Hong Kong Island: From a small stall to a global supplier

These days, chip processing speed is very slow, so even increasing computing power is not very useful. Take radar as an example: the number of targets it can scan at the same time is limited, and if the object moves too fast, the error will become very large.

The same applies to fire control radar; it cannot lock onto multiple targets simultaneously, and its ability to track and predict high-speed moving targets is relatively poor, resulting in a generally low hit rate.

Even a single generation difference in technology can result in a huge difference in combat effectiveness.

Wei Jinzhong was certain that the small ships of Xiao Rizi could not intercept his own 'Moskit', but he was not so sure whether his own Phalanx frigates could destroy the French Exocet.

This is why Wang Yaotang did not personally appear on the warship; the danger was too high.

Fortunately, the ship was already in dire straits, with only one Exocet missile launched. In addition, the Russians' technology is indeed quite good. Although it is not as good as the United States, they are willing to invest in high-quality materials. Both the radar performance and the ship's performance are outstanding.

At a command, the Venom Spider 3 sped off sideways at full speed, while its radar locked onto the Flying Fish.

Flying fish operate on the same principle as sandflies, using a 'high-low-low' flight pattern. They can lock onto targets at the highest point, but lose them as soon as they begin skimming the sea.

On the ship, Wei Jinzhong and the others were on edge, and the atmosphere in the command room was very tense.

The technological ceiling is insurmountable, no matter how strong one's personal will is.

Normally, due to the curvature of the Earth, the detection range of radar should be 25 kilometers. There are two technologies for over-the-horizon detection: 'skywave radar' and 'groundwave radar'. Currently, the mainstream is skywave radar, which uses ionospheric reflection to complete over-the-horizon detection, but its accuracy is low.

Ground wave radar is indeed more accurate, but it is particularly susceptible to the effects of ocean waves. It is effective at detecting large targets such as ships, but its detection results are poor for sea-skimming missiles.

The best solution is to use early warning aircraft in the sky, but this involves data link issues, so it's quite difficult.

Time ticked by, and Wei Jinzhong couldn't help but curse under his breath. "What kind of flying fish is this? It flies so slowly and dawdles."

The longest few minutes of my life...

Suddenly, the radar operator shouted, "Target detected!"

Before the words were even finished, the person next to him continued working with his hands and said, "Fire control radar locked."

As the fire control radar locked onto the Exocet, a six-barreled Gatling gun at the stern began to spin rapidly, spewing fire more than a meter away. Bullets swept towards the missile rushing at high speed 2 kilometers away like a Vulcan chain, while empty shell casings were rapidly ejected from the side.

The bullet followed the missile, but instead of hitting it, it created a wave ten meters high on the sea surface.

Wei Jinzhong ordered the ships to gradually slow down. The faster the ships went, the more they bounced, and the effective range of the stabilizing devices was limited.

As the Exocet on the radar drew ever closer, and the Gatling gun hadn't yet hit its target, even the most composed person couldn't remain calm. Their hearts were pounding like drums, and at that moment, they were essentially entrusting the lives of everyone on the ship to the machine...

At this point, no one cared about barrel life anymore; they were firing with the intention of scrapping the gun. The Gatling gun fired relentlessly without stopping.

Suddenly——

A burst of sparks erupted from the flying fish's tail, its trajectory suddenly becoming erratic. The next second, it exploded with a 'boom,' the instantly expanding fireball pressing a large crater into the seawater. The shockwave carried the seawater in all directions, and then the seawater filled in, creating a water column tens of meters high.

A few seconds after the explosion, the signal of the Flying Fish disappeared from the radar, and everyone in the command room involuntarily shouted out loud, releasing the pressure in their hearts in an instant.

"Awesome! Awesome!"

"Kill the Japanese!"

"Fuck fuck fuck—"

"Slash the heads of the Japanese devils with broadswords, sing—"

I don't know who started singing it first, but a whole group of people started yelling it out.

Singing with great enthusiasm, Wei Jinzhong switched the channel to the flight squadron's channel. When the sound reached them, the pilots in the sky also excitedly roared along.

In his excitement, he even performed several high-difficulty maneuvers while maneuvering the Y-12.

As for the last small warship, when he went back to deliver the message, it sank here, and they still thought it was the Russians who did it.

Xiao Rizi didn't dare to openly mess with Wang Yaotang, for fear of attracting Moscow's attention, and Wang Yaotang didn't want to either.

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Compared to the SS-N-22's Mach 2.5 speed and terminal serpentine maneuvers, the naval version of the Tomahawk is nothing!
Therefore, the Russian approach to archaeological research makes sense.

It must be because Inoshita Matsui was too stupid and made an unforgivable mistake that led to their defeat!

This view was accepted by everyone; in any case, it was absolutely impossible to admit that Lao Zhong or Wang Yaotang controlled advanced technology capable of fighting against the poor.

A group of people cursed Jingxia Songyan for a while and decided not to give him the appropriate treatment. As for what to do with Wang Yaotang...

"He must be punished to the fullest extent of the law! We, the Ghost Squad, will never back down!" a lieutenant general with white hair shouted.

"Yes, deploy our Shirane-class helicopter destroyers and make sure to sink them!"

"The mere 037 is simply no match for our Shirane-class!"

A group of people were shouting loudly, but when it came to actually carrying out the mission, they all shut up.

"I haven't been feeling well lately. Of course, I'm willing to sacrifice myself for the Little Life Empire, but I'm afraid that if my personal reasons cause the mission to fail, I will be held responsible!"

"I recommend General Muto!"

General Muto abruptly turned his head, his eyes blazing with fury, wishing he could shove his foot into the man's mouth. "Ahem, for the sake of the Little Life Empire, I have no choice but to do my duty, but I've never commanded a Shirane-class before, I'm afraid..."

Those who come back alive might lie, exaggerating the enemy's strength to make themselves seem less incompetent, but the radar scan data can't be faked!

It is indeed a supersonic sea-skimming anti-ship missile that even its American counterparts don't possess!
As for where it came from, there's no need to think about it; it must be from Russia. How Wang Yaotang got it is no longer important. The important thing is that he has it, and if there's one, there's bound to be a second.

Faced with such the world's most advanced missile, whoever goes there will be nothing but cannon fodder, there will be no other outcome. They are all in high positions, so why would they risk their lives for their American daddy?

The money from smuggling refined oil doesn't amount to much when it's divided among these people, although it's a pity they can't enjoy it now.

After hurling insults for a while, they finally decided to report the matter to their American father.

If we can't handle you with our meager lives, surely our American daddy can handle you?

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Vladivostok

Wang Yaotang personally greeted Wei Jinzhong and his group at the port. Although there would be no public record of this incident, merit was merit. He couldn't offer any reward in terms of prestige, but he was certain that Wang Yaotang would provide ample material rewards. Money was no object; he wasn't short of money.

At the victory celebration banquet that evening, after they had drunk quite a bit, Wei Jinzhong asked privately with some concern, "I'm not worried about the Little Ones' movements. Even if they send out helicopter cruisers, it'll be a matter of one missile, or two if one isn't enough. But I'm afraid..."

"Are you worried about the US military?" Wang Yaotang said with a smile, "There's no need. The Americans won't get involved."

Wang Yaotang said with great certainty, "He has been plotting against the Russians for so many years, he won't cause trouble now for the sake of small gains. Besides, even without the Russians, we are not without people behind us."

"The United States has been defeated three times since its founding. The first time was too far in the past. The Americans wanted to occupy Canada, but the British and Canadian forces drove them all the way to Washington and burned down the White House and the Capitol. However, at that time, the United States was nothing. The United States only rose to prominence after World War II."

"After World War II, we suffered two defeats in foreign wars, Korea and Annam, both of which were disastrous. This time, we finally gained some prestige in Iraq. Now that the US has put on its shoes, it is even less likely to cause trouble in East Asia. If it makes another big mistake, the prestige of the world's number one superpower that we have worked so hard to build will be completely destroyed."

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"Heh, everyone will be very restrained."

It's nothing more than waging a proxy war.

"Let's be frank, these rotten garlic in Southeast Asia, who can possibly be our match!"

"That's impossible!" Wei Jinzhong raised his head, exuding confidence from head to toe. "Even if the US military gave them the most advanced warships, it wouldn't be of any use. Would they even know how to use them? Ha, we'd shoot down as many as they came!"

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"That won't do, that would be too undignified!" Wei Jinzhong shook his head violently, soldiers against soldiers, generals against generals, women against women, sons against sons.

"So, we should just focus on our role now and fight against the American son."

Wei Jinzhong nodded emphatically, understanding his own position, which gave him a standard for action.

After the maritime conflict, Xiao Rizi quietly licked his wounds, and Wang Yaotang also kept a low profile and said nothing.

The Americans held several internal meetings to discuss the issue, but the current focus is still on the Middle East, stabilizing the petrodollar, and maintaining Russia's original pace without interference. As for Wang Yaotang, he just pretended nothing had happened.

According to Lao Shi's think tank, Dongda University also does not want to see a powerful neighbor nearby; this is akin to the saying, "How can one tolerate another snoring beside one's bed?"

Relations between the two sides were normalized in 89, with bilateral trade reaching 40 billion US dollars. In 90, it increased to 45 billion US dollars. The increase was not negligible, but it was minimal.

Statistics for this year are not yet available, but according to data obtained by the United States from Russia, there has been a slight increase.

Large-scale support is not possible.

As for Wang Yaotang, smuggling is clearly undermining Russia's interests.

Once the new batch of goods arrived in Vladivostok, and after safely leaving the Korean Strait with 8 tons of refined oil, Wang Yaotang prepared to return to Hong Kong. There were still many things to do there. It was enough to leave Wei Jinzhong here. Even if the little devils wanted to cause trouble, Poison Spider could teach them a lesson... a lesson.

Before leaving, they had another grand celebration with the high-ranking officers of the Far East Fleet, wishing for a long and prosperous future cooperation between the two sides. When they were in high spirits, someone suddenly came in and said some news, which instantly sobered everyone up.

Suetiggo reached an agreement with Russian President Yeltsin, who became president of Russia and gained control over economic reforms.

Wang Yaotang only knew that the Russians would fall at the end of the year and that the Russian Emperor Yang would come to power, but he couldn't remember the specific major events that had happened that year. Now that this matter had suddenly come up, he had to consider the impact of it.

After the banquet was cleared away, the high command of the Far East Fleet was to hold a meeting to discuss the matter. Wang Yaotang, an outsider, should have left, but he said with a serious expression, "Guys, I know this matter concerns your future. Believe me, no one in this world wants you to succeed more than you do. Our cooperation has just begun, and there is huge potential for profit in the future!"

Admiral Gennady Alexandrovich Khvatov and Vice Admiral Vladimir Vasilyevich Sidorov, Chief of the General Staff, exchanged a glance.

“We Chinese have an old saying: when a person stands in the middle of a mountain, he cannot see the whole picture of the mountain. As an outsider, I can see the whole story from a different perspective. Don’t you want to hear how people from other countries see it?” Wang Yaotang said again.

“Okay!” Khvatov thought for a moment and nodded.

After everyone washed up and refreshed themselves, they returned, and the atmosphere became very serious.

A group of people began to discuss what impact the rise of the Russian Emperor would have on the Far East, mainly whether it would affect the power structure of the Pacific Fleet. After some discussion, they concluded that the Russian Emperor probably wouldn't dare to touch them, as the Far East is too far from Moscow and is a border region; maintaining the status quo would be more conducive to his consolidation of power.

Once they knew this, they were relieved.

As long as the gun is there, there is power!
“There is still an impact, and it’s quite significant,” Wang Yaotang suddenly said.

Khvatov frowned. "Your Majesty, why do you say that?"

"As Marx said, the economic base determines the superstructure," Wang Yaotang began by posing the core argument. "How should we reform the economy? Where should we focus our development?"

The high command of the Far East Fleet looked at each other in bewilderment. None of them understood economics, so how could they know how to make changes? But the focus of development could not be in the Far East, so what impact would this have on them?
"From what I understand, the Far East is a resource-rich region in Russia, and it has always been in a state of being drained of resources, right? Reform requires a large injection of funds, so where will that come from?" Wang Yaotang asked again.

Everyone's faces immediately turned grim.

The Far East is already in a terrible state, struggling to even eat, and they want to keep drawing blood from them?

Are we even going to live like this anymore?!

"I don't know if you are concerned about economic issues, but according to the information I have, the Far East produces 40% of Russia's logs. Of these, 75% are transported westward via the Trans-Siberian Railway, the Baikal-Amur Mainline, and river transport to support the western paper, building materials, and industrial raw material needs. The remaining 20% ​​is exported, mainly to Russia and South Korea, and the foreign exchange earned is used by Moscow."

“The diamonds from Yakutia, the gold, silver, tin, polymetallic metals from Magadan, etc., were transported westward by rail to metallurgical bases in the Urals and Erdogan for use in military industry and machinery manufacturing. Very little of it remained locally.”

"The local oil production is partly used domestically and partly exported, but the foreign exchange earned from exports goes to Moscow."

"The factories in the Far East mainly produce military products, such as warships and aircraft, including spare parts. Most of what they produce is shipped westward, right?"

"And reforms will inevitably increase the drain on the Far East. How will you deal with that?"

"Another point is that the Far East's food self-sufficiency rate is only 15%, but the cost of railway transportation is extremely high. This is also the main reason for the current food shortage in the Far East. After the reform, how can we ensure the food supply?"

The more Wang Yaotang spoke, the uglier the expressions on Khvatov and the others' faces became.

"Guys, you should know that we've also implemented reforms." Wang Yaotang said with a serious expression, his voice lowering. "The original eldest son of the Republic was the Northeast, just to your west. You should know this well. It was a heavy industrial city that provided the vast majority of the country's timber, oil, metals, and coal."

Khvatov: How can they be so similar?
"The economic focus is in the south, where the economy is booming, cities are thriving, and people's incomes are soaring. Everything is moving in a positive direction."

Wang Yaotang's gaze swept across the faces of the group. "But the Northeast, after years of being drained of resources, has declined terribly. The Ministry of Forestry is gone, the Ministry of Petroleum is gone, the mines are all gone, the trees have all been cut down, the population has dwindled, and the economy has stagnated and begun to decline. This moment is just like that moment."

Khvatov and the others looked so grim it was almost dripping with gloom. (End of Chapter)