Chapter 353: Rocket Launchers, Missiles, Launch!

In the dark valley, streaks of orange-red flame suddenly erupted! 576 rocket shells soared into the air almost simultaneously, trailing long plumes of smoke as they pierced the firmament!

"Detaching first-stage rocket, entering glide phase!" the data analyst stared at the screen and reported loudly.

A glimmer of excitement flashed in Li Mingyuan's eyes, "Has the infrared guidance system been activated?"

"Activated! All rocket shells report the guidance system is normal!"

Li Mingyuan grinned, "Very good, the Di Guo bastards are in for a surprise!"

At this moment, the communication officer handed over a telegram, "Six high-altitude aircraft have taken off and entered the designated airspace; the triangular positioning network is synchronized and activated, and the 'Air Strike-1' missiles are ready for launch!"

Li Mingyuan nodded, "Tell them to wait for our rocket launchers to 'wash the ground' first, then they shall carry out a 'decapitation' strike on the Di Guo rear base!"

In the sky, the 576 rocket shells had already flown 100 kilometers, 150 kilometers, 200 kilometers... Like a group of silent reapers, they flew toward various targets of Di Guo.

At this time, the Di Guo frontline command was a scene of busyness. General Havier was directing the final preparations for Operation "Terminator".

"Are all 12 bombers ready?" he asked.

"Yes, General! The pilots have boarded and are conducting final checks. They can take off in another 20 minutes."

Havier nodded with satisfaction, "Very good, maintain vigilance, don't let the Long Country people notice anything unusual."

Just then, a series of urgent alarms blared from the radar room!

"General! The radar has detected a large number of unidentified flying objects, over 500 of them, approaching us at high speed!"

"What?" Havier's expression changed drastically, "How is that possible? Where would the Long Country people get so many aircraft?"

"It doesn't look like aircraft; the signal characteristics are more like... rocket shells!"

"Rocket shells? Impossible!" Havier slammed the table and stood up, "The Long Country's rocket launchers have a maximum range of forty kilometers; it's impossible for them to hit us here!"

Before the words had even faded, a piercing whistling sound came from the sky!

"Air defense alert! Everyone evacuate immediately!" Havier roared urgently, but it was already too late.

Boom! Boom! Boom!

The first batch of rocket shells accurately struck the Di Guo frontline command, followed immediately by the airfield, ammunition depot, communication center, and radar station... Within a mere two minutes, over 100 rocket shells exploded on the Di Guo frontline positions, kicking up seas of fire!

"This is impossible!" Havier struggled to crawl up from the ruins, his face covered in blood, "Where did the Long Country get remote rocket launchers?"

He grabbed a partially damaged communication device, "Emergency contact with the airfield! Order the suicide planes to take off immediately! Must execute the biochemical weapon attack!"

Only static came from the communicator.

Havier frantically shook the communicator, "Answer me! Airfield! Answer me!"

Meanwhile, the Di Guo third airfield was in chaos.

Amidst continuous explosions, dozens of craters had been blasted into the runway, the control tower had burned into a pillar of fire, and most of the aircraft on the tarmac had turned into burning wreckage.

"Quick! Take off quickly!" a commander roared amidst the flames, "Must execute the mission! For Di Guo!"

Several pilots braved the artillery fire and rushed toward the remaining bombers. Just as they were about to board, a new round of rocket shells whistled in!

Boom! Boom! Boom!

In the massive explosions, the remaining bombers also turned into fireballs, and the biochemical weapon containers they carried were ruptured, the toxic mist spreading rapidly in the heat of the explosions.

"No!" a pilot screamed in despair, but it was already too late. The lethal poison gas had already begun to erode his lungs; he fell to his knees, twitching in agony.

Soon, the entire airfield was shrouded in toxic mist, and all personnel who had not managed to escape collapsed.

At the Di Guo rear command center, the chaos had reached its peak.

"What exactly happened?" the Di Guo Chief of Staff roared, "Why is the frontline suddenly under attack? How could the Long Country people have such firepower?"

"Report, all communication systems on the frontline are interrupted, unable to confirm the specific situation!" the communication officer reported.

"What about the radar station?"

"All destroyed! We have lost the ability to monitor the entire frontline!"

The Chief of Staff's face turned livid, "Air Force! Immediately send a bomber group to provide support!"

"General, I'm afraid that's not possible..." a staff officer said hesitantly, "The three main airfields on the frontline have all been heavily bombed, and most of the aircraft were destroyed on the ground. Worse still, our Operation 'Terminator'... has failed!"

"What?" the Chief of Staff could hardly believe his ears.

"Yes, according to the last received report, all suicide planes loaded with biochemical weapons were destroyed before they could even take off! And... the poison gas leaked, our own people are being poisoned!"

The Chief of Staff slumped into his chair, his face deathly pale.

Just then, an intelligence officer rushed in: "General! Satellite reconnaissance has discovered six unidentified aircraft at high altitude in the Long Country, forming some kind of triangular array! According to our analysis, it is very likely... a missile guidance system!"

"What do you mean?" the Chief of Staff stood up abruptly.

"It means the Long Country may be preparing to launch missiles to strike our rear bases! Including... the biochemical weapon research center!"

The Chief of Staff's face twisted, "Order the anti-aircraft system to fully activate! Shoot down every single missile!"

"I'm afraid it's too late..." the intelligence officer's voice trembled, "We just received a report that 20 unidentified missiles have already broken through the defense line and are flying toward our Hexin military facilities!"

On the big screen at the Di Guo headquarters, 20 red dots were approaching their rear base at an astonishing speed.

Everyone knew that disaster was about to descend.

In the Di Guo headquarters underground bunker, the atmosphere was so heavy it was almost suffocating.

"Retreat! Retreat immediately!" the Chief of Staff's order was an almost hysterical scream, "All advanced officers are to transfer to the B Zone backup command post immediately!"

With the sound of piercing alarms, the headquarters personnel began to flee in a panic. But it was already too late.

The "Air Strike-1" missile group had already broken through the fragile Di Guo anti-aircraft network and was diving toward the designated targets at supersonic speeds.

The first missile accurately struck the Di Guo Hexin command center; amidst a massive explosion, the entire building instantly turned into ruins!

The second and third waves of missiles followed in succession, striking the Di Guo's main military facilities, communication hubs, logistics centers, and—most crucially—the three biochemical weapon research and storage bases!

"No! No! No!" General Havier, in the partially collapsed frontline command post, listened to the terrible news coming from the rear and almost went mad, "This is impossible! How could the Long Country people know the storage locations of our biochemical weapons?"