Chapter 320: Never Seen a Weapon Like This!

In the coastal base command room, the telegraph receiver began to work rapidly.

The telegraph operator recorded the message at high speed, then shouted excitedly:

"Report! The test firing was a complete success! All three shots hit the target! The observation ship reports that the missile flight trajectory exceeded expectations, with strong sea-skimming capability, excellent trajectory-changing ability, and extremely high hit accuracy!"

Minister Zhang stood where he was, his hands trembling as he held the telegram, reading it over and over again as if afraid he had misread something.

Finally, he raised his head, tears shimmering in his eyes.

"Three shots... all hit?" His voice was somewhat choked, "Chief Engineer Li, is this really... a weapon we created?"

"It is ours, one hundred percent pure Long Country manufacture," Li Mingyuan said with a smile.

Minister Zhang grabbed his shoulders abruptly, so excited he almost shook him,

"It's unbelievable! I've worked at the Military Industry Commission for ten years and have never seen a weapon like this! Three hundred kilometers away, automatically searching for targets, sea-skimming flight, terminal trajectory changes... this is simply..."

He was at a loss for words, unable to find the right terms to describe his shock.

The Military Representative nearby also crowded around; the Lieutenant General who had been full of suspicion moments ago now had a flushed face, excited like a child,

"I watched the missiles launch with my own eyes, watched them disappear into the horizon with my own eyes, yet I still can't believe it... Chief Engineer Li is truly awesome!"

"The observation ship reported that the missile flight altitude was only a dozen meters?" another general asked incredulously,

"This... how is this possible? How do they avoid the waves?"

"Automatic control system," Li Mingyuan explained, "The missiles are equipped with Radar and high-speed computing units, capable of adjusting flight altitude in real-time."

"That kind of trajectory-changing ability... it simply doesn't seem like something a machine could do!" the third general said,

"The observation report says they even performed maneuvers similar to fighter jets in the final stage?"

Li Mingyuan nodded, "That is to break through the Anti-aircraft System fire net. The enemy ships' Anti-aircraft System mainly covers the horizontal direction, while deck protection is relatively weak. Therefore, the missile will suddenly climb when approaching the target to attack from the top."

The command room gradually quieted down, everyone digesting this astonishing information.

"There is something even more powerful," Li Mingyuan continued,

"In this test firing, the missiles were all equipped with conventional warheads. But it can also be loaded with a Graphite Warhead, causing the enemy ship's electronic systems to be paralyzed in an instant."

This sentence was like dropping a bomb on the water's surface, triggering a new round of shock.

"Do you understand what this means?" Li Mingyuan looked around at everyone,

"It means the Di Guo maritime hegemony will cease to exist. Their aircraft carrier battle groups, which they are so proud of, will become as fragile as paper in front of our missiles."

After a few seconds of silence, someone suddenly shouted: "Hurry to mass-produce! Send them to the coastal positions immediately!"

This seemed to open the floodgates, and everyone began to voice their opinions all at once.

"Right! We must deploy to the frontline immediately!"

"We finally have the ability to fight back!" an Advanced military officer waved his fist excitedly, "Let the enemy taste what it's like to be hit!"

"Once this weapon is deployed, the war situation will surely be reversed!"

"The enemy will never dare to bomb our rear recklessly again!"

Minister Zhang suddenly slapped the table and stood up,

"Report to the high command immediately! Request special approval for the production plan!" He turned to Li Mingyuan,

"Chief Engineer Li, whatever resources you need, just ask! We will mobilize the whole country to satisfy your requirements!"

The Military Representative was not to be outdone, "I suggest establishing a special task force immediately, notify the Frontline Command, and have Chief Engineer Li personally lead the team to guide the combat deployment!"

For a time, the command room was filled with excitement, and everyone was impatient to see the performance of the "Leiji-1" missile in actual combat.

At the same time that the Long Country was secretly test-firing the "Leiji-1" missile, in the Frontline Command, Li Yunlong was checking the latest battle reports, his brows locked in a frown.

"The enemy has sent two more regiments; the pressure is getting greater and greater." He grabbed a handful of peanuts and chewed them bitterly,

"This war can't be fought; they have air superiority, they have naval superiority, and our rear supply lines are cut. We can only hold on by a single breath."

Lao Liu handed him a cup of tea, "Lao Li, don't worry, didn't the higher-ups say there was a new weapon in development?"

"New weapon?" Li Yunlong sneered,

"How long has it been in development? The enemy is almost at our doorstep; if we don't fight back, we're really finished!"

Just then, a communicator ran in hurriedly,

"Regimental Commander Li, urgent telegram from headquarters!"

Li Yunlong grabbed the telegram and scanned it quickly.

Suddenly, his expression froze, his eyes widened, and his mouth opened slightly, as if he had seen something unbelievable.

"Lao Li, what's wrong?" Lao Liu asked worriedly.

Li Yunlong did not answer, continuing to read the telegram, the expression on his face changing from shock to ecstasy.

"Hahaha!" He suddenly looked up and laughed, slapping the telegram onto the table, "Heaven has eyes! We really have created an anti-ship Missile! It can hit three hundred kilometers!"

"What?!" Lao Liu jumped up in shock, "Anti-ship Missile? Three hundred kilometers?"

"That's right!" Li Yunlong grabbed Lao Liu's shoulders excitedly, shaking him hard,

"Three hundred kilometer range, autonomously searching for targets, capable of bypassing enemy ship defense systems, and hitting with precision!"

"This... how is this possible..." Lao Liu stammered,

"Our rocket artillery can only hit twenty kilometers at most..."

"It's Li Mingyuan!" Li Yunlong patted the table,

"The telegram says this is a new weapon his team developed; the test firing yesterday was a success, all three shots hit! And it can be loaded with a Graphite Warhead to paralyze enemy ships instantly!"

Others in the command post crowded around, vying to see that miraculous telegram.

"Is it for real?" a staff officer was half-doubting, "How can it hit a ship three hundred kilometers away?"

"The telegram says the missile has its own 'brain'," Li Yunlong explained excitedly, "It can automatically search for targets, and even if the enemy ship moves, it can track and hit it!"

"This... isn't this a myth?" another staff officer was too shocked to speak.

Li Yunlong patted the telegram triumphantly.

"What myth? This is our Long Country's technology! It is said to be some... Integrated Circuit Technology, the same thing as that little Computer that Li Mingyuan developed before!"

The entire command post instantly erupted, every person's face filled with incredible excitement.

"The enemy is finished!" Lao Liu clenched his fists, "That aircraft carrier they are so proud of is worth nothing in front of our Missiles!"

Li Yunlong nodded, then suddenly thought of something and turned serious.

"The telegram also says that Li Mingyuan is leading a team and is on his way to the front line, preparing to guide the combat deployment. We must get ready to welcome them!"

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On the Di Guo aircraft carrier "Yeqi Hao", General Linke was on the bridge directing a new round of combat plans.