Comrade, your ingredients are too complicated.

The test continued as the breeze blew across the grassland.

"Report to the commander, the 256-1 engineering verification missile system is normal, the gyroscope is normal, the control command path is normal, and the missile is ready!"

"Self-inspection completed, please give instructions!"

Seeing Wang Chengzhu skillfully completing the installation and self-checking of the anti-tank missile all by himself, the whole set of movements was done in one go. Nie, Huang, and Qian smiled at each other, their eyes full of admiration.

After a brief period of deference, the final order was finally given by the project leader Huang He.

Huang took a step forward, his figure standing tall in the blazing sunlight of the shooting range. He raised his arm like a javelin, pointing precisely at the Type 97 medium-sized combat vehicle in the distance that served as a target.

"Pillar, aim and shoot!"

As soon as these words came out, the muscle memory forged by hundreds of live rounds instantly awakened in Wang Chengzhu's body. Time seemed to be stretched into thin threads, and then suddenly broke at the moment of unlocking.

His fingertips were as steady as a rock as he decisively pressed the launch button.

"call out!"

"boom!!"

A deafening explosion completely ripped the silence of the shooting range, and the tail of the launch tube suddenly spewed out rolling flames and thick smoke. The scorching air waves, carrying sand and rocks, violently swept backwards, hitting the preset position with a rustling sound.

Amidst this thunderous roar, a long and slender anti-tank missile slid smoothly out of the launch tube in a relatively slow but unstoppable manner.

The projectile flew about twenty meters before the initial engine burned out and fell off.

At this moment when the old strength is exhausted and the new strength has not yet been generated, the endurance engine takes over!
Soon, several tongues of fire that were far more concentrated, brighter, and longer-lasting than before burst out from the tail! A sharp, continuous jet hiss replaced the explosion, announcing the start of the true death cruise!
"Left! A little higher!"

At this moment, Wang Chengzhu's brain was working at a speed faster than words could tell. His hands were like the most sophisticated instruments, sensing the slightest feedback from the joystick with his fingertips.

There were only two things in his world now: the motionless crosshairs in the center of his field of vision, and the extremely violent tracer lights at the edge of his field of vision.

The ten seconds of flight felt like a lifetime.

With Wang Chengzhu's continuous and meticulous corrections, the prototype missile of Project 256-1 drew an arc in the air and finally rushed towards the target unswervingly.

"Hit! We succeeded!"

The roars of Nie, Huang and Qian on the observation deck sounded almost simultaneously with the explosion!

boom! !

A blinding white light exploded on the upper armor of the Type 97 medium-sized tank. It was the metal jet of the armor-piercing warhead, announcing its arrival to the world.

After a while, a dull secondary explosion like a giant hammer hitting a drum swept across the entire shooting range with a shock wave. The Japanese medium tank, which was already riddled with holes, was directly devoured by the violent flames and thick smoke and turned into slag.

Twisted metal fragments flew everywhere, and the turret was lifted up by an invisible force in the smoke and dust, and then fell heavily down.

In the hot wind, gunpowder smoke slowly rose and diffused like a dragon's breath, and the burnt smell mixed with the pungent smell of molten metal spread wildly across the shooting range.

This breath of death mixed with the residual explosives and vaporized armored steel actually penetrated a distance of a hundred meters, causing the three people behind the explosion-proof glass windows to hold their breath involuntarily.

"Report to the commander! The launch process of the 256-1 project experimental model, the No. 07 verification missile, has been completed!"

"Target, hit accurately! Significant damage! Please give instructions!"

After the anti-tank missile hit the 97th Middle School, Wang Chengzhu first kept leaning forward for a few seconds. After confirming that there was no more movement, he slowly released the joystick that had been soaked with sweat.

His report echoed in the silent sky above the shooting range. His tall figure and the rising smoke in the distance formed a beautiful picture.

After the TG's top missileer began to recover the equipment, the Army Reorganization Expert slowly put down the telescope. His originally furrowed brows had relaxed, and the corners of his mouth even unconsciously raised an arc of appreciation.

"Good, good, good, the power of this anti-tank missile is really extraordinary. With it, the comrades on the front line will be able to defeat not only the Fuso Tiger imitated by the Kwantung Army, but also the real Tiger."

"By the way, can you please replace that tacky three-color rainproof cloth? Those who know will say it's for confidentiality, while those who don't will think your bureau is just dealing in local specialties."

"Our Project 256-1 is the most advanced technological creation in the world. It is a national weapon that will rewrite the history of anti-tank combat. Can't you improve its storage environment?"

Hearing this, Huang He couldn't help laughing out loud.

He is not a country bumpkin, and his combat effectiveness is 5. This is the tradition of our army, and we cannot let it be broken here.

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1942年12月31日，正午11时55分。

After watching the live-fire shooting of the anti-tank missile, the Army Reorganization Expert unexpectedly stayed in the Weapon Experimentation and Research Bureau. This unusual decision surprised Huang He and his team. After all, this person was a busy man who usually returned to Guisui as soon as the test was over.

Confused and puzzled, the three of them walked into the director's office together and started eating under the arrangement of the attendant.

As if he had noticed the doubts of his colleagues, Lu Junzhen suddenly put down his bowl and chopsticks, stood up and turned on the radio in the corner.

"Haha, I knew you two didn't pay attention to the latest developments in the border area and the headquarters. Come, let's listen together, the following is earth-shattering news."

"If you miss this opportunity, you will regret it for the rest of your life."

As soon as he finished speaking, the radio began to announce the time on the hour, followed by a special report from Xinhua Radio.

On this day of bidding farewell to the old and welcoming the new, at this moment when the all-out war of resistance was about to enter its sixth year, busy people all over the country suddenly heard a voice with a strong Hunan accent.

Soon, the people were surprised to find out.

Not only in the streets and alleys of big cities, but also in the fields of remote villages, the streets of Kuomintang-controlled areas, and even in the land of Qiongya far away on the coast of the South China Sea.

Wherever the Xinhua Radio signal could be received, the same shocking news was being broadcast simultaneously.

"Comrades! Fellow countrymen! Heroic sons and daughters of all ethnic groups in China!"

"At this moment, with great excitement and the conviction of victory, I solemnly declare to the people of the whole country: All officers and soldiers of the Eighth Route Army are about to launch a decisive strategic battle against the Japanese invaders!"

"This is not an exercise, nor is it a local alert. This is the clarion call for a decisive battle to recover our lost territory and drive out the Japanese pirates!"

“I am issuing three immediate instructions:

1. All officers and soldiers of the Eighth Route Army in North China and Suiyuan shall immediately enter the highest level of combat status!
2. All institutions, organizations, and people in North China and Suiyuan will immediately switch to the wartime mobilization system!

3. All transportation, energy, electricity, medical care, and logistical support will be uniformly mobilized and commanded by the wartime supreme command from today onwards! "

"Fellow countrymen! At this decisive moment, the motherland needs you:
Comrade workers, step up production to support the front!
Fellow farmers, ensure the supply of food and fodder!
People from all walks of life, stay at your posts, support the front lines, and consolidate the rear areas! "

"Whether on the front line or in the rear, regardless of gender, age or status, every position is a battle fortress, and every bit of strength is related to the survival of the nation!"

"The final victory is just ahead! The motherland is with you! The people are with you!"

"We are united as one and vow to completely drive the Japanese invaders out of China's sacred territory!"

"Victory belongs to the great Chinese people! Forward! Forward! Forward!"

The border region's declaration of general mobilization, which embodied the unyielding will and the voice of the people, was like a thunderclap that exploded in the silent land of the Republic of China, instantly awakening the collective power dormant in the hearts of hundreds of millions of people.

The radio waves, carrying the Hunan accent and decisive orders, penetrated the smoke and blockade and became the same nerve connecting 400 million hearts.

For the first time, the clarion call for the decisive battle resounded so clearly in the ears of every "I", and stirred in the chests of billions of people so synchronously!
Billions of listening and heartbeats merged in an instant, and finally exploded into a declaration of "we" that shook the world!

The entire Republic of China was boiling and trembling! The tiny ripples of individual existence were instantly gathered into a huge wave that changed the world by the thunder-like command!
In North China and Suiyuan, the long-dormant power was completely awakened.

In just a few hours, this war-torn land gave off a deafening roar of awakening. The energy that had been accumulating for a long time was suddenly released with an overwhelming collective will.

This brave tiger that has been fully awakened, its bones, blood and flesh are made up of thousands of "I"s! Its amazing appetite is fed by countless hands covered with calluses and grease.

Every tiny contribution is tempered in the crucible of collective goals and becomes the cornerstone that supports the decisive battle.

The factory chimneys spewed out smoke at unprecedented concentrations, and the fires cast the sky into a magnificent crimson.

The tracks made a heavy, continuous roar under the pressure of the wheels. It was the steel and materials from all directions, rushing towards the same goal under unified dispatch!
On the highway, convoys loaded with soldiers and supplies rushed towards the front line like a steel torrent.

On the country road, the support team formed a long winding dragon.

Countless unknown figures have now turned into an indispensable drop of water in this torrent.

This was not just a decisive battle of the Eighth Route Army; it was a long-accumulated, world-shaking roar issued by the entire Chinese nation as a community in the name of the collective before the dawn of rising sun!

The sleeping brave tiger has awakened. It is formed by thousands and millions of "I"s and driven by the common will of "us".

Its claws are the sharp edge forged by the collective.

Its gaze is the torch of collective cohesion.

It is using the entire nation as a driving force to launch a collective charge towards the fortress where the Japanese invaders are entrenched! (End of this chapter)