Chapter 222: Drone Arrival, New Tactics

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"One month?" Lao Liu exclaimed, "Isn't that too optimistic? Even for the Polar Bear, developing a new type of fighter jet would take several years!"

Li Mingyuan shook his head:

"Conventional thinking is indeed like that, but we have two advantages: First, the design blueprints are already very complete, saving a large amount of trial-and-error time;

Second, we can fully utilize existing resources, simplify some secondary systems, and concentrate all our energy on the Hexin technology."

He picked up the blueprints for the WP-5 Engine:

"For example, with this engine, we can first set aside the most complex automatic control system and adopt a hybrid control method that is half-mechanical and half-electronic;

Take the avionics system for another example; we can first use a simplified version of the Radar, keeping only the basic search functions.

In this way, although the performance will be somewhat reduced, it can greatly shorten the development cycle."

The engineers nodded repeatedly as they listened; Li Mingyuan's line of thinking was indeed rigorous and practical.

"By the way," Li Mingyuan added, "there is one more very important point. Although the J-6 has excellent combat performance, its greatest value lies in technical accumulation.

Through this project, we can master a series of Hexin technologies such as jet engines, supersonic aerodynamic design, and avionics systems, laying the foundation for more advanced weapon systems in the future."

These words resonated with everyone present.

As engineers, they all understood the importance of technical accumulation; a country's strength does not rely on one or two advanced weapons, but on continuous technical innovation and the perfection of the industrial system.

Li Mingyuan finally picked up a blueprint; it was the three-view drawing of the J-6.

The streamlined fuselage, the sharp swept wings, the twin-tail design—the entire fighter jet looked both elegant and full of deterrence.

"Alright, time is precious," Li Mingyuan clapped his hands, "Now we split into groups. Lao Liu, you lead the engine group and go all out to tackle the WP-5; Zhang Gong, you are responsible for the airframe structure; Wang Gong, the avionics system is handed to you; Xiao Zhao, you organize the material procurement and process research..."

He assigned tasks one by one, and everyone received specific blueprints and goals.

When everyone left the laboratory and threw themselves into work with full enthusiasm, Li Mingyuan finally let out a sigh of relief and slumped into his chair.

Three days later, the front line of Sun Country.

"Damn it, is this the 'new toy' that kid Li Mingyuan was talking about?"

Li Yunlong held up his binoculars, looking at the strange machine in front of him with a face full of suspicion,

"Can this thing really fly?"

Parked in front of them was a Drone with a bizarre shape.

It was about four meters long with a wingspan of around five meters; it had no cockpit, only a streamlined nose and two small engines.

Hanging under the fuselage were two bombs with special shapes; one was an improved Cloud Bomb.

The other was what Li Mingyuan called a "Cluster Bomb"—it looked like a large iron barrel, filled with hundreds of small bombs inside.

"It can indeed fly, and it flies quite high," Zhang Gong explained with full confidence,

"Although it can't compare to the U-2 in altitude, its range can reach a hundred kilometers, and it can completely raid the enemy's rear base.

Most importantly, this thing doesn't need a pilot; even if it gets shot down, there will be no casualties."

Li Yunlong's eyes lit up: "You mean, this thing can fly to the enemy's logistics base?"

"That's right," Zhang Gong nodded,

"And the Cluster Bomb it carries can burst in the air, releasing hundreds of small bombs to cover a diameter of five hundred meters; it's practically the effect of an air raid."

"Good fellow, this guy Li Mingyuan really knows how to play!" Li Yunlong laughed heartily, dangerous light flickering in his eyes, "We are about to counterattack!"

Zhang Gong then brought several engineers to introduce the usage methods of the Camouflage Net and Dummy Target to Li Yunlong in detail.

These Camouflage Nets were made of special materials, making them almost blend into the surrounding environment when viewed from the air;

While the Dummy Targets could simulate the heat sources and electromagnetic signals of real targets, enough to confuse the enemy's reconnaissance equipment.

"Lao Li, this time someone really sent a pillow just as we were getting sleepy!" Zhao Gang walked over and said excitedly,

"The enemy is feeling smug right now, thinking they have grasped our weaknesses, using the U-2 for safe reconnaissance and high-altitude bombing while we can't hit a single thing. They definitely won't expect that we have already prepared a counterattack!"

Li Yunlong smiled with a sinister look: "How can others be allowed to snore beside one's bed! We'll give the enemy a big surprise right now!"

That evening, Li Yunlong summoned all the officers and formulated a detailed combat plan:

Step one, use the Camouflage Net and Dummy Targets to redeploy the defensive positions, hide the real fire points, and simultaneously set up a large number of Dummy Targets to confuse the enemy's reconnaissance.

Step two, dispatch the Drone to raid the enemy's rear base and supply lines, using the Cluster Bomb to cause large-scale damage.

Step three, take advantage of the enemy's chaos to launch a full-scale counterattack and retake the lost strategic strongholds.

"Comrades, this is the key battle for us to turn the tide of the war!" Li Yunlong slapped the table, his gaze firm,

"The enemy thinks they are safe at high altitude? We'll let them know that in the sky and on the ground, it's all the territory of our Long Country!"

The officers were fired up and immediately split up to take action.

Overnight, the entire front line quietly changed its appearance—the real fire points were meticulously camouflaged, while some obvious "fire points" were actually just carefully placed Dummy Targets;

Supply routes were also replanned to avoid the enemy's reconnaissance paths;

On several hilltops, the Drone Launch Pad was already prepared, just waiting for dawn to launch the attack.

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The next morning, the U-2 conducted a reconnaissance flight as usual and took a large number of photos from high altitude.

The photos showed that the Long Country army seemed to have been weakened to the extreme; the main fire points were clear at a glance, and the supply routes were clearly visible.

The Di Guo intelligence analyst looked at these photos, full of confidence: "Look, the Long Country people are already at their wit's end; their deployment is clear to us."

General Johnson nodded with satisfaction:

"Very good, continue to maintain high-altitude reconnaissance and bombing; in another week, their supply lines will be completely cut off.

By then, we only need to launch one ground offensive to completely annihilate Li Yunlong's troops!"

However, just as they were feeling smug, a disaster was quietly descending.

At noon that day, ten Drones took off from a hidden valley and flew along the preset flight path toward the enemy's rear base.

The flight altitude of these drones was not enough to evade the enemy's anti-aircraft fire, but their speed was quite considerable; coupled with their small size and small radar cross-section, they actually succeeded in penetrating the air defense network and arrived above the target.

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At the command post of the Di Guo Seventh Group Army, General Johnson was looking at the large operational map on the wall with a smile on his face.

On the map, a red line clearly marked the maximum range of the Long Country's Cloud Bomb and various types of anti-aircraft weapons.

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