there will always be a winner.
On this day, Pei Chengyi was most concerned about the actions of the sword army.
It is obviously a bit difficult to use an army to control all the major transportation routes in Northeast India with an area of more than 10,000 square kilometers. The sword army is a strategic reactive army, not an airborne army, and cannot occupy the commanding heights near the transportation line like the airborne army, so as to achieve the purpose of controlling the transportation line.
Fortunately, Wanjun is not a heavy armored army.
The biggest feature of the Strategic Reaction Army is its excellent strategic and combat maneuverability, and most combat equipment can be sent to the front line by air.
In other words, as long as there is enough air transport force, the Strategic Response Army can also perform aircraft landing combat missions.
In order to speed up the movement of the troops, Pei Chengyi drew all the tactical airlift forces from the three airborne troops, and asked the sword army to remove all the additional accessories of the main combat equipment and send them to the front line by Han Dazhang. The commanding heights near the traffic line are controlled to avoid the troubles that may be encountered in tactical maneuvers on the ground.
This move greatly accelerated the deployment of the sword army to the greatest extent.
By the time the Indian Northeast Army Group realized, the sword army had been deployed.
Chapter completed!