201: The Y-20 strategic transport aircraft made its maiden flight!

"What do you need a household registration certificate for?"

"Registration!"

"Marriage!"

Zhu Lin froze instantly upon hearing Peng Lin's words.

The corner of her clothes, which her fingertips had been clutching, silently slipped, her eyelashes trembled slightly, and her eyes welled up.

When Peng Lin's resolute gaze met her eyes, hot tears finally shattered on the department store's floor tiles.

Zhu Lin threw herself into Peng Lin's arms, her head gently nodding against his chin.

Afterward, one went home to get their household registration certificate, and the other went to their workplace to get a certificate.

According to the regulations for implementing the Marriage Law issued by the military a few days ago, military personnel marrying must be reviewed and approved by the military's political organs, and only after a Marriage Status Certificate is issued can the civil affairs department proceed with marriage registration.

However, Peng Lin clearly underestimated his own influence.

When he requested a Marriage Status Certificate from the political department of the Ministry of National Defense, the entire military was alerted!

Even Peng Lin didn't know how the news got out!

When his Marriage Status Certificate was ready, Marshal Xu Yong'an, Commander-in-Chief Liu Yufei of the Air Force, Commander-in-Chief Zhou Zhenbang of the Army, and a host of others all came to his office, looking at him with smiles in their eyes.

"It's good to be young, full of passion, getting married without even notifying anyone!"

"Fortunately, Director Wang of the Political Department leaked the secret to us in advance..."

Marshal Xu Yong'an looked at Peng Lin with a smile, teasing him.

And even with his thick skin, Peng Lin couldn't help but blush at this moment.

Because he and Zhu Lin had indeed decided to register their marriage on a whim, on a passionate impulse, without much planning beforehand, and without notifying anyone!

"But then again, have a few more little ones early!"

"Pass on your excellent genes as much as possible!"

"It would be best if each of our three services—Army, Navy, and Air Force—could get one or two of your and Comrade Zhu Lin's little ones..."

Commander-in-Chief Liu Yufei of the Air Force, seeing Peng Lin's rare blush, couldn't help but tease him even more.

He even started pre-ordering Peng Lin's children for the Air Force!

At this moment, Zhu Lin, who had just arrived at the entrance of Peng Lin's office, heard the teasing inside and blushed deeply before even entering the door.

If each of the three services—Army, Navy, and Air Force—expected two children from her and Peng Lin, how many would she have to give birth to?

"Greetings, leaders..."

Zhu Lin, her face red, greeted them in a voice as soft as a mosquito's buzz.

Even though she was usually poised and generous, she felt a bit shy at this moment.

"Comrade Zhu Lin is here!"

"I've spoken with comrades from the civil affairs department. Comrade Peng Lin's file is special, so I asked them to come to our Ministry of National Defense to handle your marriage registration certificate. That's why I asked you to come here..."

Marshal Xu Yong'an smiled kindly upon seeing Zhu Lin.

After all, he was the witness to this golden couple!

Speaking of this matter, Marshal Xu Yong'an felt immense pride!

"Bang..."

About half an hour later, two brand new marriage certificates were placed in front of Peng Lin and Zhu Lin.

Marshal Xu and Commander-in-Chief Liu Yufei, among others, watched the couple complete the process with doting smiles the entire time.

"Comrade Peng Lin, I'll say it again, our Army is pre-ordering two of your and Comrade Zhu Lin's children!"

"Then our Air Force will pre-order three..."

Even as they were leaving, several people didn't forget to remind and tease them a few more times.

However, true feelings are often expressed in the form of jokes.

In the eyes of many leaders, Peng Lin's genes were truly excellent, and everyone genuinely hoped he could raise several children!

Even if these children were half as outstanding as Peng Lin in the future, they would definitely grow to be pillars of various military branches and military industrial departments!

...After registering, Peng Lin and Zhu Lin began discussing their wedding.

But when it came to guest arrangements, Peng Lin found himself with a massive headache.

Although he didn't have many friends, the comrades and colleagues he had fought alongside throughout his journey were countless.

From the leaders, experts, and technical backbones of the old Changhe Factory to familiar workers, then to General Xu Liyou of the Yangcheng Military Region, the former commander of the 163rd Division and the first commander of the Mengshi Composite Brigade, Sun Yi, as well as a host of acquaintances from various military industrial factories like Shenyang Aircraft Corporation, Chengdu Aircraft Industry Group, and Xi'an Aircraft Industrial Corporation (XAC)... If he were to invite all these old acquaintances who had "fought alongside" him, it would practically alarm half of the Dragon Country Military Industry and the military!

This was truly a bit exaggerated!

Moreover, this would also involve security issues!

So, after careful consideration, Peng Lin decided to invite only their closest family members and most intimate friends to the wedding.

As for other familiar comrades and colleagues, he would send a letter and a bag of wedding candies, sharing the news and joy of their marriage in this unique way.

Zhu Lin did not seek a grand spectacle for the wedding, so she fully agreed with Peng Lin's suggestion.

Others said a wedding needed to be grand to be complete, but she only felt that walking alongside Peng Lin through every morning and evening was immense happiness.

Peng Lin's slightly furrowed brows when he was focused on work, the hot tea he handed her after working late into the night, all stirred ripples in her heart.

She didn't want the grandiosity in the eyes of the world; she only wished to be his haven when he was tired.

June 20th.

With only family and closest friends in attendance, Peng Lin and Zhu Lin held a simple yet joyful wedding in Yanjing.

As the officiant, Marshal Xu Yong'an's wedding speech was full of military characteristics and humor:

"I witnessed Comrade Peng Lin use electronic warfare to deceive the USA' super nuclear-powered aircraft carrier fleet, but today he can't deceive anyone!"

"The light in his eyes today is brighter than the J-16 'Qianlong' radar!"

...Early July.

After his wedding leave, Peng Lin returned to work.

Currently, while the The White House and The Pentagon do not want a direct military conflict with the Dragon Country Military in the Middle East, nor do they want an all-out war with Dragon Country.

However, the USA still finds it difficult to tolerate Dragon Country's increasingly expanding sphere of influence in the Middle East.

The "petrodollar" system concerns the USA' economic security and world hegemony; they wouldn't allow the Soviet Union to extend its reach into the Middle East, let alone Dragon Country?

So, since the last Persian Gulf incident, the The White House and The Pentagon have changed their strategy!

The USA' Sixth Fleet no longer directly participates in regional conflicts but instead imposes a naval blockade and embargo on all weapons and equipment bound for the Persian Gulf region!

At the same time, the USA is also using its alliance with Israel to have Israel continuously use F-15 and F-16 fighter jets to launch airstrikes against Iraq!

Although due to the presence of the J-16 "Qianlong" squadron, Israel did not dare to directly bomb the Rumaila Oil Field, which is related to Dragon Country's core interests.

However, many key facilities within Iraq were still significantly affected!

During this period, although the Iraqi Air Force successfully shot down an Israeli F-16 fighter jet, the opponent, relying on the presence of F-15 heavy fighter jets and E-2C Early Warning Aircraft, also shot down and damaged three j-10e fighter jets!

Both sides engaged in extremely fierce air combat!

And this is not even the most severe situation; the biggest dilemma Iraq currently faces is The Pentagon's arms embargo strategy in the Arabian Sea!

This action by the Sixth Fleet directly led to a daily decrease in the number of various types of missiles for the Iraqi Air Force.

Even when facing Israeli Air Force fighter jets crossing Syrian airspace to bomb facilities within Iraq, the Iraqi Air Force could only intercept their fighter jets and could not retaliate with bombing attacks on Israel!

Because the Iraqi Air Force's ammunition supply was truly running low!

Not only did the Soviet Union refuse to provide missiles and maintenance supplies for the MiG-21, MiG-25, and other fighter jets of the Iraqi Air Force.

Even due to the Sixth Fleet's naval blockade, Dragon Country's PL-12E and Leishi-500 glide-guided bombs, and other ammunition, could not be transported to Iraq.

This was the USA' overt scheme!

They wanted to use Israel's advantage of not being contiguous by land with Iraq, to slowly wear down the Iraqi Air Force through air combat!

Once all the Iraqi Air Force's strength was exhausted, Israeli fighter jets would be able to bomb all of Iraq!

Facing this shift in The Pentagon's containment strategy, the Dragon Country Military was also somewhat caught off guard!

They even had a feeling of having power but nowhere to use it!

Facing Israel's early warning aircraft and F-15 heavy fighter jets, the Dragon Country Air Force really wanted to deliver the newly developed export version of the PL-15E to the Iraqi Air Force to remotely snipe the opponent's early warning aircraft!

But alas, due to the Sixth Fleet's naval blockade, Dragon Country's advanced weapons and equipment simply could not be delivered!

Peng Lin naturally also saw this predicament of the Dragon Country Military.

For this, he even had to cut short his wedding leave and accelerate the research and development and testing of the Y-20 Strategic Transport Aircraft project.

Mid-July.

For the world, it was just an ordinary day.

But on this day, Dragon Country's Y-20 Strategic Transport Aircraft, as well as the YU-20 and KJ-2000 early warning aircraft modified based on the Y-20 platform, all had their maiden flights simultaneously!

This will be an important day for the Dragon Country Air Force's official transformation into a strategic Air Force!