HCB Chapter 1400 Wait a minute? This isn't my house?!
Chapter 1400 Wait a minute? This isn't my house?!
The young lieutenant walking ahead did not turn around; his steps were steady, each step measured as if it had been with a ruler.
Li Guangzhong followed about two meters behind him, not daring to get too close or too far away.
At the end of the corridor, there was another door, another heavy, airtight door.
The lieutenant stopped in front of the door, turned his head, and gestured for him to wait a moment.
Then, he pressed his right thumb onto an inconspicuous black panel by the door.
A faint blue light flashed across the panel.
"Ding--"
With a soft sound, the airtight door slid open silently to both sides.
Behind the door lies a completely different world.
Li Guangzhong stood at the door, like a mortal who had mistakenly entered a temple.
This is... the command center?!
? ? ? ! !
No, this was far beyond any concept he had ever imagined about a "command center."
It's no exaggeration to say that the scene before him was something he had only ever seen in modern American war movies!
This is a huge, open space with a ceiling at least six meters high.
Overhead are crisscrossing cable trays and embedded LED lighting matrices. The lighting can be adjusted in zones, and the entire space is now enveloped in a uniform, bright, cool white light, with no dark corners.
Directly opposite the entrance is a giant LED video wall that takes up the entire wall!
The screen is so wide that it seems to stretch to the horizon and is at least three meters high. It is made up of countless high-resolution display units seamlessly spliced together, and at this moment it is displaying various complex images and data at an extremely high refresh rate.
Maps, real-time dynamic footage transmitted by drones, densely packed data tables, constantly changing numbers, flashing icons, flowing arrows...
Countless pieces of information are presented simultaneously on the same giant screen, yet there is no sense of chaos; instead, it exudes a highly integrated and orderly "transparency."
In front of the screen is a tiered control area.
The three rows of control panels are arranged in an arc, with at least a dozen technical officers dressed in various military uniforms sitting in each row.
They wore headphones, their eyes glued to the screens in front of them, their hands flying across the keyboards and touchpads. Quiet commands and reports were transmitted through the headphones, and the entire space was almost completely silent except for a low, buzzing sound of the equipment running.
Someone stood up, quickly walked to another row of control panels, whispered a few words to a colleague, and then returned to their position.
Someone picked up a tablet and swiped it quickly before looking up at the giant screen, seemingly checking some data.
Everything is in order.
Everything was so efficient it was breathtaking.
A unique scent permeated the air.
It wasn't the kind of musty, sweaty, and cheap tobacco smell that Li Guangzhong was familiar with, the kind that came from old bunkers.
Rather, it has a... flavor of modern technology!
"This way."
The lieutenant's voice pulled him back from his reverie.
Li Guangzhong then realized that he had unknowingly stepped through the door and was standing blankly at the edge of the command center.
He quickly composed himself and quickened his pace to catch up.
The lieutenant led him along a passageway on one side of the command center, deeper into the area.
As he passed those control panels, Li Guangzhong couldn't help but steal glances at them out of the corner of his eye.
On the screens in front of those officers, streams of data they couldn't understand at all were scrolling by—various curves, charts, radar scans, infrared thermal images…
Each image represents a pair of "eyes" or a "ear" of this vast base.
He suddenly remembered the indifferent looks in the soldiers' eyes at the door earlier, and their words, "Only you guys still treat this thing like a treasure."
At that moment, he understood the meaning behind that sentence more deeply.
Faced with such a command center and such a complete information-based combat system, gold...
Gold is truly a joke; people will grab as much as they want!
The lieutenant led him through the operations area to the core of the command center.
It was a slightly raised platform with only a large control panel and a few seats.
At that moment, a burly soldier stood with his back to him at the edge of the platform, facing the giant screen.
He was wearing a crisp combat uniform, and the rank insignia on his shoulder straps was clearly visible—Senior Colonel!
Two bars and four stars, gleaming with a warm luster under the light.
'Is he the target of this trip, the big shot who can decide the fate of the 2nd Division and even the entire northern Vietnam region?' Thinking to himself, Li Guangzhong unconsciously softened his breathing.
The colonel was extremely muscular; even in his loose combat uniform, the bulging muscles on his shoulders and back were still visible.
He stood ramrod straight with his hands behind his back, like a silent iron tower.
Beside him, an officer wearing the epaulettes of a major was holding a folder and reporting something in a calm, measured tone.
Li Guangzhong couldn't hear what they were saying, but he could see the major occasionally raising his hand to point to a certain area on the giant screen, while the colonel nodded slightly and occasionally turned his head as if asking something.
The lieutenant led Li Guangzhong to a stop at the edge of the platform.
He didn't go forward to disturb them, but simply made a "wait" gesture to Li Guangzhong, and then stepped aside like a silent sentry.
Li Guangzhong stood still, not daring to move or make a sound. He could only stand there and wait for the colonel to finish what he was doing.
With nowhere else to look, my gaze naturally fell on the huge screen in front of me.
The screen was too big and there was too much information. He was a little lost at first and just scanned it aimlessly.
Then--
His gaze suddenly froze.
It felt as if an invisible hand was suddenly squeezing my heart!
What is that?!
On the left-center side of the screen is a huge electronic map, with the outlines of mountains, rivers, and towns clearly visible.
That winding border line, that familiar river course...
'Tsk tsk, is this what a military superpower's command system looks like?'
'Wow, that's so advanced! Wouldn't warfare be crystal clear like this? Even I could easily understand it, it's like watching my own home... Wait a minute?!'
Li Guang was feeling envious when suddenly, he shuddered as if possessed by a ghost!
Isn't this the northern part of our Yue Kingdom?
Why is my country appearing on Zhou Bang's screen?!
As soon as Li Guangzhong realized what was happening, he immediately recognized that the electronic map in front of him showed the area near Ha Quang District, Cao Bang Province, where their 2nd Division depended for survival!
Upon seeing this, Li Guangzhong's pupils suddenly contracted, and his breathing instantly became rapid.
He subconsciously took half a step forward, then suddenly snapped to his senses and forced himself to stop.
But his gaze was already fixed on the screen.
No, it's not just a map!!
He looked closely and saw that the map was densely covered with symbols, icons, and numbers of various colors.
There are blue squares, green triangles, and red...
See the red dot!
Li Guangzhong's heart almost stopped beating.
Those red dots, some large, some small, some dense, some sparse, extend southward along the border.
And in the center of the screen, where the densest cluster of red dots is located—
It was the headquarters of their 2nd Division!
He can't be mistaken!
As the operations staff officer of the 2nd Division, before the apocalypse, he marked the deployment locations of his troops on military maps countless times.
He could draw every mountain, every river, and every passable road in that area with his eyes closed.
And at this moment, the location of that patch of red dots on the screen—
Hold!!!!!!
It's our own division headquarters!!!
There's also a regimental garrison!
Second Regiment's Garrison!
Artillery position!
Logistics warehouse!
And... and those secret supply depots and wartime reserve command posts that only a few people in the division leadership knew about!
They're all here!!!
Upon seeing this, Li Guangzhong felt a wave of dizziness.
His hands clenched involuntarily, his nails digging into his palms, the pain keeping him barely conscious.
You damn beast!! You beast!!
Who put our troop deployments onto Zhou Bang's troops' computers?!