Courtyard House: The Road to an Industrial Power

The sky over Beijing was just beginning to lighten with the first hint of dawn.

At this moment, at a Russian air force base only 300 kilometers from the northern border of China.

One fighter jet after another is slowly taxiing toward the runway.

The major general in the command center watched the fighter jets take off, a mocking smile playing on his lips.

"China, let's see how you handle this situation."

On the border of China, Chen Yongnian is leading a squad of soldiers on patrol.

A tall, thin newcomer to the group followed behind, panting heavily.

Chen Yongnian turned to look at the new college student, wondering why a college student would come to a place like this.

Wouldn't it be better to be in a factory or an office?

"Li Yuanchao, are you still able to do this? Do you need to rest?"

Li Yuanchao looked at squad leader Chen Yongnian and said, "No need, I'm fine, I can hold on."

After saying that, Li Yuanchao gritted his teeth and followed the others up the mountain.

Li Yuanchao was originally a student at Northwestern Polytechnical University. He wanted to go to a military factory, but his father sternly refused.

The other party was determined to get Li Yuanchao to join the municipal party committee according to his arrangements, and then follow the path he had planned step by step.

Li Yuanchao ultimately protested by enlisting in the army; his family wrote countless letters urging him to return, but he refused them all.

As soon as basic training ended, he applied to come to the border.

Just as the group crossed the hillside and arrived at a village.

Most people in the village are still asleep, with only a few houses having wisps of smoke rising from their chimneys.

Just then, several dark figures gradually approached from the northern horizon.

The Northern Military District's air defense radar issued a red alert.

The officer in charge of taking notes immediately stood up, picked up the red phone next to him, and made the call.

"Command center, command center, this is the radar early warning center."

"An unidentified flying object has approached the northern border and has now entered our border area. It is currently moving towards Area 5."

Major General Qin Yunshan, who was at the command center, immediately changed his expression upon hearing the news from the other end of the phone.

He quickly pressed the red button next to him, and instantly the alarm sounded throughout the base.

All soldiers and officers were fully armed and ready for battle.

After picking up the walkie-talkie, Qin Yunshan immediately gave the order: "Order! First and Second Air Force Squadrons, scramble immediately to intercept enemy aircraft!"

As soon as the order was given, the fighter jets, fully equipped and ready for takeoff, slowly taxied onto the runway from the hangar.

Chen Yongnian was about to let the soldiers rest when he noticed that Li Yuanchao's legs were shaking as he walked.

Chen Yongnian subconsciously looked up at the horizon and saw several dark figures rapidly approaching them.

The Russian pilot, Sergei, scoffed into the radio, "China is too weak. Was it really necessary for them to send so many of us?"

Then the captain's voice came through the headset: "Don't let your guard down, the enemy has anti-aircraft missiles."

"Although the data we have shows that it poses no threat to us, we still need to remain highly vigilant."

Sergei dismissively said, "It's just China bluffing."

Immediately afterwards, the captain gave the order.

"Initiate an attack on the villages in Area 5."

"yes!"

"yes!"

Immediately afterwards, several planes swooped down toward the village below.

Upon seeing the swooping plane, Chen Yongnian shouted to the people behind him, "Get down!"

Just as the group lay down, a loud rumble came, accompanied by a tremor in the ground.

When the group looked up, the once peaceful village had been completely reduced to ruins.

"what!"

He roared hysterically at the sight before him.

"You beast! You beast!"

The soldiers raised their guns and fired at the fighter jets in the sky.

Li Yuanchao just stared blankly at the scene before him, his mind completely blank.

He had just seen a little girl at the village entrance, but now the village entrance was nothing but scorched earth.

Chen Yongnian took the man-portable air defense missile off his shoulder, but the enemy aircraft was now beyond the lock-on range and could not be locked on at all.

At that moment, Sergei shouted to his captain, who was about to return to base, "Captain, I just spotted a patrol squad. I'll go and take care of them."

The captain thought for a moment and said, "Go quickly and come back quickly."

This is against the rules, but what can you do when this guy's father is the one who made the rules?

Sergei's father was the commander-in-chief of this operation, Major General Sergei Sr.

With a cold smile on his lips, Sergei piloted his fighter jet toward Chen Yongnian and his group.

Just as Chen Yongnian was about to give up aiming, a fighter jet suddenly returned, heading straight for his group.

So he raised his man-portable air defense missile and aimed it at Sergei's fighter jet.

Sergei was so focused on taking down these people that he didn't even realize he was being targeted.

Chen Yongnian aimed and locked on, then pressed the launch button in one smooth motion.

call out!

An anti-aircraft missile flew toward the fighter jet.

At that moment, an alarm sounded in Sergei's cabin.

"I've been locked down! Report that I've been locked down!"

Sergei tried to accelerate to get rid of the missile, but it was too late.

Then came a loud bang.

Sergei's fighter jet, along with him, turned into a fireball.

Upon witnessing this scene, Chen Yongnian couldn't help but curse, "You son of a bitch!"

The captain knew Sergei was in grave danger when he heard the voice in his earpiece disappear. He immediately ordered, "Return to base and wipe out that squad."

Several fighter jets immediately turned around and flew towards Chen Yongnian and his group.

Li Yuanchao observed that one person could shoot down a fighter jet by carrying an anti-aircraft missile on their shoulder.

I immediately thought of the man-portable air defense missiles I had heard about before.

Suddenly, Chen Yongnian shouted to everyone, "Scatter quickly, those beasts are coming again!"

At this moment, Chen Yongnian really wished he had brought a bunch of anti-aircraft missiles with him, since they now patrol with one missile per squad.

As the fighter jet drew closer, an aerial bomb landed towards Li Yuanchao.

Chen Yongnian reacted quickly and pushed Li Yuanchao into the ditch beside him.

"Boom!"

"Boom!"

……

Several explosions were heard in succession, except for Chen Yongnian, who did not have time to jump into the ditch.

The others only had minor scrapes and sprains.

Because this ditch is more than two and a half meters deep.

Seeing that only one person had been killed, the fighter squadron was preparing to return to base.

Chinese fighter jets appeared on their radar.

The captain immediately ordered, "Retreat immediately."

Because if we fight now, it will turn into a war between the two countries. We can still use the excuse of a mistake in the exercise to cover it up.

If they were to engage in close combat, that would be unacceptable.

Chinese fighter jets, unable to keep up with the speed, could only watch helplessly as the other side flew out of the border.

On the ground, Li Yuanchao and the others, soaking wet, crawled out of the ditch.

When Li Yuanchao saw Chen Yongnian lying on the ground with only half of his body remaining, he rushed over and hugged him.

He opened his mouth as if to cry, but no sound came out of his throat.