143: Chapter 143 H-20 Lands in the Southern Military District!

A short while later...

After multiple attempts by the Command Headquarters, they finally established contact with Zhu Deze and Colonel Su.

Commander Huang took the microphone and spoke to them.

"I am Commander Huang Shoujun of the Southern Military Region. Please respond upon receipt!"

Ten thousand meters above, Zhu Deze and Colonel Su finally breathed a sigh of relief when they heard Commander Huang's voice.

Zhu Deze pressed the button on his headset and replied.

"Hello, Commander Huang. I am Zhu Deze, Vice Minister of the Security Department and pilot of the H-20!"

After Zhu Deze finished speaking, Colonel Su also replied:

"I am Colonel Su, a pilot from the Xu Family's garrisoned troops!"

After both sides introduced themselves, Zhu Deze joked in a relaxed tone:

"Commander Huang, your voice is truly pleasant to hear!"

At this moment...

The H-20's Radar Warning System had stopped its alert, indicating there were no dangerous situations around the H-20.

Zhu Deze knew that Xu Hao must have already contacted Commander Huang and informed him of the situation.

This allowed their hanging hearts to finally settle back into their chests.

Commander Huang was taken aback for a moment, then burst into hearty laughter.

"Minister Zhu is quite the humorist!"

He then followed up with an invitation.

"Since you've already come to the Southern Military Region, why don't you two come down and sit for a while?"

"Our military region's airfield is fully capable of allowing a 6th Generation Bomber to land perfectly."

Asking them to 'sit for a while' was just a pretext; his main goal was to see the appearance of this 6th Generation Bomber with his own eyes.

Zhu Deze found it difficult to make the decision himself and instead replied:

"Commander Huang, I need to ask Engineer Xu for instructions regarding this request. Please wait a moment!"

Zhu Deze temporarily muted the call with Commander Huang and then contacted Xu Hao, relaying Commander Huang's invitation to him.

Xu Hao replied:

"No matter, you can decide for yourselves!"

"However, you must return early; the H-20 still needs to have its relevant data recorded."

"Got it!" Zhu Deze said readily.

Following that, they adhered to the instructions from the Southern Military Region's Control Tower and successfully landed at their airfield.

Around the airfield, officers and soldiers craned their necks, watching the H-20 slowly descend onto the runway.

Looking at this massive, sci-fi-esque fighter jet, their eyes went wide.

"Holy crap, this 6th generation stealth bomber is truly beautiful!"

The officers and soldiers exclaimed in admiration.

They had already learned information about this new fighter jet from the Commander's mouth.

Once the H-20 came to a steady stop on the airfield, they swarmed forward, surrounding the H-20 and sizing it up with gleaming eyes while stroking its fuselage.

"This feel, this craftsmanship—it's too perfect!"

"Old Six was my favorite, but the H-20 is my new love."

"Too strong! Standing in front of it, you can feel a wave of pressure hitting you, as if you're being stared down by a goshawk."

"..."

At that moment, the hatch opened, and Zhu Deze and Colonel Su slowly stepped down from the H-20.

Seeing the curious and excited officers and soldiers surrounding the H-20,

The faces of the two men were filled with pride.

They... were the first batch of pilots to ever fly the H-20!

Such treatment was something others had never experienced; they could only watch with envy.

In the distance, Commander Huang, accompanied by senior officials of the Southern Military Region, walked slowly toward the airfield to personally receive Zhu Deze and his companion.

"Minister Zhu, Colonel Su, hello!"

Commander Huang greeted the two politely.

Zhu Deze and Colonel Su hurried forward, shaking hands with Commander Huang and the many officials one by one.

"Commander Huang, hello!"

"Hello!"

After a few simple pleasantries, the gazes of Commander Huang and the others all fell upon the H-20 parked on the apron.

Looking at its massive frame, streamlined fuselage, and extremely sci-fi appearance,

Commander Huang and the others were truly shaken!

They had previously only seen such stealth bombers in the USA's B-series Bombers, and even then, only in pictures; they had never seen a physical one.

But the one before them now belonged to the Dragon Kingdom itself.

Furthermore, in terms of performance, it was even better than the USA's bombers.

Especially in terms of stealth performance, it was miles ahead.

Commander Huang and the others had experienced this firsthand.

Because even their powerful Phased-Array Radar System failed to discover its existence immediately.

Seeing how interested Commander Huang and the others were, Zhu Deze gave a brief introduction of the H-20.

However, he was not a professional researcher after all, so he wasn't clear on much of the specialized knowledge.

He only gave a rough introduction of some of the H-20's excellent performance metrics, such as its range, flight speed, flight altitude, maximum bomb load, and so on.

"Commander Huang, speaking of which, entering your military region's airspace was truly an accident."

"At the time, we unwittingly increased our flight speed to Mach 2, and by the time we realized it, we were already above your military region."

Zhu Deze smiled, his expression somewhat helpless.

"We didn't dare make any sudden moves for fear of being classified as a hostile aircraft, so we could only wait for your radar system to detect us. The result was... ahem."

Zhu Deze rubbed his nose, a forced smile on his face as he coughed lightly a few times.

He never imagined that the Southern Military Region would fail to discover the H-20 for so long. This had left them at high altitude feeling both excited and terrified, their emotions exceptionally conflicted.

Speaking of this, Commander Huang's expression also shifted.

He gave Zhu Deze a resentful look, as if saying:

Minister Zhu, why must you bring up such an embarrassing topic? Do I not care about my reputation?

"Minister Zhu, this wasn't a problem with our radar, but rather that the H-20's stealth performance is too good!"

"Even if you went to another military region, they might not necessarily have discovered the H-20's existence!"

Commander Huang argued... no, explained.

Colonel Su nodded in agreement. "Indeed. I heard from the members of your Radar Unit that the H-20's image on your radar system was just a bird?"

Commander Huang's face immediately soured like a bitter melon.

He looked at Zhu Deze, then at Colonel Su.

Even though he was a Commander of a military region, his mental state was on the verge of exploding right now.

These two, one a Colonel and one a Vice Minister—why were they making fun of him, a Commander, today?

Commander Huang took a deep breath.

Just as he finally managed to calm his turbulent heart, Zhu Deze spoke again as if unintentionally.

"Sigh, Engineer Xu said that the H-20's current stealth technology is only the first generation. Once the technology stabilizes, it might be upgraded to a second or third generation in the future."

"By that time, it's estimated your radar won't even be able to pick up the shape of a bird."

As soon as Zhu Deze finished speaking, Commander Huang's eyes widened, and he looked at him in shock.

"What?! This is only the first generation of stealth technology?"

Commander Huang was stunned.

Such formidable stealth technology was merely the first generation?

How were they supposed to keep up?

For a moment, he suddenly felt that his military region's radar wasn't so impressive anymore.

"This won't do. I'll have to ask for some funding later and really ramp up the research and development of radar technology!"

Commander Huang thought to himself.

At the same time...

Zhu Deze's words also made him even more fond of the H-20.

The group stayed at the airfield for over half an hour, and then Commander Huang invited the two of them to have lunch in the Southern Military Region.

During the meal, the discussion naturally revolved around topics concerning the H-20.