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Chapter 161 Demonstrating Laser-Guided Bombs to the Persians

Li Sheng smiled and extended his hand enthusiastically: "Welcome, Commissioner Miner, it is a great honor for you to visit our Southern Liberation Front."

Minai politely shook Li Sheng's hand and responded, "Chief Li Sheng, I have long heard of your name. I am looking forward to this visit and gaining a deeper understanding of the situation of the Southern Jiezhen."

Li Sheng laughed heartily and said, "Haha, just take a look. Our Nanjie formation is full of vitality and fighting spirit. Come this way, I will show you our camp first."

Minai nodded and followed Li Sheng as he walked, saying, "I've heard that the Nanjie Group has a great influence in this area. Seeing it today, I realize that it is indeed extraordinary."

Li Sheng's eyes were filled with confidence: "We, the Southern Liberation Front, have been working hard for our goals, and we hope to have more exchanges and cooperation with you through this opportunity."

Minay smiled and said, "Of course. The Persian side also attaches great importance to this visit. I believe we will have many common topics and opportunities for cooperation."

Li Sheng led Minei and continued to move forward, introducing some of the characteristics and achievements of the Southern Jie Formation along the way. Minei listened carefully and nodded from time to time to express his appreciation.

Miney and his group took a speedboat ride for more than five hours, then went ashore and took a Hummer and traveled for more than three hours to reach the old base in Langdao.

As the leader of the Southern Liberation Army, Li Sheng came out to welcome them and took them to visit some of the construction achievements of the old base.

In Langdao, the old base of the Southern Jiezhen, the broad cement main road is like a solid gray dragon, running through the entire base. The sun shines on it, giving it a slight luster. The houses on both sides of the road are arranged in an orderly manner, as if they are well-trained soldiers being inspected. They have a unified style, demonstrating the rigor and orderliness of the planning.

In the base, the sound of children reading aloud can be heard from the already built primary school, which is crisp and pleasant, full of vitality and hope. Not far away, the junior high school campus is also full of vitality, and students are swimming in the ocean of knowledge. The high school is also under intensive construction, and it seems that more students can be seen here chasing their dreams in the future.

The hospital has been completed and started to receive patients. It has white walls, neat wards, and medical staff moving around busy and orderly, bringing health and peace of mind to patients.

On the streets, pedestrians are in excellent spirits, with happy smiles on their faces and their eyes revealing their love and longing for life.

Bicycles became rapidly popular due to the increase in steel production. Bicycles shuttled through the streets, and the jingling sound of the bells intertwined into a cheerful melody.

In the army, trucks were parked neatly, and their solid bodies seemed to speak of their strength. Motorcycles were also equipped in large numbers, and they were like a group of nimble horses, ready to gallop out at any time and contribute to the defense of the base.

The entire Langdao base exudes the vitality of vigorous development, like a bright pearl shining with unique light in the sun.

Minet and his group felt quite puzzled when they landed in the capital of Myanmar. The capital airport of this country was in a dilapidated state, with very few planes taking off and landing. The aircraft models were relatively old, and many facilities seemed to lack maintenance. The spirit of the airport staff was also very poor.

After entering the country, he observed the situation in the country from the car all the way and found that it was worse than the airport.

Naypyidaw, the capital of Myanmar, is now in a state of disrepair. The streets are in chaos, garbage is thrown away randomly, piled up in the corners, and emits a foul smell.

The traffic situation was extremely bad, with bullock carts, bicycles, tricycles and cars crowded on the road in a disorderly manner, competing for the road and refusing to give way to each other.

The ox cart moved slowly, and the old ox pulling the cart seemed helpless about the chaotic situation; bicycles weaved through the crowd, and the riders looked hurried; tricycles rushed around, trying to find a way out; and the cars kept honking their horns, but could only move forward with difficulty in this chaos.

The pedestrians were also in a bad mood, their faces were haggard, and their eyes revealed fatigue and confusion. Some people walked listlessly, as if they had lost hope in life; some people had sad faces, as if they were overwhelmed by the burden of life.

The roads were even more dilapidated, with potholes all over the road and sewage accumulating. Every time a vehicle passed by, it would splash water.

The sidewalks on both sides of the road have long been dilapidated, with missing tiles and the soil underneath exposed.

The electric poles on the roadside were crooked, and the wires on them were tangled together in a mess, as if they might fall down at any time.

In such an environment, the entire Naypyidaw seemed lifeless, as if it had been forgotten by the world.

Comparing the two, he felt that the place where the Southern Liberation Front was located had more of the spirit and energy of a national capital. Although this small town in northern Myanmar was a bit small, it only took more than two hours to complete the tour.

After the visit, Li Sheng hosted a welcome dinner for them.

At the headquarters of the Southern Liberation Front, a grand welcome dinner was being held to welcome Commissioner Miner and his entourage who came from Persia for inspection.

The venue of the dinner was extremely luxurious, with bright lights illuminating the entire space, exquisite tableware neatly arranged, and the table filled with all kinds of delicacies. Li Sheng, dressed in formal attire, stood at the door with a smile on his face, personally welcoming the arrival of Commissioner Mine and others.

Commissioner Minnet and his entourage, dressed in gorgeous attire, entered the banquet venue surrounded by the crowd. With curiosity and anticipation on their faces, they expressed their gratitude for the warm hospitality of the Southern Liberation Front.

The dinner started, melodious music flowed in the air, and delicious dishes were served on the table. Li Sheng and Commissioner Mine had a great conversation, laughter and conversation intertwined, and the atmosphere was very harmonious.

After the dinner, the two sides moved to a quiet conference room for informal talks.

Commissioner Minnet expressed his wish to visit the entire production line of the SPLA for manufacturing 155mm artillery pieces, and asked if he could watch the SPLA's live-fire tests of laser-guided bombs and long-range air-to-air missiles.

After a brief thought, Li Sheng agreed to these requests on behalf of the Southern Liberation Army. His eyes revealed confidence and decisiveness, as if he was full of confidence in the military and technical strength of the Southern Liberation Army.

As the two sides reached a consensus, the atmosphere in the conference room became more heated. They began to discuss the specific arrangements for the visit and testing in detail to make full preparations for the upcoming trip.

That night, Minet rested in the villa prepared for them by the Southern Liberation Front, preparing to go and see for himself the next day what exactly the differences were about this rising force in the mountainous area of ​​northern Myanmar.

Because from what I saw along the way and the conversations at the evening party, I can see that this organization is very united and confident, and everyone is full of fighting spirit.

They described how they rose up in the mountainous areas of northern Myanmar to resist the oppression of the Burmese military government and warlords, how they developed production through self-reliance under difficult conditions, how they began to attract talents, develop industry and technology, and so on.

In Minet's opinion, it is very difficult to develop industry and technology in such an inland mountainous area. Persia was able to complete primary industrialization by relying on the favorable environment after World War II and rich underground resources, and clinging to the strong thigh of the United States. However, there are still a large number of industrial gaps, especially in heavy industry.

However, the Southern Liberation Front in northern Myanmar does not seem to rely on any major country. This can be roughly seen from the educational background of several main leaders of the Southern Liberation Front and the situation of their entourage.

Because at the banquet, except for the leader Li Sheng and the chief administrative officer Wu Nu who knew some English, no one else understood it and had to rely on translators when talking. This ruled out the possibility that they were a force supported by the United States or Europeans.

Then there were no Soviet representatives present, because if it was a force supported by the Soviets, then there would definitely be Soviet representatives in its top leadership, because this is the consistent practice of the Red Empire, actively participating in the internal affairs of the supported country or force.

Therefore, what he suspected most was that the Southern Liberation Army was a force supported by its northern neighbor. However, from the intelligence collected before departure, China did not seem to have those advanced individual missiles and rockets.

The weapons they used in the counterattack against Vietnam a few years ago and in the subsequent border standoff were very mediocre. Moreover, Persia had previously visited China and planned to purchase some weapons from them, but had not seen any corresponding high-tech equipment.

The 155mm artillery is also being prepared for introduction, but the appearance of the equipment and the test results show that China's artillery is still lagging behind that of European and American countries, so they currently have no plans to purchase weapons, but only some light weapons and armored vehicles to supplement domestic inventory.

Unable to figure it out, he fell asleep in a daze. In the early morning of the next day, he vaguely heard the wake-up call from the barracks in the distance. He did not continue to sleep, but got up early to wash and go to the restaurant. The morning sun shone on the dining table through the window of the villa. Miner and his entourage sat at the table and enjoyed the Persian breakfast carefully prepared for them by the Southern Liberation Front. The delicious food greatly satisfied their taste buds, and their faces were filled with joy.

After breakfast, they walked out of the villa under the leadership of Peng Sheng. Outside the door, three military Hummers had been waiting for a long time. Miner and others got on the vehicles one by one. With the roar of the engine, the Hummers slowly started and drove towards the air force base of the Southern Liberation Front.

Inside the car, Miner looked out the window curiously at the scenery outside, full of anticipation for the air force base he was about to visit. Peng Sheng sat beside them, introducing some of the situations along the way. The atmosphere was harmonious and full of anticipation. As the Hummer moved forward, they were getting closer and closer to the air force base, and a tour of the air force base was about to officially begin.

In the air base of the Southern Liberation Front, a tense and orderly atmosphere permeated. In the hangar, the Greyhound transport plane was parked quietly, as if waiting for the arrival of important people. Its fuselage shone with a metallic luster under the light, and the door was slightly open, as if warmly welcoming the Persian group to enter.

Not far away, on the seaplane stand, the Z-1 fighter jet was like a raptor ready to take off, with extraordinary momentum. All its systems had been debugged, and the pilot was sitting in the cockpit, concentrating on the final inspection, waiting for visitors to come and show off its majestic appearance.

The two 500-kilogram laser-guided bombs are now being placed firmly on the installation equipment. They are like two "pearls" containing enormous power, exuding a mysterious and dangerous aura.

Staff members were standing around, carefully making final preparations to ensure that they could be installed on the Z-1 fighter jet as quickly as possible after the visitors arrived, demonstrating the fighter jet's powerful attack capabilities. The entire air force base was immersed in a state of tension and excitement, as if playing an exciting prelude to the upcoming important moment.

After arriving at the base, Minei and his party first visited this very special air force base in the mountains.

Because the main equipment of the Southern Liberation Front is still seaplanes, and the only land aircraft it has are a few Greyhound transport planes and Black Hawk helicopters.

The moment they saw the Greyhound transport planes and Black Hawk helicopters, Minet and his entourage seemed to understand why the Southern Liberation Front had grown so fast. It should be because they had received support from the United States, otherwise the United States would only sell Black Hawk helicopters to its staunch allies, and the Greyhound transport planes were only used by themselves, and there was no news of them being exported to other countries.

However, they were particularly puzzled when they saw that all the pilots had yellow faces, the slogans on the base and the words inside the planes were all in Chinese characters, and there seemed to be no trace of US military involvement in the base.

They were confused and were led by Peng Sheng to the seaplane position. There they saw a seaplane propeller plane waiting there, which was being warmed up and prepared for takeoff. There seemed to be two large bombs prepared next to it.

"Commissioner Miner, come here, this is the 500 kg laser-guided bomb you wanted. Take a look. It will be installed on the Z-1 fighter next to it, and then a live bomb throwing demonstration will be conducted. The target can be indicated by the people you send. As long as it is within the exercise area, any target will be fine."

Minei looked at the two bombs reflecting the light in the winter sun, and felt very shocked and a little conflicted. Seeing such advanced bombs being dropped by the propeller plane next to them, he wondered what the Nanjie group was thinking.

This is like installing a modern cannon on an ancient chariot, which feels very strange.

However, when we came here, we already had some basic intelligence. We knew that the Southern Liberation Army did not seem to have aircraft capable of supersonic flight, and were only equipped with propeller planes.

"Mr. Peng, I won't hold back. I'll have my two entourage members illuminate the target. If the accuracy can reach within 20 meters, we will purchase a large number of these bombs. If it can't reach that ~"

"Don't worry, Commissioner Miner, we won't provide worthless weapons. If they don't meet the accuracy range, we won't have the nerve to force you to buy them."

"That's great, can we start?"

"Let's get started. Have your men prepare to follow those two vehicles to find the target. Then we'll get on that plane and fly into the sky to see how this laser-guided bomb is dropped."

"it is good."

Commissioner Miner followed Peng Sheng onto the Greyhound transport plane in the distance, and his two entourage members boarded two vehicles and quickly drove to the target location. The vehicles sped along the ground, raising clouds of dust, and soon arrived at the designated location.

The two accompanying personnel somewhat clumsily picked up the laser pointer under the guidance of the Southern Liberation Front's accompanying personnel and aimed at the target. Two laser beams that were invisible to the naked eye accurately shone on the target.

At the same time, in another place, two laser-guided bombs were carefully placed on the Z-1 plane. The Z-1 plane was like a vigorous eagle, quickly crossing the water, creating a splash, and then suddenly rushed into the sky, circling and rising, and soon reached an altitude of 5 meters. At this moment, the Greyhound transport plane was also flying steadily at an altitude of 5 meters. In the cabin, everyone was focused and the atmosphere was a little tense.

Time passed minute by minute, and finally, there was a reply from the ground that the target illumination had been completed. Peng Sheng immediately gave a decisive order.

Minei picked up a telescope on the plane and observed nervously. Through the telescope, he clearly saw two laser-guided bombs hanging steadily under the wings of the Z-1 fighter a hundred meters away, emitting a sinister atmosphere.

At the moment Peng Sheng gave the order, the first laser-guided bomb detached from the wing and glided down to the ground like a meteor. Under the guidance of the invisible laser, it flew accurately towards the first target indicated by the laser. The air made a sharp whistling sound as it passed through at high speed, as if playing an exciting war song for it.

Soon after, the second laser-guided bomb followed suit, dropping from the sky in the same graceful and deadly manner, following the guidance of the laser and aiming directly at another ground target.

As time went by, the first bomb got closer and closer to the ground target, and the place indicated by the laser seemed to be its fate. At the last moment, it hit the target with a thunderous force, and a dazzling fire burst out instantly. The powerful shock wave spread out in all directions, and the dust flew. The target was instantly destroyed under this huge power, and the fragments flew everywhere.

Almost at the same time, the second bomb also successfully hit its target. There was another loud bang, flames shot up into the sky, and a huge crater was blown out on the ground. Everything around it was destroyed in this powerful explosion.

After a while, the smoke gradually dissipated, leaving only two devastated areas that had been hit by laser-guided bombs, witnessing this astonishingly powerful attack. After completing its mission, the Z-1 fighter jet roared into the distant sky and continued its mission.

After seeing the Z-1 fighter jet drop its bomb, the Greyhound transport plane also began to circle and descend rapidly as instructed, flying towards two places on the ground where huge smoke and dust were rising.

About 2 meters above the ground, the Greyhound transport plane began to level the plane and circle so that the crew on board could observe the location that was bombed by the laser-guided bomb.

Looking down from the plane, the hill was filled with smoke and dust after being bombed by a 500 kg laser-guided bomb. The lush trees were blown to pieces and fell in all directions. A huge deep pit was blown out of the mountain, and the soil and rocks were blown everywhere. It was a mess, as if it had experienced a doomsday catastrophe, and the silence was tragic.

In the distance, two off-road vehicles were driving quickly. They were coming to check whether the measurement of the bomb drop point met the accuracy requirements.

Minet communicated with the accompanying personnel below in Persian on the plane. The two Persians who were previously responsible for target illumination quickly measured the landing point and then reported the results to Minet.

Of course, Peng Sheng was also in contact with the Southern Liberation Front soldiers below, asking them to report the results as soon as possible.

The measurements below were quickly completed, and the landing point data was reported by radio.

The result was of course perfect. The landing points of the two laser-guided bombs were only 9 meters and 7 meters away from the irradiated targets respectively. This data was within Peng Sheng's expectations, but Miney was very excited, as it showed that this laser-guided bomb might be the most advanced in the world.

Because the country had previously received laser-guided bombs provided by the US military, the landing point deviation in actual combat was about 20 meters. Now the two laser-guided bombs of the South Liberation Front have achieved an accuracy of within 10 meters under the targets temporarily found by their own personnel, which is far superior to the US military.

Although Minai was excited, he quickly suppressed his emotions and said calmly: "General Peng, the accuracy of this bomb is pretty good. I wonder how effective the long-range air-to-air missile will be in combat later."

"Commissioner Miner, rest assured, I will definitely satisfy you. Let's descend first. I'll show you the real missiles later, and then we'll test-fire two missiles. Of course, the target drone will still be controlled by your people. What do you think?"

"Very good, then it's settled."

So the Greyhound transport plane began to climb a little and flew towards the distant airport to prepare for landing.

(End of this chapter)