153: "I hit you... No, it wasn't you... It was really me..."

The situation in Australia was gradually escalating, and major news also broke out in other parts of the world.

The first piece of news was that India's capital seemed to have suffered an American military air raid during the night.

Several American military fighter jets circled over the capital for quite some time before activating the air defense early warning system in Sindri, waking up almost the entire city, who then went out to watch the excitement.

Several fighter jets, including imported Rafales, Mirages, and Su-30s, were dispatched from the air force base guarding the vicinity of Sindri to search for the American military. However, before the American military was even sighted, four Indian fighter jets were shot down.

One crashed in the wealthy district, hitting an apartment building, while the other three all crashed in the surrounding slums. After that, the sounds of fire trucks, ambulances, and police cars did not stop all night.

Thus, the next day, the entire India was alarmed by this news, after all, it was the capital that was attacked.

High-ranking Indian military officials discussed for a long time and came to several conclusions, or rather, suspected parties.

The first was their old rival, Pakistan, which has always performed better than them in air combat. However, based on the night's air combat performance, the attacking fighter jets should have been stealth aircraft, so Pakistan was ruled out.

Then, the second suspected party emerged.

It was China, which also has a strained relationship with India.

China now possesses as many as three types of stealth fighter jets.

They are also the only country with both the capability and motive to do such a thing to India.

As soon as they thought that the American military fighter jets last night were not carrying conventional ammunition, but Mushroom Bombs—

India's leader, Modi, instantly felt a chill run down his spine.

Around the same time, high-ranking officials of China's Department of Defense were holding a meeting presided over by Minister of National Defense Dong Changjun.

They were also discussing the incident of India's capital being attacked at night.

Although China's intelligence was not as comprehensive and direct as India's, the country involved, analysis of clues gathered from various channels led to the basic conclusion that India had been invaded by enemy fighter jets with stealth capabilities.

As for the identity of the invaders, excluding the U.S., excluding Russia, and then excluding China itself, Dong Changjun quickly reached the sole conclusion, secretly alarmed.

After all, just two or three months ago, when Anti-War Army leader Fang Le led a delegation to visit China, they had traded away a significant amount of rare metals, rare earths, and other materials used in the manufacture of stealth fighter jets.

It’s just… it’s truly extraordinary that the Anti-War Army could build stealth fighter jets in such a short period!

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At dawn that day, Fang Le breathed a sigh of relief upon learning that all dispatched bomber formations had returned.

Not to mention the fighter jets, the pilots like Yu Xu were all elites of the Anti-War Army; he would be heartbroken to lose even one.

But this adventure was worthwhile, proving that the Anti-War Army Air Force's long-range delivery capability met the standards.

Yan Ruyu asked curiously, “Commander, what do we do next?”

“Do we take this opportunity to show the world that we have those stealth heavy bombers?”

Fang Le: “Let me first see how much news coverage this incident is getting worldwide.”

Unfortunately, Fang Le searched the global media for a long time, but the public reaction caused by his fighter jet formation's deployment seemed to fall short of expectations.

It seemed that relevant parties had deliberately suppressed the heat, unwilling for the world to make too many associations.

Damn it, this won't do. Fang Le felt like he was punching cotton, with no sense of interaction.

Should he directly release some recorded videos of the bombers online to prove their existence?

What if people insist you're faking it?

After thinking for a long time, Fang Le's eyes lit up.

He directly dialed the long-distance number of China's Minister of National Defense Dong Changjun.

“Old Dong, it seems China has a Zhu Hai Airshow, held every two years, right?”

Dong Changjun on the other end was puzzled and said, “Yes, it’s due this year, in November.”

Fang Le: “But I heard that this airshow will be held a month earlier this year, very soon.”

What?

Dong Changjun was stunned.

“Why haven’t I heard about it being held earlier… I’ll go ask the Air Force Department first.”

Fang Le: “No, no, no, don’t ask yet. What I mean is, if you can hold the airshow a month earlier, can you notify me? I also want to participate in this airshow.”

Dong Changjun didn't quite understand the meaning for a moment.

“Oh, you want to come then, alright, I’ll arrange for the troops to pick up your visiting delegation, just like last time.”

Fang Le shook his head: “No, no, no, what I mean is… leave some exhibition booths for me, I want to display a few of my aircraft.”

Dong Changjun: “Ah? Okay… I’ll check the airshow arrangements first and then get back to you.”

The connection was cut, and Fang Le sat on the stool with his legs crossed, twirling a ballpoint pen in his hand.

In less than half an hour, the call from China came through.

Dong Changjun looked strange and told Fang Le, “Well… after my extensive inquiries, our country’s Zhu Hai Airshow will indeed be held a month earlier this year, probably in about half a month, and we will reserve exhibition booths for you.”

Fang Le chuckled, “Thank you very much.”

Would China originally move the exhibition forward?

How could that be? It was just Dong Changjun following his lead and making a series of adjustments.

Yan Ruyu, who had been watching the show for a long time, also understood.

“Commander, you mean that in half a month we—”

Fang Le made a “shush” sound.

“Xiao Yu, you know what’s going on, but don’t say it… By the way, please call Yu Xu over again, I have something to tell her.”

Soon, China announced to the world that the six-day Zhu Hai Airshow, originally scheduled for November, would be held about a month earlier, roughly in half a month.

This news sparked a considerable reaction globally.

Although China's Zhu Hai Airshow has the shortest history among the world's top five airshows and is nearly at the bottom in terms of scale, given China's rising national strength in recent years, especially the development of its air force, the influence of the Zhu Hai Airshow is gradually expanding, and the number of exhibits and the scale of visitors are also increasing.

Military enthusiasts generally analyzed that China moved the airshow forward to display its new model fighter jets.

In short, this attracted the interest of global audiences intending to attend the airshow, and they all began making preparations, booking passenger planes, high-speed trains, and those from abroad also had to arrange visas.

By the third day after the airshow announcement, the Anti-War Army's online account was also updated.

“The People's Army has received an invitation from the China Airshow and has decided to send its fleet to participate in the Zhu Hai Airshow.”

“We hope certain countries will not obstruct or even use force against the People's Army’s normal military exchange programs.”

The news that the Anti-War Army decided to participate in the Zhu Hai Airshow only spread for a short while within a small circle.

Although the Anti-War Army has been the focus of world public opinion in recent months due to its continuous victories over the powerful and arrogant U.S. Military.

But this is a different matter from the Zhu Hai Airshow, and the Anti-War Army itself said that it was invited to participate, most likely it was an invitation from China to give the Anti-War Army another chance to show its face.

However, this news from the Anti-War Army was immediately noticed by the U.S. Department of Defense.

A high-ranking military officer asked Secretary Sevitz for instructions:

“Minister… should we take action against the Anti-War Army’s participating fleet?”

According to this officer's thinking, since the two sides are currently hostile and in a state of war, allowing the other party to once again cross their airspace to participate in an exhibition abroad would be an inaction on the part of the U.S. Military.

But Savitz shook his head and turned to Claire beside him, asking, “What do you think?”

Claire: “We can obstruct… but I’m more interested in what the Anti-War Army will exhibit at the show.”

Indeed.

Savitz and Claire had a terrifying conjecture about the Anti-War Army previously, but lacked an opportunity to confirm it.

Let this airshow be an observation ground.

Savitz: “By the way, send some professionals with our background to participate in the exhibition and have them pay close attention to what happens at the exhibition.”