Back in 1978, I was admitted to Northwestern Polytechnical University.

Chapter 364 The First Wave of Cruise Missile Attacks
Hanoi, the capital of Vietnam.

With its pointed snout and monkey-like cheeks, short stature, and hunched gait, it doesn't resemble a human at all, but rather a monkey.

These people are, of course, Yue Hou.

At this moment, their expressions became somewhat serious.

"According to information from the Soviet Union, the north is about to launch a large-scale military operation against us. Are we... confident?" the person in the main seat asked.

Swish, swish, swish... Everyone's eyes turned to the people in military uniforms present.

Li Deying stood up: "Report, we are capable of defeating our opponents!"

As he spoke, he walked toward the military map hanging on the wall.

"Currently, we are mainly in contact with the people to the north in the Laoshan and Zheyinshan areas. During this period, we have transported a large amount of supplies and provisions to the front line. Even if the enemy uses artillery fire to destroy our fortifications and occupy our positions, we are capable of taking back the hilltops. We are familiar with this protracted war!"

Le Duc Anh was a highly experienced commander in Vietnam. He joined the army in 1945 and rose through the ranks from the lowest-ranking soldier. During the war against the United States, he became the supreme commander of the Ninth Military Region, winning many battles and becoming a military legend in Vietnam. Based on his military achievements, he was promoted from senior colonel to lieutenant general.

Just last year, he was promoted again to general, and almost all the battles in the north were under his command.

It can be said that he is still full of confidence in the current situation.

The map marks various supply storage points, which are some distance from the front line but are easy to transport up.

"Well, it may take about a week next. As long as we withstand this wave of attacks, the Soviet Union will put pressure on them to stop their large-scale military offensive. The situation on the two mountain front will return to what it was before, and we..." The person in the main seat continued to speak eloquently.

Several people present frowned.

"Minister Huang, what are you thinking about?" The person in the main seat glanced at him.

"The war is still ongoing, and in recent years, our domestic economic situation has been getting worse and worse..."

The war in the south lasted for ten years, which was a wise move by our old leader. For us, it was a training exercise, but for Vietnam, constant fighting would have led to economic collapse! In fact, if it weren't for the material support from the Soviet Union, Vietnam would have had an economic collapse long ago.

Now, with the Soviet Union bogged down in the war in Afghanistan, Soviet aid to Vietnam will only decrease.

"so what?"

"I think we should develop economic cooperation with the north. For example, we could sell our rubber to the north..."

*Bang!* The man at the head of the table slammed his fist on the table. "What did you say? We're selling rubber, a strategic resource, to the North? This is treason! Guards!"

The person in the main seat carries immense weight, and seeing that Huang Ruli was about to suffer a loss, Li Deying quickly spoke up: "Minister Huang, we all know you mean well, but you're overthinking it. Even if we have to tighten our belts, we'll continue fighting. It's no big deal. Everyone, let's discuss the battle situation again..."

Huang Ruli's expression was complicated.

These people only know how to fight all day long. For a country, fighting all day long will eventually lead to its demise, unless it can sustain itself through war. The problem is, they are not getting any benefits from the battlefield at all and are almost entirely dependent on Soviet aid.

For the Vietnamese, rubber is their economic pillar. The climate of Southeast Asia is very suitable for the growth of rubber trees. Rubber is a material that cannot be preserved and will age in a few years. Therefore, there has always been demand for it on the international market. It has always been a strategic material, just like oil and gold.

However... Vietnam can't sell its rubber domestically.

In the years before the war with the United States, the entire Western world closed its doors. Originally, they could still rely on imports from the East to consume their products, but after 79, this channel was also blocked. Currently, they can only sell their rubber to the Soviet Union, but they can't get money or food in return; they can only get Soviet arms in return!

Currently, the country is in a state of famine, and if this continues, the country will completely collapse!
These people in front of us are only thinking about fighting!

"Do you think the Easterners will deploy their powerful air force?" someone asked at that moment.

Everyone's expression changed.

In the past, they would never have been afraid of the East's air power, which consisted of only J-5 and J-6 fighters. The aircraft they had were not as advanced as those of Vietnam.

However, in recent years, the East's industry has developed rapidly, and its aviation technology has advanced by leaps and bounds! In the South Atlantic, the combination of the East's Super-7 fighter jet and the C-801 sent the British naval fleet to the bottom of the sea; in the Middle East, the East's air defense missiles completely shattered the myth of the David's Eagle's invincibility...

What will they do if they are bombed from the East?
"The Soviet Union made a request that the Easterners not bomb Hanoi. After all, the Americans' Operation Rolling Mine didn't bomb our capital. As long as we stay in the capital, we will be very safe."

"But...would the Easterners agree to the Soviets' demands? What if they bomb first and then claim it was an accidental bombing..."

These guys are despicable; now they're judging others by their own petty standards!
The man in the main seat frowned: "Yes, we really need to be wary. If they wipe us out, they can send that traitor back to lead our country! General Li, do you have any good suggestions?"

After a moment of thought, Li Deying said, “There is a strong fortress on our land. It was built with the help of the East. The reinforced concrete on the top is ten meters thick. It withstood many bombings by the US military without any damage. As long as we enter there, we will be very safe.”

"Alright, then you'll stay in the fortifications for a while! Changzheng, Wu Yuanjia, and Huang Ruli, you'll stay here and continue to oversee the daily operations!"

All three were veterans, but they had always been ostracized within the group. Moreover, their stances were even biased towards the north. Leaving them here was just asking to be bombed by the north.

The group of people had complicated expressions and didn't say anything.

The atmosphere before the war was bound to be tense.

North.

"Please rest assured, esteemed commanders, as long as the artillery preparations proceed smoothly and all 2.5 basic loads of shells are used up, my 40th Division is fully confident that we can capture the main peak of Laoshan within ten hours! We will absolutely not disgrace the 14th Army! Please entrust the task of recapturing Laoshan to us!"

"Our 31st Division has also conducted numerous drills for the recapture of Zheyin Mountain. We will outflank and penetrate the enemy to annihilate them completely. Moreover, we guarantee that we will take back the mountain with minimal casualties! Please entrust this task to us, leaders!"

Seeing the determination expressed by the two division commanders in front of him, Commander Zhang was somewhat amused and exasperated: "Who told you that?"

"We captured a few prisoners. They said that we're going to launch a large-scale offensive soon. If it's a large-scale offensive, then right now it means we've recaptured the two mountains, right?"

Both division commanders believed their guesses were correct.

Commander Zhang shook his head: "No, so far, we have not received any mission to recapture the two mountains."

"This...this is another feint? Our military region hasn't fought any battles since we came here for rotation training, everyone's getting restless."

"That's right, we're just waiting for a good fight! We said we were going to train the troops, but how can we train them if we're stuck on the battlefield all day? My troublemakers are already out of control!"

“There was indeed a large-scale military operation this time, but it has nothing to do with us. It’s mainly because…” Chief Zhang said, pointing to the sky above.

What does this mean?
"air force?"

"Isn't the Air Force not going to deploy?"

"What can the air force do? In real combat, the ground forces have to handle it."

As soldiers, they always thought the emperor was number one and they were number two. Just then, a strange sound suddenly rang out from outside.

Whoosh, whoosh, whoosh!
what is this?
The two looked out the tent window and saw wisps of white smoke in the sky.
What's this for? Is it for air defense operations?

The two ran out and looked at the white smoke rising from some unknown ravine in the distance, one after another, as if forming a comb that split the sky.

These are definitely not anti-aircraft missiles, because after taking off, these things quickly descended and disappeared into the ravines!

This is……

"what is this?"

"This is a completely new combat mode. If we can achieve good enough results, our army will have to take a back seat in the future," Commander Zhang said, his voice tinged with melancholy.

There's a meeting in the capital, and the Air Force guys are all smugly bragging, saying that future wars will be high-tech and mainly fought by the Air Force! This is just a demonstration, the entire operation was planned by the Air Force, codenamed "Peace Mission"!
These missiles taking off represent the first phase of the Peace Mission operation!
As for those attack methods, they are completely different from those in the past!
Now, let's see if this brand-new combat method will work!
With a missile body five or six meters long and four wings in the middle and at the tail, this is naturally a modified version of the C801 anti-ship missile. Due to the use of an advanced small turbofan engine, the range has been extended to more than 300 kilometers. These missiles are used to penetrate the enemy's positions and attack key targets behind the enemy lines!
With the addition of BeiDou navigation devices, the attack accuracy of these missiles has increased dramatically. The test firings at the Northwest test range are enough to demonstrate how powerful the combat performance of these weapons is!

Unbeknownst to anyone, a batch of long-range cruise missiles had been launched from coastal defense positions just two hours earlier!
The product developed by Northwestern Polytechnical University has been designated as the Long Sword-10. It has not yet been designed for stealth and is similar to the Tomahawk missile. These missiles have a long range, enough to attack deep into Vietnam's territory. To avoid being detected by Vietnam in advance, these missiles fly over the sea and only land on the coastline closest to the target.

In space, the BeiDou navigation satellites are working at full speed. Although they need to guide hundreds of missiles, this is child's play for them. If they cannot handle hundreds of thousands or even millions of terminals at the same time, then the satellite navigation system will lose its practical significance.

Northwestern Polytechnical University, Department of Aerospace Engineering, top floor.

The satellite dish on the rooftop meticulously receives signals from space. Countless data enters the computer room below, where high-speed Loongson processors perform calculations and then send the data back, all within milliseconds.

This is also a shortcoming of the first generation of Beidou. There was no other way. In order to save money, only two satellites were launched. With two satellites for positioning, ground calculations were still required. Once the first generation of Beidou has been running for a few years and enough money has been made to develop the second generation of Beidou, this problem will not exist.

Inside the computer room, there were not only teachers from Northwestern Polytechnical University, but also representatives from the Air Force.

"Leader Zhang, these two types of missiles combined have only been launched one hundred times. Isn't that a bit too few?"

"Liangzi, do you know how much these hundred missiles cost?" Leader Zhang rolled his eyes at him: "They've used up the Air Force's annual budget! This high-tech war is a money pit."

"Throughout history, wars have always been expensive, and they test a nation's overall strength," Qin Liang said. "This will only continue in the future. Therefore, our country still needs to develop its economy. Once the economy is strong, we will have everything we need."

"Yes," Leader Zhang nodded, "Our economy has been developing steadily these past few years, which has given us hope. Vietnam, on the other hand, is militaristic and only knows how to fight; sooner or later, its economy will collapse. Tell me, after we finish this war, what will happen next…?"

"Next, we need to maintain a low-intensity military confrontation, dragging the Vietnamese down until they are completely worn down!"

If we stop fighting now, Vietnam will be able to recover. Once Vietnam attracts international investment and develops its foreign trade, how will we in the East develop?

In later generations, countless Western factories relocated from our Eastern countries to Southeast Asia, where labor costs were lower. However, in reality, various hidden costs were not low. Opening a factory in Vietnam involved various delays in approvals and various water and electricity levies. Opening a factory in India meant constantly worrying about being completely swallowed up by the Indians, who could even amend the laws at any time to impose fines!
Even if things don't develop there, we still have to be wary. Let's develop the East first!

At the same time, the Vietnamese army's constant warfare led to its distorted growth. In later generations, the Vietnamese army controlled various monopolistic sectors, and even female officers would carry LV bags when they went out. Such a country's economy will always be distorted.

"Yes, that's right! Look, our missiles are about to pass through the Vietnamese positions. We need to carefully observe how many have been shot down. There are spare missiles in this batch, and if any are shot down, the spares will immediately replenish them..."

This is also a unique advantage that only the first generation of Beidou has!

GPS receivers only receive signals in one direction and do not transmit them. This makes the receiver completely hidden and prevents it from being detected. However, if something happens along the way, the rear will not know!
Our Beidou-1 system is bidirectional. The exact location of the receiver needs to be calculated by the ground station. Although there is a delay, it also means that the ground station will know the status of the receiver.

Once the missile is destroyed, it will stop sending signals, and we will know this at any time!
At the same time, the ground station will also send control signals. The satellite navigation short message service has been integrated with the missile's control system. The missile can modify its target information at any time during flight. Beidou is equivalent to a combination of navigation and satellite communication functions!

At this moment, the large screens at the ground station and the capital's air force command center were simultaneously displaying the signals of these missiles. The air force was also waiting for the first wave of cruise missile attacks, and would adjust its strategy based on the results to determine whether to launch another round or directly scramble fighter jets.

Southern border, Balihe, Dongshan position.

Nguyen Xuan Son, the company commander of the 2nd Company of a certain unit in Vietnam, lay on his position, looking at the opposite position with an artillery scope.

This artillery scope is small at the bottom and large at the top, tilting outwards like a rabbit's ear. It's a periscope, so it's very safe as you don't have to stick your head out.

After all, he didn't know if there were snipers hiding ahead. As a veteran who had fought against the United States for many years, he knew how to protect himself.

“Strange, there’s no movement from the opposite position,” Ruan Xuanshan murmured.

"Yeah, they said there would be a large-scale attack, but the other side hasn't even assembled yet. Could they be bluffing us?" The deputy company commander was also very curious.

Whoosh!
Just then, something swept across their position.

"What flew in?"

"I do not know!"

"Is it a cannonball?"

"How could we not be able to tell the difference from the whistling of a shell? We can tell the size of any shell as it flies by, so it's definitely not..." The deputy company commander said, intending to peek out to observe.

Rat-a-tat-tat... Just then, a burst of bullets came from the opposite position, hitting him with a hissing sound, so he had no choice but to retreat.

Nguyen Xuan Son continued to observe through the gun scope, and suddenly, he seemed to have caught something.

Whoosh!
The thing flashed by in the scope of the gun, and Ruan Xuanshan was shocked beyond words. He quickly rubbed his eyes and looked again, but found that he could no longer see anything.

Whoosh, whoosh!

"I think I just saw a long, thin missile with wings...? That can't be right, how could they have something like that on the other side?"

Just then, a missile became clearly visible through the gun scope. The missile body was painted with camouflage colors, but because it happened to pass through a crater, it was clearly visible to him.

"Attention! Missile attack! All machine guns, open fire!"

He knew that as soon as the machine guns opened fire, the enemy's mortar shells would come over within minutes and destroy his firing position, but now, he absolutely could not let those missiles pass over his position.

Da da da……

Heavy machine guns from the East opened fire, a dense barrage of bullets sweeping across the area. Unfortunately, these gunners had not received training in engaging aerial targets, and the machine guns lacked anti-aircraft sights. Relying on visual estimation, they were completely unable to hit their targets accurately.

The missiles kept coming, whoosh, whoosh, whoosh!
They flew over the area occupied by the Yue monkeys and continued to advance backwards!

The Americans typically use cruise missiles at night, making it difficult for the attacked party to defend themselves. However, assessing the effects of a cruise missile bombardment is also challenging. Therefore, after careful consideration, the attack was ultimately carried out during the day.

Once the bombing is over, reconnaissance satellites... cough cough, no, resource exploration satellites and geological satellites will fly by.

"Quickly, make a call and tell the rear that the Easterners have launched a missile attack!"

(End of this chapter)