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38: Dazzling tracks
Therefore, last night was calm and peaceful. If that's truly the case, the footsteps of war are likely already at our doorstep. Otherwise, why would it risk flying to this location? This is very likely the final probing. Could it be that the war is going to start ahead of schedule?
Despite the possibility of soldiers misinterpreting the data, Xu Ning believed this chance was practically negligible.
After much thought, Xu Ning decided to stay here tonight to observe if the abnormal situation from last night would reappear. He made this decision for two reasons:
Firstly, his teaching mission was not yet complete, and leaving now might affect future cooperation; secondly, he firmly believed that within Irako, the area around his air defense system was the safest place.
After another day of teaching, Xu Ning had explained almost all the differences between this air defense blast system and other systems. He estimated that with another half-day, he could impart all the remaining knowledge points.
At that time, they could leave Irako. Although he was looking forward to witnessing the power of the air defense weapons he developed firsthand, considering the unknown number of enemy aircraft, he believed withdrawal was the best strategy.
Regarding last night's incident, Xu Ning did not disclose it to Xiao Jianhao. After all, although Xiao Jianhao had been following him closely, he did not understand aka bo language and was completely unaware of the truth of the matter. Xu Ning felt that Xiao Jianhao was already anxious enough recently and there was no need to add to his troubles.
As night deepened, Xiao Jianhao's eyes were already bloodshot.
"Old Xiao, there are soldiers guarding here, it's very safe. Why don't you take a nap?" Xu Ning asked with concern.
Xiao Jianhao shook his head resolutely. "There's no rush, just hold on for one more day. It's not too late to rest after we leave this place."
Seeing that persuasion was futile, Xu Ning could only continue to stare intently at the radar screen. Time passed quietly. After gulping down the third cup of coffee, Xu Ning slapped his cheek hard, trying to keep himself awake.
He glanced at the time. According to Taleb, the enemy aircraft signal appeared around 1 o'clock last night. It was already past two o'clock now, so it seemed the enemy aircraft would not come again tonight. This was good. After completing the teaching tomorrow, they could withdraw directly.
The other soldiers were already drowsy, only Taleb remained steadfast in front of the console of the command and control vehicle, his eyes sharp as he stared at the radar screen. Xu Ning praised him silently in his heart, no matter where, there were always such excellent soldiers.
Suddenly, the enemy aircraft signal flashed again and began to flicker continuously. Once, twice, three times... Moreover, this time the speed was even faster than yesterday, heading straight towards the air defense command center.
Xu Ning suddenly stood up, his eyes fixed on the screen, and urgently shouted: "Quick! Immediately notify the command center!" Taleb, the soldier on duty with him, also did not delay and quickly contacted the command center.
"What happened?" Xiao Jianhao also stood up and asked about the situation.
"There's an enemy aircraft!" Xu Ning no longer concealed it at this moment.
"Officer Majid, the enemy aircraft signal from last night has appeared again!" Taleb had already issued an emergency alert. Everyone stared nervously at the enemy aircraft signal, anxiously waiting for the next instructions.
At the air defense command center, Lieutenant Colonel Majid received the alert again, but this time he seemed much calmer than yesterday.
"Damn it, it's not that troublesome air defense radar made by the Rabbit Country again, is it?" He grumbled, looking quite impatient.
The soldier sitting in front of the console did not dare to delay for a moment and quickly conducted an inquiry.
"Reporting, Officer, it is confirmed to be that radar from the Rabbit Country."
"Are the other radars still completely silent?"
"Yes, Officer."
Confirmed, Lieutenant Colonel Majid was furious and kicked the chair to the ground.
"Quickly tell me where it is, damn it! I'm going to personally blow up that pile of junk!"
He was clearly enraged.
"Continuous malfunctions during wartime, the Rabbit Country's weapons are truly garbage among garbage, completely useless!"
"Keeping it is also a disaster, I'm going to destroy it now!"
Facing his superior's rage, the soldier tremblingly reported the exact location of the air defense command vehicle.
After learning the location, Majid grabbed his coat and rushed out. He wasn't joking, he really intended to destroy that radar that was irritating him.
And news came again from the command center, the result was the same as yesterday.
"Other radars still haven't detected any abnormality, suspected to be a problem with the radar system itself, the alert has been lifted."
Because Xu Ning understood aka bo language, he completely understood what they were saying.
"Damn it, it's the same situation again!"
"No wonder this piece of junk was given away for free."
The soldiers who were woken up by the alarm were full of complaints, and the look in their eyes towards Xu Ning and the others was also full of hostility.
However, none of them noticed that the enemy aircraft signal on the radar screen did not turn around and fly away like last night, but was constantly approaching.
"What are they yelling about?" Xiao Jianhao asked curiously.
"Don't worry, they're just praising how handsome we are," Xu Ning said with a laugh.
He didn't explain further, directly pushed Taleb aside, quickly entered the command, and launched the vertical intercepting blast.
"Are you crazy?" Taleb grabbed Xu Ning's collar in exasperation, completely unable to believe his action just now.
Disobeying orders and acting without authorization during wartime, that was a serious crime!
Seeing this, Xiao Jianhao immediately pushed Taleb away and shielded Xu Ning behind him.
Although he couldn't understand what they were saying, from their actions, he read tension and conflict.
The other soldiers also came to their senses and raised their weapons at them one after another.
The atmosphere inside the command and control vehicle suddenly became tense.
A surprised voice suddenly came from the communicator: "Soldiers, what happened? Why am I receiving a signal of an air defense blast taking off here!"
"What exactly happened over there? Who gave the order?"
Taleb climbed up from the ground, feeling like his head was about to explode.
This was no joke!
Just then, "Boom! Boom! Boom..." The sound of air defense blasts exploding in the air rang out.
Outside, there were continuous deafening roars, which was the sound of the 【BH90 Medium-Range Air Defense Blast System】 launching blasts.
The soldiers looked up in unison, gazing at the night sky through the vehicle windows.
Several blasts, like arrows released from a bowstring, shot straight into the sky, drawing dazzling trajectories in the night sky, like meteors streaking across the sky.
They relentlessly tracked a small light spot in the sky, but that light spot seemed to realize the danger and suddenly split into multiple points, scattering to evade.
That scene was like an airplane releasing countermeasures.
In fact, it was.
But unfortunately, the deceptive effect of the countermeasures was not ideal, only one blast was misled, and the remaining blasts quickly locked onto the real target.
A dazzling fire suddenly lit up the night sky, accompanied by several loud explosions.
The entire process, from the launch of the blast to hitting the target, took less than five minutes.
"Wait!"
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