The region chosen for the military exchange was in the Pacific Ocean, originally thought to be close to Kaibong, but unexpectedly, this so-called exchange area had nearly approached Huaxia.
The location was sensitive but had not yet reached the minefield, one must admit, aside from showing off military might today, there were so other underlying intentions.
"These people sure know how to pick a spot!" Mr. Xing's expression beca quite displeased.
"Hmm, luckily they are still quite far away. I assure you, if they dare to co near the border, I will send them right back to their holand."
"Hahaha, General Qin, don't be so hot-tempered," Zhang nglong laughed, "they haven't violated our territory. Strictly speaking, this all complies with international regulations, and we can't really fault them for anything."
"Looking at your smile, I feel like you have so tricks up your sleeve again," Mr. Zhou noted Zhang nglong's expression; typically, when he showed this expression, it ant soone was going to be in big trouble.
"Hehehe, no can tell, no can tell, saying it now would spoil the fun!"
...
The helicopter landed on the deck of an aircraft carrier, where three generals were already waiting for them.
As it was an international event, certain protocols had to be observed. General Qin and a few other generals greeted those generals with seemingly warm welcos.
"The one with the small mustache is General Bei Qi from Kaibong, the fat one is General Jin from Qingqiu, and the old man is Arthur, he can be quite a handful," Mr. Zhou whispered to Zhang nglong, introducing him to these figures who were very influential in the military and frequently appeared in the news.
"Welco, friends from Huaxia, to our exchange," said Arthur, acting like the host despite being in Kaibong, while the other two seed like his subordinates.
"General Arthur's gracious invitation is sothing we naturally have to accept," Mr. Xing laughed, "but I never thought we would one day chat here together."
"Hahaha, today we are all friends here, we only talk about technology, not state affairs!" Arthur laughed.
"That would indeed be best." Although he said this, everyone was as clear as a mirror inside; even if they only discussed technology, if they discovered that today's showcased new equipnt was truly impressive, they probably wouldn't be able to sleep for three days and nights.
Though they might not necessarily go to war, the presence of military deterrence was constant. A weak nation has no diplomacy, that is an iron rule, and for a powerful nation, what matters most is who has the stronger fists.
"Today our main agenda is to showcase a batch of new fighter jets and weapons, hoping our friends from Huaxia could give us so feedback and guidance," the three generals said.
"Of course, we in Huaxia are always very open; we will gladly give you guidance," General Qin said unabashedly.
That's right, gladly and openly guide you. Though your weapons may seem outdated to us, as a responsible major country, it's only right to give you so valuable advice.
The three generals' faces stiffened slightly.
What's going on? This wasn't how the script was supposed to go. Their ntion of "guidance" was ant to be polite. In Arthur's eyes, even though Huaxia's technology had rapidly advanced, they were still decades behind industrially, and their weaponry was sowhat inferior to theirs.
Don't be fooled by the fact that both Huaxia's Jian-20 and Arica's F-22 and F-35 are fifth-generation fighter jets; Huaxia's Jian-20 has only recently been released, while the F-22 is a product of the 1990s.
Even though the F-22's design concepts are sowhat outdated, its performance is genuinely solid. Its vector thrust allows for instant acceleration. It indeed has much stronger maneuverability, and there's also a gap in the weaponry the aircraft carries.
This ti, the fighter jets they plan to showcase have made new breakthroughs, even incorporating so cutting-edge concept weapons. They cannot claim to completely outclass the Jian-20, but they certainly have comprehensive dominant power.
Even if it was about guidance, it was them who would be guiding Huaxia's weapon research. Have you ever seen a backward country guiding an advanced one?
Under normal circumstances, shouldn't these people from Huaxia be saying, "We dare not guide, we are here to learn"?
But this General from Huaxia had an attitude as if he was here to guide. It wasn't just him; the expressions of the others also showed not a hint of discomfort, as if it was the most natural thing in the world.
Could it be that Huaxia had developed so secret weapon during this ti? They rembered that not long ago, Zhang nglong held a press conference where he ntioned that Huaxia's National Day was coming soon and many new types of weapons would be showcased.
But even so, decades of disparity could not have allowed them to surpass these developed countries now, could it? Their so-called new weapons were probably just relative to the current arsenal of Huaxia. Compared to them, they would definitely still be several years behind!
Moreover, now that the words were out, it was not possible to take them back, and they were destined to suffer this loss, silent as they might be.
"Cough cough," Arthur coughed twice, "Let
introduce our weapon expert, Professor Madison."
Arthur brought a middle-aged man forward, "Professor Madison is our country's most outstanding weapon expert, and this ti, Arica's new equipnt will be introduced by him."
"This is Mr. Dongwu, the weapon expert from Kaibong."
"This is Mr. Li Jianyi, the weapon expert from Qingqiu."
The three generals took turns introducing their respective weapons experts; each one of these individuals was highly esteed, each a genius in their own right. They had also paid a great price to recruit these experts into their departnts dedicated to weapon developnt.
"This is Mr. Zhang nglong, our weapon expert from Huaxia." General Xing patted Zhang nglong's shoulder.
Dozens of eyes suddenly focused on Zhang nglong.
It was only then that they noticed Zhang nglong was also present at the event.
When had he gotten mixed up with these generals from Huaxia?
And a weapon expert?
By now, there were scarcely anyone who did not recognize Zhang nglong, the solver of a mathematical problem that had plagued humans for 200 years, the Nobel laureate who proved the existence of dark matter, the foundation layer of the entire high-tech chip industry, the world's richest man, and the most troublemaking person in the world.
A 20-sothing achieving all these was already ridiculously unprecedented; now you tell
he's also a weapon expert? Who could handle that?
The three generals, upon seeing Zhang nglong, gritted their teeth; it was this young man who had stayed in their countries for just ten days to half a month and caused them direct losses of at least a hundred billion US dollars. In their eyes, he was nothing short of a disaster!
If there were no other people around now, they might have drawn guns and put an end to Zhang nglong to satisfy their anger, but now, in front of so many people, they had to pretend to be magnanimous.
"I had long heard that Huaxia's Mr. Zhang was a hero from a young age. Seeing him today, I find him truly exceptional," Arthur, suppressing the urge to strangle Zhang nglong, said, "You claim to be a weapon expert? Today, we are here to slap the face of Huaxia's weapon experts. Let's see how you wrap this up!"
"Mr. Zhang is also knowledgeable about weapons? That really surprises us," the other two generals said sowhat sarcastically.
"Sowhat, sowhat," Zhang nglong replied, "As a successor of socialism, my teacher taught
from a young age to be well-rounded in morals, intelligence, physical health, and aesthetics, so I developed a little in various domains."
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