What the hell is a private enterprise?

Chapter 391 Above the Moon
Tang Wen wasn't really interested in these organizations; he just wanted an opportunity to get involved in the local community.

However, he wasn't after anything from here; he wanted to destroy something.

For example, a certain Superman.

The reason is that when he was opening a store in Beijing, he took a fancy to Oriental Plaza and wanted a piece of land. However, this old scoundrel ignored him and made an exorbitant demand, wanting to cut Tang Fuhao's losses and show off his status as a senior business figure.

The commander is unhappy, and the consequences will be severe.

However, he now has ample patience and has begun to plan ahead on how to devour the collapsed business empire. That's why he needs to secure a place in the local area first, while the second training course is just a side project.

After a quick meal, Lao Zhang took Tang Wen to the naval review platform that had been set up at the port, where a rehearsal was underway, with military bands playing music on both sides.

Tang Wen listened to it several times, scratched his head, and went to find the person in charge of conducting the orchestra:
"Do you have a moment? I think we could try a different song."

"??"

Who are you?

Before they were kicked out, someone who knew more about Tang Wen ran over and persuaded the reluctant band to cooperate with Tang Wen's "fooling around".

Because of his frequent plagiarism, he has now managed to master some music arrangement skills and is able to project melodies he has heard onto paper.

Half an hour later, the people rehearsing listened to the grand and stirring symphony and applauded.

Although I had never heard this piece before, I could involuntarily feel its magnificent momentum and the oppressive feeling of the imperial fleet pushing through the seawater as it approached, which was very fitting for the naval review.

Old Zhang witnessed Tang Wen's entire process of showing off by handwriting the score, but he was even more surprised by this march that gave him goosebumps and a strong sense of immersion. He grabbed the latter, who was making minor adjustments to the key, and asked:
"Did you compose this music? What's it called?"

Tang Wen didn't even look up:

"It's copied; it's called 'Above the Moon'."

Old Zhang: "What moon? It might as well be called the Steel March."

He had just finished speaking when he saw Tang Wen pause for a moment, and then ask someone for a blank sheet of paper.

A moment later, a new symphony appeared on the page.

"Hey, this is what you call the Steel Torrent March. The one before should actually be called the Moon Palace March."

The orchestra that had just finished performing "Above the Moon" played "The March of the Steel Torrent" again.

If the "March of the Moon Palace" evoked the image of the navy, the steel torrent clearly brought the sound of tank tracks, reminding him of a dark mass of tanks marching forward.

Each song blends seamlessly with the music, and even surpasses the currently used tracks.

After a naval march and an army march were played once each, Old Zhang really wanted to curse.

It is known that Tang Wen is wealthy, knowledgeable about warships, chips, and automobiles, and is also suspected of having a good understanding of the rocket field. Now, he has even achieved such outrageous success in art.

It is no exaggeration to say that the army could use these two pieces of music exactly as they were for ten years.

Which vocational school in Goose City has the ability to cultivate such talent? He also wants to go there for further studies.

The head of the military band stood excitedly before Tang Wen, treating the two sheets of white paper, covered in scribbles and corrections, as if they were priceless treasures.
"Mr. Tang, please give us your guidance. These two pieces are perfect for our current needs, I'll submit a report to my superiors!"

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As time progressed, Hong Kong stocks continued to decline starting on the 24th, and a large amount of capital that had initially adopted a wait-and-see attitude began to flee, with even many foreigners starting to leave. The Times initially criticized domestic militarism and the production of outdated and obscure products, but on the 28th, its tone suddenly shifted:
"The Tokyo Navy is becoming a significant destabilizing factor in the regional balance."

The headline for the 29th was:
A responsible major power does not rely solely on the backing of military force.

However, local Hong Kong newspapers put it more bluntly:

"The Iron Lady was turned into a Water Lady by the 24-hour cannon!"

The reason is simple: the Huashan has already sailed into the waters off Hong Kong, and cargo ships and tourists coming and going can see this mobile sea fortress.

"Sea fortress" is a fitting description used by Western media.

With its recognized 11-ton displacement, 610mm super guns, and bizarre yet menacing layout, the Huashan is nothing like a traditional warship.

It is more like a powerful, heavily fortified mobile fortress, capable of launching a full-scale attack from land, sea, and air with a single warship.

Experts speculate that a single turret could weigh up to 5000 tons, equivalent to a medium-sized destroyer, and a single shell could weigh up to 3 tons.

The sheer power of the super cannon is so overwhelming that even supercarriers would give it a wide berth, and it's full of sci-fi retro charm.

The other ship, Taishan, is smaller, but after most of its modifications, it has a dense array of missile silos and quadruple launch tubes, making it look more aggressive. Moreover, due to its connection with Yamato, it has become the top-ranked ship in the Japanese doujinshi (Japanese online literature) traffic list, and any developments or new features discovered are chased and interpreted by Japanese doujinshi.

The world's attention was focused on Hong Kong at that moment.

……

The first night battle in Suriname has ended.

Fern sat alone in the cabin, writing a report:

"At first we thought it was a sea-skimming missile, but the final eyewitness accounts and wreckage recovery proved that idea wrong. In fact, they were the most crazy and fearless pilots."

Their plane was even more rudimentary than a Cessna; besides the frame, it had only a thin skin, and the frame, barely the width of an arm, was riddled with holes of all sizes…

The results of last night's battle were:
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The first wave consisted of 15 enemy aircraft. The fleet launched 68 Standard missiles, shooting down 8, a hit rate of 23.5% (2 missiles intercepted 1 aircraft). Two EA-6Bs shot down 4 aircraft, the Mitchell's close-in weapon system destroyed 1, and 2 aircraft successfully launched a surprise attack.
The second wave consisted of 15 enemy aircraft. The fleet launched 46 Standard missiles, shooting down 5 of them, achieving a hit rate of 21.7% (two missiles intercepted one aircraft). Six F-18Cs shot down 9 of them with missiles and 1 with machine guns.
Only the first batch of enemy aircraft achieved a 13% success rate; the second batch was completely wiped out.

Our own losses:
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The bow of the USS Morrison was damaged and had a large hole, but fortunately it was located above the waterline and could still be fought after repairs, without affecting its main combat capability.
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The bridge of the HMS Estosine caught fire, but the main structure was undamaged. Six people were injured, one seriously but out of danger. Some radar and electronic systems were damaged and will be difficult to repair.

The damage caused by those few infrared missiles was negligible; it wouldn't even amount to a scratch on a warship.

In retrospect, it was concluded that as long as the Enterprise's carrier-based aircraft took to the air, they could completely suppress the vulnerable enemy aircraft; low-altitude penetration tactics were useless against the powerful carrier air wing.

However, the loss was minor, but the problem was serious:

First, they determined that this was a manned "Gnat" fighter jet, an aircraft designed by the British.

Second, the missile debris that was salvaged was identified by veteran petty officers on the aircraft carrier as an early model AIM-9 Sidewinder.
Third, these elite Han Chinese pilots were frighteningly skilled.

The most elite F-14 pilots of the Fifth Wing aboard the Enterprise described the difficulty of flying 5 meters:

"At that impossible height, the seawater is not below but above, and the height cannot be discerned by the naked eye. It is so low that even the altimeter cannot react in time."

If a madman could run 600 kilometers at night, at an altitude of only 5 meters, using only his naked eye, then he must be a bald eagle!

(End of this chapter)