Various media such as newspapers, television, radio, and the Internet are full of doubts and criticisms about the failure of this military operation.

There are also worries and concerns about the nearly 100 soldiers whose lives and deaths are unknown while performing missions in Somalia.

Among them, it was revealed by the media that it was precisely because of intelligence errors that the operation failed and caused heavy casualties. In addition, the top military officials were scolded by the media, which made everyone in the military extremely miserable.

Yang Ming, who was in his hometown in Fuzhou, also saw the news immediately.

No matter whether you turn on the TV or the newspaper, it’s all about this news, and it’s hard not to know.

Wu Yuanzhi even called Yang Ming to ask if he wanted to arrange a few war reporters to go to Somalia for interviews.

When Yang Ming heard this suggestion, he immediately rejected it without thinking.

What a joke.

War correspondents and freedom of the press do sound very noble, but how can outsiders know the bitterness inside.

And Yang Ming will not make fun of the lives of the people below.

Although this can further expand the influence of Phoenix TV, he will never take this measure.

He asked Wu Yuanzhi to find Manager Liang, who was in charge of European business at Oriental DreamWorks.

The other party has been in Europe for the past few years and is responsible for the distribution business of Oriental DreamWorks. He has maintained good relations with many European media. Through his introduction, Phoenix TV should be able to spend a lot of money to obtain first-hand information from Somalia.

.

In short, Yang Ming would never agree to let his own people risk their lives to get big news.

This goes against his moral bottom line.

After talking on the phone, Yang Ming put down his phone, made a cup of coffee, sat down on the sofa, picked up a newspaper and flipped through it. For some reason, the more he looked at it, the more familiar it seemed.

At this time, there happened to be no one at home, which gave him a relatively quiet atmosphere.

The Dragon Eagle helicopter is also considered a relatively advanced weapon and equipment of the Chinese military, and is also well-known internationally.

Now he was shot down by local militants in Somalia. This made Yang Ming feel very uncomfortable, or maybe his mind had not turned around for a while.

No matter in the past life or in this life, there has almost never been such a war atmosphere so close to the solemn moment.

Moreover, there is no so-called news control in this world. As long as it does not involve military secrets, the contemporary media dares to report and criticize anything, and the military is no exception.

Even so, there are only a handful of examples where the military suffered heavy losses in military operations outside its homeland.

Yang Ming recalled the history of this world. The last time there was such a large-scale military conflict that resulted in nearly a hundred casualties was more than twenty years ago.

During these twenty years, even if soldiers died outside the homeland, so many people had never died at once.

So shocking.

Moreover, nearly a hundred soldiers are still alive and dead.

It made Yang Ming even more worried.

No matter what, his love for China has never changed.

Suddenly, a fragment flashed through Yang Ming's mind, but he frowned and never remembered what he was thinking just now.

I couldn't grasp what I had overlooked at that moment.

This made him feel a little depressed.

Just when he was about to continue trying to remember, Tongtong's giggle came from outside the door, interrupting his thoughts.

The family is back.

Yanjing.

Ten o'clock in the evening.

The Ministry of National Defense is still brightly lit, and most departments are still working and not off work.

The atmosphere was extremely depressing and no one showed any dissatisfaction.

A group of generals were waiting in a command room filled with various instruments. Although they frowned, they were all calm and composed, without any panic or anxiety.

Think about it too.

How could any of these generals be panicked by such a trivial matter if they had not experienced strong winds and waves?

Compassion does not command troops.

When soldiers fight, it is inevitable that there will be casualties and sacrifices.

What matters is whether the sacrifice of the soldiers is valuable.

Suddenly, a soldier ran up to the generals and saluted: "Report, support has arrived, and the Tyrannosaurus Rex team has been contacted. They will meet up with the support team in an hour and then evacuate Somalia."

"Um!"

The leader, General Xiong, nodded, his face expressionless, and there was no surprise when he heard this report.

The other generals breathed a sigh of relief.

As long as people are rescued, that's fine.

The pressure from the outside world is really too great now.

Today, the cabinet made at least dozens of calls to inquire whether the safety of the soldiers could be guaranteed and whether the rescue could be successful.

This puts a lot of pressure on everyone at the Ministry of Defense.

Time passed quickly.

An hour later, when the news that the Tyrannosaurus team successfully evacuated to the rendezvous point, had evacuated Somalia, and safely reached the military base reached the Ministry of Defense, the entire Ministry of Defense suddenly cheered in surprise.

Finally rescued.

At this moment, General Xiong nodded, and his severe expression eased slightly.

He turned to the other generals and said: "That's it for today, but we can't just let it go. Let the people below make plans immediately. The blood of the soldiers cannot be shed in vain."

Other senior officials of the Ministry of National Defense also nodded in agreement.

However, General Xiong continued: "I don't want there to be another intelligence error this time. If there is another error, the people from the Military Intelligence Bureau will come to see me with their heads high."

The next day, news that the small group of soldiers surrounded in Somalia had been successfully rescued immediately spread throughout China.

The inner worries of countless people have been relieved.

However, the Ministry of Defense is still under great pressure.

Many media even publicly questioned the Ministry of National Defense, believing that a powerful country could make such a low-level intelligence error, causing hundreds of soldiers to die in vain.

Soldiers bleed and die on the front line, but the rear defense is making fun of the lives of the soldiers.

Discuss seniority, exclude dissidents, and be jealous of talents and talents.

Various conspiracy theories have appeared in media reports.

Although the Chinese military is relatively conservative compared to other countries in this era, no matter how conservative it is, it still does not appear in media reports.

Therefore, negative news about the military has never disappeared.

This low-level intelligence failure gave many media a good excuse to question the Ministry of National Defense.

Suddenly, negative news about the military increased dramatically, making people no longer trust the military as much as before.

Department of Defense.

Lieutenant Colonel Liang had just been called to a meeting by his superiors. After it was over, he came out with a gloomy face. He was only thinking about his own thoughts and did not pay attention to anyone. When he turned a corner on the road, he bumped into someone.

"Excuse me."

Just as he was apologizing, the person opposite shouted: "It turns out to be Lao Liang!"

Lieutenant Colonel Liang looked up after hearing this, forced a smile on his face, and said hello: "So it's you, Lao Lu!"

The person who was hit was Section Chief Lu, the head of the recruitment office.

Chief Lu seemed to notice that Liang Tianxiao was in a bad mood, and couldn't help but ask tentatively: "What? You were also reprimanded?"

"I can't help it. Who told me that this department has something to do with propaganda?" Liang Tianxiao said with a shrug.

Hearing this, Chief Lu sighed with the same feeling, then he turned his head and looked around, and said: "Come and sit over there, this is not the place to talk."

The two arrived at the liaison department, poured tea and lit cigarettes. After a while, the room was filled with smoke.

It shows how bad their mood is now.

"Old Liang, what you're doing is pretty good. I'm just asking you to use your usual relationship with those film companies to clear the media. This is really a big trouble for me." Chief Lu complained first.

"Oh, what happened to you over there?" Lieutenant Colonel Liang asked curiously.

Chief Lu sighed again: "Originally, the recruitment this winter was very passive because of the frequent casualties in the Middle East. Now it's happening again. It's just killing me! I won't talk about next year's recruitment. Now

Many soldiers who have just signed up to join the army have some ideological baggage."

Hearing these words, Lieutenant Colonel Liang also looked at the other party with sympathy, as if the other party was indeed in a much more difficult situation than him.

He just used his usual relationship with the film companies to unblock the media. With the influence of their departments, unless those film companies did not want to deal with the military in the future, they would more or less contribute.

But the situation with Chief Lu is different.
To be continued...