the world is at stake

"It turns out that 'Long Sword 10' is a cruise missile."

"Impossible, isn't such a high-tech thing unique to the United States?"

"Since China has cruise missiles, it means that they are no longer high-tech."

"You know what a fart, the guidance of cruise missiles is a difficult problem. Americans only have 'Tomahawk' when they have GPS. Now we have cruise missiles, which shows that the 'BeiDou' system developed a few years ago can be used."

"Impossible, Beidou only launched two satellites at the end of last year, and they haven't covered Central Asia yet."

Online public opinion is overwhelming, and every time a page is swiped, there can be hundreds of comments.More netizens were too anxious to get angry and couldn't log in, wishing they could smash the 'cat' on the squeaky dial.

The distance of this attack far exceeds the 1 kilometers of the previous 'Guardian-200B'. The light spot on the map starts from Kunduz, crosses Kabul, and flies towards Kandahar.

The straight-line distance is more than six hundred kilometers.

But the point of light did not shoot directly to Kandahar, but turned and twisted many times along the way.

"What's going on? Where is the missile going to hit?"

"It must have been lost, and the guidance failed. I knew that China's weapons are far inferior to those of the United States."

"The people upstairs know what a fart. This is called air route planning. It is specially used to approach the target covertly and avoid the radar station of the ground air defense system."

"What's the use? The Americans have early warning aircraft, which can be seen from the sky."

"Stupid, in the mountains of Afghanistan, effective route planning can even deceive and evade early warning aircraft."

'Shengguang.com' publicly exposed China's most advanced weapons, which immediately sparked heated debates on the Internet.There were both praises and belittlings, and the two sides quarreled fiercely, wishing they could fight a few times in reality.

The flight speed of the cruise missile was much slower than that of the previous rockets. The cruise speed was only Mach [-]. Coupled with the route planning of turning back and forth in the middle, it took [-] minutes to fly from Kunduz to the vicinity of Kandahar.

After approaching the target, the picture transmitted by the satellite changed suddenly.What the viewer sees are desolate mountains and gray valleys passing by incessantly.

A slope appears directly in front of the valley.As the distance quickly narrowed, the broken mountain and the hidden hole in the middle of the mountain were clearly shown on the screen.

In just a few seconds, a person could be seen running out of the hole, rolling down the slope in embarrassment, followed by two people coming out of the hole, but the latter failed to escape.

The camera zooms in quickly at the last moment, before disappearing suddenly.

What happened?

Why is it gone?

What did you just see?

Questions quickly appeared in the military comment area of ​​'Holy Light Net', and the answers appeared with unstoppable ecstasy.

"Hit, the target of the missile strike is that cave."

"This is terminal TV guidance. There is a camera on the warhead, and the shooting picture is transmitted back, so that the operator can accurately aim."

"It's unbelievable, this shot is too accurate. The two people at the entrance of the cave are absolutely dead."

"Don't talk about the entrance of the cave, the people in the cave will die too."

"Stop arguing, look quickly. There's a second one!"

The second 'Long Sword 10' approached the target a few minutes later, and the explosion scene where the smoke and dust had not completely dissipated could be seen on the transmission screen.

The original cave has been completely blown down, and a large amount of rubble has accumulated, making it impossible to get in and out.And a hundred meters away from the entrance of the cave, several figures appeared from another cave entrance.The second missile hit it mercilessly.

Destroy the group!

Chapter 40

During the Gulf War, the U.S. military had a famous scene.

A "Slam" missile blasted a large hole about 10 meters in diameter in a power station building in Iraq; 2 minutes later, the second "Slam" penetrated the hole opened by the first Destroy the power station inside.

The data link on the missile transmitted back the process of the two attacks, which was then disseminated by the media, causing a violent sensation.

This is the first time that precision-guided weapons have brought great shock to the human melon-eating masses. Everyone was frightened by the strike capabilities of the US military.

And ten years later, the launch of 'Long Sword 10' from Kunduz shocked the world.

'Party and government', who has a lot of time to deal with, is rare to be free today. He watched the whole process of the actual attack and browsed the many messages on the Internet. He was in a good mood.

'Long Sword 10' has not yet been finalized, and the navigation relies on ground base stations.The route planning was not intentional, but the base stations were arranged along the villages in the mountains, which showed that the missiles turned back and forth between the mountains many times.

It was originally planned to shoot three, but only two were successfully launched, and the third did not leave the launch box at all.

But the attack effect is excellent, and the broadcast of "Holy Light Network" is even more aggressive in front of the whole world. It is quite similar to CNN's reporting of the Gulf War between the "Patriots" and the "Scuds".

In the face of this actual combat exercise, the biggest reaction is not Western countries, but Central Asian and South Asian countries.

After the "Holy Light Network" broadcast the video, the Indian media reported the long-range precision strike at length, and worriedly expressed that they should be vigilant against the increase of PLA military power.

After all, the "Northern Alliance" can get this sharp weapon, and it is logical for Pakistan to buy it, which also means that most of India is within its strike range of [-] kilometers.

For Ah San who was not taking advantage or was suffering, silent deterrence was more effective than any bitter words, and it could make them sober up a little bit.

As for the 'Taliban', the day after the attack, they stated that they would retaliate, but they denied that their leader, Omar, was dead.

The cave that was attacked has completely collapsed, and the corpses buried inside may never be dug out under the mountains.No one can evaluate the results of the battle.

The loss of the "spiritual leader" is a heavy blow to the "Taliban" which is in a period of chaos. There are many careerists in this extremist organization, and it is inevitable to split.

After all, the most pious person has ascended to heaven, so theology cannot save the world.

The other person who was deeply stimulated was actually Wanwan.

After the Hong Kong media relayed the report of "Shengguang Net", the media also had to admit that the Turk Communist Party had made a huge breakthrough in technology and equipment.

This is a 'dexterous' weapon unique to me. It can carry out 'acupuncture' precise attacks, which is very powerful!

Luckily we still have 'Xionzo'.

Wait...there is no 'world's number one' 'Yusan Hida' yet.

Facing the questioning of the puppet legislators, Wu Shiwen, the defense minister of the puppet army, had no choice but to sing the old tune, "Everything is under control."

But the big talkers don't let it go easily. Various political commentary programs are overwhelmingly discussing what will happen if the mainland attacks Taiwan and uses cruise missiles?

Such as attacking the 'Presidential Palace', destroying the airport, and destroying the Jiashan defense system.

Similar discussions soon led to the blatant ridicule of "Asia's richest man" in the Hong Kong media..."A group of frogs in the bottom of the well, eat the rocket's life, don't worry about the missile."

The glass-hearted Wanwan made a fuss about it on the spot, calling for countermeasures against the 'Holy Light' and against the mainland.

And there are no large-scale battles on the battlefield in Afghanistan. 'Holy Light' takes advantage of its industrial advantages to show a more irresistible attack on caravans and trade.

Three-wheeled motorcycles were dumped at low prices in Afghanistan, and a "refinery" that eliminated production capacity was transferred to Afghanistan for oil refining.Walkie-talkies and ground base stations are rolling out.

Without any agitation or persecution by the 'Holy Light', the bottom-level farmers and herdsmen with closed lives communicate with each other by driving motorcycles and explore the world outside the village and tribe in order to live a good life.

The social structure of confinement is naturally broken, and the people themselves will seek advantages and avoid disadvantages.

When the situation gradually stabilized, Zhou Qingfeng appeared in Kabul in the name of business negotiations to inspect the development of the group here and see the repair factory and power plant aided by China.

But he didn't pay attention to the fence erected outside the factory, nor did he pay attention to the guarded machine gun towers on the fence, let alone the winding roadblocks outside the gate of the factory. Instead, he stared at a local kid holding a plush toy by the side of the road.

The child was about four or five years old, with big eyes, dirty face, tattered and black clothes, and dusty hair.The plush toy in his hand was quite clean.It was obvious that he liked it very much, holding her tightly in his arms.

"Who gave the toy?" Zhou Qingfeng asked the staff of the repair shop accompanying him.No need to think about it, he knew that this kind of toy was by no means a local product.

An old engineer from the mainland raised his hand and said he gave it to him, "The children here are really poor. I returned to China not long ago and saw a lot of toys in Kashgar, so I bought a few and planned to give them away."

"Don't touch random local strangers, what if the kid is a personal meat bomb?"

"how can that be?"

"What if the child's parents were instigated to attack us?"

"Why would a child's parents do this?"

"It's not the time to engage in 'fish and water love'."

The old engineer felt that the president's imagination was too much, argued a few words, and showed a sullen expression.

Zhou Qingfeng shook his head, and asked Masood, the leader of the 'Northern Alliance' accompanied by English on the other side: "Your Excellency, do you think that child may be the perpetrator of a suicide attack?"

Masood had mixed emotions about the visit of the 'richest man in Asia', and he hesitated for a while before he nodded and said:

"This possibility cannot be ruled out. There are still many 'Taliban' left in Kabul, and it is difficult for us to identify them. Religious extremists can do anything."

Both the old engineer and the Chinese staff understood this sentence and were surprised.They live in a peaceful society and go abroad with the ideal of building a better world. They really cannot accept the fact that they will become the targets of terrorist attacks.

Zhou Qingfeng had no intention of teaching, so he could only ask the mine protection team to strengthen security.The purpose of his trip is to have a face-to-face talk with Masood, to clarify his attitude, "SCO believes that the civil war in Afghanistan has a long-term trend."

The subtext of this statement is - we will pay attention to the situation in Afghanistan for a long time, but don't expect us to end the game in person or to give a large amount of assistance.Delusional quick fixes are not an option.

Even the rich and powerful American emperors can't handle things by themselves, and 'Sacred Light' will not dream of building a heaven on earth in this ghostly place in Central Asia.

After the debut of 'Long Sword 10', the 'party and government' people reminded Zhou Qingfeng that enough is enough.

Masood would have been killed by a 'Taliban' suicide bomber in 2001.Now he was frowning and recalling Zhou Qingfeng's words over and over again, and it took him a long time before he nodded again, as if he understood.

He asked back: "Then what about the 'Holy Light' group?"

"I am optimistic about the future of Afghanistan, and I am optimistic about the development of Central Asia." Zhou Qingfeng said "the good side" first.

Now there is no legal government in Afghanistan, and only a bold guy like Zhou Qingfeng is willing to take huge risks to intervene.

The bureaucrats of the 'Northern Alliance' count on the business cooperation funds transferred by the 'Holy Light' every month, otherwise they will not even be able to pay their salaries.

And because now only the "Holy Light" can import goods to Afghanistan on a large scale, those wages are just left-handed and right-handed, and they are earned back by the goods shipped from China.

Zhou Qingfeng is already considering paying the bureaucrats of the 'Northern Alliance' wages in RMB instead of US dollars, which can greatly save foreign exchange—the local bureaucrats are very speechless about this, and they have never seen such a wicked person.

There is a good side and a bad side.

"But the infrastructure in Afghanistan is really backward. Water conservancy, roads, sanitation, electricity, housing, this country is extremely backward, basically nothing.

As the capital, Kabul relies on two small hydropower stations with a total installed capacity of 160 megawatts.This power supply is not even enough to light a light bulb for every household in the city.

'Holy Light' is a commercial group, and any investment we make must be profitable. "

Masood nodded again, he knew very well what the state of his country was, bad, bad, very bad.He knew the meaning behind Zhou Qingfeng better - sell the country for money, sell everything that can be sold.

The food production in Afghanistan is not even enough to feed its own people, and there is nothing but selling some leather.Its population in 2001 was 100 million, and its GDP was only 24 billion US dollars, which was about one-tenth of Zhou Qingfeng's property.

The country is still in civil war, the 'Taliban' is eyeing, and the United States will not intervene.In such a poor place, in the face of the precarious situation, the only thing we can do is the mines.

But 'Holy Light' is greedy.

"I want the Aynak Copper Mine." Zhou Qingfeng said.

Both the former Soviet Union and the United States conducted mineral exploration in Afghanistan, and the copper mines here are famous all over the world.

The Aynak Copper Mine is just 1000 kilometers south of Kabul. It has high grade and water sources. Its total reserves exceed [-] million tons, most of which can be mined in the open pit.It is the cream of the Afghan mines.

Kabul and Peshawar are only more than 200 kilometers away. It is enough to repair the road so that the truck can run. If necessary, we can build a railway. Anyway, the distance is not far.

At that time, the mined minerals can be shipped back to China via Pakistan.

"There are also Taghawlor's lithium mines, Loghor's chrome mines, and Kushkak's beryllium mines." Zhou Qingfeng opened his mouth, asking for precious metal mines or mines with a large demand in the future.

These are world-class large mines, enough to affect the layout of related global industrial chains. Since 'Holy Light' has come to Afghanistan, it is determined to win.

Masood did not agree to this on the spot, but only nodded to express his willingness to discuss within the 'Northern Alliance'.But from the bottom of his heart, he is not a bargaining chip.

Sell ​​it, sell it, sell it all!

Zhou Qingfeng didn't rush, and his attitude was kind.Anyway, it is not difficult to change a puppet to come on stage.He also has to be charitable, make some donations or something.

For example, set up a "education and training center" in Kabul to enhance the friendship between China and Afghanistan - local men are unwilling to come to learn, and many girls brought out by caravans from poor mountain valleys can be students first.

However, when Uncle Zhou imagined to become the "pillar of stability in Central Asia", he was magnified by his mockery.A Bian, who just came to power, suddenly announced that any high-tech Taiwanese companies are prohibited from investing in the mainland.

To stifle the development of mainland industry.

Is there such a good thing?

It seems that the policy of 'poor Taiwan, poor Taiwan' should be put forward earlier.

Chapter 41 Can't tell you

South Korea, Seoul.

The Shilla Hotel, located in a prime location in the city center, has finally reopened after half a year of closure and renovation.

This hotel was originally the South Korean State Guesthouse. Lee Byung-chul, the first generation of Samsung, felt that the country's economy was about to take off and needed a modern hotel to entertain foreign guests, so he bought it in 1979 and remodeled it.

But the Shilla Hotel has been losing money for a long time.

Lee Kun-hee, the second generation of 'Samsung', gave this hotel to his eldest daughter, Li Fuzhen, hoping to make a breakthrough in management.Last year, Li Fuzhen went to the Peninsula Hotel in Hong Kong just to experience the feeling of a world-class luxury hotel.

...I couldn't die and bumped into Uncle Zhou.