NOVEL WEB Chapter 518: No Longer Restrained
Lin Xiaosu nodded gently: "It seems Mr. Bai has actually been prepared."
"Modern warfare is actually very mature, with air, sea, electronic warfare, and hot wars all being familiar territory. However, facing otherworld creatures underground is still an unfamiliar blue ocean, and this is as far as I can think. The real battle often exceeds predictions."
"Yes, that's why the Eight Heavenly Kings have gathered in the Southwest!" Lin Xiaosu understood the meaning behind his words.
No matter how meticulously the Earthfall Beast army is arranged, there will always be some that slip through the net.
These creatures are terrifying, almost immune to bullets and shells. If one escapes the ambush, a single Earthfall Beast could cause heavy losses to the military. Hence, super experts are needed to finish them off.
Bai Shui said: "I am telling you all this, hoping you can help me see if there's anything I've missed."
"For now, this is probably all we can do," Lin Xiaosu replied.
"Alright then, Feng Ying, arrange accommodation for Mr. Lin."
The time that followed.
The tension was palpable.
The days moved towards the depths of winter.
The rhythm of the battlefield tightened like a tense string day by day.
The three armed forces of Gesang Country grew increasingly arrogant.
From sporadic rocket attacks, it gradually became the norm, occasionally even with missiles.
The incoming rockets were almost entirely intercepted by the "Red Light 39." Red Light 39 is a laser interception weapon that entered service in Daxia the year before last. It can track 360 targets simultaneously, auto-lock, and auto-fire, with each shot only costing 15 Yuan in electricity. Nine of these Red Light 39s were set up along the Liang Mountain defense line, enough to ensure no rockets slip through.
The incoming missiles were protected by the Red Flag 31.
Red Flag 31 is a missile interception system suitable for sea, land, and air. Its interception rate for ordinary missiles is nearly 100%, and 60% for hypersonic missiles' terminal phase. Eight sets have been deployed at the Southwest Border.
In the face of the rockets and missiles launched by the three armed forces, the Southwest Military District managed to intercept almost all of them.
However, the shadow of war still moved towards an uncontrollable direction.
Daxia accused and condemned daily, with wording increasingly harsh.
Yesterday's wording had already transmitted an extremely dangerous signal: "We warn the armed forces within Gesang Country to immediately cease provocations, or else our country will retaliate. Do not say you weren't warned!"
Do not say you weren't warned!
These are extremely sensitive terms in Daxia's diplomatic language.
It indicates that Daxia's patience has reached its limit.
With these words, the world fell silent.
Yet, in the "Five-angled Building" of Yingyu Country, an elderly white man in a four-star admiral's uniform laughed heartily: "Do not say you weren't warned! The situation is advancing smoothly... Has the 'Army' reached the designated location?"
"Yes, General, it has arrived!" A person next to him bowed.
"Good, the 'North Wind' operation is officially underway!"
This day!
December 3rd!
Half a month after Lin Xiaosu arrived at the Southwest Frontline.
In the dead of night, the cold wind howled over Liang Mountain, cutting to the bone.
The world was shrouded in darkness.
Suddenly, the western sky lit up brightly.
Lin Xiaosu, sitting cross-legged, suddenly opened his eyes...
During these ten days, he spent most of his time practicing his skills.
What skills was he practicing?
He wanted to break through his own barriers.
Though Saintess Qian Ling, representing the cultivation path, had announced that his cultivation road ended here, facing this perilous situation, Lin Xiaosu still wanted to make an effort.
Legend has it that Nine Stars Shining in the Sky can lead to Observing Heaven.
He has only Eight Stars, but even a "reduced version" of Observing Heaven would suffice.
Yet, after half a month of rigorous training, he accomplished nothing.
Despite his unparalleled understanding with Human Tao Orchid Heart.
Despite the flawless operation of his Blood Tower.
Despite possessing both a Primordial Spirit and a secondary deity as external aids.
Despite his meticulous knowledge of the human body.
He still could not break through the ironclad rules of the cultivation path: Eight Stars cannot shine in the sky.
Half a month of grueling practice merely resulted in a high degree of unity between his current True Qi, Primordial Spirit, and secondary deity, presenting his strongest combat power in this lifetime.
The door slammed open.
Lin Xiaosu immediately saw Blue Demon.
This was the first time he saw Blue Demon since arriving at Liang Mountain…
Blue Demon had actually returned more than ten days ago but didn't disturb his training…
"The enemy has fully launched their attack!"
Blue Demon said.
Lin Xiaosu stepped out of the room, lifted his gaze, and witnessed the most suffocating scene in modern warfare.
The western sky was filled with countless rocket streaks.
Dense, possibly numbering in the thousands.
The horror of this modern hot war could be felt even without being in it.
The artillery fire poured down like a river of stars!
All heaven and earth was sinking!
Lin Xiaosu's eyes flickered: "Can our interception systems withstand such a saturated attack?"
"This is the greatest test Red Light 39 will face!" Blue Demon said.
As the words fell, eighty-one points of light exploded simultaneously in the sky.
Red Light 39, with nine laser emission ports, can simultaneously attack nine targets, its maximum load. Nine units of Red Light 39 can destroy 81 targets in a flash.
In the next instant, another eighty-one points of light…
In just one moment, the luminous points in the sky burst into a continuous sheet…
Red Light 39 fired all-out, instantly creating a legend in military history.
Thousands of rockets met the defensive perimeter of Daxia's national divine artifact Red Light 39, 30 kilometers away from Liang Mountain.
The densest spear and the sturdiest shield engaged in a bloody and fiery clash in the sky.
The sky was fully illuminated, making the hundred miles of Liang Mountain as bright as day.
At this moment, another row of light points appeared.
This row of points moved at an astonishing speed, advancing swiftly to penetrate through Red Light 39's defenses.
Lin Xiaosu's expression suddenly changed: "Hypersonic missiles!"
Blue Demon's expression changed as well: "Seven at once!"
Whoosh!
Eight Red Flag 31 units fired simultaneously, launching 16 rounds each…
Boom, the seven hypersonic missiles exploded almost simultaneously.
In world military history, the successful interception rate of hypersonic missiles is less than 20%. However, under the Red Flag 31, these seven hypersonic missiles were all intercepted, none escaped.
This is a miracle in world military history.
However, tonight's situation was clearly extraordinary.
The sky suddenly brightened, with dozens of light spots appearing simultaneously.
Each point of light represented a hypersonic missile.
In an instant, their sharpness overshadowed thousands of rockets.
Red Flag 31, fire!
A quick volley, taking out a dozen of them.
Still, some slipped through the net!
One hypersonic missile shot into the military camp, with a boom, dozens of armored vehicles soared into the sky, the entire camp in ruins…
Blue Demon's heart sank abruptly.
Beside her, Lin Xiaosu suddenly raised his gaze, staring behind.
Among the thirty hypersonic missiles, three more had slipped through.
Flying towards the internal territory of Daxia Country behind them.
Red Flag 31 spat out six black dots in urgent pursuit, but those were hypersonic missiles; once they broke through the first line of defense, they couldn't be caught.
In the command room, Commander Zhang Kang firmly locked onto the screen: "Coordinates 412, Ding City!"
His voice was as serious as water.
The coordinates of these three hypersonic missiles were instantly analyzed to be Ding City!
If it was Ding City, it was trouble.
If they were deep inland, there would still be defense lines midway, offering a chance for a second interception, but Ding City was right behind them, from here to Ding City there was no defense line, making a second interception impossible.
"Connect to Ding City immediately!" ordered Chief of Staff Li Jixun.
On the big screen in front of them, a real-time satellite view of the entire Ding City appeared.
Boom!
Boom!
Boom!
Three loud explosions, the entire city of Ding City was engulfed in flames…
Commander Zhang Kang's eyes closed suddenly, his forehead veins popping out.
"Damn it!" Commissioner Ding Luo slammed the table in front of him heavily, filled with rage.
Chief of Staff Li Jixun said, "Hypersonic missiles with terminal speeds of Mach 21. Absolutely not something Gesang Country could develop; there are less than five global masterminds behind this!"
"They evidently have Yingyu Country's support behind them!" Bai Shui stood up slowly: "Commander, how do we retaliate?"
Chief of Staff Li Jixun said, "Headquarters has authorized military protocol for equivalent retaliation…"
Commander Zhang Kang abruptly raised his hand!
Li Jixun's voice cut off instantly.
The entire command center went silent in an instant.
Zhang Kang slowly opened his eyes: "Equivalent retaliation only applies to conventional warfare. Hypersonic missile attacks on civilians have already exceeded the scope of conventional warfare. Today, it's time to let them know one thing, what the sacred and inviolable bottom line of Daxia Country is!"
"Yes!" Everyone's blood boiled simultaneously, standing at attention.
Zhang Kang waved his hand, pressing a button in front of him.
Four figures resembling generals appeared on the screen.
"Thunder First Group!"
"Present!"
"Target 1, saturation bombardment! Three rounds!"
"Yes!"
"Thunder Second Group!"
"Present!"
"Target 2, saturation bombardment! Three rounds!"
"Yes!"
"Thunder Third Group!"
"Present!"
"Target 3, saturation bombardment, five rounds!"
"Yes!"
"Thunder Independent Group!"
"Present!"
"Target 4, use up all stocks for saturation bombardment! Leave not a shell!"
"Yes!"
Whoosh, whoosh, whoosh…
Numerous rocket launchers fired from Liang Mountain!
This was Daxia Army's first large-scale counterstrike!
Also signifying Daxia Country's official entry into war.
However, this war started and ended immediately!
Because Daxia Country's globally feared long-range rocket launchers unleashed their saturation attack!
In modern warfare, high technology is constantly evolving; you have hypersonic missiles, I have interception systems; you have stealth aircraft, I have anti-stealth radar…
Yet, in the trend towards more advanced weaponry, one battlefield principle always exists: talking quality without considering quantity equals nothing.
Daxia Country's rocket launchers have always been the nightmare of land armies globally.
A rocket launcher platform, capable of launching 81 rockets at once.
A Thunder Group has a hundred launch platforms.
The launched rockets are fast, laser-guided, and auto-loading takes only eighteen seconds for a second launch.
One attack means tens of thousands of rounds, with an eighteen-second interval between two attacks, what can intercept them?
Not every country has a Red Light 39 capable of precisely intercepting rockets.
In fact, Daxia's long-range rockets possess anti-jamming capabilities, even if advanced interception systems are deployed, success rates are low.
Liang Mountain made a move.
All three major armed forces in Gesang Country were brought into the strike zone.
A valley just 30 miles west of Liang Mountain, a military base welcomed the first wave of artillery.
Suddenly, the sky was completely lit up!
The Kacheng Brigade's frontline troops in the valley below were all shocked.
"Daxia's counterattack! God, why is it so fierce?..."
"Damn it! What have we gotten ourselves into?"
"Intercept! Intercept! Maximum power, maximum power…" A general in the command post shouted.
Boom!
A tremendous explosion, the ground shaking.
The command post was completely destroyed.