28: Attacked by bandits

Xu Ning fell silent. After a long while, he raised his head and said, "How about this, transfer the Haifeng Steel Plant in Longhai City to me, and give me an anti-aircraft system to study? Would that work?"

Chen Dongchao breathed a sigh of relief: "I might be able to help you fight for the Haifeng Steel Plant. As for the anti-aircraft system, Northern Industries just developed a new product. They will definitely be happy to give it to you for research, after all, you gave them such a generous gift."

The two Engineers listening nearby quickly stated: "Young man, please wait a moment. We will contact Chairman Xu right away and give you a clear answer!"

Xu Ning nodded, secretly delighted that his "compromise method" was used just right. First proposing a difficult-to-achieve request, then proposing a relatively easy-to-accept condition, made things easier to accomplish.

As expected, not long after, the two Engineers returned and agreed to Xu Ning's request, promising that the newly developed HQ-7 Anti-aircraft Missile System would be delivered to the 316 Military Factory by next week at the latest.

Of course, the condition was to leave this tank for them to take back and study. Xu Ning hesitated for a moment, but finally agreed. After all, tanks could be rebuilt, while the Anti-aircraft Missile System was a treasure he was determined to obtain.

This exercise had continued intermittently for so long, and Cao Zhendong, the leader of the Blue Army in the Northeast Military Region, naturally noticed the abnormality. Everyone was discussing it animatedly, while he had already rushed to Hill A in a flurry.

However, when he saw the BH90 Tank, his expression became even more interesting! He had already heard about the battle situation before the exercise pause from the Blue Army soldiers: one tank single-handedly challenged twenty Blue Army tanks and defeated them all.

He pointed angrily at the tank and roared, "I want 400 tanks like this!"

Man Guangyi immediately jumped up when he heard this: "Old Cao, are you provoking me?"

Cao Zhendong rolled up his sleeves aggressively: "Young man, the 200 I just said doesn't count. I want 500 now!"

Man Guangyi retorted without showing weakness: "Are you old geezer trying to fight me again?" Cao Zhendong glared at him: "Bring it on, who's afraid of who! When I earned a second-class merit back then, you were still wearing split-crotch pants!"

Watching the two commanders about to fight like roosters, the soldiers all widened their eyes. This was a commander-level real-life PK! Where had they ever seen such a scene?

The exercise finally ended in chaos, with the commanders from both sides being forcibly separated by their subordinates. Xu Ning had already taken the opportunity to slip away. He didn't want to be dragged into this fight and become the rope in a human tug-of-war; wouldn't that make him shredded chicken?

As for the result of the exercise, Cao Zhendong firmly refused to admit that Xu Ning's BH90 Tank belonged to the Red Army. Everyone's vehicles were towed away by Northern Industries, so they couldn't possibly walk back. Thus, a group of people shamelessly hitched a ride on Chen Dongchao's helicopter.

High in the sky, Chen Dongchao suddenly asked, "I heard your factory was attacked by bandits? Are the workers alright?"

"Uh, at that time we were just testing the tank, and those bandits charged directly towards the firing range..." Chen Dongchao didn't know whether to say Xu Ning was lucky or those bandits were unlucky.

After a moment of silence, Xu Ning made up his mind and asked, "Commander, can you help me check why the garrison of Northern Naval Industry withdrew? Or tell me which unit guarded the North Sea before?"

Chen Dongchao thought for a moment and replied, "Okay, I'll help you check. Do you think there's something strange about it?" Xu Ning didn't dare to directly state his thoughts and could only be vague: "Not really, just curious."

Chen Dongchao glanced at him and said to himself, "I already sent people to investigate after I heard about this matter."

Xu Ning immediately pricked up his ears and pressed: "Commander, have you found out anything?"

Chen Dongchao said, "I did check, but just as I was about to investigate further, I was told the case was closed. I wanted to know more, but I encountered a lot of resistance. So, even if you didn't say anything, I would still continue to investigate."

Hearing this, although Xu Ning was a little disappointed, Chen Dongchao's promise still gave him some reassurance.

Xu Ning remembered another thing and quickly asked: "Oh, Commander, is the Ordnance Industry also responsible for the foreign trade of military factories?"

Chen Dongchao smiled: "I'm a few years older than your father, call me Uncle Zhong." He admired this young man more and more; not only was he smart, but he also created good things like the BH90.

"Are you planning to get into foreign trade? The BH90 and the sniper grenade launcher will definitely be competitive in the international market. I can help you raise your foreign trade level and speed up customs procedures, but you understand the principle of submitting detailed information and reducing performance for exported weapons."

Xu Ning nodded: "Don't worry, Uncle Zhong, I just want to earn foreign exchange and won't do anything that goes against the country."

"I guarantee you, the performance of all exported foreign trade version weapons will be weakened by at least twenty percent. Only then can I confidently sell them."

"Haha, with your words, I'm relieved," Chen Dongchao said with a smile.

A journey of over a hundred kilometers was not far. Soon, the helicopter slowly landed on the firing range helipad of the 316 Military Factory. The strong wind made them bend over as they ran down from the helicopter.

Chen Dongchao did not appear. Xu Ning's big performance caused quite a stir, and he had to stay behind to handle the follow-up matters.

Recalling everything that happened today, Chen Dongchao lightly rubbed his temples, a wry smile appearing in his heart.

It wasn't new for Xu Ning to make bets at the firing range, like hitting a bullseye from 2000 meters away. But Xu Ning's frequency of making bets was truly beyond his expectation, bringing him such a big "surprise" in just over a month.

"Ah, he's truly a lively treasure!" Chen Dongchao sighed in his heart, shaking his head helplessly.

Xu Ning was completely unaware of Chen Dongchao's private murmurs. He was currently full of joy.

Although this operation took a lot of effort, the results were significant: new orders, ownership of the Haifeng Steel Plant, an Anti-aircraft Missile System, and even expanded foreign trade channels. If he told Tang Ziwei these good news, she would probably be grinning from ear to ear.

Although Xiao Jianhao and Sun Zhongqiang paid a price for this, it was only a reprimand. This deal was a huge profit. They originally thought they would be demoted, but they didn't expect everyone's attention to be drawn to Xu Ning's tank.

Just three days later, Northern Industries sent over the [HQ-7 Anti-aircraft Missile System], with the four large characters "Northern Industries" prominently printed on it.

Seeing this, Tang Ziwei couldn't help but praise repeatedly: "The reform pace of the Four Great Military Factories is truly fast. In just a few days, they've transformed into 'Certain Industry'. This is the rhythm of aligning with the Ordnance Industry."

Xu Ning smelled a hint of jealousy and joked with a smile: "Don't worry, Company Commander Tang, when we expand to 5000 people, we'll also get a new name."

Tang Ziwei asked curiously: "Have you already thought of the new name?"