114: "Do you know how many years I have been looking forward to this heavy bomber?!!"

U.S. experts conducted numerous inspections of the bombers transported back to the homeland and could only conclude that all the bombers, including the one that crashed into wreckage, showed no signs of being dismantled.

Could it be that the success of Long Country's H-20 Bomber really has nothing to do with their own bombers, and was entirely developed by Long Country's own people?

Savitz also had to stop his investigation.

The United States no longer wanted to delve into the source of the H-20 Bomber's technology, but the H-20 Bomber was currently stirring up a frenzy in Long Country's public opinion!

A netizen posted an old piece of news:

At 5:00 AM on February 17, 2015, Liu Yu, a 92-year-old lieutenant general who was the former Deputy Commander-in-Chief of the Long Country Capital Military Region and an ace pilot in the Anti-U.S. Aggression and Aid Korea air battles, passed away in Beijing.

General Liu, on his deathbed, was extremely weak but still used his strong will, enduring illness, to leave his last wish:

“We must vigorously develop heavy bombers…”

There was a reason why the older generation remained fixated on heavy bombers.

In 1999, a U.S. B-2 heavy bomber, belonging to NATO (North Atlantic Treaty Organization), dropped five bombs from different angles on the Long Country Embassy in the former Yugoslavia, resulting in the immediate deaths of three Long Country journalists and serious injuries to over 20 embassy staff members.

That deliberate bombing became Long Country's greatest humiliation at the end of the 20th century, and it also prompted Long Country's determination and will to endure humiliation and develop heavy bombers in the next century.

Therefore, in 2007, Long Country's H-6K Bomber successfully made its maiden flight, and the H-6K Bomber also marked Long Country's capability for long-range aircraft deployment.

However, the H-6K Bomber had a significant gap compared to the B Series Bomber that the United States had already developed, and it lacked stealth capabilities, at most serving as a supplement to Long Country's overall military system.

It was not until today, when Long Country announced the successful test flight of the H-20 Bomber and its parameters met the various expectations of Long Country netizens, that this shortcoming was finally addressed.

A netizen, who claimed to be a former military enthusiast from a passionate forum, exclaimed with great excitement:

“Day and night, I yearned. Since the passionate forum opened in 2002, the topic of heavy bombers has always been one of the hot topics. It wasn’t until the birth of the H-6K Bomber in 2007 that the expectations of us old military enthusiasts were somewhat fulfilled.”

“Until today, with the success of the H-20 Bomber, I can say that as an old Long Country military enthusiast, I have no regrets whatsoever.”

“From now on, Long Country will have no shortcomings in military technology. We have everything other countries have, and what we have, other countries may not have. Even if other countries do have it, in terms of production and iteration speed, they are far from catching up to our country, which has a complete industrial chain and is the largest industrial nation!”

“Just watch, the H-20 Bomber is just the beginning. Our country will successively roll out various new versions of heavy bombers, further expanding the H-series family members.”

“Enough talk, I’ve invited a few old forum friends from the same city to go drinking together—”

Long Country Chess Master, a popular UP host in the current affairs section, was also passionately speaking in his live broadcast.

Qi Ge's eyes were red, as if he had had a little to drink earlier, and he was exceptionally excited.

“I've told you countless times, you must broaden your perspective when looking at the world.”

“The H-20 Bomber is not just a new type of bomber; its appearance marks a generational change in our country's national defense strategy.”

“The H-20 Bomber can expand our country's strategic deterrence capabilities and greatly extend its aerial patrol radius, encompassing the entire West Pacific, including all the so-called 123 island chains, from nearby Northeast Asia and Southeast Asia to distant South Pacific, East Pacific, Guam, and Hawaii!”

“The United States' West Pacific allies will be trembling and restless, the United States' West Pacific bases will be precarious, and the United States' containment and blockade strategy in Southeast Asia will be rendered useless. The H-20 Bomber can not only attack U.S. Military bases, but also the U.S. Military's logistics, industrial chain, including the United States homeland, can be precisely targeted by us!”

“And don't just focus on the Asia-Pacific. If our People's Army deploys some H-20 Bombers at military airfields in the south-western part of our territory, what will happen to India? Do you guess if war breaks out, their capital's name will have a 'New' added to it?”

“Even based on the H-20 Bomber's long range, and relying on one or two overseas military bases, paired with a Y-20 as an aerial refueling platform, it's simply a case of hitting whoever isn't obedient. From nearby East and Central Asia to distant Europe and even America, who would dare to disobey.”

“Therefore, the rollout of the H-20 Bomber is truly a very great and remarkable achievement.”

“We should award a one-ton medal to the H-20 Bomber research team that facilitated the technological breakthrough…”

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Achoo—

Far away in the heartland of Australia, inside the mountain base, Fang Le sniffled, thinking to himself who was thinking of him.

He always felt this thought was a huge burden.

He was currently in a meeting and quickly pulled his thoughts back.

“Gentlemen, all U.S. Military bombers have now been returned, and our People's Army has received a large amount of material support and compensation from Long Country and the United States, enough to sustain consumption for several months to come.”

“I can't wait to fight the U.S. Military again.”

“But for our People's Army to declare war proactively is always not good; it would be breaking the previous ceasefire agreement. What are your thoughts, gentlemen?”

Uh—

The Anti-War Army high-ranking officials at the meeting looked at each other.

Everyone else wanted to avoid fighting a strong enemy again, but their own leader was just the opposite.

Yue Hanshan: “This… actually, if we really want to go to war, finding reasons isn't difficult. For example, the U.S. Military previously attacked our visiting delegation, or the U.S. Military secretly sent people to infiltrate and sabotage our MacDonnell Ranges. There are as many reasons as you want.”

“But the reasons aren't very strong, that's all.”

Fang Le waved his hand: “Alright, then, you continue preparing for war, and keep thinking of reasons. Also, pay more attention to the world situation. Meeting adjourned.”

Soon after the meeting adjourned, Fang Le received an urgent call from the Northern Hemisphere.

“I am Minister of National Defense Dong Changjun. Xiao Fang, what's going on with you this time?”

Fang Le was puzzled: “Minister Dong, what exactly are you referring to?”

Dong Changjun: “Of course, it's about you returning all those heavy stealth bombers to the United States without keeping any. I just received intelligence that you only exchanged them for some conventional equipment, ammunition, and supplies.”

Fang Le nodded: “According to the previous agreement, those bombers were indeed to be returned to the United States. Our People's Army had no right to detain them indefinitely.”

Dong Changjun: “But… you shouldn't have returned them so quickly. Only a little over a month has passed since the ceasefire. You should at least drag out the time until the three-month period expires, or even longer. As long as you control those heavy bombers, the United States would have to think twice about attacking you. You could even use this as leverage to open up regular external trade channels and continue conventional trade with our country.”

“The longer you drag it out, the more advantageous it is for you. Don't your mountains need construction? Don't you need to purchase various materials, technical workers, and stockpile more supplies?”

“Why did you just hand over your biggest guarantee like that?”

After all, he's still young, not considering things thoroughly, only caring about the small advantages the United States gave him, losing sight of the bigger picture.

As Dong Changjun spoke, he almost blurted out words that were inappropriate to say to a leader of a party.

Fang Le didn't know how to explain.

If it were conventional logic, what Dong Changjun said was indeed mature and prudent.

But he was a person with a system, and he couldn't tell Dong Changjun that he already had a fully mature, and even ahead of its time, mountain base, and that he still had over ten thousand synthetic human slots that he hadn't actualized.

These synthetic humans could serve as soldiers, technical workers, and even research personnel, and being system-produced, they were bound to be excellent, superior to ordinary humans in all aspects.

So he neither needed large-scale base construction nor lacked various types of talents. He even had his own military and civilian factories, capable of continuously producing military and civilian products to a certain extent, achieving self-sufficiency.

Of course, none of this could explain why he returned the bombers to the United States so quickly.

But could he tell Dong Changjun that he had a system mission to occupy the entire Australia within one year?

Therefore, he had to make the next war come sooner to accelerate the occupation progress.

Seeing Fang Le speechless, Dong Changjun thought Fang Le had just realized those tricks and was reflecting on himself.

Dong Changjun comforted him: “Fortunately, even if the United States wants to act immediately, there's still a three-month ceasefire period regulating it… I'll consult with the highest levels to see if we can put some pressure on the United States to prevent them from acting recklessly.”

Fang Le thanked him, and the connection was cut. He had a bitter expression on his face.

Alas, why is it so difficult to start a war?

It wasn't just difficult for Fang Le; it was even more difficult for the United States.

At this moment, the U.S. high-ranking officials were also considering going to war.