79: Firepower phobia, late stage! No cure!

"You mean the kind of tactic used by the Desert Camel? Mounting rocket launchers under drones?" Lu Shenwei asked in surprise.

That couldn't be right; the Dragon Xia Army was famous for its heavy firepower.

Would the Western Theater Command really be interested in the slightly impoverished tactics of the Desert Camel?

With a terminal case of Firepower Deficiency Syndrome, could they really be interested in that stuff?

"Leader, can we few listen to this?" Ma Quanlin suddenly asked.

Chen Guang took a sip of water: "Little Lu understands the intent; won't you be the ones responsible for the specific implementation?"

Chen Guang had long since figured out the management structure of Julong Steel; below Lu Shenwei were Factory Director Ma Quanlin and Deputy Wang Zizhong.

The other two Deputy factory directors only did specific work; they were diligent and had a very strong sense of confidentiality.

Especially the one named Zhao Tieniu, who never talked about work matters once he left the factory and even required his family to keep secrets.

Ma Quanlin and the others nodded silently, and Zhou Wen slowly raised his hand to interject: "Leader, are we two okay to stay?"

"Aren't you two from the Bureau of Industry and Commerce? The matter I'm about to discuss requires your cooperation, provided, of course, that it remains confidential," Chen Guang said casually.

Does it have anything to do with us? Zhou Wen looked confused, only hearing Chen Guang say: "The Western Theater Command is currently developing a new type of individual weapon to address the issue of insufficient individual firepower."

Insufficient firepower? Dragon Xia's artillery power could blast aliens; are you still saying firepower is insufficient now?

"I've said it like this, you should understand what I mean, right?"

"Are you saying to put a Longying Drone inside a Julong Steel Pipe? To replace individual rocket launchers?" Lu Shenwei asked.

Chen Guang smiled: "Quick on the uptake, you really are the genius who saved Julong Steel in half a year."

"What are your specific thoughts?" Lu Shenwei asked again.

There were many combinations of Julong Steel + Longying Drone: Longying Drones carrying bombs, Julong Steel Pipes embedded with drones acting as high-altitude rocket launchers, steel pipes containing drone catapults to launch drones, and so on.

"My idea is simple: stuff the drone into the steel pipe and shoot it out like a shell." Chen Guang thought for a moment.

Lu Shenwei immediately replied: "It's not very difficult; we can get it done in half a year."

"This is just my preliminary idea; you can also brainstorm," Chen Guang added.

Lu Shenwei nodded: "Do you have any other ideas?"

"The firepower must be sufficient. Our Western Theater Command has the weakest firepower. I only remembered to come to you for a new weapon after seeing your drones used in foreign conflicts."

Julong Steel had long been in Chen Guang's sights, but he had been busy with exercises and hadn't had the time to come.

This time, he had been beaten black and blue by the strongest Blue Side, Colonel Man, and his undefeated Red Army had been crushed, which was why he remembered Julong Steel again.

After hearing Chen Guang's explanation, Lu Shenwei let out a long sigh of relief.

"Don't worry, Leader, we will definitely complete the development within half a year."

Lu Shenwei patted his chest in assurance; an individual drone rocket launcher was not a very complex technology.

"You guys work hard. If you need support from the Western Theater Command, just ask. By the way, how is the down payment calculated?"

"Leader, you're joking. Julong Steel Pipe and Longying Drone already have production lines; no extra R&D investment is needed, so the down payment is waived."

Chen Guang frowned: "That won't do."

Chen Guang turned his head and said to the accompanying staff officer: "Send 5 million over as a down payment first. We'll settle the final account after the development is completed. Is that okay?"

Lu Shenwei nodded hurriedly: "You are too polite. It is our honor to contribute to the Army."

"They all say you are smart, and I see they are right. Keep working hard, there is great potential here."

After Chen Guang finished speaking, he stood up, and the staff officer suddenly whispered in his ear.

"Leader, you haven't mentioned that matter yet."

"The conversation was going so well, I almost forgot."

Chen Guang slapped his forehead, and Lu Shenwei became nervous again.

"You should know about the border conflict between the White Elephant and us, right?"

"The White Elephant occupied our territory and then blamed us; it makes my teeth itch with hatred."

Seeing Lu Shenwei's anger, Chen Guang comforted him: "Don't be agitated, they didn't gain any advantage, but we suffered losses in cold weapons, so we want to entrust Julong Steel to build a batch of dual-use cold weapons for peace and war."

Dual-use for peace and war?

Wolf-tooth clubs? Great Guandao?

"Is it urgent?"

"Very urgent. It would be best if you could give me a general idea within a week."

So urgent; the White Elephant must be courting death again.

Lu Shenwei thought for a moment: "You leave a comrade to be responsible for liaison, and I guarantee that I will get the equipment you need done within a week."

Chen Guang smiled knowingly and stood up: "I'll wait for your good news."

After more pleasantries, Lu Shenwei finally sent Chen Guang and the others off.

The military vehicles drove away one by one, and Julong Steel returned to calm.

"The mission is clear. Does anyone have any thoughts?" Lu Shenwei looked around at everyone.

Zhou Wen was the first to raise his hand: "Director Lu, this matter doesn't really have much to do with us, right?"

Lu Shenwei smiled: "It doesn't have much to do with you, but it still needs the support of Director Zhou. After all, it's a special mission."

"You can rest assured about that. On behalf of the Bureau of Industry and Commerce, I will give full support. There won't be any more surprise inspections in the short term."

Originally, Zhou Wen wanted to arrange for the Qinchuan Bureau of Industry and Commerce quality and safety inspection to start at Julong Steel, but now it seemed that would have to be called off.

Lu Shenwei nodded. The leaders of the Western Theater Command had come suddenly this time, and Julong Steel had been completely unprepared.

"Chairman, leave the individual cold weapons to me." Ma Quanlin volunteered.

Wang Zizhong thought for a moment: "I'll handle the individual drone weapon modification."

Lu Shenwei raised his hand: "I will take charge of this matter personally. Uncle Wang, you keep a close eye on the marketing of the longmao agricultural vehicle."

Lu Shenwei couldn't understand why the Western Theater Command felt firepower was insufficient, why they didn't look for the brothers at Two Artillery to research new weapons, and why they came to him instead.

He didn't know that the major theater commands and major military branches were competing with each other.

The Navy's aircraft carrier was launched, and its combat power soared, greatly stimulating the Army, the Air Force, and the Two Artillery units.

Everyone was holding back, and unless absolutely necessary, they would never open their mouths to brother units.

Finding a private enterprise for R&D didn't cost much, and if it really didn't work, there could be a national tender.

After the task was assigned, Wang Zizhong muttered: "Our improved agricultural vehicle hasn't been launched yet, but the city agricultural association has already approved the subsidy, 1500 yuan per vehicle."

What's going on?

Isn't the city agricultural association controlled by the Lis Group? How was it approved so smoothly?

One should not have the intention to harm others, but one must have the intention to guard against them.

Lu Shenwei mused: "Contact all the major media. Let's also hold a new vehicle launch event."

"We are an agricultural vehicle; is it appropriate to do this?"

Wang Zizhong reminded him that it was always family passenger cars that held new vehicle launch events; when had agricultural vehicles ever done such a thing?

"No one has done it, so we happen to be the first to eat crab."

Lu Shenwei had already figured it out. The longmao agricultural vehicle 02 model would be used to give back to the farmers, and they would launch another upgraded model to make money.

One high-end, one low-end; although they couldn't make a fortune, they would definitely not lose money.