A civilian officer rushed into the office.
Li Chenghong's gaze shifted from the military intelligence report copied from a peer unit.
He asked with slight displeasure.
"What's going on?"
"Why the rush?"
"How many times have I told you all, soldiers must be as steady as rocks."
The civilian officer's face flushed.
He quickly completed a standard military salute.
"Go ahead, what is it!"
Li Chenghong sat back in his seat and asked unhurriedly.
"Sir, a mysterious flying target has appeared... it has entered our airspace and is heading towards our air force base."
Huh?
What's happening?
Heading straight for the air force base?
Is this an attack?
According to the logic of modern large-scale warfare.
Dispatching vanguard units to paralyze the enemy's air defense, and gaining air superiority first, is a textbook war strategy.
*Bang.*
Li Chenghong slammed the table.
His face turned ashen.
"Which country dares to make a move against Great Xia?"
"Are they trying to start World War III?"
"Also, what kind of black technology weaponry could allow the radar departments of numerous coastal military units to fail to detect this 'sneak attack'... what kind of high-precision equipment gave them such courage?"
Invading Great Xia's airspace.
Heading straight for the J Province Air Force Base.
Suspected of intending to bomb the airport first, thus losing air superiority for the J Province defense zone.
This was an extremely serious act of war.
Once Li Chenghong confirmed the enemy's obvious strategic intent, he would have the authority to order all aircraft in his jurisdiction to take off and annihilate the approaching enemy, acting first and reporting later, even without reporting to his superiors.
After all.
J Province's air defense capabilities were among the top in the entire country.
Did the invading country have extreme confidence in themselves, or did they simply look down on J Province's air defense capabilities?
It was quite clear.
Li Chenghong subconsciously regarded the target as some kind of high-precision advanced fighter jet that had not yet been revealed.
"What are you waiting for? Give me the enemy aircraft analysis report!"
Seeing the civilian officer's unobservant demeanor, Li Chenghong urged impatiently!
"There is no enemy aircraft analysis report!"
The civilian officer hesitated as he reported.
"A radar scan feedback report will do!"
Li Chenghong paused.
Could it be that the strategic analysis department hadn't had time to conduct an enemy analysis due to the speed of the enemy's approach?!
"There's no radar scan feedback report either... to be precise, not only did the radar departments of the neighboring units not detect the suspected enemy unit invading our airspace, but our J Province radar department also failed to detect it!"
What?
Is this a joke?
The radar couldn't detect a suspected enemy aircraft unit capable of high-speed penetration?
Could it be equipped with a stealth coating that even Great Xia's most advanced radar couldn't detect?
This was troublesome.
If the enemy couldn't be detected in advance and our own aircraft couldn't take off in time, air superiority would be lost!
Wait!
There's a problem.
If the radar couldn't detect it, how did the soldiers under his command discover this suspected enemy aircraft unit that was rapidly approaching?!
A fighter jet rapidly approaching at an altitude of ten thousand meters.
It was almost as difficult as standing on a ten-meter platform and looking down at an ant.
It was impossible to identify with the naked eye.
"Stop the nonsense."
"The enemy is at hand."
"Report all the information you have!"
Li Chenghong didn't want to waste more words with the seemingly unintelligent civilian officer and asked directly.
Soon.
He understood.
Why the civilian officer appeared so hesitant, always seeming to want to speak but holding back.
When the intelligence documents and tablet were placed before Li Chenghong.
He glanced at them briefly.
Then, like a rabbit whose tail had been lit by a lighter, he jumped up from his seat.
"What international joke is this!"
"Are you sure this is a military report?"
"Or is it a clickbait video and images concocted by some internet company?"
What was presented to Li Chenghong in the report and videos.
Were mechs, seen from various angles and with varying degrees of clarity!
This mech.
Flew past the city skyline.
Numerous videos, shot by ordinary mobile phones, high-definition cameras, and even enthusiast-grade SLR cameras, clearly captured the deafening sonic boom.
After confirming multiple times that the civilian officer was not joking with him.
Li Chenghong finally laughed in anger and said.
"Since when."
"Does our military intelligence rely on civilians to collect information?"
"Could it be that our radar systems, costing tens of millions or even hundreds of millions, are no match for hundreds of thousands of dollars worth of SLR cameras... or even thousand-dollar mobile phones?"
Mm.
He ignored Li Chenghong's rage.
This was a blatant trampling of his intelligence and his efforts.
An attempt to use civilian mobile phones to photograph military targets that even professional military radar couldn't detect.
The absurdity of this was no different from...
Dozens of master national chefs discovering a bowl of dog meat soup mixed into their meticulously prepared Manchu Han Imperial Feast!
You see.
In the culinary world, whether it's imperial chefs, ordinary restaurant cooks, or civilian diners, they all recognized one truth.
Dog meat was humble and not fit for the table.
However, this bowl of dog meat soup ultimately won the grand prize, crushing all the national banquet delicacies made with abalone, bird's nest, shark fin, and scallops!
This was simply a monumental joke.
Facing the oppressive aura of the enraged Lieutenant General Li Chenghong, beads of sweat appeared on the civilian officer's forehead.
"Sir."
"I'm not joking."
"These are real-time images and videos taken in various coastal cities!"
"This suspected mech from a sci-fi movie is flying at an altitude of 120 meters above the ground at Mach 2!"
"The civilian internet is already in an uproar!"
A mech that didn't conform to aerodynamics and fluid dynamics?
Flying along the coast of Great Xia at Mach 2!
The most crucial point was that it could fly at such high speeds within 120 meters of the ground?!
Damn it.
If not for the large number of videos and photos, and the absolute certainty that his subordinate officer wouldn't joke with him about such a matter.
Li Chenghong would have thought someone was playing a joke on him with animated CG.
But.
With so much irrefutable evidence before him.
Even if he was emotionally unwilling to believe it.
Facts were facts.
Even if it was as absurd as a fantastical tale from the East, it was still a fact!
Seeing the oppressive aura of Li Chenghong gradually dissipate, and his face showing a look of solemnity.
The civilian officer, mustering his courage, continued.
"Sir."
"After collecting videos and photos from civilians, we conducted processing and analysis."
"This mech did not invade from abroad... but crossed the strait from Hainan Island and traveled along the coastline."
"Furthermore, after denoising and decelerating the footage, we discovered several large characters on the mech's chest."
The civilian officer gestured for Li Chenghong to turn to the last page of the image.
On the mech's chest plating, which had been specially processed by the military department but was still somewhat blurry, were clearly printed in a low-key褚 yellow:
"Produced by Huarong Industries, Phantom Mech!"