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Chapter 67 20 Drones

At six o'clock in the evening, Lin Dong was still thinking about the engine solution for the new Hot Hot Number when suddenly, Lin Weiliang called.

"Hey, Dad... I'm at the lab entrance, about to go home for dinner. What's up?"

"I'll come pick you up. We have an emergency tonight and won't be home for dinner. I've already told your mother."

On the other end of the phone, Lin Weiliang spoke quickly and then hung up.

Urgent?

Lin Dong looked at the phone after hanging up, walked out of the laboratory, and gazed at the setting sun on the horizon, seemingly lost in thought.

boom--

A short while later, an SUV with a pass on its windshield drove up and came to a smooth stop next to Lin Dong.

"Xiao Dong, get in the car."

Lin Weiliang rolled down the car window and called out to Lin Dong.

Lin Dong opened the passenger door, stepped in, closed the door, fastened his seatbelt, and casually asked, "Is the military exercise in response to 'Little Days' confirmed?"

"Um."

Lin Weiliang wasn't surprised that Lin Dong guessed what it was about. He started the car and said, "The documents have come down, but the arrangements are a little different this time. Headquarters wants us to be on the red side, and your godfather wants us to go over to discuss how to proceed."

"Are we playing as the red team?"

Lin Dong was taken aback: "Send military technicians to participate in military exercises?"

"That's the idea. The region will send a team to participate, but because it involves new technology and equipment, our opinions will be the primary consideration in the operation. In addition, headquarters wants some other arrangements."

Lin Weiliang gave a brief explanation and quickly drove to the downstairs of a confidential conference room in the core area of ​​the base.

Get off the bus and go upstairs.

Lin Dong followed Lin Weiliang to the conference room, only to find that the core deputy chief engineers of Chengdu Aircraft Industry Group were not present as he had expected.

There were only three people inside: Wang Xingguo, Xu Ziming, and Chen Jianhua, and all three of them had known about his situation for several years.

"Godfather, Uncle Xu, Uncle Chen..."

Lin Dong glanced at the drawn curtains and the anti-eavesdropping devices working by the window and on the table, then went in and greeted each of them politely.

"Xiao Dong, come sit down. Today is just an informal meeting, so there's no need to be so formal."

Wang Xingguo waved for Lin Dong to sit next to him and handed him the top-secret document in front of him: "This is headquarters' requirement for the exercise. Xiao Dong, what are your thoughts?"

"May 18th, that's about a month away, which is a little longer than expected, enough time for us to complete all the preparations."

After reading the contents of the document, Lin Dong looked at the words "Xiao Rizi" and paused for a moment before saying, "But Xiao Rizi is just a vicious dog that has stood up. We should kill the vicious dog, but we should also pay attention to the villains who are holding the leash behind it."

As a reborn person, Lin Dong understands the root cause of these events in East Asia and who the mastermind behind them has been operating in the shadows.

For example, the guy who was killed by the number one male gunner in Japan had polarized attitudes on several occasions when he took the stage.

For example, the China-Japan-South Korea Free Trade Agreement plan, which could have saved the Northeast economy from its severe recession, but immediately became embroiled in numerous disputes as soon as it was proposed...

Behind these changes in attitudes, behind these disputes, there is an invisible hand at work.

"this……"

As Wang Xingguo listened to Lin Dong's words, the adults exchanged glances, a hint of unexpected surprise flashing in their eyes.

They didn't expect that.

Lin Dong is so talented in technology at such a young age, and he also has such a keen sense for these things.

"The people pulling the rope behind us are still too far behind us."

Wang Xingguo thought for a moment, then said in silence, "We can only deal with the vicious dogs for now."

Although in recent years, thanks to Lin Dong's emergence, China has successively acquired substantial equipment systems such as laser interception identification systems, the Hot Hot drone, and swarm drones.

However, all of these devices have one drawback.

That is, its small size results in insufficient ammunition delivery capability.

They can change the situation in a region, but they cannot change the overall confrontation.

They can defend against external enemies, but they are not enough to enable a nation to break free of its shackles and expand outwards.

As for developing large-scale equipment and weapons, in addition to the person in charge having sufficient technology, talent and experience, it also requires the cooperation of a large team.

For example, the "Emei WS-15" engine project currently underway relies not only on Wang Xingguo, the current "Chief Engineer," but also on the cooperation of Jiao You, the former Chief Engineer, and the core team of nearly 100 people from the 606 and 624 research institutes.

Finally, below them, there were hundreds of subordinate laboratories working together to overcome the challenge.

For example, when Chengdu Aircraft Industry Group (CAC) led the team to develop the J-20 fighter jet, CAC alone selected a core team of 100 people, along with thousands of military laboratories and factories across the country.

The finalized design drawings weighed several tons when printed.

It can be said that each of these large-scale equipment and weapons is a magnificent scientific research project, which is still an obstacle for Lin Dong at present.

It's not that Lin Dong's talent and technical skills are insufficient for these projects, but rather that Lin Dong is still in a stage of rapid growth and learning.

Whether it was Lin Dong's parents, his godfather, or the core leaders who were informed, everyone preferred to let Lin Dong continue to grow rather than bear these tedious scientific research tasks at an early age.

After all, he is still a twelve-year-old boy.

Compared to having Lin Dong step up and take on these projects now, people are more looking forward to his full maturity in the future.

"What headquarters is saying now..."

Wang Xingguo suppressed his emotions and looked at Lin Dong with gentle anticipation: "For this exercise, headquarters would like to invite a foreign observation group to watch it together."

"Invite a foreign observation team?"

Lin Dong was taken aback, a hint of surprise flashing in his eyes.

He had no memory or impression of whether headquarters had conducted any exercises in response to the Diaoyu Islands incident in his previous life, but he could assure him that headquarters had never invited any foreign observer groups to visit or conduct exercises during that year.

So what is this decision now?

It is a practical report on swarm drones. The practical application of drones ten years ahead of schedule has given headquarters great confidence.

"right."

Wang Xingguo nodded seriously: "But whether or not we should make this arrangement depends on whether we are confident in our ability to do so."

After all, if there are outsiders present, the Blue team, as the hypothetical enemy, will not hold back and will even have to exert 200% of its fighting power.

If we, as the Red Team, lose, then inviting the observation team won't boost our confidence; it will just make us a laughingstock.

That's why I called you over, because you were the one who mainly developed the swarm drones, and you have a deep understanding of them.

"How do our forces compare to the Blue team's?" Lin Dong thought for a moment and asked the crucial question.

Whether or not victory can be achieved depends on the strength and resources that both sides can deploy. After all, a live-fire exercise cannot be accomplished entirely by drones.

"The Blue Force consists of one armored division with 12,000 men, 280 tanks, 400 armored vehicles, a standard artillery regiment, 15 armed helicopters, and 20 fourth-generation fighter jets."

Wang Xingguo took out another document and handed it to Lin Dong: "The Red Army has the same configuration, but its equipment and personnel are only one-fifth of the Blue Army's. The Air Force has only 10 fighter jets, plus 5 transport planes."

In addition, there's a special forces unit of about 100 people, and your swarm of drones, limited to a maximum of 20.

"this……"

As Lin Dong listened to Wang Xingguo's account and compared it with the information in the documents, a strange look appeared in his eyes.

Ever since he learned that headquarters was going to respond to Xiao Rizi with an exercise, he had taken the time to look through Xiao Rizi's information.

The current configuration and layout of the blue team look exactly like the configuration and layout of a small, ordinary household.

After all, this period was the end of the division-to-brigade reform in China, and most of the armored division configurations had been abolished and replaced by armored brigades.

Moreover, the location of the exercises was not the northwestern region with its previous continental climate, but a region in Guangxi Province with a more maritime climate, similar to Xiao Rizi.