[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"origin-arms-tycoon-starting-with-a-scammed-hundred-bill":3,"chapter-arms-tycoon-starting-with-a-scammed-hundred-bill-arms-tycoon-starting-with-a-hundred-billion-doll-chapter-191":6},{"origin":4,"title":5},"chinese","Arms Tycoon: Starting by Conning a $10 Billion Order",{"chapter":7,"nextChapterSlug":20,"prevChapterSlug":21,"totalChapters":22,"novelImage":23},{"id":8,"novel_id":9,"title":10,"slug":11,"index":12,"content":13,"wordcount":14,"created_at":15,"updated_at":16,"volume":17,"translator":18,"content_hash":19},2079083,3287,"Chapter 191","arms-tycoon-starting-with-a-hundred-billion-doll-chapter-191",191,"\u003Cp>Dr. Wen Xia said.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hearing this, Lin Yi was delighted, then turned to CEO Yang Chen and the heads of the various departments, instructing them:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"For the upcoming period, you must follow Dr. Wen's arrangements; if the company needs people, provide people, if it needs materials, provide materials,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>and if we don't have something, go purchase it immediately.... Within half a month, you must manufacture our other flagship product, the carbon fiber material.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Remember, this is a crucial step for our company toward diversification;\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>if anyone drags their feet and fails to keep up with the company's progress, don't blame me for turning my back on them!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hearing the boss speak so decisively, the heads of all major departments solemnly promised to keep pace with the company.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After arranging the company's overall direction, the remaining trivial arrangements became CEO Yang Chen's responsibility.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lin Yi departed directly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Meanwhile, on the other side,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>the Dragon Nation military spent several days transporting all weapons purchased from DWS to designated locations.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>There, an expert team long prepared by Dragon Nation conducted the acceptance inspection.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>These experts were composed of personnel from Dragon Nation's Ordnance Industry Group, Aviation Industry Group, Equipment and Armament Industry Group, and other military-industrial enterprises.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It could be said that they represented a gathering of Dragon Nation's national-treasure-level scientists.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"These weapons are truly manufactured to perfection!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After inspecting an M12A Abrams, an elderly expert was not marveling at how excellent the tank itself was,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>but rather he was shocked by the technology used to manufacture it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The entire tank seemed to be formed as a single piece, without a single weld point.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In terms of modern manufacturing technology, this was inconceivable.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Meanwhile, the experts from the Aviation Industry Group had stars in their eyes looking at Mao Xiong's modernized M160M and Apache helicopters.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They couldn't wait to tear these pieces of equipment apart right then and there for research.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Once all the weapons passed acceptance inspection,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>next, quite a few generals who had rushed over specifically could no longer remain calm.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"We, the Central Theater Command, want 100 of these tanks, and 30 Apaches...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>a middle-aged man with the rank of General said.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Old Yu, your skin is truly thick; if your Central Theater Command wants 100 units, then what about our Southern Theater Command? If you, Old Yu, can have 100, then our Southern Theater Command also wants 100...!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>another General said.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"What does the South matter? We in the Central region are guarding the capital's security... Old Duan!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>the Eastern Commander said.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You guard the capital, so does that mean we don't guard the coast? Never mind that; whatever amount you want, I want the same amount!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>the Southern Theater Command Commander showed no face-saving courtesy.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Old Yu, Old Duan, if you two from the Central and Southern regions take everything, we in the Eastern Theater Command will be left eating dirt!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>another General said.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This year, Dragon Nation's seven military regions, which had been in place for a long time, were officially reorganized into five major theater commands.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The commanders of these five theater commands had naturally heard about the military's equipment procurement from the DWS platform this time.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Therefore, before the acceptance inspection was even completed, they flew directly via military aircraft to the base,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>their objective naturally being to seize the weapons and equipment.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After all, this batch of equipment consisted entirely of active-duty Ugly Nation gear,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>and after their testing, these pieces of equipment were even more advanced than the Ugly Nation's active-duty counterparts of the same type.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This forced even those military-industrial experts to sigh in admiration.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Dragon Nation still had a clear gap compared to the other side in certain types of equipment.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>However, what they did not know was that the reason these pieces of equipment were so advanced\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>was partly due to the title bonus Lin Yi had obtained, which increased the performance of all weapons by 10%.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This also resulted in Dragon Nation's various weapons now being comprehensively lagging behind.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>However, similarly, even the Ugly Nation's own current equipment had a significant gap compared to similar products on the DWS platform.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Under these circumstances, these Generals naturally wanted to put aside their dignity to get these good things into their own territories.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Although everyone was a soldier serving Dragon Nation to protect the home and defend the country,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>no one would complain about having more good things in their own bed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>For a time, regarding the issue of distribution, the generals inside the base were endlessly quarreling,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>completely unable to reach a decision.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At one moment someone would say, your Eastern Theater Command focuses mainly on the Navy and Air Force,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>so why do you need so many tanks?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At another moment someone would say, our Western Theater Command's main forces are the Army and Air Force.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They should receive a larger share of the tanks and helicopters.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In the end, it took the military three days of intense discussion to finally settle the allocation of this batch of weapons.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Some theater command leaders were naturally beaming with joy, while others could only wait for the next batch.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Just at this moment, the Ugly military, which had been preparing for nearly a month, finally made its move.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>On March 18th, a coalition force led by the Ugly military,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>with an initial batch of 60,000 troops, took advantage of the night and, with the help of transport ships, landed in Tartus Province in the southwest of Xuzheng Prefecture.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This batch of soldiers included 53,000 from the Ugly Nation, 5,000 from John Bull, 1,000 from Kangaroo Nation, 100 from Stick Nation, and others.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>These soldiers, fully armed, advanced southeastward along the railway from Tartus, launching their attack.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Relying on vast numbers of tanks, armored vehicles, and air force support.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The coalition army swept through cities and seized territory one after another, capturing Safita, Hosn, and other urban centers in succession.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Throughout this process, resistance from the Syrian side remained extremely limited.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They retreated all the way to Homs, a western Syrian city, where they finally seemed to stabilize their defensive lines.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Homs City lies on the banks of the Orontes River, 162 kilometers north of the capital Damascus, at an elevation of approximately 500 meters.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Its status as both the hub of an agricultural region and a transportation center is of critical importance.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The railway here connects northward to the major northern stronghold of Aleppo, westward to Beirut, the capital of Lebanon, and then turns inward toward the national capital, Damascus.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Meanwhile, oil pipelines from the nation's own Karachuk oil field and from the Kirkuk oil field in Iraq also pass through the city's outskirts.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It can be said that Homs City holds immense strategic significance for the Syrian side.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In the past, whenever the U.S. military conducted bombing campaigns,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>aside from the capital and the major northern stronghold of Aleppo, this location would invariably be the primary target.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>However, at this moment, nearly 60,000 coalition troops encountered fierce resistance in Homs City.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The government forces assembled by Syria displayed extremely tenacious fighting spirit, even with Sunni Syrian anti-government militias guiding their way.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Both sides engaged in fierce combat within Homs City.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Due to years of civil war in Syria, many areas of Homs City had long since been reduced to rubble and broken walls.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Most civilians had already fled the city long ago.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Therefore, the fighting between both sides in this city proceeded without any reservations or constraints.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The U.S. military led the advance with heavy artillery; this time, they were equipped with M270 multiple launch rocket systems, large quantities of M30 mortars, 81mm and 107mm mortars,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>as well as M29 81mm mortars, M110 203mm howitzers, and other weaponry.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Coordinated with armed helicopters, tanks, and air force support, they initially suppressed the Syrian military so thoroughly that they could barely lift their heads.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>However, the Syrian side was by no means pushovers.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They deployed large numbers of drones to launch suicide attacks against several U.S. artillery positions.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At the same time, various anti-tank missiles, even the U.S.'s own Javelin anti-tank missiles, were wielded by the Syrian military with effortless precision, as if extensions of their own arms.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Whenever the enemy attacked, the Syrian forces would all retreat into tunnels they had prepared long in advance.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And as soon as the enemy entered the urban ruins, they faced ambushes and surprise attacks from every direction.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>For a time, the U.S. military's progress in Homs City became extremely slow.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Instead, under relentless suicide attacks by various drones, they suffered significant equipment losses.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In a short span, both sides became completely bogged down in a war of attrition.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>For the U.S. military to break through Homs City proved exceedingly difficult.\u003C\u002Fp>",1456,"2026-06-16T04:15:30.615Z","2026-06-16T04:35:02.051Z",1,"Qwen3.5 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