89: National Day celebration, military parade!

At the same time.

The White House.

The Pretty Country President also received an extremely important state of the nation briefing.

"What?"

"Dragon Country actually rejected our invitation to join NATO?"

The Pretty Country leader's expression turned grim after seeing the contents of the briefing.

It should be known that, in order to invite Dragon Country to join NATO, the White House and The Pentagon had promised Dragon Country that they would provide free re-equipping of over 90% of the Army, Navy, and Air Force equipment for Dragon Country's millions of troops!

This included not only Pretty Country's most advanced main battle tanks, infantry fighting vehicles, and Black Hawk helicopters, but also important equipment such as F-16 fighter jets for the Air Force and naval vessels, all of which Pretty Country would provide!

Even when dealing with Western allies, the White House had never provided such comprehensive and large-scale military aid!

"What exactly is Dragon Country up to?"

"Not only did they refuse to join NATO, but they also sent their own troops to participate in the Soviet Union's military exercises, actively playing the 'Blue Force'!"

"They wouldn't think that just because they achieved some victories on the Afghan battlefield, they can truly contend with the Soviet Union's millions of armored steel torrents, would they?"

The Pretty Country President sneered in the Oval Office and said.

According to the military analysis provided by The Pentagon, the reason Dragon Country was able to help the Afghan resistance forces gain an advantage was entirely due to Afghanistan's mountainous and plateau terrain, which restricted the Soviet Union's most powerful armored steel torrents!

However, from the Soviet Union's Far East Siberia to Yanjing, it is all flat plains with no natural defenses!

The Soviet Union's steel torrents could even push all the way through, crushing Yanjing from north to south!

Therefore, the Pretty Country President believed that Dragon Country had no military strength whatsoever to contend with the Soviet Union!

This time, Dragon Country sending troops to participate in the Soviet Union's "Vostok - Dark Action" military exercise would surely result in a very humiliating defeat!

Dragon Country abandoning joining NATO and relying on its own strength to contend with a world superpower was a typical strategic decision error for Dragon Country!

He believed that Dragon Country was now in a period of inflated self-importance, much like the Vietnamese monkeys in February, not knowing the immensity of heaven and earth!

It would surely suffer a painful "education" from the world's number one military power!

"Mr. President, should we still send military observers to visit the Soviet Union's military exercise and Dragon Country's 30th Anniversary National Day Parade?"

The Pretty Country Secretary of State, responsible for foreign affairs, asked the President.

"The Soviet Union invited us to observe the 'Vostok - Dark Action' military exercise because it wants to use this largest-ever military exercise to militarily deter us!"

"However, we can also use this close observation to understand the development of the Soviet Union's military, so of course, we must go!"

"As for Dragon Country, although they rejected the invitation to join NATO, they are still a very useful chess piece for us to counter the Soviet Union!"

"So, it is even more important to send important representatives to attend their celebration!"

The Pretty Country President instructed.

He even believed that Dragon Country only needed to be thoroughly disciplined and educated by the Soviet Union before it would obediently follow the White House's instructions in the future.

So, the White House still had to give Dragon Country this much face!

September 27th.

With the entire international community watching with great interest, the Soviet Union, after repeated deliberations, finally approved the Dragon Country military's application to play the "Blue Force."

The time was set to begin on October 3rd.

Furthermore, the Kremlin's exercise objective for "Vostok - Dark Action" remained unchanged, with the theme still being a "simulated" military strike on Yanjing.

This means that in this "simulated" military strike on Yanjing, the Soviet Union army, as the attacking side and "Red Force," remained unchanged.

However, the defending side and the "Blue Force" army were truly replaced by the Dragon Country army!

In the military exercise with the theme of "simulated" military strike on Yanjing, the Dragon Country army personally played the defending side!

This left the whole world dumbfounded!

After all, what is the difference between this situation and a real war?

Many countries around the globe even suspected that Dragon Country and Pretty Country were using the exercise as an excuse to engage in a limited, real-life battle!

...September 30th.

Just as the international situation was rife with undercurrents, Dragon Country entered a celebratory atmosphere ahead of schedule.

According to Dragon Country's tradition of a small celebration every 5 years and a big celebration every 10 years, the 30th-anniversary celebration was naturally going to be incredibly lively.

On the streets of Yanjing, a simple yet fervent festive atmosphere surged everywhere.

Red lanterns hung between the old locust trees on both sides of Chang'an Avenue, and government units even set up archways made of pine branches in front of their gates, with the golden characters "National Day" embedded in the center.

Shop windows were redecorated with seasonal arrangements.

In the streets and alleys, men mostly wore crisp grey-blue Dacron shirts, while women changed into floral blouses, with silk roses pinned in their hair.

As for the radio, it began to play "Today is Your Birthday, Dragon Country" on a loop in advance!

On this day, Peng Lin also had a rare day off.

He and Zhu Lin stood together in the waiting area of Yanjing Airport, anticipating the arrival of Peng Lin's parents.

To meet her future father-in-law and mother-in-law, Zhu Lin had specially applied a light makeup today.

She wore an off-white batwing top with high-waisted jeans, topped with a beige cinched trench coat, and paired with the most popular wavy short hair of that era, making her incredibly beautiful.

As a plane landed at the airport, Peng Lin immediately saw his parents.

"Dad, Mom!"

Peng Lin waved, leading Zhu Lin to quickly walk over.

"Uncle, Auntie, hello, I'm Peng Lin's girlfriend!"

Zhu Lin was also poised and greeted Peng Lin's parents.

"Oh, hello, hello..."

Peng Lin's mother looked at such a beautiful daughter-in-law and said with immense joy.

Seeing their son so accomplished after graduating from university and having found a wife, the old couple were both very happy.

Peng Lin helped his parents move their luggage to his dedicated car, and then the group headed to Zhu Lin's home.

To welcome the in-laws, Zhu Lin's parents had prepared a lavish meal at home.

After the two sets of parents had dinner and rested for the night, they would go to Tianmen Square together to watch the military parade tomorrow.

Peng Lin arranged the best viewing spots for both sets of parents and Zhu Lin, allowing them to enjoy the parade celebration from the optimal angle!

...The next day.

The 30th Anniversary of the Founding of the Nation Celebration!

Chang'an Avenue, armored vehicles rumbled, shaking the universe; war eagles lined up, guarding the mountains and rivers!

Peng Lin arrived at the military parade site early!

Today, in addition to the regular troops marching in formations and performing goose-steps, there were also the fully equipped heavy combined arms brigade, the Mighty Warrior combined arms brigade, and the army aviation brigade!

These three units were fully armed and skipped the foot parade and goose-stepping segments as they passed through Tianmen Square.

Their equipment retained combat markings, and after being reviewed by the nation and the people, they would immediately rush to the Soviet Union to engage in military confrontation exercises with the army of the world's number one military power!