Let you change the Hongqi h9, not the Hongqi missile vehicle

Chapter 517: The Hero in the Chariot

"Damn it, we shouldn't have agreed so easily."
"Why did the commander-in-chief agree so readily? Can't he even bear this little pressure?"

"We are not ready to compete with Jiang Chen yet."

In a research institute in the United States, several department heads were pacing back and forth anxiously.

The commander-in-chief has agreed to participate in Lanxi's equipment competition, and Jiang Chen will definitely participate as well.

Competing with Jiang Chen? Wouldn't that be asking for a beating?
"It's no use regretting now. We have to think of a solution quickly."

A supervisor spoke up.

“Are they shirking responsibility, falsifying data, or playing dumb?”

Anyway, they can't defeat Jiang Chen using regular means.

To shirk responsibility is to throw the hot potato to others. Even if you lose face, people will remember someone else's name.

To falsify data is to use false data to deal with it, but thinking about the fact that Jiang Chen's equipment data is always astonishingly high and has been proven to be true, they suspect that their falsification skills are not as good as Jiang Chen's strength.

It is even easier to play deaf and dumb. Just silence the media, delete related reports as soon as they come out, and handle the matter coldly so that no one knows the outcome of the game.

"Can we buy off the judges of the competition? Like before?"

"I'm afraid not. We've tried it once before. Now we have a jury of judges, and it includes more than one country. Lanxi, Dragon, and Polar Bear are all happy to see us make a fool of ourselves."

"Ugh--"

Everyone sighed in unison.

As one of the smartest groups of people in the United States, they were helpless in the face of a small competition invitation.

Can't win, can't hide.

In comparison, the situation in Longguo is much better.

“Is this a tank?”

Valerie asked in surprise.

This is simply like a land battleship from the era of giant ships and cannons. With a huge caliber, thick armor, and a length of more than ten meters, it is definitely the leader among tanks.

Even if a few more turrets were installed to pretend to be a steampunk, multi-turret sect, there would be no sense of incongruity.

"But can this thing really adapt to the modern battlefield instead of being a toy?"

Valeri comes from a military background, and he knows that the main battle tank is a good choice at present.

Tanks like the Tiger and Maus during the war simply piled up armor and increased caliber but ignored reliability and cost. In the end, they were defeated by bombers and harsh road conditions and became a laughing stock.

This thing looks so big and heavy, just like a large construction machinery weighing hundreds or thousands of tons. How can it be moved?

When you walk on bridges, they collapse; when you walk on roads, they sink.

"of course can."

"But this is not the most important thing. Do you know what is the most important thing? This cannon has a firing rate of 350 rounds per minute. It can penetrate armor, blast, and burn at the same time. It is a hero among tanks."

Jiang Chen said.

The people around laughed in unison.

This was of course a joke. According to Jiang Chen, such a large artillery could easily produce a fleet-level bombardment effect, right?

Even if this kind of thing is made, it is meaningless because it cannot be operated and cannot adapt to modern warfare.

It only takes a team of paratroopers carrying thermite or a bomber using incendiary bombs to easily destroy this expensive steel behemoth.

"Really, I'm not kidding you."

Jiang Chen said seriously.

But the people around didn’t take it seriously, and their expressions looked like “you win”.

"Yeah, you've made such a great contribution, it's normal for you to want a, uh, exclusive tank."

Gao Longshan said.

But he didn't intend to bring such a conspicuous target to the battlefield.

Instead of a dedicated tank, what he originally wanted to say was "toy".

"Big ships and big guns are the romance of men. I seem to hear this sentence often."

Mr. Cheng said.

"With your strength and achievements, it's just a big toy. No one would dare to accuse you of wasting funds. But when will you count me in?"

Valery was much more straightforward.

Jiang Chen felt both angry and amused when he heard this. He had already said it clearly, but why did he still look like he didn't believe it?

Forget it, let’s just speak with strength.

"We should be in the Gobi Desert now, right?"

"That's right, this damn place is a restricted area, there's no one there."

Gao Longshan responded.

"By the way, I still don't know how you transported such a big thing from Yanjing to here. If it was transported as a whole, this method of transportation would definitely be more useful than this steel behemoth."

Jiang Chen simply nodded, and after getting confirmation, he began to instruct his men to prepare for the experiment.

"Yes."

The engineers under him responded.

An Chen did not start the countdown, but distributed sunglasses to the people around him and asked everyone to hide in the bunker.

"Why do I have a bad feeling?"

"Are you planning to test a nuclear bomb?"

"Experiment? What experiment?"

Everyone suddenly became nervous, not knowing what Jiang Chen was going to do.

Jiang Chen just turned around and said, "Defense experiment."

In fact, just as they said, this thing is not suitable for the battlefield, especially the future war scene that Jiang Chen imagined - autonomous war machines use energy weapons such as beams and plasma to kill enemies everywhere.

But Jiang Chen couldn't reveal the secret of power armor that could revolutionize the mode of warfare, so he moved this big guy that he had once made over and recycled it. It could defeat the current equipment as easily as an adult beating a child, and it would not pose a threat to future warfare modes. It could be said to be the best of both worlds.

"You say this thing can't withstand a bomber? Then give it a try."

After everyone put on their sunglasses, Jiang Chen began the countdown.

As Jiang Chen counted to "one", the whole world suddenly turned white, and some things even became transparent because of the strong light, as if ten thousand suns rose at the same time.

It's not a nuclear bomb, it's just an abandoned reactor that has stopped working.

But once it explodes, its power is extremely astonishing.

boom--

A mushroom cloud slowly rose up. People wearing sunglasses didn't dare to look directly at it, but chose to look away, tears flowing unconsciously.

"That's the heart of the explosion. There's no way anything could survive."

"With this kind of power, even a real nuclear shelter dozens of meters underground can't withstand it, right?"

"earthquake!"

Everyone dodged in a panic, thinking that weapons made of just steel would not be able to withstand the explosion.

However, when the smoke cleared, they realized how far-fetched their thinking was.

The smoke and the flying sand gradually rose up and then slowly dispersed.
Then, the huge figure gradually appeared in front of everyone.

The outline is still clearly visible and it looks intact!

"How is this possible?" Gao Longshan shouted in astonishment.

An explosion of this magnitude even caused an earthquake, but this tank, which was only the size of a large engineering machine, was able to withstand it?
This is unbelievable!
"No way? If you say this thing can block it, I would rather believe that it hid in another dimension at the moment of the explosion." Valeri said.

"I don't think any metal's melting point can withstand such high temperatures." Ye Xiaoyong also shook his head to express his disbelief.

This is so unreasonable, and yet it actually happened.

"When you see the caliber of this cannon, you will also think it is impossible." Jiang Chen shrugged.

He did not explain in detail why he could withstand such a strong explosion, because Jiang Chen himself was not very clear, but as long as the system said it could be done, it would definitely be able to do it.

After seeing this scene, everyone thought that Jiang Chen had his own considerations.

After all, everyone can see what kind of person Jiang Chen is. He doesn't explain not to hide it, but he has his reasons.

"Next, the offensive test."

"clear."

After saying that, everyone looked at Jiang Chen strangely.

"There's a driver inside?" This was no longer surprising, it was simply unbelievable.

In such a violent explosion, the tank was not only unscathed but also protected the driver?

How can this be?

I would rather believe that people can come back to life after the death.

"It's just a highly realistic robot, you know, it's just a way to make use of waste."

The robot was made by Jiang Chen when he attended a press conference before, but with the update of technology, it seems that it is not so useful anymore.

So he removed most of the skeleton and used pork and blood bags that resembled human tissue to simulate the protection of the human body.

The test results were perfect.

None of the pig blood bags were broken.

In other words, if there are people inside, they can be unharmed!

Everyone nodded in understanding. Jiang Chen was not that crazy.

Immediately afterwards, the artillery turret began to rotate and fire towards the predetermined target.

Boom, boom——

Everything was normal at the beginning. The shells hit the bull's eye accurately, and each shot was a direct hit without any deviation.

Although the target was tens of kilometers away, it was still hit accurately.

As for guidance, everyone has seen Jiang Chen's strength.

"It looks pretty normal."

"It's powerful, but it doesn't seem to be anything special."

"This guidance system is more powerful than the artillery itself."

Everyone commented on the artillery, but compared to its amazing defensive power, its offensive capability seemed nothing.

Very strong, but can be done in current equipment.

It doesn't even require active equipment, retired battleships can achieve this power.

This power is already in excess, it's a complete waste.

However, as Jiang Chen gave the order to carry out fire coverage and rapid shooting, everyone realized the seriousness of the matter.

"?"

"Is it true that Jiang Chen said the firing rate is 350 rounds per minute?"

Before they could even react with shock, they heard a piercing noise.

Boom boom boom——

The sound was continuous and extremely dense, as if hundreds of artillery pieces were firing at the same time, with the sounds overlapping.

Even people who were far away felt extremely uncomfortable because of the sound, with goose bumps all over their bodies, as if their bones were shaking.

"What the hell is this?"

boom! boom! boom!
"I don't know. This level of shelling can't even be done by carpet bombing."

boom--

"Each shell is powerful enough to sink a battleship."

The people around felt extremely uncomfortable, but more surprised and shocked.

Really, those words were just jokes.

Why did Jiang Chen really do it?

This is impossible!
People looked up with trembling eyes at the thick smoke rising dozens of kilometers away, like a pillar connecting heaven and earth.

Afterwards, the drone went to take aerial photos.

The picture is full of potholes, just like the surface of the moon.

"It looks like a meteor shower falling."

"Each pit is at least several dozen meters in diameter."

"This is literally hundreds of battleships firing at the same time. This range is enough to cover an area with a diameter of dozens of kilometers. Within this range, no matter whether it is a tank or an infantryman, they can't expect to survive."

Everyone was shocked.

Gao Longshan, in particular, felt that this was a turning point for the artillery.

At first he thought this thing was not practical and had long been eliminated by the war.

But now it seems that I completely underestimated it and was totally wrong.

With such weapons capable of large-scale attacks, there will be no need for precision guidance in the future. Direct firepower coverage and crushing will be enough!
You like to take cover, right? You like to hide in tunnels and jungles, right?
Anyway, after one round of artillery fire, not a blade of grass will grow, so it's useless for you to hide anywhere.

"How much will this round of shelling cost?" Gao Longshan felt itchy.

"Ten million." Jiang Chen said.

Gao Longshan breathed a sigh of relief. If it was only 10 million, it would be worth it. The power of a few Tomahawk missiles was far less than this bombardment, but the price was far more.

If the enemy's main force is found, then one round of artillery fire can end a war!
Then this mere 10 million is a great bargain!

"Don't be too happy too soon. I'm talking about the price of our engineering production. If it were sold outside, the price would have to be multiplied by one thousand or even ten thousand, and the power would not reach this level."

"Besides, I can't shift production capacity to produce artillery shells and stop producing what I was originally going to produce."

After hearing this, Gao Longshan also knew that this thing was not worth mentioning in Jiang Chen's eyes and was just a waste of waste.

"Compared to those new-model war equipment, this is nothing. It's just the afterglow of the traditional model. Expecting to use this thing to defeat the equipment I planned is as ridiculous as using cavalry to fight tanks with spears." Jiang Chen said.

"Rather than using this thing in actual combat, it is better to use it to confuse other countries."

"It's true. The best tank has a firing rate of 350 rounds per minute. It can penetrate armor, explode, and burn in an instant." Valeri repeated Jiang Chen's words with a smile.

"This power is beyond words, it's too strong."
"If I participate in the competition, I will definitely defeat all my opponents in seconds."

"Yes, just looking at the data, it's a super monster."

Everyone was talking about it, and they had no doubt that Jiang Chen could easily win the championship by modifying the old weapons.

Indeed, on land, no infantry tank can be a match for this steel behemoth. Trying to defeat it is as ridiculous as a tank trying to defeat a battleship.

"Next, conduct a mobile test."

Jiang Chen announced.

This is the last test and also the part that everyone is most concerned about.

Whether this weapon is practical or not depends on this wave. If it is fast enough and can be driven on normal roads, it will dominate the battlefield.

But if it is as slow as some heavy tanks, it will not be practical and will just be a lump of scrap metal with astonishing statistics.

Success or failure depends on this.

Everyone's eyes were filled with anticipation.

The previous attack and defense tests were so amazing, beyond imagination.

Since Jiang Chen is going to take it to the competition, its speed should not be bad, right?
"Okay, let's begin!"

Jiang Chen said.

The steel behemoth was driving in the desert, raising clouds of dust.

However, everyone watching this scene felt something was wrong.

"Strange, why is it so slow?"

"As slow as a turtle."

"Is there something wrong? At this speed, it will take a long time to reach the battlefield."

Everyone asked.