Chapter 667 Xiaoshan Base
"Col. What do you think is going on?" she asked, but did not stop her work. "I mean, these are things we have never encountered before."
Han Jianfeng did not answer immediately. The stern tone of General Lin Xiang last night was always lingering in his mind: "Suqin, war always comes whenever he says it, damn it! I can feel it is approaching, but I don't know when it will come. Go and urge the people in the combat laboratory to give me an answer as soon as possible!"
"That's why we conducted this simulated actual combat." The colonel replied to Huang Suqin, "reduce the scope of those uncertain factors and find out the possible causes of all this through our own detection. This self-detection not only predicts our reactions when war occurs, but also speculates the movements of our enemies, so that these theories can one day be applied to practice."
Simulation of actual combat is Han Jianfeng’s favorite: he believes in the game process through simulated combat.
Although many people believe that the process of simulated combat is just a computer-based entertainment program, Han Jianfeng still believes that the significance of simulated combat is extraordinary: through consideration of some tactical ideas and specific operating ideas in simulated combat, some important ideas can be provided for national security.
“We have to do our best to provide everything the team leaders need as soon as possible,” he added. “At this time, there is no time to waste on analyzing data.”
"Yes, Colonel. What should I do with satellite data? Just wait a little longer and we can basically come up with a 90% solution..."
"There is another reason why the simulation operations must be carried out immediately!" Han Jianfeng replied somewhat unreasonably. "It is to avoid everyone being indecisive when making decisions. Maybe in simulation operations, you can test whether the results of each possibility are satisfactory, but in the real world, there will never be enough information to give us the opportunity to find 90% of the solutions. For us, it is more important to gain more time."
Han Jianfeng has devoted himself to studying many historical mock operations: he has learned from both the war ideas of Sun Tzu, an ancient Chinese military strategist, or the planned war methods invented by the Prussians in the 19th century.
He particularly appreciated the "fine-tuning tactics" used by the United Nations Navy in World War II and at this stage afterwards. In his mind, he never considered too much the complex problems encountered in social interaction. His only concern was to create a safe environment where various experiments could be conducted.
In this environment, tactical practices and simulate decision-making processes, and apply these decisions and war ideas to practice at some time in the future.
In Han Jianfeng's view, the simulated combat process is actually a complex process that constantly challenges his own thoughts. Through the simulation of war events, the commanders will not panic when the war comes and re-take the wrong old path.
Han Jianfeng highly praised ancient Taoist thoughts. He believed that this thought was very concerned about various activities that influence human behavior. The title of his master's thesis is "Research on National Security and Strategies of the Naval Military Academy".
Among them, he introduced a new analytical method - Taoist thought for analysis, believing that this can better understand the internal motivation of some nations to form a single nation-state.
Many influential people inside and outside the government believe that this paper undoubtedly points a clear path to reconciling complex international relations.
"Not good! Sir, there is even worse news here." Huang Suqin shouted at the latest information flow that was constantly scrolling on her computer screen. "The Blue Team actually used some ultra-light satellites?"
Han Jianfeng responded: "We'd better start a simulation battle immediately! So many things happened at once. Call the linkage system to download data immediately! Now! And I ask you to start manually calculating variable parameters now."
He is now the key person in charge of promoting the simulation project, in his words, "dance in shackles" because he needs to bring the simulation combat plan into a world full of various interpersonal relationships and unknown factors. He has to put it under test.
To this end, he specialized in learning various science and technology, such as very novel artificial intelligence, complexity system theory, and other logic-derived disciplines.
He also integrated this knowledge with the assistance of many experienced experts to establish an extremely large database of expert knowledge for strategic decision-making.
As Han Jianfeng suggested in his paper published many years ago, he led a research team to simulate the actual war process by cadres, diplomats and experts from the military academy, such as economy, sociology, and military, and others, to use their professional knowledge to find new ideas to solve these complex events full of variables.
This technology and knowledge cooperation spanning various fields has revived the important decision-making ideas that were once once sluggish in the early 1930s.
At the Hualian Strategic Command, Han Jianfeng and Huang Suqin are the links of this revival revolution. They know that they are like the "choreographers" of this process: they should try their best to find a result that is both unexpected but reasonable based on the detailed analysis of the plan.
Simulated operations are an important means to clear away the "fog of peace" and help decision makers make decisions. This method is very similar to the way strategic commanders deal with the "fog of war" on the battlefield.
"Mist of War" refers to a shadow area in a strategic game that neither one nor the enemy can see, that is, factors that neither one nor the other party can know. Therefore, in real battles, both one and the local government will try every means to explore this area, hoping to reduce the threats brought by the other party during the war.
Huang Suqin started a simulated combat program with a voice-controlled device and displayed all imaginary targets on the home screen of his computer. Han Jianfeng read these imaginary targets loudly, hoping that this would help him understand the growing uncertainty factors faster and solve the imminent crisis.
"Check the abnormal conditions of all satellites so far," he issued an instruction to the system. The speech recognition system recognized the sentence and calculated it through countless parallel nanoloops, and then generated the target code.
"Start abnormal condition detection. Point out the most likely cause of the failure, predict important infrastructure in outer space and land systems, evaluate the risks most likely to face in our country and allies, explore solutions to interference in outer space systems and..."
"Why don't we call these failures 'attacks'?" Huang Suqin interrupted with some dissatisfaction.
"Please don't interrupt, Su Qin. We don't know..."
"Oh, of course! If something happens to an airplane or a ship, there will definitely be casualties, and the situation may be different. These stupid satellites do not have parents. No one wants to seek justice for them!"
Han Jianfeng was amused by Jill's words, but he continued to issue instructions to the computer through voice: "Finally, considering the escalating military and accompanying diplomatic demands, please find solutions and recommend routes of action. And guide the operations of the ground forces."
Before continuing to add instructions, Han Jianfeng seemed a little hesitant. He sighed and continued to add: "To ensure the survival and safety of the Huaxia Federation, please use the backend system for analysis. Before obtaining more advanced authorization, please do not initiate large-scale retaliatory responses."
Speaking of this, he looked at Huang Suqin tacitly, then cancelled the voice control system and returned to his workbench.
"Prepare to enter behavior enhancement mode." Huang Suqin was busy on the touch buttons on the screen while loudly directing the technicians to work through the microphone.
Now, imaging equipment from the submarine control center and spacecraft is starting to operate. In the battlefield laboratory that simulates operations, a system called the "triple exponential moving average" is running.
This is a system tool named by Zhang Sishen, assistant to the Hualian Navy Colonel. It is specially designed to help the commander make decisions and can also provide ideas for solving some complex problems.
At the same time, it is also the father of "ooda loop", ooda means "observation" o
ve, "direction" o
ion, the initial letter abbreviation of several English words "decide" decision and "execute" act, is also the code of the fighter pilot when performing a mission.
He once guessed the strategic ideas of the opponent's decision-making level through this cycle in an air battle, thus ensuring the victory of that battle.
The "ooda loop" theory has been widely used today, and many theories proposed by Zhang Sishen have been further refined by many subsequent people, making the content it contains more complex.
Huang Suqin, due to her dual background in abstract mathematics and proficiency in game theory, quickly became a leader in this field. She also made great contributions to the development of the computing function and 3D display function of the "triple exponential moving average" system. Now, this tool that assists in decision making is performing calculations in the combat laboratory's more than 75,000 square feet of space.
"The latest satellite positioning data from Xiaoshan Air Force Base will soon be destroyed by the operation of the system." Huang Suqin reported.
"Why? What's wrong?" Han Jianfeng asked, but his eyes did not leave the plasma screen on the workbench.
Huang Suqin took a deep breath, put a lot of data on the table, then walked straight to Han Jianfeng's workbench and said: "The aviation flight experts said that the failure of the four global positioning satellites was related to the activities of some secret societies."
She said, putting her hands on the ***, which seemed a bit provocative. "I searched the primary system with the 'triple' system and found that there was no known possibility that this error would occur."
"Continue, Su Qin. However, saying the word "known possibility" is not like your style of doing things..."
"I should say 'there is no procedural logical possibility', Colonel." She interrupted Han Jianfeng impatiently.
"This lady is so impatient." Han Jianfeng's mouth tilted slightly, and he thought with some amusement in his heart.
"Okay, no matter what, you know, our chief needs to get the answer as soon as possible. So please continue. I will give a brief report at the Operations Center in a while." Han Jianfeng turned to the correspondent on duty and said, "Call all the members of the 'Red Team' and notify Admiral Xu Jiangwen to attend the meeting as well - he is now the commander-in-chief of the 'Red Team'."
Han Jianfeng opened the door and blinked at his combat partner, "Suqin, keep cheering. I think we are probably on the cusp of the storm now."
On June 9, 1947, Hangzhou Xiaoshan Airport,
Brigadier General Lee Chengbi was blocking his ears with his hands, waiting for the Storm T4 engine of the Air Force C21 Crazy Shark jet to stop. Because he had been flying in the plane for a long time and often listened to the deafening engine sounds, he had lost some of his hearing.
An airport doctor warned him that if he did not take ear protection measures when working around the airport, his hearing would be lost.
The roar of the turbine engine gradually decreased. The pull-down cabin door was also opened, and the combat commander of the Strategic Command and General Lian Yuntao walked out slowly.
Behind him was an assistant wearing a dark blue striped uniform. Li Chengbi held the outstretched hand of the air force general and said, "Sir, I am Li Chengbi, welcome to this unknown island."
Lian Yuntao nodded slightly: "I am Lian Yuntao. We once met in the Battle Dragon Palace, right?"
Zhanlong Hall is the nickname of the Ministry of National Defense. Because it has a classical style and makes people feel excited, it is widely circulated in the army.
"Yes, sir. At that time, I attended as a representative of the Air Force. You were a member of the Joint Staff. Thank you very much for visiting our system here. sir. This system may be a bit special. But it is exactly what the military urgently needs now."
While speaking, Li Chengbi led the senior officer to a not-so-conspicuous building. A car was waiting.
Lian Yuntao noticed that although Li Chengbi was wearing the olive green uniform of the Hualian Air Force, his top had only a sign embroidered with a name, and there was no label with the department number printed on it. "What a typical agent outfit." Lian Yuntao thought silently in his heart.
"General Xu Jiangwen didn't talk much about your system, but said that we urgently need it to provide technical support for problems in space. He sent me to check this system in person, and the guys who came with me might know a little about it. So, what is this thing, Brigadier General Li?"
"Sir, you understand when you see it. So, it is a two-stage space shuttle system that enters orbit." Li Chengbi said, letting the two guests sit in the back seat of the car and opening the door next to the driver's seat himself.
The car has air conditioning in it. Compared with the humid climate in Hangzhou, the car is obviously much more comfortable than outside. According to common sense, the weather in the south should become much milder in June, but the outdoor air here is still very stuffy and humid, and the lotus pond surrounded by water is still constantly steaming, which makes people almost suffocating.
"You mentioned the 'two levels' just now? You launched a consumption booster from here?" Lian Yuntao looked up and down the airport through his sunglasses - around the airport, the woods were very dense, and tall pine trees entered the clouds.
"No, sir. In fact, the first-stage booster is a huge space shuttle that will automatically leave when its speed reaches twice the speed of sound. The small satellite it carries will automatically ignite the high-tech engine and use its thrust to fly into the universe. The "mothership" will fly back to Earth, and, generally speaking, they will fly back here."
"Where are you referring to 'here'? Brigadier General Lee? My pilots flying the C21 plane will never believe that there is an airplane runway in the swamp wetlands!"
Li Chengbi smiled: "Sir, they are not the first ones to say this. In fact, we are still in Xiaoshan Air Force Base, but this area does not appear on any flight map. This base only has one road in and out, stretching through this swamp for several miles, with power grid protection at high altitudes."
"In order to ensure absolute safety, there are some very excellent 'guards' - the crocodiles in the swamp, which have isolated this swamp from the crowd. There is only one road here, and it is very, very long. We have sent special personnel to disguise it."
"So, even if someone knows that this road exists, it is impossible to see it from the air. That's why I told your pilots from the very beginning to contact us using a dedicated secret band."
"For my pilots, this road does not exist at all?" Lian Yuntao asked.
"Very right, unless it's possible through that secret band. Once they receive this band, we will issue instructions to guide them gradually lower the height until they can clearly see the road on the ground."
"That's because the data provided by satellite positioning has not been very accurate recently, right?" Lian Yuntao asked, "You know, the satellite positioning system is now full of problems. I think General Xu Jiangwen has briefly described the current situation?"
"Yes, sir, he said. Tracking the causes of these satellite crashes, it is estimated that the impact of these crashes on national security is my daily work these days - I have been here for about, uh, for more than forty hours." Li Chengbi said, raising his hand to look at the big precision watch on his wrist.
"Sir, are there any new progress on your side now?"
Lian Yuntao looked out the window for a while, then turned his head to Li Chengbi, "Brother General Li, the function of the global positioning satellite system is still 'degrading'. We have been trying to proofread the timing and positioning system of the satellite reconnaissance system through military experts, hoping that they can reduce the inaccuracy of this system by debugging the receiver and artificially ignore some completely damaged spacecraft." (To be continued...)
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