Chapter 22: Red No. 2 Special Line

  Wang Weiye no longer wants to know why he ended up in Heilongjiang. He doesn't want to waste any more words and wants to save some energy to report back to his superiors.

  Wang Weiye lay on the bed, took a deep breath and said in a low voice: "Director Sun, thank you for saving me. I will repay your kindness. Now please ask everyone in the room to leave, I have something important to tell you."

  Although Sun Mingyuan did not know what Wang Weiye wanted to do, he heard that Wang Weiye had something important to tell him. Sun Mingyuan didn't even think about it, if because of him delaying the important matter, being sent to a military court by this young man would be a loss. He immediately listened to Wang Weiye's words and waved his hand, letting everyone in the room leave.

  As the last person left the room, Wang Weiye's expression turned extremely serious as he spoke to Sun Mingyuan: "Director Sun, military confidentiality regulations, I think you won't forget. What you should know, you will know. But what you shouldn't know, I think it's clear that I don't need to say anything. And my identity belongs to the category of things you shouldn't know. So, in a moment, what you see and hear, even if you die, you can't utter a single word to the outside world. Otherwise, you will receive the country's most severe punishment. Now, please help me to the phone, I have important matters that must be reported to my superiors."

  Sun Mingyuan had been a soldier for thirty years, and he had never experienced anything like this before. When Sun Mingyuan heard Wang Weiye's warning to him, he was first stunned, then shocked in his heart. He immediately realized that the matter was not so simple, and if what this person said was true, it could also have a serious impact on his future military career.

  The sweat hairs on Sun Mingyuan's body all stood up, and cold sweat burst out of his body in an instant. Sun Mingyuan didn't know this person, and he didn't know if today would bring him good fortune or bad luck.

  Sun Mingyuan immediately helped Wang Weiye up from the bed, supporting him as he slowly walked to the phone. He let Wang Weiye sit down and handed him the phone.

  Wang Weiye took the phone, and he nodded slightly to Sun Mingyuan. Sun Mingyuan immediately shook the phone a few times before stopping. But he didn't expect that when Wang Weiye opened his mouth, it almost scared him to sit on the ground.

  "Wang Weiye spoke into the microphone, enunciating each word loudly: 'Attention, operator, please verify the password. I repeat, attention, operator, please verify the password.' 'Yangtze River, red character password 6 words starting with 6...1...1...7...8...3...2...6,' I now order you to immediately activate the Red No. 2 special line."

  For Sun Mingyuan, he didn't dare say it was a bolt from the blue, but it wasn't much different. He was still startled by Wang Weiye's words.

  What is Red No. 2 special line? As a regimental commander of the Field Army, Sun Mingyuan had it written clearly in his confidential manual. This special line can only be used when war breaks out on the border or a major military emergency occurs. If false military information is reported, one will be taken to court martial and executed.

  Sun Mingyuan's mouth was agape, his two eyes already wide open staring at Wang Weiye. He now didn't know if he should stay here, the content of this red No. 2 line phone call wasn't something a small team leader like him could listen to.

  Wang Weiye was very clear that if Sun Mingyuan didn't have such a big reaction after hearing his words, it would be abnormal.

  Wang Weiye didn't want to use this special line originally, it's a risk of being beheaded or imprisoned. The instructors and commanders at the base repeatedly instructed that as soldiers of the Tiger Division, when they obtained important intelligence and were in an emergency situation where they couldn't return to the base, they could activate this red number two special line to send out the intelligence in time.

  Now Wang Weiye's body can no longer hurry back to the base, his wounds have started to become inflamed and his body has begun to burn with fever.

  Although Wang Weiye's martial arts skills are very powerful, they cannot cure all diseases. Another reason is that Wang Weiye has now returned to the base, and such important information will be sent by the base commander to the provincial military region, which will take a lot of time back and forth, and his small body may be exhausted in the process. Therefore, Wang Weiye's approach is that if he can save trouble, he will not bother to exert himself.

  Sun Mingyuan saw Wang Weiye nod slightly, Sun Mingyuan suddenly came to his senses and immediately woke up, knowing that Wang Weiye had agreed to let him stay here. He secretly scolded himself in his heart, having proven that this person was a special figure from a certain mysterious department, he of course knew the severity of activating the red line number two. And this special figure, dared to activate this phone line, it must mean that something major had happened.

  Although Wang Wei Ye didn't tell Sun Ming Yuan his true identity, Sun Ming Yuan could still guess Wang Wei Ye's current identity with just a big thumb. Moreover, earlier Wang Wei Ye had accurately said the password "Yangtze River" in front of him.

  But this password, Sun Mingyuan only knew it after he arrived here for garrison and was told by the military intelligence agency. The main reason is that if a war breaks out on the border, he can use this special line to report military information to his superiors. This password was also known to him temporarily, but as soon as this person spoke, it further proved Wang Weiye's identity. So Sun Mingyuan no longer doubted Wang Weiye.

  Just now, when Wang Weiye picked up the phone, he had already heard the female operator's voice coming from the receiver, asking him in standard Mandarin which unit he wanted to connect to.

  Wang Weiye didn't care that Sun Mingyuan was right next to him, he spoke clearly into the phone and said in a very serious tone: "Operator, please note, verify the password. Repeat once more, operator, please note, verify the password. 'Yangtze River, red character password 6 words starting with 6...1...1...7...8...3...2...6', I now order you to immediately activate the red number two special line."

  Wu Yingying heard the other party through her earpiece, asking her to repeat and verify the military password. She immediately began to listen intently, that crisp and powerful voice, reporting the top-secret military password one digit at a time.

  Wu Yingying also kept repeating the password numbers in her mind. After the password was finished, she heard a command from the phone to immediately start the red No. 2 special line.

  Wu Yinyin, who had been serving in the army for seven years, was not only proficient and skilled in her work, but also a member of the Communist Party of China. She didn't know who was on the other end of the phone, but the person on the other end accurately reported the top-secret military password to her. Obeying orders is a soldier's duty.

  Wu Yingying immediately activated the military emergency plan and in less than two seconds, she pulled out all the sockets that were in use and pressed the red button without hesitation.

  Although Wu Yingying knew that now any leader would unhesitatingly pull out the plug during a conversation, when she unhesitatingly pressed that small red button, it meant that the Chinese army had begun to enter a state of war. In what seemed like less than two seconds, but felt like twenty years to Wu Yingying, sweat had already soaked through her military uniform.

  At the same time, when Wu Yinyin pressed the red button. The entire wall of the Northeast Military Region's combat command center began to rotate with red alarm lights, and the piercing alarm sounded in the combat command center hall. All the combat department staff on duty at the combat command center immediately took action in an orderly manner. The alarm is an order, they all stood at their posts, waiting for the deputy minister's orders.

  The red alert phone on the combat command headquarters office desk has only rung once since the founding of the country, in 1969 during the Zhenbao Island incident. This is the second time it has rung.

  Deputy Director Zhao Jianfeng of the Combat Command Center stood in front of the phone, took a deep breath to calm his excited mood. He steadily picked up the phone and said seriously into the receiver: "Report your unit number, position, and name."

  Wang Weiye heard the command coming from the phone and responded loudly without hesitation, "Tiger! Number 786972003, please verify my identity immediately, sir!"

  When Wang Weiye used up all his strength to report his ID number, due to the huge overdraft of his body at this time, he hadn't waited for the other side to verify his identity, and the phone had fallen from his hand, hitting his head on the office desk, and fainted again.

  When Wang Weiye reported his identity and password, it was really too familiar for Zhao Jianfeng. The tense situation on the China-Soviet border can be said to have been caused by this person. Everyone here remembers the number 786972003 so deeply that even the military district chief thought that the soldier with the number 786972003 from the Tiger Squad had already sacrificed his life for the country. His memorial service probably has already been held in secret, and the certificate of martyrdom is just one step away from being delivered to his home.

  As for the person with the number 786972003, what important secrets he has on him, Zhao Jianfeng cannot ask over the phone. Because this person's affairs have already alarmed the higher-ups. Moreover, the higher-ups have issued a top-level order that as long as this person is found at the border, all troops will rescue him at all costs, even if it means engaging in a local war with the Soviet Union.

  Zhao Jianfeng knew the situation was severe. If there wasn't an emergency, person numbered 786972003 wouldn't have activated the Red Channel II. He immediately spoke into the receiver: "Identity confirmed, 786972003, please inform me of your unit number at once."

  No matter how many times Zhao Jianfeng asked Wang Weiye to report the number of his unit, there was no response from Wang Weiye on the phone. He immediately became alert and didn't know what had happened to Wang Weiye now.

  Sun Mingyuan, who was standing on the side, saw Wang Weiye collapse onto his office desk and pass out. However, the voice on the other end of the phone continued to ask questions.

  "Reporting to the leader, I am Sun Mingyuan, commander of the 2nd battalion, 1st regiment, 71st army, Northeast Military Region. The comrade who just made the phone call has suffered multiple injuries and has fallen unconscious again. Reporting complete, please instruct."

  Zhao Jianfeng was shocked when he heard Sun Mingyuan's report over the phone. He had not expected Wang Weiyang to be so seriously injured. If anything happened to Wang Weiyang now, it would be a serious matter. He immediately spoke loudly into the receiver: "I am now issuing the highest order in the name of the Northeast Military Region Command: Order your unit to spare no effort and do everything possible to rescue the people around you. Rescue personnel from the military region will be dispatched to you immediately. Even if there is only one person left in the unit you are currently in, you must protect his life safety. If anything unexpected happens, it will be dealt with by military law."

  It was a chilly day, but Sun Mingyuan's forehead had already begun to sweat. He didn't have time to wipe it away with his hand; he hadn't expected this person to be so important, with such a high status.

  Sun Mingyuan is now extremely fortunate that he did not insist on asking the identity of this person earlier. Sun Mingyuan immediately said loudly, "Yes! Please rest assured, Chief. We will spare no effort to rescue this comrade, even if it means I'm the only one left, we must ensure his safety."

  Hearing Sun Mingyuan's guarantee, Zhao Jianfeng understood in his heart that Sun Mingyuan's words could only be a qualified soldier's promise to execute orders. But he was not a doctor, and the medical equipment there was too simple; if the injury of No. 786972003 was serious, they would be at a loss, with no way to rescue him.

  Zhao Jianfeng immediately gave orders to the combat staff waiting on one side, giving them various instructions. As Zhao Jianfeng's orders were issued, the Northeast Military Region's troops and relevant departments quickly sprang into action.

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