Chapter 311: The Rear is Under Attack, I Will Find a Way

"Is this your 'Lightning Operation'? It is simply a farce!" Vice Commander Wilkes was furious.

"More than sixty advanced fighter jets, almost the entire force wiped out, yet they didn't even shatter a single window of Long Country!"

General Jackson stood in the center of the conference room, his face ashen: "Sir, we underestimated Long Country's anti-aircraft capability; they seemed to have known our operational plan in advance..."

"Excuses! All excuses!" Wilkes slammed his fist on the table, "Are you implying that we have a spy in our ranks?"

Jackson dared not respond, and the conference room fell into a deathly silence.

After a suffocating silence, the head of the intelligence department, Swanson, cleared his throat:

"Sir, from a technical perspective, Long Country has indeed achieved some kind of breakthrough. They modified Graphite Bombs into high-altitude defensive weapons; this is something we did not anticipate."

"Then what do we do now?" Wilkes asked coldly, "Are we just going to admit defeat like this? Let the people of Long Country continue to mock us?"

"I have a proposal." An officer who had remained silent until now suddenly spoke up.

Everyone turned to look at him—this was General Hawkins, the chief strategist of the Southern Combat Group.

"Since Long Country's coastal defense is so tight, why don't we change our strategy and attack from another direction?"

Wilkes raised an eyebrow: "What do you mean?"

Hawkins walked to the map and pointed at the outline of an island nation:

"Taiyang. We can utilize the coast of Taiyang; from there, we can attack the rear of Long Country's frontline."

"The anti-aircraft systems at the rear of Long Country's frontline are certainly not as complete as those in the coastal regions, and they will not expect us to strike from this direction."

Wilkes pondered for a moment: "Is this method feasible?"

Swanson interjected: "It will be. I am certain!"

Wilkes nodded slowly: "Good, let's do it. Hawkins, you are responsible for formulating a detailed plan. This operation must succeed; I don't want to hear any more excuses!"

……

Three days later, a task force composed of Di Guo aircraft carrier bombers and fighter jets arrived in secret.

General Hawkins personally took command; this time, he did not intend to make the same mistake as Jackson.

"Remember, our target is the rear supply lines of the Long Country frontline." Hawkins said to the pilots,

"Railway hubs, fuel depots, ammunition dumps, military highways... every facility that can affect frontline operations is our target."

"This time the enemy definitely won't expect us to attack from the coast of Taiyang!" one pilot said excitedly.

Hawkins shook his head solemnly: "Do not let your guard down. We thought the same thing last time, and the result was that Long Country was already prepared. This time we will adopt a surprise attack, striving to catch them off guard."

The next morning, while Long Country's frontline troops and rear bases were still immersed in the joy of victory from repelling the Di Guo carrier bombing, disaster arrived quietly.

"Enemy planes! Enemy planes incoming!" At a certain rear supply station of Long Country, the anti-aircraft alarm suddenly sounded.

But it was too late; over a dozen Di Guo bombers had already appeared in the sky, dense bombs fell like raindrops, and the sound of massive explosions continued one after another.

"Quick! Evacuate the supplies!" the station master shouted desperately, but the bombs fell too densely, and there was simply no time to relocate them.

In just ten minutes, the entire supply station turned into a sea of fire, and thousands of tons of grain, ammunition, and fuel were reduced to ashes.

At the same time, dozens of important facilities behind the Long Country frontline were attacked simultaneously.

The enemy planes appeared as if out of thin air; Long Country's anti-aircraft system had almost no warning.

At the Frontline Command of Long Country, Li Yunlong had just received the urgent report from the rear, and his face instantly turned livid.

"Damn it! The enemy snuck up on our rear from Taiyang!" Li Yunlong slammed his fist on the table,

"The Fifth Supply Station was bombed, the railway hub was bombed, and even the military supply depot was bombed!"

Chief of Staff Lao Liu was full of shock: "How could this happen? We clearly repelled the enemy's maritime bombing!"

"The enemy's move is devious enough!" Li Yunlong gritted his teeth, "Knowing they couldn't beat our coast, they detoured to Taiyang to launch a sneak attack! Those sons of bitches!"

Lao Liu's expression was grave: "Frontline ammunition reserves are low; if the rear supply line is cut off..."

"No need to say more, I know!" Li Yunlong grabbed the phone,

"Immediately contact Li Mingyuan and see what countermeasures he has! At the same time, order all troops to conserve ammunition; if a battle can be avoided, don't fight it head-on!"

……

At the same time, at the Northeast Military Industrial Base of Long Country, Li Mingyuan was assigning tasks to the Third Generation Integrated Circuit team when he suddenly received the emergency call from the frontline.

"What? The enemy took off from the coast of Taiyang and bombed our rear supply lines?" Li Mingyuan's hand holding the phone tightened involuntarily; he had actually forgotten this possibility, the front line was still stretched too thin.

"What is the extent of the losses?"

Li Yunlong's angry voice came from the other end of the line:

"The losses are heavy! Several major supply stations were all bombed, the railway is interrupted, and the fuel depots are on fire too! The worst part is that the enemy also bombed several ammunition warehouses; frontline ammunition supply might become a problem!"

Li Mingyuan's face was gloomy: "Before that, order the frontline troops to switch to a defensive posture and try to conserve ammunition. At the same time, activate the backup supply line; although the efficiency is low, it is better than nothing."

Hanging up the phone, Li Mingyuan sighed.

This tactical adjustment by the enemy had come even faster than he had anticipated; it was his own oversight.

"Lao Liu, prepare a car for me; I am going to the front line!"

Lao Liu agreed hurriedly, but said with concern: "Chief Engineer Li, the front line is very dangerous; what if the enemy comes to bomb again..."

"It is precisely because it is dangerous that I must go!" Li Mingyuan's eyes flashed with angry fire, "These bastards think they can cut off our retreat with a few planes? Dream on!"

One day later, behind the Long Country frontline.

Li Mingyuan rode in a military jeep and personally inspected the bombed-out supply stations and railway hubs.

The scene before him was heartbreaking: the once-busy platforms were now left with only twisted tracks and charred wreckage, the warehouses had turned into scorched earth, and there were bomb craters and broken walls everywhere.

"How great are the losses?" Li Mingyuan asked.

The station master wiped the dust from his face, his voice choked with sobs: "The grain warehouses are completely destroyed, at least five thousand tons of grain... the ammunition depot was also bombed, and it will take at least two weeks to rebuild..."

Li Mingyuan squatted down, grabbed a handful of charred soil, and held it silently in his hand. A sharp pain pierced his heart; that was not just grain and ammunition, but the life support for countless soldiers.

"The enemy will pay the price." He said in a low voice, his eyes burning with the fire of revenge, "Blood debts must be paid in blood!"

The station master looked at him in confusion: "Chief Engineer Li, what can we do? The enemy's planes come and go like the wind, and our anti-aircraft guns simply cannot hit them!"

Li Mingyuan stood up and brushed the dust off his body: "If the Anti-aircraft Gun cannot hit them, then we will think of another way." His gaze swept across the distant sky,

"Since the enemy dares to take off from Sun Country, it means they believe the coast of Sun Country is a safe base. Then..."

"Then what?" the station chief pressed.

Li Mingyuan did not answer directly, but instead asked: "How far is it from here to the aircraft carrier at sea?"

"About 500 kilometers, why?"

A cold sneer appeared on the corner of Li Mingyuan's mouth: "500 kilometers... I will find a way."