The expeditionary force began to dominate Southeast Asia by recruiting defeated soldiers

Soon after, the first Jinglei-class ship left the dock.

"What is the demonstration target?" Zhang Guangsong asked concisely.

"Test Area No. 5 ahead simulates an enemy beachhead defense complex, including permanent firing points, anti-tank trenches, minefield markers, barbed wire, and dummy infantry positions, covering an area of ​​approximately 1.5 square kilometers," the range commander reported immediately.

Zhang Guangsong nodded, picked up the telescope and looked at the beach in the distance that was deliberately made to look messy.

"Commander, should we start the test firing?" the captain asked.

"start!"

A shrill alarm sounded on the "Thunder", the fire control director on the top of the bridge began to rotate at high speed, and the optical lens locked onto the target area in the distance.

The sailors on the deck quickly evacuated the launch area.

"Fire control solution complete, target parameters bound."

"Transmitter elevation adjustment completed."

"The launch tube is powered on, and the safety is released."

A series of clear commands came through the ship's intercom.

Zhang Guangsong held his breath, and all the officers widened their eyes.

"Launchers number one and two, all fire! Ready—fire!"

There was no earth-shattering bang at the beginning, only a series of dense, hair-raising, snake-like "chi chi chi chi --!!!"

In an instant, the No. 1 and No. 2 launchers, with a total of 200 launch tubes, successively ejected hot and dazzling tail flames.

Thick white smoke instantly enveloped half of the bow of the ship, and long 132mm rockets poured out, with a sharp sound that tore through the air, dragging long orange-red tails, and fired madly towards the distant beachhead at a speed that was difficult to capture with the naked eye.

The sky was filled with dense rocket tracks, and the scene was like a whip of fire sent down by the gods.

Spectacular! Terrifying! Devastatingly spectacular!

In just a few seconds, all 200 rockets left the launch tubes.

"Launchers three and four, fire all the missiles! Fire!"

Without any pause, the same suffocatingly dense "hissing" sound came again.

There was the same white smoke and orange-red trail that covered the sky again. The two launchers on the rear deck once again sprayed the remaining arrows of death onto the beach.

Boom boom boom——!!!

In the distance, from the direction of the simulated landing site, there were continuous and seemingly endless violent explosions.

The flames of the explosion merged into one, and the towering smoke columns mixed with soil, rubble and the torn remains of simulated fortifications, forming a wall of death. The violent vibrations were even transmitted to the dock across several kilometers of sea surface.

In the field of view of the telescope, the carefully arranged "enemy position" completely disappeared.

All that remained was a huge inferno filled with billowing flames and thick smoke.

Fortifications, anti-tank trenches, minefields, barbed wire... were all reduced to dust under the saturation coverage of 400 132mm high-explosive rockets.

The entire dock was dead silent. All the officers, including Zhang Guangsong, who was accustomed to the roar of artillery, were completely shocked by the devastating outpouring of firepower.

This is no longer a bombardment, it is a punishment from heaven.

"Report to the commander, the target area... has been completely covered. All preset targets... have been confirmed destroyed!" said the observer in disbelief.

Zhang Guangsong slowly put down the telescope and took a deep breath of the sea breeze with the smell of gunpowder.

There was still not much expression on his face, but his clenched fists and the gleam in his eyes revealed the surging emotions in his heart.

"Okay!" He only said one word.

He turned around, his eyes sweeping over the equally excited officers around him, and finally fixed on the No. 1 ship in the distance that was slightly blackened by gun smoke.

"Tell the shipyard to speed up the outfitting." Zhang Guangsong waved his hand, his clothes rustling in the sea breeze. "Ship One and Ship Two should try to complete outfitting and sea trials before the end of this month. Our landing force needs this kind of 'can opener', and the Sumatran beachhead needs this kind of 'thunderbolt'."

"The Nanyang Navy deserves this ship!" Zhang Guangsong declared, each word resoundingly. "Use steel and fire to blast out a future!"

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On the other hand, after countless meetings and documents, Zhang Chi briefly immersed himself in the land of tenderness.

The heavy oak door blocks out the noise from the outside world, and the office is filled with a lazy and ambiguous atmosphere.

Zhang Chi leaned back in the large leather office chair, holding Secretary Liu, who was as soft as jade, in his arms.

She was wearing a well-tailored light gray professional suit today. The neckline was slightly open, her hair was a little messy, her cheeks were flushed, and her eyes were full of water waves.

Zhang Chi's fingers were wandering dishonestly on the curve of her waist, causing Liu Yue to tremble slightly.

"Stop messing around... I have several meetings this afternoon..." The woman's voice was a little coquettish, but her body honestly moved closer.

Zhang Chi chuckled softly, lowered his head and kissed her smooth neck, and said vaguely: "Balance work and rest, and have a proper balance between work and relaxation..."

He's been under a lot of pressure lately...

The beauty in his arms felt itchy because of him, and she couldn't help giggling, gasping and holding down his restless hand.

Suddenly, as if she remembered something, she raised her watery eyes and looked at Zhang Chi with a sly smile: "Do you know that my uncles and aunts have been as anxious as ants on a hot pot recently?"

"Hmm?" Zhang Chi responded nonchalantly, nuzzling her hair. "What new piece of land have they set their sights on? Or did they fail to secure shares in the newly opened factory?"

"Neither of those." Secretary Liu smiled foolishly, leaning close to his ear, her breath sweet as orchid. "It's the new draft of the Marriage and Family Law. I don't know who told them you want to emulate the West and enforce monogamy?"

"This is a huge uproar. Those old men who have married several concubines, and those who hope to send their daughters to be concubines in wealthy families, are all jumping up and down in anxiety."

Zhang Chi's movements paused, and his lazy look changed.

He sat up straight, but his arms were still around Liu Yue's slender waist:

"Oh? What do they say? They all hope to continue the tradition of monogamy and multiple concubines?" He looked down at Liu Yue, a playful smile on his face. "What about you? Do you think so too? After all, according to them, there are countless young ladies from various Chinese families in Southeast Asia lining up to become my concubines and to establish connections with me."

Secretary Liu was not annoyed when she heard this. Instead, she laughed so hard that her body shook with joy and glanced at him with seductive eyes:

"Yes. I'm worried too. What if one day you, the Great Commander, get blinded by some little devil and forget about me, your 'old friend'?"

She deliberately dragged out her tone, with a hint of coquettishness: "But..."

She extended her delicate jade finger and gently tapped Zhang Chi's chest. "If you were alone and there were a dozen or twenty women who were really marrying off, what would they want to do? To murder your husband? Or to squeeze you dry?"

"Bullshit." Zhang Chi was amused by her teasing. He cursed with a smile and slapped her perky buttocks lightly. "Do you think I'm made of iron?"

After the joke, Zhang Chi became serious.