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Chapter 514 Attempting to Convert a Gasoline to Electric! (Second Update!)
Want to add something else?
A huge question mark flashed across Guo Song's head: Add what? Add it to what? And how?
Seeing his confusion, Leng Yun pointed her pointer at the army's tank:
"One or two common powertrains."

"As we just discussed, in addition to attacks from enemy armored targets and infantry, our future defense focus will shift to aerial drone attacks."

"To defend against drones, we need to use more equipment, but the power systems of our tanks and armored vehicles don't have enough spare power to use these devices."

"Without electricity, we naturally can't use these things."

Leng Yun paused here, his gaze falling on the few people in the air force, and then calmly said, "Even the tactics we just mentioned are unusable."

Everyone present was intelligent, and they naturally understood what Leng Yun meant by those words.

After a period of whispering, everyone turned their attention to Guo Song and Zhu Jingyao. Among the people present, they were the only two who were familiar with Lin Yi. In fact, the 80515 Research Institute, where Lin Yi worked, was a research institute under the Navy.

It's a bit odd that a naval research institute isn't working on naval equipment but instead on army and air force equipment.

Upon receiving their signal, Guo Song naturally took out his phone, found Lin Yi's number, and dialed it.

Suzhou.

When Lin Yi received Guo Song's call again, he didn't answer immediately because he was curious why the old man had so much free time today and was calling him so many times.

Organize the questions in your mind, take a deep breath, and answer the phone:
"Sir, can you please explain everything at once? This is a long-distance call! It's very expensive!"

Perhaps his words were somewhat serious, because Guo Song on the other end couldn't find the right words to reply. He stammered for a while before finally speaking tentatively:

"It's the same topic we discussed last time, the same topic we just talked about. Today we've been focusing on it, and in the process, we've discovered a serious problem."

"That is, our current equipment, the power systems they carry, cannot support the problems we discussed earlier."

"So, the comrades in the General Staff want you to procure a powertrain system."

"The tank's powertrain."

"If possible, it would be best to get armored vehicles as well, and other equipment as well."

"After all, whether you're herding one sheep or two sheep, it's all the same."

After hearing those cautious words, Lin Yi rolled his eyes and asked in a low voice, "Converting from gasoline to electric, right?"

The simple and straightforward words caught Guo Song somewhat off guard. He organized the simple sentence and hummed in response on the phone:
"Yes, convert from gasoline to electric!"

"OK! You need to give me some dimensions of the existing armored vehicles, otherwise I'll have to build a new set, which is a lot of trouble." Lin Yi said casually, but as soon as he finished speaking, he realized something was wrong and quickly added:
"Give it to me... never mind, I'll do it myself!"

In the end, Lin Yi still did not choose to ask for the data, because it looked like a leak of secrets.

He didn't ask for the data, and Guo Song on the other side naturally sensed his concerns.

For active-duty equipment, external dimensions are not important, since those things are frequently seen, and professionals have various methods to calculate the external dimensions of the equipment.

The internal dimensions are crucial, as they determine how many personnel the equipment can carry, its power system, ammunition system, and various other miscellaneous components.

We really can't just give out the data casually.

But people are alive, and they can't be killed by holding their pee. We can't give them active-duty equipment, but we can give them equipment that's still on the design drawings.

Moreover, the powertrain requested this time was originally intended for future equipment.

Things that don't exist can't be called leaks.

Having made up his mind, Guo Song smiled and comforted him, "It's okay. We can't give you the bricks from the current soldiers, but we can get bricks from other people for your reference."

"That way you won't have to figure it out yourself."

"Okay, I'm still in a meeting right now. After the meeting, I'll have someone prepare the materials and bring them to you personally."

"Just call me if you have any problems!"

After speaking with Lin Yi, Guo Song hung up the phone and refocused his attention on the game.

On the other end of the line, Leng Yun watched him hang up the phone and asked, "Did Lin Yi agree?"

“Agreed!” Guo Song nodded, then added, “He said it can be done, but some references are needed.”

"I plan to give him the proposals submitted by those group companies for reference."

“Okay!” Leng Yun nodded. “I’ll talk to those companies in the weapons group.”

"Let's move on to the next topic. Since we've chosen this approach, our weapons need to be highly intelligent."

"These intelligent equipment require a lot of chips, so comrades in the logistics department, you need to contact the various military industry departments to calculate the chip performance."

"Look at our current situation."

"Then there's the materials department..."

…………

While Lin Yi and Guo Song were talking, Amir, who had left Xiaomi Heavy Industry, returned to his hotel in Shanghai.

Back at the hotel, after a short rest, he called his superior, Mohrabad, the commander of the Revolutionary Guard in Iran.

Nobody answers the phone.

Unconvinced, he dialed several more times, and just as he was about to give up, the call was finally answered by Mohrabad:
Did Lin Yi agree?

"He agreed! However, before agreeing, he made a phone call to inquire about the situation. From what he knew, they seemed to think that we were taking this communication base station system to help with the manufacture of nuclear weapons."

Silence was Mehrabad's response.

About 10 minutes later, his voice rang out again: "If that's what they think, then you can find a way to deepen their understanding."

"To make them believe that we are indeed developing nuclear weapons."

"The five philanthropists share intelligence. China knows we are developing nuclear weapons, and to confirm this, they will definitely inform Russia."

"After all, Russia has always been the one providing us with nuclear facilities."

“Besides Russia, they should also inform America. It takes time for the notifications to go back and forth, and it takes time to verify the information.”

"But whatever they choose, their attention will be focused on Iran and they will ignore our operations on the Arabian Peninsula."

"Once they come to their senses, especially the Americans, they will find that the Arabian Peninsula is already out of their control!"

Mohrabad's lofty ambitions did not resonate with Amir. He leaned back in his chair, his light brown eyes fixed on the ceiling, and murmured to himself:

“Commander, $4000 million. We can get them a lot of weapons and ammunition. With enough weapons and ammunition, they can kill more Saudis and America’s lackeys.”

"But why spend money on upgrading the communication system?"

"too expensive!"

"I reckon the religious leaders' side will say something behind my back." His muttered words were all transmitted to Mohrabad's ears over the phone.

After a few heavy breaths, Mohrabad's serious voice came through the phone: "Amir!"

"If we don't upgrade their communication systems, make them a cohesive unit, and keep them in constant contact with us."

“They would be another Justice League, and Hezbollah. We’ve already lost them once, we can’t afford to lose them a second time.”

"If we lose Yemen, then all we will have left is Palestine, which is not bordering us, Lebanon, and a small part of Syria."

"These places are not as important as Iraq or Yemen!"

"What you need to do now is to get Lin Yi to produce the equipment as soon as possible, bring it back to Yemen, and complete the installation as quickly as possible."

"This will allow us to truly control Yemen. I'm going to Yemen next and will stay there for a while. We won't be able to talk all the time. You can handle the less important things yourself."

"Bye!"

The call was hung up by Mohrabad, and Amir, holding the disconnected phone, went to the hotel balcony, leaned on the railing, and looked down at the city.

It was rush hour, and the streets were bustling with traffic. Cars that were late for a red light were being honked at by the cars behind them, and the cars behind them were also honking.

On both sides of the sidewalk, pedestrians were hurrying by.

They would stop in front of the shops on the street, hesitate for a long time, and then go into the shops to buy what they wanted and eat what they wanted.

Looking at the bustling crowd, Amir had a question flash through his mind: what would happen if the $4000 million were used on the Iranians themselves?

$4000 million in Tehran can build several 11-story houses, buy many cars, renovate several streets, and build several schools.

In other areas, a small reservoir could be built.

In short, it's a bit expensive.

As he reflected on this, the face of the religious leader flashed through his mind, and that stern face brought a bitter smile to his lips.

If they don't oppose America, then they, who follow religious leaders in revolution, have no reason to exist; if they have no reason to exist, then they shouldn't exist at all.

Those messy and disorderly things should naturally not exist either.

Thinking of all this, he couldn't help but let out a bitter laugh: "Let's just continue to oppose America!"

After a wry smile, he turned and went back to bed, tossed his phone aside, pulled the covers over himself, and went to sleep.

Meanwhile, Yemen, which they were discussing, was also bustling with activity.

Yemen, located on the Arabian Peninsula, gained independence from the Ottoman Empire in modern times. The Shia branch of Islam, led by Zaidi al-Mamam, established the Mutawakkiliya Kingdom in the Sana'a region.

It existed from 1918 until 1962. In 1962, a revolution broke out in the kingdom, which was overthrown and the Arab Republic of Yemen was established.

The main domestic conflict was between the royalists and the republicans.

South Yemen, being close to the Arabian Sea, was colonized by England until 1967. In 1967, South Yemen officially gained independence and established the People's Republic of South Yemen.

The locations of these two countries are actually more accurately described as West Yemen and East Yemen.

Once the two countries are established, according to the normal development process, they should develop independently and live peacefully.

but!

There's always a "but" to everything!
At the time, America and the Soviet Union were vying for supremacy. North Yemen chose to side with America and established the National Liberation Front of South Yemen, which was supported by the Soviet Union.

Furthermore, after its establishment, South Yemen has been aggressively exporting its ideology to several neighboring monarchies, following the guidance of the Soviet Union.

Thus, in October 1972, a bilateral conflict broke out.

However, it was also after this war that the two sides signed an agreement in Cairo, agreeing to formulate a plan for the unification of the two countries.

Although a plan has been formulated, both sides are still a mess.

Within North Yemen, the Shiites, unwilling to relinquish power, launched a fierce war against the Sunnis.

From the 70s to the 80s, three large-scale military coups occurred in South Yemen, resulting in heavy casualties.

They were beset by internal and external troubles, and so was the Soviet Union.

In 1989, due to the dramatic changes in Eastern Europe, the Soviet Union temporarily abandoned its plans in the Arabian Peninsula. As a result, South Yemen lost its backer and finally agreed to North Yemen's demands, and on May 22, 1990, it was incorporated into North Yemen.

After the merger, the leader of the Northern faction became president, and the leader of the Southern faction became vice president. Both sides retained their armies and lived a hard life together.

However, in 1993, this situation changed.

In 1993, oil was discovered in Hadramawt province, formerly part of Yemen.

The two sides clashed over the division of oil interests.

Therefore, in May 1994, some former South Yemeni military officers declared independence, and civil war subsequently broke out.

In this civil war, the Southern faction was completely suppressed, and the autonomy that originally belonged to the South was stripped away.

The northern faction remains powerful, leading a turbulent Yemen into the challenging 21st century.

In the 21st century, due to Yemen's unique geographical location, al-Qaeda's Arabian Peninsula branch made its prominent appearance there.

Meanwhile, heavyweight contenders such as Iran, the UAE, and Saudi Arabia have always been present.

With these heavyweights involved, Yemen is in complete chaos.

By the first half of 2010, Yemen had essentially become a battleground for four opposing forces.

These four groups are: the Houthi rebels, who control the northern province of Saada and are supported by Iran; and the Houthi rebels, who control the northern province of Saada.

In southern Lahdi, the southern faction operates in the Abyan region.

The Yemeni government forces control most of the country.

And al-Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula, which is active in southeastern Yemen.

At this very moment, the bustling area is the border region between Hadramawt province and Shabbwah province, which are controlled by al-Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula.

Because a cargo ship has been hijacked and brought here.

The hijackers steered the cargo ship to shore and fled with the valuable goods on board.

The al-Qaeda Arabian Peninsula branch members who rushed to the scene saw the ship and were about to board when a Reaper MQ-9 drone flew overhead.

Behind the drone were two Apache attack helicopters and a Black Hawk helicopter transporting a special operations team.

(End of this chapter)