122: Only the navy has no new equipment! Daxia: Next time

Chapter 122: Only the Navy has no new equipment! Da Xia: Can you bring the Navy's technology next time?

What could be a bigger surprise than the J-20’s maiden flight?

Or, to put it another way, what else could possibly compare to the J-20's maiden flight, a surprise that could almost be described as 'unprecedented'?

Is it the y-20 transport aircraft from the 072 Project? Or is it the new bomber, rumored to be under development and soon to replace the H-6, the old man?

Or is it the J-31 medium twin-engine stealth fighter that the 601 Research Institute seemed to be planning to develop alongside the J-35 project? Or are there other projects currently under 'secret' development that their Air Force simply knows nothing about?

And there’s more than one such surprise?

He wanted every single one of them, but each one was currently beyond the reach of the Da Xia Air Force.

“Old Zhang, you really can’t say?” Feng Yuanxing, with a smile plastered on his face, leaned in and tried to get closer: “We’ve been old friends for so many years, I promise I won’t reveal it to a second person besides this!”

“Don’t you trust my character?”

Not only did he want to know what the surprise was, he even wanted to know what exactly was stored in the hangar.

Why wasn't it stored elsewhere, but specifically in the hangar of their Yanjing Air Force Base? It even required an entire hangar for the strictest security.

Every detail here revealed an extremely unusual significance.

What exactly was it? What 'secret' was worth such importance? Even he, the highest-ranking officer directly in charge of the Air Force Base, wasn't allowed to know?

However, upon hearing this, Zhang Yuli's smile didn't fade a bit; he just shook his head slightly: “No, at least not now. I absolutely cannot reveal anything to you.”

“Not even secretly?” Feng Yuanxing leaned over and whispered.

He knew this was something of great benefit to the Air Force, and it was even stored in his base’s hangar, yet he couldn't know what it actually was.

This made Feng Yuanxing’s heart itch, and he couldn't help but scratch his ears and cheeks in frustration.

At this moment, Zheng Lixing, who was nearby, chuckled and scolded him good-naturedly: “Old Feng, it’s no use no matter how quietly you whisper.”

“If you want to know about this, go ask the higher-ups. If they approve it, then we’ll tell you.”

This kind of thing isn't about whether their relationship is good or not; it's about whether he's allowed to know.

“If I could get direct approval, why would I come to your Xia Academy of Sciences?” Feng Yuanxing glared at the old man and couldn’t help but curse under his breath: “Are you treating me like a ball to kick around?”

“The higher-ups told me to ask your Xia Academy of Sciences, and you’re telling me to ask the higher-ups!”

Not to mention him, the direct commander of the Yanjing Air Force Base, even the highest echelons of the entire Air Force and even the military headquarters only had a partial understanding of this matter.

Furthermore, for someone one or two ranks lower than them, it would be strange if he were allowed to know, wouldn't it?

If it weren't for his two to three decades of friendship with Zhang Yuli and Zheng Lixing, he wouldn't have come to the Xia Academy of Sciences to make a fool of himself.

However, this was also what angered Feng Yuanxing the most: why could the Xia Academy of Sciences know things that their Air Force couldn't?

They even put this thing in his base's hangar, and he himself couldn't even get in—wasn't this just bullying an honest man?

However.

Seemingly noticing the emotions on his face, Zhang Yuli added at this moment: “Anyway, just don’t ask. You just need to know one thing.”

“What one thing?” Feng Yuanxing narrowed his eyes slightly, somewhat puzzled.

“If anything goes wrong with the item in that hangar, all of your Air Force’s ‘surprises’ will disappear.”

Upon hearing this.

“No, Old Zhang, what you’re saying isn’t right!” Feng Yuanxing immediately became anxious and quickly retorted: “Even if something goes wrong in there, why would all of our Air Force’s equipment be gone?”

“These things were developed. If not for our Air Force, then who are they for?”

It was decided during development that they were for the Air Force, so how could they just be abandoned halfway?

“The Army side has complained before that their Army Aviation needed Army Aviation transport aircraft, bombers…”

Zhang Yuli seemed to recall something inadvertently: “If something goes wrong, then it’s uncertain who will be prioritized for equipment…”

Hearing this.

Feng Yuanxing’s eyes were filled with intense shock and confusion: “No, even the Army wants to compete with our Air Force for equipment?”

“What new equipment do they want? Do they even want bombers? Couldn’t they just launch missiles?”

He thought about it carefully and realized that this was not impossible.

The Army might not need bombers, but if you were to give them large strategic transport aircraft, they would definitely 'snatch' them!

After all, whether for airborne operations or dispatching various tanks, armored heavy weapons, using strategic transport aircraft is the fastest way.

Even though cross-branch collaboration is emphasized now, if their Army units could have transport aircraft, they wouldn't need to ask the Air Force, and dispatching them would be more convenient.

Thinking of this, Feng Yuanxing immediately couldn't sit still.

He got up to leave, not even having time to take a sip of the freshly poured tea.

Watching his retreating figure about to walk out the door, Zheng Lixing smiled and called out to him: “Old Feng, where are you rushing off to?”

“Weren’t you going to have tea and chat with us? You’re in such a hurry to leave already?”

“Tea, my ass! I have to rush back to see if anything unexpected has happened to that ‘treasure’.” Feng Yuanxing waved his hand without looking back.

The most urgent task was to return to his Air Force base and guard it properly to prevent any accidents.

If it were truly prioritized for Army Aviation in the future, he wouldn't just lose his appetite for days; he would be so furious he'd bash his head against a wall.

For such a treasure, which could almost be said to concern the 'fate' of the entire Air Force, Feng Yuanxing wished he could just sleep outside the hangar at night.

Anyone who dared to approach with malicious intent would be an enemy of the Da Xia Air Force.

'The defenses are still too weak!' Feng Yuanxing muttered to himself as he walked back.

A guard every three steps, a sentry every two steps? That's not enough!

Send a whole regiment over, form a perimeter, and even the gender of a mosquito must be investigated.

The two watched Feng Yuanxing walk out the main gate, get into a car, and speed off towards the outskirts of the city.

“This Old Feng, he’s just too curious.”

Zhang Yuli shook his head, saying helplessly: “At a time like this, how could I possibly reveal information to him?”

It wasn't that he didn't trust Feng Yuanxing, but the matter of the C-5M was far from being ready for disclosure.

At the very least, they would have to wait until Zhao Qing's super-large transport aircraft project made some progress before they could begin to unravel the mystery.

Regarding this, the F22 and the B-2 'Ghost' Bomber were the same; before Da Xia completely mastered these technologies, not a single piece of information could be leaked.

And once these technologies were successfully developed, they could change their paint schemes and directly print the red flag representing Da Xia!

At that time, they would say this was the new stealth fighter J-22. Did you, Eagle-kun, have proof that this was your F22?

Military equipment doesn't have such a thing as appearance patents!

Zheng Lixing didn't find it strange: “It’s perfectly normal for Old Feng to be curious. After all, with a transport aircraft the size of the C-5M, no matter how well you keep it secret…”

“It’s impossible to completely cover up all traces.”

Even if, besides the higher-ups, the two of them, and a few flight crew members who had signed 'top secret' confidentiality agreements, probably no more than ten people in all of Da Xia knew the detailed situation of this matter.

But even if they drove this 'behemoth' C-5M into the Yanjing Air Force Base in the early hours of the morning, no matter how well they concealed it, Feng Yuanxing, as the base commander, couldn't possibly be unaware of some news.

It was only too normal for him to come knocking.

“That’s true.” Zhang Yuli nodded.

If it were him, he would also be curious; this was human nature, unless the higher-ups had given a death order, in which case it would be different.

However.

Before the two could take this opportunity to fully relax.

Suddenly, another person, wearing a white military uniform with two golden olive branches and stars on his shoulders, hurriedly walked into the Dean's Conference Room (Dean's Conference Room) from outside.

However, his skin was a bit darker from tanning, and his skin condition was also worse.

Although he looked under fifty in spirit, he gave off the impression of someone nearing sixty.

“Ho, what day is it today?”

“Fu Hai, aren’t you supposed to be commanding the fleet? Why are you at our Xia Academy of Sciences?” Zheng Lixing glanced at the weather outside; the sun didn’t seem to be rising from the west.

“Fleet? I need ships to command first!”

Fu Hai sat down, looking sullen, as if he were holding a grudge.

“Who made you angry?” Zhang Yuli picked up the teapot, poured him a cup of tea, and then said: “How is your North Sea Fleet short of ships?”

“If you say that, the commanders of the two southern fleets will want to fight you.”

The North Sea Fleet was currently the best-equipped and most powerful fleet in all of Da Xia. If they were short of ships, what were the other two fleets operating?

Fishery administration vessels?

“I’d like to know what’s going on too.”

Fu Hai’s face was full of unhappiness as he took a big gulp of water: “Why did that Old Feng say that his Air Force is getting new treasures soon?”

“What about our Navy? Why weren’t we considered?”

He had originally taken advantage of this leisure time to return to Yanjing to visit his grandson, who had just had his full moon celebration, and to visit old friends he had known for many years.

Although he didn't often deal with Zhang Yuli and Zheng Lixing, they had known each other for more than twenty years, so it was only right to come over and sit for a while.

Unexpectedly, he met Feng Yuanxing right at the entrance, who looked very excited.

Fu Hai asked and found out that their Air Force was actually getting some new equipment again?

He didn't even need to ask; this matter must be related to the Xia Academy of Sciences, otherwise, why would Feng Yuanxing be here?

Fu Hai was full of gloom: “No, tell me, what exactly is going on?”

“Why is it only our Navy that has no new equipment?”

Even the Army had recently developed some 'drone technology.'

For this brand-new equipment, the Army was currently undergoing a comprehensive targeted modification operation. Afterwards, the Army might even directly use 'drones' for attacks, allowing every infantryman to integrate 'long-range reconnaissance,' 'long-range strike,' and other multi-functional capabilities.

He even heard that this drone technology was rapidly iterating, and perhaps at some point in the future, Army engagements might just be two sides constantly battling with drones on a screen.

Just like playing a video game, true informatized non-contact warfare.

As for the Air Force, there was even less to talk about; recently, almost all new major equipment development projects were from the Air Force.

However.

Upon hearing this, Zheng Lixing couldn't help but chuckle and scold: “Don’t let the Army hear that!”

“Even in front of that Old Feng, if you bring that up, you’ll get beaten.”

Good heavens, your Navy still dares to say it has nothing good? And it's coming from you, the highest commander of the North Sea Fleet?

One must know that the refitting of the Varyag aircraft carrier is progressing rapidly and is expected to be delivered to the North Sea Fleet in less than two or three years.

And after this Varyag accumulates enough experience, the construction plan for the 002 aircraft carrier will surely follow closely.

It can be said that in the next ten years, the Navy's new vessels have filled the schedules of major shipyards.

And you call this having no new toys?

The Army would want to hit someone if they heard that. Can I trade my drones for your aircraft carrier?

“Many of the ships our Navy operates now are decades old…”

Fu Hai grumbled: “Look at the Air Force; the J-20 has already had its maiden flight, and new projects are starting one after another recently.”

He wasn't unaware that the Navy also had quite a few projects underway.

Whether it was the varyag aircraft carrier refit or the development of the 052D, both were being developed at full speed.

But even knowing this, crying poverty was still an instinct hidden in the Navy's 'genes.'

The Navy was truly terrified of being poor!

If they didn't cry poor, what if good things came along later and the Navy was left out?

No matter what, even if it caused trouble, he had to cry poor.

“Alright, alright, stop crying poor here.”

Zheng Lixing raised an eyebrow: “If you keep crying poor, the Air Force and Army will start eyeing the J-35.”

After all, the J-35 is positioned as a multi-role fighter, capable of being used by the Navy, Army, and Air Force.

“They dare?” Fu Hai slammed the table, enraged.

If an aircraft carrier didn't have carrier-based aircraft, what was the difference between it and a decoration? How could he not be anxious?

After a while.

Watching Fu Hai, who had been sent away again.

Zhang Yuli was deep in thought at this moment, looking at Zheng Lixing beside him and saying solemnly: “If they organize and ask what technology is needed later…”

“Do you think it would be better if we asked for Navy-related technology?”

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