The Grandmother in the Siheyuan

Chapter 431 Crooked
"You scared me half to death! Do you know what it means that they have a stealth Black Hawk helicopter?" Ma Shan said with lingering fear, "It means that they can infiltrate our border at any time via helicopter. As long as this thing flies at extremely low altitude, it is very difficult for us to detect it, after all, our border is too long."

"I have another piece of good news for you," Liu Hua said with a smile, "consider it compensation for scaring you."

"What good news?"

Liu Hua chuckled: "The US has gone astray in its approach to building its military."

"Ok?"

Ma Shan's heart skipped a beat. He knew that they were now learning from the Americans, and if the Americans' approach was wrong, they would be following the wrong path.

"Wrong path? Wrong path in what way?"

Liu Hua said with a smile, "Ever since the great American war with the monkeys in the south, the great American has not had any decent opponents for the past twenty years. They have been bullying the weak. It seems that their military strength is indeed strong, but in fact, they are all asymmetric wars. They have not yet occupied any country. Once they actually occupy a country, they will inevitably have to start a counterinsurgency war. But it is impossible for us to have such a war with the great American."

Ma Shan understood and said with a smile, "You mean that although the United States has a lot of combat experience, it actually bullies the weak and has no experience in wars with major powers."

“It’s not just that he lacks experience; I even suspect that he may have forgotten the experience of war between major powers.”

Ma Shan shook his head: "What you're saying is baseless. The US hasn't fought any major wars in the last twenty years. How do you know they've forgotten their experience in large-scale warfare? Besides, you saw the Gulf War. Did they forget their experience in large-scale warfare?"

Seeing that he didn't believe him, Liu Hua wasn't annoyed. Instead, he smiled and said, "If you don't believe me, fine. Time will prove everything I said is correct. In ten years at most, the great Americans will definitely be bogged down in war and endless counterinsurgency battles. At that time, our national fortune will come."

Ma Shan looked at Liu Hua with suspicion, glancing left and right, which made Liu Hua anxious.

"Why are you looking at me like that?"

"What makes you say that the United States will be bogged down in war within ten years?"

"It's a combination of various factors that led to this conclusion," Liu Hua said with a smile. "He had no choice but to fight this war."

"What war? Why can't we just not fight?"

"The war in the Middle East," Liu Hua said casually, "is so bad that it's impossible not to fight because all the forces within the country want to fight this war. If it doesn't fight, the country will collapse on its own."

Ma Shan looked up and saw that the pilots hadn't come out yet, probably still making preparations. He pulled Liu Hua aside and said, "Tell me quickly, why does his country insist on fighting this war?"

Liu Hua flicked three fingers: "Wall Street financial tycoons, oil giants, and military-industrial complexes."

“The Americans are the ones who truly call the shots.” Ma Shan nodded. “What does this have to do with his three factions?”

"Financial tycoons need the US to stir things up in the Middle East so that their home country can expand."

Liu Hua didn't say it explicitly, but Ma Shan knew which ethnic group these big financial figures belonged to, so he could only nod in agreement with Liu Hua's statement.

"Oil giants need to make money, which means they need to control oil. Where in the world is the most oil? Without a doubt, it's the Middle East."

"As for the military-industrial complex, it's even simpler. If there's no war, the weapons won't be consumed. If they're not consumed, how will they make money? Even if there's no opportunity, they'll create one to fight a war."

Ma Shan nodded: "Your analysis makes a lot of sense. Don't do any more analysis in the future. You can't just say things like that." "I understand. That's precisely why I can't just say things like that."

At this moment, the test pilots came out, and everyone looked at them with admiration.

Every test pilot is an elite among elites. Their mission is extremely important. They use the most rigorous techniques to test-fly the safest aircraft, so they are doing the most dangerous job in the world.

As the chief commander of this test flight, Ma Shan should have said a few words, but he couldn't say anything despite having so much to say. In the end, he could only pat the pilot on the shoulder.

This single shot contains a thousand unspoken words.

The test pilot saluted everyone, then walked onto the plane with his head held high.

Perhaps the aircraft systems were checked methodically, then the engine was started, the propeller on top began to spin, and then it began to climb slowly upwards, making everyone's hearts clench.

The controllers in the control tower directed the aircraft to perform various maneuvers, while the pilots reported all the aircraft's statuses over the radio.

Some are working well, while others don't seem to be doing well.

Every time a potentially unfavorable situation was reported, everyone held their breath in suspense.

The plane flew for more than half an hour before landing.

Liu Hua's team rushed over with their instruments, but he didn't get any firsthand data on the helicopter engine's operation in the air.

The pilot was taken to the control tower, where he sat down and reported his flight experience to Ma San and the deputy commander. After a while, he was given two bottles of mineral water.

Ma Shan introduced, "This is the designer of the engine for the helicopter you fly."

The two pilots stood up excitedly and saluted Liu Hua.

"Sit down and talk, sit down and talk." Liu Hua pressed the two of them down to sit: "Although it was a half-hour flight, I know you two were exhausted. I was really worried about you. You were so focused, it was no less than running a marathon."

Ma Shan said with a smile, "It's much more nerve-wracking than a marathon. At least running a marathon isn't dangerous."

"The engine is operating well in the air," the captain said. "But when I was about to enter high speed, I felt an abnormal vibration in the aircraft. However, I judged that it was not a problem with the engine, because all the engine parameters were normal."

Liu Hua nodded: "It still needs to be worked out and optimized. Nothing in this world can be accomplished overnight."

Because there are many tests to be done, a summary meeting cannot be held today, so Ma Shan told Liu Hua to go back first and hold the summary meeting at their station tomorrow.

Liu Hua was quite confident in his engine, which had undergone system optimization; the problem most likely lay with the machine itself.

Along the way, he tried to use his knowledge to figure out how the vibration was formed, and whether I felt like I had just driven to the vicinity of home.

A sudden commotion brought Liu Hua back to his senses, and when he looked again, he realized that he had unknowingly parked his car in front of the courtyard house.

(End of this chapter)