Darkstone Code-Chapter 1030 - 1028: Lin and Qi

"Our attack was repelled, the opponent used artillery, now we are at a disadvantage, the President hopes that we can display more strength in front of those military observers..."

Darkstone Security helping Sanchez take territory was originally supposed to be Darkstone Security’s own matter, but due to the extensive geopolitical relationships involved and the Federation’s need for military exercises, this task that Lynch was supposed to handle turned into a Ministry of Defense operation.

They even dispatched senior officers from the combat headquarters to the front lines to oversee the command, and from start to finish, they never asked Lynch whether this was acceptable.

Of course, it was not acceptable.

Lynch knew far more about warfare than they ever did, from the very beginning he knew Darkstone Security would encounter setbacks, and it wouldn’t just be once or twice, there would be many.

Arrogance and conceit are always deadly to anyone at any time, especially when their flaws are exposed, these can lead to their demise.

The Federation looks down on Mariluo people and even more so on Mariluo’s warlords, from the start they did not truly take this military action seriously as if it were a war.

Although they say "We are very serious," in actual fact, they aren’t, it’s almost like they’re on vacation.

Lynch didn’t intervene, after all, those dying are elite land and naval forces, not worried about these people being hurt; once they are hurt to the core, it’s impossible for them to treat this matter with an attitude of arrogance.

People always say Gafura individuals are arrogant, but in fact, Federation people are also arrogant, they just don’t think of themselves this way, just like Gafura people.

Lynch pressed a button on the bedside table; inside the wires connected to the television, and soon the television made no sound.

He sat on the bed, glanced at the maid, who voluntarily left the room and closed the door.

"You can drag some artillery over. I heard there is an artillery company that recently broke a record by developing more lethal caliber field guns?"

"That’s what you need!"

The person on the other end of the phone said without hesitation, "We don’t have enough time, we will arrange some artillery to go to the front line, but this will take at least five days to a week, we don’t have that much time to waste, we need to solve the problems we are facing quickly." 𝕗𝚛𝚎𝚎𝐰𝗲𝗯𝗻𝚘𝚟𝚎𝗹.𝕔𝐨𝕞

Losing face in front of allies is what’s most fatal; were it not for so many military observers, the Ministry of Defense and the President wouldn’t necessarily be so anxious.

At this moment, Bail Federal is like a teenager in puberty, hormone-charged, eager to expand its influence among classmates; the best way is through force to establish its prestige.

Just now the situation has become somewhat unexpectedly, it has selected a target that is tricky, not only dodging attacks but also counterattacking, delivering a punch right into the Federation’s face, making it dizzy with vertigo.

The boos from those around have made this young Federation fellow extra angry; it decides to win this war by any means necessary, regardless of consequences!

Lynch had not yet spoken when the senior official from the Ministry of Defense on the other end of the phone proactively said, "I know your ’Rainstorm’ plan, now you can show it."

The Rainstorm plan itself is not a tightly knit military action; it’s merely a comprehensive study.

This is also a part of the next step in the Flight Research Institute’s plan, with stronger engines and weight load, converting twin-wing planes to single-wing planes, redesigning the fuselage, increasing weight capacity.

And then conducting ground bombings!

In the Rainstorm plan, the bomber called "Blast Scale Dragon" won’t use the large caliber howitzer bombs they previously used for dive bombing but adopts similar mortar shells as the main bombs.

Each bomb weighs eight pounds, unnecessary fixtures have been removed, more gunpowder has been added, and the effective explosion killing radius is expanded to twenty-five meters, creating more fragments.

In other words, each plane now can carry approximately sixty shells, adopting a firearm-like supply device.

As soon as the bomb hatch door opens, these bombs will all be dropped within forty seconds.

So far, there are only six experimental models of Blast Scale Dragon, among which one is a prototype.

These weren’t initially in the "presentation" list, belonging to the highly confidential Federation military secrets, plus, given other countries’ military observers present, Lynch had not intended to expose this equipment so soon.

Even though he knows ultimately it will be exposed, the difference in effect between sooner and later is significant; don’t underestimate even a gap of two or three years, even one year or a few months, this time before the outbreak of war will directly impact the final outcome.

But the Ministry of Defense and President’s Mansion seem to hope to recover face in front of allies; coupled with Lynch sensing there might be some other issues involved, he did not evade impulsively but pondered.

Someone may have been pulling strings behind the scenes, this is the pitfall of capitalism prioritizing, any matter, including politics, military, in some extent makes way for capital.

Even Lynch at this moment could speculate, once its bomber is exposed, besides attracting international attention, it won’t bring along more benefits.

The reason is simple: these bombers are already exposed; whether ally or adversary camp, people in the future will regard this kind of bomber as a primary target for defense and reconnaissance.

If the Ministry of Defense wants to place an order, perhaps someone might jump out, using these reasons to exclude it from the big order list.

The arms race sure hopes for some secret weaponry, not things everyone could see.

Lynch was silent for a moment, just a moment, then agreed but also set a condition, "You should not excessively meddle in my company’s internal affairs; I know the order is placed by you, but how it should be executed is my responsibility."

He pointed out that the Ministry of Defense overly interfered in this military action, unlike the bandit suppression task on Amelia’s side.

The Federation government and the Ministry of Defense did not take it seriously, nor did they have the desire to intervene; after Lynch arranged specific steps, what’s left is efficient execution.

Reluctantly, his strategy was excellent, and everyone executed it very well; unlike now, the Ministry of Defense still wants to meddle, resulting in a chaotic mess.

The official on the other end of the phone was stunned for a moment, "I can report this situation, you wait for my message."

After Lynch hung up the phone, he called the Flight Research Institute, informed them of the potential upcoming events, so two official Flight Masters with pilots already capable of independently flying planes began preparing for a plan named "Blast Scale Dragon," actually "Ki-I" type bomber’s take-off.

Indeed, Lynch is so idle, all attack aircraft’s names will start with "Lin," like the first-generation "Lin-I" type attack aircraft currently under development.

With the experimental "Ki-I" type bomber, when combined, it becomes Lynch.

A wealthy person’s amusement is so plain and simple!

Regarding why the attack aircraft’s research is slower than bombers, this is probably because attack aircraft demands higher overall plane technology, whereas current bombers only need more lift and load capacity concerns.

One is the pinnacle of technological integration, the other just needs less advanced parameters to be piled up.

Approximately half an hour later, the Ministry of Defense agreed to Lynch’s request, they would return command rights back to the Darkstone Security Company, but they also have a condition; they must promptly suppress the frontline battle, to reclaim face for the Federation!

With those words, six of what the internal Research Institute referred to as "Bomb-I" bombers took a long takeoff to ascend into the sky.

Yet at this moment, far away in Mariluo, the war had not ended.

The sky was already completely dark, but the war had not ended.

The Federation people suffered great losses; they are not reconciled to waiting one night because at the frontline there are still many wounded waiting for rescue; the Federation people have not abandoned the tradition of their companions!

The light in the sky suddenly dimmed down, Ryan cautiously poked his head out from a window as he was already at the station.

The next second he ducked back because he saw distant fire lightning up in an instant.

Soon afterward, the wall behind him shook with a thud, some brick fragments flew everywhere, splattering like it was raining, and finally, he heard a gunshot!

This is also the situation on the battlefield most prone to misjudgments; if both sides maintain a medium distance when one gets shot, they often hear the gunshot afterward.

Those who manage to dodge bullets because of gunshots must be Divination Masters!

"Behind the third-floor window on the right side red house at about two hundred meters on the road is a sniper..." he told the person beside him, who quickly moved to the window next to them, set up the gun in the dark.

Too dark, nothing could be seen, there was a bit of light earlier, but now there was none at all.

Ryan looked at his watch; there were some phosphorescent agents on it, now still a faint light, allowing him to see the constantly moving second and minute hands.

He loudly chanted the numbers, "Five..."

"Four..."

"Three..."

"Two..."

"One!"

The next second, over a dozen flares shot up over the city skies, and the pitch-black city instantly lit up, the gunfire beside Ryan made him feel an inexplicable sense of security.

Our side’s sniper made a kill gesture, the two quickly started to move.

Urban warfare is much harder to fight than imagined; even though the Federation Army has urban warfare training subjects, those are just wishful products or scenarios occurring to others.

Not equipped with any guiding opinions.

They are facing these warlords, armed forces under these warlords, which are different from them.

Since the first time they picked up weapons, they have been doing urban warfare, never switching projects!

In city offensives and defenses, they are the true kings!