the world is at stake

As a result, a large number of American media reporters and even good-for-nothing civilians went to the port to shoot equipment, and many Americans and overseas Chinese came to watch the excitement.

This is a display of great strength, and it is shown openly to others.Many people discovered for the first time, 'God, the evil communist regime seems to have a strong military force. '

Most Yankees have at most a little impression of the Soviet Union, and always feel that no matter how strong China is, it is at best a small Soviet Union.Thirty years after the collapse of the Soviet Union, the stereotype persists.

But now there are tanks, artillery, and helicopters. The American media chasing news hotspots are all hyping up China's military power, which by the way has broken many Americans' views on China.

People of the yellow race can also be very strong, so strong that they are no worse than themselves.

Immediately there were corresponding questions on the Internet, 'Where did the Chinese Army buy its equipment from? ''Has Russia exported new tanks to China? ''Why did the Chinese army coming to Fort Irwin look like the US army? '

Seeing is believing.

When the tracks of VT-4 rumbled across the land of America, when the rotors of Wu Zhishi blew a fierce whirlwind, when the tall and mighty PLA soldiers stood in front of the camera wearing digital camouflage...

The US media itself first expressed shock.

So it turns out that the opponent we push all day is not a weak scum?They are no worse than US-ARMY.

When the VT-4 and other heavy equipment were unloaded from the cargo ship, the Chinese side specially made a static display for one day and opened part of the equipment to the outside world.

Dozens of tons of tanks are in front of you. Its huge body, thick armor, and rough muzzle bring awe-inspiring oppression that cannot be described in words.

Many Chinese and overseas Chinese who came to visit have lived in the United States for two or three generations, dozens of hundreds of years.Or come from Hong Kong and Taiwan, and learn about the impoverished and demonized China in the media.

But now that the advanced heavy equipment is in front of him, no matter what he thinks in his head before, he must accept a violent thought shock now-in this world, evil is not terrible, only the weak are sad.

American media reporters couldn't wait to ask if they could go inside the tank turret?They didn't expect to get permission, it was just a gesture.

but……

Foreign trade goods are meant to be seen and used by others.This tank has sold a lot.Thailand, Nigeria, and Pakistan are all equipped.It is not a top-secret equipment, and it can be completely opened to others.

'Northern Industries' sent a special person to be responsible for ensuring the use of this batch of equipment.When the American media came to interview, they specially picked up a spare car for the reporter to take pictures inside the turret.

When the US media reporter sat in the position of the gunner, he shouted at the camera in surprise: "This Chinese tank actually has a completely digital 'hunter-killer' fire control system, and the gunner and the tank commander are separated.

It's no worse than 'Abrams'.

It also uses an autoloader, and three people can drive this tank.Looking at the screen in front of me, I dare not think that this is a Chinese tank, produced by themselves.

What is even more unimaginable is that this is an export product of China. Their military enterprises are willing to sell this kind of heavy equipment to any country in the world without any political conditions attached. "

A group of American media reporters drilled among several armored vehicles. They kept asking the accompanying PLA officers and the maintenance personnel of 'Norindustry', as if they had discovered a huge puzzle.

"Is this really designed by China itself?"

"Did Russia help you?"

"How did you manage to make this thing?"

"Is there any Western technology and components on this tank?"

The reporters filmed for most of the day, all reporting with the attitude of 'seeing a ghost'.The American people who watched the report also found it difficult to accept that all kinds of slander and speculation exploded on the Internet.

But in any case, the show was very successful.

The hundreds of officers and soldiers of the Synthetic Battalion did not stay in Los Angeles for long.They used their abilities to carry the chariot to Fort Irwin as much as possible, and even tried to solve the logistics by themselves, so as to be close to actual combat.

In the eyes of the officers and soldiers, confrontational drills have begun at the moment of departure.When they arrived at Fort Irwin after a long journey, they finally met their opponents.

177th Armored Cavalry Regiment, 11th Armored Brigade, U.S. Army.

In the early years, the imaginary enemy unit of Fort Irwin was modeled after Maozi, nicknamed the '32nd Guards Motorized Rifle Regiment'.This unit completely simulates all the characteristics of the Soviet Army's motorized infantry regiment from appearance to combat.

Wearing Soviet military uniforms, using Soviet-made weapons, driving Soviet-style vehicles, training in accordance with the Soviet army's combat thinking, strategy and tactics, and even working and resting according to the Soviet wake-up call, eating Soviet meals, and so on.

Well now, the imaginary enemy troops at Fort Irwin have turned to learn from the Chinese army and use Chinese equipment.The Chinese synthetic battalion that came across the ocean has been learning from the US military.

The officers from both sides laughed when they met, shook hands to express welcome, gave some small gifts to show peace and friendship, and asked the media to take a photo to show that everyone's 'friendship first, competition second'.

Bah... that's not it!

When the two sides meet, sparks are about to emerge.

The Chinese came from afar, and the U.S. military at Fort Irwin visited the opponent's equipment with great curiosity.

They originally thought that the PLA would borrow American railroads to transport equipment after the PLA ship arrived, but PLA insisted on bringing its own heavy-duty trailer from a practical point of view.

The entire synthetic battalion not only brought trailers, but the reinforced engineer platoon was responsible for the logistics, and even brought all the fuel and water supplies with them.Eat and drink along the way without the help of the US military as much as possible.

A truly strong army is not shown in battle, because battles don't happen every day.Whether the army is strong or not depends on the long-distance march.

The real strength of the Yankees is that it can deploy globally, reach globally, and maintain tens of thousands of troops for long-term operations in the heart of a world island like Afghanistan.

Judging from the proper rate of equipment delivered to Fort Irwin and the mental outlook of the officers and soldiers, the Yankees felt that they had encountered a strong enemy.The Chinese soldiers with their heads held high had no fear of them at all.

In contrast, the Japanese Prime Minister bowed and bowed his head when he met the US Secretary of Defense, looking like a slave.

"The equipment is not bad."

The U.S. troops in Fort Irwin are still arrogant enough. After they visited the entire PLA synthesis battalion, they didn't see any weapons that broke their imagination.After all, it is not a day or two for them to study their opponents, and they should have known it long ago.

Next, the U.S. military also took the "guests who came to the scene" to see their own equipment, such as "Abrams", "Bradley", "Paladin" and "Apache".

The PLA officers and soldiers only think that the ground equipment is okay, and they are not bad, but they are really envious of the 'Apache' heavy military vehicles parked in rows at the Fort Irwin base.

In contrast, 'Wuzhi Ten' can only be considered medium-sized, and there is a big gap in the airborne equipment and ammunition load.

The United States is still in the trenches, and the brigade combat team has a large number of helicopters attached to it.They not only have Wuzhi, but also a large number of general-purpose helicopters for air maneuvers.

In a real fight, the US military's "air assault" tactics are still difficult to defend. The PLA Army has to rely on reinforcement from above to counter it.

"Damn it, there are so many helicopters on display, and the Yankees are demonstrating against us." The officers and soldiers of the Synthesis Battalion were furious, "This confrontation must be high-intensity, and we must kill red eyes."

Chapter 97 Betting

On the outskirts of Washington, Secret Farm has a new guest.

The newly-inaugurated Secretary of Defense Mark Esper came here and spread his hands to Director of Intelligence Coats and White House Special Advisor Kushner who were sitting by the tomato field.

"What is this place? Is it the secret base of the anti-Harden alliance? Why are we going to hide in this ghost place to meet? Even normal calls are worried about being eavesdropped?"

The farm is very simple, with only a few old wooden houses and a rusty pickup in the garage.A large sun umbrella was stretched out beside the broken field ridge, and coffee and an LCD TV were placed on a simple round table.

Coates raised his finger and hissed, "Mark, find a comfortable place to sit down. We'll talk about it later. We're watching a game."

Kushner looked gloomy and whispered coldly: "I want to tear Harden apart more than anyone else, but now we must respect the strength he has. Sit down and watch Harden give us fun."

Esper glanced at the TV screen and immediately cursed: "Damn it, I hate watching this."

A live broadcast is being carried out on TV, which is the "China-US Army Armored Combination Battalion Confrontation Exercise" in Fort Irwin facilitated by the 'National Security Advisor' His Excellency Oliver Harden.

Such an eye-catching thing is not used to live broadcast to make money, I am really sorry for His Excellency Harden's business acumen.He also conducted a live bidding auction, which turned it into a widely watched event and made money.

PLA's heavy armor synthesis battalion arrived at Fort Irwin for three days of repairs, mainly to install the 'laser countermeasure system' for all equipment and personnel participating in the exercise.

This system can conduct regular, fixed-point and quantitative damage assessments on all personnel and equipment entering the battlefield.Simulate the killing effects of different weapons including firearms, missiles, artillery, and mines.

On the TV screen, American media reporters were exaggerating about this combat tactical-level simulation training system, and finally turned the camera to the PLA officer who came to challenge the situation, and asked, "Does the Chinese army have such equipment?"

"Have."

When asked if he was a PLA major, he accepted the interview in a straight and concise manner.

But the major seemed to feel that a one-word answer might not be enough to respect the other party, so he replied in a formulaic way: "The US Army is welcome to come to 'Zhu Rihe', and we will entertain them with great hospitality."

The picture was fine before that, but after Major PLA answered in English, a lot of barrage suddenly burst out on the screen.A lot of viewers who understand are frantically swiping for replies.

"Yes, yes, invite the U.S. Army and feed them nuclear bombs when you go out."

"Air strikes are carried out halfway through the march, so that the Yankees can also taste the taste of being bombed."

"Drive the electromagnetic interference vehicle next to the command post of the Yankees, and let them give orders basically by shouting."

"I don't know if the Yankees can rely on the chaplain to lead the last armored battalion and launch a counterattack with a rifle when the brigade commander, deputy brigade commander, chief of staff and other senior officers are exhausted."

"The Yankees are very generous this time, and we have to be generous again, let them travel to the 'Zhurihe' brigade, and let them experience the enthusiasm of the 'one-stop' service."

Coates and the others couldn't read Chinese, so they yelled at them and asked their subordinates to find a way to turn off the damn barrage.Later, Esper was confused and asked what happened to the picture?

Kushner replied angrily: "Harden sold the premiere rights to a Chinese online media and made a full $1000 million. If you don't want to watch the half-hour lag, you have to log in to this Chinese online media.

But the screen of this Chinese online media has barrage of comments at any time, basically in Chinese.My idiots still don't know how to turn it off. "

There were too many barrages, and Coates and others could not find the button to close the barrages on the page, so they could only switch to the broadcast channel on YouTube.

There is no barrage on the screen of 'Youtube', but the signal was half an hour ago.Esper didn't care, he just made up for the situation at Fort Irwin.

For this unprecedented confrontation exercise, 'Harden' allowed the media to conduct live interviews and filming.After completing three days of adaptive training, China and the United States first confronted the tank platoon.

Here's the hors d'oeuvres first, the desert rolling terrain of the Fort Irwin base, four M1A2C 'Abrams' against four 'VT-4's.

The strength of this confrontation is obviously much stronger than Maozi's "running circle competition", and it is completely comparable to NATO's "Silver Cup" tank confrontation competition.The game is about to start, and the training ground in Fort Irwin is full of gunpowder.

Both sides have to face, and both hope to win a good start.

For this live broadcast, many cameras were attached to the eight tanks, including the vision signals of the commander, gunner, driver, and driver.There are also multiple drones staring at the sky.

The status of all occupants of each car can be watched by switching channels during the broadcast, ensuring that the audience will have enough fun.For this feast of war, several sets of 5G base stations are arranged in the training ground to meet the large broadband network communication.

Who wins and who loses will have a major impact on the psychology of the two armies.Yankee gaming sites opened to accept bets, and tens of millions of people poured in with bets of hundreds of millions of dollars.

This first tank showdown is getting as much attention as the 'Super Bowl'.

Esper found out that there was a gambling game and asked: "Have you made a bet?"

"Got it," Kushner replied, "I bet $4 on a 0-[-] U.S. victory."

This confidence is real.

Coates was conservative, "I bet $4 on a 2:[-] victory for the U.S. Army."

Judging from the odds on the gambling table, the Yankees erupted with strong patriotic enthusiasm in this confrontational exercise, basically overwhelming the American tanks to win.

Coats and Kushner turned to Esper at the same time, "As Secretary of Defense, who do you think will win?"

"Of course I think the U.S. military won." Esper replied bluntly.

"So you're not taking some bets?" Kushner asked.

When it was his turn to pay, Esper hesitated for a few seconds, "Okay, I bet $[-] on 'Abrams' to win. But I can't determine the exact score."

The amount of this bet stunned the other two-Kushner is a rich man, and Coats is the director of intelligence.You, Esper, are the Secretary of Defense, and you only bet two thousand dollars?

Dude, you will make your teammates feel cold.

"Esper, do you have any inside information?" Kushner took it for granted that the Secretary of Defense must know something. "Did you decide to lose this duel in order to get a budget in Congress?"

Esper immediately said seriously: "This is impossible, the army needs honor, and it is absolutely impossible to lose deliberately.

If I gave such an order, the generals of the army would immediately rebel.But this time the confrontation will definitely be fierce, and the Chinese army is our archenemy. "

Coates is the director of intelligence, but he certainly does not know as much about the military as Esper.He also asked: "Is there really no inside story? For example, the analysis of combat power inside the Pentagon?"

But Esper spread his hands, "Why do you ask that? I don't know more than you."

It's over, and the hearts of the other two are sinking-the worse than knowing the inside story is not knowing anything.

"Shouldn't our 'Abrams' be sure to beat China's 'VT-4'?" Kushner asked, "I have read a lot of professional analysis, including the remarks of some retired US armored soldiers and even generals.

Everyone agrees that the 'Abrams' is the most powerful tank on earth despite being in service for almost 40 years.It has the strongest armor, the best firepower, and the best mobility.It has no equal. "

But Esper was more hesitant about this, and it took a long time to answer: "Yes, the 'Abrams' is undoubtedly the best tank. But the technology 40 years ago is actually not keeping up with the trend now.

In addition, this kind of confrontational exercise does not actually consider armor and firepower, it is more of a confrontation of battlefield control capabilities.Whoever has the stronger ability to observe, aim and obtain information wins. "

Real soldiers are not real ammunition, and real ammunition is not real soldiers.The confrontational drill uses blank bombs. Whoever can find the target first and aim and fire, the laser countermeasure device will win.

"So the Abrams' heavy armor and powerful guns won't help?" Kushner understood, but it didn't help. "But our fire control and sighting should also be the strongest, right?"

Esper could not give a definite answer to this question, he even shook his head, "Military equipment pursues stability and does not use the most advanced technology.

In fact, the electronic technology level of many of our equipment is more than ten or twenty years ago, such as the fire control of the F-20.However, China has made great progress in electronic technology in recent years, and we do not have the advantage of completely suppressing it.

VT-4 is a foreign trade vehicle in China, which can use different fire control systems according to different price points.

The VT-4 shipped to Fort Irwin should be the top performance car.Judging from public information, it's really no worse than 'Abrams'. "

It's over, it's over.

Kushner was even cursing in his heart—you, the Secretary of Defense, didn’t come sooner or later, and you just came after we just placed a bet.Had I known that 'Abrams' had no absolute advantage, I wouldn't have bet $[-].

It's not about money, it's about face and mood.

"Who do you think Harden overwhelmed to win?" Coates asked.

The other two frowned, not knowing what to think.However, the technicians under him finally understood the pages of Chinese online media, and turned off the overwhelming barrage, so that several big shots could watch the live broadcast.