The Pentagon.
Inside a special conference room.
A group of people sat at the conference table, silently watching the live broadcast on the large floor-to-ceiling screen with CTV's watermark. When the group of armed soldiers, accompanied by drones, appeared on the screen, almost everyone held their breath.
After Fang Zheng disappeared from the video, whispers began to spread in the conference room.
"I don't know what their chances of winning are against our rangers …" The Secretary of Defense was the first to break the silence. He reached out his index finger and touched the coffee cup on the table. He tried a few times before holding the cup. He pretended to be calm and took a sip. "We don't need those fancy armors at all. Fighting with lithium batteries is no different from running naked with explosives."
These words comforted many people. After all, lithium batteries, which used active metals as electrodes, were more spectacular than thermite.
However, there were also many people who still had a worried look on their faces.
After all, even they had considered this problem, so there was no reason that the Chinese couldn't. Not to mention that this thing was dropped directly from low-Earth orbit. Even with a decelerator, the durability of the equipment and the quality of the soldiers were not small.
"… We have discussed similar issues last time." The White House National Security Advisor looked at the overly confident Secretary of Defense. He stood up and pushed his glasses up the bridge of his nose. He said slowly, "It depends on whether they want to fight our rangers or not."
The Secretary of Defense retorted, "The battlefield is ever-changing, we don't always have a choice."
The National Security Advisor shook his head.
"Admit it, we don't have any effective means of defense against this vertical landing mode. There are almost no missiles that can catch up to their speed after they break through the atmosphere 20 kilometers away from the landing point. Unless they parachute into our face, or we launch missiles all over the country. "
The president twirled the pen in his hand.
"This sounds like a good idea."
The National Security Advisor looked at the president seriously.
"Mr. President, other than arms companies, I'm afraid no one will be happy about this. And with all due respect, instead of wasting money on this black hole, we should put more effort into other areas, such as diplomacy. Whether you want to accept this reality or not, the current situation is very disadvantageous to us. "
"We only know that they have an organized orbital airborne force, but we still don't know the number of people in this force. Do you understand what I mean? There may be more of them than we thought. If they equip every paratrooper according to this standard … "
The national security adviser in a suit looked at the people around the conference table and exchanged surprised looks. He took a deep breath and spoke in a difficult tone.
"I feel that it will be very difficult for us to find a way to win against such an opponent …"
…
The heated discussion on the Internet continued to ferment, and people's excitement continued. Obviously, it would not be vented so quickly.
The military parade was over.
The finale of the entire review ceremony was the orbital airborne brigade formation. This phalanx was led by Li Gaoliang. Of course, he had to be called Brigade Commander Li now.
Starting from the second half of this year, the size of the orbital airborne force expanded from the regimental level to the brigade level. This special military unit, which originally belonged to the Eastern Theater of Operations, was also assigned to the Space Army under the direct command of Beijing.
Lu Zhou was happy for Li Gaoliang from the bottom of his heart.
He was probably glad that he had made the choice to change his fate.
"Dad, the Bird's Nest celebration will start in the evening, you don't have to worry." Lu Zhou looked at his father, who had been looking around since the end of the military parade. He sighed and said, "Also, our tickets are special seats, no matter how late we go, there will always be seats."
In fact, the Bird's Nest stadium had VIP rooms, but when Lu Zhou went to take a look, the "viewing experience" in the private room was not as good as sitting in the open stadium. Because of the enclosed environment, the field of view was quite narrow.
Even though Star Sky Technology's holographic technology was temporarily the most advanced in the world, it still wasn't very mature. At least, it was still a few kilometers away from being able to fully enhance the coverage of reality.
In this case, the best seats were actually in the middle of the stadium, which were temporary seats placed on the green field. The first row closest to the stadium was where the VIP seats had the best viewing experience and comfort.
Old Lu's eyes widened when he heard what Lu Zhou said.
"What? It starts at night? "
"Yeah."
Lu Zhou had a helpless expression on his face. If he remembered correctly, he had said this at least three times.
Lu Bangguo smiled awkwardly and scratched the back of his head.
"It starts at night, then there's no need to worry … Oh yeah, I met a very interesting old man on the way to Beijing. His niece happens to be in her early twenties, and she doesn't have a boyfriend. I'll arrange a date for you …"
When Lu Zhou saw that his father was looking for a business card in his pocket, he nearly choked on his own saliva.
What the hell?!
You're trying to find a date for yourself while you're on a high-speed train?
He finally understood why Chen Yushan didn't want to go back to Beijing unless it was Chinese New Year.
While Lu Zhou was thinking about how to politely refuse this troublesome matter, Chen Yushan, who was standing next to him, noticed his embarrassment.
Before Lu Zhou could reach out his hand, she took the business card from her father's hand with a smile.
"Uncle Lu, he doesn't have a place to put his business card. I brought my bag, so I'll keep it for him. After I'm done, I'll tell him to go. "
"Oh, oh …" Old Lu nodded and smiled. "Then … Okay then, my kid doesn't know how to talk, so I'll leave it to you."
"Okay, don't worry!"
Seeing that the communication seemed to be going smoothly, Lu Zhou was overjoyed. He secretly gave Chen Yushan a thumbs up.
goodjob！
…
As the curtain of night gradually fell, the high-rise buildings gradually lit up with the neon lights of tens of thousands of homes.
Outside the Bird's Nest stadium, the soldiers who had just been inspected on the square formed a human wall. They were like human windshield wipers, clearing the traffic in the nearby area and guiding pedestrians into the stadium in an orderly manner.
The nearby road had been closed. Wang Peng parked the car in the underground parking lot of a nearby hotel. He then led Lu Zhou and his group toward the stadium with several other colleagues.
Chen Yushan stood on her tiptoes and looked at the sea of people in front of her. She said emotionally.
She said emotionally, "There are so many people this year."
"After all, it's the first time …" Lu Zhou suddenly thought of something. He glanced at Wang Peng and asked, "Speaking of which, has this kind of celebration ever been held before?"
Wang Peng thought for a bit and spoke.
"I think it's the first time for the Bird's Nest. Such a large-scale holographic projection application … I think it's also the first time."
Isn't this bullsh * t?
Lu Zhou smiled and shook his head.
Where did such a large-scale holographic projection system come from? Even if they wanted to show off, they had to have something to show off, right?
Lu Bangguo walked with his wife and looked around. He looked at the dense crowd around him and whispered, "There are so many people … How are we going to meet?"
Before coming here, he made an appointment with the old man named Liu to meet in front of the Bird's Nest stadium.
Fang Mei rolled her eyes and said, "If we can't meet, then we won't. There are so many people standing here, isn't meeting in front of the stadium like looking for a needle in a haystack? "
A look of pity appeared on Lu Bangguo's face.
Originally, Liu Peizhong was going to bring his niece, who was in her early twenties, to watch this grand performance with them.
But looking at the current situation, it would be strange if they could meet.
Lu Zhou didn't notice what his father was thinking. He raised his head.
Suddenly, a fiery red beam of light rose from the center of the stadium. It suddenly burst into dazzling light particles, lighting up the entire night sky.
They didn't expect there to be a fireworks show before the celebration. The tourists around them were surprised by this unexpected surprise. They excitedly raised their phones and took photos of the crisscrossing lights and shadows in the air.
Lu Zhou didn't take out his phone to take photos. He just looked at the gorgeous fireworks and spoke softly with a smile.
"It's about to start."
Chen Yushan's eyes reflected the dazzling fireworks as she looked at the sky and spoke in a pleasantly surprised tone.
"Are they … setting off fireworks?"
"Yes, but it's not the same as the traditional gunpowder fireworks." After a pause, Lu Zhou continued, "Those scattered light particles are all released through holographic images."
"… Holographic images."
Lu Zhou glanced at her.
"You sound a little disappointed?"
"It's not that I'm disappointed … I'm actually quite happy. I just feel like these fireworks don't really exist. "Chen Yushan shrugged and joked playfully," Maybe I'm being unreasonable. "
Lu Zhou smiled and shook his head.
"Things like fireworks, whether it's holographic or gunpowder, are things that only exist in this world for a short time. Using the original kind of fireworks will leave behind pollution and safety hazards. Don't you think this kind of holographic image is very modern? "
Chen Yushan said mockingly, "That's really your style."
Lu Zhou: "What style?"
"The style of a science guy."
So this kind of thing is divided into liberal arts?
Does that mean there's also an engineering department?
Lu Zhou looked at Chen Yushan's face illuminated by the fireworks. He made a helpless expression on his face and looked forward.
Perhaps, the way men and women think about problems is indeed not quite the same.
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